1001 Godfather of German football

Bild: There is a spirit called perseverance!

The game against Brazil was regarded by countless people as the most dreary game of this Confederations Cup, although the German team finally defeated Brazil 2-0, but the scene was ugly, the process was clumsy, and it was indeed not at all like the strong dialogue that two of the world's top teams should deduce.

However, in the course of this game, there are also many details that make people feel satisfied and missed.

The first one I want to bring up is Sven? Bend!

Perhaps, when many people mention Sven? Bender, the first picture that comes to mind is defense, indeed, the role of this midfielder in the overall tactical system of the national team is defense, but it is also defense, Sven? Bender, however, is always interpreting his role again and again, and he proves that his success is not accidental!

The scene that memorized me the most was when Brazil fought back in the second half, facing the world footballer of the year Kaka one-on-one. Bender didn't give up when he had already been overtaken, he chose to chase back, he held on to the end, and blocked Kaka's way into the box at the edge of the box.

There are a lot of players in the game, and once the enemy crosses his defensive zone, he chooses to let it go, because it's not in his defensive area anymore, but there is also a group of players who deserve respect, and they choose to do more, give more, Sven? Bender undoubtedly falls into the latter category.

The final foul was decisive and resolute, and he should not be blamed, but should be appreciated!

And immediately after, Hulk's corner kick concentrated his body, and everyone could easily feel how powerful the shot was when they heard the muffled sound of that powerful shot, but after bearing such a blow head-on. Polite? Bender, however, still chose to poke the ball to his teammate in the first place. sounded the clarion call for the team's counterattack.

I didn't follow the ball, I saw Sven? Bender, he fell to his knees on the grass. I was moved to bend over because of the pain and hit my head on the turf. An urge to cry, because I could feel that everything he had just done was done by enduring the pain in his body.

I wonder if Germany's goal to break the deadlock is to be rewarded for merit, then, Sven? Bender should definitely come first, because without him, I can't imagine a comeback.

After the game, I told our newspaper reporters. Ask Sven? Bender, when asked about this kick, he smiled and shook his head as if he didn't care. It doesn't hurt anymore. When I came back, our correspondent told me. From Sven? In Bender's smile, he saw joy, and he was happy that someone was aware of his dedication and dedication.

My best friend, Yang Cheng, has repeatedly emphasized that a team that will always have only stars will never win, because behind the shining aura of stars, there must be a group of unknown people behind them to support them, Sven? Bender is undoubtedly the unknown man in this German team.

Yang Cheng said after the game that the warning brought by the success of the German team is that the victory of football as a whole!

I think, he knows it, he understands Sven? Bender's role, but he can't comment on Sven alone? Bender, although he must have praised his most important midfielder in private on more than one occasion, he can't say that in public because he knows that his every word could cause unnecessary problems for the player.

What do I like about Sven? Bender, not because of how great his skills are, but because of his persistence, this humility, and his silent dedication and dedication to the team!

The second thing that impressed me was that I saw a German team that was mature, patient, and knew how to persevere, and would never give up until the end!

Brazil's tactics in this game were conservative, or perhaps even extremely ugly, and Scolari never boasted that he was an artistic manager, and he also took winning as his only pursuit, so he didn't mind what tactics he used.

After watching the first half, I was worried, I was worried that this German team would collapse? With the opponent's stubborn pressing and pressing, and under the harassment and influence of the opponent's non-stop small movements, will there be players who can't help but get angry?

I'm glad that they didn't, but with one attack after another, with continuous efforts, they finally defeated the Brazilian team!

In the post-match interviews with the players, I noticed that several players mentioned the dressing room, and although we don't know exactly what happened in the dressing room, we can find something from what the players are saying.

Schweinsteiger said that this game has made us more mature, made us more responsible, and more persistent, because we used to be overly dependent, like a child, but after this game, we will all learn to be brave and take responsibility, as a head coach, and share it with our teammates.

Rahm said that at halftime, many people thought the game was over, they all started to complain and start to be irritable, but they were used to it, and the leader didn't say anything, which calmed us all down, and also made us full of hope for the second half, full of desire to win!

I met Ballack after the game and I smiled and asked the former national team captain what the hell was going on in the dressing room.

Barak replied to me with a smile, nothing!

I wanted to beat him, but I couldn't, because maybe nothing really happened, or maybe it was just this group of young players who had matured in an instant, just like a man who suddenly realizes that he should take on more and more important responsibilities after the birth of his child.

But there is no doubt that I clearly feel that Yang Cheng's team is constantly changing.

If before the 2012 European Cup, Yang Cheng still had great hopes that the German team would be able to play a hearty attack, then the loss to Spain in the first game of the European Cup made Yang Cheng clearly realize that this hope is based on the sky, so he gave up his unrealistic delusions and chose defensive counterattack tactics that are more in line with the national conditions of German football.

Open active anti-anti-anti. This is a set of tactics tailored by Yang Cheng for the German team. Since then, the German team's tactical style has changed dramatically, and they have made it all the way from the group of death to the final. In the end, they defeated Spain, and the concept of fan defense caused a huge response in football circles around the world.

Even now, that European Championship final is still regarded by countless managers as a classic matchup that changed the defensive concept of football. The defensive system played by the German team in this game has been learned and borrowed by countless people.

But now, we can clearly see that the German team is further strengthening the team's offensive cooperation and tactics on the premise of stable defense, diagonal attack, high penetration and advancement, and forward forward insertion on the side, and the German team's offensive routines are constantly improving and changing.

I have a copy of the data on hand. In this Confederations Cup, the proportion of shots from inside the box of the German team reached 59.4%, which proves that the German team is more interested in completing the last shot in the box. This has resulted in the highest percentage of shots on goal among eight teams. Higher than Spain.

Also, if we analyze the progress of the ball as a statistic. Germany so far leads any team with 56 advances, while their 64.5 per cent success rate is also the highest of any team, and their 27 long balls are also the first.

I don't know how to describe a team that is unbreakable, varied and unpredictable, but I can be sure that this German team is definitely stronger and more intimidating than the one who won the European Championships!

Fifteen years ago, Yang Cheng's youth training program in Germany had just begun to be implemented, and even Yang Cheng and Beckenbauer and others had never expected that German football would be rapidly emerging with this sweeping reform, and the style would gradually be lost.

15 years later, it was Yang Cheng who led this national team to win the European Cup, laid the foundation of a strong team, and now led the team to show amazing progress and strength in the Confederations Cup, showing a new style of German football.

What has caused all this is the unremitting efforts of all German football people in the past 15 years, and it is also the result of Yang Cheng's continuous supervision and reminder of German football in the past 15 years, and the result of Yang Cheng leading the national team to always adhere to its own path and constantly improve and enhance its own strength in the past few years.

In 2010, after Yang Cheng took charge of the national team, he stated that he would hit the World Cup championship in 2014!

Today, 3 years later, we see hope!

Persistence created the strength of German football in those years, and it is bound to create the great revival of German football in the future!

And Yang Cheng, whether he can win the Confederations Cup or not, whether he can lead the team to the World Cup in the future, he will leave his own strong mark in the history of German football and become the greatest coach in the history of German football and the most far-reaching head coach in German football!

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The front-page headline of the Bild newspaper caused a great deal of repercussions in German football and around the world.

Maybe many people think that the German team is boring to play Brazil, but there are also many people who have seen the transformation of the German team from this game, at least this team has seen hope and confidence in the strong dialogue for the first time.

It's a pity that Yang Cheng, who is in Brazil, didn't watch this report, and after he led the team to play the match with Brazil against El Salvador, he asked Ballack and Paulo? Bayer returned to São Paulo with the team for a training camp, while he and Benitez traveled north to Recife to watch the match between Ivory Coast and Uruguay.

Veteran Didier Drogba fought hard because it could be his last tournament, but unfortunately, Uruguay came out on top, and finally eliminated Ivory Coast 2-1 thanks to goals from Cavani and Suarez, and successfully qualified from the group.

As a result, the list of matchups for the semi-finals is out, with Brazil meeting Spain and Germany meeting Uruguay.

After completing all the group stages on the 23rd, the first semi-final will be played on the evening of the 26th, with Germany luckier than Uruguay as they played a day early. You can get an extra day off. The match will be played in Bero Horizonte.

"I didn't expect that our opponent would still be Uruguay!" Yang Cheng after watching the game. On the way back, he shook his head with a smile because Germany and Uruguay had played a warm-up match before the game.

Let's be honest, though. This warm-up game is of little significance to the tactical investigation of both sides, because no one is doing their best in the warm-up game, and everyone is using this warm-up game to run in the team and adjust the state, so the performance of both teams in the warm-up game is of no use, and the key is to see the performance of both sides in the official match of the Confederations Cup.

"When I go back, I'll ask the think tank to send the report right away!" Benitez nodded.

Against Brazil, when Germany faced Hulk's free-kick, Di Palma immediately proposed to put the wall higher. And don't show the gaps, these are the data provided by the think tank before the game, and they found that Hulk is not good at this kind of high-arc free-kick. They all won with powerful volleys.

In this case. The German team's human wall and defense were arranged in a targeted manner, and sure enough, Hulk's free kick was directly blocked.

Sometimes. The result of the competition is through the accumulation of a lot of details in the process, and finally piled up.

"The three strikers of the Uruguayan team are all excellent, and the trident is still there!" Yang Cheng said with envy.

Forlan, Edinson Cavani and Suarez, the three strikers are very close in attack, they work well with each other, and they all have strong scoring ability and individual ability, which is undoubtedly the sharpest weapon in the Uruguay team.

On the other hand, looking at the current situation of the German team, the strikers are Klose and Gomez, of which the latter is not quite in line with Yang Cheng's tactics, which has to be said to be a big pity, and Klose is also a lot older now.

If Yang Cheng can have Cavani in his hands at this time, then he is convinced that the German team's attack will be on a higher level than it is now, and the glory period of the German team will be longer.

Cavani is a well-rounded, tall striker, but he is fast, has a wide range of movement, a wide deterrent area for his shots, and a hard toe, but he is a well-rounded striker, whether it is as a center forward, he can do it with his back to the ball, or to cut forward to grab points, and he is very active in pulling and running, and he is also excellent in counter-attacking on the spot.

Such a striker is a huge help to any team's attack, especially for a team like Germany that lacks strikers, but it's a pity that Yang Cheng can't use the transfer fee now, it's a pity!

"Have you noticed that Uruguay's midfield is poorly organized, and the ball advancement is more done by the forwards retreating to the midfield!" After thinking for a while, Benitez asked Yang Cheng.

Yang Cheng nodded, "It's natural, the midfielder can't pass the ball, there are only two options, the full-back stepped forward to drive the ball forward, just like Chelsea let Ashley? Cole pushes a reason on the side, or takes the forward to retreat to the midfield, and connects the offensive advance route of the midfield. ”

After Benitez listened, he smiled slightly, looked at Yang Cheng, and didn't say anything, tacitly.

Going to the full-back to assist in front is, to a certain extent, tantamount to adding some hidden dangers to the backline, Uruguay is unwilling to take such a route, and there are no suitable full-backs, but take the forward retreat route, because Uruguay's three strikers have strong strength, so it can do this.

In fact, it's still the same sentence, first ensure the quality and solidity of the defense, and then think about the offense!

Cavani has a wide range of activities, plenty of energy, and strong tactical execution, and such a striker is a bit like the Dutch Kuyt, or Olic at Bayern Munich back then, both belong to this type of tandem player, and they also have a big role.

But this tactic also has big problems, an important point is that taking the routine of the striker retreating to the midfield, in an ideal state, can indeed play a good role, but once the player on the striker is not in good shape, it may lead to the team's passivity across the board.

Edinson Cavani's poor form, Uruguay's problems with ball advancement, Forlan and Suarez's poor form, which directly caused a lack of pressure in the penalty area, and could also cause chain problems.

Uruguay's trident is indeed outstanding, and the tactical system created by Tabarez has, to some extent, created a hegemony for Uruguay in South America in 2011, but it has to be mentioned that Forlan is 34 years old and has long lived up to the courage of the year, and has played little in recent years, and the state has always been a big hidden danger.

When playing Spain, Uruguay already appeared passive, because Spain strangled Uruguay's ball advancement, exerted strong midfield pressure on Uruguay, and finally crushed Uruguay, and now he meets Germany again, Yang Cheng is also very confident in winning Uruguay.

At the end of the day, there is a big difference between a strong team and a weak team.

The strong team has a rich talent pool, can combine different tactics, and can also give full play to the power of the strong team, but the weak team is different, and the weak team finally put together a lineup that is enough to challenge and compete with the strong team It can be said that it is smashing the pot and selling iron.

But no matter what, Yang Cheng and admire Tabarez, at least the head coach can face Uruguay's current disadvantage, combine and piece together such a team, and bring Uruguay to the position of South American hegemony, just for this, it is worthy of Yang Cheng to give Tabarez a thumbs up.

Of course, admiration is only off the pitch, in the heart, on the football field, Yang Cheng will do everything possible to beat Uruguay!