Prior to the World Cup, few gave Joachim Löw a chance of pulling his injury-ravaged side together for a serious run at the top stop. While the youthful talent came into the tournament unproven, as Die Nationalmannschaft go up against mighty Spain in the Durban for the right to meet the Netherlands in the final, they have become the poster-boy for national development programs.
Twenty years in the making, Germany put the plan in the place that is now coming to volition. Their youthful side, led by the heir apparent Thomas Müller, have shown passion and guile, mixed tactically to perfection. While the billing suggests a rematch of the Euro 2008 that saw La Furia Roja triumphant, Germany is riding a wave of bold, brash youthful optimism
Historically the media has pinned sterile phrases on German sides, portraying a steely-eyed vision that seems stuck in history books and far from the present day. The present day German machine is built of the sleekest style’s but with hearty dashes of cunning play making and a young striker chiselling his name into the game in a hurry. Watching Germany dispatch Argentina, the question was not whether they would but by how much.
Gushing with pride, legend Franz Beckenbauer noted, “Germany have never played like this before,” as the flourishing side has shown a new found attacking panache born from a generation of developmental work. Though Mr. Löw misses Thomas Müller to injury he is stacked with talent including Hamburg’s Piotr Trochowski, Toni Kroos of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart sniper Cacau. Beyond the one forced chance, Germany is unlikely to adjust their line-up with Miroslav Klose revitalized in a scoring spree and Lukas Podolski once again proving how he rises to the challenges of international competition.
For Spain, it has been a perplexing tournament that despite being in the semi-finals they have rarely looking in top form. While few doubt their ability, good fortune saw them advance out of the group stage after falling to Switzerland to the opening match and if had not been for the Nati’s undoing with a question call, they might have suffered the same fate and France and Italy.
Against Portugal and Paraguay the elegant passing game of Vicente del Bosque’s side has been snuffed out by disciplined defending with only the foot of David Villa able to finish. Spain was sputtering against Paraguay until the Spaniard tactician pulled misfiring Fernando Torres but will need the Liverpool striker to find his finishing touch if they are to carve a victory. Spain’s only absence is likely Cesc Fàbregas who is doubtful after suffering an injury in training.
With both sides having a near full cupboard, this will prove to be superb tactical battle as both sides know the other well in a match of flourishing ability of today and Germany’s highly promising future.
Prepared by John Davies
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