Section 294 A good start
In all fairness, Wolfsburg's schedule for the new season can be said to be quite good. Maybe it's because they performed well last season, and they are now treated as a strong team by the league, or maybe it's because of the European mission, and the league has begun to find a way to find form for them, so in the first few games of the new season, Wolfsburg didn't have a particularly difficult bone to gnaw against against the opponents.
Of course, their opponents are not weak chickens - after all, too weak opponents will not allow the players of Wolfsburg to find their form. Their first opponent is Stuttgart, and after a long break, this opponent is arguably the most suitable opponent for Wolfsburg right now.
The media also paid a lot of attention to this game, and they wanted to know what Wolfsburg's position was for itself in the new season. Last season, Wolfsburg were third in the league and they played quite well, and there was talk about whether they would have the quality to go one step further in the new season – a difficult step to take, and there was also a debate about whether Wolfsburg had the courage to do so.
And in this game, Wolfsburg did show their courage, and from the very beginning of the game, they launched a crazy offensive.
Wolfsburg, which is fighting at home, is obviously not ready to decide the outcome with obscene anti-counterattack. And they have enough quality to ensure that they can carry out a good attack. It didn't take long for Wolfsburg to score their first goal.
When a surprise attack from the right flank was cut in, Mandzukic was up front and immediately began to press forward at the back line. And his actions made Stuttgart's back line tighten step by step, but also gave Gao Shunyao, who temporarily decided to retreat, an opportunity. Rong's pass was sent to the feet of Gao Shunyao, right at the edge of the penalty area. Gao Shunyao shot directly from a distance and went straight to the top left corner of the goal. Opened the scoring for Wolfsburg.
The first league goal of the season was also scored by Gao Shunyao. And this shot is from a tricky angle. It also announced that the attack on Wolfsburg had progressed again.
If this goal is not obvious, then a random set-piece attack shows it. After Wolfsburg were awarded a free-kick in front, Turan made a direct lob from near the penalty spot. Gao Shunyao's run easily pulled away from the opponent, and Mandzukic took the opportunity to slip over and smash the ball into the back of the net with a diving header to score the second goal for Wolfsburg.
Last season. Wolfsburg's free-kick utilization rate was quite low, but this season, everything has been different. Their attack has been enhanced in all directions - even their midfielders have more opportunities to plug in. In a fast attack, after Gao Shunyao won the ball at the edge of the penalty area, he did not pass the ball to Perisic, he made a kick back to Makoto Hasebe, so that Makoto Hasebe broke the goal with a long-range shot. One more point for the team.
With three goals, Wolfsburg showed their excellent attacking power to the fullest. They told the league that they had a lot more ambitions this year than they did last year.
Of course, Wolfsburg did not come without a price behind the goal. Because of the constant onslaught, there were also holes in the Wolfsburg defense, and Stuttgart seized the opportunity to counterattack. It also made Wolfsburg concede a goal. They really need someone to help them control the pace, or else. They are still struggling to control the goals they concede.
But a 3-1 win was enough to get Wolfsburg off to a good start to the season. A season passes. Wolfsburg are still excellent and let the league opponents know that this opponent has not waned with the summer time. However, there are still doubts in people's minds about how strong Wolf Castle is. After all, last season's Wolfsburg was the performance of the home dragon away bugs, and although they won the first game this season, it was a home victory, and how much gold content there is is is also a big question.
Whether their strength has improved or not depends on the results of the away games. If the results of the away game still do not improve, it can only be said that Wolfsburg is still not really strong.
Therefore, after the first game against Stuttgart, Wolfsburg's two consecutive away games have attracted more media attention. The first game against Stuttgart was not telling, and all eyes were on their match against Augsburg.
This time, it was Wolfsburg's turn to challenge their opponents away from home. And what the media have to praise is that Wolfsburg's away games are just as good.
Wolfsburg, which played away, did not use strong attacks to show their strength as they did in home games. After the start of the game, they played a little more restrained. In this game, they used a defensive counterattack formation, established a solid defensive line at the back, and then relied on the defensive line to launch a counterattack to attack the opponent.
Such a formation is naturally not as good as the last game. However, the consistency of their defence was a big surprise. After a new defender, Wolfsburg's defence has been surprising in terms of defensive ability and counter-attacking speed, and they have improved a lot compared to last season.
Of course, after all, it was the first counterattack of the season, and Wolfsburg did not seize the first few opportunities. It wasn't until 30 minutes into the game that Wolfsburg had a good chance. In one of Augsburg's attacks, the ball was a little slower when it was passed from the side to the middle, but Matic stopped the ball in time, and he did not choose to split the side, but kicked it straight towards the front.
Gao Shunyao, who retreated sharply, received this football. He took a step back, got away from the defence, then turned around, and just when his opponents thought he was going to pass the ball and attack, he suddenly rushed into the box with the ball himself.
His sudden impact made the Augsburg defenders scramble for a while, they didn't expect Gao Shunyao to make such a sudden attack, and they also lacked countermeasures for this. The defenders around Gao Shunyao wanted to pull Gao Shunyao's clothes, but unfortunately Gao Shun had to break free from his defense by his own strength. In order to defend him, the defenders had to make up for it, and the Augsburg backline was also involved.
At this time, Gao Shunyao gave the ball to Perisic with a through ball, Perisic took the ball forward, flashed the goalkeeper directly, and sent the ball into the empty goal. Gao Shunyao's impact created this excellent opportunity for him, and he certainly won't miss it.
Obviously, Augsburg, who are playing at home, does not have the strength to stop Wolfsburg. Soon after Perisic's goal, Gao Shunyao's long-range shot from the edge of the box caused the goalkeeper to get out of his hands, and Mandzukic's follow-up shot extended the score further. Wolvesburg have undoubtedly been much stronger away this season, and it is obviously impossible to expect them to drop points away from home.
However, Wolfsburg is certainly not perfect. After taking a 2-0 lead, Wolfsburg's substitutions also showed some problems: Shahin replaced Makoto Hasebe in this game, and his play was originally Wolfsburg's desire to strengthen the attack, take advantage of the victory to chase and further expand the score, but his performance on the field was not very satisfactory.
Maybe it's because Real Madrid has been abandoned for too long, and when Shaheen plays, he is already a little out of rhythm. To expect him to be able to take on the responsibility of commander immediately is obviously an overestimation of him. He was a bit impatient with a few touches on the pitch and he wasn't able to show his role when defending, expecting him to play well was just a matter of time.
However, in any case, after the victory over Augsburg, Wolfsburg ushered in the opening two consecutive wins. The start of this season is obviously much better than the previous season. And the two-game winning streak has also put Wolfsburg in second place in the league: the first team is Bayern, and it is still leading Wolfsburg on goal difference. And behind Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt also won two in a row and are now right behind Wolfsburg.
After the start of the game, Dortmund was the first to lag behind. In the second game of the season, they were held to a draw by their opponents at home. They are now lagging behind and have not been able to get ahead of the curve.
However, last season's Borussia Dortmund came from behind. They also lagged behind at the beginning of last season, but they still established their championship status by beating Bayern Munich twice. It's only been two rounds of the season, and no one dares to say that Dortmund is already behind.
After all, the season has just begun, and even the Champions League has not yet started, but two games are still far from being won.
After the start of the Champions League, I am afraid that it will have a great impact on the league. Last season, the Champions League caused Dortmund a lot of problems, and this season, how he will affect the league's trend is unknown. However, it is certain that this year's Champions League will definitely bring a lot of trouble to the Bundesliga teams: the four teams in the Bundesliga, in addition to the first three entered the Champions League, the fourth-place Schalke 04 also entered the Champions League, and after the Champions League begins, the Champions League will also have a great impact on the competition in the Bundesliga.
Dortmund's performance in the Champions League last season can be said to be extremely humiliating, and after Wolfsburg rebuilt, many players have never played in the Champions League, and how they will perform in the Champions League this year is also very concerned by the media.
The Champions League is not long away, and after the third round of league matches, it will be the day when the Champions League arrives, and at that time, the two-line battle will begin, and it will be the time to really show the strength of each team.
Until then, though, there is one little thing that teams need to prepare for before the third round of the league: starting in September, it's the national team break again, and the day is again for the internationals to return to play.
Gao Shunyao is also one of the players who have the task of playing the national team, and this September, China also has the task of the top 10 matches, which is a responsibility that he cannot escape.
After losing the first two top ten matches, the remaining tasks of the Chinese team can be said to be very heavy. But I have to say that the rest of the game seems to be much easier. In the third game, the Chinese team also seemed to usher in a rebound. And Gao Shunyao, who has played quite well in the club recently, seems to have brought good luck to the team, and in this game, the Chinese team ushered in a victory. (To be continued.) )