Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs - Chapter 480

Chapter 480 is more interesting

The game started amid the uneasiness of Loew and Hans Flick.

Just as the two of them were worried, Chen Ran hoarded most of the Belgian team’s strength in his own half for defense, leaving only Hazard, Mertens and De Bruyne in front to fight back.

Especially Mertens, who is less than 1.7 meters tall, is fast and flexible. Like a little gopher, he crawls around Hummels and Boateng, who are over 1.9 meters tall. The two were in a hurry.

On the two wings, the two tall full-backs, Hewedes and Hector, could not keep up with the speed of Hazard and De Bruyne at all, and had to frequently use foul tactics to destroy the opponent’s breakthrough.

When the game went on for eighteen minutes, Hazard dribbled the ball from the left and passed Hewedes.

In desperation, Hewedes brought Hazard down directly from behind. The referee of this game Kuipers showed a yellow card to Hewedes without hesitation.

On the sidelines, Chen Ran, who saw Hewedes taking the card so early, first turned on the system and gave De Bruyne a “Free Kick Master Card”, and then called Carrasco, who was closest to him, to his side.

“Yannik, tell the others to pass the ball more to Hazard next. The right back of the German team, Höwedes, has a yellow card on his back now, and try to beat him as soon as possible. Understand?”

“Understood, boss.”

This free kick is located close to the left line, the angle is very biased, and it is far from the goal.

Although Chen Ran has used the “Free Kick Master Card” for De Bruyne, he did not require De Bruyne to hit the goal directly.

Although Chen Ran did not send Lukaku to play in this game, Belgium’s midfield still gathered a bunch of tall players.

Seeing that our side won a free kick in the front court, the Belgian players headed by Kompany and Fellaini rushed into the German team’s penalty area again.

Combined with a large number of tall players in the German team itself, for a while, there were many people in the penalty area, and the air seemed a lot thinner.

At this time, according to Chen Ran’s request, Mertens, Hazard and Carrasco stood outside the German team’s penalty area.

One is to shoot long shots when the ball is pushed out of the penalty area, and the other is to allow these fast players to destroy the German team’s counterattack in time.

Using the “Free Kick Master Card”, De Bruyne’s free kick was of very high quality and flew into the German team’s penalty area with a strong rotation.

Unfortunately, because the height of the German players is not inferior to that of Belgium, Chen Ran’s tried and tested high-altitude bombing tactics did not succeed this time.

Although the ball landed very well, it was pushed out of the penalty area by Hummels first.

Outside the penalty area, Loew also arranged for Ozil and Toni Kroos to protect him.

Carrasco’s idea of ​​volleying the ball was blocked by Toni Kroos who arrived in time and failed to materialize.

In desperation, Carrasco had no choice but to hold the ball first, and then crossed it to Hazard not far away.

Because the ball has been destroyed out of the penalty area, the German team’s defensive players also began to push from the inside of the penalty area.

At this moment, a small player calmly went against the flow of people and advanced towards the German team’s penalty area.

At the same time, Hazard flicked his ankle outside the penalty area, the ball drew a parabola, and was sent into the penalty area of ​​the German team.

When the German team’s defensive players hurried back and retreated, a small player suddenly appeared at the point where the ball fell.

It’s Mertens!

His sudden advance just hit the German team for an anti-offside.

Hazard’s passing weight is also just right, and Mertens doesn’t need to adjust at all. The ball bounced off the ground less than one meter in front of him. Without any hesitation, Mertens rushed up and volleyed directly.

“boom!”

The ball was fast and fast, flying to the near corner of the German team’s goal like a fired shell.

Seeing that Mertens succeeded in countering offside, Neuer started to move here.

But he was still a step too slow, the ball was too fast, and when Neuer’s hand rushed over, the ball had already entered the German team’s net ahead of time.

“GOAL!!!”

Belgium leads Germany 1-0 with Mertens’ wonderful volley.

“Fuck! This anti-offside coordination is so beautiful!”

“I didn’t expect that it was Mertens who scored the goal. Chen Ran’s transformation effect is too amazing. I can’t accept it.”

“Mertens should be the shortest center ever, right?”

“Hahahaha, the two teams add up to so many big men with a height of about 1.9 meters, but they were scored by Mertens who is less than 1.7 meters tall. It really condenses the essence.”

“It will be difficult for the German team this time, and the game will enter the rhythm that Chen Ran is good at.”

“It depends on whether Loew can turn the situation around.”

On the sidelines, Loew’s face was scary when he saw that Mertens, who he had been worried about, scored the goal after all.

Although he specifically told the German team’s defensive players to pay attention to marking Mertens before, but now it seems that the players did not complete the task very well.

Now, the situation of the game has Loew vaguely returning to the semi-final between Germany and Brazil in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Also the team coached by Chen Ran scored the first goal, and the German team was forced to press up and attack with all their strength.

“We must never lose to that guy Chen Ran again!” Loew said fiercely in his heart.

Immediately, he called Hans Frick to his side.

“Hans, you let Sane warm up now, and then replace Hewedes with him. Let Kimmich retreat to play right back, and Sane takes over from him to play right midfielder.”

“Eyoachim, the game only lasted more than 20 minutes in the first half. Is it too early to make a substitution now?”

Hans Flick was taken aback, and looked up at the big screen in the stadium. He wondered in his heart whether Loew was stimulated by Mertens’ goal and forgot to pay attention to the game time.

“Hans, Hewedes has already received a yellow card. What do you think will happen if the Belgian team stares at him and attacks?”

“.I see.”

Before he finished speaking, Hans Flick turned around and went to arrange the replacement.

As soon as Loew mentioned the yellow card on Hewedes, Hans Flick immediately understood what he meant.

It was very difficult for Hewedes, who is 188cm tall, to mark Hazard. What’s more, after he has a yellow card, he must be cautious in his actions.

With Chen Ran’s coaching ability, he will definitely seize this weakness and let Hazard attack Hewedes.

Therefore, this hidden danger must be eliminated as soon as possible before irreparable consequences are caused.

Soon, less than half an hour into the first half, everyone saw that the German team replaced right back Hewedes with a young player Sane.

“Eh? A substitution quota has been used up so early, what is Loew doing?”

“What are you doing? Let’s strengthen the offense. The kid Sane performed well in Schalke 04 last season. He is fast and has a strong breakthrough ability. He is a good side player. It is estimated that Loew will use him to tear through the Belgian defense.”

“What you said above is one aspect. In my opinion, the yellow card on Hewedes is the main reason. If he is still on the field, I am afraid that he will be blown up by Hazard or sent off with a red card. ”

“What the upstairs said makes sense. Chen Ran has such poisonous eyes. He will definitely not let go of the weakness of the German team. But Loew’s reaction is not slow, and the substitution adjustment was completed so quickly.”

“The battle of wits and courage between these two head coaches is quite exciting.”

“That’s right. However, now that Loew has plugged the loophole, the next step is to see what Chen Ran will do.”

On the sidelines, Chen Ran curled his lips imperceptibly when he saw the German team’s substitutions and adjustments.

Wow, this Loew moves quite fast.

Originally, Chen Ran wanted to seize the weakness of Hewedes and defeat the German team in one fell swoop, but now it seems that this plan has failed.

Not only that, Chen Ran is also full of vigilance towards Sane, who is newly replaced by the German team.

Although the current Sane is not the Sane who later became a top winger after training in the Premier League.

However, his innate speed advantage and breakthrough ability are enough to pose a great threat to Belgium’s defense.

Because Loew placed Sane at the right midfielder position, facing him was Belgian left back Vertonghen.

You know, Vertonghen is 189cm tall, so if he is asked to mark Sane, the result may be similar to Hewedes’s mark on Hazard.

In Chen Ran’s impression, Sane is a pure left-footed player, and he is also famous for his sharp breakthrough ability on the left.

Now Loew puts him on the right. It is hard to say how much ability Sane, who has just turned 20 this year, can play on the right that he is not familiar with, but Chen Ran does not intend to gamble on it.

So, after Sane played, Chen Ran immediately walked to the sidelines and called Carrasco over.

“Yannick, you go to change positions with Vertonghen now, and the newly replaced Sane of the German team will be handed over to you to be responsible for marking.”

“Be careful, that guy is very fast and has a strong breakthrough ability. And he is a left-footed player. If he changes to the left later, you and Vertonghen will switch back. Understand?”

“Understood, boss.”

Soon, Loew saw the two Belgian full-backs switch positions.

Huh? Chen Ran seems to be very afraid of Sane.

Love muttered secretly in his heart.

However, he did not make adjustments immediately, but was going to see the effect of Sane after he played before making a decision.

With Carrasco specially changing positions to mark, Sane’s performance is not so impressive.

Although Sane is still faster than Carrasco in terms of speed, Carrasco has far more experience than Sane, who is only 20 years old.

Carrasco used his stronger body to keep in physical contact with Sane. By interfering with Sane’s body balance, the opponent could not give full play to his speed advantage.

On the other side of the court, Kimmich, who changed from right forward to right back, has basically gained a firm foothold.

As a full-back, although Kimmich’s speed is not top-notch, at least he will not be played around by Hazard like Howedes.

As a result, Belgium’s offensive on the left also came to a standstill.

The game entered a stalemate until the referee Kuipers blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

“The Sane that Loew replaced on the field doesn’t seem to have played any role?”

“That’s because Chen Ran transferred Carrasco to focus on that Sane, so this result can be achieved. Otherwise, it’s hard to say what will happen.”

“That’s right. I usually watch the Bundesliga. There’s still something about Sane, especially his breakthrough ability on the wing. But he always played on the left in Schalke 04, and now Loew puts him on the right. , I guess it’s not quite suitable.”

“Really? Let’s see if Loew will move Sane back to the left in the second half of the game.”

“Hehe, if Loew changes positions for Sane, wouldn’t Chen Ran let Carrasco go back to play right back?”

“Exactly. I guess Chen Ran has already prepared for this Sane, so as soon as Loew came on the field, he immediately made adjustments to deal with it.”

“Tsk tsk tsk, this is probably the ability of a top coach, it’s really enjoyable to watch.”

During the intermission, due to the smooth progress of the game, Chen Ran did not make any subsequent adjustments except to encourage the players.

On the German side, the atmosphere in the locker room was a little dignified.

Love frowned, and stood there with his arms folded without saying a word.

Sane’s appearance in the first half did not achieve the effect he expected.

He was hesitating, whether to wait a little longer, or to put all his cards out now.

“Joachim?”

Seeing that Loew didn’t speak for a long time, Hans Frick couldn’t help but leaned over to remind him.

“I see.”

“what?”

Hans Frick looked puzzled, what do you know?

Ignoring Hans Flick’s question, Loew went straight to the players.

Just now, he finally made up his mind.

“Schuerrle, you replaced Ozil in the second half of the game. Then you went to play right midfielder, and Sane went back to play his more familiar left midfielder.”

“Okay, boss.”

“Gotze, in the second half of the game, you replaced Khedira. You partnered with Kroos in the middle of the midfield. The two of you have a heavy task. You have to organize the attack and also be responsible for the defensive task in the middle. Do you understand?”

“Understood, boss.”

“Very good. In 2014, we lost to the Brazil team coached by Chen Ran and missed the World Cup championship trophy.”

“This time, I don’t want history to repeat itself. Losing the World Cup, we can’t lose the European Cup again.”

“The champion belongs to Germany!”

“The champion belongs to Germany!”

Before the start of the second half, everyone saw Schurrle and Gotze of the German team standing on the sidelines.

“Huh? Is the German team going to replace two players at once?”

“If this is the case, then they have used up all the substitutions in half a game?”

“It seems that the German team is really desperate.”

“Haha, it’s good to work hard, so the second half of the game will be more interesting.”

(end of this chapter)