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When Jiang Hao left the field, Magath came over and patted him on the shoulder lightly.

This action is commonplace on the head coach, but Magath does not do it often. This is enough to show that Jiang Hao's performance still satisfies him.

The satellite broadcast signal did not capture this detail, otherwise He Wei would not have shown such concern.

And Magath replaced Jones, the striker continued to speed up, changed to a speed-type sharp knife, and continued to attack AC Milan's old defense.

However, after all, there is no shortage of experienced veterans in Milan's formation. One goal behind but slowed down the rhythm. Seedorf's position is parallel to Gattuso's. Pirlo really plays like an attacking midfielder, while Pato's position is retreated. His type is similar to that of Jiang Hao, and he needs enough space to attack. OK.

The entire first half was not as open as an ordinary commercial event. Compared with the first match against Inter Milan, this was more like a match between two strong teams. It was more than intense, but there were not many opportunities for both sides.

Leonardo played all his hands in the second half, Ronaldinho and Flamini came off the bench one after another within ten minutes, it can be seen that Milan is eager to win, the last game was a 0:2 defeat to Chelsea, the next Even against Inter Milan, there is no certainty of victory. Leonardo does not want to start the new season with consecutive zero seals. Although the result of the warm-up match is not important. But there are always nitpickers who like to add oil and vinegar. Although the giants are not cold at the top, once they are in trouble, they will face greater pressure from all parties.

Leonardo's midfield adjustment, the purpose of strengthening the offense is very obvious, but he replaced Seedorf, the defensive thickness of the midfield will inevitably be weakened. Magath struck from behind and replaced Westerman and Holtby with a solid line of defense. As for the offense, with Zhou Tiancheng and Rakitic as two ammunition conveyors, Magath believes that the striker cannot lack opportunities.

Although Ronaldinho tied the score with a direct free kick in the 75th minute, it seemed that Leonardo's half-time adjustment had achieved results, but it did not last until the end of the game. Before the end of the game, Zhou Tiancheng responded with a set kick to complete the lore.

A closer look at the source of this goal is closely related to Leonardo's midfielder's gambling substitution-Schalke 04 counterattacked quickly and advanced, and Zhou Tiancheng's post-insertion made Gattuso feel great pressure. Altintop had already run out of space on the flank, so he had no choice but to pull Zhou Tiancheng down from behind.

Everything stems from the midfield loss on the defensive end.

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After the game, Magath brought Zhou Tiancheng to the press conference, but the most asked questions were about Jiang Hao—of course, most of these were Chinese media, they really wanted to know that Magath replaced Jiang in half an hour. Hao, is it purely because of physical fitness, or there are other considerations.

To put it bluntly, these reporters just want to sound out. As the new season approaches, Magath's statement can largely determine Jiang Hao's prospects.

But how can this little thought be fooled by the seasoned Magath. He played Tai Chi in front of the Chinese reporter: I was able to score a goal in the first show. This performance is already very convincing. Even if there are some shortcomings, there will be more in the future. Chances are slowly making up.”

Magath's statement appeared in major domestic media, and the interpretations were varied. The official media such as CCTV is naturally leading in a positive direction, thinking that Jiang Hao's speed and expertise have impressed Magath, and Jiang Hao must be an important member of Magath's tactical puzzle in the new season. However, online new media with more free space for opinions is not very optimistic. After all, he is different from Zhou Tiancheng, and his shortcomings in hard conditions are too obvious. Aside from physical fitness, it is still a bit difficult for the physical confrontation ability to cope with the intensity of the first team's game.

But objectively speaking, how many players who have just been transferred from U19 did not start from the bench?

It can only be said that because Zhou Tiancheng's experience is so unusual, everyone's judgment standards have been raised invisibly.

...

Schalke 04 has their last game against Chelsea in this World Football Challenge, and time is actually quite tight for them. After this match,

With just one week to fly back to Germany, Schalke 04 started the new season earlier than any other Bundesliga side. As the league champions last season, a week before the opening of the Bundesliga, they will also participate in the annual German Super Cup and play against last season's German Cup champion Werder Bremen.

Compared with the World Football Challenge, the German Super Cup is obviously more important. After all, it is also an official championship. It is precisely in consideration of this that Magath decisively put Zhou Tiancheng, Rakitic, Westermann A man who played too long in two consecutive games was put on the bench.

It doesn't matter even if you give up this game, it's a big deal to ensure that the main players get a full rest. After all, coming to the United States for a game will consume more than just confrontation on the court. The journey from North America to Europe can also be exhausting.

Playing with a mixed lineup of substitutes and main players, Schalke 04 is clearly at a disadvantage. Didier Drogba and Lampard each scored a goal in the first and second halves. In the end, Schalke 04 lost 0:2. Two wins and one loss ended the North American warm-up.

Aside from the lack of reference value in the last game, judging from the first two games, Schalke 04 is definitely not what some German media expected. Without lineup reinforcement, a lineup will be useless in the new season. On the contrary, because the personnel did not come in and out, and the main frame was kept intact, Magath got started quickly. And through this trip to North America, the integration of Holtby and the team has gradually improved, and Jiang Hao and Matip also showed surprises. Schalke's lineup configuration type is actually more diverse than last season.

Of course, the annual German Super Cup is the real phased test to test the degree of Magath's kneading of the team. Although the strength of Bremen is not as good as the warm-up opponents, the investment in the official game must be different.

...

Bremen only ranked tenth in the league last season. With the German Cup, they qualified for the Europa League this season. Completed three heavyweight signings in the summer window: 8.2 million euros successfully poached Marco Marin, the core of Borussia's attack; then took advantage of Van Gaal's clean-up of Bayern's roster, and quickly bought the midfielder The titan Borowski, approaching the start of the Super Cup these days, the club officially announced the introduction of Peruvian international Pizarro from Chelsea in the form of rent-to-buy.

With the strength of Bremen, it is difficult to make a big difference in the Europa League. The head coach Schaff still focuses on the league, hoping to strive for a good ranking. This was confirmed in interviews before the Super Bowl.

Schaff said in an interview with Bild: Before last season, we ranked among the top three in the league for five consecutive seasons, proving that the team has the strength to compete for the championship. Although Schalke 04 is the defending champion, we are not It's not like there's no chance.

Schaaf's statement and his starting lineup complement each other, and Schaaf still insists on the formation of 4-2-3-1. Goalkeeper Wiese, central defender Mertesacker partner Naldo, left back Fritz, Schalke youth training product Bernisch on the right; midfielder double midfielder Hundt partner Borowski, Ozi Er plays the core of the frontcourt organization in the front midfielder position. The left and right wings are the Swedish international Rosenberg and the newly joined Marin. Pizarro is a single arrow forward.

In addition, Rosenberg's original position was a striker, but in order to make way for Pizarro, he could only play as a full-back.

In Schaff's mind, the experienced Pizarro is going to play the role of Klose's striker.

Magath is using the formation that has been basically formed in the warm-up, Rakitic and Holtby are in charge of offense, and Zhou Tiancheng's B2B attributes are used as an important fire support point in the midfield.

At the striker level, after repeated adjustments and tests in the warm-up match, Magath found that although Kuranyi's strength is still far from his position as the main striker in his mind, there is no one in the current lineup who is more suitable as a striker. The main candidate has been selected.

As soon as the game started, it seemed that the strength of the two sides was down. Schaff knew that this set of starting midfield defense was a hidden danger, but he still arranged it like this, just not wanting Schalke to start the game!

Werder Bremen's defensive line was crazy at the beginning. It was no longer just surrounding Zhou Tiancheng's midfielder. Even the central defender took the ball, and there were two or three players around him quickly approaching.

This scene surprised Marcel Leff: Bremen is really crazy today! Do they want to eat the defending champion in one bite? I don't know why Thomas Schaff is willing to take such a risk. Many strong teams did this last season They did, but they can't afford Schalke's counterattack!

Marcel Leif's words are still very objective, and it is true from the data point of view-Schalke was the team with the most counterattack goals last season, scoring 30 goals. This data surpasses Dortmund led by Wolfsburg, which has black and white, and Klopp, who advocates a mad dog-style high-pressure counterattack.

But there are no absolutes. Werder Bremen are also good at attacking, and Schaff believes that taking risks will pay off.

This time, he won the bet.

Bremen targeted Hewedes in the frontcourt and interfered with his pass. Hewedes was under high pressure behind him. He was still confident that he could play the ball steadily, but he didn't expect the pass to be just right. Stepping on a piece of soft turf, the strength of the pass was disturbed. It did not pass to Rafinha's feet, but passed directly to the left midfielder Rosenberg. Grabbing in front of Westerman's body, he stabbed alertly and pierced the wicket between Neuer's legs to rewrite the score.

This... Schalke never made such a mistake last season! Marcel Leif was very disappointed: Although poor form is a perfect reason at the beginning of the season, it does not apply to this situation. A mistake. What the hell was Benedict thinking? Isn't pressing behind and passing back to the goalkeeper the safest option? He acted... like a rookie!

Although Marcel Leff knew that this kind of comment was too emotional, which was not good as a commentator, but this mistake was too low-level, and he couldn't bear it.

Foreign TV commentary is relatively more open, at least there are not so many rules and regulations, so expressing personal opinions with a little emotional color is fine.

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Benedict...

Seeing Zhou Tiancheng walking towards him, Hewedes said with a dejected expression, Zhou, you needn't say it, it's my responsibility. I didn't expect this piece of turf to be softer. Hewedes said, ruthlessly He stepped on the turf that made his center of gravity unstable, and took the opportunity to vent. But from the standpoint of the team, this attitude is still very good.

Benedict, I knew you were going to think about it again...I just want to tell you it's nothing, this is just the beginning, don't take it too seriously.

Hewedes was taken aback for a moment, he thought that Zhou Tiancheng would ask himself how did he make such a mistake, this comfort made him feel less guilty, and he nodded slightly: Zhou, you said That's right, it's up to you next.

It's up to you too. We can't concede the ball again.

Hewedes gritted his teeth, and his eyes flashed a little sharply: Don't worry. They won't have another chance! Even if they receive a red card, I will stop them!

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Magath was pacing back and forth on the sidelines at this time.

He was not impatient, but took this opportunity to call several important players such as Kuranyi and Westerman to the sidelines to explain.

CCTV commentator Duan Xuan gave his own opinion on the current situation: Although no one would have thought of this conceded goal, accidents are always a part of football. Magath called Kuranyi and Westerman over at this time, which is why It's a bit interesting. Westerman is the captain on the field, and Kuranyi is the striker. Is there an instruction to strengthen the attack? However, this does not seem to be a clear choice! Maybe it will be in the hands of Werder Bremen. Pi Salo, Rosenberg, and Marin are not slow to counterattack.

On the court, the two nodded frequently and accepted the instructions and returned to the court. After Westerman made a gesture, Schalke 04's position on the court changed again.

Holtby's position was withdrawn, and his position was basically parallel to that of Zhou Tiancheng, leaving Rakitic alone in the frontcourt to connect the midfield and striker. At the same time, the defense line was raised, and the defense was concentrated around the arc of the middle circle.

The defensive system of the entire midfield is showing a positive posture, actively compressing the space in the middle, and letting Bremen attack directly from the middle to find Pizarro will not work-the middle is a huge offside trap.

Even if Bremen has both Hundt and Ozil in the midfield, at this time they can only avoid Schalke 04's midfield edge and shift the focus of attack to the two sides.

And then, it depends on the defensive ability of the full back. Werder Bremen played very smartly. The sideline is a natural obstacle for wide players. It is also fully utilized by them. Once you encounter a pincer attack from a player in the middle, kick the ball to the leg of the nearest Schalke player, continue to penetrate a little bit through the sideline ball, and make full use of the width of the court to transfer in a wide range, constantly looking for opportunities on the two sides.

Judging from the abilities of Schalke's two full-backs, Rafinha's side is not reassuring, but today he took the initiative to grab the ball a few times, grabbing the wrecking ball before Marin accelerated, showing a good state. On the contrary, the 33-year-old Bordong showed a slow performance today. Zhou Tiancheng's attention was mainly on Ozil, and sometimes he didn't come over to defend in time. He and Rosenberg were one-on-one, almost out of rhythm. The defensive success rate is extremely low.

Marcelo Bordon has not entered the real season state at all. Active defense is desirable, but it is also accompanied by high risks. In the case of overall forward pressure, the wing faces the risk of being blown up. Magath is facing another problem. .”

Marcel Leff is worried about Schalke 04, and now he is a bit overwhelmed. If this continues, the initiative will be completely controlled by the opponent.

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