Chapter 123: A Master of Rhythm
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Hoffenheim scored early in the second half to help them take the initiative, but Bayern Munich were a little overwhelmed by the goal. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
After celebrating the goal, the game resumed.
Hoffenheim were not deterred by the equaliser, and they were aiming to beat Bayern Munich.
So in the following time, Hoffenheim, under the leadership of Chu Zhongtian, continued to create many opportunities to attack the goal.
In the 53rd minute, after getting a pass from Chu Zhongtian, Ibisevic burst into the penalty area and shot with his left foot, which went high over the crossbar.
Two minutes later, after Hoffenheim successfully defended Bayern Munich's free-kick, Chu Zhongtian instigated a counterattack, and he and Sana passed the ball to Salihovic after two consecutive one-two at the back, and Salihovic received the ball and stepped into the box. At this time, Bayern's goalkeeper Rensing also attacked, and there was an exclamation in the stands, and everyone thought it was another goal.
Unfortunately, Salihovic was a little too big when he got past Rensing and had lost the angle of his shot. Rensing chased back and saved the ball off the line. Salihovic folded his head in his hands in regret, while Obasi signaled to him that he should have passed it to himself at that time.
"Hoffenheim's strikers are so happy...... "The commentator of the German premiere TV station lamented." Their midfield can create so many chances for them, and even if they waste a few of them, there are still more balls at their feet. On the other hand, on the side of Bayern Munich, who lost Ribery and Klose, they basically couldn't find a way to attack. Being too reliant on Ribery's end is like that, and I think Louis van Gaal should consider bringing in a midfielder in the transfer market. β
Hoffenheim's offensive is not over yet, and the commentator makes a lot of sense. Without Klose and Ribery, Bayern Munich's attack looks chaotic, especially in Ribery's absence. Franck Ribery is at the heart of Bayern Munich's attack, attacking from the flanks and finishing them. The effect was very big and his injury was a blow for Bayern Munich.
Hoffenheim's idea was simple, to continue to drag Bayern Munich down with their fast pace while Bayern Munich had not come to their senses.
So although Hoffenheim's mistakes seem to be no less after the goal, those with a discerning eye can see that Bayern Munich's mistakes are also increasing rapidly. There were chances for both sides in those mistakes, but it was clear that Hoffenheim had the better ability to take them than Bayern Munich. Hoffenheim seem to be particularly comfortable with this kind of fast, error-prone football.
Chu Zhongtian's one-foot direct pass can always be sent to the key place, even if there will be the opponent's pressing around him, even if he is in a fast-changing environment, he doesn't even have time to look up to observe, he turns around and passes after receiving the ball, and it really passes accurately.
The narrator exclaimed, "How the hell did he know there was someone?" He didn't look up at all! β
For the average player, coaches are used to reminding them to look up at people when they are on the pitch, so that they know where their teammates are, where their opponents are, and only when they are clear about their surroundings can they know what to do next. When Chu Zhongtian first played in Metz, he was also educated by the coaches. But Chu Zhongtian is not the kind of player who needs to look up to observe to know how to do it, so he is not suitable for looking up and observing this point no matter what, and after everyone found out that he could send the football to the place where it should go, they no longer called him to look up and observe. It's just that there will still be many people who don't know why he can know the surrounding situation without looking up, of course they don't know, in Chu Zhongtian's mind, there is a holographic football field, which displays the latest situation in real time. So he doesn't need to look up to know what's going on on the pitch right now, that's his talent.
Duan Bin praised Chu Zhongtian: "Chu Zhongtian's performance is more mature and better than last season!" In the first game of last season, he was still trying to adapt to the rhythm of Hoffenheim. And now, we can clearly see that he is carrying the rhythm of the whole Hoffenheim! β
The narrator on the Munich side said anxiously after seeing this scene: "How can this work?" Bayern Munich can't play like that. It's not a rhythm they're familiar with, it's a Hoffenheim rhythm! β
Hoffenheim's rhythm is not chaotic, but fast. It's just that they have a core that is still clear-headed no matter how messy, so they have an advantage over Bayern Munich.
The commentators can see it, how can Bayern Munich's head coach Van Gaal not see it?
Van Gaal came to the sidelines and yelled inside: "Steady! Hold your horses!! β
However, the role of the head coach is limited, especially in the middle of the game. Football is not like basketball, when the head coach sees that the situation is not right, he immediately calls a timeout, rearranges tactics, reminds teammates, and can also make the players who are fighting hard calm and calm.
In the middle of a football match, unless it is through substitutions, you can only rely on the players on the field to adjust themselves.
Now that the scene is so noisy, no matter how loud Van Gaal's voice is, it can't match the chorus of 30,000 people. There are also people who know what to do even if they hear Van Gaal's shouting, but in the middle of the game, it is difficult to change anything.
So Van Gaal could only be on the sidelines, watching Bayern Munich being dragged into the whirlpool of Hoffenheim, and it was difficult to get out.
"What the fuck ......," he scolded.
Unless there is a substitution, but it is only a little over sixty minutes now, is it too early to make a substitution?
β»β»β» In the sixty-fifth minute, when Van Gaal was still hesitating whether to adjust through substitutions, Bayern Munich's cross from the side was pushed out by Simunich. After Sana received the ball, he passed it directly to Chu Zhongtian, who did not dribble the ball and stay, and transferred the football to the feet of Weiss on the side.
At the same time as Sana passed the football to Chu Zhongtian, Baker stepped forward from his position.
By the time the ball was passed to Weiss, Baker had already rushed behind him, Weiss cut inside, and Baker went all the way down the touchline.
Hoffenheim's speed was at this time.
Beck's assault attracted the attention of Bayern Munich's players, and after a season of fighting, most Bayern players knew that Hoffenheim was a team that was very particular about using the wings, they had Salihovic, Eduardo, Weiss and Baker on the wings, and this season there was Kolarov, who had a strong ability to assist, and the wings were even more handy.
So seeing Baker break through on the wing, Bayern's backline took the wing as the main destination for defense.
Unexpectedly, Weiss just let Baker plug in from behind him, and did not pass the football to him, but to Chu Zhongtian, who had already run to the front.
Football is a little slower here in Chu Zhongtian, and he has to give Bayern Munich time to adjust at the back.
Sure enough, as soon as the Bayern players saw that Hoffenheim did not attack the wing, but in the middle, they collected the players who had scattered themselves on the side. Everyone knew that Chu Zhongtian was a dangerous person, and that he was the real most threatening person in Hoffenheim. This was evident after Ibisevic was injured last season. Before Ibisevic's injury, everyone thought that Hoffenheim's success must be due to the strikers. As soon as Ibi was injured, Chu Zhongtian gave full play to his all-round advantage, organizing attacks and scoring everything in person.
As a player of Bayern Munich, he remembered Chu Zhongtian's long-range shot. In the two meetings last season, their goals were blasted open by Chu Zhongtian's long-range shots.
So this time, seeing Chu Zhongtian taking the ball in the middle, no one dared to slack off, and rushed up in a swarm, Van Bommel and Baumjohn struck left and right, Van Bitten blocked Chu Zhongtian's front and prevented him from shooting from a distance, and Bad Stuberbe stayed on the other side, ready to wait for the opportunity to grab the ball. Two full-backs, Lahm and Pranic, received the box to defend the other Hoffenheim players.
"Chu is slow......" The commentator said regretfully when he saw that Bayern's backline had set up a posture, and it was almost impossible to go from the middle again.
In the eyes of others, Chu Zhongtian's meal made Hoffenheim's rhythm that he had finally picked up come to an abrupt end, but instead gave Bayern Munich, who was not adapted to the fast pace, the opportunity to calmly organize the defensive line. This should be a mistake.
Just when the Bayern Munich players thought they had organized their defensive line, no one saw that Beck, who was still sprinting at full speed just now, suddenly slowed down, and at the same time, Chu Zhongtian passed the ball with his feet!
He grabbed in Fan. Bommel and Baumhan got up and passed the ball before they could grab the ball, and the ball passed through the gap between Baumjohn and Lahm, like a knife to butter, and easily slipped a slit in Bayern Munich's defence.
And in front of the football is empty and empty!
Baker started with the football, crossed Ram's side, and chased the football!
"Beautiful pass!" The narrator exclaimed.
This is why Chu Zhongtian gave Bayern Munich time to adjust the defensive line. He turned Bayern's entire defensive line around, asking them to go east and never west.
When Bayern's players saw Chu Zhongtian's pass, they also understood that they had been fooled - Hoffenheim really still had to use two wings! So they turned and pounced on the wings, Lahm and Bad Stuberbe rushed up to block Beck, one to prevent him from crossing, the other to prevent him from breaking through, and Van Bitten would pull into the box to defend Ibisevic, Van Beeve. Bommel also dropped Chu Zhongtian and made up for the goal, and his goal was to score a goal in this game, and Obasi, who was in good form.
In just two seconds, Chu Zhongtian, who was still surrounded by people just now, turned out to be only one Baumjohn left, and Baumjohn was also ready to leave at any time, he threw Chu Zhongtian behind him, turned to look at Baker's side, ready to rush into the forbidden area to help at any time.
β»β»β»Seeing Chu Zhongtian get a precise through ball to tear through Bayern Munich's defense, the Hoffenheim fans in the stands cheered again.
"Cross!" Abel couldn't help but shout in front of the TV - he was so engrossed in watching that he had completely forgotten about Daniel beside him.
Daniel doesn't care about that, he's also worried about Bayern Munich's defence. He stood up from his seat, leaned forward, fists clenched, teeth gritted with a hideous expression.
Conceding one more goal would be in trouble...... As a Bayern Munich fan, this thought in his heart could not be suppressed.
Baker didn't get his cross to goal, and in the face of Lahm, who came up to stop him, he faked the cross and then dunked the ball back.
Although he succeeded in detaining Ram, there was also Bad Stupbe in front of him. Look at him like that, Baker doesn't want to break through from him.
But Baker didn't plan to break through. He dunked the ball to his left foot and crossed it directly!
Not in front of goal, but outside the box, a diagonal pass!
Baumjohn was stunned for a moment when he saw the football rolling towards him, and then he reacted - there was a Hoffenheim man behind him!
The ball was quicker than he could react, and by the time he thought about it, it had already rolled past him, and he could only turn his head and follow it with his eyes.
He saw the football rolling towards Chu Zhongtian, and Chu Zhongtian also ran forward with great strides, facing the football, sideways to the goal, and then picked up his right foot...... Non-stop ball direct volley!!
All Bayern Munich players, especially goalkeeper Rensing, know how powerful Chu Zhongtian's flat and fast long-range shot is. That's why they were so nervous about defending in the middle before.
originally thought that the target of Baker's cross was Ibisevic and Obasi in front of the goal, but he didn't expect him to send the football to Chu Zhongtian's feet again!
It's going to kill them...... Everyone was paying attention to the side and in front of the goal, who would have thought that Chu Zhongtian would still have a chance to shoot from a distance?
Lun Xin rose up the moment Chu Zhongtian shot the goal, his reaction was fast enough, but it was still not as fast as the cannonball-like football shot by Chu Zhongtian.
Just as he was in the air, the ball had skimmed low across the goal line and into the white net.
"Ball...... Ball - Score - Pull!! Duan Bin confirmed, and then shouted.
Lun Xin fell from the air, and could only see the football jumping in the goal, and his goal was once again pierced by Chu Zhongtian with a long shot...... "Twenty-one meters of long shot!" Amazingly fast! Chu scored! He scored his first league goal of the season! Hoffenheim lead Bayern Munich 2:1 and they complete the comeback! β
"Chu's first goal at Hoffenheim last season was against Borussia Dortmund in the fifth round of the league, and this season he scored in the first round, so it seems that he has improved a lot in terms of scoring, which is good news for Hoffenheim, they have an extra finisher. And for Hoffenheim's opponents, it is not good news, looking at Rensing's expression, he is helpless ......"
After the goal, Chu Zhongtian was also very excited, and once again scored in a key game with Bayern Munich. Instead of running towards the corner flag area, he stood where he was, swinging his fist and yelling. Then the excited teammates rushed up and drowned him.
The Rhine-Neckar Stadium was detonated by Chu Zhongtian's ball, and cheers resounded in the sky.
"Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim! The shouts kept coming. As a symbol of German football, Bayern Munich has a unique position in the hearts of countless Germans, and many people will think that Bayern Munich is an invincible battleship when they mention it. But in the face of such a giant, the small village of Hoffenheim was able to overturn them in a row, which is really something to be proud of.
β»β»β» "Hooray!! Abel jumped up with his arms raised.
And Daniel, who had been leaning over and clenching his fists tightly, sat back like a deflated ball. What he feared most still happened, that Chinese Chu seemed to be Bayern Munich's nemesis...... If he knew Chu Zhongtian's experience of playing in Metz, he would confirm this idea - Chu Zhongtian is indeed Bayern Munich's nemesis. In fact, Chu Zhongtian is the nemesis of the giants, specializing in the giants. Chelsea were knocked out by the English FA, and Bayern Munich was defeated in the UEFA Cup and Bundesliga.
For him, there is a broader stage to prove his nemesis, that is, the Champions League, and those who can participate in that competition are basically the top giants in various countries.
Daniel turned his gaze to Abel, who was still cheering, and thought to himself that this kid was really getting more and more rampant...... But what can you do? Jump up and beat Abel up? That won't work, he remembers the bet he made with Abel at the end of last season β if Hoffenheim could win the title, Daniel would stop bullying Abel.
Although Daniel is very muddy, he still values this kind of thing very seriously.
Van Gaal angrily threw away the tactical board he had been holding in his hand, then returned to the dugout with a curse, sat down with a butt, and sulked there.
In this defense, Bayern Munich's defense was completely turned around by Hoffenheim's No. 8 Chu Zhongtian. Now it seems that Chu Zhongtian's pause with the ball in the middle turned out to be deliberate, if he didn't pause and passed the football directly, Lahm and the others had not left the side, the vacancy would not exist, and Baker would not be able to easily take the ball, Bayern's defense would not be mobilized because of this, and he would not be unmarked when he shot from a distance in the middle...... The thought of this makes Van Gaal feel uncomfortable.
From the very beginning, Bayern Munich fell into the realm of Chu Zhongtian, and there was simply no other choice but to act according to the script he had written.
He seems to be able to control people's hearts, but in fact he only controls the situation and affects the direction of thinking of Bayern players, in the previous series of rapid attacks, Bayern players have gradually formed the habit of not thinking, acting according to instinct and experience - because in such a quick transition between attack and defense, they have no time to think. That's why when they got the ball in the middle of Chu Zhongtian, they naturally gathered over, and after the football was suddenly passed to the side, they rushed over to defend it, completely ignoring the fact that Chu Zhongtian was still in the middle.
This is the rhythm of Hoffenheim, the rhythm of Chu Zhongtian...... If Hoffenheim had always been like this, then perhaps their plans would have to change. The domestic league, Bayern's backyard, does not look very peaceful, and Bayern Munich should be careful about the situation of an empty basket at the end of the season. Winning the Champions League is too difficult for even the likes of Louis van Gaal to pack tickets, but the domestic league is obviously less difficult.
Bayern Munich look to be shifting more of their focus from Europe to domestic this season. Van Gaal doesn't know this Chinese idiom, but he knows the truth, first of all, to suppress the "peasant uprising" aimed at overthrowing Bayern's dominance.
(To be continued)