The competition between the big teams and the dark horse teams for the championship can be said to be one of the most eye-catching dramas in any league. In football matches, although people appreciate the pleasing offensive skills, sometimes the tenacious struggle of the weak team will also shock people's souls. Some people say that football matches are wars in peacetime, and watching the weak side defeat the strong enemy by their own willpower can be said to be the legendary plot that the vast majority of onlookers want to see.

There is no shortage of such dark horses in the history of any league in the world, and every rise of dark horses can also cause fans to stir up. It's just that dark horses often have extremely dazzling halos on their bodies, and under these halos, people sometimes always ignore the inevitable situation when some dark horses rise.

Generally speaking, although the emergence of dark horses will always be very eye-catching, if there is not enough financial support, it is difficult for the first dark horse to hold on for too long, and it is difficult for the second dark horse to have a thick lineup comparable to that of giants and conduct multi-front operations. Many dark horse teams in history have been prosperous, but often they are just a flash in the pan, and when they win, they are just on a line of hard trekking, it is difficult to attack all the lines and seek victory in an all-round way.

Compared with those top giants who can fight on multiple fronts and stick to it for multiple seasons, not having enough substitutes and not being able to adapt to multi-line operations is the biggest problem for many dark horse teams. This has happened many times, and many people have long been accustomed to this situation. In its simplest example, Borussia Dortmund is a clear example. Last season we played strongly in the league and were unbeatable, but in the Champions League. They are a weak mess. And this season, inside the Champions League. They're playing really well, but it's in the league. They can't keep up again.

Dortmund is also a giant club in a sense, but because of the lack of foundation, they will face this situation, let alone those teams that are not giants.

And now Wolfsburg is facing this most depressing situation. In the Champions League, they met Real Madrid and were about to be eliminated. At the same time, in the league, they have encountered an extremely tough form of competition. Two Champions League games for Real Madrid, interspersed with Bayer Leverkusen games. After the Champions League has passed, the next week's midweek will meet Bayern's German Cup match, which is still a double match a week.

In the final stage of the league, Wolfsburg's most important hope is to ensure that their team wins the league very safely and wins the final championship. But because they haven't lost the three lines, the game broke out in one breath. Three consecutive weeks of double matches a week may not be a particularly important thing for the giants in the sprint stage, but for Wolfsburg in the impact stage. It's hard for them to cope.

"Looks like we're probably not going to win the treble. With such a schedule, it is really difficult to win them all. ”

Looking at the team's schedule in the recent period, between the Wolfsburg players. I also joke about the schedule. They also understand that they are afraid that it is impossible for the team to continue to stick to the third line in the recent period. Wolfsburg doesn't have that power. The players themselves know all too well. The days when their three lines went hand in hand, this step has finally come to an end. It is no longer possible to move forward.

They can only lament that the schedule is still generally biased towards the giants. But I also understand that this is a helpless thing. Football is about who is stronger, and the giants themselves are stronger. In the face of competition, the dark horse wants to compete with them, and must make some reasonable trade-offs in order to be able to keep pace with them on a line.

"As of now, Wolfsburg, like Bayern Munich, are the only two teams in the Bundesliga this season to have title hopes in all three competitions. Leagues, cups, Champions Leagues, they haven't been eliminated yet. However, with the change of the competition schedule, it is time to make some decisions about how Wolfsburg should make trade-offs on three fronts in the next two weeks. ”

This matter is not only the Wolfsburg players think so, even the media knows that things have developed to this point, and Wolfsburg should indeed consider abandoning a certain front. It looks beautiful to go hand in hand, but the consumption of a third-line operation is definitely not something Wolfsburg can afford. If you insist on playing together on the third line, then Wolfsburg may end up completely collapsing.

A dark horse has to have the consciousness of a dark horse, and it takes a lot of money to fight for the honor of a wealthy family if it is not a wealthy family. Only by recognizing what their own strength is, can they really move forward towards the goal in the league.

Truth be told, Wolfsburg isn't doing enough in this matter. The situation in the first half of the season was too good, and they ignored the problem of their own lack of strength after all. This made them persist on all three fronts, but they also ran into trouble.

In this regard, they are not doing as well as Dortmund.

In fact, in the entire Bundesliga team now, if the first strength is naturally Bayern has no run, and the second team, if you really want to talk about it, it is most likely not Wolfsburg, but Dortmund. However, even with Dortmund's strength, they do not have the ability to go hand in hand on three fronts, and Wolfsburg wants to do this, which is really beyond their strength.

They're still a little too greedy: that's the biggest problem for many dark horse teams. Compared with the big teams, the dark horse teams are generally inexperienced in the problem of multi-front operations, and they have no experience in how to deal with multi-front operations, so they will also be at a disadvantage.

However, because of the limitations of strength, if they don't take the initiative to give up, they will eventually be forced to give up a certain front by other teams. Compared with taking the initiative to give up, they are equivalent to spending a lot of useless work.

The biggest point of contention in the media is whether Wolfsburg should abandon the league or the Champions League - although it is estimated that Wolfsburg will have a hard time winning the Champions League and even reaching the last four. However, the Champions League semi-finals are also a good honor after all, and they have not been won by Wolfsburg. In contrast, Wolfsburg has already won the league title, and the league title is nothing.

Therefore, many people in the media hope that Wolfsburg will continue to work hard in the Champions League. It's just that the management of Wolfsburg clearly doesn't think so. Before the start of the game against Bayer Leverkusen, Magath gave a lecture to his players. Although he didn't make his words clear, his meaning was already very obvious in the lecture. He asked the players to give it their all in this game, and it also represented the overall trade-off of the team.

"Anyway, it's more important for us to win this one first. We can't drop points against Bayer Leverkusen, otherwise we will definitely lose to Bayern. There are not a few league games left, and only Dortmund is a strong opponent among Bayern's remaining opponents. But Dortmund is now all focused on the Champions League, it is unrealistic to expect them to stop Bayern in the league, I guess Bayern will never make another mistake in the rest of the game, we must win this game. ”

Before the start of the game, Magath cheered up the players. But there was a hint of despair in his words. This good game largely means that Wolfsburg will not have the energy to take care of it in the next game against Real Madrid. What about that game? Magath didn't say it, but the players already knew it.

It is estimated that at that time, Wolf Castle can only choose to give up rationally. Under pressure, the team still chose to admit cowardice in the Champions League and play the league with all its might. And it is conceivable that Wolfsburg has so admitted it in the Champions League against Real Madrid, so in the German Cup, I am afraid that it will not fight Bayern to the end.

After all, at this time, Bayern is fighting for consumption, but Wolfsburg can't fight for consumption. Sacrificing the league for the German Cup is worth the loss.

"I don't know what you think...... I can only say that I was a little unwilling in my heart, but I felt relieved. ”

The reaction of the Wolfsburg players to this arrangement was similar. In the locker room, when Mandzukic and Gao Shun wanted to say what he thought, many people were nodding slightly. Three-line operations are indeed a little more stressful, and in comparison, playing single-line operations is more in line with the reality of Wolfsburg.

The attitude of his teammates, Gao Shunyao was not surprised. After all, before the start of this round of the Champions League, Wolfsburg's attention was to play if he could, and if he couldn't win, forget it. And in the middle of the game, they encountered an extremely tough opponent, playing with Real Madrid, and they really couldn't win, so there was no way.

The decision of the Wolfsburg hierarchy is not surprising, and the attitude of the teammates is naturally not surprising. Gao Shunyao is actually the same as them, and in his heart, there are some small regrets. In his heart, he knows that this is a good thing for the team, but he doesn't particularly like his team to give up the Champions League like this, even if it is for the league, it is difficult for him to be completely relieved.

In the game against Real Madrid, Gao Shunyao can be said to have learned a lot. Seeing Ronaldo and others playing, he also understood how far his gap was. There's a lot to learn from this kind of tough opponent, and it's a little akward to think about playing at the Bernabeu next game, playing on one of the best pitches in the world, but giving up on winning before you play.

It's just that, although he has such thoughts, it does not mean that he is ready to go against Magat's ideas. Being lazy on the weekend and staying until mid-week, Gao Shunyao still won't do that. After all, the league is the focus of their efforts this season, and it is also everyone's choice, even if they are not very willing, but for the sake of everyone's honor, they should also focus their energy on the weekend.

In fact, against Bayer Leverkusen, Gao Shunyao was ready to play with all his might. Now that the team as a whole has given up against Real Madrid, at least that abandonment has its value. His team sacrificed the game against Real Madrid in exchange for the opportunity to play the league, so he must win this game wonderfully. (To be continued.) )