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Against Cottbus, Karl chose the 433 formation in the first half instead of the 1860 or 4312 formation that Munich used before 3412.

He arranged Lauter, Schroeter and Suker on the forward line.Suker has a strong body and is a powerful striker who can also turn into a defensive player in the middle at any time. Schroeter has delicate skills at his feet and is good at handling the ball and breaking through. Lauter is younger and faster. The cooperation in training is also considered harmonious.

The three forwards in the midfield are Shao Jiayi, Tisser and Hales. Tisser and Shao Jiayi are responsible for sorting out the midfield, cooperating with the forwards' offense, and pressing the opponent's players with the ball at the right time. Hales is in charge of the entire midfield. The core of the team coordinates the team to switch between offense and defense.

The left and right full-backs are Votava and Kurz respectively. The central defenders Stranzl and Costa must guard the center. If an opposing player breaks through the penalty area, they will guard one-on-one. The other players press together.

This is a formation that Karl assembled to satisfy him after observing all the players for three days.

In fact, after inspecting all the players in Munich 1860, Karl's conclusion is not so optimistic: 25% of the team's previous seasons have been on the road of "diligence and frugality". There are a total of 30 players in the first team. There are actually 11 people over [-]!

这之中还包括了大部分的主力球员，比如说队长哈勒斯36岁、前锋苏克尔34、主力后卫库尔茨35……除此之外还有6名球员已经29岁了，再过几个月，一线队30以上的球员会达到恐怖的17人！

Munich 1860 is a veritable "home for the elderly".

What does it mean that almost two-thirds of the first-team squad are of advanced age?It means that it is very difficult to find 11 players who can play a full 90-point game. Most players can't run until the second half.

If the striker can't run, the team can't score.The central defenders can't run, just wait for their goals to be penetrated again and again!

Therefore, before making drastic changes to the entire team, Carl thought: The only way to ensure victory is probably to score more goals in the first half before the players' physical strength is exhausted.

……

Gaynor is a special commentator of Bavarian Radio and Television. Because of his humorous and unique commentary style, he is very popular among fans.He had been in charge of the commentary for some Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal matches. This season, due to the sudden illness of the former Bundesliga commentator, he resigned, so he occasionally came as a guest commentator for the Bundesliga.

At this moment, Gaynor was holding the microphone and said: "The new coach has a new atmosphere, and 1860 Munich has not escaped this law. Although their main lineup has not changed much, in the formation of the game, Oston is different from his predecessor. Goetz has a stark difference..."

Suddenly, Gaynor's voice changed: "Hales suddenly shot a long shot towards the goal of Cottbus! Ha, the ball hit the goal post... Although the shot missed, it is obvious that Cottbus The penalty area has become a mess, they did not expect that just the start of the game, the offensive rhythm of Munich 1860 is playing so fast."

Not only has the game just started, the rhythm of 1860 Munich has been very fast. The football keeps falling under the players' feet, and everyone is trying to pass the ball to the front field. The fast-breaking Munich 1860 quickly reaped the sweet fruit: "1:0! Suker's wonderful kick opened the score for Munich 1860 first! When he raised his foot to shoot, the defenders of Cottbus Not even reacting, as the home team, they haven't been able to control the rhythm of the game firmly in their own hands, which gives their opponents a big chance."

The head coach of Cottbus quickly got up and stood on the edge of the court, shouting loudly for the players to quickly switch between offense and defense.The Cottbus players on the field were running while shrinking their defensive line back. At this moment, Munich 1860 striker Lauter saw a gap and quickly broke through with the ball!

The Cottbus players were still retreating collectively according to the formation. Seeing that Laut broke through so quickly with the ball, they lost all tactics in a hurry, and turned around and ran towards the goal.

The head coach of Cottbus shouted angrily: "Don't just chase after No. 11! Pay attention to his pass, you fools!"

His words were obviously not heard by the players, because at the same time, Lauter swiped his right foot and crossed the ball to teammate Hales!

Hales dribbled the ball forward, dunked the Cottbus defender with his right foot at the front of the penalty area, and quickly volleyed with his left foot at the football!

The black and white football obediently rolls into the far corner of the goal!

2: 0!

The head coach of Cottbus watched all this happen, and he first cast his angry eyes on his own defenders.

After the goal, Hales ran around the side of the field to celebrate, and then hugged Lauter who passed the ball to him.

Carl sat on the coach's bench, stretched out his hands and clapped with a smile on his face.

"The head coach of Cottbus is very anxious, while the head coach of 1860 Munich is very calm. There is a very obvious contrast between the expressions of the two of them."

The offensive of Munich 1860 was in full swing, and the third goal happened in the 32nd minute of the first half!

Cottbus did not organize a threatening attack in the first 30 minutes, and a reluctant long pass was intercepted by Votava 1860 meters away from the Munich 40 goal.

Votava kicked the ball to the midfield with a big kick. Tisser broke through to the right after receiving the pass, turned into the half of Cottbus and then quickly cut inside.

At the front of the penalty area, Tisser gave the ball to Schroeter on the left. Schroeter caught the Cottbus defender's block when he raised his foot to shoot, so he lifted the ball and passed it. Hales was in the small penalty area He followed the pass and raised his foot directly to score.

The football flew into the lower left corner of the goal, 3:0!

Gaynor kept his mouth wide open throughout the first half. Fortunately, the camera did not cut to the commentator when there was a live broadcast of the game. Otherwise, the fans of the Bundesliga could probably watch the right half of Gaynor's mouth. There is an obvious black tooth decay: "Very shocking, amazing I have just been thinking of what words to use to describe this 1860 who seems to have changed their souls...their players played throughout the first half. They acted as if they were taking stimulants, heck, of course, I was joking. However, I think this sentence can fully reflect the mood of many fans like me..."

"I don't think the coach of Cottbus even dreamed before the game that he would be completely overwhelmed by a coach who is almost 20 years younger than him."

The Cottbus fans in the Friendship Stadium couldn't figure out one thing: this is their home stadium, why did 1860 Munich score goals one after another like a godsend?

If it weren't for the painful expressions on the faces of the Cottbus defenders when they couldn't defend the Munich players, the fans would have wondered if this was a collective release of water by the defense.

Throughout the first half, 1860 Munich played Cottbus without any temper.

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After the first half, many 1860 Munich players walked into the dressing room with dreamy expressions of excitement.

They completely suppressed their opponents in the first half and scored a score of 3:0. They haven't encountered such a perfect start for more than half a year!

It's amazing that just making some minor adjustments to the starting lineup and changing the playoffs can completely transform an otherwise weak team!

Many players secretly stared at the new boss Karl Oston. Although they have not completely admired him, the little underestimation left during the coaching change has long since been thrown away with the change of the team. The Java country has gone, and what is left is only uninterrupted emotion and amazement: "None of Manchester United's assistant coaches is a simple person." "When we were still suspicious of the new boss because of age, the chairman Mr. The appointment of a new coach, is it really the ass that decides the mind? No wonder we have been second-rate players all our lives, but he became the chairman of the club."

"Bang bang bang!" Carl knocked on the tactical board, interrupting the fugue of many players.

"Take it easy guys, don't get too excited, we still haven't played half the game." Carl didn't have much joy on his face, he just said flatly: "Temporary lead doesn't mean final victory." Victory, if some of you don’t even understand this truth, I suggest you go to the youth team and rebuild it.”

Hearing this, more than half of the players in the locker room were stunned—returning to the youth team?This is too poisonous.

Moreover, more than half of the players in the first team are older than Karl, and many people feel that they can't save face when they are reprimanded by the head coach who is so much younger than themselves, but more emotions are ashamed: at such an age He still can't learn not to be flattered or humiliated, and he can be happy like this just by taking the lead for a while. Look at how calm the head coach looks!It's true that people are more popular than people.

However, after this blow from the head coach, many people calmed down, "Yeah, the boss is right, the game is not over yet, it's too early to be happy now!", They sat upright and stood upright. ears.

"In the first half, we were hit by three consecutive goals. As long as the coach of Cottbus is not stupid, he will definitely seek changes in the second half. Defensive counterattack is the formation they are most likely to switch to. If they play like that, we will... …It’s okay if the tactics are ugly. When the final whistle is remembered, everyone will only remember that 1860 Munich was the winner, and they will not pursue who is responsible for the ugly game...”

"The most important point is that we have consumed a lot of offense in the first half, and many players will inevitably feel tired in the second half. Your task on the court then is to save your energy to the greatest extent, in case Cottbus At the end of the game, I will attack again in order not to be blocked... If you can't hold on anymore, remember to wave to me outside the field, I will always watch you..."

"Victory! Our goal is only one. If we can't win, no matter how beautiful football is, it's useless!"

……

In the second half of the game, the coach of Cottbus and Karl adjusted the team tactics at the same time.

Cottbus played a defensive counterattack.

In Munich 1860, Karl replaced Suker, who was tired from running non-stop in the first half, and replaced him with midfielder Shao Jiayi.And moved Schroeter back and the winger retreated, so the 433 formation was converted to 451, leaving only Lauter as a striker in the frontcourt.

451 is a typical defensive formation.

The players felt very uncomfortable with the very different tactical differences between the first half and the second half, but Karl just said to them: "If you can guarantee that you can maintain the same aggressive momentum as in the first half in the next 45 minutes, and don't If we lose one point, we can still play as we did just now."

Nobody could vouch for that, especially the players who were already out of breath in the first half.

The feeling of offense is good, but if the excitement is too overwhelming and forgets to defend the backcourt, and someone takes advantage of the vacancy to equalize the score, then it will be hard to laugh or cry.

Therefore, the tone of the second half of Munich 1860 is set as: stick to it.

This led to an extremely ridiculous scene within 20 minutes after the start of the second half: the Cottbus players occupied the midfield, held their breath and held their positions and waited for Munich 1860 to attack, but the 1860 Munich The players have gone too far. They don't even play in their own half, and even pass the ball back and forth in their own half, refusing to cross the line easily.

Cottbus' tactics in the second half was defensive counterattack, but if Munich 1860 didn't even launch an offensive, whose attack would they counter?

The fans in the Friendship Stadium also showed a polarized performance: the fans of 1860 Munich looked at the "3" on the scoreboard and giggled. As long as the victory is your own in the end.And what about the Cottbus fans?They waved their fists angrily towards the field and shouted: You guys are running and fighting, what are you doing standing still?

Gaynor laughed in the commentary room: "Munich 1860 chose to defend and not attack in the second half, to keep the score they got in the first half. But this posed a problem for Cottbus coach , their defensive counterattack probably won't be able to fight..."

He wanted to have a good fight with his opponent, but it turned out that all his moves were on cotton. Coach Cottbus really felt very humiliated.But no matter how embarrassing the game is, he still has to continue. He continued to make comparisons with the players: change!attack!All the way forward!

Some Cottbus players reacted immediately, while others started to run to the frontcourt after being reminded by their teammates. Most of them were very confused at the moment: the coach asked us to attack for a while and defend for a while. , Then attack again, this is completely different from the tactics mentioned during the halftime break, what kind of trouble is it going to change so fast?

If the players have doubts in their hearts, their fighting spirit will naturally be low, and the overall offense will not be smooth.

Until the last minute of the game, Cottbus failed to break through the goal of 1 Munich, and the game ended with Cottbus losing 1860:0 at home.

Karl dedicates a fine opener to his German career.

The author has something to say: PS: Karl has started his new journey, and I need to read a few words for everyone.

Players are the executors of the head coach's orders and participants in the game, so describing their growth is the tempering of one game after another. This is also the most passionate part of the player text, but the coach text should not only consider When it comes to the field, more homework needs to be prepared off the field-for example, each coach must have his own tactical system, and then he must instill ideas into each player (I always feel that a good coach can reshape The soul of a team), setting the team's main lineup, promoting young players, doing homework on opponents, etc.A more powerful coach must also take into account the club's financial situation and help the club make money, such as teaching Wenger, and then the focus is on the game.

So this is why I indicated in the copy that this article pays more attention to management. According to my own understanding, the enthusiasm of the players lies in the game and hard work, and the coolness of the coach lies in the cultivation of the stars. The small team that has been transferred has been managed to become a giant, and the battle of wits and courage with opponents on and off the field.

Of course, the game in this article is still a big one. In the future, when you meet a strong opponent (after being promoted to the Bundesliga and entering the Champions League), the game will be the focus of rendering. However, in the initial stage of Karl's coaching career, the game may not be like one goal after another. There will be some team-building content interspersed in the middle, and I also want to stock up on the little monsters whose prices will increase in the future...