Section 487
In the eyes of the Wolfsburg players, the current German Cup has more significance than those two competitions, which is something that many people did not expect. It's hard to imagine that an inconsequential cup winner could make Wolfsburg so serious now.
However, in the eyes of Wolfsburg, the cup champion is also a champion. This season, Wolfsburg have no title in the league and in the Champions League, they are also difficult to win the title, so it is also a very feasible goal to fight for it in the cup and try to win a title.
For the past two years, Wolfsburg has never paid much attention to the German Cup. In the past, in their eyes, the German Cup game was just a game that could be sacrificed when necessary. However, this year, with the defeat in the league, Wolfsburg also had to take the German Cup seriously, because for them, it is also their most likely title.
The Wolfsburg players are still hoping for a title – although this title may not be as important as the other two games.
If it had been the old Wolf Castle, of course they wouldn't have had such an idea. The former Wolfsburg players have just undergone a team reconstitution and can get a Champions League place, which is a great thing in the eyes of the team. And last season, in the league, they and Bayern were exhausted. The confrontation throughout the season also made them have no mind to pursue other honors outside the league. Even at the beginning of the season, Wolfsburg's eyes were still on whether the Champions League could reach the last four, even before the end of the match against Chelsea a few days ago. Nor have they ever thought that not winning a championship in a season would be a failure. After all, there aren't many champions. Arsenal was stronger than Wolfsburg now, and it was also without a championship for many years. The players of Wolfsburg naturally don't think that being crownless is a big deal.
However, sometimes, people's ** will swell with the status of people and the honor they receive. In the past three years, Wolfsburg's goal has been to rise step by step, from the former relegation team all the way to the Champions League semi-finals, they have experienced a lot, and they have pursued a lot of things. And now with better results, they have become the last four of the Champions League. The psychology of Wolfsburg has naturally changed, and the current Wolfsburg players have also begun to have an idea: perhaps, they should strive for it, at least win a championship every season, so as to be worthy of their identity and value that are now sought after by major media.
As they progressed, the Wolfsburg players now asked for more and more things. For them, the title of champion. Now the temptation is also beginning. At the end of a season, you have to win a championship anyway, which used to be the idea of the giants, and now they have it.
Maybe for the players. It's true that not every championship is necessary to strive for, but in any case, a championship is the best evidence that a player proves himself. Players with a championship in hand. Compared to the empty four players, it is more worthy of respect, look at Bayern's transformation from Sanya King to Champions League champions. This is also self-evident.
So, get a championship. Let yourself have a testament to your progress this season, which is also the idea of Wolfsburg. This championship can be the best proof of their efforts together this season, and it can be used to prove how strong they are this season.
What's more, winning this championship is not just for themselves. This championship is also the best gift for the Wolfsburg team.
In the history of Wolfsburg, they have never won the German Cup. In the 90s, they reached the final of the German Cup once, but that time the result was a clean runners-up in the final when Wolfsburg were beaten 3-0 by Borussia Mönchenchen.
Since then, Wolfsburg has not been able to reach the final of the German Cup for more than ten years, and the cup has always been an unattainable dream for them, even more distant than the league championship. And Wolfsburg themselves have never paid much attention to this championship, and sometimes, they themselves will voluntarily give up the cup and will not work hard for it.
This year, though, things are different. This time, Wolfsburg is also ready to play a cup game. The league has already been lost, the Champions League has been very hard, they know it will be difficult to go any further, and the cup is their last hope.
"In the league, we're already like this anyway. In the Champions League, the game against Atletico Madrid is not easy to play, and we can only say that we did our best. In the German Cup, we can work hard: Bayern is now the last hurdle in front of us, Dortmund has been eliminated, as long as we win against Bayern, there will be no one to stop us from winning the championship. ”
In the dressing room, the players from Wolfsburg also encouraged each other. Until the time of the game, they all believed that they could win this game.
In fact, this idea is actually quite unreasonable. Because Atletico Madrid is certainly strong, but Bayern is not a weak team either. If you want to fight Bayern, compared to Atletico Madrid, it is not much easier, and they are not sure of victory.
However, compared to Atletico Madrid, at least Bayern and Wolfsburg are more familiar. They have played Bayern twice this season and have a deep understanding of their tactics. Compared to Atletico Madrid, Wolfsburg is familiar with the characteristics of each of Bayern's tactics, and they have not beaten Bayern in a season, which also makes them accumulate a lot of anger and want to vent in this game.
At least, that's what Gao Shunyao thinks, and he really wants to score a goal for the team in the game to prove that he is not worse than Bayern.
However, although Gao Shunyao was ready to have a final battle with Bayern, in this game, Gao Shunyao did not become the team's starter - he felt that his body had recovered without problems, but in Wolfsburg's view, after all, he had just been injured, and it was better for him to be careful, so in this game, he was still put on the bench and did not play directly.
Grades are important, but you can't take the players' bodies around. Magath has been complained about many times that his training is too heavy, but people have to admit that he also has a high level of training for his players. Let players play with injuries, he will not use it easily unless he has to, since Wolfsburg now has other players who can play, it is better for Gao Shunyao to sit on the bench.
When it really doesn't work, it's not too late to let him play.
In this game, Wolfsburg's starting striker became a combination of Mandzukic and Olich. Behind them, Wolfsburg also made some changes, Turan came to the left side of the game, and on the right side, Wolfsburg replaced De Bruyne as the main starter. In the midfield, Wolfsburg still uses the duo of Gustavo and Shaheen, and the players in the backfield, they have not changed at all.
Against Bayern, it would be too contemptuous to think about rotation. Although the Wolfsburg players have been telling themselves that Pep Guardiola's team is nothing remarkable, they also know very well that when they do meet, it is best not to take it lightly at all. It's good to have a fearless momentum, but in terms of tactics, you have to be cautious in order to win.
As a weakling, Wolfsburg can only hope to win in this way, after all, Bayern is excellent, and they also know how not to be careless, this game, they are also trying their best to deal with it, and there is no meaning to despise Wolfsburg at all.
Bayern's game can also be said to be all-out. On the field, they also lined up their own front lineup. For them, who no longer have league responsibilities, the remaining two cup competitions to win and then move towards the great goal of a treble are the only pursuits they have left this season. And in this game, the opponent they met Wolfsburg was also one of the few teams in the entire Bundesliga that could only challenge Bayern. In the face of such a game, Bayern naturally will not take any lightly, and they are the same, they want to win.
In this game, Bayern's lineup is quite good. In front of the goal, they still stand Neuer, the best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga, and on the back line, Alaba, Dante, Bolten, and Lahm are also lined up. Their two midfielders were Piggy and Klos, with Muller playing as the front midfielder, and he was naturally flanked by Arjen Robben and Franck Franck Franckis. At the front of the lineup, Bayern used Gomez, this set of 451 lineup, is basically Bayern's regular lineup this season.
Even if you just look at the list, Bayern's squad is much better than the players at Wolfsburg. The star-studded level of this lineup cannot be compared to Wolfsburg. Moreover, even on the bench, Bayern also put Martinez, Gotze, Pizarro and other excellent substitutes, while in comparison, the substitutes on Wolfsburg's side are much worse.
Bayern's strength should not be underestimated. And this time, the match between them and Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg also needs to be extremely careful.
It's just that although the Wolfsburg players have been very wary of Bayern, no one expected that at the beginning of the game, they would immediately suffer. When the whistle blew, Bayern's attack was already launched, and unexpectedly, when Robben on the right side got the ball, he also rushed up quickly, from the beginning, he did not seem to intend to control the pace of the game, but wanted to launch a quick raid directly! (To be continued.) )