"Jochen, you've made a lot of money from this World Cup..."
By the time of the semi-finals, big names in world football began to appear frequently. Especially when the Czech Republic played against Germany, the famous players from Germany appeared one after another.
There are indeed many famous players in German football. Of course, this is also related to the performance of the German national team. The German national team has too many championships. Even if the national team does not have a championship, there are also many superstars who have performed well in the club. Don't say
A person like Beckenbauer, who has the level of an emperor, has the ability, qualifications, and prestige to compete for the chairmanship of FIFA. Which one is not a big name in European football, such as Netzer, Gerd Müller, and Matthaus?
Characters, of course, people like Sammer and Schuster are also registered superstars in the history of world football, and they were the movers and shakers of their era.
This time everyone came to watch the German game. Compared with Germany, the Czech side is very shabby. There are not many players who have left enough footprints in the world. They are all famous in Czech football, but in the world
No fans know them.
But this is definitely not to say that the Czech Republic does not have good players. After all, the Czech Republic won the European Cup once in 1976, but unfortunately none of the players at that time made a name for themselves in Europe. Of course, this was not a problem with the Czech players, but with the Czechoslovak Football Association at the time.
There are regulations that only players over the age of 29 can transfer to foreign leagues. As a result, those players were at their peak in China and were already very old when they went abroad. Therefore, they did not break out in the mainstream European leagues.
What a reputation.
Just like Nehoda, the best player in Czech football. His influence in Czechoslovak football is unmatched by anyone. He is also very strong and is an excellent striker. In 1976,
Czechoslovakia was the biggest contributor to winning the European Cup. If he could go abroad at the age of 20 like he does now, Nehoda might already be comparable to any superstar player in European football. This is why Czech celebrities are relatively shabby.
reason.
The German side was dominated by Beckenbauer, and many famous players in German football were sitting there. Even Johansson, the chairman of UEFA, was sitting on the German side, chatting and laughing with Beckenbauer. Johansson and
Beckenbauer's personal relationship is very good, and there are even some political alliances. It is currently reported that Johansson will hand over the position of UEFA chairman to Beckenbauer after he becomes the president of World Football Association. Becken
Ball is also interested in competing for the position of UEFA president.
The Czech side is not too deserted, and there are definitely a lot of people there, but the Czech football celebrities here are much inferior in quality. After Riester greeted them, he sat next to Puma President Jochen Leitz.
Puma is a German brand, but Jochen Leitz is not German. And for Puma, no matter how outstanding Germany is, it has nothing to do with Puma. Because the German national team is sponsored by Adidas, and the Czech Republic is sponsored by Puma. Now the Czech Republic
The better the results, the more benefits Puma will get from this World Cup. So Jochen Leitz sat next to List.
"It's still early. If the Czech Republic wins the World Cup, then Puma will make money."
Jochen Leitz is very happy now. He originally sponsored the Czech Republic because he could not compete with Nike and Adidas in the mainstream market, so he chose a roundabout strategy. But he did not expect that the benefits from cooperation with the Czech Republic would be so high. Although the Czech Republic
They failed to reach the European Cup in 2000, but Czech football has produced many good players in recent years.
Boboski, Jankoler, Garacek, and Lokwencz all performed extremely well in Spanish football. Especially Boboski and Jankoler have no shortage of championships in Spanish football. Needless to say, Nedvěd
, went to Juventus for more than 40 million euros. There is also the rise of Dortmund, in which several of the core players are sponsored by Puma. Jankulovski, Rosicky, Boboski, Klose, etc.
people.
The Czech Republic has produced too many stars in recent years, so Puma has made a lot of money, really made money. What Puma never expected was that the Czech Republic has entered the semi-finals of the World Cup, which makes Puma very happy. Because it has always been the World Cup
It's just a duo of Adidas and Nike. When will a Puma-sponsored team be able to achieve such results?
"The bonus is ready."
The Czech Republic and Puma have a very strict bonus system for this World Cup. Now that the Czech Republic has entered the semi-finals of the World Cup, the bonuses are already very large. So Riester smiled and said to Jochen Leitz.
"Don't worry, the bonus will be substantial."
Now most of the players in the Czech national team are Liszt's players. Liszt can directly take 10% of the bonus, which is not a small sum. Because the bonus of the Czech national team is not just for Puma. The Czech Republic
Players drink and usually use their own sponsors. Puma is only the sponsor of the Czech national team’s jersey. Therefore, those sponsors also have bonus agreements. Together with the bonuses from the Czech Football Association, the Czech national team now adds up.
The bonuses that everyone can receive already exceed more than 5 million euros. If the performance continues to improve, the number of bonuses will continue to increase. If we really win the World Cup, the total bonus this time will exceed 10 million euros.
"The World Cup semi-finals are about to begin. The two teams facing each other are Germany and the Czech Republic. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides. The goalkeeper of the German team is Kahn, and the back line is Link, LaMelo, and Metzelder.
The midfield is Schneider, Frings, Hamann, Ziege, Ballack, and the forwards are Jankel and Klose."
“The goalkeeper of the Czech Republic is Petr Cech, the defense is Jankulovski, Ujfalusi, Rozenar, Grigra, and the midfielder is Nedved and Gilberto Silva.
, Senna, Rosicky, Boboski, Jankoler is the striker.”
"In terms of historical results, the Czech Republic is not Germany's opponent. In the 1996 European Cup, the Czech Republic entered the European Cup final as a dark horse, but lost to Germany. But in the 1976 European Cup final, the Czech Republic defeated
The then Federal Republic of Germany won the European Cup."
While the commentator was explaining, players from both sides had already begun to enter the field. They were relatively familiar with the Czech Republic and Germany. Because with the rise of Dortmund, several Czech international players were playing in Germany. Among them, Klose was more
That's true.
Klose has played with most of the players in the current Czech national team. Except for the older generation Pavel Nedved and Jankol, who have nothing to do with him, everyone else from midfield to defense has played with Klose.
We have played football before. Even Jankulovski and Klose have known each other for more than five years. So although it was the semi-finals, the atmosphere was good at the beginning. Instead of being hostile, everyone was talking.
There is laughter.
"Dududu——"
With the referee's whistle, the World Cup semi-finals finally began. On the cards, Germany is not better than the Czech Republic. Even before the game, many people thought that the Czech Republic had an advantage from the perspective of the players. The Czech Republic
There are more good players. Sure enough, after the game started, Germany was not able to gain an advantage in the midfield. On the contrary, the midfield where Senna and Gilberto Silva were located had more advantages.
The Czech Republic plays ground ball. Because Senna, Rosicky, and Boboski all like to play ground ball, but Germany is different. Now Germany has some shortages, and even Germany does not have wingers. Germany can reach the semi-finals, thanks to
Kahn and Ballack. Especially when facing Spain in the quarter-finals, Germany relied on Ballack's long-range shot and Kahn's magical performance to maintain the score at 1-0.
The same goes for this game. Germany just plays the high ball and looks for Jankel in front. Jankel has a great body and is full of muscles. At 1.93 meters tall, he is also very good at heading the ball, plus the speed of Klose next to him.
Their explosive power and speed are quite fast. And behind them is the all-around warrior Ballack. This is their offense.
The high ball came to Yankel, and then Yankel handed the ball to Klose or Ballack. When playing Spain, this tactic made the Spanish defenders embarrassed. Ballack also received the header from Yankel.
Passed the ball and directly hit Spain with a powerful shot to defeat Spain 1-0.
"Cut in, cut in."
Having reached the semi-finals, Brückner's ambitions are getting bigger and bigger. Now that Germany is very weak, Brückner really wants to defeat Germany and enter the finals. Therefore, he has carefully studied Germany and found that Germany is not attacking well now.
, the defense is not good either. So Germany still plays a three-back system. Brazil has Carlos and Cafu, so they dare to play a three-back system. Because Carlos and Cafu can cover the two wings. But
Germany did not have such ability. So Brückner spent all his efforts on the wing.
Therefore, the style of play was very obvious after the game started. Both sides did not control in the middle, but quickly passed through the midfield. Germany did not even pay attention to the middle, and directly passed the ball to the front. The Czech Republic at least took the middle, and then passed the ball to the front.
The ball was passed to the wing. So the game didn't look very good from the perspective of the game.
But overall, the Czech Republic still has the advantage. But the opponent is Germany. The most commendable thing about German football is their will. This year's Germany is known as a poor team, and their performance is not good. But don't underestimate it.
They, they can make up for some shortcomings with their strong will. That's it now.
"Metzelder, long pass... Yankel, Yankel returns the penalty kick. Ballack, Ballack is here."
This is the simplest offensive routine currently used by the German national team. However, sometimes the simplest style of play can be very effective when encountering the right players. This is the case with Sunderland's combination of Quinn and Kevin Phillips.
Quinn controlled the high-altitude ball, and then Kevin Phillips went to pick it up. It was a very simple cooperation, but it made it impossible to defend.
Germany's current style of play is as simple as this. Bigfoot looks for Janker, and then Ballack and Klose find their respective positions, and then complete an attack. This time is no exception, Metzelder's long pass found Janker
Er, and then Yankel returned the ball to the top. Behind him was Ballack.
However, the Czech midfielder is no joke. Gilberto Silva has been behind, and when he saw Yankel's return, he immediately came to defend. Gilberto Silva was just about to make a clearance when he inserted back.
Barak is coming up.
At this time, Ballack was at his peak and was Germany's best player in this World Cup. He was a step behind Gilberto Silva, but he was as big as Gilberto Silva.
They stood together, and then used his body to push away Gilberto Silva. Then he volleyed directly at the incoming ball.
"Barack, shot... Cech, Cech flew to save, and the ball was blocked. At the corner kick, Ballack's shot was very threatening. The twenty-year-old Cech performed very well and reacted very quickly. Of course, Ballack's shot
Excellent too.”
In fact, Ballack could have had a better shot just now. Unfortunately, although Gilberto Silva was squeezed away by Ballack, he still continued to interfere with Ballack. Therefore, Ballack's shot did not fully show its strength.
But this goal really surprised the Czech side. Now 26 years old, Ballack's performance is really outstanding. With Ballack, even the weaker Germany is still strong. (To be continued.)
