Hummels: Germany won't play for draw against USA

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ekomdeboy 11 years ago

As much as as we think Ghana deserve to go through, let's face the fact USA also deserve to. Ghana must go home and regroup for next chance hopefully is not our last world cup

As much as as we think Ghana deserve to go through, let's face the fact USA also deserve to. Ghana must go home and regroup for next chance hopefully is not our last world cup
Bs 11 years ago

Don't loose hope. No team in that group his moving on yet.

Don't loose hope. No team in that group his moving on yet.
Ghfuo, 30seconds WC blunder! 11 years ago

Let's wait and see.

Let's wait and see.
Kreketey Sooya 11 years ago

If both of teams deserve to go through, why must Ghana go home for them to go through?

If both of teams deserve to go through, why must Ghana go home for them to go through?
Whatever 11 years ago

This is a match Ghana must win so nothing should be spared in our appetite to score, score and score. To start with, the Portuguese team with the exception of one or two players are generally smallish in size but they prefer ...
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This is a match Ghana must win so nothing should be spared in our appetite to score, score and score. To start with, the Portuguese team with the exception of one or two players are generally smallish in size but they prefer to be quicker and could in a beat, outsmart you with a counter if you don’t step in to disrupt their passing. They attack you faster than the speed with which you used in attacking them. There’s a great deal of mobility in their play, some show cheeky skills with 2 or 3 players having killer shots. (Our goal keeper and defenders must be alert, taking no chances from threats from their danger men. We must be highly technical in dealing with threats and frustrate them with high level of defensive skills when need be) The Portuguese mindset is to project themselves as geniuses over you but in reality, it is attempt to shield their fatal physical flaws and woeful strength weakness from being exploited.

On the ground, the Portuguese play football with finesse and normally would seek to be first to the ball. They make their passing and movement firm, quicker, purposeful when applying combo moves in attack. With somewhat evasive mobile runs, they can leave you for dead if you don’t concentrate and follow their runs for the 90minutes or take your eyes off dangerous spaces they want to run into. They play long shots with frequent individualism coming from 2 or 3 of their attackers. They tend to want to play a free flowing game if you open up the game, thus when you play expansive football. They have ambitious players who would like to go on adventure, searching relentlessly for a goal…

The Portuguese nonetheless, will come into this prime encounter with four strategies. First Strategy… is to start a barren match with intent to deliver the first deadly strike. They always want to be the first and if they can’t find a way through, they would go into adventure in certain unexpected areas and seek to exploit (Ghana must shut down the shops quickly in those areas). The second strategy… they would absorb all your attacks and as they are doing that, they are preparing a swift, surgical counter to plant the ball at the back your net. (Ghana should set out to be disruptive anytime the ball falls to the Portuguese in those situations.) The deadly potential of this Portuguese team is their ability to close their defensive page by opening an attacking page in a split-second that lands them inside your penalty box and what follows would be your end. (Ghana must not allow them time and space on the ball. We must press hard again and again and again, cut out passes or misdirect their passes with a toe poke aim to their danger man on the move, overcrowd their ball-holders etc). Their Third Strategy… is to deliver fine arching crosses that is aimed at finding their man at a heading or shooting spot inside your penalty box. (Our retreating defenders must be able to jump-head away balls whilst in flight) The fourth strategy which is even a tactic is their lofting of balls over your head into spaces and attacking lanes for their attackers to pounces, thus if you are pushing high up the park or their ground attack does not appear to working.

Now going into proceedings… from the BLAST of the whistle, Portugal will attack but with caution given What Ghana showed against Germany. They will be mostly surgical until they find a week spot in your defence where they would hammer there. Their top players will try to be incisive in trying to score (Ghana must defend intelligently and powerfully, disrupting their moves and keeping an eye on dead balls). Ghana MUST NOT unleash fire and brimstone on the Portuguese in first 5 minutes as that would sharpen the Portuguese defensive senses and unless you intend to dominate them from the beginning to the end, such strategy is NOT good. Nonetheless in those 5 minutes, Ghana must press harder with CAUTION, seek to recover the ball and punish the Portuguese with sheer power, explosive pace, dribbling and killer instinct. We must mean business, deny them space in our half. With our strikers initiating explosive runs, the stage could be set for further sustained killer onslaught on the Portuguese defence with wingers playing an active role. Mind you, here the Portuguese will resort to counter attacks but our midfielders and defenders should timeously move quickly move to snuff it out with power and intelligence. If Portugal is losing, we must be ready to counter attack fiercely and hard because they will open things up.
Ghana’s objective before the match is to go all out and win by a wider margin as much as possible. This task is achievable given that we beat Egypt 6:1 but we must have our key player WARIS on the pitch. It’s is crucial. Ghana’s Strategy is for players to stop any Portuguese player bringing the ball, hunt them down, fight them to regain the ball, close out the play, intercept passes and show them that with our strength, they would not be allowed to have their way of the grass and then from there our killers can be released with a pass for them to strike…lethal and irredeemable. Note that if you deny the Portuguese space and match them for speed, they are dead, they will not be to attack you anymore. If you power up you game, they become scared and easily confused so they all try to rush in numbers to defend for their lives anytime they come under powerful attack. The gap between their physical deficiencies and their skills is too wide so anytime is jarred powerfully, they lose their minds. That is why they always lose in key games. Their team cannot be discipline under the force of powerful attack and Ghana must let them taste more of that. This predicament the Portuguese has is the reason why one moment they can play so well if they’re allowed, and the next moment they can play so badly if they are not allowed. Their inability to win tournaments trophy is due to this innate problem they have.

Lastly, I cannot end without given keys to nullify Ronaldo. First of all, that thing about World Best Player of the year doesn’t concern us. It’s a fifa thing. The reality coming is what should concern us, thus the physical challenge… the running legs, the bodies, the head clashes, the evasive runs and firing shots… the general match-action and the dynamism in it.
Nonetheless for everybody’s sake we will analyze Ronaldo. Ronaldo will stretch you in a race, he is solid, runs faster on the ball if you play an EXPANSIVE OPEN GAME. In such a game, he will feel joy and run around to torment you. He can change the direction of his acceleration or while in full flight, shoot with both legs and even the head with a tall jump. However, he cannot play well when you’re highly technical OR you deny him breathing space on the ball OR Crowd him out OR Let him taste your physicality dominance. I must however warn that anytime he’s losing the battle free kicks and corners become is weapon of choice. Ghana must make sure that before any Portuguese set play, they keep their eye on their man. Immediately the set piece is taking, players must leave their man and GO FOR THE BALL - make sure your head or any part of their legal body is first to the ball to clear it away.
Beating Portugal must be done in whichever way possible so we need to let them feel our force, heat and killer blows
Ghfuo, heaven is not for fools! 11 years ago

Gh will do its part to beat Portugal in grandstyle. We will do our part and show a classy, deserving performance. We hope germany and usa will show the spirit of sportsmanship and fairness. Let the best team win.

Gh will do its part to beat Portugal in grandstyle. We will do our part and show a classy, deserving performance. We hope germany and usa will show the spirit of sportsmanship and fairness. Let the best team win.
Ghfuo, 30seconds WC blunder! 11 years ago

Talk is cheap.

Talk is cheap.
GHFUO, heaven is NOT for fools!! 11 years ago

U'LL SEE. GH WILL BEAT PORTUGAL.....EASY KRAA. THEIR DEFENCE IS WET N STINKS LIKE KORLE

U'LL SEE. GH WILL BEAT PORTUGAL.....EASY KRAA. THEIR DEFENCE IS WET N STINKS LIKE KORLE
franzy 11 years ago

If Germany fix the match with USA, they will lose all matches on the next round,

If Germany fix the match with USA, they will lose all matches on the next round,
The Stallion 11 years ago

It's Ghana's fault. This squad is one of the best.
If you can't win, don't lose! Losing takes your destiny away from your hands -- others have to decide what position you should take.
Look at the guy who equalized against G ...
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It's Ghana's fault. This squad is one of the best.
If you can't win, don't lose! Losing takes your destiny away from your hands -- others have to decide what position you should take.
Look at the guy who equalized against Ghana. He was as happy as someone who has won the world cup itself -- they made sure they kept the Americans in the race.
A draw in Thursdays match is as clear as the nose on my disappointed face. Now I'm not enjoying any of the WC games being played -- in fact, I've not been watching many of them.
It will be a draw and no one will probe or investigate. Why? Because the one who will be asked to probe is the one who benefited from the draw. What can you do?
Ghana must learn to benefit from their skills at all times. At work this morning, people were asking me how we lost to the US. If you can't win, make sure you don't lose. Play kelentse proper and scartter eveything in the sea!!!
Yes, if I can't win, then we all die -- i.e. draw the game!!!

kanawu, 11 years ago

Hmmmm.

Hmmmm.
CEREBRAL 11 years ago

Ghana put itself in this mess where its progression to the knock-out stage depends on how other teams perform. We refuse to accept that we are not favored in the West, that we are not needed when it comes to elite leadership. ...
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Ghana put itself in this mess where its progression to the knock-out stage depends on how other teams perform. We refuse to accept that we are not favored in the West, that we are not needed when it comes to elite leadership. For that reason our chances cannot become failures. In addition we cannot go to sleep or lose concentration. These perceptions and stereotypes will change but it will take a long, long time.....I will not see it happen in my life time.

GHANA LOST TO THE USA because of the following questions:
1. Why did the USA score so fast through where two debutante defenders supposed to be alert, Boye and Opare?
2. Why was/is Ghana surprised about the loss, knowing all the tinkering that Klinsmann was doing to his USA team: recruiting very tall, strong, and predominantly German-American players.
3. Why did Klinsmann drop Donavan but kept Beasley, Altidore,
Dempsey.
4. Why did AA bench both Essien and KPG in the first half? Don't you have to start your first 11? The USA had camped and built their stamina...they were not ready to get tired in the second half....sorry!!!
5. Why do the Black Stars lose concentration as soon as they score a goal, unless the goal is scored in the last minute?
OGOGLO QUARTER! 11 years ago

THEY ARE CHEAP IN CONCEIVING GOALS .THEY SOME TIMES FORGET ABOUT "MAN MAKING"IF I HAVE MY WAY, I'LL OGOGLOLIZE THEM ALL.
THE 2ND GOAL USA SCORE GHANA, THE SAME WAY GERMANY SCORED THEIR EQUALIZER AND SEE THEM STANDING MUMM ...
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THEY ARE CHEAP IN CONCEIVING GOALS .THEY SOME TIMES FORGET ABOUT "MAN MAKING"IF I HAVE MY WAY, I'LL OGOGLOLIZE THEM ALL.
THE 2ND GOAL USA SCORE GHANA, THE SAME WAY GERMANY SCORED THEIR EQUALIZER AND SEE THEM STANDING MUMMIES..
A COACH CAN'T TEACH/TALK EVERY THING. PSS.THEY WILL REPEAT THE SAME MAN WATCHING AGAIN IN PORTUGAL GAME..
The Stallion 11 years ago

If you come to my house? Vod here, vod there, vod everywhere. I no dey fit drink am.
If to say we dey inside the race, like you go see how vod dey work.
Like Rasheed sef no go fit counter my arguments!

If you come to my house? Vod here, vod there, vod everywhere. I no dey fit drink am.
If to say we dey inside the race, like you go see how vod dey work.
Like Rasheed sef no go fit counter my arguments!
Annoited One!! USA 11 years ago

At this stage the fairest result would have been 2 draws and looking for the final win to advance! The John brooks corner was the undoing. Lesson learned! Next time Coach, teach your players about peaking concentration es ...
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At this stage the fairest result would have been 2 draws and looking for the final win to advance! The John brooks corner was the undoing. Lesson learned! Next time Coach, teach your players about peaking concentration especially close match ends!!!!
RICHMOND BOATENG U.S.A. 11 years ago

BY THE GRACE OF GOD GHANA WILL WIN AMEN

BY THE GRACE OF GOD GHANA WILL WIN AMEN
Sky 11 years ago

What makes you think God likes Ghana better than the Portuguese. And what did Ghana do to deserve such preferential treatment from God. Just play ball, and leave the Father of ALL people out of this. Go Ghana!

What makes you think God likes Ghana better than the Portuguese. And what did Ghana do to deserve such preferential treatment from God. Just play ball, and leave the Father of ALL people out of this. Go Ghana!
j0eY L0nd0n 11 years ago

By the living lord God belongs escape from death, mortals calls it a group of death however I called it a group with the strongest mentalities. .

By the living lord God belongs escape from death, mortals calls it a group of death however I called it a group with the strongest mentalities. .
The Stallion 11 years ago

If Ghana beats POR 3-0, then?
Answer the question, please.

If Ghana beats POR 3-0, then?
Answer the question, please.
Just passing by 11 years ago

If we beat them 2000-0 sef and USA/Germany draw, we're going home. It's only if we beat them 2-0 and USA lose, or we beat them 4-0 and Germany lose that we stand a chance of going forward.

If we beat them 2000-0 sef and USA/Germany draw, we're going home. It's only if we beat them 2-0 and USA lose, or we beat them 4-0 and Germany lose that we stand a chance of going forward.

KOKI 11 years ago

Let's hope there would really be no match fixing between USA and GERMANY. For sure there won't be any. Let the result at the end of the game be "natural"! Only then the two teams that would progress to the next round be proud ...
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Let's hope there would really be no match fixing between USA and GERMANY. For sure there won't be any. Let the result at the end of the game be "natural"! Only then the two teams that would progress to the next round be proud of their achievements!
Kwame Poison 11 years ago

Ghana has to prepare well to face Portugal because we could be lucky to advance.Germany will NEVER play any fix match with the USA.Our bad mentality is directing us to a fix game.Germans would try to prove the world wrong by ...
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Ghana has to prepare well to face Portugal because we could be lucky to advance.Germany will NEVER play any fix match with the USA.Our bad mentality is directing us to a fix game.Germans would try to prove the world wrong by beating the USA.Believe me!
jay 11 years ago

usa will not be lucky this time but is ghana prepared??
forget about match fixing ,, is not going to happen

usa will not be lucky this time but is ghana prepared??
forget about match fixing ,, is not going to happen
GHANA FIRST 11 years ago

It was yours to take but you let it go
Who are you to blame? Germany drawing with USA
Any foolish coach like me will say 'hey UAS hey Germany let us this opportunity to practice for the next stage.Both of us are already thr ...
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It was yours to take but you let it go
Who are you to blame? Germany drawing with USA
Any foolish coach like me will say 'hey UAS hey Germany let us this opportunity to practice for the next stage.Both of us are already through so let us do training'
They will not fix the match Ghanaians.
The match has fix itself.Nothing at stake between USA and Germany.Why would they play and injure themselves when they have the next stage to prepare for?
Ghanaians we are out!"Tirimu de" and over confidence. The win over South Korea deceived us.When we equalized instead of pressimng for more we were satisfied with a draw but USA weren't so they got what they wanted through a substitute who was unmarked.
Na who caus'am?
Even with Germany were too celebrant joying our win over Germany but the battle is not over until the referee has blown his final whistle so another substitute unmarked "ONE TOUCH" spoiled our "goat meat' soup.
ALL IS OVER
Seth 11 years ago

Only God knows why the Portuguese equalized and most surprising and so painful to the U.S is that they were drawn in the last minute, my God that is so painful. Let me say it clear to all those that are against black star, G ...
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Only God knows why the Portuguese equalized and most surprising and so painful to the U.S is that they were drawn in the last minute, my God that is so painful. Let me say it clear to all those that are against black star, GERMANY WILL DEFEAT USA HEAVILY, THIS GAME DOESN;T MATTER WHETHER KLINSMAN OR LOW ARE FRIENDS, BESIDES IF BOTH TEAMS FOR INSTANCE WERE TO PLAY IN THE FINAL, WILL THEY DO THAT, I DON;T THINK GERMANS WILL DO THIS NONSENSE, NOBODY FORCED KLINSMAN TO COACH THE U.S, SO IF GERMANY DEFEAT USA NOBODY CARES, EVEN FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND ARE EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS BUT FRNACE PLAYED THEIR GAME AND 5-2 GOALS. GERMANY WANT TO WIN THE GROUP, THEY WILL NOT PLAY ANY DRAW GAME,THE US HAD ALL THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEFEAT THE PORTUGUESE, BUT I ALWAYS SAY IF THE REFREE HAS NOT BLEW THE LAST WHISTLE, A SECOND CAN WIN A GAME, AND THAT IS WHAT TRIKED THE AMERICANS AND RONALDO AND HIS GUYS EQUALIZED. FOOTBALL IS FOOTBALL, IT HASN;T COME TO A STAGE TO FIX MATCHES, AGAIN, IF THEY FIX THIS MATCH,AND GET THE RESULTS, BOTH GERMANY AND USA WILL LOOSE ALL THEIR MATCHES AND BY ALL MEANS FIFFA WILL INVEVSTIGATE IT AND OF COURSE DECILPLINE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN. MARK BY WORDS.
macony ,U.S 11 years ago

I THINK THIS IS A MIND GAME TO MAKE US BELIEVE THAT THE MATCH IS NOT GONNA BE FIXED FOR A DRAW.CERTAINLY U.S GERMANY WILL DRAW. KLINSMAN LOEW ALLIANCE

I THINK THIS IS A MIND GAME TO MAKE US BELIEVE THAT THE MATCH IS NOT GONNA BE FIXED FOR A DRAW.CERTAINLY U.S GERMANY WILL DRAW. KLINSMAN LOEW ALLIANCE
Heinz 11 years ago

Germany-Austria fixed match all over again. It was Algeria that was shafted then, now Ghana is going to feel the hurt. hahahaha

Germany-Austria fixed match all over again. It was Algeria that was shafted then, now Ghana is going to feel the hurt. hahahaha
kwaku-h-Netherlands 11 years ago

heinz,

I have been telling people the same fact about the 1982 fixing! That was the reason they made sure the last group games are always played the same time and day! But still teams find a way to cheat, the Scandinavians ...
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heinz,

I have been telling people the same fact about the 1982 fixing! That was the reason they made sure the last group games are always played the same time and day! But still teams find a way to cheat, the Scandinavians did the same(Sweden and Denmark) in Euro 2004 or so, I suspect there is a gentleman's agreement b/n Loew and his former Boss Klinsmann! Sad but we have ourselves and that brat Jordan Ayew to blame!
Just passing by 11 years ago

"However, if it's 1-1 in the 91st minute, I won't be dribbling past 4 players." Not just the 91st but also the 81st and 71st and 61st... We're on to your games, boy.

"However, if it's 1-1 in the 91st minute, I won't be dribbling past 4 players." Not just the 91st but also the 81st and 71st and 61st... We're on to your games, boy.

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