World Cup 2014: Brazil have little flair, says Joachim Low
Germany coach Joachim Low believes the current Brazil side have little of the flair traditionally associated with the country's national team.
Low said he was expecting a physical encounter when the teams meet in the World Cup semi-final on Tuesday, which is live on BBC1 and BBC Radio 5 live.
Luiz Felipe Scolari's side have committed 96 fouls at the tournament, picking up 10 yellow cards.
"They're playing more robustly than any other team here," said Low.
"There's little left of that traditional Brazilian style of football. At the end of the day it's up to the referee to come up with the correct punishment."
Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger agreed with his manager's assessment.
The Bayern Munich player also feels some of the Brazilian's tackles have gone too far.
"I am all for a healthy hardness but some of Brazil's fouls were over the limit," he said.
"Brazilians are not only football magicians. Hard tackling is part of their game.
"We have to be careful and so does the referee.''
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