I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 227 Glory ends, the enemy strikes!
Before the match between Spain and Italy, apart from the two teams that were in great distress because they had to play against each other at the beginning of the knockout round, the head coach of the German team, Joachim Loew, also stood in front of the TV on time, anxiously waiting for the result of the game.

Italy and Spain are definitely two extreme teams, and from the perspective of strength, it is difficult to easily judge who will win and who will lose in the match between the two teams.

But no matter who wins and who loses between these two teams, the German team, as their next opponent, must make targeted tactical preparations.

It is different from the previous games that can be easily won as long as the German players play normally.

In this kind of strong confrontation, the head coach's pre-battle preparation and on-the-spot command are one of the key factors for the team to win the game, and it can even be said to be the decisive factor!

The result of this game is undoubtedly extremely important for Loew, who is eager to determine the follow-up German team's skills and tactics based on the follow-up opponent.

Like Loew, the German players who want to know who their next opponent is in the first place are also paying attention to the key battle in the first round of the knockout round in their own ways!

"Hey, Zhao, who do you think will win tonight?"

While chatting with a girl he just met online, Royce absent-mindedly asked Zhao Jinge his opinion on the game.

"Italy."

Zhao Jinge is adjusting the orientation of the big screen in the hotel so that he can lie comfortably on the bed behind him and watch the game.purchase
Hearing Zhao Jinge answer without hesitation without raising his head, Royce instantly became interested:
"Zhao, do you really want to reunite with our old friends? How about making a bet?
Italy and Spain have previously played against each other, but they are really at a disadvantage. I still hope that Spain can win! "

"To be honest, if we meet Italy, we really can't say it."

As Royce spoke, there was a hint of unconfidence in his tone. Italy was simply an invincible opponent for the German team.

"I hope Spain wins too, but Spain really didn't look that good this year."

Zhao Jinge is not interested in betting with Royce, but while swinging the TV, Zhao Jinge, as a person who knows the result of the game, still uses his football understanding to rely on the result, and reversely explains why he is not optimistic about Spain.

"This year's Spanish players seem to be of high quality, but their forwards and midfielders lack an absolute core.

It is similar to us after the veteran left two years ago. After reaching the peak, the technical and tactical system was lacking due to the aging of the players.

Because of this kind of problem, we almost lost all the ability to score goals in tough battles, and the pass control system that Spain relies on for a living has also become a bit unworkable because of the lack of success after the talent blowout.

For Spain, they lacked a Xavi, which led to their team's midfield without a change of rhythm.

This is because the speed of the Spanish team seems to be the same in almost all games. Even at the last moment when they are desperate, no one can change all this. "

"Harvey? He's in his thirties! Are you sure he can still play at this level?"

Royce didn't hesitate to ask his own question.

"Don't you understand what I mean? Then let me explain.

I don't mean that Spain still needs the current Xavi, but that the Spanish midfield needs someone who can change the rhythm and start speed in the midfield.

This person used to be Harvey.And now, I don't know who it is.So I used this sentence, Spain lost without Xavi.

The most obvious feature of Titi Taka is the pass and control, but the most terrible feature is the rhythm change between pass and control.

This is what most fans felt when watching Spanish games before: they almost fell asleep when the pass was passed, but suddenly they found a chance to score a goal.

In Spain before, it was Xavi who did this.

It doesn't have to be that he directly scores or assists, but he can quickly bring the rhythm on the court.strip
This kind of rapid change is difficult for the general team's defense to adapt to.

But after him, no one in Spain's midfield has been able to do that.

Whether it's Iniesta, Fabregas, or David Silva.

When he was in Barcelona, ​​Xiaobai was often Harvey's biggest helper when he chose to change his rhythm.

But Iniesta itself does not have such ability.

In my opinion, Fabregas is the best choice ever to succeed Xavi.

But the failed transfer that hurt the Arsenal fans not only caused Xiaofa to never have the opportunity to fully demonstrate his talent, but also caused a fatal shortage of Spanish midfielders!

Perhaps all three of them have the ability to change the situation locally, but in terms of overall scheduling, Spain will never go back to the way it was before.

Coupled with Torres and Villa today, neither Costa nor Morata can fully carry Spain's striker.

Can you believe that a guy who was nicknamed by the fans with both left and right feet turned out to be the best striker of the Matador Legion after V 8 T 9, this is just like a joke!

Therefore, the stagnation on the front line and the depression on the wing all stem from this. "

"It sounds reasonable."

Royce showed a smile like a sunny boy when he listened.

"Of course it makes sense, who makes me a half-prophet!"

Zhao Jinge whispered behind Royce's back, then raised his head and looked at Royce's smile again and again, Zhao Jinge couldn't help sighing:
"This guy is really handsome! He plays football well, has a handsome face, and has a great figure. In addition, he became famous at a young age. He is really worthy of his reputation as a popular German male god."

As for Italy, this team is famous for its tenacity. As long as Italy can enter the finals of the World Series, as long as they can qualify for the group stage, their results will definitely not be bad, at least they will be worthy of his status as a European powerhouse!
Zhao Jinge counted backwards from the World Cup in Italy in 1990, and briefly sorted out the results of Italy's competitions in the past 20 years.

In the 1990 World Cup semi-finals, they lost to Argentina in a penalty shootout. To be honest, they lost to the pinnacle Argentina led by Maradona, and it was because of a penalty shootout. This is not shameful at all.

The 1992 European Cup failed to advance to the finals. The old tradition of the Italians made it impossible to enter the World Series every now and then, but they can always make a big splash in the next one or two tournaments!
Baggio's tears in the 1994 World Cup final penalty shootout loss to Brazil are still unforgettable.

But reaching the finals is already considered a good result.

The 1996 European Cup group stage failed to qualify, an old tradition.

In the 1998 World Cup quarterfinals, they lost to France in a penalty shootout, and lost to the final champion in a penalty shootout, which seems to make sense.

In the extra time of the 2000 European Cup final, Trezeguet won the golden goal.

It seems that Trezeguet lost to the top France in the first battle of the gods. It seems that it is not shameful. Anyway, it entered the final.

In the 2002 World Cup round of 16, Ahn Jung-hwan won the golden goal in overtime. Koreans, shameless and shameless, understand everything.

Failed to qualify for the 2004 European Cup group stage, and the daily routine was a bit exhausted.

The 2006 World Cup final penalty shootout victory over the French team can be regarded as revenge for a few years ago, and rise up!

In the 2008 European Cup, the top 8 penalty shootout lost to Spain, the only team in the current European Cup that did not lose to Spain during the regular game time.

Not qualifying for the 2010 World Cup group stage is another old tradition.

2012 European Cup final 0:4 defeat to Spain, or Spain, but entered the final again
The 2014 World Cup group did not qualify, and a layer of Italians was added to the piles of English corpses!
A total of 8 competitions, [-] out of the group stage, not outstanding.

但是出线的8届比赛里，90分钟之内输球的只有2012年欧洲杯0:4输给西班牙这一场，剩下的是两次打到加时赛被金球绝杀。

The remaining five have gone to penalties, while Italy's record is one win and four losses

Therefore, as long as Italy can qualify in the group, the only one who can beat them in regular time is the absolutely crushing universe-level Spain.

Because the golden goal match has been cancelled, the rest can only play a penalty shootout with them.

But it is very sad that they are always sitting on the legendary goalkeeper. Their performance in the penalty shootout is not very good, and the penalty kick win in 2006 is actually the first penalty kick win in team history.

Italy's football style is already easier to shine in the knockout rounds. In the group stage, fighting for points and goal difference are not their strong points.

But once the knockout round is reached, the winner will be determined in one game. When it comes time to test the discipline and tenacity of the team and players, Italy can be called a model for the knockout team.

They are not very good at attacking and they are not very good at scoring goals, but they are very good at defending and they don't concede the ball easily.

In the case of testing the team's tactical discipline and game details, good tactical habits that have been formed since adolescence have an advantage.

If any team cannot completely crush Italy from personal strength to teamwork, it will be difficult to retreat from Italy.

Looking at this European Cup, Italy has added a more aggressive offensive proportion while retaining its tradition of excellent tactics and discipline.

It is not common for Italians to qualify first in the group with three wins and two wins in the group stage. This is Conte's credit.

But this year's Italy has not reached a very strong point. Their housekeeping skills in the group stage are rock-solid defense and indomitable fighting spirit.

While Zhao Jinge was secretly planning, at nine o'clock that night, the match that attracted countless people's attention officially started.

For this game, the Italian media invited their legendary Pirlo and Wolf King Totti to comment.

Before the start of the game, Sleepy on the commentary stand had a very serious face, and Totti also showed a nervous look on his face.

Perhaps for all Italians, they may have a feeling of suffocation in their hearts after Zan 08.

The two sides have met three times in the World Series over the years, with Italy losing twice.

But with every failure, the Italians left more unwillingness and accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction.

The Italian players who have experienced those three games must understand the mood of the two famous players on the commentary stage.

The Matador dynasty, which hangs over the world football for nearly ten years, started with the Switzerland-Austria European Cup eight years ago (Italy fell as the old king of the world), and four years ago, the Poland-Ukraine European Cup and Spain completed the three consecutive championships.

It can be said that the matador dynasty began to be realized in Italy, and blue became the best background for red.

In 2008, Italy, as the old king of the world, finally fell heroically before the twelve-yard decisive battle in the quarter-finals; in 1, Italy crossed the old enemy Germany in the semi-finals, but lost 4 goals in the final, although the first game of the group stage had a 2012:4 draw with Spain.

In 2016, it was time for revenge.

After all, where it begins, it ends.

Until today, the two sides played against each other again. Although they didn't say anything, they were too eager to win, so eager.

It was almost the desire to defeat a fatefully powerful opponent.

And this kind of desire is not limited to the Italians, but also the Germans. So far, they have met eight times in the World Series, with four draws and four losses. There is no real victory. The Italians have therefore become a nightmare in German football.

And this year, maybe it's time to break this demon!

There was a lot of rain at the Stade de France today, and the court was slippery.

From the perspective of field conditions, Spain, which is good at ground pass control, has a slight advantage from the beginning.

The old coach Bosque still retains the starting lineup since the start of this cup, but he still retains the problems since the start of this cup.

The Italian coach Conte only changed the two wing backs in [-]. Candreva was injured, and De Sciglio and Florenzi played one left and one right.

It seems that it will be another game where red is the main attacker and blue is the main defender.

However, as the game started, the performance of Conte's Italian team in this game was not conservative.

Despite the lack of Candreva, the biggest explosive point in the team, the Azzurri did not stand firm and stick to it.

Italy seized the problem that Spain's defense was too premised and had a lot of space, and continued to threaten De Gea's goal for a long time in the first half.

In the 8th minute, Pellet rushed to the top of the goal.

No. In the 11th minute, Jaccherini's wonderful barb was thrown at the back post by De Gea, who was still a picturesque backcourt at this time.

No. In 205 minutes, Parolo suppressed Alba's header. Without De Gea, the defending champion would not have conceded only one goal in the first half.

However, De Gea encountered the "De Gea god beat the savior" that we have seen countless times, which is really similar to when he was at Manchester United.

Eder's high-quality free kick caused De Gea to drop it, perhaps because of the rain, the surface of the football was too slippery, which gave Chiellini a golden opportunity to score an empty goal!

I have to say that Italy is too good at using set kicks.It was true for Giaccellini's goal against Belgium and it is true today.

But Italy has never tightened its weapons. In No. 405 minutes, they were leading by one goal and almost expanded their lead through Giacherini's in-cut shot.

Fortunately, Spain has De Gea.

At the beginning of the second half, coach Bosque replaced Nolito with old striker Aduriz.

It is understandable but debatable. The explosive point of breaking the dense defense ended so early, and Vazquez was replaced later.

Later, Morata was replaced. This substitution almost removed one of Spain's most important offensive fulcrums ahead of time. It can be said that he went to the doctor in a hurry.

Even though the old coach Bosque has been tossing several times, Spain's offense has not been too impressive.

The embarrassing weakness of the front, the entanglement of low-post defense and high-post pressing, the confusion of the top of the arc and the defense of the offensive third zone.

What was clear in the game against Croatia was not resolved.

Coupled with Aduriz's return to injury, it is similar to Motta of the Italian team four years ago.

Moreover, Pedro's state is really average, and Buffon's several key saves in the second half made Spain's mentality more and more impatient, and it is reasonable to lose the ball at the last moment.

On the other hand, Italy's adjustments in the second half were orderly: De Rossi, who had a yellow card on his back, was replaced by Motta, who was more capable of sorting out, to control the midfield;

Replace Eder with Insigne, who is physically strong, and continue to ensure the pressure on the Spanish defense in the frontcourt;
In the end, Damian, who was replaced with a more stable defense, was to keep the victory.

There is also a big surprise, BBC and Buffon, who each carry a yellow card, did not get another yellow card in this game.

From beginning to end, coach Conte beat the old coach Bosque.

The speed of Spain's passing and possession of the ball is consistent and smooth from beginning to end, facing the comfort zone of the Italian defense, which can be said to be exactly what it wants.

These old bones in Italy were most afraid of the opponent's back and forth puncture and repeated scheduling. As a result, Spain almost let the Italian team stand on defense today...

As for Bosque's substitution, let's not talk about it.The old man has brought almost nothing new to Spain in recent years.

One in and one out, one ebbs and another.In today's game, how far has the Italian team's defense been tested?
Not even classic trash talk is used!
Coach Conte's analysis of this battle of revenge was too in-depth and targeted, and he grasped the many vital points exposed by the Spaniard.

Many people in the industry praised his flexibility, allowing Pellet and Edel or Insigne to cooperate more at the top of the arc, and the final striker adjustment did not include Zaza and Immobile, and trusted Desirio, who had a great offensive weakness, for the entire game.

These changes in new ideas are of no harm to Italy, which had previously rigid tactics.

As for coach Bosque, perhaps he is old.His stubbornness and conservatism have been criticized for a long time.From one to five two years ago to the final score of zero to two today.

As the defending champion, he was beaten by the runners-up one after another, and he deserves to be blamed.

However, when Brazil was defeated two years ago, someone proposed a coaching change, but where can Spain find a suitable successor?
Everything can only be sighed, there is no sun that never sets, and there is no glory that never falls.

(End of this chapter)