A little note on the details when Lehmann kicked Argentina's penalty.

Before the penalty shootout between Germany and Afghanistan, Klinsmann turned to look at his goalkeeper coach kopke and asked, "Are we ready?" Kopke gave him a smile: "Don't worry, everything is fine." At this time, Klinsmann didn't know that kopke was fully prepared for the penalty shootout. Lehmann would know the penalty habit of every Argentine penalty shooters.

Before the penalty shoot-out, Copco gave Lyman a piece of paper. This paper is 9 cm wide and 10 cm long. It's a raft of Grunewald Palace Hotel, on which Kopke temporarily wrote Weeds with a pencil. Kopke wrote down all the necessary tips according to the penalty order determined by the Argentine team:

Cruise, stay where you are. Target is on the right.

Ayala, low flat ball, lower left corner.

Maxie, right corner.

Cambiaso, wait, stay where you are, lower left corner.

The first is the name of the player, the second is the characteristics of the player's free throw, and the third is the usual direction. Kopke said: "Time was too tight, so I only wrote the players' surnames. The angle written on the note is of course from the player's point of view. " Lyman stuffed this note into his boots and looked at it every time before saving people. This note really played a big role, and the information inside can be said to be 100% correct. Lyman chose the right direction for all four balls.

The first penalty, Cruise and Lyman jumped in the right direction, but Cruise's ball speed was too fast and the angle was too high, flying over Lyman's body. Lyman didn't jump, but the correct judgment strengthened Lyman's confidence. Ayala, the second penalty, was completely blocked by Lehmann. The route of the ball he sent out was exactly the same as that predicted by kopke, and there was no mystery for Lyman. In the face of Maxi, the third penalty, Lyman's choice of direction is also correct, but the angle of the ball is really sharp, which is in line with the judgment of "dead corner of the goal", which makes Lyman powerless. As for Cambiaso, not only the angle was predicted by Lyman in advance, but also the strength was very small and the angle was not sharp enough, so it was easy to win.

In the penalty shoot-out, only kopke was the easiest in the German coaching staff, because this note was previously the secret of Lehmann and kopke, and neither Klinsmann nor other staff in the coaching staff knew it. Bierhoff joked: "I know the content of the note, which says: Jens, save two penalties and we win." Relieved Klinsmann also said: "If we still have a penalty in the semi-final against Italy, then I will never worry."

Kopke gave Lehmann a hint on the sidelines temporarily according to the appearance order determined by the Argentine team. In fact, kopke also has a more detailed note for all Argentine players to take penalties, but the writing of this note is different from that for Lehmann:

Ayala, short run-up, lower right corner

Riquelme, oblique run, lower right corner.

Maxie, long-distance run-up, upper left corner.

Cruise, short distance, upper left corner

Cambiaso, long-distance run-up, right.

Sorin, short run-up, lower right corner

Travis, short run-up, middle

The angle on this note, contrary to that given to Lehmann, is from the penalty shooters' point of view, which is the information of kopke's training. Although the German team didn't take penalty training in public training, according to the preparation of information, Lehmann still received strict penalty saving training.

The details of the penalty shoot-out show the meticulous preparation of the German team. Before the game against Argentina, Lehmann considered the possibility of a penalty shoot-out. He called his mentor in Schalke's time, the Dutchman Stevens. Stevens is a very profound coach in theory. He has a very detailed private database, which stores a lot of information about players. As an old friend, Stevens readily agreed to help. Although he didn't come to Berlin in person, he gave the task to his son Michael, who used to play in Germany and had great affection for the German team. He said, "My father's database contains 13000 penalty videos, and Lyman called for help, so I found the materials he needed. Michael also joked: "May Germany beat Argentina. If their opponent is Holland, I don't think I might help Lehmann. "Michael took the information to Berlin and gave it to Lyman. This further enriched the German team's understanding of Argentina.

Lyman and kopke made a detailed analysis based on these materials, and learned about the habits of Argentine players through records and analysis, and finally condensed them into these two notes. At noon on the day of the competition, the two were still sitting together and reviewing their "lessons". At this point, Lyman had a strong hunch that the game was likely to be decided by penalty kicks.

Of course, the detailed information preparation can't deny Lyman's personal ability. Kopke also said: "Information can't decide everything. Before Lyman appeared, I told him that information is on the one hand and more depends on feelings. " Lyman said after the penalty kick: "Having a similar understanding of the enemy can bring people confidence, which also brings the best feeling when saving the penalty." As for being a hero in Germany, Lehmann doesn't seem to agree: "As a German goalkeeper, you have to win the penalty shootout, which is nothing to be happy about. Everyone can celebrate, but I must concentrate on preparing for the next game. "