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| Euro 2008:Germany powers into Semis |
| Tenacious Germany powers into semifinals
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 20-June-2008
23:52:40 PM |
| This Germany line-up does not compare with its more renowned ancestors but the tradition of tenacity has been inherited. While Portugal, as expected, had more verve, it is their opponents who are bound for a semifinal.
A capacity for punishing weaknesses in the opposition can always make this team potent. Bastian Schweinsteiger, after scoring on his own account, twice delivered right-footed set-pieces from the left that led to goals at St. Jakob-Park on Thursday.
Portugal’s vulnerability in that area is no secret, particularly since the side cannot expect the situation to be resolved by Ricardo, a goalkeeper who is a shot-stopper rather than cross-catcher.
Germany’s assistant coach Hans-Dieter Flick had reportedly made a bet with some members of the squad that they would score from a dead-ball situation here despite the side’s inability to do so of late.
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