Grass roots glory

Chapter 277 Hidden danger
"Van Nistelrooy took the lead for Schalke. A week ago, Van Gaal had a good half-time dream, but today he may be troubled for the whole game."

Marcel Leff used his witty commentary features to adjust the atmosphere in addition to professional comments, but took Bayern as the opposite object, which is relatively rare in his 20-year commentary career, especially in the Champions League.

Van Gaal stepped out of the coaching bench quickly and made a move of pressing down with both hands on the field. Bayern still did not counterattack immediately, but passed the control from the midfielder. Schweinsteiger mainly controlled the ball. Thomas · Muller pulls back and moves forward.

"Bayern seem very confident. It is true that this is an away game. Being behind by one goal does not make them anxious. If they play hard, they will probably score. An away goal will give them an advantage."

This is where Bayern's confidence lies. In the two-round home and away games, Van Gaal still has a lot of room for maneuver. In this game, he mainly considers offense. One more goal means one more point.

Although Schalke had a lot of momentum before the game, Magath's game strategy is still very cautious today, especially after taking a quick lead, defense has become the main task that bears the brunt.Kluger had a hard time defending Schweinsteiger alone. Several threatening passes pierced the defense. Zhou Tiancheng took back without hesitation. Schweinsteiger just wanted to pass directly sideways with a heavy heart. Accelerates up from the side with a sliding tackle to clear the ball out of the sideline.

Schweinsteiger turned over, saw Zhou Tiancheng's NO.12 jersey, hammered the turf angrily, and got up quickly. He originally wanted to appeal to the referee, but now he has no such idea at all, and stands up directly He rushed towards Zhou Tiancheng.

Starting from the Bayern youth training camp, not many opponents gave him a strong desire to compete, but at this moment he really wants to win against Zhou Tiancheng!With Schalke winning the championship last season, many media called Zhou Tiancheng the number one midfielder in the Bundesliga, but Schweinsteiger was not convinced.

He actively runs like a perpetual motion machine on both ends of the offense and defense, just to fight for this breath and satisfy his competitive spirit.Van Gaal watched from the sidelines with a rather rich expression. If he could maintain this defensive enthusiasm in the German Cup match, maybe the result would be different.

As a coach, I am naturally happy to see players actively running on the field, even if it will bring hidden dangers to the next game, but the commentator is different.Bowman, a loyal Bayern commentator on Munich TV, was very worried: "Schweinsteiger was originally an organizer, but now he is working as a blue-collar player. Van Gaal should be smart enough. It shouldn't last, and if his fitness drops in the second half, Bayern may lose the most important midfield brain!"

But I have to admit that Schweinsteiger's activeness has driven Bayern's overall midfield line forward. In the case of avoiding Zhou Tiancheng's defensive area, the high press is still very effective, forcing out a lot of frontcourt boundaries Most of Bayern's offensives in the first half were based on overall enthusiasm.It was indeed lucky that Schalke was able to hold a one-goal lead in the first half.Neuer blocked Robben's in-cut shots consecutively.Peter Pan's signature cut-in shot is unsolvable for most defenses, thanks to Neuer's excellent reflexes and wingspan.

Back in the midfield lounge, the offensive in the first half strengthened Van Gaal's confidence. He only had a few words in the midfield: "Create more opportunities for the wings in the second half, Aryan (Roben), Frank (Franck Ribery) ), increase your speed, give me a bold shot whenever you have a chance, and put pressure on them! This is an away game, does anyone understand the meaning of an away goal?"

Van Gaal is really not worried about the team's offense, he didn't mention a word about the current score.With his cannonball-like character, he will never deliberately endure it. In his eyes, the German Cup being zero is really just a coincidence.With Van Gaal’s self-confidence, he is destined to be only suitable to take charge of star-studded places. Only giants like Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern, including world-class teams like the Dutch national team, will have absolute team execution. Guaranteed to implement his tactical design to the end.

For example, in the opening stage of the second half, when Schalke took the initiative to recover the formation and deployed densely in the center, if there was no first-class midfield commander like Schweinsteiger, Robben and Ribery might have to fight before receiving the ball. Takes a lot of energy.

The situation is different when Schweinsteiger can complete accurate midfield scheduling while running.Robben and Ribéry gain a lot of space running straight behind the full-backs.Magath has thought of many ways to use full backs, but the effect is still not good. Pender and Rafinha are both offensively strong and defensively weak, especially against a top winger configuration like Bayern, the full backs can be said to be Schalke's only culprit.

But for this level of confrontation, this obvious hidden danger is fatal. Ribery was not at his best in the last game, but today Bayern's two wing aces are full of blood, and the situation naturally took a turn for the worse.

Bayern's counterattack is to use the speed of both sides. Schweinsteiger deliberately mobilized Zhou Tiancheng in a wide range, and then passed the ball to the other side with a big foot. In this way, Bayern's offense gained a local advantage .

"Frank Ribery! The Ferrari motor on, straight into the box! Poor Christian Pender, he was passed straight away, defending Ribery, it was too difficult for him, almost impossible task .”

Ribery used to have the nickname "Ferrar Ribery" in his early years, describing him as fast as a Ferrari. With Ribery's transfer to Bayern, this exclusive title during the Ligue [-] period was rarely mentioned. Everyone in Europe knows that when Ribery's speed rushes up, the defenders' nightmare begins.

On the field, Ribery squeezed into the penalty area and already disrupted Schalke's defense. Zhou Tiancheng wanted to return to the defense from the other side, but it was too late. During the chaos in the penalty area, Ribery stabbed the ball into the middle. After a quick shot, the ball went from Neuer's left hand to the goal.

Duan Xuan lamented for Schalke in the BJ studio, "It's still a full-back. Schalke's other positions are at the Champions League level, and the midfielder can be said to be the top European configuration, but the full-back is at most only at the middle level of the Bundesliga. Generally, it is not enough. There will be hidden dangers, but once exposed, it will be fatal."

Bayern scored an away goal and took the overall initiative. Duan Xuan’s words sounded perfectly fine. If they bring a draw to the Allianz Arena, the difficulty will increase sharply. Now it is time for Schalke to react.

(End of this chapter)