Section 423 Integration
In all fairness, Schalke's team has been playing in the Bundesliga in the past few years, and the gap between them and Wolfsburg is not particularly big in terms of player strength alone. For more recent chapters, visit: . Although this team has a lot of problems as a whole this season, Huntelaar, Drexler, Atsushi Uchida, Kevin. Boateng's names are still well-known star names, and their strength should not be underestimated1. It is precisely because of so many stars that in this game, in the beginning stage, in the face of the vengeful and menacing Wolfsburg, they were able to fight all the time, and in terms of personal ability, their player strength is not bad.
However, in team sports, no matter how strong the individual ability is, it is impossible for those who are 'outstanding' in the game to defeat the opponent who is happy to work together. Without enough 'outstanding' tactics to support it, even if a team's players have the most top-level individual abilities, they can only fall into silos, and cannot have a reasonable plan for how to 'engage' the opponent.
The current Schalke is obviously facing such a problem. After changing coaches last season, their tactical system has always been a mess. There are 'good' players, but they don't know how to use them, and on the field, these players can only play on their own. This way of playing, no matter how you look at it, is not for the winning team, watching their team play like this, Schalke's football 'fans' can only sigh secretly.
Before the start of this game, although Schalke's football 'fans' have been full of all kinds of complaints about their team's performance this season, in their hearts, they have always hoped that the team can beat Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg has indeed played very well in recent seasons and can be called a feared opponent in the league, but Schalke's results against Wolfsburg have not been too bad, and Schalke's football 'fans' are not very afraid of Wolfsburg.
But this one, Wolfsburg clearly shattered their illusions. It's impossible for a team to always rely on luck to win. A team doesn't have a 'good' tactic. In the face of intensity, they may be able to rely on the individual ability of the players, but after repeated battles, they will still fail.
When there is not much difference in player ability, the side with better tactics will always have a greater advantage. This one. The Wolfsburg players undoubtedly proved this very well, and Gao Shunyao's goal was enough to make Schalke depressed for a long time.
This goal confirmed Wolfsburg's lead, and what made Schalke fans even more unacceptable. After Wolfsburg established the lead, Schalke's side was unable to make any decent counterattacks. What's even more depressing is that with Schalke falling behind, in the second half, Wolfsburg didn't seem to pay attention to Schalke anymore, and they even replaced De Bruyne and came on in this game.
A player newly brought in by Wolves this winter, De Bruyne has only made one appearance for Wolves so far. He may seem very talented to many fans, but anyway. He hasn't worked well with Wolfsburg yet, and he's still a rookie. It's not out of the question that Wolfsburg can use him to play, but more people think that should be done when Wolfsburg has established their dominant position and wants to train newcomers. In the face of Schalke, it is necessary to use new players, which makes Schalke football 'fans' a little dissatisfied.
Although they have not been as good as they used to be this season, they are still one of the most important teams in this league in the hearts of Schalke fans. Wolfsburg treated them in the same way as Hanover, which also made them extremely unhappy. Schalke's ball 'fans'. There was also a curse in their hearts, and they couldn't wait to see this game, De Bruyne make some big mistakes, and it was better to directly lead to the loss of Wolfsburg. That's the joy of people.
It's just that although their expectations are so, the development of things seems to have deviated too much from their expectations. Although De Bruyne did just arrive at Wolfsburg, he did not play badly in the game.
In fact, for De Bruyne, playing in the Bundesliga is nothing new. He had been on loan in the Bundesliga and was familiar with the league so it wasn't a big problem at all. In addition, De Bruyne is not the first time to play for Wolfsburg, after the last game, he has already adapted to Wolfsburg's tactics, so after playing, he played quite well.
Of course, he was able to play out' In addition to his own strength, a very important factor is also because Wolfsburg's tactics were originally compatible with him: Wolfsburg's two wing-backs widened the distance, and there were two forwards in front of him to receive the ball and attack tactics, and De Bruyne, who has a strong long passing skill, was easy to adapt, and this game, in order to make him play better, Wolfsburg made some adjustments: in their game, they replaced Perisic, and Turan was moved to the left side by them to attack.
Compared to Perisic, Tulan's skills are more 'outstanding' and he can do more moves in the front court. Wolfsburg specially put him on the board, but also to give De Bruyne a space to play independently, with Turan, even if he is not particularly 'outstanding', the team will not completely lose the opportunity because of this. For young players, you have to set aside variables that allow for mistakes so that they can play better.
For a team to form a team, it needs to help each other. It is with these mutual help that a team can be stronger.
It's just that Wolfsburg's idea may have been a little too much, at least in this game, De Bruyne didn't make any mistakes. After he got on in the second half, he didn't even warm up on the pitch and the first touch of the ball he created a chance for Wolfsburg.
This touch of the ball was a 'goal' goal shot from Wolfsburg after Schalke had a 'shot' and 'goal'. The 'goalkeeper' got the ball close to the defender, while De Bruyne was also at the back and received the ball from Kjaer. After receiving the ball, De Bruyne moved forward with the ball, and he was already looking for an opportunity before he crossed the halfway line.
There are indeed good opportunities around him; In the center circle, De Bruyne was naturally not immediately 'forced' by the opponent after getting the ball, and Boateng, who was closest to him, was two meters away from him, so he could handle the ball calmly after letting him get the ball.
For a master of organization, even if he is in the middle circle, it is very dangerous to have such a loose opportunity. Half a year after leaving the Bundesliga, it is clear that people have almost forgotten what De Bruyne can do in the Bundesliga, which makes him wonder whether to be excited or sad. He really wanted to remind the other party that he was not a character who could be ignored like this, and that he deserved more intensive scrutiny.
It's a nasty thing for a player to be looked down upon. Kevin De Bruyne, who has just left Chelsea, is even more concerned about this contempt.
And his reminder will naturally not be reminded by mouth, compared to the reminder in his mouth, he prefers to use his foot skills to tell each other what a terrible person he is.
It was in the centre circle that De Bruyne delivered his own dangerous ball. Instead of opting to push forward with the ball, he played a long ball and sent it past the midfield and down the left wing. In the midst of the disdain for him, Debrane completed a beautiful attack, and his pass penetrated the entire midfield at once, allowing Wolfsburg's attack to extend directly from the middle circle into the box.
In an instant, Wolfsburg's attack immediately went wild. De Bruyne's pass directly set off a 'wave' and 'tide' of attack!
On the left, Turan received his pass. He rushed towards the penalty area with the ball, and Atsushi Uchida came to intercept him, but Turan only took the ball and made a quick stop to smash the ball, and he had already thrown him away. He quickly rushed into the penalty area with the ball, and on the left side of the penalty area, he watched Gao Shunyao, who quickly rushed to the back line in the penalty area, and was also looking for the best opportunity.
If this is Perisic with the ball, most of his choices are either to cut inside to 'shoot' the 'goal' or kick the ball to Gao Shunyao, who has already 'inserted'. But Turan is not Perisic, his skills are more 'outstanding', and he can also handle it more calmly in the penalty area.
It's not a bad thing to observe more, and on the pitch, he is more relaxed at the back and looking for opportunities.
Gao Shunyao's impact made Schalke's back line have to be tightened at this time. And there was also a gap between the defense that quickly returned to the defense and the midfielder who had not had time to return. Shaheen had already 'plugged' in quickly and rushed to the front of the penalty area, and Turan also saw his position at this time.
He kicked the ball towards Shaheen. Gao Shunyao's onslaught continued, the opposing defender was completely taken away by him, and Shahin was in front of the penalty area without any interception. In this position, Shaheen has the football and with the help of his team-mates, he will not let this opportunity slip away. A long 'shot', Shaheen kicked the ball towards the ball 'goal', and when the second half came, Wolfsburg once again expanded the score!
At the moment of the goal, on the right side, De Bruyne also raised his hand high in celebration: after the ball was passed, he had already rushed to the side to receive it. His running response obviously didn't mean anything because of his teammates' 'outstanding' play, although this goal was initiated by him, but it was not him who scored and assisted. But even so, he was still very happy: his teammates were obviously very strong, and with such teammates, he didn't have to worry about his team's results. In that case, why should you care that you don't score in this game?
There will always be goals, as long as the strength is strong enough and teammates help, why worry about not having a chance?