11.  Germany has already lost Mehmet Scholl, perhaps its most creative player to injury, and the loss of Deisler will further weaken the midfield.

12.  He lines up in a midfield full of creative players rather than tough tacklers.

13.  In those three matches he looked ineffective, a shadow of the creative player that made him a one-of-a-kind on previous English sides.

14.  The crucial game started tentatively, and with both sides lacking a creative player who can set a match alight.

15.  The top two creative players, Scholl and Deisler, are missing, and the injury list keeps growing daily.

16.  The sort of creative player that could lend flexibility and versatility to the offense certainly could be added to the roster.

17.  There is nationwide soul-searching about flaws in the youth-league system that seem to be reducing the number of creative offensive players like Gretzky.

18.  Trnava was more active in the first half, but their midfield lacked a creative player who could master the skillful Greek defense.

19.  Voeller will also be missing his two most creative players, Mehmet Scholl and Sebastian Deisler, to injuries.

20.  If we are going to start punishing creative players, we will lose them all.