Chapter 212: Unexpected
From the start of the game, Karlsruhe started to play a different style of play from their previous tactics, with Becker pressing in midfield and then waiting for an opportunity to counter-attack.
Of course, this style of play comes at the cost of physical exertion in the midfield, but the key to this game is Wu Feng's defense and the fast Capalani counterattack.
Nuremberg's forwards were not very strong, and as soon as their midfield was exhausted, Nuremberg's strength was reduced by more than half, and the plan went more smoothly.
Therefore, in the opening stage of the German Cup, Nuremberg was immediately made miserable by Karlsruhe's pressing, and Mintal and Banovic and others worked very hard to organize the attack, and they fell into a bitter battle at the beginning.
"With a tight press and straight into the fast pace from the start, Nuremberg is certainly uncomfortable now. To get the game into their rhythm, they thought too simply! ”
Becker laughed on the sidelines, he studied Nuremberg a lot, they got into the tempo too slowly, and the initial pressing allowed Karlsruhe to gain more initiative.
"It would have been nice if the physical confrontation was more intense, but unfortunately the physical fitness of our players is weaker than theirs, and if we want to fight with them, we will suffer more."
And Wu Feng in front of the goal couldn't help but be happy when he saw this situation, at least this situation is better for them, and the longer the time, the more beneficial it is.
'The advantage is now on our side and it looks like the Nuremberg players are not comfortable with that right now. It's good, we have good possession, Becker should be laughing now, his tactics have been successful and it makes sense to be so persistent. ”
Although Wu Feng and his teammates do want to complain about Becker's tactics sometimes, they have to admit that such tactics are really useful in some cases.
It's useful against weak teams, and now against Nuremberg, it's also good, and it doesn't look like it's going to be a disadvantage for the time being.
"Oh, Karlsruhe started with a counter-press, which made Nuremberg very uncomfortable, and their rhythm was almost disrupted. The game has been going on for 10 minutes, but they have not organized a single attack, they have fallen into Karlsruhe's pressing tactics! The commentator at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Beard, was also amazed by Becker's bold tactic.
"Yes, we all thought that Karlsruhe would focus on defense and counterattack tactics at this critical moment, but we didn't expect Coach Becker to do the opposite. It was a surprise, but this tactic has to be said to work very well, completely beyond Coach Meier's expectations. Now that Nuremberg have been pinned down by Karlsruhe, it's up to them to get out of this situation, maybe Mintal will have a solution, and he's been playing really well this season. Come on, Mintal! Another commentator, Illes, is clearly a fan of Mintal and thinks that in this case he can only rely on the performance of the stars.
In the 15th minute of the game, Freis's first shot on goal at the edge of the penalty area was blocked by the opposing central defender Wolff with a direct outstretched leg.
After Karlsruhe's attack, the two sides finally fought, and three minutes later, Nuremberg returned the color, and Mintal passed the ball to Vitek in front of the Karlsruhe penalty area after passing Cohen and Booker in succession.
After receiving the ball, Vitek did not hesitate for a minute, and got up with Pisot before blocking the front foot, and the football crashed into the goal with a whistling, but was easily hugged by Wu Feng, his right hand did not exert force, and he directly used his left hand and chest to cooperate.
Seeing this, Mintal and Vitek couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, the Chinese goalkeeper's right hand doesn't seem to be all right, and they still have a chance to play this game. Wu Feng's action not only affected the two main attacking forces of Nuremberg, but even their coach Meier and other teammates were in high spirits, and they didn't know when they started, and they were magically pressed by Wu Feng in their hearts, and they were not relaxed until this moment.
Wu Feng in front of the penalty area passed the ball to the front court to find Porcello, but after breaking through, Porcello, who was dribbling the ball in the penalty area, encountered Scherfer's early attack, and Scherfer, who rushed to the penalty area, rushed out first.
Karlsruhe have yet to find the back of the net and create particularly good chances, but Nuremberg have clearly not found their rhythm in the time since the start of the game.
'Tell Mark, don't give Mintar a chance to pass, I think Booker and Cohen need to be more involved defensively, don't forget they have Banovich. Keep trying, we're going to make their midfield lose control of the game and keep them uncomfortable, that's what you should do. ”
Wu Feng shouted loudly to his teammates at the moment, since this season, he has gradually learned to command the backcourt, although the effect is not very good.
It doesn't matter if they can't hear Malk from such a distance, Pisot's message will be passed on later.
Wu Feng's meaning at the moment is obvious, that is, to let the situation on the field continue, the more uncomfortable Nuremberg is, the more chances Karlsruhe has.
Although Karlsruhe is also very uncomfortable in attack right now, relatively speaking, it is more beneficial for Karlsruhe to make Nuremberg uncomfortable.
However, the situation on the field soon changed a lot, and Münthal, as the core of Nuremberg, certainly will not sit back and wait forever.
Mintar decided to attack with the ball himself, and he received a pass from Wolf at the back from midfield, at which point Vitek saw Mintal's receipt of the ball and immediately shouted for the ball in front of him.
But Mintar saw that there were still Eichner and Pisot in front of Vitek in front of him, and knew that it was not a good time to pass the ball, so he did not choose to split the side, but carried the ball forward himself.
Karlsruhe midfielder Marc immediately took a foul and immediately slid past to prevent Mintal from launching a fast attack. But Mintar's pace was slow and fast, causing Marc to misjudge his ball speed and his tackle went wide.
In fact, this kind of thing often happens in Mintar's breakthrough process, he plays very smartly, and from the change of pace, the opponent is unpredictable.
After Mingal deceived Marker with the ball, a 4-on-4 situation was formed in the frontcourt, with Vitek, Schroeter and Sayenko in front of Nuremberg, and Mintal followed with the ball.
Karlsruhe's Eichner, Pisot, Stoll and Jonas were constantly retreating, but they were also consciously converging in the middle to block the opposition's shooting path.
Behind Mintal, there is also Nuremberg's Banovic chasing frantically, this wave of attack is important, and Karlsruhe's Mark, Cohen, and Booker are also rushing back to help the defense.