There was one thing that Sampaoli did well and did where others didn't fall short, and that was the defense against Gomez.

Gomez is a player with excellent physique, very strong impact, and good running without the ball, so when the two Chilean central defenders who are completely inferior in physical fitness meet Gomez, they will definitely suffer from fighting physically, and they will definitely not be able to block Gomez.

But Gomez as a striker, the shortcomings are also very obvious, compared to a striker of his level, stopping the ball is his biggest weakness, and his pace adjustment is not good, although a strong and flexible enough body, so that he has enough capital to make up for these shortcomings, but this is still his weakness, as long as he is choked by the opponent, it will be exposed.

If you take a closer look at Gomez's shots, you can actually find a very interesting point, that is, when he completes some difficult shots, he often loses his balance and falls to the ground, why?

Anyone can imagine that when the pace is not well adjusted, the ball suddenly comes, and in a hurry he goes out to hit the goal, and in the end, the result is a successful shot, but he falls to the ground because of his body loss of balance, and Gomez is also the reason for this, which is also the technical and mental problem he has always had.

In order to strangle Gomez in this game, Sampaoli let the two central defenders be placed around Gomez almost at any time, he calculated Gomez's flaws and shortcomings, once the ball reached his feet, immediately implement tight marking, and do not make physical contact with you, because that is Gomez's strength, they are more pressing and harassing.

Although the German team took the initiative to relinquish control after the opening, they did not play badly, and the first 15 minutes. Chile did have a high percentage of possession. However, as time went on, Chile also made more mistakes in passing and receiving the ball, which led to a decline in the quality of their possession. Germany's possession began to climb steadily, and by the time the 30-minute mark was Chile's possession of just 56.3 per cent. It's not too high, and it's a situation that the German team deliberately conceded.

In Yang Cheng's view, the situation of the German team's counterattack should have appeared a long time ago, but one of the important reasons why it was not reversed until the end of the first half was that Gomez was strangled to death by the opponent.

Without the support of the striker, the German team's attack needed to be adjusted, and Yang Cheng transferred the main attack from Gomez's hands to Thomas? In Muller's hands, he began to adjust the team's offensive tactics and switch to Thomas? Muller plays creative space. And since Chile wants to block Gomez, Yang Cheng is also willing to use Gomez to pull Chile's two central defenders.

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When the German team began to fight back, the advantage that Chile had controlled was rapidly eroding. They were starting to get a little confused.

However, the German team is clearly not prepared to give Chile time to react and a chance to readjust. They directly pressed heavily to participate in the attack, especially when Yang Cheng waved his hand. The two midfielders immediately pushed the interception zone in the midfield forward, driving the attacking phalanx in front of them to follow the forward pressure, especially the left-back Lahm almost used himself as a left wing-back.

The Germans suddenly fought back, and the Chilean players were still able to break free from the frenzy they had since the start of the game, and they still subconsciously felt that their team was in complete control of the game, and they were still a little unclear about the situation, still obsessed with their ground coordination, and still squandered passing and possession.

When Sven? After Bender stabbed out and intercepted the Chilean midfielder's horizontal pass in advance, the Chileans probably still thought that this was just an ordinary mistake and just grabbed it, so they were not afraid at all, because from the beginning to the present, the German team has been crushed by them.

The ball was at the feet of Mesut Ozil, who found Gomez with a through ball, who then withdrew from the arc of the box, with a Chilean centre-back following him and another ready to respond on Gomez's right.

Gomez didn't let the ball stop at his feet, because Yang Cheng said just now that the ball to him is a transition, to be fast, to the left side, to Thomas? Muller's feet, and he himself quickly pulled away two centre-backs after the ball transition.

Thomas? Muller didn't know when he cut from the left to the middle, and Lahm was quick to cut in on the left, acting as a left winger, attracting Chile's right wing-back to the wing, and Thomas? Muller was flanked by a midfield defender, with the German clearly in the driver's seat.

When the ball went from Ozil to Gomez, made a turn, and rolled to Thomas? In front of Muller, the German striker still had a clear prediction in his mind, with his current speed, he could get the ball in an area about 25 meters away from the goal, and this kick was not fast, because Gomez did not use force, so he could almost hit it as soon as he came up.

The only problem is the Chilean central defender, but when Gomez quickly ran to the right, the Chilean central defender was obviously interfered with by Gomez at this moment, and they couldn't make a judgment and didn't know whether they were going to block Thomas? Muller, or go with Gomez.

In this moment, Thomas? Muller cut in diagonally, and in the area about 25 meters away from the goal, the top of the penalty area is on the left, and directly picked up his right foot, and met the incoming ball is a furious shot!

The ball is like a missile, from Thomas? Muller's feet slammed into a subtle arc and the goalkeeper reacted, but the ball still went over his head and into the back of the net.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！”

"A Great World !!"

The on-site commentator hissed with great excitement, "In the 38th minute, the first half was deadlocked for more than half an hour, from Thomas? Muller's kick outside the penalty area exploded the goal of the Chilean team, 1:0! ”

Thomas? After Muller scored, he turned around and ran excitedly, waving his arms all the way, passing his teammates along the way, rushing to the corner flagpole on the sidelines, kneeling and slipping. Cheering at the German fans in the stands. Vent the excitement after the goal!

It was his fourth goal of the tournament, and although Brazil's Neymar also scored four goals, Thomas? Muller has already scored nine goals in the World Cup. This is a remarkable achievement for a professional footballer who is only 24 years old and is about to enter his prime!

The surrounding teammates pounced one after another. Will Thomas? Muller gathered in the middle, celebrating the goal and rejoicing at the scorers, including Gomez.

"It was a very sudden, but premeditated long-range shot, and we could see that Gomez was knocking on Thomas? After Muller, there was a clear pull on the opposing player, and he was fighting for Thomas? Muller pulls out the space. And even Thomas at this time? Muller didn't get up on his own feet and opted to pass to the right side, and both Gomez and Reus were able to cut in quickly. ”

"But Thomas? Muller's shot was very decisive. Very ruthless. The Chilean team didn't think of Thomas either? Muller didn't even stop the ball and shot directly with his foot. It was so sudden that the goalkeeper didn't have time to react to the goal, and the ball went in, which also created this world wave! ”

"Could it be the prettiest goal of this World Cup so far, from Thomas? Muller's long-range shot from 25 yards outside the box was brilliant! ”

This goal also completely ignited the enthusiasm of the German fans in the stands, who chanted from the stands? Muller's name to congratulate the outstanding player on opening the scoring for Germany!

Yes, maybe Thomas? Muller doesn't have the physicality of Gomez, and he doesn't have the finesse of Mesut Ozil, but he has his own strengths and characteristics, and he has excellent qualities that countless of his peers do not have, especially his shooting efficiency, and some have even compared him to Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is also one of those scorers who is not technically delicate, but is absolutely practical and more efficient, while Thomas? Muller has inherited the same qualities from Ruud van Nistelrooy in this respect, but more importantly, he is more in line with the trends of today's football, more fluid and more intelligent.

Perhaps, Thomas? Muller doesn't have as much of a threat in the box as Ruud van Nistelrooy, but having such a shortstop on the perimeter would be a huge headache for any team's defence, as they have to be on the lookout for a goal from nowhere.

Over the past few years, Thomas? Muller's progress is very obvious, now he has completed his stereotype, he is sure that he will go off the ball, his ability to have the ball will be more practical and solid, and then use his running and physical strengths to become a shortstop who lies dormant behind the striker, waiting for an opportunity!

Unexpectedly, it's Thomas? Muller's label!

It was as if this time, when the Chilean team launched a fierce attack on the German team like crazy after falling behind, as if they wanted to re-equalize the score from behind, the German team successfully broke the ball, Schweinsteiger pulled back the ball and handed the ball to the feet of Bad Stuber.

When Schweinsteiger broke the ball, Thomas? Muller had already pushed forward quickly, but this time the Chilean right wing-back was tightly wrapped around Thomas? Muller, especially when he saw Bad Stuber kick the ball behind his own defence, he chased Thomas even more? Muller.

But Thomas? Muller rushed forward quickly, he turned his head sideways to look at the flying ball, he was predicting where the ball would land, how far he would land from it, and then naturally came to mind how to adjust his pace so that he could stop the ball and kick forward at the right time when he reached the landing point.

It's a very hard part of the game, because if it's not handled well, the opposing centre-backs and full-backs will immediately pounce on the ball and clear the ball, but if they handle it well, they won't have a chance to get off the ground at all.

It is not easy to do this, it requires practicing some basic skills on weekdays, and you need to be perfect in the use and adjustment of your own pace, which needs to be carved from an early age, because once you are mature, it is undoubtedly impossible to change this when you enter your career.

Thomas? Muller thanked Yang Cheng because while he was still in Kaiserslautern, Yang Cheng's coaching staff had already started to tailor such a training method. Let him be very solid in these basic skills.

When the ball is stopped. Thomas? Muller didn't need to slow down at all, and instead of slowing down and speeding as the Chilean defenders had hoped, he continued to sprint forward at high speed. Anyone who has ever played football should know how much awareness and basic skills it takes to be able to do it.

Thomas? Muller won the ball from the left flank and cut into the box quickly, while Gomez and Reus cut into the box quickly from the middle and right. Germany's three arrows pierced the heart of Chile and drilled into the penalty area.

The Chilean goalkeeper stood on the left side of the penalty area, ready to block Thomas? Muller, but the German didn't get nervous at all, he looked at the goalkeeper calmly, skilful with the ball at his feet, and the two defenders around him couldn't easily get off unless they fouled.

That's what happens when the dribbling and the pace are just right. The opponent simply can't find the right time to kick, unless it's a foul!

One-on-one, in Thomas? Mueller sees. It's a one-on-one between him and the goalkeeper. At the same time, he is also carrying out Plan B in his mind, once the opponent's door will continue to block the angle. He made a quick stop, shook off the two defenders next to him, and passed to Reus on the right, and the ball could still be taken.

The Chilean goalkeeper has always been a weakness, and this time when he saw Thomas? As Muller approached quickly, he was a little closer to the left post in his picking, and his center of gravity was a little biased towards the side of the post, because he felt that Thomas? With defenders at his side, Muller is unlikely to opt for a shot into the far corner.

But he misjudged one thing, and that was Thomas? Muller was watching him all the time, and when he realized this, he immediately chose to push the far corner and stick to Thomas? Muller's defender could only make a move to lift his feet, but the ball was already fast away from Thomas? Muller's foot kicks out.

The latter is made with the pace of running, and the combination is just right, so it is very secretive and very sudden.

The ball went in a straight line to the left of the goalkeeper, who, despite making a save, couldn't reach it, and the ball swept past him quickly and into the right side of the net.

"Muller! Muller!! Muller!!! ”

The on-site narrator is shouting Thomas? Muller's name, he kept shouting Muller, because this is a surname full of sacred meaning for Germans, and everyone will involuntarily think of scoring goals as long as they mention Muller!

"Typical Thomas? Muller's goal, typical of the German attack! ”

"Impeccable, we can't put into words how good the German team has been in the last five minutes, none of us expected that the German team would suddenly play a crazy attack before the end of the first half, and within five minutes, two consecutive goals to take a 2-0 lead!"

"It was Thomas who scored two goals for Germany? Muller, South Africa's top scorer at the World Cup, is also the only scorer to score five goals so far in this World Cup! ”

The German fans in the stands were crazy with joy, rushing out of their seats one by one, shouting Müller's name loudly, as if they realized that after this game, the German team will be born again with a great Müller, and will rewrite a new legendary chapter for the surname Müller!

"Absolutely no one could have imagined that the German team would suddenly come out of force at the last minute!" The on-site commentator was full of amazement and said that he saw the sidelines towards Thomas? Yang Cheng, who was applauded by Muller, said, "The great Caesar, the admirable art of conducting on the spot, he completely played Chile in the palm of his hand!" ”

"Now in the game, we have begun to have reason to believe that one of the important reasons why the German team was passive at the beginning was that Yang Cheng intended to give the initiative to Chile, let Chile take the initiative to press the attack, boost Chile's momentum, and then wait for the opportunity to counterattack and attack, a goal gave Chile a slap in the face, making them completely out of control, and then caused the second goal!"

The live TV camera was given to Sampaoli, and the Argentine coach spread his hands, looking stunned and puzzled, because he didn't understand why the players would press so close when attacking, and he had already told him that the defense line must not go up when playing the German team, which is a very, very dangerous thing.

But why do some people think that their own offense, their own possession, will definitely be able to kill the powerful German team?

The only explanation is dizziness, dizziness of the mind, complete dizziness!

Suddenly, Sampaoli had a sense of weakness, he didn't know how to adjust, because he could feel that his players were clearly out of control, not calm enough, not rational enough, they were underestimating the German team!

Looking at his side, the assistant was already flushed, but he was more at a loss, because he couldn't figure out why Chile, which seemed to have an advantage just now, was suddenly scored two goals by the opponent?

Sometimes, the situation on the football field is easy to confuse, especially the conscious action of the German team, and the players who are slightly less sober and rational will be confused by them, thinking that they have an advantage, but in fact, the real game is in the hands of the German team.

We...... Lost?

Sampaoli asked himself in his heart, he didn't dare to say it, because he was the head coach of this team, and at such a time, he couldn't say such a thing, and his pride and dignity didn't allow him to say it.

But it is clear that the situation is tilting in an increasingly unfavourable direction for Chile.

Unless, at halftime, he can turn decay into magic and turn the situation around!