Jennson
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Hi there,
after we saw now every team playing every team except Group H, what are your impressions of the teams ?
A few comments on my personal ones:
Brazil:
Although the results are positive the performance was somewhat disappointing. That might have been due to high expectations, so let's see which potential ( And there is a lot i think ) they are able to unfold.
Spain:
Hard to say if they are fed up, had a bad day or Netherlands simply figured out the way how to handle them. We have to see a few more matches to decide this, but from what we have seen the team was not at the height of former years and performed way beyond the expectations.
Netherlands:
Great performance Oranje! The team is carried by their success in the first match which can give them a lot of energy to be a real surprise in the tournament. With what they've shown in their first match they for sure rank among the favorites for the championship. It was a pleasure to watch.
England:
The result of the match does not reflect the match properly imho. Compared with last tournaments England presented themselves at least as good as Italy. But they were definitely the unlucky ones of the two teams. Especially worth mentioning is the performance of their youngster Sterling. I guess we have to expect a few things in the future.
Italy:
Solid but nothing out of the ordinary yet. The luckier of two in their match. Will be interesting to watch how they will proceed during the tournament.
Germany:
Well done Germany, especially the performance of Müller who scored three goals in the match is worth mentioning. But the team as a whole showed an astonishing performance and for me they also rank among the favourites for the championship.
Portugal:
We haven't seen much from them, as they for sure stopped to fight in the second half of the match, when they lay 3 goals behind. Pepe's behavior was unnecessary and his sending-off harmed his team a lot. Ronaldo was not able to unfold his potential. Still i think they will make it to the last 16, but maybe USA will surprise me.
USA:
Soccer is not one of USA's Top domains, but yesterday's performance was solid. One thing American's stand out in every sport is their morale. Will it be enough to defeat Portugal ?
after we saw now every team playing every team except Group H, what are your impressions of the teams ?
A few comments on my personal ones:
Brazil:
Although the results are positive the performance was somewhat disappointing. That might have been due to high expectations, so let's see which potential ( And there is a lot i think ) they are able to unfold.
Spain:
Hard to say if they are fed up, had a bad day or Netherlands simply figured out the way how to handle them. We have to see a few more matches to decide this, but from what we have seen the team was not at the height of former years and performed way beyond the expectations.
Netherlands:
Great performance Oranje! The team is carried by their success in the first match which can give them a lot of energy to be a real surprise in the tournament. With what they've shown in their first match they for sure rank among the favorites for the championship. It was a pleasure to watch.
England:
The result of the match does not reflect the match properly imho. Compared with last tournaments England presented themselves at least as good as Italy. But they were definitely the unlucky ones of the two teams. Especially worth mentioning is the performance of their youngster Sterling. I guess we have to expect a few things in the future.
Italy:
Solid but nothing out of the ordinary yet. The luckier of two in their match. Will be interesting to watch how they will proceed during the tournament.
Germany:
Well done Germany, especially the performance of Müller who scored three goals in the match is worth mentioning. But the team as a whole showed an astonishing performance and for me they also rank among the favourites for the championship.
Portugal:
We haven't seen much from them, as they for sure stopped to fight in the second half of the match, when they lay 3 goals behind. Pepe's behavior was unnecessary and his sending-off harmed his team a lot. Ronaldo was not able to unfold his potential. Still i think they will make it to the last 16, but maybe USA will surprise me.
USA:
Soccer is not one of USA's Top domains, but yesterday's performance was solid. One thing American's stand out in every sport is their morale. Will it be enough to defeat Portugal ?
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