Not really sure about the Nilton Santos points. I mean it's fecking Nilton Santos, one of the greatest left-backs of all time, who won two World Cups on the trot (in a WC draft no less) and was famed for being the first proper attacking full-back in the history of the game. It's not as if harms has got Phil Neville there lumbering around.
Well, he is up against an all time great winger in Jairzinho who had pace to burn against a 33 year old who played with a defensively sound winger in 1958 in Zagallo.
And of course, I don't need to sell Lahm's attacking prowess from the right.
Yea if it was 2 narrower formations, I don't mind him at all.
But here he is up against a WC legend combination from my right side.
I wouldn't expect him to win that battle even if he was of lesser age at his peak physical and pace powers.
Without any winger all alone? No way, he is winning that battle.
I like Nilton as much as the next guy, but you have to also consider the game dynamics.