Steve McManaman: Down

“Brazil have to watch out; they've already been warned. They're going to go down by a lot more if they continue like this.”

Steve McManaman

Source: 2010s, 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil v. Germany (2014)
Context: Simple as you like. Look at this with the goal. Lovely ball in, Toni Kroos takes his time. Look at this for the pass. Have some of that. Intelligence of Muller. Julio Cesar does well, but Klose is there for the rebound. What a beautiful goal, simple. Running off the ball, incisive passes. Brazil have to watch out; they've already been warned. They're going to go down by a lot more if they continue like this. But, a wonderful achievement by Miroslav Klose.

“He looks happy to come on the field, six-nil down. Come on Willian, get on there! Score seven, make your country proud.”

Steve McManaman

2010s, 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil v. Germany (2014)
Context: He looks happy to come on the field, six-nil down. Come on Willian, get on there! Score seven, make your country proud. Yeah, they will score again. Germany, won't they? They've got twenty minutes left. If they keep up? Yeah. Look, Marcelo looks as if he can? Can't run anymore. But, Germany will score again if they want. Look at that, I mean? It looks as if Brazil have got nine men on the field; it looks as if it's eleven against nine.

Country , Happiness

“You're four-nil down! Go and be aggressive and kick somebody! Go and do something to influence this game!”

Steve McManaman

2010s, 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil v. Germany (2014)
Context: Whenever they start defending. Mats Hummels brings the ball twenty yards, and then? I think it's David Luiz dives out of the challenge with him. You're four-nil down! Go and be aggressive and kick somebody! Go and do something to influence this game!

Game

“Yeah. Look at the space, Ian! Look at the space! Oh, great strike. But, look at this Ian. How bad is that? Simple, no? Ugh! Yes, he gets a bit lucky. That's a lovely strike by Toni Kroos. But is anybody going to close down? Is anybody going to be, make it hard to beat? Are they going to be organized, Brazil? Because at the moment it looks as if eleven players are just running around the field with no idea. Yeah.”

Steve McManaman

2010s, 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil v. Germany (2014)

Love , Idea