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"Play passively and have no fighting spirit. I'm not telling you to play like this. Defend! Defend! Damn defend!"

Love cursed in the locker room.

He was very emotional. This game made him feel quite angry. The players did not do the instructions they gave. They were all confused and played even more hesitantly.

Just when Loew angrily scolded the players, Ballack finally couldn't help it.

"Isn't this the tactic you want? Don't blame everything on the players. You should also think about your own problems. Wasn't Bastian Schweinsteiger's red card an accident in the last game? Are we Any chance of avoiding this?"

"Yes! You want to defend, but it also depends on who the opponent is!"

"Isn't the performance of Croatia in the European Cup qualifiers and the first round of the group stage clear enough? What happened to the players who put up a defensive formation with them? They knew it was a trap. Why did you Still want to jump in?"

The more Ballack thought about it, the angrier he said; "We are the German team, and we have a more glorious history. Facing a Croatia, we have to put on a defensive formation. What will happen next? Facing teams like Spain, the Netherlands, and Italy, we will Don’t we all have to squeeze into the penalty area to defend?”

A series of words left Deleff speechless.

Barak said solemnly: "Sir, I don't disrespect you, but respect is mutual, and you must also understand our demands!"

After saying that, Ballack turned around and shouted: "Do you want to play defense?"

Hearing this, the German players fell silent one by one.

Lehmann suddenly said: "Who doesn't want to attack! This way the pressure will be less."

Seeing that the two eldest brothers had expressed their opinions, the other players began to express their own opinions.

"I don't know what to do? I'm confused!"

"This is the European Cup! I want to play better."

Ram pursed his lips and said, "I just want to win!"

Ballack turned to look at Loew; "Their attitude has been very clear."

"I know what the situation is now, and I also know what you want. I will resolutely obey your tactical arrangements in the second half. No matter what decision you make, if you fail, please 'respect' us!"

Barak's eyes were filled with anger.

Loew had a gloomy face, but he also understood that in terms of the right to speak in the locker room, he, the newly appointed coach, was not as important as Ballack!

Loew suppressed his anger and said, "Now let's start planning the tactics for the second half."

The German dressing room finally fell silent.

However, the atmosphere is still very subtle.

On the other side, in the Croatian dressing room.

"It feels like Germany is playing so chaotically!"

"Some people want to attack, some want to defend, and then everyone goes their own way. Can there be no chaos?"

"There's internal strife?"

"I can't say for sure. After all, there is a tradition. Back then, Beckenbauer united the players to defeat the head coach. That was also the season when they won the World Cup!"

"Barak has such courage? If it were Kahn, I would still believe it."

There was a lot of chatter among the Croatian players.

Mainly because the first half was played so smoothly that they didn't understand it.

Germany shouldn't be at this level, but they did play badly.

In the first round against Austria, the opponent was too weak and the problem was not exposed.

Facing them now, it is a little difficult for these Germans to perform.

"Is it because we are too strong?"

Duimovich said with an air of dignity; "We are just too strong."

"Whether you are strong or not has nothing to do with you, you are just a substitute!"

Duimovich pointed at Planic and cursed: "You are also a rotation product, no better than me!"

Modric sat with Suker.

The two were also discussing the matter.

"The German team played poorly in the first half. Can they recover in the second half?"

"It depends on whether any of them bow their heads, but..." Suker wiped his sweat and said; "It's almost the same. In the second half, we will play defensive counterattack. If the German team continues to maintain its defensive posture in the first half, we will Just delay, if they switch to attack, they will run into our trap."

"It's not a trap!" Modric touched his chin; "I feel like Germany has no chance!"

Su Ke nodded; "As long as we don't make stupid mistakes, Germany won't have a chance!"

"They can only pay for their mistakes in the first half with a defeat!"

"Players from both sides began to walk out of the tunnel. After the first half of the game, Croatia currently leads the German team 2:0!"

"The entire first half of the game surprised us. On the one hand, it was Croatia's performance in this European Cup. This new generation of Croatian internationals showed a combat effectiveness that surpassed previous grid teams. Even if they are stronger than the German team, they They will also be suppressed by Croatia, even conceding two goals in the first half!"

"Look at how Germany can turn the situation around in the second half!"

Having said that, the German commentators are not very confident.

The main reason is that Croatia plays too fiercely, and this is not a purely young group. Many of the players have experience in competitions.

There are also players like Suker and Modric who are Champions League champions.

This is the most critical reason.

The problem for young teams is that they can't stop the car after attacking.

But Croatia is different, they stop when they say stop.

Like now.

Croatia, which was still bombarding in the first half, turned into a defensive side in the second half.

The midfield and backcourt retreated as a whole.

The two wingers also frequently retreated to provide support, leaving only Mandzukic at the front.

"Croatia is really good at executing tactics!"

The German commentator covered his head and felt a terrible headache.

You said that when he attacks, one of them screams and rushes, and the other screams violently.

But when defending, these guys are like robots, blocking all channels and making the defense airtight.

Ballack and Podolsky were blocked several times when they entered the barrier alone.

Gomez had no choice but to retreat to respond, but the German team had too little frontcourt space to find a chance to shoot.

"pass it to me!"

Ballack roared, and after catching the ball, he took a small step forward and took a long shot with his right foot.

boom!

The ball flew between Vukojevic and Kovac.

It accurately hit the crossbar and bounced out.

"Nima!"

Suk grinned slightly.

This Ballack started trying long shots again.

The most important thing is that this guy's long-range shot is a great threat.

At this time, the game time entered 55 minutes.

The German team and Croatia made substitution adjustments at the same time.

Germany made two substitutions.

Marcel Janssen and Fritz came off the field.

Odonkor and Kuranyi come on.

It really increases the offensive power.

As for Croatia.

Mandzukic exits.

Duimovic enters.

"I'm coming! I'm coming! Pass it to me and watch me cum!"

Duimovich came running up shrieking.

"Coach told me to shoot from distance."

Duimovich said towards Suker; "He asked me to shoot at will, even in the stands!"

Suker could feel Duimovic's expectant mentality.

This guy's performance is affected by his mood.

The reason why we can't play against the wind is because the pressure is too great and we can't bear it mentally.

But if the situation is advantageous, this guy is definitely a great weapon to continue to open up the score.

"Understood!"

Suk nodded.

Duimovich blinked: "I will shoot directly in this time without giving you a chance to make up for it."

Suk shrugged; "Who knows."

Anyway, he will pick up the slack. After all, with Mandzukic off the field, Suker will be the center forward.

"Change of formations again!"

Ballack's head hurt as he watched Suk running towards the center position.

The situation was bad enough, but Croatia's changes made them feel uncomfortable.

The most critical thing is that Suker is too close to the goal.

This guy is even more threatening at the center position.

However, the German team cannot let these things slow down their offensive pace.

The only way out now is to attack.

If they lose this game, they will have to compete for the second qualifying spot in the group.

In the next 35 minutes, the Croatian and German teams had different tactical arrangements, but they had the same goal to win!

It was also from this moment that the German team began to fight hard.

On the one hand, they must prevent Croatia's counterattack, and on the other hand, they must score goals.