Section 417 Marseille
A 1-0 victory was the final outcome of the match between Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen. Neither Wolfsburg nor Bayer Leverkusen had the idea of making a big splash in the league before the Champions League arrived, and they didn't play very hard in the next games, which made this game unchanged.
Gao Shunyao's unreasonable forced shot earned three points for Wolfsburg again, and also drew the final end of this focus battle before the arrival of the Champions League. Their results, which look quite good, are still at the top of the league
But even so, after the game, Wolfsburg was still complained about a lot by the media.
"Wolfsburg this season, can only rely on fairy balls to continue its life? With four wins, two of which relied on the strength of the striker to continue their lives, is such a team really still competitive? ”
Judging from the results of the game, Wolfsburg did get three points, but looking at the process of the game, Wolfsburg's game was still considered by the media to be problematic. And the most serious point of media criticism is that Wolfsburg's offense is really poor. In this game, Wolfsburg replaced Moussa and basically did not organize. Marin was activated, and he was playing nothing. Olic is working very hard, but he has not yet entered a beat with the team, and Wolfsburg's offense, except for Gao Shunyao's state has rebounded, there are no more bright spots, which makes people extremely depressed.
As the top team in the Bundesliga, it is unforgivable to play like this. Attacking is all about individual players, so what is the role of coaches and tactics? How can they deal with Manchester United with such an attack? Not even Manchester United, how are they prepared to deal with Marseille on the horizon?
The game against Bayer Leverkusen is over. Three days later we faced Marseille, that was the case. Are they still counting on a win against Marseille?
The German media's opinion is not unreasonable, as Marseille's line-up does not look too bad either. Their goalkeeper is Mandanda, the back line is made up of Nkouru, Fani, Mendes, Morrell, and in midfield, they have Roma, Imbra, Payet. Ayew and Valbuena are five people, and on the forward line, their player is Gignac as a single striker, at the front.
This lineup can't be considered bad at all. Their goalkeeper Mandanda is France's backup goalkeeper, and although black goalkeepers have always been considered to be inattentive and rarely appear with top players, they have to admit it. Black goalkeepers also have better reflexes and can be quite against the odds when they play well. Also among France's top players, Valbuena and Gignac have been selected for the national team. The former is almost the core of the French national team, and is more valued than Ribery, who has been playing poorly in the national team, and is said to be the target of many giant teams. And Gignac's fame preceded Giroud. Although the development was not as expected, it was still a striker that should not be underestimated.
In addition to them. Some of Marseille's other players are no less weak either. Their defender, Cameroon's Nkouru, was linked to an affair with Milan last year. It's just that it didn't work out - although there have been more and more players who have had scandals with Milan in the past two years, and it seems that Milan's scandals are not worth much, but in any case, being able to be favored by giants can be regarded as a manifestation of potential. Similarly, their midfielder Imbra is a player who has been targeted by the likes of Chelsea, but at 21 years old, the giants are not in a hurry to make a move. And their frontcourt Andre Ayew is also a Ghana international, and another wide player, Payet, has a rather surprising level of creating chances in crosses, and has also been concerned by many Serie A and Premier League teams.
If you take a closer look, although this team's recent results in Ligue 1 do not seem to be very good, just looking at the lineup, their strength is indeed not weak. It's true that they have little chance of winning against Paris' Ibrahimovic, but it's still not something that a team of Wolfsburg's level can afford to underestimate.
In any case, Marseille is a big team after all. Although they have a bad reputation in international football because of the scandal that made them famous at the time, they still have a remarkable influence in France. And with this kind of influence, the team's lineup can still be arranged very well.
Although Marseille is definitely not a strong team in this group, any team that can play in the Champions League has its own strength. Wolfsburg still needs to be very careful against them in order to win the game.
Because of Wolfsburg's state, the media can't be said to be completely optimistic about the result of Wolfsburg's game, and the only thing that can make people happy is that as a team in Pot 4, Wolfsburg's first game is played at their own home stadium. To be able to start their Champions League journey on their home turf is obviously good news for them as well. Wolfsburg have always played better at their home stadium than on the road, and this time against a strong opponent, playing at home has made them even more confident.
And their confidence is not without reason, when the game started, people quickly found that Wolfsburg played much better than the last one.
In this game of the Champions League, Wolfsburg finally replaced their main players, and they made sufficient preparations for the game against Bayer Leverkusen, in order to play the main force in this game. And when all the main players came on the field, Wolfsburg's offense was also very different from the previous game, compared to the previous game, the attack was unfavorable, and they suddenly strengthened a lot.
Wolfsburg, who are playing at home and have a full lineup, has played quite easily since the beginning. Marseille, on the other hand, were a little conservative and did not get into the form immediately, which also gave Wolfsburg the upper hand, and from the beginning of the game, they kept looking for opportunities to create their own Champions League goals for the new season.
Shaheen moved forward slowly with the ball, controlling the ball at his feet and seemed to want to break through to the right in one step, but when Imbra stepped forward, he pulled the ball back with one kick, then pushed to the left, changed directions, and dodged Impla's defense. And after this kick flashed the defense, he did not hesitate any longer, and directly kicked the ball to Turan on the side with a long ground pass.
His dribbling skills are not particularly good, although he can dodge Imbra, but with his speed and technique, it is almost impossible to eat Inbra raw. However, as a midfielder, Shaheen is not known for his breakthrough skills, he is known for his excellent long-range shots and his ability to sort out the team's attack. Just like now, as soon as he gets rid of the defense, he chooses the route with the best chance of success, and it suddenly brightens up Wolfsburg's attack.
The choice of a clear attacking line is more important to the midfielder than technique. Shaheen has this ability, which is why he is the main force. He can make Wolfsburg's offense stronger, and in order for him to play well in this game, the rest in front of him is also a must.
Sharpening knives is not a mistake for woodcutters, and if you don't play well in the previous game, you can play better in this game.
On the wing, Turan received his pass, and Morel had already posted it at the first time, trying to stop him from breaking through. In the face of Morel's approach, Turan's body shook suddenly, as if he wanted to force up to accelerate, but just as Morel stepped forward to block his line, Turan stepped on the ball at his feet, took a step back, and suddenly flashed a gap.
Compared to Morel, Turan's level is much higher, and on the wing, he basically plays as much as he wants. With this kick back, he flashed directly out of the gap, that is, using this gap, he crossed and sent the ball into the penalty area.
His movements were quite beautiful, but unfortunately, in the penalty area, Olic was not able to read his thoughts in time. He was a step too slow to get to the front point, and the ball flew past the front post and fell towards the back post. It was too late for Gao Shunyao to scramble for the header, he blocked Fani behind him at the back point, controlled the landing point for the first time, and then, without waiting for the football to fall, he suddenly turned around and kicked the ball towards the goal with a burst shot in the penalty area.
For this opportunity, Gao Shunyao asked himself to deal with absolutely no problem, but Mandanda in front of the goal also bounced up suddenly when Gao Shunyao shot. Gao Shunyao's kick towards the far post was already very fast, but Mandanda's amazing reaction speed still made him palm sideways and block the palm in front of the football. Wolfsburg's formula was extremely beautiful in front of it, but when it came to the goal, Mandanda's amazing play this time made their attack stop.
The football was blocked by Mandanda, and the bottom line was directly sealed at once. A beautiful attack on Wolfsburg came back in vain all at once.
Around the stadium, there was a sigh of fans sighing. Wolfsburg, who played at home, did enough foreplay, but couldn't score, which made the fans quite helpless. What they want to see is not such a result, Wolfsburg's attack has not been good for a while, and they are tired of it.
The lamentations of the fans, Gao Shunyao also heard it very clearly, as a striker who did not score a goal, he could only smile bitterly. He asked himself if he did a good job, but if he was unlucky, he couldn't help it.
Fortunately, although it was just a wry smile, he was still laughing. In the current situation, no matter what, at least I can still laugh. Compared to the previous few days, Wolfsburg's attack was much better. Now that he doesn't score, Gao Shunyao has completely dared to say that this is a matter of luck.
Compared to the lack of strength, although the luck is the same as not being able to win, it will not affect people's confidence. Wolfsburg's home battle, the strength is still okay, and their strength gives Gao Shunyao a lot of confidence. Gao Shunyao has every reason to believe that the next time he has the opportunity, he will not miss the opportunity. (To be continued.) )