“Have we witnessed the birth of the German version of ‘Total Football’? ‘German Football Machines’ are a term from the 1970′s but it seems Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich today are a lot more creative – almost ‘Dutch’ in the way they play. It’s still too early to say that this is ‘the end of an era’. Eras are measured in years, and Barcelona’s Tiki-Taka might still provide them with some success. It’s also possible that things would have gone differently if Leo Messi was 100% fit to play.” Soccer Issue