876 There is only one Karn
Schneider's jersey has been soaked with sweat, but he is still running, still desperately trying to predict the passing line of the England midfielder when defending, and then go to the card position, assist in defense, fill the position, and when attacking, he is fast forward, he is no longer limited to the side, it can be said that the vertical pitch is split in half, the right area, he will appear at any time.
However, he still couldn't give the Germans a better chance to attack.
Frank Lampard was an important point for him today, Schneider had two successful breakthroughs, but that didn't even break through the entire midfield line, with Hargreaves behind him and defenders.
As for the offensive line formulated by the head coach before the game, trying to attack the east and west, using Schneider and Klose as bait to contain England's defensive team, so that the opponent's defensive center of gravity is tilted, this point, they did a good job, really good, but Bode on the other side could not attack at the first time, let alone become an offensive knife to the heart of the enemy.
The 33-year-old Bode, in the face of the 27-year-old Xiaobei who is in his prime and can't run physically, is dwarfed by the withdrawal of his own defense as an offensive player, especially when he is still close to 1.9 meters tall, Xiaobei, who is not known for breakthroughs, seems to be very flowery under his feet today, but Bode who is defending him is a little clumsy, so he is suppressed behind the left wing, and looks more like a fullback, which is really helpless.
As for the only one left in front of him, Neuville, he really can't make any waves, Phil Neville and Campbell, completely seal him up.
Got to know the magic dance moves of the Brazilian samba. Let's look at the German team. There is a huge contrast. In the German team, Schneider is good at skills, but he is not world-class, Klose is expected to step into the world, first, he still needs to polish, and secondly, he is not a player who relies on his own ability to defeat opponents.
In Aldrich's eyes, Germany today is England 56 years later. That's pretty much it.
The offensive side is paralyzed, the right side is strong, the left side is paralyzed, there are only sappers in the midfield, the defense is acceptable, the offensive organization has no bright spots except for formulaic passes, and the strikers do not have the ability to break the deadlock by themselves, the original German team configuration should be better, because they have a Ballack who drives the offensive and defensive system of the whole team, at least more reliable than the coexistence of the two Germans. The transition between attack and defense will not be chaotic, alas. Barak is suspended.
Football needs talent, so there's no need to dwell on why England have a seemingly strong double virtue, but do nothing on the international stage, who in England can break through like McManaman in the future? After Irving, there are still forwards who can eat the back line with speed? In the midfield organization, who can kick Scholes's precise through ball of more than 30 meters? Shuangde is very good, and he is also good in the club, and even recognized by European football, but combined with the characteristics of their club teammates, you can understand that a team does not seem to be the strongest combination of combinations that must be strong, rationality, overall coordination, and diversity of special offensive means are the watershed between strong and not strong.
Aldridge was much quieter in this game than in the last game against Brazil, almost standing on the sidelines and standing still.
Without Ballack's German team, if nothing else, at least the offensive strength will be greatly reduced, the most obvious side-to-center combination is no longer smooth, and the middle thread is missing the soul, so you can imagine how much the power will drop.
The German team is not in charge, and it is a pity that Ziggy on the left side, who played a prestige in German football that year, and is expected to compete for the world's top three wing talents, since the transfer to AC Milan, the downhill road is a walk without looking back, and the frequent changes of owners in England have smoothed out the sharpness, coupled with frequent injuries, the competitive strength has dropped again and again, and staying in the twilight of White Hart Lane is gradually staggering.
The German team is very good in the grouping, entering the knockout round, the opponent's strength has become slightly stronger, the pressure and importance of the game have also increased simultaneously, Ziggy was replaced by Bode, in the final analysis, it is just about the same substitution, it is not called absolutely who is better than whom, the German team can get the trump card is almost none, if you think of the German team ten years later, the front, middle and back three lines of talent are at their peak, to organize and organize, to break through and have a breakthrough, what kind of magic can be satisfied, and then look at this 02 years of Germany, the contrast is great, It's not something that can be compared with honor.
England has been criticized by the outside world as a rough brother, but compared with today's Germany, the German team may be rougher than England.
Aldridge's line-up is very targeted, and today he weakened the central defense, because the opponent Ballack can't come up, a Jeremes who is no longer in the top of his form, and Hamann in Liverpool, even if they rush up together, what? Can you turn the sky in the middle of the lane?
What's more, release Xiaobei and let him force the right side, the German team is missing a side, Phil Neville can tighten the inside line or boldly support the back line, why is Aldridge afraid?
Schneider and Klose's efforts lacked the support of the whole team after all, and in the 90-minute game, they may fall into a situation of strong crossbow in less than 60 minutes.
England, on the other hand, pressed the right side with Xiaobei in attack, Scholes organized and dispatched in midfield, Lampard played for Scholes mainly in defense, McManaman moved freely on the left and in the middle, and Owen faced a slower back line, but in fact, he had more room to move and more opportunities.
England in the offensive talent and means, is much stronger than the German team, from their methodical whole, the strong support of the tacit understanding of the offensive and defensive system, this year and a half, Aldridge has not adjusted the main lineup, compared to some other teams frequently change generals, if you say tacit understanding, England can definitely be ranked in the top three in world football, which is also one of the factors that enhance the strength of the team.
In the first 30 minutes, England still played long-range shots from the perimeter, even though Paul Scholes and Frank Lampard had two beautiful long-range shots in succession, but they were easily defused by the god-like Kahn, and after 30 minutes, after intimidating the German backline and forcing them to start blocking England's peripheral opportunities, England began to play carefully.
In the 32nd minute, the game completely released the attack of Xiaobei on the right side of the breakthrough of Bode after the ball straight behind Semetzelder and Lamelo, Owen sticking to LaMelo forward, one step ahead to touch the ball first, seeing that the single knife has been achieved, but the head of the shot Owen was shocked, Kahn abandoned the goal, to the maximum extent to block the angle of the shot, Owen aimed at the far corner of the goal a clever shot, Kahn one-handed save, slightly changed the trajectory of the football flying to the goal, the ball refracted and flew out of the bottom line!
Call!
The German fans were rejoicing that they had survived, while the English fans sighed and applauded.
Three minutes later, McManaman cut inside on the left side to receive Scholes over the top and into the penalty area, Kahn abandoned the goal again, McManaman did not shoot the ball to the ground on the first shot, and he barely headed the ball into the goal after adjusting again, and the power was not easy to control, which was directly taken off the ball by Kahn in front of him with both hands in the air.
The Lion King Karn began to roar at his teammates.
The line of defense is really miserable.
The German defence itself is slow, and once they are beaten, they are very wolfish and have almost no chance to make amends, otherwise, how can they be beaten by Duff, Robbie Keane, Olembe and the like in front of goal? Not to mention the humiliation of Donovan running through the entire line of defense with continuous speed, without Kahn, the German team would have gone home long ago.
The German backline was twice in a row by the opponent into the penalty area to form a one-on-one offensive threat with the goalkeeper, so the back line automatically retracted, not giving the opponent space behind him.
As a result, the England team showed its long-range shooting ability in front of the penalty area, Scholes's long-range shot grazed the post and flew out of the bottom line, shocking all Germans in a cold sweat, as for Jeremes, who said that he would let Scholes cry and climb back after the game, he really let him be dangerously ruthless, and he was also afraid, the other party had a small Bei!
As time went on, the gap between the two sides in terms of attacking skills became wider and wider, and the whole German team was in disbelief, unable to believe that the England team in front of them, which was running smoothly and tacitly, was the same England team that they encountered in Munich more than half a year ago.
was bloodbathed in Munich, the German team was the main attacker, and there was a shortage of major generals, England's counterattack was devastating, and the Germans were knocked into the abyss, but the positional combat ability of the England team was really average, and it did not have the strength it has now.
Aldridge is more relieved, it is difficult to attack and easy to defend, the norm on the football field, and the same is true for building a team, it is definitely easier to start with defense than from attack.
If the offense is used as a transformation point, once the offense encounters a setback in the growth and construction, the team will lose confidence, because the risk of conceding goals after the main attack is too great.
And to defend as the entry point is more secure, in the counterattack continue to improve, can play a magic anti-counterattack England, positional warfare ability will also be improved, this improvement comes from the tacit understanding between teammates, the division of labor is clear, but in the final analysis, it is impossible to be how powerful, but the German team's defense has a weakness, and the offense is weak, in the local confrontation, England has the upper hand, and on the basis of the whole is stronger than the opponent, it will naturally make the other party think how strong England has become.
Throughout the first half, England threatened the German team with a style of play that sometimes shot from a distance and sometimes penetrated the penalty area, which made the German team panic, but fortunately, Kahn kept the goal from conceding, England shot within the goal range of 8 times, Kahn made all the saves!
Germany, on the other hand, only had two shots on goal and neither of them hit the goal.
At the end of the first-half whistle, the Germans finally breathed a sigh of relief, with Worrall still expressionless as he walked into the tunnel.
He was not confused, and although the attacking strength of the England team was a little unprepared, the German team still had a backhand.
This is not a player-oriented player, as the German team is really stretched thin.
However, England, who had the advantage in the first half, failed to break through the goal, and the German team was about to beat the Three Lions by surprise! (To be continued......)