Before the final, when Yang Cheng received a report from Wolfaart about Kyle's injury, he was presented with two options, one was to replace Kyle with Mertesacker and partner Hummels in central defence, and the second was to use Bad Stuber.

The national team coaching staff has a lot of debate about who will replace Kyle, as they all feel that Bad Stuber is not fully reassuring at least defensively, but Mertesacker is a consistent centre-back, and he and Hummels can form a complementary centre-back combination.

However, Yang Cheng put forward a conjecture that made everyone give up insistence.

"In this game, we will definitely be beaten by Spain to retreat all the way, except for retreat, we have no way to stop Spain's increasingly skilled offensive tactics without a striker, as long as there is a little space for their mercury-like penetration, we can't defend it, we can only retreat and defend against their lack of fulcrum in the frontcourt."

"However, if we drop back from all the fronts, we will lose the weapons to push effectively at the tactical level, especially when all our counter-attacking methods are contained by the opponent, and we need a player to attack from the back, which will be the key for us to win this game!"

Hummels is also a great long-range long passer, but firstly, he is not precise enough, and secondly, he needs space and time, which means that he is the kind of long-range ballster who needs to be prepared and observed before he can make a move, which takes him from the moment he wins the ball to the time he passes, and in that time, the opposition may have pressed up.

Therefore, Yang Cheng proposed to use Bad Stuber, because he hoped that Bad Stuber could form a double insurance with Hummels, just as he always used the left and right wings in front to impact the opponent's defense, plus Klose, the German team's counterattack route can even be said to be a double insurance.

What I didn't expect was. Yang Cheng's pre-game conjecture really became a reality at the end of the game!

This time, Bad Stuber was behind Andres Iniesta, who had stepped up. The left foot rubbed out the ultra-long-range missile, from the middle of the backfield, after crossing a beautiful parabola, it fell straight to the left side of the front, and landed on Arbeloa and Thomas? Behind Mueller.

Thomas? Muller had already chosen to press up for the first time after the team broke the ball and posted it into Arbeloa. When he leaned sideways, waiting for the pass from the back, he suddenly spurred up his fastest speed, crossed Arbeloa in an instant, and used his explosiveness and speed in a short period of time to overtake the Spaniard.

But Arbeloa is very experienced, and he knows that Thomas? Muller's explosiveness and speed are not bad. He couldn't do anything about him in this regard, so he didn't choose to fight for speed, but chose to cut inside. In Thomas? When Muller got the ball in Spain's 32-metre area, he just caught up with Thomas? Muller, and the position is exactly on the way to the latter's incut.

This time Thomas? Muller couldn't help it, as soon as he stopped the ball, he paused deliberately, and controlled the ball first.

Klose had already caught up from behind, with Ramos and Pique next to him, but just around the edge of the box, Klose did not choose to continue deeper into the box, but pulled to the left.

Thomas? Muller played the ball to the left flank for the first time. Klose also rushed to stop the ball, and Ramos behind him had blocked the angle of his turn and prevented him from easily entering the box, because the Spanish centre-back knew better than anyone that a killer like Klose could enter the box. The danger is too great.

Pique also returned to the left side of the box to block and keep Klose and Thomas out of the way? Muller poses a threat, and Miguel on the right? Torres looked at Podolski, but just when the Spanish defence looked to have blocked the German counter-attack, Klose suddenly retreated down the left flank and headed straight for Arbeloa. …,

As soon as Arbeloa saw Klose coming towards him, he threw Thomas away as soon as possible? Muller chose to block Klose with Ramos, as there was also a Pique standing in the left-hand corner of the penalty area, and the midfielders were already in place.

Klose ball to Thomas? At Muller's feet, Muller took the ball directly to Pique, but instead of choosing to dribble himself, he flicked the ball sideways from the edge of the box to the middle.

At this moment, I saw a player wearing a white German team jersey quickly catching up from behind and intercepting Thomas head-on? After Muller's pass, he took the opportunity into the penalty area, just cut into the hole in the Spanish defense, and once he entered the penalty area, without waiting for Casillas to attack, he directly made a calm and decisive volley.

The ball went from Casillas's right side at great speed, almost clinging to the turf, and flew into the goal behind him!

Faced with this sudden thunderous shot, Casillas didn't even have time to react, and when he turned around, he saw that the ball had already entered the net.

Everyone watched this scene in amazement, they all looked at the man who got up in disbelief, after he finished shooting, the whole person knelt down in the penalty area, bent his waist, and pointed his head on the turf in the penalty area, everyone could only see the number on his back, 13!

The on-site commentators were silent, all the fans in the stands were silent, and there were many of them, and they all suddenly had a feeling as if they had been knocked on a stick, because they found that at the critical moment, the one who saved the team and led the team out of adversity was the person they had been doubting and criticizing for so long.

Their captain, Michal? Barack!

After Ballack came on the pitch, everyone can feel the changes in the German team again, they can feel that the players are becoming more cohesive because of the return of the captain, and Ballack's every move on the pitch is also affecting and infecting his teammates.

From the league to the preparation to the European Cup, so many games have been played, and by now, even the players have almost exhausted their iron bodies, and this game has been dominated by Spain, and now the 90 minutes of the game are about to end, and the players of both teams can be said to have fought to the last breath.

Why Yang Cheng doesn't like to play overtime, because he knows very well that overtime is actually not about skills and tactics, but about who has more willpower, who has stronger mental strength, and who can make fewer mistakes when his physical strength is already overdrawn. Whoever has the last laugh will be able to do so.

He didn't like the risky way of playing, it was an option he would have been forced to accept when he had no other options, and now he had options, so he had to try it with Ballack. One is to use Ballack's mental strength to stabilize the team and lead the team, and the other is to use his experience to help the team.

Now, it is clear that Yang Cheng's ideas have been reflected, and after Ballack came on the pitch, his contribution to the team is obvious to all.

This group of fans in the stands at the moment when Ballack scored. They were stunned for a few seconds, and then some shouts rang out, but they grew louder and louder, and finally all the German fans in the stadium chanted Ballack's name.

In this moment, Ballack is once again a hero of German football!

"Very, very impressive, this German team. Now in the 86th minute, they finally pulled off an epic comeback, but more importantly. It was their captain who scored the goal for Germany, Michael? Barack! ”

In the cheers of tens of thousands of German fans, the big screen in the stadium kept replaying the goal process of the entire German team just now, and everyone could clearly see how the German team scored through the big screen. …,

'Bad Stuber's long pass was very accurate, and it showed the great vision and technical skills of the player, especially after he got past Andres Iniesta, and the quick passing that Bad Stuber showed in the whole process.

"And then Klose and Thomas? Muller's cooperation, although at one point almost made people suspect that the German team's counterattack could not be played. But in the end, Ballack's decisive forward intervention gave the German team a chance to make the final decision! ”

"We can't say that this goal allowed Germany to surpass Spain, because even if they did lose this game in the end, we have to admit that they are still the strongest team in the world. But what we can say for sure is that this German team is definitely the most difficult to deal with. ”

"The whole game was pressed by Spain, and the whole game was in a passive situation, but the German team had two beautiful counterattacks, two holes in the Spanish goal, and even more rarely, both times were completed before the end of the half, which fully reflected the tenacious fighting spirit and winning of the German team, as well as their amazing fighting will."

The Spanish players looked disappointed, but Bosque was already standing on the sidelines, desperately shouting at the players, asking all the players to pick themselves up again.

Immediately afterwards, Spain made the last two substitutions, both of which also fully demonstrated Bosque's determination to break the boat, he replaced Arbeloa with Navas, and then replaced Pique with Llorente, who clearly wanted to use Llorente as a fulcrum in the front court to break down the German team's defense.

However, Yang Cheng quickly made adjustments, replacing the already exhausted Klose with Mertesacker, strengthening the defence, allowing Mertesacker to watch Llorente one-on-one, while others further strengthened Spain's wide defense.

A very important reason why Bosque is reluctant to use Llorente is that Llorente's play will disrupt the fluidity of the Spanish midfield's attack, because he is tall and strong, and his technical skills are not delicate enough, so that he has never been able to complete a seamless connection with the Spanish frontcourt players in terms of flexibility and passing and receiving coordination.

With Llorente, Spain's attack will shift from the original center to the wing, which is why Bosque has replaced Navas, who wants to make a final push to get a goal from Germany and drag the game into stoppage time.

Ballack, on the other hand, began to command his teammates non-stop, and he was waiting on the pitch to shout at his teammates, demanding that all of them must guard their posts and never relax until the last second.

The German team began to retreat on all fronts, and Spain launched a frantic attack, and in the last 5 minutes, both teams fully demonstrated their tenacity in not admitting defeat, especially Spain, almost regardless of the defense behind them, and even Casillas rushed to the front and directly participated in the attack.

The Spanish fans in the stands also shouted with great emotion, and they all hoped that their team would not give up, because the game was not over yet, and they must continue to persevere. Keep working hard and try to score goals.

For a second, in normal times, no one cares. Squandering is squandering, but at this moment, every minute, every second, the players of both teams cherish it very much, and they can't wait to stretch every minute and every second into an hour, or even a day.

But the cruel time still inexorably reached the end!

When the time on the red scoreboard in the stands jumped steadily into the 93rd minute. The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and all the German fans in the entire stand rushed out of their seats, shouting and cheering. …,

"It's over!" The on-site commentator also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and the last 7 minutes were a kind of torment for anyone, because both sides tried their best to get their last strength. All tried their last breath.

So much so that at the moment when the whistle blew at the end of the game, almost all the players on both sides fell to the grass in unison. They didn't have the extra strength to move, they just wanted to lie down or sit on the grass, silently listening to the sounds and movements coming from their ears, silently feeling the mood at this moment.

Spain lost!

But the Spanish players didn't cry, they just sat on the grass one by one, watching silently.

Ballack struggled to get up from the grass, and although he had only been on the court for much time, he had already exhausted the last of his strength, and even his legs were faintly shaking, making it difficult to see whether he was excited. It was still because of physical exhaustion, but everyone could faintly see a drop of crystal in his eye socket.

He won the club title at club level, and that was when he was led by Yang Cheng Kaiserslautern, and he reached the pinnacle of professional football, winning a treble that was unique in the history of German football, which made his career unapologetic. But in the national team, he has always missed the championship honor.

The runner-up again and again made him completely numb, making him feel that his life may not be able to win the honor of the national team because of this, which has become the biggest regret of his life, and even, after the dispute with Loew and some teammates, he has completely despaired of winning the national team honor again.

But he always remembers that he is Barak, he has his persistence and principles, and he has his own pride, so even if he regrets it, he must stick to his bottom line and stick to what he thinks is right.

Yang Cheng, the most respected head coach in his life, once again saved him in his most difficult time!

Entering the national team again and competing in the European Cup again, it can be said that he can have this moment thanks to Yang Cheng's gift, which made him struggle to stand up from the grass at this time, walked all the way to the coaching area, and went straight to Yang Cheng, who was already excited and waving his arms.

"Thank you, Chief!" Barak stood in front of Yang Cheng, and at this moment, he did not hesitate to let his tears slide down his face, because at this moment, he was like the child of the second team of Chemnitz who stood in front of Yang Cheng 17 years ago.

Time has changed, circumstances have changed, almost everything has changed, but some things have never changed!

Yang Cheng smiled, opened his arms, and hugged Barak into his arms, who was lying on Yang Cheng's shoulder at this moment, crying loudly, as if he was a child, but his cry was not sad, not sad, only joy, only joy, but more gratitude and gratitude.

Without Yang Cheng, there would be no him Barak!

Without Yang Cheng, there would be no German national team today!

After more than ten years of farewell to the championship of the tournament, the hard pursuit of two or three generations of players, at this moment, in the hands of Yang Cheng, has finally become a reality, into an iron-like fact, this scene makes the stands, so that countless German fans waiting in front of the TV feel the same way, and they all have an urge to cry with Ballack and cry together.

"This situation is definitely the most touching scene in this European Cup!"

"Ballack will leave us after the end of this European Cup, Yang Cheng once said that football owes Ballack a national team championship, and after he took charge of the German national team, he promised to bring a championship to his beloved, so that his career can have a successful end." …,

"We have no way to experience the sincere master-apprentice friendship between Yang Cheng and Barak that has been maintained for 17 years, and we have no way to appreciate the excitement in the hearts of the two at this moment, but we can say with certainty that this scene is bound to feel the whole world and move all those who love football!"

"This game, this championship, made Yang Cheng one of the greatest managers in the history of German football, not only because he is the biggest contributor to the revival of German football, but also because he brought the first championship to the revival of German football and laid a solid foundation!"

"We also have absolutely reason to believe that under the leadership of Yang Cheng, this young German team will become better and stronger, and after winning this year's European Cup, the German team will also represent Europe in Brazil next year to participate in the Confederations Cup, and we also wish Yang Cheng and his team to continue to win the championship in the national team competition!"

When he said this, the on-site commentator looked at Yang Cheng on the field and hugged the German players one by one to celebrate, and said with a little embarrassment, "Many people say that in Germany, football is a belief with the most believers, and now, we can also say the same, if football is a belief of the Germans, then he, Caesar?" Yang Cheng is the god that German football believes in! (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. )