At 8:45 p.m. on August 15, the warm-up match between Germany and Argentina kicked off at Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt.

Unlike the German team, which lacks two big players Klose and Ozil, Argentina can be said to have played as much as possible this time, including Messi, Mascherano, Aguero and other famous players also appeared in the lineup one by one, and the partner with Messi is Argentina's other striker Aguero.

After the opening, the German team playing at home continued to adopt a steady and steady tactical play, trying to use the opening to stabilize their defensive system first, which allowed Argentina to grasp the initiative and kill from the beginning.

In the 7th minute, after Messi pulled to the left side to get the ball, he passed Jérôme when he defended one-on-one? Boateng's back cross, the central follow-up of the outflanked Aguero could not keep up, the ball was intercepted by Neuer in mid-air and failed to take the lead, much to the regret of Argentina coach Savilla.

After this most threatening attack failed to work, the German team also stabilized its defensive system, Yang Cheng's several adjustments, have made their defense more in place, and the counterattack has gradually played a threat, especially in the 29th minute, the German team advanced in the middle of the continuous pass and receive the ball, Reus from the right side of the ball burst into the penalty area to form a single knife.

Argentine central defender Garay resolutely chose to foul when he saw that he could not stop Reus, and put Reus down, and the German team won a penalty, Schweinsteiger personally asked for the penalty and hit the ball directly, 1:0!

After that, the German team and Argentina attacked and defended each other, and the field looked relatively glued, the German team was practicing and running in tactics, and Argentina was difficult to break through the German team's defense, and did not dare to press rashly, until the second minute of stoppage time in the first half, the German team played a counterattack again.

Polite? Bender quickly passed the ball back to Hummels, who took the ball and took two steps forward. Thomas in front? As soon as Muller saw Lahm moving forward, he immediately moved from the wing to the middle, attracting the attention of the Argentine full-backs and centre-backs, creating space for Lahm to cut in.

Hummels was seen with a long diagonal pass to the 32-metre area of Argentina. When Lahm chested the ball, there were no defenders around him, and he decisively chose to quickly dribble down to the baseline and cross.

Thomas? After Muller drew attention to the middle, the Argentine defender quickly realized the plan and immediately chased after Lahm, while Thomas? Muller took the opportunity to quickly cut into the small penalty area.

Lahm's cross fell to the front point just right, and the brilliant Thomas? Muller stepped in from close range to grab the spot. Grabbed the ball in front of Argentina's goalkeeper Romero and hit the ball into the goal, 2:0!

For two goals in a row, the German team created a threat from the wing, and then used quick cuts and team cooperation to move from the wing to the middle and directly threaten the goal, and the entire tactical drill achieved good results. At least in this warm-up game, they showed their due strength and power.

In the second half, Yang Cheng made a large rotation and made many substitutions. Gomez was also pushed up front by Yang Cheng, who assisted Gotze for the third goal of the game in the 72nd minute.

In the 75th minute, Yang Cheng used teenager Samed? Yehir replaced Gotze, giving several young players who joined the team a little chance to make an appearance, but in just 20 minutes or so, Samed? Neither Jehir nor Draxler were able to show their quality, and the final match ended in a 3-0 scoreline.

The German fans who came to cheer for the German team were also very satisfied with the result of the game, and at the end of the game, they all got up from their seats. Cheering on the international players of the national team, some fans pulled out banners to encourage and comfort the young players, hoping that they can continue to work hard. …,

Although it was a warm-up match, a press conference was held after the game, but Argentina coach Savilla did not attend. All eyes were on Yang Cheng, the head coach of the German team.

'I'm happy with the performance of the players, everyone showed their quality, not all of them had a good performance, but I think it's normal, and the most satisfying thing for me is that our team's defense has improved and improved a lot, which proves that we are on the right path.

Yang Cheng's words are not wrong at all, from the course of the game, except for the first few minutes of the opening game, it is difficult for Argentina to threaten the goal of the German team, whether it is the core superstar Messi, or the striker Higuain, or the side attacker Di Maria, they have not been able to create much threat in front of the overall defense of the German team.

The most satisfying thing for Yang Cheng in this game was that when defending, the distance between players and players was very well controlled.

The proper distance can not only ensure that the team can effectively pass and receive the ball when attacking, but also ensure that the team can effectively control the area space when defending, so when the players have a good grasp of the distance between each other, it proves that the German team is completely in control of the game.

The final score certainly confirms this.

"I think after the European Championships, our players have become more confident, more confident and more motivated, but the most important thing is that everyone realises that if we are on the pitch and show as a whole, then we have the quality to beat any opponent and this game certainly confirmed that again!"

As soon as Yang Cheng's words fell, he saw a reporter raise his hand to ask a question.

"Mr. Yang Cheng, how do you evaluate this game, how many young players played for the German national team? Samed, for example? Yehir? Draxler? The reporter sat down automatically after asking.

Yang Cheng smiled and nodded: "They are all very talented players, I know they are all very eager to stay in the national team, and I also very much hope to be able to keep them in the national team, but unfortunately, we have a limit on the number of players, so I have to choose the most suitable and outstanding players to represent this national team in the competition!" ”

'I have a lot of confidence in them and I'm very happy with their performance tonight, but I hope they can continue to improve and play at a high level when they come back to the club. I always believe that they will get the national team ticket again in the near future! ”

Yang Cheng's answer was pertinent. The young players should give some encouragement and confidence, but they should also be made to see the cruelty of the competition and make them understand their own shortcomings, at least for the time being, it will undoubtedly be difficult for these two young players to gain a foothold and gain a foothold in the national team.

"Mr. Yang Cheng, in the European zone of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers in Brazil. The German team was placed in Group C, and Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Kazakhstan, Faroe Islands and other teams were placed in the same group, and the first game of the group was the Faroe Islands. ”

Yang Cheng didn't think much about it, he always responded quickly when facing reporters.

'I think we have what it takes to get out of the group. But only if all our players have to show their best and play their best. Only then will we be able to ensure that we can make it out of this group with certainty. His answer also seemed to emphasize the importance of teamwork and player performance. …,

"Yes, we have a certain advantage in this group, but Sweden, Ireland and Austria are strong enough to challenge us, and Kazakhstan and the Faroe Islands are not completely harmless, so I think we can't be too optimistic for the time being if we want to come out of this group!"

Many reporters listened below. All of a sudden, they all laughed.

"Mr. Yang Cheng, it seems that you are still cautious, but as the new European champions, Germany has become the focus of everyone's attention, and the German team is also one of the few teams that can go toe-to-toe with Spain. I'm afraid we can't imagine what the World Cup in Brazil would be like without the German team! ”

The reporter used a joking tone, and Yang Cheng also replied, "Me too!" ”

Everyone at the scene burst into laughter, because they couldn't imagine that if the European champions could not participate in the World Cup in Brazil, it would undoubtedly be a big loss for world football and a big upset.

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After the warm-up match against Argentina, the players returned to the club early the next morning, while Yang Cheng stayed in Eintracht Frankfurt with a lot of work to do.

First of all, the most important thing is to further expand the role of think tanks.

During the European Cup, Yang Cheng and the coaching staff, and even all the management within the Football Association, have a deep understanding of the role of this think tank, and they will hand over a frightening amount of information to the coaching staff in advance after almost every game, all of which are related to the opponent in the next game of information and clues.

The intelligence of each team will be grasped by Yang Cheng for the first time, which undoubtedly allows Yang Cheng to grasp more fully in the preparation of the game and complete the targeted deployment earlier than the opponent, which makes the German team occupy a favorable position in this cup competition.

Now, Yang Cheng has decided to further expand the role of the think tank, which does not mean to expand the scale, but to comprehensively improve the quality of the think tank members, eliminate some members who do not meet the requirements, and further spread the intelligence scope of the think tank from Europe to the world, and this point, Yang Cheng will spend two years to perfect.

The Confederations Cup in Brazil in the summer of 2013 was a great opportunity for both the German team and the think tank.

The German team could have taken this event as a warm-up for the World Cup, adapting to the climate and stadium conditions in advance, and the think tank took the opportunity to infiltrate Brazil in preparation for the 2014 World Cup.

Another thing that must be done is to determine the training and residency of the German team in Brazil during the Confederations Cup and the World Cup in Brazil as soon as possible, which is also a major event that Yang Cheng and the German Football Association will do in the future.

If we use the Chinese art of war, it means that the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and the training location is determined first, so as not to be at a loss in a hurry and find a place that is not suitable, which greatly affects the team's preparation.

Compared with other teams, the German team has an advantage that they can use the Confederations Cup period to familiarize themselves with the environment in advance for the 2014 World Cup.

Yang Cheng will travel to Brazil in early December for the draw for the Confederations Cup, where he will also look at the options offered by the German Football Association (DFB) for several training facilities, and finalise the selection.

"Whew!" After signing the paperwork in hand. After handing it to the staff within the Football Association, Yang Cheng exhaled heavily, and his appearance was even more headache and uncomfortable than commanding the last game.

"Originally, I thought that coaching the head coach of the national team should be easy. But why does it seem that there is still a lot of work to do? Yang Cheng shook his head incomprehensibly and walked out of the office area and came to the living room of the office. …,

I have to say that the office environment of the German Football Association is really good, at least the office provided for Yang Cheng is spacious enough, bright enough, and the air is good enough. As soon as I looked out, it was all green and green, and I felt comfortable.

"This person is different from others, what about the person who was born to work hard, he works hard in everything, but the person who is born to live a good life, he can see everything, and he can do everything leisurely. What do you think? "Tim? Hank teased Yang Cheng, but asked Paul? Bayer.

Yang Cheng thought for a while, nodded and said, "That makes sense." It's because you guys are irresponsible and idle in doing things, that's why I work so hard, you guys should go back and reflect on yourself! After saying that, he couldn't help but laugh himself.

Everyone was amused by his words.

"What are your thoughts on the next qualifiers?" Benitez looked at Yang Cheng and asked.

Yang Cheng smiled proudly, "The strength of the group we are in is generally not strong, of course." There are also tricky goods like Sweden, but whether it is in terms of overall technical and tactical level, or in terms of the strength of the players, we are a cut above all our opponents, if not more than one! ”

Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Kazakhstan and the Faroe Islands, with Austria and Kazakhstan all meeting in European Championship qualifying. Yang Cheng's team won these two teams at the beginning, and now there is naturally no reason to miss.

After the European Cup, Yang Cheng's German team has been greatly improved in terms of strength, fighting spirit, confidence, etc., especially the psychological quality of the players.

Today's German team can be regarded as a real strong team, which also makes Yang Cheng's next arrangement, the focus is no longer on the World Cup qualifiers, but on the Confederations Cup and the World Cup in Brazil, at least in Yang Cheng's view, unless the German team overturns in the gutter and the results are too outrageous, otherwise, the first place in the group will be nine out of ten.

Of course, he can only keep these thoughts in his heart, and he can't say them to the outside world, because he can't let the team have a mentality of winning safely, which is easy to directly contribute to the bad atmosphere within the team, and it will not be good when the time comes.

"My idea is to try to win every group game because we need more games to hone the team and hone the tactics!" Benitez agrees with Yang's judgment.

The internationals of the German national team all play in the Bundesliga and other top leagues in Europe, and they are the stars of each team, which makes it impossible for the German national team to train for a month at once, basically in a hurry.

Although Yang Cheng has polished the German team's tactics out of the framework, it needs to be further improved, and the game is undoubtedly the best whetstone for the German team.

"Rafa, you've got the right idea in my heart!" Yang Cheng smiled and pointed at Benitez and said, "In this qualifier, I really want to win every game, and I hope to show morale, fighting spirit and confidence through the qualifiers, and then win in the Confederations Cup and the World Cup in Brazil!" ”

Benitez smiled on his chubby face, "From the perspective of the schedule, the first game at home against the Faroe Islands, the second game away against Austria, and the third game away against Ireland, these three games are not big problems, but the fourth game is against Sweden at home, which will be a big challenge for us!" ”

Sweden did not perform badly in this European Championship, especially the team's number one star Ibrahimovic, who performed well in the European Championship, and the Swedish team has always been a fighting team. …,

Tall and strong, with plenty of technical players in the squad, manager Hamlen setting up tactics around Ibrahimovic or breaking through from the flanks is a powerful weapon in Sweden's attack, and this team is one of the best teams to combine the technical genre with the Nordic power style of play.

And the current Swedish team has both veterans and young players rising, and the strength should not be underestimated.

However, it is not completely without loopholes, at least their midfield is too much of a trend-seeking technical school, resulting in them being poor in defensive interception and protection of the backline, and their backline has the same drawbacks as the German team's backline, which has to be said to be a typical shortcoming of teams in the north of Europe.

"There are challenges and difficulties, and this kind of game is interesting!" Yang Cheng smiled confidently.

Sweden is good, but it is not strong enough to make the German team afraid, at least in Yang Cheng's view, the team that can surpass Germany in strength in today's football world, I am afraid that there is only that BUG-like Spain.

Since the runner-up of the European Championship can also participate in the Confederations Cup, it is a pity that in the next Confederations Cup and the World Cup, Spain will be the number one rival of the German team in two consecutive major competitions.

As for the other teams, strategic contempt, tactical attention, enough! (Your support on this site is my biggest motivation.) )