Chapter 66: A Visitor from Heaven
"***~Force~"
The hands of time finally pointed to five o'clock, the referee's whistle suddenly sounded, and in the cheers and shouts of nearly 90,000 fans at the scene, the second semi-final of the World Cup in South Africa officially began!
"It's game on! Game on!! This semi-final showdown will be played against both teams from Europe, Deutsche Chariots Germany and Matadors Spain! Both teams are traditional powerhouses in world football, and this strong confrontation is undoubtedly extremely exciting! ”
"In this Cup, the German team's performance has shown an extremely strong posture from the beginning of the group stage, they swept all the way, and all the opponents who stood in the way were knocked to the ground by them with thunder! Now, facing the defeat of them in the European Championship final two years ago, they are desperate to complete revenge, step on the corpse of their old opponent, and advance to the final! ”
"Of course, the quality of the Spanish team should not be underestimated, they are one of the biggest favorites to win this World Cup, and they are also known as the only team with the quality to compete with the five-star World Cup winner Brazil - but the Brazilian team has returned to their homeland, and Spain is still fighting for their dreams and glory!"
"Spain's performance in the group stage was a bit of a trembling performance compared to the smooth sailing of the German team, and the first defeat to the Swiss team left them facing a serious qualification crisis. Fortunately, the next two games were won to make it to the knockout rounds. Of course, this crisis is also a good thing in another way, because it was at this time that Fan appeared in the eyes of fans all over the world, and his appearance, every time he turned the tide, was enough to make people who really love football feel enthusiastic! ”
"Although entering the knockout stage, the Spanish team has won consecutive victories, but the winning score is not large, which is also a point questioned by the majority of media and fans. But football is a game of winning and losing, and as long as you can win, then nothing will be a problem. In this game, it is exciting to see if the Spanish team can defeat the German team and continue to win! ”
"Tee off! It was Spain who served first, and Van knocked the ball back to Xavi, who was making passes and cooperating with his teammates around him, and did not seem to be in a hurry to attack...... The importance of this game is self-evident, both sides are afraid of the comparison, and it seems that there will be no fierce confrontation from the beginning...... Taking this opportunity, let's take a look at the starting lists of both sides, on the Spanish side, the starting goalkeeper is still No. 1 Casillas, and the four defenders are ......"
Commentators from all over the world sat in the commentary booth to introduce the starting line-ups of both sides, and the game on the field was carried out in an orderly manner.
After knocking the ball back, Fan Bizhuang quickly stepped forward from the middle. His move immediately attracted a number of German players to follow him to the backcourt.
From this point, it is enough to see that the German team, like most teams, does not dare to take Fan Bizhuang's marking lightly.
The current Spanish team is famous for its passing and possession play, but the kick-off kick-off launched a lightning-fast attack, which is also the scoring magic weapon they often use, Fan Bizhuang's sprint, which made the German team nervous for a while, but this is just a temptation, Xavi saw that there was no chance, so he decisively gave up the plan of "sneak attack", knocked the ball horizontally, and continued to cooperate with teammates to control the rhythm.
After understanding that the Spanish team was just a false shot, the German team reacted quickly, and immediately the frontcourt players scattered and ran in the front court.
For such a pressing, Spain is completely unafraid, continuous foot pass coordination, fast and accurate, it is difficult for the German team to grab the ball for a while. However, their interference also had a significant effect, at least the Spanish team could not easily organize the attack after completing the pass.
Of course, the Spanish team was not in a hurry, they patiently passed the football, did not hurry, and looked for openings in the opponent's defence.
In the third minute, the first shot of the game finally appeared.
Harvey. Alonso's sudden dribbling through the middle circle disrupted the German team's midfield arrangement, before Ozil and Kroos defended, Alonso made a close pass to find Van Bizhuang who was cruising on the right side of the front of the penalty area, Fredrich stepped forward, but was deceived by the shaking of Fan Bizhuang's upper body, and the center of gravity of the body was deflected.
The ball was powerful but angled, and Germany's starting goalkeeper Manuel Neuer struck the ball with both fists, and Boateng immediately cleared the ball with a big kick.
"The first shot of the game! From - Fan! ”
"Nice feints, obviously, when Friedrich faced Fan, the pressure was not small, he had to pay more attention! In one-on-one, Fan's breakthrough success rate is extremely high, and if you don't pay attention, Fan can make the German team regret it! ”
"Titanic shot! Neuer's energy was so focused that he hit the ball out with both fists! The crisis is over! Ha, just three minutes after the game, Fan tested the German team's goal with a powerful shot! Van is clearly in great shape today! ”
On the field, Fan Bizhuang, who had just completed the shot, was somewhat surprised.
It's not that he's annoyed that the shot didn't hit, in fact, it's just a test of his mind. He was a little surprised that although the German team's defense against him was targeted, it was not too tight, at least not like other teams, pulling and pulling on himself, and even making small movements behind his back.
In fact, in these few minutes of running, Fan Bizhuang had such a feeling, and this time the shot, Fan Bizhuang was originally in the case of his back, he originally planned that if the opponent pressed tightly, he would first control the ball, and then find a better teammate, but Friedrich was easily shaken away by the feint, although he was surprised, he was not polite, and directly completed a shot.
This is different from his impression of the tough and strong German team, through many game videos, the German team gives him the impression that every inch of land is fighting, and it is difficult for the opponent to move an inch with a tough attitude. And in the attack, it is even more forward and backward, like a frenzy, wave after wave, with a great sense of layering.
But judging from the opening minutes, the German team's attack is mostly based on passing coordination, more like a trial, and in defense, they also adopt zone defense rather than man-marking.
Even for a "dangerous person" like Fan Bizhuang, it is only with a Khedira to follow him, and the rest, which defense zone he appears in, the defenders of which defense zone will follow.
Although it seems that there are many players who defend him, compared to the special treatment in previous games, Fan Bizhuang feels that this is much easier.
Fan Bizhuang quickly figured out the joints. It is undeniable that the German team is a very strong team, but Spain is also not bad, and even from the strength of the surface, Spain may be slightly better, especially Spain's skillful passing and possession play, which makes the German team extremely jealous.
After all, it is the semi-finals, one step forward is the final battle for the championship trophy, in the face of the powerful new king of Europe, the German team can not be as strong as other teams, with the strength of the comprehensive crushing, if they pounce too fiercely, the Spanish team's strong passing and possession ability, enough to play them around, their running and scrambling can only do useless work, in vain waste of physical strength and energy.
It is out of fear of Spain that the German team chose a zone defense, not to mention the offensive side, to do their job on the defensive end first, they use teamwork to contain Spain's offensive, the whole field is separated by them with one defensive area after another, they attach great importance to Fan Bizhuang, but more attention is paid to Spain's passing point - Fan Bizhuang's ability is undoubted, but he also needs passing support from behind, and to contain the passing point, Fan Bizhuang's power will be greatly reduced.
The German team's tactics against Spain's pass-and-possession style of play can be described as a different way, but it has to be said that the effect is also obvious. In the next few minutes, although the Spanish team maintained the advantage of possession, because of the German team's "split defense", Xavi and Iniesta appeared to be a little difficult to play, although Fan Bizhuang actively ran and pulled in the front, but rarely received comfortable passes from teammates behind him, which made him look a little like a "lonely ghost".
Of course, the German team did a good job in defense, but on the whole it also failed to please well, Spain's strong midfield, firmly controlled the dominance of the game, although it failed to form too many substantial threats to attack, but in various statistics, have overwhelmed the German team, it seems, the German team has a tendency to be comprehensively suppressed.
"Today's German team is obviously a little different from the German team we are familiar with in the past, they have more composure and patience, the German tank does not rumble at the beginning, they patiently play with the Spanish team."
"The Spanish team dominates the field, and the German team has a tendency to be suppressed, is the passing and possession style of play the nemesis of a team like Germany?"
"In general, the two sides temporarily maintain a balance of power on the field, of course, in such a calm situation, what is surging is a sharp killing machine! Now let's see who will be the first to attack the two teams! ”
"Since ancient times, whether it is Spain or Germany, both teams have used absolute strength to suppress their opponents in previous games, but now in the face of the same heavyweight competition, the two teams have their own fears, so it is not surprising that the game is developing in the direction of stalemate!"
The commentators were chattering about the game, and when the game reached the sixteenth minute, there was a ridiculous scene on the pitch.
A "flyer" suddenly appeared in the camera of the cameraman on the scene, and then the entire audience saw a fan running around the stadium.