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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
and while dante is a capable defender, though not a star, it seems like silva's role was also to run his defense like pirlo does with his. e.g, putting the reins on david luiz so he doesn't get lost upfront or go wacko with overenthusiasm. and did you see marcelo all over the fucking place?
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With Neymar there everyone knew their role: pretty much give it to him asap. Without him they seemed unsure what to do. But they all seemed a bit too up for it; attacking from the start as though they were already 1-0 down in the last 5 minutes. Germany found space opening up everywhere and were composed enough to capitalise. Khedira was excellent.
But we've seen Germany struggle before and all the teams left have had good and bad days. The one big advantage Germany will have whoever they face is a very easy round with no injuries. We'll have to assume tomorrow's game will be tougher on both teams, plus the winner of that one will have a day less to rest/prepare.