Super Coach

I think it is necessary to introduce the so-called magic curse to all of you!

Before the semi-final match against Italy, while the players were returning from training on the court, changing clothes, and waiting for the start of the game, Yang Cheng was conducting the last team mobilization. He hoped that everyone could perform as best as possible. Entering the Donbas Arena in Donetsk in a good mental state. ()

After arriving in Donetsk, Ukraine, Yang Cheng began to arrange for the team to decompress. In the hotel, he specially arranged for the players to watch movies collectively, and then prepared some group activities so that the players could relax and avoid overdoing it. nervous.

Now, all the decompression matters are no longer needed. He needs the players to devote themselves to the game with extreme concentration from the first minute and have absolute belief to defeat Italy from the first minute.

In the past nearly 100 years of football history, we have had a total of 29 duels with Italy. We lost 14 of them, drew 8 and won 7! Yang Cheng wrote on one of the tactical boards This set of data makes many international players in the team feel unbelievable.

During the training camp, they were not allowed to be interviewed privately. In addition, due to the tight schedule of competitions, many of them have not yet understood this. In their minds, the German team and Italy are both strong teams in the world, and they should have their own wins and losses. But why does it seem like Italy has a huge advantage?

That's not all! Yang Cheng paid attention to the players' expressions and reactions and smiled, We have played 5 games with Italy in the World Cup. Italy won 3 and drew 2. We didn't even win a single victory. But the most recent one was the World Cup in Germany, and we continued this embarrassing shame right on our doorstep.

After hearing this, many players may be a little surprised and at the same time feel ashamed, because they have not even won a game in the World Cup, but there must be some people thinking about it. Have you ever won the European Cup?

We met Italy twice in the history of the European Cup, but unfortunately, both times were draws. One was the European Cup group stage played locally. 1:1, the other was 0:0, which means , our chances against Italy in the European Cup and World Cup were 0 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, and the opponent can be said to be undefeated against us!

In all our records, we have won 7 games. Those are all friendly matches, but I'm sorry, our record in friendly matches is 7 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses, which is also a huge disadvantage. Even when I saw such a statistic, At that time, I suspected that I had made a mistake. This should be a contest between Italy and some national teams ranked outside the 60s and 70s. How could it be the German team?

All the players listened. They were immediately speechless, because they really didn't know what kind of expressions and reactions to give, because judging from this data. The German team is indeed suffering from psychophobia, and it is still very serious.

This psychophobia, which has lasted for more than half a century, is so embarrassing that it would be embarrassing to mention it.

Today's game is our 30th match against Italy in the history of German football, and it is also the third European Cup match. It will also determine whether Germany's autophobia will continue, and will you become The latest in a series of shameful statistics? Or will he become the hero who breaks a historical bottleneck in German football?

I really want to know what you are thinking in your heart. Who can answer me?

Yang Cheng just finished speaking. When he saw Ballack looking around at his teammates, he suddenly stood up, Of course, of course we will f**king defeat Italy and avenge our disgrace. It's something that our seniors can't do. It's up to us. Come do it!”

Ballack's words were immediately echoed by Bastian Schweinsteiger, Yes, if you do it, Italy will be nothing special!

We are confident that we can beat Italy! Ram also stood up.

Yes, defeat Italy and kill them!

Avenging shame, go to hell with this centuries-old psychophobia!

The players were talking to each other, and the atmosphere in the locker room immediately became hot and intense, especially the words of the players.

Yang Cheng saw this scene, nodded, and waved to signal all the players to be quiet, Good, very good, but you must also understand that you can't defeat Italy by just shouting and your passion. of.

Having said this, Yang Cheng immediately showed another tactical drawing. They had already introduced the specific details of this drawing before, but he decided to highlight some key points again.

Italy will definitely do everything possible during the game to surround our midfield, but I ask all of you, especially the midfielders, including Sven Bender and Bastian Schweinsteiger, before we When you have the ball, you must pass, receive and run quickly, and you cannot let the Italian midfielder keep up with your rhythm and pace.

“Because only in this way can we avoid falling into a head-to-head situation with Italy, and only in this way can we give full play to our characteristics and advantages. Once we make a mistake and lose the ball, everyone must give up immediately. For everything else, let me start a counterattack on the spot.

Yang Cheng's serious expression on the mission made everyone feel the pressure and the importance the head coach attached to this.

As long as Yang Cheng pays attention to it, no one can expect to play under him for even one minute if he breaks the rules, breaks the rules, or is not committed enough to the game. Yang Cheng can allow Gomez and Jérôme Bo. Aten made mistakes because they actively participated in the game, but he could not allow players who did not play hard and did not work hard to exist.

Thomas Muller and Ozil, without the ball, your responsibility is to nail Pirlo for me. I want you to make sure that at least one person can catch the ball from Pirlo under any circumstances. At that moment, it appeared next to him, prompting him to pass the ball out immediately, causing him to completely lose the time and buffer for calm thinking and analysis.

Pirlo is indeed an outstanding passer, but the problem is that you must have enough time to prepare for this type of long pass. As long as there are players who can press forward the moment Pirlo accepts it, forcing Pirlo to If Luo releases the ball as quickly as possible, the player's passing threat and accuracy will decrease.

Also, pay more attention to Pirlo's distribution of the ball to both sides and strangle him. When attacking, Thomas Muller should be more active in looking for opportunities. Ozil is responsible for receiving the ball from behind and passing the ball. I want our center field. Maintaining a 5-on-4 or even 6-on-4 advantageous situation at all times, completely eating up the Italian midfield!

Yang Cheng vigorously drew a circle on the tactical board, enclosing Italy's entire midfield.

When it comes to the defense of Balotelli and Cassano, if Italy's offense plays long passes, most of them will look for Cassano on the left. Jerome Boateng should pay attention to retracting. Kyle and Neuer We need to remind our teammates more about their positions and don’t let Italy’s offense easily pull our defense out of the gap!”

All the players in the locker room listened carefully, and each of them looked very serious and serious, because this battle will determine whether they will become a continuation of the fear of German football, or break the fear of German football competition. The hero of history!

After introducing all this, Yang Cheng clapped his hands vigorously and looked at the players in front of him with a focused and confident look on his face.

You must believe me. We have made it this far, and we cannot be easily defeated in this game. We will definitely win, definitely! He seemed to be infecting his confidence through his eyes. All players.

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This is the venue for the semi-finals of the European Cup between Germany and Italy, the Donbas Arena in Donetsk!

We can see from the TV cameras that the entire football stadium is full of people, and the 50,000 seats were sold out days in advance. Now everyone is waiting for this highly anticipated exciting match!

Our reporters at the front got the lineups of both teams for this game.

Yang Cheng continued his mysterious use of troops in the past few games, and once again made a series of adjustments in this game. People are very curious about his game strategy. What particularly attracted attention was the Czech substitute in the last game. The young player who performed brilliantly after coming on the field, Toni Kroos, appears in the lineup this time.

The German team's match lineup is still based on the 433 tactic. The goalkeeper is Neuer, and the defense is Lahm, Kyle, Badstuber and Jerome Boateng. The three midfielders are Bastian Schweinsch. Tiger, Sven Bender and Toni Kroos, and the front three is Thomas Muller, Klose and Ozil.

After the Czech team's game, the main center back Hummels was suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards, but in this game Yang Cheng did not choose the previous German team's main center back Per Mertesacker, but promoted him again We hired another young player who performed reasonably well, Badstuber, to replace Hummels.

This is a surprising choice. After all, Mertesacker should be qualified in terms of game experience, strength, and tacit understanding with Kyle. But it is obvious that Yang Cheng seems to be interested in promoting Ba De Stuber, but is it too risky to use Bad Stuber in such an important European Cup semi-final?

The same goes for youngster Toni Kroos. Yes, in several games of this European Cup, Toni Kroos performed very well after coming off the bench. But now we are facing a wolf-like Italy. How much does that mean? It’s worrying!”

Compared to the adjustments and changes in the German team, Prandelli's deployment of troops has not been much adjusted. The goalkeeper is Buffon, the defense is Chiellini, Bonucci, Barzarri and Abate, and the midfielder is Buffon. The four players are Pirlo, De Rossi, Marchisio and Montolivo, and the two forwards are Cassano and Balotelli.”

When the introduction came here, the on-site commentator couldn't help but chuckle, Compared to Yang Cheng's adjustments and changes, Prandelli's use of troops has not been adjusted much. The details may have changed, but in terms of specific positions and players' tasks, , we still stick to the strategy of staying the same to cope with the ever-changing situation. After all, the entire Italian team has worked very well so far.”

When the on-site commentator was talking, he saw that the players from both sides had slowly walked out of the player channel under the leadership of the referee. The 50,000 fans at the scene suddenly burst into overwhelming cheers, which made the entire stadium feel like Boiling.

Yang Cheng and Prandelli both followed the players. Both coaches are the most impressive coaches in this European Cup, especially their leadership performance, which also makes this matchup exciting. Much attention.

Prandelli once said when he was coaching the Serie A team that he highly admired Yang Cheng's free and open tactics, but he didn't know what he was thinking when he met Yang Cheng now and they were rivals. What does it feel like? The on-site commentator saw the two shaking hands. Made a special joke.

After the national anthem and guessing, Italy got the right to serve.

When the game time entered 21:45, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

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Italians pay attention to tactics, this is something everyone knows!

As an Italian head coach. Even though many people say that Prandelli is different, he still retains many Italian characteristics. The Italian team he coaches pays special attention to the choice of offensive lines and game response strategies.

Although he is keeping the same in response to all changes, this does not mean that Prandelli has to be passively beaten. He knows very well how important it is to take the initiative in this game, so he had a talk with Yang Cheng before the game. Be polite. But as soon as the game started, he didn't stand out from Yang Cheng at all, and showed a very strong desire to score goals from the first minute.

Different from the past few games, from the beginning of this game, Italy showed a more powerful and aggressive attack than in the past, which made them suddenly launch a round of offensive from the beginning of the game. , the German team was stunned and caught off guard.

After Chiellini got the ball on the left. After advancing a few steps, Thomas Muller dumped Pirlo and rushed towards him. He chose to pass the ball crosswise to Pirlo's feet.

Pirlo is known as the puppet master of this Italian team. The so-called puppet master is actually also called the controller, describing his role in controlling the current Italian team. If in reality the puppet master controls a puppet, If it is a very thin line, then the way Pirlo controls Italy is his passing.

As soon as Pirlo received the pass from Chiellini, he looked up and used his body to block Ozil who was coming towards him. He picked up his right foot and passed the ball directly with a curve. After passing a beautiful parabola. It landed in the front left corner of the German team's penalty area.

Cassano pulled from the center to the left to get the ball. This is also the most frequently used tactical combination in Italy. Cassano's skills and creativity on the wing are used to create opportunities for Balotelli in the center. At this time, they were obviously already familiar with it and ready to continue doing it.

I saw Cassano pull to the left and stop the ball steadily. But Jerome Boateng pounced on him immediately and blocked the route he wanted to cut into the penalty area, blocking him from the left side of the penalty area. In the middle of the German team, Kyle was in Jerome Boateng's path. Aten was behind to prepare for support, while Badstuber was looking at Balotelli. Sven Bender, Lahm and others had also immediately returned to their own side to prepare for defense.

Cassano's dissatisfaction with Yang Cheng has long been known to everyone. As early as when he was still in Bari, he was already unhappy with Yang Cheng. Later, when he arrived in Rome, it became even worse. This made the past relationship between the two All the bad things that happened before the game were hyped up by the media before the game.

Before this game, Cassano himself said that he must celebrate the goal in front of Yang Cheng, and also help Italy defeat the German team and humiliate Caesar.

Yang Cheng, on the other hand, seemed very nervous after Pirlo's long pass. Especially after seeing Cassano get the ball on the left, he immediately signaled Badstuber in the center to pay attention to Balotelli and don't Lost it.

When Thomas Muller ran over to defend Chiellini, Ozil should have followed Pirlo immediately, but it was obvious that the two did not have enough tacit understanding, which led to Ozil being in Pirlo. He was in position after getting the ball, but he was no longer able to form a defensive advantageous position. He could only watch helplessly as Pirlo stopped the ball and launched a long pass.

Pirlo made a long pass to find Cassano, who broke through on the left and passed to Balotelli in the middle. The routine seemed simple, but the European powerhouses that fell under this routine were already unknown, so Yang Cheng didn't dare to be careless at all, and kept shouting at Badstuber from the sidelines, asking him to be careful.

He saw Cassano leaning on Jérôme Boateng on the wing, and he glanced at Kyle with the corner of his eye. He knew very clearly that dribbling the ball through and cutting inside was no longer feasible, and Sven? Bender has also returned to the penalty area to defend. At this time, the only thing he can do is to turn around and pass away.

It must be said that Cassano has a weird personality, but there is absolutely no need to doubt his strength, especially when he gets the ball, this kid is an excellent footballer. He first used his body to lean on Jerome Boateng, and then However, he dribbled the ball with great dexterity and agility and completed a beautiful escape. He was like a slippery loach that just slipped past Jerome Boateng's guard.

As he gets older, Cassano plays more and more maturely. He clearly understands that passing Jerome Boateng is the limit. He can't accomplish more, so once he gets rid of it, , he didn't care about the ball at all, but directly picked up his left foot, made a curve ball, and passed the ball to the center of the penalty area.

Balotelli has long been ambushing in the middle of the penalty area, hiding behind Badstuber, because in this way he can see Badstuber's reaction more clearly and make targeted actions as soon as he sees the ball coming. , immediately rushed forward and jumped high to meet the incoming ball. ! ~!