I know nobody is gonna believe me, but I was telling all my friends yesterday that germany will take the game 4-0. I told some right before the match too that germany will win 4-0. And I got to tell them just after the whistle that germany won 4-0!
But the Argentinians didn't really make good use of all their chances and on top of that, Maradona had made many mistakes. Argentinians first of all, were chasing the game right from the 3rd minute. Their defenders were regularly out of place trying to increase their presence at mid-field and forward to try to score and then clumsily sprinting back to their goal on german counter-attacks. It worked a few times but cost them IMO the last 3 goals. They should've had a more dedicated defense as the germans had a reputation for blitz counter-attacks. Second, they didn't really make good use of Messi at all to get thru dense german defense. Every time he got the ball, he'd leave 1-4 players mesmerized behind him but they never took advantage of that talent. You can't blame him for his poor shots as he always took them in desperation and on poor oppurtunities. If I were Maradona, I'd get Messi to focus on getting through-balls between the germans to Heguin or Tevez atleast after the first half.