Chapter 216: Qualifiers, against Iceland
Edward Gale, the old man, kept muttering unscientific in his mouth, so he didn't stop until the end of the game, this game, on the whole, Bochum won was still very thrilling, and Cottage, a mid-table team, brought a lot of trouble to Bochum.
The Cottages players were very depressed to find that their home coach was magical, eh, this is unlucky, it won't be a game and lose and scare him stupid, it's impossible, he's an experienced head coach, it's not scientific.
On this day, the sky was gray for Ivbus, on this day, the fans at the Friendship Stadium were quiet, on this day, they lost to Bochum, on this day, their manager went insane, all of the above are rare in 10,000 years, especially the last one.
Nie Huan and the others didn't know what happened to the head coach of Cottages, they left without attending the press conference after the game, which embarrassed the press officer and prepared for a game in vain.
After playing Cottage Bs, Bochum continued his winning streak, while Nie Huan also won the Player of the Month, and Malen won the Coach of the Month, and a month passed.
The league side is over, and the rest of the matches are also going on in an orderly manner, and the League Cup side continues to play on the bench.
And the result is also a very easy victory over the opponent and advanced to the next round, but the next round may be the end, because from the next round there will basically be no Bundesliga-level teams, basically it will be the Bundesliga-level, so continue to respond to this lineup, and the outcome will be obvious.
Germany, for their part, are also preparing for the second round of European Championship qualifying, which will be Heynckes' first test since taking charge. Why is it a quiz, because this opponent is really not very strong. This time their opponent is Iceland.
Compared to several other Nordic countries, the Icelandic team is relatively average. The most famous star in their team is Gudjohnsen, and Nie Huan has always regarded this product as Danish.
Heynckes called up a large number of young players this time, and in addition to Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Mertesacker and Thomas Lynn were also named in the national team squad.
Collin and Kennedy, on the other hand, were unfortunately not selected, but as long as they perform well, it is only a matter of time before they are selected for the national team.
In addition to these young players, Jeremes was not selected for the national team squad this time because he was injured unexpectedly in a league game.
There was no interception from him in the middle of this game. I don't know if anyone else can do it, which is why Heynckes will transfer Schweinsteiger and them.
The current formation of the German team is 3412, which is not very different from the Worrall period, but the only difference is that Nie Huan appears in the central defender position, his two partners are Lahm and Mertesacker, Link and LaMelo are placed on the bench, and the four people in the midfield are Hamann and Frijns. Schneider and Schweinsteiger, the reason why Schweinsteiger was chosen, Heynckes just watched the match between Bochum and Bayern, in that game. Schweinsteiger's defense impressed him with his defense, and although he lost the game in the end, his strength was recognized.
The front three are still Ballack, Jankel and Klose. At present, Klose is the top scorer in the league with 20 goals in six league games, and the second place Litmanen and Totti will surpass Klose combined.
This season has been one of Klose's explosions. The Bundesliga Red Devils are currently in the top three of the league under his leadership, with Borussia Dortmund in the league. Schalke and other old powerhouses have been left behind.
And Stuttgart's new star Mario Gomez has performed quite well this season, but the cooperation between the Gestapo and Klose is really tacit, so the national team does not have his place, and if he sits on the bench, it will be a waste of time.
Compared to Worrall, Heynckes is very detailed, every run, and the defense is meticulous, really down to the fingertips.
The players were uncomfortable at first, but after a week of intensive training, they gradually developed this feeling, and Heynckes was pleased that the guys did not let him down.
After a week of training, the new squad also had a tacit understanding with each other, and the players looked very calm when they went away to Iceland.
But when they arrived in Iceland, the players didn't seem to be able to calm down anymore, why, because of the cold, Iceland is almost the coldest place in Europe, and the German team players are shivering from the cold, but under such harsh conditions, Heynckes still has to let the players warm up the training.
This is one of the things that professional players have to go through, and that is the weather, not everywhere is cloudless, the wind is beautiful, and there are many times when you have to face the test of rain, snow, and even hail, and football matches are really not just about technical aspects.
And the Icelandic players are all calm and relaxed, they were born here, they are more accustomed to this kind of ghost weather, seeing the various embarrassments of the German team players, the head coach of Iceland showed a knowing smile, yes, that's it, his opportunity has come.
In the state of the weather, the German team is not able to play 100% strength, if this is the case, then the game is really difficult to say, although Germany is the world champion, but in the face of this bad weather and fierce confrontation, if the players can still stand, it is really a very powerful thing, it will also be out of the scope of human beings.
Although the weather was bad, there were still a lot of people who came to watch the game, and the whole stadium was full of bustling fans, most of whom came to cheer for the Icelandic team.
Gudjohnsen, who is still at Chelsea this season, was still the core and main force of the team with Hasselbaink in the previous season, but with the arrival of Abu, Anelka, Del Vecchio, and Kanu were brought in, so that they were originally the main force and were demoted to substitutes.
This season's Chelsea belongs to Anelka, a club cancer that has truly redeemed itself at Chelsea. And he also keeps Chelsea on the side of Manchester United at the moment.
Despite this, Gudjohnsen remains the undisputed heart of the Iceland squad. He was unconvinced, he was unwilling. He is desperate to prove himself, and this match against Germany is a good opportunity to prove himself.
Iceland and Scotland drew in the last round of qualifying, so this match is crucial as Scotland play the Faroe Islands, who are considered to be the weakest opponents in the group.
As soon as the game started, the Icelandic team took advantage of the weather and began to attack the German team, especially Gudjohnsen. He was quite active in this game, and he kept causing trouble for the German team in the front court, but it didn't seem to be of any use, because Nie Huan in this game was really quite stable, although the other nine people of the German team played very average.
Gudjohnsen is a first-class attacker, which is undeniable, so Nie Huan did not fight him one-on-one in this game, as a first-class attacker, there are basically no special shortcomings. So the body is no exception.
Although Ram and Mertesacker were shaken to the ground by him, Nie Huan was in front of Lyman. Opposite him, he couldn't get the last shot on goal.
This made him very mad, and it can be seen from this that Heynckes has done a lot of preparation before the game.
The reason why LaMelo is not used but Nie Huan is not because LaMelo is not as strong as Nie Huan. But if it is a ninety-minute game, LaMelo can't fully focus on the opponent, but Nie Huan can.
The Germans have no shortage of attacking points. There is also no shortage of organizational points, whether it is Barak. Both Hamann and Klose can share some of the pressure on their team-mates in terms of organization. Make some trouble for your opponents.
In fact, in fullback, Ram's partnership with Metzelder is the best choice, but this guy doesn't know why, the state is very average, and in the end Heynckes still chose Mertesacker and let Metzeld go.
The game was stalemate, although the Icelandic team's offensive was very strong, but in front of Nie Huan, all this seemed to be really useless, Gudjohnsen had no chance to play at all, and the other people's scoring ability was hateful.
The game reached the thirtieth minute of the first half, Nie Huan faced Gudjohnsen, this thing actually chose a Cruyff to turn around in the face of Nie Huan, he turned it himself, but the ball was cut off by Nie Huan invisibly, and then directly with the ball is to advance the counterattack, this is the first counterattack of the German team in this game, after half an hour of confrontation, the other players gradually warmed up.
Nie Huan is a kind of art and elegance with the ball, he is not as calm and relaxed as Zidan, nor is he as aura as Inzaghi, nor as majestic as Balak, but if you want to break through for those defensive players, who is the most unwilling to defend, 90% of people will choose Nie Huan.
Nie Huan's advancement with the ball does not rely on speed, not impact, but the time difference again and again, every move he makes, you look full of loopholes, but when you go out to steal, you find that there is no attack at all, which is really a very painful thing.
The players in Iceland are experiencing this kind of egg pain, since they can't stop Nie Huan's breakthrough, then pull him down, a player rushed from behind Nie Huan, and then stretched out his hand to pull back, but at this time, Nie Huan seemed to have long eyes in the back of his head, facing that pull, he just stepped forward, and then accelerated suddenly, so that the other party was empty.
Such fouls did not stop Nie Huan, which means that the game can really come to an end, Nie Huan came to the vicinity of the penalty area, and the Icelandic players are in a very standard position, basically there is no chance to shoot.
Nie Huan did not force the attack, but passed the ball to the penalty area, and there were several German players in the penalty area at this time.
The Icelandic centre-back pestered Klose as a result of a big man who rose into the air and directed the ball into the far corner in front of the Icelandic goalkeeper.
The Icelandic goalkeeper, with all his strength, to save the ball, but there is no way to roll the ball into the gate on his fingertips, at this moment the Icelandic goalkeeper is really resentful, if his finger can increase by one centimeter, then the result will be completely different, one second heaven, one second hell.
The whole stadium froze, and then there was a lot of boos, and the Gestapo Yankel came to the Icelandic fans very arrogantly, and then stretched out his middle finger and pointed it downwards at once, and the whole stadium suddenly boiled.
This middle finger is really arrogant, and from time to time there are confetti thrown out of the court, and there are even a few small stones.
The referee came over and gave the other party a yellow card without hesitation, and the spectators who had just messed around and threw things were also cleared out of the stands, the game gimmick is really getting more and more sufficient, Germany is the boss of Northern Europe, whether it is football or anything, this is also the other countries of Northern Europe which inevitably have a sour taste.
Yankel's middle finger this time was not calm, but the opponent was indeed a little excessive, in this game, as long as the German team got the ball, they booed, and even abused, Yankel gave them the middle finger just a report and a report.
Yankel was booked, the extremists were taken away, and the game could continue.
At this stage of the competition, there is really nothing to hide anymore, everything that should be tested has been tested, and now it is time to verify.
Iceland's offensive is coming again, but this time the German team seems to have confidence in the players, and is no longer frightened at the beginning.
Iceland's three-plate axe is not small, but the movement is much smaller than before, not that their power has declined, but the German team has begun to gradually adapt to this rhythm, and when they adapt, Iceland's team advantage is gone.
Goodjohnsen was very depressed in this game, every time he ran the position, he was either caught by Nie Huan or destroyed by Nie Huan, and even sometimes, Nie Huan appeared in a very special position, and that position was the position he wanted to run to.
The Icelandic team couldn't hold their breath, and the German team was so big in the midfield, it was really a headache, but in the face of the German team, they had no way out, they could only continue to fight, and there might be a chance to fight, but if they didn't fight, there was no chance at all.
The first half was almost over, and the Iceland team was still trying to equalize the score, but now the German team really showed their strength, and it was really difficult for them to equalize.
Goodjohnsen didn't take the initiative to catch the ball, but Nie Huan was still following him, as if he was the only one in the Iceland team, and he really wanted to cry without tears.
※※※ (To be continued.) )