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Chapter 367 Mandzukic

September 8, Veltins-Arena.

"Best made a direct pass, Farfan made a cross...Farfan made an inverted triangle, but Mandzukic ran to the back point..."

Magath on the sidelines covered his face with his hands. This scene has happened many times in this more than an hour.

"Hannover's counterattack is coming again!"

A black figure cut in from the right, dodged Pekarik's shovel, and used his black and hard physique to overwhelm Westerman who was defending, and then passed Matip lightly through the gear and grabbed the Metzelder had previously broken through the gate guarded by Neuer with a blasting pole shot.

"Goooooooooooooooooooal!"

"It's Ivory Coast striker Didier Konan, the third goal in two consecutive matches!"

Halfway through the run, Sun Wu stopped panting, what the hell, Hannover 96's tactics today are very simple and practical, with a bus in front of the goal, a large number of players piled up in the backcourt, and a fast striker in front, but Such a simple routine broke through Schalke 04's defense abruptly.

Didier Conan, the name Sun Wu had never heard of before doing homework last night...

Sun Wu grinned and looked at Magath. To be honest, this Schalke 04 team is really difficult now. The defense has undergone a big change. The two central defenders, defensive midfielders, and left backs have all been replaced. It's not that the ability has declined, but the degree of tacit understanding has definitely dropped drastically, and tacit understanding is the most important factor in defense.

In terms of offense, Mandzukic did not work hard, but the running-in between him and his teammates was still a bit far away. Either the pass was early or the run was early. Mandzukic has been offside six times.

It takes time to develop a tacit understanding, and besides being on the training ground, Sun Wu will also ponder over his teammates’ running positions, habitual shooting areas and methods in the video and video data... However, the data collection of the Croatian League is very difficult. Gao, Dinamo Zagreb is also unwilling to provide relevant information.

Mandzukic's athletic ability is not as strong as Cavani's, the range of activities is not very large, and he rarely gets rid of others wonderfully, but his running ability is very strong. Although he is surrounded, he can often run out of the gap, and he is also A team forward, he doesn't mind being a wall for his teammates.

Although he had watched a few game videos before and knew that Mandzukic is now a pure center forward, Sun Wu did not expect that Mandzukic's lateral pulling ability is a bit weak, which is obviously different from him a few years later.

But these are things for the future, the key now is to equalize the score, Sun Wu doesn't want to lose.

Now the key issue is tacit understanding... Sun Wu looked up, it was already 76 minutes, there was still a quarter of an hour, and he was one goal behind.

Sun Wu is a bit regretful. He discussed this game with Magath and tried to run-in between Mandzukic and his teammates in the game, but now it seems that the effect is not good, and he may lose three points.

"Ivan!" Sun Wu gestured to Rakitic, then ran back to Westerman, "Heike, press forward, don't be too far away from me and Ivan."

Westerman nodded, and he knew in his heart that the opponent's goal just now was largely due to his retreating too deep, and he couldn't post it in the first place, causing the opponent to break down one by one.

Magath on the sidelines also stopped Mandzukic and ordered tactical changes in a low voice. Since the tacit understanding is not enough, then use Mandzukic as a cover.

Sun Wu, who has been dispatching and controlling the rhythm, began to advance frequently and run horizontally, while Rakitic moved to the middle to control the rhythm.

In the 81st minute, Rakitic made a straight pass in the middle. Sun Wu pushed away the Hannover defender who was trying to stretch his foot behind him with one hand, and stared at Pekarik who was going forward.

But Sun Wu suddenly stepped on the lawn with his right foot, knocked the heel of his left foot, turned around to get the ball behind the Hannover defender, and then swung his left foot...

"Best's long-range shot... Oh, what a wonderful save!" Adam Simpson shook his head and said, "It turns out that the frequency of Best's advances largely determines the quality of Schalke 04's offense."

Three minutes later, Schalke 3 made a comeback. Westermann and Rakitic passed and cooperated to pass the ball to Sun Wu who ran from the wing to the center. This time, the Hannover defender stuck tighter.

This is not a stick to the earth, Sun Wu stretched out his foot and hooked it lightly, and the ball flew to the side and rear.

"Two over one..."

Mandzukic headed lightly, and then advanced at high speed.

Keeping his eyes on the flying ball, Sun Wu swung his right foot... The defender in front of him immediately jumped up to block the hole of the gun.

But Sun Wu stopped the ball on the inside of his right foot. This stop showed the results of Sun Wu’s training over the past year. He not only passed the defender who blocked the bullet hole in front of him, but also the guy who chased him back. Also throw away.

On the penalty area line, Sun Wu raised his left foot this time...

Like a magnet in a pile of iron filings, the only two Hannover players rushed forward.

Sun Wu's left foot landed and gently shoveled between the ball and the lawn!

"Best's personal breakthrough...a shot...it's a pass!"

Rakitic, wearing a blue and white No. 10 jersey, appeared in the small penalty area at the right time. Facing this magical pass, the Croatian midfielder did not make any additional actions. The moment the ball landed, he ejected it with the outside of his right foot far corner.

"Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!"

"Ivan Rakitic equalized for Schalke 04!"

Rakitic rushed into the goal and snatched the ball from the goalkeeper's hands, and kicked it to the center circle, while Sun Wu pulled Rakitic and whispered: "Mario, take it easy, take your time."

Mandzukic did not express anything... Sun Wu knew many Eastern European players, Misimovic, Rakitic, Pekarik, Dzeko, but Mandzukic was the most withdrawn Eastern European he met. Except for his national teammate Rakitic, he hardly talks to anyone else.

At the last moment, Hannover 96 returned to defense across the board. Although there were two fouls on the penalty area line, Farfan and Rakitic's free kicks failed to hit the target. Hannover 96 was taken away from the Veltins Arena One point.

Faced with the reporter's question, Sun Wu shook his head, "Mario is a very good striker, but now he just lacks tacit understanding, and the goal will come soon... In fact, he only has this game in the three games he has come to the team There were no goals in the game."

In the locker room, Mandzukic, who was offside six times and missed all eight shots in this game, looked a little gloomy. Although Rakitic is also a Croatian international, he did not grow up in Croatia. The two have no personal relationship.

At the corner, Magath looked unexpectedly at Sun Wu who made the request, "Best, this request is a bit too much..."

"Is it too much?" Sun Wu rubbed his head, "I think this is a normal need."

"Shooting during training requires not only a camera, but also professional operation, and editing afterward..." Magath curled his lips, "There is still time to get used to it slowly, Mandzukic can be a cover..."

Sun Wu couldn't laugh or cry, "I can't cover every game, it's a little slow to rely on the running-in on the training ground. If there is a special tactical analysis video, Mario will integrate into the team much faster."

Before Cavani returned, Mandzukic was Schalke 04's most important scorer. It is difficult for the 33-year-old Raul to contribute stable scoring data.

(End of this chapter)