Chapter 43: Mainz's Worst Fear

There are two reasons, the first is that in four days, we will play against Real Madrid, so players who are less physical will not be able to play in the game against Bayer Leverkusen and will have to be substituted. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The second is that Leverkusen's formation is very restrained from Mainz's formation, and the restrictions on Wang Zhen are even stronger to the extreme.

On 16 February, Mainz faced Bayer Leverkusen at the Century Stadium.

"Bayer Leverkusen has adopted the usual formation this season, 442, No. 1 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, No. 2 defender Cannavaro, No. 4 defender Warnes, No. 5 defender Spasoye Brajc, No. 17 midfielder Modric, No. 7 midfielder David Beckham, No. 10 Zidane, No. 12 Andre Arshavin, No. 9 center Wang Zhen, No. 27 left winger Benjamin Orr, No. 14 right winger Mike Hank, three defenses, two of which are delayed, forming a four-corner defense zone with the central defenders, and the defensive ability is not ordinarily strong."

Of the four midfielders, only one person is responsible for attacking, three defenders, and two lag behind.

When attacking, two full-backs will be inserted, and the two full-backs will have the ability to play both full-backs and attacking wing-backs, and when attacking, they will be inserted to form a real attacking midfield formation with the two midfielders.

This formation mainly relies on offensive control for the defense of the wing, and for the defense of the middle, it is a rigid defense, in Mainz's 343, Wang Zhen will be in the four-man package at any time, and the four are the type of strong body.

Judging from the historical record, in the past few seasons, there are not many formations that can restrain Mainz, and this multi-defensive zone model of the muscle school is one of them, mainly to see if Wang Zhen has the ability to break out of the encirclement.

The outside world is also watching this game, if Mainz can't win Bayer Leverkusen, this tactic will definitely be imitated by opponents in the future League Cup competition.

Michel Skibe is a manager who doesn't know how to describe it, although under his rule, Bayer Leverkusen has entered more and more dark ages, but Bayer Leverkusen's squad has become stronger and stronger, and has repeatedly overcome strong opponents, much like Mainz in the 0405 season.

And this year, if nothing else, Bayer Leverkusen will secure a place in the Confederations Cup.

On Mainz's side, No. 1 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, No. 2 defender Cannavaro, No. 4 defender Vaughans instead of Thuram, No. 5 defender Spasoye Brajc, No. 17 midfielder Luka Modric replaced Cana, No. 7 midfielder David Beckham, No. 10 Zinedine Zidane took command of Alfa, No. 12 Andre Arshavin, No. 9 center Wang Zhen, No. 27 left winger Benjamin Orr replaced Mutu, and No. 14 right winger Mike Hank. This is a semi-main and semi-rotating lineup, however, in terms of actual combat, it is not necessarily worse than Mainz's all-main lineup. ”

The first attack between the two sides was initiated by Bayer Leverkusen, who quickly penetrated forward on the flank, and in the 30th second after the opening, formed a short gap and pushed the ball to Kiessling, who raised his leg and burst into action, and the football was thrillingly saved by the Neuers.

"Kiessling, who transferred from Nuremberg, is extremely capable, and Leverkusen has had this season, and Kiessling's individual ability has to account for a large part of it, but Leverkusen is more focused on defense, and their strongest means is to drag down the opponent through defense!"

The ball has changed hands, and it is Mainz's turn to test Bayer Leverkusen's defensive ability!

When Arshavin runs, you can feel the charm of this man who is a little rickety, not strong, and not handsome.

Arshavin doesn't run like Ribery feels like he starts as fast as lightning, nor does he make people feel like he is as explosive as Wang Zhen, Arshavin runs like a winter soldier who never gives up.

He will use little by little effort to slowly widen the gap with you, making you mistakenly think that you can catch up, only to find that you have been slowly thrown away.

The running posture is not handsome, but the running with a bowed head always has a practical effect.

Arshavin directly ran Schneider full of melancholy.

But Bayer Leverkusen's defense on the central axis was too tight, and Arshavin couldn't pass the ball close to the ground, so he could only hob the ball high.

Wang Zhen rose from the ground under the pinching blow and hit the goal with his head.

Bayer Leverkusen's No.22 goalkeeper Adler pounced and pressed the ball under him.

"Adler! Adler pounced on Wang Zhen's header and hit the goal! The 22-year-old Adler has always been trustworthy, and his ability is not even worse than Neuer! ”

If Neuer became famous at a young age and began to officially break out at the age of eighteen, then Adler was not so outstanding as a child.

However, with the full development of the body, Adler's height and arm span have been further improved, and his physical function has been further improved, and Adler's saving ability is enough to rank second among young German goalkeepers.

To put it in a simple sentence, Adler has the ability of Wang Erlei to save key balls, but he does not have the weakness of Wang Erlei's frequent brain cramps.

Manuel Neuer is the kind of genius who, when talking to the goalkeeper coach, turns his head sideways to see a team-mate shoot, turns back to talk to the coach and then raises his hand just to block the shot.

Adler is the kind of player who is meticulous and strives to be the best he can be on every ball.

Wang Zhen also felt the pressure, two central defenders, two defenses, staring him to death, and the goalkeeper is also very capable.

What's more, the opponent has the ability to counterattack, it is impossible to surround the siege, and if there is no way to besiege, it will not form a suppressive force, and this situation will exist for a long time.

Jurgen Klopp also knows how powerful this formation is, but Mutu can't play in the Champions League four days after this game in a row, so he can only let Orr play.

After Orr came on, the threat on the left flank dropped sharply, and Bayer Leverkusen's defense became more unscrupulous.

rubbing the opponent to attack, Mainz didn't rob on the spot, two people grabbed four people, how to grab it, directly retreated, Wang Zhen found Arshavin and whispered: "Make a foul." ”

Bayer Leverkusen's defensive routine is a muscle flow, inevitably with a lot of fouls, and if they are hard to burst, they can always get a few free kick opportunities, and free kicks look slightly more threatening than the sports battle.

Arshavin was not stupid, he understood at once, and then nodded.

In the seventh minute, Arshavin burst with the ball and rushed to the penalty area.

Rolfes was in a hurry to bring him in, and the referee blew a free-kick.

Wang Zhen saw the position of the ball and immediately called Beckham.

The two discussed it and stood behind the ball at the same time.

Wang Zhen started first, and Beckham started later.

Wang Zhen ran to the position of the football, jumped over directly, and infiltrated down the penalty area on the left side, while looking back.

Centre-back Lucas Hinkwitz thought it might be a tactical free-kick and immediately followed, moving out of the way to give Beckham a direct chance to get on target.

The ball rises from the ground, winds around a perfect line and runs towards the right post.

β€œDuang!” There was a bang, and the ball bounced off the post.

Adler hurriedly made a flying pounce, pressing his whole body against the bouncing soccer ball to prevent someone from sneaking up.

Beckham was slightly disappointed.

"Doorposts! It was almost lucky, Beckham's free-kick was still good. ”

(To be continued.) )