Chapter 188: Evolved Klose
"Compared with Bayern, who had to put together a starting lineup because of a large number of injuries to the main team, Tottenham Hotspur can be said to be the main force tonight. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Seeing that Martin Taylor had already introduced Bayern's starting line-up, Andy Gray naturally took over the task of explaining Tottenham's line-up, "I'm sure everyone is already familiar with these players. Petr Cech, Karl, King, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Mascherano, Maronso, Davies, Franck Ribery, Cristiano Ronaldo and Klose!
Davies replaced Basturk and Klose, who has been on a hot scoring streak lately, as the starting centre-forward. It seems that Coach Nelson is bound to win this game. Otherwise, he wouldn't have played his main role tonight in the face of a head-to-head clash with Chelsea, and even Davies was put in the starting line-up. Martin Taylor, meanwhile, was speculating about the mystery of Tottenham's starting line-up, "So it seems that Klose should have started the same thing." After all, Klose, who is more skilled and more versatile, is clearly more in line with Coach Nelson's requirements than Drogba, who is more diligent and has rough skills. ā
It has to be said that Martin Taylor's judgment is quite accurate and worthy of his name as an ace commentator. The reason why George replaced Drogba on the bench was indeed motivated by this consideration. Although the Ivory Coast Monster has a wider range of activities on the field, not only working hard, but also being able to play a more active role in defence, the problem is that in George's plan, the focus of this game is not on defense, but on goals!
At this point, Drogba is clearly inferior to Klose. Although the German centre-forward's performances at the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, and his subsequent outings for Kaiserslautern, made a top-heavy impression, let's not forget that it only took one year for Klose to evolve into an all-round striker with excellent head and foot skills. Of course, there are factors such as Miku and other teammates who teach by example, but this also shows that Klose must have a pretty good technical foundation!
After all, no matter how much Klose's teammates turn decay into magic, it is impossible for a rough brother to become an all-round striker who can play a few tricks in the game in just one year. Therefore, to say that Klose had no technical foundation at all before joining Bremen, George absolutely does not believe it.
It is precisely for this reason that in the months since his move to Tottenham, Klose, under the influence of his teammates, has also picked up the foot skills that have been abandoned in the last two seasons of Kaiserslautern, and learned how to solve problems with his feet instead of his head, and no longer rely solely on aerial work to score goals.
And Bayern Munich, who still looks at people with old eyes, is undoubtedly the best object that the evolved Klose used to prove that he is no longer the former Wuxia Amun!
Sure enough, after the opening whistle, the Bayern players, who could not get into the game as soon as possible, were almost snatched up by Tottenham because of their paralysis. Salihamidzic, who played at left-back, was swept away by Cristiano Ronaldo with a realistic feint, and the latter's inverted triangle pass after cutting into the box was successfully received by Klose who followed up in the middle and turned it into a clever shot!
Unfortunately, Karn was much more focused than his teammates. Seeing Klose kick the goal, the lion king made a decisive flying save, and blocked Klose's volley with one hand in the air off the bottom line!
"I really don't know what Magath thinks. Did he think that Salihamidzic had performed well when he was a left-back cameo before, so he naively thought that there was no need to bring in players in this position?" Seeing that Salihamidzic was successfully broken through by Ronaldo so easily, George couldn't help but casually complained to the old Charlie next to him, "Bayern is not out of money to bring in reinforcements, since the people who bought before are not up to the task, then it is okay to buy another instant combat force for another season." No matter how hard Hoeness picks the door, it won't be on Camagat's neck, right?"
In George's opinion, Magath's mistakes after taking charge of Bayern can be said to be numerous. For example, the fact that Salihamidzic has been playing at left-back is nothing short of tyrannical. You must know that the peak "Angel Wings" can be called one of the best right midfielders in Europe, even if he becomes more versatile under Heathfield's tutelage, it does not mean that he can replace the departed Lizarazu and play on the pitch as Bayern's main left-back.
George guessed right, Magath really planned to do so. Of course, Magath had in mind that Salihamidzic would bring Tobias Rau with him, so that the latter, who had been injured for a long time last season, would gradually adapt to the normal rhythm of the game, and wait until next summer, when Lahm returns from his loan spell, to rebuild Bayern's left-sided defence. However, what Magath didn't expect was that the highly-anticipated Tobias Rau actually tricked Heathfield and then pit him in the face, making a series of low-level mistakes in the game, forcing him to re-enter the Bosnian as a left-back.
However, although Salihamidzic, who made a temporary cameo, performed well in the domestic arena, this is mainly because Bayern's overall strength is already one level higher than other teams, and even a slight mistake by the Bosnian is within the range that Bayern can bear. And in the Champions League, where the strong gather, Salihamidzic's left side has undoubtedly become an Achilles heel for Bayern!
The most terrible thing is that in today's game, there is not only such a hole in the Bayern backline as Salihamidzic. Glitz on the right and Thomas Link in the middle were no better. The former, like Tobias Law, is a long-term illness that has taken a toll on his competitive form, while the latter was Bayern's main centre-back when they won the Champions League in '01, but ageing has made it difficult for the former Germany international to ensure consistent performance throughout the game.
Therefore, although Hargreaves and Frings are fighting fires everywhere, there are too many pits on the backline, and often as soon as they block one of them, Tottenham Hotspur opens a breakthrough on the other side, making the two tired on the field, and the physical consumption is extremely huge!
And just like that, in the nineteenth minute, Davies sent a through ball through the middle, and the ball passed between Frings and Hargreaves, who were already showing fatigue, and rolled to Klose's feet!
After receiving Davies's through ball, Klose first turned and swept past the aging Thomas Link, and then without waiting for Lucio and Kahn to make amends, he stabbed his left foot directly into the near corner!
Although Kahn made a save at the first time, Klose was extremely decisive in his shot this time, so Kahn's save was only half done, and the sound of the ball and the net rubbing was already heard!
After nearly 20 minutes of stubborn resistance, the gates of Bayern Munich have finally fallen!
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