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Chapter 321

"Carlos, remember, hold the ball for a while longer."

When the ball went out of bounds, Lenny pulled Eduardo and told him.

Eduardo opened his eyes wide and looked at Rangnick in disbelief. He has played under Rangnick for more than two seasons. Of course he knows that Rangnick is a coach who emphasizes overall football over individual performance.

"That's right, keep the ball more." Lannick said with strong confidence: "Now we can't hold the ball in the midfield, and we can't launch a counterattack smoothly, so you need to show your ball control ability, stabilize the rhythm in the midfield, and then launch an attack through organization to relieve the pressure on the defense. Bayern's defense is not very good. Even if we play positional warfare, we still have a chance. At least it is better than attacking after they always control the ball."

"Understood." Eduardo nodded, and then ran to the court, but there was a burst of excitement in his heart.

It's been a long time since I used my personal skills to control the ball on the court, and I feel excited just thinking about it.

Lahm's cross was pushed out by Li Jie, and the ball rolled to Eduardo's feet. Altintop and Schweinsteiger immediately flanked from both sides. They naturally knew that Eduardo was the starting point for Hoffenheim's counterattack, so they paid attention to their positions when pinching defense, which happened to cut off Eduardo's passing route.

Seeing that Eduardo did not pass the ball immediately, Altintop rushed forward to steal the ball, but no one expected that Eduardo knocked the ball twice under his feet, then suddenly knocked the ball forward, and then accelerated forward, just in time to rush out from the gap between the two!

Schweinsteiger dragged back a little, and immediately chased after him, and continued to stop Eduardo in front of him, intending to stop Hoffenheim's fast break, but Eduardo didn't intend to launch a counterattack immediately.

Marin was about to break forward, but Eduardo yelled behind him. Marin passed back, and Eduardo, who had already thrown off the opponent's defender by running, stopped the ball again.

"Playing a positional attack? Don't you want to counterattack quickly?"

Seeing Eduardo start to organize the attack slowly, Van Gaal looked at Lannick with a little surprise.

"Then let's play a positional attack and see whose positional attack is better!" Van Gaal's competitive spirit was aroused.

Although Eduardo's possession of the ball in the midfield slowed down Hoffenheim's counterattack speed, it stabilized Hoffenheim's players.

You must know that Gomez and Robben only joined Bayern last season, and Van der Vaart only joined this season. The degree of cooperation is naturally not as good as that of Hoffenheim, who have played together for more than two seasons.

Hoffenheim’s main lineup, except for Marin and Long Bisheng, are almost all the original players who participated in the first Bundesliga season. Marin’s technical characteristics can be easily integrated into the new tactics, and Long Bisheng has never been a tactical cancer.

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After the start of the second half, neither side made any substitutions. The one-to-one score and the events before the game made the players of both sides have the awareness to completely defeat their opponents without mobilization.

The players from both sides were playing like sparks, and the fans in the stands were also shouting hoarsely. Seeing the inextricable scene of the two sides fighting in the midfield, Bayern fans also began to feel that this dark horse two years ago has become a veritable strong team in the Bundesliga!

Both Bayern and Hoffenheim are not lacking in skills. Of course, Bayern needless to say. Van der Vaart, Schweinsteiger, Arjen Robben and others are all skilled players, and Hoffenheim's midfield is also all technical players. A clever pass...

In this technical competition, Long Bisheng seemed a little silent, maybe because there was a Van Buyten who was not much worse than himself in height and stature closely following him. After scoring that goal, Long Bisheng seemed to disappear on the field.

When the game progressed to No. 206 minutes in the second half, after all, the seasoned Bayern seized an opportunity. Klose, who pulled out of the penalty area, cleverly played the ball to Gomez. Gomez broke through from the side and passed the ball into the penalty area.
This goal instantly exploded most of the stands at the Allianz Arena, and all the Bayern fans cheered crazily. Hoffenheim played really well and were very tenacious, but so what?The leader is still the king Bayern!
"Prepare to counterattack!" Hildebrand grabbed the ball that jumped out of the goal and kicked it vigorously into the frontcourt: "They didn't have an advantage! It's just a ball, we have a chance!"

Long Bisheng jumped up silently to catch the ball flying in the air, and then put the ball on the kick-off point.

Ibisevic next to him patted Long Bisheng on the shoulder. After the first scoring goal, Long Bisheng did not show much performance, but that was because Hoffenheim's midfielder did not have the upper hand and did not give enough support to the frontcourt players. Can't perform at all.

Ibisevic is now worried that the head coach will replace Long Bisheng. Although replacing Obasi will give the frontcourt an extra point where he can take the ball and break through, it is obviously unfair to Long Bisheng who opened the scoring. You must know that he did not make any mistakes on the court.

It is a pity that the coach will only change tactics and personnel composition according to the situation on the field. The current situation on the field is that Hoffenheim does not have an advantage in the confrontation in the midfield. Sheng is of course easier to replace.

Three minutes after Bayern took the lead, Rangnick made his first substitution of the game.

Obasi on the 20th, and Dragon on the 9th.

When Long Bisheng saw the substitution sign on the sidelines, he was obviously taken aback-in Leeds, he was rarely replaced halfway, especially when the team fell behind.

But he didn't say anything, raised his hand to wipe his sweat, then gave Ibisevic a high-five by his side, and ran off the field.

He wasn't too happy -- being substituted when the team was down means the coach thought he wasn't doing well, and no one was happy -- but he knew the team needed time, so he didn't walk off the field slowly.

After hugging Obasi on the sidelines, Long Bisheng walked back to the bench, while Obasi trotted all the way onto the field—he had already been on the bench for several rounds, and this appearance was also a good opportunity for him to regain the main position, especially when he replaced his competitor.

"Long, you did a great job." Lannick patted Long Bisheng on the shoulder, comforted him, and then turned his head to pay attention to the game on the court.

Long Bisheng grinned reluctantly, took the coat handed over by his teammate, put it on his shoulders, and sat down.

"Long, you did a good job, especially against Bayern." Maric performed his duties as an assistant coach: "But now we need more speed and personal breakthroughs in the frontcourt."

"I know." Long Bisheng nodded, expressing that he didn't mind.

He was really upset when he was replaced halfway, but that didn't mean he was dissatisfied with Lannick.As a newcomer, he is not qualified to have opinions if he is replaced halfway. At the same time, he also understands that his role on the field is indeed not as good as Obasi’s possible role. He was the core when Leeds played.But in Hoffenheim, he has the same opportunities as his teammates, and he needs to seize limited opportunities in a limited time. This is his current shortcoming.

After Obasi was replaced on the field, he really brought vitality to Hoffenheim's attack. His speed and skill made Bayern's defense a little afraid, but the seasoned Bayern adjusted their tactics and began to play a defensive counterattack. slipped to third.

(End of this chapter)