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Germany's stylish demolition of Australia on Sunday has made the world sit up and take notice.
There has been plenty of praise heaped on the team from worldwide media:
"Germany were as imposing as ever, but with a style of football which hadn’t been seen for many years," said Spanish newspaper 'Sport'.
Italy's 'Corriere della Sera': “The new Germany blends imagination with power.”
'Ekstra Bladet' from Denmark: "So far the German way has been the ability to succeed without beauty. What could it be like now if it was also fun to watch the Germans?”
The 4-0 against Australia was not just a victory, it was a demonstration of the new German way. No more lumber football, but attractive combination football!
Jogi, how have you made it possible for your team to suddenly be playing fantasy football?
Löw: "It’s the result of hard work in the past five weeks."
BILD explains the ten reasons why Germany could win the World Cup:
• Perfect preparation! The German coach travelled to South Africa three times before the World Cup began. The grass on the training fields is exactly like it is in the stadiums.
Even the journey from the team hotel to the airport was planned meticulously.
• Loew records training sessions in 3D quality, which he analyses later in group discussions.
• In the very first training camp in Sicily, he pulled the television plug from the socket - no distractions! He is never in bed before midnight, preferring instead to discuss matters with assistant coaches Hansi Flick and Andreas Köpke, and team manager Oliver Bierhoff.
• He focuses on total fitness. Chief fitness coach Shad Forsythe moved to Germany a year ago from the US, and built close contact with the clubs.
• Löw works with the players individually.
The most hated exercise is the sideways crouch jumps over an elastic band, which are increased in intensity.
• In training in South Tyrol, Löw divided the pitch in into small squares, so the whole training field was used – as coach Louis van Gaal does at Bayern.
"We play Louis van Löw!" joked Bayern revelation Thomas Müller.
• Löw’s Bayern backbone of Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Holger Badstuber, Thomas Müller and Miroslav Klose ooze self-confidence and know the system works, with plenty of possession, off the ball movement and lightning fast attacks from the team.
There was also a foundation of five Bayern players in 1974 when Germany were world champions.
Löw said: "Louis van Gaal values tactics and systems as much as I do. You can only play good football with a good team layout."
• The deep passes from Mesut Özil, Lukas Podolski or Schweini are scrutinised a thousand times. As are the double passes: Özil to Müller, Özil to Klose, Poldi to Klose. Löw called it "tack-tack" – giving and going.
• For his super talent Mesut Özil, he also brought Werder Bremen’s fitness coach Benjamin Kugel to the World Cup.
Özil ran over 9km against Australia until his substitution after 74 minutes, a remarkable figure for a playmaker.
• Löw focuses on group dynamics with his young stars!
Together with Bierhoff, he distributed black, red and gold bracelets to players and coaches, to stress to all – we are a team!
Germany's stylish demolition of Australia on Sunday has made the world sit up and take notice.
There has been plenty of praise heaped on the team from worldwide media:
"Germany were as imposing as ever, but with a style of football which hadn’t been seen for many years," said Spanish newspaper 'Sport'.
Italy's 'Corriere della Sera': “The new Germany blends imagination with power.”
'Ekstra Bladet' from Denmark: "So far the German way has been the ability to succeed without beauty. What could it be like now if it was also fun to watch the Germans?”
The 4-0 against Australia was not just a victory, it was a demonstration of the new German way. No more lumber football, but attractive combination football!
Jogi, how have you made it possible for your team to suddenly be playing fantasy football?
Löw: "It’s the result of hard work in the past five weeks."
BILD explains the ten reasons why Germany could win the World Cup:
• Perfect preparation! The German coach travelled to South Africa three times before the World Cup began. The grass on the training fields is exactly like it is in the stadiums.
Even the journey from the team hotel to the airport was planned meticulously.
• Loew records training sessions in 3D quality, which he analyses later in group discussions.
• In the very first training camp in Sicily, he pulled the television plug from the socket - no distractions! He is never in bed before midnight, preferring instead to discuss matters with assistant coaches Hansi Flick and Andreas Köpke, and team manager Oliver Bierhoff.
• He focuses on total fitness. Chief fitness coach Shad Forsythe moved to Germany a year ago from the US, and built close contact with the clubs.
• Löw works with the players individually.
The most hated exercise is the sideways crouch jumps over an elastic band, which are increased in intensity.
• In training in South Tyrol, Löw divided the pitch in into small squares, so the whole training field was used – as coach Louis van Gaal does at Bayern.
"We play Louis van Löw!" joked Bayern revelation Thomas Müller.
• Löw’s Bayern backbone of Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Holger Badstuber, Thomas Müller and Miroslav Klose ooze self-confidence and know the system works, with plenty of possession, off the ball movement and lightning fast attacks from the team.
There was also a foundation of five Bayern players in 1974 when Germany were world champions.
Löw said: "Louis van Gaal values tactics and systems as much as I do. You can only play good football with a good team layout."
• The deep passes from Mesut Özil, Lukas Podolski or Schweini are scrutinised a thousand times. As are the double passes: Özil to Müller, Özil to Klose, Poldi to Klose. Löw called it "tack-tack" – giving and going.
• For his super talent Mesut Özil, he also brought Werder Bremen’s fitness coach Benjamin Kugel to the World Cup.
Özil ran over 9km against Australia until his substitution after 74 minutes, a remarkable figure for a playmaker.
• Löw focuses on group dynamics with his young stars!
Together with Bierhoff, he distributed black, red and gold bracelets to players and coaches, to stress to all – we are a team!
