Section 314 Successive battles and victories
As a player from Japan, if someone asks Ko Soon-yiu which team he thinks is the best team in Asia, he will definitely say Japan - he knows a lot of players in the Japanese team, and he knows the J-League model, and he has a deep understanding of Japan's potential.
However, if Gao Shunyao were asked which team in Asia was the most difficult, he would definitely answer, Iran. This team is superior to the Chinese team in terms of strength and technology, and against them, Gao Shunyao can only hope for the opponent's infighting.
Such an idea is a bit unkind, but it is not too much if the opponent is Iran. Because Iran is indeed a team with a habit of civil strife, it is not uncommon for them to have some infighting from time to time.
Gao Shunyao is familiar with this problem of Iran, and in his heart, he once pinned his hopes on Iran to cause infighting, so that the Chinese team can successfully qualify from the group.
It's a pity that the Iranian team that Gao Shunyao encountered didn't seem to be infighting, and they have been quite united in recent days. However, the strength of this team was a little flattering, and they were kicked quite miserably against Japan.
Their defeat also made Gao Shunyao's heart a little more excited: it was too difficult to beat the Iranian team head-on, and he could only hope that in the eight-game long race of this group stage, the Chinese team could rely on more consistent results against Oman and Lebanon to gain some advantages.
The most important thing in a long-distance race is not to be better or to win against each other. In this kind of game, there is only one thing that is most important: a stable lineup and a stable performance for a long time. That's right. It is also what Gao Shunyao gradually realized in this season's long-distance Bundesliga race.
Long-distance races are all about perseverance. Not in one exposure.
Now this is the case in the Bundesliga: after the seventh round, Wolfsburg lost. Slipping back to second place in the league. Although Bayern lost in a head-to-head duel with Wolfsburg, they returned to the top of the league table by winning all the other teams and scoring more goals. Their rivalry continues, and with their own stability, Bayern has regained the lead.
Better squad thickness, more outstanding players, this is where Bayern's confidence lies in this long-distance race. Wolfsburg will be tired from the Champions League and will lose to Schalke because of the excessive consumption of the Champions League match. But. Bayern, on the other hand, will not make a mistake in this regard.
The gap between the giants and the average team is difficult to bridge.
The opponent is very strong, and the pressure on Wolfsburg can be said to be very high. Fortunately, Magath didn't say much about Wolfsburg's loss to Schalke. Maybe it's because time has passed and he doesn't care about Schalke anymore, or it may be because Magath also knows that Wolfsburg's task has not been easy in recent days, and the players are also tired, so he didn't add any more weight to the players. After the national team match. Magath just told the players to continue to play well and not relax, and it would be over.
Even if he doesn't say anything. The players won't be relaxed at this time. Although they said that they slipped to second place in the league, they are still on the same points as Bayern, and the players are in their hearts. I still have the ambition to win the championship. Their ambition is enough to encourage them to go forward in the competition. Won't be afraid of any opponent.
No matter how difficult it is to play in a long-distance race, then it will defeat all opponents. You can win anyway.
After experiencing the national team competition, in the eighth round of the league, Wolfsburg played at a considerable level in the game against Freiburg. In this game, the players of Wolfsburg recovered, and they also crushed Freiburg like chopping melons and vegetables. In this game, Mandzukic scored twice, Perisic and substitute Olic also scored a goal each, Gao Shunyao did not score in the game, but he still contributed two assists, he connected the front court of Wolfsburg, and also made Wolfsburg with a 4-0, announcing his return.
And when Wolfsburg beat Freiburg in the eighth round, they also had another Champions League away game: they needed to travel to Germany for a game against Montpellier.
As last season's Ligue 1 champions, Montpellier's triumph is quite legendary. They have never won the league title in their history, and they have just been promoted from Ligue 2 to Ligue 1 for only three years, and in terms of seniority, this team can only be regarded as the weakest in the world, even in Ligue 1. However, the little-known team won against Paris Saint-Germain last season.
Relying on Paris Saint-Germain's blind change of coach in the middle of the season and self-destruction of the Great Wall, Montpellier won the Ligue 1 title last season, the process is nothing short of a miracle, and their story, when told by the Wolfsburg players, is also read as an inspirational story.
However, like all fairy tales that will eventually return to trivial things, Montpellier's championship win has also ushered in the coveting of their players by other teams. Giroud won the top scorer in Ligue 1 and went to play for Arsenal, and Mbiwa was caught by Milan and had a very unhappy quarrel with the team. Cabella, Bélanda, Stanbley, Belhanda...... All the good players in Montpellier have become coveted by other rich teams, they can't fail on the pitch, but in the transfer market, they can't win.
The sale of people in the summer, the team conflicts caused by transfers, and the adjustment of personnel after the new season, Montpellier can be said to be no longer magical in the new season. In the first two Champions League games, they drew one and lost one, although they drew with Shakhtar Donetsk, but they were taught a bad lesson by Arsenal. And in this game, they ushered in Wolfsburg again, and the players of Wolfsburg did not have the heart to pity them.
Because this weekend, Wolfsburg still has a match against Dusseldorf, so in this game, Wolfsburg has also made up its mind to use the most secure counter-attack tactics to solve the battle. And after winning against Arsenal and Bayern Munich on the counter-attack, once they put themselves in this position, it will be difficult for opponents to overcome their defence. Although Montpellier is a championship team, their strength is far from enough, and they were directly abused by Wolfsburg during the game.
Their offensive only lasted 30 minutes, and in the first 30 minutes, they basically pressed Wolfsburg and established a huge advantage. But if they didn't capture the gate of Wolfsburg for 30 minutes, they could no longer maintain a fierce offensive, and their relaxation was immediately exchanged for Wolfsburg's attack.
Wolfsburg's counter-attack was quite sharp, taking advantage of a Montpellier attacking error, Wolfsburg's quick counter-attack, Perisic successfully dribbled into the opponent's penalty area, and he had to open the scoring for Wolfsburg with a shot, allowing Wolfsburg to easily take the lead.
In recent days, Rodriguez's form has been getting better and better, and the biggest beneficiary is Perisic, this attack point of Wolfsburg has also begun to exert its power in the Champions League, and Wolfsburg's strength has been further enhanced.
And this one goal is not the end. In the second half, it was a corner that allowed Naldo to contribute a header for Wolfsburg again. Wolfsburg had a decent aerial advantage, and it was with the two centre-forwards that Nardor stole a header on goal.
This was the defender's first goal since arriving at Wolfsburg, and his goal also helped Wolfsburg get this victory.
The back-to-back victories have made Gao Shunyao quite satisfied, and although he himself has not scored in three consecutive games, he is still very happy. After playing with teams like Bayern and Arsenal, it seems that the game is much better to play against these weak teams. It seems to be a good thing for the team to win more than to score more goals yourself.
Moreover, the team has won more games, and their own goals will definitely come. Immediately, in the game against Fortuna Dusseldorf, Gao Shunyao also scored again.
In this game, Wolfsburg made some changes to the lineup. Facing the weak Dusseldorf, Wolfsburg used Shaheen to start and chose to attack away from home to test their strength. Their choice kept both sides in the middle of the game throughout the game, and in the constant fast-paced attack and defence, Shaheen seemed to be starting to adapt to the rhythm of the game and was able to pass some good balls.
Gao Shunyao's goal came from his direct assist. His long pass over the top made Gao Shunyao successfully counter offside, and directly headed the football into the near corner of the goal. This goal made the opponent unable to defend at all, and he once again proved that a good striker is an essential part of offensive tactics.
His form has clearly returned, and after three goalless games, he is starting to find his shooting boots again.
But even so, in the next game, Gao Shunyao was still rested by the team - in the German Cup, he did not get the chance to play again. First, because Wolfsburg has always been a double game a week during this period, which requires some adjustments and rotations, and secondly, because the requirements of the German Cup are different, there are restrictions on the number of foreign aid on the field.
However, it doesn't seem like a bad thing to take a break. Because of this German Cup, it is obvious that he is not needed to play. During the game, Shahin, who continued to play, commanded very well and had vaguely found some style from the Dortmund period, while Olic was old and strong, scoring twice, and Wolfsburg easily won Frankfurt.
And after accumulating strength, Gao Shunyao also has enough energy to play his strength in the next game. Against Nuremberg, he scored again. And this time unlike the previous games, Gao Shunyao did not just score a goal in the game - in the game, he first relied on this counterattack to score a long-range shot in the opening stage, and then successfully scored again in the second half against offside, and in the league, he successfully scored twice.
This is the first time he has scored twice in the Bundesliga - obviously, it is not only Wolfsburg who has won consecutive battles during this time, Gao Shunyao has also begun to rise in strength. (To be continued.) )