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NETHERLANDS
It is already apparent that the Dutch require their assailants to help them out. Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie are in a much richer vein of form than they showed for most of the 2010 tournament, but behind them, a mix of callow and fading looks extremely fallible.History has recently blurred the first half against Spain, in which the Dutch defence was troubled by the defending champions who eventually forgot themselves. The twelve signs were even more apparent up against the Australians' brand of brute force. Ron Vlaar looked equipped to deal with it, but the rest floundered, having not been offered enough protection by a fading Nigel de Jong or Jonathan de Guzman, for whom defence is not a strongpoint.The loss of Bruno Martins Indi to concussion forced Louis van Gaal to reshuffle his pack. Bringing on Memphis Depay suggested LVG had lost trust in his previous three-at-the back combination. The Dutch may struggle to meet the need of keeping Chile to avoid Brazil as a whole of 16 if their shaky defensive efforts so far are repeated.
GERMANY
It could hardly have gone much a lot better than the 4-0 destruction of Portugal. Jogi Low's insufficient an out-and-out striker was nixed by Thomas Muller positioning himself as a frontman who played off the shoulder of defenders, rather like a true striker can. The falsehood of his as being a nine was a double bluff.There are concerns in the German camp about the scheduling of their matches. Salvador was blisteringly hot, as will be both Fortaleza and Recife; conservation of energy is going to be difficult.
The Portugal match presented few questions marks, though Mats Hummels' latest injury is an issue. Per Mertesacker is prone to pace, as is well known, and the Germans do not seem to be able to churn out the type of all-out stopper whom Jurgen Kohler was once they last won the World Cup in 1990.Germany have a very different method of the power outlet from Kohler's era, and for all their invention, do seem to lack the type of domineering midfielder that Lothar Matthaus once provided. Bastian Schweinsteiger struts sometimes like Stefan Effenberg, but he is not such a leader.And in any case, nobody is likely to be so bad as Portugal were.
ARGENTINA
Lionel Messi's postmatch flash interview after Sunday's unconvincing victory against Bosnia was rather instructive. He was utterly dismissive of Alejandro Sabella's initial three-man defensive strategy. "If we do not use that system, we suffer a bit more," he said of the half-time switch to 4-3-3. "We have to continue this, what we did in the other half."Javier Mascherano looked a tiny out of sorts in Argentina's opening game.That change, in addition to the introduction of Fernando Gago and Gonzalo Higuain, allowed Messi extra space to run into, and he scored his goal. Goals should not be a problem for Sabella's team. What lies behind is a far greater issue. As anchorman, Javier Mascherano looked exactly like a player who spends nearly all of his time playing centre-half for Barcelona, while Vedad Ibisevic's late goal exploited a channel down the right-hand side of Argentina's defence.All this suggested that which was widely feared: Having Messi may not be nearly enough.
It is already apparent that the Dutch require their assailants to help them out. Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie are in a much richer vein of form than they showed for most of the 2010 tournament, but behind them, a mix of callow and fading looks extremely fallible.History has recently blurred the first half against Spain, in which the Dutch defence was troubled by the defending champions who eventually forgot themselves. The twelve signs were even more apparent up against the Australians' brand of brute force. Ron Vlaar looked equipped to deal with it, but the rest floundered, having not been offered enough protection by a fading Nigel de Jong or Jonathan de Guzman, for whom defence is not a strongpoint.The loss of Bruno Martins Indi to concussion forced Louis van Gaal to reshuffle his pack. Bringing on Memphis Depay suggested LVG had lost trust in his previous three-at-the back combination. The Dutch may struggle to meet the need of keeping Chile to avoid Brazil as a whole of 16 if their shaky defensive efforts so far are repeated.
GERMANY
It could hardly have gone much a lot better than the 4-0 destruction of Portugal. Jogi Low's insufficient an out-and-out striker was nixed by Thomas Muller positioning himself as a frontman who played off the shoulder of defenders, rather like a true striker can. The falsehood of his as being a nine was a double bluff.There are concerns in the German camp about the scheduling of their matches. Salvador was blisteringly hot, as will be both Fortaleza and Recife; conservation of energy is going to be difficult.
The Portugal match presented few questions marks, though Mats Hummels' latest injury is an issue. Per Mertesacker is prone to pace, as is well known, and the Germans do not seem to be able to churn out the type of all-out stopper whom Jurgen Kohler was once they last won the World Cup in 1990.Germany have a very different method of the power outlet from Kohler's era, and for all their invention, do seem to lack the type of domineering midfielder that Lothar Matthaus once provided. Bastian Schweinsteiger struts sometimes like Stefan Effenberg, but he is not such a leader.And in any case, nobody is likely to be so bad as Portugal were.
ARGENTINA
Lionel Messi's postmatch flash interview after Sunday's unconvincing victory against Bosnia was rather instructive. He was utterly dismissive of Alejandro Sabella's initial three-man defensive strategy. "If we do not use that system, we suffer a bit more," he said of the half-time switch to 4-3-3. "We have to continue this, what we did in the other half."Javier Mascherano looked a tiny out of sorts in Argentina's opening game.That change, in addition to the introduction of Fernando Gago and Gonzalo Higuain, allowed Messi extra space to run into, and he scored his goal. Goals should not be a problem for Sabella's team. What lies behind is a far greater issue. As anchorman, Javier Mascherano looked exactly like a player who spends nearly all of his time playing centre-half for Barcelona, while Vedad Ibisevic's late goal exploited a channel down the right-hand side of Argentina's defence.All this suggested that which was widely feared: Having Messi may not be nearly enough.