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That night, Suk called Zoranj's assistant and asked him to hand over the full responsibility of the family accommodation to the national team's logistics department.

Most of the family members of the national team came to watch the game, but accommodation in Europe is expensive, and it is even more expensive during the European Cup. It is even impossible to find an ordinary hotel.

If you are lucky, you can find a homestay, but if you are unlucky, you can only stay in a youth hostel.

Guys like Srna and Modric have money and can take good care of their families.

But other national team members, such as Vida, Strinic and many substitutes, most of them play in Croatia, and they don't make much money themselves, and can't afford those expensive hotel suites.

So when they heard that Suk had prepared hotel suites for their families to stay, they were very grateful.

At the same time, Suk transferred his physiotherapy team from Spain.

Suk hired two more physiotherapists through Zoranj. A total of three physiotherapists and the team are heading to Ukraine in a mighty manner.

With the wealthy Suker joining the logistics support group, the entire Croatian team was immediately upgraded to the top team at the level of the entire European national team.

After arranging these, Suker came to the meeting room.

In the meeting room, the players have assembled and are waiting to watch the first European Cup semi-final.

The TV is still in the pre-match prediction stage, and the two hosts are chatting non-stop.

But the tense atmosphere has spread.

Germany vs. Spain!

It's really a tit-for-tat match.

It's normal for either team to win.

Even Suker couldn't make a conclusion, after all, there are too many changes compared to the original time and space.

This also indirectly mobilized Suker's expectations.

He was also very curious about what lineup the German team would put up.

And how would Spain respond.

Not long after, the TV showed a shot of the player channel, and the tension of the game spread immediately.

Soon, the starting lineups of both sides were determined.

Germany (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Neuer.

Defenders: Lahm, Hummels, Badstuber, Boateng.

Midfielders: Muller, Schweinsteiger, Ozil, Khedira, Podolski.

Forward: Klose.

Spain (4-3-1-2):

Goalkeeper: Casillas.

Defenders: Arbeloa, Pique, Ramos, Alba.

Midfielders: Xavi, Busquets, Xavi Alonso.

Forwards: David Silva, Fabregas, Iniesta.

"That's right!"

Seeing the lineup, Mandzukic clapped his hands and said excitedly: "That's right! Just do it! Don't be timid!"

Germany put out this lineup, which means they want to play high-pressure defense and physical confrontation.

On the offensive end, Podolski and Muller's counterattacks on the wing are crucial, and Klose in front of the goal can also play a key role in shooting.

Gomez's performance in this European Cup is certainly good, but compared with Klose, he still lacks some feeling.

Whether it is adaptability or other aspects, they are a little worse.

Reus and Toni Kroos are both excellent players.

But they are more technical.

Germany let Muller start the game, which means that they don't want to compete with Spain for the so-called ball control, but use high-position pressing + counterattack to kill Spain.

And this kind of play has been shown to the public by Real Madrid more than once.

To play against Barcelona and Spain, which are passing and controlling teams, you have to press high, use constant impact to disrupt the opponent's passing rhythm, and use frequent counterattacks to attack the Spanish goal again and again.

Since being tricked by Croatia in the group stage, Loew has finally begun to stabilize.

As for Spain, they still set up a no-striker formation.

But there is no way!

The current two forwards of the Spanish national team.

One Pedro is in poor condition!

The other Torres is in even worse condition!

Instead of playing two forwards in poor condition, it is better to have a no-striker formation.

"This game will be very intense!"

Modric said softly.

Others nodded.

The game started soon.

As they expected, the game was very hot and intense.

There were confrontations and pressing everywhere.

At the beginning, Spain could still bear it, but soon, with the continuous fouls of the German team and the increased pressing intensity, Spain could not bear it.

"Spain is in danger!"

Srna said in a concentrated voice.

With the experience of playing Barcelona for many years, he knew very well what state Spain would be tired in.

Sure enough, Spain's midfield began to retract and became more condensed.

But the German team's pressing was still fierce.

These guys fought hard!

The game lasted until the 31st minute.

During this period, Spain had a higher ball possession rate, but there was no effective threatening attack, while the German team could frequently launch threatening counterattacks.

The most critical thing was that the Spanish midfield showed some signs of being kicked loose, and the pass was no longer so rigorous.

The frequency of their passing errors was also increasing.

In the 37th minute, Alonso failed to pass the ball in time on the wing, causing him to be surrounded by Muller, Ozil and Schweinsteiger.

Schweinsteiger poked the ball out, Ozil controlled the ball, and Muller moved forward along the ribs.

Ozil passed the ball forward in time.

Muller swept the pass in front of the goal, and Klose scored with a shovel.

The German team scored first!

Wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ——

There was an uproar in the Croatian conference room.

The German team scored, and now Spain is in danger.

Suk felt even more energetic.

These guys from the German team really have a chance to unseat Spain, the former European Cup champion.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

There were no substitutions on either side.

Even with the lead, the German team still maintained its original pressing posture, and they did not let Spain relax for a moment.

On the other hand, Spain's midfield has become even more chaotic.

"Is it my imagination? It feels like Spain's midfield delivery is a little stiff!"

Modric said.

Rakitic shook his head: "It's not an illusion, I can see it too!"

"Is there a conflict?" Duimovich suddenly said, and everyone turned their heads.

Duimovic pointed to the TV and said: "Look at Busquets, he doesn't give the ball to Xavi Alonso at all. He concentrates the ball on Xavi. Sometimes, Xavi Alonso handles it. Ronso is in a better position and he doesn’t pass!”

Everyone turned to look at the TV.

They saw Xavi Alonso running towards the center.

As soon as he ran like this, he immediately squeezed Fabregas' position as the attacking midfielder.

The positions of the two overlapped, making it more difficult for Harvey to hit the ball.

Not only that, but the way defenders handle the ball is different.

Pique's ball has to go to the ground, trying to find the midfielder, or turn to the side, and advance forward in an orderly manner.

Ramos, on the other hand, made a violent save one by one.

He even kicked Klose again and received a yellow card.

Seeing this, Su Ke blinked; "Is there really a conflict?"

Suk looked at Casillas.

This guy kept shouting something, but without a close-up, Su Ke couldn't tell what he was shouting from the shape of his mouth.

But the other players in Spain looked angry. They looked at their opponents with fierce eyes, and they looked at their teammates with equally fierce eyes.

Under the overall chaotic rhythm, the German team's counterattack was successful again.

Bastian Schweinsteiger stole the ball in the backcourt and immediately launched a counterattack.

The ball passed to Podolski in front, and Podolski relied on his skills to go outside and hit the bottom.

Pretend to kick the ball, fake dunk, and pass to the middle.

Klose failed to compete for the top, but Muller behind him cleverly took off and shot.

The ball hit the net again.

Germany 2:0 Spain!

Suk opened his mouth slightly; "There is definitely internal strife!"

Aveiroa's defense was too aggressive.

This is a complete loss of normalcy.

Although he was squeezed out of the main position by Srna in Real Madrid, he still has good defensive ability.

However, he failed to enter Mourinho's lineup last season, so his frequency of appearances was not high.

But he shouldn't behave like this.

What a fake move!

This is a completely out-of-ordinary way of playing, and the whole person is very irritable.

At this time, the camera is focused on Spanish coach Del Bosque.

Bosque was silent for a long time, then suddenly turned around and kicked the water bottle next to him angrily.

Something must have happened to make Honest Bosque so irritable.

Bosque turned his head and cursed angrily as if complaining.

Su Ke understood this sentence.

The first sentence is Spain’s national curse!

Judging from the shape of his mouth, the second sentence is Mourinho!

Really hammered!

Spain is in internal strife!

Su Ke grinned, this European Cup is interesting.

Two infighting!

A Dutch!

A Spain!

They happened to be the champion and runner-up of the 2010 World Cup!

Finally the game was over.

In the final stage, Torres, who came off the bench, scored a goal, but still could not reverse Spain's decline.

Germany defeated Spain 2:1 and successfully reached the final!

At this time, Loew was being interviewed on the TV.

"This was a difficult game. After the last failure, we quickly adjusted our state and passed many hurdles to finally reach the final stage!"

Loew said seriously:

"We're back from hell!"

Su Ke grinned, what are you doing?

However, for Germany, the semi-final match against World Cup champion Spain does feel like stepping out of hell.

Moreover, the feeling of Germany in this game has surpassed that of the German team in 2012 in the original time and space.

Uh-huh!

Besic stood up, turned around and said, "The game is over, it's our turn tomorrow, everyone go back and rest, stay mentally prepared for the battle!"

Everyone followed Besic and left, feeling a little nervous inside.

After all, the European Cup semi-finals are coming.

Italy is not an easy opponent to deal with either.

Germany defeated Spain to advance to the final, which became a new topic throughout Europe.

Some people even likened this game to the "failure of pass-and-control football."

The once arrogant pass-and-control football is now in a very bad situation.

At the club level, Real Madrid is beating Barcelona!

At the national team level, the German team also defeated Spain.

All this seems to tell everyone that passing and controlling football is a thing of the past, and they have found a way to deal with passing and controlling football.

Pass-and-control football is a football tactic that Cruyff completed by combining the Dutch tactical system and Spanish characteristics, and it became very popular.

Now the key to cracking the pass-and-control football game is the high-position pressing under total attack and total defense.

It started in the Netherlands and ended in the Netherlands!

It feels like fate is connected from head to tail!

Spain once again suffered elimination from the European Cup, and some news of internal strife broke out the next day.

Although they are all hearsay and the sources of information need to be investigated, some problems can also be seen when combined with the game itself.

However, Spain is very stubborn and does not admit it at all.

However, the day after the Spanish national team lost, the Spanish Football Association and the national team leaders organized a game together and invited the leaders of Real Madrid and Barcelona to talk.

Once this action is carried out, it will be fake if there is no conflict.

The next day, the hotel where the Croatian national team stayed, the physiotherapy room.

Five physiotherapists are giving muscle relaxation massages to Croatian players in batches.

The three physical therapists invited by Suker arrived in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk in the early morning and went directly to work.

With the addition of three strong players, the workload of the two physical therapists in the Croatian team has been greatly reduced, and their efficiency has become much faster.

All the main starting players undergo physical therapy massage-style muscle relaxation, and some substitutes also need to receive relaxation massage.

Now the last group, Suker, Srna, Modric, Rakitic and Perisic are lying on the physiotherapy bed receiving massage.

Suk closed his eyes and enjoyed the massage to relax.

Along with the massage, you can feel a sense of soreness in the leg muscles, but they soon become relaxed again.

Sirna couldn't help but let out a breath. He turned to look at Su Ke and said, "Have you called them?"

Suk asked: "Who?"

"Who else could it be? Club teammates!" Srna said.

"You're curious, so fight!"

"I'm sick!" Srna grinned; "Calling now is just for scolding!"

Suk rolled his eyes: "Then I'm still making a stupid phone call?"

Srna; "At least they won't scold you!"

Su Ke was speechless.

Srna; "I heard that the Spanish Football Federation and the heads of the national team have talked to the presidents of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Something is definitely wrong!"

Su Ke; "It's not a big deal!"

Su Ke felt that Mourinho had struck a big trick this time.

Spain's elimination from the European Cup has nothing to do with him.

But based on Mourinho's actions, the players on both sides were incompatible and even had internal strife, and the matter became serious.

If Spain is determined, Mourinho may be fired directly.

Florentino can’t keep it either!

"It depends on whether the Spanish Football Federation has made up its mind, but it will be difficult to drive Mourinho away!"

Suk shook his head.

Mainly because there is no reason!

He has won eight championships in two seasons, which is a remarkable achievement.

You can't fire Mourinho just because the Spanish national team failed in the European Cup, right?

The donkey's lips are not the horse's mouth!

Spain cannot openly contradict it and can only find other ways.

Therefore, Mourinho is being remembered, but he needs a reason to drive him away!

"Why get rid of Mourinho?"

While the two were chatting, someone asked quietly.

Suker and Srna turned around and saw Rakitic, Modric and Perisic looking at them with wide eyes.

There is no sign of enjoyment in the eyes. The two holes are engraved with the word "Bagua"!

"Want to know why?"

Suk raised an eyebrow.

Rakitic nodded vigorously.

Suk and Srna looked at each other, and they both stood up.

Srna walked over and pressed Rakitic with both hands.

Suker grabbed Rakitic's feet.

The two of them smiled; "We'll tell you slowly~"

"Huh?" Rakitic tilted his head and looked confused.

The next second, Suk shouted: "Caught!"

After shouting, Suk raised his foot and put it directly on Rakitic's crotch, rubbing it violently!

Wow~~~~~Hahahaha~~~~~Yeah~~~~~Hahaha~~~

Rakitic laughed and shouted. He wanted to break free, but was tightly restrained by Srna.

"Let you gossip!"

"Make you curious!"

Both of them said at the same time: "Let you eavesdrop!"

After a while, Suker let go of Rakitic's feet and clapped his hands.

Rakitic clutched his crotch tightly and stared at the two of them.

Su Ke: "Are you still curious?"

Srna: "Do you still listen?"

Rakitic shook his head like a rattle.

Suker and Srna turned to look at Modric and Perisic at the same time, raised their chins slightly and made a nasal sound.

"snort?"

"ha?"

The two immediately lowered their heads.

It’s okay if you don’t listen to this gossip!

All muscle relaxation is over, and with the participation of three physical therapists, the condition of the Croatian players is better guaranteed.

Today is a match day, they will face Italy at 9pm, so this day is mainly about training to maintain their condition.

At the same time, Besic also gave more tactical explanations to let them understand the tactics better.

Italy still maintains a relatively old way of playing.

Compared to other leagues, the pace is relatively slower.

However, Italy's chain defense still cannot be underestimated.

For this, players like Suker and Srna who have played in Serie A are very clear.

For this game, Besic is going to change his style of play.

Although Croatia's own style of play can also fight against Italy, it is too inefficient and consumes too much physical energy, so he plans to adopt a more concise way.

That is to add a No. 10 position!

This is also a set of ball-controlling offensive lineups after Besic and Van Styak discussed, that is, 4-3-1-2.

Four defenders, three midfielders, one attacking midfielder, and two forwards.

Suker plays the attacking midfielder position, that is, the No. 10 position.

At the same time, he connects with Rakitic and Modric to form an offensive position of three No. 10s.

Vukojevic played the role of a single defensive midfielder for the first time in this game. Although this increased the pressure on defense to a certain extent, it also expanded their offensive capabilities.

In particular, Suker's various techniques will be thoroughly developed.

No longer limited to the wing, but the offense radiates to the entire half.

Italy wants to conduct a zone defense against Suker, and they can't catch Suker at all.

Suker can attack when advancing and control when retreating.

Cooperating with the other two No. 10 players, he can tear apart Italy's catenaccio defense.

This tactic is a tactic from the last era now.

Before 2010, this tactic was very popular in Serie A. For example, Roma's Totti always played the No. 10 position.