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On the evening of September 7, the German team, which had been training for a week, finally ushered in the World Cup qualifiers at the AWD Stadium in Hannover. In the first game of European Group C, the opponent was the Faroe Islands.

In this game, Yang Cheng deployed a 4231 tactic. The goalkeeper was Neuer, the defense was Lahm, Badstuber, Hummels and Jerome Boateng, and the double midfielder was Bastian Schwein. Insteiger and Toni Klose, the attacking midfielders are Thomas Muller, Ozil and Reus respectively, and the lone forward is Klose.

As the on-site commentator of this game analyzed, Yang Cheng gave up midfielder Sven Bender, who has outstanding defensive ability, and chose Toni Kroos, who has more outstanding organizational and passing abilities. This in itself represents Yang Cheng's performance. Cheng's attitude towards this game is to attack!

From the first minute of the game, the German team took advantage of their home court to launch a fierce attack on the Faroe Islands. Relying on their strength advantage, the German team steadily controlled the game. Yang Cheng was in the pre-match preparation meeting In addition to issuing a kill order, the team was also required to get as many goal differentials as possible.

Against a weak team, if you don’t get the goal difference now, when will you get it?

In the 10th minute of the game, the aggressive German team finally took the lead to break the deadlock on the field.

Thomas Muller opened the space on the left and received a mid-to-long-range pass from Toni Kroos. He suddenly cut from the left to the center and took a long shot from the front of the penalty area, but it was intercepted by the opponent's central defender. , won a corner kick.

The German team took a corner kick, and Klose grabbed the point in the small penalty area. The header broke the opponent's goal. The ball passed the opponent's goalkeeper's fingertips and went straight to the bottom of the goal net. 1:0!

After the goal, the German team seemed to be full of morale and continued to launch a strong attack on the Faroe Islands, even if the opponent adopted a shrinking defense. But it still couldn't stop the German team's sharp attack.

Once again, Thomas Muller ran to the left wing, pulled the ball into space, and then cut inside. After attracting the opponent's defensive attention, he passed the ball back to Lahm who was inserted in the back row. The two players cooperated very well with each other. After getting the ball, Ram went directly to the baseline and passed.

Bastian Schweinsteiger inserted in the back row,

After Klose interfered with the defensive player's attention. He forced his way into the penalty area, dived to the top, and scored another victory for the German team with a header, rewriting the score to 2:0!

But less than 5 minutes later, the German team launched another round of fierce offense. Royce failed to pass the ball after dribbling the ball on the right and had to pass it back to the hot goalkeeper who came in behind. Rom Boateng, who moved his big foot to the unmarked Thomas Muller on the left.

This time, Thomas Muller dribbled the ball from the left to the center of the penalty area, but only took two steps. Suddenly he kicked off and hit a powerful long-range shot from the front of the penalty area. After the ball passed through a beautiful arc, it flew straight to the upper right corner of the goal. The German team took a 3:0 lead in the 29th minute. The victory was locked in advance!

After leading by 3 goals, the German team gradually slowed down its offensive. The game situation was firmly under the team's control. Yang Cheng had to prepare for the next second round. He even made it in the 55th minute of the second half. Two players were replaced in one go. Gotze replaced the underperforming Ozil, and Schurrle replaced Thomas Muller, who directed three goals.

After that, the game still seemed a bit calm. Until the 66th minute, Royce and Gotze ran a very tacit counter-attack. Royce got the ball in the middle and sent a wonderful short pass. After receiving the ball, Ce inserted into the penalty area and hit the goal, rewriting the score to 4:0 for the German team!

In the 75th minute, Schürrle got the ball from the wing and sent a cross. Gotze connected in the middle and easily pushed the ball into the goal, 5:0!

This score was eventually maintained by the German team until the end. The Faroe Islands were unable to launch a threatening attack on the German team's goal from beginning to end. They were suppressed by the German team throughout the game. The scene was very passive and embarrassing. , the German team not only won the first victory in the group, but also achieved a 5-goal difference... On the evening of October 11, the Happel Stadium in Vienna ushered in the second round of Group C of the European World Cup qualifiers. , the German team challenged Austria away from home here.

Since the German team defeated the Faroe Islands 5:0 in the first game, it currently ranks first in the group. The game against the German team was Austria's first game in the group. After a week and a half to prepare for training, Austria was in its own team. The home team is ready to welcome the German team.

Because Klose played the entire game in the first round, Yang Cheng was placed on the bench for this game. Ozil, who performed poorly in the first game of the group, also sat on the bench. Yang Cheng lined up another team. Set 433’s lineup and tactics.

The goalkeeper is Neuer, the defense is Lahm, Badstuber, Hummels and Jerome Boateng, and the three midfielders are Schweinsteiger and Sven Bender. , Khedira, the three frontcourt players are Thomas Muller, Gotze and Reus, and there is no forward arranged in front.

However, the German team's forward-less tactics are obviously different from those of Spain. The German team's forward-less tactics emphasize more on diagonal offense, which is based on defense and attacks the opponent through quick counterattacks after stealing the ball. Quickly advance the ball to the opponent's threatening area, and then cooperate.

Austria is also a difficult opponent. After the opening, this team took advantage of their physical strength to form a powerful attack on the German team, causing the two sides to fall into a fierce stalemate. It was always difficult to open up the situation, but on the scene, It is still the German team that firmly controls the situation of the game.

It wasn't until the 41st minute of the first half that Austria finally showed its flaws.

After Khedira suddenly intercepted the ball, he handed the ball to Gotze. Gotze leaned towards Thomas Muller. The two formed a quick passing cooperation on the left, using quick counterattacks to tear apart the opponent's defense. Austria's defensive pressure was attracted to the left, and then Gotze's diagonal pass to the right allowed the unguarded Reus to cut into the penalty area and easily push into the net. 0:1!

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. The German team continued to put pressure on Austria. In the 54th minute, they finally knocked on the Austrian goal again. This time, Reus cut the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right rib and made a cross. Thomas Muller followed up from the left and pushed the ball into the net from 3 meters in front of the goal. 0:2!

This score was maintained until the end. Yang Cheng's team relied on this 2:0 score to defeat Austria away from home. Won two consecutive victories in the group!

In two consecutive World Cup qualifiers, they scored 7 goals and conceded 0 goals. Such a record is enough to make the German team stand out among the rest. This also allowed the German team to receive unanimous praise from the media after the game. They believed that this team is becoming more and more stable and has the demeanor of a strong team, especially in After the game against Austria fell into a stalemate, the German team patiently looked for a breakthrough and no longer had the anxiety of the past.

Perhaps, Ozil has become the only dark spot in the current glorious German team! This is Bild's comment on the two games, because Ozil started the first game against the Faroe Islands. They played Austria as a substitute in the away game, but their performances in both games were mediocre.

On the contrary, Gotze, who replaced Ozil, showed a world-class level. He performed very well in two consecutive games and won praise from all the media. Everyone agreed that Gotze was launching a strong impact on Ozil's main position, and when they raised this issue to Yang Cheng, the latter did not object.

Yes, I don't deny that Gotze is constantly using his outstanding performance to improve his status in my mind. I find that Gotze's rapid progress since this season makes me have to look at him with admiration. Almost every time I can clearly feel his rapid improvement in strength in every training session, and I am very happy about it.”

At present, our starting midfielder position still belongs to Ozil. He is the best player, but in the past period of time, his performance has been sluggish whether in the Bundesliga or the national team. Oh no, even though I still trust him, sometimes I reconsider whether my choice is right!

This was interpreted by the media as Yang Cheng starting to lose trust in Ozil, because this main attacking midfielder has always been Yang Cheng's favorite player. However, after Gotze was selected for the national team, his performance improved by leaps and bounds, and his development momentum was very good, and he followed up. Unlike Ozil's lack of scoring ability, Gotze has made great progress in the last kick and is becoming more and more confident. His brace against the Faroe Islands in the first game of the group is the most powerful evidence.

After playing two group matches, the domestic media in Germany began to speculate unanimously that Gotze will challenge Ozil's position in the current national team. At least when playing against Austria, Ozil will become Gotze's Substitute, and Yang Cheng does not deny this.

Because Yang Cheng did not defend Ozil, he was criticized by many celebrities, who believed that he should stand up to defend his players instead of adding insult to injury when Ozil was in poor condition.

On the contrary, Ozil himself took the initiative to stand up and be interviewed by reporters.

To say that Mr. Yang Cheng gave up on me, he is definitely someone who does not understand the truth of the matter, because he talked to me the day before the media interview. He told me that he trusted me very much from the beginning to the end and understood me very well. ability, but he thinks that my current state is really bad and must be improved.

Yes, I don't deny that physical fitness and continuous fighting have always been my weaknesses, but I have been insisting on physical training recently. I hope to get rid of my shortcomings and problems to become better and more outstanding. Entering the game in good condition.”

I know that the outside world has very high expectations for me and our team. In the past European Cup, we also proved our level through outstanding performance. We all played to our own strength, but this is absolutely It’s not our peak, we can continue to improve ourselves!”

I believe that I can adjust to my condition quickly, and the best Ozil will soon return to the fans' sight... On the evening of October 12, 2019, the German team visited Dublin to challenge Ireland.

Team captain Lahm accumulated yellow cards and was suspended. Hummels was injured and missed the league. Two generals were absent. This undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the German team. In addition, Bastian Schweinsteiger had just been injured in the league. The more he comes back, this makes many people doubt the German team's trip to Dublin.

Yang Cheng made some adjustments to the starting lineup in this game, and Neuer is still the goalkeeper. The defense consists of Schmelzer, Badstuber, Per Mertesacker and Jerome Boateng, the midfield double midfielders are Toni Kroos and Khedira, and the three frontcourt players are Thomas? Muller, Ozil and Reus, the lone forward is Klose.

One of the most obvious changes is that in the double midfielder arrangement, Toni Kroos was moved to the midfielder position by Yang Cheng as the team's core organizer. Khedira is further forward, responsible for sharing the pressure for Toni Kroos. This move completely liberated Toni Kroos' organizational ability.

In this game, the German team played very skillfully and smoothly from the beginning. Ireland, coached by Trapattoni, began to defend steadily, trying to block the German team's attack from the goal.

But as the German team's operation became more and more smooth, Ireland's goal was finally knocked open by the German team again and again.

Ozil assisted Reus in the 27th minute. Opening the scoring for the German team.

But in the 41st minute, he himself was 14 meters in front of the goal and hit a volley with his left foot. The ball went straight into the far corner and was beyond the goalkeeper's reach, 2:0.

In the second half, the game changed sides and the German team continued to launch a fierce attack on Ireland. Klose took the ball with his back and turned around, causing a foul on the Irish central defender. Ozil took the initiative to ask for a penalty kick and hit it. 3:0.

Ozil, who scored twice, performed better and better after that. Ireland was overwhelmed by the German team's attacks and was penetrated through the goal again and again. In the end, they lost to the German team at their home court. An almost jaw-dropping score... Ozil scored a hat-trick. Reus, Klose, Thomas Muller and Khedira all scored one goal each!

Winning three consecutive victories, scoring 14 goals and conceding no goals, the German team's journey to the World Cup qualifying group stage was surprisingly smooth, especially the good momentum shown by this German team, which made everyone Everyone is impressed by this new European champion, but what is even more frightening is their defense.

therefore. After the game in Dublin, when reporters asked Yang Cheng about how to ensure sharp offense while taking into account defense, the latter smiled from ear to ear and seemed to be in a good mood.

First of all, what I want to say is that the reason why our defense can become strong is because our players are very focused. We are a team. Whether we are offensive or defensive, we all advocate teamwork, so in defense When playing, we also pay great attention to the overall layout and control, this is our defensive idea!

Of course, we have currently played three games in Group C. In these three games, we have not encountered too obvious threats. It is like playing Ireland in this game. This team lacks in the game. Some ideas put too much emphasis on simple long passes and lobs, but our players, especially Mertesacker, handled it very well when defending the opponent's long passes and high balls. In addition, our counterattacks were organized very sharply. .”

When he said this, Yang Cheng kept laughing, We Chinese have a saying that offense is the best defense. I believe that is the case, at least in this game!

Mr. Yang Cheng, how do you evaluate Ozil in this game? You criticized him for his poor form before, but now he has scored a hat trick. Do you think your motivation has worked? A reporter laughed. asked.

After hearing this, Yang Cheng smiled and shook his head, I have to correct him. I didn't criticize him. I just expressed my opinion. If this can be regarded as criticism, then I criticize people every day, right?

After receiving nods of recognition from many reporters, Yang Cheng continued.

I think the most obvious change between Ozil in this game and the previous two games is that he is more active in running and his physical fitness has become outstanding. Everyone can see this from the game. After discovering all this, he ran a lot more distance than in the past two games. I think this is a very gratifying change because it proves that he is more integrated into the game!

But I think this is not the best Ozil. He can still become better. I have confidence in him!

Yang Cheng's words were also recorded by all the reporters present. In the entire European World Cup qualifiers, the German team has the strongest momentum, so every move of this team attracts great attention.

Many people have said that after winning the European Cup, the German team has obviously become more confident. What do you think?

Yang Cheng nodded, That's for sure. The European Cup is an honor, an inspiration, and an affirmation. Winning the European Cup makes it clear to me and my players that as long as we work hard, so will we. Being able to get everything we want will make us more motivated, more persistent, and more confident!

Today the German team is on the right path. My hope for the team is that we can do better and keep improving. Our goal is not just the European Cup, we also want the 2013 Confederations Cup. , the 2014 World Cup!”

Winning the World Cup was undoubtedly Yang Cheng's bold statement when he first took over the German national team. However, many people expressed doubts at the time. But now, who dares to say that the German team does not have such strength and opportunities?

But there are still people who are dissatisfied with Yang Cheng's remarks, and that is the Swedish national team's number one star Zlatan Ibrahimovic. After just helping the team defeat their opponent, the Swedish forward stated in a high-profile manner that he Facing the German team, his team is not completely incapable of fighting. At least he firmly believes that the team has a chance to win.

I will definitely lead Sweden to defeat Germany and let everyone know that they are not so strong that they are invincible!

Regarding the provocation from the Swedes, Yang Cheng just responded with a faint smile, I know that many people say that Ibrahimovic is a beast, but I have already arranged a trap to capture him! (To be continued) RQ

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