"We're not going to downgrade. There are a dozen league games to go, and as long as we win against Hamburg at the weekend, we can regain our morale and establish ourselves in the Bundesliga! ”

In his pre-match press conference, Fürth head coach Buskens was poised to speak.

But no one seemed to believe what he said.

At the end of the 23 rounds, Fürth's results looked very pitiful: 3 wins, 7 draws, 14 losses, only 16 points, scored 13 goals and conceded 36 goals, ranking last in the standings.

Their defence is actually doing a decent job, conceding 36 goals in 23 games is not too much, after all, even Eintracht Frankfurt in fourth place have conceded 34 goals.

But Fürth's offense was terrible, scoring only 13 goals!

You know, the second-to-last goal is Augsburg, who have scored 20 goals each.

The offense is weak, which is the main reason why Fürth is now at the bottom of the list.

Both the media and the fans have booked a relegation spot for Fürth this season, as they are still 11 points away from the bottom four safety zone!

The civilian team, which only completed the achievement of reaching the Bundesliga for the first time in history last season, should have an irreversible fate.

But Buskens is still so confident because they beat Hamburg in the first round! It was also one of Fürth's only three wins this season.

By the way, the other two opponents they defeated were Mainz and Schalke 04, who are now ranked seventh and eighth, and they are also a small giant killer.

In Buskens' opinion, if he can beat Hamburg once, he can beat him a second time.

And once they can continue to pick up points against Hamburg, which is now ranked second, then Fürth will definitely pick up from the slump of consecutive defeats and regain the flame of hope of relegation!

……

"I won't say anything more, anyway, if they want to beat us again, it's up to you to agree or not."

At the pre-game preparation meeting, Pan Yi made a brief speech and was ready to disband.

Of course, it is not Pan Yi who is underestimated.

How can he be worthy of a team that has beaten him once?

And the Hamburg team has always had the name of "robbing the rich and helping the poor" this season, and it is DortBayern who is "robbing", and who is "helping", it is the bottom team like Fürth!

Therefore, Pan Yi still made very thorough preparations for this game.

It's just that what should be said and practiced has been done well in the past week.

Most of it is deployed for Fürth coach Buskens's usual 442-disc midfield, and it has also been adjusted according to the nuances of their playing style with Hannover 96, and everyone has now cleared the door.

So, Pan Yi just continued to click on the "revenge" option before the game, and the players could work hard!

However, this time, goalkeeper coach Ronnie Toiber, who usually rarely takes the initiative to speak, raised his hand to signal that he had something to say.

After getting a nod of Pan Yi's agreement, Toiber said: "Now Fürth's main goalkeeper, Wolfgang Hess, I know a little bit about him, and there may be some points that we can take advantage of. ”

"Oh? You said. Pan Yi became interested.

This is actually a common occurrence at preparatory meetings.

Usually when preparing for the next opponent, the coaching staff will analyze the characteristics of each player and see what weaknesses can be exploited.

But some players may be relatively mediocre and not very well informed, so it is difficult to analyze anything.

This may also be one of the reasons why strong teams are sometimes upset when they meet weak teams.

It's because some players on the weak team may not be strong overall, but they have one or two tricks.

For example, dribbling, long-range shots and the like, but he was not noticed, but he came coldly in the game, and he beat the strong team unconscious.

At this time, if the players or coaches of the team know the players in the opponent, such as former teammates or former disciples, they can share their knowledge, including how to suppress their play, etc., which is helpful for everyone's preparation.

In Pan Yi's previous life, it is said that when Arsenal played against the Norwegian team Bodø in the Europa League, because many players on the opposing team had been selected for the Norwegian national team, Arsenal captain Odegaard told the coach and teammates about the characteristics of these players, so that they had a targeted arrangement.

While becoming a "traitor", Odegaard also helped Arsenal to take the opponent lightly......

So, at this point, Toiper cleared his throat and said, "This Hess, in Hamburg in '04, I took him." He has been here for seven years, making just two appearances for the first team, most of the time in the second team or out on loan. In 2011 he moved to Dynamo Dresden in the Bundesliga, and only this season did he play in the Bundesliga for Fürth. ”

Pan Yi nodded and motioned for Toiber to continue.

As can be seen from Hess's resume, this is obviously a goalkeeper of a very average level.

A small team like Fürth has limited financial resources and can't afford to buy really strong players, and a goalkeeper like Hess, who is at the level of the German Second Division, can also play as the main player in the team.

This is the reason why Pan Yi cannot have a deeper understanding of it.

Unlike players from other teams in the Bundesliga, Pan Yi, who was a senior fan in his previous life, knows more or less about it.

And Fürth, who was promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time, also used many teams that originally played in the Bundesliga, and Pan Yi was not particularly familiar with all the players.

He can only observe through their recent games and make a rough design.

"In the last few years, he has had a relatively consistent playing time during that time in the Bundesliga."

Toiper continued:

"Even this season, he only got a chance to play in the 15th round of Fürth, replacing the original main goalkeeper Glenn."

"In other words, Hess has less than 10 Bundesliga appearances, which means that he has very little top-flight experience and may not even be able to adapt to our high-intensity pressing."

"In the games he played, he actually performed quite well, showing quick reflexes and accurate saves. With the exception of three goals conceded against Mainz, he has been able to concede one goal or no goal in other games, which is why he has been able to gradually establish himself in the main position. ”

"However, there is still a problem with his skills as a goalkeeper and he hasn't changed it for many years. That is, there are big flaws in his hand shape and the timing of his attack, which are all points that we can take advantage of. ”

"It's also not good for him to play the ball and command the back. It takes a lot of experience to gain experience, and he's clearly played too little professionally. ”

Pan Yi glanced at Inzaghi and Nagelsmann.

Clearly, everyone agrees with Toiber.

The goalkeeper is a very special position in a team.

They need a lot of experience, but they want stability the most.

When a team has a main goalkeeper, it is generally not replaced, and there is no need for rotation.

Unlike other substitute players, due to various reasons such as physical strength, how can they go up and kick a few times.

A goalkeeper like Hess, who has been a substitute for many years, has lost a lot of valuable game experience at his current age, which makes him more likely to make fatal mistakes on the field.

Like Toiper said, if Hess had played games regularly, it might have been exposed in previous games and then slowly resolved.

But because of the lack of play, skills such as timing and commanding defenses that must only be demonstrated in the game cannot be practiced in training anyway.

"So, do you have any good suggestions?" Pan Yi looked at Toibo and asked.

The German goalkeeper coach was obviously prepared, and replied with a smile: "In addition to what I just said, we should strengthen the pressure on the goalkeeper and force him to make mistakes, and when passing high balls into the penalty area, we should also pay attention to passing to the position a little ahead of the penalty spot." ”

"From what I've observed, Hess tends to be hesitant to play high balls in this position, but when it's time to pick up the ball, he chooses to stand in the goalkeeper, and sometimes he is reckless to reach for the ball that can't be reached, which eventually leads to an empty goal."

"Plus, our players can add long-range shots. Although the success rate of his pounce is relatively high, he will often get rid of it, and at this time, as long as we actively grab the second point, we are likely to get the opportunity to make up for it! ”

Pan Yi understood.

He waved his hand and said to all the coaches and players, "You all heard what Toiper said." Now, let's break it down into groups and talk about the deployment of passing and long-range shots in midfield, as well as the pressing plan up front......

This is the current Pan Yi.

He fully trusted every member of his team and trusted their professional judgment - then again, those who didn't deserve his trust would have been kicked out of the team by him a long time ago.

Although Pan Yi is a traverser and has a master tactician's course collection system, he still has a lot of things that he can't learn, and there are a lot of professional knowledge that can't be compared to the members of the coaching staff.

For example, he relies on Nagelsmann for daily basic training arrangements, he is definitely not as good as Inzaghi in forward running and shooting training, and his physical training is definitely not as professional as Pintus, and goalkeeper training is basically not understood......

There is a specialization in the art industry. As the head coach, in addition to coordinating the overall operation of the team, the most important thing is personnel selection and tactical arrangement, and other things will be left to more professional people.

In this way, everyone has a job to do, and everyone is motivated.

And after gaining the trust of the head coach and implementing the professional advice, the person who gives the advice will also feel valued, and will feel more and more owner-oriented in doing things!

"Okay, I'm looking forward to you guys him a few times now, so that Fürth can really understand the cruelty of the Bundesliga!" Pan Yi finally said.

……

Regarding Fürth's formation and starting lineup, Pan Yi guessed half right.

Buskens did follow the basic framework of his 442-disc midfield, but didn't line up front with a two-centre-forward combination.

He used a striker who excelled in dribbling and shooting, while behind him were two versatile midfielders, Wagga and Fürstner.

Behind these two midfielders is defensive midfielder Gais.

With the addition of four defenders and two wing-backs, Fürth actually lined up a 4141 formation in this game.

Compared to the traditional 442, it is to replace a center forward with a midfielder, and then withdraw one of the midfielders to the midfield position.

It also illustrates the basic attitude of Buskens towards this game: defensive!

Clearly, despite the pre-match threat to win against Hamburg again, Buskens is not a fool either.

At this time, Hamburg was also very different from the beginning of the season, with an excellent record of five wins and one draw after the winter break, which made all teams dare not beat it.

And now Fürth is still playing away!

So Buskens just wants to stabilize the defense first, if there is a chance to steal a three-point, it is naturally the best, but if he can take a point, in fact, it can be regarded as an explanation.

Now Fürth has been at the bottom of the standings, and there is a lot of pressure on Buskens as head coach.

Fürth's hierarchy is said to be looking for a new head coach.

And if Fürth can play a good result in this game, such as a draw away from second-placed Hamburg, it can also provide him with a wave of life.

For Pan Yi, the lineup released by Buskens is not a big problem.

Although the formation has changed from the expected 442 to 4141, from the perspective of the position on the field, the opponent's main framework and tactical ideas have not changed.

It's still the idea of a disc midfielder, but after sacrificing a striker to add a midfielder, this "disc" becomes thicker and deeper, and the defense in the middle will be more solid.

But it doesn't matter, as long as Pan Yi and his disciples can implement the tactics formulated before the game, "sound the east and attack the west, and divert the tiger from the mountain", this ball will not be a big problem.

……

The bitter sand, the feeling of blowing on his face, was like the scoreboard in front of Buskens's eyes, so dazzling.

Just five minutes into the game, Fürth was behind.

Hamburg easily pulled away their defence with a simple wide combination and after luring the Fürth midfielders to support.

Carvajal's pinpoint long pass over the top was sent to the back of the Fürth defence, and Son Heung-min shook off his defender Mafraj at great speed, scrambled to catch up with the ball, and then stopped the ball and rushed into the penalty area.

Fürth goalkeeper Hess hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to abandon the goal, Son Heung-min had already passed the ball.

He selflessly opted for a cross to the unguarded right side.

Center forward Vardy patted his horse to keep up and easily pushed the empty goal, 1:0!

Hamburg opened the scoring line!

It's more than just a goal.

This completely disrupted Buskens' pre-match deployment.

Conceding a goal early is the thing a weak team is most afraid of when they meet a team that is stronger than themselves.

So what now?

It's not much point to be behind, it's a league worth three points, not one of the first legs of a knockout round, and it doesn't make much difference if you lose more or lose less.

But offense?

With Fürth's current weak attacking ability, and then facing Hamburg, one of the best defensive teams in the Bundesliga this season, does he have the confidence and ability?

13 goals in 23 games! On average, almost one goal is scored every two games.

And Hamburg conceded 20 goals in 23 games, which is also the second highest among all 18 Bundesliga teams, second only to the brutal Bayern - Nanda King has only conceded 8 goals now, which is outrageous.

It's almost like using the most rubbish spear to poke the second strongest shield.

And what bothers Buskens even more is how the defensive formation he carefully designed before the game is so vulnerable in front of Hamburg?

You know, although Fürth can't attack, he still does a good job defensively.

They have lost this season, and there are very few big losses like 0:3, and the most common scores are often 0:0, 0:1, or 1:1, 1:2.

This is also the reason why Buskens is sure of his disc midfield defensive tactics, and it also makes him feel that he can withstand Hamburg's attack on the road.

Hannover 96 drew with Hamburg with a similar tactic in the last round, which also gave Buskens even more confidence.

But I never expected that this was just the beginning, how could his formation be as full of holes as a sieve, and he was torn open by the hamburger and scored a goal?

It's like Pan Yi has completely seen through all the shortcomings of this 4141 formation.

Buskens couldn't help but glance over to the home team's coaching area.

At this time, Pan Yi applauded and congratulated the hamburger players on the field with a smile, but did not express any special excitement, as if all this was expected by him.

Buskens panicked.

He forcibly calmed down his flustered heart, and then began to signal the players on the field not to rush and stabilize their positions.

He also added some additional instructions.

That is, don't rush to pounce on the side of Hamburg when attacking, and stand in position first to prevent the loss of position and causing too much space.

Buskens can see the problem on his side, and still wants to guard it first.

With just one goal conceded, Nafürth could have a chance to fight back after withstanding Hamburg's opening onslaught.

But if you are scored again, you will really be useless.

……

The adjustment of Buskens had a certain effect in a short period of time.

When Hamburg's two flanks are attacking, Fürth's two midfielders, Wagga and Fürstner, will still support their respective sides, but will choose the help defense position more intelligently, so that Hamburg will not be able to play penetrating combinations.

At this time, Fürth's midfielder Gaiss is waiting for an opportunity to see which side is weak and then help, usually sticking to the middle to avoid Hamburg's sudden transfer through his own rear.

However, such a situation has been supported for more than 20 minutes.

In other words, Fürth withstood Hamburg's attack, that is, for more than 20 minutes.

Because Hamburg's attack is not only on the wings!

This time, Fürth was down on set-piece defence.

Thirty minutes into the game, Hamburg was awarded a free-kick on the right side of the pitch.

De Bruyne took the ball up and sent it right in front of Fürth.

Goalkeeper Hess abandoned the ball and tried to pick up the ball, only to hold Rudiger's huge black head in the palm of his hand!

Naturally, the ball was not picked up, but landed in the small penalty area.

The quick-eyed Paulinho stretched out his foot and stabbed the ball into the empty net, but even though two of Fürth's defenders gave up their lives to tackle, they couldn't stop the ball from going into the net.

2：0！

The game was a bit out of suspense in the first half.

……

"You played very well today and executed the tactics very well!"

At halftime, as soon as he entered the locker room, Pan Yi praised the players.

The performance of the Hamburg players tonight was commendable.

The two goals in the first half fully reflected Pan Yi's tactical play arranged before the game.

De Bruyne's footwork was of course also crucial, and his free-kick landed in exactly the most uncomfortable position for the opposing goalkeeper, which also made him busy and made mistakes, which eventually led to the goal being conceded.

"In the second half we have to keep attacking!" Pan Yi said categorically.

That's the basic policy of his game, even if he's ahead.

Then Pan Yi began to emphasize the pressing of the opposing goalkeeper by the frontcourt personnel, as well as the strengthening of long-range shots.

Now the opponent has conceded two goals, and the second goal is directly related to the goalkeeper's error.

In this case, players who are not strong enough to resist pressure often have a negative psychology, and Pan Yi is to seize such a favorable factor and strive to expand the score!

It may be cruel to the opposing goalkeeper Hess, but that's professional football.

In sports competition, the dish is the original sin.

Why can't some players play?

Or are there players who start out well but fall quickly when they encounter setbacks?

Maybe there's nothing wrong with their skills, but maybe they just can't adjust their mentality in this competitive professional arena, and they can't treat every defeat with a normal mind, so they get worse and worse.

Far away is Senderos, the Swiss youngster who is regarded by Arsene Wenger as the "future backbone of Arsenal's defence for a decade", who has lost confidence a bit after being beaten by Drogba a few times.

Then there was a loan, then a switch to small teams such as Fulham, and finally a reluctance to retire.

Recently, there is Karius, who became the main goalkeeper of the Premier League giants Liverpool at the age of 23, but made a series of super super super mistakes in the Champions League final.

The ridicule of Karius on social networks was overwhelming, which obviously also affected his mentality and subsequent performance.

Then he was sent to the cold by Liverpool and sub-loaned in various ways, and if everyone sees him in any game highlights, it must be that he has made another mistake......

And the real superstar is often the one who will come out quickly after a major mistake, and then play to his level and embark on the road to redemption.

Robert Baggio, who kicked a penalty kick in the 94 World Cup final, withstood the chatter of the Chilean players in the 98 World Cup and scored the penalty he created.

Beckham, who was knocked out of England in the 98 World Cup, became an all-England public enemy, but he took LinkedIn Gran into the World Cup with a free kick in the 02 World Cup qualifier and also scored a goal for Argentina in the main game.

Or more recently, the youngster Saka who kicked a penalty kick in the Euro 2020 final.

Originally, he didn't take much penalty kicks, but after returning to Arsenal, he became the club's first penalty taker, which shows his ability to resist pressure.

In short, competitive sports don't believe in tears, only recognize strength!

And mental attributes are also an important part of a player's strength!

Finally, Pan Yi completed the dressing room speech of the halftime with a heroic concluding statement:

"You've played well tonight, but I need you to play better! We're going to put on a beautiful offensive show in front of all the fans and bring Fürth to the ground! ”

"Eintracht Frankfurt have beaten us, and we have got our revenge."

"Fürth has also won against us before, so tonight we have to let him know what the price of winning us is!"

The players are inspired and motivated!

(End of chapter)