While Yang Cheng and Benitez were agonizing over how the match between Germany and Italy would be played, Italian coach Prandelli and his assistant Piin were also repeatedly watching the video of the German team in the office.

Like all opponents, intelligence is also very important to Prandelli, although his intelligence team is not as large as Yang Cheng's, and many things are not as advanced as Yang Cheng, but they are also as perfect as possible, which makes him have the same amount of relevant information about the German team at hand.

But Prandelli faced the German team, and he also had his own worries, that is, how would Yang Cheng arrange his tactics?

In terms of quality, the current German team is actually not so good in terms of individual quality, or rather, the young German internationals have not yet achieved convincing individual results, but they have been able to play as a team and have shown amazing quality, especially since the start of the European Championships.

Looking at the entire European Championship, the only team that dared to play against Spain, and after losing to Spain, followed by successive victories over Portugal, France and the Czech Republic, the overall strength of the current German team cannot be underestimated.

"At present, the most troublesome weapon of the German team is not actually the strength of the players of this team, but the on-the-spot command and targeted arrangement of their head coach Yang Cheng!" Prandley also spoke of this opponent with admiration.

When Yang Cheng was at Inter Milan, they had a competition, and he admired Yang Cheng's coaching ability very much. Now that the two are going to face each other, this makes him feel a huge pressure, and he believes that it is not only him, but anyone in today's football who meets Yang Cheng. There will be pressure.

It's not because Yang Cheng's fame and influence are too great, but because of his unpredictable use of soldiers.

From the first game of the European Cup against Spain, Yang Cheng's use of troops has almost been constantly adjusting and changing. However, the overall strength and combat effectiveness of the German team have not been affected by this at all, and the team is getting stronger and stronger. Each game is getting better and better, and the overall tactics are getting better and better.

Anyone who follows the German team can feel that the team has taken advantage of the rapid growth and improvement of this year's European Championships, and they are good at learning from each game and improving on their shortcomings.

Yes, it's an immature team, but the problem is that he's immature, so he doesn't show a kind of maturity like Spain because he's immature. But every game is improving, so they have something new to show every game that catches you off guard.

"In the final analysis, Yang Cheng's tactical sense of smell is too sharp!" Piin sighed and sighed helplessly, "Playing the Czech Republic, the German team exposed some problems, but we didn't know it. How much Yang Cheng can improve, and what kind of tactics will he use to play this semi-final, this makes us have no idea where to start! ”

Prandley laughed when he heard this, if it weren't for that. How could he admire Yang Cheng?

"Since we can't figure it out, it's better for us to just stick to our own things!"

Piin thought for a moment and nodded, "I also think that the German team will probably think the same way, Tony?" Kloss is a strange soldier in Yang Cheng's hands, but against the Czech Republic can play a role, play us, not necessarily, and Hummels is out due to injury, how to defend Cassano and Balotelli, this should be the focus of Yang Cheng's attention. ”

These two bad boys don't just pull out to get right, they are both the kind of strikers who are very good at pulling the side to catch the ball, and one of Prandelli's important tactics is to play diagonal attack, let a striker pull to the side, receive Pirlo's diagonal long pass, and then kill back to the middle from the side to create a threat.

Both Balotelli and Cassano were able to show their technical characteristics in such offensive tactics. …,

"If we continue with that set of tactics, we're going to cut off Khedira, or Sven? The link between Bender and Schweinsteiger, with De Rossi, Montolivo and Marchisio pressing up, creates space for Pirlo behind him. ”

When Piin heard this, his brows furrowed, and he secretly substituted Yang Cheng's thoughts, "He must also be able to think of this, he will definitely target Pirlo, what will we do when the time comes?" ”

"When we have the ball, let Montolivo drop back to pick up Pirlo, share the defensive pressure on Pirlo, and don't give them a chance to contain Pirlo!" Prandley's countermeasures were also swift.

In his tactical system, Pirlo is definitely the most important player in the Italian team, as long as Pirlo can get the space to play his strength normally, then Prandelli has a lot of confidence to be able to compete with the German team, and even cut the German team down, the latter's diagonal long pass, with Cassano and Balotelli in front of the bad, Italy's set of offensive counterattack mode can definitely make all opponents feel a headache.

And don't forget, even if you can't achieve results on the side, at least you can pull the opponent's defense and create opportunities and space for De Rossi, Montolivo and others, especially De Rossi, this player's ability to pull back is not covered.

"There's another big problem, and that's Ram!" Piin pointed to the left-back on the German team's tactical map, "Lahm can be said to be the only player in the German team who can extend the width of the attack, and Yang Cheng has always trusted Lahm to step forward to participate in the attack, can we take advantage of this in reverse?" ”

I have to say that Piyin's expression when he laughs at this moment is really obscene, this guy is obviously excited that his team can beat Yang Cheng, because that is Yang Cheng, who is almost a god-like figure in the coaching field, who doesn't want to fight him, or even kill him?

The full-back attack has always been a double-edged sword, and the forward attack can indeed play a big role in promoting the attack, but the problems left behind after the forward insertion are also huge, and for a team like Italy, which often plays diagonal, it is even more risky and dangerous.

Jérôme? Boateng has made a big mistake against Spain in the opening game of the European Championship. So far, the performance of this cup has been quite good, and it has been steady, and the old problem of lack of concentration has also changed a lot. So Prandelli also thinks, hit Jerrome? On Boateng's side, the effect is not very obvious.

On the contrary, it is Ram's side. Attacking from the left was the source of the German team's attack. If this can be used to play behind Lahm, it may be able to achieve miraculous results, and Hummels' absence is bound to bring a hidden danger to the German team's central defence, which is Italy's chance...... One of the most mysterious matchups in the history of football!

That's the feeling on the minds of all journalists who want to watch Germany and Italy train at their training grounds, as both teams have taken an incredible approach to training behind closed doors, keeping all journalists and media out of the training ground. Even voyeurism doesn't give you a chance to peek.

"What the hell are Yang Cheng and Prandley doing?" This was the next day's wonder from the world's major newspapers.

Operationally, Italy's closed training camp is more convenient because they originally train on a more formal training ground, which makes it easier for them to stop reporters, but the German team is not.

The German team's training ground is on the side of the road, which is much lower than the road, and you can overlook the entire training ground from the road, although there were police officers guarding it. But it is still easy for the pervasive reporters to disguise themselves to spy on the military and expose some things on the training ground. …,

But this time, sorry, the German team erected a whole row of thick black curtains directly on the road of the training ground through the city of Gdansk. Unless you're going to make a hole in the veil, you won't be able to see what's going on in the training ground.

However, whenever the German team was training, there was always a group of police officers stationed around the training ground, and if a stranger approached, they would treat each other as if they were spies, and if they got a little close to the veil, they would immediately say something to drive them away, and even the locals would not let them approach, let alone outsiders.

This undoubtedly made it difficult for anyone who wanted to spy on the German team.

Yang Cheng in this European Cup, almost every game in the arrangement of the lineup, everyone is also very interested in his tactical adjustment, fans around the world are speculating about his game tactics against Italy, but it is obvious that he is not ready to announce it to the public, because he does not want his painstaking tactics to be exposed in advance.

But the more the two managers played dumb riddles, the more intense the speculation from the outside world became, and many TV stations have also produced corresponding programs, inviting some famous coaches to comment on and analyze the main tactics of the two teams.

Former German head coach Jurgen Klinsmann mentioned the crucial point in his analysis of the match between Germany and Italy is how the German team will break the tight grip of the midfield of Montolivo, Marchisio, De Rossi and Andrea Pirlo, and he believes that only by breaking through this will they have a chance to win against Italy.

England coach Roy Hodgson, who had just been eliminated from the European Championship by Italy, took the initiative, "If you want to contain Italy's attack, you must do everything possible to isolate Pirlo, and only by doing this can you have a chance to beat Italy." ”

It should be said that Klinsmann and Hodgson agreed on the same opinion, but how to do this, the opinions given were varied, and many of them even put forward some opinions that were impossible to achieve and could only exist theoretically, all of which were of no use to the German team.

However, it was also revealed that Yang Cheng had made a commitment to the German Football Association in advance, believing that with the team's current state, it was bound to win the championship in the European Cup, so the celebration could be prepared in advance, so the Football Association has begun to study where to arrange the place to celebrate the championship, after all, this is the first major championship of the German team in more than ten years, and it will definitely cause a crazy celebration in China.

The news was sent out, and the whole world was in an uproar, and the chairman of the German Football Association, Nilsbach, immediately stood up and denied it, "Yang Cheng has not said anything to me about winning the championship, he is now all his energy on playing Italy in the semi-finals, and he even told me that I must prepare for the worst, because Italy is strong and excellent!" ”

Nilsbach's words once again caused a great deal of repercussions. If what he said is true, it means that Yang Cheng is pessimistic about the future of the team, does that mean that he does not have much confidence in the semi-finals?

Until the 26th, before the team left the station. In accordance with UEFA regulations, the national team held a press conference, which attracted numerous journalists to the scene. The temporary press center of the German team was crowded, and everyone was waiting to get the latest news from Yang Cheng's mouth...... Is Germany a curse to beat Italy? ”

When the reporter asked this question. Yang Cheng smiled, "For me, the spell itself is meant to be broken, and although it looks ancient, lasting for more than half a century, I don't think it's a terrible thing. ”

Yang Cheng's answer was as confident as ever, as if just now, a reporter asked how to keep an eye on Pirlo. He said that it was impossible for Pirlo to keep an eye on him, and there was a kind of confidence in his speech and demeanor, which made people feel that he seemed to have his own set of opinions and ideas about how to limit Pirlo. …,

This can't help but remind many people of the second game of the group stage against Portugal, when the German team did not arrange someone to guard Xiao Xiaoluo, but the superstar did not perform much in this game, and Portugal was sent out of the European Championship by the German team.

This time. Will history repeat itself?

"Mr. Yang Cheng, some people say that Germany was born for the tournament, but Italy was born to beat the German team in the tournament, and we have counted them. Do you think it's a coincidence that the premise for Germany to do well in the tournament or win the tournament is to bypass Italy in the group and draw? ”

Yang Cheng smiled, "I don't know about this, maybe there is a certain reason in it, but I don't think this can have much impact on us, the most recent matchup was in the 06 World Cup, but that is far away from us, many players are no longer in the team, I believe we have enough strength to beat the opponent." ”

"However, you have to admit that Italy's form is getting better and better, we have analyzed Italy's past major tournament experience, as long as they can qualify for the group stage, often the later the schedule, the better the state and combat effectiveness, so some people say, Italy's group stage is people, semi-finals are gods, are you afraid?" A reporter asked with a smile.

Yang Cheng nodded, "When you say that, I'm a little scared." After saying that, he couldn't help but laugh himself, as if he was joking, not at all affected by the data and the past history.

He had checked Italy's all-time records and had a clear picture of the characteristics of the Italian team, but he didn't think it was evidence that Italy could beat Germany, because it didn't prove anything at all.

"But someone broke the news that you practiced defensive tactics in training and practiced penalty kicks, didn't you?"

Yang Cheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he smiled and nodded incessantly, "Yes, that's right, you know everything, why do you want to ask me?" I'm sure the guy who broke the news must have told you everything, we did practice defense and penalties, you guessed it! ”

But no matter how you look at it, his expression doesn't look like he's guessed, but more like he's ridiculing and teasing the other party.

"Mr. Yang Cheng, how do you evaluate this German team, and where are your best chances and chips against Italy?" A German journalist stood up seriously and asked.

This question attracted Yang Cheng's attention, and he began to answer it seriously, instead of being suspicious as before.

'I think Italy have their own strengths and we have our own strengths, and the quality of the players aside, we have a very good mix of players with two different characteristics in each position, which allows us to combine different tactical combinations and allow us to better reflect our strengths and weaknesses.

"It doesn't matter who our opponent is, whether it's Italy or Spain, it doesn't matter to me, the important thing is that our players can have enough confidence and show our quality and characteristics on the field, as long as we can play better than our opponents and play to our strengths, then no matter how strong the opponent is, it will be difficult to beat us."

"I have to remind the players, to remind all the fans, that football is never a game that can be won by quality, if that's the case, then Spain don't have to play, just take the championship back, so what's so good about football? What else to look forward to? ”

Yang Cheng's words have also been recognized by many fans present, the fun of football is precisely that every minute of his game is full of chance, although there is a certain inevitability in the accident, but the accident breaks the inevitability, determines the outcome and direction of the game.

"Finally, I want to say that I am very confident against Italy and I believe that if we play our characteristics and play our strengths, we will have a chance to beat them!"

But obviously, there are still many people who are skeptical of Yang Cheng's words, not only because Prandelli also said that he was confident of defeating Germany, but also because Yang Cheng also said that he was confident of defeating his opponent before playing Spain, but in the end he lost to Spain, and now many people are worried that history will repeat itself.

And it's really hard to say about the curse, especially this kind of curse that has lasted for more than half a century, and it is possible to put heavy psychological pressure on the players, causing them to be unable to let go of their hands and feet to play their talents and strengths on the playing field.

This should also be the most worrying for everyone, including Yang Cheng's coaching staff, so after arriving in Warsaw, they began to formulate a series of plans to relieve the pressure of the players, hoping that they can not go to the football field with pressure, but the effect depends on the players' own adjustments.

One thing is for sure, with Spain already on the verge of winning, the battle between Italy and Germany has become the most eye-catching clash in the semi-finals! (To be continued) RQ