Tresópolis is a small mountain town located in the north of Rio de Janeiro, and it is also the highest altitude and most beautiful place in Rio de Janeiro, with a perennial temperature of about 22 degrees, not humid, surrounded by continuous mountains, beautiful scenery.

It is a famous holiday destination for Brazilians and a place of pilgrimage for countless Brazilian fans.

Since 1987, the Brazilian national team's training camp has been arranged halfway up the hill in the south of the city.

If you look at the satellite map, you can see that there is a training ground halfway up the mountain in the south of Tresópolis, two rows of low bungalows, and an interesting row of CBF fonts made of yellow flowers, which seems to be seen by aliens.

Bedrooms, cafeterias, gymnasiums, locker rooms, recreation rooms, physiotherapists...... This training facility represents almost everything in Brazilian football today, and it is the heart of the Brazilian national team, because it is here that Brazil has developed a strong team and is also the dream of countless Brazilian superstars.

During the World Cup, all the fans were stopped outside the narrow road of snakey cars and forbidden to go up the hill because no one knew if there were scouts in the crowd, and Scolari even closed off the walking trails that some mountaineers usually walk.

In his words, it is necessary to use all means to close the training base!

On the periphery of the training ground, there is a row of low bungalows, where a series of departments such as the archives, recovery room, press conference room, and rest room are located, and in front of the low bungalows, there are five tall flagpoles, on which are hung the flags of FIFA, Brazil, the Brazilian Football Federation, the state flag of the state of Rio and the city flag of Tresópolis, and below the flagpole is a long cement base with five stars. It reads "Five Crowns". Then the years in which Brazil won the World Cup 5 times were recorded.

Although it was a hot summer, the wind in the mountains was strong, and the flags on the five-pole flagpoles crackled. But it couldn't blow away the melancholy and melancholy in Scolari's heart.

The Brazilian coach stood at the front of the flagpole, looking at the five flags and the five stars on the base under the flag. One of them is from his handwriting, which is the greatest pride of his life, and he is very eager to have the opportunity to engrave another star on this pedestal, which is his greatest wish after taking over the Brazilian national team.

But he knew very well in his heart that it would be difficult and difficult to do this!

Pereira, another veteran coach, also came out of the low bungalow and slowly walked to Scolari's side. I don't know if it's because one of these five stars belongs to him, so he and Scolari both like to stand here and count the stars silently.

"Klose has scored!" Pereira said helplessly.

A flash of regret and disappointment flashed in Scolari's eyes. It was hard to speak for a long time. It was not easy to spit out a sentence, still a dirty word.

"What the fuck!"

It looks like he's in a really bad mood. Oops, he didn't even watch the live broadcast just now, he just saw Thomas? Muller scored the first goal, and then he knew the outcome of the game, and he left the office and walked here to look at the five-shot flag and count the stars, as if hoping to count and count and suddenly have one more.

The semi-finals started at 5 p.m. and ended at the end of the day, just as the sun was setting, and the West was like blood.

"Is Klose in good shape?" Scolari was silent for a few moments before suddenly he asked again.

Pereira shook his head, "I can't see it, it should be more average, the goal was not scored by Lahm's penalty, he hit the empty goal, there is not much technical content, but ...... His tactical role is reflected well, but in my opinion, Yang Cheng may not use him, and his physical fitness must not be able to adapt to the whole game! ”

"So what do you think, the first half or the second half? Starting or coming off the bench? Scolari sighed again.

Pereira couldn't answer, because he wasn't the roundworm in Yang Cheng's stomach at all, and he didn't know what Yang Cheng was thinking in his heart, and because Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro were a little far away, it was inconvenient to go back and forth, so Scolari and they decided not to watch the game live, and they didn't know many details.

After all, live broadcasts are of little use to them, so wait for further information from the scouts.

"It's not like the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, when Ronaldo came back from injury, performed very well, led the team all the way to the final, met the German team, the German core Ballack was absent in the final, we beat the opponent 2-0, and won the cup smoothly, and the situation is similar to what it is now, a bit like ...... Transmigration! ”

Scolari's words were full of sighs, because after the game with England, he received bad news, Kaka was injured and destined to miss the final, which means that this veteran who almost single-handedly supported the Brazilian team and led the team to the final will leave the World Cup!

Scolari took the young Kaka to the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, and now the old Kaka took Scolari's Brazilian team all the way to the final.

Pereira knew in his heart that Brazil had little chance of winning against Spain or Germany.

From a professional point of view, the Brazil team in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa should be the most likely to win the cup, Dunga's team is very good in all aspects, when Marcelo on the left, McCone on the right, and Thiago in the middle? Silva and Lucio were in charge, and the defence was unmatched.

Gilberto in midfield? Veterans like Silva, Kaka, and stars like Nilma, Pato, Fabiano, Robinho and others are all on the rise, but now ...... Look at this Brazilian team, in addition to Kaka, how many top stars are there in the midfield?

Looking at Scolari beside him, Pereira also knew how much pressure he was on.

The 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan brought Scolari's prestige to a huge height, and how difficult it was for Brazil to win this trophy at that time, some people may think that Brazil was lucky and did not meet many strong opponents. But there is one thing that cannot be doubted. That was Scolari's 3R tactic, which changed the Brazilian national team to a great extent in the following editions.

Europeanized practical tactics, triangular coordination attack. These have become the hallmarks of the Brazilian national team!

Some people may think that such a Brazilian team has lost the flavor of the Samba Army, but such a Brazilian team is easier to win the championship. There is no doubt that it is more in line with the current football trend.

It's just that, after so many years, Brazil's talent pool is still adjusting, and it will take a little time!

There is no need to doubt Brazil's youth training ability, because this country's youth training will always be the strongest in the world, but in the past period, the training of players including Ganso, Douglas, Willian and other types of players have been embarrassing, which can be regarded as a tragedy of the transformation of Brazilian football style. In a few years, things will get much better.

So, all these years. Brazil is not without talent. It's that there are no suitable talents!

It is precisely because of this that the Brazilian Football Federation decided to bring Scolari back. Hopefully, he will be able to restructure Brazil's tactics, but no matter how good Scolari is, he will not be able to change the current lack of good players in Brazil.

Or should I say that Scolari has done enough so far!

There are a lot of things that Scolari and Pereira can't say as managers, but they understand that they know what the situation is all about, and the outside world also understands that the semi-final between Germany and Spain is called an early title match, is it unfounded speculation?

Thinking of this, Pereira patted Scolari's shoulder, sighed old-fashionedly, and looked in the direction of the flag, which happened to be facing the north, "The game in Belo Horizonte should have ended, right?" ”

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When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, everyone in the German coaching area and on the bench rushed into the field, and everyone rushed to the players they were familiar with, and then picked them up one by one and hugged them together.

It was only a semi-final, but it felt as if the Germans had won a final.

"Congratulations to the German team, a very intense game, they ended up with Thomas? Goals from Muller and Klose eliminated Spain 2-0 and successfully entered the final of this World Cup, where they will meet the host Brazil! ”

"The performance of the German team in this game is very solid, and the whole game has achieved a good advantage, especially in the midfield of suppressing Spain, the German team has done a good job, but the strength of the two sides is relatively close, Yang Cheng's team is more in tactical execution and targeting, restraining Spain."

"There should be a lot of people who feel sorry for this, because with the quality of these two teams, they should have met in the final, but unfortunately they met in the semi-finals early, which is also a love-hate part of the tournament system, but no matter what, we should continue to look forward to the final!"

The live TV camera also shifted from the player's body to Yang Cheng's body, and he was seen sitting in front of his coach's seat, rubbing his hands vigorously, as if the back of his hands and palms were sweaty, but because of the camera, he couldn't see it clearly.

"This is the second World Cup final led by Yang Cheng, in the World Cup in South Africa 4 years ago, Yang Cheng was ordered to take over the German national team, leading the team from the group to the finals, but in the end he lost to Spain in the final, which was also called the most painful defeat in his career!"

After the World Cup, Yang Cheng reorganized the team and re-recruited a group of veterans, so that this young team matured and stabilized in the shortest possible time, and finally defeated Spain in 2012 and successfully won the European Cup, and then defeated Spain again last year and won the Confederations Cup!"

"After losing the World Cup four years ago, Yang Cheng made a bold ambition, threatening to win the World Cup in four years, and formulated a four-year plan for the German national team, and now four years have passed, we see that the German team has become the most powerful and competitive team in today's football, defeating Spain one after another, making this team the number one favorite in the World Cup, all of which let us see Yang Cheng's coaching ability!"

Yang Cheng sat there, bent over. Look at the pitch. I was a little dazed, and my hair was gray, because everyone knew it. Being a manager is definitely one of the most grueling jobs, and when that scene is captured on camera and on the big screen on the spot. Countless fans were moved.

Especially the old fans of Germany, they can't forget that in the distant last century, when Kaiserslautern announced a new head coach to replace Krauchen, they were still suspicious, because they had never heard of the name, and they were also suspicious, a Chinese, from a football weak country, a somewhat frighteningly young head coach. What makes him qualified to take charge of the Bundesliga? Why is it a German professional league?

But now, more than ten years later, looking back at those years, all of them feel happy. I am glad for the courage of Kaiserslautern at that time. I am glad that Beckenbauer's keen eyes were at that time, and I am glad that there was such a group of wise people in the German Football Association at that time. Officials who dare to employ people.

They will never forget this man, because it was he who brought the rebirth of German football!

"Caesar! Caesar!! Caesar!!! ”

A sparse crowd of fans in the stands began to shout Yang Cheng's name, and the cries grew louder and higher, and finally swept the entire Minello stadium, all the fans chanting the name of their most respected manager.

It's a scene that happens after almost every World Cup match, but this one was especially hot!

Bosque slowly walked to the German coach's seat and came to Yang Cheng, who raised his head and glanced at his old friend, Bosque smiled, and then sat down next to Yang Cheng.

"Not convinced?" Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

Bosque smiled, "There's nothing unconvinced, if you lose, you lose, and you can't help if your skills are not as good as others!" ”

Yang Cheng sighed, Spain's cards are indeed the best, and the strength of the players is also the best, but this team must be reorganized now, especially in the midfield, and lost Xavi? Alonso, Xavi and Iniesta are also not young, and these must be regrouped in the shortest possible time.

"I have always insisted that Spain's midfielder should be De La Red, although his offensive ability and scoring ability are excellent, which is lovely, but he is the only reassuring midfielder in Spain at the moment, Busquets plays a weak team well, but once he is strangled to death, the flaws are completely exposed!"

Spain has been eliminated, and Yang Cheng doesn't need to hide anything anymore.

Sergio Busquets is the type of player whose strengths and weaknesses are very obvious, he is a player who was born to cater to Barcelona's possession system, but once this kind of player arrives in the national team, once the shortcomings are exposed, it is fatal!

The midfielder position is a key area of defence, and defending the opposition's depth attack must be played by the midfielder, but Busquets does not do this well enough, at least not in the same way as other areas where Spain are so strong.

If Yang Cheng is allowed to choose, the position of the back should be the kind of player who does not seek merit, but seeks no fault, because even if such a player does not have a very eye-catching performance, there will never be too many mistakes, which can make you feel at ease to put the protection in front of the defense line into his hands.

It's like the German team, Khedira is very capable, right? Personal ability is steadily overpowering Sven? Bend!

But why does Yang Cheng always trust Sven? What about Bender and putting Khedira on the bench? It's because Khedira's strengths and weaknesses are very obvious, but Sven? Bender, on the other hand, is one of those well-rounded players who don't have too many obvious flaws, who may not be able to provide Khedira as much help in attack, but who can provide a more consistent midfield for the team.

Ask yourself, Yang Cheng feels that the gap between himself and Germany during the Loew period is not particularly big on the offensive end, and it can even be said that it is a tie, but he is better than Loew in that he makes the German team truly achieve a balance between offense and defense, and he provides a stable and orderly defensive system for the German team's midfield.

Because the midfield is solid, the German team's attack looks sharper and more powerful!

"Have you figured out how to play the third or fourth place finals?" Yang Cheng saw Tony? Grande also walked over, and when he got closer, he asked with a smile.

Tony? Grande didn't know that Yang Cheng, the bastard, was taking revenge, and immediately shook his head with a smile, anyway, he had long been accustomed to the style of this guy who was next to Bibao, but I have to say that if they lost this game, they lost convincingly.

For a coach of their level, losing is not something unacceptable, because there is a win when you lose, and sometimes, losing a game exposes more problems, so they are not resistant to losing.

Of course, they still feel sorry to lose this semi-final, but they will not be sad!

"Remember the one I told you? Play England, just play as I suggested, and I guarantee you will finish third in the World Cup! "Yang Cheng is a little unforgiving.

"Get out!" Bosque couldn't bear it anymore at this time, and stood up directly, "Since your kid has entered the final, you can't lose to Brazil, and I've also heard that Kaka's injury is not light, I'm afraid that this World Cup will end early, if you kid still loses like this, then you just go home!" ”

Yang Cheng also nodded with a smile and stood up, "Since I have entered the finals, I will definitely not let the champion fall from my hands again this time, you all remember to come to watch the game when the time comes, and I will ask them to leave a ticket for you all!" ”

This is said with a smile, but it has such a taste that is difficult to let go.

"Okay, it's going to be there!" Bosque blinked, he could hear something, and nodded.