_Outlook_ Turkey_s core absent fans are _overheated__ Austria is full of stamina
Everything is for the better development of the project, let Kunhe life bring you the reward of the right back.
European Cup 18 final
Austria VS Turkey
Shen Tianhao, special correspondent of Sports Weekly, is from Germany.
Whose home is it?
Leipzig was tangled on Tuesday night. On the one hand, Turkey in the German European Cup is equivalent to playing in the “second home court”, which is no longer news. There are at least 5 million Turkish immigrants across Germany, whose enthusiasm can outweigh their opponents in every game; on the other hand, the Austrian national team has a strong affinity with Leipzig. Coach Lonick is the godfather of Red Bull football, captain Zabitze once wore the armband of Leipzig RB, Baumgartner and Sewald still play for this team, it is a real home game.
Therefore, Lonnick chose to let two Leipzig RB players attend the pre-match press conference with him, and it was taken for granted. Baumgartner admitted that it was comfortable to go back to the place he was most familiar with, and the team had to get into shape immediately in the game to get off to a strong start. “snatching the start” was a big weapon for Austria, which was opened by Trauner in the 10th minute against Poland and forced out Mullen’s own goal in the sixth minute of the victory over the Netherlands. Lonnik’s team always took the lead in the first 10 minutes of the two friendlies before the opening of the European Cup, and Baumgartner even scored in the first seven seconds against Slovakia in March.
In the only friendly match not mentioned in the last stage, the Austrian played against Turkey. It was also March, when Lonnick’s team beat their opponents 6-1, but neither team thought they would meet again in the knockout stages of the European Cup. In that game, Gregory Ritchie scored a hat-trick, Baumgartner scored a goal 12 yards ago, and Austria scored 13 shots, 9 hits and 6 goals, showing terrifying efficiency.
“efficiency” is the key word for Lonnick’s team. Fighting efficiency, intercepting efficiency, counterattack efficiency, shooting efficiency. In the match against France, Austria set a record for a single tackle in the European Cup in only half the game, showing the team’s defensive hardness. After beating the Netherlands in the final round, Zabitze scored a strong counterattack in the 80th minute, showing the hardness and offensive ability of the key players.
Turkey’s weaknesses are much more obvious. The team won with two wonderful goals against Georgia, messed up against Portugal and played one more man in more than 70 minutes against the Czech Republic in the final round, but did not exceed the score until stoppage time. It gives the impression that this is still a team that relies more on individual inspiration than on team work. Coach Montella put the popular Guler on the bench against Portugal, so he became the target of public opinion in Turkey. Until after leading the team to the promotion, the Italian coach still did not forget all kinds of hints at the press conference, hoping to get more recognition for his work. However, if he wants to completely gag the local media, it is not enough to enter the knockout stage under the 24-into-16 system. This game against Austria is very important.
Can the fiery enthusiasm make up for the lack of tactical literacy of the Turkish team? Right-back Mildil attended the press conference with Montella before the game, which is not random-Milldier was born in Vienna. He played for the fast team until he was 18, but he said decisively in front of the microphone: “it’s never an option for me to play for Austria, it’s a dream to play for Turkey.”
This enthusiasm is also reflected in the group of Turkish fans, but the energy of the fans is so fierce that a little carelessness will have the opposite effect on the team. During the European Cup, there are fans waiting in front of most teams’ hotels. Some of the lucky ones will still get the chance to interact with the stars, but the Turkish team’s hotel in Leipzig was surrounded by two-story, two-meter-high construction fences the day before the game-otherwise, crazy Turkish fans would overwhelm the players!
For Montella, the most troublesome thing is not the questioning of the local media, nor the excessive fanaticism of the fans, but the absence of core Chaalhan Orou. In the final round of the group stage against the Czech Republic, the referee drew a record 17 cards, of which Turkey received as many as 11 yellow cards, at the cost of Char Khan Olou and key defender Akayidin will miss the game because of the accumulation of yellow cards. Needless to say, Chiahanolu played a low back in the first two games of the group stage, was pushed forward in the last game and opened the first goal for the team with a wonderful goal on the instep of his outside foot. The gap he left behind is expected to be filled by Benfica midfielder Kirk qu.
By contrast, Austria seems to be at ease. Langnick made a large number of rotations in the last round of the group stage, Baumgartner, Lemer, Denzo and other absolute main players did not start, but the team showed great energy, and the “professor” also smiled after the game, claiming that the depth of the team’s bench was stronger than he thought. In the knockout stage, Lonnick stressed that the team needs to concentrate and play the game as if it were a play-off, and the victory in the friendly three months ago didn’t make much sense. It is conceivable that Austria will do its best this time, and if it can get past Turkey, the team is likely to return to the Berlin Olympics to play a second game against the Netherlands.
