Most complete team in the world deserves the world title
PHOTO | PATRIK STOLLARZ From left: Germany's coach Joachim Loew stands next to forward Thomas Mueller, midfielder Toni Kroos and defender Philipp Lahm during a training session of Germany's national football team in Santo Andre on June 10, 2014 ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup football tournament. Germany face Argentina in the final on July 13, 2014.
What you need to know:
- No disrespect to Argentina but Germany have everything to make them worthy and deserved winners
- Germans are only implementing the tried and tasted way of achieving success on the football pitch.
- We all now know that Germany’s proud success on the football pitch has everything to do with support from all corners of the nation, including the very top.
My prayer is for Germany to win the 2014 Fifa World Cup. That team deserves this accomplishment. Here are my reasons for arriving at this decision.
Firstly, by watching the Germans, we have witnessed a brand of entertaining football all through the competition. The team plays and expresses itself on the pitch in a positive way and the players seem all too happy playing for each other.
Secondly, the Germans are only implementing the tried and tasted way of achieving success on the football pitch. Sound youth structures, early football education back at home has brought forth the likes of Mesut Ozil, Manuel Neuer, Thomas Mueller, Toni Kroos, Lukas Podolski, Jerome Boateng amongst others blossom and excel.
There seems to be a template on how a German footballer should express himself on the pitch both from a personal, technical and tactical situation. That is why I dare argue that Germany is undoubtedly the most complete team in the world at the moment.
Thirdly, I am also impressed with the fitness and discipline of German players at the competition. They have managed to maintain a high passing tempo for the entire duration of the tourney. Interestingly, the only time this German team has struggled on the pitch is when it came up against African opposition.
On both occasions the match ended in a stalemate at full time (2-2 against Ghana and 0-0 versus Algeria). Discipline wise, you only have to look at the energy and verve of Miroslav Klose who is 36.
And lastly, we all now know that Germany’s proud success on the football pitch has everything to do with support from all corners of the nation, including the very top.
Notice the Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a consistent figure in most of the team’s games at the World Cup both in Germany (2006), South Africa (2010, and now Brazil (2014). I fail to see any other side in the world - including the other World Cup finalist Argentina - that has tried to match even half of these achievements.
James Nandwa is Harambee Stars assistant coach
