Sunday, June 27, 2010

World Cup: Round of 16

It is already halfway through the World Cup finals, and 2 teams have already secured a place in the top 8--Uruguay and Ghana. Tonight's match is one of the most exciting, with the 3 time winners Germany playing with England.

Both sides have their strengths and weaknesses, which can result in a loss or a victory. The German players have good coordination and teamwork, passing with precision and striking with style. They are extremely good with short passes, allowing them to get past defenders easily. However, the defence of Germany is not as strong. Another weakness is that they will become complacent after a thrashing, leading to underestimation of the opponents.

England's squad comprises of many star players like Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. They are good with ball handling, dribbling and are fast enough to strike. But the most important thing in a football team is coordination and teamwork. However hard the players train, without team bonding, they will never succeed. If they had spent their precious time carrying out a team bonding activity instead of vigorous training, I believe they would have done better in the previous matches.

For this match, I predict that Germany will win, but I support England (don't know why). What about you?

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