Can someone explain to me the secret behind german national football teams consistent performances at the WC?
Actually, the magical thing is not that magical… the German football association is just one of the most professional associations in the world, putting a lot of effort in finding and supporting young players. Many players of the last WC became already champions in the U21 championship. German mentality is usually attributed to having the sum of all players being better than the players themselves, by team work, discipline and the total will to win. Also all German teams become better during the course of the tournament. But this team now, since 2006, has not really something in common with the old style German National team, they learned some new tricks. Just look for example at the match against Argentina, where the players quickly moved to create pressure on the key players of Argentina. When one player lost the ball or the opponent escaped him, another player was there to fix the mistake. Only few teams in the world cup showed such a strong teamwork, especially England and Brazil
