Super Coach

\u003e 829 Always strive for first place

Kedira got the ball...Kevin Boateng pressed forward immediately...Kedira wanted to pass the ball, but made a mistake. Essien intercepted the ball before Ozil, and it was a very beautiful move. Steal, Ghana counterattacked!

Essien, a player who dribbled the ball very quickly, quickly entered the German team's half. The entire German team's defense was quickly returning to defense, but there was a loophole on the left. Lahm was obviously too late. Sure enough, Xin passed the ball to the left!

Jian took the ball, and in a flash...beautifully, he got away from Friedrich, cut inside to the edge of the penalty area, and kicked off directly...

Oops, Gian's shot was handled too hastily. He should have been more patient. Moreover, the angle of the hasty kick was too positive. Neuer jumped him and there was no threat at all!

Neuer quickly kicked the ball to Jérôme Boateng, Kevin Boateng's younger brother. The latter took the ball forward and Germany counterattacked... a quick long pass to the goalkeeper. The ball moved to the left to Lahm!

Ram stopped the ball with his chest, continued to dribble the ball along the left wing, reached the hinterland of Ghana, and handed it to Ozil!

Ozil passed the ball to the front of the penalty area. It was beautiful. Thomas Muller stopped the ball and turned around. He shot directly from the front of the penalty area and the ball went in!!!!

Following the on-site commentator's exclamation, all the fans in the audience stood up from their seats in surprise.

The live TV camera immediately switched to Yang Cheng in the stands, and he was seen rushing out of the first row of seats in excitement, raising his arms high and shouting, venting his excitement after scoring.

Soon, the camera showed German Chancellor Merkel, and she saw the female chancellor hugging Beckenbauer and Charlize Theron excitedly. She looked very excited, and then she hugged Blatter and Blatter. South African President Zuma and others were talking excitedly.

“In the 53rd minute, just 8 minutes into the second half, the German team took the lead in breaking the Ghana goal, 1:0!

The live TV broadcast repeatedly replayed the entire goal in slow motion. From Boateng's long pass from the right to Lahm's dribbling, the entire process was actually not very fast, and it could even be said to have delayed the opportunity. .

But after Lahm entered the hinterland of Ghana, Ozil cleverly ran over to provide support, attracting the attention of players such as Essien and Annan, and creating an opportunity for Thomas Muller to cut inside. So as soon as Ozil got the ball, The ball was sent to the edge of the penalty area with almost no thought, and Thomas Muller got into the gap created by Ozil.

The German team's coordination is very beautiful, and their movement awareness is very good. Whether it is Ozil or Thomas Muller, especially the latter, when he turns around after receiving the ball, he is very calm and decisive, and his kick is very determined. Obviously I feel very good with the ball and I am very confident about this shot!”

1:0, the German team took the lead in the 53rd minute! the on-site commentator shouted excitedly.

Yang Cheng felt greatly relieved after the team scored, because the German team's advantage was still very obvious, but it was not used in the first half. In the second half, Ram stepped in more resolutely, Thomas Muller and Ozil The interaction between them is also more complete.

Tell them not to be obsessed with scoring goals and calm down quickly!

Don't be careless. Remember, we are only 1 goal ahead, and it is very unsafe!

Yang Cheng issued several orders one after another, asking the players not to relax because of the goals. At the same time, they must continue to maintain pressure on the Ghana team, do not shrink back, continue to maintain pressure, strive to score more goals, and completely lay the foundation for the game. Advantage.

But less than 5 minutes after the German team scored, the Ghanaian team counterattacked once again into the heart of Germany. With no one pressing, Friedrich intercepted the ball entering the penalty area in advance. , but did not clear the ball immediately, but looked up and observed, not knowing whether to dribble the ball by himself or wait for his teammates to come and catch the ball.

But at this moment, Essien rushed up immediately, entangled Friedrich, and used a relatively secret pushing action to push Friedrich. The latter failed to control the ball and directly The ball was knocked away by Essien. The Ghanaian Buffaloes got the ball and entered the penalty area. After seeing Neuer attack, he passed the ball across the back. Ayew, who came in from behind, made it in one fell swoop, 1:1!

Friedrich immediately appealed to the referee, believing that Essien made a pushing action, but this action was very secret and the two were in physical contact, so the referee ruled that the goal was valid.

Yang Cheng looked helpless in the stands and spread his hands, Should I laugh or cry?

This is obviously not the responsibility of the head coach. It was caused by a player's mistake on the field.

Benitez also seemed helpless. Football matches are like this. Players play on the court and bear unimaginable pressure from outsiders. This pressure may cause them to behave in ways that may seem bizarre but are actually reasonable.

Just like Friedrich's mistake just now, no one knows what he was thinking, but he didn't clear the ball immediately. It was obviously a mistake. He may have been thinking about controlling the ball at that time, but He ignored that Ghana was attacking and Essien was very close to him. It is very dangerous to have the ball at his feet in this situation, especially for a central defender.

What now? Benitez asked.

In the coaching bench in front of the stadium, Paul Bayer and Flick also looked over, obviously waiting for Yang Cheng's decision.

Fight them! Yang Cheng shouted directly.

Soon, the German team replaced Gomez, who had performed mediocrely, and replaced him with Bordowski. In the 70th minute, they replaced Friedrich with Toni Kroos, showing their respect for Friedrich. The dissatisfaction with this mistake caused Khedira to retreat to the defensive area, and Toni Kroos and Bastian Schweinsteiger partnered in the midfield.

After the German team made substitutions, the offensive started again, and they once again launched a fierce attack on Ghana's formation. However, Ghana was not in a hurry, because as long as they got a draw, they would be guaranteed to qualify, so they played more patiently. Defensive counterattack, and then replaced a forward with Muntari to further strengthen the defense.

Yang Cheng also received news. In another game, Australia temporarily led Serbia 2:0. This made Yang Cheng relieved, because as long as the score was maintained for the time being, the German team would be able to qualify from the group.

If Germany draws with Ghana in the end and Australia defeats Serbia, then both Germany and Australia will accumulate 4 points, but Germany has a goal difference advantage, so if the two teams have the same points, the German team can surpass Australia and successfully advance to the knockout rounds. Even if such promotion seems a bit embarrassing.

In fact, although Serbia pulled a goal back at the last minute, it was still unable to reverse Australia. Even if the German team pursued fiercely afterwards, they still failed to score from the Ghana team in the end, and the final score was 1:1. It was a tie.

In this way, the qualifying teams in Group D where the German team is located are clear. Ghana qualified first in the group, while the German team qualified second in the group. According to the previous draw rules, the first place in Group D meets the third place in Group C. Second, the second place in Group D meets the first place in Group C, so the German team's next opponent is the United States, which beat England to win the first place in the group.

It was the evening of June 26, and the game was held in Rustenburg, about 120 miles away from Johannesburg.

The American team staged comebacks in three consecutive games in the group stage. It may not be the strongest, but its fighting spirit and tenacity cannot be underestimated. It will be a formidable enemy for the German team.

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Can't watch the knockout rounds!

Outside the Johannesburg Football City Stadium, three gray-haired old men were sitting on the lawn in the green area outside the stadium. They were surrounded by fans pouring out of the stadium like sea water, and beside them were short trees called A sapling without a name.

In preparation for the World Cup in South Africa, the stadium is new, the roads are new, almost everything is new.

Some things can be piled up in a short time with money, but some things cannot. For example, these small trees less than two meters tall seem to be afraid of being blown down by the wind, and there are wooden sticks inserted beside them to support them. But I still couldn't stand some passing fans and picked off a few leaves.

If you don't see it, you won't see it. The worst I can do is sell the tickets again! One of the red-nosed old men sighed and said, Are you right, Shu Ze? The Shu Ze he was talking about was the old man standing on his right, his age. He is 2 years younger than him, but his hair is also gray.

Shu Ze nodded, Unexpectedly, even though Caesar is here, we still failed to qualify first in the group. Watching this game was really depressing to the extreme. I can't even understand what the players are playing!

I don't think this can be blamed on Caesar. He has only led the team for a few days, and I always feel that he is becoming more and more unfamiliar with the current national team. He is too soft. Look at the group of awesome people we had back then. players, Ballack is not here, we can't seem to find such players, lack of domineering and self-confidence! Lafitte shook his head and sighed.

Hmm, there is no domineering and self-confidence. Although the technology and ground coordination have become stronger, the team's combat effectiveness and cohesion have declined. We can't go far, so we'd better prepare to go home quickly! Poehler obviously expressed his concern for the national team. I am also quite dissatisfied with the current situation.

The economy has improved and living standards have improved. They are no longer poor children who are starving. They have become flowers in the greenhouse. How can they be domineering? Lafitte sneered.

Caesar is probably very disappointed now. I'm afraid he won't take over the German national team again. Maybe as soon as the World Cup is over, he will go back to Madrid and never come to Germany again. Who likes to play football with a bunch of weaklings? ? Even if I have the opportunity, I must scold these bastards!

The three old men immediately scolded the German internationals. The most unlucky one was Friedrich who made a mistake in this game.

Not necessarily, Caesar is not a person who gives up easily! After they finished scolding, a middle-aged man next to him spoke up, And he has a deep affection for German football. Maybe he wants to change the status quo?

None of the three old men expected that someone would strike up a conversation behind them. They all turned around and saw a middle-aged German man, looking at the three of them with a smile, as if he was very interested in the three gray-haired old men. interested.

Maybe, but I don't think he can really create miracles! Red-nosed Boehler was obviously the most determined of the three.

Of course, there are no miracles in this world. The so-called miracle is actually when a person has done something that even he can't believe! The middle-aged man agreed with a smile, This is what Yang Cheng said!

The three old men all stared at this junior sideways, as if they were asking, are you familiar with him?

By the way, what kind of tickets were you talking about just now? the middle-aged man asked with a smile.

Tickets for the quarter-finals, the first place in Group D! Shuze sighed, Originally, we came to South Africa from Hamburg in a hurry, but in the end we didn't even buy the tickets, so we bought them from three England players at a high price. Bought from Kaizi, they think England can get first place in Group C, so there is no need to watch the first game in Group D, and we also think Germany can get first place in Group D, so...

Haha, Lafitte, I am indeed a Kaizi, but now you are also a Kaizi. Did the German team win the first place in the group? You have to watch the match between Ghana and the damn England team! Poehler looked like very excited.

The middle-aged man fell silent immediately. In his eyes, these three old fans were probably very old. Gray hair was rare in this World Cup stadium. Moreover, they came all the way from Hamburg, obviously to support Germany. team, which shows their feelings for the team, but they didn’t expect...

I have been watching the World Cup since 1970, and I have missed almost every game of the German team, but I'm afraid this time... Lafitte seemed very depressed because he was likely to miss the German team's game.

Perhaps you can go online and exchange tickets with England fans. I think they will be happy to exchange tickets with you! the middle-aged man suggested with a smile.

Yes, Shuze! After hearing this, Poehler slapped his thigh vigorously, Immediately go back to the hotel and go online to exchange tickets with those damn England captains. They must be looking for someone everywhere now. Exchange the tickets, haha, maybe you can even charge them for the fare to Rustenburg!

After hearing this, his two companions couldn't help but nod their heads, and immediately returned to the hotel with joy.

Three people! The middle-aged man watched them leave. After thinking about it, he chased after them, stopped them, took out a pen and paper from his pocket, and scribbled down a phone number, If you change If you can’t get the tickets, call me again and I’ll get some tickets for you!”

The three old men all stared at the middle-aged man in front of them in shock. Who is he?

By the way, my name is Tim Hank. You can call me Tim. I'm German too! The middle-aged man smiled, turned around and left, leaving behind three incredulous old people.

Tim...Hank? Lafitte felt familiar, but the old man's head was spinning slowly and he didn't expect it for a moment.

Maybe it's from the Football Association! Poehler said.

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No matter what, the group still qualified!

In the hotel after the game, Beckenbauer sighed with mixed emotions. If he failed to qualify from the group, he didn't know what kind of trouble would be caused when he returned to China.

Niersbach also sighed deeply, How far can he lead the team?

Who knows? Beckenbauer smiled, But don't hold out hope. Whether it's Spain, the Netherlands, or Brazil, they are more mature and stronger than us, so we should relax our mentality now and not put pressure on the team. , and don’t put pressure on him!”

He knows Yang Cheng too well, or he would not have agreed to take over in the first place. Once he agreed, he would go all out to do his best without anyone having to say anything. So in this case, there is no need at all. Say as much as you want, just give trust and support.

We must have confidence in him at all times! Beckenbauer said.

Niersbach nodded. Yang Cheng's ability no longer needs to go through any tests and doubts. No one is qualified to doubt him now, because he is the strongest head coach in football today, without a doubt.

Just as they were talking, they heard a knock on the door, and then saw Yang Cheng opening the door and coming in.

Wolfgang, I have something to ask you for help! I saw Yang Cheng walking in dusty.

Niersbach was stunned, What's the matter?

Yang Cheng explained a few words, and Niersbach immediately nodded, Okay, I'll call someone to do it right away! After that, he left.

It seems you have not lost your fighting spirit and confidence! Beckenbauer stared at Yang Cheng and said with a smile.

Yang Cheng smiled slightly, I will not lose confidence until I fight to the last moment, or even if I lose this game directly, because I know very well that having confidence may not necessarily lead to victory, but without confidence, you will definitely win. lose!

Beckenbauer kept nodding, his smile full of admiration. This was what he admired most about Yang Cheng. From the first time they met, Yang Cheng's self-confidence left a very deep impression on him. He never Will doubt Yang Cheng's confidence and ability.

I'm sorry about this matter! There was no one around. Beckenbauer hesitated, but decided to apologize.

Yang Cheng smiled casually and patted Beckenbauer on the shoulder, We are old buddies, there is no need to say such things.

He knew what Beckenbauer meant. He just dragged Yang Cheng in in advance. In fact, Yang Cheng felt that it was nothing. He was really unhappy with it, and no one could force him. He could only Said it was his own choice.

Of course Beckenbauer understands Yang Cheng's personality, so he also respects the friendship between the two.

By the way, Ms. Merkel will continue to stay in South Africa. She said she would watch every game of the German team this time. She also invited your wife Charles and your son to accompany her. Beckenbauer said with a smile.

Yang Cheng smiled after hearing this. He had already received news about this from Charlize Theron after the game. This was a good thing, so he didn't say anything.

Now he is focused on the game. He must adjust the team's condition and solve the problems in the shortest possible time. Otherwise, Germany will stop in the first round of the knockout round!

Either don't do it, or do your best if you do it, and always strive for first place. This is Yang Cheng's football creed!