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Dion Fanning: Exhausted Lionel Messi couldn’t provide the inspiration for Argentina
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Mario Goetze of Germany (L) celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with Thomas Mueller during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final match between Germany and Argentina at Maracana.
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Dion Fanning: Exhausted Lionel Messi couldn't provide the inspiration for Argentina
In the final minutes of the World Cup final at the Maracana, Argentina had an opportunity to release Lionel Messi who was lurking - he did a lot of lurking in this tournament - on the right-hand edge of the box. Instead of playing the ball to his feet, Lucas Biglia hit it over Messi’s head and sent the world’s best player scurrying towards the touchline in pursuit of the ball, wasting the energy he was trying to conserve.
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