Chapter 536: Germany's Counterattack

The answer was soon revealed. The core of Germany's attack was Reus!

In the 25th minute of the first half, Germany launched a quick counterattack on the wing.

Reus dribbled the ball from the backcourt, dodged the interception of the Spanish frontcourt players, and strode towards the opponent's half along the sideline.

Compared with Xu Sanduo, Reus has more delicate skills, and he is excellent in speed, dribbling, passing, scoring and long-range shots.

The only shortcoming is probably that he suffers many injuries, so fans jokingly say that he charges for two hours and works for two minutes.

The Spanish players knew the huge threat posed by Reus, so they immediately leaned towards him, blocking him on the wing and not giving him the chance to cut inside and shoot or pass the ball.

However, one of the main reasons why Reus was able to replace Ozil in the starting lineup is that his creativity in the frontcourt is not inferior to Ozil at all.

Seeing that the opponent was targeting him, Reus immediately transferred the ball to the right with his wide vision.

Kimmich, who was only 21 years old, rushed over and decisively sent a cross before the opposing defender got close.

Gomez, who was in front of the goal, dived and headed the ball towards the goal.

Normally, a header from this distance would be impossible to defend, but Gomez's header was very straight and hit Casillas directly.

However, the ball was too powerful and Casillas was caught off guard. He failed to hold the ball immediately and the ball bounced back.

Ramos saw the ball falling in front of him and kicked it away.

However, just as he tried to clear the ball, a ghostly figure flashed past him and poked the ball out with his toes.

The opponent's follow-up shot was too fast, Casillas had no time to react, and the ball was poked into the goal by the opponent.

There was a deafening roar at the scene. After seeing the ball go in, the German fans in the stands waved all kinds of slogans and cheering scarves in their hands crazily, shouting and celebrating wildly.

The ball came so suddenly that I felt like I was slapped in the face by happiness. I was completely unprepared.

Seeing the football rolling into the goal, the German player who took the supplementary shot excitedly got up from the ground, waving his right hand and roaring.

It was not until the other person stood up that Ramos saw clearly who this person was - Germany's forward, Thomas Muller! When did this guy run behind him?

Ramos was full of questions! The German players were just as excited and happy as Muller who scored the goal. They rushed to Muller excitedly, hugged and high-fived him, celebrating this crucial goal.

"Good pass, Kimmich!"

After seeing Kimmich, Muller gave him a thumbs up.

Although this goal was not considered a direct assist from Kimmich, if it weren't for his cross just now, Muller would not have had such a good chance to make a follow-up shot.

"Brother Royce was the one who spread the word!"

Kimmich was praised by the bigwigs in the team and was very happy, but he did not take credit for himself. Instead, he humbly gave the credit to Reus.

This offensive opportunity was indeed created by Reus. If he had not broken through the opponent's first line of defense in the backcourt and created an opportunity for a quick counterattack, the German team would not have had this subsequent series of attacks.

Moreover, Reus was able to see the opportunity on the right and successfully pass the ball even when being pressed by multiple opponents. Kimmich admired this skill very much.

“Haha, your final cross was the best. If the opponent’s goalkeeper hadn’t been in such a good position, Gomez’s header would have gone in!”

Royce is like a sunny boy with a bright smile on his face.

Due to injuries, Reus rarely participated in major competitions for the German national team.

Especially missing the World Cup two years ago, which is a lifelong regret for Reus.

So for Reus, he doesn't care who scores the goal, as long as he can help the team, it doesn't matter even if he himself doesn't get any attention.

"Okay, don't be modest, let's keep up the good work and try to score one more goal before the end of the first half!"

Muller put his arm around Reus and Kimmich's shoulders, one in each hand, and encouraged his teammates loudly.

The team's morale is high. If we don't take this opportunity to expand our advantage, when will we? ...

In the coaching booth, Germany's head coach Löw was a little worried.

Losing the ball too early disrupted his pre-match plan and directly affected the team's morale.

Therefore, since conceding the goal, Löw has been worried about whether the team's morale and the players' condition will be affected. Spain is a top team, and if the German team is not in good shape, they may be taken advantage of by the opponent.

However, all these worries disappeared without a trace after seeing Muller's goal.

At this moment, both sides are back on the same starting line, and the German team also used the goal just now to prove that their tactical play is effective.

Now, let's see which side can seize the opportunity faster and score the second goal! ...

Although the lead was gone, Bosque was not nervous.

As long as he can see Lin Quan on the court, Bosque feels safe.

However, the situation at this time was indeed not favorable for the Spanish team. After the German team equalized the score, their morale was boosted and they used this momentum to temporarily suppress the Spanish team.

At this time, Spain was already at a disadvantage in the midfield battle.

The opponent has a large number of players in the middle and has a clear physical advantage.

They obviously know that their footwork is not as delicate as that of Spanish players, so they prefer to use their strong bodies to actively engage in physical confrontation with Spanish players.

Spanish midfielders are generally not tall and their physical confrontation ability is not strong.

Their weak point was physical confrontation ability, so it was no surprise that they quickly fell into a disadvantage in this kind of hand-to-hand combat.

After losing control of the midfield, Germany's offensive threat began to gradually increase.

In this European Cup, the German team is one of the teams with the most luxurious midfield lineup among the 24 participating teams.

Even more powerful than Spain!

In this game, the German team's midfield configuration had a clear division of labor.

Kroos was in the center directing the team and controlling the tempo of the game.

Khedira used his strong body and abundant physical strength to strangle the opponent's midfield.

Kimmich and Hector on both sides are players with abundant physical strength, fast speed and large running range.

When attacking, they moved forward and became two wingers, which widened the width of the German team's attack and greatly increased the difficulty of defense for the opponent.

When defending, they will intercept on the wing or retreat to the middle to participate in the middle stranglehold, depending on the situation.

He can act as a midfielder or retreat to the back line, changing his formation to 541. In this game, the German team seemed to have played a formation of 3 central defenders, making people think they had no full-backs.

But in fact they have full-backs, but they are not in the full-back position! Under Kroos's command and dispatch, the German team's offensive became more and more fierce, and the threat became greater and greater.

With his broad vision and keen ability to seize opportunities, he was always able to observe Spain's defensive loopholes on the field and frequently attack Spain's weak side with precise long passes.

Reus, Muller, Gomez and others in the frontcourt, with the assistance of Hector and Kimmich, launched attacks on the Spanish defense again and again.

The situation was very unfavorable for the Spanish team, and the German fans in the stands had already begun singing praises excitedly.

In their opinion, as long as they continue to play in this trend, the final winner will definitely be the German team! "The German team is quite good at running!"

German players attach great importance to physical fitness, which Bosque has heard about for a long time.

But he didn't expect that Löw would arrange his troops in this way, giving up some more famous stars and boldly using some less famous players who better met his tactical requirements, and even a complete newcomer like Kimmich.

From this point it can be seen that Löw has made sufficient preparations for this game.

If it were two years ago, the Spanish team might not be afraid of the opponent's style of play.

But it is not necessarily the case now, after all, the average age of the lineup is here.

In terms of physical fitness and running distance, they really can't compare to the Germans.

In this case, we must not fall into the opponent's rhythm.

If the German team is allowed to keep speeding up the tempo of the game, it won't be long before these old Spanish players are beaten to pieces by the opponent.

Thinking of this, Bosque gestured, signaling the team to change tactics.

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On the court, after seeing the coach's tactical gesture, Lin Quan and David Silva looked at each other, nodded slightly, and began to move back.

Soon, the Germans on the opposite side discovered that the Spanish formation was different.

They have more players in the midfield and fewer players in the frontcourt.

The formation changed from 433 to 451, and the two wingers retreated a step and became two wing midfielders.

Löw frowned and watched for a while. He was a little surprised by Spain's 451 formation change.

It’s not that I didn’t expect Bosque to do this, but I didn’t expect the other party to be so decisive.

The outside world's impression of Spanish players is that they have delicate footwork and strong passing ability.

This is indeed the case! These two Spanish wingers seem to be wingers, but in fact they are midfielders.

Their organizational ability is even stronger than the midfield core of some teams, especially Lin Quan.

After moving their position back, the depth of the Spanish midfield suddenly increased significantly.

When players pass the ball between each other, they have more options and it is safer.

This made the German team's pressing and double-teaming tactics gradually lose their effectiveness. In the past, they mainly surrounded Fabregas and Iniesta.

As long as these two players are restricted, the Spanish players in front will not be able to receive the ball and will naturally become decorations and lose their threat.

But now, this approach doesn't work anymore.

After Lin Quan and David Silva returned, Spain's five-man midfield, except Busquets, frequently rotated and switched positions.

If it was just a position change, it would be fine. Although it would cause some interference to the German team's defensive players, the impact would not be significant.

But the key point is that these four people all have extremely outstanding creativity and they have a high degree of tacit understanding with each other.

As long as they are given a certain amount of space, they can play dizzying and dazzling passing and cutting combinations.

This greatly increased the difficulty of the German team's defense! In the past, they relied on their physical fitness and stamina to take advantage of one-on-one defense, but now they are at a disadvantage in two-on-two or even two-on-three defense, and are even completely unable to restrict the opponent.

The German team fought hard, but the more they did so, the more empty their defense became.

In just a few minutes, the situation on the field was completely reversed.

The German team was originally in high spirits and wanted to take advantage of the high morale of their team to defeat Spain in one fell swoop, but after the opponent changed its formation, they gradually lost the initiative and became passive.

For a moment, the war quickly spread to the German team's half. The Spanish team began to take the initiative again and began to threaten the German team's goal.

The German fans in the stands looked at each other, somewhat confused about the situation.

Shouldn't the opponent's withdrawal of two forwards greatly weaken their offensive strength? But why did Spain's offensive threat become greater?

The problem that ordinary fans couldn't figure out was understood by Germany coach Loew at a glance.

Spanish players are not good at physical confrontation, so they lost control of the midfield in the fierce physical confrontation.

Bosque obviously saw this, so he took the initiative to move Lin Quan and David Silva back.

This will not only avoid the German team's multiple double-teaming, but also increase the number of players in the midfield and reduce the defensive pressure faced by the midfield.

It is impossible for Löw to push up the back line, so the number of people who can participate in the midfield stranglehold is ultimately limited.

The opponent can deploy five people, and he can deploy at most six people.

The advantage in numbers is not obvious, at least it is much less than the previous advantage of six competing for three.

Moreover, Muller's position is not a midfielder, he is a shadow striker, and his position is too far back to make it difficult for him to exert his power.

Although Reus works hard, he is the offensive core of the team and it is impossible to give him too many defensive tasks.

As a result, the German team lost its numerical advantage in the midfield and naturally lost control of the midfield.

So, how to solve this situation?

Love started thinking quickly.

Bosque's move of retreating to advance posed a huge problem for him! …………

In a box in the stands, Mourinho and Mendes were watching the game.

Mendes originally wanted to bring Ronaldo with him, but Ronaldo's relationship with him became a little unpleasant because of his transfer. In addition, after Portugal advanced to the semi-finals, Ronaldo paid more attention to training, so he did not come.

Mendes and Mourinho chatted while watching the game.

"Reus's performance is outstanding. If he is not injured, you can consider buying him!"

Mendes gave this advice to Mourinho after Reus orchestrated Germany's equalising goal.

Mourinho took a look at the other person and knew that Mendes was trying to poach him.

Reus' agent is not a big-name agent. He has some influence in the Bundesliga, but is just average in the whole of Europe.

Mendes is a big name in the agent industry. If a player can be signed by him, it will be of great help to his future, so many players are happy to work with Mendes.

"He is indeed more comprehensive than Mata, but Dortmund may not let him go. And you know, those bastards at Manchester United's top management only buy expensive ones, not the right ones. They may not listen to my advice!"

(End of this chapter)