Well ya wait 26 years to serve up that absolute dogtrash...
Day 1 | Germany vs Scotland
- Thread starter SilentWitness
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I thought Scotland was a team in form
Mid 2023 yeah.
They didn't win any of their last four qualifiers and some pretty poor warm up results (losing at home to Northern Ireland and 2-2 with Finland) so feels a bit like Wales in the last World cup.
They just need to focus on peaking v Hungary and trying to scramble a 1-1 off Swiss as those should be tighter matches.
Even if they miraculously get third, Scotland aren't finishing as one of the 4 best third placed runners up.
Germany 4 - 2 Costa Rica, 2006 World Cup, hosted in Germany.
Would be nice to have a repeat here.
It's honestly night and day. Impressive what Nagelsmann has done with this team.
The Scottish don’t agree…
Lads it’s Scotland…….No, wait!
Nah all to play for in the other games. Germany will beat everyone in their group
That's Scotland pretty much going home assuming GD could well decide third.
Where is Souness?
I don't think they can help themselves. Just like when they appeal for a ball that goes out of play that they blatantly touched last.
I guess the latter, didn't look great and he'll probably just tried to make it till halftime to further evaluate.
What an absolutely horrific first half. As the lads from Trainspotting said, it’s shite being Scottish. The unionists will be pissing themselves with laughter.
Has any team ever lost 10-0 on the opening game?
I find it to be very balanced and hope for more balance in the second half.
This is the worst I’ve ever seen Scotland play.
I hesitate to even say they’re ‘playing’ football. They’ve all been a complete liability and quite frankly not good enough.
I didn’t expect a win, but the manner of the showing is humiliating. Attracting the inevitable smug English comments.
It really is the hope that kills you being Scottish. This is atrocious.
We have no midfield whatsoever, our back line is too deep and McGregor and McTominay are providing no cover nor support getting caught in no man’s land allowing Tony bloody Kroos to amble about and run the show.
Sake man.
I hesitate to even say they’re ‘playing’ football. They’ve all been a complete liability and quite frankly not good enough.
I didn’t expect a win, but the manner of the showing is humiliating. Attracting the inevitable smug English comments.
It really is the hope that kills you being Scottish. This is atrocious.
We have no midfield whatsoever, our back line is too deep and McGregor and McTominay are providing no cover nor support getting caught in no man’s land allowing Tony bloody Kroos to amble about and run the show.
Sake man.
Mentally it wouldn't be great.
However still would be six points to play for and Hungary and Swiss won't quite have the quality Germany do over the pitch so Scotland will have more of the ball and need to do something with it.
Could be a 9-0 erRemember when City had 10 men at half time and were 3-0 down to Tottenham and they came back to win 4-3. That won't happen here.
In form? They've won 1 out of their last 7 games.I thought Scotland was a team in form
Scotland at major tournaments means spectacular failure
Scotland making the Germans look like the best team in the world. Well done.
Havertz, Kroos, Musiala and Wirtz are three levels above everyone else
Havent seen us this good for a long while, great stuff
Then I can sleep now. No need to watch second half.
Scotland are woeful.
McTominay hiding in midfield. Done decently when he was actually on the ball but makes no effort to get on it. Him taking a long indirect freekick to cross the ball was a complete miscast. If hes not in the box why is he playing
If you watch the replay he didn't actually stop moving at any point.
Scotland's tactical setup is extremely poor. Their narrow back five and midfield three lack any form of compactness. Their zonal defense is abysmal(from the front-line).
Germany to better the brazil thrashing come on
Shouldn't have needed any hindsight
We were at the Euros in 2020…
honestly, this is why I’ll celebrate England going out. We’re so shite that we can’t provide entertainment for ourselves.
I agree. I feel sorry for whoever tops their group and still has to play 3rd place in Spain’s group.
There is no way they are beating them. Swiss always do well and compete with the top teams and Hungary qualified unbeaten from their group.
They are sunk.
Horrible challenge.
Can see it being 5 or 6 if Germany feel like it, although putting in 50% effort in the second half seems the more sensible option.
Can see it being 5 or 6 if Germany feel like it, although putting in 50% effort in the second half seems the more sensible option.
Yes Germany do look like a well prepared team this time and lots of talent in the squad.
They're truly shocking. Didn't expect that.
I've got 2 quid on 8-0 honestly.
Nothing better than seeing Englanders, Scots and Irish fighting. It warms my heart because it reminds me on my Balkan hh
So he is supposed to be the penalty taker? Looks like i made some awful last minutes decisions for my fantasy team by taking out Wirtz and putting Gundogan in....
Scotland are painful to watch.