"I think it's necessary to introduce all of you to the so-called Spell!"

Before the semi-final match against Italy, while the players returned from training on the field, changed their clothes, and waited for the start of the game, Yang Cheng was carrying out the final team mobilization, and he hoped that everyone could enter the Donbass Arena in Donetsk in the best mental state.

After arriving in Donetsk, Ukraine, Yang Cheng began to arrange for the team to decompress, in the hotel, he specially arranged for the players to watch movies together, and then prepared some group activities so that the players could relax and avoid them being too nervous.

Now, all the de-stressing things are gone, he needs the players to be extremely focused from the first minute and have absolute conviction to beat Italy from the first minute.

"In the last 100 years of football history, we have played a total of 29 duels with Italy, and we have lost 14 of them, drawn 8 and won 7!" Yang Cheng wrote this set of data on one of the tactical boards, which made many international players in the team feel unbelievable.

They were forbidden to give private interviews during the training camp, and many of them didn't know about the competition now, so they had the impression that Germany and Italy were both world powerhouses, and they should have their own wins and losses, but how could it seem that Italy had a huge advantage?

"And that's not all!" Yang Cheng was paying attention to the expressions and reactions of the players, and smiled, "We have faced Italy in the World Cup for 5 games, Italy has won 3 and drawn 2, we haven't even won a victory, and the most recent one is the World Cup in Germany, and we continue this embarrassing shame at home." ”

Many players may be a little surprised and ashamed at the same time when they hear this, because they have not even won a game in the World Cup, but there must be some people who are thinking. Won the European Championships, right?

'We have met Italy twice in the history of the European Championships, but unfortunately both times they were draws and one was in the group stage of the European Championship on home soil. 1:1, the other game is 0:0, which means that we are in the European Championship and the World Cup, the fighters against Italy are 0 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, and the opponent can be said to be undefeated against us! ”

"Of all our records, we have won seven games. It was all a friendly match, but sorry, our record in friendly matches is 7 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses, which is also a huge disadvantage, and even when I saw such a statistic, I suspected that I was mistaken, this should be a contest between Italy and some national teams outside the sixties or seventies, how could it be the German team? ”

All the players listened. They were all speechless for a while, because they really didn't know what kind of expression and reaction to give, because judging from this data. The German team is indeed really suffering from phobia, and it is very serious, and the phobia that has lasted for more than half a century will be embarrassing to say it.

"Today's game, the 30th match against Italy in the history of German football and the third European Championship, will also determine whether Germany's phobia will continue and you will be the latest in this shameful statistic. Or become a hero who broke the bottleneck in the history of German football? ”

"I want to know what's going on in your hearts, and who can answer me?"

Yang Cheng's words just fell. Seeing Ballack look around at his teammates, Huo stood up suddenly, "Then it goes without saying, of course it's a fucking defeat to Italy, a shame before the snow, something that seniors can't do." We'll do it! ”

Barak's words were immediately echoed by Schweinsteiger, "Yes, it, Italy is nothing remarkable!" ”…,

"We are confident that we can beat Italy!" Ram also stood up.

"Yes, defeat Italy, kill them!"

"Shame on the snow, what a hundred years of phobia, fuck it!"

As the players spoke, the atmosphere in the dressing room immediately became hot and intense, especially the words of the players.

Yang Cheng saw this scene, nodded, and waved his hand to signal all the players to be quiet, "It's good, it's very good, but you must also understand that you can't beat Italy just by shouting and relying on your passion alone." ”

Speaking of this, Yang Cheng immediately showed another tactical drawing, the specific details of this drawing, they had already introduced it before, but he still decided to pick out some key points and emphasize them.

"Italy will definitely do everything possible to encircle our midfielder in the game, but I ask all of you, especially the midfielders, including Sven? Bender and Schweinsteiger, when we have the ball, you have to be quick to pass and receive the ball and run so that the Italian midfielders can't keep up with your rhythm and pace. ”

"Because only in this way can we avoid falling into a situation where we go head-to-head with Italy, and only in this way can we play to our characteristics and strengths, and once we make mistakes and lose the ball, everyone must give up everything else as soon as possible and start a counter-attack on the spot."

Yang Cheng's serious expression of exhorting the task made everyone feel a sense of pressure, and the head coach's attention to this.

As long as Yang Cheng pays attention, who violates the precepts, violates the rules, or is not committed enough in the game, then no one can expect to play under his hands for even a minute, Yang Cheng can allow Gomez, allow Jérôme? Boateng made mistakes because they were actively involved in the game, but he couldn't allow players who didn't play hard and didn't work hard.

"Thomas? Muller and Mesut Ozil, without the ball, your responsibility is to nail Pirlo for me, and I want you to make sure that at least one person can be next to Pirlo the moment he receives the ball, prompting him to pass the ball as soon as possible, so that he completely loses the time and buffer to think and analyze calmly. ”

Pirlo is indeed a very good passer, but the problem is that this type of long pass must have enough time to prepare, as long as there is a player who can step forward in the first time, at the moment when Pirlo accepts it, and force Pirlo to play the ball as soon as possible, then the player's passing threat and accuracy will decrease.

Also, pay more attention to Pirlo's ball to the sides and strangle him. When attacking, Thomas? Muller has to be more aggressive and look for chances, Mesut Ozil is responsible for receiving the ball behind and passing, and I want our midfield. Maintain a 5-on-4, or even 6-on-4 advantage all the time, and completely eat the Italian midfielder! ”

Yang Cheng drew a circle the tactical board, enclosing the entire Italian midfield.

"Dealing with the defense of Balotelli and Cassano, if Italy's attack plays long passes, most of them are looking for Cassano on the left side, Jérôme? Boateng should pay attention to the retraction. Both Kyle and Neuer need to remind their teammates of their positions, and don't let the Italian attack pull our defence out of the gap! ”

All the players in the dressing room listened carefully, and they all looked very serious and serious, because this battle will determine whether they will become a continuation of German football phobia, or a hero who broke the history of German football phobia!

After introducing all this, Yang Cheng clapped his hands vigorously, looking at the players in front of him, his face was focused and confident. …,

"You have to trust me. We've come to this point and we can't be easily knocked down in this game. We're going to win, sure! "It's as if he wants to infect all the players with his confidence through his eyes.

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"This is the venue for the semi-finals of this European Cup, the match venue of the German team against Italy, the Donbass Arena in Donetsk!"

"We can see from the TV footage that the entire football stadium is full of people, 50,000 seats are sold out days in advance, and now everyone is waiting for this exciting matchup!"

"Our reporters at the front got the line-ups for both sides of the game."

Yang Cheng continued his mysterious use of troops in the past few games, and this one once again featured a series of adjustments. People are very curious about his game strategy, especially the young player who performed well after coming off the bench in the last game against the Czech Republic, Tony? Cross, this time on the roster. ”

"The German team's lineup is still 433, with Neuer in goal, and Lahm, Kell, Bad Stuber and Jérôme at the back. Boateng. The three midfielders are Schweinsteiger and Sven? Bender and Tony? Cross, the front trident is Thomas? Muller, Klose and Mesut Ozil. ”

"After playing the Czech team, the main central defender Hummels was suspended for accumulating yellow cards, but in this game, Yang Cheng did not choose the main central defender of the previous German team, Mertesacker, but promoted another young player who performed well, Bad Stuber to replace Hummels."

"This is a surprising choice, after all, whether it is from the perspective of game experience, strength, or tacit understanding with Kyle, Mertesacker should qualify, but it is obvious that Yang Cheng seems to be interested in promoting Bad Stuber, but in such an important European Championship semi-final, is it too risky?"

"And the same young player Tony? Cross, that's right, a couple of games in this European Cup, Tony? Klos has performed well since he came off the bench, but now he is facing a wolf-like Italy, which is somewhat worrying! ”

"Compared with the adjustments and changes of the German team, Prandelli's personnel have not been adjusted too much, the goalkeeper is Buffon, the backline is Chiellini, Bonucci, Barzaari and Abate, the midfield four players are Pirlo, De Rossi, Marchisio and Montolivo, and the double striker is Cassano and Balotelli."

When introduced here, the on-site commentator couldn't help but smile, "Compared with Yang Cheng's adjustment and change, Prandelli's use of troops has not been adjusted much, and the details may have changed a little, but in terms of specific positions and players' tasks, they still adhere to the strategy of adapting to all changes with the same, after all, the whole team in Italy has run in very well so far." ”

When the on-site commentator spoke, he saw that the players on both sides had slowly walked out of the players' tunnel under the leadership of the referee, and the 50,000 fans on the scene suddenly resounded with an overwhelming cheer, which made the whole stadium seem to be boiling.

Yang Cheng and Prandelli both came out behind the players, and both managers are the most impressive managers of this European Championship, especially their team results, which also make this matchup a lot of attention.

"Prandelli once said when he was coaching the Serie A team that he admired Yang Cheng's free and open tactical play, but I don't know what kind of feeling he felt in his heart when he and Yang Cheng met now and the two were opponents of each other?" The on-site narrator saw the two shaking hands. specially teased. …,

After that, the national anthem and guess the side were played, and Italy got the right to serve.

When the game entered 21:45, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game.

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Italians pay attention to tactics, this is a well-known thing!

As an Italian manager. Even if many people say that Prandelli is different, he still retains the characteristics of many Italians, and the Italian team he coaches pays special attention to the selection of offensive routes and the strategy of coping with the game.

Although it is unchanged to respond to all changes, this does not mean that Prandelli has to be beaten passively, he knows very well how important it is to occupy the initiative in this game, so he had a polite exchange with Yang Cheng before the game. But at the beginning of the game, he didn't see Yang Cheng at all, and he showed a very strong goal from the first minute.

Unlike the last few games, this one showed a much more powerful and aggressive attack than in the past, which made them suddenly play a round of attack from the beginning of the game, and the German team was a little stunned and caught off guard.

Chiellini after winning the ball on the left. How many steps did you advance in Thomas? Muller shook Pirlo and rushed to himself. Opted to cross the ball to Pirlo's feet.

Pirlo is known as the puppeteer of this Italian team, the so-called puppeteer is actually called the manipulator, describing his control of the current Italian team, and if the puppeteer in reality controls a puppet with a very thin line, then Pirlo's way of controlling Italy is his passing.

As soon as Pirlo got Chiellini's pass, he looked up at the front, he used his body to block the rushing Ozil, picked up his right foot, and directly curled the ball through a beautiful parabola. It landed in the front of the left corner of the German penalty area.

Cassano pulled the ball from the centre to the left, which was the most common tactic used by Italy, using Cassano's skill and creativity on the flanks to create chances for Balotelli in the middle, and this time they were clearly ready to do so.

I saw Cassanor pull to the left side and stop the ball steadily. But Jérôme? Boateng pounced immediately and blocked the route he wanted to cut into the box, keeping him out of the left side of the box, while in the middle of the German team, Kyle was in Jérôme? Boateng was ready to respond, and Bad Stuber was looking at Balotelli. Bender, Rahm and others have also returned to their own side for the first time to prepare to help defend.

Cassano's dissatisfaction with Yang Cheng has long been well known, as early as when he was still in Bari, he had already seen Yang Cheng unhappy, and later in Rome, it became even worse, which made the past bad things between the two have been hyped by the media before the game.

Before this game, Cassano himself said that he must celebrate the goal in front of Yang Cheng, and also help Italy beat the German team to humiliate the Caesar.

Yang Cheng looked nervous after Pirlo's long pass, especially after seeing Cassano get the ball on the left side, he immediately signaled Badestuber in the middle to pay attention to Balotelli and not lose it.

Before Thomas? When Muller ran over to defend Chiellini, Ozil should have followed Pirlo as soon as possible, but it was obvious that the two did not form enough tacit understanding, which led to Ozil being in place after Pirlo won the ball, but he could no longer form a defensive advantage, and could only watch Pirlo stop the ball and launch a long pass.

Pirlo made a long pass to Cassano, who formed a breakthrough on the left side and passed to the middle to Balotelli, the routine seems simple, but the European powerhouses under this routine are already unknown, so Yang Cheng did not dare to be careless at all, and kept shouting Badestubel on the sidelines, asking him to be careful.

Did you see Cassano leaning on Jérôme on the wing? After Boateng, he swept Kele out of the corner of his eye, and he knew that it was no longer possible to break through the inside cut with the ball, and Sven? Bender was already back in the box, and the only thing he could do was turn and get away from the back cross.

I have to say that Cassano's character is a little weird, but there is absolutely no need to doubt his strength, especially when he gets the ball, this kid plays football very well, and first uses his body to lean on Jérôme? After Boateng, but he was dexterous and clever with the ball to complete a beautiful escape, the whole person seemed to be a slippery loach, hard from Jérôme? Boateng's watch slipped past.

As he gets older, Cassano is becoming more and more mature in football, and he knows that he has passed Jérôme? Boateng was already at the limit, and he couldn't have done more, so as soon as he got rid of it, he didn't have the slightest love for the ball, but directly picked up his left foot, rubbed a curling ball, and passed the ball to the middle of the penalty area.

Balotelli was already in ambush in the middle of the penalty area, and he hid behind Bad Stuber, because in this way he could see Bad Stuber's reaction more clearly, and make targeted movements, as soon as he saw the incoming ball, he immediately rushed forward and jumped high against the incoming ball. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )