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This warm-up match with the Czech team looked more like a second-team match where both sides were examining their substitute lineups.

The main players of the Czech team are similar to those of the German team, and they all play in mainstream European leagues. This makes them also endure the situation of many main players being unable to participate in the national team training. Both sides are also examining the substitute lineup.

Among the 11 players in Yang Cheng's starting lineup for this game, there was no main player. The captain's armband was also worn by midfielder Khedira. It can be imagined that the intensity of Yang Cheng's adjustments and reforms has been How big.

But it is precisely because of the great intensity of reform that the German team encountered huge difficulties in the match against the Czech Republic. Especially this group of young players, who obviously lacked sufficient tacit understanding and cooperation awareness, were directly contained by the Czech Republic. Attack, and finally lost this game 0:2 in Prague.

Although he lost the warm-up match, Yang Cheng repeatedly said in interviews with the media after the game that he wanted to observe the players more in this game, and many players also fully demonstrated their performance in the game. my ability.

Winning or losing is another thing. I am very happy to see the gratifying changes the players have shown in the game. We have many young players who have performed very hard and very well. I am satisfied with this. I I also believe that they have the ability to remain in this national team.”

Losing this game did not have the slightest impact on the German team and Yang Cheng, because everyone knew that this was a game to test newcomers. Looking at the players who played in the game, Afodi Gaki was only 17 years old, but he was still sent on by Yang Cheng in the second half. It can be imagined that this game was purely for fun and a veritable friendly match.

On the other hand, the Czech team, although this team has many main players missing, the players are basically very mature. They are all mature stars who have experienced in European leagues for many years. Compared with this group of young scouts in the German team, they only got a 2-goal lead, which is not a glorious thing.

At least the head coach of the Czech team repeatedly emphasized after the game that he was not satisfied with the team's performance, believing that too many opportunities were wasted and that he failed to create more absolute scoring opportunities. Because in his opinion, this game was the Czech substitute team playing the German youth team. Win 2 goals. Is it glorious?

After returning to Germany from Prague,

The new national team training session after the Confederations Cup was officially disbanded. After a week of training, the players returned to the club and began to devote themselves wholeheartedly to preparing for the league in the new season. Yang Cheng and the coaching staff also began to prepare for the new season. The list for September is being prepared and will be announced two days later.

The new German national team roster is divided into two parts. One is the 23-man regular roster.

The goalkeepers are Neuer, Adler and Ziller; the defenders are Lahm, Jerome Boateng, Höwedes, Badstuber, Hummels, Mertesacker and Schmei. Erze; midfielders are Sven Bender, Lars Bender, Gotze, Khedira, Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller, Ozil, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Reus , Podolski and Schurrle; the forwards are Klose and Gomez.

This is also the regular roster of the German national team, and it does not look any different from the roster during the Confederations Cup. Yang Cheng also knows very well that this should be regarded as the strongest roster that Germany can currently build.

But this time. In addition to the regular list, Yang Cheng has added 7 additional players to the additional list.

The seven people who were fortunate enough to train with the national team are Sameed Yeshir, Gundogan, Draxler, Cakau, Kevin Worland, Lewis Holtby and Emre? Hom.

The first few are all old acquaintances, and many people are familiar with them. Lewis Holtby is a midfielder with very good skills, a typical pass, cut, and run player. The advantages and disadvantages of Bundesliga players are equally obvious. With Ozil, Toni Kroos, Gotze and other outstanding stars already in the attacking midfielder position, Holtby cannot shake their position for the time being. But he also has a big advantage, he is 22 years old.

Emre Can is of Turkish descent. When competing with Turkey for Yesil, this player was also the focus of the Turks' competition. However, Emre Can remained unmoved and said that he I just want to play for the German team.

He is the captain of the German youth team and is also an organizational midfielder, but his defensive and running abilities are very good, and his skills and passing are also very distinctive. He is the midfield engine of the German youth team, and he is also playing in Bayern Munich today. He has made a name for himself and is hailed as the ideal successor after Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Moreover, this player has good physical fitness, is very good at preventing high balls, and has excellent frontal defense and positional sense. The key is that he can also play as a central defender. He is the type that Yang Cheng likes at first sight, and he is in the warm-up with the Czech team. He also played for a while during the game and performed well, so Yang Cheng stayed in the team.

At the press conference announcing the national team's training roster, Yang Cheng made no secret that his next focus on adjustments to the national team would be the forwards. At the same time, he also put forward higher requirements for Gomez.

I know that Bayern Munich's forward competition is very fierce, and I also know that Gomez's ability is not a problem, but I think that any player who wants to enter the national team must have enough games to prove himself. His own condition, so that he can have the opportunity to perform at a better level in the national team competition.

Gomez is an excellent striker and I firmly believe he can prove himself again at Bayern!

After losing his main position last season, Gomez's performance this season is still tepid. He does not seem to have the kind of ambition and ambition to regain his main position. This makes Yang Cheng doubt his performance. An attitude that is not satisfactory.

One of the most important reasons for this situation is that everyone feels that Gomez is Klose's natural successor. They all feel that Klose is so old. Once he retires, Gomez will be the striker guarantee for the German national team in the next ten years, but Yang Cheng is not prepared to give him such a daydream.

We should see that in the current Bundesliga, a group of outstanding forwards have emerged, such as Samed Yeshir, who has performed very well since the beginning of this season, as well as Kevin Volland and Kaspersky. In the test, I think they all performed extremely well. They meet the requirements of the current national team.

I will give due consideration to allowing more newcomers to appear in the national team's lineup in the following training camps and games. My criteria for selecting players have never been based on media hype or fans. I am the head coach of the national team, and I am responsible for this team, the Football Association, and all the fans who love German football!

No one, no matter who he is, can always guarantee his main position in this national team!

Yang Cheng's words were considered to be a final warning to Gomez, reminding the striker that he should catch up. At the very least, he should show the vigor that a killer and striker should possess. Instead of being content with being on the bench, that is definitely not a situation that any head coach wants to see.

With the announcement of Yang Cheng's list and his remarks. The new round of forward competition for the national team has also reignited the war. Many forwards including Keesling and Helmers have left the national team for a long time. However, forwards who have always maintained a good scoring efficiency in the Bundesliga have expressed their hope to return to the national team.

joke. In the past two years, the German national team has achieved a great harvest, winning the European Cup and Confederations Cup one after another. It is the most competitive team in the World Cup in Brazil next year. Who doesn't want to have the opportunity to play for such a team? Is there an opportunity to use the platform of the national team to get a taste of the coveted World Cup?

The spokesperson of the national team responded to the media rumors, saying that Yang Cheng welcomes any forward to join the national team, and he will continue to examine every player. As long as they are suitable and outstanding enough, they will have the opportunity to enter the national team...May 5 , Kaiserslautern, Germany, Fritz Walter Arena

Ushering in the old rival Austria, this time the German team took advantage of the home court and was not polite to Austria.

Yang Cheng arranged the main lineup for this game. The goalkeeper is Neuer, the defense is Lahm, Badstuber, Hummels, Jerome Boateng, and the midfielder is Bastian Schweinsteiger and Sven Bender, the attacking midfielders are Schürrle, Ozil and Reus respectively, and the lone forward is Klose.

After a week of training, the German team exerted strong offensive pressure on Austria from the beginning at their home court, especially in this game, Schurrle replaced Thomas Muller who was injured in training and started the game. He tried his best to show his strength.

In the 21st minute of the game, Schürrle cooperated with Lahm on the left. After the latter got the ball, he broke through the opponent's defense and passed low to the back post. Royce pushed in and scored the goal. Germany opens the scoring!

After that, Austria began to enter a defensive state, and the two sides kept the score at 1:0 into the halftime break.

After changing sides in the second half, the German team once again sounded the clarion call to attack.

Less than a minute after the whistle sounded, Ozil passed the ball from the center to the right. Royce drove the ball straight in and assisted Klose to help the German team rewrite the score to 2:0 in the 46th minute!

The successive goals made the German team look unstoppable, especially the two flanks, which were extremely impactful. Schürrle and Reus frequently created threats on both wings, tearing apart Austria's defense and creating opportunities for Klose in the center. .

In the 67th minute, it was Badstuber who found Schürrle with a long pass over the top. The latter went down to the baseline and passed the ball. Klose, who was outflanking in the middle, rushed over and headed the ball into Schürrle's cross. Hit the Austrian goal, 3:0!

After ensuring the victory, Yang Cheng made substitution adjustments. He tried to let Podolski play as a forward, and then used Lars Bender and Toni Kroos to go up and switch to the 433 tactic to see if it would work. Ability to make appropriate changes.

In the end, the effect of the change of formation was not very satisfactory, and the German team fell into a stage of offensive chaos. If the defense was not guaranteed to be stable, it might be a sneak attack by Austria.

In this way, the German team defeated Austria 3-0 in Kaiserslautern and won seven consecutive group wins in the European regional qualifiers for the World Cup. With three rounds left in the group stage, the German team can almost be said to have secured first place in the group.

Yang Cheng's last-minute adjustments in this game have both praise and criticism, but it is generally believed that Podolski is not suitable to play as a lone forward, and Yang Cheng should consider using Gomez, at least as a striker. More suitable as a lone striker than Podolski. And it’s also more impactful.

But Yang Cheng was obviously not prepared to compromise. During the training camp, he had an exchange with Gomez. Gomez was a very humble player. Yang Cheng never denied this. He also knew that Gomez belonged to that group. A player with a very professional ethics, but now he needs Gomez to show his domineering and tough personality that refuses to admit defeat. To compete for a main position.

Yang Cheng could not imagine that the striker he had high hopes for would have difficulty playing games in the club. That would be a terrible tragedy. Especially at the golden age of 29, are you willing to be a substitute?

Four days later, the team went away to face the Faroe Islands. Yang Cheng's starting lineup did not include Gomez at all. In fact, Yang Cheng would rather continue his own game without preparing to play Klose. Debugging of frontless tactics. Nor willing to give Gomez a chance.

The goalkeeper is Neuer, and the defense is Schmelzer, Badstuber, Hummels and Lahm. The midfielders are Sven Bender, Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos, and in front are Thomas Muller, Ozil and Reus. Among them, Thomas Muller and Royce were at the forefront, while Ozil frequently dropped back to get the ball.

Facing the Faroe Islands, the German team's strikerless tactics showed a powerful offensive power. The team directly scored the Faroe Islands goal in the 3rd minute through Thomas Muller. After that, the German team The away game did not leave any shame on the Faroe Islands, but they tried their best to play a round of offensive frenzy.

Thomas Muller and Reus both scored twice, Ozil and Toni Kroos each scored a goal. The German team slaughtered the Faroe Islands 6:0 away from home and won the group with a huge lead. 8 consecutive victories, and at the same time qualified from the group early and won the title of first place in the group.

This also made the German team the first team to stand out in the European region of this World Cup, even earlier than Spain. What is even more rare is that the German team performed convincingly in the qualifying rounds, winning 8 consecutive victories. Said, it is still the team with the strongest offensive ability and the best defensive ability in the qualifiers.

The outstanding performance brought the German team overwhelming praise. Many media outlets praised Yang Cheng's team, believing that he had found the key to victory for the German team and that he had built a perfect set of goals for the German team. offensive and defensive system.

Yang Cheng made no secret of his satisfaction with the team's outstanding performance.

I am proud of the performance of the players. They are all very good players and have made great contributions to the team. Many of them are indispensable members of the team. I firmly believe that as long as we With everyone working together, our team will definitely get better and better.”

As for the changes in the team's mental level, Yang Cheng feels that the biggest thing is self-confidence.

Winning the European Cup and Confederations Cup has brought about a very gratifying change in the mental outlook of our team. The players have become more confident and patient. Even when they encounter difficulties, they have Having enough confidence to believe that you and your teammates will be able to overcome difficulties and perform better is very important for a team.

However, with everything in the team performing extremely well, Gomez seems to be becoming a big problem for the German team, because as the media hailed him as Germany's leading forward in the next few years, he failed to play in the German team. Get even one minute of playing opportunity in these two rounds of qualifiers.

I talked to Gomez and I think he should be more proactive, he should prove himself with convincing playing time, but more importantly, he should be seen to be able to make a difference. Ambition and fighting spirit!”

I believe that no head coach can accept that his forwards lack fighting spirit and overwhelming energy, but I don't see this in Gomez. I think he needs to regain his ambition. Ambition, prove with facts that he is still the best striker in German football!

From this interview, what the media interpreted was Yang Cheng’s hatred for Gomez.

Perhaps sitting on the bench for a long time has worn away some of the energy and ambition in his heart, which makes Gomez somewhat content with the status quo, but the forward Yang Cheng wants is not like this, so Gomez's changes are somewhat out of touch. It is not difficult to understand the head coach's expectations and being placed on the bench.

After Gomez was criticized by Yang Cheng, in an interview with the media, he said that he would work hard to regain his form and regain his confidence and fighting spirit. Do more and talk less. This is my creed. I hope for the best for Gomez. Si can come back in the shortest possible time!”

But Yang Cheng seemed dissatisfied with Gomez's progress. At the end of September, when he announced the national team training roster for October, he even further forced Gomez and directly excluded him from the 23-man roster and 7-man substitute list. In addition, instead of entering the 23-man squad, Leverkusen's young player Samed Yesil was included.

Yang Cheng did not give any answer as to why Gomez was abandoned, but everyone could see that this was Yang Cheng's pressing step by step on Gomez. He at least wanted the Bayern striker to explode in this desperate situation. .

Of course, if Gomez can even accept leaving the national team, then there is no other way. There is a saying that is right, mud cannot hold up the wall, then Yang Cheng can only be forced to give up on him and let him play at Bayern. Just fend for yourself on the bench.

After all, he is the head coach of the national team, and what he needs and selects are the kind of players who can fight as soon as they come. (To be continued)RQ

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