I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 437 Devastated
In the fifteenth minute of the game, Zhao Jinge slowly ran from the center of the penalty area to the right wing and received a pass from Kimmich. Swiss left back Ricardo stopped about five meters away from Zhao Jinge with the intention of It was extremely obvious that he wanted to use a forced foul to stop Zhao Jinge.

Zhao Jinge was a little helpless. If there was a forceful confrontation, there would be three double-teams here. It would be very difficult to deliberately attack the card. Moreover, according to Loew and Zhao Jinge's thinking, it would be ideal to win this game at the minimum cost. result.

So Zhao Jinge slowly passed the ball to Teacher Tony in the middle again.

The on-site commentator couldn't help but laugh when he saw this iron barrel formation: "The Swiss team's formation is a bit airtight.

The secret of the Swiss team's repeated success is actually very simple. They have basically adhered to the same tactical ideas in the past ten years.

Although it is often frowned upon, it is very practical.

This pragmatic tactic can be summed up in eight words: "Give you the ball and hit you to counterattack."

The lens gives perspective.

Except for Neuer, there was no one in the German team during the half.

Football teacher Tony passed the ball through to Sane who was cutting in from the wing.

In front of the opponent's right back, Sane blocked the football with his right foot, then dunked it and tried to wipe it down. In front of the tall Swiss defender, Sane passed like a loach, and he was actually a bit slippery. Feel.

Just as the Swiss defensive players were about to step forward to intercept Sane, Sane, who was still shining with spiritual light, passed the ball out before being double-teamed. Zhao Jinge, who burst forward in the middle, got the ball immediately. Control!
When Zhao Jinge was about to rush into the penalty area, Switzerland center defender Zhu Lu could only pull his hand, but no one expected that Zhao Jinge's explosive power was so powerful!
Even though someone was pulling his jersey, he was still able to rush forward with the ball, and was not blocked by Djurou from outside the Swiss team's penalty area!

Then something happened that caused cerebral hemorrhage for all Swiss fans. After Zhao Jinge rushed into the Swiss team's penalty area, Zhu Lu remembered that he had to let go. Then the natural thing happened. Zhao Jinge fell into the Swiss penalty area under the reaction force. Among!
Only sixteen minutes into the game, the German team got a penalty kick.

Seeing Zhao Jinge standing at the penalty spot, the players of the German team were looking forward to it.

Swiss goalkeeper Sommer looked nervously at Zhao Jinge, who was more than ten meters away.

He really couldn't complain in his heart, this penalty kick came too fast and too sudden.

Like the shadow of a famous tree, Zhao Jinge's reputation is so great that the Swiss coach emphasized his threat to the players many times before the game.

This caused the teammates to be too nervous. When Zhao Jinge dribbled the ball into the penalty area, Zhu Lu could have trusted his teammates who were defending him after being eaten alive by Zhao Jinge, but he subconsciously grabbed Zhao Jinge and refused to let go. He pulled the opponent down, received a yellow card and also gave an undisputed penalty kick.

Regarding the penalty kick, the Swiss players had nothing to say.

But a penalty kick was given to the powerful German team in just sixteen minutes, which made them a little desperate.

Fortunately, he still has a chance to save the team. As long as he saves this penalty, Switzerland still has hope of advancing!
Come on, let me see your strength!

With the experience of two successful saves just now, the Swiss goalkeeper also has a lot of confidence.

Somo took a deep breath, cheered up, and stared at Zhao Jinge's every move, as if he wanted to see through him.

Seeing that both sides were ready, the referee blew the whistle to indicate that Zhao Jinge could shoot.

Zhao Jinge took a deep breath, glanced in the direction of the door, and started to accelerate.

One step, two steps, three steps, his pace became faster and faster. Sommer accurately judged that Zhao Jinge would shoot with his right foot!
In other words, he is going to hit the left side of this ball! After making his judgment, he immediately pounced towards the left side of the goal without any hesitation.

The audience at the scene held their breath. Whether they were fans of the German team or Swiss fans, they all stared at the goal with their eyes wide open, not even daring to blink for fear of missing this most critical moment. .

Sommer judged the right direction, and the ball did fly towards the left side of the goal.

But it was a little different from what he thought. The ball did not go to the lower left corner of the goal, but went straight into the upper left corner.

His wonderful save had no effect. Instead, it became the best foil in front of Zhao Jinge's almost unsolvable shot.

Zhao Jinge's goal silenced the stadium for a moment, and then erupted into a roaring tsunami of cheers and applause.

"You actually used this move in the competition!"

"This shot is so beautiful! Another blind spot!"

"Damn it, you kid is just pretending!"

"Haha, seeing you take penalty kicks in this way, the coach and the others must be scared!"

When the teammates rushed up to celebrate, they didn't forget to joke a few words.

Zhao Jinge glanced in the direction of the coaching bench. Loew was obviously very happy. Judging from his excited fist pumping, he was not scared at all!

On the sidelines, after Loew vigorously pumped his fist in celebration, he felt a little scared:
"Zhao Jinge is really crazy. He actually dares to use this method in the game. If the score is higher and the penalty is missed, then he will be scolded by the fans?!"

But the result was good, the goal was scored.

When he misses a penalty kick and suffers a loss, persuade him to make a change!

After the Swiss players lost the ball, the expressions on their faces looked very frustrated.

In this game, they were prepared to use defensive counterattack tactics to deal with the powerful German team, but they fell behind at the beginning, making it impossible for them to continue executing their tactics.

With such a hasty adjustment, the Swiss players had no idea how much combat effectiveness they could exert.

After the German team players finished celebrating, the game restarted.

Even Swiss fans can see that their team is struggling.

"Alas, this lineup is prepared for defensive counterattacks and is not suitable for positional warfare at all. If substitutions and adjustments are not made in several key positions, positional warfare will definitely not be effective!"

But the game has just begun, and if we make substitutions now, what if there is any injury in the second half and they run out of substitutions?
Even if a substitution is really necessary, it will have to be at least until the end of the first half.

Only by making adjustments to tactics and personnel during the halftime break can the greatest effect be achieved.

But this also means that the first half will be very difficult for the Swiss team!

Their opponents won't give them any time to breathe!

After containing Switzerland's counterattack, the situation of the game quickly returned to the control of the German team.

In this game, the German team used their familiar pass-control and pressure tactics. Under the control of a group of top midfielders, the German team's offense was extremely oppressive.

The football was passed back and forth at their feet, tearing apart the Swiss defense with each passing pass.

The Swiss players had to work hard and carefully respond to every pass from the opponent. Because if you are not careful, loopholes may appear, giving your opponents an opportunity to take advantage.

This tense state of mind made the Swiss players feel very tired.

It was only the first half, and many players were already gasping for air.

The physical consumption is secondary, the main reason is that the mental consumption is too great.

They don't know how long they can maintain this kind of concentration, but they are extremely sure that once their concentration drops, they will lose the ball again.

On the sidelines, Swiss head coach Petkovic looked extremely anxious. He frequently looked at his watch, wishing he could move the hour hand to speed up time!
This damn first half should be over quickly. Switzerland's counterattack has no threat and its defense is in jeopardy. If he continues to play, he is really worried that he will lose the ball.

Compared with the Swiss head coach, the German team's coaching staff is much more comfortable.

"Can we still score in the first half?"

"I don't know. It depends on whether the opponent gives me a chance, but there is not much time left in the first half. If the opponent does not make mistakes, there may not be a goal!"

Loew glanced at the game time. It was already the thirty-fifth minute, and the first half of the game would be over in ten minutes.

This time is enough for these players of the German team to complete several attacks. However, when the opponent is fully defensive, it is hard to say whether these attacks can score goals.

Thanks to Switzerland not making random adjustments after losing the ball, otherwise, their defense may not be able to withstand the fierce attack of the German team in these dozens of minutes.

But just like a string, if it is stretched too tight, it will break easily!

In the 41st minute of the game, as the first half was coming to an end, the German team's players began to control the rhythm of the game and fell down in the backcourt, seemingly not intending to continue attacking.

This made the Swiss players couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief!

After being pressed for half a game, they were already out of breath.

This suffocating feeling of tension is finally over. I hope the coach can make some adjustments during the halftime break so that they can regain some initiative in the second half and no longer be so passive!

However, just when their first half was about to end, the German team suddenly accelerated.

Boateng took the ball out of his defensive position, took a few steps towards the midfield, and passed the ball to Toni Kroos.

Toni Kroos beat the Swiss player and passed the ball to Gundogan.

Gundogan quickly transferred the ball to Zhao Jinge, who passed it straight to Sane.

Sane then passed to Thomas Muller on the other side, who then passed to Zhao Jinge who reached the front of the penalty area.

These passes were almost all delivered with one kick. In just a few seconds, the football moved from the front of the German team's penalty area to the outside of the Swiss penalty area.

This extremely fast offensive rhythm made it impossible for the Swiss players to keep up.

When Zhao Jinge received the ball again at the edge of the Swiss team's penalty area, there were only two defensive players left in front of him.

The Swiss defenders were a little numb. The opponent's attack was too fast, and their own midfielder was penetrated with little interception.

There are now three German players around their penalty area, but there are only two of them.

If they rush towards Zhao Jinge who is carrying the ball, the opponent will most likely pass the ball to an open teammate.

However, it would not work to leave Zhao Jinge alone at this time, because this guy himself is the most threatening player in the German team.

There was no other way, Swiss defender Akanji had to rush towards Zhao Jinge to block and interfere with the opponent's shot.

In order to prevent Zhao Jinge from passing him, he did not rush too far forward and always kept an appropriate distance from his teammates. In this case, if Zhao Jinge forced his way past him, there was a high probability that the ball would be stolen by his defending teammate after passing him. .

However, Zhao Jinge is not a reckless man. It is obvious that the situation of more and less is overwhelming, why would he act recklessly?

After attracting Akanji's attack, Zhao Jinge quickly passed the ball to Thomas Muller who came in from the side of the penalty area.

Thomas Muller dribbled the ball into the penalty area without hesitation, preparing to shoot.

In the penalty area, Switzerland's last defender had to step forward to block it.

However, like Zhao Jinge, Thomas Muller also chose to pass the ball.

Instead of passing the ball to Sane, who was in an offside position, he passed the ball to Gundogan, who entered the penalty area from the other side.

Gundogan did not waste his teammate's wonderful pass. After receiving the ball, he pushed the ball lightly into the far corner, helping the German team expand its lead to two goals!
This goal was thrown at the wrong time, and the first half would be over in just a few dozen seconds.

When Switzerland returns to the locker room, they can calmly arrange their tactics and prepare for the counterattack in the second half.

But losing the ball before the midfield buzzer sounded completely ruined their plan.

Being behind by one goal and falling behind by two goals puts completely different pressure on players and coaches.

If they only concede one goal, a successful counterattack in the second half can equalize the score. If they score another goal, they can even reverse the German team.

But now they are two goals behind, which makes it much more difficult for them to equalize.

As for advancing directly to the quarterfinals, that is almost impossible!
Score three goals against the German team in half time?
The Swiss would never dare to think of such a thing!

So when the midfield whistle sounded, all their players were worried, very worried about the team's promotion situation.

In addition to the Swiss being anxious about the score on the field, several other teams in the lower half that may encounter the German team are also very worried.

The German team is in really good shape. From the group stage to now, they have maintained a winning streak and won every game very easily.

If the German team achieved such results through abuse, that would be fine, but the problem is that the opponents they defeated were not weak at all.

Sweden, Mexico, including Switzerland in this game, are all powerful teams in the World Cup, and they all have the strength to qualify for the group stage.

But they all fell at the feet of the German team, and they didn't even have the strength to fight back. It was really amazing!

(End of this chapter)