Chapter 164: Schalke 04

In this game, Magath, who gambled on the Champions League, discharged the strongest lineup that could be brought out, the goalkeeper is Hildebran, who has rich experience in Europe, and on the back line, the left fullback is Fuchs, although this buddy's performance this season is very tragic, but Magath's hands are really no more reliable than him, and he can only choose a general among the short man, and the right fullback is Atsushi Uchida, although his performance this season is unstable, but he is also the most reliable player in this position, The centre-back combination is Papadopoulos and captain Hevides, the midfield is a two-back configuration, Jones is partnered with Neustadt, the two wings are Farfan and Draxler, the forward is Hobbitl, and the single striker is the team's top scorer Huntelaar.

On Tottenham's side, Antienes is also an elite, goalkeeper Lloris, and Pokolinho, Vertonghen, Caulke and Hutton on the back line from left to right, after repeated trials, Antienes is now basically desperate for the veteran Gallas and the team's vice-captain Dawson, of course, it is no problem for the two to stay as substitutes, as the main force, forget it, but the young player Caulke has gradually gained the trust of Antienes with his recent solid performance, From the last man in the centre-back position before the start of the season, he has been in the main squad.

The midfield is also a two-back configuration, Sandro partners Modric, the two wings are the same Bale and Lennon, the attacking forward Dembele replaced Sigurdsson as the main force of the team in this game, and the forward line is Degan.

Tottenham Hotspur started attacking mode as soon as the game started, and Schalke 04, who were playing away from home, played a somewhat conservative opening period, leaving only one Huntelaar in front of them, and the rest of the players retreated to their own half to participate in the defense.

The strength of the two teams is compared, Tottenham naturally has the absolute upper hand, but Schalke 04 is obviously not without the power of a fight, and Magath is a coach who often creates miracles, when he led Wolfsburg to win the Bundesliga championship, it was a miracle, this time, his goal is to lead Schalke 04 to the end.

However, it is not easy to overcome the obstacle of Tottenham, although Magath ignored Degan in an interview with reporters before the game, saying that Degan alone cannot decide the outcome of a game, but the reality is that Degan really has this ability.

In the fourth minute of the game, Degan ushered in his first shot of the game, after receiving a pass from Modric in the middle, he turned around and volleyed directly, Hildebrand didn't realize that Degan would shoot at all, so he could only subconsciously save, and the result was completely wrong in the direction, but unfortunately Degan's shot was slightly high, grazing the crossbar of the goal and flying out of the bottom line.

"Ah~~~~~~ it's a pity, Degan's shot almost broke through Schalke 04's goal, just a little higher, if this shot was before the goal, Deegan could have adjusted a little, maybe Tottenham has taken the lead now, but it doesn't matter, this game, Degan's condition looks very good, in the last league game, against Wigan Athletic, Degan got a rare rest, and now it seems that he has completed the charge!"

In the previous games, due to physical problems, Degan was basically no different from a dead dog on the court, although he did not delay his goal, but his performance on the field looked like he was dragging the team down.

In this game, Degan, who had almost rested before, gave people a lively feeling at the beginning, although the first shot failed to form a score, but it seems that as long as he follows this trend, the goal will definitely not be too far.

Three minutes later, Digan received Bale's cross in the penalty area, Digan jumped high and pressed Papadopoulos to head the goal, this time it was in the right position, but it was Hildebrand, who reacted quickly, lifted the ball off the crossbar with one palm, and then took a corner kick opportunity, although Digan hit the football, but unfortunately Lennon at the back point was a little slower, failed to complete the shot, and was cleared off the sideline by Hevildes.

Less than ten minutes into the opening, Tottenham's continuous attack, made Schalke 04 very uncomfortable to deal with, Schalke 04 has always been a team that pays attention to rapid advancement and looking for fighters, but they are in front of Tottenham, the past two breakthroughs are very sharp side, and they can't find a way forward at all, which is very embarrassing.

It wasn't until the eleventh minute of the game that Schalke 04 ushered in the first shot on goal, but unfortunately Huntelaar's shot, whether it was the angle or the power, was easily obtained by Lloris.

Next, Huntelaar also got two chances to shoot, but unfortunately the two shots felt very reluctant, and there was not enough support from the midfield, and this super striker, who scored a lot of goals in the Bundesliga, was also instantly dumbfounded.

In fact, the debate surrounding whether or not Huntelaar is a super striker has never been less debated since his time at Ajax, and last season, Huntelaar was in hot form, scoring goals both for club and country.

And he has always been a controversial player, no one can deny his super high goal rate, but the notoriety of "only brushing data" has always been with him, he was once seen as the "new Van Basten", but the frustration with Real Madrid and Milan has always made him always associated with the word "parallel goods".

So what kind of player is Huntelaar?

Does he really have outstanding strength or is it just a name?

When Huntelaar joined Ajax, it was when Ibrahimovic left, and the team has not had a suitable replacement for the center, the performance of the Greek Charlisteas was disliked by too many fans, although Anastachwu can complete the responsibility of sharing the ball, but he is too obsessed with the ball and rarely shoots, although he is a good center forward, but considering the age, At the time, Ajax was in dire need of a young no.9 who could meet the expectations of their fans for the future, and it was in this context that Huntelaar joined.

It was at the peak of Huntelaar's career, and he could score almost anything, as if he were an all-round scorer. The ratio of goals from the left and right feet is equal, with long shots, barbs, volleys, headers, lobs and, most importantly, the ability to deliver a stunner in crucial matches.

That season, Huntelaar formed a formidable attacking trio with Rosenberg and Rosalez, with Rosales in charge of starting the ball on the right and having a very high success rate in crosses, Huntelaar scoring in the middle and Rosenberg splitting the ball.

Ajax's performances that season were not great, with only one winner in the team, Huntelaar, who relied on a number of crucial goals to save Blind from the brink of dismissal.

That year, Huntelaar had a calm personality, scored a lot of key goals, and had reached an astonishing level of efficiency from the point of view of the data, but his personal ability did not continue to improve, the physical confrontation he practiced at Heerenveen seemed to have stopped training during the Ajax period, and his dribbling skills were originally very average, and in the following games, his weakness of confrontation and poor ball protection ability was gradually magnified.

The following season, as the team changed their style of play and no longer focused on attacking from the wings, Huntelaar did not perform as well as he had in the previous season, losing two of the trio's golden partners, and although he still had a lot of goals, the shutout and key goals came more from Snyder's assists.

Although Huntelaar continued to score goals, he no longer had such an amazing performance, his personality gradually became impatient, complaining about the referee happened repeatedly, and there were also minor problems in the communication with Suarez, and the characteristics of the weak ball protection were infinitely magnified, and more light converged on Suarez.

Later, Van Basten took over, in fact, in Huntelaar's previous years at Ajax, he coached in the national team Van Basten was very fond of recruiting with AZ and Ajax back. Jing's players, including Huntelaar's best two seasons, were unwilling to give him the opportunity to enter the national team, so Huntelaar could only show his "might" in the Dutch youth.

It wasn't until Van Basten took office at Ajax that Huntelaar realized that he had always disliked himself, Huntelaar had thought that the former world-class striker would be happy to teach himself this local junior, but in daily training, Basten never taught him anything privately, coached something, just stood handsomely, and talked about big ideas to the team.

Huntelaar started high and low during the Ajax period, from a key gentleman to a referee complainer, his own technical ability did not make a qualitative leap, but he deepened his understanding of the requirements of the 433 center forward and tried to do it, but the effect was not good, and the subsequent low ebb performance in Real Madrid and Milan was also expected, but there is no doubt that he is now the most suitable role for the 433 center forward in the Dutch national team, because there is really no decent competitor.

After leaving Ajax, Huntelaar's first stop to the giants was Real Madrid, when Real Madrid's forward situation was that Ruud van Nistelrooy was injured, and only Raul, Higuain and Saviola were left in the striker.

Huntelaar only stayed in Real Madrid for half a season, scored 8 goals in 20 appearances, and made a lot of substitutes, this report card is already good, Real Madrid at that time was not very suitable for him, Marcelo on the left, Robben on the right are used to cutting inside the goal, and the support of the middle double back is also limited, which is quite unfavorable for a striker like Huntelaar who needs midfield support very much, and at that time Raul was unshakable, and his competition with Higuain was still at a disadvantage, even if there was no Florentino return later, It is also difficult to see if Huntelaar can win against Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has returned from injury.

Later, the days in AC Milan were the most difficult for Huntelaar, when AC Milan was rumored to introduce Fabiano and Dzeko, but it turned out to be Huntelaar, for Milan, there was no disappointment, just looking at the transfer fee, 1500W was already quite cheap, at that time Milan was in a period of hunger and cold, it was unrealistic to expect Sevilla and Wolfsburg to come to the pillars, and the general environment at that time was not very good, so Huntelaar came, or to make use of the attitude.

Huntelaar's personal ability must be there, otherwise he would not be so powerful in the national team, but he was aggrieved in the club, of course, Huntelaar's failure in Milan still has a great relationship with Leonardo's guidance direction, Milan at that time also likes to make a fuss in the midfield, Huntelaar is also required to often retreat to respond, but when he should really appear in the position where he should appear, the opportunity is missed, Leonardo has always thought that he can do some coordination and tactics around him, but it is always nowhere to be seen, Confidence and morale have become very low, so it is often seen that the occurrence of unreasonable situations such as stopping the ball and making mistakes, overrunning, etc., still has an important relationship with the psychological state.

Later, Huntelaar transferred to the current Schalke 04, and when he wore the No. 25 shirt, he said that he would score 25 goals for Schalke in his first season, and there was a mockery in the media at the time.

However, by the end of the season, in the team's-like performance, his goal per game has become the only fig leaf for Schalke 04.

Huntelaar's greatest characteristic is his ability to create chances out of nothing, his ability to read the game, and his nose for opportunities in front of goal. Of course, it may also be that the general scum defense line in the Bundesliga has given Huntelaar more room to play, and in many games in a passive situation, only Huntelaar carried the banner of attack.

Overall, Huntelaar is a pure goalscorer, with that kind of agility and inspiration that seems to be born in front of goal, and as long as he creates chances in front of goal, his ability to take chances is absolutely superb, and if you only expect him to score, he can easily get the job done.

Compared to Kuranyi before Schalke 04, Huntelaar is much better than Kuranyi in terms of taking chances in front of goal, and whenever the ball is fed, he can always put it in.

But Huntelaar is a bit of a soft-bass in the box, especially when the opponent is close to him, and he is always the one who touches him.

And Huntelaar is too dependent on the team as a whole, almost without the ability to create chances, the value of his existence is to turn the ball passed to the position into a score, but once the support is not enough, when he needs to really step up, Huntelaar is not smart.

Now that's the case, Huntelaar can't play his due role in the front line, Schalke 04's martial arts have been abolished in half, Holtby has good creative ability, but it's a pity that he is inexperienced, under Sandro's strict defense, he is still too busy to take care of himself, not to mention serving Huntelaar.

As for the two wings on which Magath depends, under the impact of the two small sports cars of Bale and Lennon, the number of times they even crossed the middle line was pitiful, and it was basically impossible to count on it.

Schalke 04 was repeatedly hit by Tottenham on the dantian, the martial arts were almost abolished, and the attack did not improve, not to mention the already scummy defensive line.

In the twenty-third minute of the first half, the deadlock on the field was finally broken, and it was Deegan who scored, which was a standard Tottenham counterattack, originally Schalke 04's attack, but when the ball passed into the penalty area, Huntelaar finally responded this time, but after physical contact with Vertonghen, Huntelaar fell directly to the ground, and then raised his hand to the referee to take the penalty.

Seeing this, the referee's nose was almost crooked, the moment Huntelaar and Vertonghen's bodies came into contact, the referee stood behind him, it can be said that he could see clearly, Huntelaar dared to take a penalty at this time, there was no penalty, and the three-word comment could be sent one and three times!

Huntelaar saw that the referee didn't say anything at all, so he was in a hurry, and just now he looked like "I want to return to the west", and instantly resurrected in situ with full blood, just like bringing Brother Chun, rushed to the referee to protest loudly.

But Tottenham didn't have the heart to watch a good show, after Lloris got the ball, he drove the ball directly to the front, Sandro headed back to Modric, Modric didn't wait to hold the ball steady, and directly plugged it.

Degan successfully countered offside, and after getting the ball, he pushed it directly, this time, Hildebrand was also powerless, and the goal of the White Hart Lane Stadium was finally a fight, knowing who was his master, and did not refuse Degan's shot again.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!” Smith, who had been waiting for nearly half an hour, finally had a chance to use his loud voice, and pulled his neck and howled, "Degan! Degan! Degan! Degan! Or Degan, this is already Degan for Tottenham Hotspur, scoring in the thirtieth consecutive game, which will also be a miracle in world football, scoring in thirty consecutive games, great! I can't think of any other word to describe Degan than that! Great! ”

The great Degan rushed all the way to the Schalke 04 coach's seat at this moment, and suddenly lifted his jersey, and Magath's face turned blue in an instant: Old man! I really can!

Obviously, the word Degan was given to Magath, he just wanted to tell Magath that others may not have it, and he, Degan, is the ability of a person to decide the outcome of the game.

Are you not convinced?

Just give it a try!