25. Prerequisites for upsets

The upset is relative to the popular, the underdog is not concerned, and the upset is an unexpected result.

Whether judging from the handicap offered by the world bookmaker before the game, or the media reports of all parties, the Mainz team has the absolute upper hand. This is also the case, at present, after six rounds of Bundesliga matches, Mainz team, under the leadership of team leader Hoffmann, has won five of the six games and drawn one, ranking high in the Bundesliga. As for their opponent, Allen won 6 games, 2 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, and ranked 14th in the German Second Division with seven points.

This is a contest between the strong teams of the German Second Division and the weak teams of the German Second Division, and although the new foreign player Du Yang of LR Allen has been in hot form recently, this team is still generally underestimated before the game.

After the start of the game, in the cheers of the 20,000 fans at the Bruch Road Stadium, the Mainz team did launch the first attack as expected before the game!

This time, it is definitely different from the last time he played Andahge, LR Allen did not actively choose to defend and counterattack, but passively chose to defend and counterattack. Because there is indeed a huge gap in the strength of the two sides, the old Hield made a change in the formation today, he discharged a 4411, in addition to Kruska, he also sent 3 backs! Today, LR Allen has a total of 4 midfielders on the field, and only Du Yang and the team's center forward Pangerovica are in the frontcourt.

Old Hield chose to bet on defense, and he chose to believe in the team's defense.

Almost 15 minutes have passed since the opening, and the cheers of the Mainz fans are getting louder and louder. The possession of both sides was a good illustration of the game, with LR Allen having just 15% possession in the first fifteen minutes compared to 85% for their opponents, Mainz!

However, the Mainz team's offense is also thunder and rain, and because LR Allen chose to defend intensively, they have no choice but to take this weak team for the time being.

"Du! Pay attention to the defense! Pan Jie, you have to participate in the defense too! Push it on, don't let their defenders pass the ball easily! Kruzka roared his big voice as captain of the team in front of the two centre-backs and he was responsible for directing his team-mates' defence.

"Bastuka, pounce, Chris will fill in for you! Nord, quick, go to Chris and Bastuka! "Kruska has never felt so tired, Mainz attack after wave, and if you continue to play like this, it will be a matter of time before LR Allen concedes the goal.

Du Yang has also been involved in the team's defense, and his speed allows him to support it as quickly as possible. However, defense is not Du Yang's forte, 8 steals, 9 markings, these two defensive values Du Yang is really pitiful.

Therefore, Du Yang can often return to defend in place, but he will be easily swept by the opponent.

As for the offense, Du Yang only felt how scummy his ability was today, and the ability to stop the ball at 12 made Du Yang unable to successfully receive the passes from his teammates. You know, this is something that hasn't happened in the previous games.

In fact, the main reason is that Du Yang did not have such a strong physical confrontation in the first few games, even when he was with the Bochum team, Du Yang also used his speed and agility to dodge the space to stop the ball, so that even if there was only 12 stops, Du Yang could stop steadily. But today was different, the Mainz team's style of play was to attack fiercely, and then lose the ball and then counter-attack on the spot. In this way, the passing of LR Allen's players will be very hurried, and the ball that is originally very difficult to catch coupled with the interference of the opposing players, Du Yang will be even more unable to catch it.

In the first 20 minutes of today's game, Du Yang's mistakes were almost the sum of his previous game.

Helplessly, the team's striker Pangerovica now has to be used as a central defender and a midfielder, using his height, Pangerovica can still compete for high balls.

But Du Yang had no room to play today, he couldn't catch the ball, and he couldn't defend it. So it feels like LR Allen has one less person to play on the court.

The old Hield on the sidelines is also at a loss, and he is the most anxious about the team playing like this, as the head coach of the team.

b――! At that moment, the LR Allen player fouled near the penalty area and gave the opponent a well-placed free kick after receiving a Topaz God of War card.

LR Allen's goalkeeper Stanley was anxiously directing the human wall, and it seemed that this guy was very nervous, too, the Mainz team has taken 11 shots on goal so far, and 5 of them were saved by him.

Du Yang also returned to his defensive area, although his role on the defensive end was almost zero, Du Yang still hoped that he could do his part.

At this time, the captain of the team, Kruska, trotted towards Du Yang while the opponent was still discussing the free kick tactics.

"Du! It's enough for Pan Jie to come back, you go to the front! Kruska patted Du Yang's shoulder, pointed to the front court and said.

"But ......" Du Yang was a little surprised, to be honest, he thought that Kruska would come over and direct him to stand in which position, but what he didn't expect was that Kruska actually asked him to go up?

'We need someone up front to be a threat, Du, you're our hope for an upset and I want to have a trustworthy team-mate up front after we defend successfully.' Kruska's words were like a hammer blow to Du Yang's heart, this guy never knew that he was so important in the team.

"So, get ahead! Du, we'll give you the ball as soon as we get the chance. With that, Kruska hurried back to her defensive position and waited for Mainz's free-kick.

Looking at Kruska's back, Du Yang gritted his teeth and stood in the center position. It is necessary to maintain the threat to the opponent's defense line, Du Yang knows that Kruska's words are not only encouragement, but also an invisible trust!

Even if he could be described as inactive in the previous game, his teammates still believed in themselves without hesitation.

This is the prerequisite for trust, an upset.

Only by believing in one's teammates can the whole team unify their thinking, and can they have the hope of filling the gap and defeating the strong team.

Looking at the changes in Du Yang on the field, old Heard also smiled with relief, through this game, Du Yang will definitely be able to grow again, this is the first time he has been so trusted.

Of course, because Du Yang was in front, a central defender of the Mainz team, who was originally going to attack, suddenly stopped.

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When the Mainz free-kick was taken, the on-site commentator almost uttered the word goal.