Super Coach

There is one thing that Sampaoli did very well, and also did something that others did not do enough, and that was the defense against Gomez.

Gomez is a player with a very good body, very strong impact, and good running without the ball. Therefore, when Chile's two central defenders who are completely inferior in physical fitness encounter Gomez, they will definitely suffer a physical disadvantage and will definitely not be able to block it. Gomez.

But as a forward, Gomez's shortcomings are also very obvious. Compared to a forward of his level, stopping the ball is his biggest weakness, and his pace adjustment is not good. Although he is strong and flexible enough, His body gives him enough capital to make up for these shortcomings, but this is still his weakness, which will be exposed as long as he is pinched by his opponent.

If you look carefully at Gomez's shooting, you can actually find a very interesting point, that is, when he completes some more difficult shots, he often falls to the ground because his body loses balance. Why? Woolen cloth?

Anyone can imagine that when the pace is not adjusted well enough, the ball suddenly comes, and he rushes to hit the goal. In the end, the goal is successful, but he falls to the ground because his body loses balance. , this is the reason for Gomez, and this is also a problem he has always had at the technical and consciousness level.

In order to strangle Gomez in this game, Sampaoli had two central defenders placed on Gomez's left and right almost at all times. He accurately calculated Gomez's flaws and shortcomings. Once the ball reached his feet, he immediately Practice pressing and marking, and will not make physical contact with you. Because that's Gomez's strength, they're more about pressing and harassing.

Although the German team took the initiative to give up control after the start, their performance was not bad. In the first 15 minutes, Chile's ball possession rate was indeed very high. However, as time went on, Chile also made many passing and receiving errors. This led to a decline in the quality of their ball control, and the German team's ball possession rate began to rise steadily by 30 minutes. Chile's ball possession rate is only 56.3%, which is not too high, and this is a situation that the German team deliberately gave up.

In Yang Cheng's view. The German team's counterattack should have occurred long ago, but a very important reason why it waited until the last stage of the first half to reverse the situation was that Gomez was strangled to death by his opponent.

Without the support and support of the forwards, the German team's offense needed to be adjusted. Yang Cheng transferred the main offensive power from Gomez to Thomas Muller.

He began to adjust the team's offensive tactics and instead created space for Thomas Muller to play. Since Chile wanted to block Gomez, Yang Cheng was also willing to use Gomez to pull Chile's two central defenders... When the German team began to counterattack, the advantage Chile had originally controlled was quickly lost. They began to feel a little at a loss.

However, the German team was obviously not prepared to give Chile time to react and a chance to re-adapt. They directly pressed forward to participate in the attack. Especially when Yang Cheng waved his hand, the two midfielders immediately pushed the midfield interception area forward. Drive the offensive formation in front to follow suit and press forward. Especially the left-back Ram almost uses himself as a left-back.

The German team suddenly launched a massive counterattack. The Chilean players have not yet been able to break away from the fanatical mood they have had since the start of the game. They still subconsciously feel that their team has completely controlled the game, and they are still a little unclear. situation, still obsessed with his ground cooperation. Still squandering opportunities to pass and control the ball.

When Sven Bender came out with a diagonal thrust and intercepted the Chilean midfielder's cross pass in advance, the Chileans probably still thought that this was just an ordinary mistake and they could just steal it, so they didn't do anything at all. Scared, because from the beginning until now, the German team has been crushed by them.

The ball went to Ozil's feet, and the latter found Gomez with a through ball. At this time, Gomez withdrew from the arc of the penalty area. One of the Chilean team's central defenders followed him, and the other He was on Gomez's right side preparing to respond.

Gomez did not let the ball stop at his feet, because Yang Cheng said just now that when the ball came to him, it was a transition. He had to be quick, transfer to the left, and hand it to Thomas Muller's feet, while he himself was playing with the ball. After the transition is completed, quickly pull away the two central defenders.

Thomas Muller didn't know when he cut horizontally from the left to the center. Lahm quickly inserted on the left, acting as a left winger, attracting Chile's right back to the wing, and Thomas Muller Next to him is a midfield defensive player, and the German clearly takes the initiative.

When the ball went from Ozil's feet to Gomez's feet, turned a corner, and rolled in front of Thomas Muller, the German forward still clearly predicted in his mind that with his current speed, he could reach the ball from a distance. The ball was obtained about 25 meters away from the goal, and the ball was not fast because Gomez did not use any force, so he could hit it almost as soon as it came up.

The only problem is the Chilean central defender, but when Gomez quickly ran to the right, the Chilean central defender was obviously disturbed by Gomez at this moment. They could not make a judgment and did not know where they were going. Block Thomas Muller, or follow Gomez.

At this moment, Thomas Muller stepped in diagonally. About 25 meters away from the goal, in the area to the left of the top of the penalty area, he directly raised his right foot and hit the ball with a furious shot!

The ball was like a missile, blasting out from Thomas Muller's feet quickly, drawing an arc that was not obvious. The goalkeeper reacted, but the ball still passed over his head and fell straight into the goal... …a great world wave! ! !

The on-site commentator shouted with great excitement, In the 38th minute, after more than half an hour of stalemate in the first half, Thomas Muller's kick from outside the penalty area blasted away the Chilean team's goal, 1:0. !”

After Thomas Muller scored, he turned around and ran away excitedly. He kept waving his arms and passing by his teammates along the way. He rushed excitedly to the corner flagpole on the sidelines, slipped to his knees, and cheered to the German fans in the stands. Venting the excitement after scoring a goal!

This is his fourth goal in this World Cup, although Brazil's Neymar also scored 4 goals. But Thomas Muller has already scored 9 goals in the World Cup. This is for a professional player who is only 24 years old and is about to enter his prime period. This is already a very remarkable achievement!

The surrounding teammates rushed forward one after another, surrounding Thomas Muller in the middle, celebrating the goal together. At the same time, I am also happy for the heroes of the goal, including Gomez.

This was a very sudden but very premeditated long shot. We can see that after Gomez hit Thomas Muller, he made a very obvious move to pull the opponent's player. He was trying to Thomas Muller opened up space, and even if Thomas Muller didn't take his own kick at this time and chose to pass to the right, both Gomez and Reus could cut in quickly.

But Thomas Muller's shot was very decisive. It was very hard. The Chilean team did not expect that Thomas Muller would not even stop the ball. He just shot with his foot. It was so sudden that the goalkeeper didn't even think about it. The ball went in when I had time to react. This also created this world wave!

This may be the most beautiful goal in this World Cup so far. It came from Thomas Muller's long shot from 25 meters outside the penalty area. It is very exciting!

This goal also completely ignited the enthusiasm of the German fans in the stands. They chanted Thomas Muller's name in the stands to congratulate this outstanding player for opening the goal for the German team!

Yes. Perhaps Thomas Muller does not have a body as strong as Gomez, nor does he have the skills as delicate as Ozil, but he has his own advantages and characteristics. He has excellent qualities that countless peers do not have, especially his shooting. Efficiency, some people have even compared him to his predecessor Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is also one of those scorers whose skills are not exquisite, but are absolutely practical and pay more attention to efficiency. Thomas Muller also inherited the excellent characteristics from Ruud van Nistelrooy in this aspect, and what is more important What's more, he is more in line with the trend of today's football, is more fluid, and plays smarter.

Perhaps Thomas Muller is not as intimidating as Vanney in the penalty area, but having such a shortstop on the outside will cause huge headaches for any team's defense because they have to be on guard at all times. Will this guy who jumped out of nowhere score a goal?

In the past few years, Thomas Muller has made great progress. Now he has completed his shaping. He has determined that he will take the route without the ball. His ability with the ball will be more practical and solid. , and then take advantage of his running and physical fitness to become a shortstop dormant behind the forward, waiting for opportunities to move!

Surprise is Thomas Muller's label!

Just like this time, when the Chilean team fell behind, they launched a fierce attack on the German team like crazy, as if they wanted to equalize the lagging score again. The German team successfully stole the ball and Bastian Schweinsteiger Retracement intercepted the ball and handed the ball to Bad Stuber's feet.

When Schweinsteiger intercepted the ball, Thomas Muller had already moved forward quickly, but this time the Chilean right back tightly entangled Thomas Muller, especially when he saw Baders When Tubell made a long diagonal pass and kicked the ball behind his own defense, he was chasing Thomas Muller life and death.

But Thomas Muller rushed forward quickly. He turned his head to look at the flying ball. He was predicting the landing point of the ball, the distance between himself and the landing point, and then naturally imagined his own goals in his mind. How should you adjust your pace so that when you reach the landing point, you can stop the ball just right and kick it forward at the same time.

This is a very challenging link, because if it is not handled well, the opponent's central defender and full-back will immediately rush to clear the ball, but if it is handled well, they will have no chance to make a move.

It is not easy to achieve this step. It requires continuous practice of some basic skills on daily basis, and the use and adjustment of one's own steps must be perfect. This needs to be cultivated from an early age, because once you mature, you want to When entering your career. Changing this is undoubtedly impossible.

Thomas Muller is grateful to Yang Cheng, because when he was still in Kaiserslautern, Yang Cheng's coaching staff had already begun to tailor-made such a training method, which made him very good at these basic skills. solid.

When stopping the ball, Thomas Muller did not need to slow down at all. He did not slow down the pace and speed as the Chilean defenders expected. Instead, he continues to sprint forward at high speed. Anyone who has played football should know how much awareness and basic skills are required to do this.

Thomas Muller got the ball from the left rib and quickly cut into the penalty area. Gomez and Reus quickly cut into the penalty area from the center and right. The German team's three arrows penetrated the heart of Chile like three sharp arrows. Drilling straight into the penalty area.

The Chilean goalkeeper stood on the left side of the small penalty area, preparing to block Thomas Muller, but the German did not feel nervous at all. He looked at the goalkeeper calmly, dribbling the ball skillfully at his feet, and the two surrounding players Unless a defensive player commits a foul, it is impossible for him to take action easily.

This is the result of the perfect combination of dribbling and pace. The opponent can't find the opportunity to make a move unless it's a foul!

One on one, according to Thomas Muller. This was a one-on-one confrontation between him and the goalkeeper, and he was also working on Plan B in his mind. Once the opponent's goalkeeper continued to block the angle, he made an emergency stop and threw away the two defenders beside him. Pass it to Royce on the right and the ball can still be won.

Chile's goalkeeper has always been a weak point. This time when he saw Thomas Muller approaching quickly, he was a little close to the left post when selecting his position, and his center of gravity was a little biased towards the side of the post. This It was because he felt Thomas Muller had a defender next to him. It is unlikely that the German team will choose to push into the far corner.

But he misjudged one thing, that is, Thomas Muller was watching him all the time. When he realized this, he immediately chose to push the shot into the far corner, and the defender was close to Thomas Muller. He could only raise his foot, but the ball was quickly kicked out from Thomas Muller's feet.

The latter is made by the steps of running, and the combination is just right, so it is very secretive and very sudden.

The ball was like a straight line, passing by the left side of the goalkeeper. Although the latter made a save action, he was still out of reach. The ball quickly passed by him and went straight to the right side of the net.

Mueller! Mueller!! Mueller!!!

The on-site commentator was shouting Thomas Muller's name loudly. He kept shouting Muller, because for the Germans, this is a surname full of sacred meaning. As long as everyone mentions Muller, , everyone can’t help but think of scoring a goal!

Typical Thomas Muller's goal, typical German team's attack!

Impeccable, we simply have no words to describe the outstanding performance of the German team in the past five minutes. None of us expected that the German team would suddenly launch a crazy offensive before the end of the first half. , and within 5 minutes, he won two games in a row and took the lead 2:0!

The one who scored two goals for the German team is Thomas Muller, the top scorer in the World Cup in South Africa and the only scorer to score 5 goals in this World Cup so far!

The German fans in the stands were crazy with joy. They rushed out of their seats one by one and shouted Muller's name loudly. They seemed to realize that after this game, the German team would give birth to a great Muller. Muller will rewrite a new legendary chapter for the surname Muller!

Absolutely no one can imagine that the German team will suddenly exert force at the last moment! the on-site commentator said in amazement. He saw Yang Cheng applauding Thomas Muller from the sidelines, Great Caesar, With his admirable on-the-spot command skills, he completely had Chile under his control!

At this point in the game, we have reason to believe that one of the most important reasons for the German team's passive start is that Yang Cheng intentionally handed over the initiative to Chile, allowing Chile to take the initiative to attack, boosting Chile's momentum, and then waiting for opportunities. Counterattack, one goal gave Chile a sap, making them completely out of control, which then led to the second goal!

The live TV camera showed Sampaoli. The famous Argentine coach spread his hands, looking stunned and confused, because he didn't understand why the players would press so high when attacking. He had already told him countless times. He told us that when playing against the German team, the defensive line must not go up. That is a very, very dangerous thing.

But why do some people think that their offense and ball control will definitely be able to defeat the powerful German team?

The only explanation is dizziness, dizziness, complete dizziness!

Suddenly, Sampaoli felt a sense of weakness. He didn't know how to make adjustments, because he could feel that his players were clearly out of control, not calm enough, not rational enough, and they underestimated the German team too much!

Looking beside him, the assistant's face was already flushed, but he was more at a loss because he couldn't understand why Chile, which seemed to have the advantage just now, suddenly scored two goals by its opponent. ?

Sometimes, the situation on the football field is very confusing, especially the conscious actions of the German team. Players who are not sober and rational will be confused by them, thinking that they have an advantage, but in fact, the real The game is controlled by the German team.

Did we... lose?

Sampaoli asked himself in his heart. He didn't dare to say it because he was the head coach of this team. At this time, he couldn't say such words, and his pride and dignity did not allow him to say it. In this case.

But it is obvious that the situation is tilting increasingly unfavorably to Chile.

Unless, he can turn decay into magic and reverse the situation during the halftime break! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the novel website...vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.) RQ

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