The Germany coach hailed
his side's World Cup triumph
as the culmination of 10
years' work after they beat
Argentina 1-0 in Sunday's
final at the Maracana
By Greg Stobart at the
Maracana
Germany coach Joachim Low
says he told "miracle boy"
Mario Gotze to show that he
is better than Lionel Messi
before his winning goal in
Sunday’s World Cup final.
Gotze came on as a second-
half substitute before scoring
with a volley in extra-time as
Germany beat Argentina 1-0
at the Maracana to win their
fourth World Cup.
Low was seen speaking to
Gotze during the break in
extra-time and revealed after
the match that he told the
Bayern Munich forward to
show up Messi and make his
country world champions.
"I told Mario Gotze to show
to the world he is better than
Messi and to decide the
World Cup. That’s what I told
him – I had a good feeling
with him," Low said in his
post-match press
conference.
"Gotze is a miracle boy. He
can play in any position. I
always know he can be
decisive in a match and he
scored a great decider
today."
Low first joined the Germany
set-up as assistant to Jurgen
Klinsmann in 2004 before
taking over as coach after
the 2006 World Cup on home
soil.
The 54-year-old believes the
World Cup triumph was the
culmination of a decade of
constant improvement and
says Germany deserved to
win a World Cup.
"We started this project 10
years ago and this is the
result of many years of work,
beginning with Jurgen
Klinsmann," Low said.
"Over these years, we made
constant progress and
improved performances until
we did the ultimate thing we
had to do.
"If there is one team that
deserves this, it is these
players. Guys like Per
Mertesacker, Lukas Podolski,
Bastian Schweinsteiger,
Philipp Lahm, Miroslav Klose
who have been in the group
this whole time.
"The team spirit is
unbelievable. They have
unbelievable willpower and
that is why we made it.
"The players gave everything,
with Schweinsteiger leading
them and Lahm running
forever.
"I told them before the game
that they would have to give
more than ever before to do
something they had never
done before – win the World
Cup.
"We are the first European
team to win the World Cup in
Latin America and this makes
us proud. This deep joy and
happiness will remain
forever."
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Is it low or loo?

he has the potential to be better than messi

but for now messi trumps gotze