Damn it... we deserved to lose coming out the way we did in the first half. The team came out very flat and didn't work hard enough. Croatia had the right gameplan and got the points.
Now we have to beat Austria who is playing much better than anyone ever thought. Podolski and Jansen are doubtful, and Schweinsteiger is suspended. By the way, Schweinsteiger acted unprofessionally and was not retaliating. It should have been a yellow, not a red card.
Croatia got damn lucky with that second goal. What a shit deflection. I'm not going to make excuses though because half of the German team was piss-poor. Mario needs to sort his game out. He's not playing anywhere near his Super-Mario form.
The Croats appear to be very confident if they play Portugal in the semis: 'We are glad that we are not playing Portugal in the quarter-finals because it would be a pity for Ronaldo to make such an early exit from the tournament,' Vejic told a news conference in Croatia's training base.
I tell you something... Germany will beat Portugal in the first knockout round. We just have to take care of Austria. Germany is the perfect team to knock out the Portuguese. We are strong and physical. Portugal is small and will struggle against our midfield.
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