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Chapter 628: Change of formation (fourth update, please subscribe!)

After the European Cup semi-finals, there are only three days to prepare for the final.

During this time, the two final teams were also preparing intensively.

Whether it is the German team or the Croatian team, they do not want to miss the decisive moment of this European Cup.

Especially for the German team.

After Ballack sidelined Loew, he led the team all the way to the European Cup final, which almost proved that his choice was correct.

He is only one step away from matching his predecessor Beckenbauer.

However, Barak could never take this step.

Ballack, he may be the most tragic star in football.

The title of 'Second Brother of Ten Thousand Years' has always been with him.

Although he is a top star in football and his strength is sufficiently recognized, he just can't take this step.

Ballack is already 36 years old, and it's not certain how many years he can last.

So far, he has zero honors in the European and World Series.

2002 World Cup runner-up!

He represents Chelsea in the Champions League, Premier League, and EFL Cup, and is the ‘King of Sanya’.

Ballack no longer wanted to be the second best. Watching his opponent on the podium was so disgusting.

He wants to be a winner for once!

He wants to get an absolute honor!

For this reason, in this year's European Cup, he insisted on his own ideas even if he ignored Loew.

Ballack knows very well that if he misses this time, there will be a question whether there will be another time.

“Don’t miss it!”

During training, Ballack looked solemn.

He suddenly shot a shot directly through the goal. This shot was very powerful and had a tricky angle, which showed his excellent condition.

"Croatia's current state is not in its heyday. Vukojevic is injured and Rakitic is red carded. The absence of these two players will have a certain damage to Croatia."

Schweinsteiger said.

"But Suk is still here." Ram frowned.

They are all Bayern players. To put it bluntly, they were kicked out of the psychological shadow by Su Ke.

Anyone who is massacred by the same team and the same person for two consecutive seasons will have psychological consequences.

What's more, in the confrontation with Su Ke, Ram was got rid of by Su Ke time and time again.

Once facing Suk, Ram always feels confused.

Usually his head is very clear and his movements are nimble.

But when Suk stood in front of him, his mind would go blank.

He knows this is a kind of nightmare, and he has also thought about overcoming it, but the current effect is not very good.

"We have performed well during this period, are in good shape, and have high morale." Schweinsteiger said; "We are sure to win."

Ram pursed his lips; "But what about the captain?"

Hearing this, Schweinsteiger also looked sad.

Tactical issues, status issues, game issues, they can all solve them.

But they really have no way to deal with such metaphysical issues as the fate of Barak, the oldest child in the world.

Although they also know that this is a matter of probability.

But Ballack was a bit too evil. Facing such an important game, how could they not feel jealous.

Moreover, Ballack is the absolute core.

He is the key factor that takes the lead in evading Loew. They have no way to substitute Ballack or not play.

For this reason, they could only give some psychological comfort.

On the other side, Croatia is also preparing for the war in an orderly manner.

Compared to Germany, Croatia's training, under the auspices of Van Steyak, is more targeted.

The German team uses a two-wing tactic.

Through Podolski and Bastian Schweinsteiger, pressure was constantly exerted on the wing.

Croatia, on the other hand, focuses on single-wing flying.

Su Ke is the core!

He won't necessarily be locked in on the left wing, but can appear anywhere in the frontcourt.

All Croatia needs to do is rely on passing to open up an offensive path for Suker, or in other words, send the ball directly to Suker's feet.

Once Suker receives the ball, the next step is to use their sharpest spears to stab Germany's steel defense line.

If it were anyone else, this single-core offensive system would be a bit monotonous.

But Su Ke is different!

Whether it is Bayern or the German team, Suker is very experienced.

Even Van Steyak believes that the German team's match against Croatia, because of Suker's relationship, Germany's combat power will naturally be suppressed by 1-20%.

This is what nightmares are for!

Suker is the nightmare of most players on the German team!

Especially the Bayern players, who have been slaughtering for two consecutive seasons, are determined to see Su Ke's legs not shaking.

Van Steyak looked at the training on the court, lowered his head and kept writing something.

Bilic sneaked over.

He saw the dense lines in Van Steyak's notebook, criss-crossed horizontally and vertically, and intricate.

"Can you understand what you drew?" Bilic couldn't help but complain.

You can’t even understand this thing when you draw it, right?

"Just take a rough look. This is a concept drawing!" Van Styak didn't turn his head, always looking towards the court.

Bilic noticed that Van Stryak's brows were furrowed, as if he was troubled.

"What are you thinking about?" Bilic asked.

Vansteyak scratched his head; "I plan to change the formation!"

"Change of formation?" Bilic said in surprise; "We played very well in the last game!"

Van Steyak nodded; "We played really well, but against the German team, this tactic was still not calm enough."

"Theoretically, the German team will send a large number of defensive forces to restrict Suker. Once I limit Suker to a certain position, it will make the German team play more comfortably."

Bilic asked puzzledly; "So?"

Van Steyak asked: "What is Germany most afraid of?"

"What are you most afraid of?"

"In other words, which national team is the most restrained against the German team?"

Bilic didn't even think about it; "Italy!"

"That's right!" Van Stryak said; "Italy's traditional chain defense + organizational retreat caused the German team to suffer a lot, coupled with Ancelotti's utilization of the midfielder and multi-point Attack, the two together can shake the German team's defense, and at the same time expand Suker's role!"

Bilic gets it.

"Let Su Ke play as an attacking midfielder?"

"That's right!"

Bilic tilted his head; "However, didn't you say in the meeting that you would confront them in the midfield? No more confrontation?"

"Hey~~~~" Vansteyak sighed; "I was originally prepared to fight, but I overlooked one thing. Vukojevic was injured, and Duimovic couldn't do Vukojevic. That kind of calm defense and wide range of running, so I plan to let Niko Kovac and Duimovic take on the job of sweeping the backcourt at the same time. The two of them will work together to build a wall in front of the defense to avoid our The defense is directly exposed to the opponent’s forward!”

Van Steyak is also very worried. Simunic has the same problem in Croatia as he did in Milan.

After losing the protection of Gattuso, Simunic was almost kicked into a sieve by the opponent.

Therefore, one or two back-lumbar cushion belts are very necessary.

"So, you're going to do Carlo Ancelotti's Christmas tree formation?"

"No! The Christmas tree formation is strong with four No. 10 positions. Apart from Suker and Modric, we have no one who can make up for the remaining two No. 10 positions, so we can only use a single attacking midfielder. Our formation is 4- 3-1-2!”

Bilic's head buzzed.

He is also the head coach. Although he is not so sensitive about tactics, Van Steyak has explained so much. If you still don't understand, you are a fool.

This is a tactic to strengthen the central axis!

Modric and Suker are in tandem, running through the central axis, and are respectively responsible for the organization and connection of the front and rear courts.

With the abilities of these two people, once the connection is connected, it will be really difficult for the German team to surround and intercept.

At the same time on the defensive end, four defenders plus two defensive midfielders.

Duimovic and Niko Kovac ran in a wide range to form a defensive buffer zone and build a safe zone for the defense to react adequately.

When attacking, the central axis exerts force, and the two forwards are.

Bilic looked at Van Stryak.

"Who are the two strikers?"

Van Steyak; "Mandzukic and Petric!"

Two cannons!

Bilic grinned.

These are two battering rams and two walls.

Not only can he attack the city, but he can also help Su Ke cover.

Insufficient offensive firepower?