It was a wonderful game yesterday. I was amazed at the fluency with which the young German midfielders passed the ball around. At every chance they spurt forwards creating a goal scoring opportunity. 4-0 is a scoreline any team would be excited with, but I think the Germans could have won by a bigger margin.
With the likes of Ballack and Frings missing, I was skeptical of this young and relatively unknown group of players. To add to that, Podolski and Klose were coming after a difficult season with their respective clubs. But the two have a knack of lifting their game when they put on the white jersey of the national team. And they did that again tonight. You could see the brilliance of Podolski feeding crosses for Klose from the left wing. Klose though failed to grab them, and you could see his agony and the frustration.
The movements of Ozil and Khedira were troubling the Australians already. Muller made it worse with his forward runs. It was simply amazing to watch them take control and dictate the pace of the game. And then Podolski scored!!! A powerful shot into the nets, even the palm of the Australian goalkeeper could not keep it away. But when Klose headed the ball home I had tears in my eyes. He sliced himself between the keeper and a defender to win the ball and head it right into the nets. This might be his last world cup finals, and I really want that guy to net another 5 goals this summer.
What excited me the most was the youthful energy of this team. They were ready to press ahead. As a fan commented:
Germany has evolved ever since Klinasmann took the helm. The days of slow build up play followed by a cross/header attempt are over. Although the Germans dont have 1 world class striker they have proven several players can slice through defences like a shark in water and put the ball in the back of the net. Now lovely through balls and tic-tac-toe passes are the heart of the german offence. However the Defence and Keepers have yet to prove themselves for this German side as I belive they are the weaklink.
The real test of this young side will be in the knockout stages when they run into the likes of Spain and England. It is then that the youth vs. experience will be tested, and we shall know if the 20-somethings of this starting 11 have it in them to cope up with the pressure. I have faith in the youthful energy of this reinvigorated German team, and even if they fail to reach the final, I am sure they will provide an entertaining and spectacular game of football.
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