Germany vs. Argentina: Previewing Low and Martino’s New International Eras

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Published: September 2, 2014

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The first international break of the 2014-15 season throws up a very, very intriguing friendly in the form of Germany vs. Argentina—the two teams who recently contested the FIFA World Cup 2014 final.

No international football has been played in the mean time, so it means the two play each other back-to-back, with the former boasting a new captain in Bastian Schweinsteiger and the latter a new manager in Gerardo Martino.

Let's take a tactical glance at how this one could shape up.

 

Germany

"We won the World Cup, but that's in the past now," Joachim Low told reporters, per Sky Sports (h/t FOX Sports). "We have set ourselves new goals, for the present and for the future. We want to open the door to new players. We've got many interesting options. Our aim is clear: we want to launch an assault on the Euro 2016 title."

In the same conference, Low admitted it feels like a "new season" for his Germany side, but for many spectators it really doesn't. There'll be some changes, certainly, and there's a new captain in Schweinsteiger, but it feels like this machine is ready to roll on.



The team barely scratched the surface in terms of potential at the FIFA World Cup 2014 despite winning it, and with Marco Reus to come in, we're eagerly anticipating how this side could shape up.

Philipp Lahm needs a successor, Low needs to work out how he's going to play sans Miroslav Klose and the midfield needs a rejig. 

 

Argentina

Argentina begin a new era, too, with Martino taking the reins fresh off a disappointing one-year tenure at Barcelona. We say disappointing with a grain of salt—he lost the La Liga title to Atletico Madrid by three points—but expectations reach new levels in Catalonia every year.

The pressure will be on in this job, as well; the 2014 World Cup runners-up are in gr...
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