Green Dragon

Chapter 322 He Doesn't Need a Rest

3 month 21 day.

Borussia Park, home of Borussia Mönchengladbach.

"CCTV, audience friends, you are watching the semi-final of the German Cup in the 2011-12 season. Borussia Mönchengladbach is playing at home against Bayern Munich..."

Because Duan Yixuan's throat muscles were inflamed due to excessive force in the commentary of the last league game, He Wei, who is mainly engaged in La Liga and Champions League commentary, took over his job temporarily:

"The two sides basically used the main lineup of the last round of the league, with only some changes in individual positions. For Borussia, their right midfielder Herman returned from injury and sat on the bench; while Bayern, just now Long Shute, who staged a seven-star match in the league, is also sitting on the bench... This should be the rotation Heynckes adopted to prepare him for the next week's double-match monster schedule?"

"That's right," his partner was replaced by Xu Yang, "Bayern will face Marseille in the Champions League quarter-finals, and Long Shute will also challenge Gerd Müller's league goals. He deserves a proper rest in such an unimportant German Cup match, so that other teammates can get a certain chance to play..."

Their explanations all made sense, but Long Shute didn't think so.

What does rest mean?
In terms of physical fitness, he is the well-deserved No.1 in the Bayern team-the data of up to 21 is enough to explain everything.

Even though he recently added some content to strengthen shooting in his extra training program, the reason has not reached the level that affects his official game.

Robben, Ribery, Gomez, Lahm, Neuer, Muller, Gustavo, Boateng, Bader, Alaba...

These teammates who played the league with me three days ago all played consecutively today, but I was put on the bench alone!

How could he bear this?

Tell me, Eunuch Hai.

Is it because you, Joseph Heynckes, have been a little ecstatic recently, or do you think that I, Long Ritian, can no longer hold a knife? -
It was Heynckes' favorite player Toni Kroos who replaced Long Shute.

From the perspective of personal performance, compared with those previous games, Kroos's enthusiasm on both ends of the offense and defense has improved significantly. Even the frontcourt press, which he least likes, has done well.

Yeah, Cross is no fool.

In the past, no one competed with him for a position. He could not only get a stable starting opportunity, but even squeeze the poor Robben to the bench, but now... the situation is completely different.

7 goals in a single game, Mr. Golden Ball, UEFA best player...

Competing with Cross...is such a monster!
In addition, the monster's physical fitness is extremely outstanding. It is said that he can run more than 90 in [-] minutes. Unless there is an extremely malicious foul, he rarely gets injured. As long as there is no national team game, he can keep playing at any time...

If Kroos doesn't work hard, even if his own father comes to be the head coach, he will have no place for himself!
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"Boom!"

Kroos set off Bayern Munich's offensive frenzy with a long-range shot in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, his shot hit the post precisely, and the goal was a hair's breadth away.

After that, Bayern quickly turned back to the guest and completely controlled the ball.

While attacking, they did not defend. The defense was extra cautious when advancing forward for assists, and the captain Lahm personally marked Borussia's offensive core Royce. It was difficult for the Rockets to find opportunities in the counterattack.

"Almost from the very beginning of the game, Bayern firmly grasped the rhythm. Borussia can only defend passively, and there are only one or two chances to counterattack..."

During the intermission, He Wei analyzed the situation like this:
"In the first half, Bayern had an overwhelming advantage. Their possession rate was as high as 71%, and they even shot 10 times more than their opponents. They threatened the ball, entered the penalty area, passed the ball and the accuracy rate was far higher. Much higher than the competition, but..."

He paused for a moment: "The score is still 0-0..."

"Possession is important, but definitely not the most important thing, especially when the opposition is solidly defending."

Guest Xu Yang took up this topic:
"Even in Barcelona, ​​there will often be a situation where they have 70% possession of the ball but are helpless in the face of the iron barrel. At this time, it is often necessary to test the ability of the head coach to command on the spot..."

Then the two of them suddenly changed the subject and talked about the La Liga arena they are more familiar with.

"Real Madrid is already 6 points ahead of Barcelona in the league. Ten days later, the second national derby will be staged, and it will soon become a battle of Tianwangshan to decide the league championship!"

"Yeah, Barcelona doesn't seem to have come out of the shadow of last season's Champions League defeat. In addition, Guardiola's refusal to renew his contract was exposed a while ago, and their locker room is not quiet..."

There is no way, two Real Madrid fans meet together, don't complain about Barcelona... I'm afraid it's not normal.
-
When the game went on to 75 minutes, there was a burst of applause from the stands of the Prussian Park Stadium.

That was the encouragement sent by the home fans for the wonderful performance of Borussia's players.

Heynckes couldn't sit still.

After the second half, his Bayern team became weak. Robben, Franck Ribery, Gomez, Lahm... these players were obviously not as active as they were in the first half.

This may be a matter of course.

In the previous two weeks, they played 5 games in a row, one game every two or three days. The consumption of physical energy can be imagined.

After all, not everyone has physical fitness close to the limit of human beings like Long Shute, not to mention that Robben and Ribery have always had a fragile physique that favors glass...

When Bayern's physical fitness couldn't keep up, Borussia Borussia's counterattack naturally rebounded. Arango, Hermann, Hank, and Royce fired four arrows at once, tearing Bayern's defense line into embarrassment with three rapid advances.

Although the three attacks failed to form a goal, it was because Neuer stood on the goal line of Bayern!
If someone else is to keep the goal, Bayern will lose at least two!
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"Bayern's situation is a bit dangerous, their attack has lost its sharp feeling, and Borussia's counterattack is very deadly..."

Of course the commentator could see it, because Borussia has threatened three times in a row during this period, and it is no longer a one-sided half-court offensive and defensive drill.

"Oh, Bayern is finally going to make personnel adjustments, who is Heynckes going to replace..."

He Wei's voice suddenly vibrated:
"Long Shute is standing on the sidelines, he is coming off the bench!"
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In the 81st minute, Long Shute finally played.

The person he replaced was not Kroos, but Muller, who was free in the frontcourt.

Muller's ability to run without the ball and find opportunities is of course top-notch, but if he does not have enough physical strength to support him, and his teammates are half a second slower to react, the effect of this ability is zero.

The previous three consecutive big victories kept the spirit of the Bayern players in a state of high excitement, but the body has revealed obvious fatigue, which even all the commentators can see very clearly.

That's right, Borussia's lineup has not changed from the previous game, but they don't have the Champions League mission!
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"Heynckes' substitution was too late, less than 10 minutes before the end of the game, and the state of the Bayern team is obviously not as good as before..."

He Wei expressed some regrets, and then blew a wave of Real Madrid's head coach by the way:
"In this regard, Mourinho is very courageous. Once he finds that a player cannot adapt to the tactics, he will make adjustments immediately, even if the player has just played."

Then he immediately shut his mouth.

After Long Shute came on the field, Bayern's offense continued.

Kroos sent a scalpel-like through pass near the middle circle, piercing Borussia's weak defense.

However, due to excessive physical consumption, he has no way to accurately control the power of the pass, and this kick is a bit hard.

Gomez had to chase hard and finally controlled the ball on the baseline close to the goal, but he had lost the angle of the shot and could only pass it backwards.

Robben, who cut inside, just ran to this position, but Gomez chased the ball and passed back too fast, and the old man Luo didn't react immediately, the football hit his shin, and then bounced to the side .

As soon as Robben gritted his teeth, he exerted his legs violently, preparing to catch up with the ball and then shot the goal, but there was a tingling feeling on his calf!

Damn it!Cramping at this hour? !

Peter Pan staggered. If he hadn't supported his body with his hands, he might have fallen to the ground.

He watched unwillingly as the ball gradually moved away from him, wishing he could crush his back molars!
But before he had time to close the two rows of teeth, he saw a strong calf fall down, and then a red Adidas boot was slammed behind the ball!

"Oh!"

Borussia's goalkeeper ter Stegen only had time to take a step to his right. Just halfway through his right hand, a black and white shadow roared into the net behind him!

"Shua la la!"

The city that I had guarded for 81 minutes...was broken into just like that? !
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Heynckes scratched his hair vigorously.

He didn't know what expression to use to reflect his mood.

Generally speaking, he just scored seven goals in the last game, and he will be somewhat tired of scoring in the next game. Coupled with his high-profile performance, opponents will definitely guard him strictly, and the risk of fouls and injuries will undoubtedly increase. rise sharply.

That's why he put Long Shute on the bench, not only to give him a rest, but also to protect him...

But, who knows?

Maybe... this guy needs neither rest nor protection?
What he needs most... is one game after another?

"Beautiful! Long Shute's shot from close at hand! Ter Stegen has nothing to do! 1-0!"

He Wei finally uttered the most passionate voice of the game:

"In the 81st minute of the second half, the Bayern number eight who came off the bench scored with his first touch!
Long Shute gave Borussia Mönchengladbach a fatal lore! "

(End of this chapter)