Chapter 283: Prince Porti of Cologne
The day before Brazil's defeat to Mexico, the German national team beat Tunisia 3-0 at the United Power Arena in Cologne.
In fact, the German team was far from being as easy as the score suggested, and the African champions caused the hosts a lot of trouble, even dominating the majority of the half. Chelsea defender Hudt, who was pushed by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, has always wanted his grandfather Mertesacker to help him fill in the gaps, and midfielder Schneider has been forced to become a full-back.
It wasn't until more than 60 minutes later in the second half that Tunisia's physical fitness began to decline because of the previous attack too fierce, and the clever Klinsmann immediately replaced Asamoah with Mario Gomez to strengthen the impact of the front.
Then, in the 74th, 80th and 88th minutes, Ballack, Piggy and Gomez scored three times in a row, sweating to level their opponents.
Through the first two games, the strengths and weaknesses of the German team were exposed. The technical transformation is gratifying, the growth of the players in the autumn is gratifying, the young coaches are superb in commanding, and the traditional tenacity spirit has been inherited; But the backline is worrying, with the midfield relying too heavily on Ballack and the Optimus pillar Kahn looking old.
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"Porti, really, really, you come to Bayern, the salary can be turned over, I will open 1.8 million, you know, you must be indispensable to this number." Piggy tried his best to seduce Podolsky.
"No, I think it's better for you to come to Cologne, I'll give you the captain, you have the final say." Podolsky wittily counter-seduces, of course, he was just joking with the piglets.
Lukas Podolski, of Polish descent, is much better than Mario Gomez, who has remained with Cologne after relegation, and who is committed to the Bundesliga as a young talent on a par with Schweinsteiger in German football. And he also won the top scorer in the Bundesliga with 24 goals this season, and led Cologne to return to the Bundesliga as champions, showing loyalty and grace.
Podolski, who is the same age as Zhuo Yang, is favored and called 'Prince' at the Cologne club, and his status in Cologne is no less than that of Zhuo Yang in Madiburg. Such a character, you can imagine how difficult it is to lure him into defection, even if Bayern is the Bundesliga boss that all talents yearn for, even if Piggy and Podolski are friends of the national team, their understanding on the field will be the beautiful scenery of the German team in the Confederations Cup.
However, Piggy's words were not unfounded, he and Ballack came with the 'political task' assigned by Beckenbauer, that is, to find out Podolski's tone for Bayern Munich FC.
In the corner of the lobby of the Hilton Hotel, where the German national team stays, four people are chatting nonsense over coffee.
Zhuo Yang, who has always liked to be a-stirring stick, how could he not fan the yin wind and light the ghost fire?
"Porti, don't go to Bayern, it's all big guys, what are you going to do? I think you might as well come to Madibourg, the number 10 belongs to you, and you have the final say on the forward line. I've given you less than 10 assists in a season, just in the face. I'll help you connect a bunch of Chinese merchants, and the total annual endorsement fee is less than two million, and I'll let Madibao make it up for you. ”
Podolsky's eyes suddenly lit up, compared with the little pig, the temptation of the mystery given by Zhuo Yang was more specific.
"Zhuo Yang, shut up for me!" Barak's neck turned red. "Why are you everywhere, you have to stick a pole in everything."
"Jie Ji Ji Ji ......" Zhuo Yang smiled proudly and proudly, full of demonic spirit.
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Jurgen Klinsmann was indeed a promising new coach, and he boldly hid the three big players who had played well in the first two games against Argentina, including Ballack, Podolski and Gomez, and in the end, Germany led twice and equalized twice, and the two sides played 2-2.
Kuranyi became the protagonist with one pass and one shot, but also wasted many opportunities. Riquelme's brilliant free-kick and Cambiaso's scramble broke Hildebrand's goal. Piggy's performance was average throughout the game, he fell behind in the battle with Inter's soul Zanetti, and also clashed with Tevez and received a yellow card, and will miss the semi-final against Brazil. Grandpa Mo is decent, there are no mistakes and no efforts to turn the tide, and his partner Hute is as scary as ever.
Because many things had been greeted and discussed before, Zhuo Yang stopped being verbose on the night of the game, and left Germany on a red-eye flight to embark on the road back to China, and he no longer cared about the Confederations Cup.
Speaking from the heart, Zhuo Yang felt a sense of loss in his heart, such a beautiful stage, there was no part of his own performance, watching his good friends and brothers galloping, it would be false to say that he was not envious, but he covered it up well and did not let people see the clues.
After Zhuoyang's departure, the Confederations Cup entered its most exciting stage of contention, with Germany losing 2-3 to Brazil in the semi-finals, with goals from Podolski and Ballack failing to stop the Brazilian's talent, Adriano scoring twice and Ronaldinho scoring the final word. In this Confederations Cup, the Brazilian superstar Ronaldo took a leave of absence and did not participate.
In the battle for the third and fourth places, Germany drew 3:3 with Mexico in 90 minutes, Podolski and Piggy scored successively, and his grandfather Mertesacker also scored with a header in a corner kick. Gomez, who started for the national team for the first time, started not long after the second half, because he couldn't stand the repeated provocations of Mexican defender Salcido, and kicked people with revenge. Salsto's exaggerated screams allowed Gomez to receive a red card directly, and the German team could only respond with ten men.
In extra-time, it was Ballack who stepped up and killed the Mexicans with his free-kick.
In the Confederations Cup final, Brazil defeated their old rival Argentina 4-1 humiliatingly, Adriano scored twice again, Ronaldo and Kaka scored a goal each, and the Brazilians led 4-0 in the 60th minute.
The brightest stars of this tournament are Ballack and Adriano, and the brightest new stars are Robinho and Podolski. But if you get serious, the Brazilian team's attacking quartet in the front court is already invincible, and with Ronaldo, who is recuperating this time, the Samba Army seems to be unstoppable in next year's World Cup, and defending the title is just a matter of procedure.
When Ronaldinho called Zhuo Yang, he also expressed his confidence in next year's World Cup, the last two years are Xiao Luo's peak state, he is also in the Brazilian national team, next year's World Cup, will be his king of the Tianshan blow.
However, in Zhuo Yang's casual chat with Jurgen Klopp, Uncle Scum was obviously not optimistic about Brazil.
'They relied too much on the talent of a few people up front and the team was very underorganised. More crucially, the Brazilian team does not have a core that can lead everyone, they are all super big names, and no one can command anyone. ”
"Adriano and Kaka are not qualified enough to convince the public, Ronaldo is a little old, Ronaldinho is too easy-going and has no leadership temperament, and Emerson is too silent."
"It's okay to say that the Brazilian is too talented. But when things get tough, the Brazilians go their own way. ”
"Pereira's tactics are outdated, he's outdated."
"In short, Brazil lacks a coach like me and a core like you. Ahahaha......"
Zhuo Yang believed it, he always trusted Uncle Scum.
- Not only Brazil, but also the German team! Aside from Ballack and the piglets, what do you think they are doing in the midfield?