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Schweinsteiger: Spain are world's best
What role has Joachim Low played so far?
The coach is the undisputed boss. He and his team have prepared us superbly for every game. For example, against Argentina, we knew we could only let them play their passes up to a certain point. From there on, we were aggressive, we went looking for the ball, and then passed as quickly as possible to our front men. These tactics have brought us tremendous success twice now.
You played the whole of the 1-0 defeat to Spain in the UEFA EURO 2008 final. How do you feel abut the chance for revenge?
It obviously goes through your mind. Spain were much better than us back then, we can have no complaints. We had the chance to win a trophy, so you’re doubly angry when you’ve missed that chance. We weren’t at 100 per cent in that match, but now we have to focus on winning, knowing it would take us into the World Cup Final. Every player needs to take that to heart. It should be obvious to everyone watching that every single player wants a place in the Final.
How can you stop Spain’s world-class attacking unit, with the likes of Xavi, Andres Iniesta, and David Villa?
I think we’ve changed a lot since 2008. We play completely different football, but Spain have stayed practically the same. They’ve maybe not played the fantastic stuff people were expecting from them here, but they’re winning their matches. Great teams win even when they’re not playing well. That's what makes Spain so dangerous. We’re up against the best team in the world, in my opinion. But even the Spanish have weaknesses, and that's what we have to exploit. We’ve beaten England and Argentina, and if every one of us is 100 per cent up for it, we can beat Spain too.
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Originally Posted by Iberia
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