mtl008 Chapter 464
Chapter 464
For the first time, the atmosphere in the German dressing room was so dignified, and Loew repeatedly stressed the significance of this World Cup title to the team.
It has been exactly 24 years since Germany last won the Hercules Cup, and the players have a generation's expectations and mission.
The players hung their heads and knew that the team did not play well in the first half.
"Mertesack, you look like a drunk!
Cross, we're not playing peek-a-boo, it's a World Cup knockout, please let me see you!
Neuer, your duty is to keep the goal, and you don't need to be so attentive to assists! "
Loew rarely criticizes players by name in the dressing room, and if it weren't for the fact that some players were too bad, they wouldn't be so faceless.
The World Cup is still three substitutions and the possibility of extra time and penalty shoot-outs must be considered.
After much deliberation, Loew decided to replace Mertesack with Grosskreutz and make a counterpoint substitution.
Germany made a second substitution at the start of the second half, with the tall Mertesack having a poor first half, replaced by full-back Groskreuz from Dort.
"Both of Germany's substitutions were concentrated at the back, which also shows that the German midfield played badly in the first half!" Zhan Jun said.
"That's right, it's not that Khedira and Mertesack are not good, they are always slow to react to opponents like Algeria, and Loew's substitution is very accurate!"
The Algerian coach clearly told the players at half-time that the second half was still a defensive counter-attack tactic, and even if the game could be dragged into extra time or even into a penalty shootout
, compared to Algeria from Africa, the German's fitness was generally poor, which was also a black and hard advantage.
The World Cup knockout round is not only about ball skills, but also about the quality of will, and when it comes to overtime or penalty shootouts, it may be about physical fitness and mentality.
As the two people who were substituted, Piggy and Grosskreuz were particularly excited
, especially Grosskreutz, who made his first appearance at this World Cup and must take advantage of his chances.
Despite being selected in the German squad, coming to Brazil with the team, and even sitting on the sidelines of the match, some players are destined to be only spectators closest to the stadium.
For example, goalkeepers Weidenfeller and Ziller, who are the main goalkeepers in their respective clubs, played all seasons
, finally made the German national team, and made the final 23-man squad
, but when the World Cup began, they could not even get a minute of play.
There is also midfield rookie Draxler, who has performed well at Schalke 04 this season and is one of the team's midfield cores, and when it comes to the German national team, he can only sit on the bench and wait quietly for his chance.
There are not many players like Jiang Ge who have become the main player for the first time, and many players have been selected many times and have not even taken the opportunity to play.
Of course, Jiang Ge does not want to betray Löw's trust, not to mention that there are many commercial contracts behind him, and if Germany wants to stop at the round of 16, it will be difficult for not only fans to accept, but also he himself can not accept it.
After returning to the field, Jiang Ge found Kroos, who was also selected for the German national team for the first time, and encouraged him to play bravely and try to give the ball to himself.
The second half began with Algeria's kick-off in the middle circle.
Tedder passed the ball backwards
to Feguli, Feguli continued to pass the ball back to central defender
Gulam, Jiang Ge approached Gulam, Mueller and Schurrle also pressed forward, jammed the line of Gulam's pass, Ghuram
saw that there was no good line to get
the ball, simply pushed the ball to the goalkeeper, goalkeeper Gulam was safe, got up and kicked the ball to the front
, the ball flew through the half, Just in front of Algerian winger
Bentaleb, Bentaleb faced Ram, did not choose to force the attack, got up and sent an oblique long pass, passed the ball to the right side
of Mahrez, the full-back Gros Kreuz followed Mahrez to the bottom line, the Algerian rhythm change made him a little uncomfortable
, Mahrez seemed to be inward, but in fact he walked in the direction of the bottom line
Grosskreutz took a few steps and decisively made a downward sliding tackle
, never slipping fast, and before Mahrez could get the ball again, Grosskreuz kicked the ball out of the line.
Loew applauded Grosskreuz on the sidelines, and faced a breakout and nimble wing attacker, which should be handled so cleanly!
Algeria won a corner, a rare chance, which is an attacking method that they have to take advantage of.
Although the opportunity is rare, Algeria only four players squeezed into the German team's big penalty area to grab points, other players are always on guard against the German team to counterattack
, as a player who never participates in defense, Jiang Ge naturally will not squeeze into the big penalty area to grab points, he stands near the center circle waiting for a counterattack opportunity that may appear at any time, and he is followed by two defenders far and near.
A corner kick was sent out and Germany's high points formed a white wall in front of Algeria's attacking players, with Neuer standing near the goal line.
This corner kick is not embarrassing, just fell near the line of the small penalty area
, such a distance, the average goalkeeper can attack or
not, Neuer is not an ordinary goalkeeper, he predicted that the drop point was closer to him, decisively rushed out
, however, he was surrounded by tall players, including his teammates, everyone jumped along, Neuer was bumped by his teammates, and the football held in his hand fell to the ground
Seeing the goalkeeper get off, the Algerian players rushed up like a wolf, fortunately Boateng blocked it with his body
, Neuer quickly picked up the ball on the ground, squeezed away the Algerian players who accidentally bumped over around him, and threw
the ball at Jiang Ge with a hand, at the moment Neuer shot, Jiang Ge had an accurate prediction of the ball, retreated two steps to get the ball before the defender Mandy.
This is a counter-attack opportunity for the German team, and the Algerian players are very afraid of the German team's counter-attack, especially the counterattack launched by Jiang Ge with the ball.
Ram ran on the wing, but his speed was really not good
, and former teammate Mahrez also leaned towards Jiang Ge, and the three of them formed a chase and block against Jiang Ge back and forth.
Fullback Mandy blocked in front of him, Bentaleb was in front of the left, Mahrez leaned over from the right, Jiang Ge took the ball and turned around he did not choose to force Mandy in front of him, took a small step to the right and leaned towards his former teammate
Mahrez, the two have been teammates in Leicester City for most of the season, they know each other very well
, Mahrez
saw Jiang Ge with the ball to his side, it was also a little surprised, Shouldn't it be against two other defenders who are relatively unfamiliar?
Whether it is a game or a training, Mahrez knows the characteristics of Jiang Ge very well, this guy plays explosive power, as long as he is not allowed to pass the ball, or does not let him squeeze over, waiting for his teammates to return to their positions, this quick counterattack will be wasted.
Two former teammates meet each other!
Mahrez predicted that Jiang Ge would break through to the right, anyway, people and balls can only pass!
Jiang Ge predicted Mahrez's prediction, and made a spoon over the right action, Mahrez really stretched his foot to the right, it seems that he didn't plan to let
the ball pass, the spoon passing action was only half done, Jiang Ge pulled the ball back, picked it up
, spoon + rainbow passed, Jiang Ge just like playing with Mahrez during training easily gave him over, the human ball was divided!
Mahrez was stunned!