Chapter 2279 - 581: Unbreakable Alliance

Chapter 2279: Chapter 581: Unbreakable Alliance

"Yes, it’s quite surprising that van Persie lost his starting position, but Huang Kaiwen must have his own ideas."

"Right, when we played Denmark before, Huntelaar had a good effect after coming on, but trying to play headers against the German team might not be easy."

After shaking hands with Löw, Huang Kaiwen immediately threw away his gloves and walked to the sidelines, saying to Kuyt: "You need to be more active today, Müller isn’t very threatening on the right, but that kid’s passing is still dangerous. I need you to focus on these two points, mainly in the center."

"That dead fish eye?"

Kuyt asked with hands on hips.

"Yes, him. Show him what you’ve got."

Huang Kaiwen said, patting Kuyt on the shoulder.

Playing against Liverpool was really tough back then.

But thinking of directing Kuyt to annoy others now, he felt secretly delighted.

The essence of humanity is indeed double standards!

"I understand."

Kuyt nodded and said.

"Go for it, Dek, it’s not going to be easy today; Germany’s midfield is the key."

Huang Kaiwen said.

Kuyt continued warming up on the sidelines.

At 7:45 PM, the referee blew the whistle to start the match.

The Germans’ intention to control the ball is evident.

But at this moment, the German team is somewhat awkward on the ground.

Neither Schweinsteiger nor Khedira are midfield rhythm controllers.

They quickly pass the ball forward to Ozil.

Kuyt immediately rushed up.

Huang Kaiwen thought of something and shouted toward the field: "You can squeeze him to the right, just don’t give him passing opportunities."

Frankly, the dirt dog’s skill is top-notch in European football.

But he doesn’t have a strong desire to shoot.

Moreover, when he receives the ball on the left, he habitually passes it to his left foot first.

This is a common issue for left-footed players.

But for players like dirt dog and Robben, who heavily rely on their favored foot...

If you target their favored foot, you can greatly affect the dirt dog’s performance.

Sure enough.

Pushed to the right, Ozil completely lost his previous agility and awkwardly passed the ball to Müller under Kuyt’s pressure.

Müller also isn’t very comfortable playing on the right.

The German team started passing around at midfield.

Schweinsteiger decided to attack Kuyt’s side because when he interrupts Neuer, that side becomes vacated.

Schweinsteiger passed the ball to Müller.

But what surprised Löw was that the Netherlands midfield didn’t press forward.

He’s studied Huang Kaiwen.

Löw is sure that Huang Kaiwen likes to press.

Whether playing or coaching, he should be like this.

In many teams, he actively presses to motivate teammates.

But it’s different in the Netherlands team?

Not until Müller crossed the halfway line did Van Bommel press forward.

Ozil tried to respond in the middle, Kuyt immediately closed in for physical confrontation.

Gomes pulled back only to be harassed by De Jong.

After crossing the halfway line, the Germans faced much stronger defense.

Zhang laughed and said: "You can immediately see the difference between Huang Kaiwen’s defensive system and Van Marwijk’s."

"Yes, Robben and Huntelaar also dropped back deeply, didn’t expect the Netherlands team to lower their stance at this moment."

"Focusing on defense during big matches isn’t necessarily bad; Rehagel led Greece to create a miracle by working hard on defense."

The German team’s ball control is good, but they really couldn’t find a good opportunity in the front field.

Van Bommel seized the chance to successfully poke the ball away from Müller.

Kuyt quickly took the ball right next to Ozil.

After taking the ball forward for two steps, Khedira came up with a diagonal pass towards Huntelaar.

Huntelaar received the ball with his back against club teammate Hummels, turned around, and passed the ball to Robben on the right side.

"Robben is one-on-one with Boateng, Lahm’s position today might suggest Netherlands team will put Afellay in, and Robben will switch to the left."

"Certainly possible."

Boateng has outstanding physical qualities.

All aspects are balanced.

But being quick to react can sometimes be a problem.

Robben started, stopped rapidly, and then started again. With two quick starts, he tricked Boateng’s balance.

Boateng lost his position!

Huntelaar initiated directly.

But at this moment, Hummels had to abandon his teammate and go help cover.

The venue was filled with huge cheers as Robben smartly continued cutting into the center, causing Hummels to be wary, unsure when Robben’s shuffle steps would turn into full speed.

But nearing the arc top, Robben paused with his foot and flicked the ball into the box with his right foot.

Huntelaar, well-prepared, launched toward the penalty area.

Many German fans stared wide-eyed in dread as Huntelaar pushed past Badstuber into the box.

Badstuber dared not make a big move, afraid of conceding a penalty.

But Neuer didn’t wait on the goal line.

As one of the current European football goalkeepers who loves to attack most, Neuer sometimes makes reckless mistakes, but he neutralizes far more opponent attacks.

Neuer’s explosiveness is quite impressive.

Seeing Neuer rush out, Huntelaar couldn’t bother contesting Badstuber anymore, speeding toward the ball.

Both were almost equally distant from the ball.

Huntelaar barely reached it first, but his hurried strike couldn’t lift the ball; the nearby Neuer swiftly raised his arm, blocking Huntelaar’s shot.