22. Penalty shootout
Americans have an absolute advantage in many sports, and with their talent, if they concentrate on one sport, they can become among the top in the world in time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Let's just talk about football, they don't pay as much attention to as basketball, track and field, swimming, boxing and other advantageous sports, and they don't put so much energy into it. But they can still wander around 30, which shows how strong the genes and understanding of the American team are.
These players did not have to be engaged in football before, but they may have too many strong people in track and field, basketball and other fields, and it is difficult to get ahead before they switched to football.
Even so, the ability of these people is not to be underestimated, and it is no wonder that they can attract many famous stars to play in the major leagues.
That is, teams of the same level as Germany and Argentina can fall behind, and if they compete with teams of the same level, they are not inferior at all.
The Americans have a good face, and although they can lose, they can't lose miserably.
In the face of a strong, awakened German team, they did not back down and did not attack. Instead, they are waiting for an opportunity to encircle, suppress, and counterattack.
After 10 minutes of grappling, the German midfielder, due to an oversight, was completed by the American GIs with a beautiful sliding tackle and organized a counterattack.
The German players also did not chase the defense. Because they are confident enough about their defensive ability at the back.
The German Desperate Rope was unfurled, still in a W-shape, divided into two parts, blocking the American GIs from the outside of the restricted area.
In terms of personal qualities alone, Americans are not much worse than Germans, but there is a clear gap in instinctive consciousness.
Most of these German players have played in the top five European leagues, and even some of them are the top names in the team, and the training system and tactical arrangement they have experienced are much higher than those who play in the major leagues in the United States.
Loew is even more skillful, and has superhuman wisdom in the management of big-name players.
These players, no matter how much power you have at the club, when you get here, you have to obey the arrangement, otherwise, please go.
This is the character of the Germans, who are reasonable, public and private, strong and persistent, proud and reasonable.
All six of the American midfielders pounced, led by Dempsey and Altidore, rushing from both sides to get through the opposing defense.
Germany's iron net had been opened, with Boateng and Hummels as the leaders, and when the American GIs entered the opening, they immediately closed the battle line and surrounded them.
Mertesacker, Germany's tallest defensive player, stood in the middle, quietly retreated, observing the American offensive formation, ready to supplement the defense at any time.
Dempsey and Altidore were cut off, and it was difficult to break through and pass the ball, so they had to show their footwork and stage a personal breakthrough.
The personal heroism of Americans is deeply rooted, and it is not that they do not trust their teammates, but in many cases, it is better to believe in others than in themselves.
Although football is a team sport, especially for mid-range teams, tacit cooperation and exquisite tactics are often the magic weapon to defeat the enemy.
But as the West Point military academy book shows: if you are surrounded, if you can break through, don't care about others. Find an opportunity to avenge your comrades instead of dying together.
This is the liberalism they believe in, which seems selfish, but also humane.
You can't protect yourself, you still want this, that, is it useful? Therefore, you are the most precious.
Dempsey, who is 35 years old this year, if it were a few years ago, he would still be able to rush and kill alone, but now he is old and does not talk about his muscles and bones, but only occasionally shows his strength, most of the time, as a commander, to plan and dispatch.
This kind of blitzkrieg can only be solved by the current No. 1 striker Altidore.
Altidore was surrounded by two helpers to block Boateng and Hwedes respectively, while Dempsey's side also topped Hummels, and the other man also supported Grosskreutz, leaving one man to immediately cover Boateng.
Now Altidore is facing only the tallest but slowest Mertesacker.
The fastest striker vs. the slowest guard, the spear pierces the shield, the United States, has a chance.
Although Altidore is also 185cm, he still looks a little petite in front of Mertesacker.
The 197cm giant man stands up to the sky, like a white tower blocking the way.
After Altidore took two steps, seeing that Mertesacker did not eat his feints, he suddenly slammed his right foot in acceleration, and the big man's body was already rushing to the right, and it was difficult to turn to the left again.
Altidore scrambled a left-footed hook past the German White Tower, who was already out of balance.
Unexpectedly, the big man reacted really quickly, and although his body fell backwards, he still flew up with his right foot towards the football point.
The moment the ball and foot touched, both of them lost their balance and fell together.
Woo, the referee blew the whistle and awarded the German team a foul, a penalty!?
Let's take a look at slow motion. Lin Yue used the playback device to play the shots of this attack and defense frame by frame.
Altidore was fast enough, but he clearly had enough energy to change direction.
Despite his tall stature, Mertesacker is not bulky, and his feet are quick and accurate, without dragging and pulling.
Kick the ball first, and then the two lose their balance before colliding together, which is also an ordinary foul, at most a sideline ball, and a penalty should not be awarded.
Loew was also obviously dissatisfied with the decision, and kept roaring, venting his dissatisfaction.
But the referee is the authority on the field, which cannot be refuted, and once the result is given, it is difficult to change it.
However, as a big-name star and coach, they will play this set. Whether you change it in the end or not, be sure to put pressure on you.
What if the sentence is reversed? Even if it can't be changed, it will have an impact on the following games.
But this time, the referee did not change the decision and still gave the American team a penalty.
On 65 minutes, the U.S. team relied on Altidore's change of direction to break through and create a penalty, which was the best chance for the U.S. team.
Altidore stood in front of goal and faced Neuer, who was going to take the penalty himself.
It's finally Neuer's turn to make a move!
The German defense was too solid, and it was not Neuer's turn to make a move, and he just started to move.
When it comes to the success rate of today's goalkeepers, Neuer is the first-rate.
He once achieved a miraculous save success rate of 27% in 2016, close to 30%, which is really terrifying.
Neuer, the shooter's nightmarish existence, is the most difficult to conquer.
In the face of such a terrible opponent, any player can't help but panic, and Altidore does not dare to start so quickly.
In the space of a minute, he considered no fewer than 10 ways to take penalties, but none of them were sure to win.
The referee's whistle blew, he couldn't hesitate any longer, he sped up and ran to the front of the football.
The right foot stands like a stake, and the left foot rises lightly, which seems to use much force, but the angle of the blow is very clever.
Picking up from the bottom right, the ball arcs in a rounded arc and flies towards the middle.
The ball may not seem fast, but the spin is extremely strong, and it is neither high nor low, neither left nor right, implying a variety of variations.
Neuer didn't rush to the ball either, just sliding back and forth on the goal line.
The ball reached three feet in front of the goal, and suddenly fell rapidly, and at the position of the person's waist and ribs, it accelerated the sliding speed, and drilled into the dead corner like a swimming fish.
This ball, it's weird! What a surprise!
What a Neuer! Seeing the change of the ball, he kicked the ground with his left foot, his figure drifted, and at the same time he slashed with his right palm and raised his right knee horizontally, attacking the flying football.
The last to come, as fast as thunder and lightning!
Although the palm of the hand missed, the palm wind whistled, deflecting the ball by an inch, and the right knee just blocked the football.
Knock knock! The ball unloads the impact and rolls to the ground.
Altidorelen was on the spot, remorseful. Even though he made the strongest shot, he was still blocked by Neuer.
It's close, but it's like a moat. The gap between heaven and earth is really difficult to fill.
The whole stadium exploded like thunder, both the German players on the field and the German fans off the field shouted the name of "Neuer".
The Golden Lion King - After Kahn, the gate of Germany, meet the guardian beast again.
This goal, not only did not make the United States narrow the score, but made the Americans completely lose their fighting spirit.
This is the most direct way to hit in the world of football. A soldier who destroys faith and surrenders without a fight.
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In the 82nd minute, Germany burst forward on the right side, and after Ozil won the ball, he adjusted slightly and hooked his right foot sideways.
The ball flew around the defender and into the bottom left corner, and the ball was extremely powerful and hovering, which was extremely amazing.
The goalkeeper pounces on the ball and the ball goes into the net. Germany extended the score again.
In the end, the powerful German team won by 3 goals, and at the same time roared at the powerhouses.
I'm coming, are you ready?