On April 2, Beijing time, the dust settled on the group draw for the Qatar World Cup, and Germany was drawn in Group E as a team in 2nd gear, along with the winners of Spain, Japan and the play-offs New Zealand and Costa Rica.
Germany will face the Asian brother Japan in the first round of the game, which should be a game with little suspense, and public opinion agrees that Germany will win easily, but the German coach Frick gave a different view.
Frick stressed: "The Japanese team is very strong, the ability is obvious to all, there are many Japanese players in the Bundesliga, they know German football very well, the game will be very difficult, before we wanted to play a friendly match with the Japanese team, now it is in vain." ”
It is not unreasonable for the head coach to say this about Japan, after all, Asian teams have made German football lose face, and the price paid by the light enemy is very painful.
The last Russia World Cup Germany group failed to qualify, Asia's South Korea team 0-2 victory over them, but also let the German team suffer from the fans' verbal criticism, after all, Germany has lifted the Hercules Cup 4 times, the strength is superior, each session is a popular candidate for the championship, the group stage will go home, it is really a loss of face, the loss is still the weaker South Korea team, this is the lingering shadow of all Germans, they do not want to be mentioned.
As a head coach, Frick certainly understands the truth that arrogant soldiers must lose, and this time the opponent is replaced by a thicker Japanese team, a little inattentive, full of losses, Germany has to be careful to play every game.
Japanese football after rapid development, has long been no longer the impression of the weak brigade, in the Bundesliga Haraguchi, Endo Hang, etc. are important members of the clubs, the international football team has a wealth of experience in the west, the game control is strong, any team can not be underestimated.
Frick's words are both flattery and sobering agent, the German team after the change of the Loew era, now there are many young players in the team to pick the beam, Havertz, Sane, Werner will be baptized by the World Cup to become a superstar, but the fans' requirements are to win the championship, under the pressure, whether the youth storm can be strong, no one can predict, in case of abnormal play, losing To Japan is not impossible.
Admitting a pinch, putting a smoke bomb, is a common trick in the master duel, the German team this time low-key only to be able to break through smoothly, Frick does not want to repeat the same mistakes, losing to Japan is unacceptable.
Against the Japanese team must take 3 points, the same group of old rivals Spain, Germany is not sure that it will be able to win, and japan's first battle is quite critical, once Japan gets points, he will become the spoiler of the group, Frick is quite sober.
The German team will face Japan at 21:00 on November 23, who will die? Let's wait and see.