Lewis Holtby (Schalke 04/Mainz) Full Name: Lewis Holtby Date of Birth/Age: September 18 1990/Age 19 Place of Birth: Erkelenz, West Germany Main Position: Left Winger Description: One of the best young wingers in Germany, Lewis Holtby has been impressive over the last few years, at both the club level and on various German national youth [...]
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Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund) Full Name: Mario Götze Date of Birth/Age: June 3 1992/Age 18 Place of Birth: Memmingen, Germany Main Position: Attacking Midfielder Description: Germany’s newest gem, Mario Götze has been steadily improving and could have a breakout 2010-2011 season. Winner of the U-17 2009 European Championship with Germany, the youngster has the technique [...]
Germany 3 : 2 Uruguay Germany: Good attacking game from Germany, they pressed Uruguay and created numerous chances. The defense did look shaky, but just as with most third-place games, teams were looking to attack more. Butt played decent in his first appearance at goal at the World Cup, stopping a few key shots. Offensively, [...]
Final: Netherlands vs Spain Winner: Netherlands Why: This is the toughest call to make as both teams have been playing great as of late. The Netherlands however have been improving with every game in this tournament, especially on the defensive end (though they still seemed a little relaxed when taking the lead), and the final [...]
Spain 1 : 0 Germany Spain: Great performance from Spain today, they had a few good chances and defended well. Carles Puyol particularly impressed, he had 2 goalscoring chances, one of which he converted to put Spain in the final, and defended admirably against the German counter-attack. David Villa was his usual menacing self, getting [...]
Game 1: Netherlands vs Uruguay Winner: Netherlands Why: Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben have been playing outstanding as of late and I expect them to be too much for Uruguay. With top scorer Luis Suárez and fullback Jorge Fucile suspended due to cards, talented young midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro out with a right foot fracture, and [...]
