Super Coach

\u003e At 20:45 on the evening of August 15, the warm-up match between the German team and Argentina started at the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt. M

Unlike the German team, which lacks two generals Klose and Ozil, Argentina can be said to have sent out all its main players this time, including Messi, Mascherano, Aguero and other famous players who also appeared in the lineup one by one. Partnering with Messi on the striker is Aguero, another striker from Argentina.

After the opening, the German team playing at home continued to adopt a steady and steady tactical play, striving to use the opening to stabilize its defensive system. This allowed Argentina to seize the initiative and murderous intent from the beginning.

In the 7th minute, after Messi pulled to the left to get the ball, he passed Jerome Boateng in one-on-one defense and then made a pass. Aguero failed to keep up with the outflanking Aguero in the middle, and the ball was Il intercepted it in mid-air and failed to take the lead, which made Argentine coach Sabilia regretful.

After the most threatening attack failed to work this time, the German team also stabilized its defensive system. Yang Cheng's several adjustments made its defense better, and the counterattack gradually became more threatening, especially In the 29th minute, with the continuous passing and receiving of the German team in the middle, Royce dribbled the ball from the right into the penalty area and formed a single shot.

Argentinian center back Garay saw that he could not stop Reus, so he resolutely chose to foul and knocked Reus down. The German team won a penalty kick. Bastian Schweinsteiger personally requested to take the penalty and Hit the ball directly, 1:0!

After that, the German team and Argentina had each other's offense and defense, and the scene seemed to be relatively stalemate. The German team was rehearsing and adjusting their tactics, while Argentina found it difficult to break through the German team's defense and did not dare to rush forward rashly until the first half. In the second minute of stoppage time, the German team once again launched a counterattack.

After Sven Bender successfully intercepted the ball, he quickly passed the ball back to Hummels, who took the ball and took two steps forward. As soon as Thomas Muller in front saw Lahm moving forward, he immediately moved closer from the wing to the center, attracting the attention of the Argentinian full-back and center back, creating space for Lahm to penetrate behind.

I saw Hummels transfer the ball to Argentina's 32-meter area with a long diagonal pass. When Ram stopped the ball with his chest, there were no defensive players nearby. He decisively chose to quickly dribble the ball down to the baseline and cross.

After Thomas Muller attracted attention to the center, the Argentine defenders quickly realized the trick and immediately chased Lahm. Thomas Muller took this opportunity to quickly cut into the small penalty area.

Lahm's cross hit the front spot just in time, and Thomas Muller, who knew the ball well, shot from close range to grab the spot. He grabbed the ball before Argentina goalkeeper Romero and hit the ball into the goal, 2:0!

Two goals in a row,

The German team always creates threats from the wings, and then uses quick cuts and teamwork to move from the wings to the center, directly threatening the goal. The entire tactical drill has achieved great results. At least they showed their due strength and power in this warm-up match.

In the second half, Yang Cheng made a substantial rotation and made many substitutions. Gomez was also pushed forward by Yang Cheng, who assisted Gotze to score his third goal of the game in the 72nd minute.

In the 75th minute, Yang Cheng replaced Gotze with the young player Samed Yeshir, allowing several young players who newly joined the team to have a chance to appear. However, in this short period of about 20 minutes, Neither Samed Yesil nor Draxler could show their strength, and the game ended with a score of 3:0.

The German fans who came specially to cheer for the German team were also very satisfied with the result of the game. At the end of the game, everyone stood up from their seats. Cheering for the national team's international players, some fans pulled out banners to encourage and comfort the young players, hoping that they could continue their efforts.

Although it was a warm-up match, a press conference was held after the game, but Argentina head coach Sabilla did not attend. Everyone focused their attention on Yang Cheng, the head coach of the German team.

I am satisfied with the performance of the players in this game. Everyone showed their own strength. Although not all of them may have performed well, I think this is normal. What makes me most satisfied is that our players The team’s defense has made great improvements and progress, which proves that we are on the right path.”

Yang Cheng's words are absolutely correct. During the game, except for the first few minutes of the game, it was difficult for Argentina to threaten the German team's goal, whether it was the core superstar Messi, the striker Higuain, or the wing attacker. Di Maria failed to pose much of a threat to the German team's overall defense.

What makes Yang Cheng most satisfied with this game is that when defending, the distance between players is very well controlled.

Proper distance not only ensures that the team can effectively pass and receive support when attacking, but also ensures that the team can effectively control the regional space when defending. Therefore, when the distance between players is well controlled, , which proved that the German team completely controlled this game.

The final score undoubtedly confirmed this point.

I think that after the baptism of the European Cup, our players have become more confident, more confident and more motivated, but the most important thing is that everyone realizes that as long as we perform as a whole on the court , then we have the strength to defeat any opponent, and this game undoubtedly confirms this once again!”

As soon as Yang Cheng finished speaking, he saw a reporter raising his hand to ask a question.

Mr. Yang Cheng, how do you evaluate the young players who represented the German national team in this game? For example, Samed Yeshir? Draxler? The reporter sat down automatically after asking.

Yang Cheng nodded with a smile on his face: They are all very talented players. I know they are very eager to stay in the national team. I also really hope to keep them in the national team, but it is a pity. , we have a limit on the number of players, so I have to select the most suitable and outstanding players to represent this national team in the game!

I have full confidence in them and I am very satisfied with their performance tonight, but I hope that when they return to the club, they can continue to improve and continue to perform at a high level. I always believe that they will be good in the near future. In the future, relying on my own strength, I will once again get a ticket to the national team!

Yang Cheng's answer is very pertinent. Young players should be given some encouragement and confidence, but they should also be shown the cruelty of competition and let them understand their shortcomings. At least judging from the current situation, these two players want to gain a foothold in the national team. It is undoubtedly difficult to keep a firm foothold.

Mr. Yang Cheng, in the European qualifiers for the 2014 Brazil World Cup. The German team was assigned to Group C, and was assigned to the same group as Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Kazakhstan, Faroe Islands and other teams. The first match of the group is the Faroe Islands, and many people feel that there is not much suspense about the German team qualifying for the group stage, what do you think?

Yang Cheng didn't think much about it. When he faced reporters, he always responded quickly.

I think we have the strength to qualify from the group. But the premise is that all our players must show their best and play their best. Only in this way can we ensure that we can steadily advance from This group qualified. His answer still seemed to emphasize the importance of teamwork and player performance.

Yes, in this group, our overall strength has a certain advantage, but whether it is Sweden, Ireland or Austria, they are all strong enough to challenge us. Kazakhstan and the Faroe Islands are not completely harmless, so I think we can’t be too optimistic just yet if we want to stand out from this group!”

Many reporters listened below. All of a sudden they were all laughing.

Mr. Yang Cheng, it seems that you are still cautious, but as the new European champion team, Germany has become the focus of everyone's attention, and the German team is also one of the few teams that can keep pace with Spain. We I’m afraid I can’t imagine what the World Cup in Brazil would be like without the German team!”

The reporter used a joking tone, and Yang Cheng replied, Me too!

Everyone at the scene burst into laughter because they could not imagine that if the European champions could not participate in the World Cup in Brazil, it would undoubtedly be a big loss for world football and a big upset.

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After the warm-up match with Argentina, the players returned to the club early the next morning. Yang Cheng continued to stay in Frankfurt. He still had a lot of things to be busy with.

First and foremost, the most important thing is to further expand the role of think tanks.

During the European Cup, Yang Cheng, the coaching staff, and even all the management within the Football Association had a deep understanding of the role of this think tank. They would hand over a heavy bonus in advance after almost every game. The scary information is in the hands of the coaching staff, and it is all information and clues related to the opponent in the next game.

The intelligence of each team will be grasped by Yang Cheng at the first time. This undoubtedly allows Yang Cheng to master the game preparations more fully and complete targeted deployment earlier than the opponent. This makes the German team in this session Occupying a favorable position in the cup competition.

Now, Yang Cheng has decided to further expand the role of the think tank. This does not mean to expand the scale, but to comprehensively improve the quality of the think tank members, eliminate some members who do not meet the requirements, and at the same time further expand the intelligence scope of the think tank from Europe The region has spread to the whole world, and Yang Cheng will spend two years perfecting this.

The Confederations Cup held in Brazil in the summer of 2013 was a very good opportunity for the German team and the think tank.

The German team can treat this event as a warm-up for the World Cup and adapt to the Brazilian climate and stadium conditions in advance. The think tank took this opportunity to penetrate its intelligence scope into Brazil to prepare for the 2014 World Cup. prepare for.

Another thing that must be done is to determine as soon as possible the training and location of the German team in Brazil during the Confederations Cup and the World Cup in Brazil. This is also a major plank for Yang Cheng and the German Football Association to do next.

If we use the Chinese art of war to express it, before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass go first. The training location must be determined first, so as not to be at a loss in a hurry and find a place that is not suitable, which will greatly affect the team's preparations.

Compared with other teams, the German team has an advantage, that is, they can use the Confederations Cup period to inspect and adapt to the location, and familiarize themselves with the environment in advance for the 2014 World Cup.

Yang Cheng will go to Brazil to participate in the Confederations Cup draw ceremony in early December. At that time, he will also conduct an on-site inspection of several training base options provided by the German Football Association and finalize the choice.

Huh! He finished signing the document in his hand. After handing it to the staff of the Football Association, Yang Cheng let out a big breath. The look made him feel more headache and uncomfortable than directing the last game.

I originally thought that being the head coach of the national team should be very easy. But now it seems that I still have endless things to do? Yang Cheng shook his head incomprehensibly and walked out of the office area and came to the living room of the office.

It must be said that the office environment of the German Football Association is really good. At least the office provided to Yang Cheng is spacious, bright enough, and the air is good enough. At a glance, I saw that everything was green and lush, and I felt comfortable in my heart.

This person is different from other people. A person who is born with a hard life will work hard in everything he does, but a person who is born with a good life can see everything and do everything leisurely. What do you think? Tim Hank joked Yang Cheng asked Paul Bayer.

Yang Cheng thought for a while, nodded and said: It makes sense. It's because you guys are irresponsible and idle, that's why I have to work so hard. You should go back and reflect on it! After saying that, he endured it himself. He couldn't help but laugh.

Everyone was so amused by his words that they couldn't help but smile.

What are your thoughts on the next qualifiers? Benitez asked, looking at Yang Cheng.

Yang Cheng smiled proudly, The group we are in is generally not very strong, of course. There are also tough guys like Sweden, but whether it is from the overall technical and tactical level or the strength of the players, we are higher All opponents are on par, or even more than one!

Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Kazakhstan and the Faroe Islands, among which Austria and Kazakhstan have already met in the European Cup qualifiers. Yang Cheng's team won these two teams originally, and now there is no reason for them to miss.

After the European Cup, Yang Cheng's German team has been greatly improved in terms of strength, fighting spirit, confidence, etc., especially the psychological quality of the players. It can be said that this competition The championship allowed the German team to complete the sublimation and transformation of its strength.

Today's German team can be considered a truly strong team, which also makes Yang Cheng's focus on the next arrangements no longer the World Cup qualifiers, but the Confederations Cup and the Brazil World Cup. At least in Yang Cheng's view, Unless the German team capsizes in the gutter and their results are too poor, otherwise, they will definitely qualify first in the group.

Of course, he can only keep these thoughts in his mind, and he cannot say them to the outside world, because he cannot let the team have a mentality of guaranteed victory, which can easily directly contribute to the bad atmosphere within the team, which will be bad at that time.

My idea is to strive to win every group match, because we need more games to hone the team and fine-tune tactics! Benitez agreed with Yang Cheng's judgment.

The international players of the German national team all play in the Bundesliga and other top leagues in Europe. They are all the stars of each team. This makes the training of the German national team impossible to be the kind of training that lasts for a month. Basically it all comes and goes.

Although Yang Cheng has polished the German team's tactics out of the framework, they need to be further improved, and the competition is undoubtedly the best whetstone for the German team. They use the qualifiers to sharpen the knife and get to the real game. Show your power again in the competition.

Rafa, you just hit what I was thinking! Yang Cheng pointed at Benitez with a smile and said, In this qualifier, I really want to win every game. I hope to pass Build morale, fighting spirit and confidence in the qualifiers, and then achieve success in the Confederations Cup and Brazil World Cup!

Benitez's chubby face smiled, Looking at the schedule, the first game is against the Faroe Islands at home, the second game is against Austria away from home, and the third game is against Ireland away from home. The problems in these three games are not big. , but the fourth home game against Sweden will be a big challenge for us!”

Sweden's performance in this European Cup is not bad, especially the team's top star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who performed well in the European Cup, and the Swedish team has always been very capable.

He is tall and strong, and there are many technical players in the team. Head coach Hamlen makes tactical arrangements around Ibrahimovic, or makes quick breakthroughs and crosses from the wing, which are all weapons for Sweden's offense. This team can be regarded as integrating technical schools. To one of the teams with the best combination of power play in Northern Europe.

Moreover, the current Swedish team has both veterans and young players emerging, and its strength cannot be underestimated.

However, it is not completely without loopholes. At least their midfielders are too technical and trendy, which makes them poor in defensive interception and protection of the back line. Moreover, their back line has the same shortcomings as the German team's back line. , tall and big, which has to be said to be a typical shortcoming of teams in northern Europe.

There are challenges and difficulties. This kind of competition is interesting! Yang Cheng said with a confident smile.

Sweden is good, but not strong enough to scare the German team. At least in Yang Cheng's view, the only team in today's football that can surpass Germany in strength is that BUG team. Just like Spain.

Since the runner-up of the European Cup can also participate in the Confederations Cup, it is a pity that Spain will be the number one rival of the German team in the next Confederations Cup and World Cup.

As for other teams, strategic contempt and tactical attention are enough! (To be continued)