"CCTV, dear viewers and friends, welcome to the final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil - Spain vs. Germany!"

"I'm He Wei!"

"I'm Xu Yang!"

"First of all, let's take a look at the starting line-up of both teams, Spain's starting line-up is ......"

In the CCTV studio, two commentators are introducing the starting lists of the two teams.

However, before they could finish their introduction, the situation on the pitch changed dramatically.

Without probing, Spain launched a direct onslaught against the German team.

"The ball passed to Lin Quan's feet, Iniesta is in a good position, the two may play a combination, Lin Chuan...... No, he shot straight at the goal! ”

"Danger!"

"Neuer's position is very high!"

Seeing Neuer's position, the two commentators couldn't help but exclaim.

Known as the goalkeeper, Neuer stands very high and has a large range of movement.

And this aggressive stance also leads to Neuer's easy to be shot by opposing players.

Lin Quan played against Neuer when he was in the Bundesliga, and he knows this guy's playing habits very well.

That's why I went out of my way to observe his position when I was dribbling the ball, and then chose to shoot from a distance.

The ball was played very suddenly, and Neuer's position at this time was near the line of the penalty area, about fifteen meters from the goal.

Seeing Lin Quan's hanging shot, Neuer's face changed in fright, and he quickly retreated, not daring to jump in place.

The ball has a high arc, and he probably won't be able to reach it when he jumps in place.

However, the soccer ball flew much faster than Neuer had expected, and after only two steps back, the ball was already flying over his head.

There was no way, Neuer could only jump up and try to stretch his right hand straight to intercept the football.

The arc of this ball is very high, and if you change to a normal goalkeeper, it is likely that you will not be able to reach the ball at all.

But Neuer is 1.93 meters tall, and his jumping ability is even more amazing.

After he jumped, he barely touched the ball with his fingers, slightly changing its trajectory.

With a bang, the ball smashed above the crossbar and popped off the bottom line.

Seeing that the football was pounced, the fans of the German team subconsciously slapped their chests, and they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The goal just now was too thrilling, the quality of the opponent's long-range shot was very high, if it wasn't for Neuer's brave performance and a pounce, the goal would have been scored.

This time the tiger's mouth escaped, so that the eyes of the fans of the German team looking at Lin Quan changed.

This guy is really not to be underestimated.

Neuer glanced at his own goal after falling to the ground, and was relieved after confirming that the ball did not go in, and then couldn't help but look at Lin Quan who shot with some fear.

This guy, who hasn't seen him for a few months, feels stronger again.

If you want to defeat him, I'm afraid you'll have to work harder!

Seeing that the ball was saved by Neuer, Lin Quan also felt a little regretful.

This guy is too good in physical fitness, right?

With this bouncing ability, I feel like I can go to play basketball.

Fair evaluation, Neuer's scavenger style of play has created a new genre.

For modern football, goalkeepers like David De Gea, who spend almost the entire time in the six-yard box and rarely make a shot, are increasingly out of tune with the times.

And Neuer, who likes to attack, has a large range of activities, can act as a scavenger, and can even act as an initiator of the attack when attacking, has begun to become more numerous.

However, few of these goalkeepers have been able to achieve the same level as Manuel Neuer.

Thanks to his excellent footwork, consistent mentality and the continuous transformation of Bayern Munich two managers Heynckes and Pep Guardiola.

Neuer's style of play is becoming more and more consistent and mature.

Not to mention the number of mistakes he made has decreased year by year, and even because of his active choice to attack, he has effectively made up for the shortcomings of several Bayern central defenders who are slow to turn and are easy to be beaten.

It seems that it is not so easy to seize the opportunity to hang his door.

Maybe he could wait until he leaves the penalty area before he tries again, but in that case, the lob will probably have to be near the halfway line or even farther away.

After defusing a wave of Spanish attack, the German players began to increase their pressing and packing of the Spanish midfielder.

Khedira's absence had a big impact on the German team, while Spain's side, Sergio Busquets, who was injured in the semi-finals, also failed to make it to the final.

The line-ups of both teams are not the most neat, and in this case it is better than the head coach of both teams who has a stronger ability to adjust.

The German team is in a formation of 4231 today, and on the midfield side, Loew chose to use Kramer and Piggy Schweinsteiger as the central midfielders.

Of the two, Kramer is more defensive, while Piggy is more versatile, good both offensively and defensively.

Schweinsteiger was the playmaker of the team's midfield and the metronome of the transition between attack and defence, but after Kroos gradually grew, the German team's playmaking work was scattered.

Of the three attacking midfielders, Muller plays more of a role as a striker.

Mesut Ozil is responsible for passing the ball, as a passing battery.

Kroos is tasked with controlling the tempo of the game, much like his responsibilities at the club.

In attack, Kroos will use his wide vision and precise passing to help Germany plan their attacking routes, avoid the opposition's well-defended areas and play against the opposition's weak points.

When defending, he will move back and work closely with the two team-mates at the back to form an airtight interception net in front of the back line, stifling the opposition's attack in the midfield.

This set of tactics was already familiar to the German team, but the sudden injury of Khedira had a negative impact on them.

Born in 1991, Kramer is still very young and far less sophisticated than Khedira.

And he has no experience in such competitions, and his personal strength is obviously not as good as Khedira.

In Germany's midfield, the role of a defensive midfielder is very important, which leads to a lot of pressure on Kramer.

If something goes wrong on his side, the Germans could easily lose control of the midfield.

Naturally, Spain could not ignore such weaknesses.

Before the game, Spain had intended to target Mesut Ozil.

Since moving to Arsenal last summer, Mesut Ozil's personal weaknesses have been laid bare.

Mesut Ozil's ability to break through, his ability to get rid of, and his ability to fight physically are all weak.

What's worse is that this guy always looks like he hasn't woken up, his personal fighting spirit is weak, and he seems to lack the desire to win or lose the game.

Such a person can easily become a breakthrough.

However, after Khedira was suddenly injured and missed the game, Bosque temporarily changed his strategy, intending to test the knife with Kramer and see how it worked.

In the 5th minute, Germany organized an attack and the ball was passed to the feet of Ozil.

Xavi Alonso rushed up and squeezed away his former club team-mate with his body to snatch the ball from the dead man's feet.

Muller immediately counter-attacked, but Alonso was quicker.

He rushed to pass the ball to Lin Quan, who immediately sent a long pass and found Diego Costa in the frontcourt.

Diego Costa relied on his strong body to squeeze through the opposing defenders.

However, Boateng and Hummels worked well together, and the pair teamed up to close the door and jam Diego Costa.

The soccer ball was given by Manuel Neuer.

Diego Costa had some regrets, but still gave a thumbs up to Lin Quan, who passed the ball.

He was slow to start this ball and couldn't keep up with his teammates.

If Xavi Alonso had started running the ball the moment he broke the ball, he might have gotten a single shot.

Lin Quan didn't think so, and he noticed that two of the German defenders were consciously creating an offside trap.

If Diego Costa had started too quickly, the ball would have been ruled offside.

It seems that this simple offensive tactic is not very effective, and it is still necessary to take the road of ground penetration.

After Neuer took the ball, he threw it with a precise hand and threw it back to the front court.

Kroos, under Alonso's interference, sent a through ball to Muller.

Muller was knocked down by a defender as he unloaded the ball in front of the ball to break through, and Germany were awarded a free-kick on the edge of the box.

Kroos stood in front of the football, glanced at Casillas' position and tried to drop it into the top right corner of the goal.

Unfortunately, his free throws were blocked by the wall, and Diego Costa's height played a huge role.

The ball was grabbed by a German player on the periphery, and Piggy tried a long-range shot at the top of the penalty area, but unfortunately it was not pressed and flew high over the crossbar.

In the opening five minutes, the two sides were basically evenly matched on the field.

The two teams attacked and defended each other, and neither completely occupied the absolute initiative on the field.

After testing each other's strength and form, both teams focused on the midfield strangulation.

Because of Sergio Busquets' injury, Bosque scheduled Xavi Alonso to start this game.

As a result, Spain's midfield has two veterans over the age of 33.

On the German side, on the other hand, several of their midfielders are very young.

With the exception of Piglet, who is a little older, the rest of the players are under the age of 25.

Being younger means having more energy and a stronger physical confrontation.

Therefore, according to Loew's vision, once the German team strengthens the midfield, it will be easy to overturn the Spanish classic car.

However, as soon as the midfield strangulation began, he found himself overestimating the quality of the German midfield.

Spain initially focused on the new youngster Kramer.

Lin Quan, Andres Iniesta, David Silva and others took turns attacking the areas he defended.

Perhaps because of his nervousness, Kramer made a lot of mistakes under the rotation of the Spanish players.

But fortunately, the captain Ram and the little pig Schweinsteiger consciously protected him, but there were no particularly serious consequences.

After getting used to the rhythm of the game for a while, Kramer's performance gradually stabilized, and even tended to get better and better.

Seeing Kramer stand on his feet made Loew feel at ease on the sidelines.

But Ozil has a problem here!

After the midfield scramble gradually became fierce, Ozil's weakness in physical confrontation was quickly exposed.

Persimmon picks up the soft pinch, since Ozil's physical confrontation is not good, then just find a breakthrough from him.

With this, the Spanish side not only frequently broke the ball from the feet of Ozil, but also played counter-attacks immediately after the break.

This made it difficult for the German team, and Ozil Ozil was very good at passing the ball, and giving the ball to him when attacking was an effective way to improve the threat of their passing.

However, the more Ozil catches the ball, the higher the risk of mistakes.

The opponent kept pressing Ozil, and Ozil had a hard time holding the ball, and it looked like the German team kept giving the Spanish team the ball again!

In the 17th minute, Spain broke the ball from the feet of Mesut Ozil again.

The ball was quickly transferred to Lin Quan's feet, Lin Quan took two steps, and after dodging Kroos, he looked up to observe the German team's position.

Because Lin Quan had passed the ball to Diego Costa many times before, the players of the German team formed an inertial mentality, thinking that this time it would be like this.

However, Lin Quan only glanced at Diego Costa's position and decisively gave up the idea of passing the ball to him, and instead handed the ball to Silva on the wing.

Silva tacitly played a one-two with him, and Lin Quan re-received the ball and cut inside to the penalty area.

Kramer appeared in front of Lin Quan, trying to stop his advance.

But Lin Quan deceived his center of gravity with only one feint, completed the breakthrough against him, and broke into the forbidden area.

Boateng immediately rushed towards Lin Quan, but he learned the lesson of losing to Lin Quan several times before, kept a reasonable distance, did not get too close, and did not give the other party a chance to pass him easily.

Boateng doesn't want to be the backdrop for Lin Quan's goal anymore!

He originally hoped to compete for the world's No. 1 central defender, but because the videos that Lin Quan had passed were made into GIFs, which were widely circulated on the Internet, causing fans to generally disapprove of his strength.

Shaking yourself down without physical contact, how dare you say you're the world's No. 1 centre-back?

Let's make a face!

Boateng was a man of self-esteem, and he would love to get up wherever he fell!

So, for Boateng, this time in the final of the World Cup, it is his battle for his name!

As long as he can successfully freeze Lin Quan and lead the team to win this game.

Then those past humiliations are likely to be completely washed away, and he Boateng will be able to be a man again!

It's just that if you want to freeze Lin Quan, how easy is it?

Seeing that Boateng was far away from him, Lin Quan used Boateng's body as a shield and decisively shot with his feet.

Boateng didn't expect the other party to be so decisive, and hurriedly raised his foot to block.

However, Boateng was not able to touch the football, but because he was in front of him, blocking Neuer's view, resulting in Neuer failing to make a save in the first place.

The German fans in the stands were half chilled when they saw this scene!

Is it that your own team is about to fall behind so soon?

At the critical moment, a small player wearing the armband of the German captain appeared in front of the goal, fell to the ground and slid the tackle, hooking the ball out!

Philip Ram!

Of all the players on the field, the shortest man stepped forward!

After clearing the siege, Ram roared excitedly.

Neuer, who escaped, couldn't help but hug his teammate and kiss him gratefully on the forehead.

The rest of the German defenders also ran over and hugged Lahm to thank him for his clearance at the crucial moment.

Lin Quan glanced at Ram, he saw Ram's position before he shot, but he didn't expect the other party to make such a difficult clearance.

If I had known that the kick just now was a little higher, if I had hit the dead corner or a half-high ball, the result might have been different.

However, Lin Quan did not feel depressed because of this, it is impossible for such an immortal to break the siege every time.

Last time it was the crossbar, this time it was Lahm, and next time, luck may not be on the side of the German team.

Although he didn't score, Lin Quan's shot still shocked the German team in a cold sweat.

"You have to guard against Lin Quan!"

On the commentary bench of German television, the commentators began to worry again after rejoicing that their team had escaped.

"Although Lin didn't get a goal with a few shots today, he is in very good shape, and if he continues to play like this, it will only be a matter of time before he scores."

"We have to find a way to solve the passive situation on the field!"

That's what the German fans think, and they know exactly where the problems are on the pitch!

It's that damn Ozil!

However, it has only been played for less than 20 minutes now, so should we make a substitution now, replacing Ozil?

Wouldn't that be a little too radical?

Loew was also a little hesitant, although Ozil was not good at physical confrontation, but his one-kick pass was extremely powerful, and if he was replaced in advance, it would definitely have a big impact on the German team's attack.

If you don't stop interrupting, you will suffer from it!

Loew quickly paid the price for his hesitation!

In the 31st minute of the game, taking advantage of the opportunity that most of the players were involved in the attack in front of the German team after completing a corner kick, Spain quickly launched a counterattack.

Xavi Alonso delivered a pinpoint, long ball from great distance, and Diego Costa got to the spot.

He couldn't turn around, so he gave the ball to Lin Quan, who was inserted in the back.

Lin Quan took the ball, shook Kramer's interception, and after glancing at Neuer's position, he chose the hanging door again.

This time, Lin Quan's hanging door was very far away, 48 meters away from the goal!

However, Manuel Neuer was also positioned further away from goal than last time.

Everyone else has already run outside the big forbidden area!

At such a distance, Neuer was completely powerless against the ball.

As long as Lin Quan's ultra-long-distance long-range shot hits the goal frame, it will be a goal!

The fans of both teams stood up nervously, staring at the fast-flying football in the air without blinking.

The German fans who had watched Lin Quan hit the corner of the goal frame many times in a row from 30 meters away were already desperate at this time!

That guy can even hit such a small position on the door frame accurately, how can he not hit such a large door frame?

Under the watchful eyes of nearly 100,000 fans in the stadium, the football drew a beautiful arc in the air and roared into the German team's goal.

1:0！

Spain took the lead first, and Lin Quan scored a crucial goal in the World Cup final!

(End of chapter)