Chapter 34 The much-touted German team and the infighting in Ghana
The German defeated Ghana six-to-one, attracting the attention of countless fans and media. People exclaimed that the Germans were crazy. After occasionally napping in the second round of the group, the Germans burst out with a powerful and suffocating energy, which made everyone tremble with a score of six-to-one.
Spain's World Sports reported this after the game: "Germany collective outbreak group first qualifies for the first time, and would rather fight to the death to avenge his previous shame!"
They wrote in the report: "Gong Zheng, Ozil, Podolsky, and Thomas Muller collectively broke out to bring victory to the German team, but also brought England and Argentina team. After the German team won this game, they had six points in three games, two wins and one loss, and advanced to the semi-finals as the top spot in Group D. The English team defeated Slovenia 1-0 in the game ended earlier, and ranked second in Group C due to the few goals. In this way, a battle between England and Germany is inevitable in the quarterfinals. If the German team can defeat England, they are likely to encounter Argentina in the eight-to-four game. The victory of the German team is a prelude to consecutive fierce battles.
In fact, during the game, the Australian team gained a two-goal lead over Serbia when the Germans were leading by 2-1. The German team could give Ghana a goal at the end of the game. If the German team draws with Ghana, then Ghana will become the first in the group with five points, while the German team can beat Australia with a goal difference and become the second in Group D. In this way, the German team will avoid tough opponents like England in the quarterfinals and enter the half-zone where teams such as South Korea, the United States and other teams are located. From the perspective of strength comparison, facing such an opponent, the German team will obviously be easier on the road to promotion.
But the Germans chose to say no to tacit ball. In fact, fraud has never been the style of the Germans. Since the new century, the biggest bloody incident in the World Cup was the 8-0 victory over the Saudis in the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup. According to common sense, there will not be too many teams who will kill the opponent and stop if they win three or five goals. But the Germans are not. They believe that doing their best is the greatest respect for their opponents. The same is true for the German team in the first group stage of this World Cup, which is a 4-0 victory over Australia and Ghana team 6-1. The Germans' straightness will never be reserved due to any off-court factors.
Of course, some people say that the Germans lost the second game to avoid the first place in the group. They thought that the Serbs could easily defeat Australia. In that case, the Germans would qualify as the second place in the group at the disadvantage of the victory or defeat, avoiding encountering England and Argentina.
But it is obvious that the reality is not like this. In the second game, the German team itself had some problems, and of course there were also the referee problems. This is the main reason why the Germans lost, and this is not because the Germans wanted to lose.
The performance of the German team on the court is the best interpretation of FIFA's fair competition spirit. With two-to-one and one-goal lead, German players continued to launch fierce attacks on their opponents' positions, hoping to score more goals. In the end, the Germans won the Ghanaian, who thought one foot had entered the quarterfinals of 16, and the Germans scored six-to-one. What German center Gong Zheng said in an interview after the game may best represent the voice of German players. "I feel very sorry, because we lost the second game. But I am still very happy to advance. Will the team meet England in the quarterfinals? We are not afraid to meet any opponents."
If you want to raise the last gold cup, you cannot be afraid to meet any opponent. The German team used its fair conscience to choose the most difficult path to advance for itself, but this may be the tempering process that must be experienced when you reach the championship podium. Escape from a strong player has never been the choice of the Germans.
A 6-1 victory over Ghana means that the German team successfully completed their pre-match goals and qualified from the group stage as they wished. German coach Loeff finally breathed a sigh of relief. He excitedly said after the game: "We were under tremendous pressure in this game because it was a game we had to win, and fortunately we finally did this."
German Football Association Chairman Zwanziger also expressed joy for the team's qualifying. "Congratulations to the German coaches and players, we have reason to expect the German team to perform better. I think the top spot in the group is well deserved. We played very hard in this year's group stage, but now we have achieved the lowest goal." Zwanziger said.
German captain Ram said with gratitude: "Today we received a little bit of luck, which allowed us to withstand the huge pressure to defeat Garner and enter the knockout stage, but there are still many areas that we need to improve, and we are also looking forward to the next game against England." Zwanziger also pointed out: "England will be a huge obstacle before us, and this will be a classic showdown."
Ozil, the goal-scoring hero, said modestly: "We knew before the game that was very difficult tonight. I am very happy that I could use the goal to help the team, but I am even happier that we won." The young player Bad Stuber, who continued to get the starting opportunity tonight, also said: "This is a difficult game. Garner played very well and they played the style of a strong team."
In this game, the German center Gong Zheng, who was in the limelight, said this in an interview after the game: "We were under great pressure in this game and went home if we didn't win. We didn't play well at the beginning, but the Ghanaian's goal woke us up. We performed very well in the subsequent games. This is not the best. I look forward to us to show the best we will all show you in the subsequent games. You will definitely not be surprised by our results at that time!"
Although the Ghanaian soldiers were frustrated by the defeat, especially after being kicked out of the semi-finals by the Germans, they were even more frustrated and were very angry. Ghana coach Jelavic said: "The German team is an excellent team, and they showed their strength. However, our luck is a little worse, and it is my responsibility to not advance to the semi-finals." Ghana defender Salpe said coldly: "I don't want to say too much, if I lose, I lose. But next time, hum, the German team!!"
Ghana's number one star Montali pointed his finger at the team's head coach Jelavic: "Hmph, we Ghana had the strength, and we Ghana should have taken our destiny into our own hands. But because of the stupidity of some people, I pressed me on the bench, which led to the tragedy of us not winning eleven against ten in the second stop of the group. If we defeated Australia in the second game of the group, what would happen? It was because of the petty and nepotism of some people that led to our tragedy. To be honest, I am not surprised by Ghana's current results at all!"
Montali is now starting a revenge plan. After the second game of the group, this guy bombarded head coach Geravic, very dissatisfied with Geravic pressing himself on the bench, which led to Ghana's failure to defeat Australia with one more player.
After Montari's bombardment of head coach Jelavic, Jelavic immediately fired Montari out of the team. Even the persuasion of the President of Ghana and the President of the Ghana Football Association did not change the result. In the end, after Montari apologized himself, the guy returned to Ghana.
It is said that the chairman of the Ghana Football Association personally issued an order to Geravic, hoping that Montali would start in the last round of the group stage, so that Geravic would put Montali on the starting lineup of the last round of the group, otherwise this guy would also press Montali on the bench.
In the last round of the game, Montali performed very well, which slapped Geravic hard. After the game, Montali was unwilling to let Geravic go, and immediately pushed all the responsibility on Geravic.
This made Geravic very angry. This guy actually shouted in front of the reporters: "With us in the national team for one day, you will not be in Montari!"
Boom! Ghana lost and broke out in a larger-level internal strife. In addition to Montari's bombardment of the head coach, several generals in the Ghana team also began to bombard the head coach Jelavic. Even the team's main striker Gian also bombarded the head coach, which put Jelavic in a dilemma.
The internal strife that broke out for Ghana seemed to have almost surpassed the glory of the German national team's victory, attracting the attention of all media reporters.
The Ghana team has internal strife, which has nothing to do with the Germans. The German media’s focus is still on the German team itself. After the game, Germany’s “Kicker” reported on the game like this: “Salute to Barack – a bloody revenge of Ghana!”
In their article, it was written: "Before this game, the incident of Ghanaian player Boateng's tackle injuring Barack and completely missing Barack's World Cup was hyped up. In the aftermath of this game, almost all Germans put forward the slogan of revenge.
In this game, the German national team showed its domineering side. When they lost one goal first, the German scored six goals in a row, completely defeating the Ghana team. At the same time, they also played the Ghana team, which had already entered the World Cup quarterfinals with one foot and scored the last sixteen.
This is so bloody. The German team is so manly. It’s so satisfying to get revenge. Now the Ghanaians should know the consequences of offending the Germans, right?"
Of course, after this game, the most popular thing was Gong Zheng, who scored a hat trick in this game. This guy scored five goals just after the group stage. This guy was simply crazy. The best scorer in the World Cup only scored five goals in the last World Cup. This time, Gong Zheng tied the goal of the last best scorer. This guy is very likely to win the best scorer in the World Cup.
Gong Zheng's performance was as outstanding as ever. In the first round of the group, Gong Zheng scored twice in the game against the Australian national team, helping the German national team open the door to victory. In the second round, Gong Zheng's performance was not bad, and he almost scored many times. There was another chance. If Gong Zheng's club teammate Vidic had not reached out to block Gong Zheng's shot in front of the goal, Gong Zheng would have been able to score in the second round. In the third round, that is, in the life and death battle between the Germans, Gong Zheng had a big explosion and staged a hat trick. This guy not only performed a hat trick, this guy also gave an assist.
After the group stage, Gong Zheng scored five goals and completed two assists. The guy's evil performance shocked everyone. What kind of monster is this guy who is damn? Is the new era "Ronaldo" about to be born?
The English media are worried that England will perform against Germany in one-eighth game. It is precisely because they saw the monster performance of Gong Zheng that he had such an idea.
The performance of this monster Gong Zheng in the Premier League is still fresh in the memory of England fans. This guy scored 35 goals in a single season, tying Alan Shearer's record of the most goals in the Premier League in a single season. This guy is a natural shooter.
The Germans were very happy. With Gong Zheng, an efficient bomber, they firmly believed that the German team will enter the finals and win the Hercules Cup this time.
Chapter completed!