Chapter 20. awkward
"Speaking of this game, both teams actually have very amazing young players, and everyone has heard about it here, it is Ye Bing, who has performed well in these two games. On Hoffenheim's side www.biquge.info although Sigurdsson, a young player from Iceland, has not started many times for the team, he has contributed many wonderful goals and assists to the team, and it can be said that both teams have young players who are very much expected! Schneider looked at the two obviously thin figures on the field, and had to sigh a little, a generation of new people for the old. Two years ago, he also led Wolfsburg to win the Bundesliga title, black and white, walking, mediocre mediocrity. The troika that led Hoffenheim to successive upgrades, wounded and noisy, seems to be about to become a thing of the past.
"So this game is actually a duel between two young players, let's see the performance of the two!"
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On the field, Ye Bing also looked at Sigurdsson on the other side with some curiosity, who was not much older than himself, he hadn't noticed this player much before, but Sigurdsson surprised everyone in a cold sweat with a long-range shot after the opening, and also let everyone know this player who also looked very young.
"Hold on to him!" Favre shouted with some dissatisfaction from the sidelines.
Fink's face on the field was not good-looking, and he accidentally found a chance to shoot on goal by Sigurdsson, and he had a hunch that he would play hard in this game.
Judging from the development of the game after that, his hunch was correct, and Hoffenheim's attack revolved around Sigurdsson, a somewhat alternative midfielder, and Vukcevic, one of the troikas, with wide openings and unusually sharp edges.
Why is Sigurdsson a somewhat offbeat midfielder? As a forward midfielder, Sigurdsson's breakthrough ability is not outstanding, he is tall and long-legged, he can use his natural sense of rhythm to dribble, and he is very powerful when counterattacking, so he rarely has a frontal breakthrough in positional battles. And although he is tall and has long legs, he is extremely flexible, interspersed with running positions very spiritually, and can play a very beautiful match with his teammates in the front court. The most important thing is that he has a very good long-range shot and free-kick skills, and his first goal in the Bundesliga came from a free-kick. Basically, Sigurdsson is not the same as the players we usually see in the big midfield positions.
It didn't take long for the game to give Sigurdsson another chance to get his feet up.
"Sigurdson received a pass from Alaba and Fink was firmly in front of him. Sigurdsson continued to dribble diagonally and he started! He took a big step to the outside and fired a volley into the process, and the ball was very powerful and quickly grazed the crossbar. Nice shot! In fact, Fink has defended this ball very well, but it was a moment of hesitation that made Sigurdson find a chance to get up, and he had to reconsider Sigurdson's defensive strategy, but the defensive effect was not particularly good when he pushed it out. Schneider praised Sigurdsson's performance.
"Against a player like Sigurdsson, you need the power of the system to control his space. When he's always confined to a smaller area, it's hard for him to get the most out of him. However, it seems that Sigurdsson's desire to win this game is very strong, and there have been two shots on goal soon after the opening, and the quality is very high, I think Ye Bing should also lean on Fink here appropriately! Koch feels that it is normal for Borussia Mönchen to be basically suppressed by Hoffenheim, although this is related to Borussia Mönchen's style of play, but this is basically in line with the strength comparison between the two.
However, at this time, Mönchen also organized a counterattack and returned to color. Reus broke through the middle and hoisted the ball into the penalty area, and the powerful center De Camargo stopped the ball with his back and passed the ball to Ye Bing, who was inserted in the middle, and Ye Bing shook off the central defender in front of him, and the goalkeeper confiscated it.
"Ah, what a pity!" A beautiful figure in the stands sighed regretfully when he saw that Ye Bing's ball had not been scored. Lin Xin came to the court early before this game, and has been paying attention to Ye Bing's performance since the game started, but unfortunately Ye Bing's performance in the middle is now decent, and there are not too many eye-catching performances, but she is still very excited, because this is the first time she has watched the game on the spot.
Ye Bing also had some regrets that he didn't grasp such a good opportunity. This is one of his few brilliant performances in the first half, the two sides went back and forth throughout the first half, playing extremely unrestrained, but there were no goals, and Ye Bing could not often plug in due to the pressure of defense, basically acting as the first starting point of the counterattack.
The first half ended in the back and forth between the two sides, and in the second half, no one expected that it would be Borussia Mönchen who broke the deadlock first.
Royce dribbled quickly on the right side of midfield, glanced up at his team-mate's movement, and sent a through ball!
De Camargo leaned on the penalty line and led the ball straight into the penalty area with his back to Jaisler, but Stark struck and pulled De Camargo's clothes in a hurry to put it down! The referee did not hesitate to award a yellow card and a penalty, and Dams took the penalty in one fell swoop, and Borussia Mönchen led 1-0.
"Stark's goal is a bit reckless, if he comes out to block the angle, Decamargo may not be able to score, he is a little too impatient, Hoffenheim fell behind at the beginning of the second half, the next game is not easy to play, Borussia Mönchen's defensive counterattack is very good, if you press it too much, it is very likely to concede the goal."
"In fact, this is also an abbreviation of Hoffenheim's poor performance now, head coach Pezai Wali has not been able to put the team together well since he took over, and this style of play that relies on individual ability is not a long-term solution!"
After the team took the lead, Borussia Mönchen played more with ease. In the face of Hoffenheim's big pressure on the attack, he constantly organized counterattacks, and for a while there was a lot of noise in front of Hoffenheim.
Sigurdson glanced helplessly at Fink beside him, this guy was stuck to himself like a plaster, he had to move him away from him, how could he divert his attention? Sigurdson had a solution in his mind.
Sigurdsson distributed the ball to Vukcevic on the wing, Vukcevic strode towards the penalty area, full-back Ibetzberg also followed, Borussia Mönchenchen's defensive pressure was very high, Vukčević cut inside, Dams followed up and did not cut the ball off! Is he going to get up? Pass! He passed! Sigurdsson received the ball and stepped forward to adjust the volley step by step, and the goal hung straight into the top left corner of the goal! The ball is in! Sigurdson! He helped the team equalize with his trademark long-range shot! Fink had been under pressure to defend Vukcevic, but he put Sigurdson aside, and Sigurdson did not miss such a good opportunity. Schneider excitedly commented on Hoffenheim's goal and praised Sigurdsson's performance.
'Hoffenheim played smartly and when they used the strength of the team to attack, the holes in Borussia Mönchen's defence became apparent. Dams was in the ascendant position but couldn't keep up with Vukcevic, and it was because Borussia Mönchenchen was penetrated on the left that Fink was forced to turn back and grab Vukcevic's goal, which led to Sigurdsson's goal. Hoffenheim must mobilize Borussia Mönchen's defenders like this to have a chance of breaking this bucket formation! Koch calmly made his own professional analysis.
Now the race is back on the same line.
Off the field, Favre frowned and watched Ye Bing constantly pass and receive the ball in the midfield, running up and down, thoughtfully.
"Herman, don't you think Ye Bing is playing a little awkward on the court?" Favre glanced at the assistant coach next to him.
'He's playing with a lot of restraint, he's trying to imitate the way Arango plays in midfield, but he's not Arango! Arango's long ball is not available to him for the time being, so he is tired to play like this, and although he realizes that he has greatly slowed down the pace of the team by playing the ball in midfield, his role and efficiency are minimized for the team. Herman said as he wrote and drew on the tactical board in his hand.
Favre was silent.