Behind Germany's strong promotion is the complete abandonment of "pseudo-passing and controlling", European Cup Quick Review: People and football players should not forget their roots
On June 20, Beijing time, the second round of the 2024 European Championship group stage officially kicked off. The host German team continued its hot form, with captain Gundogan scoring a goal and assisting, leading the team to easily beat Hungary 2-0, achieving two consecutive victories and advancing to the knockout stage in advance.
German fans support on site, this European Cup is held in Germany.
In the first round of Group A, Germany beat Scotland 5-1, while Hungary lost to Switzerland 1-3. Germany was firmly in control of the game. In the 22nd minute, Gundogan won the ball after a chaotic fight in the penalty area, and then passed the ball back to Musiala, who volleyed the ball into the goal, scoring his second goal of this European Championship.
The German team scored the winning goal in the 67th minute. After a series of passes, Mittelstadt made a direct cross from the left without stopping the ball, and Gundogan made a successful interception from the middle. Following the Netherlands in the 2008 European Championship, the German team became the second team in history to score 7 goals in the first two games of a single European Championship.
The German team has become younger and its technical and tactical play has become more mature.
The data of scoring 7 goals in 2 games showed the terrifying offensive power of this German team, and the key players played a key role. Kroos, as a core player in the midfield, played a key role in controlling the rhythm of the game. In this game, his pass success rate of 95% made him the metronome of the German team.
Musiala repeatedly pulled back to the top of the penalty area to receive the ball and shoot, and his cooperation with Gundogan provided more possibilities for the German team's attack. At the same time, Kimmich's irreplaceable defensive role in the backcourt also ensured the stability of this German team.
Of course, Hungary is not a well-established strong team in Europe.
Considering that Scotland and Hungary are not very strong and did not cause much trouble to Germany, Germany still has nothing to be proud of. However, the performance of Germany under Nagelsmann in this European Cup is really surprising. The combination of new and old players has added more vitality to the team, integrating experience and emerging forces, and has washed away the sluggish trend of unsatisfactory results in the past three major competitions. There have been significant changes in the technical and tactical levels, and the team's mental outlook is worthy of surprise.
Four days later, the final round of the group match against Switzerland will be a challenge for the German team. If they can successfully win the group, they will most likely avoid the two strong teams of England and France in the initial stage of the knockout stage, paving the way for further progress. The outside world can expect that the German team, which will be fighting in Europe on its home turf this year, will be able to make some achievements and compete for the Delaunay Cup, which the German tank has not won for 28 years.
Today, under the leadership of head coach Nagelsmann, the German team has not only kept up with the latest trends in technology and tactics, but has also not given up the heirlooms of the German tanks. Compared with the almost obsessive technical transformation of predecessors Loew and Flick, a group of tall and strong "big men" have to learn the lightness of the feet of the naturally small Spanish football players, and have completely abandoned the tradition of the German tanks of unity and cooperation, power impact and excellent set pieces, giving people the feeling of imitating others.
Nagelsmann is leading the German national team to return to the basic colors of the German war car. The German team's playing style is no longer limited to various ineffective horizontal passes and back passes, and has begun to use more long passes to attack, which has achieved good results. Schlapner, who was the first foreign coach in the history of Chinese football, said, "Wagner, the center forward of the German team who played in the Chinese Super League, is now the assistant coach of the German team. He has brought a good influence to the head coach and helped the German team find its own traditional characteristics."
In another match in the same group, McTominay scored for Scotland in the 13th minute, and Shaqiri equalized the score for Switzerland in the 26th minute. The two teams ended up in a 1:1 tie. In Group A, Germany has 6 points and has advanced in advance, while Switzerland has 4 points and is in a favorable position to qualify. Scotland, which has 1 point, and Hungary, which has lost two games in a row, will face off in the final round. For both teams, only a win can give them a chance to qualify.
