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Brazil simply cracked under the pressure and i am not sure you can blame them. I don´t think there ever has been such an impossible mix of soccer-related and socially-related pressure on a host team. And Silva and Neymar took on the brunt of this pressure and deflected it off the team in different ways. One as the teams captain, the other as the Golden Boy.
On the other hand, the german team took those struggles and punished the brazilian team for their weakness. They were decisive in their attacking from the first minute, they looked for cracks in the defense and attacked those with a purpose. Lots of overlaps, lots of rotation up front, lots of early pressure on the passed and his recipients.
All the old guard are taking responsibility (Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Klose) and guys like Hummels, Kroos and Müller are playing as good as anybody at their position.
I am absolutely excited for Sunday, there is nothing bigger for me as a sports fan than a WC final.
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Last edited by whomario : 07-08-2014 at 06:19 PM.
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