Section 364 Unstoppable
After the match against Real Madrid, almost the entire Bundesliga was watching Wolfsburg. They know Wolfsburg will have to make some trade-offs in the next two weeks to get their team to go further. And what exactly Wolfsburg decided was finally known in the weekend's Wolfsburg game against Bayer Leverkusen.
In this game against Bayer Leverkusen, Wolvesburg can be said to have done their best, and all of their main players were committed to this league game, without any rotation to save for the midweek game. With all the main players in the league and not thinking about the cup game at the weekend, Wolfsburg's behaviour immediately made it clear that they wanted the league title, not the Champions League.
This choice can be said to be the most pragmatic choice, compared to the Champions League, which obviously has little hope, the league season of hard work is the most important honor for Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg fans were immediately excited about this choice, but this choice made other fans not so happy.
After all, Wolfsburg is giving up the foreign war by doing so. Although they can compete for honor on their own, it is still a bit regrettable.
"It seems that Wolfsburg chose the league in the end. Compared to the Champions League, it seems that they think the league is easier. Bayer Leverkusen is indeed inferior to Real Madrid, but there seem to be more variables in the league, and it seems a little wrong to give up the biggest honour of the Champions League so easily......
Regarding the choice of Wolfsburg, the commentator Simon does not fully agree. Between his words during the commentary, he was not very satisfied with Wolfsburg. It's not the right thing to do to keep the power in your home league and not in the Champions League. This made him even speculate that Wolfsburg would be difficult to win the league. It can be said that I am very dissatisfied.
Even so, though. In the bottom of his heart, Simon also knew that what Wolf Castle did was not wrong, and it could even be said to be very right.
The choice of Wolfsburg can be said to be very wise. After all, Real Madrid is too powerful a behemoth, and even if Wolfsburg tries its best, it may not be able to defeat them. And even if they beat Wolfsburg and reach the last four, will they be able to continue in the Champions League? This is also a big unknown.
In contrast, Bayer Leverkusen is much easier to deal with. Although the glory of playing with them may not be as dazzling as the Champions League, the probability of winning is greatly increased. Wolfsburg's remaining opponents inside. Except for Dortmund, there are no strong opponents, and if you really want to talk about variables, there are not many in fact.
There shouldn't be much of a problem with going all out to protect the league – especially when you see the form of these players after they get on the pitch. Compared with usual, the strength shown by Wolfsburg is much higher, and on the field, they are running back and forth. attacked, took the initiative to compete for the ball, and on the court, a wave of offensive frenzy was soon set off.
"If Wolfsburg had this kind of energy. Why don't you save your energy to play in the Champions League? Playing so well against Bayer Leverkusen, why bother? ”
The state of the Wolfsburg players made Simon can't help but complain. Wolfsburg's strength is inferior to Real Madrid. But compared to Bayer Leverkusen, it is still a lot stronger. Their dedication to playing in the league was already a headache for Bayer Leverkusen, and after the decision to play in the league. The fact that they can still play in such good form makes the big picture even more decided.
It's just that. It's a shame not to play in the Champions League when you're in such good shape. Simon doesn't understand how the Wolfsburg players suddenly became stronger in the league, could it be that the team took the initiative to remove the burden of the Champions League, so that the players no longer have to think about the Champions League, which makes them full of power?
Simon's thoughts, in fact, are not far from the truth. At least for Gao Shunyao, he just hoped that the sacrifice of the Champions League was meaningful, so he broke out with a lot of power. On the field, Gao Shunyao also found that he was afraid that he might be the only one in the team who had similar thoughts, and other people in the team seemed to have such thoughts.
Gao Shunyao didn't tell anyone what he thought. The team's decision to give up one front and go all out to play another is a denial of their own strength anyway, which is not an honorable thing, and at the same time wants to retain some dignity for the team, in Gao Shunyao's view, this is not a very proud thing. He didn't talk to his team-mates about his thoughts, he didn't hear them talk about similar ideas, but on the pitch they were all playing in a similar form.
They were much more excited than usual. Obviously, they also know which game is the one that decides the title, and in the big games, the players are all very serious.
Not long after the opening, Rodriguez on the left flank was already launching a frantic attack with the ball. Compared with the last game, in order to defend Di Maria, he basically had no offensive opportunities in the whole game, and this time he can be said to have put all his energy on attacking.
On the pitch, receiving the ball at the feet of Kjaer in the middle, Rodriguez rushed directly across the halfway line with the ball, and when the opposing player came up to intercept, he kicked the ball to Shahin in the middle and continued to run up. Shaheen kicked the ball to Perisic, who picked up the ball and cut straight into the box himself, while Rodriguez was on the wing and opted for a quick rush.
In the penalty area, Gao Shunyao ran to Perisic at the front post, forming a ground-to-ground situation, while Mandzukic outflanked at the back post to form a threat at the back post. The two of them attacked one after the other, and immediately formed a threat to the Leverkusen gate.
Perhaps because of the game against Real Madrid, they were frightened by Real Madrid's counterattack and did not dare to move forward, so that the players of Wolfsburg had too much psychological shadow, and after determining that there was no need to have a second leg of the desperate battle with Real Madrid, the Wolfsburg players also decided to vent all their accumulated depression on Leverkusen at this time. Their attacking flow was extremely fluid, arguably their best form so far this season, and Bayer Leverkusen simply couldn't control their attack.
Rodriguez rushed to the edge of the line and was heavily defended by his opponents, and instead of attacking inside, he slotted the ball to Perisic near the box and copied it from behind him to the middle. Perisic took the ball and moved a step towards the bottom line, and did not continue to attack, but gave the ball to Gao Shunyao in the middle.
After receiving the ball, Gao Shunyao stopped the ball at the same time, and suddenly turned sharply, as if he was ready to shoot directly. The defender who defended him immediately turned sideways in front of him, trying to prevent him from breaking through the gate. But Gao Shunyao's kick was just a false shot, and he knocked the ball with his backheel and kicked the ball behind him.
Rodriguez, who cut in on the flank, blasted the ball towards the goal with a long-range shot. The overall link between Wolves was quite beautiful, Gao Shunyao's feints caused defensive errors in the opposition backline, and Rodriguez took advantage of the only gap.
A long-range shot went straight to the bottom right corner of the goal, and although the goalkeeper jumped up immediately, it was still a step too late. With a long-range shot, Wolfsburg knocked on the door of Bayer Leverkusen first and took a 1-0 lead.
"Against Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen, Wolfsburg's attack seems to be two completely different teams. Against Real Madrid, their attack was nowhere near as sharp. ”
After the goal, Simon also commented on this goal, although he still didn't approve of Wolfsburg in his words, but in his heart he also approved of Wolfsburg's choice.
Indeed, compared to Real Madrid, Leverkusen's strength gap is not half a point. Real Madrid's two wings basically overwhelmed Wolfsburg's wings, and their central defenders also forced Gao Shunyao to do almost nothing. Compared to them, Bayer Leverkusen's defense is too far behind, and against them, Wolfsburg do have much more hope.
Although Leverkusen is almost certain to be one of the teams to compete in the Champions League for the Bundesliga next season, they are definitely not the same level as the other three teams in terms of strength.
Playing against them is not too strenuous and can guarantee their league title, so why shouldn't Wolfsburg?
And, they did a beautiful job of their own – the first goal didn't stop Wolfsburg's attack. As the game progressed, the Wolfsburg attack continued. Soon, they also found a second opportunity.
Perhaps it was a little nervous by the cooperation of Wolfsburg, and the defense of the Leverkusen players was also a little tighter. Faced with such a situation, Wolfsburg's ground coordination could not be kicked, so after plugging in again, Rodriguez directly kicked the ball high and kicked the ball towards Mandzukic in the middle. The opponent's dense defense is not a problem for Wolfsburg, after all, their air superiority is enough to ensure that they will not be helpless.
It's just that heading is more difficult than ground balls. And Bayer Leverkusen is not a weak team after all, and their defense is quite good. Rodriguez's pass was directly blocked by a Bayer Leverkusen defender and a big kick was directed in the direction of the midfield.
However, this pass landed right at the feet of Shahin. And Shahin did not hesitate, directly made a straight plug and sent the ball to Gao Shunyao, who was returning from outside the penalty area.
Standing in front of the penalty area, Gao Shunyao didn't say a word, and directly shot from a distance. The football rushed directly to the upper right corner of the goal with the sound of the wind, the angle of the ball is not particularly good, but its strength is amazing.
Amazing force naturally leads to amazing speed, and this shot, the goalkeeper has even reacted before the football has already drilled into the net!
"Another goal...... It seems that in this game, Leverkusen really can't stop Wolfsburg. ”
In 30 minutes, the score has become 2-0, and Wolfsburg's two beautiful goals in a row also made Simon understand that he is afraid that Leverkusen will not be able to stop Wolfsburg. Wolves opted for the league and they did have their best results in the league. Bayer Leverkusen have already lost, so what else can stand in their way to winning the title? (To be continued.) )