I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 431 Rainbow Shot
For the Mexican team, being assigned to Group F, a group that brings together two strong European teams, is definitely the biggest misfortune.

However, as a strong team in Central and North America, they will not give up easily.

The Swedish team is currently in poor condition. In the first game, it was massacred 5-1 by the German team. In the just-concluded second round, it only defeated the weakest South Korean team with a score of 3-2.

This gives the Mexicans hope of qualifying!

In terms of paper strength, the Mexican team is definitely not as good as the German team and not as good as the Swedish team.

But football is round and anything can happen on the field.

If they defeat the powerful German team in an upset, their qualifying situation will be very optimistic!
Of course, even if you lose, it's not the end.

Mexico currently has a goal difference advantage, while Sweden's goal difference is minus three.

This means that in the last round they face the Swedish team, and they can advance as long as they defeat or draw with the opponent.

The prerequisite is that you don’t lose this game too badly!

So, of course, the Mexican team set up a bus for this game.

Lose as little as you win. If you can draw the opponent, that would be even better!

Even if they lose, they must keep the number of goals conceded within two goals. In that case, their goal difference will still be greater than that of the Swedes.

Seeing the iron barrel array set up by his opponent, Loew's mouth twitched slightly.

Sure enough, it was the Iron Bucket Formation. He really guessed it right.

Breaking a dense defense is a problem for all teams around the world, and Germany is no exception.

In this game, the opponent's defensive contraction was even more exaggerated than the Swedish team in the previous game. The German team had no choice but to use ball control and pressure play, trying to find opportunities around the opponent's goal.

The first thirty minutes of the game were uneventful. The German team had an astonishingly high ball possession rate and the players' passing success rate was also very high, but they just couldn't score.

Their attacks were blocked by the opponent time and time again. Even if they could not be blocked occasionally, the opponent would use decisive fouls to destroy the German team's attack.

In thirty minutes, the Mexican team had already received three yellow cards.

It can be seen from the number of cards they received that they still felt the tremendous pressure brought by the German team.

In this game, Mexico's goalkeeper Ochoa performed very well.

In the fifteenth minute of the opening, he saved Werner's single shot, and in the twenty-fifth minute, he saved Zhao Jinge's long shot.

These two shots were very threatening. If it weren't for Ochoa's brave performance, the German team would have taken the lead by now.

On the World Cup stage, in addition to fans who are keen to watch the football, there are also scouts from major clubs.

With his outstanding performance, starting from the 2014 World Cup, Ochoa has won praise from many scouts, including some from some wealthy clubs, such as Barcelona, ​​but no wealthy club is really willing to take him back. .

Facing the opponent's iron-like defense, the German team began to try to use set pieces and long shots to make a fuss.

In the 35th minute of the game, Zhao Jinge opened up space at the front of the penalty area and then suddenly shot a cold arrow and hit a high-quality long-range shot.

It was Ochoa again. He lifted the ball over the crossbar with one hand, once again resolving the team's crisis.

Seeing the opponent's save, Zhao Jinge put his hands on his hips, feeling a little helpless.

On the World Cup stage, why does this person feel stronger than Buffon and Neuer?

Every time the World Cup comes, there are always a lot of goalkeepers who perform bravely.

Toni Kroos took a corner kick, and there was chaos in the penalty area. Thomas Muller and the opponent's defender Moreno both fell to the ground during the fight. The referee did not say anything.

Then Hummels grabbed the spot, but his header failed to hit the goal, and the football was easily confiscated by Ochoa.

The latter was brave and careful. Seeing that most of the German team's players were in his own half, he rushed out from the goal and threw the ball to winger Lozano with a hand throw.

Lozano dribbled the ball along the wing and accelerated like a sports car, quickly heading towards the German team's half.

The Mexican team did set up the bus today, but this does not mean that they gave up attacking.

With a winger like Lozano, how could they give up their advantage?
The German team's defense is empty, and the two central defenders are grabbing points in the Mexican team's penalty area!

At the critical moment, Khedira stood up and brought down the Mexican winger with a tactical foul.

Although Khedira had a good attitude towards admitting his mistake, the referee still gave him the maximum penalty - a red card!
Seeing this penalty, Khedira was stunned.

He committed a foul on the wing and was quite far away from the goal. Lozano had not yet formed a single goal. This should be a yellow card, not a red card?

He desperately explained to the referee, trying to get the opponent to change his decision.

But the referee insisted that it was a red card and did not accept Khedira's protest.

His judgment was simple. Lozano had already passed the half-court and was about to cut inside with the ball. Khedira was the last defensive player. His foul destroyed the Mexican team's single opportunity, so this is a picture. Red card!
Seeing this penalty, Loew on the sidelines was also a little excited.

He ran to the fourth official and protested loudly, but to no avail. It was obviously impossible for the fourth official to stop or change the referee's decision.

Just like that, before the first half was over, the German team had one less player to play.

In desperation, Loew could only make passive substitutions.

He replaced Werner and replaced Brandt.

The opponent's intensive defense made Werner lost again. His performance in this game was very poor, and he was almost invisible in the frontcourt.

Replacing him will have the least impact on the German team's lineup, and the key position of the midfielder cannot be left out.

Werner, who was replaced, seemed a little unhappy. He also felt it and struggled to play.

He does not have Zhao Jinge's excellent dribbling and passing abilities. Under intensive defense, it is difficult for him to get the ball and run out of space.

Therefore, he has no complaints about Loew's decision to replace him. If he wants to blame it, he can only blame himself for his lack of strength.

However, Werner was obviously very unwilling to do so.

The team was missing one player, and the opponent set up a barrel formation again.

The situation of the game became very unfavorable for the German team, which made the fans who came to the Fisht Olympic Stadium couldn't help but worry:
Could it be said that the German team will follow in the footsteps of the Brazilian team and be tied or defeated by Mexico?

However, at this moment, someone stood up.

In the 43rd minute of the game, after Zhao Jinge and his teammates played wonderful cooperation in the frontcourt, they entered the penalty area and received a pass from Teacher Tony.

Facing Ochoa, who had deflected his own shots countless times before, Zhao Jinge did not shoot directly, but continued to take it inside!
He actually wanted to beat the goalkeeper!

Ochoa also discovered Zhao Jinge's intention, but he had no choice.

If he continues to stay in front of the goal, Zhao Jinge will get closer and closer to the goal. Once the opponent takes a shot, the time left for him to react will be very short. Even if he reacts quickly and makes a perfect save, it will be difficult to save such a close shot.

Therefore, he could only choose to attack.

However, his attack completely fell into Zhao Jinge's trap.

In a one-on-one duel, he has never been afraid of anyone.

Ochoa lowered his center of gravity, spread out his hands, and expanded his defensive area while keeping his eyes fixed on the ball at Zhao Jinge's feet.

He is observing the timing of his shot, and once he finds the right opportunity, he will take action without hesitation.

Because he was very close to the goal, Zhao Jinge began to slow down. He stepped out with his left foot and shifted his body weight forward, as if he was preparing to pass the ball from his right foot to his left foot.

It's now!

Ochoa saw the opportunity for the opponent's center of gravity to change and pounced on the ball at Zhao Jinge's feet like a hungry tiger pouncing on its food.

His speed was extremely agile, but Zhao Jinge's reaction was faster.

While Ochoa was diving for the ball, he took back his left foot and hit the ball sent by his right foot impartially. The ball left the ground and was quickly kicked into the sky by his right foot. The football crossed Mexico. Goalkeeper Ochoa's head flew towards Mexico's empty goal!
The audience at the scene was in an uproar!
Awesome rainbow!

There are actually people using this gorgeous way of passing on a stage like the World Cup!

After Zhao Jinge passed Ochoa, he caught up with the ball near the goal line.

After taking a look at the rolling football, Zhao Jinge did not make a last-ditch effort, but watched it roll across the goal line. Then he opened his arms and celebrated against the turf like a diving bomber.

The players of the German team were also extremely excited. They rushed over one by one and followed Zhao Jinge by diving on the sidelines to celebrate.

The score on the field became one to zero!

The German team finally broke through the door of the Mexican team and smashed their iron barrel array!
Zhao Jinge's goal won a full house of applause. In addition to the fans of the Mexican team, other fans at the scene stood up and applauded and cheered for Zhao Jinge.

There are many goals in the World Cup, but such a gorgeous goal is really rare.

Especially since this goal was created by a top star like Zhao Jinge, it is very enjoyable to watch!

"Damn, is this Zhao? If I changed the jersey, I would have thought it was the Brazilian team!"

"Tsk, tsk, this technique is very proficient!"

"It turns out that it's not that Zhao Jinge doesn't know how to use it, but that he doesn't even bother to use it!"

Zhao Jinge didn't like to use all kinds of flashy skills in the past, and his playing style was simple and unpretentious. Therefore, many fans felt that he did not have this ability and was not as entertaining as Samba players such as Neymar and Ronaldinho.

Now, Zhao Jinge has proven with his actual actions that he knows all these things, but he just doesn’t use them!

"The pendulum passes, the rainbow passes, Zhao is having more and more fun!"

"Facing an American team, why not just do as the Romans do?"

"Haha, I usually only see Neymar using the rainbow pass, but I have never seen him score a goal in this way. It seems that Zhao Huang is better!"

"Thinking about it carefully, I feel that in the situation just now, using Rainbow Extraordinaire is really suitable!"

During the live broadcast on the Internet, Zhao Jinge's goal shocked many people's jaws!

With Zhao Jinge's previous simple and practical playing style, it was hard for everyone to imagine that he would use such gorgeous tricks to surpass others.

Ochoa, the goalkeeper of the Mexican team, did not expect that after being passed by Zhao Jinge in this way, his mentality was seriously affected and his self-confidence was severely damaged.

After the German team finished celebrating, the first half of the game ended quickly.

Because the team scored before the end of the first half, the players of the German team were in a very relaxed state of mind, and they all returned to the locker room talking and laughing.

On the Mexican side, everything is gloomy and gloomy. The most taboo thing about setting up a bus is to be the first to concede the ball.

Once they lose the ball, it means that their tactics have failed. They must adjust their tactics next and cannot continue to use the iron barrel formation.

However, with the strength gap between the two teams, even if they change their tactics, how sure are they that they can break the German team's goal?

Osonio, the head coach of the Mexican team, racked his brains and couldn't think of any good solution.

So I had to form a very standard 433 formation and planned to try to attack in the second half.

With Lozano here, they might have a chance to equalize the score, after all, the opponent has one less player.

Just because the Mexican team doesn't adjust doesn't mean the German team doesn't adjust!
In the first half, they were disgusted by the opponent's iron barrel formation. Now it's better, it's their turn to play defensive counterattack to disgust the Mexicans!

After the start of the second half, the Mexican team was stunned when they saw the German team retreating to defend and counterattack.

isn't it?
You are world champions, is it really okay to shrink back and move the bus?

You don’t even have the face!

The German team didn't care at all. We were missing one player. What happened to the bus?
If we still have eleven people on the court now, we will definitely beat you to death with pass-and-control football!

The German team bus has been set up and things cannot be changed.

The Mexicans could only turn from defense to offense.

Seeing this scene, whether it is the audience who came to the scene or the fans sitting in front of the TV to watch the game.

The expressions on their faces are all weird! The team that attacked relentlessly in the first half retreated and started a defensive counterattack in the second half.

The team that stayed tight on defense in the first half went out and started attacking in the second half.

Because the two sides exchanged venues, almost all offenses occurred in one half of the court.

This gives the fans an illusion. If they ignore the difference in the jerseys of the two sides, they feel as if they have watched the second half of the game. The sense of déjà vu is really strong!
Of course, there are differences. Faced with the German team's defense, the Mexican team was completely helpless.

They stormed for twenty minutes and gained nothing, not even a threatening shot.

On the other hand, the German team's counterattack was so devastating!

In the 61st minute of the game, the German team stole the ball in the backcourt and quickly hit the frontcourt.

The ball passed through Zhao Jinge - Teacher Tony - Royce three times, and in just a few seconds, it flew into the Mexican team's penalty area.

Although the defender of the Mexican team tried his best to guard Zhao Jinge, Zhao Jinge used his heel to pass the ball to Teacher Tony who followed up.

With no one on guard, the latter once again penetrated Ochoa's fingers with a powerful shot, helping the team change the score to 2-0!

(End of this chapter)