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因为盖尔森基兴曾是欧洲采煤中心的缘故,盖尔森基兴-沙尔克04足球俱乐部又有个外号叫“矿工”（TheMiners）,跟其他大多数的德国球队差不多,沙尔克04的成立也离不开工人阶级——在1904年,盖尔森基兴的煤矿工人组织发起建立了威斯特法伦1904沙尔克俱乐部，也就是现在沙尔克04的前身。

The "Miners" and the "Lions" have the same temperament. They can both be called blue-collar clubs, and they are also one of the founding members of the Bundesliga when it was established in 1963.

In fact, Schalke 04 not only has a nickname, it also has two titles: "The Royal Blues" (The Royal Blues) and "The Slag" (The Slag), which is relatively derogatory, but the most widely spread is "miner". It's just a nickname.

In the past 20 years, the results of Schalke 04 can be ups and downs. In the ten years from 1981 to 1991, they were relegated three times. In 2001 and 2002, they won the German Cup twice, and even scored in this season. the European Champions Cup.

In the Champions League group stage, Schalke 04 and AC Milan, PSV Eindhoven, Fenerbahce and other teams were grouped together. Therefore, the "miners" are currently performing mediocre in the Bundesliga, temporarily ranking sixth in the standings, just behind 9 Munich.

Two days ago, Schalke 04 had just finished a UEFA Champions League group match with AC Milan. In that game, Schalke played all the main players and still had the home court advantage, but the battle with Milan ended in a draw.Only two days later, the miners will face the match against Munich 1860. Before the game, Karl concluded that due to physical problems, Schalke will either not play the main force at the Allianz Arena, or will play in halftime. Rotation, and his guess at the pre-match press conference has also been confirmed. Several players who performed well in the battle against Milan two days ago are now sitting on the bench.

So for this game, Karl doesn't feel much pressure, but what he wants is not just a victory in a game. Taking advantage of the busy teams of Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen and Schalke 12 before December In the Champions League, it is his goal to seize the territory in the league and strive to climb to the top three in the standings.

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"A Champions League group match with AC Milan on the 28th obviously affected Schalke 04's league starting lineup. In today's game against 1860 Munich, coach Oliver Reck will start Laar in Milan. Sen, Kuranyi, Ernst, Lincoln and others were placed on the bench, but Sander, Asamoah, Bairamovic, Altintop and others were replaced, so that the exhausted The players are well rested."

The commentator Gaynor said while looking at the information at hand: "Compared to Schalke 04's semi-main lineup, Munich 1860's starting lineup is much more complete. After all, they don't need to fight on two lines for the time being. It will come in half a month... From the backcourt to the frontcourt, the player configuration is Koch, Stranzl, Jankel, Ogo, Meyer, Ozil, Shao Jiayi, Glitz , Lars Bender, Portillo, Yekas, Dzeko, judging from this list, the Lions will have a strong desire to attack today."

Gaynor was right. The game had just started, and 1860 Munich used the kick-off to launch an attack.

It's just that the way of attacking this time is a little different than before.

After Shao Jiayi took the ball, he thought about what Karl said during training: "All offenses in the world have only one purpose, to push the ball forward and send it into the opponent's goal. No matter how the tactical formation changes, it is all around this The purpose is to do it, so the way and quality of football advancement determine the level of the team's offensive level. When one of you breaks through with the ball on the field, the nearest two should quickly approach to form an offensive triangle... When you meet It doesn't matter if you are defending or pressing, pass the ball, then re-run, the person who receives the ball also pays attention, you have to re-form a triangle around you..."

Shao Jia recalled what he did during training, and when he moved forward with the ball, his eyes caught Lars and Ozil in front of him on the left and right respectively. Ozil was about 20 meters away from him, and Lars Ten meters.

When the three moved, except for the goalkeeper, the entire Munich 1860 moved.

Compared with the previous running without the ball, the postures displayed by the Lions players this time are simpler, smoother and more group.

Having commented on football matches for many years, Gayner, who has rich knowledge and experience, saw it at a glance: "Oh, today's Munich 1860 seems to have tried a new tactic! This kind of running without the ball and with the ball, and advancing with the ball in a way I've never seen before..."

The camera took a shot from the sidelines. The Lions coach in a suit and leather shoes used to have a calm facial expression, but today he rarely showed great concern.

"Is this the first time Oston tried this tactic in an official game?" Gaynor speculated: "I don't know much about Oston's past in the Premier League, and I haven't explained much about the fact that 1860 Munich played in the Premier League. The game in the Bundesliga Bundesliga, so has Oston used this fresh tactic on the field before? Maybe we will know the answer after the game, but if I have to guess now...Look how well the Lions players respond to each other. It's kind of jerky, so I guess they don't even practice long."

Had Carl heard these words, he would have praised Gaynor for his keen observation skills.

After more than a month of training, this is indeed the first time that 1860 Munich tried their new offensive tactic in an official game-the triangle offensive system.

The triangle offense first appeared on the basketball court. It was established by the famous coach Tex Winter and carried forward by Phil Jackson. The latter used this tactic to establish the Bulls and Lakers dynasties when he was coaching, and won 11 NBA championships.

But on the football field, the triangular system has only just gained the attention of some people, and it is not closely integrated with the actual game. In other words, no one has really successfully used it and caused a great impact. The most popular tactics are still 442 and 4231.

Munich 1860 has been using the offensive 433 and defensive 451 formations since Carl coached. These two sets of tactics helped Munich 1860 to advance to the Bundesliga smoothly and occupy a good position in the standings.

It stands to reason that the team does not need tactical reform at present, but Karl has always insisted on making small changes to the formation and constantly trying new things, because after using the same tactics for a long time, other teams will naturally find ways to restrain them , and Karl does not want to be seen through by his opponent.

On the pitch, Shao Jiayi had already passed the ball, and Ozil, Portillo and Jekas, who had the ball, formed an attacking triangle again.

They continued to advance towards the Schalke 04 penalty area.

When Özil broke into the front of the penalty area with the ball, Schalke 04 defender Rafinha came towards him. Ozil glanced at his teammates cruising in the penalty area on both sides in front of him, and decisively passed the ball. out.

He passed the ball in the direction of Yekas, but Yekas' response was not so timely-his body was still running instead of catching the ball, so after Ozil passed the ball to him, he froze. After a while, he stepped forward to respond, but the speed was a second or two slower, and the ball was cut off by Schalke defender Bodden.

An excellent shooting opportunity was wasted like this, and all the Lions players who had approached Schalke's half-court felt very sorry.

Carl certainly felt a little pity, but he didn't feel disappointed.

In fact, not only Yekas just now, but also several players made mistakes in their running. The distance between them is too large, and they have lost the best distance for mutual support.

He took a few steps forward, getting closer to the field, ready to call out to a few players at random, and ask them to correct the mistakes they made while running.

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Due to the change in tactics, Munich 1860 exudes an oppressive temperament from the opening to the present.

The triangle system can be applied not only to offense, but also to defense, using the control of space to limit the opponent's movement with the ball.

Schalke 04 has not played against 1860 Munich this season, but they also watched a lot of Lions game videos before the game, and they trained more tactics against the Lions during training.

Now they have come to the Allianz Arena with that set of tactics, but the opponent has changed again, which makes the miners very uncomfortable. Although the two shot opportunities before Munich 1860 were wasted, Schalke 04 did not until then. In the 23rd minute of the first half, he ushered in his first attack.

Schalke defender Rafinha opened the backcourt and passed the ball directly to the center circle.

After the midfielder Paulson took the ball, he quickly dribbled the ball forward and broke through.

After halftime, the number of nearby Munich 1860 players gradually increased, and they all ran around Paulson. Although they did not step forward to steal, they blocked several passes of Paulson intentionally or unintentionally. route.

The Schalke 04 teammates behind him gradually ran up to respond, Paulson crossed the ball and gave the ball to Sander.

Sander and his teammates conducted a two-for-one cooperation, and finally broke through to the front of the penalty area.

But here, Schalke 04 striker Sander hesitated.

His position is more than 20 meters away from the goal, and there are two teammates in the penalty area preparing to respond. It stands to reason that it is most appropriate to choose to pass the ball at this moment, but Sander found that the positions of the Munich 1860 defenders are very delicate. Whoever the ball is passed to, they can quickly double-team and press it.

Sander gritted his teeth, raised his right foot, and volleyed towards the goal!

The football arced towards the far corner of the goal!

After the football was shot, Sander was a little happy because he knew that he shot the right angle.

However, thinking of the goalkeeper of Munich 1860, he felt a little uneasy, and couldn't help but look towards the goal...

Lambert Koch has been telling himself to put all his energy into the game, but in fact, he has been a little distracted from the beginning of the game until now.

He was thinking about that U disk.

I wonder if my sports bag is zippered properly, whether the door lock of the locker is strong, and whether the key is safely in the pocket of my shorts. It should not fly to the turf due to exercise. ?

Of course, what he thought about the most was why he got it from his teammates on a whim!

Koch was a little worried about gains and losses. He wanted to see what was inside, but he was also worried that Portillo would finally confess... After much deliberation, he finally decided to wait until the game was over before going out. It is the safest way to "talk" to Portillo, to let the other party know the serious consequences of "confession", and to swallow the whole thing.

When completing this series of mental activities, Koch has not relaxed his defense of the goal, but because he did not concentrate fully, his movement may be slowed down by a second or two.

At this moment, Koch suddenly saw the players in the penalty area running fast with his divergent and downcast eyes. He looked straight ahead reflexively, and just when he raised his eyes, he saw a ball being shot by a small ball. get bigger!

left?right?Or in the middle?

These judgments have not had time to be made in the brain at all. When Koch just saw the football, his body jumped up subconsciously and rushed to the left of the goal.

Almost in a breath, the football has flown towards the goal!

There is only a short distance of less than one meter between the football and the goal, and there is only one obstacle between them, and that is... Koch's head!

Yes, based on Koch's height and jumping ability, the ball should hit his head during a normal save, but because Koch just jumped after seeing the ball flying in the air, although the body reacts more than the brain Fast, but still not as fast. When the football flew to the goal, Koch's forehead had just reached that height.

Is it subconsciously shrinking his head to dodge, or is it a real warrior who dares to "face" the ferocious football?

Even if ordinary people muster up the courage to hit the ball with their faces, the subconscious reaction of the body will still make them try to dodge it, but Koch did not, he did not make any dodging movements, and even forced his eyes to hit his forehead hard!

"Oh!"

The football hit a heavy object just a few centimeters away from the goal, and after a moan, it flew back the same way!

There were exclamations in the penalty area, and even in the fans stands behind the goal, there were many exclamations.

"This is an unimaginable save... Lambert Koch really has invincible courage!" The commentator Gaynor was shocked: "Which part of his face did he hit the ball just now? Ah, yes Forehead! From the slow motion replay we can see that Koch even took the initiative to put his forehead back when the football flew in.. Thanks to the forehead, and lucky to be the forehead! If the ball hits the nose or chin, I bet He must either have a nosebleed, or lose his teeth..."

After a pause, Gaynor seemed to be asking the fans, and also muttered to himself: "Wouldn't Koch's nose and teeth be as strong as ET's?"

The feet landed on the ground and took a step back to stand firm. Koch touched his forehead, which was already covered with a thin layer of sweat.

He didn't worry about his physical injuries, but was rejoicing: Fortunately, the speed of the ball is not fast, otherwise today would be suspended!

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Carl outside the court witnessed Koch's save with his own eyes. In his opinion, Koch obviously had a chance to handle the ball, if he could jump up even a second earlier.

But why did the ball hit his forehead in the end?Created such a thrilling scene that he couldn't help but slow down his breathing.

Poor jumping ability?Carl, who consults Koch's latest medical examination form once a week and is stunned by the astonishing data, can't believe it.

Slow to respond?It is also impossible. Koch's body is simply an excellent material for a goalkeeper, and the speed of conditioned reflexes is sometimes even faster than that of the brain.

Inattentive?Karl couldn't think of anything that would distract Koch from this fierce competition, so he ruled it out.

on purpose?

This, is it possible?

With Koch's physical fitness, you don't have to be afraid of hitting your head with a football a few times... This guy wouldn't just let the ball hit his face on purpose for the thrill of making a save, right?

Karl pondered the psychology of young people who love to show off, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.

Does Koch really think that only a wonderful save can show the value of a goalkeeper?

If he really thought so, Carl would have to tell the other party: It was outrageously wrong.

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Since that shot, Schalke 04 did not organize another threatening attack. In the first half, the two sides drew 0:0.

After the start of the second half, Munich 1860 and Schalke 04 changed sides and fought again.

The miners also used the kick-off to launch an attack.

Paulson poked the ball to Altintop, who dribbled the ball forward and gave it to Bajramovic.

The other Schalke 04 players followed, and the entire midfield was pressed into the 1860 Munich half.

This is a non-solution method proposed by Miners coach Reck during the intermission-Munich 1860 uses space to contain and compress Schalke 04's possession of the ball, then Schalke 04 will use the same space to put in more balls. The method of having more players on one's own team breaks the oppression of the Lions.

In fact, this is a very risky approach, because the heavy pressure of the central and frontcourt players will cause loopholes in the defense, but for the time being, the Schalke 04 players have not thought so much. They only want to score goals and win the game. .

With the advantage of numbers, Schalke 04 quickly broke through to the vicinity of the penalty area of ​​Munich 1860.

The Lions players seemed a bit at a loss at first. When there were more opponents in the penalty area than their own players, they couldn't run if they wanted to form a large-scale continuity.

Carl rubbed his brows, and shouted loudly while running along the field: "Front interception! Force tackles and tackles! Have you guys forgotten the basics?!"

The month-long practice of new tactics did make the 1860 Munich players fall into inertia, or a little bit of rigidity, but when they reacted, they took remedial measures very quickly.

Stranzl and Jankel intercept Schalke 04 striker Sander head-on.

Sander poked the ball out on the outside instep of his right foot, trying to pass the ball to his teammate Asamoah.

But there are too many people in the penalty area. Before the ball reaches Asamoah, it has been blocked by Lars halfway!

Russ quickly passed the ball back!

Ogo got the ball, and he immediately turned around and ran with the ball.

The Munich 1860 players in the half also moved. They were not close to each other, but they supported each other.

Ogo, Jankel, and Stranzl formed a running triangle.

Near the middle circle, Ogo passed the ball to Jankel, who then passed it to Ozil, and Ozil broke through the middle, forming a new triangle with Shao Jiayi and Lars.

Seeing this, Carl finally showed some joy on his face-although the distance between Özil and the others is sometimes too large and sometimes too short, a new tactic needs long-term honing to be stable Formed and able to keep in mind the position in a tense offensive atmosphere, it is already a significant improvement for the players.

At the front of the penalty area, Ozil gave the ball to Yekas.

Jekas broke into the penalty area and played the ball straight to Portillo.

The defenders of Schalke 04 only felt that the players in front of them were all dangerous and could make shots immediately. They didn't know who to mark closely, so they could only run around the football for a while, and pounce on whoever had the ball at their feet.

This is exactly what Munich 1860 planned.

Portillo dribbles forward and Schalke 04 defender Borden puts it up.

Portillo turned around and knocked the ball back to Ozil.

Ozil lifts his foot in the middle of the penalty area and hits the goal!

The moment the ball crossed the goal line, the [-] home team fans at the Allianz Arena were quiet for a while, and then suddenly burst into cheers!

"TOOOOOOR! Ozil! The young 1860 teenager shot cleanly and smashed Schalke 04's defense!"

"Exquisite coordination, excellent sense of smell, and no fancy, simple and practical skills, the football brought to us by these young players from Munich 1860 is getting better and better."

The commentator Gaynor said with a smile: "Speaking of Ozil, I think of a little gossip. I heard that a coach in the Schalke 04 youth team was very interested in him. Ozil played for Red and White Essen. The other side had inspected him many times, but when the coach finally made up his mind and persuaded the club management to contact and sign Ozil, he had already been poached by Auston."

"Now that Ozil has performed so well in Munich 1860, I wonder if Lake, who is sitting on the coaching bench, will feel sorry and regret that he should have started earlier? After all, if they could contact Ozil a few months in advance Zier, this Turkish teenager will belong to Schalke 04 completely."