As I said before, although the World Cup is over I can't forget about it yet. The preparation for the conference in Spain and the actual trip there distracted me from the tournament for some time, but I managed to see both semifinals while in Spain. Unfortunately, I was so tired when I got back that I couldn't get up for the beginning of the final. However, I did see extra time. It turns out that the match was not very good, so seeing extra time only was probably best!
Anyway, there are several lessons that some reporters are drawing from the World Cup. One is that to win teams need to make a choice between controlling the ball and controlling space. Spain's approach is to control the ball, so in each game they had very high possession. The German approach was more to control the space. Spain's approach won, and it was very nice to watch, but it is very difficult for most teams to play.
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