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In memoriam: cat meow


Today, I am sorry to make a sad message. Cat meow, the little darling of uncle and aunt Dilein had to be euthanized. Maunz was such a sweet and lovely cat, but probably had since birth, commonly the treacherous FIV disease, also known as "Cat AIDS".

This took the defenses of our little cat more and more, every breath was a pain last

Maunz Dear, I hope that you're in a better place!

We will miss you!

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uncle 28 years looking for it ...

... the Anglo-Yiddish version of "Codo"
Once he has it on (then) SDR 3 heard since then never again. And here she is! Thank youtube!

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World Cup Blog: The damn game No. 63

Actually I wanted to write this blog entry yesterday morning but because it was too hot! Today, unfortunately, it is even hotter than yesterday, but I - as the German national team - feel the need to bring this World Cup blog on a conciliatory end to be written precisely.

already clear: The game for third place is a foreign body in the World Cup game plan. At the European Championships this is not a placement game since 1984 more, and no one missing. In other sports such games have quite some significance, as in handball, because you can save possibly the third or fifth in the direct qualification for the next tournament or the Olympic Games. When football's world and European championships but this was never the case, it was from the outset, only about who gets the bronze medals, and who with a damp handshake of place goes.

Interestingly, Germany in 1934 (was at the premiere in 1930 is no match for third place), the first world championship bronze medalist, and four third places (1934, 1970, 2006, 2010), Germany with a total of five acquisitions, the successful Nation in the small final. Only in 1958 Germany was in the small final against France with 3-6 under, otherwise, the men with the eagle in the unpopular position game always victorious. So there really is some relationship between Germany and this strange game that belongs to the World Cup, but somehow, because it finds it were held outside of the competition. Both participants are eliminated from the race for the Cup, but nevertheless ran again. A bit reminiscent of the whole Apollo 13: The big goal has moved a long way off, but before they can come home, one must again turn a lap of honor around the moon. And after you sell the whole, the astonished audience as a success. Surprisingly, this game

is actually at least since 1982, a guarantor of entertaining games. Previously there were a number of tired 1-0-kicks, which sets the players involved in each case took the lead almost all actions. Sometimes, the third-place play even better than the actual finals, such as 1994 (a 4-0 by Sweden against Bulgaria, while the Italians and the Brazilians in the final neutralized and penalties had to decide) and 2006 (when the German Ersatzelf the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Figo defeated with 3-1, while Italians and French in the finals only a 1-1 brought about and also the penalties decided). For the paradox of the game for third place: it is actually nothing more, so the participating teams often place from the tactical constraints. The defense is not as much focus, so fall in the small final often more goals than in the actual final.

The most beautiful "game 63" of the story provided, however, 2002, Turkey and South Korea. Turkey won 3-2, but are still remembered the pictures after the game, when both teams fraternizing with each other and thanked arm in arm on the grass with their fans (as in the following video, 6:48).



has in this honorable ancestry is classified and yesterday the game between Germany and Uruguay. Of course it was mainly the Germans to remember the disappointment with the final missed very much. But: They retreated from the glossy affair, winning 3-2. And who was the winner? The football. could

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World Cup Blog: Man cover from Spain!

The German national team is not - Holland now faces the difficult task of defeating the seemingly invincible at the moment again Iberians. The Kraken oracle While it is certain that Germany wins third place and Spain wins the Cup. ( Even the English press takes notice! In Spain, the final oracle even broadcast live and the English observers chanted "Campeones, Campeones," as if the finale already played!)

This all seems clear. But you should really a slippery cephalopods leave the decision about who will win the World Cup? Even if the Oberhauser octopus during the 2010 World Cup with his tips was always right - if the whole thing with the octopus-oracle too seriously, you need to play no more to connect. This would save a lot of money initially. You do not need more stadiums, no transport infrastructure: it is simply to gather every four years before the Aquarium of the House Kraken - even if it be in four years, not Paul, because Octopuses have only an average life expectancy of three years.

Maybe yes, the German team two days ago, the prediction of cephalopods taken too seriously, just because some prophecies tend to be fulfilling itself. Just when the self-confidence before a duel with an enemy that shows no obvious weaknesses, not too pronounced, wipes some people the "prediction" is not simply set aside, but the omen eats in mind may find and gnaw. I hope that it is not the Dutch, the day on Sunday was made like that!

But how to break the Spaniard? The key to the success of the Spaniards, in addition to the good ball skills above all the outstanding positional play. It makes the rooms close to the opponent, creating face-off stations for passports. The acclaimed as Tiki Taka short passing game, I personally rather shenanigans because it actually barely space provides.
It has, however, the purpose of tiring the opponent and get the ball. If the opponent played only once tired, grown for the Spaniards finally opportunities.

There are several ways to counter this tactic: One is to provide a bus outside the gate. This means that all defend man, if need be, all on the line. This has done more or less to Switzerland. The

second option would in my view, the consistent man-marking in the midfield. The fact that the English are well cast there must not be mentioned. This is public property. But this variation is apparently no longer acceptable. The German team, the man coverage more than any other team practiced (with the possible exception of the Greeks), took to Spain at least not to this medium. Why?

The man-marking is one of several tools that are in the tactical toolbox of football coaches. It is used by top teams, especially because of a very few more, because the man coverage makes it difficult to transition from defense to attack. Let's say, a right-back is assigned to a particular striker, who normally acts on the left wing of his team. In order to avoid his direct opponent, called the winger soaked in the middle or on his right wing (our right-back will therefore be forced to follow his opponent and is now available on "his" left wing). Now conquering the previously defending team takes the ball, then the ball carrier to his comrades not where he expected because he's followed his opposite wing to that to which it does not belong.

This disadvantage of man coverage is easy. But when it comes (and it must be against a team such as Spain have absolute priority), not to let them come to their short passing game, then there is little alternative but any English player to stand on their feet. This eliminates the ball carrier of the Spaniards the possible face-off stations, they have to walk longer distances and the order in midfield could be broken by this. In the game is more exercise. Does it perhaps via fast winger, then chances are quite possible.

I do not know if this approach was ever considered in practice. FIFA fine spirits as the authors of the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" will shake here probably but yes immediately condemn any action as a medieval or junk, when it comes to the defensive. Since then it say before, Podolski had "a medieval Libero " saved against Ramos. Should he do it because not even let him prefer to allow the clean sheet? The man has just cover it justified when playing against a team that is playful and technically superior. Refrain from this tool from the start, so, banish it completely from the tactical tool kit, is a bit arrogant. If you want to prevent an absolute dominance of the Spaniards, they could very well be a valuable means to an end.

see if the Dutch are as less dogmatic Jogi Loew as. They describe their style, according to Nigel de Jong this by now as "more German than the Germans." This may give cause for hope ...

Addendum: With this opinion I am not alone. See this forum topic Mirror: Guckst you!

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World Cup Blog: Hoping for Holland

Holland - ahead of England - a hate German football fans. A relationship based on reciprocity. 2002 German fans were singing gleefully "Without Holland we ride the World Cup" as the Dutch Elftal failed in qualifying. And the Dutch are the first to be happy the old song "What a pity Germany is far from over," sing, if the Germans advance . Excrete It is interesting that both satirical songs are sung the same tune. So there is next to the cordial dislike probably many things in common.

is true indeed that the two countries have been many highly emotional football battles - most notably the World Cup final of 1974 in which the coronation of the "total football" to be held Dutch character and finally the Germans - not least because of the home advantage and because Gerd Mueller - won. The EM, the Hamburg semi-final was in 1988 in no way inferior to that in which the Dutch fans were in the majority. Unforgettable is the scene in which Ronald Koeman wiping with the shirt of Olaf Thon's ass. Then came the close duels in World Cup qualification in 1990 and finally hatred in the eighth game of the 1990 World Cup, which gave it to Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Voeller, the red card and was in the Jürgen Klinsmann, the game of his life. 1992, both teams met in the group stage of the EM together again, Holland won 3-1, but since both teams progressed, the German defeat was not so much weight. In 2004 there were in Portugal at the European Championships a 1-1, but the rivalry was at that time already pretty cool.

Holland was lost to the Germans on the one hand the World Cup semi-final of 1974 after the other hand, the memory of the German occupation during World War II long duels with superimposed the neighbors. We were happy to have managed to make the seemingly all-powerful neighbors on the pitch a leg.

to this was - and this is not negligible - that collided with the Netherlands and Germany, two different football philosophies, namely on the one hand, the often sober, results-oriented purpose Football German-style and on the other side of the offensive-oriented "Total Football" to die with a certain tendency in Beauty - by Johan Cruyff and his followers. Holland won by the fans for themselves, many of Germany title. This has

2010 World Cup, the picture turned in some ways, Germany has to Australia, England and Argentina refreshing attacking football shown, however, Holland played sober and purpose. Upside down! The German troupe presents itself as a multicultural, technologically finely chiseled football team, while Holland is football - although they have with Sneijder and Robben some exquisite artist in its ranks. It is no coincidence that with van Bommel, Robben, Mathijsen and Bouhlarouz four key actors play the Dutch in the league, coach Bert van Marwijk has Bundesliga experience and Bayern coach van Gaal is from Holland. The two rivals are currently fertilize each other more than we think it is possible a few years ago had held. Germany learning from the Dutch wit, the Dutch take over the German discipline. And last but not least: It's just nice to see that people like van Bommel and seals and many other Dutch professionals in Germany feel comfortable, so you can put the unfortunate past, perhaps at some point abandoned.

So I think in the final to the Netherlands (since the semi-final from the Germans I consistently wear orange T-shirts) and I hope that they see a gap in the English who have not found Jogi Löw and his men. I was in 2006 in Nuremberg in the "Battle of Nuremberg" between Holland and Portugal and held then for the first time in my life to the Dutch, because the Portuguese were playing back then simply dirty. Cristiano Ronaldo appeared Schwalbenkönig away so often that one could say he had a snorkel on the green grass on the road.

In this sense: Hup, Holland, hup! This time you are the better German!
skin off the Spaniards!