So far, the one that has surprised people is definitely the French team.
They only scored 1 point in the second game, and there were various discordant voices within the team.
Next, the relatively reassuring German team also had an unexpected incident. After the dull first round of the group stage, the South Africa World Cup gradually developed its unique charm.
In the first game, the German team defeated Australia 4-0. The German team showed us sexy offensive football. Podolski, Klose and other main players are in good condition. Although Serbia has high hopes, this team with many stars has
However, the team failed to integrate well into a whole, and the first game was 0-1 and was extradited.
With a point kill, they could no longer lose against Germany. The two teams (including West Germany and Yugoslavia) have fought 27 times in history, and the German team has the advantage with 16 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. Among them, the two teams have fought against each other in the history of the World Cup.
After 6 games, the German team had an absolute advantage with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, scoring 11 goals and conceding 4 goals.
In this campaign, Loew followed the winning lineup from the first game, with Klose at the front, Podolski playing on the left wing, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Khedira guarding the midfield, and Per Mertesacker leading the way.
Defense line. For Serbia, Zigic stepped forward alone, Vidic led the luxurious defense line, and Subotic replaced Lukovic, who was suspended due to a red card, to play the strongest militia in the war.[
Who would have thought that Serbia defeated 10-man Germany 1-0. In the 37th minute, Klose accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off with a red card. In the 38th minute, Zigic headed the ball and Jovanovic shot a volley in front of the goal.
In the 61st minute, Podolski missed a penalty kick.
As the top scorer of the 2006 World Cup, Klose came to South Africa as the "defending Golden Boot King", but received a red card in the second game of the World Cup! In the 80 years since the creation of the World Cup, no defending Golden Boot winner has ever received a red card.
record. Klose set a new record in 80 years.
Both fouls were counter-attacks. In the 12th minute, Klose counter-attacked Ivanovic and received the first yellow card (he had only been kicked once by Ivanovic a few minutes ago).
In the 37th minute, Klose counterattacked and kicked Stankovic from behind (here
A few minutes ago, he was "secretly plotted" by Stankovic when he took advantage of the opportunity to fight for the top) and received the second yellow card. Although the second yellow card was suspected of being too severe, Klose committed a foul from behind after all.
If someone takes advantage of you, even if you feel wronged, there is nothing you can do about it.
In the entire history of the World Cup, Klose was the first to receive a red card as the winner of the previous Golden Boot award. In the past history of the World Cup, no defending Golden Boot winner has ever ended up like this. The reason for this is that three
For some reasons, some Golden Boot winners are absent from the next World Cup, so they have no chance; furthermore, the forwards were originally
They belong to the group with few fouls, and receiving red cards is rare. The third point is the most important. As the defending Golden Boot players, most of them are experienced, sophisticated and cunning players. Such players are not easily angered and are not easily
Naturally, it is not easy to receive a red card if you lose your mind. However, Klose entered the history of the World Cup in this disgraceful way.
In fact, after the last game, the German team was praised as "Samba-style Germany" and "the youngest and sexiest Germany in 1976" because of their cool football. At that time, some analysts pointed out that the German team was too technical.
The German team that is too young may suffer from some of the problems unique to a technical team and young teams: emotional, not stable enough, and prone to changes in mentality.
Usually, technical teams and technical players have the problem of losing everything if they play well, and lack of tenacity in adversity. The most prominent example is the Brazilian team in 2006, which could win 3-0 if they played well.
Ghana played vigorously, but were defeated by the French team in adversity.
Defeat, Ronaldinho did not have a shot in the whole game. Another example is Milan in the 2005 Champions League final. The Rossoneri, with many Brazilian players on the line, led Liverpool 3-0 at halftime when things went well, but once they fell
Against all odds, Liverpool completed a stunning comeback in the second half.
In the history of the World Cup, the Brazilian team has also made such mistakes, such as Garrincha in 1962. Although he won the Golden Boot award at the World Cup, he was sent off in the group stage. He is also the only player with the "Golden Boot"
The word "boot" is related to the player who was sent off.
Today's players in the German team include many technical stars who are not stable enough in the league. For example, the Werder Bremen team that Ozil plays for is a typical team that is in good times and often faces adversity.
A character team that plays weird games. Another example is Podolski, in the national team
His momentum was brought to the club team, but once it was in adversity, its performance was sluggish. Of course, Klose was also included. Of his 11 World Cup goals, 10 were scored in the group stage. He often performed amazingly in good times, but
When it came to the adversity of the knockout rounds, Klose's performance was greatly restricted.
Of course, for the German team, just because of this red card and a defeat, we cannot deny the results of Germany's "technical transformation" initiated by youth training institutions and finally achieved success after many years. A team in
During the transformation period, some new problems will always arise. Only by constantly solving problems can the team get better and better.
The youngest German team in 1976 had some ups and downs, which is not a bad thing; problems were exposed in the group stage, which is not a bad thing either. If Loew can hit the players in time and find ways to solve them in time, with the strong tenacity of the Germans,
Based on the historical heritage of German football, the possibility of the team getting back on track is still very high.
A red card is very likely to ruin Klose's dream of being the top scorer in the World Cup. This once again proves that impulse is the devil. Fortunately, Klose still has a chance to wash away the shame. After all, the German team still has hope of qualifying. Klose
Ze still has the knockout rounds to look forward to. However, in the knockout rounds, he can no longer be so impulsive.
The German team suffered an upset loss to Serbia 0-1, and main striker Miroslav Klose was sent off with a red card. After the game, Serbian coach Antici joked that he knew the referee was fond of showing red cards.
Compared to Loew's stern face after the game, Serbian coach Antizi's face was full of smiles after the victory. At the post-match press conference, Antizi always answered reporters' questions with a smile on his face.
Before this game, no one thought that the German team would lose, let alone that Klose, who was heading for the golden boot of this World Cup, would end up in red early and reborn in the West. Previously, the German team was 4-0.
Australia was bloodbathed and was regarded as the favorite to win this World Cup. Klose's end also became a turning point in the game. "I heard before the game that this referee loves to play cards.
So I reminded the players to be careful before the game, and they all did it today." At the press conference after the game, Serbian coach Antizi said to the reporters with a proud smile. The referee Marienko who sent off Klose
, refereed 17 La Liga games last season, but showed a total of 11 red cards. Although he low-keyed before the game that it would be difficult to beat Germany, the Serbian coach clearly did his homework.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Loser violated Stankovic and received a second yellow card but was sent off by the referee with a red card. Germany was left with only 10 men fighting. Only one minute later, the Serbian team relied on Jovanno.
Vic's volley shot in front of the goal scored, and the Serbian team maintained the 1-0 score until the end.
"As a coach, I am very satisfied with Serbia's performance today. This is the result of the team's training in the past two years. Especially being able to defeat a strong team like Germany in the World Cup is a great boost to the team's morale." At this point, Anti
Qi showed a proud smile, completely different from the cautious one at yesterday's pre-match press conference. They lost to Ghana 0-1 in the first match. Facing Germany this time, the Serbian team had a last-ditch battle. After winning, they left the suspense of qualifying for the group to the last moment.
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Before the start of the World Cup, the group was considered to be a group with distinct strengths and weaknesses.
In the first round, the favorite England was tied 1-1 by the United States, while Slovenia ushered in their first victory in the history of the World Cup, defeating Algeria 1-0. After the first round, Slovenia ranked first in the group with 3 points, while England
Tied for second place with the United States, while Algeria, which lost, is at the bottom
Set. Slovenia and the United States meet in this game. If the former can win again, they will get the right to qualify in the group. The United States also took the initiative to qualify after drawing with England. They are also eager to usher in the first victory of this cup.
.There has never been a record of confrontation between the two sides in history. This is a veritable encounter.
In this game, Slovenia still arranged a 442 formation. The strikers Ljubjankic and Novakovic appeared together, the core of the midfield was still played by Kolen, and the goalkeeper position was still Samir Han who performed well in the previous game.
Danovich. For the United States, Donovan and Altidore partnered up front. Dempsey, who scored a lucky goal in the last game, still started. Milan strongman Onyewu led the defense.
Slovenia drew 2-2 with the United States at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg and still ranked first in the group even though England had not played. In the 13th minute, Birsa opened the scoring with a long shot; in the 42nd minute, Ljubijankic
Another victory. In the 48th minute, Donovan pulled back a point. In the 82nd minute, Bradley Jr., the son of American head coach Bradley, equalized the score.[
The weakest group, and even the game was extremely dull. We can only hope that the England team in the next game can bring some surprises to people.
England was tied 1-1 by the United States in the first game. Although Gerrard's goal was beautiful, the team still exposed problems in the game, such as the difficulty of coexisting Germany and Rooney. Algeria lost to Slovenia 0-1 in the first game.
The "Desert Fox" was too cautious and was seized by its opponents. In this battle against England, Algeria could no longer afford to lose. England and Algeria have no record of confrontation in history, so this game will be an encounter.
In this campaign, Barry returned from injury and Lampard guarded the center. Gerrard played the left midfield position, Lennon was on the right, Rooney and Heskey still joined forces in the striker. Carragher replaced the injured Ledley King and John Terry.
In terms of partnering the defense and goalkeeper position, Capello made important adjustments. The 39-year-old James replaced "Butter Hand" Green in the starting lineup. Algeria also replaced the goalkeeper. Oheb replaced the goalkeeper Chaouqi in the first game.
England lost 0-0 to Algeria and had two embarrassing draws in the group stage. After this game, England scored two points from two draws and was only ranked third in the group. In the final game, they must defeat Slovenia, which currently has 1 win and 1 draw, to ensure qualifying.
If England draws with Slovenia by a score of 2-2 or more, it will also depend on the result of the game between the United States and Algeria. If it is a draw of less than 2-2, Capello's team will definitely be eliminated.
Before the World Cup, European mainstream media quoted data from the famous "Transfer Market" website and pointed out that England is a luxurious team with a worth of 448.5 billion, even higher than Argentina's 34.7 billion and Brazil's 35.3 billion! But after two games in the World Cup
, this luxurious team not only struggled to win, but even scored only one goal. Especially today, the England team was forced to a draw by the Algerian team with a total worth of 49.7 million!
The "Transfer Market" website pointed out that the total value of the England team has reached 448.5 billion, among which the most valuable players are Rooney (53 million euros), Gerrard (50 million euros), and Lampard (45 million euros)
, Terry (35 million euros), Ashley Cole (27 million euros). Among other stars, Carrick, Joe Coe
Er, Glen Johnson, Lennon, Barry, Wright Jr., Defoe and others are worth around 20 million, Crouch, Ledley King, Dawson, Upson, Joe Hart and others are worth around 1,000
RMB 10,000 and above, only James, Heskey, Green and others are worth less than 10 million. From this point of view, the players of the England team are all extremely valuable, and it is not an exaggeration to call them a "diamond team".
So what about the Algerian team? The four most valuable players on the team are Bugla (7 million) who plays for Glasgow Rangers, Belhadj (5.5 million) who plays for Portsmouth, and Wolfsburg
Ziani (5.5 million), Yebuda (4.5 million) who plays for Benfica. Other players,
They are all worth around one million, and Lefau, Gawawi and others who play in the Algerian local league are only worth 300,000. In short, the total value of the Algerian team is only 49.7 million, which is not even as high as Rooney alone!
If England is a diamond, Algeria is tinplate at best.
But on the court, diamonds are not necessarily more powerful than tinplate. The two teams actually played evenly matched, with 15 to 13 shots, and England only had a slight advantage in possession. Overall, a draw is a reasonable result. This inevitably makes
People have two questions: First: Why can England, with such a luxurious lineup, fail to beat the Algerian team without a big-name star? Second: Is the value of the entire England team a bit inflated?
The answer to the first question is obvious. Football is a team sport. What is compared is not only the value and individual strength, but also the team and tactical execution. England's tactics in this game are relatively messy and there are many mistakes (passing errors).
The pass rate is 20%, the cross error rate is 83%, and the penalty area is
The previous cooperation error rate was 79%), and the stars were not able to be kneaded into a whole. In such a system, it is naturally difficult for the stars to perform. For example, Rooney can only hit three long-range shots from outside the penalty area. For example, Gerrard has no power.
, I can only use my kung fu to launch anti-aircraft guns...
Regarding the question of whether the England team is overvalued, there is one thing worth mentioning. As we all know, the Premier League is the richest league in the world. Due to the high television broadcast fees (almost three times that of Serie A), high attendance, and high ticket prices,
There is a lot of overseas investment, so most English clubs spend astonishing amounts of money (one Premier League is trying to avoid relegation)
The team's TV broadcast revenue is the sum of the 2-3 mid-tier teams in Serie A). On the other hand, every Premier League club values the influence of local players, and there are too few outstanding local players in England. Therefore, each team only
Being able to compete for those few local players has caused the prices of English players to be extremely high.
To give two examples, one is Darren Bent. When he moved to Tottenham in 2007, his worth was equivalent to 16.5 million pounds. According to the exchange rate at the time, this was 29.7 million euros. You know, in the same year, Barcelona acquired the 29-year-old
Henry only spent 24 million euros, and Liverpool bought Torres for only 36 million euros.
The other is Milner. The 24-year-old Milner has performed well in Aston Villa and is now regarded as a target by many Premier League giants. His price has been raised to more than 40 million euros. Is this price a bit too high?
?In short, the Premier League’s financial resources are astonishing, making the estimated value and transfer value of English players a bit high.
In any case, in the World Cup, worth and strength cannot be directly equated. This is especially true for the England team.
A 1-1 draw with the United States and a 0-0 draw with Algeria. The draws in the first two rounds caused England, the favorite to win the championship, to slip to third place in the group. The British "Mirror" lamented: "The England team has begun to dance on the edge of a knife." But.
A draw in the first two rounds of the group stage is not necessarily a dead end. The Three Lions soldiers with their pride stimulated are more likely to fight back and achieve good results.
Since the start of this World Cup, the performance of the England team has been very disappointing. They originally came to South Africa with the aura of favorites to win the championship, but in the first round of the game against the United States, they were tied by their opponents due to goalkeeper Green's error. They had already won.
The three points instantly turned into one point. This round
Facing Algeria from Africa, England, ranked 8th in the world, did not have any advantage on the field. According to the statistics of Tencent data analysis master, England's 8 shots on goal were 1 less than their opponents, 0-0.
The score was maintained until the end.
After the first two rounds of the group stage, England's group leader was Slovenia, which had 1 win and 1 draw, followed by the United States, which had 2 draws in a row. England, which also had 2 draws in a row, could only be ranked third. This situation made England miserable.
Hanging by a thread, the Three Lions are in danger
Being able to pack up and go home after the last round. After the game, Capello specially encouraged the players: "It is not difficult to cheer up the team. We only have the only chance to enter the top 16.
