For those who are still wondering what in the world happened yesterday.
There is no question Germany has a better team than Brazil and it will be an absolute shame if they don't win the trophy on Sunday because they are far better than Argentina and Netherlands too, period.
Yesterday, Germany received an unbelievable gift from the stupid and obsolete Brazilian coach, who was assigned to manage the team by a corrupt anf greedy soccer confederation.
Of all tactical alternatives to make up for Neymar and Thiago Silva absence (pretty much the best 2 players), the idiotic coach chose the one most likely to generate a disaster! With a strong team like German that has a talented midfield as their creative engine and an equally talented attack and solid defense, you just don't go out there and try to start attacking them with players who have not played together in the WC before. That was just plain stupid! What in the world was he thinking? Of course, German took advantage of all spaces created, as they should, and scored 4 goals in 6-7 minutes, when the team pretty much went into state of panic. It was too late, could not be stopped. The second half ended 2x1 to Germany because Brazil had time to breathe a little and get reorganized, sort of.
As a Brazilian I have to say it was very much well deserved for the Germans and I hope that coach don't ever get close to the "Seleção" again.
Unfortunately, Brazil is poised to keep underperforming until they get rid of all the dirt and corrupt managers who control our soccer confederation. We should first "clean up the house" and then recognize that right now, while we still have a few talented players, we do not have any coach of quality domestically, they all have ancient skills and rely on motivational techniques inspired by our glorious past in soccer. That is NOT how soccer works anymore, the "small teams" did a great job in this WC because they have evolved tactically. The ultimate proof was how Ghana and Algeria played agianst Germany. We should start from scratch and bring a foreign coach, someone with a modern tactical view and put the pride aside.