LA Times · Jun 20, 2015
For Germany, there is only one acceptable result at this World Cup
Germany's Lena Petermann (19) celebrates her second goal against Thailand with Melanie Behringer (7) during the FIFA Women's World Cup on Monday. (Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images)It didn't seem to matter that Germany had just won.
Too many passes had veered off target for Melanie Leupolz's liking. Too many shots had sailed wide of the goal.
"I wish we'd had a better match," the midfielder said, "to give our team more confidence."
For the top-ranked squad in the world, there is only one acceptable result at this Women's World Cup.