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Alan Shearer tears into ‘worst ever’ Germany during South Korea World Cup clash
ALAN SHEARER has admitted he has not seen a worse Germany team than the one who were dumped out at the group stage of this year’s World Cup.
Shearer made the revelation at half time of Germany’s final group match against South Korea today, where they lost 2-0.
Joachim Low’s side picked up three points from their opening two games, only thanks to a late Toni Kroos winner against Sweden.
At half time, with the score at 0-0, BBC presenter Gary Lineker asked whether Shearer had seen a worse Germany team.
“Have you ever seen a Germany team as poor as this? Or is that unfair?,” Lineker asked.
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On the evidence that we’ve witnessed so far in this tournament, they have been miles away
And Newcastle legend Shearer agreed with Lineker’s view.
“No I don’t think that’s unfair,” he replied.
“On the evidence that we’ve witnessed so far in this tournament, they have been miles away.
“That first half, although they were dominating possession, they did very little with it.
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“Too slow in possession, too many touches. When they do get into the final third they’re final ball has been hopeless.
“Yeah, very, very disappointing from them.
“I know South Korea have defended well and got numbers behind the ball, but still, Germany have got to do a lot more than what they’re doing.”
Sweden and Mexico progress to the knockout stages, with Germany finishing bottom of group E.