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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Spain, England, and Brazil seem to get all the hype but Germany are turning out some unbelievable players right now.
Gotze, Ozil, Khedira, Marin, Mueller, Kroos, and Schurrle, in the midfield and on the wings are going to make the national team dominant for years to come.
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Yeah, its all about hype. I look at the Mertesacker/Cahill comparison.
Arsenal bought Per Mertesacker for what, £8M?
Mertesacker is 27 years old, you'll probably get 5 more great years out of him. Hes got 75 caps for Germany, hes played in the Euro Cup final, played for third place in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups and has fairly extensive Champions League experience.
Bolton wanted north of £16M for Cahill, who, while a year younger only has 5 caps for England, has never had a sniff of the Champions League and never played an advanced International match in his career.
Yet hes worth twice as much as Mertesacker?
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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
that looks nasty for Arteta
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Head on head is always grim.
That was a crazy goal, but Arsenal with a valuable away goal.