This would be one of the most exciting games throughout the WC2010.Both are very strong team and the victory of one of these two teams will be qualified for the World Cup Final which is on this coming Sunday (11/7).I am a big fans of Spain so this game is a must-watch for me.
The Germany squad comprises young and potential players while the Spain squad have star players who were famous with their attacking power.The Germans have a very effective tactic and it was proved by the victories over the Australia,England and Argentina with 4goals in those matches! Germans seems to be better in the technical aspects.
I was actually quite worry with Spain at the beginning of the game.I could`t see their aggressive playing style!This is not the style of the Spanish!But fortunately,they had greater percentage in ball possession than Germany which means that they were dominating the game!
In my opinion the victory of Spain are due to these factors:
1.Puyol`s Determination
Spanish player Carles Puyol was the hero of the day!!!He jumped up and used his head to knock the ball,sending it to the goal!He is such a short man but he managed to jump quite high to get the ball!According to what the commentator said,this happened due to Puyol`s determination within seconds.Puyol plays as a defender in his team thus he seldom has a chance to score but then he manage to be the hero duo to his determination within seconds.Besides scoring he also done a very good job in defending.The Spanish has their best defense line ever since the world cup and I can say he played an important role in this.
2.Casillas the great Goal Keeper!
Casillas is also the factor to determine the victory of Spain.I started to notice him since few of his previous matches.I was amazed with his ability to save the balls.Without him I can`t imagine what will happen to the Spain team.They might lost!Germany is such a threat man!!!They almost score for a few time but thanks to Casillas he stopped all this to happen!
3.The Defenders
Well the hard work of the defenders should not be forgotten.They were actually did extremely well in the match!!They managed to response to the attacks from the Germans.Their presence caused a big problem for the Germans to approach the goal!
4.The Coach--->Vicente del Bosque
He is famous for his determination.He knew very well whether to change the players during the match.For example,he changed Torres down when his performance is unsatisfactory.We all know that Torres is an excellent striker,but when he is not contributing much in the game,he changed him immediately without thinking.
5.Paul the Octopus
Now it`s not about superstitious,believe it or not,it prediction had indirectly boosted the confidence of the Spanish.Though both team have psychologist with them but then this factor might let them see a little bit more of hope to win the game!
The Germans were played well.They made the match a very difficult game to play due to their strong defense line as well.People started to realize how important is the presence of Thomas Muller,a midfielder in the team.Muller was got suspended from the semi final match against the Spain.His presence was a biggest loss to the Germans! So now German is been defeated.But no one will blame them because they had tried their best!