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Chapter 323 Timely Rain: The Orange Bomber Arrives

The problem Marcel Leif mentioned was naturally clear to Magath, so the defense of the Super Cup did not make him the slightest happy. After the game, he went directly to Heert and asked when Huntelaar would be in place.

Helter looked at Magath looking anxious, and said with an unstressed smile: "Felix, you are not the first person to ask me this question, in fact, I thought you would be the first to ask me Yes, you turned out to be more calm than those reporters."

"Don't talk nonsense, Horst, I just want to know when Huntelaar will be able to join the team? The league and cup competitions don't matter, but the European Super Cup is coming soon, Horst, I hope the club can improve its efficiency .”

In fact, Magath was very displeased with the club's handling style, so his tone sounded a bit aggressive. Helter actually didn't mind it in his heart. The starting point of everything he did was to consider the interests of the team, and he believed that Magath was the same.

"The club is doing its best, Felix, and everything will be settled in three or five days at most."

Magath came out of the club office building in a very upset mood. According to the progress given by Helter, when Huntelaar is in place, there is only about a week left before the European Super Cup. It seems that he has to do well according to the current lineup. The plan to play in the European Super Cup is over.This is definitely no small challenge.

The only good situation is that there was a German Cup and two league rounds before this. The opponents are not strong. The opponent of the German Cup is the low-level league team VFR Aalen. The first two opponents of the new season are Hamburg and Hannover. 96, even if the opponent is in an iron bucket formation, it will not pose too much challenge to Schalke under normal circumstances. To put it mildly, Magath has three chances to warm up for the European Super Cup.

On August 2th, in the first round of the German Cup, Schalke beat VFR Aaron 1:[-] away. Just looking at the score, most fans and the media were shocked. Papadopoulos once again became the focus of media doubts.The opponent's goal came from his being wiped in the penalty area, and then he reached out rashly, almost directing the first super upset of the Bundesliga this year.

In addition, the problem of Schalke's lack of power to break through the iron barrel on the offensive end was once again mentioned by the reporters. If Jiang Hao hadn't forcibly scored a single-handed goal with his super acceleration ability in the second half, Schalke might have been dragged into overtime.However, Magath seemed very confident in the post-match press conference: "Every round of the German Cup starts from scratch, so as long as the result is enough."

"But in this state, Mr. Magath, with all due respect, I am afraid that there will be no chance of winning against Atletico Madrid."

Magath frowned, dissatisfied with the reporter's straightforward questioning, and directly raised his tone: "No championship team's state has reached its peak at the beginning, and there are two weeks before the Super Bowl. The state everyone wants. This is a rare opportunity for the team to compete for the best in Europe in more than ten years, and you are not the only ones who want to win."

Magath's words stopped all reporters from questioning.We want to win more than you. Players win the game and get honors and bonuses. Who do you think cares about your yelling?

The Gelsenkirchen media has been encouraging the team and criticizing the efficiency of the club's signings. Seeing that there is still half a month left in the summer transfer window, players who play an important tactical role in the team have been delayed. In place, this efficiency is really amazing... while other neutral German media are in a wait-and-see state, Magath insists that the team is getting better and better, so let's wait and see, everyone is holding back, if the league begins The state of not being bright, especially like more turbulent doubts will follow.

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Three days later, the 2010-11 new Bundesliga season officially kicked off.Schalke played away against Hamburg in the first round.

Magath made fine adjustments to the starting lineup for this game. Ruud van Nistelrooy, who scored the goal in the Champions League final last season, was put in the starting lineup. Magath's starting point is still attacking. For this reason, he put Raul on the bench , add a fulcrum on the front line.Although Van Nistelrooy is not in good condition during training, Magath has no courage to trust the young players promoted by the youth team except him in the choice of high center forward.In addition, Magath also began to try to change the defense line. Matip started again after half a season. He has played in such a position in the World Cup.

Van Nistelrooy also showed his experience in finishing the goal in the game. In the No.305 minute, he rushed to score before Westerman.Hamburg's lead lasted only 6 minutes before being equalized. In the PK between teammates last season, Ruud van Nistelrooy reflected the natural advantage of top shooters in terms of acuity.

Magath glanced at Westermann, who was squatting on the ground wearing a Hamburg jersey, and smiled. Although the media questioned his employment in the defense, the goal made him not regret letting go of the core of the defense.

After being equalized, Schalke began to attack further, but they all ignored the space behind them. As a result, van der Vaart seized the opportunity at the last moment and passed a through pass to striker Choupo Moting. The Cameroon international rushed to the penalty area. Use the speed to completely shake off Matip, and then volley and break the goal...

Schalke's loss was a big upset in the first round. This loss also made Magath no longer hesitate. It seems that it is impossible to gain a foothold in defense. Without the active possession of the midfielder, the defense's ability is fundamental. Can't hold on to victory.

Just when Magath was in a state of desperation, he finally welcomed the person he had been waiting for.

When he saw the tall and strong Huntelaar in sportswear at the training base, he finally showed a gratified smile.

Huntelaar's integration into the team is not slow. First of all, the atmosphere of the team is very good. Zhou Tiancheng held a small meeting in the locker room after the first round loss, which stabilized everyone's emotions. This is just the beginning. Losing There is no need to pay too much attention to an ordinary league game, just take it as a lesson, it is much better than losing the chain in the European Super Cup.

In the following training, Magath consciously guided Huntelaar to cooperate with everyone. Of course, it is impossible to deeply understand the team's tactics, but he has one of his signature skills as a striker: header.The ability to bomb the penalty area is his housekeeping skill. In the 2008 European Cup, Dutch fans even circulated a nickname of "Orange Bomber" to describe Huntelaar, who was shining in the Netherlands jersey.

This style of play determines that he has a strong immediate combat power and has plug-and-play attributes.So for the next week, Magath concentrated on one move, a cross—whether it was a cross from two wingers or Zhou Tiancheng's vertical long pass, there was only one goal, and the ball hit Huntelaar's head. .

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Since the summer transfer window has not yet closed, Huntelaar signed up as quickly as possible, and played 1 minutes off the bench in the second round against Hannover.

At this time, Schalke and Hannover 96 scored 1:1. Magath also replaced him to try the effect after being unable to attack for a long time. As a result, he did not disappoint everyone.

In the corner kick before the end of the game, Huntelaar competed for the top in front of the goal and directly competed with Ming Tao for his jumping ability. He touched the ball while falling, and used his chest to block the ball into the goal.

Seeing this scene, Duan Xuan exclaimed: "Mingtao lost his temper, Huntelaar's ability to dominate the air is indeed world-class."

Magath smiled happily on the sidelines. At present, the team has Jiang Hao as a strong impact point in terms of speed, but there is a lack of such a person as Huntelaar in the competition for high-altitude balls.

Seeing Huntelaar's speed of integration, he was really happy, and it was really timely.

He has been very worried about the team's offensive ability before, especially when he met Atletico Madrid, which is the best at defensive counterattack in the European Super Cup, the previous team's attack efficiency may be bad or bad.

Now, Magath has confidence.The opponent wants to fight against counterattack?
No problem, go ahead!

(End of this chapter)