Chapter 349: Attention
Because Kaiserslautern didn't look like a promoted team at all, many teams took them more seriously, and after the rest of the league continued to find out what was wrong with Kaiserslautern.
Ni Tu does have a very important value in Kaiserslautern, which lacks offensive firepower, and since it is important, others have studied him more carefully, and Ni Tu's shortcomings have gradually become more detailed.
Schalke 04 coach Magath has been in a good mood lately, and he seems to have found the real weakness of the team's next opponent, a weakness that can make the team invincible.
Maybe it's a little difficult to stop Ni Tu elsewhere in the stadium, because this Chinese can make a lot of choices, and his position is actually not fixed, and it is difficult to really limit it.
But in the penalty area, this place is his Achilles heel.
"He's going to come to this place after all, it's his area of strength, and it's also his weakness!"
Although I don't know what the reason for Kaiserslautern brain convulsions suddenly came an official announcement, Ni Tu has become the core player of the team, the core player naturally has the treatment of the core player in the opponent of the game, the reason why he is called the core player, that is, his importance to the team, the opponent naturally has to be special "care", Magath will not not take special care of this Chinese, he has no prejudice against nationality, only values strength.
Of course, Magath also knew that it was not enough to just look at Ni Tu alone, and in his opinion, there were other people who also needed to be on guard.
Kaiserslautern's striker Rakic, for example, has been in good form lately, scoring back-to-back goals, and is a risk killer to watch out for, and the Croatian has made up for that to some extent during Nitu's limited slump.
But there are a total of 11 people on each side on the pitch, and there are a lot of things to care about, and it is impossible to do everything, so there must be trade-offs.
Magath's approach is to limit Ni Tu as well as Rakic, and as a hard-nosed coach, the physical-minded German coach is confident that he will defend two people with the same amount of defending Ni Tu as he does.
Coach Schalke 04 has such confidence, because all the teams that are self-trained have an obvious characteristic, that is, the physical fitness is not to be said, and the leverage!
Good physical fitness is sometimes an advantage, especially at a critical juncture in the game, when the opponent is short of energy and their own team is overpowered, Magath and his team have that ability, and this confidence is not conceited.
In the interview, Magath still did not say what many reporters expected, and he praised Kaiserslautern and also favored Ni Tu.
"Kaiserslautern are an awe-inspiring team, they have a good performance in the Bundesliga and the current league position is a reflection of their true strength, there is no such thing as luck in it. The reason why Kaiser has been able to achieve today's results is also inseparable from the individual efforts of their players, Ni Tu is a representative figure in this, in the next game, we will definitely show our strongest strength to face Kaiserslautern, hoping to get our ideal result. ”
Magath is particularly appreciative of players like Ni Tu to a certain extent, although he may not be congenitally physical, but his fighting spirit and hard work perfectly fit the personal thinking of the German iron coach.
"If I were in my team, I would definitely be able to make him more physical, there has been no Chinese player who has played like this for a long time, maybe our team's scouts can pay attention to China next to Japan in due time?"
Magath does appreciate Ni Tu, but Ni Tu is the opponent of his own team, and some things can only be thought about.
Schalke 04's players are also confident that they will be able to show their strength against weaker opponents after the summer has endured.
Dutch striker Huntelaar is very serious about this campaign, and Ruud van Nistelrooy II, who moved to Shakhtar this season, continued his poor form at AC Milan, scoring only three goals in 14 games as a striker.
Kaiserslautern will be his chance to break his goal drought, because in the eyes of "Wonder Boy", the opponent's second division defense should be able to achieve results on their own.
On the training ground, he looked at his Real Madrid teammate Raul next to him, and felt a little embarrassed.
"Old captain, bless me, I will definitely score a goal and shut up those who question me!"
Huntelaar roared silently in his heart.
Kaiserslautern naturally knows the characteristics of Magath as a coach, and Magath's tactical advantages are naturally well known, so Kurz's challenge is not ordinary, but the opponent's head coach dares to tease Bayern's master, can the strength be inferior?
'To be honest, we've been a bit more than we thought we could be, but we don't get complacent, Schalke 04 is a very strong team and Magath is a respectable coach so we can learn from them and learn from them and hopefully we can get the result we want this weekend to be."
Kurtz has put his posture very low, and if it is said that in China, which is a seniority, such respect is deserved.
"The managers of both teams want to get the desired result, so I don't know what the game will be like, I really hope it's a game like Mars hitting Earth...... Kaiserslautern, you must be stronger! ”
Some reporters are thinking in their hearts that they have already done a good job because of Ni Tu's poor performance, Kaiserslautern lost at home to an opponent with obvious physical advantages.
Will the results really give them what they want?
Rakic found in training that Ni Tu seemed to prefer to run without the ball, especially in the offensive third zone, the Chinese dribbled much less frequently, and it seems that this is also a solution he chose for himself.
Less dribbling, more running off the ball, and more coordination with teammates is a solution to some extent.
"Hey, Ni Tu, this doesn't look like you! Football is your wife, why are you so willing to take more with you? ”
When Ni Tu heard his friend Rakic's words, he grinned and said:
"I also have to try a new style from time to time, no, my physical condition is limited, I have to work hard elsewhere to make up for it, and then we have to cooperate well, maybe I can pass you a few more balls!"
Kaiserslautern did not stick to their 442 first formation in this game, but chose the second formation 4231, choosing to be conservative in their own home stadium and placing two back midfielders, which can be seen in the importance that Kurz attaches to Schalke 04.
In light of the considerations, Ni Tu has returned to his main position this season as the team's right winger.
Ni Tu is now thinking about how he can better play his strength in the face of difficulties, and he can do his best for this game.
"Since all opponents want to restrain me, then I can only show more strength, so that you can see clearly, my Ni Tu is not so easy to be restrained, there is no way!"
Ni Tu is full of fighting spirit, and he believes that he will be able to overcome difficulties!