Godfather of national football

Chapter 52 Playing Long Pass with the Germans

When Li Guo walked towards Gao Lin, the latter was surprised.

"Head, why me?"

Gao Lin is very smart, and he can tell during the usual training that Chen Gelin is indeed better than him, and he is also convinced that Chen Gelin is the main force.So Gao Lin didn't understand why Li Guo had to replace him when the team was in trouble.

"Don't you want to play?"

Gao Lin didn't answer, but the young man was an honest man, the expression on his face couldn't hide anything, Li Guo also understood.

"If you're not ready to play at any time, then you don't deserve the national team shirt."

Gao Lin looked down at the national flag on his chest, then raised his head, "Head, I'm ready."

"Well,"

Then Li Guo pointed to Chen An, "He will arrange tactics for you."

In fact, the tactic that Li Guo arranged for Gao Lin is very simple. Fans who have watched the Sunderland game in the Premier League will understand that this tactic is very similar to the back-row smash in a volleyball game.

Gao Lin will cruise around the arc of the penalty area. Once the Chinese team makes a pass from the side, then Gao Lin will start to move forward, jumping up with speed and heading to the top.

When the substitution card was raised, Chen Gelin was not convinced. He thought it was a mistake. After confirming twice, Chen Gelin ran to the sidelines, Gao Lin and Chen Gelin clapped hands, and then quickly ran to his position.

Li Guo has to admire Allardyce's sharp vision. In fact, after Kahn retired, Bayern has always been weak in air defense capabilities. Lensing, Kraft, and Bout are all goalkeepers who are afraid of passing the ball from the side.

To put it simply, this type of goalkeeper is a goalkeeper who has no dominance in the penalty area. It was not until Neuer's transfer to Bayern in 2011 that Bayern fundamentally solved this problem.

After being reminded by Allardyce, Li Guo was determined to hit the high ball. Li Guo made a high parabolic gesture in front of him, asking Zheng Zhi, Sun Jihai, and Shen Rui to pass the ball high and floating.

Zheng Zhi didn't understand at first, because aren't German players famous for being tall and mighty?Wouldn't it be tricky to play golf in front of them?
In fact, it used to be!The older generation of German defenders is indeed tall and mighty, with rough feet, but the defense of high-altitude balls is first-class, such as "Tanat". However, German football has kept pace with the times in the past 10 years and has become a stream of technology, so everything has changed.

In any case, players need to be absolutely obedient on the court, and Zheng Zhi began to lob the ball into Bayern's penalty area.

Chen Gelin and Gao Lin are two completely different types of forwards, but Zheng Zhi had to switch quickly. After a few attempts, the three players in the frontcourt of the Chinese team understood Li Guo's intentions, because every time the Chinese team made a cross, Bayern goalkeeper Kraft hit the ball out of the penalty area with both fists.

To put it bluntly, such a goalkeeper is very difficult to mix in the middle and upper reaches of the Bundesliga, because now the goalkeeper must pick up the cross.

At this time, Klinsmann also saw that something was wrong. He wanted to deal with it, but he couldn't find a way, because the Chinese team had no forwards in the penalty area!
Yes, the Chinese team is bullying Bayern for not having a good goalkeeper. If such a tactic is facing Neuer, it can be said to be useless, but it is a pity that Bayern does not have Neuer yet.

In the 35th minute of the first half, Sun Jihai made another pass. Kraft jumped up to pick the ball up, but when the ball touched the glove, he jumped up. Kraft's next move was very funny, just like playing volleyball, he slapped the ball out of the penalty area with his left hand.

But this time the ball fell right at Shen Rui's feet, and the Zenit teenager lobbed it directly. The Chinese bench players all stood up. From their point of view, it was clear that the ball flew towards the goal.

With a "bang", the ball hit the crossbar, and the entire Allianz Arena was booed. The German fans knew the ball very well. They saw that Bayern was playing in a mess and were very dissatisfied with the player's performance.

What's more terrible is that there were sporadic "go back to the United States" in the stands. What Klinsmann didn't know was that he would hear this sentence countless times in the next season, until he was finally fired by Bayern management and returned to the United States.

Klinsmann looked to his right hand, the familiar Loew was no longer there, what should he do?He called the midfielder over and asked a few words. Klinsmann felt that the pressure from the midfielder was not enough for the Chinese team.

But after adjusting the midfield, Bayern still didn't take the initiative. In the end, Klinsmann was a little crazy, "Why, why is this! Why is the opponent's style of play so simple? This is basically the way football was played decades ago, but we just can't defend it."

At the end of the first half, although the score was still 2-0 to Bayern, Allianz booed a lot. Klinsmann went back to the locker room with a dark face. Li Guo was quite satisfied with the Chinese team. Of course, it would be best if he could score one.

After a 15-minute break, both teams did not make substitutions. In the second half, the Chinese team strengthened the assists of the full-backs. Mu Fei on the right and Geng Chong on the left went up frequently.

Even if the opponent scores 5 in the end, as long as he can score 1, it is enough. After observation, Li Guo found that the two full backs of the Chinese team have different characteristics. Mu Fei has good endurance and Geng Chong has strong explosive power.

To use an analogy, Mu Fei is like Juventus' "Lichtsteiner", who can't run to death.And Geng Chong is more like Carlos. He has a strong 30-meter sprint ability, but his turning ability is not good, that is, it is easy to go up for assists and not come back.

Carlos was called a colander back then. In fact, it was because of this that Carlos often couldn't run back after going up for assists.

In the 15 minutes of the second half, after Geng Chong went up for an assist, he was hit by a counterattack by Bayern, and the Chinese team conceded another goal. At this time, Geng Chong also hesitated, but Li Guo's gesture was very clear, and he continued to attack.

Seeing this, Klinsmann also admired the Chinese team in his heart. The players of the Chinese team were too strong in tactical execution. Finally, at the 85th minute of the game, Geng Chong crossed Sun Jihai on the left.

This time, the Chinese team did not give Kraft another chance to shoot the ball. Gao Lin, who was inserted in the back row, flew forward and the ball rolled into the front post.

The ball was scored, and the Chinese team pulled it back!
Allianz burst into applause, and the German fans also stood up to applaud the Chinese team. This ball is the best reward for the faithful tactical execution of the Chinese players.

In the end, Bayern's second team defeated the visiting Chinese team 3-1. After the game, Klinsmann and Li Guo shook hands to pay tribute. Klinsmann only said one sentence-in terms of coaching, you are more German than me.

(End of this chapter)