http://www.berger-family.org/2006/06/22/germany%c2%b4s-team/ Joubert Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:39:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.berger-family.org/2006/06/22/germany%c2%b4s-team/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Joubert Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:30:09 +0000 http://www.berger-family.org/?p=4#comment-8 Asher, good question. I do believe that there is a big US influence. Alot of the physical fitness stuff and the sports phycology (sp??) comes from the US. As for playing more attacking football, I am not sure where that comes. A byproduct of the better physical condition that the team is in is that they can put a lot more pressure on the opposing team and not get tired. That causes more opportunities in the opposing teams defensive half of the field. So, I would say that the mental and physical part of the game has a US influence, but I can't say that the tactical game has a US influce. Asher, good question. I do believe that there is a big US influence. Alot of the physical fitness stuff and the sports phycology (sp??) comes from the US. As for playing more attacking football, I am not sure where that comes. A byproduct of the better physical condition that the team is in is that they can put a lot more pressure on the opposing team and not get tired. That causes more opportunities in the opposing teams defensive half of the field. So, I would say that the mental and physical part of the game has a US influence, but I can’t say that the tactical game has a US influce.

]]> http://www.berger-family.org/2006/06/22/germany%c2%b4s-team/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Asher Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:52:15 +0000 http://www.berger-family.org/?p=4#comment-7 The opening against Sweden was impressive. It was so impressive they Swedish couldn't recover mentally, I think. Also, Sweden wasn't great in the first round - just ok. So Germany is still awaits a big test....tomorrow against Argentina would definitely be it. Klinsman: It is interesting the credit that he's getting. Only a few weeks ago he was so heavilly criticized by the Germans. Do you think the fact that Germany attacks more now is a factor of him living in the US, thinking American, having Americans on the German squad stuff? The opening against Sweden was impressive. It was so impressive they Swedish couldn’t recover mentally, I think. Also, Sweden wasn’t great in the first round – just ok. So Germany is still awaits a big test….tomorrow against Argentina would definitely be it.
Klinsman: It is interesting the credit that he’s getting. Only a few weeks ago he was so heavilly criticized by the Germans. Do you think the fact that Germany attacks more now is a factor of him living in the US, thinking American, having Americans on the German squad stuff?

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