Chapter 335: Team and Individual
After watching this game, Lin Yi wanted to directly refund the ticket for Spain vs. Australia in the third round of the group stage in his hand. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
It's not that he's turned to Spanish fans, it's just that he doesn't want to witness the disintegration of such a fantasy army.
Not to mention the others, Xavi gave him a notebook recording his career on the pitch, and his national team career probably ended here. There is also Villa, who is already preparing to leave Europe, and maybe the "Holy Child" Torres will also say goodbye to the curtain call.
Thinking of this, Lin Yi, who is also a professional player, sighed, he is always the most helpless when he gets old.
Before the game, Lin Yi never thought that the defending champion would be out of the group stage, and the curse was as strong as Spain's recruitment.
But now, I don't need to worry about it anymore, and I can focus on Argentina wholeheartedly in the knockout round.
In fact, there are still a lot of games worth paying attention to in the first round of the group stage, after all, England, France, Germany and Italy are all traditional giants, plus upstarts like Belgium, in fact, there are also a lot of wonderful games.
Among them, Lin Yi was most impressed by the match between Germany and Portugal.
Lin Yi also focused on this game, although he doesn't like German football, but after all, he still plays in a German club, and the German team still has club teammates, not to mention that Germany encountered Portugal led by superstars in this game.
Lin Yi is not a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo, but Lin Yi still admires the physically gifted Portuguese superstar in his heart.
Germany was the favorite to win the championship before this competition, but unfortunately Lin Yi didn't have much love for the current German team.
In addition to Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal has several other players with good qualities, such as Pepe and Nani.
Cristiano Ronaldo is similar to Messi, his performance in the national team is not very good, I still remember the World Cup in South Africa, Messi did not score a goal, and Cristiano Ronaldo only scored a goal, which has also become the basis for many people to take out these two stars.
As a professional player, Lin Yi also looks forward to leading the team to achieve results by himself, but he knows very well in his heart that this is fundamentally unrealistic, and with the progress of the player's ability and the development of time, it is becoming more and more difficult to see a lone hero.
It's like the current Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, if you want to talk about personal ability, they are very strong, but what about the national team? When all the burden of the whole team is on their shoulders, it is really difficult for them to make the audience satisfied.
At the end of the day, football is more team than it used to be, and the role of stars has changed from changing the game to upsetting the balance.
Germany and Portugal are two completely different teams, one more team and the other more individual.
The Germans strictly executed the tactical arrangement, combined with the generally good quality of the players in each position to achieve the goal of the game.
Portugal, on the other hand, relied more on Cristiano Ronaldo to upset the balance with his individual ability.
It's easy to do if you're playing against a weak team, but it's hard to do when you're playing against a team with a strong overall quality.
Throughout the game, the Germans relied on fast and accurate passes, as well as a comfortable rhythm of the game, to press Portugal.
Portugal was pressed by Germany in the half of the field, and Cristiano Ronaldo was left alone in the front court, with very few touches on the ball.
Lin Yi shook his head slightly, if this is the case, it will be difficult for Portugal to make a breakthrough in the World Cup this year.
But then again, Germany is really strong now, although it doesn't seem to be a top superstar, but such a team of high-level stars gathered, plus there is a coach like Loew, it seems that their high call to win the championship is not all hyped by the media.
Portugal had good luck in the first half, and despite being pressed badly, they managed to hold their own goal.
Loew naturally couldn't let the team go so scoreless, and at halftime, he made some adjustments.
Just five minutes into the second half, Muller made a mark for his team in a scuffle, with a very sudden follow-up shot that sent Patricio's goal out of the crack.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who was waiting for a counterattack near his center, spat hard, making no secret of his disappointment.
This kind of defense, the hole is too big, right, the entire back point is left to Muller to let him play freely?
Lin Yi on the sidelines sympathized with Ronaldo in his heart and complained to Eva.
Eva suddenly popped out at this time, "You said that if the current Portuguese midfielder is replaced by you, plus Ronaldo attacking in the front, will the situation be a little different?" At least not to be beaten so badly? ”
"I'm not confident I can handle Khedira and Schweinsteiger, but at least that's not the way it is."
Lin Yi said this, and suddenly realized that the current style of Germany is more or less different from the previous one, what is the difference?
Khedira cut off the ball again from Veloso and handed it to Toni Kroos.
This German midfielder, who has played against Lin Yi several times before, is free at this time, and is far from being dizzy by Lin Yi when the club was with Lin Yi.
The moment Kroos got the ball, Muller was up front, but Gotze and Mesut Ozil, both on the wings, dropped back.
As a midfielder, Lin Yi is keenly aware of the difference between the German team.
They seem to be putting more emphasis on technique than they used to be in terms of speed and power, as well as control of the midfield.
Look at Kroos who got the ball and Gotze who retreated to receive the ball, and Muller who ran from the front court and looked back at the situation from time to time.
Could it be ...... Is it the influence that Pep Guardiola brought to Bayern Munich that was exploited by Loew?
It would be terrible if the current German team, without giving up its own advantages, could really absorb the changes that Pep Guardiola brought to Bayern.
There was a passing of football between Kroos and Gotze, and the possession seemed simple and fast, and Portugal was unwittingly pushed back a lot by the two men again.
Sure enough, Germany has done a better job of restricting space and areas on the pitch, which is obviously adding a way of playing.
C. Ronaldo is a fan of the authorities, he doesn't have such a strong and clear feeling as Lin Yi, but he feels the sense of restraint and unhappiness from the German team when he faced Pep Guardiola's Barcelona in La Liga.
Lin Yi shook his head, "Portugal basically won't have a chance in this game, every player is also a human being, he played a season before, and now Cristiano is actually very tired, and he pins his hopes on him, which is not good." ”
As Lin Yi said, C. Ronaldo, who was originally injured, could no longer support him physically at this time, so he could no longer run and exert his strength.
Although most of the Germans are also the mainstays of their respective clubs, they are known for their physical excellence.
What's more, with reasonable tactics as support, there will not be such a pointless physical exertion.
More than 60 minutes into the game, although Ronaldo was still running hard, Lin could see that his pace was already very heavy, and it seemed that it was not easy for him to get rid of and break through under the strong confrontation.
"If Portugal's midfield was a little bit stronger, he wouldn't be so tired, he ran too many times, there were a lot of good chances, and the midfielder was slow to give the ball. It was a complete drain of physical strength, and the passing of these midfielders really betrayed his trust. ”
Portugal's attempted comeback failed and was seized by Germany to create a corner on the counter-attack.
Mesut Ozil's corner kick was headed into the net by Hummels, who was pressed from the back.
2-0, the game has been going on for 78 minutes, and the Portuguese team is obviously hopeless of a comeback.
Lin Yi sighed softly and shook his head and stood up.
Eva was taken aback by his actions, "Huh? What are you doing? ”
"Let's go, this game is not interesting, and there is no suspense, so you don't need to continue watching."
"Huh?" Eva still didn't react, this was the first time he had seen Lin Yi leave the field early since he watched so many games with Lin Yi.
"What? Do you still want to see it? Then go on, I don't have anything to do. Seeing that Eva didn't get up, Lin Yi sat down again.
"I'm just a little surprised, when I watched the game, I never saw you leave the field early, a little surprised."
Lin Yi smiled bitterly and touched his nose, "Actually, I just don't want to see it, looking at him like that, I will think of myself, it's very unhappy." ”
Although Eva already knew Lin Yi very well, she was still a little confused when she heard Lin Yi's words.
Lin Yi didn't explain anything to her, just reached out and put his arm around Eva's shoulders and buried his head in her hair.
"Hey! Don't make a fuss, it's itchy. Eva was taken aback by Lin Yi and said as she reached out to push his shoulder, but more like she was coquettish.
In fact, Lin Yi has done this to her in many courts, and she seems to have this reaction every time.
Lin Yi also paid attention to the match between France and England, and to his surprise, both teams performed well.
This was a bit unexpected by Lin Yi, and what surprised Lin Yi the most was the French team.
They performed much better than they expected, and his team-mate Valbuena at Marseille did very well, at least much better than when he was at the same club as Lin Yi. Whether it is the breakthrough or response on the wing, or the pass, they all show a level worthy of the French national team's start.
Benzema returned to the national team with more firing rights than he did at the club, and as captain he didn't waste so many chances to score the first goal for the team.
However, these are actually not what Lin Yi pays the most attention to, because after all, he is familiar with or understands these people.
Only the unknown is the most attractive, like Pogba, who has been in Serie A this season, and the young winger Antoine Griezmann, whom Zinedine Zidane mentioned to himself.
From Griezmann's body, Lin Yi saw the shadow of Royce, although this French young man was not as handsome as Royce, but he seemed to run faster than Royce.
If we get him, we can have an extra style of play up front.
Generally speaking, a player's judgment of other positions is very accurate and sensitive.
But it is not easy to make accurate judgments between players in the same position.
This is not the case with Lin Yi, he has always been very calm and objective when looking at football issues.
It's like looking at Pogba on the field, Lin feels from the bottom of his heart that this Frenchman, who is only one year older than him, must be his biggest opponent in the midfield in the future.
Not to mention that this guy with a strange hairstyle is full of physical fitness and integrates offense and defense, just talking about offense, Lin Yi doesn't think he can be stronger than him.
Although only one of the three goals won by France in the opening game was personally involved and assisted, Pogba contributed to the other two goals.
Whether it is his midfield counter-robbery interception, or ball control and ball protection, as well as the overall situation shown in the large-scale transfer, Lin Yi feels that it is very standard.
And the through-ball he sent for Valbuena at the end, whether it was a previous pass or the deadliest final pass, showed his footwork.
Maybe after this cup tournament, his value should rise sharply. Lin Yi thought so after watching his game.
At the same time, he did not forget to ventilate the manager, although the team is not rich, but every year there is a certain transfer budget, if you can buy a striker like Griezmann, it is actually very good.
On the other side of the phone, Klopp smiled wryly.
"Boy, you're thinking too simply! People are in La Liga, they have no contact with you, so you are only now discovering his strength, I have inquired, there are teams in La Liga, and the offer to him has reached 35 million euros. And Michelle's old guy has already tried it, and what we proposed was a transfer fee of 20 million, which Real Sociedad didn't accept at all. ”
After hearing this, Lin Yi was silent for a while, and didn't say anything more, this is really difficult without money.
"But your vision is good, I suggest you take this opportunity to pay more attention to the players, see if you can find a few cheap, and have such potential or strength as him, remember to inform me when the time comes."
"So what are you doing now? Why don't you pay attention to it too? ”
"You're not mistaken, man, I've been playing football all season, so why don't I take advantage of this to get some rest?"
Listening to Klopp's straightforward words, Lin Yi also felt a little reasonable, and after the two of them briefly talked a few other words, they hung up the phone.
The subsequent game was not too exciting, but it was Belgium's performance that made Lin Yi a little disappointed.
The eleven players on the field are all more or less famous, and their strength is also good, Lin Yi has read the information, and most of them are the main forces of their respective clubs.
But what are these people fighting together? Why did you play so badly?
For this kind of team that plays completely on individual strength, Lin Yi has never been optimistic.
Although they won the first round, after watching the first round, Lin Yi made a judgment in his heart that this team has little hope this year. (To be continued.) )