If the first half of the game was passionate, although there was no kind of admirable delicate passing and receiving penetration, but it was still enjoyable to watch, then in the second half, the performance of the two teams can be described as relatively dull.

The reason why it is relative is that in the second half, Germany scored another goal.

However, the goal was not so much scored by Germany as it was given by Colombia.

Zapata and Yepes had partnered in central defence at AC Milan back then, and the latter's quality was not in doubt, but his height made him a disadvantage against a striker taller than him, and Zapata, who made mistakes from time to time, made it difficult to reassure him.

Pekerman arranged the combination of Yepes and Zapata, hoping that the two could complement each other, but the wish is beautiful, but the reality is cruel, especially when the situation is always firmly controlled by the German team after 2 goals, and the psychology of the Colombian central defender is also changing subtly.

To say that when he was in Udinese, Zapata's performance made the whole world very optimistic, but after switching to Villarreal, he was like most Serie A defenders to La Liga, and he had a serious discomfort, and during this period of time in the Yellow Submarine, he wore out the self-confidence he had built up in Serie A.

Although he switched to AC Milan later, his performance has never been able to return to the form he had when he was in Udinese, not even half of it, and the most important thing is that his confidence has never been restored.

It was as if in the 61st minute of the game, when the German team found Gomez with a long pass from the back, Zapata grabbed the first point steadily, and directly stopped the ball and controlled it at his feet, which could have given Colombia a chance to organize calmly. But when he saw Gomez start pressing. But he directly broke the siege in a hurry.

Eaten by Gomez twice in a row, this game has been planted in Gomez's hands many times, coupled with years of lack of self-confidence. Zapata was severely lacking in self-confidence, so he was scared as soon as he saw Gomez pounce on him. And this kick was hurriedly relieved, but the ghost kicked it crookedly.

The ball fell to Thomas on the left? At the feet of Muller, who was right between Colombia's defenses, got the ball and dribbled into the penalty area, although Yepes stepped forward to block it as soon as possible, but Thomas? Muller crossed and moved the ball from the left side of the goal to the right.

Reus didn't waste a teammate's pass, slapped his horse to the ground and fired an easy shot. The ball goes into the net, 3:0!

The mistake and conceded goal took everyone present, not just Zapata. Even his teammates. Even the players of the German team were incredulous, because this was supposed to be a chance to be a sure nine out of ten. Zapatista can have a lot of choices, but he chose the most unreasonable and, worse, unforgivable mistake!

"Obviously, it was a serious mistake caused by a lack of concentration, Zapata has to take all the blame for it, and he was also the worst player in the Colombian defence in this game, and the three goals conceded are inseparable from him, which should probably make Pekerman rethink the backline!"

The on-site commentator said with embarrassment after seeing the German team rewrite the score to 3:0.

Originally, everyone was optimistic about Colombia because this team had a Serie A defensive line, but who would have imagined that this defense line was penetrated by the German team three times in this game, in the final analysis, this is just a copy of Colombia in the past ten years.

It seems to be powerful, but once it comes to the critical moment, it is always disappointing!

"Zapata's performance in this game is really unconvincing, the German team often comes to Gomez, and Zapata has lost seven of his nine direct confrontations with Gomez, and two of them have been successful and include the mistake just now, and this is the same result as Colombian striker Falcao."

Falcao has a one-on-one success rate of 23% in the competition with the two central defenders of the German team, which is similar to Zapata's one-on-one success rate, but you must know that Falcao is a striker and the focal point of the German team's defense, but Zapata is a central defender, and this success rate can be said to be extremely bad.

However, the German team's back three suppressed the Colombian midfield, especially when passing the ball forward, taking the initiative to cut off Colombia's pass to Falcao, making it difficult for the traditional goalscorer to get the ball smoothly in the game.

Falcao is somewhat similar to Gomez, both of them belong to the kind of traditional goalscorers who need someone to pass the ball to him, rather than scorers like Messi and Ronaldo who can create their own chances, so when the passing lane is cut off, Falcao is difficult to threaten in front.

Both teams are stuck in the middle, but unlike the German team actively opening up the wings, Colombia's wings are firmly suppressed by the German team, which relies on the back three to let the fullbacks participate in the attack, actively open up the side attack, and then suppress Colombia's wing.

Having lost the wings and falling into a stalemate in the middle, Colombia's attack can be imagined.

After scoring the third goal of the game, Yang Cheng also began to make substitutions, and he used Samed? Jehir replaced Gomez, who scored a brace, and the latter's departure drew cheers and applause from all the German fans in the stadium.

He was definitely the best player in the German team in this game, and all of this is inseparable from the loose space that Yang Cheng created for him.

Samed? Jehir replaces Gomes, Schmelzer replaces Lahm, and Mesut Ozil replaces Thomas? Muller, Yang Cheng's three substitutions were made in succession, the German team was completely in control, and Colombia lost morale after conceding three goals, and could no longer pose a threat to the German team.

Samed? It was Jehir's first appearance on a big stage like the World Cup, and although Yang Cheng gave him 25 minutes to perform, it was a pity that the German teenager couldn't perform well in the clamping of Yeppes and Zapata.

As it turned out, Zapata had two one-on-one duels after Yehir came on the pitch. This also made his one-on-one success rate in this game a lot improved.

As for Schmelzer and Ozil. Yang Cheng is more to let them find their form after playing and familiarize themselves with the rhythm of the game, after all, after 3:0. The Germans have also begun to slow down.

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When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, all the German fans in the stadium stood up and applauded the team's performance. They are all happy that the team was able to win the first game of the group stage of the World Cup.

Captain Lahm did not return to the dressing room, but remained on the bench, and after the game, he led his teammates to the stands where the German fans gathered, thanking the group of fans who supported and encouraged the team throughout the game, and this action also won them the affirmation and cheers of all the fans.

"The game was over, and Germany were at the Stadio Nueva in El Salvador thanks to a brace from Gomez and a goal from Reus. Defeated Colombia 3-0, Pekerman's team did not suffer a direct upset in the first game of the group, as some fans and professionals from the outside expected, but suffered a complete defeat! ”

"The Germans, who lost Klose, did not show any embarrassment in attack. Gomez's brace proved to be true. Klose's absence will not be fatal to the German team, and he will be the most powerful arrow in the German team's attack. He will also be a strong scorer who can be trusted and affirmed by everyone. ”

Klopp, who is in charge of the live commentary for the German domestic broadcast, clearly has a completely different opinion, believing that Gomez's excellent performance has nothing to do with the loss caused by Klose.

"We should see that Gomez is really doing well, Thomas? Muller and Reus have also improved significantly from the warm-up game against Portugal, but this cannot be a sign that Klose has not lost much in his absence. ”

"Klose is the type of striker, when you play a weak team, do you go up to Gomez, or even Podolski and Samed? The difference is not obvious, because in my observation, the German team's ability to advance to 32 meters is definitely the best in the world, and when facing weak teams, the German midfield can create a steady stream of chances. ”

"In this game against Colombia, Yang Cheng went to Schweinsteiger and Sven? Bender and Khedira, but the team still managed to score 3 goals in 17 shots throughout the game, which just proves that we still have a lot of problems in the 32-metre area, otherwise we could have scored more goals and scored bigger! ”

"Of course, it's not that Gomez is not performing badly, but the striker can't replace Klose in the national team for the time being, I believe this may not be too obvious in the group stage, but in the knockout round, in the strong dialogue, when the opponent arranges defensive tactics, we will see it even more obvious!"

As for the host's question about how far the German team can go this time, Klopp said that he is not clear and does not dare to make a casual evaluation, but he feels that although Yang Cheng's team does not have Klose, its strength is still very strong, and it is still the most powerful contender for the championship.

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"Congratulations, Mr. Yang Cheng!" Although Pekerman lost, he still chose to congratulate Yang Cheng with grace.

He lost this game unjustly, it is true that he and his team are not as good as others, especially when he did not grasp it at the beginning, which directly led to a comprehensive passivity in the whole game, and after the German team scored the second goal, the team's momentum was dispersed by the German team, even after the game was over, it was not able to adjust.

"You've behaved tenaciously!" Yang Cheng also smiled and shook hands with Pekerman, and after a polite hug between the two, they stood on the sidelines to communicate, "Your biggest problem is mainly psychological, in the end, you still lack patience and stability." ”

Pekerman nodded, sometimes the opinion from the opponent is more objective and fair, and Yang Cheng's words have always been the most worrying for him, the German team beat Colombia, this psychological factor is also important.

"There are only two ways to adjust a team's mental illness, one is to mature and improve the team through the accumulation and precipitation of time, and the other is to rely on a strong wrist. Twist everyone into a rope. The former is no longer suitable for Colombia, and the latter requires you to become stronger! ”

In the middle of Colombia's defence, Yepes is 38 years old, no matter how hard he tries to be aggressive. No matter how good his form is, how long will he be able to play? It is estimated that he will retire after the World Cup, and then Colombia's backline will face a new round of turmoil and adjustment.

There are also a couple of midfield stars. There is also Falcao, the Colombian striker who is 28 years old and in his prime, and if he misses this period, it will be a big loss for the players and for Colombia.

There is a good saying, after this village, there is no such shop!

Yang Cheng said this to Pekerman, in fact, he is not at all worried that Colombia will pose a threat to the German team. Or maybe he would even like to face Colombia again, because that would mean that the German team could take a step forward.

In his opinion. Colombia seems to have a strong squad. In fact, the weakness is very obvious, compared to the overall balanced squad of the German team. It will be difficult for Colombia to bargain against the German team, and there is a big gap between the quality of the two teams.

"Come on, Mr. Pekerman!" Yang Cheng patted Pekerman on the shoulder, turned around and left.

Losing 0:3 to Germany in the first game of the group stage, Colombia can be said to be forced into a desperate situation, if Pekerman is bold enough, he may be able to lead the team out of the group, but how far he can go, it's hard to say, but if Pekerman is not bold enough, then Colombia's World Cup journey will stop at the group stage.

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"Colombia is not as bad as the score suggests, this is a team with quality and our game is not as easy as many people think!"

At the press conference after the match, when Yang Cheng was asked by reporters about his views on the match, he did not belittle the opponent because of the big victory, which made Pekerman, who was sitting next to him, secretly grateful.

At the very least, Yang Cheng is doing his best to make Colombia and his face better.

"I'm very happy with the performance of the players, I think every one of our players was very focused on executing the team's tactics, which was the basis of our victory, and the key to our victory was that we managed to drag the game into a rhythm that Colombia was not familiar with, and we used the rhythm to break down the opponents and make them not play as well as they should."

'It wasn't easy for us because the opponent was a very strong South American team, but I'm happy that we did well and got good results.

In the face of Yang Cheng's analysis, the reporters on the scene also gave a high affirmation, the German team played a good half of the game strictly speaking, that is, in the first half, the German team's offense was very impactful, and the viewing was also good, but in the second half, the game was dull.

But compared to Brazil, the United States, or Spain, the German team's performance in this game was at least not disappointing.

'Getting those three points is very important for us and I said it before the game that it was a crucial game for us, not just about the three points, not just about qualifying, but also about the morale of the team and the start.

'Four years ago, we had a lot of problems at the World Cup, we didn't play well in the group stage, there were some problems, and I told my players that I don't want them to be affected by what they were four years ago, we're not the same team we were four years ago, we don't need to prove anything anymore, I want them to put down their baggage and come into the game.

"But I've always told them that we lost to Spain in the final four years ago and since then I'm sure that even me, all the players, and even all the fans, we've had good results in the last four years, but we always seem to be missing something, losing something."

"This time, we are participating in the World Cup again, we have only one goal, that is, to get back what we lost four years ago, we want to fill the gap in each of our hearts in the past four years, we have to prove ourselves with a championship, this is the best way for us to wash away the shame of four years ago!"

"Of course, I'm sure my players know that to do that, we need to give our all in every game, we need every player to work together, and we only have the right attitude to have the last laugh!"

After losing the World Cup four years ago, Yang Cheng shouted that he would win the championship in four years, and now Germany is the number one favorite to win the World Cup.

And now that the morale of the team is just right, Yang Cheng feels that it is necessary to burn a fire in the hearts of all the players at this time, so that they can all rekindle the determination after losing the final four years ago.

There were also reporters at the scene who asked about Klose, the German striker sat in the stands accompanied by his teammates, and a reporter met him outside the stadium, and saw that he was no longer on crutches, so he asked Yang Cheng about Klose's situation.

'We can't say for sure when he's back in the game yet, although we're all eager to get it as soon as possible, but that respects the doctor's decision and I'm sure Klose himself is keen to get back on the pitch and I'm confident in him and we're optimistic in the dressing room, we're all here as a whole and we're all waiting for him to come back!'