Knockout Round of 16
France 2 Nigeria 0
Pogba (79)
Yobo (og 90)
Germany 2 Algeria 1
Schurrle (92) Djabou (120)
Ozil (119)
France left it late but showed their class in the end to dump Nigeria out of the world cup. It wasn't the best performance but they seem to be able to grind out results, a bit like how Germany do. Paul Pogba, who was touted before the world cup as one to watch, is starting slowly to live up to his reputation. The former Manchester United player is starting to show what a mistake it was for Sir Alex to let him go when he had him at Old Trafford a few years ago. How Man Utd could have done with a midfielder of his quality last year. Nigeria put up a fight in this game but it was always going to be a French win, especially the longer the game went on.
The game between Germany was somehow 0-0 after 90 minutes, but it was one of the best nil, niller's I have seen. Algeria put up an absolute monumental effort to try and beat the German's but it just came down to in the end the poor decisions made by Algeria in the final third. Algeria broke on the counter many times in this game, but a wrong pass or one too many touches at the crucial stage, meant that the German's as lucky as they were just had enough to kill off the poor plucky Algerian's. Before this game I was reading an article about Mesut Ozil in the local rag. It was all about the fact that the Algerians being Muslims were all fasting before the game, however Greman Mesut Ozil is also a practicng Muslim but has decided not to fast due to the fact that whilst he is in the world cup he is doing hard labour. What does Ozil do for a living? oh yeah he kicks a ball about and does a bit of running for a couple of hours.
So all the Algerian's didn't eat or drink all day before yesterday's game, which was probably one of the reasons that they kept cramping up late on in the game. Whilst they are preparing the best they can ol' Mesut Ozil is taking advantage of this situation by porking up on his pre- match meal.
So what a surprise it was when Ozil pops up in the 119th minute and scored what proved to be the winning goal.
The German' s have also been moaning about the fact that they have not been staying in any 5 star hotel whilst in Brazil like other teams have, namely England. Apparently they have had to put up with less comfortable accommodation along the lines of a travel lodge. I can see his point I suppose, I mean who really wants to share a bed with Lennery Hennery.
So the German's get through and it is the French they will meet in the last 8, just like in 1982 when they meet at the semi final stage. That of course was the famous game when German keeper Schumacher nearly killed French defender Patrick Battiston. I wouldn't rule out another coming together like this, if the German goalkeeper comes out as many times as he did last night, although I doubt he would act as appallingly as Schumacher did 32 years ago.
Ozil (119)
France left it late but showed their class in the end to dump Nigeria out of the world cup. It wasn't the best performance but they seem to be able to grind out results, a bit like how Germany do. Paul Pogba, who was touted before the world cup as one to watch, is starting slowly to live up to his reputation. The former Manchester United player is starting to show what a mistake it was for Sir Alex to let him go when he had him at Old Trafford a few years ago. How Man Utd could have done with a midfielder of his quality last year. Nigeria put up a fight in this game but it was always going to be a French win, especially the longer the game went on.
The game between Germany was somehow 0-0 after 90 minutes, but it was one of the best nil, niller's I have seen. Algeria put up an absolute monumental effort to try and beat the German's but it just came down to in the end the poor decisions made by Algeria in the final third. Algeria broke on the counter many times in this game, but a wrong pass or one too many touches at the crucial stage, meant that the German's as lucky as they were just had enough to kill off the poor plucky Algerian's. Before this game I was reading an article about Mesut Ozil in the local rag. It was all about the fact that the Algerians being Muslims were all fasting before the game, however Greman Mesut Ozil is also a practicng Muslim but has decided not to fast due to the fact that whilst he is in the world cup he is doing hard labour. What does Ozil do for a living? oh yeah he kicks a ball about and does a bit of running for a couple of hours.
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| Hard Labour |
So all the Algerian's didn't eat or drink all day before yesterday's game, which was probably one of the reasons that they kept cramping up late on in the game. Whilst they are preparing the best they can ol' Mesut Ozil is taking advantage of this situation by porking up on his pre- match meal.
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| Mesut Ozil's pre-match meal |
So what a surprise it was when Ozil pops up in the 119th minute and scored what proved to be the winning goal.
The German' s have also been moaning about the fact that they have not been staying in any 5 star hotel whilst in Brazil like other teams have, namely England. Apparently they have had to put up with less comfortable accommodation along the lines of a travel lodge. I can see his point I suppose, I mean who really wants to share a bed with Lennery Hennery.
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| Night, Night Mesut. Wake me up for breakfast. |
So the German's get through and it is the French they will meet in the last 8, just like in 1982 when they meet at the semi final stage. That of course was the famous game when German keeper Schumacher nearly killed French defender Patrick Battiston. I wouldn't rule out another coming together like this, if the German goalkeeper comes out as many times as he did last night, although I doubt he would act as appallingly as Schumacher did 32 years ago.
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