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Chapter 351 Intense and Boring

May 5, Kyoto time, at two o'clock in the morning.

Countless Chinese fans get up from the bed and turn on the TV set to the Central Five. Generally speaking, the Bundesliga games are from 9:12 to [-]:[-] in the evening. Few people will get up to watch a German Cup game, even the final.

But this year is different, because there are two Chinese players on the field, Sun Wu is the core of Schalke 04, and Hao Junmin often acts as a substitute in the last few games. Willing to play is one of the reasons why he gained a foothold in Schalke 04.

"The players from both sides have already entered the field, and the German Cup final is about to kick off." As a diehard Bayern Munich loyalist, Duan Xuan's face was a little distorted, "The war of words between the two sides before the game was very intense. Unsurprisingly, Sun Wu and Hoeness are fighting each other again..."

"And Sun Wu still hasn't lost." Tao Wei, his partner next to him, said with a smile: "Let's see if Sun Wu can maintain his unbeaten record against Bayern Munich."

"In the last round of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich is at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. They beat Hertha Berlin 3-0..."

"But in the penultimate round of the Bundesliga, Schalke 04 also defeated Hertha Berlin in this stadium and won the salad plate..."

"Although the two teams are very sharp on the wing, and the top three best wingers in the Bundesliga are all on the field, the winning point of the game is still in the middle of the midfield." Schweinsteiger, who shines at the waist position, Kroos, who returned a year earlier; Sun Wu, the biggest contributor to Schalke's 04 championship, and No. 10 Rakitic, these four determine the direction of the game."

Duan Xuan lowered his head and glanced at the information, "According to the news from the reporter in front, Bayern may send Gomez away and add 1000 million euros in exchange for Edin Dzeko, who won the Golden Boot with 27 goals this season. Gomez wasn't even in the squad, Klose was the starting center forward and Olić was on the bench."

"This has almost confirmed the German team's main center forward for the World Cup in South Africa. In addition, Tymoshchuk replaced Van Bommel." Tao Wei continued: "Schalke 04 has all the main players, but this is also Kuranyi. The last game at Schalke 04."

"Okay, the game has begun."

"Sun Wu takes the ball... oh, so fast!"

"Di!"

Sun Wu, who was lying on the ground, was a little surprised, not only because his outstretched hand was ignored by the other party, but also because the person who fouled... was actually Klose.

Is this an accident or Van Gaal's tactical arrangement?

Sun Wu got up to take a free kick, sent the ball back to the defense, and then ran to catch the ball. Klose immediately followed and stuck to Sun Wu, completely ignoring Matip who ran out of space on the other side.

Throwing the ball across to Matip, Sun Wu accelerated to throw away Klose, received the ball and passed it to the retreating Farfan, two consecutive ones... But Timoshchuk's interception made Sun Wu accelerate, Klose, who had been chasing back, squeezed Sun Wu down from behind.

"Di!"

In the opening 3 minutes, Klose made two fouls against Sun Wu.

Sun Wu lay on the lawn, turned his head to look at Van Gaal on the sidelines, thinking about trying again.

In the 10th minute, Sun Wu deliberately pulled to the left to cooperate with Holtby and then cut in, preparing to hand the ball to Rakitic. Klose did not post it but blocked the passing route.

Cross and Robben attacked from left to right. Sun Wu turned half-turned and made a pass back, then suddenly turned around again and forced a breakthrough between Cross and Robben.

"Di!"

The third foul was committed, and this time it was Tymoshchuk who carried Sun Wu with his shoulder.

Magath on the sidelines was complaining to the fourth official, and Van Gaal kept indicating that it was a shoulder, which was a reasonable collision.

There is no need to test any more, the situation is already clear, Van Gaal's emphasis on Sun Wu has risen to this point...Starting from Klose, Robben, Ribery, Kroos, Timoshchuk will all be in Sun Wu Post it as soon as you get the ball, so that Sun Wu will not have the space and time to take the ball calmly.

This is a very extreme defensive method. As long as Sun Wu tries to control the game, Bayern players will use siege and fouls to interrupt Sun Wu's rhythm.

It is actually not difficult to crack, as long as Sun Wu’s position is premised, the opponent will never dare to foul frequently within the 30-meter area... But although Sun Wu often advances in front of the penalty area or even in the penalty area, if he loses the suddenness of the back row sex, it is difficult to create a threat.

And Sun Wu's own technical level is not enough to allow him to escape safely from the siege...

"Best!" Magath yelled from the sidelines, making a retreat gesture.

Sun Wu nodded, turned his head to signal Rakitic to take the initiative to receive the ball, and his position retreated parallel to Matip. In this position, Bayern players would not surround him, and the harassment of Ribery and Klose Not enough to threaten Sun Wu's passing and receiving.

This game is not easy to play... Van Gaal made very detailed and correct tactical arrangements before the game, but Sun Wu is not in a hurry, there are nearly 10 minutes left.

Seeing Sun Wu's position retreat, Van Gaal shouted instructions from the sidelines. Bayern did not press the formation forward and remained cautious when defending. Kroos always kept a suitable distance from Sun Wu, faintly stuck in Sun Wu's passing and receiving routes ; When attacking from the two wings, rely on the personal ability of Ribery and Robben or the cooperation between two or three people to find the possibility of breakthrough.

In this case, Klose's characteristics are brought into full play. He can not only make walls, but also pull sideways to break through. Inclined plug.

Sun Wu faintly felt that this set of tactics was a bit like Mourinho's. The intensive defense in the midfield and the frontcourt offense relied on personal ability and the passing and running cooperation between top players.

Time gradually passed in a dull atmosphere, and the fans on both sides of the stands were a little weak. Adam Simpson commented that this was an extremely boring first half.

But at the end of the first half, Bayern suddenly changed its rhythm.

In the 41st minute, Sun Wu was in the backcourt and prepared to receive a pass from Westerman. Klose was about to post it... Kroos suddenly moved forward and blocked the passing route between Matip and Sun Wu , Tymoshchuk ran at high speed and aimed at Sun Wu for a savage collision!

"I've been waiting for you to change your moves!"

For the first four or 10 minutes, he remained on hold, and Sun Wu had been faintly wary of the opponent's sudden acceleration of the pace.

Sun Wu's unhurried stretching of his feet to stop the ball suddenly sped up, his outstretched right foot lightly rubbed against the side of the ball, and he shrank his body and flashed to the left. Chuuk flew to the right, and Sun Wu deftly passed Timoshchuk to the left...

"Wonderful escape!" Adam Simpson finally lifted his spirits.

Magath was a little nervous. He knew about Sun Wu. Unless it was a counterattack, Sun Wu never made moves to get rid of people in dangerous areas.

Sure enough, before Sun Wu could speed up, Klose reached out and grabbed Sun Wu's jersey...

"Di!"

Sun Wu, who was struggling to run forward, stopped helplessly, looked back, and found that the jersey was not broken... Too good quality is not a good thing, if it is broken, the referee probably won't blow the whistle.

A typical tactical foul, the referee showed the first yellow card of the game.

Sun Wu is even more helpless, he only now knows why Gomez is not included in the starting list, doing this kind of dirty work...Klose and Olic are more suitable.

In the 45 minutes of the first half, the two sides did not hit the target. Schalke 04 only had Farfan's cold shot slightly deflected to create a threat. Bayern Munich had only Schweinsteiger's free kick to warm up Neuer.

But there were 18 fouls in the first half, including 14 fouls by Bayern Munich.

Sun Wu was violated a total of 7 times, an average of more than 6 minutes.

"This is the most boring match between Magath and Bayern Munich." Adam Simpson commented: "But on the other hand, the tactics chosen by Van Gaal were quite successful in restraining Best."

Now, it depends on the lineup and tactical adjustment ability of the head coaches of both sides during the intermission.

(End of this chapter)