Super Marshal

At the final stage of the European Cup, the team most discussed by the media around the world was Loew's Germany.

Whether in the qualifying rounds or the group stage, this team has shown impressive strength, especially the entire playing style has become very gorgeous and smooth, which is amazing.

But Loew is obviously still trying to fine-tune the team's lineup and is committed to reforming the team's style of play. Therefore, throughout the European Cup, the German team's lineup was not stable, and in key games such as the semi-finals against Italy, the German team still failed. Able to withstand the pressure, they were eventually eliminated by Italy 1-2.

After this game, Loew's German team received unprecedented criticism and accusations. Countless German fans believed that Loew's reform was just a toddler. Although his style of play was smart and beautiful, his offense and organization seemed gorgeous and smooth, but But it has lost the traditional toughness and will of Germany, not to mention the iron-blooded domineering power of the Troika, Effenberg and Barak era.

Gao Han also commented on this statement in his column. He believed that Germany is a very young team full of potential and hope, and Loew should not be criticized.

"Did Loew do anything wrong?"

"Yes, of course there is. Otherwise, how could Germany be eliminated?"

"But everyone and every team will go through this process of exploration and adjustment."

"Many people who criticize Loew believe that technological reforms have caused the German national team to lose its traditional spiritual strength. They believe that delicate foot skills and iron-blooded dominance are incompatible, but this in itself is a very narrow statement. "

"I coached Bayern Munich, so I know that over the years of Germany's youth training reforms, a number of outstanding young talents have emerged, such as Toni Kroos, Gotze, Reus, Thomas Muller, Hummel Si..."

"With such a group of outstanding players, how to create the most suitable tactics around this group of players that can best bring out their technical and tactical characteristics? That is undoubtedly the most suitable tactic for the German team. Loew is going On such a road.”

"I know the German team, Neuer, Badstuber, Boateng, Hummels, Lahm, Toni Kroos, Khedira, Thomas Muller, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Ronaldo Iss and Klose were all players when I was at Bayern Munich, so I know and understand their strengths very well.”

"I think Loew should not be blamed. On the contrary, he should be supported. His team is undoubtedly on the right path, just like what Aragones experienced in 2006. ”

"Reform requires pain and a period of time. I firmly believe from the beginning to the end that Loew will lead Germany to success because he has such strength."

Gao Han's support for Loew in his column was reprinted on the pages of major media newspapers around the world, winning the support of many fans and media people, but also attracted a lot of doubts.

Beckenbauer also reprinted Gao Han's comments in a subsequent column, saying that during his coaching career at Bayern Munich, Gao Han cultivated a group of outstanding young rookies for German football and also pointed out the direction of future development. Loew's current The efforts are in the right direction.

After the European Cup final, Spain successfully won the cup, and the major awards announced by UEFA began to arouse heated discussions.

During the European Cup, a technical committee composed of 11 famous European coaches headed by Houllier and Capello was responsible for evaluating the performance of participating players in the competition and giving suggestions in the selection of major awards after the game. .

In the end, Iniesta was elected as the best player of the European Cup. Although he failed to score, his performance was unanimously recognized and affirmed by the UEFA Technical Committee, which believed that he played a key role in Spain's championship.

In the list of the best twenty-three, Spain successfully defended the European Cup and became the first team in history to win three consecutive European Cups and World Cups. A total of eleven people from Spain were selected for this list, namely Casillas, Pique, Ramos, Alba, Carvajal, Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets, Xavi Alonso, Fabregas and David Silva .

Among them, Carvajal's selection is somewhat surprising, because he only played three games in total. Although he started and played the entire game, his inclusion in the best team is still not enough.

For this reason, Roxburgh, chairman of the UEFA Technical Committee, said in an interview that although Carvajal only participated in three games, it was the three best games played by Spain, and all three games were the best. It's important.

The group stage match against Ireland, although the opponent was not strong, was a key match for Spain to break out of the group, not to mention the knockout match against France, and the last match was the final against Italy. Carvajal played all three games. field, and all played a key role.

"In addition to his outstanding performance on offense, his contribution on the defensive end is also considerable. He is undoubtedly one of the best players at the right back position in this European Cup, so we believe that although he has only played three times, They all played a key role and should be selected for the best team.”

As for Spain's left-back Alba, he is well-deserved to be selected into the best team. He has played every game in Spain and is one of Spain's best players. He is known as the top rising star of this European Cup.

At the same time, Carvajal and Alba were also shortlisted for the eight rising stars of the European Cup and ranked among the top.

"Before the European Cup, Spain's full-backs were known as the team's weakest link, but the emergence of Alba and Carvajal completely shocked everyone."

"These two young players, who are only in their early twenties, have been familiar with people since La Liga. After coming to the European Cup, they are still impressive. Their enthusiasm for forward attack has also made them the core of Spain's offense. With two sharp weapons, he has become the most threatening player in the Spanish national team.”

Along with Alba and Carvajal, Russia's Dzagoev, Bayern Munich's Reus, and Manchester United's Welbeck were also selected into the ranks of new stars.

After the European Cup, major media have selected their best lineups. Alba has basically locked up the position of the best left back. Carvajal has also been shortlisted for the best right back in many selections, but there are also many People chose Bayern Munich's Lahm.

In any case, these two flying wings in Chinatown became famous in the European Cup.

But in the circle of European professional head coaches, it was Gao Han's last column that caused the most discussion.

In his last column, Gao Han summarized this European Cup. He continued his previous column defending Loew and continued to dig and explore in depth. He believed that the style of European and even world football is trending towards for inclusive integration.

"The most discussed team in this European Cup is undoubtedly the traditional strong team in the minds of many fans."

"England began to stop playing long passes. In addition to defenders making clearances, they became accustomed to looking for offensive opportunities through the transition of midfielders or transferring the ball to the wing."

“Italy also began to no longer be obsessed with the defense of steel and concrete. They began to play cooperatively, and the midfielder also played very technical content. The offensive methods were very diverse and layered, which gave us a very strong visual impact. "

"There is also Germany. They continue to contribute a high level of teamwork, but they play more delicately, more unrestrainedly, and more beautifully. Although many people think they have lost their iron blood and courage, I think this Germany is On the basis of the original tradition, more advanced playing concepts have been incorporated.”

Gao Han finally concluded that the European powers are learning from each other's strengths, complementing each other's strengths, and being inclusive, which makes the technical and tactical content of each team higher and the competition more intense and beautiful.

But Gao Han does not think that this will lead to the consistency of the styles of all teams, because teams such as Italy, Germany and England will not become Spain in any case, and the same is true the other way around.

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As the European Cup comes to an end and various discussions begin to settle, European summer transfers begin in full swing.

The Premier League has been the league with the strongest purchasing power in European football in recent years, and this year is no different.

As the champions of the Champions League, Manchester United's overall strength is very strong. This summer, it aims to compete for the Premier League championship. It mainly focuses on metabolism and strengthening the thickness of the bench. The signings will not be too big.

The same is true for Manchester City. Ancelotti announced early that Manchester City should be more cautious about transfers this summer.

As a traditional strong team, Chelsea performed very sluggishly in the league last season. In the end, they only finished sixth in the league and missed the Champions League this season. This hit everyone in the Blues, and Abramovich even more. They are ambitious to return to the top four, so they have a transfer budget of 100 million euros, hoping to strengthen the team through summer transfers.

First, midfielder Oscar was introduced from Brazil for 30 million euros, and then German player Marco Marin was introduced from Werder Bremen for 10 million euros.

But Chelsea's real weakness is on the left and right wings. Thirty-one-year-old veteran Ashley Cole only has one year left on his contract with the club, but has yet to reach an agreement on a contract extension. This makes Chelsea There is considerable concern up and down, and right-back has been Chelsea's Achilles' heel for many years.

After the European Cup, the British media quickly broke the news that Chelsea was eyeing the two full-backs Alba and Carvajal from Chinatown, hoping to package these two flying wings to Stamford Bridge.

But Chelsea is not the only team that covets these two players. Barcelona has been pursuing Alba for a long time. Although Real Madrid has Arbeloa in charge, they are also interested in Carvajal for the national team. The brilliant local rookie is very interested.

The participation of many wealthy teams has made these two rookies who shined in the European Cup very popular.

In addition to Carvajal and Alba, Herrera has also received attention from many teams, among which Atletico Madrid is the most interested. The Madrid team hopes to acquire this Spanish star to strengthen the team's midfield. Moreover, Herrera partners with Schneiderlin. The two players have worked together in Chinatown and are no strangers to each other.

On the contrary, Rakitic, who shined before the European Cup, due to his mediocre performance in the European Cup, Croatia failed to break out of the group stage. This made Rakitic less valued and somewhat left out.

Aubameyang has also won the favor of many wealthy teams including Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid with his outstanding performance in the past two seasons.

In response to the frenzied poaching efforts from many teams, Chinatown’s official response to the outside world was that it was not for sale.

But it has no defensive capabilities at all.