Maybe it's because during the European Cup, when Portugal played Germany, they lost a little bit, so the start of this game for Portugal was more about seeking stability, with stable defense, coupled with sharp counterattacks to win.

In the starting lineup of Yang Cheng in this game, Gomez was arranged, the goalkeeper was Neuer, the backline was Schmelzer, Bad Stuber, Mertesacker and Lahm, and the two backs were Schweinsteiger and Sven? Bender, attacking the vanguard is Thomas? Muller, Mesut Ozil and Reus, with Gomez as the single striker.

In view of Gomez's technical characteristics, Yang Cheng adjusted the team's frontcourt offensive tactics.

Gomez is not Klose's all-roundedness, he is a killer who needs someone to pull him, pass the ball to him, and create opportunities for him, so Yang Cheng has never denied Gomez's strength, he just has never been able to change the offensive system that the team has been running in for so long for a Gomez.

After the adjustment, the German team's offense has obviously been weakened a lot, at least because Gomez can't pull and retreat like Klose, which has led to a certain restriction on the play of others. Muller and Reus were determined to pull away and play wide.

In Yang Cheng's view, Gomez is very interesting, you say that he is the type of finisher of Inzaghi, but he is not like Inzaghi, at least in terms of running without the ball and interspersed with awareness, the gap between Gomez and Inzaghi is really not half a point.

The simplest example of this can be illustrated, just look at who comes on as a substitute and the effect is more obvious!

Some might say, what does coming off the bench prove?

When he came on as a substitute, he looked at a player's ball intelligence and ability to read the game, and Gomez was a weakness in that regard.

But Gomez's physicality, his speed, was excellent, which made him hit the ground running. Burst out. The effect is also very obvious, and if you want to give him the best of his ability, you have to let him find the space to play his strengths. So, the two wingers have to pull, especially considering that. Gomez often has to stop the ball before he shoots, and once the space is dense, the effect is poor.

Of course, at Yang Cheng's level, he will not say who is good and who is bad, because in his opinion, there is no parallel goods in this world, and the so-called parallel goods are bought by you at a high price. But he doesn't know how to use him, and he can't give full play to his advantages, so it's called parallel import. Therefore, a lot of parallel goods often break out immediately when they change teams.

There are also some parallel imports that are not because the head coach will not use them. Rather, it is considered that with him, it will be necessary to adjust the team's many aspects. Disrupt the overall deployment of the team, if the manager feels that the player has such value, then he will change for him, and conversely, if the manager feels that he does not have it, then he will give up the player, which creates parallel imports.

Yang Cheng has talked to Gomez many times, he feels that Gomez's style of play is too dependent on the body, and it is a little better now, but when he gets older, this style will definitely not be sustainable, but on the contrary, Gomez's characteristic is that he belongs to the type, once he can't score, he won't help the team's offense much, and even the counter-robbery is not much.

This is a bit similar to Da Inzaghi, so for this player, Yang Cheng is also entangled!

In this game, in order to give full play to Gomez's characteristics, Yang Cheng put Thomas? Muller and Reus pressed down the flanks, allowing Lahm and Schmelzer to press forward aggressively, and Gomes lived up to expectations, taking advantage of a chance in the 35th minute to intercept the ball and volley into the box to open the scoring for Germany.

But the price paid by the German team was also dearly, Thomas? Both Muller and Reus have lost their threat.

Sometimes, Yang Cheng will also read some fans' messages on the Internet, and many Gomez fans have left him messages, thinking that as a shooter, Gomez has done a very good job, why Yang Cheng would rather use the old Klose than Gomez, who is a fighter.

Yang Cheng's answer is actually simple, what today's modern football needs is comprehensive and all-round.

Yes, as a goalscorer, as long as you know how to score goals, but the problem is that the current football emphasizes that the defense starts from the striker, and the emphasis is on the coordination of the whole team, a striker who can only score goals, but has little contribution from other aspects, the team as a whole is smooth, you can score more goals, but once the team is contained, it can only become 10 to 11!

When any team thinks about the problem, it will never just think about how to play when the ball is downwind, because even if you put a goalkeeper on the front line, you can still take it down, you can still score goals, as long as you create enough chances, for a manager, the real key is precisely how your players can solve such a situation when it is difficult for you to create chances, or even unable to create chances!

At this point, Klose is a big cut above Gomez!

Therefore, in the first half of the game with Portugal, although Gomez scored a goal, Yang Cheng was still very sure that the forward position of the German team belonged to Klose!

"I'm afraid it's hard for him to improve anymore!" Yang Cheng looked at Gomez on the court, shook his head helplessly and sighed.

Benitez also felt that this was unlikely, and shook his head, "If you say this, it is estimated that many fans will scold you." ”

"But it's honest!" Yang Cheng looked at Benitez and said solemnly, "Technology, consciousness, body, Gomez is 29 years old, the technique is completely finalized, no matter how much he progresses, there is no way to do it, and his physical function will begin to decline year by year, with the increase of injuries, it will become more powerful, but his consciousness has always progressed slowly!" ”

It's not that there is no progress, it's just that the pace of progress is slow!

For example, Yang Cheng criticized his frontcourt pressing, Gomez will also participate in the press from time to time, but more to meet Yang Cheng's requirements, which makes him not improve much in this area, and Yang Cheng wants him to turn to more off-ball development, but Gomez has never been able to get rid of some of his own playing problems.

A player's career needs to keep learning, constantly improving and improving, but it is obvious that Gomez is not ideal in learning and improving, but with his current strength. He is still one of the top scorers in Europe. But that's about it.

"Relatively speaking, Samed? Yesir is worth looking forward to, this kid has time. It will be the hope of the German strikers! Benitez was also full of praise for the youngster.

However, in the second half, Yang Cheng made a large number of substitutions, such as replacing Gomez with Kiessling. A number of other fringe players have also been given the chance to play, but including Samed? Jehir, Gotze and several other players remained on the bench and failed to get a chance to play.

The team played passively in the second half, with Ronaldo's goal helping Portugal equalise, and the warm-up game ended in a 1-1 draw, with the whole German team looking to be in average form.

After playing this warm-up game, it was time for Yang Cheng to announce the 23-man roster for the national team to compete in the World Cup in Brazil, and some of the players in the team already knew that it was unlikely that they would stay in the team, and some still had a glimmer of hope.

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"Neuer, Adler, Ziller. These three goalkeepers are the three insurances in front of the national team's goal, and there is no need to doubt it! ”

In Yang Cheng's office, the core members of the coaching staff are all gathered together. The team's principal, Bierhoff, also took part in the meeting. Because Yang Cheng will decide on the 23-man roster tonight, and then announce it to the public tomorrow.

The goalkeeper is the most consistent link in the national team. After the Confederations Cup, Neuer's performance has become more and more solid, his performance has been getting better and better, and his contribution to the team's defense has been very large, which has made everyone look forward to him.

"Ram, Jérôme? Boateng, Hummels, Bad Stuber, Mertesacker, Schmelzer, Hwedes, there are not many problems with this backline, in the past period, they have worked well with each other, and they are familiar with the team's defensive system, they should continue to use them! ”

Paul? Bair is analysing the components of the 23-man roster against everyone, and most of the key players are not in suspense, such as Lahm is the captain of the national team, and the backline has been solid in the past, and these players are all likely to be selected, and there is no suspense at all.

"Thomas? Muller, Mesut Ozil, Sven? Bend, Lars? Bend, Reuss, Podolski, Schweinsteiger, Tony? Cross, Gotze, Khedira...... "Paul? Bayer gently read the names of these players, they are all regulars and main players of the national team, or important rotation players, Yang Cheng has great trust and affirmation in them.

"There's no big problem with them being selected, Gomez up front, and Samed? Jehir! ”

Mention Samed? When Yehir's name was named, there was a discussion in the office.

This player is young, has never participated in the national team competition, although several training camps have performed well, but it is indeed too young, if Yang Cheng really decides to bring him to Brazil, I am afraid that he is not expected to be able to play, or keep scoring goals, more to let him get familiar with the atmosphere of the World Cup.

Of course, Samed is not excluded either? Can Jehir become an instant hit, just like Thomas back then? Muller is the same, but it is unlikely, after all, Yang Cheng's team is completely different from the team under Loew, and the current German team has a more complete system, and everything has to serve the system.

"Gomez and Samed up front? Yehir? Bierhoff looked at Yang Cheng strangely, he felt that it was not enough to bring these two forwards, this should not be like Yang Cheng's style.

"No, and Klose!" Paul? Bayer said.

Bierhoff counted the list, and with Klose, it was exactly 23.

"If I'm not mistaken, Wohlfath assessed his body and decided that it was impossible for him to return to the pitch before the World Cup, so you still have to take him with you?" Bierhoff looked at Yang Cheng with a frown, which was also his biggest worry about this list.

The team leader asked, and the others remained silent, because this matter has now become a matter for Yang Cheng, the head coach and the national team management, and they can't get involved.

"Samed? Jehir is only 19 years old, although he has done well in the league, but it is the league, but once he is in the World Cup, I don't think he can play much power and effect, if you bring in Klose who has not recovered from injury, then our list is equivalent to 21 players plus 2 attritions. ”

When he said this, Bierhoff shook his head and looked at Yang Cheng. "Are you going to think again?"

Klose's situation is in trouble. After meniscus surgery, his recovery period has been delayed and delayed. It's been almost 2 months now, but I still can't go back to the training ground, if this situation continues. Yang Cheng still brought him to Brazil, but if he couldn't play because of injury, then ......

"Rules, FIFA says we can make a change of player on the grounds of a serious injury 24 hours before the first game, so we still have plenty of time to wait!" Yang Cheng replied.

FIFA's rule is to submit a 30-man squad in mid-May. Then at the beginning of June, a list of 23 people was submitted, and the list of 23 people had to come from a list of 30 people. But 24 hours before the first game. Any team can make substitutions for players who are seriously injured.

"It's for players who got injured in training and warm-up games, but you're already injured when you sign up. When the time comes, FIFA may not be willing to budge! Bierhoff shook his head and smiled wryly, it was a bit like a loophole.

Yang Cheng smiled slightly, "No matter what, I'm not ready to give up Klose!" ”

After a pause, he explained: "With and without Klose, it's crucial for the German team's attack!" ”

"We don't have the kind of players who have super individual ability, which limits our team's attack, and when we encounter limitations, we lack the kind of stars who can open up the situation by individual ability, so we have to go the team route, which requires our strikers to not be simple scorers, but also a tactical axis!"

This problem is also a long-term problem for the German team, since no one can complete these things, it can only be done by the team, and the team to complete the team naturally requires team awareness and cooperation, which is very lacking in today's German football, Gomez is the weakest point, he is a goalscorer, but not a tactical pivot point.

"In terms of our ability to push into the 32-metre area, I dare say that there is no national team in the world that can compete with us, and as long as Klose is there, plus Thomas? Muller, Reuss, Podolski and Mesut Ozil, I'm sure I'll be able to get the most out of our attack in the 32m zone! ”

"Without Klose, playing a weak team will not have much impact, but once it is time for a strong dialogue, when the other party is in the 32-meter area, we will become helpless, and there is no way to deal with them!"

Bierhoff himself has played football, and he naturally knows the role of Klose, so he also knows Yang Cheng's thoughts and worries, but if he wants to take the risk for this, is it worth it?

"I was saying a year ago that there are two ways to solve this problem, one is to find a successor to Klose, Samed? Jehir is still immature, Gomez is still not good, and the other is to find a player with super personal ability, but the problem is that we don't have this type of player either! Yang Cheng was also helpless.

One of the things that makes the German youth training system a bad guy is that the players cultivated are all team-type, no matter from which point of view, there is no player with super individual ability and excellent ability to fight alone, which has to be said to be a big difference in the German football youth training system, and it is also something that Yang Cheng himself did not expect.

Ozil, Goetze, Royce...... This group of stars are all famous in Europe, all of them are team-oriented, they are strong when there are people around, but once they have to play on their own, they are embarrassed, they are completely helpless.

Players with real outstanding individual ability are like Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka, Robben, Ribery, Aguero, all of them are casual one-on-one, or even occasionally one-to-many, and seem to be at ease, but can such players be found in the German team?

'With Klose, I didn't need him in the group stage, so I had plenty of time to wait and I believe he will be back on the pitch because no one knows him better than me!'

The three opponents in the group stage are not strong, the German team has enough strength advantages, Yang Cheng is sure that he can kill the opponent without Klose, but when it comes to the knockout round, he doesn't know, after all, he doesn't know who the opponent is and what the strength is.

"Not a spot, Oliver." Yang Cheng looked at Bierhoff and said with a slight smile, "Even if it is with two places, I will not hesitate to bring Klose to Brazil!" ”

Yang Cheng said everything to this, Bierhoff can also feel the resoluteness in his heart, and Klose is indeed the most important player in the German team at present, so Yang Cheng really wants to take Klose with his hard heart, Bierhoff and others can only obey, after all, Yang Cheng has the final say in today's national team.

In other words, Yang Cheng is willing to explain, patiently say what he thinks, this is already the greatest respect for them, if it is replaced by a worse temper, just let it go directly, Lao Tzu can bring it if he wants, do whatever he wants, no one can care, then what can they do with Yang Cheng?

"That being said, it is foreseeable that once this list is announced, the group of reporters outside will definitely make a fuss again!" Bierhoff said with a wry smile, dealing with this difficult reporter all day long, Bierhoff can be said to be as big as a fight, if Yang Cheng's list is announced again, it will definitely be even more of a headache.

"Do what we think we should do, and what do they do?" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

As long as you can get good grades, who will say more about that group of reporters who have no discipline?