Another semi-final.
Germany 5:0 Mexico.
Schalke 04 youngster Goretzka opened the scoring, North Rhine twin stars Havertz and Brandt dominated the game, and Werner broke the goal drought.
Loew was not too happy. He saw many problems:
During a group photo before the game, Goretzka tried to encourage his teammates to make "political" gestures.
During the game, Goretzka also kept complaining about his teammates.
When a teammate scores a goal, he curses.
Because of his loss of position, Mexico played a threatening attack, but he shifted the responsibility to Kimmich.
The German team doctor believes that long-term dieting and high protein intake will cause an outstanding young man to have a weird temper, and Goretzka needs to gain muscle and weight.
After the game, when interviewed by reporters, Goretzka took all the credit on himself.
He didn't start praising his teammates until the assistant coach reminded him.
"Scoring goals is a matter of course for me and Lee set the standard that even if you are a midfielder you can score a lot of goals."
"My playing style at Schalke was almost exactly the same as Lee's."
"After this game, my value will at least increase. The assists my teammates gave me were very good. I scored the opponent's goal without any effort."
"I will not go to Bayern, Schalke 04 is my forever home."
"Even if I leave, I will leave a lot of money to Schalke 04."
Studio.
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[I bet he won’t leave a penny to Schalke 04. He still refuses to renew his contract. He will definitely leave on a free transfer. Schalke 04 has suffered a big loss by driving away so many stars. He established it as the core. 】
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[It’s okay, at least he won’t take the parent team to court for the second time. 】
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[I heard that Boateng and Muller wanted to beat Goretzka because he was too famous and full of energy. He would not be happy even if the team won. 】
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【I was spoiled by Schalke 04. 】
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[The new generation Ballack, the future soul of the midfielder of the German team, the puzzle piece of the next World Cup championship, what happened to the big name? 】
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[Ci Ka was not like this before. He has a weird temper due to chronic gastroenteritis and cannot eat pork and nuts, which affects his endocrine system. In the future, he will resume his regular diet and his personality will definitely be normal. 】
There will be no internal strife within the German team over these trivial matters.
Loew and Goretzka chatted for a while.
The latter left the dressing room depressed and kicked over the small chair in the aisle angrily.
Gretzka is very arrogant.
Whether in Bochum or Schalke 04, he enjoys the core treatment of being surrounded by stars.
Kimmich and Brandt quickly stepped forward to comfort him.
"Leon, don't be angry. If you don't play, we will still win."
"You didn't have many chances to play. Your level is not yet high enough to become the core of the national team."
"When Lee was at Leverkusen, no matter how difficult the situation was, he would never make a gesture to complain about his teammates."
The two slapped the Schalke midfielder hard in the face.
Gretzka gradually calmed down and finally nodded sensibly after a moment.
The German team has always been good at managing ball dominance: unless you are Beckenbauer.
Kazan training base.
The Spanish team held its last internal meeting.
The Confederations Cup schedule is very tight. In three days they will go to St. Petersburg for a decisive battle with the German team.
"There is a high probability that the German team will continue the 3-4-2-1 formation."
"Due to the change of lineup, their ability to speed up the wing has weakened a lot compared to the European Cup, and they will attack our center more often."
"In the defensive phase, we will switch to a 5-4-1 formation, and the success rate of anticipating interceptions is very high."
"They don't like to complete breakthroughs through small-scale collisions with the wall during the advancement phase. They prefer to hand the ball back to Kroos after attracting the defense, and use large-scale transfers to hit the weak side."
"Due to the problem of running-in between new and old players, this German team essentially relies heavily on the performance of several veterans of Kroos."
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Mignano's progress is rapid. In two years, he has become a review master from a physical coach.
The players listened carefully and took notes from time to time.
In fact, Spain is very similar to Wenger, Cruyff and other schools: no matter how the opponent plays, as long as we play a complete chain of passing and control or a chain of passing and cutting, and cooperate with the explosive rhythm, we will have a chance to take away the opponent.
The meeting was very short and did not delay the rest time of the team members.
Li Kang returned to his dormitory, turned on his computer and briefly read the "philosophy" lectures of several club coaches, and refreshed the teaching columns of Kroos and Maguire.
Next season will not usher in the crazy frenzy of tactical changes like last season.
The overall tactics of the European giants have stabilized, which is a process of constantly improving weaknesses and making up for shortcomings.
Li Kang guessed that he didn't need to use his brain to break the game.
suddenly.
Morata sneaked into the house.
This guy had a bath towel tied around his crotch and looked anxious.
"Lee, Enrique sent me a message. He said that I have no place in Arsenal's tactical system next season."
"Arsenal signed Lacazette and Aubameyang, thinking their finishing ability is better than mine."
"Real Madrid might let me go back."
"But my agent got in touch with Chelsea. You know, my childhood dream was to join Chelsea."
"Diego, why are you standing outside the window and scaring people?"
Finals day is here.
Fans from all over the world gathered in St. Petersburg.
The classic West Germany battle will never lack attendance and ratings in the history of football.
The wind on the banks of the Neva River blows the Fed Cup team flag.
A grand closing ceremony performance is being held on the green field.
The turf was covered with a Volga-style carpet.
The giant wooden robot twists its waist to the beat of the music.
“St. Petersburg made the Russian dream of the ocean come true.”
"Mascot Zabivaka led the honor guard to enter."
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"The Confederations Cup is coming to an end, can the World Cup be far behind?"
"Accompanied by Paulina's singing, Maradona and Ronaldo entered holding the Confederations Cup championship trophy!"
Player tunnel.
There was no tense atmosphere at all.
Li Kang briefly hugged Brandt and Havertz, and every detail of North Rhine suddenly occupied his thoughts.
Neuer and Boateng also briefly said hello.
So familiar.
Since Li Kang debuted, he has played against Bayern at least twice every season.
"It won't be so easy for us to meet Li in the Champions League next season."
"That sounds like a curse."
"CTV5! CTV5! Good evening, viewers."
"The live broadcast for you now is the 2017 Confederations Cup Final."
"Spain vs. Germany."
"The 'preview' for the World Cup in Russia is coming to an end."
"I wonder if the team that wins tonight can break the curse of the Confederations Cup next year?"
The referee team leads the players from both sides to enter the stadium.
The St. Petersburg Stadium was immediately enveloped in cheers.
The side-guessing session is over.
Li Kang took a good position on the green field.
No system beep sounds.
Only one main task of winning the Confederations Cup is illuminated in the task panel.
"Spain's formation is 3-5-2!"
"Goalkeeper: De Gea."
"Defenders: Azpilicueta, Pique, Ramos."
"Midfield: Saul, Busquets, Li Kang, Fabregas, Koke."
"Forwards: Diego Costa, Morata!"
"On the other side, the German team's formation is 3-4-3!"
"Goalkeeper: Neuer."
"Defenders: Hummels, Boateng, Rudiger."
"Midfield: Kimmich, Kroos, Reus, Havertz."
"Forwards: Brandt, Werner, Draxler."
(End of chapter)
