Chapter 107 Isn’t this right? The Chinese national team's lead at the start was beyond the Germans' expectations. There was an uproar in the Yingtai Arena. German fans held their heads and looked at the stadium in disbelief. We are actually falling behind? How they wished it was just a dream! However, the bright red numbers on the scoreboard proved that they were not dreaming, the German team was really behind. "Klinsmann was too arrogant. He thought our opponents were a group of lambs to be slaughtered without any ability to fight back. He completely underestimated the threat of the opponent's counterattack. The German team's aggressive forward pressure in the opening stage did not result in any goals, but instead put one foot in the abyss..." The commentators of German TV were hit hard by this goal and began to criticize Klinsmann unceremoniously: "Klinsmann lacks systematic coaching experience, and is particularly bad at coaching defense. Under his coaching, the iron-blooded defense that the German team has always been proud of is gone. Our defense is almost becoming the most vulnerable in Europe..." Klinsmann had no coaching experience before coaching the German team. It would be fine if he had no experience, the key is that this guy really has nothing in his stomach!
Klinsmann handed over the tactical design and game tactical arrangements of the German team to assistant coach Löw. When the German team adjusted from a four-back formation to a three-back formation, Klinsmann couldn't even figure out the difference between the two and had to ask Löw to explain it to him before he could understand. You are a head coach, but you don’t even know the most basic common sense. What are you doing here? In the German national team, Klinsmann had Löw to help him, but once he left the national team, he was reduced to his original form. When coaching Bayern, Klinsmann made the Bundesliga champions lose all four major titles. In the 08-09 season, Bayern won nothing in the league, cup and Champions League. The results were so bad that they couldn't even secure a place in the Champions League next season. Remember, this is Bayern Munich! Bayern couldn't stand him anymore, so they fired him after losing to Schalke 04 at home and sent Heynckes away to stay at home. Heynckes, who was substituted in to save the day, won three consecutive games as soon as he took office. In the last round, he even defeated Stuttgart and narrowly helped Bayern retain their place in the Champions League. When comparing the two, the difference is immediately clear! …… Faced with such a situation, Klinsmann was a little panicked. He had no idea what to do and could only ask Löw for help. Löw saw through the threat points of the Chinese team's counterattack. He asked the German players on the field to focus on restricting Zheng Zhi and Chen Tao, and try not to give them any chances to get the ball. As long as the Chinese team's backcourt players cannot pass the ball, their quick counterattack will naturally not be able to be launched. Under Löw's coaching, the German team quickly stabilized the situation. Although Germany's absolute leader Ballack was absent due to injury, the strength gap between the two teams in midfield was still very obvious. Relying on better physical fitness and personal abilities, the German team quickly gained control of the midfield and posed a threat to the Chinese national team's goal. In the 7th minute, the German team used the frontcourt to counterattack and launched an offensive in front of the Chinese team's penalty area. Deisler's low shot from outside the box helped Germany win a corner kick. The German players have a clear advantage in height, and heading has always been an offensive method that the German team is very good at. So they attached great importance to this corner kick. A large number of German players rushed into the Chinese team's penalty area, ready to compete for the header.
Schneider took a corner kick, and the Chinese national team players defended the front point, but Metzelder, who was lurking in the middle, still got the chance to land the ball and completed a close-range header less than 7 meters away from the goal. The Chinese team's goalkeeper was almost ready to surrender, but the opponent's header was too high and the Chinese team escaped. Realizing that their team had an advantage in dealing with high balls, Germany attempted several crosses in a row, trying to create opportunities for the forwards in the penalty area. But unfortunately, their intentions were too obvious. With the joint efforts of Feng Xiaoting and Li Weifeng, the German team's attacks were resolved one by one. During this period, the Chinese national football team was very passive on the field, and the strength gap between the two sides was very obvious. The German team had an absolute advantage in ball possession, number of attacks, number of shots, corner kicks and free kicks. After the Chinese team's midfield was contained, it was difficult for them to launch the expected quick counterattack. After losing the threat of counterattack, the German team even more unscrupulously deployed heavy troops to besiege the Chinese team. After realizing that the middle route was not feasible, the Chinese national football team began to try to make moves from both sides. In the 15th minute, Sun Jihai launched an attack with a long pass from the backcourt. Xie Hui jumped hard near the center circle, fought for the landing point, and passed the ball to his teammates. Lin Feng followed up and sent a straight pass after receiving the ball, but unfortunately Gao Lin made a mistake in dribbling and the ball was knocked out of the sideline by the opponent's defender. Although this attack was not successful, it proved the feasibility of launching an attack from the wing. After the attack failed, the Chinese team quickly retreated and did not give the German team a chance to launch a counterattack. The German team had to organize its attack patiently, trying to find loopholes in the Chinese team's defense. Many main players of the German team were absent in this game. In addition to Ballack in the center, striker Klose also sat on the bench due to an injury in training. However, since he can sit on the bench, it proves that his injury is not particularly serious, and Klinsmann is likely to send him on the field in the second half. Seeing that the Chinese team's defense was too tight, the German team began to try long shots from the outside. In the 18th minute, after getting the ball outside the penalty area, Deisler hit a high-level arc shot. This ball created a certain threat, forcing Li Leilei to fly and lift the ball out of the baseline. Germany got another corner kick opportunity. This time they played a tactical coordination. When taking a corner kick, four or five German players rushed to the front point together, attracting the attention of the Chinese players. Just when the Chinese players' attention was focused on the front point, the unguarded German defender Friedrich outside the penalty area suddenly rushed into the penalty area at high speed. At the same time, Germany's corner kick was also sent to the middle of the penalty area. If Friedrich could get the ball, it would be a very dangerous attack. The German fans in the stands subconsciously held their breath. They obviously also paid attention to the actions of their own defender and were afraid that they would make any noise and alarm the Chinese players on the field. Löw, who arranged this tactic, clenched his fists. He was extremely nervous at the moment and stared at Friedrich's figure. I said to myself: I must seize this opportunity! It is impossible to deceive the opponent twice with the same tactic.
Once you miss this opportunity, there will never be another similar opportunity next time. Friedrich, who had not been discovered along the way, was extremely excited when he took off: Become! No one noticed me, the ball was safe! But just as Friedrich jumped high and prepared to head the ball, a Chinese player in a red jersey also jumped up almost at the same time. Both of them are targeting football! Friedrich was still one step faster, but the collision of their bodies in the air affected his balance, making his header lack power. Although the ball was headed out, it was easily caught by the Chinese goalkeeper because it was too slow. After landing, Friedrich looked to the side angrily, wanting to see who had ruined his good thing. Then he saw a harmless and handsome face smiling at him. The one who disrupted the German team's corner kick tactics was none other than Lin Feng. He sensed something was wrong when the German players took a corner kick. The opponents all rushed forward collectively, and it didn't look like they were competing for the first point, but more like they were mobilizing the Chinese national team's defensive players. So he was careful and pretended to run forward with his teammates, but in fact he quickly retreated after running a few steps, just in time to catch up with Friedrich who was rushing in from outside. Lin Feng immediately understood that this was the opponent's trump card, so he chose to jump without hesitation to compete for this landing point. But fighting for the landing point is fake, destroying the opponent's body balance is real. People who often head the ball know that after a player jumps up, if he wants to complete a header, he must either rely on the inertia of the body or rely on core strength such as strong waist and abdominal strength to generate force. No matter which situation it is, Lin Feng's collision from the side can disrupt the opponent's rhythm and prevent him from completing a fatal blow. Frederick, whose good plan was ruined, glared at Lin Feng heavily, but he could do nothing to him. Because Lin Feng jumped at the same time as him and there was no foul action on his hands, this was a very successful defense. Seeing Friedrich missed a great chance to score, the German fans in the stands sighed. German fans were naturally furious at Lin Feng for ruining their sure goal! "This kid actually saw through my tactical arrangement!?" In the German team's coaching booth, after seeing this scene, Löw couldn't help but develop a strong interest in Lin Feng. Less than 20 minutes into the first half, the opponent created a goal and blocked a goal. He could be seen on both ends of offense and defense, and his performance was excellent. "Are you talking about the opponent's No. 8? This guy is the MVP of the World Youth Championship. He just joined Inter Milan in the summer. He performed very well in Serie A and is a hot candidate for this year's Golden Boy Award!" Klinsmann collected a lot of information about the opponent before the game. However, since the Chinese team was relatively weak, there were few players worth paying attention to. The only ones who attracted his attention were Lin Feng and Chen Tao who played for Werder Bremen. Chen Tao's performance in this game was average, but Lin Feng's performance was really explosive. "It is said that this kid had been living in Germany before and had the opportunity to join our German team, but unfortunately, we did not invite him in time and missed such a genius!" Klinsmann was filled with regret. If he had discovered the other player earlier and recruited him into the national team, he would not be suffering the consequences now.
"Uh……" Löw was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say. Given Germany's conservative social atmosphere, it is not easy to recruit an Asian player! Even for black players with better athletic conditions, it is extremely difficult to enter the German team, let alone players of other ethnic groups. Klinsmann is just taking it for granted! …… The game on the field continued, after withstanding this round of attack by the German team. The Chinese team also tried to launch several counterattacks from the flanks, but the German team's defense was very solid and there were no flaws. In positional warfare, it is very difficult to break through the defense of a strong team. In addition, the Chinese national football team did not dare to invest too many manpower in the offense, which further increased the difficulty of their offense. If you want to score a goal, you must disrupt the opponent's defense and not give them the opportunity to defend. Although the Chinese team's counterattack failed, it still won recognition and applause from domestic fans. "The Chinese team got into the game very quickly today. Looking at the players' movements, they all seemed to be playing very relaxed!" "It feels like the Chinese national football team is playing with confidence!" "Haha, apart from anything else, under the pressure of the German team, the national team players did not panic, but dared to take action and dared to take the ball. Aren't you familiar with this national football team?!" "Of course it's strange. Who would have thought that we could play like this against the German team before the game?!" "The Chinese national football team's performance in this match is a bit like the one against Brazil in the World Cup!" "Why do we feel that the more our players face strong teams, the more relaxed they are, but when they face teams with similar or even weaker strength than us, they become more restrained?" "It's very simple. The psychological quality is not good. When facing a strong team, there is no psychological burden whether winning or losing, so the game is naturally relaxed. But when facing a team of similar strength, they are afraid of being blamed and attacked by public opinion after losing, so they play timidly." "Brother, you really have insightful views!" Although the Chinese national team's counterattack did not work, the players and coaches were not in a hurry at all. Anyway, we are the ones leading, and it is the Germans who should be anxious! The Germans were indeed very anxious. Podolski took the ball and tried to force his way into the penalty area, but he was double-teamed by two Chinese national team defenders and the ball was intercepted. After Feng Xiaoting stopped Podolski, he quickly kicked the ball to Zheng Zhi, who did a Marseille turn and passed the player who was trying to steal the ball. This move was very beautiful, and drew loud cheers from Chinese fans in the stands. Zheng Zhi knew that the opponent's defense in the middle was tight, so he took the initiative to move to the side and advance along the side. After completing a two-pass combination with Shao Jiayi, Zheng Zhi successfully advanced the ball to the frontcourt. But the opponent's defensive players got into position quickly and Zheng Zhi was immediately pressed. The ball was quickly intercepted by the opponent, but the Chinese team quickly counterattacked and regained the ball.
After successfully counterattacking, Shao Jia made a cross from the bottom. Gao Lin and Xie Hui formed a double ghost in front of the German team's goal, but Gao Lin's shot was blocked by Kahn's leg. Gao Lin held his head in frustration. Including the last game, he had missed several good scoring opportunities. Although Gao Lin's shot did not go in, it won a corner kick for the Chinese team. This was the first corner kick won by the Chinese team so far in the game, while the opponent had already won five corner kicks. Come on Chinese national football team tonight! (End of this chapter)