i am a football star

Chapter 52 Tactician Stevens
In the 13th minute, Liu Ting's goal in the counterattack helped Bordeaux lead Hamburg 1:0.

This goal caused Blanco on the sidelines to celebrate, and now Bordeaux's situation immediately became better.

Gasset said to Blanco: "Maybe we should really spend more energy in the UEFA Cup. Liu is in such a good state, and he attaches great importance to this UEFA Cup. If we give up, it may dampen his enthusiasm. Maybe his state will plummet as a result."

"Okay, as long as we pass the hurdle of Hamburg, we will fight on two fronts and win the double crown!!" Blanc clenched his fists and made up his mind. It is not easy for the traditional and conservative Blanc to make such a decision.

On the other side, the head coach of Hamburg, Stevens, was not in such a good mood. He didn't expect to be scored by the opponent's counterattack so soon. He thought that the Bordeaux trident would not be such a big threat, but now he has suffered a bitter fruit.

Stevens was a Bundesliga tactical master who was as famous as the current Bayern coach Heathfeld, but now Heathfield has become famous in Europe, leading Dortmund and Bayern Munich to win the Champions League respectively. Stevens is still the original tactical master.Some players will only perform well for two or three years in their careers due to various reasons, and then go from bad to worse. Sometimes the same is true of coaches. Stevens may be such a person.

史蒂文斯最好的时候就是执教沙尔克04期间，他在96/97赛季带领沙尔克04拿到了欧洲联盟杯冠军，八强的时候击败西甲劲旅巴伦西亚，决赛击败的是意甲豪门国际米兰，那个欧联杯冠军还是很有含金量的。而00/01赛季他带领沙尔克04当了著名的4分钟冠军。

Before the last round of the Bundesliga that year, Bayern still led Schalke 04 by three points, but Schalke 04 was ahead of Bayern in terms of goal difference.This situation is entirely possible, and Hamburg was still recognized as a Bundesliga powerhouse at that time.

Perhaps Unterhaching wanted to help the big brother Bayern, and once drew with Schalke 3 3:04 at the Schalke Stadium, but in the end Schalke 04 continued to work hard and won the game 5:3.At the same time, the news came that the 0-0 deadlock between Hamburg and Bayern had not been broken. If it continued, the champion would definitely be Bayern. However, in the 90th minute, veteran Barbarez received a pass from the left and overwhelmed Bayern defender Anderson with a header. Kahn, the Lion King, had no choice but to face the tricky header from this angle. Hamburg led Bayern 1-0.

When the news came, the entire Schalke stadium was completely boiling. This was the goal in the 90th minute, the lore goal. Bayern had almost lost the game, and Schalke 04 was the champion.The Bayern generals were also very discouraged, but the game had to be finished, the referee gave 4 minutes of stoppage time, and it was useless for Bayern to counterattack desperately during the stoppage time, but Hamburg messed up at the last moment.

As we all know, the goalkeeper on the field is not allowed to use his hands to catch the goalkeeper's ball from his own player's foot. In this battle between Bayern and Hamburg, it was at the last moment of stoppage time. A defender returned the goalkeeper with his feet, but the Hamburg goalkeeper hugged the ball with his hands. Bayern was given an indirect free kick in the penalty area on the spot.Faced with this last straw, Bayern discussed for a long time. In the end, Effenberg kicked a free kick. The sinner Anderson 4 minutes ago bombarded the goal heavily. The ball flew directly into the Hamburg gate. Anderson completed his self-salvation.

Schalke 04 only became the champion for 4 minutes. This may be a fateful arrangement, but this is football!

Anything can happen! !
Although Stevens did not lead Schalke 04 to the Bundesliga championship in the 00/01 season, he won the German Cup that year.In the next 01/02 season, Stevens led Schalke 04 to successfully defend the title in the German Cup, opening the magic box of Leverkusen's Sanya King. First, Schalke 04 defeated the opponent in the German Cup and gave Leverkusen the first runner-up.

In the years of coaching at Schalke 04, Stevens did perform well, and he was able to be called the Bundesliga tactical master along with Hitzfeld, but now he is getting more and more confused, but Stevens' level is still there.

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Liu Ting's goal made Stevens have to make certain adjustments. Although what Hamburg needs now is offense, but Bordeaux's counterattack just now was too deadly. Stevens can only let Hamburg's main opponent counterattack, and the offense cannot be as aggressive as before.

"During this period, both teams have concerns. Hamburg is worried about Bordeaux's quick counterattack, and Bordeaux has carried out a rotation and dare not attack aggressively in the away game."

Even if the scene was tepid, the Hamburg fans kept shouting, and the Hamburg team flag kept waving.

When the time went to 35 minutes, Stevens stood on the sidelines and began to direct. It would definitely be unfavorable to enter the second half with a lagging score. Stevens asked the team to fight for an equalizer and return to the locker room to have more tactical changes in the second half.

"After more than ten minutes of attacking, Liu Ting's goal was suppressed. Now Hamburg seems to have accumulated enough strength and began to storm the Bordeaux goal again."

"Brechko put in an assist, and Yarolim's long shot!! Hit high. During this period, Bordeaux's goals began to be frequently threatened again."

"Let's take a look at the ball. Atoba dribbled the ball up from the side, and Liu Ting went to defend him. Good shot!! Beautiful tackle!! Liu Ting directly shoveled the ball and passed it to Diarra in the middle. Diarra made a forward pass, and Liu Ting quickly went forward to catch the ball. This was a collision with the wall!! Hamburg was not prepared for this interception, and the defense was a bit chaotic!"

"Liu Ting nimbly changed direction past Ofer and entered the penalty area!! Demel and Reinhardt came over. Liu Ting changed direction to the right and was blocked by Reinhardt. No!! Pass!! Liu Ting passed the ball with his heel, Berylion received the ball, took a step forward, and hit the goal!!! The ball went in!! Beautiful goal!! Liu Ting's continuous breakthrough after stealing the ball attracted the defense. Take the lead!!"

"This goal is mainly due to Liu Ting. After stealing the ball, he quickly went to the frontcourt to attract the defense and then assisted Berlion to score. At present, Liu Ting has already passed and shot. He simply dominated the game."

In the 41st minute, Liu Ting assisted Berlion to score and Bordeaux led Hamburg 2-0.

This goal made Hamburg's Nordbank Stadium temporarily quiet, and soon there were loud boos, and then as long as Bordeaux touched the ball, they would be booed.

During the intermission, Blanco had only one sentence: continue to defend and counterattack.

"Hamburg used two substitutions at the beginning of the second half. In fact, it seemed that they were all counter-substitutions, but in fact it was a signal to strengthen the attack. Stevens used an offensive midfielder Troshovsky to replace the defensive midfielder Ofer, who was a guest defensive midfielder. Stevens also made a counter-substitution at the right-back position. The young player Boateng replaced Atoba, who performed poorly in the first half. Atoba, who was in charge of defending Liu Ting in the first half, was completely overwhelmed and did not play a role in limiting Liu Ting. Hamburg scored both goals. The first one is the goal after Liu Ting broke through him, and the second one is that he dribbled the ball in and was intercepted by Liu Ting and then assisted Berlion to score. Now that he is replaced by a young player, I wonder if he can defend Liu Ting?" In fact, what Liu Jianhong wanted to say was that even the experienced Atoba was blown up by Liu Ting, so it would be worse for a young one?However, as an explanation of China, it cannot be so direct.

Liu Ting looked at Boateng playing and knew that he was the young Boateng who would be elected as the German Footballer of the Year. He also had an older brother Boateng who would go to AC Milan to play football in the future. Little Boateng would go to Bayern Munich to play as a central defender and performed well and won the German Footballer of the Year. Now Boateng is playing right back in Hamburg. He was already the main force in the Hamburg team. Replace Boateng to limit Liu Ting.

"This young player Boateng's defense against Liu Ting is not bad. Although he often needs his teammates' supplementary defense, at least he has not been completely overwhelmed like Atoba just now. His speed is good, he is also very flexible on the court, and his physical fitness is better than Liu Ting. It has indeed played a certain role in restricting Liu Ting." Liu Jianhong is thankful that she did not say that Boateng can't do it, otherwise he would be beaten in the face when he turned around.

Stevens on the sidelines regretted it. If Boateng had been allowed to start directly, he might not have conceded the two goals in the first half, and the situation would not have become so bad.Boateng's defense is good, but his assist ability is not good. The speed of Liu Ting and Berlion still makes Hamburg a headache, and the scene becomes stalemate.

For Bordeaux, they are happy to accept the stalemate, but Hamburg cannot accept it. What Hamburg needs is a goal.

In the 60th minute, Hamburg replaced defender Demel with striker Choupo Moting and turned into a 343 formation, with the obvious intention of strengthening the offense.

(End of this chapter)