The most low-key superstar

Chapter 422 The ultimate goal (with information)

After a three-hour journey, the whole team came to Johannesburg. After a short rest, they entered the training state in the afternoon, because it was confirmed that they had entered the finals. In front of the huge honor, everyone trained very consciously and seriously , which made the coaching staff very satisfied.

Especially after the first battle against the Netherlands, the team's confidence increased greatly.

"We are not afraid of any opponent."

For Capello, the important task today is to observe the opponents. Both opponents are difficult to deal with. However, fortunately, the England team finished the game the day before, and they can watch another semi-final with a relaxed mind.

德国队在世界杯上的总战绩排名第二，仅次于巴西队，这还是在比巴西少参加两次比赛的情况下取得的。德国队历史上共16次参加世界杯，其中11次打进四强(比巴西还多一次)，获得3次冠军、4次亚军、3次No.3和1次No.4。

In 1954, the German team under the leadership of the famous "paratrooper captain" Walter and the legendary shooter Rahn created the incredible "Miracle of Bern".In that World Cup, the German team played against Hungary twice. In the group stage, the German team lost 3 to 8. This is also the game where the German team conceded the most goals in the history of participating in the World Cup.However, when the two teams met again in the final, an incredible scene happened. The German team completed a big comeback after falling behind 8-0 in the opening 2 minutes. Rahn's goal in the 84th minute locked the German team. In the victory, Walter won the Goddess Rimet Gold Cup for the first time on behalf of the German team.

In 1966 and 1970, the German team won the runner-up and third place in two consecutive World Cups. The 1974 World Cup was held in Germany. Under the leadership of "Kaiser" Beckenbauer and "Bomber" Muller, the German team advanced all the way and won the final Muller's goal helped the team defeat the Dutch team led by Johan Cruyff 2-1 and win the World Cup for the second time.

In addition, because the Brazilian team won the championship for the third time in the last cup and permanently owned the Goddess Rimet Gold Cup, the German team has also become the first owner of the new World Cup trophy-the Hercules Cup.

A similar experience was repeated in the 80s. The German team finished runner-up in the two World Cups in 1982 and 1986. The Italian summer in 1990 undoubtedly belonged to the Germans. The German chariot with the troika Matthaus, Klinsmann and Bremer as the core was invincible. In the final, Bremer's penalty helped the German team 1-0 Revenge Argentina, won the third championship.

In 2006, the German team participated in the World Cup at home again. Although it was blocked by the Italian team in the final, the No.3 result was enough to satisfy the Germans.

After the 2006 World Cup, the original head coach Klinsmann resigned, and the 46-year-old assistant coach Josim Loew was restored.Love's player career cannot be compared with Klinsmann, but perhaps because of this, Love has more time to study his football philosophy. During the coaching of the Stuttgart team, he brought a good record to the team with offensive football and won recognized.

In 2006, Loew assisted Klinsmann to bring the German team to the World Cup semi-finals and finally won No.3. In the 2008 European Championships, Loew, who has become the head coach, led the German team, which was not optimistic before the game. Reached the final and won the runner-up.In this World Cup qualifier, Loew led the team to achieve a record of 8 wins and 2 draws, and directly won the right to participate as the first in the group. 26 goals also demonstrated the impressive attack power of the Germanic tanks.

However, this season, Klose, the team's top scorer in the qualifiers, has been unable to find the feeling of scoring goals. The death of goalkeeper Enke, who played 5 times in the qualifiers, also affected the German team's preparations.However, the German team with strong nerves has never disappointed in major competitions.

Although it has been questioned, Loew led the team to set off a whirlwind in Germany in this World Cup. After entering the knockout round, they won two consecutive games, especially the one against Argentina, which attracted the attention of the world.

Their opponents, Spain, defeated the German team in the European Championship final two years ago and reached the top.

Therefore, the Spanish team is also full of confidence. In 2008, the Spanish team won the European Cup convincingly. The only team in the qualifiers to remain undefeated.With such a perfect record, it is difficult for the Spaniard to become the favorite to win the championship. Although he lost to the US team in the 2009 Confederations Cup and missed the final, an unexpected loss will not affect the morale of the Spanish team. The odds of winning the championship in the top 32 Among them, they tied for first place with the Brazilian team and became the biggest favorites to win this cup.

The current Spanish team has formed a system with goalkeeper Casillas, midfielder Xavi and forward Villa as the central axis.In terms of defense, the Spanish team will basically continue to use the staffing when they won the European championship two years ago, but the new Barcelona star Piqué has risen rapidly and gradually replaced the main player Marchena.

In the midfield, the two big stars of the Barcelona team, Xavi and Iniesta, will continue to sit together. Villarreal's main force Senna and Real Madrid's midfielder Alonso will occupy the position of the midfielder. Fabrega, the core of the Arsenal team. Si can only serve as the main substitute, with reasonable staffing and almost no weaknesses.

The main strikers will also be Valencia's top scorer Villa and Liverpool striker Torres. In the qualifiers, Villa scored 7 goals in 7 appearances, showing his true qualities as the king of strikers.

What is the best record in World Cup history for today's big bullfighters?This is absolutely unbelievable. The Spanish team's weakness in the big game is on full display in the World Cup. Their best result on this stage is only the top 8.

The Spanish team has reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup four times, in 8, 1934, 1986 and 1994.Leaving aside the age-old first World Cup, in the past two decades, the Spanish team has always been the 'king of qualifiers'. They have not missed a World Cup since 2002, but they have never scored more than half. finals.

In 1986, the Spanish team swept the Danish team with an excellent record in the group stage 1-8 in the 5/1 finals. However, in the subsequent 1/4 finals, they fell at the feet of the then thriving Red Devils Belgian team in a penalty shootout. ; In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, the classic battle between Spain and Italy is still fresh in the memory. The goal of the Italian team Dino Baggio gave the Blue Shirts the lead, although Caminero's goal once helped the Matador catch up. Evening score, but it is a pity that Italy still has Roberto Baggio, the melancholy prince of the Apennines scored at the last moment of the game, and once again kept the Spaniard out of the semi-finals; 2002 was the most regrettable time for the Spanish team. In the 1 minutes of the 4 finals, they drew 120-0 with the host South Korea team. The 0-3 loss in the penalty shootout helped the Asians create a miracle of reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup, although the Koreans' victory is embarrassing.

In the 2006 World Cup, the Spanish team won the group stage smoothly, but in the 1/8 finals they encountered the French team who barely qualified for the group. Although Villa's penalty kick helped the Spanish team win the lead, but France His subsequent three goals put Spain outside the quarter-finals.

Judging from this experience, the World Cup is a history of pain for the Spaniards. In this World Cup, the Spanish team lost the passion of the matadors of the past and gained some vicissitudes. They all steadily defeated their opponents with one ball. Although it was not such a dazzling victory, this one ball made all the opponents feel desperate.

After winning the European Cup in 2008, coach Aragones retired, and former Real Madrid coach Bosque took over the Spanish team.Bosque was able to bring the team a championship every year during his coaching period at Real Madrid. He went to La Liga and the Champions League consecutively like a plum blossom. In addition, Bosque's unique personality charm is also one of the reasons for his success in coaching. In Real Madrid During this period, he maintained a good relationship with the big-name stars Figo, Carlos, Ronaldo and others in the team. Therefore, Real Madrid did not have civil strife due to too many big-name players.After accepting the national team, Bosque led the Spanish team to create a record of 15 consecutive victories in international competitions. In the World Cup qualifiers, they even achieved an excellent result of winning all ten games.

The wily Bosque and the young and steady Love are tit for tat.

This is also an excellent opportunity for Loew to take revenge. There is only a little regret, that is, the original head coach Aragones retired, and now he is replaced by Bosque, but their opponent is still the Spanish team.

Spain has also gradually adjusted to its best form after defeating Portugal and Paraguay.In history, Germany and Spain have had 20 confrontation records. Germany has 8 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses.

Germany formed a 451 formation, and Klose came forward on the striker.In midfield, Trochowski replaced the suspended Thomas Müller.On the back line, Mertesacker and Friedrich partnered as central defenders, J-Boateng and Ram one left and one right, and the goalkeeper was Neuer.

Spain changed into a 451 formation, Villa suddenly moved forward, and Torres was replaced by Fu general Pedro.

In the 73rd minute of the game, Spain got a left corner kick. Xavi's cross was placed very well. Puyol inserted a header from the back row to attack the goal. Germany made a mistake and the ball flew into the upper right corner of the goal. Spain 1-0 [-] ahead of Germany.

In the end, Spain beat Germany 1-0 and entered the World Cup final for the first time in history.

The old hatred has not been reported, and new hatred has been added.After losing to Spain in the European Cup final two years ago, Germany once again bowed to Spain's magnificent bullfighting dance.

Spain's starting 11-man lineup has 7 players from Barcelona - Puyol, Pique, Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Villa and Pedro, which also tied the World Cup history Record number of players from the same club starting a team.With so many Barcelona people, the Spanish team is completely copying Barcelona's style.The Spanish team gradually pushed the ball forward in an octopus-ridden slow-paced pass, and this slow pace also slowly stunned the opponent.
The Spanish media said: "If heaven wants to play football, it must be played like Spain." Spanish football has passing, taste, and tacit understanding, allowing football to completely obey its own orders.The Spanish team can besiege the German team's gate many times during the game, but it is difficult for the German team to get the ball.Almost all of Spain's threatening attacks came from Barcelona players, including goals.In the 73rd minute, Xavi took a corner kick and Puyol scored the only goal with a header. This is a masterpiece of Barcelona.In the 82nd minute, Harvey counterattacked with a direct pass. If Pedro hadn't been greedy for credit, this Barcelona-style attack would have completely destroyed the confidence of the Germans.
Rather than saying that Germany lost to Spain, it is better to say that it lost to Barcelona-style Spain.There is no doubt that Barcelona's technical flow has become the biggest nemesis of German football.In the Champions League in recent seasons, Barcelona has defeated Bremen, Stuttgart, Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga successively, and in these games, Barcelona's advantage is also very obvious.Therefore, when Spain meets Germany, the chances of winning are sure.
Loew said before the game that Germany would take the initiative to attack, but the excessive awe of the Spanish team made them timid and cautious.In this game, the German team's quick counterattack was impossible at all, their feet were extremely heavy, and even passing and stopping the ball were not easy. Ozil's spirituality was no longer, Podolski disappeared, and Klose was left with only Running empty, in front of the Spaniards, Germany looked so rough.In the first half, the German team was forced to only one shot.The German media exclaimed after the game: I can't play, I really can't play. "Bild" said: "Spain deserved to win, they have completely dominated from the beginning, it must be admitted that Spain is stronger..."
The German team relied on a resolute and fast attack, and dared to invest a large number of troops in the counterattack.But in the face of the Spanish team that had blocked him in the European Cup final two years ago, Loew felt a little timid before fighting.Muller's suspension certainly had a certain impact on the German team's offense, but it was Loew who gave up the German team's best blitzkrieg in this World Cup that allowed the Spanish team to take control of the game so smoothly right.

Two years ago, Loew, whose tactical system transformation had not yet taken shape, dared to fight with the Spanish team. Although the final skill was not as good as others, it was worthy of respect. Two years later, Loew, who had successfully completed the transformation of the team, softened at the critical moment when he needed the most courage to fight his opponent. Such a result is really regrettable.Loew also expressed admiration for the "enemy" Bosque after the game: "Congratulations to Spain. I believe that they can win the championship. Facing Spain, we have played to the limit. But we also played a very good World Cup. Spain played a beautiful game, they have been the strongest team in Europe for the past few years, and they cooperated very well."

Although failed to score, Spain's "brain" Harvey is definitely the director of the game.The Spanish team eventually defeated Germany 73-1 and entered the final with Puyol's 0rd-minute goal.After the game, the Spanish midfielder Harvey was named the best player in the game by FIFA.In the whole game, Harvey ran a distance of 12321 meters, 106 of 92 passes were successful, and the success rate was as high as 87%. The only goal in this game also benefited from Harvey's assists.

The England team watched the game collectively in the hotel where they stayed. During the game, many people fell into deep thought. Obviously, this Spanish team is really difficult to deal with.

However, Capello found a different look from others in the eyes of several players. These people are all from the same team, that is Manchester United.

In recent seasons, the Barcelona team has been invincible in the European arena, but they have a big sufferer, that is the Manchester United team led by Nicole.

Soon, Capello had a new idea in his mind, that is, Manchester United VS Barcelona.

What a matchup.Originally, Capello very much hoped to become an opponent with the Spanish team, because the tactics and characteristics of the German team are very difficult for the England team to deal with. On the contrary, the slow rhythm of the Spanish team is very suitable for the England team to deal with their opponents.

For Capello, the only regret is the absence of Rooney. If there is Rooney in front, then this final will be perfect.

Since the final opponent was announced, it has aroused widespread speculation in the English media, especially the England coaching staff deliberately leaked Capello's system dispute, which also caused the Spanish media to follow suit.

Harvey, a Spanish brain, is a bachelor. He admitted, "England is really difficult to deal with. Their strongest is the midfielder. Every fight with Nicole has left me with pain and shame. He has played better and better in this World Cup. He is unstoppable, but we are also good. The final will be very exciting. '

Harvey's words surprised the Spanish reporters. You know, Harvey has never been so cautious.

"Is he scared?" This is the headline of the Marca newspaper, referring to Harvey's remarks.

Rooney's big mouth is not idle in England's hospital bed, because Capello banned the players from being interviewed, so the anxious English media had to find Rooney.Rooney also cooperated, "The England team will definitely be able to beat the opponent. Those things in Barcelona can't stop us at all. If I can also be there, it may be safer."

Although Rooney's words made many people think that Rooney was bragging, but judging from the record of the past few seasons, apart from being eliminated by Inter Milan once, the Barcelona system has lost consecutively to Manchester United. The Spanish team based on the Barcelona system may not necessarily win the England team with Manchester United as the skeleton.

The verbal battle between the two sides was very enjoyable, but the reporters soon discovered that Harvey was the only one who really participated. The players of the England team did not participate at all, and the Spanish team only arrived in Johannesburg. At that time, Harvey said a few words on behalf of the team.

Time passed quickly, and the third and fourth finalists of the World Cup competed at the Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. This was the second time that the two teams met in the third place match. West Germany won 2-40 1 years ago.Germany beat Uruguay 0-3 and won the third place for the 2nd consecutive and 2th time in a row.

Finally, this World Cup has reached its ultimate goal, the final!

(End of this chapter)