Post by AbubakrPost by z***@gmail.comBut there is one difference, isn't it? Spain/Barca in their prime tiki
taka days did not score much... let alone win 7-1 against a top team.
Germany did. Spain won the world cup in 2010 scoring only 8 goals and
allowing only 2. Germany won World Cup 2014 scoring 18 goals and
allowing 4 goals.
Post by AbubakrPost by z***@gmail.comSo Germany of 2014 played a lot more risky game than Spain in 2014.
tiki taka is not just Spain...Barcelona are the originators of the style,
and they score a lot!
The major difference between Germany and Barcelona of a few years ago is
Barcelona NEVER got out-possessed, whereas this Germany occasionally does.
In this respect they're more comparable to recent Barca teams.
Also, they have retained some residual counter-attacking DNA from previous
iterations of Loew's sides, and the set-piece prowess due to their height.
Basically Spain and Barca have only plan A - outpass the opponent and
profit from gaps in the defence.
Germany has three plans - A outpass the opponent and profit from gaps in
the defence, B counter attack, C set pieces.
Spain and Barca are demonstration of a theoretical model, Germany
incorporate this theoretical model into an overall system.
Btw: 'Out-possessed' is a very weird construct as it suggests that the
team with less possession was somehow at fault for not getting more of
it, while in reality it's usually the result of a tactical choice.
Ciao,
SM
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