Section 271 The Meaning of the Center
Turan's arrival is undoubtedly a huge help for Wolfsburg. His breakthrough ability is quite amazing, and he has a certain playmaking talent, so Wolfsburg not only has the forward ability in midfield, but also has some midfield ball control, organization, and passing brains. Compared to Perisic, although his offensive finishing ability is not as good, but the effect is better, and with his help, Wolfsburg's tactics are obviously more rounded.
In Borussia Mönchenchen, Wolfsburg won 2-0, which is not a particularly obvious sign. In the next game, in the face of Freiburg, Wolfsburg did not let Turan appear on the side, but let him and Matic form a midfielder and start in the middle, and in this game, his play made Wolfsburg play better.
Wolfsburg, who played at home, did not give Freiburg too many chances from start to finish. From start to finish, they were in control of the rhythm of the game. Tulan, Perisic, and Salihamidzic were on the pitch together, which improved Wolfsburg's midfield control a lot, and the game played very smoothly.
With the advantage of midfield, the team can naturally get a lot of opportunities, and the players of Wolfsburg are also showing their skills in this game. Turan controlled the tempo in the middle, and Wolfsburg's wings took turns to plug in, which also turned Freiburg's defense into a sieve.
It didn't take long for Salihamidzic to help his team win their first chance. He plugged in with Rong on the right side of the road and ran towards the middle. Rong sent the ball to his feet, and he made a collision with Mandzukic directly into the wall. And Gao Shunyao was already running backwards at this time, and with Perisic's insertion, it also made chaos in the penalty area. Salihamidzic's long-range shot was unexpectedly unstoppable. Easily pierced through the gate.
The veterans' outstanding performance made Wolfsburg's morale very high. Soon. They also welcomed the second chance to score. Rodriguez picked up the ball on the left flank and opted for a quick assault. Because he had just entered the team, he did not choose to cut inside and make more complicated combinations with his teammates, but sent the ball into the box with a cross.
His passing, which was not particularly good, was noticeably a bit high, and even though Mandzukic jumped up and hooked the ball, it was difficult to exert his strength. But. The impact of Wolfsburg was not his task alone, his header was not enough to hit the ball out of a tricky angle, but there was no problem at all with a sweep to Gao Shunyao.
After receiving an assist from his teammates, Gao Shunyao raised his right foot lightly, shook it for a moment, and after fooling the goalkeeper, he fired a shot with his left foot into the near corner. Hit the ball into the goal.
For him, a left-footed goal is rare. And being able to exchange feints for shooting opportunities is something he has rarely tried before. The team's control has improved, and there is more space to shoot. Gao Shunyao can also make more choices when he plays.
With two goals, Wolfsburg has all but set the win in place. But for Mandzukic, it's clearly not enough. Although it is broadly counted. He's got two assists, but for a striker. Scoring goals is always the pursuit.
And his request is not a luxury. Wolfsburg didn't let up after the advantage, which quickly made his wish come true. Soon, after a Wolfsburg win in the middle, Turan did not choose to give the ball directly to the striker. He rushed up with the ball, and then, under the interception of the opponent, got rid of it with one kick, and with the help of Gao Shunyao's open space, the ball was stuffed straight behind the defender.
It was a very accurate pass that made Mandzukic wait for his long-awaited goal. Wolfsburg doubled the score again and also earned themselves the honour of winning two in a row.
"Wolfsburg have beaten Freiburg again, and they are using their quality to prove that they are on the way to success. Congratulations must be given to Wolfsburg, after Dzeko, they did not go down, they found their new attacking combination, and set sail with the team. ”
After the game, the German media also gave some praise for Wolfsburg's better and better performance during this period, and among their praise, they also noticed that the forward combination of Gao Shunyao and Mandzukic, who have been playing better and better at Wolfsburg.
There is no way for them not to pay attention to them: in this day and age, it is very rare to have a good center forward, and Wolfsburg has two top center forwards at once, this kind of team configuration is simply enviable.
In particular, people still remember that Wolfsburg once had two super center forwards, Dzeko and Grafitte, and based on this, they set off their frenzied offensive and won the Bundesliga title, and now, in Gao Shunyao and Mandzukic, they also see a similar shadow.
Of course, that's not to say that they're now on par with the center forwards they were back then: really, they're a bit of a gap between them. The delicacy of Dzeko's foot technique is still not comparable to them. In the first half of the season, Gao Shunyao still lost the ball, which is a mistake that Dzeko will never make. This is also the reason why Dzeko can be worth 37 million, and Gao Shunyao will definitely not reach that price.
However, even if the skills at the feet are not good, Wolfsburg's current two forwards still have the level of qualified center forwards. Regardless of Mandzukic, let's talk about Gao Shunyao, his progress during this period is obvious to all.
When he first arrived in the Bundesliga, he was still a kid who could only rely on Meng for shooting and played as a substitute. And after playing in the Bundesliga for half a season, his current goal figure is also rising. At his current rate of goals, there is absolutely no problem with more than 10 goals this season, and this kind of goal efficiency is definitely a good center.
And he can have such a high scoring efficiency, to a large extent, because he is playing now and is more and more like a full-fledged center forward.
Compared with when he played in Asia, the biggest change for Gao Shunyao now is that most of his goals are scored by grabbing points. After the improvement of his marksmanship, he no longer needs to suddenly start to attack, which allows his running ability to have more room to play, relying on the running position to grab the landing point of the football, and then directly hit the goal, which is also the shooting routine he uses the most now.
This style of play is not good-looking, at least compared to the shots after successive passes, he is naturally not particularly spectacle when he plays like this. However, this style of play is very useful for center forwards: in most cases, if the center wants to score, they need to work in the penalty area, and it is precisely because the penalty area is tightly defended that it is difficult for them to get the ball, so the requirements of the center forward, tall stature and large weight are indispensable parts. And because of these problems, the vast majority of center forwards do not have the superb skills of continuous passing, and the point-grabbing shot is also their most powerful offensive weapon.
For the center forward position, compared to Drogba, Vanney's style of play is actually more like a traditional center forward. The centre-forwards are the ones who score goals, that's their main task. It takes a lot of help from your teammates to play like this, but once they do, the efficiency of their goals is very impressive.
Wolfsburg's two centre-forwards, as they are now, are scoring so many goals that almost everyone in the Bundesliga is looking at them, and even people have found some new tactical changes in their play.
With the development of football in recent years, because the running range of many center forwards cannot keep up with the requirements, this position has gradually shown some signs of decline. Especially after the rise of the pseudo-nine, the center forward position has gone into a slump.
However, the two center forwards of Wolfsburg now make all this seem to have a new twist. The two players up front are both center forwards, and both of them can drop back and both can stay in front. When they need to support their teammates, they can work together at home, allowing the midfielders to find a pivot and raid forward with their help. When you need to score a goal yourself, cover each other and help each other – two centre-forwards working together can be very different tactically.
In the past, they didn't have a top breakthrough to help, which was enough to make the Bundesliga scared. And now, Turan is here, and their strength is enough to play to the best.
Such a change can be said to have given tactical inspiration to many teams. How the center should play in the new era is the best, and Gao Shunyao and Mandzukic can also be regarded as giving an answer.
"Wolfsburg's double centre-forward is perhaps one of the biggest surprises of the season in the Bundesliga. They, like Borussia Mönchen's Reus, are good players to watch. ”
The media has praised Gao Shunyao and Mandzukic very highly, and has even compared them to the little rocket Royce of Borussia Mönchenchen. Although they didn't have that guy's skills, they brought about a tactical change. The media is also predicting that this season, the final list of four Champions League teams will definitely have the name of Wolfsburg.
However, Wolfsburg's road to points has not been so smooth. After the win over Freiburg, Wolfsburg were not able to pull off all three points again and continue to chase Bayern, but instead lost another game after this game.
This loss caused an uproar in the media. On the one hand, they lamented that Wolfsburg was so unbridled and easy to drop the chain, and on the other hand, they also lamented that in 22 rounds, they lost 6 games, which can be said to be too high. Their attack may have been really good, but the number of games they have lost has doubled as many draws, which makes one wonder if Wolfsburg's defense is too bad.
It doesn't seem to be easy for such a player to get a good position.
The media of football is a very easy group of people to turn against them, and a bad game is enough for them to pick and choose against Wolfsburg. This loss has made the media talk more.
It's just that these discussions can't be ignored by the Wolfsburg players now, because for them, after this loss, the media's critical words are secondary. Compared to those, Magath's anger is the real thing that is terrifying.
Magath was unhappy with the defeat: this time the opponent was Schalke. (To be continued......)