Ronaldo’s Voodoo Doll Is Working: Klose “Doubtful”.

July 8th, 2010 | by: chris |

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It’s not very often that a team needs to sweat out an injury for the third-placed game, given its relative unimportance in the grand scheme and all, but there is a very real and strange situation brewing in the German camp ahead of their second straight consolation game: Miroslav Klose is hurt.

Normally this is a non-issue, but Saturday’s game may stand as one of the largest in World Cup statistical history: Klose is one goal away from Ronaldo’s record with likely one World Cup game in his career.

And when I say “likely”, I say that with as much hesitancy and respect possible. For a country like Germany to trudge a 36 year old footballer to Brazil – someone remove Ballack from earshot – seems highly unlikely, but then Klose is not just any other footballer. His year was far from scintillating and yet he still continue to score goals like they’re going out of style in the World Cup, racking up 5, 5 & 4 in the last eight years. The man’s just a World Cup machine.

And what could be his final game is in jeopardy with a back issue.

“He was hurt in an aerial duel, and we are hoping that he will be okay,” stated assistant coach Hansi Flick.

The current goal standings:

15 – Ronaldo
14 - Gerd Muller, Miroslav Klose

It’d be a shame were he not to get another chance simply because of injury, but one can only combat that #11 voodoo doll Ronaldo’s throwing pins into back in Brazil for so long.

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eddinanM3

I think that Miro will play at least one half and see what he can do, maybe he will get lucky and the back won't bother him too much and he can score a goal to tie the record. No one deserves it more than he does as the guy is a class act all the way from his head to his toe.
netsez

Yeah, let the Pole, I mean German!!!, get the record.
http://france.worldcupblog.org/ OffsideSarah

I think he will played injured-its not like hes saving himself for his club these days…
http://www.mcalcio.com Marco P.

He'll play. Although I foresee goals coming from midfielders in this game (+ Forlán obviously).
http://www.championsoccer.co.uk/ Five a side Soccer leagues

Let’s pray for him. I believe he will get well soon. Lots of wishes with him. We are waiting to see the moment when he will acquire that golden feather.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Gordon-Overkill/720796197 Gordon Overkill

All our players: Get the ball to Miro! Would be great if he would break the record!
Bense235

These kinda records don't matter. And I would still the same even if Klose would score twice.
Bense235

Sheer envy.
Marcus

Roger Milla was 38 in 1990 (and actually played again, however less successful, in 1994), so if Klose doesn't score tomorrow bring him on in 2014. Just for the sake of blocking a spot for Mario Gomez!
http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/2LFNKNLNJNHGZXRBFLECOW54U4 J K

Why would anyone keep these records if they didn't matter, think about it.
Bense235

Because some weak minded folks always cling to statistics as if somebody has to be “the best”. It's retarded. Plain numbers do not make up a players class, history or how a World Cup (or several ones) went. Klose, Müller and Ronaldo are all great strikers, but this doesn't tell jack shit about against whom and at what kinda time they scored.

All-eternity-records don't really count for me when it comes down to single players because they were all part of their time. It's impossible to compare guys from the 50's, 70's, 90's and 2010's.