FIFA 2014
Germany Vs Portugal or was it Germany strategy Vs C
Ronaldo.
Another fantastic match of soccer. Germany beat Portugal
4-0.Pepe head-butted Muller. Pepe shown red card.
German strategy of short passes proved worth against one
man show Portugal. It seemed Portugal‘s reliability on Ronaldo cost them the
match. Germans with their defending strategy greased the wheels for them. Muller’s heroics were cheered in whole of
Germany by their fanatic fans. Muller’s 3 goals out of the 4 scored by Germany
sets the tone for the rest of the tournament. Without star player Germans
proved how one can win match by a successful strategy. You don’t need star
players to win matches.
Pepe being a senior player showed immaturity by
head-butting Muller eventually shown red card. Portugal had their chances, but
could not pull it off. Did it show lack of confidence or lack of practice?
Poor show by Portugal Goal-keeper adding to the injury.
After a penalty was not called on
Portugal’s behalf, Ronaldo became incensed. He ran after a referee, pleading
his case. USA TODAY Sports’
Mike Foss pointed out, “No one else on the planet would get away with
acting like that towards a referee, Cristiano.”
Long way to go for the tournament let see if we see a
turnaround.
