As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 274 I'm a Mercenary

Because of the reason to return to school, Jose only participated in the friendly match against Germany on the 27th.

Jose rallied with the rest of the Great Britain players at Wembley Stadium before heading to Germany.

Including Jose, Kane, Stones, Cahill, Smalling, Vardy and many other well-known Premier League stars have been recruited.

Rooney, Phil Jones, and Sterling have not entered the squad due to injuries. With their ability to secure a main position, Hodgson has no reason to refuse.

To be honest, Jose has no sense of belonging to this kind of national team, but for that Hercules Cup, that's all he can do.

"I'm just a mercenary." Jose laughed at himself.

Fortunately, there are relatively familiar Cahill and Stones in the team, otherwise Jose may feel very lonely.

There are often fans who jokingly refer to the England national football team as the European Huaxia team. In fact, this statement is wrong.

Although the strength of the England team is not very good, one thing is certain, that is, whoever does it will win, and there is no sympathy at all.

It can be said that even if it is Jose, if his condition is not good, he will also lose his chance to appear.

At 3:27 local time in Germany on March 3th, Allianz Arena, a friendly match between England and Germany started here.

The starting list of both sides.

For England, Hodgson set up a 433 strong team iconic formation, the specific list is as follows.

Goalkeeper: Jose.

Defenders: Danny Rose, Klein, Dell, Cahill.

Midfielders: Lallana, Smalling, Henderson.

Forwards: Harry Kane, Welbeck, Alli.

Since Shuangde withdrew from the national team, England's midfield began to wither, and it was difficult for Hodgson to find a trustworthy midfielder.

In this game, Hodgson put Smalling in the midfield position in order to test Smalling's long pass ability.

Vardy, Stones, Kyle Walker and other players sat on the bench.

As for Germany, as World Cup champions, they are star-studded. There is no shortage of top players in any position. Loew also put up a 433 formation. The specific list is as follows.

Goalkeeper: Neuer.

Defenders: Hummels, Hector, Khedira, Rudiger.

Midfielder: Emre Can, 272, Toni Kroos.

Forwards: Thomas Muller, Reus, Mario Gomez.

In addition, Schurrle, Podolski, Gotze, Bella Rabbi, Friend and others were sitting on their bench.

Jose is no stranger to these German players, after all he has worked hard in the Bundesliga for a season.

Before the start of the game, Jose had a brief meeting with Bella Rabbi and Friend and talked about the current situation of the Leverkusen team.

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As some players questioned Schmidt's tactics, his pressure began to become unprecedented.

Regarding the current situation of the Leverkusen team, it was inconvenient for Jose to say anything, he just sighed a few words.

With the whistle of the referee, the game started.

The German team took the lead.

Influenced by Gua's Bayern, the German team completely lost its previous style, and they even played pass-and-control football.

On the contrary, the players of the England team really don't have the capital to play pass control, so close-up pressing and long pass lobbing have become the only tactic.

In this way, the England team got more chances to shoot.

Jose never thought that facing the world champion German team, he didn't need to make any saves in the first 40 minutes.

In the first 40 minutes, the German team did not have a single shot on target!
Although this was just a friendly match, the England team didn't take defense seriously.

Could it be that the German team started falling at the speed of light after winning the World Cup?

Jose couldn't help but think of Brazil and Italy.

In the 43rd minute, 272 got the ball outside the arc.

Before Smalling approached, the through ball was passed to the right side of the penalty area.

Cross succeeded in anti-offside, and took the lead in getting the ball on the right side of the penalty area.

Facing Jose single-handedly, Kroos left-footed shot into the far corner.

The ball flew straight to the top left of the goal area.

This is the first shot of the German team to hit the goal, which is quite threatening.

It's a pity that they met Jose.

Jose jumped forward and easily confiscated Cross's shot in mid-air.

Jose blocked Germany's only shot on target in the first half.

As for England, although he has more shooting opportunities, Neuer's performance is equally good.

At the end of the first half, the two sides scored 0-0.

In the second half, Loew took the lead in making substitutions.

Hummels was replaced by Jonathan Tah.

It seems that Love has got the information he wants.

In the 57th minute, the German team got a right corner kick.

272 corner kick.

At the near point, Khedira reached the first landing point, and directly flew the header to the left side of the small penalty area.

Gomez grabbed the second spot.

From 5 yards in front of the goal, Gomez headed the goal.

The ball flew straight over the near corner.

Jose looked at Gomez's header and estimated that if he went all out, he should have a [-]% chance of blocking it, but in that case he might be accidentally injured.

Thinking that this was just a warm-up match, Jose gave up the idea of ​​saving with all his strength.

In this way, the German team took the lead in scoring.

This is also the German team's second shot on target in the game.

Jose can be sure that the German team has been rattled.

Four minutes later, England also got a left corner kick.

The corner kick is taken.

The first landing point was ejected by a German player.

However, the ball did not fly out of the penalty area and Kane got the second spot.

On the left side of the penalty area, at 12 yards, Kane made a second supplementary shot.

The goal is scored, 1 to 1.

Subsequently, the German team replaced Schurrle, and the England team replaced Vardy and Barkley.

Loew replaced Schurrle, obviously wanting to take advantage of Scherle's long shot.

As for Hodgson replacing Vardy, he naturally wanted to use the fighting spirit of the trowel, and Barkley played purely because of Lallana's poor performance.

In the 72nd minute, Klein assisted Vardy to score.

England reversed the score.

Vardy looked very excited, but Hodgson sat on the bench calmly.

It's just a warm-up match.

In stoppage time, England won a free kick in the frontcourt.

Kane kicked the goal directly.

Neuer struck out with both fists and blocked Kane's shot.

The second landing point was taken by Dell.

On the edge of the penalty area, Dell volleyed.

The ball flew into the goal from the bottom left corner of the goal.

At the end of the game, England reversed the German team 3-1.

Maybe because it was a warm-up match, the German team did not play aggressively. They had 63% of the ball possession rate, but the total number of shots was only 9 times, and the number of hits on goal was only 2 times.

Jose hasn't been tested much.

On the other hand, England's ball possession rate is much lower than that of their opponents, but their style of play is more direct. They contributed a total of 19 shots in the game, and they hit the goal 6 times.

If none of that says anything, the number of passes from both sides does.

Germany passed the ball 644 times, with a success rate of 88%.

However, England passed only 365 times, and the pass success rate was only 79%.

The pass-and-control style of play is good, but not all teams are suitable for it.

After returning from Germany, Jose left the team.

As for the game between England and the Netherlands three days later, Jose did not pay attention, only knowing that England lost 1-2 to the Netherlands at Wembley Stadium.

The goalkeeper for England in this game is Fraser Foster, a goalkeeper who may not even start at Southampton.

Although Joe Hart is often a buttery player, in the England team, no one can really replace him.

So Prince William did not hesitate to lower his status and personally invited Jose to join him.

In the first half, Vardy scored the first goal and England took the lead.

Shortly after the start of the second half, Danny Rose sent a point in the penalty area and Jansen scored a penalty to equalize the score.

In the 80th minute, Yang Sen assisted Nalsin to score again.

Yang Sen became the most dazzling person on the field.

The two friendly matches exposed two major problems of the England team.

First of all, there is no creativity in the midfield. Except for Milner's performance, he can't find a trustworthy midfielder.

The second is that the goalkeeper position is extremely thin. Except for Jose, there is also no qualified substitute goalkeeper.

And a championship-level team must have two top goalkeepers.

For example, the German team, in addition to Neuer, also has Barcelona's main goalkeeper Terstadt, Paris' main goalkeeper Trapp, and even Leverkusen's main goalkeeper Leno, all of whom are champion goalkeepers.

This situation in the England team should make Hodgson feel like a smart woman can't cook without rice.

Jose didn't care about the situation of the England team. In his own words, he was just a mercenary.

With the arrival of April, the second semester of Oxford University has also reached the final stage.

Slightly different from domestic teaching, Oxford University pays more attention to professionalism and specificity.

Many courses that must be studied in China (such as English, ethics and legal system, etc.) are elective courses here at Oxford University.

Speaking of elective courses, in order to ensure enough credits, Jose still took several linguistics courses. After all, he has mastered six languages.

Let's not mention the matter of learning for the time being.

With the international break over, the Premier League and Champions League knockout rounds will resume.

For any team in the Premier League, every next game is likely to be related to tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of income.

Even more so for Chelsea.

First of all, 31 rounds of the Premier League have been played, and there is only a 4-point gap between the undefeated Chelsea and Leicester City. Considering that the two sides still have a direct dialogue, the 4-point gap can even be bridged in an instant.

Followed by the UEFA Champions League, Manchester City in the quarter-finals is definitely a tough opponent. Although Manuel Pellegrini failed to bring Manchester City to the desired height, Manchester City under the leadership of Peggy definitely has its own way to deal with Chelsea. experience.

It is not an easy task for Chelsea to pass the hurdle of Manchester City.

(End of this chapter)