After the rematch in the second half, Schalke 04 continued their pressing style of play, pressing the Hamburg players closely.

This is predictable.

Tactics that can be won or scored goals, managers generally don't take the initiative to correct them.

According to Pan Yi's instructions, Hamburg took the initiative to give up control of the ball, and tightened the defensive line, allowing Schalke 04 to attack.

This situation has only lasted for about ten minutes, and Hamburg has already ushered in its chance.

Because Schalke 04's forcing force was reduced faster than Pan Yi imagined!

Their players looked like Stevens had trained to execute this tactic in order to deal with Pan Yi, but after all, they were still not fully accustomed to this kind of intensity of scrambles.

In terms of the distribution of physical strength and the rotation of pressing personnel, it is not as good as Hamburg.

So after only about 55 minutes, Hamburg began to take over the game.

They began to try to launch a counteroffensive.

In the 58th minute, Vardy retreated to help the team break the ball, and then De Bruyne counterattacked with the ball in the middle, and Son Heung-min on the left pushed too positive, which was obtained by the opposing goalkeeper Onnastahl.

In the 62nd minute, a corner kick opportunity in Hamburg caused chaos at the back post, and then Casemiro's cross found Wu Lei, who fired a blast into the stands.

In the 65th minute, this time it was a long ball from Rudiger at the back.

In the battle for the top of the arc in the center circle, Casemiro pushed Jones to push the ball down and handed it to De Bruyne.

As soon as the core of Hamburg's midfield got the ball, two Schalke 04 players rushed over to defend.

But De Bruyne played a one-two with teammate Makoto Hasebe, easily got to the front, and then passed the ball directly with the outside of his instep!

The ball crossed the gap between Schalke 04's two centre-backs, Hevedes and Papadopoulos, and reached the gap on the right.

After Wu Lei got the ball, he immediately began to drive fast, and Schalke 04's left-back Austrian player Fuchs couldn't stop Wu Lei's advance even by pulling and pulling.

When rushing to the periphery of the penalty area, Wu Lei passed the ball to De Bruyne, who had already run over in the middle at this time, and he stepped forward at a faster speed and rushed into the penalty area.

At this time, most of Schalke 04's defenders' attention has been attracted by Wu Lei, while De Bruyne is not ready to pass the ball after receiving the ball.

He stopped the ball with his right foot and flicked it sideways to find the angle of the shot.

After looking up slightly to observe the position of the opposing goalkeeper, De Bruyne decisively got up!

At the top of the arc of the penalty area, he hit a high-quality close-to-the-ground shot, and the ball barely spun into the goal of Schalke 04 with a light rubbing of turf!

"The ball went in, De Bruyne shot from distance!"

'It was a beautiful shot, and Schalke 04's goalkeeper Onnastahl seemed to be affected by his team-mates in the box and barely reacted.

"Now Hamburg has made the score 1:1!"

'It was a goal that was initiated by Kevin De Bruyne and finished by Kevin De Bruyne. At the same time, Hamburg's cooperation in the middle and on the right side is also very exciting, and it can be said that it completely penetrates the defense of Schalke 04! ……”

After this goal, Pan Yi was also greatly relieved on the sidelines.

Although he had made a careful plan for the second half of the game, after all, goals sometimes did not come as expected because of tactical matches.

If you're unlucky, maybe the home post and the opposition goalkeeper will be the factors that prevent Hamburg from equalising.

Thankfully, that didn't happen to Hamburg today.

Now that they've equalised, all they have to do is keep attacking and try to score another goal!

After all, this is a crucial top-four battle, and Hamburg is going to use the home advantage to win the opponent and thus get rid of such direct competitors!

Under Pan Yi's constant waving of his hand forward on the sidelines, Hamburg also began to attack with full strength.

At this moment, Schalke 04 is already exhausted, but they are still quite well organized in defense.

After understanding that his players were already at the end of their strength, Schalke 04 coach Stevens had also changed his strategy in time and switched from offense to defense.

Taking a point away from home is also acceptable for him.

And defense is the guarantee that Schalke 04 can achieve good results this season!

In order to ensure the quality of the defense, Stevens also brought on some young players, such as Draxler, Matip, Kolasinac, etc. - well, they are all old acquaintances in the future.

So Hamburg is also in a bitter battle.

After all, positional warfare is not their best way of attacking!

The game continued until the 80th minute, and the pitch was still a 1-1 stalemate.

But there will be a mistake in the hundred.

Schalke 04 captain Hevedes was unable to return in time after a scramble, and the gap between him and Joel Matip was once again exposed to the Hamburg players.

Vardy quickly realised this, suddenly accelerated, shook off Matip, and rushed into the big penalty area behind him, shouting: "Quick, here I am!" ”

At this time, it was De Bruyne who took the ball in Hamburg, and his footwork could be said to be pointing and playing, and with a light pick-and-roll pass, the ball had already flown in front of Vardy.

Atsuto Uchida, a full-back on the other side, reacted quickly and after seeing Vardy cut forward and was not offside, he rushed over to fill in the two centre-back positions and tried to get close to Vardy so that he could not continue to accelerate.

But the Japanese underestimated Vardy's pace.

In just half a second, Vardy was already a blaster to shake him off and hit without any hesitation!

That's the characteristic of this England striker, bold and direct!

Schalke 04 goalkeeper Onnastahl was quick to react, and when Vardy had just entered the box with the ball, he had already saved.

The moment Vardy shoots, he has already spread his arms and legs and used the maximum defensive area to block Vardy's shot.

But alas, Lady Luck is not on his side today.

Jamie Vardy's shot flew unbiased through the crotch wicket and into the back of the net behind him.

"The ball went in again!!!!!"

"It's Vardy this time! In the 87th minute of the game, Hamburg reversed Schalke 04! ”

"England centre-forward Jamie Vardy scored the goal of the comeback for Hamburg!"

"Now the score is 2-1!"

More than 50,000 Hamburg fans were frantically chanting Vardy's name.

Vardy rushed to the sidelines excitedly, waving to the Hamburg fans in the stands and putting his hand to his ear, as if to signal that their cheers could be more violent.

'It was a very resolute shot and Jamie Vardy was brilliant tonight.

'The striker, who also played in the lower divisions of England last season, has developed into a top scorer in Hamburg and has now scored six goals in the Bundesliga.

"But the best player of the game today, I think it should go to Kevin De Bruyne, the heart of Hamburg's midfield."

"He led Hamburg to a comeback with a pass and a shot to keep the home fans from being disappointed."

'The young midfielder had previously performed well in Belgium but has not been able to prove himself since being bought by Chelsea. After moving to Hamburg this season, he has been getting better and better! ”

'Although Hamburg didn't play well in the first half, they seemed to be a bit stunned by Schalke 04 and conceded a goal.

"But after entering the second half, after Pan Yi's adjustment at halftime, Hamburg's performance improved significantly. However, Schalke 04 fell into passivity and was reversed by two goals in a row. ”

'We have to say that tonight's game showed us once again the key role of a manager in a team.

"It can be said that from Hamburg, we see the charm of tactics, and at the same time see the charm of Pan Yi!"

(End of chapter)