green showman

Chapter 121 Temporary Adjustments
"It's the second quarter-final of the DFB-Pokal this season, with Wolfsburg at home against Werder Bremen."

"In yesterday's first game, Leverkusen swept Schalke 4 2-04 and took the lead to reach the semi-finals. The young midfielder Toni Kroos, who was loaned to the pharmaceutical factory from Bayern, performed well, passing and shooting."

"In this game, Wolfsburg and Werder Bremen both rotated some players. The top centers of both sides, Dzeko and Almeida, did not play. Wolfsburg's No. 38 Best started for the first time. The 19-year-old organizational midfielder was the most important signing of Wolfsburg during the winter break, and it was still a transfer fee, and I have to say that Felix has done a great job."

The commentator's voice echoed in the living room. The seemingly calm Wu Ming was sitting on the sofa, but his eyes were fixed on the TV screen, trying to find the figure of No. 38.

"Huh, you actually know how to watch football? I didn't realize you're interested in football." With the sound of the door opening, a female voice came, "But it's not the weekend now, what game?"

"Germany Cup, Wolfsburg vs. Werder Bremen." Wu Ming got up and poured a glass of water. The girl who came in, Han Lei, was also a Chinese student who came to Bochum last year. The two got along well after they met in school. , rented a house together outside at the beginning of this year.

"Wolfsburg..." Han Lei wrapped her fingers around her long hair and thought for a while, poured a glass of water and sat on the sofa, and said casually, "Is the thing I told you a few days ago all right?"

"That classmate who came to see you?" Wu Ming kept his eyes on the TV, "It doesn't matter if the time is short."

"Don't worry, I won't stay long..."

Before Han Lei finished speaking, she was interrupted by Wu Ming's gesture, and the commentator's voice came out from the TV, "This is the No. 38 Bester of Wolfsburg, with dual nationality of England and Germany, who was once the Golden Boy of the previous year The most surprising thing is that this person is of Chinese descent."

"Best was forced to retire due to a serious injury in 2007. He came back to sign with Wolfsburg earlier this year. He performed very well as a substitute in the first two games. Magath let him start today."

The commentator quickly shifted the focus to other players, such as Diego, who was known as a genius early on, and Ozil, one of the most promising young midfielders in Germany, but the living room kept the same Be quiet, the two women don't know what they are thinking, and they seem to have forgotten the topic just now.

Just 3 minutes into the game, Werder Bremen scored their first goal.

A long pass from the backcourt finds Pizarro in the penalty area. The latter hits back with Simunek. The Brazilian midfielder Diego gets rid of his compatriot Josue and shoots from a long distance. The ball flies into Benalio's hand. far corner.

Sun Wu stood outside the penalty area and pondered in his heart. The key to losing the ball was that the moment Diego took the ball, no one was close to it at the first time. Is this his own responsibility or Josue's?

"My problem is that I'm a defensive midfielder and you are a central midfielder." Josue quickly walked over, "It doesn't matter when you organize the offense, but you don't need to stand further back than me when you return to the defense."

Uh, what a nice guy!
But then Wolfsburg's offense was not smooth, and the commentator also discovered this, "Magat suddenly abandoned the 442 diamond formation and played five midfielders. Misimovic is still the midfielder. He seldom enters the penalty area directly, and is still the core of the playmaker in terms of the number of times he takes the ball, but there are very few places to get the ball out..."

In terms of effect, although the five midfielders have a numerical advantage, Wolfsburg did not overwhelm Werder Bremen, although the opposing midfielder has famous players such as Diego, Ozil and Frings.

In the 20th minute, Werder Bremen made a comeback. Frings, who was in the defensive midfielder position, suddenly moved forward to attract attention and then sent the ball to the right. Ozil dribbled the ball inside and shook Gentner, and then fought with Diego in the middle. Played a two-for-one cooperation to shake off Josue, but was cleared by Barzali with a sliding shovel.

It was Sun Wu who took the ball. He aimed at the field in front of him and could only give the ball to Misimovic. The latter tried to develop the ball to the right, but Bremen's central defender Nadal directly squeezed him down A non-serious foul killed Wolfsburg's counterattack in the bud.

"There are only four days of tactical drills, and the effect..." Rolf on the sidelines spread his hands helplessly, "Best still unconsciously asks for the ball. Movic is better, but in this way, it is difficult for him to form a partial numerical advantage in the frontcourt directly through the midfield."

"Tactical drills are secondary." Magath folded his chest and stared at the field. "The key is in the game, whether they can change according to the situation..."

Sun Wu is very clear that if he wants to win the game, he must use his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. Defense has never been Wolfsburg's advantage. The key now is how to smoothly send the ball to the frontcourt, but Misimovic is being watched to death. , and because of his own existence, a single striker, Misimovic will not retreat a lot to get the ball.

After observing for half an hour, Sun Wu finally found the key.

Although there are five midfielders now, the left midfielder Gentner still retains his own habits. When defending, he will receive the ribs to help Josue in the middle to defend and strengthen the defensive thickness in the middle. This is the coach's responsibility. Tactical requirements, on the other hand, are also Gentner's habits. He did not come from playing on the wing.

Gentner was the main midfielder of the youth guard Stuttgart back then, but soon lost his main position with the rise of Khedira, who was younger and more talented than him. Wing, but the style is still a typical No. 8 style.

But now there are five midfielders. With the appearance of Sun Wu, Josue does not need Gentner to help. Instead, there is one less attacker in the frontcourt. A key point forward.

"Christian!" Sun Wu pulled Gentner and whispered: "The position is a little forward."

"What?" Gentner was a little surprised, and turned to look at the left back Schaefer behind him, "But..."

"Schafer doesn't need to change. The key is your position. It's up to you to decide whether it's the wing or the rib."

Gentner neither refused nor nodded. After a while, he found a dead ball opportunity and went to the sideline to quickly ask the coach. Fortunately, the position of the left midfielder was right next to Wolfsburg's coaching bench.

Of course, Sun Wu's status in the team cannot be compared with that in Blackburn. It is not that simple to command his teammates to make some tactical fine-tuning.

Magath hesitated for a few seconds on the sidelines before nodding. Sun Wu, who had been staring at this side, finally breathed a sigh of relief. This old man is not bad, and he can give players a certain amount of space.

With the premise of Gentner's position on the field, Sun Wu and Josue have a good distance and a point where it is not easy to lose the ball. Wolfsburg's organization began to gradually become smoother.

(End of this chapter)