这篇博客回顾了2014年世界杯期间阿根廷和德国的比赛策略和球员表现。阿根廷队凭借坚固的防守和团队精神一路前行，而德国队则依靠其足球改革和长期规划进入决赛。文中提到了一些球员如苏亚雷斯、吉梅内斯和美国队的德安德烈·叶德林等人的突出表现。此外，还讨论了点球大战的科学性和球员的心理素质。最后，文章指出，尽管面临争议，国际足联在某些情况下也采取了严厉措施，如对苏亚雷斯的处罚。
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soup=BeautifulSoup(response)text=[''.join(s.findAll(text=True)).encode("utf-8")forsinsoup.findAll('p')]forxintext:printx*Plentyofsides tried free-flowing,paceyLatinfootballthissummer–evenEnglandhad
their moments.A moment.ButArgentinastayed functional.Theyhaven’t conceded onceinthe knockouts,they’venotbeen behindinany game,andthey don’t mind a lackofrespect.CoachAlejandro“TheSloth”Sabellasays his side are“sore,beatenandtired after the war[withHolland].Butwithwork,humilityandseriousness,we’llgetthere”;PabloZabaletasays their strengths are spoiling,staying“compactandtight”,“closing down”andfeeding on negativity.“Sometimes,ifyou have all the people against you,you feel even stronger.”A seriesofheroic performances were undonebymomentsofcold quality–Switzerland,MexicoandNigeriaamong those losing to cruel late strikes;andthe USA stoppedinextra time.Butraw passion was at the heartofall the summer’s enduring images:Brazil’s maelstrom;IvoryCoast’sSereyDieintears during his anthem;Suárez againstEngland;Suárez againstChiellini;andthe best squad meltdownforyears–Ghana’s trip featuring a fist fight,suspensions,a plane loadofcashandan inquiry.FA presidentKwesiNyantakyi:“Wewill unravelthisfarce.”VanGaal’s goalkeeper subbing move went down well:widely takenasevidenceofbrave,unsentimental,original thinking(evenifMartinO’Neilldid it first,inLeicesterCity’s1996play-offfinal)–andnotasevidenceofdaft,look-at-me risk-taking,which it could have beenifTimKrulhad gaffed.Butthe wider signsforManchesterUnitedwere good:a readiness to be flexible on tactics,toswitchhis back-line formation mid-game,to make spaceforflair,andto treat the pressinano-nonsense“je lot zijn idioten”way that’ll bring back warm pre-Moyesmemories.Hehadnointerestinthe third-place play-off,andwasn’t shy to say so.It’s a biennial revelation.ThefundamentalsofGermany’s2002football reboot are well-known-newacademieswithGermanquotas,leading to moreGermanBundesligafirst-teamers at clubswhere“50+1”ownership rules stop single entitiesfromtaking over.JoachimLöw was installedwithalong-term brief,andwill lead his teamoutinthefinal.England,inthe same period,tried four different managers,giving each a smaller talent pool to pickfromasthePremierLeaguefilledoutwithforeign ownersandforeign players,gorged on its£5.5bnincome,andgrassroots facilities festered.Still,aPremierBLeagueshould fix it.BryanRuiz,notgood enoughforFulham’s relegation campaignandshippedoutto make wayforKostasMitroglou,captainedCostaRicaintothe knockout stage,scoring twice.Hestarred alongsideJoelCampbell,who faces another season on loanfromArsenal.Alsomaking points:SwissArsenalrejectJohanDjourou;Colombia’sPabloArmero,a loan flop atWestHam;AlgeriapairRafikHalliche(ex-Fulham)andCarlMedjani(ex-Liverpool);Mexico’sSpursrejectGiovanidosSantos;Germany’sShkodranMustafi,given a freebyEvertonin2012;andformerWestBromandForestdefenderGonzaloJara,a starforChile,despite a brutal own-goal/penalty missdouble.EvenGervinholooked good.Thesurprise on2014’s top player lists so far:the numberofkeepers.There’sTimHoward,whose old high school yearbook photo motto,“Itwill take a nationofmillions to hold me back”,went viral;CostaRica’sKeylorNavas,nowintalkswithBayernMunich;Mexico’s free agentGuillermoOchoa,whoseGordonBanksmoment againstBrazilput himina good bargaining position;Nigeria’sVincentEnyeama;Germany’sManuelNeuer;Argentina’sSergioRomero;andpotentiallyVanGaal’s strutting mind-gamerTimKrul,who revelledinhis cameo chance.Beinga keeperiscool again.Eventhe ones who playforbackwater minnows have their ownHead&Shouldersads.Pre-tournament,DeAndreYedlinwas aSeattleSoundershomegrown full-back–low onEuropeanscouting lists,a known unknown.He’s now the answer to everyone’s full-back needs–his USMNTMVP game againstBelgiumdrawingRoma,Liverpool,Inter,Genoa,Anderlechtandothers.ClubownerAdrianHanauersays he doesn’t fancy sellingYedlin,but,on the other hand,“there’s always a number”.Amongother talents who weren’t so well-knownininward-lookingPremierLeaguecircles,whereevenMonaco’s€45mJamesRodríguez countsasa breakthrough act:PSV’s wingerMemphisDepay,Lille’sDivockOrigi,about tojoinLiverpool,andAtléticoMadrid’sJoséGiménez,whose buyout clauseison the rise.Holland’s kicks were clinical againstCostaRica.Then,four days later,two players refused to take oneandthey lost4-2.Butscience says it’snota lottery.Amongthe historicalWorldCupdatafromanalystRobertO’Connor:the side kicking first win60%ofthe time;players aged under22score85%oftheir kicks,over-22sscore78%;keepers dive lowandawayfromthe centreoftheir net94%ofthe time.Overallthe ideal takerisyoung,left-footed,witha“well-established pre-shot routine”andwearing a red shirt.Today’s tailored facts:Argentinahave won fouroutoffiveoftheir shootouts,Germanyfouroutoffour.Onewas againstArgentina,in2006.Forall the bad press,whensomething really bad happened–something disgusting–Fifadidn’t hold back.TheyfinedArgentina£200,000forbreaching press conference regulations–failing to provide a player to give quotes“on three consecutive occasions”.LuisSuárez,meanwhile,was fined£96,000.ButSuárez’s four-month ban did represent an unexpectedly heavy hit-a bit“fascist”,reckoned theUruguaypresidentJoséMujica,who called it“an assault on the poor”drivenby“Fifa’s bunchofold sonsofbitches”.Meanwhile,Pepewas fined£10,000fora headbutt,AlexSong£13,000foran elbow chop,andAlgeria£32,000forfansusinglasers,whilenoneofthe12complaints made about racist,homophobicorfar-right chantsorbanners led to anyFifaaction.16AugustArsenalvCrystalPalace16AugustBurnleyvChelsea16AugustLeicestervEverton16AugustLiverpoolvSouthampton16AugustManUtdvSwanseaetc...............*
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