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Attacking can be said to be a required course for a goalkeeper!

Defense on the football field is actually very interesting. If you study it carefully and think about it, it is not difficult to find that it is actually filled with many profound principles. As a head coach, how to choose a goalkeeper? What tests the head coach's skill, or it can be said that the goalkeeper determines the success or failure of a defense line!

In the final analysis, the defense of modern football is to compress the opponent's offensive space.

What should we do if there is space between the traditional central midfielder and the defensive line? The central midfielder retreats and becomes a defensive midfielder to fill this space!

What should we do if there is space between the central defender and the goalkeeper?

Is it possible to move the central defender back and play the sweeper position? Or, move the goalkeeper forward?

Equipping a suitable goalkeeper for the defense line, or forming a suitable defense line for the goalkeeper, is the test of the head coach, because how to coordinate the relationship between the defense line and the goalkeeper undoubtedly requires skill.

Strong frontal defensive ability, but slow to turn around, lack of flexibility, and easily beaten by the central defender behind him. It is best to equip a goalkeeper with a large control range, which is commonly known as a goalkeeper with strong attack ability, and then maintain the central defender and goalkeeper well. The distance between them is to give the ball behind them to the goalkeeper to attack.

What if the slow central defender encounters the goalkeeper? Then we can only arrange the defense line as far back as possible to keep the distance, and cannot expose the gap between the defense line and the goalkeeper, but this is always only a theoretical choice.

A small and fast team like Spain. Because of the long-term active offensive pressure, the goalkeepers they come out are basically goalkeepers with strong offensive abilities. Although such goalkeepers can occasionally be a bit crazy, they can only choose such goalkeepers. This is purely due to tactics and environment. .

If a team like Spain were to find a goalkeeper like Edwin van der Sar during Manchester United, the result would be tragic. Because in order to ensure their defense, the defense must not dare to press too high, so the pressure in the midfield and frontcourt will not be enough.

So,

Similar to a team like the German team, the central defenders Badstuber and Hummels are both tall and powerful central defenders. They have strong frontal defense capabilities but are insufficient in turning and defending behind. The recovery speed is slow, so such a central defender combination needs to be equipped with a strong attack ability. A goalkeeper with a huge range of control.

Look at Germany’s past goalkeepers. Kahn, Schumacher and Ilgner are all goalkeepers of this type.

After Neuer joined Bayern, he always worried about the gains and losses when it came to attacking. This caused him to deviate in the timing of attacking many times and caused some mistakes. However, this is definitely not a problem with his strength, but with his psychology. level. Because he didn't have such a problem when he was at Schalke 04.

Yang Cheng organized a fan-shaped defensive system within the German national team. His purpose was actually to expand the defensive area. Allow the team to steadily push the defense forward while ensuring defensive stability. But after some games and familiarity, he found that there was a lot of problems, that is, the goalkeeper's control range was not large enough.

Without a goalkeeper with a wide range of control to fill the space behind the defense, this is absolutely fatal!

Some people may also say that Neuer often presses out of the penalty area in the Bundesliga. Does this mean that the control range is not large enough?

You know, this is the scope of activity, not the scope of control!

The goalkeeper's control range means that when the ball enters the penalty area, how far away is it from him? He has enough confidence to defend!

This requires an attack, and an attack requires prediction of the ball path, the situation, and all possible situations. Another very important thing is timing!

Or should I put it this way, how far away is the opponent from you and how fast is he moving? How many steps do you have to run to get it just right? When he dribbles the ball and there is an opening, and you just hit the right footing, you will fall back. Ground or action to save the ball.

Just think about it, if you don’t step firmly and your legs have nowhere to rely on, how will you perform the movements? If the ball is at the opponent's feet and he sees you attacking and passes you with one movement, how can you defend?

These all require making judgments in an instant, and transforming these judgments into your own actions on the football field in an instant!

Just like this time, when Neuer saw Hummels pounce, he noticed Iniesta's move and felt bad because Hummels pounced too hard. Usually like this Once the opponent takes precautions against the block, it is easy to be exploited. In turn, he loses his position and is passed by the opponent.

So Neuer was already aware of the danger after seeing Hummels making the move, and when Iniesta passed Hummels, he had already made the decision to attack. rushed out of the goal.

At this moment, he only has the ball in his eyes, because he knows very well that Iniesta's actions have nothing to do with him. The next challenge for him is whether he can block the ball before Iniesta. This is a war between him and the ball.

His steps were firm and fast, and he hit the right spot with each step. He practiced this kind of pace almost every day in training, and then he landed on a spot he was familiar with, as if he was training every day. The same action was performed during the middle, fall to the ground and save the ball with both hands!

He repeated this simple action every day in training, doing it countless times, and gained a lot of feelings and experiences. Di Palma repeatedly trained him on how to feel and respond to the ball. , he clearly knows what posture to take to save the ball in this situation, and how to prevent Iniesta from kicking the ball into the empty goal behind him.

He caught the ball with both hands first. Before Iniesta could take the shot, Neuer blocked the ball. The Spanish superstar had no choice but to stop his feet and passed Neuer unwillingly. I wish I could end this attack!

In an instant, tens of thousands of German fans were in an uproar throughout the stands of the Maracana Stadium. They all rushed up from their seats involuntarily, holding tightly to the fence in front of them with both hands. Grasp the flagpole tightly in your hand, hold your fist tightly, raise your voice, and shout loudly!

At this moment, Yang Cheng on the sidelines also raised his hands for the first time and applauded Neuer's beautiful attack!

Anticipate, be calm and decisive, and anticipate the enemy's opportunities; standard actions. It can be written into a textbook; the timing was just right, allowing Iniesta to return without success. Neuer's attack was truly brilliant!

A very, very, very, very wonderful attack and save! From the goalkeeper of the German team, Manuel Neuer!

The on-site commentators also praised Neuer's attack. This was not only a key save to prevent Spain from scoring, but also a blow to Spain's offensive morale. A key attack to boost the German team's fighting spirit.

Manuel Neuer, this attack allows us to see his strength at critical moments. He is another proud disciple of Di Palma. You know, the Italians have cultivated Excellent goalkeeper coaches including Buffon, Reina, Casillas and many other world-class goalkeepers are also Yang Cheng’s hardcore team!”

The slow motion kept repeating, replaying Neuer's save just now from many different angles. It was very decisive and resolute, and the timing was just right. This is definitely an impressive attack, and can even be said to be the most outstanding save in this Confederations Cup.

Climbed up from the ground. Neuer grabbed the ball with both hands and looked forward. What he felt was the praise from his teammates, and he also felt that as the game progressed, his teammates' trust in him was getting higher and higher, which made him feel excited.

Ah~~~~ Neuer grabbed the ball with both hands and roared in the direction of Spain, looking like an angry lion, Counterattack! Counterattack!! Counterattack!!!

After saying that, Neuer threw the ball in his hand to Badstuber, who immediately moved the ball quickly to the Spanish left and handed it to Thomas Muller for a counterattack.

Seeing Neuer like this, Yang Cheng showed a relieved smile on the sidelines, because he knew that after holding it in for so long and under so much pressure after joining Bayern, Neuer finally began to explode, and this end was sleeping. The Lion is finally showing his wild side, which is a good thing for him personally, for Bayern, or for the German national team!

This kid finally showed his true nature! Benitez also praised Neuer full of praise.

Paul Bayer is also very happy, because they can all feel that a Neuer who is more proactive, more aggressive, and has a wider range of control will be of great help to the current German team's defense and will make this team The team becomes stronger.

You are still awesome. What De Palma has not been able to accomplish in the past three years, you have accomplished with just a few words!

Yang Cheng shook his head, I didn't do anything, I just asked him to release the Bengal tiger that was imprisoned in the cage by himself, but the prerequisite is that he must have such a tiger in his heart!

It can be seen that Neuer's progress and transformation make Yang Cheng and other coaching staff feel gratified and happy... Changing the situation of a game may be a goal, it may be a steal, or more likely It was a strike and a save, no one could have predicted what it was going to be and that's the fun thing about a football game.

After Neuer saved Iniesta's single shot, Spain's offense seemed to be cursed.

Spain is as strong as ever, their offense is as aggressive as ever, and they advance very quickly. The German team's defense is very well organized, but Spain's pressing and large-scale pulling tactics frequently create loopholes, which makes Spain Opportunities come frequently.

In the previous 45 minutes, Spain completed a total of 7 shots, not including Iniesta's one-on-one shot. But unfortunately, Spain's shot hit the door frame only once, which occurred in the 36th minute. At the minute, Villa grabbed a shot in the penalty area, but Neuer firmly occupied the position. Villa's shot was more like kicking the ball directly into Neuer's arms. It's better to be respectful than to accept the order with a smile.

Under such a strong attack from Spain, the German team seemed to have no strength to counterattack. In the entire first half, there was only one counterattack that resulted in a shot, but it hit the Spanish goal. It was a pity. Casillas took Thomas Muller's shot into his arms and did not let the Germans get any advantage from him.

7:1, this number of shots is enough to show the situation of the two teams in the first half, and in terms of ball possession rate, Spain is also far ahead, and they even pushed the ball possession rate to With a high of 72.7%, the German team's passivity can be imagined.

Compared with the European Cup final a year ago, this Confederations Cup final was played in a more open manner. The German team is no longer limited to the defense of its own threat area. They have expanded the scope of their defense, which has also given Spain a lot of advantages. Few opportunities.”

However, we should also see that although Spain has the absolute advantage and initiative, Del Bosque's team has no possession of the ball, but when it advances to the German team's threat area, it has never been able to control the ball. Converted into a threat, they only had 7 shots. Compared to the advantage they had. It's not that many.

The reason for this, I think, is very simple. The German team consciously gave up possession and initiative in the first half. They chose to defend and counterattack to wear down Spain's offensive spirit, so they gathered heavy troops in the middle. The defense makes Spain’s offense lack penetration in the middle.”

Let's look at another set of data. In the first half of Spain's game, the number of crosses alone was as high as 17. However, their success rate in finding their teammates in crosses was only a pitiful 2 times, thus posing a threat. There are no such times. Most of the crosses that fell into the penalty area were easily confiscated by Neuer!

Neuer's performance in this game was absolutely eye-catching and very impressive. He definitely showed the level of a world-class goalkeeper. And he seems to be getting better and better now, more and more confident, more decisive and more decisive. Calm, Spain's attack failed him again and again.

This has also made the German team's defense very strong. At least in Spain, there were as many as 39 attempts to break into the 32-meter area of ​​the German team, and 21 were successful. And among these 21 times, there were no attempts to break into the German team's penalty area. There were only 15 times and 3 successes. It can be imagined that Spain’s offensive efficiency is very low!”

Of course, the reason for this situation cannot just be blamed on Spain's poor offense. As the best offensive team in the world, Spain's offensive ability does not need us to say more. The only thing we say is that the German team's defense It’s so solid, this is the only team that hasn’t conceded a goal in the Confederations Cup, and it’s so good defensively!”

Yang Cheng has always given people the impression that he is very good at coaching offense, but from this German team, so far, we have very clearly seen that Yang Cheng has created an unbreakable steel for the German national team. The defense line makes this German team’s defense impregnable!”

While the on-site commentator was talking, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half of the game. Everyone could see that the German team walked out of the field one by one as if they had gained something, while the Spanish internationals watched. He looked depressed when he woke up.

Now, for Bosque, the most important thing he needs to do during the halftime break is to re-energize the team's morale, and the best way to do this is to give a tear. The method of opening up the German team's defense gave the players hope of breaking through the opponent's goal again.

If this continues, it will be difficult for Spain to guarantee the situation in the second half. At least we should not forget that in the semi-finals against Brazil, Spain showed signs of physical failure at the last moment, while the German team had one more day of rest than them and was more physically fit. In this case, Del Bosque’s team cannot afford to delay!”

Looking at Yang Cheng's German team, we also very much hope to see Caesar adjust tactics effectively during the halftime break. Although the first half of the game was fierce and not boring, it was relatively not open enough. , we hope that Yang Cheng can adjust the team's tactics in the second half, counterattack effectively, and preferably press out to play, and give us a wonderful goal!

When it came to the end, the commentator himself couldn't help laughing.

Almost the vast majority of fans who are paying attention to this Confederations Cup have only one biggest wish, and that is to watch a hearty offensive battle and watch a palace-level competition at the highest level in today's football.

The level of the first half was very high, and the technical and tactical content was sufficient, but there was still a certain gap between the top level in the minds of the fans, so they naturally hope that the German team can play more open.

But from a pragmatic point of view, Spain has the advantage and the German team is playing against Spain. Then Yang Cheng's idea is really problematic. It is tantamount to using his own weakness to touch other people's strengths. It is purely lighting up the toilet. ,court death!

But who dares to say that Yang Cheng doesn't have such thoughts?

Back in the dressing room of the German national team, everyone looked excited because they did not concede a goal in the first half and completed Yang Cheng's tasks and arrangements almost perfectly. This also means that everything in the first half Everything that happened was under Yang Cheng's control, and the situation was even better than he expected.

This made all the German internationals look very excited and happy, communicating loudly in the locker room, talking about what happened on the court, and communicating with each other.

It wasn't until Yang Cheng opened the locker room door and walked in that everyone calmed down and looked at their head coach.

Wearing a confident smile, Yang Cheng's smile was so contagious that many people couldn't help but laugh along with him.

Everyone did a good job in the first half! Yang Cheng praised with a smile. The players also laughed after hearing this.

Spain struggled hard in the first half and consumed a lot of physical energy, so that's about it. So, everyone... Yang Cheng raised his brows, showing confidence and smile, with a look of certainty of victory, ...it's up to us in the second half. It’s over!” (To be continued) RQ

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