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Originally Posted by Tietäjä
I'm not so sure about this one. Löw might as well go back down to how they've done so far too: they'll drop deep, hold the line, and let Spain do what they want - pass the ball in front of the box. It's not like the Spanish possession has yielded them great results in anything else but firing countless shots to the stands from 25. Germany will hit back with counters that make the Swiss counters (that scored one, almost two) look like pre-school kids playing. I think defending against fast counters is Spain's weakness, and fast counters also happen to be Germany's strong point. They're not gonna pause and look around, they'll swing hard and fast. Sounds like a killer game though.
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Thing is, the Spanish possession did eventually find the opening and the goal. Spain score most of it's goals playing this style. Paraguay countered this game pretty well but in the last 15 minutes, they allowed Spain to play possession football and Iniesta found an opening and Villa finished it.
Sure, Spain hasn't been dangerous in possession this WC but then again, a simple 1-0 proved to be enough in their last 2 games. Like you said, they need to avoid Germany taking the lead. when it stays 0-0 and the game is nearing the end, then it will favour Spain.
We both know Villa WILL have his chances. So far he finished them against every team, except for Swiss.