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As discussed many times on the forum, Maradona went into the tournament too light on central midfield options, and I think it cost him big time against Germany. He seems to think that as long as he has Mascherano, they won't get overrun in the middle of the pitch, even if he's there on his own against three or four players. |
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loew's tactics centre around a high line in essentially a fluid 4-5-1 that easily switches to 4-4-2 and back. it is a modern tweak on 4-4-2 designed to help move defences and to compensate against packed midfields. it is almost the model of United at their best imo. and not dissimilarly the lone frontman option is generally the german squad's weakest option; it comes alive because they are able to get say ozil through to support. this is a big part of the thinking behind Podolski's starting position to the left. it relies on pace and it works because it asks the opposition defence querstions that they simply don't want to answer, see the very poor attempt england made to combat it in the 1st half and the utter shambles argentina were quickly reduced to. i was reminded very much of United in their 1994 pomp by some of the german's matador passing in the second half the other day. the pulse of 4-4-2 at its finest lives on, and we should all be thankful. i believe that next season we might all see the benefits of the phenomenon S/Side spoke of in his post above, ie coaches immitating successful formulas. as an aside, it is worth pointing out that not unlike rooney and ronaldo klose and podolski simply have a superb understanding and a combination that effectively reduces tactics to bit part details in the bigger picture at any given key moment. |
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Mueller has been great, but in talking about Ozil as player of the tournament, I advised Mueller's tactical discipline hasn't been on a par with him. Not that he hasn't got tactical discipline. That's because Ozil has a free role, the link between attack & midfield, and the wide players. As good as Mueller has been Ozil runs the show, dictating where the others go, and at what speed. Mueller has to be in the right place, at the right time. A difficult skill, but to create those opportunities, it's been Ozil time & time again with the killer pass, the decoy run, or even just holding his position to create space. It's £#%&!ing brilliant watching a 21 year old doing everything right almost all of the time at this level. |
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a) germany haven't played two up front, they've played three behind one, with plenty of movement like any good side. far from 'the pulse of 4-4-2', their success has been a demonstration of why that formation at the top level is heading the way of the w-m b) germany's wins over england and argentina - in fact their performances in the tournament as a whole - have everything to do with superb tactics and a team playing as a team with intelligence, athleticism and discipline. c) what the £#%&! is matador passing? |
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matador passing is a form of piss-take involving riding dangerous lunging tackles from seriously wound up opposition who are being given the runaround with a bit of showboating and some simple boxes. it has absolutely nothing to do with any sky fan @#%&! in the crowd shouting ole. |
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