Glory Greenery

Chapter 171 Play
"The performance of the Bayern players in this warm-up match is pessimistic. Their soft appearance at this time makes it difficult for us to believe that this team is Bayern."

"After experiencing the sinking of last season, in order to re-emerge this season, Bayern not only invited the Dutchman Van Gaal, but also paid the second highest transfer fee in Europe during the transfer period."

"But looking at it now, neither Van Gaal nor Gomez, who is expected by Bayern fans, has failed to bring about significant changes to Bayern."

"Luka Toni, Ribery, and Olic are unable to play, and we can't help but worry about whether Bayern will still be shrouded in the shadow of injuries this season."

On Star Sports TV, which broadcast the warm-up match live, Tom Bartels, who was in charge of explaining the game, expressed his views on Bayern.

Bayern's performance in this game is obviously not worthy of Bayern's efforts this season.

The Dutch iron-fisted marshal, with a European second transfer fee of more than 7000 million, played so hard against Cologne.

Accompanied by Tom Bartels' words, the Bayern fans watching the game in front of the TV at the moment are also a little worried about Bayern's performance.

Last season, Bayern's league, cup, and European wars were all empty. With such a large signing this season, fans thought they would see changes in Bayern.

But to their disappointment, Bayern did not perform so satisfactorily in the previous warm-up match, and was eliminated by the Hamburg team in the first round of the Telecom Cup.

In this game, several main players were absent again due to injuries, and the starting players performed poorly, which directly cast a shadow over the 09-10 season that has not yet started.

No. 40 and two minutes into the first half of the game, when the Bayern fans who came from the expedition were cheering enthusiastically for the players, the situation on the pitch changed suddenly, and the cheers of all Bayern fans stopped abruptly.

In a pass and reception of Bayern in the midfield, Baumjohann was intercepted by No. 8 midfielder Petit of the Cologne team because of a mistake.

After Petit stole the ball, he immediately led the Cologne team to launch a quick counterattack. A long pass directly sent the football into the Bayern half, at the feet of No. 10 striker Podolski.

After receiving the ball, Podolski dribbled the ball to the vicinity of the penalty area, and then kicked a powerful volley.

In this hot shot match, Bayern's No. 1 goalkeeper Rensing faced this long-range shot. Although he tried his best to save it, he still failed to prevent the football from falling into the net.

"Goal......!! Cologne scored a goal, from No. 10 striker Podolski!"

"Cologne was suppressed by Bayern in the first half, but just a quick counterattack brought a goal!"

"Facing his old club Bayern, Podolski did not appear to be soft-footed, helping the team open the scoring and leading Bayern 1-0."

On the Star Sports Channel, the commentator Tom Bartels saw that the first half was almost over. This dull game finally scored a goal, and his voice also had some ups and downs.

At this time, facing Podolski who was high-fiving with his teammates, the eyes of Bayern fans looked a little complicated. After all, Podolski was still fighting for Bayern last season.

On the bench, Yang Mo also thought Podolski's ball was very interesting.

I remember that when he played against the German team in the first warm-up match of the national team, this Podolski was still a Bayern player, but now when he comes to Bayern, he saw this player become his opponent in the first game.

Thinking of this, Yang Mo couldn't help but look at the head coach Van Gaal in front of him.

Gomez performed poorly in this game, but Podolski, the sold forward, scored a goal. I don't know what Van Gaal would think.

However, under Yang Mo's gaze, Van Gaal was expressionless and did not make any changes until the end of the first half.

When the first half ended and the Bayern generals walked back to the locker room in a low mood, Van Gaal followed behind with a serious expression.

In the locker room, Yang Mo felt that the atmosphere froze when he saw Van Gaal glanced at the players without saying a word.

Just when he thought Van Gaal was going to get angry, he saw that Van Gaal just took out the tactical board and began to arrange the tactics for the second half with a serious voice.

"Yang Mo."

"exist."

Yang Mo, who was trying to keep a low profile in this oppressive atmosphere, instinctively replied after hearing Van Gaal's words.

"We changed to a 433-[-]-[-] formation in the second half. You replaced Gomez and played as a left winger. You need to pay attention to tactics..."

Hearing that Van Gaal was going to replace him in the second half, Yang Mo was shocked, and quickly listened to Van Gaal's tactical arrangement with all his attention.

On the other hand, Gomez saw that Van Gaal didn't even communicate with him, so he replaced him, and the expression on his face became somewhat displeased.

However, Gomez's displeasure did not have any impact on Van Gaal. The iron-fisted coach never cared about the players' feelings.

After Van Gaal finished speaking to Yang Mo, he immediately asked, "Yang, do you understand my arrangement?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Mo quickly replied, "I understand, Mr. Coach."

"Very good, besides Young, Muller replaced Baumjohn in the second half, you need to pay attention..."

Arranging Yang Mo, Van Gaal once again replaced Baumjohn, who performed equally poorly in the first half, with Muller.

After the formation changed to 433, Muller was assigned to the position of right winger. It seems that Van Gaal was very annoyed by the lag in the first half, and he was ready to start a full-scale counterattack in the second half.

Star Sports commentator Tom Bartels begins his pre-match introductions before the start of the second half.

"Friends in the audience, the game you are watching is the pre-season warm-up match between Cologne and Bayern at the Rhein Energy Stadium."

"In the first half of the game, Cologne scored a goal from forward Podolski in the 42nd minute, and the score on the field was 1-0 Bayern."

"We can see that at the beginning of the second half, Bayern coach Van Gaal adjusted the formation from 442 in the first half to 433, and the players on the field were also replaced."

"The first is Thomas Muller, No. 25. He replaced Baumjohn, who performed poorly in the first half. The 19-year-old from Bayern's youth training has performed well in the previous warm-up games and is loved by Bayern fans."

"Let's look at the second player who replaced Gomez, No. 14 Chinese striker Yang Mo."

"Speaking of this Chinese player, some German fans may be unfamiliar, so let me give you a brief introduction to this player."

"Although this Chinese player is only 18 years old this year and this is only his second professional season, his resume is exceptionally brilliant."

"08-09 Eredivisie League Champion, UEFA Cup Champion, Eredivisie Golden Boot, UEFA Cup Golden Boot, Eredivisie Second Golden Boot, Eredivisie Best Player, UEFA Cup Best Player."

(End of this chapter)