On January 20th, the Bundesliga reignited!

In a key match that started earlier, Bayer Leverkusen, who performed well in the second half of the first half of the season, still maintained their good competitive form, winning 3-1 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt!

The leading scorer of the pharmaceutical company, Keessling, who was still hot on his feet, scored another goal to continue to be at the top of the scorers' charts.

On the opposite side, Eintracht Frankfurt's goalscorer Mel also scored, but it was still difficult to salvage the defeat.

Bayern defeated Fürth 2-0 and remained firmly in first place.

In the other two games, it was a high score.

Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 5-0 away, while Schalke 04 played an incredible 5-4 against Hannover 96.

Hamburg's away game against Nuremberg was the finale of this round.

As a result, Hamburg fell 10 points behind Bayern in the Bundesliga standings and was overtaken by Bayer Leverkusen, dropping to third in the rankings.

Moreover, Hamburg are only two points ahead of Borussia Dortmund in fourth place, followed by Eintracht Frankfurt and Schalke 04 in fifth and sixth place, and the two teams are also in hot pursuit.

That makes it impossible for Hamburg to miss tonight!

Otherwise, not only will they give up the second place, but they may even be pulled out of the Champions League zone!

……

The competition was very intense.

In this game, Nuremberg coach Victorzinger, who was bent on avenging the 0:3 defeat in the first leg, still lined up his usual 4231 formation today, but it was not the same as the starting lineup in the previous game with Hamburg.

Center: Peckhardt.

Front: Eswein, Gaibart, Mark.

Defenders: Cohen, Balic.

Defenders: Pinola, Tim Klose, Simmons, Chandler.

Goalkeeper: Schaefer.

Especially in the midfield, Franz, Hiroshi Kiyotake, Poult and others, who had previously started, were pressed on the bench today.

In the center position, Wissinger sent Peckhardt, a heavy tank with a height of 194cm and a weight of 93kg, trying to knock on the city gate of Hamburg with high-altitude bombing.

Clearly, he was frightened by the suffocating wave of oppressive play that had been used in Hamburg.

So he changed his approach and took advantage of the home field to pull the burger off!

In terms of Hamburg's starting lineup, Pan Yi still has the same main lineup as against Nuremberg in the first half of the season, and the two new signings in the winter window are temporarily sitting on the bench.

Of course, Pan Yi could also see the intentions of the opposing coach, so he sent a black and hard man like Rudiger to compete with him, so as not to let Peckhardt have a chance to easily get the high-altitude ball.

The two sides started a fierce contest.

It's just that there is more than intense, not enough exciting.

Probably just returned from the winter break, neither side was too smooth on their feet, neither side created particularly good scoring opportunities in the first half of the game, and went into the break with a score of 0:0.

However, as soon as the second half began, Nuremberg gave Hamburg a disadvantage.

Right wing-back Chandler crosses from the bottom and central striker Peckhardt heads over Rudiger.

Hamburg goalkeeper Keylor Navas couldn't stop the ball from finding the net despite his fingertips touching it.

Nuremberg take the lead at home!

And Pan Yi on the sidelines did not have a flustered expression at all.

This is actually quite predictable.

The winter break is not a pre-season training camp after all, the time is relatively short, and the time spent on tactical training after a lot of physical training is correspondingly reduced.

In addition, there are few warm-up matches arranged, so the cooperation between the players is now a little rusty.

But Pan Yi can see that now the players are adjusting while playing, and they are also regaining their rhythm and form.

At this time, all it takes is an opportunity, an opportunity that can activate everyone.

After nibbling on the second half of the spicy strip, Pan Yi stood up and began to prepare for the substitution.

He first called Robertson, who had just finished warming up, and patted the 18-year-old on the shoulder and asked, "Do you see the position of the Nuremberg backline?" ”

Robertson nodded, but he didn't quite understand Pan Yi's intention to ask.

Pan Yi continued: "They changed the midfielder Simmons to central defender today, just to play his long pass characteristics and play behind us. The two full-backs are also likely to receive his pass when attacking, but one will drop back when the other is cut forward. ”

After playing against Pan Yi, Wishinger was very cautious in his formation, and today it was clear that his two full-backs would not be allowed to cross their own half at the same time.

So when attacking, Nuremberg presented the scene that Pan Yi said, either left up and right down, or right up and left down.

'When you come on the pitch, tell Carvajal to press more and try to keep Pinola, the opposing full-back on his side. That way, Chandler on your side will press forward a lot. And once he loses his position, then you have to resolutely cut in behind him to ask for the ball, and play to your speed advantage, understand? ”

Robertson nodded heavily.

This is what he is best at, and he also understands that this is why Pan Yi wants to buy him.

Then, Pan Yi called Paulinho again.

The instructions to him are much simpler: "Your task is to improve the defensive hardness and not let the opposing player easily carry the ball through our center circle!" In addition, pay attention to help the left side intercept the opponent's incoming ball, and strive to play a good offensive cooperation with our left-back! ”

After all, Robertson is only 18 years old this year, and he doesn't have enough experience in the game.

Paulinho, on the other hand, is already a member of the Brazilian national team, so naturally there is no need to say much.

After the arrangement was completed, Pan Yi signaled to the referee to change people, and he changed two at once.

Ogo and Hasebe are down, Robertson and Paulinho are up.

On the Nuremberg side, Wissinger also made adjustments.

He replaced forward Gaibat and replaced him with the more interceptive Fener.

Obviously, he was going to take it as soon as he saw it to keep a one-goal lead.

But as a consequence of this, Nuremberg's attacking playmaking began to decline.

Coupled with Paulinho's arrival, Hamburg's sweeping ability in the midfield was further strengthened, which made Nuremberg unable to smoothly carry the ball across the halfway line for a long time.

And because Hamburg's right full-back Carvajal and right winger Wu Lei have been continuously attacking Nuremberg's side, Pinola can only keep cowering in his own half to defend, so Nuremberg can only rely on Chandler on the other side to initiate the counterattack.

As a result, the plot on the field began to develop in the direction planned by Pan Yi.

An attacking opportunity for Nuremberg, Chandler tried to play with right winger Mark when he brought it to the front, but was cut off by the quick-eyed Paulinho.

As soon as the Brazilian got the ball under control, he sent a long diagonal ball into the left corridor of Hamburg.

At this point, Nuremberg's rearguard line quickly retreated at high speed, but Hamburg's counter-attack was faster.

Young Robertson was already like a bolt of lightning, directly killing the front.

Chandler hurriedly chased back, but he was too far away from the ball to hope that his teammates could help him fill the hole.

That's when Robertson's speed and skill came into play.

He first made a feint to cut inward, and after deceiving Simmons, the central defender who came to make up for the defense, he went back again, and suddenly accelerated and shook off the opponent's small half of the body.

Then, Robertson crosses with his left foot and kicks a ball close!

The ball was low and fast, flying straight into the middle of the Nuremberg penalty area.

And there, centre-forward Vardy has already arrived.

He got ahead of goalkeeper Schaefer and another centre-back, Klose, and took the lead in tackling the ground at the edge of the six-yard box to tip Robertson's cross into the Nuremberg goal.

The ball is in!!

The score was 1:1!

Robertson and Paulinho both rushed to Vardy at the same time to celebrate the goal.

Jamie Vardy, on the other hand, rushed into the net, picked it up and, after a brief high-five celebration with the two new signings, put the ball back in the centre circle and returned to his own half.

The implication is clear: the Hamburg players are not satisfied with a draw!

Pan Yi also laughed on the sidelines.

This is indeed my player! Always full of desire to win!

……

The next goal came three minutes later.

Nuremberg apparently fell back into a moment of confusion about whether to counter-attack or continue to defend, which prevented their defence from being organized in time.

After kick-off, a long aimless pass from the centre-back was once again picked up by Hamburg defender Casemiro.

Casemiro handed the ball to Kevin De Bruyne, who tore through Nuremberg's defence with a through ball.

After Wu Lei, who was inserted at high speed on the right side, got the ball, he saw that the opponent's goalkeeper had a tendency to attack, so he didn't make any adjustments and shot lightly, once again breaking through Nuremberg's goal!

1:2, Hamburg overtook the score away from home!

After taking the lead, Hamburg became more and more courageous, directly opposing the guest, almost pressing Nuremberg to play.

Nuremberg of course wanted to equalize when they fell behind by one goal, but they were completely suppressed by Hamburg's wave after wave of attacks, and they couldn't attack it.

Moreover, the more you kick to the back, the more obvious the physical advantage of Hamburg becomes, and when you kick it, it is as if you have one more person than your opponent.

For the remainder of the second half, Nuremberg's attack was largely based on two flanks to find the fulcrum in the middle, but they were all defused by Rudiger and Kjaer.

In the end, Hamburg won this rare away victory!

It is said that it is rare because in the last few away games in the first half of the season, except for the 2:0 win against the weak team Dusseldorf, the rest of the away games are either draws or losses, and it is difficult to find a win.

And now, in the first game back from the winter break, Hamburg showed a very good mental outlook, even on the road!

This is also very beneficial for Hamburg in the second half of the season, and it also shows the results of their winter training camp!

Although it can be seen that the fitness of the Hamburg players in this game is not at its best, it is also normal.

After high-intensity training and recovery, it is also necessary to adjust and adapt to the game by game.

Pan Yi believes that Pintus' training methods have been fruitful.

Not to mention anything else, Wu Lei has already begun to play the whole game without discounting.

His goal was a spurt of time for the latter part of the second half, and he was able to choose a clever shot to score.

This is not common in previous competitions.

A player with slightly poor physical fitness like Wu Lei often has the confusion of "passing people like Messi and shooting at goal".

In fact, in addition to the ability to shoot on goal, physical fitness is also an important factor affecting technical movements.

This kind of player is often more physical in the process of breaking through and playing the ball, but when it comes to the goal, due to the consumption of a lot of physical strength when running at high speed or passing people, the feet are already soft at the end, and even the brain is a little hypoxic.

At this time, it is often difficult to make the right choice, or the power is wrong, and the final result is to jerk off or shoot the ball to the opposing goalkeeper.

But now, Pan Yi really feels Wu Lei's progress!

For a well-behaved child like Wu Lei, the content required by the coach is often completed to the letter, and even additional training will be added, plus his original foundation is worse, and the feeling of improvement is more obvious.

Today, his confidence on the pitch has also increased significantly, and he dares to do all kinds of actions, including shooting moves.

And this, apparently, is also thanks to Pintus's devil training.

After the game, Pan Yi high-fived and hugged his assistants one by one to celebrate the away victory.

When he arrived in front of Pintus, Pan Yi held the bald coach's hand tightly, he didn't say much, but his eyes were full of smiles.

Pintus, on the other hand, spoke first: "Your substitution is amazing!" ”

The words were full of appreciation and admiration.

Strength and conditioning coach, he is also a football coach first and foremost.

In fact, most of the staff of a club, including scouts, technical analysis, and even team doctors, also understand the ball, so as to provide more professional services for the team.

Not to mention the members of the coaching staff, all of whom have taken professional coaching courses.

Pintus obviously understands that the victory in this game is directly related to the two new signings that Pan Yi replaced in the second half.

In the case of falling behind, he used Robertson's speed to attack the gap on the side after Nuremberg pressed up, and then let Paulinho's offensive and defensive attributes support Robertson, and finally created a counterattack.

Whether it is the pre-game arrangement or the on-the-spot command during the game, Pan Yi can give full play to the current player configuration and state of Hamburg.

This also includes the selection of candidates. It is clear that the two new signings that Pan Yi brought in in the winter window are playing their due role in the Hamburg team.

If you only heard about Pan Yi's magic before, or saw his conductor on TV, it is better to see it than to hear it.

After watching a game with the team for the first time, Pintus threw himself into Pan Yi's admiration.

It just so happened that after this game, Pan Yi also admired Pintus more.

As a result, the hands of the two men were held tighter!

It's really sympathetic, I can't help it!

Even the handshake was so long that it attracted the attention of the camera, and then gave a close-up of the two of them......

……

After this round of fixtures, Hamburg is back in second place in the standings, still seven points behind Bayern.

The match between Hamburg and Nuremberg was also commented on by major media outlets, and of course most of them were praised:

'Hamburg were clearly productive during the winter break, they were energetic and unfazed when they were behind to win the away game.

Hamburg's head coach Pan Yi once again performed his magic trick. Two of his players in the winter window appear to have settled into the system, and they came off the bench in the first game to help the team come back from defeat. ”

If the 24-year-old Brazil international Paulinho's impressive performances were not surprising, the 18-year-old Scottish left-back Robertson was a surprise. He had one assist on his first appearance for Hamburg and was impressive on both ends of the pitch. ”

"Similar to Burger's current top scorer Jamie Vardy, Robertson comes from a Scottish fourth division team, and we really can't imagine how Pan Yi found these good players......

"Pan Yi's winter window reinforcements are clearly targeted, and he has strengthened the two positions of left-back and midfielder, which are slightly weaker in the current Hamburg team, which once again proves his excellent insight and selection vision."

"Pan Yi also poached a physical trainer Pintus from Serie A Palermo, judging from the broadcast footage, the relationship between the two is very good, and he can't let go of his hand as soon as he holds it!"

Perhaps it is because of this Pintus relationship that the Hamburg players, who are already good at running, seem to have become more able to run. Of course, we'll have to watch a few more games, after all, Hamburg also showed fatigue after a few games in the first half of the season......"

Of course, the media focus is not all about Hamburg.

Now that we have talked about Hamburg's winter window signings, the media has also summarized the current entry and exit situation of each team and analyzed the impact of these changes on the Bundesliga powers.

The least changed is Bayern Munich.

Maybe it's because the Southern Kings have bought enough players in the summer window, or maybe the current record is satisfactory enough, "the strongest man is in the team", Bayern didn't bring in any players in the winter window.

They simply loaned youngster Mitchell Wiesel, who had just bought in the summer, to Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern.

Dortmund's action is a bit bigger.

They sold Perisic to Wolfsburg for €7.5 million.

To complement this, Borussia Dort brought Turkish star Shahin back on loan from Real Madrid.

Since selling Shahin to Real Madrid last season, this guy has basically not been able to play in the star-studded Real Madrid, so this loan is also a satisfactory result for all three.

But in terms of changes in strength, if you look at it from the perspective of Pan Yi, a prophet, Dortmund's strength has not actually increased, at most it can only be regarded as neither increasing nor decreasing.

Although Perisic will be stronger than Shaheen in the future, Shahin's performance at Dortmund has always been good, at least much better since he went to Real Madrid.

And Dortmund did not bring in more reinforcements, which can also make Pan Yi breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, Hamburg's main opponent this season is not the near-invincible Bayern Munich, but the Champions League rivals like Borussia Dortmund, who are closely behind Hamburg.

Among the other major rivals, Schalke 04 has improved their strength by signing Bastos on loan from Lyon, Brazilian striker Rafael from Dynamo Kyiv and recovering Edu on loan from Fürth.

On the Leverkusen side, the main transfer was the sale of future national legend, Brazilian international Augusto, to Corinthians for 3.5 million euros.

Augusto suffered a serious injury while playing for Bayer Leverkusen and was never able to show his quality at Bayer Leverkusen, which became the direct reason for his departure from Europe.

Of course, Pan Yi snatched Paulinho from Corinthians, and perhaps it was also a reason why Corinthians wanted to buy Augusto as a supplement?

At the same time, Bayer Leverkusen bought Polish striker Milik for 2.6 million euros, which can be regarded as an enhancement in the forward line, but it is estimated that it is still difficult to compete with Kiessling, who has become popular this season, and it should only be regarded as an important rotation and future reserve.

Finally, Eintracht Frankfurt, who have performed well this season, have only loaned Rakic and Ruth from Wolfsburg, and there will not be much change in the squad.

Therefore, judging from the winter window reinforcements of the top six teams in the current standings, it is Pan Yi's hamburger improvement that is the most obvious.

Aside from the loan out of midfielder Tescher, who has little chance of playing, the entire Hamburg team is almost exclusively in and out.

And the two guys who bought in the game have already proved that they are not parallel goods in the game against Nuremberg.

Looking at the injury situation, all the players in Hamburg are alive and well, and everyone is in the best physical condition.

As a result, the media have said that they can expect better performance from Hamburg in the second half of the season.

In an interview with reporters, Pan Yi also expressed his confidence.

'Yes, as I said before the start of the season, our goal this season is to finish in the top four and compete for a place in the Champions League!

"Maybe a lot of people would have laughed at me at the time for being unashamed and thinking I was just talking about it, but now? We've been in the top four for a long time. ”

"These two new signings brought in in the winter window? Yes, I watched them for a long time, so I didn't hesitate to bring them back to the People's Park Stadium. You can see their performances, they are definitely good players who can establish themselves in the Bundesliga and even in world football. ”

"Bayern Munich are very strong and I don't think any team can shake their dominance in the Bundesliga at the moment. But don't forget that their only defeat in the Bundesliga this season was given to them by ......"

"So, we in Hamburg are confident that we will play better and better in the second half of the season, even if we can't surpass Bayern in the end, we must make them feel our threat at all times!"

"I still say the same thing, Hamburg, is no longer the relegation team that was bullied last season, but a real strong team! ……”

(End of chapter)