Super Coach

It should be said that in order to prepare for this European Cup, the German Football Association has spent a lot of time, energy and financial resources, and also invested a lot of manpower and material resources. This is not only from the construction of a training ground for Gdansk, but also The team's location.

As early as after the World Cup in South Africa, the German Football Association had already begun to select the location for the European Cup. However, they were not looking for a temporary residence like other teams, but were looking for a base camp.

The so-called base camp means that no matter where the German team goes to compete, as soon as the game is over, they immediately return to the base camp to rest, because they not only brought a lot of training equipment here, but also a large amount of food shipped from Germany. And a German chef who can make authentic dishes that the German internationals love.

From the beginning, the German Football Association's plan was to turn the Oliwiski Manor into a German base camp, so they did not hesitate to spend 300,000 euros to build a temporary training ground.

Surrounded by green mountains, green lakes and dense forests, the three 17th-century-style buildings of the Olivsky Manor are particularly eye-catching. Although it is inaccessible and police are stationed around, the red roofs are particularly special. It is very conspicuous, especially under the dazzling sunlight.

After the team played the first game of the European Cup group stage, they flew back to Gdansk, Poland from Ukraine overnight, and then went to the manor to rest. But this time they came back with two planes, one to pick up the players. , and one was to pick up the players’ families and arrived at Gdańsk Airport almost at the same time.

According to Yang Cheng's previous rules, family members were allowed to visit the hotel after the game and stay overnight. The training session the next morning was also canceled. The players could rest until the evening before starting training, and then the family members would leave the station.

The rules set by Yang Cheng were tough, but they were not completely inhumane, at least after the game. Letting the players' wives, girlfriends or children stay in the hotel is also a humane arrangement.

There are a total of 70 rooms in the Orivsky Manor, but there are only 2 luxury apartments. Each luxury apartment has two rooms and an independent entrance. Each facility is also very independent and convenient. As the team's head coach, Yang Cheng occupies one of them, and the other one is given to Niersbach, the chairman of the German Football Association who is stationed in the team.

Although I didn’t return to the hotel until midnight last night,

But Yang Cheng got up from bed early and sat in the living room, watching TV boredly. No surprise, the TV content was all about last night's game, and there were some commentary reports.

Almost all the guests and hosts felt that last night's game was the most beautiful game of this European Cup so far. Both teams showed extremely high standards. It was a pity that the German team lost, but From Yang Cheng's point of view, these words have no meaning at all. Because if you lose, you lose. What is there to regret?

If it is because of regret, I always regret that I did not win the opponent in this game. This will further affect the next game against Portugal. Wouldn't it be a bit more gain than loss?

You, you always get up so early, aren't you tired? Charlize Theron, wearing a loose nightgown, walked out of Charles' bedroom. She should have woken up early, but she did not disturb Yang Cheng. , went directly to see his son.

Yang Cheng patted the sofa next to him and asked her to come sit down. He shook his head. He didn't feel tired at all. On the contrary, he was very excited. Even now, he clearly felt that he was cornered. But the more he felt like this, the more energetic and excited he became, almost as if he was on drugs.

Charlize Theron sat down next to him and looked at his face closely. She was tanned so much that it made her feel a little distressed, but those eyes were extremely charming, especially the spirit revealed in the eyes, which made people feel a sense of confidence and optimism.

Originally, I planned to comfort you, but now it seems that there is no need! Charlize Theron smiled and lay on his shoulder.

Comfort? How can you comfort me with a big belly? Yang Cheng asked teasingly.

The latter gave him a super hygienic look, but her hands were around his neck. You could feel that Yang Cheng was close to her head and sniffing the fragrance of her hair greedily. The intimate movements of the two made each other feel a little bit... Get lost in it.

Come for a walk with me! Charlize Theron let go of her hand and suggested with a smile, I heard it's beautiful here, and I feel uncomfortable sitting for a long time. Let's go for a walk outside and come back later.

Of course Yang Cheng had no problem. He immediately helped her stand up, opened the glass door and left the room.

The three houses in the hotel are in the shape of a building. In the middle is a fountain and parking lot. They are all paved with flat bricks. They feel good when you step on them. The entire environment is also very clean and tidy. In addition, it is close to the mountains. In the morning, The air is very fresh.

There is a lake outside, and beyond that are the woods. It's so beautiful! Yang Cheng said with a smile. He had been out for a walk before.

Charlize Theron was excited to go after hearing this, and the two walked out of the hotel side by side.

Along the lakeside, shaded by trees on both sides, it feels like walking in a paradise, especially after walking deeper, even the roads are the kind of smooth gravel roads. There are no houses, no cars, only trees, and only birds. scream.

This long gravel road is surrounded by trees. It has an artistic conception of a winding path that makes people want to explore. What is at the end of the road? Is there anyone living there?

But after walking for a long time, we could still only see trees, and the road turned into a dirt road, which was a bit uneven.

There is probably no road, let's walk back! Charlize Theron saw that the road was not easy to walk, she had a big belly, and she had to be supported by Yang Cheng, so she wanted to walk back, and they couldn't leave either. Close distance.

Let's take a look further, there should be something else! Yang Cheng was full of curiosity about what was ahead.

The goddess glared at him helplessly and could only follow him.

The two of them walked about 500 meters further, and it suddenly dawned on them that they saw a lake no smaller than the one at the entrance of the Manor Hotel. However, it was not artificially repaired like the lake at the entrance of the hotel. It was purely natural. It's flat, and the lakeside is covered with water plants, which makes the clear lake look green.

What a beautiful place! Charlize Theron couldn't help but praise it after seeing it.

The two walked along the lakeside and saw the stable. There were several horses feeding inside, and they neighed when they saw strangers, causing the owner of the stable to run out to take a look, and saw two strangers. Immediately, he looked over there as if he were facing a formidable enemy, as if he was preventing them from stealing horses.

Can you ride a horse? Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

Charlize Theron gently stroked her bulging belly, with a playful expression that seemed to say, do you think I am someone who can still ride a horse?

Yang Cheng immediately laughed, I have never ridden a horse, and... He looked embarrassed, and he was obviously a little resistant to riding a horse.

Ha. And you can't! Charlize Theron didn't forget to tease him.

Laugh, laugh. Anyway, you have been ravaged so miserably by me, so you should be proud of it! Yang Cheng was very calm.

Who is not good at something? Is it possible that everyone is a jerk?

They walked along the lakeside and saw three craftsmen building a wall. They were not using bricks, but heavy concrete blocks. Cement is applied directly, so the process is very fast.

When the craftsmen saw Yang Cheng passing by, they immediately stopped what they were doing. Pointing at them and saying something, one of the younger men whistled at Charlize Theron, but was immediately slapped on the head by the older man, and their smiling expressions were all touching. Here comes the friendliness.

What a simple, what a natural life!

Yang Cheng believes that their lives may not be so good, but they should all live a fulfilling life.

You guys are really good at choosing places. It's really beautiful here, and it's so natural and simple! Charlize Theron was on her way back. They kept praising that for people like them who live in the city all year round, life in this mountain village has a different flavor, just like if they went to Yang Cheng's island, the feeling would be different.

I didn't choose it, but this place is really great. I hope I can stay here longer! Yang Cheng said with a smile.

If you want to stay here for a long time, it is best to qualify in the group and go further in the European Cup schedule... Because there is no training session in the morning, and because the team allowed family members to stay overnight last night, today, the players’ wake-up time It's generally late. It seems that it's because they stayed up late and worked overtime last night. Everyone didn't get up until after noon, even skipping a nap.

But after getting up, the players all consciously arranged for their wives or girlfriends to take the bus to leave the Manor Hotel. The Football Association arranged another hotel for them to stay outside, while Charlize Theron and Charles went directly to Kharkiv, Ukraine. Husband, they have to wait there for the German team's second game, the opponent is Portugal.

When the German team plays Portugal, the issue that everyone is most concerned about is actually who will be responsible for guarding Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese left winger is the top core of the national team and the top scorer. Players are equivalent to removing Portugal's sharpest fangs.

Yang Cheng knows Xiao Luo better than anyone else, because he is not only Xiao Luo's mentor, who single-handedly promoted him, but he is also an elder who Xiao Luo regards as a father, so many people are here. Looking forward to seeing how Yang Cheng will restrain Xiao Luo.

Nowadays, everyone in the group where the German team is in is in danger. Even Spain, which won in the first round, dare not be careless, because they may be eliminated at any time, not to mention the other three teams. They will definitely try their best to fight for the right to qualify from the group.

Opposing the left winger is naturally the right back. The German team's right back is a hidden danger. Although Jerome Boateng gained Yang Cheng's trust, he made a mistake in the first game against Spain. This is also Many people have lingering fears about whether he can guard against Xiao Luo.

Many media and reporters have offered suggestions, hoping that Yang Cheng can make adjustments, let Lahm play on the right, use the German captain to block Ronaldinho, and Bad Stuber, who performed well after coming off the bench in the first game, is completely He can start at left back, or Dortmund's left back Schmelzer is also qualified.

However, Yang Cheng did not make any external remarks, and he also said before that Gomez and Boateng would definitely start again, but the question is, how to bring out the strength of these two players, that is the most important thing.

Jerome Boateng is not a big problem for Yang Cheng, the key is Gomez.

It is true that Gomez is a player with flaws. But people also have their own advantages. The key is how the head coach's tactics cover up his shortcomings and bring out his advantages. This is the most important thing.

Leading a club is different from leading a national team. There are only so many people in the national team, and the head coach's tactics always have to cater to the players, rather than letting the players cater to the head coach's tactics. That's why Yang Cheng directly announced Gomez's second game after the first game. Continue to start.

Klose was injured and missed the game and could not play in the second game as a precaution. It was logical for Gomez to continue to start. Moreover, Yang Cheng can also inspire players' fighting spirit and morale through such trust, killing two birds with one stone.

Gomez has many advantages as a player, such as his impact. He is one of the few strikers with strong impact in today's football, and his running without the ball is very good. He can The moment the player passed the ball, he keenly found the space and used his explosive power. Seize the most favorable space to catch the ball in the shortest time.

Another very good feature is his sense of shooting. Perhaps many fans will feel that it would be terrible if he failed to score the empty goal in the first game. But Gomez's sense of shooting is definitely top-notch, but he is a little weird and habitually controls the ball firmly before shooting, but the consequence of this is a very high hit rate.

Therefore, if you want to bring out Gomez's strength, the best way is to give him one-on-one opportunities and space in front, so that he can get a relatively relaxed environment. To get this environment, two wings Players must help him share the defensive pressure.

Because of this, in the next training. Yang Cheng began to consciously practice tactical coordination in the frontcourt based on Gomez's characteristics, but at the same time, he was also preparing to make some adjustments to the team.

Although the team lost the first game, Yang Cheng was indeed dissatisfied with some aspects of the team's performance, but he didn't say it, so he was in training. Yang Cheng just said that in order to better help the team display its strength in the European Cup, he will rotate one or two positions, and the players cannot have any opinions on this... The German team is hiding in the mountains and old forests to practice At that time, the European Cup war was still in full swing.

Yang Cheng doesn't care much about other games. He is more concerned about the games between Group A and Group B, because if the German team advances from the group, the opponents they will encounter will be opponents from Group A, so he should also care about it. The showdown of this group.

The think tank Yang Cheng specially formed before the game rushed to the European Cup this time to spy on all potential opponents. Information was sent to Yang Cheng almost every day, which was very complete.

During the training period of the German team, Group A played two games. Russia had one win and one draw and took first place in the group. The Czech Republic had one win and one loss and was second in the group. Poland had two consecutive draws for third place in the group. Greece was at the bottom of the group. In the last round, The Czech Republic plays Poland, and Russia plays Greece. It can be described as a big melee, and anyone can qualify.

That is, the day before the German team's game, Spain defeated the French team 1:0 with the goal of Villa, who returned from injury. This allowed Spain to qualify for the group in advance with two wins in two games, and they almost It can be said that they have firmly won the first place in the group, and France has one loss and one draw. The possibility of qualifying from the group still exists. The key depends on the result of the game between the German team and the Portuguese team.

Whether it is Germany or Portugal, this game can be said to be a redemption battle. Whoever wins the game will be able to occupy a favorable position in the group qualifying, because the two teams are currently 1 point apart, and winning a game will able to turn the situation around.

For Portugal, they must win this match against the German team, because they will face Spain next. This team has maintained a complete victory in the past dozen national team games, and Del Bosque's team has not been able to secure a win. Once they reach first place in the group, they will definitely not let up in the last game. Portugal has little chance of winning.

Furthermore, Portugal's style of play is relatively Latin, similar to that of the Brazilian team. Once they encounter a team that is tough or has a strong pressing ability, it is very easy to encounter difficulties, such as in the first game of the group. When they met France in the game, Portugal was obviously defeated. They relied on Ronaldinho's personal performance to save the game.

Now that they are facing Spain, which has a strong ability to suppress and control, Portugal knows its own disadvantages.

Therefore, they can only win the German team and strive for second place in the group. Otherwise, if they hope to beat Spain in the last round, they will undoubtedly want to grab food from the tiger's mouth, which will be as difficult as climbing to the sky!

Similarly, for the German team, they cannot relax when they play Portugal in the second game of the group. After losing the first game, the German team must win the next two games to ensure the right to qualify for the group. Otherwise, it is likely to stop. In the group stage, Masaya Saki's prediction came true.

So before the team rushed to Kharkiv, Yang Cheng specially held a mobilization meeting.

At this mobilization meeting, Yang Cheng issued a killing order to all the players, asking everyone to wake up with a 120,000-point spirit. There should be no mistakes in the next two games and they must win them all. , striving to qualify from the group.

In the past few decades, Germany has never had the shame of being eliminated from the group. If you don't want to become the historical shame of German football, you don't want to watch yourself as a loser and leave the European Cup in disgrace. If so, then we have to fight hard, and we can only fight hard!”

Yang Cheng's mobilization also received a positive response from the players. At least judging from the players' expressions, each of them hopes to vent their frustrations against Spain on Portugal. (To be continued)RQ

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