2014 World Cup discussion & Analysis

[The Stranger]

Germany deserved to win.

yes, but that doesnt mean much.

this article pretty much sums up my thoughts exactly. http://thinkfootball.co.uk/archives/16453

with the minor note that the thing the dutch team did good this world cup was defending. they conceided very few goals. 2 out of 3 in the groupstage coming from penalties, and 1 of the other 2 was an unstoppable world class goal by cahill, they conceided only 1 goal in the knockout stage. their midfield (in 5-3-2 or 5-2-3 formation) in particular wasnt capable of doing much else than defend or shoot the ball forward and the attack relied heavily on robbens and to lesser extent van persies brilliance.