i want to be king

Chapter 689 The Indispensable High Center Forward
The Allianz Arena was full of noise, and Bayern fans were singing the team anthem, cheering for the players in the stadium.

The deafening sound swept every corner of the stadium, including Su Dong, who was sitting on the home team's bench.

It's already the second half, but Bayern's offense still hasn't improved much.

This is a pinnacle duel. Many people thought that this game would determine the top spot in the group, but now it seems that it may not be so, because Bordeaux played a very good first game in the group stage of Ligue [-], and drew with Juventus away.

What does it mean?

In other words, Juventus lost the three points that should have been grabbed at home.

The three teams in this group are from Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue [-]. Among them, Bayern and Bordeaux are both champions. Juventus is not weak. The three teams are all fighting for points. The three points at home are extremely valuable.

Whoever loses these three points must do everything possible to get it back.

Especially in some games that were originally planned to allow points to be lost, such as the Allianz Arena.

Therefore, Juventus tried their best to fight Bayern in this battle. To a certain extent, they regarded this battle as a life-and-death battle for the top spot in the group, and they were extremely tenacious.

Knowing Bayern's strength, Ferrara adopted a more balanced tactic of [-].

Bayern responded with four-three-three, with Ribery, Klose and Robben forming a trident.

From the very beginning, Bayern took advantage of the home court to launch a fierce attack on Juventus and frequently created opportunities, but the Bianconeri had already been fully prepared for this, strictly guarding against defense, and did not let Bayern take advantage of it.

Chiellini is quite a general in this battle, while Buffon is old and strong, which makes Juventus' defense very strong.

In the absence of Sudong, the two wings of Ribery and Robben were very active.

It can be said that these two players have played at the level of world-class superstars, but it is useless.

There is a saying in Italian football that no matter how well you play from the wing, you still have to return to the center to score goals.

Therefore, the wings of Serie A have not been paid much attention, and Serie A has always lacked wing players.

When Juventus let go of the wings but tightened the center, Bayern's attack appeared to be thunderous and rainy.

It is difficult for Klose to gain an advantage under the joint restrictions of Chiellini and Lerotalie in the middle.

After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Heynckes replaced Tymoshchuk with Thomas Müller, allowing Schweinsteiger and Modric to form a double midfielder. The team changed to [-] and continued to attack Juventus.

Thomas Muller has been very active this season, and this is the same. A few runs and pulls are very threatening, but in the game, he still couldn't break through the Juventus goal.

……

Su Dong sat on the bench and watched the game on the field.

He found that Bayern had the upper hand. Bayern had an overwhelming advantage in wing attack and ball possession. Even the players played very well, and none of them were hip-pulls.

But just couldn't score.

where is the problem?

"When Juventus shrunk and defended, their defensive line became a wall and what we needed now was not a sharp sword but a battering ram."

This is what Heynckes said to Su Dong during the intermission.

Both Franck Ribery and Robben are extremely sharp swords and are top European assaulters, but in the face of such an unbreakable defense, their role is actually not very big, because they lack the strength and level to open an offensive channel in a dense defense.

Of course, this is relative.

In the Bundesliga, they probably can do very well, because the Bundesliga's defensive level is like that.

But in the Champions League, facing a team like Juventus, they misfired.

Ribery's ball control, Robben's breakthrough, Thomas Muller's running position, Klose's support, these are all very, very good, but in the dense defense, these are not effective.

This is the importance of the center forward!
He can not score, he can be rough, he can...

But, he just can't live without it!

It's like when Capello played without a front in Rome. Does that mean he doesn't need a center?
No, it's because he doesn't have a center forward!
Su Dong sat on the sidelines and saw very clearly that after Klose was contained, Bayern's offense also died down, and the threat was greatly reduced.

This is not accidental, but a kind of necessity!
Correspondingly, Ferrara played two centers tonight, Iaquinta and Trezeguet.

That's very Italian!
You know, Serie A has never paid much attention to the wings, but it pays special attention to the center.

Then why does European football now give people the feeling that centers are not getting much attention at the beginning?

The reason is actually very simple, there are too few high-level centers!
Su Dong is the most able to understand, because the overall defensive level has been greatly improved in recent years, roughly from the year Greece won the European Cup, all teams began to pay attention to defense, double defensive midfielders became popular, and the middle lane was overcrowded.

Just imagine, when there are people everywhere in the middle, how can the center survive?How to seize the advantage?

The body is essential.

You can live without technology, but you can't live without body.

Therefore, Drogba's skills are rough, it doesn't matter, his body is strong enough, and he can break through the defense.

Klose and Thomas Muller are facing such a problem now. They just can't get away from Juventus' defense.

No matter how active Franck Ribery and Robben are on the wing, it is difficult to create a threat if you cannot rush through the center.

Su Dong had a premonition that the defense was becoming tighter and tighter. Under this trend, the requirements for the center forward would also be higher and higher.

But the current mainstream trend is to control the midfield and balance offense and defense. Any team will have higher and higher requirements for passing and possession, especially for centers.

Just ask, what's the use of a center who can't hold the ball in a dense defense?

Unless your body is strong enough to be a level higher than your opponent, and you can crush your opponent purely with your body, otherwise, you must have skills, especially stopping skills, but this is too demanding for a center forward.

As a result, powerful centers will become more and more sought-after, and will become more and more scarce. Teams that cannot get them will simply give up the big center tactics and prefer to lack them.

But having a strong center can definitely bring the team's overall strength to a higher level, and even drag a team forward by one person.

This is what Su Dong felt when he sat on the bench throughout the game and watched the Bayern players bombard the pitch, but still failed to break through the Juventus goal.

Several times, he felt that if it was him, he would definitely be able to create a threat.

But he sat on his bench.

Muscle injuries can be large or small, and Nuno Cruz also attaches great importance to this. Before that, he even asked Su Dong to rest in this game, but in the end, at the request of Heynckes and Su Dong, Nuno Cruz agreed to let him substitute.

While Su Dong was observing and thinking, the Bayern players on the field suddenly kicked the ball out of bounds.

The referee blew his whistle and waved towards the Bayern coach's bench to signal the team doctor to enter the field.

I saw Robben sitting on the grass at some point, looking a little pained.

His knees have always been fragile. Even with the help of Nuno Cruz, he has strengthened his muscle training, but there are still certain hidden dangers, and now it seems that there is a problem with his knees.

Wolfart quickly rushed into the field with his assistants. After a preliminary inspection for Robben, he carried him out of the field and signaled for Heynckes to make a substitution.

……

"Robben seems to be seriously injured, it should be a knee problem."

"Now is the critical period of Bayern's devil's schedule. I hope it will not affect Bayern's performance."

"Look this time, will Heynckes replace Su Dong?"

When Robben was taken to the sidelines, Heynckes scratched his head, feeling very depressed.

Turning his head, he looked at Su Dong who was on the bench, showing a questioning look, as if he was saying, can he come on?

Su Dong nodded.

He knows that Bayern needs him at this time!

Heynckes beckoned immediately, signaling Su Dong to go up quickly.

"Sure enough, Bayern is going to make a substitution!"

"Su Dong is about to play."

"It's No. 703 minutes in the second half, and the score between the two sides is still zero to zero."

"This is the second substitution for Bayern."

When Sudong walked to the sidelines, the entire Allianz Arena resounded with overwhelming cheers, and the Bayern fans were chanting his name frantically. Sudong Sudong's shouts resounded throughout the Allianz Arena.

This represents the expectation and affirmation of Bayern fans for Su Dong!
Juventus is also quite nervous. Ferrara kept calling Chiellini and Lerottaglie on the sidelines. At the same time, he also signaled Marchisio and Felipe Melo to protect the defense more and avoid being taken advantage of by Sudong.

The moment Su Dong walked into the court, everyone's attention fell on him.

"This is Su Dong!"

"He came to the Allianz Arena like a savior."

"At this moment, all the fans at the Allianz Arena are looking forward to him, because they all believe that Su Dong will lead the team to victory, because he can always score goals!"

"Juventus must have been nervous because they weren't sure if they could stop Sudong from scoring."

"Looking at the world of football, Su Dong is probably the only such superstar."

……

After Su Dong came on the field, Bayern's tactics changed to [-], and Su Dong and Klose formed a double forward.

And in less than 7 minutes of Su Dong's playing, in the second minute of No. 80, Juventus's attack directly hit Bayern's penalty area. Diego shot from a long distance and was directly hugged by Neuer.

After getting up from the ground, the Bayern goalkeeper glanced at the situation ahead, and immediately threw the ball to Lucio.

After the Brazilian central defender got the ball, he passed it forward and gave it to Modric.

The Croatian midfielder dribbled the ball forward, just past the center line, and sent a direct pass to Su Dong on the right side of the front of the penalty area.

At this time, the soul-possessed Grosso and Chiellini had already settled down in time, forming a pincer attack in the penalty area, ready to block Su Dong.

But Su Dongyi was so bold that he dribbled the ball directly into the penalty area after stopping the ball.

(End of this chapter)