Section 496 Finals
When Gao Shunyao's header entered the net, Guardiola on the sidelines sighed helplessly. Fastest update access: . He knew very well how hard it would be for Bayern to score a goal near the end of this game. He knows very well what kind of confidence his team had to play a game, and this last-minute reversal is definitely enough to make Bayern's morale fall to the bottom.
Such a decline in morale may not last long for a strong team like Bayern, but even if it is only 10 minutes, this game is enough to distinguish the winner from the loser. And the fact is just as he expected, Gao Shunyao's goal dominated the game.
After Gao Shunyao scored, Bayern's attack couldn't be played. Although Guardiola made a good tactical arrangement, because of the goal conceded, Bayern did not have the heart to implement his tactics after all. In the German Cup, Wolfsburg obviously had the last laugh, and with a better arrangement, they got the victory.
The goal in the 80th minute of the game made the decisive battle between Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich finally ended with a header. Bayern scored the first goal in the game, but in the end, the victory of 79,m. went to Wolfsburg. In a season, Wolfsburg and Bayern 'played' three times, one draw and one loss, Wolfsburg finally got a victory, and this victory also brought them one step closer to the cup championship.
After losing the hope of winning the league, the championship of the cup, big and small, can be regarded as a consolation. The 2-1 score allowed them to 'advance' to the final. And as long as they can beat Kaiserslautern in the Bundesliga in the final, then this year's German Cup. It's what they've got in their pockets.
Of course, Kaiserslautern will be able to stand out in the chaos of the German Cup this year. It's not easy. If Wolfsburg is the dark horse of the Champions League, then they are definitely the dark horse of the German Cup. As a Bundesliga team. It's a miracle in itself, and the tenacity of this team in the German Cup has also been greatly admired by many people, even if Wolfsburg has a huge advantage, they dare not say that they will be able to win.
However, overall, Wolfsburg still has a big advantage. After all, Kaiser are fourth in the league in addition to the cup competitions, and they still need to work hard in the next few games in order to be promoted. Compared to Wolfsburg. Their tasks are very heavy, which also makes them extremely unpopular with the media.
In the final against a tired Bundesliga team, it seems that Wolfsburg's victory may be quite 'sex'. And the more they thought that the championship was within reach, the more the media praised Wolfsburg's victory, and they were not without criticism for Bayern to lose at such an important juncture.
"The responsibility for this loss lies with Guardiola, not with others."
After the game. The media pointed the finger at Pep Guardiola, who changed the formation in the game so that in addition to the fork, in the eyes of many media, Guardiola's move is the biggest reason why Bayern may miss the treble. And such a view. For a time, it was also very marketable and received a lot of support.
For a season, Pep Guardiola has been treated with great care and attention in the Bundesliga. Neither in the media nor in the league itself. This world-class coach is highly regarded. Coaches of other Bundesliga teams have complained a lot, such as saying that other coaches and referees will be red cards if they quarrel. And Guardiola and the referee don't have to worry about pulling and pulling, there is a problem, this is completely biased in favor of Guardiola. Once upon a time, such favoritism. The entire league is extremely dissatisfied, and even complains a lot about the upper echelons of the Bundesliga.
However, it is often overlooked that the reason why Guardiola has been praised by the media and tolerated by the league is largely because his team has been very 'outstanding'. Whether it is the Bundesliga or the media, they are all looking forward to seeing Guardiola lead Bayern to make great reforms, so they will unconditionally give Guardiola a lot of support. And when Guardiola's team is not as invincible as they imagined, they will be the first to jump out to express dissatisfaction with Guardiola, Guardiola's team's results have come down, not as good as before, which also makes the accusations he faces are much more fierce than the accusations faced by everyone before.
It is said that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Everyone expects Pep Guardiola's side to become the number one in the world, so they can't beat Wolfsburg, which is enough to put him in the face of a lot of criticism.
And for these accusations, the only one who can face them calmly is probably Guardiola himself. After the match, although people were full of doubts about him, he did not make too 'passionate' words about these accusations.
'If I hadn't changed my formation in the game, there would have been people who thought I was too conservative and even though the team had problems against Paris in the Champions League, I insisted on my tactics and not changed. Therefore, the most important question is not what tactics my team used, but what my team lost. ”
In an interview after the game, Guardiola did not give credit to himself for the league title, nor did he shirk his responsibility for the game, and after admitting his mistakes, he also had the courage to take the mistakes. It's just that he hasn't accepted all the criticism, and he obviously has his own views on people criticizing him now.
Guardiola also saw the media's accusations very clearly, and he also made his own explanation for this. Although the media had a lot of accusations against him at this time, he didn't bother with the media too much, but simply explained his views on this matter.
And his opinion is indeed correct. In the final analysis, people blame him not because he changed the lineup, but because his team lost the game - as long as a team can win the game, then no matter how much the formation changes, no matter how much it changes, in fact, during the period of Guardiola's coaching, Bayern football 'fans' and even the entire Bundesliga, there are not a few people who miss the tactics of the Heynckes era, and they are not picky tactics. And the game is lost, that's the problem.
Whether it's ball control or fast attack, there is not much resistance to different tactical ball 'fans'. Back then, Chelsea won the Champions League with a turtle method, and the football 'fans' were just as happy, and who cares if the championship is ugly? And Pep Guardiola's problem, apparently also here, is that the trouble he has is not his team changing formations, but losing.
And as for why he should change the formation in the game, Guardiola also has his own opinion.
'It was bad to lose against Wolfsburg, but we gained a lot. It is of great benefit to be able to have a 'fight' with a strong team like Wolfsburg before the duel against Real Madrid. If I had to choose the way I did this game, I would still do it. I believe that doing so will be of the greatest benefit to my team. ”
After the game, Pep Guardiola gave an explanation for his choice. And his explanation also made many people feel relieved after listening to it.
It's a bit unforgivable that an important game suddenly comes to an important place, but if it's for a bigger goal, there's really nothing wrong with that.
Obviously, Guardiola's sudden change of formation against Wolfsburg was not a whim. On the one hand, he really wants to use the change of formation to catch Wolfsburg by surprise, and on the other hand, his change of formation is also for the consideration of the Champions League.
In the Champions League, Bayern will face Real Madrid. Although in the past few 'encounters', Guardiola has always had an advantage when he led the team against Real Madrid, and as one of the most famous teams in the world, Real Madrid's results in recent years cannot be compared with Bayern. But even so, Bayern does not dare not be careful, this year's Real Madrid, from the group stage all the way to the high, in the Champions League, they played very 'brilliant'. In the face of this opponent, Guardiola also needs to make some adjustments and attempts, and this game is what he is trying to do.
Against Paris, Pep Guardiola has realised that there are some problems with his team. Before facing Real Madrid, his team had no time to make up for these problems, and he could only try to try other tactics to try to cover up the problems. In his eyes, Real Madrid is undoubtedly a strong opponent, and he changes the formation directly in the game with them, and Guardiola is also a little worried that something will go wrong. Compared with the direct use of change tactics in the battle with Real Madrid, he still chose to try it first when facing Wolfsburg.
After all, changing tactics is dangerous for a team, and he knows that. Real Madrid's attack is very strong, and if one is not careful, the team can lose four or five. Compared to using it directly in the most important Champions League, he also wants to find an opponent to practice first. Unfortunately, in the league, his team was too far ahead, and even the title was already confirmed early. Therefore, in the league, it is difficult for him to meet decent opponents to let him experiment tactically. Therefore, the cup competition has become his only choice.
Even a defeat in the cup was better than losing to Real Madrid in the Champions League – and in the end, he proved that changing formations really didn't seem feasible. Although the cup game was lost, Guardiola's opinion was verified. He has found the problem with his team and will not repeat the mistakes he made in the next game against Real Madrid.
And if he can beat Real Madrid, his team will qualify for the final for the third year in a row. And this is much more important than a cup competition.
What's more, they lost to Wolfsburg in the cup, and they don't have no chance to take revenge - you know, Wolfsburg is also a team that has entered the top four, and looking at the combat effectiveness shown by Wolfsburg in this game, maybe in the Champions League final, they can really meet Bayern again.
It's just that this is obviously not something that Bayern can achieve with hard work, but I don't know, Wolfsburg will continue to work hard in the Champions League? They entered the final of the cup competition, the final of the Champions League, are they interested in it?