Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

"Martin!"

"Martin!!"

"Martin!!!"

The die-hard Wolfsburg fans at the Volkswagen Arena set off the home atmosphere in advance. Other stands and fans who did not score goals were affected by the fanatical atmosphere and released energy through conditioned reflex, creating huge shouts.

“What a great home atmosphere at the Volkswagen Arena!”

Liu Jiayuan, the CCTV commentator who was far away in the Imperial Studio, fully felt the warm atmosphere created by Wolfsburg's home court and couldn't help but sigh: "Also, Martin is really popular there."

His commentary partner is Xu Yang, a commentator who is often invited to live broadcasts.

"The young player Martin performed really well in the first season of his career. At the end of the 2014-2015 Bundesliga season, he contributed 24 assists in 19 rounds. It is said that he only started 18 games and was substituted 3 times. Such statistics are really incredible. The difficulty of assisting is not comparable. He is only 18 years old and personally feels that his potential is much more than that!"

Just listen to Xu Yang's loud voice: "I really want to know how many assists Martin will reach at the end of this Bundesliga season!"

"I look forward to it too."

Commentator Liu Jiayuan laughed.

The same is true for the large number of Dragon Kingdom fans waiting in front of the TV for the game to start, full of longing.

At around 6:55 pm local time in Germany on Sunday evening, players from both sides of the match entered the court behind the hands of the ball boy and the referee team headed by referee Felix Zwall.

A series of necessary pre-match rituals ended, and the captains of both teams went to the midline referee team.

They exchange team flags and guess the ball for the next game.

The broadcaster took the opportunity to give the starting lineups of both sides of the game.

The home team Wolfsburg is still the usual 4231 formation.

The goalkeeper is captain Benaglio, and the defenders are Ricardo Rodriguez, Tim Klose, Nardo and Martin.

The double defensive midfielder consists of Gustavo partnering with Arnold, and the forwards Perisic, De Bruyne and Schurrle. Dost, who is in very good condition, is still at the forefront of the striker.

The visiting team Dortmund also used a 4231 formation, with goalkeeper Langerak and defenders Schmelzer, Hummels, Subotic and Piszczek.

Kyle, the captain of the defensive midfielder, partners with Gundogan.

Midfielders Reus, Shinji Kagawa and Mkhitaryan.

Aubameyang serves as the single arrow.

"Beep~"

At 7 o'clock in the evening local time, both sides of the game were standing at half-time. The referee Zwaer on duty gave the signal and decisively blew the whistle.

At the beginning of the game, Dortmund, who had a kick-off advantage, did not rush to attack, but conducted it patiently.

Slowly push the football past half-time, and then Mkhitaryan and Shinji Kagawa organize in tandem to deliver cannonballs to Royce and Aubameyang.

Wolfsburg has been in a hot state recently, and the players performed well overall. They were not impatient and impatient in the face of Dortmund's attack, and strictly followed the game tactics laid out by head coach Heijing before the game.

Royce, who attacked on the left, received the football and had no idea of ​​a breakthrough against the Bundesliga assists king Martin.

He passed the ball directly without even thinking about taking it for an extra second.

Not only Royce, Schmelzer, Shinji Kagawa, and Mkhitaryan, who switched positions to the left, had no idea of ​​Martin.

Obviously, this is the tactical discipline that Klopp deliberately explained before the game.

From the perspective of many Wolfsburg fans and Martin fans, the reason why Dortmund players dare not break through is due to the sense of oppression brought about by Martin's super high defensive success rate.

This season, the Bundesliga, Europa League, and German Cup still maintain a 100% one-on-one defensive success rate, and not a single player has made a breakthrough here.

Professional players naturally have their arrogance, but mature professional players often know how to make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.

Shinji Kagawa, who has high hopes from Sakura Nation fans, played the football sent by Mkhitaryan directly to Aubameyang in front.

Naldo, who is experienced in the game, defended closely for the first time, and his partner Tim Klose cleverly intercepted the ball from the side.

Wolfsburg switched from defense to offense.

Aubameyang, who lost the ball, committed a decisive foul. He stretched out his foot and kicked Tim Klose's left foot behind him. The referee Zwaer decisively blew his whistle to signal Aubameyang to commit a foul.

Heijing was then dissatisfied that Zwar only blew the whistle for a foul but did not give a card. In his opinion, Tim Klose would create a very threatening counterattack as long as he took the ball out.

Even if you don't give a yellow card, you should at least give a verbal warning, right?

Faced with the referee's indifference, Heijing could only protest through body movements on the sidelines.

Although it will not change the penalty that has been made, it will definitely affect the penalty scale of Zvall in the next game.

After all, this is the Volkswagen Arena.

In order to find a balance, we will definitely favor the home team.

Dortmund did not file back into the half. The midfielders followed the high pressing tactics developed before the game to put pressure on potential receivers of the home team, forcing them to pass the ball forward through wide kicks.

Wolfsburg can also go for the tiger mountain knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, but facing the wolf-like Dortmund players, the safest way is to drive the ball out of the dangerous area.

Of course, such a choice will have a high probability of losing the ball, but the risk of passing the ball in the midfield and backfield is greater.

Bayern has already scored three points in the first game. Once they lose points at home, the point difference between them will widen again.

With fewer and fewer league games, it will mean that a reversal is unlikely.

Taking into account various factors, Wolfsburg can only play in a relatively safe way.

Goalkeeper Benaglio signaled his teammates to run forward, place the ball and then step back, ready to run with his big feet.

Dortmund's midfielder saw the opponent's player running forward, so he had to run back to prevent the midfielder from intercepting the ball and passing it forward, which would cause offside.

At this moment, Martin, who was running forward on the defensive right, suddenly turned around.

Benaglio, who was running up, had obviously noticed this route a long time ago. He flicked his ankle in front of the top of the penalty area and passed the ball to Martin on the right.

Royce and Aubameyang were actually wary of Benaglio suddenly having to pass the ball, so they pounced on him immediately.

Martin, who was preparing to receive the ball, braked sharply on the spot at the moment of receiving the ball, changed his stop to give way, and moved the football from the right rib to the right.

Royce and Aubameyang's rush was to predict Martin's route to receive the ball. Unexpectedly, Martin did the opposite and gave the ball over, so that the two had to brake suddenly.

If he turned another corner to pursue him, it was already too late.

Schmelzer, who was retreating, did not dare to step forward to defend. It was the 'speed of light' who retreated to his own half and waited for his teammates to help defend.

Martin originally planned to hand the ball to the approaching Arnold, then play a two-on-one, making full use of his speed advantage to bypass Schmelzer from the outside of the sideline.

They didn't pounce on him, and he made a prompt decision.

After a slight adjustment, he made a diagonal long pass with his right foot directly near the right sideline, about 20 meters away from the center line.

The football shot up from the ground across the center line and fell towards Perisic, who was attacking the left rib at high speed.

Piszczek is strong in offense and weak in defense. Age and injuries have brought about a decline in physical function, and the speed has dropped significantly.