Chapter 393: Munich Night (4)
In the 56th minute of the game, Capello replaced Di Biagio with Tomasi, and the arrival of this new force finally improved Fiorentina's defensive hardness and range in midfield.
You know, the 22-year-old Tomasi has the physical fitness comparable to Mateus's marathon runner, he was stunned to use his non-stop running to fill the space from the Fiorentina penalty line to the center circle of the stadium, coupled with the assistance of Effenberg and Redondo, Fiorentina finally effectively contained Bayern's long-range attack from the second half.
And after temporarily stabilizing the position, Fiorentina's attack gradually played out. In the case of unstable defense before, Redondo and others did not dare to press easily, so that even if Barty and Ronaldo in the front court got the ball, they were often surrounded by Bayern players.
Although Ronaldo's superior jishu is unparalleled in the world, although his nickname is called "alien", Ronaldo is still an earthling after all, and in the face of Mateus, Hamann, Helmer and others, it is impossible for the Brazilian striker to break through easily.
Otherwise, Fiorentina will not need other strikers at all in the future, directly send ten players to defend, and hand over the ball to Ronaldo as soon as there is a ball, and let him pass all the other eleven players and send the ball into the empty goal, where is there any other tactic?
Under the command of Mateus, the Bayern players began to gradually retreat, organizing a defensive line at the back of the center circle to prepare for Fiorentina's counterattack.
Despite the score behind, the Fiorentina midfielder led by Effenberg did not rush to press the attack, but unhurriedly poured his feet back and forth in the midfield, occasionally passing a ball forward to test the opponent's defense, and when he found that there was no chance to take advantage of it, he immediately returned the pass, and then there was a new round of passes.
"What is this going to be done in Florence? If they pass like this, they will never be able to equalize, is Capello already planning to give up this game? The commentator said puzzledly, after all, this period of time can be said to be very boring compared to the previous dozens of minutes of play, and the previous tense rhythm is completely different, making many people watching this game a little drowsy, "This is not in line with Capello's style, if the top two teams in the group can get the right to qualify, I have reason to think that this realistic manager will not care too much about the result of this game, but the current qualifying rules are completely different, If you can't talk about it, Fiorentina, as the defending champion, is likely to go home at the end of the group stage! ”
Obviously, Capello, who was on the sidelines directing the game, couldn't have heard the commentator's complaints, but even if he did, he would most likely have scoffed at the layman's remarks.
Anyone with a little experience in watching football should know that Fiorentina, which is playing away, is currently inferior to Bayern in terms of location and the player's own state, and rash attack in this situation can only be a dead end.
Only by taking advantage of the Fiorentina players' own jishu advantages, by constantly shifting the ball and inverting the foot to gradually relax the tense nerves of the Bayern players, mobilize their defense to find loopholes, and then take advantage of them, this is the most normal way to deal with it in Capello's opinion.
Let the players rush to disrupt the battle, not to mention whether the Fiorentina group of players still have the physical ability to play, it is the counter-attacking speed of Basler and Sauer that is enough to make Capello a mouse. And, the most crucial point is that Capello will never choose this way to equalize, after all, high rewards often mean high risks, and for Capello, the benefits of this game have not yet reached the point where he can take this high-risk approach.
Trapattoni did see Capello's intention to put the Fiorentina players at the back, but he didn't have too much to crack - who really didn't make these players as good as their opponents at the jishu level.
If Matthaus had been in charge of the front, Bayern might still have the strength to fight Fiorentina in midfield, but this is obviously unrealistic, because the Bayern captain is now eyeing Ronaldo, and if he is moved forward, there will be no one in Bayern's backline who can deal with this terrifying alien.
Therefore, the Italian coach can only keep shouting loudly to cheer up the Bayern players on the field, stay vigilant at all times, and don't give the opponent a chance.
However, not every player can stay energetic and make any mistakes throughout the game.
In the 77th minute, Effenberg dribbled with his right foot, dribbled past Basler, and sent a through ball.
I don't know what Haman was thinking at this time, he could have broken this pass with a very obvious intention with just one stretch of his foot, but the moment he touched the ball, he almost kicked it into the air!
The ball rolled to the feet of Rui Costa in front of his team-mates and the entire Bayern line-back, as he watched the fans and commentators alike......
However, Helmer was still keeping an eye on Batistuta at this point, with Mateus following Ronaldo's side. Such a situation surprised the Portuguese midfielder to find that none of the Bayern players around him had the spare strength to defend him at this time!
So Costa made a quick decision and immediately dribbled the ball towards the defense of Bayern's gate.
Seeing this, Helmer rushed forward to intercept the Portuguese, and at the same time, he also took care to cut off the connection between Barty and Costa during the run, so as to prevent the opponent from suddenly splitting the ball and hitting his own back to form a single knife.
Naturally, Barty couldn't just stand stupidly waiting for the ball to come to the door to shoot for him, and he began to move from the left in the Bayern penalty area, opening up space for Costa to pass the ball while also providing a cover for Ronaldo, who was tangled with Matthaus.
Due to the movement of Batistuta, Mateus was slightly distracted, which gave Ronaldo a chance.
The Brazilian suddenly accelerated and threw Mateus out of two positions, and at that moment, Costa's pass was just right in front of the alien!
The alien was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that Costa would still be unpredictable, how did he know that he would definitely break through from this direction?
Well, I don't have any extra time to think about this now, so let's hit the ball in first...... Thinking so, the alien picked up his right leg and aimed for Karn's goal......
In fact, Costa did not expect Ronaldo to receive the ball, he was originally going to pass to Barty and let the captain directly volley into the goal......
In retrospect, it was a noticeable better pass than it was to Barty.
And just like that, Ronaldo was in the right place to be where he should have been, and with a gentle push of his right foot, he sent the ball into the net under Kahn's desperate gaze.
One-to-one! Fiorentina equalize!