Nope. The German game is based on quick transitions like Capi says. It's never been a big thing in Premier League outside Arsenal. The tempo is higher, sure, but that's just one aspect of it. Löw once summarised his transformation of the German national side by saying that the main difference between his and Klinsmann's team and the previous one was exactly 1.6 seconds. He then elaborated by explaining that when they took over the national team a player, on average, held on to the ball for 3.7 seconds before he passed it along. At the World cup 2010 that number was down to 1.9 seconds. It's probably even lower now. They've taught their players to think quicker and act quicker than their opponents. That's the only secret. Dortmund are much the same. Only thing you need is hard coaching and players who are technically good enough to never take more than two touches on the ball. This is why Klose has been ahead of Gomez for a decade at international level, despite Gomez outscoring him by double digits in every season since 2004.
