At the post-match press conference, Higan's head coach Mai was convinced, he said that he had conceded nine goals in the two games and only scored one goal, such a one-sided game can only show that the two teams are indeed not on the same level, Karlsruhe not only performed well overall, but also had stars who could break the deadlock, although Li Huan only scored one goal, but he was still the master of the game, as long as he was on the field, even in the defender position, He can still bring a huge deterrent to our goal with his own free kicks, and we have to be very careful to avoid giving free kicks to the opponent within 30 meters, so although we put more troops into the defense, we were afraid to foul easily, so there was Martins' second goal, and from that goal was scored, the opponent was in complete control of the game, we couldn't do anything about it, and the goal behind was just a little bonus for their hard work. Losing this game doesn't affect us much, against such a team, it's hard to think that our relegation opponents can take points against them, we have to prepare well for the next games, try to get out of the relegation zone as soon as possible, from the first half of the game, our players are capable of playing well.

Karlsruhe head coach Becker expressed his cautious satisfaction with the game, "The game can be divided into two halves, in the first half our players have not woken up from their state of vacation, they do not have enough respect for their opponents, they are eager to win, they are afraid of mistakes and failures, while Higan played quite patiently, even if he was behind, he did not rush to equalize, and the score in the first half was fair. In the second half our players showed confidence to win, so it was not long before there was a second goal, Martins is now playing more and more confident, today's goal was the best reward for him, but he is still a young man and we can't expect too much from him and we have to be patient with him at the same time. I'm sure he'll help us. ”

The first game after the winter break is a litmus test of a team's overall combat effectiveness. Whether the club has a firm goal of promotion or relegation, the coach's ability to adjust the player's state after a month's winter break, and whether the player's fight is strong or not, these can all be observed through this game, after the first round, the top five teams showed their ambitions, they all won, Karlsruhe still did not stop the first half of the full speed ahead, Bochum did not fall behind before the battle for the top spot, But what is important for them now is not to catch up with Karlsruhe, but not to be caught up by Aachen, Ketbus and Munich 1860 behind them. With just two direct qualifiers, they don't want to play a tough play-off against the bottom three of the Bundesliga. And this season's promotion places now look like they can only fall to the top five teams, except for Karlsruhe, who is now riding the dust, the other four teams are all within three points, and one game is enough to turn the standings upside down, so no one dares to be careless.

After the game, the reporter of Karlsruhe's "City Daily" expressed his appreciation for Karlsruhe's state in the game, "In the first game after the winter break, Karlsruhe showed their confidence and determination to rush to the Bundesliga, although the score of 4:1 is not as perfect as 5:0 in the first leg, but considering that the Higan team is not familiar with Karlsruhe in the first leg, and the current Karlsruhe lacks Federico, such a result is also completely praiseworthy, Martins scored his first goal in the league, Ferres and Capalani two forwards also broke out, Karlsruhe's attack points are more dispersed than the first half, and the opponent is more difficult to defend, such a change is a good thing for Karlsruhe, because in the first half other teams' defense of Li Huan and Federico has been very perverted, Federico was kicked and injured, and Li Huan was also subjected to full-court man-to-man defense. Changes in Karlsruhe's attacking style can make it difficult for opponents to defend against.

In addition to Martins' goal in this game, Li Huan has a new feature in the attack of set-pieces, the corner kick directly hangs in the back corner of the goal, so that the fans and players on the scene are dumbfounded, if Li Huan shows today's scoring ability on a long-range set-piece, not just a 25-meter killer, it will be a nightmare for other opponents in the German Second Division. ”

"The city newspaper also warned about the anxiety and last-minute relaxation shown in Karlsruhe in the first half, "With the team's overwhelming victory, the players in Karlsruhe inevitably developed some pride, and did not have a good understanding of the difficulty of the game, and in the first half of Higan, after the team scored the first goal, the players were delayed in the second goal, and the players seemed very anxious, as if they were the side behind and seemed to take a big win against a team like Higan for granted. Rushing to get ahead, wasting opportunities, being impatient at the last moment, and being scored by the opponent is a common mistake made by almost all strong teams against weak teams, but fortunately this goal happened in the last minute of the first half, if it was the last minute of the second half, it is estimated that the players in Karlsruhe should cry now.

Probably because of the quarterfinals of the German Cup, in addition to the media in Karlsruhe, the "Süddeutsche Zeitung", which has always only looked at Stuttgart and the Bundesliga team, also reported on the Karlsruhe match at length, but the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" mainly picks on the thorns, or makes a pre-war guide for Stuttgart to meet Karlsruhe, and is not interested in Karlsruhe's defeat of the bottom team of the Bundesliga Karlsruhe played relegation side Hiagan away in a predictable victory, beating them 5-0 in the last leg, but in what was thought to be an easy game, Karlsruhe had a tough first half and were scored. Although Karlsruhe scored four goals in the end, they also showed a lot of weaknesses in the game.

First, Karlsruhe's left and right sides of the attack and defense are very unbalanced, the right side led by Li Huan is extremely sharp, the defense is solid, and the left side of the defense is unsatisfactory, but the attack is miserable, they are a team that walks on one leg and hits people with a fist, and may not be able to see a defect when facing the opponent of the Bundesliga, but when facing the strong team of the Bundesliga, they will definitely find that they will definitely have a strong need for another leg and a hand.

Two. Karlsruhe's attack is too dependent on crosses from the wings, even in the middle of the shots are mostly from the wings, pulling the air and then passing to the middle, like Adubo's pass to Capalani, there are very few direct passes and penetrations in the middle, Madinis has good individual ability, but he can't play the role of midfield organization, he is too alone.

Third, Karlsruhe's substitute lineup and the main lineup gap is large, once there are injuries and red and yellow card suspensions, they will be stretched, the more they play to the second half, the more difficult the team with a thin lineup encounters, this year is a World Cup year, there are a lot of double games a week, and now Karlsruhe is still fighting on two fronts, all with all their might, they dream of winning the double of the Bundesliga and the Copa del Rey, but they have not looked at the strength of their team, Federico has been injured, Li Huan, the other pillar of the team, has played all the games so far, barely taking a minute off, once his body is overtired, injuries may follow, without Federico, and Li Huan to support, if even Li Huan is absent, who else in Karlsruhe can come up. Becker is a good coach, but he is used to being poor, and now that he is suddenly developed, he is definitely not willing to give up any championship, but if he can't learn strategy and tactics to give up and let the main team get rest, maybe it will be a tragedy for him in the end.

"Süddeutsche Zeitung" said that there are some eggs in the bones, because the current Karlsruhe goal is only to rush into the Bundesliga, whether it can withstand the impact of the Bundesliga powerhouse, is not yet in Becker's consideration, Bayer said that Karlsruhe is correct to walk on one leg and hit people with one hand, but to have an invincible right hand and right leg Becker is already very happy and satisfied, because before the start of the season, he didn't expect that a little guy who got for free would be so powerful, of course, this is also the team's lack of money, If Becker can have 10 million or 20 million, he will definitely strengthen the left side as well. Bayer belongs to the typical standing and talking without back pain, can Karlsruhe be compared with Stuttgart? A player in Stuttgart can buy a team of them.

For the last question raised by the "Süddeutsche Zeitung", Becker also has no choice, Federico is injured, only Li Huan can guarantee the victory of Karlsruhe, does Becker dare to let Li Huan rest? If Federico was there, Becker might have dared to replace Li Huan for half a break, and now Becker would not dare to risk even ten minutes. The gap between the small teams and the big clubs is here, the coaches of the small clubs can only cook the dishes and use the existing ingredients to make as delicious meals as possible, while the big clubs and the big clubs can buy the materials they need all over the world and make a table full of Han seats. The Süddeutsche Zeitung asked these questions were also raised by the Karlsruhe media, and Becker himself knew it, but he had no choice, he had to take risks like this. If Becker did anything that was not considered, it could only be in the choice of the German Cup and the league, Becker actually considered it carefully, but because the advantage in the league was too great, and the big score beat Bielefeld gave Becker greater ambitions, so Becker chose both.

(To be continued)