Chapter 985: Become Famous in One Battle

At the end of the European Cup, the team that the world media talked about the most was Löw's Germany.

This team showed impressive strength in both the qualifiers and the group stage, especially the entire playing style became very gorgeous and smooth, which made people have to marvel.

But Löw was obviously still running in the team lineup and committed to reforming the team's playing style. Therefore, after the entire European Cup, the German team's lineup was not stable, and in key matches such as the semi-finals against Italy, the German team still failed to withstand the pressure and was eventually eliminated by Italy 1-2.

After this game, Löw's German team received unprecedented criticism and accusations. Countless German fans believed that Löw's reform was purely HD learning. Although the playing style was clever and beautiful, the offense and organization seemed gorgeous and smooth, but it lost the traditional German toughness and will, not to mention the iron-blooded domineering during the Troika, Effenberg and Ballack period.

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

"Is Löw wrong?"

"Yes, of course, otherwise, how could Germany be eliminated?"

"But every person and every team will go through such a process of exploration and adjustment."

"Many people who criticize Löw think that it is the technical reform that has caused the German national team to lose its traditional spiritual power. They believe that delicate footwork and iron-blooded dominance are incompatible, but this is a very narrow-minded statement."

"I have coached Bayern Munich, so I know that in the years of youth training reform in Germany, a group of outstanding young talents have emerged, Such as Toni Kroos, Gotze, Reus, Thomas Muller, Hummels..."

"With such a group of outstanding players, how to build the most suitable tactics around this group of players and best play their technical and tactical characteristics is undoubtedly the most suitable tactic for the German team. Loew is on such a path. "

"I know the German team, Neuer, Badstuber, Boateng, Hummels, Lahm, Toni Kroos, Khedira, Thomas Muller, Schweinsteiger, Reus, Klose, they are all my players in Bayern Munich, so I am very I know clearly and also know their strength. "

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

"Reform requires pain and needs to go through a period of time. I have always believed 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 Gao Han had cultivated a group of outstanding young rookies for German football during his coaching of Bayern Munich, and also pointed out the future development direction. Loew's current direction of efforts is correct.

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

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

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

Among the best 23 players, Spain successfully defended the European Cup and became the first team in history to win three consecutive European Cup and World Cup titles. A total of 11 people were selected for this list, namely Casillas, Pique, Ramos, Alba, Carvajal, Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Fabregas and David Silva.

Among them, Carvajal's selection was somewhat surprising, because he only played three games in total. Although he started all the games and played the whole game, it was still not enough to be selected for the best lineup.

For this reason, UEFA Technical Committee Chairman Roxburgh said in an interview that although Carvajal only played in three games, they were the three best games played by Spain, and all three games were crucial.

In the group match against Ireland, although the opponent was not strong, it was a key battle for Spain to break through the group. Not to mention the knockout match against France, the last game was the final against Italy. Carvajal played all three games and played a key role.

"In addition to his outstanding performance in offense, his contribution on the defensive end is also not small. He is undoubtedly one of the best players in the right back position of this European Cup. So we think that although he only played three times, he played a key role and should be selected for the best team."

As for Spain's left back Alba, he deserved to be selected for the best team. He played every game in Spain and was one of the best players in Spain. He was hailed as the top new star of this European Cup.

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

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

"These two young players, who are only in their early twenties, have been well-known in the La Liga. After coming to the European Cup, they are still impressive. Their characteristics of being keen on forward attacking have also made them two weapons of Spain's offense and the most threatening players in the Spanish national team."

Alba and Carvajal were selected as new stars at the same time as Russia's Zagoyev, Bayern Munich's Reus, and Manchester United's Welbeck.

After the European Cup, major media have selected their best lineups. Alba has basically locked the position of the best left back, and Carvajal has also been shortlisted for the best right back in many selections, but many people have chosen 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, Gao Han's last column has caused the most discussion.

In his last column, Gao Han summarized this year's European Cup. He continued to dig deeper and explore after defending Loew in his previous column. He believes that the style of European and even world football is tending towards inclusive integration.

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

"England has stopped playing long passes. In addition to the defenders' clearance, they have become accustomed to looking for offensive opportunities through the transition of midfielders or transferring the ball to the wing."

"Italy has also begun to stop being obsessed with reinforced concrete defense. They have begun to cooperate, and the midfield has also played very technically. The offensive means are very diverse and layered, which has brought us a very strong visual impact."

"And Germany, they have always dedicated high-level teamwork, but they play more delicately, more unrestrainedly, and more beautifully. Although many people think that they have lost their iron blood and courage, I think that this Germany is the result of incorporating more advanced playing concepts on the basis of the original tradition."

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

But Gao Han does not think that this will lead to the style of all teams becoming consistent, because teams such as Italy, Germany and England will never become Spain, and vice versa.

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As the European Cup came to an end, all kinds of discussions began to settle, but the European summer transfers began to unfold in full swing.

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

As the Champions League champion, Manchester United has strong overall strength. This summer, it aims to hit the Premier League championship. It is more about metabolism and strengthening the depth of the bench, and the signings will not be too big.

The same is true for Manchester City. Ancelotti announced early that Manchester City's transfers this summer will be more cautious.

As a traditional strong team, Chelsea performed very poorly in the league last season, and finally only won the sixth place in the league, missing the Champions League this season. This has hit the Blues hard. Abramovich is even more ambitious to return to the top four, so he has taken out a transfer budget of 100 million euros, hoping to strengthen the team's strength in the summer transfer.

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

But Chelsea's real weakness is on the left and right flanks. The 31-year-old veteran Ashley Cole has only one year left on his contract with the club, but the contract renewal has not been agreed upon yet, which makes Chelsea very worried. The right back has been Chelsea's Achilles' heel for many years.

After the European Cup, the British media soon broke the news that Chelsea had set their sights on the two full-backs Alba and Carvajal from Chinatown, hoping to bring these two wingers to Stamford Bridge in a package.

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

The participation of many top 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 Colchoneros hope to get this Spanish local star to strengthen the team's midfield. Moreover, Herrera and Schneiderlin have worked together in Chinatown and are familiar with each other.

On the contrary, Rakitic, who shined before the European Cup, did not perform well in the European Cup, and Croatia failed to break through the group stage, which made Rakitic less valued and somewhat neglected.

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

For the crazy poaching of many teams, the official response of Chinatown is only one: not for sale.

But this has no defensive ability at all.