The Secret of Germany’s Football Success
June 28, 2008
An insightful piece on the success of German teams over the years, here’s an en excerpt:
Once again, the German national team has advanced to the latter stages of a major international tournament. But what makes the team so successful? It could be because they are so average.
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The German side, in short, will hardly ever make you jump out of your seat — but it will only rarely disappoint. Its periods of success are brief, but so too are the lulls in between. In the last European championship tournament in 2004, the team didn’t make it out of its group. But in the 2002 World Cup, the team came in second and in 2006, it finished an impressive third.
Entry Filed under: World Football. Tags: euro 2008, euro2008, european championships, germany.
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Thomas Rooney | June 29, 2008 at 10:23 am
Something I have noticed, is that they always take their chances. They don’t need many chances to win a game. Look at the games against Turkey and Portugal for example…not that many clear cut chances but three goals in each!
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basem | July 9, 2008 at 6:52 am
I agree. Germany take their chances and effectively play their set pieces. It requires a lot of training and planning, without being stereotypical about it, they do seem to think out their tactics well. Jens Lehman noted after his team’s penalty shoot-out win over Argentina the level of planning that went into the possibility of the game going to that stage. He actually had his own personal notes on who takes Argentina’s penalties and how they take them.