World Cup Draw

Firstly there is no revenue advantage from playing the German's due to this new centralised TV deal that comes into play for the 2014 Qualifying.

This is a good group for us, Kazakstan are probably the one of the bottom pool to get due to sheer distance and the fact that they are improving somewhat, Austia are average enough while Sweden are an aging side albeit they will still be a tough side to get results against. Given that the likes of Coleman, McCarthy, Clark, Cunningham and a few others should be better players and more experienced come qualifying this time next year while Kilbane and Given are probably the only two who won't be available there is no reason as to why we can't get second at the least.


Loyal, Schweinsteiger plays centrally for the Germans in more of a 4-2-3-1, it has been a long time since he was a wide player

Loyal2TheRoyal wrote:What would the German team be?

Neuer

Friedrich - Hummels - Mertesecker/Badstubber - Lahm

Kheidra

Muller - Ozil/Kroos - Schweinsteiger/Podolski

Gomez - Klose

Hard to know what their defence will be as they have a lot of good young centre halves about in Boetang, Tasci, Hummels, Aogo annd Bastuber, although I haven't been impressed with Bastuber. Friedrick, Klose and Ballack will all probably have retired or out of the picture. Phillipe Lahm is a right back these days for both clubs and country and won't be played at left any time soon

I would say more along the lines of

-------------------Neuer--------------------

Lahm-Boetang/Hummels-Mertesaker-Schmelzer

-----------Khedira--------------------------
--------------------Schweinstiger-----------
Muller---------Ozil/Kroos-----------Ozil/Gotze
----------------Gomez----------------------