| MoHasanie said: The reigning champions are out at the group stage. Who would have predicted that. |
Me (in this very thread I think)?
The German performance is not a surprise for anyone who followed the team and its surroundings. The last good game Germany delivered was against Spain in November 2017. Since then, the team has slowly fallen apart. One atrocious test match after the other. It didn't help that political noises disturbed the team as well. Usually the German team does not perform particularly well during the buildup to a major tournament, but this time it was visible that the "kick" is missing. Maybe the team is just "too old", maybe the team coach has lost his mojo. In my view, he made several grave mistakes with his choice of players. But then again, particularly in hindsight, we are all better coaches than the real one.
As we go into the final rounds, I see Belgium as the only really convincing team. I wonder how far the'll make it.
