Super Coach

Friends of the audience, friends of the audience, welcome to the Metallurgical Football Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine!

When the TV screen switched to the crowded Metallurgical Stadium in Kharkiv, the high-pitched voice of the on-site commentator suddenly sounded. Everyone could absorb the voices of the fans on the scene through the microphone and feel the excitement on the field. atmosphere.

It is now 21:30 in the evening on June 13, Ukrainian time. There are still 15 minutes left and the game is about to start. This game is Portugal, currently ranked second and fourth in Group B, against the German team. It is also watched by everyone. It is hailed as a key battle for the right to qualify in Group B.

Currently, the coaches and players of both sides are nervously preparing for this game in the locker room, but we have already obtained the starting lineups for both sides in advance, and the German team that everyone is paying most attention to before the game, our Caesar It really brought us a lot of surprises.”

Just as he was talking, Portugal's starting lineup was displayed on the TV screen, and it was 433.

The goalkeeper is Patricio, the defense is Coentrao, Alves, Pepe and Pereira, the midfielder is Moutinho, Meireles and Veloso, and the frontcourt trident is respectively It's Cristiano Ronaldo, Postiga and Nani.

Portugal's first game against France, Cristiano Ronaldo saved the team by himself, but Portugal's forward problems have always troubled the team, and Ronaldinho has never been able to stand at the front. As a striker, he prefers to roam behind the striker, now it depends on how Paulo Bento solves this problem.

The starting lineup of the German team is also surprising. Gomez, who performed poorly in the first game and was very controversial after the game, continued to get the start in this game, and the right back Jerome Boateng did the same. He is not absent from the team, but is in two positions, and Yang Cheng’s choice is surprising.

The German team's starting lineup appeared on the TV screen, and it was also 433.

The goalkeeper is Neuer. The defense is Lahm, Kyle, Hummels and Jerome Boateng, the three midfielders are Bastian Schweinsteiger, Sven Bender and Khedira, and the front trident is Thomas Muller, Gomez and Ozil.

This is a puzzling change, because Yang Cheng gave up Mertesacker and Podolski. He chose Hummels and Khedira, and the formation and tactics also changed from the original 4231 to the current one. 433, this really surprised everyone. Changing tactics on the spot has always been a taboo for head coaches. But when Yang Cheng said this, did he have the idea of ​​​​giving it a try? Or is this something he had planned for a long time? What about a transformation?”

When it comes to this, the TV camera also overlooks the stadium from its original position. He turned to browsing the fans in the stands.

“In the first game of the group stage, the German team regrettably lost to Spain, but that game was hailed as the most exciting game of the European Cup so far. It can be said that the German team was honored to lose, but now Yang Cheng changed his previous playing style and chose 433 instead. Does this mean that he will give up the tactical style of the first game?

Gomez failed to score an empty goal in the first game of the group stage, and Jerome Boateng was the team's biggest culprit for conceding goals. But Yang Cheng still seems to have more trust in these two players, but Mertesa Kerr and Podolski did not start, what kind of signal does this send?

When the on-site commentator was talking. The camera happened to sweep across the rostrum from the stands, and German Chancellor Merkel appeared in the stands again. She has now become the most loyal fan of the German team, coming to cheer for every game.

Merkel said in an interview with reporters before the game that she is still full of confidence in the team, and the German Chancellor has always been hailed as the lucky star of the German team. It depends on whether she can give the German team another chance this time. Bring good luck.

Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron, and her and Yang Cheng's son, Charles, a handsome young man. They are obviously here to cheer Yang Cheng on. The fat-bellied Charlize Theron is said to be finishing up in the European Cup The birth of a daughter is also good news for Yang Cheng. I heard that his biggest wish is to dedicate a European Cup championship to his upcoming daughter.

But at present, it seems that this is a very difficult challenge for the German team, because Spain is in extremely good condition. Currently, they have won two consecutive games in the group and have qualified early. In addition, Italy and England have also performed very well. That's good, but now the German team is still struggling for a place in a group.

This is a famous French talented woman, Melissa Theriault. She also brought her son to cheer for Yang Cheng, but I just don't know if their arrival can bring good luck to Yang Cheng who has been having bad luck recently. .”

As the on-site commentator was talking, he saw players from both teams entering the Metallurgical Stadium one after another under the leadership of the referee, and heard an overwhelming cheer from the 38,000 fans at the scene. , to welcome the arrival of the team.

Okay, players from both teams are entering the field one after another, and the game is about to start... How to beat Portugal?

Yang Cheng has his own set of ideas that are different from others, that is, he will not formulate the team's tactics around how to restrict Ronaldinho. This is where he is completely different from everyone's predictions before the game. .

It can even be said that Yang Cheng was not prepared to deploy tactics around defending Ronaldinho from the beginning!

In the pre-match preparation meeting, he had very clearly set a tone for this game. Portugal is a Latin American-style team. The team must maintain a rigorous tactical system and maintain a strong The ability to press restricts the Portuguese's play and performance.

As for Ronaldinho, he spoke very highly of his most proud disciple, but he also mentioned a very important point, that is, Ronaldinho's position in this national team is the terminator.

The so-called terminator is actually the scorer, which means that Ronaldinho is responsible for scoring goals for the team. The team must give him as much support as possible to give him a chance to perform. With his own strength, if the team cannot provide him with a lot of opportunities, then his performance will lose the threat.

So, from the beginning. Yang Cheng's positioning for this game is not to restrict Ronaldinho at all, but to restrict Portugal's midfield and backfield, firmly suppressing the opponent, and thus leaving Ronaldinho useless in the front.

An interesting point is this. Paul Bento also seemed to be wary of the German team's tactics. He seemed to be aware of his team's problems, so he dragged the defense back in the opening tactics and put on a posture to lure the German team to attack. Plot a counterattack against the German team.

Typical waiting for you to make a mistake! Paul Bayer shook his head and laughed. He felt that Paul Bento's tactics were for stability from the beginning. Not even taking the slightest risk.

Waiting for me to make a mistake? Yang Cheng also laughed, I just don't know if he can catch it!

After saying that, he saw Yang Cheng giving instructions to the players on the field, telling them to attack directly after the opening.

Taking advantage of the kick-off opportunity, the German team immediately launched an attack on Portugal, and their offense was not conservative at all, but very proactive, actively making fuss on both sides. There was no intention of holding back at all.

As soon as the ball was released, the German team immediately started to advance and soon passed the ball to Ozil on the right. Facing Pereira's defense, the latter protected the ball and wanted to drive it to the center, but was caught in the double-team of Moutinho and Pereira. He had no choice but to knock the ball back to the forward forward. Rom Boateng.

The latter got the ball near the midfield, looked up, saw Gomez raising his hand in the middle, and immediately kicked the ball out.

After the ball traced a high arc, it landed in the middle of the goal, while Gomez quickly stepped in from behind. He used his body to firmly block Pepe from behind, jumped up high, and shook his head like a lion towards the ball.

The ball was hit by him and he exerted force, but he hit it perfectly!

Portugal goalkeeper Patricio immediately occupied the position and grabbed the ball directly. The whole person fell to the ground.

This is the first shot of the game. Gomez, the striker from the German team, hit the goal with a very powerful head shot. Unfortunately, the angle was too right and he failed to score! The commentator was also present at the scene. Talking about the game.

Patricio got up from the ground, holding the ball in his hand. Looking ahead, he saw his teammates scattering like a tide, but he did not choose to kick the ball out, but kicked it quickly. Gave it to Coentrao.

Because in the front, Portugal has almost no high points to compete for except Ronaldinho, because their forward Postiga is not that tough forward, let alone in front of the tall and powerful Hummels. , even in front of Kyle, his height of 1.79 meters has no advantage at all.

In this case, if you rashly serve the ball to the front, you are definitely giving the German team the ball!

But after the ball was given to Coentrao, the latter was immediately pressed by Thomas Muller and had to pass the ball to Pepe. Pepe immediately kicked the ball forward and gave it to Meireles.

As the team's central midfielder, Meireles' position is relatively deep, but what is strange is that Bastian Schweinsteiger actually appeared in this position and pressed him, forcing Meireles to quickly Pass the ball to Veloso.

Xiaozhu didn't stop the ball at all. As soon as he saw Meireles passing the ball, he immediately changed direction and pushed towards Veloso. The latter immediately passed the ball back to Meireles, and by this time Khedira had also forced the ball. When he came to the front, Sven Bender kept a certain distance from the two teammates in front to create defensive depth.

Seeing no chance, Meireles had to pass the ball back and returned to the backcourt.

The German team pressed very fiercely after the opening, especially against the Portuguese midfielder and frontcourt. The defense also took the initiative to press forward, but it was obvious that Yang Cheng was also guarding against the counterattacks of Ronaldinho and Nani, so he The defensive line was pressed and they were not willing to take risks and always maintained a certain appropriate distance.”

As he said that, he saw the ball return to the backcourt. Seeing that the midfielder could not pass the ball, Pepe directly passed the ball forward with a big kick, trying to find Postiga's point, but Hummels He firmly stuck in position, and when competing with Postiga for the top, he steadily headed the ball back into the Portuguese half.

Schweinsteiger quickly passed the ball to the left after getting the ball. After getting the ball, Lahm quickly dribbled the ball along the left side very quickly. Thomas Muller chose to run to the baseline to pull the ball forward. Mu pulled out the gap.

Sure enough, as soon as Thomas Muller ran forward, Lahm chose to dribble the ball in the middle and cut inside, attracting the attention of Veloso who was chasing after him, and then hit the front edge of the penalty area. Khedira, who came in from behind, hit the ball with a powerful volley.

This shot was so powerful that it was like thunder. Everyone on the scene could clearly hear the bang, and then it seemed like in the blink of an eye. There was another bang, and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced back. Gomez stepped in to meet the ball and volleyed it, but it hit Alves' foot and went out of the baseline.

Oh my god, the German team's long shot almost penetrated Portugal's goal, and the crossbar saved Paulo Bento's team. Then Gomez's volley almost created a threat, and Portugal's penalty area was in a state of chaos.

The live TV camera switched to a slow-motion replay of two consecutive shots. It can be seen that the German team's long-range shots and follow-up shots were very determined, without any sloppiness. Both players also played very decisively and powerfully.

In the three minutes since the opening, the German team has shot three times, all of which have created a lot of threats. It seems that Yang Cheng's opening tactics are very proactive. He wants to break Portugal's defense from the beginning and take the lead in taking the initiative in the game. right.

After the corner kick was taken, there was chaos in Portugal's penalty area. Hummels headed the ball before anyone else, but unfortunately, it was slightly too high and did not create a threat, goal kick!

After the opening, the German team attacked fiercely, and the German fans in the stands spared no effort to support and encourage the team. They kept cheering for the team and hoped that the team could continue their efforts and break through Portugal's goal as soon as possible, giving the fans Take some reassurance. This saves them from being so frightened all the time and worrying all day long.

Pepe led Portugal's defense from the beginning of the game to the present. Although it seems to have a lot of loopholes and created many dangers, its performance has been relatively stable. At least it has not given the German team an absolute chance!

The on-site commentator's comments were fairly fair. At least judging from the game process, Portugal's strength is indeed not as good as Germany's, but it is definitely not to the point where it has no ability to resist. The most important factor that caused the one-sided situation from the opening to the present is that Yang Cheng's opening tactics are very positive. , Paulo Bento is a bit too stable.

If your defense retracts, the midfield will naturally follow suit, and the forward line cannot be alone at the front. This causes Portugal's third line to retract. But the problem is, it is not impossible for you to retract, but You have to have the opportunity to counterattack and create a threat. Otherwise, if you let the German team continue to attack like this, you will have problems sooner or later.

Paul Bento also wanted to, but the three midfielders of the German team suppressed the Portuguese midfielder and did not give them a chance.

No, as soon as Portugal wants to make a move, the German team will create danger.

This time it was Thomas Muller from the left. After this young player became famous in the World Cup in South Africa, his performance became more and more stable and outstanding. This time after he got the ball on the left, facing Pereira, he chose He directly dribbled the ball through Pereira and passed it diagonally behind the Portuguese defense to the right side of the penalty area.

After Ozil got the ball, he threw away Coentrao and took the ball along the middle. He decisively chose to kick, but the shot was not powerful and was directly confiscated by Patricio.

This is also a major flaw of Ozil, which is his lack of scoring ability, which can even be said to be bad. However, the advantages of this midfielder are also very good, that is, finding space and making the final pass. These are Ozil's strengths.

The continuous attacks made the morale of the German team very high. On the contrary, it was Portugal who was beaten so hard by the German team. It was as unfair as it could be, especially the blow to the morale of the players.

As a former professional athlete, Paulo Bento is not unable to see the problem. He also knows that in such a crucial game, once the opportunity is lost and morale is exhausted, the game will not be the same. If you fight again, just go home and eat it yourself.

So after seeing the German team's offensive so fiercely, Paul Bento himself also had a headache. He also walked to the sidelines and frequently gave instructions to the players, asking them to move as soon as possible after stealing the ball and not to stick to their feet. The German team's The pressing is so fierce that once the ball is stuck, it is easy to get trapped in the circle and be intercepted.

As for the direction of the ball as soon as possible, Paulo Bento gave two wings, especially Ronaldinho's side. The speed of the Portuguese superstar is definitely a weapon for counterattack. As long as he is given a chance, he can single-handedly tear apart Germany. The team's entire defense line.

As time passed, the German team's offensive not only did not weaken, but showed signs of strengthening, especially the threats from the two wings. Yang Cheng gave full play to the tactics of attacking from the wings and grabbing points in the middle. Allowing Gomez to create problems in the penalty area and capture opportunities, this made Portugal's defense overwhelmed.

When the game progressed to the 23rd minute, the German team, which had been unable to attack for a long time, made a passing and receiving error in the frontcourt. The ball passed by Khedira to Gomez was successfully intercepted by Pepe in advance. As soon as the latter got the ball, he directly A big kick drove the ball to the left side of the frontcourt.

At this time, the German team's offensive pressure caused the entire defense line to almost enter the Portuguese half. There was nothing behind them, and they were completely exposed to Portugal's artillery fire.

And so far in this game, Ronaldinho, who has not performed at all, finally seized the opportunity this time. He was not offside, but he showed his excellent speed and rushed forward. Like a bolt of lightning, he sprinted down the left road. In front of him, the only player on the German team was Neuer! (To be continued)RQ

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