Sometimes, the manager's role in a game is actually limited!

Just like the game against Croatia, Yang Cheng knew that the opponent used aggressive tactics after the opening, in order to deter the German team, he also saw the problem and made adjustments, but unfortunately, the German team still failed to open the situation in the entire first half.

It's not that the German team wants to be conservative, it's that Croatia forces the German team to be conservative!

After slowing down the tempo, Germany's possession advantage was even more obvious, with 72% possession throughout the first half, which allowed Croatia to have just one shot on goal in the first 45 minutes, and in the 23rd minute, Srna's cross from the right was swept by Mandzukic from outside the box, but it was ridiculously high, and after that, Croatia did not threaten the German goal.

Ironically, Germany were never able to threaten Croatia's goal.

Throughout the first half, Croatia always maintained at least 8 players involved in the defense, leaving Modric and Mandzukic in front of them, and even more, Modric often retreated to participate in the midfield defense and front court pressing, you can imagine how solid Croatia's defense is, and invested a huge number of troops.

Sometimes it has to be admitted that the input is directly proportional to the output, especially for a team like Croatia, who are not inferior to the goal, after putting eight players to guard the goal, the 32-metre area can be described as very solid, and the German team will not find better chances to score.

However, the Germans also did a poor job in that they had only five shots on goal, two on target, but none of them were able to pose a threat, but the pass success rate and possession were good. This also allowed the German team to firmly grasp the initiative of the game in the first half.

"Yang Cheng's team clearly lacks the ability to break the situation. If in the last game against Colombia, they still have Gomez as an arrow figure who can be at the front, then this one. We can see that the German team clearly lacks a benchmark player in the front line! ”

"Thomas? Muller and Reus are more likely to pick up the ball on the wings, which is under Croatia's encirclement tactics. It was difficult to move the ball from the flanks to the middle effectively, which was a huge problem and caused the Germans to lack the opportunity to turn possession into a threat once they were in the 32-metre area! ”

"We don't know why Yang Cheng refused to go to Gomez, but we definitely have reason to believe that in this situation, the last striker can achieve better results, at least Gomez's impact and scoring ability is a deterrent to Croatia."

"There seemed to be a lot of fans in the stadium who shared the same sentiment as us. They were all chanting Gomez's name, and after it was clear that the team was lacking in goal, they were all calling for Gomez, who scored twice in the last game, to come off the bench. Able to continue to lead the German team to knock on Croatia's goal. ”

"I just don't know when Yang Cheng was at halftime. Will there be changes to the team's lineup, or will he bring Gomez off the bench? After all, the striker is currently tied for the top scorer in the World Cup. ”

The striker with the most goals so far in the group stage is 2 goals, with a total of 4 players, and Gomez is one of them.

Since scoring twice in the first group game, Gomez has quickly been portrayed by the media as the forward hope of the German team, believing that after Klose's absence or direct retirement, Gomez has the hope of taking on the German team's forward attack, so some fans will call for Yang Cheng to replace Gomez in the game.

However, as the head coach of the team, Yang Cheng must also have his own considerations, that is, after replacing Gomez, the team's offensive method must be adjusted, which may cause the players on the field to be at a loss, and once Gomez is replaced, it means that there will be one less person in the midfield, and the changes that will come with it are also something that Yang Cheng must consider.

Besides, Gomez has never been one of those attacking strikers, especially in this kind of situation where he is always ineffective against the opposition's dense defense, and if he doesn't play well, it may affect his goal momentum and mentality.

You know, Gomez is the kind of player who is more vulnerable, the first game of the group played smoothly, and then Yang Cheng specially talked to him, so that he understood the intention of letting him sit on the bench in the second game, and appeased Gomez, if he is allowed to go up now, the performance is not good, and he may hit the player.

Sometimes, the fans are blind, but the manager has to be calm and sane!

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The locker room was quiet, everyone was sitting in their positions, some were receiving the services of the masseur, and some were simply sitting there to rest, no one spoke, and their expressions were more or less confused.

They didn't play well in the first half, but it wasn't bad because they were in control.

If you leave aside the Croatian penalty area, the German team's performance is definitely not lost to the usual, but the problem is precisely the passing and penetration around the penalty area, it is difficult for the German team to pass the ball smoothly into the threat area, Croatia is simply in the front of the penalty area, once they enter this area, it is difficult to play to their advantages.

"Those grandchildren are too rude, there are a lot of small movements, and the pressing is also very ruthless, sometimes I really want to beat them!" Ozil clenched his fists in anger and gritted his teeth and cursed.

"The referee's whistle is soft, and they obviously fancy that, so it boosts their arrogance even more!"

Some actions are considered fouls by some referees and cards are given, but in the eyes of other referees, they are considered normal and reasonable collisions and confrontations, so they will not give cards, and sometimes they will not even blow fouls.

This cannot be said to be the referee's favoritism, but rather the referee's judgment on law enforcement is different.

For example, the referee who enforces the Premier League and the referee who enforces La Liga will definitely have different judgments, because the Premier League has more physical confrontations, and if they are blown according to the standards of La Liga, then the game may have to be stopped all day, which is a taboo in football games.

Germany want to keep the ball. The players who are arranged are generally poor in physical confrontation. This made Croatia immediately decide to strengthen the physical confrontation of the German team after testing the referee's enforcement standards, and at the same time make more small moves. Tighten the midfield and squeeze the passing and running space for the German team.

This strategy has to be said to have had a noticeable effect, and the German team has more possession in the center circle and in their own half. Once in Croatia's half, possession is much less, and playing against such a team is a huge challenge and physical depletion for the players' mental quality and physical fitness.

Yang Cheng pushed open the door of the locker room and walked in, everyone suddenly looked at their head coach, they all looked at Yang Cheng, because the first half was like this, it was obvious that Yang Cheng had deviated from the plan for the game, and now the key is to see how Yang Cheng adjusts and makes changes.

For many of them. Winning the game is the most important thing, who to replace, who to replace. It doesn't matter!

So at this moment. Yang Cheng walked into the locker room and saw these pairs of eyes that could almost be said to be heart-to-heart. Looking at the players who trust him immensely, he feels a sense of pride and confidence, because for him, no matter what team he is, the most powerful weapon definitely does not come from the technique and tactics, but from the players.

And the strength of the strongest player, that is unity and dedication!

Only a team composed of a group of players who are extremely united and willing to give all their strength to the team is the strongest!

"We didn't play badly in the first half!" Yang Cheng slowly walked into the locker room, and said lightly, his tone was flat, without the slightest panic, as if he was not surprised by all this, although everyone knew that the game he was planning was obviously not like this.

"But there are two things we don't do well, the first is our offensive depth!"

Yang Cheng used the tablet he was carrying in his hand to show everyone the passing route and ball control area in the first half in the locker room through the screen, and from these two pictures, all the players could see that the German team's possession was more in the middle and back, and the passing route was more horizontal and return passes.

"I know you played hard in the first half, but you also have to know that the opponent is not easier than us at all, how much energy we lose, they also lose as much as we do, even more than us, how much pressure we have, they are just as big, even bigger, and the problems we are facing now, they are also facing this problem!"

"Tie? We got three points in the first round, and we had four points in a draw, but they only had two points after a draw, so who has the advantage? We will still qualify for the next game against Japan, but they still have to watch out for the match between Colombia and Japan, no matter who wins the opponent, as long as the winner is decided, they will immediately fall down the rankings! ”

"So, we have more chips to fight with our opponents, and we should have more confidence to fight opponents, without having to suffer from gains and losses, and we don't need to be afraid of mistakes, this is what I ask of you, in the second half, we have to improve our deep passing, especially our deep passing on the wings!"

All the players listened to Yang Cheng's analysis and accepted the first point, because they were reluctant to risk passing the ball into the opponent's defensive area after they encountered the opponent's crazy pressing at the beginning.

This is the World Cup, and no one wants their mistakes to cause the opponent's attack, or even to score goals.

"The second thing I didn't do well enough for you was the shot!"

'We had so few shots compared to our possession and I know the game was very tight, very difficult, the opposition pressed too hard, and our passing routes were contained by the opposition, which made you all feel a lot of pressure, but I need each and every one of you to give me a decisive shot as soon as I get the chance!'

"It doesn't matter if it's a long-range shot, whether it's a shot that is wide or high, if you have a chance, you're going to kick me, Thomas? Muller and Reuss are all famous killers in the Bundesliga, Schweinsteiger and Toney? Cross, his long-range shooting ability is also good, why don't he dare to get up? ”

"You must keep in mind that as long as you get up, you will have the opportunity to pose a threat, and if the other party is afraid, you will be able to deter the other party!"

After all the players listened, they all nodded in unison, and there was no need for Yang Cheng to say more, they all knew how to improve these two problems.

has been playing under Yang Cheng for so many years, and they all know Yang Cheng's meaning and thoughts, and they will understand it as soon as they say it.

'In the second half we had to make some adjustments. Schweinsteiger should pay more attention to the left side. Lahm pressed up and Mesut Ozil came back to help set up the midfield. Tony? Close should pay attention to the strategy and cooperate with Ozil and Schweinsteiger! ”

"Thomas? Muller, in the second half you have to go into the box more often from the left wing without the ball and bring the opposing wide defenders. At the same time, he can also pull the opposition defence, create opportunities for Lahm to get in on the back and create opportunities for his teammates to cut in and attack. ”

"The centre-back Hildenfeld has excellent frontal defensive ability, but speed and turn are the weakness, and the right-back Srna is also 32 years old, make a fuss from the area of the two, eat them!" Yang Cheng pointed to the area on the right side of the Croatian penalty area on the screen, signaling to Thomas? From here, Muller cuts into the box.

Srna is the captain of Croatia and also the captain of Shakhtar Donetsk. He is a seriously underrated player, but he has only played in the Ukrainian league for a long time, and has once attracted the attention of Premier League teams including Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho. But the Croatian right-back was unmoved.

The real reason is not that he is not strong enough. It's because of the money aspect.

Was Ferguson interested in having Srna take over Gary? Neville and is willing to pay a transfer fee for him. But in terms of salary, they can't meet Srna's high after-tax salary when he was at Shakhtar Donetsk, so they hope that Srna can take a pay cut to join, just like Arshavin who joined Arsenal back then, but this was rejected by Srna.

It's not because Srna is greedy for money, but because his brother has Down syndrome, so every goal he scores is dedicated to his brother, and he himself once said that during his time playing in Croatia, he didn't make much money, and his family worked very hard to earn money to feed and take care of his brother, and now he has to work hard to earn money to support his family and treat his brother.

Youdao is a poor man's child who is in charge early, this is a respectable player, but it is a pity that in this game, he is Yang Cheng's opponent!

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With the adjustment of the German team's tactics, especially Yang Cheng's request to the team, hoping that they will make more deep passes, so the rhythm of the game will inevitably speed up, and as soon as the rhythm is fast, there will be more running, more holes and space.

For Thomas? For players like Muller and Mesut Ozil, who are naturally looking for holes and spaces, the increased tempo allows them to play more of their abilities, so they start to create chances by running more off the ball, especially Mesut Ozil, who has been given more freedom after dropping back.

Germany's midfield after the opening actively suppressed Croatia's midfield, especially the restriction of Modric. Bender was very attentive to the player's defence, and as soon as Modric got the ball, he was always the first to stick it up.

Strangled Modric, and the Croatian attack lost more than half of its threat!

"Broken ball, Sven? Bender cut off Luka Modric's feet near the centre circle for a fine tackle!! ”

With an exclamation from the on-site commentator, everyone noticed that the ball was transferred from Croatia's hands to the feet of the German team in an instant. Bender also transferred the ball to Tony for the first time? Cross.

That's his job as a midfielder, and since he doesn't have great passing ability, he leaves it to a player who can pass the ball.

Croatia pressed very hard, Toney? As soon as Klos got the ball and saw the opponent Rakitic pounce like a wolf, he poked the ball forward, and saw Ozil quickly pull out of the middle and retreat to respond.

Ozil got the ball, turned around, rushed forward quickly, took the ball forward, and killed directly into the Croatian penalty area, the speed was fierce, and the Croatian midfielder followed closely step by step, but it may not be able to stop the player, which immediately let Kohluka also fill in to avoid Ozil's long drive into the penalty area.

After breaking the ball, Lahm rushed forward quickly to the bottom line for the first time, attracting the attention of the opposing right-back Srna. Muller, on the other hand, ran down the middle and looked ready to receive a pass from Mesut Ozil on the edge of the box, which forced Hildenfeld to follow him.

The area around the edge of the penalty area is very dangerous, like Thomas? A scorer like Muller is very dangerous when he gets the ball in this area, so he has to watch the German player.

Just when everyone thought that Ozil would quickly dribble the ball into the penalty area, he suddenly distributed the ball to the right side, but he quickly stepped forward, and his run immediately brought the attention of the entire Croatian defense to the right side of the goal.

It was also a knee-jerk reaction as they had to block the link between Ozil on the right side of the box and Reus on the right side of the box to avoid a combination between the two of them, because once the ball was in the box, it was dangerous.

The rapid changes on the pitch didn't give them more time to think at all, and no one noticed that after Royce got the ball, Thomas? Muller came from the left side of the arc of the penalty area, suddenly shook off Sildenfeld and rushed forward quickly.

And Reuss on the right stopped the ball and glanced at Thomas? Muller, at this time the people are on the right side of the penalty area, and the back point is a Sierdenfeld, but it has been Thomas? Mueller got rid of it, so almost with Thomas? Muller started at the same time, and Reus also used his speed to shake off Strinic and break through a position before picking up his right foot and sending in a cross.

This cross goes straight to the left side of the goal!