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Old 07-07-2010, 04:57 PM   #686
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Credit them with keeping Germany from mounting any sort of counter attack though. It seemed that the Spaniards were getting (visibly) tired as the second half carried on and it was a matter of time until the Germans knocked in a counter like they did against England and Argentina.
I thought exactly the opposite. Germany looked far more tired to me. It takes a lot more energy to defend than to retain possession, and the Germans spent the entire second half chasing the ball.
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