Chapter 595 How the World's Strongest Teams Are Made!

On the evening of June 29, the European Cup final kicked off at the Happel Stadium in Vienna, Austria.

Su Dong not only appeared at the scene, but also sat on the rostrum.

UEFA President Platini knew that Su Dong was watching the European Cup, not only Portugal's games, but also many other games. So he invited Su Dong to attend the closing ceremony through Beckenbauer.

Wang Chuqing was sitting next to Su Dong, and on the other side was Bayern chairman Beckenbauer.

They are surrounded by famous figures in European and even world football, each of whom is a legendary figure.

One of the important reasons why Su Dong paid attention to this battle was that both opponents were people he was very familiar with.

There is no need to talk about the German team. Bayern teammates Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Podolski and Klose are all in the current German national team.

There are even more on the Spanish side, including three little followers, David Silva Iniesta and Marcos Senna, as well as three former teammates, Xavi, Puyol and Marchena, as well as Casillas, Ramos, Xabi Alonso and Torres, who are also very familiar with Su Dong.

How could he miss such a game?

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At the beginning of the game, the German team played well and created threats repeatedly.

But the good times didn't last long, and the game soon entered Spain's rhythm.

Iniesta and Torres, in particular, frequently attacked the German team's left wing, which was where Lahm was stationed.

In the 14th minute, Torres knocked the ball back, Xavi passed it directly into the penalty area, Iniesta dribbled past the defender and passed it horizontally, Metzelder almost scored the ball into his own goal, but fortunately it was saved in time by goalkeeper Lehmann.

Spain's small, fast and agile style of play made it very difficult for the German team to defend, especially Iniesta, who performed so well. He has improved a lot compared to when he fought side by side with Su Dong, and his progress is very obvious.

Then, Spain seemed to have found the rhythm of attack.

Fabregas knocked the ball back, Ramos cut in and passed the ball into the penalty area, Torres headed the ball over Mertesacker, but it hit the crossbar.

This is another attack on the German team's left.

"The left side is a bit tight now, and the midfield's support for the left side is not strong enough. It will be very dangerous if it continues like this." Su Dong shook his head.

The German team is in a very bad situation now. They cannot grab the ball or control the ball as well as Spain, which makes them very passive on the field. What's worse is that Spain frequently creates dangerous situations on Lahm's side, but the players on the field and Löw have no intention of supporting the left side.

In fact, as early as the semi-final against Turkey, although Lahm was elected the best player of the game, the defensive problems on the left were big. Aragones obviously saw this, so from the beginning of the game, he was determined to attack the left side of the German team.

The left side was attacked and the entire attack of the German team was contained by the opponent.

"Lahm can handle it," Beckenbauer said.

Su Dong turned his head, glanced at the football emperor, and then looked at the stadium. He didn't know whether Beckenbauer overestimated Lahm or underestimated Spain.

At least Su Dong is very clear that when Ramos, Iniesta and Torres are active on this side, any defense in the world will feel tremendous pressure, not to mention that the German team now relies on Lahm on the left.

Sure enough, Marcos Senna made a straight pass, Xavi stopped the ball, turned around, and then made another straight pass.

Torres dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and goalkeeper Lehmann left the goal to attack. Lahm immediately trapped Torres behind him, trying to buy time for Lehmann to save the ball.

But what was unexpected was that Torres suddenly overtook Lahm on the bend with incredible speed, and sent the ball into the German team's goal before Lehmann, making it one to zero!

Beckenbauer was surprised at the goal conceded, but Su Dong did not feel that way.

Perhaps because he knows Spain, he knows the strength of this team and these players.

But in the eyes of others, things are not like this.

This is also why Aragones’ failure to bring Raul caused such a huge controversy around the world.

In everyone's eyes, Raul is the symbol of Spain and the core fighting force of Spain.

But who could have thought that without Raul, Spain changed their style of play and adopted a style similar to that of Barcelona, ​​with Marcos Senna playing as a back-up, Xavi and Iniesta in the middle, plus players such as David Silva and Torres. This allowed Spain to play more fluidly, faster and with more impact.

Isn't frontal attack what Torres is best at? From this perspective, when Aragones decided to attack the German team's left, Lahm was doomed to fail.

Lahm was responsible for the goal just now, at least it was a misjudgment.

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Until the end of the game, the German team failed to turn the situation around.

Even though Löw later replaced Kuranyi and Gomez, the offense improved, but he still failed to change the situation on the field.

Spain, with Barcelona players in the midfield, was so dominant that Germany was helpless.

In the end, the German tank lost 0-1.

Aragones led Spain to win the European Cup.

After forty-four years, Spain finally won the European football championship again!

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"Su, what do you think of this game?" Beckenbauer suddenly asked.

Su Dong knew that the Football Emperor was testing him to some extent, so he thought about it and said, "Lahm is responsible for the goal, but judging from the performance of the whole game, Spain deserves the championship, without a doubt. Germany is inferior to its opponent in overall strength, but in the real game, 0-0 is also possible."

Football matches are like this, full of randomness.

If it weren't for Lahm's mistake, maybe the game would have been zero to zero tonight.

But the overall strength of the German team is weaker than that of Spain. This needs no further explanation, and everyone who has watched the game knows it.

"Where is Löw?" Beckenbauer asked again.

Su Dong nodded, "Very capable, but a bit soft-tempered, and lacks some on-the-spot adjustment, but overall, very good."

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After hearing this, Beckenbauer laughed out loud.

He found that Su Dong was really a player who liked to think, which was very rare.

Only those who know how to use their brains can be invincible! "You know what? The German team under Loew's coaching has improved faster than we expected. To be honest, no one would question that with such a team lineup, they can reach the European Cup final."

Su Dong agreed with Beckenbauer's statement that the German team was able to reach the final with its lineup and only lost by one goal even against Spain, which in itself was enough to explain the problem.

"We still have to wait until the Bundesliga becomes popular. Then Toni Kroos and his generation will take on the responsibility. Only then will the German team be truly transformed. I believe the German team will be more competitive and more combat-ready. However, Spain will be old by then."

The big difference between the national team and the club is that the national team relies on youth training in the country.

Things like youth training are very difficult to figure out. The risks are too high and the success rate is too low, but there will always be a wave of it every few years.

Spain is now in an era of emerging talents, especially from Iniesta, David Silva to Fabregas and Torres, it can be said that it is a gathering of geniuses.

Now, they have achieved results! Judging from Spain's current performance, they will still be the favorites in the World Cup two years later, and their overall strength may even be stronger than it is now, because Iniesta and others will be more mature by then.

As for the German team, Beckenbauer said they would have to wait until Toni Kroos' generation.

Toni Kroos is now 17 or 18 years old. It will take him at least 22 or 24 years for him to mature and become combat-ready, which means it will be 2012 at the earliest, and the most likely time is 2014 or 2016.

This is the difference between the national team and the club.

The club can introduce suitable players according to the needs of the team, immediately making the team more complete and more combat-ready, but the national team cannot do this. They can only rely on the training of young talents in their own country.

The ups and downs of the national team's performance are traceable, and based on the level of talent emerging, we can clearly predict the results of the next few years.

But what really touched Su Dong was not Beckenbauer's expectations for the future of the German team, but their long-term planning.

It's not just Germany. As far as the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe know, the same is true for Spain.

Although football is very popular in these countries, on the other hand, their youth training is also down-to-earth and makes long-term plans.

Needless to say, Spain has now entered the harvest season. As for the German team, according to what Su Dong learned, Beckenbauer and others had foreseen the shortage of talent in German football since 1998, and began to initiate youth training reforms, starting from the bottom up, and drastically reforming the German youth training system.

It takes ten years to train a person. It was the youth training reform ten years ago that led to the German team reaching the European Cup final ten years later and producing young talents like Toni Kroos.

Now, the German team has ushered in a wave of growth, and there is hope for them to win the European Cup or even the World Cup in the future.

Su Dong admires Germany, and even the European football powers, for their long-term planning and youth training. Looking back at his own country...

This European Cup final, although seemingly just a game, gave Su Dong an extremely vivid football lesson.

At least, he knows more clearly than ever how to play football! How to build a world-class team! …

While Su Dong was thinking about youth training, Beckenbauer was thinking about him.

Löw has expressed his preference for Su Dong in front of the Football Emperor more than once, and judging from tonight's final, the weakest link of the German team is the center, and they lack a world-class center.

Not only is there a shortage now, but there will also be a shortage in the foreseeable future.

Who would have thought that the German team, which had world-class centers such as Gerd Muller, Klinsmann and Bierhoff, now does not have a top center? If Su Dong could become a naturalized citizen, it would definitely greatly enhance Germany's competitiveness.

At least Germany will be more confident against Spain tonight.

Although Su Dong has clearly rejected many invitations from the national team, Beckenbauer is still determined to find an opportunity to try and test the waters.

What if he changes his mind?

(End of this chapter)