Bayer Arena.

A timer board in the middle of the pitch was hung to show that the game had been played for 25 minutes, and the scoreboard at the bottom was marked as '0:0', and 25 minutes had passed without either team scoring.

But the Leverkusen fans were all smiles on their faces.

It can be seen from this that in the previous game, Leverkusen must have had the advantage, otherwise these local fans would not be like this, not only smiling, they waved the Leverkusen flag in their hands, constantly shouting and cheering, cheering for the Leverkusen fighters who fought the field, the wave of the team flag formed a piece, becoming a unique scenery of the stadium, this neat picture is difficult to see in Italy, England, and perhaps it is also the characteristic of German fans.

You can see that they are not worried about anything.

In fact, this is also true.

Twenty-five minutes into the game, Bayer Leverkusen had a large advantage. German Sports Television (DSF) commentator Hunter was also talking about the number of matches between the two teams in the top 20, "...... Bayer Leverkusen had 61 per cent possession and have had nine shots so far, two of which were on target, with Bayer Leverkusen having four corners and Roma zero, and they have yet to take a single corner so far. In addition, Roma have two yellow cards, Leverkusen has not, and perhaps they can only use a strict foul to stop Leverkusen from attacking. ”

These numbers do not determine the outcome of the match, but they can also illustrate the difference between the two teams in many ways.

For 25 minutes, Bayer Leverkusen broke down the Roma defence with penetrating attacks again and again, and each of their players was quite good, as if they were in the first game to get into the groove, and more than that. They also had occasional amazing combinations, such as passing the ball into the Roma penalty area from the back to the front of the court a few times, and for example, at the front of the big penalty area, they completed fancy passing combinations, which made the fans in the stadium exclaim.

Bayer Leverkusen's advantage is quite obvious. It has become obvious that even if there is no goal yet, Leverkusen fans are not worried, and they believe that if the game continues like this, the team will have to take the lead sooner or later.

There is no reason for them to be backward.

First of all, this is at Bayer Athletic, their turf, and secondly, Bayer Leverkusen are stronger, their table is better, not to mention, Roma have not had any chances until now. Their table is quite poor, and there are a few players who are simply sleepwalking.

The guy who swore before the game that he would take the victory, even if it was one of them.

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In the eyes of Leverkusen fans, no, in the eyes of all the fans in the stadium, including in front of the TV, Zhang Tiehan is definitely one of the 'sleepwalking'.

For the first twenty-five minutes, the only thing he could do was to work with his teammates a few times to his feet.

And then...... No then.

From the beginning of the game, he always wanted to step forward and look for opportunities. But the team's offense couldn't hit the opponent's penalty area at all, and it couldn't even pass half time. Especially when the team pushes forward the attack, Bayer Leverkusen's tight defense at the back is a headache for him.

These Bayer Leverkusen players are quite strong individually and work well with each other defensively, forming a defensive formation like a wall. Blocking the front of the penalty area, Zhang Tiehan didn't even have a chance to shoot from a distance of 30 meters, because when he reached a position within 30 meters of the fans, even if he received a pass, he didn't have the space to raise his foot to shoot.

He was forced to rob very tightly.

Perhaps Bayer Leverkusen has also set him up. Every time he stepped forward, there were always Bayer Leverkusen players running over to limit him, other defenders would come over and block his space, and they rarely stepped out to grab the ball, mostly a pressing attitude, which was even more annoying.

Ten minutes later, when Leverkusen's attack really started, he didn't even have such a chance, because the ball couldn't pass half the court at all, and Leverkusen pressed it vigorously, completely pressing the attack, leaving Roma in a very passive situation.

Zhang Tiehan originally thought that this was a good opportunity to fight back.

He tried to go up twice.

As a result, Bayer Leverkusen started to play offside...... As long as he runs forward, it's an offside position, and he doesn't want to run forward, and of course, it won't be a threat.

Zhang Tiehan gritted his teeth hatefully.

But he has to admire the opponent's tactical play, which is really very effective, he is still the person who has the most balls in the team, and Montella, who started with him, can only pull back to defend.

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On the bench in Rome.

Drinel had already stood up, he looked at the game solemnly, his brows were furrowed, and he knew what mood he was in now.

He was regretting it.

For this game, he is quite interested, this is Roma's third game in the Champions League group stage, if this game can not be won, then Roma will almost be eliminated, then there is a glimmer of chance he does not believe in at all.

So he arranged tactics to seek stability.

Zhang Tiehan partnered with Montella to start, Zhang Tiehan's ability is needless to say, Montella is very good at running, most of the goals rely on running and cooperation and 'picking up leaks', in Drinel's heart, Montella and Zhang Tiehan's partner is the most suitable, his advantages compared to Cassano, one is more mature, the other is more flexible running, but Cassano's advantages are also obvious, his body is good, his technique is excellent, his physical fitness is excellent, and he occasionally bursts out of inspiration to make amazing performances, in terms of personal ability, Cassano is more dominant.

However, in order to seek stability, Drinel still chose Montella.

Roma's formation is 442, the midfield is partnered by Totti Perrotta, and the two wings are Mancini and Del Vecchio, in fact, this formation is more defensive, Perrotta himself is a defensive midfielder, with Zhang Tiehan and Montella in front, Totti's position will be relatively deep.

Delvicchio's attacking ability is good, Mancini is a player who can attack and defend, in short, the midfielder and the four players on the wing, the overall ability is still on the defensive side.

Originally, according to Drinel's thoughts, the defense was solid, and there were Zhang Tiehan, Totti on the offense, plus Montella, Del Vecchio and Mancini, and the offense was already playing well, but there were several people in the midfield, and the appearance after playing was average. This led to a very passive situation.

For example, Perrotta, he is really not very good in attack, he will pass the ball to his teammates when he gets it, and he will not carry it forward at all, and Totti, for example, he is guarded by the opponent. It's hard to get the ball in midfield.

Roberto Mancini and Del Vecchio are not bad, but the full-backs are only full-backs after all, and it is difficult for them to decide the situation of the team and rely on their individual ability to attack.

In short, Roma is generally passive, and the formation is one of the main reasons.

Another reason is that Roma is better at the three-striker tactic, and the three-striker is naturally three strikers, which is a tactic often used by Capello's Roma, and the formation is still 442. However, Totti's position has been moved forward, and the starting midfielder is also an attacking forward, so that one of the two forwards can always be inserted, plus the addition of the wing, many times the attack, the formation looks as if there are three forwards, this is the three-striker tactic.

It's not just a difference in formation. It also has a lot to do with the starters.

For example, Perrotta, he is not good at attacking. Then he can't give more support to the front, he comes to start and plays in the back, and if he loses more main midfield support, the front will be out of touch with the back, and the attack will not be able to play at all.

It's not just Perrotta, but the starting defenders are just as important.

There are no two full-backs to back it up. Without the addition of a centre-back to the midfield, the striker three is just an idea and it is very difficult to implement, and after the departure of the two defenders, Roma's striker three is in vain.

Drinel reorganized Rome's tactics. It is to use the forward three as a model and make some adjustments to make the tactics more suitable for the current Roma.

It's a pity that the 'trial' of this game failed.

Under the conservative 442 formation, the Roma players didn't seem to know how to attack, and as a result, they were suppressed by Bayer Leverkusen very passively.

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Very passive, very passive, quite passive.

But in the eyes of the Leverkusen fans, the game is not like this, they are behind Leverkusen, who cares whether Roma lives or dies, they see that the team has a big advantage, most of the time the team is attacking, they have many, many chances, and the goal seems to be in sight.

On the other hand, the Roman side.

At the beginning of the game, Leverkusen also paid special attention to Zhang Tiehan, what Zhang Tiehan said before the game was known by many Leverkusen fans, they hated this 'German player in Rome', and whenever Zhang Tiehan got the ball, they would make a 'boo' sound.

It's almost the universal language of world football.

However, by the time the game had arrived, Zhang Tiehan had been ignored, and Bayer Leverkusen fans wanted to 'boo' him, but they didn't even have a chance.

Of course, they would love to see that.

And Bayer Leverkusen's attacking players, such as striker Voronin, captain Rolfes, they all played quite smoothly, these two got six shots on goal in the previous games, each went up and kicked three times, although there was no goal, but the feeling of scoring in front of him was also very good.

It's like playing cards.

It's not as pleasant to watch someone win from the outside as it is to go into battle in person, they get chance after chance, and that feeling of shooting is pretty good.

Now they are just one goal.

"It's perfect to have a goal...... Leverkusen fans want the same.

It is not only the fans and players who can think of it, Bayer Leverkusen coach Organthaler is also thinking about the goal, but he is not in a hurry, he just sits calmly in his seat, chewing gum in his mouth, indicating that he is very relaxed, and that look is in stark contrast to Drinel on the other side, which seems to indicate the current shape of the two teams.

In Augenthaler's view, scoring goals is a matter of time.

There is still a lot of game time, his team has always had the advantage, Roma simply don't even have room to fight back, as long as there is a goal, there is no suspense in the game.

At the same time, on the playing field, Zhang Tiehan was competing with the 'offside'.

Three consecutive offside positions......

This is really the first time he has encountered, in League One, it is difficult for a team to do such a good job of anti-offside, in a few games in Rome, he has not encountered the opponent to defend like this, and now he has seen that Leverkusen's ability to maintain the formation of offside when attacking is really good.

Let him be offside at least three times in a row.

Zhang Tiehan gritted his teeth secretly.

He stared at the Bayer Leverkusen defender next to him, this is Juan Silvera dos Santos, Bayer Leverkusen's main defender and a member of the Brazilian national team.

In 2002, Juan was called up to Bayer Leverkusen, replacing Lucio, another Brazilian centre-back who had moved to Bayern. In just one year, he was firmly in the main position in the rear.

Now he is defending Zhang Tiehan.

In Juan's eyes, this job is quite simple, he doesn't have to defend desperately, he only needs to run a few steps forward when the opponent is about to start, and then the linesman will raise the flag to signal offside, and his defensive work is over.

With 22 players in the game, it is estimated that he is the most relaxed.

Head coach Augenthaler also said to pay more attention to the young people next to him...... What exactly is notable about him? Juan still doesn't quite understand, at least he doesn't think there is anything to pay attention to, but he is quite easy to defend.

It is estimated that the other party is too young, he seems to be less than twenty years old?

Juan looked back at Zhang Tiehan with a smile.

He felt that this young man was really reckless, once, twice, and actually offside three times in a row, couldn't he improve a little?

Just this table, what else do you say to take away the victory?

Why? (To be continued......)