OT: World Cup 2018

[auror]

OFFSIDE WOW. VAR TIME!

 

[intlzncster]

Whelp, Germany did it to themselves.

 

[intlzncster]

He looks on.

 

[intlzncster]

That's it. Germany done. They did it to themselves. Never really showed up this world cup.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I'm a fan of Germany, but I think that's going to count.

 

[auror]

That's a good goal.

 

[auror]

You have to add like 3 more minutes here. So 9 minutes of stoppage maybe?

 

[intlzncster]

Since Brazil 2002, the prior World Cup Champion has not made it out of the group stages.

The tradition continues.

 

[intlzncster]

Love the pride the South Koreans played with. They were in it to win it from the start.

 

[intlzncster]

I did NOT like Low's lineup call. Last game they just got their lineup clicking with Ozil out, and Low goes back to what wasn't working.

I get that Boateng being out forced a change, but still.

 

[Waquoit]

That was some good stuff this morning. I don't Germany will be pulling out the green unis in the near future.

 

[auror]

I did NOT like Low's lineup call. Last game they just got their lineup clicking with Ozil out, and Low goes back to what wasn't working.

I get that Boateng being out forced a change, but still.

Ozil wasn't amazing, but he made a couple plays.

The finishing was atrocious. 5 or 6 headers over the bar. Hummels shoulder. Gomez whiff.

Werner golden boot in confederations cup, 0 goals in 3 games here.

Kroos a couple good looks from 18 either right to keeper or over the bar.

 

[Waquoit]

Love the pride the South Koreans played with. They were in it to win it from the start.

They saved our bacon with a goal they didn't need to get in 2002.

 

[auror]

All aboard the Croatia bandwagon!

 

[auror]

Infogol (Go to stats, map)

Germany xG in that game was 3 and they scored 0.

 

[auror]

Germany for the Cup had xG of 7 or so and opponents had 3 maybe 4 depending if you give cumulative fractions.

Finished with -2 GD, so 6 goals off expected.

 

[UConNick]

Biggest German failure since Operation Barbarossa

 

[LIuconn]

Maybe the xG model is off? Gomez was closest to your 'traditional' German striker/finisher and he isn't someone you'd categorize with the Ronaldos or Kanes of the world

 

[auror]

Maybe the xG model is off? Gomez was closest to your 'traditional' German striker/finisher and he isn't someone you'd categorize with the Ronaldos or Kanes of the world

It's talent agnostic I think. More about positioning of player, ball, defenders, and goal based on historical aggregation.

Most of their best chances (at least in this game) came off free headers around 6 yard box.

 

[intlzncster]

Ozil wasn't amazing, but he made a couple plays.

The finishing was atrocious. 5 or 6 headers over the bar. Hummels shoulder. Gomez whiff.

Werner golden boot in confederations cup, 0 goals in 3 games here.

Kroos a couple good looks from 18 either right to keeper or over the bar.

I'm hard on him, but I just felt he wasn't bringing it this world cup. He had a great cross that Hummels missed off his shoulder. I felt he was mostly passive.

It was more the energy and pace guys were playing with that was noticeable with different lineups. Ozil is not that kind of guy right now.

Germany just couldn't finished, and outside of the last 1/4-1/3 of the game, couldn't really get much going on offense.

Sloppy.