Originally Posted by Shadows
Recently Germany has performed poorly when faced with a decisive challanger. A massive 4 -1 loss to Italy. And a 2 - 2 draw with Japan (A Japan that outperformed Germany completely).
Their squad is also realatively young, with little expierenced leadership. Ballack is doubtful, in both his own fitness and the quality/ability of his own team.
Ballack even said:
'The results and performance in the run-up to the World Cup show that this team is not so stable.'
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