Friday, June 20, 2008

quarter finals start today....

well, this week will determine who's gonna play in the semis. germany will take on everyone's favorite portugal. unlike previous years which the germans were always the favorites to win the title, this year portugal are the likely champions. i don't quite agree with this view as it only premature to talk about champions way before the semis. some people say, it will be between netherland and portugal. but we can never write off other countries, such as croatia and russia. too much talking won't help your team to win anything. chivu is a player who likes to talk rather than work. he said in a press conference, that he would like to see both italy and france to be out from the competition. looks like his dream won't be happening at all. italy qualified after beating france 2-0. it wasn't convincing win, nevertheless it should be a turning point for italy if they want to win european title this summer as a bonus for their win 2 years ago which made them the world champions. back to our topic. lucas podolski is confirmed to be left out this match because of his hamstring injury. i don't see gomez should be playing once more as klose's attacking teammate. they can't play together and joechim loew should have chosen other player to replace his trusted striker, instead of pairing him with klose once more. can german beat portugal? no one can say for sure who will be the mighty titans this summer. i expect surprises as much as you all do....

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