Chapter 297: The Key Is ......
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Robben did appear in the starting lineup. Many media and fans were surprised www.biquge.info the whole Hoffenheim team, because in the pre-match preparations, they trained according to the premise that Robben would play.
Robben's appearance only adds to the commentator's fuss.
"We saw Arjen Robben in the starting line-up! It seems that the news before the game that he was seriously injured was all smoke bombs! ”
"Robben actually started! This is really something that no one expected. There was a lot of pre-match news about his serious injury......"
"It seems that Van Gaal played a trick to make Hoffenheim let his guard down on the one hand, and sent Robben on the other!"
CCTV commentator Duan Bin is also worried about Hoffenheim: "Robben's ability is undoubted, and his role is irreplaceable." I thought that his injury and absence were good news for Hoffenheim, but who knew that he actually started...... Judging from his running movements, there is nothing unusual, and it seems that his injuries are really not serious......"
In the dressing room at Hoffenheim, he looked very calm.
Rangnick was even a little happy because he had done everything he could before the game.
'Robben is definitely injured and certainly not well. I think he came on with an injury. 'In the dressing room, Rangnick said to his players. We are not afraid of a healthy Robben, can we be afraid of an injured Robben? ”
This statement made everyone laugh. They remembered the situation in the first leg between the two sides, where Robben was also quite good, with one assist. However, Hoffenheim still managed two goals on the road to set the stage for their second leg.
Hoffenheim's players are not afraid of Robben or Bayern Munich. The two sides even underestimated the enemy in the first round, but now they are not underestimated, and they are not inferior.
The familiarity with Bayern Munich meant that the Hoffenheim players didn't even feel like a Champions League semi-final when they played this game – it was just a normal domestic league game.
※※※ At the beginning of the game, Chu Zhongtian saw Robben in the opponent's lineup, and he shone on the position of the right winger he was familiar with, as a left-footed player, this position allowed him to give full play to his specialty of cutting inside with the ball and then suddenly shooting with his feet.
From his time at Real Madrid, he scored a lot of goals like this.
Chu Zhongtian looked at Robben's leg with bandages wrapped around his knees, and knew that Robben must not have recovered from his injury, and the injury was even more serious than before, so he should have played closed.
Chu Zhongtian has always admired such an opponent, but this does not hinder his determination to defeat the opponent.
The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and Chu Zhongtian retracted his gaze and focused his attention on the game itself.
"Alright, audience friends! The referee blows the whistle and the game begins! You are now tuning in to the second leg of the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, where Hoffenheim host Bayern Munich! The result of the first leg between the two sides was a 3-2 win at home for Bayern Munich, with Bayern Munich temporarily leading the scoreline. Hoffenheim, on the other hand, have two away goals. The result of this game is not easy to say......"
In the other semi-final that ended yesterday, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2-1 at their home stadium to eliminate Jose Mourinho's side 3-2 on aggregate over two legs. Knocking out the squad was a blow to Florentino, who was already rumoured to be buying a big deal this summer to challenge Barcelona for supremacy.
But it has nothing to do with today's game. For both sides of today's match, whoever wins will reach the final, while they will also face the super-strong Barcelona in the final. Whether it's Hoffenheim or Bayern Munich, the media generally believes that Barcelona are not Barcelona's opponents, and if nothing else, Barcelona will lift the Champions League trophy again this season, and they will become the first team to win the trophy three times this century. The Catalan media can't wait to announce that the new century will be Barcelona's century, and Barcelona will be the best team of the century. They are targeting Real Madrid, the best team of the last century.
Whether Hoffenheim reached the final or Bayern Munich reached the final, they did not take these two Bundesliga teams seriously.
The media can be arrogant, but the manager can't. Barcelona will have something to offer in their success. Pep Guardiola, for example, has contributed a lot as a manager.
In this match between Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich, Guardiola came to watch the game in person. However, he is very low-key, and not many people know his whereabouts.
Pep Guardiola is here to observe his opponents in the final, whether it is Bayern Munich or Hoffenheim? Little did he know that Bayern Munich had the overall advantage and were one goal ahead on aggregate, but Hoffenheim had two away goals and those two could well play a crucial role in this game.
If Guardiola were to choose, he would have preferred Hoffenheim to reach the final. Because in terms of style, Hoffenheim will be attacking football, and there is a bit of a tendon feeling, and their offensive means are single and lack of change, that is, fast. Once fast soccer has suffered a setback, it's easy to get overwhelmed. In addition, if Hoffenheim reach the final, it will be their first European final, and their lack of experience is their Achilles' heel, and they tend to be out of shape when they encounter unexpected difficulties in the final.
Bayern Munich, as the hegemon of German football, has a lot of experience, and their overall style is steady and steady, which can also make Pep Guardiola's team a little troublesome. In the final against Bayern, he is not as optimistic as the media that he will win. But against Hoffenheim, he thinks the odds of winning are very high.
Barcelona is afraid of the shameless defensive play like Inter Milan in last year's semi-finals, but they are not afraid of any team that attacks them. Hoffenheim is a team that likes to play against their opponents, both at home and away, they attack and attack.
than offense? Barcelona are not afraid of any team on the planet.
Van Gaal thought the news of his start to Arjen Robben would be overwhelming Hoffenheim for a while, just as Alex Ferguson had started Wayne Rooney in the second leg last year.
But he didn't see it. Hoffenheim's performance was very calm, both offensive and defensive, and it didn't look like he was scared by Robben's sudden start.
There were even people who went out of their way to take care of Robben.
It soon became clear to him that Hoffenheim had Robben in their pre-match preparations...... So what do you do now? Replace Robben with an injury?
Obviously, you can't do that, not to mention how much a demoralization blow it would have to be to replace Robben just five minutes into the game, and how bad it would be for Robben to be replaced at this time. From the perspective of football itself, even if he is injured, Robben can threaten Hoffenheim's goal on the field and can contain part of Hoffenheim's defensive strength.
Robben is actually a nuclear weapon, even if it will never be useful, but as long as he is there, he can form a sufficient deterrent to the opponent.
Van Gaal did not make any adjustments.
Rangnick saw the team's performance and sat in the dugout without saying anything.
The game is going on as normal now, and Hoffenheim, who are playing at home, have a slight advantage.
※※※ In Bayern Munich's tactics, taking advantage of the opponent's surprise to Robben's starter, Bayern Munich's main attack point in the first 20 minutes was all Robben alone.
But it didn't take long for the Bayern players to discover that the Hoffenheim players were not intimidated by Robben's start. Robben, on the other hand, was closely guarded by Hoffenheim. In defense, Chu Zhongtian appeared by Robben's side many times, using his physical advantage to threaten Robben's possession.
Robben obviously knew very well what Chu Zhongtian was doing, and his injuries were caused by this person...... In the confrontation with Chu Zhongtian, Robben tried his best to go around, and he really couldn't avoid passing the football out.
In this way, his role is greatly reduced.
Van Gaal can use Robben as a force for "nuclear deterrence," and Rangnick can use Chu Zhongtian as the same "deterrent" -- a force for deterrence of nuclear deterrence.
Tymoshchuk passed the football to Robben, and he also noticed Robben's characteristics and did not pass the football directly to Robben's feet, but to Robben's front.
Generally speaking, this can give full play to Robben's fast speed.
Unexpectedly, Chu Zhongtian had already acted the moment he passed the ball and pounced on Robben.
When the football came, Chu Zhongtian directly shoveled the football out of the sideline, Robben saw Chu Zhongtian's high spikes, and simply stopped, not even chasing the ball - he was afraid of injury.
Chu Zhongtian's defense is very simple, that is, he will do everything to make Robben think that he will still be injured.
※※※ Robben's side couldn't play, and the focus of the attack had to be shifted to the other side. Bayern Munich's players are not fools, and they are attacking this side if it doesn't work.
Ribery became an important force for Bayern Munich.
Chu Zhongtian went to keep an eye on Robben, while Ribery handed over to Sana and full-back Srna. Quaresma is not good at defending and can't count on him for anything.
Ribery is no stranger to Sana, having played against Sana many times in Ligue 1 when he was in Metz. He is familiar with this opponent.
"Frank. Ribery! He received a pass from his team-mates and feigned a pass in front of Sana and Srna, who came up to defend him...... Breakthrough! ”
It was with speed and speed that Ribery had to touch the ball before Sana. Just half a second in advance, it changes a lot.
Sana isn't fast, and his defense relies more on positioning and momentum.
Ribery's agility was a headache for him.
However, in terms of Hoffenheim's attack, they also caused a lot of problems for Bayern Munich. After all, Hoffenheim has Chu Zhongtian.
The two sides are going back and forth, and the fight is very lively.
But just don't score.
Hoffenheim were so close to scoring that Ibisevic's header allowed Bout to save from the line. Not to be outdone, Franck Ribery's cross almost gave Thomas a cross to the table. Muller scored, but he didn't catch Ribery's cross and ended up missing the goal.
The game has been played for 20 minutes, and in these 20 minutes, Hoffenheim's greatest achievement is to successfully freeze Robben, and the Dutch Flyer cannot fly, so there is no threat.
However, they did not score, neither did Bayern Munich, and the score remained 0-0. If this score is maintained until the end, Bayern Munich will advance to the final with an aggregate score of 3:2. Therefore, Bayern Munich's strategy in this game is to focus on stability, never attack aggressively, and be patient when defending. Hoffenheim are definitely not left with too many chances, and the team's ability to take chances is superb.
Hoffenheim's tactics are as always insisting on a fast attacking style of play, even faster, after all, this is their home stadium, a timely advantage in their home stadium, but also a burden, the home fans do not agree to the kind of timid-back negative tactics, they demand that the team must attack, no matter what kind of opponent they face. Because they want to see a good game, they want to see football that is pleasing to the eye.
For Louis van Gaal, this is something he can exploit - Hoffenheim will be upset if the score is still 0-0 as time goes on, and when the time comes, they will press heavily and there will be plenty of space behind them to exploit, and Bayern Munich will only need a counter-attack to solve the problem. So the strategy he developed for the team was to defend and counterattack.
Van Gaal believes that the calm and experienced Bayern Munich are much better than the young Hoffenheim.
※※※ Chu Zhongtian analyzed before the game, he put himself in Van Gaal's position, and felt that he should also choose a safe defensive counterattack tactic, after all, this is the safest approach. Choosing a risky attacking tactic away from home, it is easy to be scored against Hoffenheim, who are good at attacking, and once Hoffenheim score a goal, the game will be extremely bad for Bayern Munich. Anyone with a brain knows that such a thing cannot happen.
After watching the first twenty minutes of today's game, Chu Zhongtian firmly determined his deduction.
Louis van Gaal wanted the scoreline to keep it up and then push again in the final 20 minutes. Chu Zhongtian couldn't let him get his wish.
Goals must be scored.
No matter how tightly Bayern Munich defends, it is not monolithic, there is always a way.
When Chu Zhongtian was thinking like this, Timoshchuk was interfering with his holding of the ball behind his back, and Chu Zhongtian used reasonable ball protection techniques to protect the football in front of him, and then thought about countermeasures.
Bayern Munich's retreat was quick and thorough, they didn't create an offside position, leaving very little space behind Hoffenheim to exploit. It's unrealistic to tear through the opponent's defense with a direct pass...... It is still necessary to look for opportunities from the side and open up the situation.
After Chu Zhongtian thought it through, he seized the opportunity to break the ball again when Tymoshchuk pounced on him, and passed the football to the feet of Kolarov on the side.
Full-back Kolarov rushed up to assist, but was blocked by Robben and Schweinsteiger, and next to him Salihovic was picking him up, but there were people around him and there were no good chances for him to pass to.
He still passed the football over, and this time it can only be passed to him.
Salihovic did not break through, but passed the ball directly sideways.
It was Chu Zhongtian who came to answer. As soon as he received the ball, he passed it forward. The ball slipped through the ribs between Bayern Munich's full-backs and centre-backs.
Kolarov then plugged in and received the ball!
"Nice fit!"
After Kolarov passed the ball, he was rushing forward, but at that time, Bayern Munich's players were attracted to Chu Zhongtian's attention, and no one saw Kolarov's forward insertion, and a fullback such a forward insertion was counted in the game, no less than 20 times, who knows whether this time it was a real or a feint?
It's just true!
The original ironclad situation was torn apart because of this run and pass!
Chu Zhongtian, who finished passing the ball, quickly returned to the middle, while Salihovic waited on the wing, and if Kolarov did not break through, or did not have a chance to cross, he could pass it back to him.
When Kolarov received Chu Zhongtian's ball, he didn't consider other possibilities, he received the ball and resolutely broke through!
In the face of the Bayern Munich player who came to intercept, he chose to pass the ball, the ball drilled under Bad Stuberbe's crotch, and Ibisevic slammed forward to stab the other defenders and goalkeepers on tiptoe with his right foot!
"Ibisevic...... Oh!! ”
The football hit the net, the net shook for a while, making people think that the football had scored, and some of the home fans were already cheering eagerly. However, they did not see the Hoffenheim players with open arms. The Bayern Munich players didn't look frustrated with their heads in their hands.
"Hit the sidenet!" The narrator exclaimed.
"It's dangerous! Ibisevic almost opened the door to victory for his team! ”
"Hoffenheim's attack threatened Bayern Munich's goal and it looks like they're going to make a difference!"
Ibisevic, who did not score, gave a thumbs up to Kolarov, who passed the ball to him, signaling that he had made a good pass.
And Bayern's goalkeeper Bout was roaring at his teammates: "Leaked! You're leaking! How can they let their people cross and steal points so easily? ”
A group of defenders were so scolded by him that they couldn't hold their heads up.
After Bout finished scolding, he was a little scared in his heart. Although he blocked the angle, it caused Ibisevic to shoot the ball directly into the side-netting.
But next time it may not be such a good thing. Hoffenheim's attacking prowess is very strong, he knows that.
It's not about stopping crosses, or stopping strikers from stealing points, it's about ...... He shouted at his own people again: "You must keep an eye on Chu!" ”
(To be continued)