Section 259 Three consecutive wins
The league went by quickly, and after a 3-0 win in the ninth round, almost a third of the league had passed. When people look back at the past one-third of the league games, they also find that Wolfsburg has five wins, one draw and three losses, accumulating 16 points, and has quietly climbed to an unimaginable position.
There are a lot of changes in the league's points at the beginning of the league, and the competition is the most 'fierce' at this stage, and often the victory or defeat of a game will change a lot of rankings. After a 3-0 win in the ninth round, Wolfsburg skyrocketed up the table to fourth place in the league and were tied on points with third-placed Borussia Dort' 'Monde', only trailing on goal difference. Such a ranking makes the entire league feel incredible, who would have thought that Wolfsburg, which had been relegated last year, has had such a reborn change this year.
16 points from 9 rounds may not be enough to compete for the title, but for Wolfsburg, who were still in the relegation battle last year, it is enough to achieve their goal. At least at that rate, it's entirely possible that they'll end the season with around 60 points. And if it really gets this score, Wolfsburg will definitely have no problem if they want to get a European place.
There are only 34 rounds of Bundesliga matches, and if you look at the results over the years, the lowest point in the top six of the Bundesliga over the years is 47 points last year, while the highest point is 59 points in the 08-09 season - of course, the previous sixth place, regardless of whether the score is high or low, there is no European competition, but this year, the situation has changed.
Because the European competition in the Bundesliga has been very good in the past two years. Unlike in the past, when the Bundesliga only had five European places, this year, the top six have all European places. The league has risen to the third league. Each team has benefited a lot, and how many points can be scored in sixth place in this year's European competition is also a matter of great concern to people.
It stands to reason that this year's sixth place should still be above 50 points, because this year's competition is more intense than in previous years. In addition, 11 years is not a big year, and the players of the strong team will not have too much waste. Therefore, the points will no longer fall below 50 points. But when I think about it, no one can say whether it will catch up with the season with 59 points at the highest.
Wolfsburg are aiming for a European place this year, so they have to be concerned about it. And for them, the safest thing is naturally to get 60 points - with 60 points in hand, naturally they don't have to worry too much, and in a better situation, maybe they can play in the Champions League.
But in order to have such a result, the most important thing for them to do now is to play as well as possible away from home. Their away results this season are more problematic. With the exception of the one against Bayern, their two defeats and one draw were all away from home, compared to the high 75% win rate at home. With just two wins in five away games, they will have to work harder on the road to go further.
It's not easy to play away games, and it's not easy to improve your win rate on the road. Fortunately, after the lineup gradually ran in and the strength gradually improved. Wolfsburg is not so embarrassed in the away game. At least, they got an away win in their next game.
The unlucky ones who lost to them at home were Hamburg, and in the tenth round, they also became the ghosts of Wolfsburg.
Hamburg, which is playing at home, is actually playing quite well. At least once the game started, they were the ones who scored first. As usual, Wolfsburg did not have a particularly solid defence when playing away, because of a mistake by Ruth, Hamburg seized the opportunity and successfully played a back to break through the big 'goal' of Wolfsburg.
Wolfsburg conceded again in the opening game, and the crux of Wolfsburg's away game is still not small, but the difference between this game and the previous game is that after the team fell behind this time, Wolfsburg did not keep losing, on the contrary, in the away game, they set off an offensive and played against Hamburg without any fear.
It is generally rare to dare to play against the opponent in an away game. After all, the opponent has a favorable location, and it is very convenient to counterattack, which is enough to make many teams afraid. However, Wolfsburg chose to do so anyway, apparently because they were confident enough.
With the back waist line composed of Matic and Makoto Hasebe, Wolfsburg wants to strangle the opponent's counterattack, and there is still a great possibility of 'sex'. A good midfielder can give the players up front enough confidence to dare to fight hard up front. And their confidence was not wrong, and in this game, they achieved a comeback.
The first to score a goal for Wolfsburg was Mandzukic. This is already his third consecutive round of goals, and his form is better than Gao Shunyao, and he also plays more brilliantly. In the game, after the ball was passed from the side to the middle, it was Gao Shunyao who got the ball first. He headed back from near the box and 'handed the ball on' to Nemanja Matic in midfield. Nemanja Matic sent a through ball behind his opponent, giving Mandzukic a chance to counter-attack in front of him and equalize with a one-on-one shot.
After the equaliser, Hamburg's defense was much tighter. After all, they are playing at home, and they still cause a lot of trouble for Wolfsburg. However, this situation was broken after 75 minutes. Misimovic, who was substituted, found a second chance for the team.
As a member of the Wolfsburg front three, Misimovic was the only one to remain in the team. This season, he has also lost his place in the main line, spending more often time on the bench. However, when the team needs to attack, he can still step up and prove that he is not old. This time he saw an opportunity. After Gao Shunyao ran and tore apart the back line, he put the ball against the opponent and sent it into the penalty area.
Such a 'fine' pass, a little later or a little earlier, is not enough, and only he can do it in the team. And this pass, Wolfsburg players will naturally not be disappointed, Perisic in the penalty area after the 'insertion' got the football, a 'shot' 'goal' beautiful 'shot' 'goal', sent the ball into the net.
It was with this goal that Wolfsburg won the game.
Compared to playing at home, Wolfsburg is still a little difficult to play away. Fortunately, this situation has been reversed. Being able to get one more away win also gives Wolves an even bigger advantage to face the next game.
The 2-1 win over Hamburg added a touch of colour to Wolfsburg's away results, and they were more serious about their home game against Hertha Berlin.
As last year's Bundesliga champion, the promoted polo team, Hertha Berlin is now ranked in the middle of the league, and it can be said that it is the strongest among the promoted horses. However, against Wolfsburg, they didn't 'stand' for long.
In the 17th minute of the game, an attack by Wolfsburg had successfully made Hertha Berlin lose in the middle. In the game, Makoto Hasebe did not choose to split the ball immediately after winning the ball in the middle of the field. He 'inserted' the ball from the middle, grabbed it in a hurry from the opponent, and picked the ball to Mandzukic in front of him before he had time to 'insert'.
Makoto Hasebe did this because he saw that the opponent's defense in the middle was not tight. And Mandzukic also understood his thoughts and made a beautiful cooperation with him. He's not a master of breaking through with the ball himself, so he needs more passes. He headed the ball back and Hasebe immediately put under the ball and continued behind Mandzukic. Mandzukic turned and chased after him, and before the opposition defence could close, he headed the ball towards Gao Shunyao, who was 'inserted' on the other side.
His pass allowed Gao Shunyao to run two steps quickly after getting the ball, and just when he was about to get rid of the opposing defender and form a single knife, he kicked the ball into the dead corner near the 'goal' post with a 'shot' 'goal'. This choice caught Hertha Berlin's 'goalkeeper' off guard, and the football slipped under his ribs into the net, and Wolfsburg scored the first goal.
Gao Shunyao's goal can be said to be half of the credit for Mandzukic, and Gao Shunyao immediately reciprocated the favor and gave Mandzukic an assist.
In the 31st minute of the game, Mandzukic shot the 'goal', and the opponent's 'goalkeeper' directly punched him and hit him outside the penalty area. Outside the penalty area, after Gao Shunyao grabbed the first point, he did not rush to attack, but waited for the opposing defenders to come forward to 'force' to grab, only to get rid of it suddenly, and then passed the ball to Mandzukic in the penalty area. Getting another chance, Mandzukic naturally will not miss it again, and his long-range 'shot' also made Hertha Berlin's big 'goal' break again.
With the state of Wolf Castle these days, there is really no problem at all against the enemy's promotion horse. The two strikers scored one goal each, which basically laid the foundation for the team's victory.
However, victory alone was no longer enough for Wolfsburg. Their attacks continued unstoppable and in the second half they scored again. This time, the team's defender Ruth got the opportunity in the set-piece scramble and scored the team's third goal with a header.
The current Wolfsburg offense is gradually getting better, and it is also beginning to have the ability to carry out a slaughtering baptism of other teams.
And in the end, it was Josue who came on as a substitute to make up for the team. As a former veteran, he has been reduced to a substitute this season, and he can only come up and try after the team is 3-0.
However, even with extremely limited time, he still made a difference, perhaps because Hertha Berlin's backline was completely 'disrupted'.
With a long-range shot, Josue scored the fourth goal for the team and gave Wolfsburg a complete victory. Even after that, because the young player Knoch was not suitable for the first-team game after being substituted, the opponent found an opportunity to score a goal, but 4-1, Wolfsburg still ushered in a big victory.
This game made Wolfsburg win three consecutive rounds, and also made Wolfsburg climb to an incredible position in the standings after 11 rounds.
After this round, Wolfsburg finished second in the league. q