Teresopolis is a small hill city located in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro. It is also the highest altitude and the most beautiful scenery in Rio. The temperature is around 22 degrees Celsius all year round, not humid, surrounded by continuous mountains, and the scenery is beautiful and charming.

This is a famous holiday destination for Brazilians, and it is also a pilgrimage place for countless Brazilian fans.

Since 1987, the Brazilian national team's training camp has been arranged on the hillside in the southern part of the city.

If you look at it from the satellite map, you can see that there is a training ground halfway up the southern hill of Teresopolis, two rows of short bungalows, and the interesting row of cbf fonts made of yellow flowers. It feels like you want to see it by aliens.

Bedrooms, canteens, gyms, locker rooms, entertainment rooms, physiotherapists... This training base almost represents everything that is most modern in Brazil's football world at present. This is the heart of the Brazilian national team, because here, Brazil has developed an extremely powerful team, and it is also the hall that countless Brazilian superstars have dreamed of.

During the World Cup, all fans were blocked from going up the mountain outside the narrow car road that was snaked, because no one knew if there were opponent scouts in the group of enthusiasts, and Scolari even closed the walking paths that some mountaineering enthusiasts often walked on.

In his words, we must use all means to close the training base!

There is a row of low bungalows, archives, restoration rooms, press rooms, lounges and other departments on the outside of the training ground. In front of the low bungalows, there are five tall flagpoles, with FIFA, Brazilian flags, Brazilian Football Association, Rio State Flags and Tresopolis city flags respectively. Below the flagpoles is a long cement base with five stars on it, which is written, and then records the years when Brazil won the World Cup championship for 5 times.

Although it was a hot summer, the wind was strong in the mountains. The flags on the five flagpoles were slammed, but they could not blow away the sorrow and melancholy in Scolari's heart.

The old Brazilian coach stood in front of the flagpole, looking at the five flags and the five stars on the base under the flag. One of them came from his handwriting, which was his greatest pride in his life, and he was also very eager to have the opportunity to carve another star on this base, which was his greatest wish after taking over the Brazilian national team.

But he knew very well that it was very difficult to do this!

Another old coach, Pereira, also walked out of the short bungalow and slowly walked to Scolari. I wonder if it was because one of the five stars belonged to him, so he and Scolari liked to stand here and count the stars silently.

"Klose scored!" Pereira said helplessly.

A trace of regret and disappointment flashed in Scolari's eyes. He couldn't speak for a long time. He finally spoke a sentence, but he was still swearing.

"That's fucking!"

It seemed that he was in a bad mood. Oh no, he didn't even finish watching the live broadcast just now, just saw Thomas Mueller scored his first goal, and then he knew the result of the game. He left the office directly, walked here to look at the five flags, counting the stars, as if he was hoping to count, and suddenly one more.

The semi-finals started at 5 pm. At the end, it was just when the sunset was over, and the West was as bloody as the west.

"Is Klose in good condition?" Scolari was silent for a while before suddenly asking again.

Pereira shook her head, "It's not obvious. It should be more average. The goal was Ram's penalty kick. He made a free shot and didn't have much technical content, but... his tactical role is well reflected, but according to me, Yang Cheng may not use him, and his physical fitness will definitely not be able to adapt to the whole game!"

"Then do you think, the first half or the second half? The starting or the substitute?" Scolari sighed again.

Pereira couldn't answer this, because he was not the worm in Yang Cheng's belly at all, and he didn't know what Yang Cheng was thinking. Besides, because Belo Oricunte and Rio de Janeiro were a bit far apart and it was not convenient to go back and forth, Scolari and the others decided not to watch the game on site, and they didn't know much about the details.

After all, live broadcasts have almost little effect for them, so we have to wait for further information from the scouts.

"Is this like when Ronaldo came back from injury during the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, and he performed very well. He led the team to the finals all the way and encountered the German team. The German core Barack was absent from the finals. We defeated our opponents 2:0 and won the cup smoothly. In many cases, it is similar to now, a bit like... reincarnation!"

Scolari's words were full of sighs, because after the game against England, he received bad news that Kaka was injured and destined to be out of the final. This means that this veteran who almost supported the Brazilian team alone and led the team to the finals will leave the World Cup!

Scolari brought the young Kaka to the Korean and Japanese World Cup back then, and now the old Kaka took Scolari's Brazilian team to the finals, and everything about this made Scolari full of sighs.

Pereira knew in her heart that Brazil did not have much chance of winning whether it was against Spain or Germany.

From professionals, the Brazilian team in the 2010 South Africa World Cup should be the most promising to win the cup. Dunga's team was very good in all aspects. At that time, Marcelo was on the left, Macon on the right, and Thiago Silva and Lucio were in charge in the middle, and the defense was so strong that it was arrogant.

There are veterans like Gilberto Silva in the midfield, as well as Kaka, and stars like Nilma, Pato, Fabiano, Robinho, etc. are all at the peak, but now... look at this Brazilian team, in addition to Kaka, there are several top stars who can make their mark in the middle and frontcourt?

Looking at Scolari beside him, Pereira also knew how much pressure he was.

The 2002 Korean and Japanese World Cup won Scolari's reputation reached a huge height. It was difficult for Brazil to win this trophy at that time. Some people may think that Brazil was lucky and did not encounter many powerful opponents, but one thing is absolutely unquestionable, that is, Scolari's 3R tactics changed the Brazilian national teams to a large extent.

European practical tactics, triangular combination of offense, have become the symbol of the Brazilian national team!

Some people may think that such a Brazilian team has lost the taste of the Samba Legion, but such a Brazilian team is easier to win the championship. It is more in line with the current football trend, and there is no need to doubt this.

However, so many years have passed, Brazil's talent pool is still adjusting, and it will take some time!

There is no need to doubt Brazil's youth training ability, because this country's youth training will always be the strongest in the world. However, in the past period of time, players such as Gansuo, Douglas, William have been embarrassing. This is a tragedy of Brazil's football style transformation. In a few years, the situation will improve a lot.

Therefore, over the years, Brazil has not lacked talents, but has no suitable talents!

It is precisely because of this that the Brazilian Football Association decided to invite Scolari back. I hope he can reorganize Brazil's tactics, but no matter how outstanding Scolari is, he cannot change the current situation of Brazil's lack of outstanding players.

Or should I say. Scolari has done well enough so far!

There are many things that Scolari and Pereira cannot say as head coaches, but they understand that they know what the current situation is, and the outside world also understands that the semi-finals between Germany and Spain are called early championship battles. Is this an unfounded speculation?

Thinking of this, Pereira patted Scolari on the shoulder. She sighed in an old-fashioned manner and looked towards the direction of the flag, just facing the north, "The game of Bero Orizonte should have ended, right?"

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When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, everyone in the German coaching area and on the bench rushed into the stadium. Everyone rushed towards the players they were familiar with, and then picked them up one by one and hugged them into a group.

This was just a semi-final, but it gave people the feeling that the German players seemed to have won a final.

"Congratulations to the German team, a very fierce game. They finally eliminated Spain 2:0 with the goals of Thomas Muller and Klose, and successfully entered the final of this World Cup. In the final, they will face the host Brazil team!"

"The German team performed very steadily in this game and achieved a good advantage throughout the game, especially in suppressing Spain's midfield, the German team did a good job, but the strength of both sides was relatively close. Yang Cheng's team still restrained Spain in terms of tactical execution and targetedness."

"Many people should be sorry for this, because with the strength of these two teams, they should have met in the finals more, but unfortunately, they met early in the semi-finals, which is also a place in the tournament system that people love and hate, but no matter what, we should continue to look forward to the finals!"

The live TV camera also moved from the player to Yang Cheng. He saw him sitting in front of his coaching seat, rubbing his hands hard, as if the back of his hands were sweating, but because of the camera, he could not see clearly.

"This is the second World Cup final led by Yang Cheng. In the South African World Cup stadium four years ago, Yang Cheng was ordered to take over the German national team in a row, leading the team from the group to the final, but in the end he lost to Spain in the final, which was also called the most painful defeat in his career!"

"It is a painful lesson. After the World Cup, Yang Cheng reorganized the team and re-sumed a group of veterans, allowing the young team to mature and stabilize in the shortest time. Finally, he defeated Spain in 2012 and successfully won the European Cup. Then he defeated Spain again last year and won the Federation Cup!"

"After losing the World Cup four years ago, Yang Cheng made great ambitions, threatening to win the World Cup championship four years later, and formulated a four-year plan for the German national team. Now, four years have passed, we see that the German team has become the most powerful and competitive team in today's football world, defeating Spain one after another, making this team the number one favorite in the World Cup. All of this allows us to see Yang Cheng's coaching ability!"

Yang Cheng sat there, bent over and looked at the stadium, a little dazed and his hair turned gray. Because everyone knew that the head coach was definitely the most tormenting job, and when this scene was captured by the camera and appeared on the big screen on the scene, countless fans were moved.

Especially old German fans, they cannot forget that in the distant past century, when Kaiserslautern announced that the new head coach would replace Clauchen, they were still suspicious because they had never heard of the name at all, and they were also suspicious that a Chinese, a head coach from a weak football country and a bit scary young, is qualified to take charge of the Bundesliga Red Devils? Why should he gain a foothold in the German professional league?

But more than ten years later, looking back at that time, all of them felt glad, thanks to the courage of Kaiserslautern at that time, thanks to the keen eyes of Beckenbauer at that time, and thanks to the group of wise and wise officials in the German Football Association at that time.

They will never forget this person because it was him who brought the rebirth of German football!

"Caesar! Caesar!! Caesar!!!"

In the stands, a group of fans began to shout Yang Cheng's name. The shouts were getting louder and louder, and finally swept across the entire Minelo Stadium, and all the fans were shouting the names of the head coach they respected the most.

This scene will appear after almost every World Cup game, but this game is particularly enthusiastic!

Boske slowly walked to the German coaching seat and came to Yang Cheng. The latter raised his head and glanced at his old friend. Boske smiled, and then sat down next to Yang Cheng.

"Don't convince?" Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

Boske smiled. "There is nothing to be dissatisfied. If you lose, you lose. There is no way to be able to do it if you are not as skilled as others!"

Yang Cheng sighed. Spain's card is indeed the best, and the players are also the best, but this team must be reorganized now. Especially in the midfield, Xavi Alonso and Xavi, Iniesta is also quite old, and these must be reorganized in the shortest time.

"I have always insisted that Spain's midfielder should be De La Reid. Although his offensive ability and scoring ability afterwards is excellent, he is the only midfielder in Spain that can make people feel at ease. Busquets is good at playing in the weak team, but once he is strangled, his flaws will be completely exposed!"

Spain has been eliminated, and Yang Cheng doesn't need to cover up anything anymore.

Busquets belongs to the type with obvious advantages and disadvantages. He is a player who is born to cater to Barcelona's ball control system. However, once such a player reaches the national team, once his shortcomings are exposed, it will be fatal!

The position of the back midfielder is a key area of ​​defense. You must rely on the back midfielder to defend the opponent's deep attack. However, Busquets did not do well enough in this regard, at least it did not match other links that were so powerful in Spain.

If Yang Cheng is asked to choose, the midfielder position should be a player who does not seek merit but does not seek to be unsuccessful, because even if such a player does not have a very eye-catching performance, he will never make too many mistakes, which can make you feel at ease to hand over the protection in front of the defense line to his hands.

Just like the German team, Khdira is excellent in his ability? His personal ability is steadily over Sven? Bend!

But why does Yang Cheng always trust Sven? Bend and put Khedira on the bench? It is because Khedira's advantages and disadvantages are very obvious, but Sven? Bend is a relatively comprehensive player with no obvious flaws. Such a player may not be able to provide Khedira's like the offensive end, but he can provide the team with a more stable midfielder.

Asking for yourself, Yang Cheng felt that the gap between him and Germany during the period of Loew was not particularly large, and he could even be said to be a draw. However, the advantage of him was that he allowed the whole German team to truly achieve an offensive and defensive balance, and he provided the German team with a stable and orderly defensive system for the midfield and backcourt.

Because the midfield and backcourt are solid, the German team's offense looks sharper and plays more powerfully!

"Did you think about how to play in the third and fourth finals?" Yang Cheng saw Tony Grand also coming over. After he got closer, he asked with a smile.

Tony Grand didn't know that Yang Cheng was revenge, so he immediately laughed and shook his head. Anyway, he had been used to the style of this guy who must be revenged, but I have to say that if they lost this game, they were convinced.

For coaches of their level, losing is not an unacceptable thing, because there is a loss and there is a win. Sometimes, losing a game will reveal more problems, so they do not resist losing.

Of course, they still feel regretful, but they won’t be sad!

"Do you remember the one I mentioned to you? When you fight England, you will play as I suggest. I promise you will win third place in the World Cup!" Yang Cheng was a little unreasonable and took the blame.

"Get out!" Boske couldn't bear it anymore and stood up, "Since you have entered the finals, you can't lose to Brazil. And I have heard that Kaka is not seriously injured, and I'm afraid he will end this World Cup early. If you still lose like this, then you might as well go home!"

Yang Cheng also smiled and nodded and stood up, "Since I have entered the finals, I will never let the champion fall from my hands this time. Remember to come to the game and I will ask them to leave a ticket for you all!"

This is said with a smile, but it has such an indelible smell.

"Okay, it must be!" Boske blinked. He could hear something and nodded.^-^^-^
Chapter completed!