When it comes to Germany, perhaps the most impressive thing about it is its automotive industry. German cars are characterized by excellent performance, rigorous design and sturdy bodies. And the formation of these characteristics is due to the national culture and characteristics of the Germanic peoples themselves. They apply their rigor and strength to all aspects of their lives.

This also includes their football, and the first thing that comes to mind when talking about German football is their tenacious fighting willpower and their style of play, which is full of speed and power. With these two French skills, the Germans, who were a late adopter of football, quickly became a powerhouse in world football. So much so that their sworn enemy, the famous striker Lineker of Great Britain, uttered the words "Football is a game of 22 men playing and then the Germans winning the game".

However, after the German troika of the 90 World Cup led German football to the top of Europe for the third time, German football ushered in its own low ebb. At the time of the tactical revolution on the Continent, the Germans seemed to be bewitched by the glory of the past and did not make changes. Natural selection, survival of the fittest, this sentence also applies to the football field. At the turn of the century, German football was extremely competitive, tactically backward, and the lack of talent due to backward youth training were the main reasons for this result.

In recent years, the Germans have finally learned from the painful experience and are ready to change their stubborn diseases. However, this has nothing to do with this German team, which is still an old-school German football team, with thick lines and obvious deficiencies in terms of technique. And there is a lack of absolute superstars like the troika of the year, Beckenbauer. Before this World Cup, Germany was not one of the favourites.

So in fact, this German team has been able to play to this point. To be honest, it was somewhat unexpected from the outside world. The performance of three of the players was crucial, Klose, Ballack and Kahn. These three players used their outstanding performances to reinforce the somewhat old German tank. Klose's 6 goals, Ballack's command. Kahn's performance of conceding only one goal so far is the biggest reliance on this German team to get to where it is now.

However, before the semi-finals began, the media were still generally optimistic that Portugal could beat Germany and advance to the final for the first time in their history. One of the reasons is that the German team can be said to be lucky in this World Cup, and has not encountered a real strong opponent on the way to the previous promotion. Compared to Germany, Portugal has eliminated Italy and Spain in succession to get here, which is more convincing and has been tested enough. In fact. There are already a lot of media in the outside world who are expecting Portugal and Brazil to meet in the final, and these two teams are also the most beautiful and outstanding teams in this World Cup. The final of the art of football, the battle of offensive football, fascinated all the fans except Turkey and Germany.

In the face of unfavorable voices, the Germans are still full of confidence in themselves. Football emperor Beckenbauer supported the German team in an interview with the media, saying: "In terms of direct strength, we are indeed slightly inferior to Portugal. But let's not forget that football is never a place to compete on paper, and German football is never a football that can be easily beaten. “

And the history of German football is the strongest evidence of this statement. If Italy are the best at playing the leading game. Then Germany is the game that will be the most backward. In the history of German football, there is no shortage of classic over-the-top matches. One of the most famous was the semi-final of the '82 World Cup, the most classic reversal in the history of the World Cup against France.

Apparently the German players had the same idea as Beckenbauer, in an interview. They seem to be very confident. In the interview, Kahn said: "To beat us, let the Portuguese score my goal first. "This year's World Cup has been a continuous performance of the World Cup. Feeling like he's at his best, the Golden Retriever challenged Portugal's attacking line straight ahead.

And before this World Cup. Ballack, who has just lost the Champions League trophy, obviously wants to use the World Cup to treat this injury. "Portugal are a great team," he said. They played a good game. But it's not about whomever else, we have the genes to win. “

The Portuguese side did not give any response to these statements from the German side. Because Oliveira put a gag order and did not allow the players to be interviewed. He is leading Portugal to prepare for the game in earnest and does not want the players to be distracted by any information from the outside world. At this time, Oliveira no longer needs to worry too much about the team's tactical arrangement, and the team has no secrets from each other. Now is the time to compete for strength.

Unless there are injuries to the staff, Oliveira will not make any changes to the starting line-up that has been honed. In response to the Germans' powerful and speedy style of play, Oliveira's response was to consume them with possession and supplement them with high pressing, and if they didn't give them enough possession, they would be useless even if they were flying. Portugal, on the other hand, were in possession, looking for opportunities to play the Germans' loopholes.

Rather than tactically, Oliveira has focused more on the mental state of the players during this period. He could feel the tension in the players' emotions now. It's no wonder, as there is not a single Portuguese team with experience in the knockout rounds of the World Cup. In the first 3 World Cups, although Portugal had a golden generation, they fell in the World Cup qualifiers one after another, and did not even enter the World Cup finals.

If in the round of 16 and the round of eight, the Portuguese players can keep their emotions in check. But when it comes to the top 4, it won't work, because they think more about it, and at this point, the gold cup will be multiplied to them. When you have a strong desire to get something, your whole body will become nervous, because you are suffering from gains and losses. Rao is a player like Figo, who is used to seeing big scenes at the club, and he is not immune at this time.

Because the club competition is not the same as the national team competition, in the club you play more for your fans, for yourself, or for the club, then in the national team you are fighting for the whole country, you are carrying the expectations of the whole country. The Portuguese players lack the experience to regulate their emotions in such an environment. On the contrary, Germans seem to be born with big hearts, and they can handle this pressure very well.

The emotional stability of the players is directly related to how well they can perform. And this is also what Oliveira is worried about, with such emotions, how much can this Portugal team play against Germany. He couldn't think of any good way at once, because it was the first time he had experienced such a big scene.

However, there is also something that surprised Oliveira during this period, that is, Lao Lei is currently the least nervous person in this Portuguese team. As a result, Oliveira still privately told his assistant coach: "Reima is really a natural big-game player. This is the first time I have seen such a young man. “

However, Oliveira is not aware of the actual situation, and there is a reason why Lao Lei is the least nervous, and in his heart Lao Lei has never classified himself as a Portuguese, in his opinion, he just lives in Portugal. According to Lao Lei's own words, it's my buddy, I'm an original Chinese internals, but I put a Portuguese box on the outside. The World Cup is just the highest honor for Lao Lei, and there is no sense of mission and responsibility in those countries, so of course he is not nervous than others.

Two days before the tournament, Oliveira had the idea of bringing in someone from Portugal who had the most say in the matter. The next day, the President of Portugal, Jorge, came to express his condolences to the Portuguese players and express the support of the people of the motherland for them. At least that's what he said, and I don't know how much it's true, because in Europe football is a place where many politicians make political capital.

Seeing his teammates swear to Ruoerge that they would definitely enter the finals, Lao Lei didn't know if his teammates had really gained so much mental power from Ruoerge, after all, there were still a lot of insomnia among them last night. When Jorge came to Lao Lei, the white president shook Lao Lei's hand and asked, "Remaya, I know you." My grandson is a big fan of yours and he is very excited for your wonderful performance at this World Cup. Later, you're going to sign some football stuff for me, that's what he gave me. How, was there confidence in defeating the Germans? ”

"No problem, I'm honored, Mr. President. As for the match against Germany, Mr. President, we will definitely make it to the final. Jorge was a little surprised, he could tell that unlike the perfunctory attitude of other Portuguese players, Lao Lei was full of real confidence.

"You're confident, young man."

"No, Mr. President. Because I made an appointment with a friend, I don't want to or like to be a dishonest person. ”

Before leaving, Jorge took away Lao Lei's signed jersey, pants, sneakers and football, a complete set. Before leaving, he also expressed his appreciation for Lao Lei's quality of keeping promises. After the president left, the Portuguese players expressed their surprise at the old Lei, a young man who could behave so calmly with the president. In this regard, Lao Lei can only say in his heart that I am a proletariat who grew up under the red flag of socialism, and I have no pressure on the president of capitalism.

Just when the players thought the meeting was over and they were going to continue training, Oliveira stopped everyone and said, "There are still people coming, wait a while." ”

Just as the players were puzzled, a black man walked in.

That's Portugal's legendary superstar Eusebio Black Panther.

After Eusebio came in, he first walked directly to Lao Lei and said: "I don't like everything you do with Benfica, but I like everything you do with the Portuguese national team very much. (To be continued......)