Grass roots glory

Chapter 224 Adversity
Schalke's determination is great, but at the beginning of the game, Bayern showed their attitude with actions, can become synonymous with the Bundesliga, and the team that dares to challenge their dominance must first be able to withstand their offensive.

Only 2 minutes into the game, Robben easily broke through Bordon on the wing and cut inside the penalty area. Zhou Tiancheng had already thrown off Schweinsteiger in time to defend, but compared to Robben's lateral acceleration, it was still slightly slower A few, allowing Robben to grab a shot and volley slightly over the crossbar.

After another few tens of seconds, Ribery broke through Rafinha on the other side, and also volleyed past the post.

In the opening game, the wingers used their ability to press the bottom of the box to make two consecutive killing moves. Bayern really showed an extremely strong fighting spirit, which made people feel that they wanted to completely tear Schalke 04 today and avenge their shame.

"When facing Bundesliga teams, Bayern usually appears calm and calm because of the huge psychological advantage. It is rare for them to launch such an offensive from the first minute. Maybe thanks to Schalke 1, the defending champion It can really inspire the blood of the giants, ha!" Marcel Leif said.

Next to his commentator partner, Bayern star Stefan Effenberg said: "This is naturally a good thing. The emergence of new challengers will make the Bundesliga more competitive."

"Stefan, your old club lost the championship last season, you don't seem to be depressed at all?"

"Of course not, because it's Bayern and, besides, just lost a Bundesliga title."

"Hahaha... Although a little arrogant, you must respect the facts. Stefan, you are right."

Bayern is like a monopoly player in the Monopoly game, just like Dortmund CEO Watzke once complained to the media that "Bayern poached all the players they couldn't deal with".Because of this, the league championship that other teams value very much is just a bottom-line goal for Bayern. Their ideas are no longer limited to the Bundesliga.

But when their bottom line is challenged, Bayern's revenge can be fierce, and this game is proof.

Schalke 04's goal was threatened twice in the opening game. In the final analysis, it was still in the midfield. Holtby didn't put enough pressure on it. Maybe he thought it was enough, but for a midfielder of Schweinsteiger's level, It wasn't enough to disturb him. The left and right flank attacks all originated from Schweinsteiger's long pass.

Zhou Tiancheng walked up to Holtby and reminded: "Lewis, you need to be more aggressive."

"I've followed him, I thought he couldn't pass it on..."

"Confidence is a good thing, Lewis, but you have to estimate your opponent enough. This is Bayern. It's useless to just follow them. Use your strength to snatch them up close, otherwise we will all be very passive. The clothes of nobles are not so easy to pick off. "

CCTV’s on-site commentator Duan Xuan commented on the performance in the first few minutes: “Schalke 04’s passivity is actually because the gap in the midfield is too large. It may not be wise for Magath to start Holtby in such a game. Choice. After all, he is too young and lacks top league experience before, so it is really difficult for him to defend the main midfield of the giants."

The stands of the Allianz Arena were restless after the opening, and the Bayern fans were very excited. They booed frantically at the visiting stands of thousands of Schalke fans not far away, which sounded full of irony.

Zhou Tiancheng worked hard enough in the midfield today and covered a large area horizontally, but Van Gaal obviously studied his characteristics fully. Bayern's passing rhythm is obviously faster, and the large-scale lateral transfer is not usually seen in the league. It was used frequently in this game, relying on this method to avoid Zhou Tiancheng's interception in the midfield.

Although Bayern's offense can only be concentrated on the wing in this way, the offensive and defensive strengths of the two sides are not at the same level, and Bayern's wing breakthrough followed by an inverted triangle pass back to the center. The combination of side and center tactics is very effective, so Sand Erke's formation gradually became a bit disjointed. Except for Rakitic, Zhou Tiancheng and Holtby both shrank to the penalty area at the same time, and the distance from the offensive players was about 30 meters.Magath's tactical philosophy is not to put up an iron bucket formation in the face of a strong enemy, but to use defense to drive a counterattack, so it is impossible to withdraw the threat of counterattack too far back.

Schalke can only concentrate on resisting Bayern's intensive offensive first, and can't organize a decent counterattack at all. Bayern's two full-backs Lahm and Contento are very restrained and have no assists. Erfan took targeted precautions and was alert to Schalke's counterattack.

"Bayern's oppressive force is too strong. Looking at Zhou's position, he retreats to close to his own defensive penalty area, which means that Schalke 04 cannot play any decent counterattack."

Effenberg also agreed: "Zhou is a midfielder who can launch a counterattack on his own and can also keenly spot opportunities. Such a player will be a first-class counterattack instigator. After last season, the entire Bundesliga will recognize his ability. , if he is allowed to attack from the midfield, any defense line will face a fatal threat, Van Gaal has extraordinary courage to take risks, only this kind of suppression can fundamentally solve the problem."

Zhou Tiancheng on the court was completely unaware of the praise his seniors gave him, and he was a little anxious to get angry now.Teammates are not strong, and it is very painful to face this kind of opponent.

However, Schalke 04 also had success in defense. Hewedes and Westermann did a good job in air defense, and Klose, the main striker of the German team, did not have any chance to win high points.

The game time was nearly half an hour. Schalke fans believed that the team could maintain the balance of the score in the first half and use the intermission to re-plan. broken.

Stealing the ball from Schalke, Rakitic was just ready to receive the ball in the arc of the center circle. The central defender Demichelis, who was actively pressing forward, took the first step to steal the ball and passed it to Ribery on the wing to launch a counterattack , Franck Ribery made a fake move to pull the ball, attracting Rafinha to steal the ball. He quickly knocked the ball across to Van Bommel in the middle, 30 meters away from the goal. The latter raised his leg and shot directly. Zhou Tiancheng fell to the ground Blocked it with his feet, but unfortunately fell in front of Schweinsteiger again. There were not many defensive players in front of Xiaozhu. Most of them were attracted by Van Bommel's first kick. Schweinsteiger Instiger's second kick was so decisive that the defensive players had no time to react.

No one interfered with this kick, Schweinsteiger hit the right position, the ball did not jump up, and it went straight to the goal flat and fast!

Neuer's body soared into the air, but the ball came too fast, and before he fully straightened his arms, he had already made close contact with the net...

1:0, Bayern Munich leads at home!

(End of this chapter)