From the São Paulo Cotia training base, back to the Hilton Morumby Hotel, the German team, under the organization of Yang Cheng, in the hotel's cinema, chartered a new Hollywood blockbuster. [Superman: Man of Steel] produced by Nolan, this hero movie that has sold crazy all over the world.

Yang Cheng often organizes such activities, he hopes that before the competition, the players can relax and relax, and this movie is also produced and distributed by his company.

This movie is very good, it has reached a high level in terms of thinking and entertainment, although it still can't surpass Nolan's Batman Prequel II, but at least it is a very high-quality Hollywood blockbuster this year, causing this group of players to walk out of the cinema one by one after watching it.

During this period of watching the movie, they completely put down football, forgot about tomorrow's final, devoted themselves to the plot and thoughts of the movie, and got a complete relaxation, which is undoubtedly the effect Yang Cheng wants.

Seeing the players leave with a lot of discussions, Yang Cheng also walked out.

"Can you talk, Manuel?" Yang Cheng quickened his pace and walked to Neuer's side.

The latter was a little surprised in the face of the head coach's invitation, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, but seeing Yang Cheng's smiling expression, he nodded, "Of course, there is no problem, boss!" ”

"Come with me for a cup of coffee!" Yang Cheng sent out an invitation.

Neuer smiled and asked, "Can I drink it too?" ”

"Oh, I can, you can just smell the aroma!" Yang Chengyan smiled shamelessly, and walked forward directly, and Neuer was stunned behind him. Shaking his head helplessly. But he immediately followed.

There are many people in the café at night, and there are also many people who come here to drink coffee after watching movies, and Yang Cheng is the VIP of the hotel. Directly asked for a private room and took Neuer inside.

During the period of waiting for the coffee to be delivered, the two did not have the slightest conversation. They are all looking intently at the Oliveira Bridge in the distance, the Oliveira Bridge in the night and the lights, there is a beauty that cannot be seen during the day, especially the two X's in mid-air and on the ground, it seems that the X on the ground is like a reflection on the river.

The coffee was brought in, the waiter closed the door and withdrew, Yang Cheng coughed lightly, picked up the coffee, and took a sip. With a snort, he said coldly, "In the end, it is the coffee of the coffee kingdom." It smells so good! ”

Neuer looked at him as he was so drunk. The Adam's apple went up and down, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva. A little envious and jealous reminded someone, "Boss! The resentful eyes seemed to remind him that sitting opposite you can only drink boiled water, don't go too far, if you do it again, I will turn my face with you!

Yang Cheng laughed, but he didn't take it to heart, but said thoughtlessly, "What you think in your heart, you should boldly express it, just like you just now, you should have interrupted me earlier and boldly said your thoughts, even on the football field!" ”

When Neuer heard this, he could probably guess in his heart why Yang Cheng would talk to him.

Just yesterday, in an interview with Bild, Yang Cheng publicly stated that he felt Neuer still had a lot of room for improvement, although he admitted that Neuer was already one of the best goalkeepers now, but that was far from good enough.

Are you trying to tell me this? Neuer thought to himself, but didn't show much on the surface.

"Lately, some media have started comparing you to Karn, what do you think?" Yang Cheng looked at him, but his tone was calm, looking more like he was gossiping, and it was a bit like the elders were caring about the juniors.

"I'm still a long way from Kahn, and I won't pay attention to what the media says!" Neuer replied cautiously.

After hearing this, Yang Cheng sighed deeply and shook his head, as if he was not satisfied with Neuer's answer.

This makes Neuer feel strange, because Kahn is a senior, Kahn and Ballack supported this German team back then, and Kahn is also the optimus prime of the German team's defensive system, Neuer's answer, no matter from which point of view, is flawless, what is not satisfied?

"Are you always so careful?" Yang Cheng suddenly asked.

This made Neuer stunned, and he immediately did not know how to answer the question.

Am I careful? Neuer asked himself, and the answer was a resounding yes, because he had always been like this!

Yang Cheng didn't say anything, and smiled faintly, "Man is a strange animal, everyone is born with a self-protection mechanism, so almost everyone is trying to protect themselves, put on the football field, as a professional player, everyone hopes that they can not be blamed by fans and the media." ”

"It's human nature, I think!" Yang Cheng raised his head again and looked at Neuer, still with a peaceful smile on his face, "But sometimes I think again, if everyone thinks about not making mistakes and not being blamed, then who is willing to take the first step of adventure, innovation and attempt?" Who can be brave enough to take on more responsibility? ”

Yang Cheng's words made Neuer start to think deeply, because he was looking at Christopher just now? When Nolan's [Superman: Man of Steel] movie, one of the ideas conveyed in it is actually the responsibility that superheroes should bear and bear, which is very similar to the core idea conveyed by the prequel to Batman.

From this point of view, Yang Cheng's arrangement of players to watch this movie is not a whim, nor is it that the schedule is just right, but a viewing that has been prepared for a long time, even if it is not a suitable schedule, he will definitely arrange another time, because the idea of this movie is close to Yang Cheng's requirements for the current German team.

Responsibility, he needs more German internationals, brave to take on more responsibility!

"Kahn in the past, Schumacher, Ilgner, so many German goalkeepers, the closer ones are Buffon and Casillas, they all have enough courage to take on more, just like Kahn dared to say that he was responsible for set-pieces and wide crosses, so that his teammates could put more energy into other aspects."

Speaking of which. Yang Cheng looked deeply at Neuer again. "Manuel, I've always felt that you have solid goal-line skills. He has excellent upper body strength, fast movement, and is very dominant and intimidating in the small penalty area. These are all qualities that a top goalkeeper should have, but I also found a problem that your progress has been slow or even stagnant in the last two or three years! ”

When Neuer heard this, he had to admire it in his heart, because Yang Cheng was right, he had indeed not made any progress in the past two or three years, which even he knew clearly. The most intuitive manifestation is that in some key games of key games, some of his saves are always difficult to satisfy himself. It's hard to give it your all.

Just watch the national team's games. The Germans haven't conceded a goal in the past few games, so it doesn't feel like much. But look at Bayern, the one who lost the Champions League, Neuer was scored, although many people criticized Bad Stuber, but in fact, Neuer felt that he also had a big responsibility.

If he had dared to choose to attack at that time, maybe the situation would have been different, but why didn't he do it?

The reason is simple, responsibility!

If he chooses to attack and prevent the opponent from scoring, he is a hero, but if he is scored by the opponent, then he will become the number one sinner who concedes the goal, but if he does not choose to attack and not concede the goal, he is also a hero, but if he loses the ball, he does not have much responsibility, because everyone will blame the defender.

Or should I say that, from a personal standpoint, this is a very reasonable move to protect one's self.

The same behavior, in Bayern, can be seen in many games of the German national team, but some have been scored, some have not been scored, so many fans and multimedia have not paid attention to these, but Yang Cheng, as the head coach of the team, he must pay attention to this.

Speaking of this, Yang Cheng himself sighed, "I know, Manuel, I also want you to understand, I have never been criticizing you, because I know that for professional players, choosing more is equivalent to no choice!" ”

From Neuer's point of view, he finally joined Bayern and joined the giants, he was under tremendous pressure on his shoulders, and he was able to gain a foothold in front of the goal line of the giants at a young age, is it easy for him?

Looking at the young goalkeepers of all the big teams, how many have a good end? How many people are not in the limelight for a year or two, and once the state fluctuates and the grades decline, they are swept away? Is it because they are doing too poorly?

Fault, all because they have somehow become the scapegoat for the team's goals conceded and poor results!

Therefore, Neuer's choice to protect himself is actually a measure of self-protection!

But the problem is that on the court, once you have such mental baggage, it is equivalent to putting yourself in a cage, your performance will be limited, and your performance will be greatly reduced.

"I talked to you, just to tell you, I have brought a lot of excellent goalkeepers, I am full of expectations for you, but if you continue to be in your current state, then your life will always stop here, never want to break through the current bottleneck, promote to the level of Casillas, Buffon, and never reach the level of Kahn!"

"Also, what I want to tell you is that as a manager, I don't like that kind of cowardly, lack of commitment players, I appreciate you, but I appreciate the unscrupulous, daring to take responsibility, even at the expense of making mistakes because of this, I really don't want to see that one day, your performance forces me to change my appreciation of you, it is not only a loss for the German national team, but also a loss for you and me!"

Yang Cheng's words can be said to be heart-to-heart, which is also the point of view he has been communicating with the players, everyone has one to say, there are two to say, if you can talk openly and honestly, to promote understanding, that is naturally the best, if you can't accept my way of communication, then I'm sorry, it's a big deal I don't communicate with you, and you bear the loss.

Neuer knows Yang Cheng's style, and he also knows clearly that in the three years that Yang Cheng has coached the German team, many players in the team have made rapid progress, and the atmosphere in the team has also changed, becoming more harmonious and united with each other, all of which is contributed by the atmosphere promoted by Yang Cheng.

Neuer had always been confused, and he didn't know how to break through his bottleneck. Now Yang Cheng said so. He began to understand a little bit where he had struggled in the past two years.

"Boss, you think. What should I do? Neuer also looked at Yang Cheng and asked with a serious face.

Being able to ask this question, at least Yang Cheng was happy in his heart. It is also gratifying that at least it proves that the German goalkeeper is still ambitious and self-motivated, that is, he is still saved.

"In my opinion, the really top goalkeeper is not the goalkeeper who saves the whole game and performs well, but the goalkeeper who is unknown and almost invisible throughout the game!"

"Stealth?" Neuer seemed to sense what Yang Cheng meant.

"Yes. Make yourself invisible and hide into the team's overall defensive tactics because you're the goalkeeper yourself. It should be clear. In terms of visibility, the goalkeeper has the widest view on the pitch. Every move on the pitch is within the goalkeeper's line of sight, whether there is a problem with the team's defense, and which area the opponent's attack mainly hits, the goalkeeper almost knows it well. ”

"And the real top goalkeeper is never to let the opponent attack the penalty area and then make a save, but to communicate what he sees and what he thinks of to his teammates, and trust his teammates, treat his teammates as an arm that prevents the opponent from shooting, and use the defense of his teammates to stop the opponent, which is also a way for the goalkeeper to defend outside the penalty area."

"Perhaps, in this defensive state, the goalkeeper will not appear in the live camera, will not appear in the eyes of the fans, but such a goalkeeper is often the best, because his stealth is not about whether he performs well, but into the strength of the whole team."

Therefore, Yang Cheng has always been building a defensive system, and the goalkeeper is also an important part of the defensive system, when he was in Real Madrid, he asked Casillas to shout more and command his teammates to organize defense, and now he also asks Neuer to do this.

"But stealth doesn't mean you have to step back, I think players in any position on the pitch should have a sense of responsibility and dedication to sacrifice themselves, and the same goes for goalkeepers, who dare to stand up and make decisions when it matters most, even if they make mistakes because of this, even if they are stigmatized because of it, but so what?"

'Sometimes the fans are blind, they look at the game with their eyes, they look through the media reports and comments, it's hard for them to know what's going on the pitch, but the team-mates on the pitch know what you've done, and when you need it, they're going to sacrifice for you."

"I often say that if a team can really do it, every player has a strong sense of responsibility, a dedication to sacrifice for other teammates, and trust each other, then the team will never be invincible!"

When he said this, Yang Cheng looked at Neuer, "I often say that really great top players, they always know clearly that their strength is based on the strength of the whole team, and the goalkeeper is the same, and he has not been able to swim outside the team as a whole!" ”

Yang Cheng's words, there are many truths in them, Neuer understands, but from Yang Cheng's mouth, it is particularly convincing, and it also makes him hesitate in his heart, and finally show courage and determination to make a key decision.

Sometimes, people who are confused are not because they don't know how to go, but because they are really confused, precisely because they know how to go, but they don't dare to go, and they don't have the courage.

Neuer's confusion is actually the same, and Yang Cheng is his most convincing head coach, so when Yang Cheng told him that you should go this way, he finally convinced himself, mustered up the courage, let go of the hesitation in his heart, and resolutely walked out.

Yang Cheng looked at Neuer's expression, he knew in his heart that his saliva and heart-to-heart remarks were not in vain after all, he believed that Neuer was powerful, the key was that he always had a tangle in his heart, and he couldn't let it go, which greatly limited his play.

In this game of Spain, the German team should narrow the width of the team's defense, give up the side to Spain to attack, and focus on strangling Spain's side cut, I believe that there will be a lot of side crosses at that time.

In the German team's central defenders, Bad Stuber still needs to improve in terms of heading, although Hummels is good, but after all, it is not enough insurance, but he is a goalkeeper who can use his hands in the box, has a great advantage in this regard, if he can inspire Neuer's fighting spirit and determination, let him play the dominance of the high ball in the box, he believes it will be of great help to this game.

This is why he spent so much time talking to Neuer before the game, wasting so much saliva to stimulate his fighting spirit and courage, he is convinced that with Neuer's strength, as long as he puts down the hesitation in his heart, he can play a better strength and state than now.

As a head coach, no one knows his players better than Yang Cheng!

After thinking about it, Neuer put down a big stone in his heart, smiled slightly and exhaled, and looked at Yang Cheng, "I know what to do, boss, don't worry, I won't let you down!" ”

Yang Cheng also opened Neuer's heart knot with the same gratifying smile, he had already achieved his goal, and nodded: "Then I will rest assured that I will hand over all the high balls in the big forbidden area to you, and you must not give me invisibility when the time comes!" ”

After hearing this, Neuer laughed and nodded incessantly, looking full of confidence!