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As quite possibly the best World Cup of all time drew to a close, we had one last battle still to go. Germany were favourites having handed a historic thrashing to Brazil, but Argentina still looked a good bet after edging out the Dutch on penalties. Neither side were going to make any changes from their previous games, although Cristoph Kramer was drafted into the midfield at the last moment when Sami Khedira was injured in the warm-up. Germany played the same 4-3-3 they used throughout the tournament and Argentina continued with the 4-4-1-1 they adopted in the quarter-finals. Both teams found joy down the right thanks largely to Alejandro Sabella’s decision to play Ezequiel Lavezzi on the right this time. The more defensive option would have had him lining up against Philipp Lahm, pinning back the German captain while leaving the conservative Benedikt Howedes free on the left, lacking the attacking verve to get forward with any threat. Instead, Lavezzi was chosen on the right where his pace was a constant menace to Howedes – his threat best shown for Gonzalo Higuain’s disallowed goal where Howedes had come way too far into the centre following Higuain. Lionel Messi also […]
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