416 Four-goal win, strange transfer
"Augustin goes through, Werner goes into the box with a single shot, Werner hits the goal with his left foot, and the ball goes in!"
Rao is Freiburg ran out of substitutes, and he couldn't resist the crazy RB Leipzig.
Summer-signing Frenchman Jan Kevin Augustin made his first start and after a lackluster first half, he played brilliantly in the second half, his second assist of the game, and although he didn't score, his contribution to the team was evident.
In the 72nd minute, Augustin set up Timo Werner's goal and the young German international scored a brace with an overhead kick.
Although the second half was boring, it was a good thing for the team and showed that they were firmly in control of the game.
If the boss is busy, it means that Leipzig's defense is in jeopardy.
This is very contradictory for the fans, on the one hand, they want to see Zhang Zhetian's wonderful save, but on the other hand, they don't want the team to be beaten passively.
Although Zhang Zhetian has not conceded a goal in the league so far, who knows that he can keep a clean sheet in the long season?
Shortly after Timo Werner's goal, Ibrahimovic's second-half signing Buruma received a header from left-back Marcel Halstenburg and fired a right-footed volley from the line of the box to great effect, with Freiburg goalkeeper Alexander Schwolo trying his best to spread his arms to no avail.
And what about the 5 defenders, as soon as they are torn out, they collapse.
To add insult to injury, defender Nicolas Hoefler came out with two yellow cards for two fouls in the second half, and Freiburg, who played one less, let alone find a way to score a face-saving goal, was already thankful to the opponent for not conceding a goal.
Until the end of the game, Zhang Zhetian did not have the opportunity to score a goal, no way, although the opponent is weak, but not stupid, even if it is a foul, it is not a set piece that is a direct free kick.
4-0 victory, won two consecutive victories in the opening game, with two goals, Werner was elected as the best player of the game with 1.4 points after the game, Zhang Zhetian in addition to the first half to save the opponent's must-have goal, due to the opponent's weak attack power, after the test was not more tested, the post-game rating of 1.9 points, the fifth highest in the team.
"In the second half, Leipzig seized the opportunity of a corner kick to break the deadlock, and then Red Bull, who was good at playing downwind, scored three goals in the second half, and although the score of 4-0 was in line with the strength of both sides, Leipzig still had to find a way to solve the problem of a bad start." After the game, Zhan Jun commented on the game.
Huang Feixiang: "Yes, if there is no first goal in the second half, it is difficult to say that Leipzig will win this game. Leipzig wins in the young, but also loses in the young, the youth army has always been a double-edged sword, although Leipzig has its own team building policy, but I think the team still needs an experienced, playing years of players in charge, otherwise it is still difficult to avoid the problem of encountering a real strong team last season, and Hamburg like the old fritters of the Bundesliga. ”
Zhan Jun: "Fortunately, starting next week, the two consecutive weeks of international break will give you a chance to reflect and grind, and Leipzig can also use the last few days to replenish experienced reinforcements. ”
Huang Feixiang: "In the Bundesliga, except for Bayern and Borussia Dortmund, it is difficult for other teams participating in European competitions to cope with the two-line battle, especially RB Leipzig, who is participating in the Champions League for the first time. In a competition like the Champions League, especially in the knockout stages, game experience is the most important thing, which is what Leipzig lacks the most. ”
Zhan Jun: "So, it would be nice if we could bring in one or two players with Champions League experience. ”
At the end of the second round of the Bundesliga, there were five teams with two consecutive wins in the opening game, including RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund and Hannover 96 without conceding a goal, Leipzig ranked first in the standings with goal difference, Dortmund second, Bayern Munich third, North King Hamburg fourth, Hannover 96 fifth.
The traditional powerhouses of the Bundesliga, Schalke 04, Werder Bremen and Cologne actually started with two consecutive defeats and ranked in the relegation zone, of course, the league is still long, and it will not necessarily be relegated in the end, but such a dismal start, but for the three teams, it is not a good thing.
On the first day after the game, the well-known German magazine "Kicker" selected the best team in the second round of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich had two players selected, and Timo Werner became the best player of the round, and he and Augustin were the only two players in RB Leipzig's best team.
Interestingly, all of the players who were selected to the All-Round Second Team were selected for the first time.
On the same day, the British media BBC reported that Naby Keita, who is now playing for RB Leipzig, will officially transfer to Liverpool on July 1, 2018, and the latter activated the £48 million release fee in Keita's contract.
The move would break Andy Carroll's record of £35 million for Liverpool.
The move is a bit strange because the Leipzig hierarchy rejected an offer of £66million last month and said they would not sell the player.
What happened here?
Keita, one of the Reds' two main targets for recruitment this summer, was labelled as a non-sale by Red Bull before the transfer market was even open, while Leipzig repeatedly rejected offers of £70 million from the Reds.
However, the deal, which appeared to have reached a dead end, took a turn for the worse as the summer window was about to close, and despite an unexpected one-year delay in closing the deal, the top brass on both sides chose to make a move to complete the deal after weighing the pros and cons.
The deal is a rare true win-win deal this summer, and the value it brings to both parties will go beyond the deal itself.
With a price difference of £48 million and £70 million, £22 million, it looks like Leipzig have lost the equivalent of £22 million in quality players.
The Red Bull hierarchy, as the final decision-maker in this deal, actually did not need to make this deal this summer, because there are many things that can change in a year's time, especially if Keita and the team are not at a stalemate, after all, the Guinea international has not submitted a transfer application from the beginning to the end, and it is entirely possible that Keita will renew his contract with the team after a year.
However, Leipzig finally decided to let Keita go may be largely to stabilize the morale of the army, Keita's behavior of tackling teammate Diego Dem in training is not an extreme performance, but it is enough to see that the Guinean is indeed not happy, and previous rumors have also revealed that Keita himself is indeed eager to transfer, which is to allow Keita to transfer to the Reds next summer, on the one hand, it can ease the relationship between the team and the players, on the other hand, it is also an explanation to the majority of Leipzig fans, and the team's CEO Oliver Dur is also an explanation. Mintzlaff, director Ralf Rangnick and manager Ralph Hasenhuttl have all pledged not to sell any of their main players this summer.