Success for Low’s counter-attack strategy

GERMANY manager Joachim Low pinpointed his team’s ability to hit England on the counter-attack as the reason for their 4-1 last-16 win in Bloemfontein.

England’s static defence were twice caught on the break in the second-half as two Thomas Mueller goals sealed Germany’s quarter-final place.

“We knew we could hit England on the counter-attack because they were open,” said Low.