Super Coach

When the British referee Weber blew the whistle to end the game, all the German fans in the Warsaw National Stadium, which can accommodate a total of 58,000 people, stood up from their seats, raised their arms and cheered. shout.

The big red scoreboard at the National Stadium in Warsaw shows the final score of the match between the two teams.

The number below the name of the Czech team on the left is 0, and the number below the name of the German team on the right is 3. This also means that the German team ended up with a score of 3:0 in this 90-minute game. Defeated the Czech team, successfully emerged from the top 8 knockout rounds and entered the semi-finals of the European Cup.

Before the game, everyone predicted that the German team would win this game. However, during the game, the Czech team caused a lot of trouble for the German team, especially this tenacious team. From the beginning, they put on a tight defensive stance, even tightening it to within 20 meters for a long time.

In other words, the Czech team's defense started from the front of the penalty area, which made their defense in front of the goal very dense. As soon as the German team's ball entered this area, it was like a mud cow entering the sea, silently.

If someone thought that the German team could win easily before the game, after watching the first half or even the first 15 minutes of the second half, they would not think that the German team could win easily. They would even think that the German team’s offense It will be completely contained by the Czech team, and the game may enter overtime or even a penalty shootout.

But when everyone thought that the German team might encounter a sniper attack, Yang Cheng's substitution completely changed the situation of the game. He used Tony? Kroos replaced Khedira, allowing Toni Kroos to control the team's rhythm and sort out the midfield, completely liberating Bastian Schweinsteiger and Ozil.

This substitution adjustment has obviously changed the situation of the German team, especially the momentum of chasing the Czech team since the beginning of the game. It began to slow down the rhythm and began to pursue fast, slow, orderly and stable performance. The German team will even take the initiative to withdraw its defense line, release the Czech team, and then counterattack.

After the substitutions, the German team's offense began to show its power. The midfielder shifted and transitioned, the wing advanced and broke through, and the frontcourt and center supported and cooperated. The entire offense began to have a more three-dimensional coordination routine, which was fully blossomed. It was far more effective than the previous monotonous and dense defense, especially in pulling and searching. on the loopholes.

after that. The German team launched several offensive attacks. First, Thomas Muller and Lahm cooperated on the left. Thomas Muller assisted Lahm and hit a long shot from the left, opening the scoring.

After that, Deisler and Ozil on the right continued to penetrate and advance. The two of them cooperated continuously in the front of the penalty area, assisting Klose to score another victory for the German team and completely control the game situation.

Finally, Gotze, who came on as a substitute for Ozil, was fouled when he dribbled the ball through, and Deisler hit a direct free kick. Scored the third goal for the German team, which was also the last goal of the game, completely establishing another victory for the German team.

Same as the past two games. In this game, the German team's defense performed well as always. The combination of Lahm, Kyle, Hummels and Jerome Boateng showed enough power. This combination is becoming more and more tacit. , making the defense stronger.

Bastian Schweinsteiger and Khedira protected the German team from the front, preventing the German team's defense from being directly exposed to the opponent's artillery fire. Several counterattacks failed to threaten the German team, even after Toni Kroos was replaced. The defensive line is still performing very well.

But another important reason is that the Czech team started too aggressively and they knew they were not strong enough. Unable to compete at the same level as the German team, they used an aggressive press in the first round to dampen the German team's energy. This directly contributed to the German team's offensive failure throughout the first half. .

But in this way, the Czech team lost in the second half, especially in the last half hour. It also completely exposed the problem of physical exhaustion. They obviously could not keep up with the rhythm and pace of the German team, which directly led to the collapse of the Czech team at the last moment.

Another point worth warning about is that their offensive line is too single, always focusing on long passes from the middle. This caused Hummels to perform very eye-catching again, but it was precisely because he took on the opponent's main attack direction. , causing him to get another yellow card in the game.

According to the yellow card suspension rules of the European Cup, after the quarter-final knockout round, all accumulated yellow cards will be automatically cleared and will not be carried into the semi-finals. However, if a yellow card is received in the quarter-final knockout round, resulting in cumulative suspension, the semi-finals It will be automatically suspended for one game, which means that Hummels will be suspended in the semi-finals.

This also became a knot in Yang Cheng's heart.

Hummels has performed so well. He has performed at a world-class level in three consecutive games and made a huge contribution to the German team's defense. Moreover, the entire defense line has been well integrated. Now, substitution adjustments are being made. , whether it is playing Mertesacker or Bad Stuber, there are certain hidden dangers.

And judging from the fact that the German team was always in the lead but did not score in the first half, a serious problem was exposed, which was the loss of control of offense and defense transitions and rhythm.

Speaking of which, Schweinsteiger has to be mentioned. Xiaozhu’s strength is not actually his strengths, but his strength. He can play any position in the midfield, left, center, right, He can play in any position in the front, center, back, or midfield, and he can play a role in all of them. He plays well. There is almost nothing he can't do.

But the problem is exactly this. When it comes to the overall situation and the ability to control the rhythm of the game, he is not as good as Xavi Alonso and Pirlo. When it comes to the precision of passing, he is not as good as Xavi and Busquets. Others, but he has the ability to break through with the ball, defensive ability and excellent physical fitness and running ability that these players do not have.

His type of midfielder is actually very interesting. If he plays well, he can perform extremely well in any position. But once he encounters a problem and requires superb abilities in a certain aspect, he may not be able to do it. .

Playing against the Czech Republic actually exposed his control over the game situation and the gap in control over the rhythm of the game. At least throughout the first half, the German team's rhythm was obviously out of control, and it seemed that they were giving the Czech Republic a beating. , but in fact it is tightening the Czech Republic's defense. Make their defense stronger and stronger.

When encountering such a defensive team, experienced and capable organizers will adjust the rhythm according to the situation on the court, by dividing the ball left and right, and by appropriately retracting. By deliberately slowing down the pace and other methods, he disrupted the Czech team's defensive pace and made the opponent's defense lose its predictability.

Everyone knows that once the defense loses its predictability, it is too slow to wait until the moment the opponent attacks to react!

But throughout the first half, Schweinsteiger was obviously stuck in the team's overall rhythm instead of controlling the team's rhythm!

This situation did not improve until Toni Kroos came on the scene. The German team's ball distribution and scene control have been greatly improved when they deliberately slow down the pace and suddenly speed up. His overall view, scheduling ability and ability to distribute the ball have been released, especially in the transition between offense and defense. And the ability to quickly and accurately transfer the ball to the frontcourt has completely filled a major shortcoming in the German team's midfield.

So it can be seen that after Toni Kroos came on the field in the second half, the entire offensive situation of the German team changed.

In this way, Toni Kroos has also solved a huge bottleneck of the German team, but it has also brought trouble to Yang Cheng.

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Rafa. Do you think things in this world are really bullshit?

Yang Cheng watched the players on the court celebrating happily. He himself stood aside, patting his head, looking like he had a headache and was troubled. At least from his face, he could not see the joy of defeating the Czech team.

Frankly speaking, he took it for granted that he won this game, and it would be strange if he couldn't win it. However, the whole process of the game made him gain something but also worried. Among them, what troubles him most now is the configuration of the midfield.

After defeating the Czech Republic and entering the semi-finals, the German team will face the winners of Italy and England next. No matter which team it is, the strength is not something that the Czech team can fight against, and they must have seen this. How the Czech team defended the German team's attack in a game.

Tactics only need to be reflected on the football field. In the eyes of professionals, there can be no secrets!

After listening to Yang Cheng's complaint, Benitez also laughed twice. He also felt that it was difficult to deal with, because whether it was Toni Kroos or Bastian Schweinsteiger, they were all the kind of people who gave people a headache. Players, in other words, all feel that they are a bit too high and too low to be good.

If you want to completely eliminate the problems of midfield operation and offensive and defensive transitions, Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos will start together, which will have the best effect. The two will form a dual-core similar to Barcelona's Xavi and Iniesta. It can produce a stronger effect, but the defense in the midfield is a problem.”

After hearing this, Yang Cheng nodded and said: So, to have a defender behind them, Sven Bender is the most suitable, but there are only three in the midfield. There is a forward and Thomas Muller in front, and the remaining Got a spot!”

The reason why Thomas Muller must be there is because the latter moves very actively in the frontcourt and covers a very large area, but more importantly, the wisdom and cooperation awareness he displays when playing football.

When Klose retreats or makes a lateral transfer, Thomas Muller is always the first to react, and actively accelerates to insert into the gap created by Klose, catching the opponent off guard, and his calmness, and His solid basic skills allow him to shoot at a very high rate in the penalty area.

Have you not always wanted to try the frontcourt triangle of Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller and Ozil? Now add Bastian Schweinsteiger, Toni Kroos and Sven Benn. Germany's iron midfield triangle, I think you can give it a try! Benitez said with a smile.

Yang Cheng had tried a style of play in training before. The position was similar to 4321, but it was an irregular position. However, he always felt that Toni Kroos was not ready yet, and the performance of other players was not good. It was good, so he suppressed it for the time being. Now that Benitez said this, he was a little moved.

You are so easy to talk about, the next step is the European Cup semi-finals! But soon, Yang Cheng began to hesitate again.

In fact, when the group played Portugal in the second game, Yang Cheng had already started to change his formation, but then Klose returned and he returned to the original 4231 tactics, and then defeated France 4:0. The team performed so well that there was no reason to change the formation against the Czech team. I just didn't expect that the Czech team would be so suppressed in the first half.

It's up to you, I'm just a part-timer anyway! Benitez walked back with a smile. Da Ma Jin Dao sat down on the coach's bench, looking like he had nothing to do with the matter.

When Yang Cheng saw the fat man's appearance, he felt funny in his heart, but he knew very well that the problems in the German team's midfield had been exposed in this game, and the opponent would definitely know, whether it was Italy or England. They will definitely take advantage of this to attack, unless he can change his problem, otherwise...

As the opponent in the semi-finals, Yang Cheng is more optimistic about Italy, because Prandelli's team has shown excellent progress and development momentum in the European Cup. This team also left a very deep impression on people. In this regard, England is not as good as them.

And Montolivo, Marchisio, De Rossi and Pirlo. The diamond-shaped midfielder created by Prandelli has become more and more smooth in the European Cup. The more the game is played, the better it is. It also shows an offensive scene that has been very rare in Italy in recent years. What created this situation was precisely Italy's midfield configuration.

If the German team cannot adjust its midfield configuration, then when facing Italy, their midfielder will definitely defeat Germany, because Yang Cheng has no doubt that this is a game where the midfielder determines the outcome. .

So for Yang Cheng, change is the only way to defeat Italy, but how to change and to what extent is the biggest test. It is also the key to measuring whether he can lead the team to defeat Italy.

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During the two days after returning to Gdansk, Yang Cheng has been thinking about a question, whether Toni Kroos should play.

The results of the match between England and Italy came out. Italy defeated England 2:0. This made Italy the other team that did not lose to the German team in the limelight and was regarded as the most promising team to challenge Spain. And this game also made Yang Cheng very clearly aware of the excellence of Italy.

The strength of this team is in the middle of the midfield, so although it is a diamond midfielder, Prandelli's four midfielders are all passers with good skills, but Germany only has Schweizer in this position. Because Steiger and Ozil are undoubtedly at a certain disadvantage, someone needs to step up and share the responsibilities.

However, if Toni Kroos comes on, the task distribution between him, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Ozil must be done well, otherwise, it will only cause the team to fall into chaos and disorder, and The defense against Pirlo and De Rossi must be paid attention to, this is also a problem.

What? Is it difficult? Benitez walked to Yang Cheng's desk and looked at the tactical drawings he drew on the table with interest, which included Italy's starting lineup and player positions.

These were collected by the think tank before. After Italy defeated England, they were handed over to Yang Cheng. The latter was analyzing with the coaching staff all day today, combined with the match between Italy and England that they had watched together. , studying the lineup and tactics against Italy.

But in the final analysis, the problem that plagues the German team is still the same, how to configure the midfield.

There are still three days to prepare, but Yang Cheng hopes to set the tone of the tactics as soon as possible, and then spend the next three days fully practicing this set of tactics.

Italy's style of play is indeed very interesting. Their previous tactics were largely through Pirlo and De Rossi, launching long passes and attacking diagonally in the frontcourt, but after using the diamond midfielder, Prandelli It seems that he consciously wants to pursue high-position cooperation and penetration, and he is becoming more and more skilled. Benitez analyzed the opponent's offense, which was set by set.

This is his natural pursuit. With a single routine, he is easily frozen by his opponents. Therefore, Italy's combination of long and short passes is very complementary to a certain extent. England died at this point. They froze the Italians. The cooperation and penetration in the frontcourt strangled Montolivo, but Rooney did a poor job of defending Pirlo.

Also, the English were not good at defending Italy's diagonal attack on both wings. Pirlo found Cassano and Balotelli with many long passes in the first half. As a result, they did not know how to reflect. In the second half, he found his position twice again and directly opened up the English defense. Once Balotelli scored a goal, once Cassano pulled out the gap, and De Rossi scored a goal.

These two attacks may seem simple, but they are both manifestations of Italy's offensive capabilities. They are not so easy to defend!

Not only Yang Cheng feels this way, but Benitez, who is known as a world-class player in targeted tactics, also feels embarrassed.

You are right. Unless we can completely suppress Italy's midfield, it will be difficult to contain their offense. But if we want to restrict their midfield, we have to invest more troops and make greater efforts. What will happen to our offense then?

On the football field, the advantage is largely reflected by the number of people. Without investing enough troops, it is difficult to establish a sufficient advantage. However, there are only so many starting lineups in a game, so there is so much investment here. , which means that less troops will be invested in other aspects. This is a matter of choice for the head coach.

After hearing this, Yang Cheng smiled slightly, spread out a drawing of the German team's tactics, and then highlighted a person's name.

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