{"id":12875,"date":"2017-07-03T09:50:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T14:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=12875"},"modified":"2017-07-03T09:54:46","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T14:54:46","slug":"germany-crowned-as-fifa-confederations-cup-russia-2017-champions-portugal-bag-bronze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=12875","title":{"rendered":"Germany Crowned As FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP RUSSIA 2017 Champions, Portugal Bag Bronze"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 is now history \u2013 and while the same can be said of the Germany line-up assembled specifically for this tournament and unlikely ever to appear together again, the past three weeks in Russia have certainly left their mark.<\/strong><\/p>\n

World champions Germany<\/a> won their first title following a 1\u20130 win over Chile<\/a> in the final<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Six things that will stay with the world champions<\/strong><\/h1>\n

These are the things that will stay with the world champions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) An invigorated coach<\/strong>
\nAfter winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Joachim Low was practically untouchable. Yet when his squad was announced ahead of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017, it was criticised by many, despite ample evidence that the 57-year-old can mould a team and clearly enjoys the process of doing so. In the end, he lifted a trophy no other Germany manager has clinched before. When asked what the cup meant to him, Low responded: \u201cWinning this means that Germany are still the best team in the world right now.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2) Alternatives sought \u2013 and found<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Germany lacked a cutting edge in front of goal in their UEFA EURO 2016 semi-final defeat \u2013 and in Timo Werner and Lars Stindl they have discovered two players who provide this threat in spades. While the team\u2019s central midfield has generally consisted of Mesut Ozil, Toni Kroos and Sami Khedira in the biggest matches of the past few years, the convincing performances delivered by 22-year-old Leon Goretzka and 27-year-old Sebastian Rudy will intensify competition for places in this area. \u201cWe have created alternatives,\u201d said Low. \u201cThat was one of the main aims of this tournament \u2013 to give young players experience in games and situations like these.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n