Chapter 119 The Mystery Revealed

Chapter 119 The Mystery Revealed

Before the third round of the decisive battle in Group D, the situation of qualifying is also confusing. Except for Australia, the chance of qualifying is very small, and the prospects of qualifying for the other three teams are relatively optimistic.

After two fierce battles, Germany and Ghana joined hands to qualify, and the duel between the Boateng brothers finally ended with the younger brother's victory.

Since the World Cup was held, all kinds of strange things have happened one after another. Stankovic was able to play for three national teams in the World Cup. One game, another interesting event appeared, the second time in the World Cup the spectacle of the two brothers appeared, the younger brother Jerome Boateng played for the German team, and the older brother Kevin Prince Boateng played for Ghana Team.

Unlike the Wright brothers, the Boateng brothers are very different in appearance. In fact, apart from the same father in Ghana, they each have a German mother. Of course, the brothers are still brothers, but they can only be called half-brother.

Relatively speaking, Jerome's experience playing for the German team is very flat. He has played for the German team of all ages since the German U16 national team, and became a member of the 2009 U21 European Championship team. Last year, he represented the national team for the first time in the game against Russia. He got two yellows and was sent off in the game, but this did not make him disappear from the German team list. Relying on his stable performance in Hamburg, he still won Loew's favor. .

The story of Big Boateng is relatively tangled. Until the u19 national team, he took the same path as his younger brother Jerome, but at the level of u21, he was different from the then u21 coach Dieter Eyre. Erz had a serious conflict, which affected his progress to the highest level of the national team.

In fact, looking back, this matter may not be that serious. In the final analysis, the absolute key factor is the performance in the club. Kevin Boateng switched to the Premier League in 2007, but his two seasons at Tottenham can only be described as a failure, and he did not show much in the half season when he returned to Dortmund on loan, which directly ruined his chance to show his face in the World Cup in Germany. So impatient, he announced that he would play for Ghana.

From the above introduction, it can be seen that the elder brother's position is lower than that of the younger brother, but because of the different strengths of the two national teams and Essien's injury, Boateng is the absolute main force in the Ghana team. Starting, and with the needs of the game, he gradually improved from a defensive midfielder to an attacking midfielder.

Jr. Boateng is the backup central defender of the German team and can also play the position of full-back. Through this game, he has just completed his World Cup debut, but Loew's use of him in this game was a bit unexpected, and he directly played on the left. The defender starts, and it cannot be ruled out that Loew has the idea of ​​deliberately letting the brothers meet to make history.

I don't know if it's a tactical arrangement or a deliberate avoidance. In this game, Boateng mainly attacked the right side of the German team, while Boateng Jr. defended the left side of the field. There is a chance for the two to meet, but they are really fighting each other. There is almost no one-on-one time. In most scenes, the ball has been passed away before reaching the front. At most, there have been collisions when they are stuck with each other.

Compared with the fierce duel between Kaka and Degan in the 2006 World Cup, this game seems a lot more dull, but after the Wright brothers, the duel between the Boateng brothers on the World Cup stage is also destined to last forever History of the World Cup.

The duel between brothers is just a gimmick in this game. Although it is eye-catching, it is destined not to become the theme of the game. In this game, the Germans finally had the last laugh, and it was Ozil again who led them to victory.

If Ozil in the first match against Australia in the group stage was just a new engine for the German team, then today's Ozil is more like the savior of the German team.

In South Africa, Ballack's injury gave Ozil the best chance. The team can change the offensive tactics around Ballack, and the biggest beneficiary of this change is Ozil.

In the last game against Serbia, Ozil played poorly, which also made the German team lose their brains and regulations in offense.

In this life-and-death battle with Ghana, although Ozil missed several chances in the first half, when the game reached the 60th minute, Ozil saved himself and Germany with a world wave At that time, Thomas Muller cooperated with Lahm on the right and then cut in a low pass. Ozil stopped the ball at the top of the penalty area, followed by a half-volley with his left foot, and the football stuck to the left post and went directly into the net.

Ozil's performance in this World Cup is enough to surprise the German football world. Thinking about the original German team, whether it was Littbarski or the later Hassler and Sauer, they are all typical technical streams. They are skilled and flexible in ball control and dribbling, but after Sauer, the Germans no longer have a true technical flow playmaker.

Even Ballack, who has gradually become the backbone of the team since the 2002 World Cup, does not have this type of player. For this type of player, the German team has been waiting for more than 10 years.

Now, the 22-year-old Ozil has made German fans completely forget Ballack, who missed the World Cup due to injury. For Loew's trust, Ozil's performance in return can almost be described as perfect, and more importantly, his progress The ball also helped Germany successfully break through from the group.

Of course, the young Ozil also has his own shortcomings, such as lack of physical fitness. At the end of the second half, Ozil has already shown his physical overdraft. In addition, Ozil needs to increase his ability to seize opportunities, whether it is a big victory over Australia. , or against Ghana, Ozil had a one-on-one chance to directly face the goalkeeper, but Ozil did not grasp it. If it is a more critical game, once such an opportunity arises, if it is missed or wasted, it may be "punished" in subsequent games.

With Ozil's performance in the World Cup getting better and better, the German player of Turkish descent has attracted the attention of the Premier League.

According to British media, the top three in the Premier League, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal, are all interested in introducing Ozil. His value has risen from 4.5 million euros two years ago to 20 million euros.

I believe that after this night, both Loew and the German team can be more determined. Ozil is the absolute core of this German team. When the team needs to attack, give the ball to Ozil.

At the same time, in the other game that was played, although the Australian team failed to qualify for the group stage, the Australian team left South Africa as winners.

Due to the 0:4 loss to Germany in the first round of the group stage, followed by a difficult draw with Ghana, Australia has little hope of qualifying. They must beat Serbia in the last round of the group stage to break through.

This goal is obviously very difficult for the Australians. On the other hand, the opponent Serbia, Serbia only needs to beat Australia to guarantee qualifying, but the two teams on the field, Australia is more like a fighter who must fight to the end.

In the first half of the game, Serbia suppressed Australia, but in the face of few opportunities, there was nothing they could do about the Australians.

In the second half, the Australian team began to use their running and speed to create opportunities. At this time, the hero Cahill stood up again, and he beat Vidic with a header on 69 minutes. Four minutes later, Holman, who came off the bench, knocked on the Serbian gate again with a long shot more than 30 meters away from the goal.

At this time, the Australians seem to see the hope of advancing, because if Australia scores another goal and Germany wins another goal against Ghana on another field, then Australia will advance.

Australia began to step up its crazy attack on Serbia. In the face of fate, the Australians chose to fight, using unyielding wars in exchange for dignity and victory.

But the good times didn't last long. Serbia's Tosic shot from a long distance, causing Schwarzer to drop and was scored. At this time, the situation of the group changed suddenly, because as long as Serbia scored another goal and equalized the score, then Serbia would promotion.

At this time, Australia once again lost hope of promotion, but they were unwilling to lose the victory again. In the face of wave after wave of attacks from Serbia, the Australian team persisted and locked the victory in their arms.

After the game, the Australian players embraced to celebrate the victory. Although they still failed to appear in the group, in the eyes of the Australians, a victory is enough to make them hold their heads high.

In Australia's three group matches, Cahill and Kewell received red cards in the first two games, which was somewhat unfair. Finally, in a game without unfairness, the Australian players won back their dignity.

Perhaps Australia would have gone so far without that big defeat against Germany, or those two red cards.

When the game was over, people noticed a detail. Kewell, who could only sit in the stands in this game, cried because he was sent off with a red card in the last game. He cried very sadly. For him, his World Cup The moment the final whistle sounded, it was also over, a red card, this is all the memories Kewell left in South Africa in 2010.

After the three rounds of Group D, the German team advanced as the first in the group. They will face the second England in Group C in the subsequent 1/8 knockout round. This pair of old enemies will meet on the stage of several major competitions. Germany People obviously have a lot of psychological advantage.

Ghana is ranked second in the group, and they are going to face the top US team in Group C. In terms of strength, the two teams are basically evenly matched. It is reasonable to see who will win the match.