Chapter Seventy-Five: Unprecedented Passivity

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Compared with the French team, the German team's staffing does not have a particularly big advantage, but compared with the French team that obviously did not fully play the level in the semi-finals, they have a big advantage, that is, German football attaches importance to physical confrontation but is not rude, so that the impact of the penalty scale can be minimized, as long as the referee is not clearly biased to help the opponent, the German team will not suffer because of this. In addition, the German team is more balanced overall, and with excellent players in every key position, it will certainly be much more difficult for the Chinese team to find a hole to exploit than in the semi-finals

"Although Guardiola has not achieved satisfactory results in Bayern in recent years, he has deeply rooted the concept of controlling football in the hearts of those Bayern stars, which has now been well inherited by the German national team, making the German team's performance more stable and excellent when playing weak teams, and they are particularly good at dealing with opponents who are not as strong as themselves", thinking of this, Gao Jun's brows became more and more tight, "The German team is not only good at controlling the midfield, but also has a super ability to grasp opportunities, if they are given too much space, It's going to be an ugly death. Although the German team's set-piece tactics are very powerful, they may not be able to withstand it, and Xiaoxin's ability to attack is also a great threat to our rapid counterattack."

Thinking of this, Gao Jun's heart suddenly moved, and a bold idea came up, "Wait, maybe we can take advantage of this in reverse!" After Pep Guardiola took charge of Bayern, Bayern's performance was up and down when playing strong teams, and in the Champions League in these two seasons, we were out early before we met. The Chinese team has not played a warm-up match against the German team in the past two years, and before I know it, I haven't played against Xiaoxin for more than two years."

"Although the great man said that he should look at the problem from the point of view of sports, few people can do it in real life, even if it is a smart person like Xiaoxin, I am afraid that he will inevitably copy the previous experience in the final. But more than two years is not a short time. is enough to change a lot of things, even Xiaoxin himself is no longer the Xiaoxin he was when he played last time", Gao Jun's face gradually showed a smile, and he immediately got up and went to the data room of the national football team to read the videos of the previous games of the German team. Speaking of which, after all, it is the first time that China has hosted the World Cup, and under the unprecedented attention from above, even if the bureaucracy of the Chinese Football Association cannot be completely eliminated, the supporting services are still a big grade compared with before. Otherwise, Gao Jun is afraid that he will have to go to CCTV now.

"Sure enough, sure enough, as I expected!" After watching the video, Gao Jun was immediately overjoyed, "Xiaoxin is now 32 years old, although this is just entering the golden age for goalkeepers." But Xiaoxin is not an ordinary goalkeeper, and his style of play requires very high physical fitness. And over 32-year-old Neuer. Fitness has inevitably begun to decline, especially speed and explosiveness, which have dropped quite significantly, although it is still enough to deal with the average speed striker, but if you run into me, the success rate of more than 2/3 of the sorties in the past should be reduced to less than half, right? And we also have Xiao Xie, who is faster, more explosive, and younger. This is even more something that Xiaoxin can't deal with. Although Xiao Xie and I are both early developments, this is only relative to the standards of East Asians, compared to Western players, we can only say that we are at a normal level, and I am younger than Xiao Xin for nearly two and a half years, and Xiao Xie is more than four years younger. The physical functions are much stronger than Xiaoxin, this is our advantage! What's more, the German team's back line is now accustomed to pressing forward as a whole, leaving a large area for Xiao Xin to sweep, and once he fails to attack, it will be an opportunity to directly hit the empty goal! ”

Listening to Gao Junyi, the national football coach Hiddink also felt that there was an opportunity, and he had always planned to adopt conservative tactics in the last and most important game of his football career, so the way to defend and counterattack was immediately finalized. But Hiddink's final start in the World Cup final still surprised Duan Xuan, who was commentating the game

"Xue Lin and Wu Qiu Wang are both on the bench, what kind of trouble is this?" , Duan Xuan immediately expressed his doubts with a puzzled expression.

And Hao Dacang, the guest who was specially invited to the live broadcast of this game, quickly understood Hiddink's intentions, "The national football team is focused on playing defense, in this way, it is enough to have three capable offensive players in the frontcourt, considering the strong attack power of the German team, the fewer the better." In addition, Xiao Gao and Xiao Xie are both world-class strikers with super personal ability, and the two of them are enough to pose a threat in a quick counterattack, so they can only be wronged to sue Lin and Wuqiu Wang to ensure the number of defenders on the field."

"I see, the German team is very strong, and it is true that it should be cautious. Although fans want to see a wonderful World Cup final, as Chinese, it is estimated that everyone still wants to see the Chinese team win this game, even if the scene is very ugly, as long as they can win. Duan Xuan nodded after hearing this, expressing his understanding.

In this game, Hiddink unexpectedly discharged an extremely conservative 532 formation, and it is not the kind of pseudo-532 that can rely on full-back assists to become 352, due to concerns about the rapid counterattack of the German team, Hiddink asked left-back Bai Jiajun not to step forward in any case to avoid unnecessary physical exertion, and right-back Zhang Linpeng is also easily not allowed to insert assists, because his recovery speed is not too enough. In this way, the advantage of the Chinese team's side attack is gone. In the middle, because the three midfielders of the Chinese team are all midfielders, only Wang Jiayu has offensive ability. Therefore, in fact, the offensive method that the Chinese football team can adopt in this game is extremely monotonous, that is, after breaking the ball, it directly plays a long pass to the back of the German team's back line, and uses the speed advantage of Xie Wenjun and Gao Jun to seek an opportunity to counter offside. As for positional attack, in addition to the magic weapon set-piece, the Chinese team can only rely on the individual ability of the two super strikers in the team

However, even if it is just a duo of Gao Jun and Xie Wenjun, it can still be called the strongest forward combination in the world, and even the world's No. 1 backline of the German team can't help but be a big enemy. But even though they were afraid of the Chinese team's quick counter-attack, the German team did not hesitate to press forward in a big way, partly because of the possession style that has been ingrained in their bones over the years, and partly because of their trust in Neuer as the leader of the team.

For the confidence of the disciples, the coach of the German team, Loew, was very pleased, "That's it, the Chinese team is the host, and the strength is not weak, but so what? We are the strongest team in the world, so we have to have the courage to be the best in the world! ”

Speaking of which, Loew originally planned to resign after Euro 2016, but after an unexpected defeat in the European Championship due to Neuer's absence, Loew, who always hoped that his coaching of the German national team would come to a successful end, decided to stay. Now, with Germany reaching the final of the World Cup for the first time in a row, Loew can leave without regret if they win one more game. Therefore, Loew can be said to be extremely eager to win this game, and his emotions even infected the German internationals on the field, making the German national team more and more aggressive in today's attack

"Be careful! It's dangerous, if it weren't for Zhang Bin's miraculous save, Thomas. Muller's header is likely to score, this guy is amazing! After Duan Xuan exclaimed, he sighed with palpitations on his face.

Commentator Gong Lei also praised, "Yes, he was a blockbuster when he first participated in the World Cup in his twenties, and he has continued to improve over the years, if he is not unfortunate to be in the same era as our Gao Junsheng, he must have been the best shooter in the world."

"Yes, maybe not as fancy as Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but this lad is a natural goalscorer. Although Muller's performance in the club team has never reached the top level because the team does not revolve around him, but in the national team competition, only Xiao Gao can probably be better", and the special guest Hao Dacang also gave a rare high evaluation, "Bai Jiajun's height is too big compared with him, and the advantage of being short and short and low center of gravity cannot be played at all." And there is a gap in Lyon's flexibility, and neither of the two full-backs can prevent him. Although Yu Hai did not suffer in all aspects, Thomas. Muller, on the other hand, is smart enough to move around the flanks of our box more often in search of opportunities, and with his header ability, he can still pose a threat in that position. And if Yu Hai is added here, our middle will be empty, and the German team is not the only player who is good at scoring. Muller one. Although he does not have the excellent one-on-one breakthrough ability of Messi Ronaldo, Thomas. Muller is the most rare player who can make good use of the team's strengths, make full use of the strengths and avoid weaknesses, and can also make sacrifices for the overall interests of the team, and still keep a clear head even in the big game."

Hiddink on the sidelines also saw Thomas. Muller's threat, but the only countermeasure he can take is to further tighten the Chinese team's on-court formation. This can certainly strengthen the defense in the penalty area by increasing the number of people, but it also makes the already passive midfield completely out of control, and as a result, it was completely suppressed by the German team, and has been pressed in the penalty area, and the Chinese team has never been so passive in this World Cup (to be continued......