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Disclosure: The Germans were preparing two years for the match against Brazil

In order for Germany to win the World Cup title, the makers of the German federation recruited two years ago a group of 50 students from the sports university of Cologne

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Some would say that the result happened because of the absence of Neimar and Thiago Silva, and some other would say that it was a matter of psychology.

But not the assistant of Joachim Lev, Hansi Flik, who revealed that the German team was preparing two years for this moment.

“We have been working on this project over the last two years and the whole system has been prepared for those moments’ revealed Flic while speaking to reporters on the day before the match with Brazil.

In order for Germany to win the World Cup title, the makers of the German federation recruited two years ago a group of 50 students from the sports university of Cologne.

The 50 students were sent to gather as much information about Brazil and submit a detailed analysis of the Scolari team.

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“Students in Cologne studied in great detail our opponents, all coaching shots, all the newspaper articles referred to them, went through the” microscope “and handed to us an analysis,” explained Flik.

The team leader, Professor Jurgen Bushman has said in German newspapers that the methodology of the team is based on the collection plurality of electronic information on how players react in stressful conditions for “runways” that they use for their reactions when receiving a foul, for what affects them, even how to prevent accelerate the ball.

Avoiding to talk in detail about each group Bushman merely comment that large groups often change their tactics.

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