Chapter 614: Take Control of the Midfield
You, that's you!
I hope you work hard to improve yourself and find your style of play as soon as possible!
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This is what head coach Gao Han said to Schweinsteiger when he was confused and couldn't find his direction. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The German had just moved to a midfield position, and he was feeling uncomfortable and not performing well, and he himself doubted whether he could take on the new role of a midfielder.
But after an in-depth conversation with Gao Han, he saw the direction clearly and regained his confidence.
With the accumulation of training and games in the past period, especially after winning the German Cup 9-0 in the last game, he gradually found that it was not as difficult as he thought it would be to play in the middle of the field.
Around him, there is a group of teammates who are very good at handling and playing the ball.
Hummels, the junior brother of the academy, was unaware of it before, and even thought that he might not be able to establish himself in the first team and would have to be loaned to other teams to experience, but as a result, after Gao Han arrived, he became the most consistent main player in the team's backline.
He plays at the back, has a good ability to handle the ball and play the ball at centre-back, and he also has a long ball.
Needless to say, Lucio's individual ability is that he has always been characterized by sudden advances with the ball, but with a bit of recklessness.
Lahm is a trustworthy team-mate, he is around you at all times and is a steady point of contact.
Marcelo on the left is a young player who, like all Brazilians, doesn't like to defend and loves to attack, but his skills are as good as those of the wingers up front.
But what Schweinsteiger admires the most is the low-key midfield partner, Luka Modric.
How so?
The Croatian is definitely one of those players who makes people think at a glance that he will be the heart of the midfield, no matter what kind of complex situation he faces, no matter what kind of pressing and pressing the opponent faces, he always has a way to defuse it.
No matter how complicated the ball is, when it reaches his feet and comes out again, it often becomes simple.
Because he showed you the direction of the attack.
As for Van Bommel, although the Dutch is a little unfamiliar with the team in terms of passing and control, and there are a lot of mistakes in passing and receiving the ball, whether it is in attack or defense, the Dutch midfielder is stable and reassuring, and he is like a balance bar in the midfield.
With a group of outstanding teammates gathered around him, and the players gradually becoming familiar with Gao Han's passing and running, Schweinsteiger gradually became more comfortable in the whole tactical system.
Every time, no matter what area he is in, as long as he has the ball, there will always be at least two or three points of contact around him, and all he needs to do is to receive the ball firmly and then play it steadily.
He began to develop his characteristics and constantly expand his range of activities, which made him the player with the most passes and catches in Bayern Munich in the last few games, and the pass success rate was always very good.
He began to have a new understanding and appreciation of his new role.
He began to understand that helping the team transition the ball smoothly was only the most basic requirement for him as a lagging midfielder, but the manager was clearly demanding more from him and constantly improving.
For example, Gao Han will ask him to think more, cooperate more with Modric, cooperate with each other, and control the midfield.
How to control it?
That's an almost metaphysical line of thought.
To put it simply, be fast when you should be fast, slow when you should be slow, and always adjust the pace of the game to the state where you are most comfortable, but the opponent is the most uncomfortable.
There is also the rational distribution of the ball, avoiding the center of gravity of the opponent's defense, finding out the opponent's weakness, and striking it.
This may seem complicated, but in reality, it doesn't seem to be that difficult.
At the very least, Schweinsteiger felt that he had gradually touched the threshold.
But that's all?
Just want to be a qualified, or rather a good midfielder?
Schweinsteiger is convinced that Gao Han's sentence "you, you are you" will definitely not be so simple.
He doesn't want to admit anyone, he wants to be himself.
He wants to play to his strengths as much as he pleases while fulfilling his responsibilities as a qualified midfielder.
When the game reached the eighteenth minute, Robben cut inside on the right and passed the ball to Klose at the edge of the penalty area, Rostock's lagging midfielder Beinrich had no choice but to foul and was shown a yellow card by the referee.
This made Beinrich a little untouchable.
Pagelsdorf also made immediate changes, and the two defender-turned-midfielders also moved back to protect the flanks of Beinrich, while trying to clamp down on the inside cuts of Bayern Munich's two wingers.
Arjen Robben and Franck Franck Ribery are among the best wingers in Europe, and their individual qualities are enough to cause headaches for all defenders, and Rostock will have to fight them with numbers.
In the 21st minute, Marcelo stepped forward on the left to form a link with Ribery, and Rostock's defensive attention was focused on this side, but the edge of the penalty area showed a flaw.
Schweinsteiger counted the distance, estimated the time he would be there, and whether he would be able to retreat in time, all the trade-offs brewed in his mind in an instant, and he was sure.
Looking at his partner Modric not far away, the latter seemed to notice his imminent move and took the initiative to run back.
Clever!
Schweinsteiger barely laughed out loud, and quickly stepped forward and raised his right hand, believing that Ribery would see it and bring the ball out.
As it turned out, Ribery saw it and really brought the ball out.
Once on the left side of the ball to cut in laterally, Ribery was in the bag of two players on the opposing side, although he could not break through, but passed the ball, and Schweinsteiger did not think about it, stopped the ball forward, and then chased after it, and fired a direct volley with his right foot.
"Schweinsteiger ......"
"The ball is in!!!!!"
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!”
"Oh my God, the volley from the right side of the arc of the penalty area, Schweinsteiger's sudden back shot cut in and once again penetrated Wester's goal. ”
"This time, the Bayern Munich midfielder inserted very suddenly, and then the kick was also very powerful. ”
Of course, Ribery's Neche is also quite a threat, with Bayern Munich attacking from the left on both occasions. ”
"2-0, Bayern Munich is in a good situation now, Rostock is in danger!"
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Gao Han saw Schweinsteiger's sudden long-range shot on the sidelines to score, and after being surprised, he laughed out loud, and clapped hard with both hands, cheering for Schweinsteiger's wonderful goal.
"I mean, this kid is getting more and more like a laggard in the middle of the field now. ”
"Who's to say it isn't?" Thomas Tuchel laughed.
Schweinsteiger's performances have been better than one game, improving in almost every game, and more importantly, Bayern Munich's midfield is getting more and more fluid.
"Did you see that just now? Before Schweinsteiger stepped forward, he made eye contact with Modric, and the Croatian took the initiative to retreat, which was tacit understanding. Gao Han smiled from ear to ear.
Seeing the two midfielders he trusts build up a rapport quickly is more pleasing than scoring goals.
"Yes, and Van Bommel, after seeing Schweinsteiger step forward, the first thing he thought of was to return to the defense, and his performance was also quite solid, which was very reassuring. Tuchel praised.
Gao Han nodded, although Van Bommel did not quite meet his requirements, but his performance was really good, and it even made it difficult for him to make up his mind to take him down and let Vidal replace him.
The main reason for this lies in Van Bommel's wisdom.
Vidal's strength lies in his ability to constantly put pressure on his opponents, he is like a desperate Saburo, and he is not very tall, very flexible, and has solid skills on his feet, which is very suitable for the requirements of the high cold.
But when it comes to the wisdom of judging the situation in the game, Bidal is still tender.
'The attack on the left was very open, but Marcelo's defence still needs to be strengthened. Gao Han reminded.
Cantarero on the side immediately nodded in agreement.
"However, this kid's physical fitness is really good, and he doesn't seem to react much in a continuous straight up and down. Gao Han was a little surprised by this, because fullbacks have always been a big physical drain, especially this kind of four-three-three fullback.
Marcelo doesn't look very physical, but his fitness is surprising.
Could it be that he was trained by Capello?
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With Bayern Munich scoring two goals in a row, the game basically fell to the home team, and Rostock could only be exhausted.
But the Bundesliga giants are not in a hurry, with two goals in hand, they play more patiently.
In the second half, after the two sides changed sides and fought again, Bayern Munich still dominated the pass-and-control style of high-position pressing and pressing, not rushing to attack, but patiently pulling the opponent's defensive position through passing and control, and further grinding in the team.
Fighting to feed the war, this is also the strategy of the high cold.
Rostock was able to cope with it at first, but as the game progressed, their physical consumption became more and more intense, and they gradually could not keep up with the rhythm of Bayern Munich, and began to expose problems continuously.
In the 66th minute of the game, Lahm and Robben cooperated on the right side, and Rahm burst into the penalty area with a wonderful pass from Robben to volley, but was saved by goalkeeper Wester, and Klose picked up the leak in the penalty area and hit it, 3-0!
Just five minutes later, Ribery cut inside again on the left rib, attracted the attention of the defense and suddenly passed diagonally to the right, Robben inserted six meters in front of the goal and hit a left-footed push, 4-0!
With four goals in hand, Bayern Munich is still a sure winner, and Gao Han has also begun to make substitutions.
In the stands, Beckenbauer, Rummenigge, Hoeness and other Bayern Munich executives and board members were as fascinated as the more than 60,000 fans at the scene.
In the previous German Cup 9-0 victory, it can be said that the opponent is not strong, but this game is against the Bundesliga team, Bayern Munich is completely in control of the situation, leading by four goals, and playing hearty offensive football.
"Gao Han, this person is really admirable. Beckenbauer smiled and praised.
Everyone else agreed, and their faces were happy and convinced.
"yes, how could we have thought that Schweinsteiger's kid could play in the back like this, as if he was born to play in this position. Hoeness also had to admit that he had lost his eyes.
There was nothing amazing about Schweinsteiger before, but in these two games, he was like a fish in water in the back midfield, and he showed a very big style, especially the goal just now, and the timing of the forward insertion was too good.
"And that Modric, it's just a treasure, it cost us 10 million. Rummenigge said this, and his mouth was crooked with a smile.
As long as this state continues, Modric's value has skyrocketed several times, which is not difficult at all.
"Look at Hummels, who couldn't get a foothold in the first team last season, but now they've put Van Bitten and Demichelis on the bench. ”
"And the two wingers up front......"
Everyone, you and I are talking word by word.
Suddenly, they all found that what the Alpine had brought to them and to Bayern Munich was not just a few wins, but also a group of players full of surprises and beautiful attacking football.