Chapter 420 God is helping the German team
After the internal meeting of the England team, Southgate found He Tianqi to complain: “Boss, the fight between Ali and the others was too costly.”

“Now all parties have assessed that this incident is very detrimental to our finals.”

Originally, it was a great achievement for England to reach the World Cup final.

But with this fight, if they lose in the finals, Squid’s mouthpiece will definitely blame the problem on this fight and on He Tianqi.

And that’s not fair.

Southgate is a participant and he is aware of the changes that He Tianqi has brought to the Three Cats Army.

The two English players, D’Antoni and De Bruyne, played as pure defensive midfielders together, Rooney retreated to play as a pure auxiliary, Pickford overpowered Joe Hart to take charge of the goal, Sturridge was directly pressed onto the bench, a large group of veterans with weakened combat effectiveness were not recruited, and Villa’s young players were collectively selected, etc.

None of these things can be accomplished by an ordinary head coach.

If any of these things had not been accomplished, there would not be the England team that beat Argentina 7-1 today.

Facing Southgate’s concerns, He Tianqi smiled and comforted him: “In fact, this fight may have helped us a lot.”

He Tianqi handed Southgate a document: “This clearly records the German team’s performance in the past two years.”

“Among them, the offensive and defensive positions they set before the game are very crucial.”

“When Germany sets itself up as an attacking side, their winning rate is obviously higher.”

“When they assume the defensive position, their winning rate is lower.”

Southgate frowned.

Because this goes against the public perception.

Especially since the German team had just defeated the Brazilian team with a terrifying score of seven to one.

The Brazilian team focused on offense, and the German team first focused on defense and then gradually broke down the Brazilian team.

Therefore, Löw said in the interview that the German team has the capital to defend and they do not need to compete with the England team for the start in the final.

He Tianqi: “The long passes from Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Ferrari and Boateng have made people overestimate Germany’s ability to counterattack.”

“Similarly, Germany’s dominance in ball possession and attack also makes people misjudge the strength of their defense.”

“In fact, the German team’s defense moves slowly. The midfield is weak in physical confrontation. The front players lack outstanding individual combat capabilities.”

“They can cover up these problems by focusing on the attack. But if we focus on the attack, every point may be exposed.”

“Loew is too confident.”

“He didn’t notice that the strength and change of this German team came largely from Guardiola’s transformation of Bayern.”

“The German team has the blood of Tikitaka running through its veins.”

“And there is no one in this world who is better at beating Guardiola than me.”

Southgate’s eyes lit up.

That’s it!

No wonder the German team has emerged as a dark horse this year. Many people are talking about this and that, and it seems that Guardiola is the key.

Bayern Munich made good fortune by inviting Guardiola to be the head coach. Although the club did not achieve a breakthrough, the national team benefited from it.

Killing two birds with one stone, Guagua lost half of his salary!

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On July 13, the World Cup third and fourth place finals began.

The Argentine team was short of players and their morale was low.

Neymar, the core forward of the Brazilian team, received accumulated yellow cards and missed the final, but Kaka’s injury has almost recovered and he started the game despite the injury.

Defensive center Thiago Silva also returned to the field.

In the end, the Brazilians defeated Argentina 3-0.

Kaka made one assist and one goal, and was named the best player of the game.

After this battle, Messi said goodbye to this year’s Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year.

Because Kaka is better than Messi both in club and national team.

Even if he goes to the Major League Soccer in the new season, it will be difficult for Messi to overtake him.

Don’t forget that Zidane only relied on his performance in the first half of that year and retired completely in the second half, but he still ranked fifth in the Ballon d’Or.

There is no way Kaka will fall out of the top five this year.

However, this year’s Golden Globe Awards is destined to be a big melee.

No one is sure of winning at the moment.

July 14, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro.

Eighty thousand fans gathered at the World Cup final.

Enjoy the peak battle.

Both sides adopted their most conventional formations.

The German team is 433:

Ferrari, Klose, Muller

Kroos, Schweinsteiger, Kramer
Höwedes, Boateng, Hummels, Lahm

Noury

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Among them, Kramer is the future midfield core chosen by Löw, but his partnership with players such as Kroos and Ferrari has created physical defects in the German team’s midfield.

When a player like Hedveds who can play as a central defender plays as a full-back, while his defensive ability is enhanced, he also sacrifices the flexibility of the defense.

It is certainly no problem facing ordinary wing players.

But when facing a player with outstanding speed, there is a high possibility of being beaten into a sieve.

England’s formation is 442:

Vardy, Sturridge

Sterling, Henderson, Gerrard, Albrighton
Ashley Young, Smalling, Maguire, Walker

Pickford
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This formation was quite unexpected.

Rooney didn’t even start.

You know, in the previous few games, Rooney’s fulcrum role was very obvious. Those who understand football all said that Rooney can be called the British football king this year!

He Tianqi, how dare you not play Rooney?
What’s more, the starting player was Sturridge, who had been severely dealt with by He Tianqi for disciplinary issues before.

This… is He Tianqi giving in to Sturridge?
Of course, only a fool would think so.

Anyone normal would know that this was obviously Sturridge giving in, and He Tianqi was giving him a chance to start over.

Lampard is injured, so there is no problem with Henderson starting.

Maguire returned to the starting position to deal with header experts like Klose.

In general, although the England lineup has not changed much, this little change has exceeded everyone’s expectations.

No one knows how He Tianqi convinced Rooney.

Only Southgate knew that He Tianqi had a good talk with Rooney before flying to Brazil.

The location is Rooney’s favorite boxing gym.

After the talk, Rooney was completely convinced by He Tianqi. No matter what the fulcrum was, he would do whatever He said without any hesitation.

The boxing gym was closed for a week afterwards, and it was said that the coaches all went to the hospital for check-ups.

Yes, both!
With a whistle, the game officially begins.

The German team indeed left space for the English to launch an attack.

After all, their back line is very tall and can easily restrain the traditional long passes of the English team.

In the fourth minute, Albrighton made a diagonal pass from the right.

Ground ball.

Sturridge’s shot was saved by Neuer.

Sterling received the ball on the left side of the penalty area and shot, hitting Hummels and the ball bounced out of the penalty area.

England’s first attack was safe. In the ninth minute, Albrighton again kicked a high ball, which looked like a pass or a shot, to the back post.

Vardy was entangled by Boateng when he was trying to score and failed to catch up, and the ball eventually flew out of the baseline.

Both are products of Villa, and Boateng knows too well how Albrighton and Vardy cooperate.

I’m afraid Vardy will find it difficult to get a chance today under his defense.

In the twelfth minute, England shifted their attack to the road, and Sterry broke through on the left and made an inverted triangle pass.

Vardy pushes the ball.

Boateng stretched out his foot to block the ball, causing it to go out of the goal and fail to cause any substantial impact.

In the 13th minute, Sterling made a cross from the left bottom.

Hummels cleared the ball with a header.

Gerrard headed the ball back from outside the arc, and it was not a high ball, but a half-high ball.

This is also He Tianqi’s special arrangement.

Today, England’s attack near Germany’s penalty area was mainly based on ground balls and half-high balls.

Because the German restricted area is a no-fly zone.

However, these big guys are not very agile, and their footwork is not as strong as that of the Spanish team, so they are not good at handling ground balls.

How could Kramer have imagined that Gerrard’s header would be so low?
The football hit him directly in the arm.

The Englishman immediately clapped his arms and asked for a penalty.

The game was interrupted.

But the referee insisted that Kramer’s move was unintentional and did not count as handball, so no penalty was awarded.

This is a very obvious misjudgment.

Southgate rushed to the sidelines and swore, then received a yellow card.

FIFA is not satisfied with the rise of the England team this year, because in their script, Argentina should have entered the final.

If possible, it would be best if Argentina lifted the World Cup.

In this way, after the FIFA Golden Ball Award is split, it can also deal a blow to He Tianqi, letting him know that even if the award is fair, Messi is capable of winning it.

This proves the legitimacy of Messi’s previous two FIFA Ballon d’Or awards.

In the 17th minute, the German team gradually adapted to England’s attack. Schweinsteiger led a counterattack and made a long pass to Ferrari on the left.

Unfortunately, Walker easily caught up with Ferrari and headed the ball back to Pickford.

Ferrari is not a winger, he should play in midfield, but Kramer took his place.

Considering his status in Real Madrid, Löw couldn’t help but let him play, so he arranged such an awkward position for him.

When playing against other teams, Ferrari had better assist opportunities thanks to his more forward position, and he played brilliantly and seemed unaffected.

But when facing a tough defender like Walker, Ferrari’s disadvantages were revealed.

To get any benefit from Walker, you have to be a top winger.

This year, both Melo and Walker were defeated… Of course, Walker also has a lot of helpers.

In the 18th minute, Sterling failed to break through on the left and passed the ball back to Ashley Young.

Ashley Young made a long pass to change the attack route, and Albrighton received the ball on the right and passed it to the back post.

The pass was so fast and in such a large arc that Hedveds couldn’t interfere at all.

Vardy was about to head the ball.

Neuer rushed out of the goal and picked the ball out of mid-air.

Vardy then collided with Neuer and was called for an offensive foul by the referee.

“The most difficult person to deal with in this defense is actually Neuer.” He Tianqi analyzed with the players on the sidelines, “It is Neuer’s strong attacking ability that makes up for the defect of the slow speed of the German team’s defense line, thus making it perfect.”

“His defensive range and shot-saving ability are both very strong. Apart from a few mistakes, he never shows any flaws.”

“So if we want to beat Germany, we have to find a way to wear down their central defenders, make their central defenders’ flaws bigger, and make opportunities appear outside of Neuer’s control.”

In the 24th minute, Walker got the ball on the sideline and made a cross.

Sturridge was knocked over by Boateng while trying to score in the penalty area.

Although Sturridge is already very strong, he is still far behind Boateng who has entered his peak period.

Vardy picked up the ball with his back and knocked it back to the top of the arc.

Gerrard came from the back and made a high-quality long shot.

when!
Unfortunately, Neuer saved the ball and it hit the post and bounced out.

If Pickford is a rising star in goalkeeping this year, he will have the opportunity to enter the first-class goalkeeper reserve after the World Cup.

This year, Noelle is a super goalkeeper who is capable of competing with Courtois for the title of the world’s best goalkeeper.

You know, Bayern is far behind the seven-time champion Villa in terms of club record, but even so, the gap between Noel and Courtois is not that big.

This is enough to prove how excellent Neuer is this year.

In the 27th minute, after Kramer was overtaken by Sterling, he was entangled with the opponent and ended up falling to the ground.

Retired due to injury!

Löw was speechless and after careful consideration, he replaced Kramer with Schurrle.

Ferrari returned to his best midfield position, and Schurrle played as left winger.

The German team’s lineup is finally normal.

An injury directly increased the offensive power of their midfield and forwards.

It was God’s help.

But at the same time, this also further increases their physical disadvantage in the midfield.

In the 31st minute, after a series of confrontations between Muller and Ashley Young, the ball was passed back to Kroos.

Kroos kicked the ball high into the penalty area.

Maguire headed the ball away, giving Germany a corner kick.

Ferrari took a tactical corner kick to Kroos who received the ball in the corner flag area.

Kroos crosses in.

Boateng and Maguire suddenly retreated during a fierce scuffle.

As expected, Kroos’ pass was not too close to the penalty area, but rather to the outside.

Boateng successfully headed the ball.

He also headed the ball in a high arc, which just went over Pickford’s palm and into the goal.

“GOAL! One to zero! The German team takes the lead!”

“As expected, the only way to defeat He Tianqi is to rely on our own people! Boateng gave his club’s head coach a hard stab in the back!”

“He took advantage of a gap in England’s corner defence!”

“Pickford is still relatively short and doesn’t have the ability to handle this sudden high ball very well.”

“It’s the same as Navas in Costa Rica.”

“And big-model goalkeepers like Courtois and Noelle are obviously more advantageous in this regard.”

“If He Tianqi had used Joe Hart, this goal might not have been lost.”

On the sidelines, Löw, who was picking his nose, stopped enjoying himself and started celebrating, shaking hands with everyone one by one.

God is helping the German team!
Their defensive strategy was indeed correct.

I just wanted to avoid conceding a goal in the first half, but unexpectedly I ended up scoring a goal.

This goal also made the Germans more determined to continue implementing this concept.

This game will either end with one to zero.

Or it would be 2-0, and Germany would continue to find offensive opportunities amid England’s fierce attack.

In one word, stable!
(End of this chapter)