Chapter 318 Scored twice, Spain 20 Germany!
During the halftime break, Bosque specifically asked about the physical fitness of the two Xavi.
Both of them are a bit old, and in the first half they had a fierce fight with the German team's midfield, which consumed a lot of physical energy.
Bosque was worried that they wouldn't be able to hold on for long, so he planned to ask for an idea and prepare for substitutions in advance.
Xabi Alonso's stamina can last about 75 minutes, but Xavi's is not so good and he needs to be substituted after 60 minutes.
After learning this information, Bosque had a clear idea in his mind.
"Listen guys, we are one step closer to defending the World Cup, but we can't let our guard down just yet!"
"The German team will not give up so easily. They will definitely launch the most fierce counterattack in the second half."
In the locker room, all the players perked up and looked intently at Bosque.
When Lin Quan heard what Bosque said before, he thought he was going to focus on defense.
Unexpectedly, Bosque suddenly changed his tone and said, "We can't passively defend in the second half, otherwise we will be overwhelmed by the German team's wave after wave of attacks. We need to seize the opportunity, score another goal, and try to completely end the game!"
This view was unanimously recognized by the players. They had already witnessed the Germans' impact in the last moments of the first half.
The continuous attacks really made the Spanish defenders a little overwhelmed.
After learning the Spanish style of passing and controlling football, the Germans are now able to both penetrate the ground and continue to use their traditional tactics such as cross-field passes.
The German team's full-backs are very good at assisting, and they can dribble the ball down the field and make a cross without anyone noticing.
Klose's heading ability is very strong, and Spain will easily lose the ball if they are not careful.
If we continue to defend passively like this, we will definitely lose!
Therefore, they had to spread the battle to the opponent's half, continuously threatening the opponent's goal, so that the opponent would be afraid to invest too much manpower in the attack.
It is said that offense is the best defense.
This is exactly the concept of passing and controlling football.
Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and after returning to the field, the Spanish fans were surprised to find that the German team did not make any substitutions.
Ozil, who performed poorly in the first half, was kept on the field by Löw for some unknown reason.
This left fans of both teams puzzled.
Germany's fans don't understand why Löw wants to keep Ozil on the field when there are so many players available on the team's bench.
They were secretly worried that Ozil would continue to be the breakthrough point for the German team as he did in the first half.
"This guy looks different from the first half?"
When entering the stadium, Ramos came up to Lin Quan, glanced at Ozil next to him, and said to Lin Quan.
Lin Quan followed his gaze and found that Ozil's face became very serious and his eyes seemed to become firm.
I don't know what Löw said to him during the half-time break, but it seemed to have had some effect.
At least he saw the burning fighting spirit and the importance attached to winning the game in the opponent!
However, the fear of physical confrontation is not something that can be corrected in a short period of time.
Spain can continue to target this point in the second half! With the referee's whistle, the second half of the game officially began.
The German team launched a fierce attack on Spain right at the start of the game. Klose kicked the ball to Muller, who passed it back to Ozil, who made a through pass.
The pass was a good one, but Klose failed to break through the Spanish defender's interception and the ball was caught by Casillas.
Casillas then passed the ball to Alba, who dribbled forward along the wing and after being intercepted by the opponent, quickly passed the ball to Xabi Alonso.
Xabi Alonso was also pressed by his opponent and he passed the ball back to Pique.
Although Pique's heading ability is not as good as Ramos's, his passing ability is worse than Ramos.
A central defender with good passing ability is very suitable as a safe passing point for passing and controlling football.
Klose rushed towards Pique, trying to interfere with his ability to get the ball.
Pique calmly passed the ball to Ramos. Ramos stopped the ball and waited until Klose rushed towards him before passing it to his teammate on the wing.
Seeing the Spanish players start to kick their feet backwards in the backcourt, the German fans in the stands immediately began to boo.
They urgently needed time to complete the attack, but their opponents adopted a tactic of delaying time, which made them very anxious and afraid that time would be consumed little by little by the Spaniards.
On the sidelines, Löw waved his hand, and the German team pressed forward as a whole and began to press Spain in a high position.
Although Spain's several counterattacks in the first half were very threatening, they were somewhat cautious.
But at this time they had to press forward, otherwise Löw doubted whether the Spaniards could really stay in the backcourt for 45 minutes.
The German players' aggressive pressing made it impossible for Spain to pass the ball back to the defense. In fact, they did not intend to keep doing so.
If that happened, I'm afraid the fans at the scene and in front of the TV would fall asleep! Pique seized the opportunity and passed the ball to Xabi Alonso who retreated to receive the ball.
At this time, there were four German players next to Alonso. When Pique passed the ball, they all moved towards Alonso, intending to double-team him.
Alonso didn't have time to observe the situation behind him, but with his rich game experience, he predicted the German's choice and passed the ball back to Pique.
Pique gestured and passed the ball to Alonso.
Alonso saw the opponent's gesture, which meant that the defensive player behind him could not turn around.
So he continued to pass the ball back to Pique, and this time, the German players were not happy.
Both Klose and Muller rushed towards Pique, trying to double-team him.
At the same time, the positions of the Spanish players on the field also changed. Lin Quan came to the midfield, ready to support Xabi Alonso.
After seeing Lin Quan's actions, Cross had to move closer to him.
At the same time, another German player was attracted to Xavi and temporarily stayed away from Xabi Alonso.
Pique, who was facing the opponent's half, observed this. He calmly moved sideways with the ball, avoided Muller's pressing, and gestured again to remind his teammates that they could turn around, while completing the pass.
The ball was still passed to Xabi Alonso, and this time, Xabi Alonso could finally turn around!
After he turned around, the two German players who might intercept him at any time were taken away by their teammates, which gave him enough time to handle the ball!
Xabi Alonso did not stick to the ball. He looked up at the positions of the players on both sides in the frontcourt, then made an accurate long pass to the wing.
David Silva dribbled the ball inside and was about to rush into the penalty area. After attracting the opponent's full-back to intercept, he passed the ball to the middle.
After receiving the ball, Iniesta used the change of rhythm to pass Kramer and entered the penalty area. Hummels came over and blocked Iniesta's shooting angle, while directing his teammates to intercept Diego Costa.
Hummels' defense was successful and Iniesta lost the space to continue breaking through.
But he did not take the risk of passing the ball to Diego Costa, but instead passed the ball back to the empty space at the top of the penalty area.
A red figure appeared here. Lin Quan received the pass from Iniesta. He did not continue to rush into the crowd, but adjusted himself and shot decisively.
Neuer was very focused. After seeing his teammates blocked Iniesta's shooting angle, he was on guard against the opponent passing the ball to Lin Quan.
So when Lin Quan completed the shot, the well-prepared Neuer jumped high and lifted the ball over the crossbar with one hand.
This was a very brilliant save, because Lin Quan aimed at the blind spot of the goal. If Neuer had not been well prepared, he would not have been able to save the ball.
"Nice job, Shin-chan!"
"Good job!"
After seeing Neuer complete the god-level save, his teammates came up to him one by one to applaud and hug him.
After completing a save on Lin Quan, Neuer's confidence soared! Finally, he stopped conceding goals to this guy! On the sidelines, Loew saw Neuer block Lin Quan's shot, and a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Spain's attack was so fast that from the backcourt to the frontcourt, a few passes could result in a shot.
The presence of Xabi Alonso enables Spain to have the ability to bypass the midfield and directly attack the German team's goal.
We must further restrict his performance!
Thinking of this, Löw called Muller back and asked him to return to the court to convey his tactical adjustments.
After listening to this, Muller nodded seriously and quickly conveyed the coach's meaning.
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Germany's defensive strategy soon changed, with their back line moving further forward, further shortening the distance to the midfield.
At the same time, the two full-backs squeezed towards the ribs and participated in the midfield defense.
When the two wingers were pressing high up the pitch, they protected their backs and did not give Spain any chance to penetrate on the ground.
As for the opponent's long passes, they are resolved by actively creating offside tactics, or by the defenders and goalkeepers who lag behind.
Such an arrangement certainly carries great risks, but if it is not done, Spain's counterattack will be too easy to pose a threat.
At the same time, Love also began to think.
After the opponent's passing point became the central defender, the German team had to add more people in the frontcourt, otherwise it would be difficult to snatch the ball from the opponent's feet.
No wonder Guardiola wanted to transform Martinez into a central defender. Was this his plan?
Löw's adjustments did achieve very good results, and Spain's subsequent counterattacks were ineffective.
In the 53rd minute, young player Kramer was hit in the head by an elbow while competing for the header with Diego Costa and was unable to continue the game and was replaced by Schurrle.
Germany's formation changed to 4-1-4-1, with Schweini playing as the single defensive midfielder, Kroos retreating slightly and Ozil returning to the center playing as the double attacking midfielder, and Schurrle playing on the left.
The decision on this ball was controversial, as the referee believed it was an accident and did not issue a card to warn Diego Costa.
The German players believed that this was a vicious foul and Diego Costa should be given a red card and sent off.
Slow-motion replays showed that Diego Costa did not seem to notice Kramer's approach before the header, and the elbow strike accidentally hit the opponent when he was falling after the header.
Unless he voluntarily admits that he intended to hurt someone, there is no problem with the referee's decision.
As the game continued, Schurrle's appearance weakened Germany's defensive ability, but activated its offensive ability.
In the 56th minute, Muller broke through on the left and made a cross pass. Schurrle's follow-up shot was saved by Casillas.
This shot was very threatening. If it weren't for Casillas's amazing reaction, Germany might have equalized the score.
The German team took a corner kick, Kroos passed the ball to the back post, Klose got the ball, but the ball went off target and failed to pose a threat.
God K has been fighting at full strength on the court for nearly 60 minutes, and his physical fitness has become a problem.
If God K was still in his prime, there is an 80% chance that he would have scored the goal.
We saw that the German team's attack was gradually improving and they were even getting closer and closer to scoring.
The German fans at the scene became excited one by one. They sang loudly and cheered for the team, hoping that the team could score a goal as soon as possible.
However, just when the Germans thought they were about to equalize the score, Lin Quan's heavy hammer hit them and made them dizzy!
In the 59th minute, Lin Quan successfully made an offside move and used his speed to eat up Hedveds and break into the German team's penalty area.
Neuer chose to attack, but he failed to successfully snatch the ball from Lin Quan's feet. Instead, Lin Quan picked up the ball and passed it cleanly!
Facing an empty goal, Lin Quan did not make any low-level mistakes like suddenly slipping or kicking the ball away.
He calmly completed the shot and sent the ball into the goal.
This was his second goal of the game, and he completed a brace in the World Cup final! After scoring the goal, Lin Quan ran along the field, ran to the stands where Spanish fans gathered, put his hands to his ears, pretending to listen.
The Spanish fans were stunned for a moment, and after confirming that the goal was valid, they all shouted Lin Quan's name at the top of their lungs, and the sound seemed to overturn the entire stadium.
They are so excited!
If the first goal gave them the advantage and hope of defending the title.
Then Lin Quan's second goal almost secured the victory and firmly brought the World Cup trophy into the arms of the Spaniards.
How could this not be exciting? Some fans near the field even tried to climb over the fence and rush into the field to hug and celebrate with Lin Quan who scored the goal! Fortunately, the security personnel on the scene showed up in time and stopped them.
At this time, Lin Quan was knocked to the ground by his teammates who swarmed over him. All the Spanish players, including the starters and substitutes on the field, celebrated this goal like crazy.
Bosque excitedly ran along the sidelines, wishing he could do a slide to celebrate.
Coach Toni and former captain Puyol hugged each other excitedly, shouting "We are the champions".
Compared to the enthusiastically celebrating Spanish team, the atmosphere on the German team's side was much more solemn.
Neuer sat on the ground in a daze, looking at the football rolling in the goal in disbelief.
It seemed that they could not accept the reality that the goal they guarded was breached by the opponent again! The other players of the German team were equally frustrated. It was clear that their attack was about to bear fruit. As long as they held on for a few more minutes, they could tie the score.
Just at this moment, the opponent scored again.
On the sidelines, Löw's expression became extremely serious.
The ball was lost at a very inappropriate time and it was a huge blow to the team's morale.
Can they make up for the 2-goal deficit? In the box at the stadium, Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy stood up again and applauded the players.
This time he did not provoke Merkel because he saw that her face became very ugly.
Rajoy himself has little interest in football, but Merkel is a very avid fan.
Once, while attending an EU meeting, she was unable to watch live TV, so she watched the German team's live game on her mobile phone. This scene caused a sensation in public opinion after being reported by reporters.
Merkel knew very well what it meant to be two goals behind in the World Cup final.
In the history of the World Cup, there has only been one time that a team reversed a two-goal deficit and won the championship.
That was the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland! In the final of that year, West Germany played against Hungary, and Hungary scored two goals in the first eight minutes of the game.
Almost everyone thought that the West German team was doomed, but they performed a miracle and scored three goals in the following period, and finally reversed the opponent with a score of 3:2 and won the World Cup! 60 years later, when the German team once again stood on the final stage, they encountered exactly the same situation as before.
Can they perform a miracle this time? (End of this chapter)