"Spectators, friends, welcome to the metallurgical football stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine!"

When the TV screen switched to the metallurgical stadium in Kharkov, the high-pitched voice of the on-site commentator suddenly rang out, and everyone could feel the atmosphere on the field through the microphone.

"It's 21:30 pm on June 13, Ukrainian time, and the game is about to start in 15 minutes. This game is the second and fourth place in Group B against Germany. It is also hailed by everyone as a key battle for the right to qualify in Group B."

"At present, the head coaches and players of both sides are nervously preparing for this game in the locker room, but we have already got the starting list against both sides in advance. The German team, which everyone paid the most attention to before the game, our Caesar has indeed brought us a lot of surprises."

As he was talking, Portugal's starting lineup was first played on the TV screen, which was 433.

The goalkeepers are Patricio, the defense are Coentrano, Alves, Pepe and Pereira, the midfield are Moutinho, Merreles and Veroso, respectively, and the frontcourt tridents are Cristiano Ronaldo, Postigga and Nani.

"Portuguese played against France in the first game, and Cristiano Ronaldo saved the team alone, but Portugal's forward problem has always troubled the team. Ronaldo has never been a forward who can stand in the front. He prefers to cruise behind the forward. Now it depends on how Paul Bento solves this problem."

"The German team's starting lineup is also surprising. The performance of the first game was poor. After the game, Gomez, who was very controversial, continued to get the start in this game. Right back Jerome Boateng also did not miss the team. Instead, he was in two positions. Yang Cheng's choice was surprising."

The starting lineup of the German team appeared on the TV screen, which was also 433.

The goalkeepers are Neuer. The defenses are Ram, Kyle, Hummels and Jerome Boateng, the three midfielders are Schweinsteiger, Sven Bend and Khedira, and the front tridents are Thomas Muller, Gomez and Ozil.

"This is a puzzled change, because Yang Cheng gave up Mertsak and Podolsky. He chose Hummels and Khedira, and his formation and tactics also changed from the original 4231 to the current 433. This really surprised everyone. Changing moves in the last round has always been a taboo for the head coach. But does Yang Cheng have the idea of ​​letting go? Or is this a change he has planned for a long time?"

When talking about this, the TV camera also turned from the original overlooking the stadium and browsing the movements of the fans in the stands.

"In the first game of the group stage, the German team lost to Spain with regret, but that game was hailed as the most exciting game in the European Cup so far. The German team can be said to have lost, but now Yang Cheng has changed his previous style of play and chose 433. Does this mean that he wants to give up the tactical style of the first game?"

"Gomez failed to make an empty goal in the first game of the group stage. Jerome Boateng is the team's number one sinner for conceding goals. But Yang Cheng still seems to be trusting these two players, but Mertesak and Podolski did not start. What kind of signal does this convey?"

While the live commentator was talking, the camera just swept across the rostrum from the stands. German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared in the stands again. She has now become the most loyal fan of the German team, and she came to cheer for every game.

"Merkel said in an interview with reporters before the game that she is still full of confidence in the team, and the German Chancellor has always been hailed as the lucky star of the German team. It depends on whether she can bring good luck to the German team this time."

"Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron, as well as her and Yang Cheng's son, Charles, a handsome guy. They are obviously here to cheer for Yang Cheng. Charlize Theron, who has a big belly, is said to have a daughter after the end of the European Cup, which is also good news for Yang Cheng. I heard that his biggest wish is to win a European Cup championship to his daughter who will be born."

"But at the moment, this seems to be a very difficult challenge for the German team, because Spain is surprisingly good. Currently, the two consecutive wins in the group have already qualified early. In addition, Italy and England have performed well, but now the German team is still struggling for the qualifying spots in the same group."

"This is a famous French talent, Melissa Terrio. She also brought her son to cheer for Yang Cheng, but I just don't know if their arrival will bring good luck to Yang Cheng who is not lucky recently."

While the commentator was talking on the spot, he saw the players of the two teams stepping into the metallurgical stadium under the leadership of the referee. He heard the 38,000 fans at the scene immediately cheering a burst of overwhelming cheers to welcome the arrival of the team.

"Okay, the players of the two teams have entered the court one after another, and the game is about to begin!"

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How to fight Portugal?

Yang Cheng has a set of ideas that belongs to him and is different from others, that is, he will not formulate the team's tactics around how to limit Ronaldo. This is a completely different thing from everyone's predictions before the game.

It can even be said that Yang Cheng was not prepared to arrange tactics around defending Ronaldo from the beginning!

At the pre-match preparation meeting, he had already set a tone for this game very clearly. Portugal is a Latin American-style team. The team must maintain a rigorous tactical system, maintain a strong oppressive ability, and limit the Portuguese's performance and performance.

As for Ronaldo, he had a very high opinion of his most proud disciple, but he also mentioned an important point, that is, Ronaldo's positioning in this national team is the terminator.

The so-called terminator is actually the scorer, which means that Ronaldo is responsible for scoring goals for the team. The team must give him as much support as possible in order to give him the opportunity to exert his strength. If the team cannot provide him with a large number of opportunities, his performance will be lost.

Therefore, from the beginning, Yang Cheng's positioning for this game was not to limit Ronaldo, but to limit Portugal's midfield and backcourt, firmly suppress the opponent, and thus make Ronaldo useless in front.

One interesting thing is that Paul Bento seems to be afraid of the German team's tactics. He seems to be aware of the problems of his team, so the opening tactics dragged the defense line backwards, and put on a stance to lure the German team out, and then plotted to fight against the German team's counterattack.

"A typical wait for you to make a mistake!" Paul Baier shook his head and laughed. He felt that Paul Bento's tactics were for stability from the beginning, and he didn't even dare to take a little risk.

"Wait for me to make a mistake?" Yang Cheng also laughed, "I just don't know if he can catch it!"

After saying that, he saw Yang Cheng give instructions to the players on the court, signaling them to attack directly after the game.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to kick off, the German team launched a round of attacks against Portugal at the first time. Moreover, their offense did not appear conservative at all, but was very proactive and proactive in making trouble on both sides. There was no intention of leaving a backup plan at all.

As soon as the ball was sent out, the German team immediately advanced and soon passed the ball to Ozil on the right. The latter faced Pereira's defense and protected the ball and wanted to lead it in the middle, but was trapped in the double-team between Moutinho and Pereira. He had no choice but to knock the ball back to Jerome Boateng who was in front.

The latter got the ball near the midfield. When he looked up, he saw Gomez raising his hand in the middle and kicked the ball out immediately.

After the ball drew a high arc, it fell to the center position in front of the goal. Gomez quickly inserted it from behind and blocked Pepe with his body, jumped up, and shook his head against the ball.

The ball was pushed by him and also exerted force, but it hit the right one!

Portugal goalkeeper Patricio took the spot immediately and hugged the ball directly. He threw himself to the ground.

"This is the first shot in this game. The striker Gomez from the German team was very powerful and he hit the goal. Unfortunately, the angle was too straight and he failed to score!" The commentator on the scene was also talking about the game.

Patricio got up from the ground, grabbed the ball in his hand, and looked ahead and saw his teammates dispersing like a tide, but he did not choose to drive the ball out, but kicked it quickly to Coentrane.

Because in the front, Portugal has almost no high point to compete for except Ronaldo, because their forward Postigga is not the kind of tough forward. Not to mention the tall Hummels, even in front of Kyle, his height of 1.79 meters has no advantage.

In this case, if you rashly send the ball to the front, you will definitely give the German team the ball right!

But after the ball was given to Coentrane, the latter was immediately pressed by Thomas Mueller and had no choice but to pass the ball to Pepe. Pepe immediately kicked the ball forward and gave it to Merreles' feet.

As the team's central midfielder, Merleles is in a relatively low position. What is strange is that Schweinsteiger actually appeared in this position and pressed him, forcing Merleles to pass the ball to Veroso as soon as possible.

The Piglet didn't stop the ball at all. When she saw Merleles passing the ball, she immediately changed direction and forced Veroso to force her. The latter immediately passed the ball back to Merleles. At this time, Khedira had already rushed to the front. Sven Bend kept a certain distance from the two teammates in front to create a defensive depth.

Seeing that there was no chance, Merreles had to pass the ball back and returned to the backcourt.

"The German team pressed fiercely after the opening, especially in the pressing against Portugal's midfield frontcourt, the defense line also took the initiative to push forward, but it was obvious that Yang Cheng was also guarding against Ronaldo and Nani's counterattack, so he was not willing to take risks on the pressure on the defense line and always maintained a certain appropriate distance."

Look, when Portugal wants to make some moves, the German team will cause danger.

This time it was Thomas Mueller from the left. After becoming famous in the South African World Cup, the young player performed more and more steadily and more outstandingly. This time, after he got the ball on the left, he actually chose to directly dribble through Pereira and then passed the ball behind the Portuguese defense line, and went to the right outside the penalty area.

After Ozil got the ball, he threw Coentrane away and drove the ball along the middle, and decided to take the ball decisively, but the shot failed to hit and was confiscated by Patricio.

This is also a major flaw of Ozil, which is its lack of scoring ability, and it can even be said to be bad, but the advantages of this midfielder are also very outstanding, that is, finding space and the last pass, all of which are Ozil's advantages.

The continuous offense has made the German team full of morale, but Portugal was suppressed by the German team, saying that the more aggrieved you are, the more aggrieved you are, especially the blow to the players' morale.

As a former professional athlete, Paul Bento was not unaware of the problem. He also knew that in such a critical game, once the initiative is lost and morale is leaked, then don’t play in this game anymore and just go home and eat yourself.

So when he saw the German team's offensive so strong, Paul Bento himself had a headache. He also walked to the sidelines and frequently issued instructions to the players, requiring them to move as soon as possible once the ball was intercepted and not stick to their feet. The German team's pressing was so fierce that once the ball was stuck, it would easily fall into the encirclement and be cut off.

As for the direction of the ball as soon as possible, Paul Bento gave two sides, especially Ronaldo's side. The speed of the Portuguese superstar is definitely a weapon to counterattack. As long as he is given a chance, he can tear open the entire German defense line alone.

As time passed by, the German team's offensive not only did not weaken, but also showed signs of some strengthening, especially the threat from the two sides. Yang Cheng fully utilized the tactic of attacking the wing and grabbing points in the middle, allowing Gomez to create articles in the penalty area and capture fighter jets, which made Portugal's defense exhausted.

When the game reached the 23rd minute, the German team, who had been unable to catch for a long time, made a pass and receive error in the frontcourt. The ball passed by Khedira to Gomez was successfully intercepted by Pepe in advance. As soon as the latter got the ball, he directly kicked the ball to the left side of the frontcourt.

At this time, the German team was pressed up because of the offense, which caused the entire defense line to almost enter the Portuguese half. The back was empty and completely exposed to Portuguese artillery fire.

So far in this game, Ronaldo, who had not performed well in a little bit of outstanding performance, finally seized the opportunity this time. He did not offside, but he showed his outstanding speed and kept rushing forward, like a flash of lightning on the left. In front of him, there was only one Neuer left in the German team! (To be continued)
Chapter completed!