Frank Baumann, 32 years old, has been playing for Werder Bremen since 1999, he is the main midfielder of Klemen, he is strong, decisive and has been selected for the German national team many times with his consistent and excellent performances.

As a calm and unmistakable midfielder, Bowman's main strengths are positioning and tactical awareness, which, combined with his ferocious tackling and outstanding technique, has become an important pillar of Bremen's backfield defense and transition.

In Bremen's squad, Baumann's role is very large.

In attack, he is indispensable to support the front court, and is also the core of the transition between attack and defence, and occasionally takes the initiative to take on the responsibility of organizing the attack.

Defensively, Bowman is a midfielder, and he can build a defensive line for Bremen by relying on strong pressing on his own.

Such a core player in the team is absolutely overkill to defend a striker on the opposing side.

But Schaaf can't help it!

The reason why Schaaf chose Bowman is that the opponent's No. 13 is indeed very difficult to defend, and Naldo's defense has failed, and Bowman's performance has always been very calm.

Second, no one else took the initiative to stand up.

In this difficult and embarrassing time, someone must pick up the burden, Bowman is not only the core player, the main midfielder, but also the captain of Bremen.

The captain has to take responsibility!

Bowman was also a bit surprised to be named by Schaff, who was one of the few midfielders in the dressing room who didn't have his head down, because he didn't feel like the coach had assigned him to defend.

Now that Schaaf had called his name, Bowman was feeling a lot of pressure.

He must admit that Naldo is excellent.

Naldo admits that he can't defend the player, he may not be able to defend it, one-on-one defense is not better than the overall play, most of it still depends on the defensive ability, the overall situation, offensive ability, tactical running, etc., there is no meaning.

After returning to the game, Bowman stared at Zhen Shaolong carefully, and also thought seriously, "This guy is too threatening, his shooting is very accurate, and he must not be allowed to kick in the penalty area." ”

'The skill he showed on occasional was amazing and he couldn't let him touch the ball in a threatening position.

"You must follow steadily, follow all the time, and it's best not to let him catch the ball."

"As long as he runs in the box......"

Bowman was still mindful of the penalty area.

Both of Zhen Shaolong's goals were scored in the penalty area, and after he received the ball in the box, he was able to successfully shake off Naldo, and Bowman is learning the lesson of Naldo's failure and has come to the conclusion that "the opponent must not be allowed to receive the ball in it." ”

The second half began.

Werder Bremen had a headache for Zhen Shaolong's defense, but their offensive played well, and they continued to attack St. Pauli in the half.

St. Pauli's defence is really average.

Even if Bergman adopts a 'dense defense' strategy, most of the players retreat to shrink the penalty area, it is still difficult to withstand Bremen's bombardment again and again.

There are frequent crises in front of St. Pauli.

In fact, it is difficult for St. Pauli to play a quick counterattack, because there is only one Zhen Shaolong in front, and the backfield kicks off to the front, so that Zhen Shaolong can fight for it personally, and the chance to complete the goal is too small.

St. Pauli can play a threatening offensive, mainly relying on means and also advancing head-on.

In the process of frontal advancement, he mainly relied on Luz's goalkeeper to grab points, or simply passed the ball to Zhen Shaolong, and the frequency of Zhen Shaolong's touch of the ball became higher in the second half.

This is not because of Bowman's poor defensive ability, but because the number of times Zhen Shaolong retreats has greatly increased, even in the process of frontal advancement, Zhen Shaolong will stand on the periphery of the penalty area, instead of rushing into the penalty area to find opportunities.

Bowman was a little depressed.

After receiving the job of marking Zhen Shaolong, he has been thinking about how to defend, and the core of his thinking is aimed at the penalty area, not the periphery of the penalty area, because in the first half of the time, the opponent spent most of the time trying to stand forward.

Why are you standing backwards now?

Bowman didn't understand.

A player's style of play is often fixed, like a high school striker who will be at the front, relying on his position to attract the defense, and can also rely on air superiority to fight for the header.

Zhen Shaolong's style is incomprehensible.

He is not a high school striker, no matter how you look at it, he belongs to a technical striker, and the position should be the 'second striker' inserted in the back, but he occupies the position of a high school striker, and the opponent's high school forward automatically gives way, and most of the time he should play the second striker.

This is also understandable.

The opponent's goal is very efficient, and you can get better chances by standing in the front.

But......

Why are you going back now?

This sudden change in style of play made Bowman's preparation useless, and he couldn't help but think about it carefully--

"Why?"

"He just retreated suddenly? And is it a continuous drawdown? ”

"Straight forward without going into the penalty area?"

That's good news.

Werder Bremen's backline all see it this way, and they are also surprised that Zhen Shaolong's retreat has increased, but when the opponent advances, Zhen Shaolong is on the periphery of the penalty area, which will also greatly reduce the defensive pressure in front of the goal.

The two central defenders, Naldo and Mertesacker, felt much more relaxed, and they couldn't help but give Bowman a thumbs up, "It's still Frank who is amazing!" ”

"As soon as Frank went over to defend, that guy was on the periphery!"

"He figured he couldn't break through Frank's defence! I don't want to fight Frank head-on! ”

A group of Bremen team-mates are very recognizable.

Bowman suddenly felt good.

In the first half, Naldo's careful defense still allowed the opponent to score two goals, and the opponent seemed to have become an invincible boss, now? He stood up and made a bright appearance, but before he tried much, the other party raised a white flag and surrendered.

"I'm really famous!"

"This guy is so smart that when he saw that I was coming to defend, he simply stood on the periphery!"

Bowman thought to himself.

Of course.

As a player designated by the coach to defend Zhen Shaolong, Zhen Shaolong stands on the periphery, and Bowman also has to follow the past to defend, but the defense on the periphery of the penalty area is much better, because the threat on the periphery is not big, and he can perform various actions, even if he sees the threat, a direct foul is a yellow card.

Bowman suddenly relaxed.

In fact, Zhen Shaolong noticed for a long time that the defender next to him became Bowman, because most of the time, it was Bremen who attacked, he stood at the front of the formation, and Naldo was also standing next to him.

He didn't know Bowman's name either, but he was just surprised that Naldo couldn't come to defend.

That's a bit of a pity.

Zhen Shaolong is used to having more narles, and the other party can't come to defend, which feels a little weird, he continues to retreat frequently and changes his style of play, and the reason is also very simple-

No skills!

"Assault" is used, "Must Kill" is used, there are no active skills that can be used, what are you doing in the restricted area?

It's like a mage in the game, several skills have been thrown away and continue to stay on the battlefield, waiting for the enemy to kill him? The best choice is to stand far away, let the warrior be at the front, use ordinary attacks by yourself, and level A from a distance, maybe trigger the passive, find an opportunity to come to a shot, and by the way, you can also grab someone's head.

That's the right thing to do!

In the process of cooperating and finding on the periphery of the penalty area, Zhen Shaolong also realized Bowman's difficulty, Bowman is different from Naldo, he prefers to use his body, and every time he is stuck in the position in advance, his rich experience allows him to know what position is more advantageous to stand in.

Bowman doesn't use his body a lot, but he uses it less, but when he needs to be tough, he will be tougher.

This time Zhen Shaolong retreated to catch the ball, Bowman chased a little slower, and simply fell to the ground and slid on the side.

A soccer ball in the middle of the ball!

Zhen Shaolong was suddenly tripped and fell to the ground, and he was full of depression after standing up, because Bowman kicked the ball first, not even a foul, Bremen also took the opportunity to play a wave of counterattack, Diego shot in the penalty area, and almost helped Bremen complete the goal.

"This guy is not easy to deal with!" Zhen Shaolong had an experience.

Next, Zhen Shaolong paid special attention to Bowman, because the opponent's defense was very tough and very experienced, so he simply retreated further back.

Every time he gets the ball, Zhen Shaolong will try to break through, and it is not easy to break through Bowman without skills, but with the improvement of the ball sense, his dribbling and breakthrough ability have also improved, and it is not easy for Bowman to grab it.

The two went one-on-one in a row and became the highlight of the game.

Zhen Shaolong tried three times in a row and found that it was not a good way to break through Bowman, because Bowman was very careful about his positioning, and even if he was deceived by his movements, he could successfully keep up.

But that's what the game is.

If you attack again and again, you may be able to find opportunities, but if you don't try, you will be completely stared at, Zhen Shaolong still continues to be tempted.

In the 79th minute of the game, Zhen Shaolong finally found a good opportunity.

Bol passes the ball over from the right.

Zhen Shaolong dribbled forward and shook off Bowman with a small change of direction, and the latter immediately caught up, but Zhen Shaolong had already taken the opportunity to run more than five meters forward.

"Passing?"

Zhen Shaolong glanced at the goal more than 30 meters away, hesitated slightly, or handed the ball to Bol, and started to accelerate and was about to cross Bowman.

Ball passes the ball back again.

Zhen Shaolong finally stuck his position, left Bowman behind, and saw that he could receive a return pass.

Bowman was aware of the danger.

"This ball must not be caught by him!" Bowman was behind Zhen Shaolong's left, and he couldn't stop it at all, so he simply fell to the ground and was a sliding tackle.

A crisis is coming from the rear!

Zhen Shaolong subconsciously jumped up and dodged, but he was still kicked in the top of his foot, and suddenly his center of gravity was unstable and fell to the ground.

"Damn!"

"How kicked!"

"Bastard!"

blurted out three sentences of complaining and scolding in a row, and Zhen Shaolong stood up from the grass depressedly.

The referee avenged him.

Yellow.

Kick.

"I suggest a red card!" Zhen Shaolong said to the referee, "It was too dangerous just now!" ”

The referee glanced at Bowman.

Bowman was startled and quickly waved his hand, "I didn't mean to!" ”

He did it on purpose, of course.

The referee may also change the penalty just now because of Zhen Shaolong, and he only took a symbolic look to warn Bowman's approach.

Zhen Shaolong couldn't help Bowman get a red card, and he felt a little regretful, but after glancing at the foul position and then looking at the goal position, he was in no mood to pay attention to the penalty.

What a location!

Bowman's foul was five metres from the penalty line, slightly to the right side of the goal, almost directly opposite the right post of the goal, which was Zhen Shaolong's favorite position.

When training direct free kicks, Zhen Shaolong likes to play this position.

Bremen is also aware of the dangers.

In order to cope with the game with St. Pauli, head coach Schaaf's research on Zhen Shaolong is still relatively in-depth, he knows that Zhen Shaolong can kick an excellent direct free kick, and the foul position is the easiest to score directly.

Saff couldn't sit still, he got up and walked to the mutiny.

The camera gave Schaaf a shot, and the match commentator analyzed, "Scharf is also a little worried, the penalty position is very suitable for direct free kicks. ”

"Zhen Shaolong has scored a few direct free kicks before, and he has the ability to kick the fallen ball, it depends on whether he can score it this time."

"If Zhen Shaolong can score the goal, he will not only score a hat-trick, but also equalify the single-season goal record set by Gerd Müller in the Bundesliga......

Bremen fans were suddenly very nervous, and some fans simply issued a 'boo', wanting to affect Zhen Shaolong's state.

Zhen Shaolong stood at the penalty spot, swept left and right to the surrounding stands, the corners of his mouth twitched and his eyes were full of indifference.

He looked at the goal.

I did a few stretches in place to adjust the sensations in my body.

Bremen lined up the human wall.

Under the attention of several cameras, Zhen Shaolong's expression became much more solemn, he jumped on the spot twice again, and then pushed back a few steps, and stared carefully at the human wall and the goal.

The referee blows the whistle and waves.

Zhen Shaolong took a deep breath, ran two steps forward and waved his right foot high, and the surface of his foot was diagonally on the left side of the football.

Outside the instep!

Arc!

The ball quickly rushed past the blocking wall with a long tail trajectory, and then slowly turned towards the goal.

Door.

Wiese's expression was solemn and very calm.

Zhen Shaolong kicked a free kick, and the free kick could not threaten safety, so he became distracted and could devote himself to saving.

Wei Ze has studied Zhen Shaolong.

Head coach Schaaf studies Zhen Shaolong's ability, all aspects of ability, such as dribbling, ball control, speed, shooting, etc., Wei Ze is a professional football goalkeeper, and only needs to study Zhen Shaolong's shooting.

There are many places to study in shooting, and one of them is very important --

Shooting habits!

Every striker has a habit of shooting, some like to play on the right side, some like to play on the left, some like to play in the far corner, and some like to play in the near corner.

Wei Ze's research on Zhen Shaolong found that his choice for free-kicks was a leaf ball, and he hit the far corner more often, accounting for as much as 80 percent.

In the far corner, it is also easy to score.

Wei Ze's position was slightly closer to the left, beware of Zhen Shaolong's fallen leaf ball falling into the far corner.

When Zhen Shaolong got up, Wei Ze took a step to the left again, but he immediately realized that it was not good, because the opponent did not kick the leaf ball!

Standard outside instep arc!

Wiese immediately knew how to defend, and the trajectory of this kind of ball was difficult to judge, but it was much easier to deal with than a fallen ball, and the important thing was to judge the trajectory in advance.

Right!

When the football was halfway flying and there was a downward trend, Wiese made an accurate judgment, but his position was a little awkward, and he could only force his center of gravity to twist and take two steps to the right.

Subsequently--

Jump up and save!

Wiese was still very accurate and made good saves, but he was still a little slower and only touched the ball with his fingers.

There has been a slight change in football.

This change of direction is very critical, the trajectory of the football and the intersection of the goal, which is already close to the post, and after a small change of direction, it suddenly hit the post.

"Bang!"

"It worked!"

Wiese couldn't help the mood in his heart, even if he was about to lie on the ground.

The next moment.

Wiese lay on his side on the ground, only his legs apart to support his body, in a semi-lying state.

"Bang!"

Another bang.

Before Wiese could rejoice, he felt a dark wind from his step, and immediately half of his hips were hit hard, and he turned his head with grinned teeth to see that the football had flown into the door.

“——？？”

It wasn't until he heard the shouts from the stands around him that Wiese realized what had happened, and suddenly a cold sweat broke out in fear - the football smashed between his two bodies and bounced into the goal.

At this moment, Wiese made a decision: "If you meet St. Pauli again in the future, no, as long as there is a team with Zhen Shaolong, you will pretend to be sick...... Be sure to feign illness...... The health of the second child is much more important than a game! ”