I was reading World Soccer pre-World Cup 2010 special issue, and I read Franz Beckenbauer memories of the 1974 WC final against Netherlands that ended 2-1 before Franz raised the trophy as a captain.
When I read it, it was so interesting to me, it was like reading Robben or Sneijder talking about their game vs. Brazil:
Franz said:
"As regards to the final, after Muller made it 2-1 it was relatively certain we'd protect our lead. Perhaps it was a good thing Holland took the lead in the first minute, perhaps they weren't as focused for the rest of the match as they had been before. That gave us a chance to come back into the match.
It was a great psychological advantage for us to take the lead. Then Johan Cruyff was shown a yellow card for dissent. There were all signs that made me think the Dutch were getting nervous and that we'd survive the second half.
Paul Breitner reckons the Dutch became arrogant after scoring the first goal and fell victim to overconfidence. I'm not sure, after taking that early lead, they may have thought things were going to plan and that it was their day. They weren't as determined after that"
You can just take out the Dutch names and put Brazilian names, and you can read an analysis of Netherlands Brazil 2-1 in last Mondial.
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