On 26 March, Hamburg hosts Freiburg.

Against the 14th-placed Bundesliga side, Hamburg struggled a bit.

Neither side was able to score in the first half.

In the second half, it was Freiburg, who had been passive on the field, who scored first.

In the 50th minute, midfielder Darida knocked on the door of Keylor Navas with a long-range shot.

Although Hamburg found the back of the net with a dizzying array of links five minutes later and an equaliser from Jamie Vardy, the draw lasted until the 80th minute.

In the 82nd minute, Wu Lei, who came on as a substitute, sealed his throat with an arrow and overtook the score with a volley at the edge of the penalty area.

In the end, Hamburg won 2-1.

Hamburg took all three points, and Bayern still didn't pull it down.

They beat Hertha Berlin 3-1 away from home, with Gotze, Kroos and Ribery contributing to the team.

Therefore, the two teams continue to maintain a winning streak.

But all this changed subtly in the 28th round of the Bundesliga three days later.

Because Hamburg finally failed to win!

Borussia Mönchengladbach caused a lot of problems for Hamburg at home.

Perhaps due to the short period of time in a row, even the Hamburg players showed some fatigue, and they were not too excited in this game and were not able to fully control the situation on the field.

In the 70th minute, striker Kreuzer gave the home side the lead with a header.

Hamburg, which was behind, made a decisive substitution, Pan Yi replaced Lin Zhijian, Sun Xingmin and others who did not perform well, and used the double center forward tactics of Mitrovic + Vardy to attack the defense of Borussia Mönchengladbach.

That adjustment paid off 10 minutes later, when Wu Lei's cross from the flank was met by Aleksandar Mitrovic and Vardy for a header that was eventually headed into the goal by Vardy.

1：1！

This is also the final score of the game.

The draw also put Hamburg's winning streak at 22 games.

It started with a draw with Borussia Dortmund in the fifth round and ended with a draw with Borussia Mönchenchen in the 28th round.

Of course, Hamburg are still unbeaten this season and have won all their home games.

If Hamburg continues to do so, this will still be a very impressive record!

Stronger than Bayern last season, it has not been able to complete such a record!

And speaking of Bayern, now that Hamburg finally haven't been able to win, it's time for them to catch up, right?

No.

You brake and I brake, it's just fun!

Bayern are at home to Hoffenheim in this round.

With a crucial Champions League quarter-final campaign set to come four days after this round, Pep Guardiola also rotated some of his players in the game.

And the rotation players actually performed well in the game, Pizarro scored twice, Shaqiri also made a pass, and Bayern scored a total of three goals!

But Hoffenheim also scored three goals.

Modeste, Salihovic and Roberto Firmino also scored a goal each to help Hochon stubbornly hold Bayern to a tenacious draw in this shootout.

As a result, the difference between Hamburg and Bayern remained at five points!

The German media lamented: "This is really a dynamic equilibrium......

Some media also believe that Hamburg has not been chased close to points in such a situation, which shows that Pan Yi's luck this season is really good.

Hamburg didn't play very well in some games, but there were always people who stepped up at the last minute, and of course there were reasons for their determination and physical excellence, but sometimes it was part of luck.

And luck is also a very important part of the journey to win the championship.

However, in an interview with the media, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said that Hamburg was forced to draw by Borussia Mönchengladbach, which shows that Hamburg is not invincible.

Although Bayern also drawn, as long as they are patient and look for opportunities in the later games, Hamburg will definitely make another mistake!

Don't look at the five-point gap, Hamburg can only make one more mistake!

Because Hamburg still has the second leg of the league with Bayern to play, at that time, Bayern will seize the opportunity to overtake, and Hamburg will not be given another chance!

What Gua Shuai said seems to have some truth.

Now both teams are showing some signs of fatigue to varying degrees, while Bayern have been eliminated in the German Cup and Hamburg continue to fight on the third front.

Don't look at only one or two more races, and often one or two such games will become the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

In the history of football, there is hope of winning the championship on multiple fronts like this, but it is not uncommon for the whole line to collapse in the end.

Let's talk about the Bundesliga, there is a famous case, that is Bayer Leverkusen in the 2001-2002 season.

In the Bundesliga, they have set off an attacking frenzy, always maintained the league leadership, and are known as the season reversal kings with their amazing ability to turn around.

And with the league leading for most of the season, it was a bit slumped when it came to the crucial May schedule.

Leverkusen, who once led Bayern by 7 points and beat Dortmund 4-0, were defeated by Werder Bremen and Nuremberg in the penultimate 2nd and 3rd rounds, and Dortmund finally snatched the salad plate of the Bundesliga championship that seemed to have been included in the bag by one point.

In the German Cup, Bayer Leverkusen made it straight to the final.

However, in the final, the tired team lost 1:4 to Schalke 04, and in the end only the German Cup could be engraved with the names of the blue-collar workers in the Ruhr area.

Then in the Champions League, they also performed well, becoming the new Rossoneri who amazed continental football.

In the knockout round, Bayer Leverkusen eliminated top teams such as Liverpool and Manchester United respectively to reach the final.

However, they lost 1-2 to Real Madrid in the final, and Zinedine Zidane made a flying immortal.

As a result, the king of Leverkusen Sanya arrived.

Of course, there is even more tragic than the Leverkusen team, and that is ......

Their big general, Barak.

In addition to the above three runners-up, Ballack's Bundesliga goals and assists are second.

In addition, his German team won the runner-up in the 2002 World Cup one month later, and Ballack became the winner of the "Guinness King of Football" for the first time!

Of course, in addition to Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich has also done this.

In the recent 2011-2012 season, they were also the kings of Sanya, with the difference that they had been suppressed by Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga at that time, but not as sad as Bayer Leverkusen.

And just a year later, Bayern made a comeback, washing away the shame of the Sanya king with the feat of the treble, and at the same time became the first Bundesliga club to win the treble.

For 2 consecutive years, from the king of Sanya to the treble, Bayern has also created a miracle in European football, and this record is estimated to be unprecedented.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this history that Guardiola is still full of confidence that Bayern will overtake Hamburg at the last moment!

And Gua Shuai's remarks are obviously putting pressure on Hamburg and Pan Yi, but many media and fans also agree with him.

"Hamburg is fighting on three fronts now, and everyone knows how difficult it is and how stressful it is."

"The closer we get to the end of the season, the more dangerous the situation for Hamburg becomes!"

"As long as one line is not resisted, Hamburg may lose its mentality and eventually lead to a collapse!"

"The treble is hard to come by, and the Bundesliga has been completed by Bayern Munich for so many years, and it is not very common in European football. Want a burger to eat it all? It's a bit of a overthought indeed. ”

"Let's try to protect the league, otherwise there will be nothing on all three fronts, and that will be the real tragedy."

But Pan Yi immediately expressed a different opinion.

In an interview with the Hamburg Morning Post, he said that although this season's third-line battle is very challenging for Hamburg, he and his coaches and players just like it!

"Stress may knock down some people, but it can also be our motivation. Our players have also grown under such pressure, and they have overcome countless difficulties over the past two years. ”

'I would probably make the decision to forfeit certain competitions after a comprehensive evaluation, such as last season's German Cup. But what I want to tell you is that this season's hamburg has not given up the word in the dictionary! ”

"I said early on that we were going to fight for all the titles this season. That's what I said, and that's what we did. We've been fighting hard for almost a season, so how can we give up at this time? ”

"What's more, Hamburg is in a good situation right now, and it is not at all like you feared, there will be a collapse!"

Pan Yi also said that a draw in the Bundesliga is not a big deal, which is also a high probability in the dense schedule, so don't make a fuss about it.

"We drew with Borussia Monchenchen away and Bayern haven't won at home yet! Why point the finger at us, thinking that we will not be able to do it, that we will collapse? ”

"I think everyone should care about Bayern. If I'm not mistaken, they're going to play Borussia Dortmund in two rounds. ”

"Does Gua Shuai think we'll make mistakes first? Then I also want to see if they can get out of the face of Dortmund, the bitter master of these two seasons. ”

"If Bayern collapses first, I will say to Klopp, thank you, I will invite you to dinner when I have time! ……”

In addition to expressing his determination to the media, Pan Yi also made some mobilization speeches in the team.

The general meaning is similar, that is, the season has reached a critical moment, and the Hamburg players must grit their teeth and persevere to the end.

"The other party just wants us to mess with ourselves, and then let people take advantage of it. We won't fall for this. ”

'If we don't believe we can play on multiple fronts and win, then we could be beaten by Bayer Leverkusen in the next round, lose to Kaiserslautern in the German Cup and be knocked out of the Champions League by Manchester United.'

"We now have to work together to get to the end together. We want to lift one trophy after another and make all the people of Hamburg proud of you! ”

"So, let's start with beating Manchester United!"

……

"Oops, I'm laughing to death!"

In the tactical conference room in Hamburg, Nagelsmann burst out laughing.

Pan Yi, Nagelsmann, Inzaghi and others have just studied the footage of Manchester United's recent games, and it is time to rest, and we will talk about Moyes's tactics later.

And Nagelsmann was there to swipe his phone and watch Manchester United's fan forums for fun.

As a result, he really found fun.

This is an article titled "Moyes is really a tactical genius, not convinced!" ".

And the beginning of the post is a look of justifying Moyes's name:

"For more than half a year, Moyes has not had an outstanding record, but he has created a lot of thought-provoking tactics, which is surprising and amazing! Now, let me break down Moyes' classic tactics. ”

But from the first one onwards, it's a bit of a bit of a misnomer.

"First, the answering midfielder."

The midfielder's main task is to receive passes from the left and right wingers, forwards and midfielders around him. Then, pass the ball to the defender, and the defender splits the side. ”

"This kind of midfielder doesn't need speed, it doesn't need technique, it doesn't need interception, it's very applicable, it's easy to find executors."

"At first glance, it seems like this duty is of little use...... I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush just yet. Let's look at the second tactic to see the subtlety of Moyes's arrangement. ”

"Second, U-shaped possession."

"The popular style of play now is basically to penetrate and advance with the ball in the midfield. But there is a very serious problem with this style of play, that is, there are too many people in the midfield, and it is easy to encounter the big bus, and it is the rat pulling the turtle, and there is no way to start. ”

"But the halfpipe doesn't have that problem. After the midfielder receives the ball, return the ball to the defender through the receiving midfielder. The defender splits the side and then passes to the winger for a breakthrough. If you can't break through, you can pass back through the receiving midfielder, and then break through on the other side. ”

"In this way, the ball is controlled by the defenders and the two wingers all the time, so that the opponent can run left and right, and he is tired of trying hard."

"Thirdly, the sapper striker."

"There is a problem with the U-shaped ball control, that is, it gives up the midfield control, the midfield interception is weak, and it is easy to be broken by the opponent."

"So you have to have a striker who has no footwork, no technique, who is physically strong and has good physical strength, who wanders between midfield and front to help the midfield defend."

Next, Nagelsmann laughed even louder: "I dare to write so much, all for the sake of the last picture." ”

I saw that the fourth point was impressively written: "Bottom cross!" ”

"The above three tactics are all paving the way for the fourth tactic. The bottom cross is the essence of Moyes's tactics! ”

"Fullbacks + wingers, forming a local advantage of 2 to 3, or 2 to 4, or even 2 to 5, and accurately pass the ball to the opponent's penalty area."

"In the end, let Rooney, who is proficient in heading, General Fan, or Little Pea score easily."

"This kind of tactic really makes the opponent's defense difficult to deal with! Now Manchester United are not doing well, it's just bad luck. ”

"I believe that in the next 10 years, this style of play will inevitably be as popular as the current midfield possession play, and it will eventually become the mainstream of world football! Let's wait and see! ”

Pan Yi, who was listening to Nagelsmann laughing happily and tilting his head curiously to come over to watch, was also happy: "It turned out that this dumpling was made for this little vinegar." The wisdom of netizens is endless, and they know very well what Moyes's Manchester United problems are. ”

Inzaghi also came over: "So, is Moyes really such a dish?" So why does Ferguson still take a fancy to him? ”

Pan Yi shook his head: "That's not it. Ferguson is not blind and Moyes' results at Everton are not fake. ”

With that, he stood up and walked to the front of the tactical leaderboard.

Since someone asked, he simply continued today's agenda and talked about Moyes's tactics.

'David Moyes is an English coach, but his style of play is the least English, a half-possession style of play tailored to the weaker teams.

"First of all, he will defend solidly, with a strong emphasis on positioning, maximizing the space between defenders and midfielders, and controlling the ribs while minimizing the movement of the ball in their own half."

"Second, the combination of the edge and the middle. David Moyes is at Everton and their side-centre combination is one of the best teams in the Premier League. ”

'Everton's wide attack is not about blindly crossing, but choosing wide players to play with full-backs or forwards on the flanks to make quick small crosses and cuts, and sometimes the midfielders are involved, so that they can quickly cut inside or cross to create a threat after tearing up the defensive space.

"It's a huge requirement for the accuracy of crosses from both full-backs and full-forwards on the wings – because the full-backs are very involved in attack and they are also very comfortable with the tactics of the central players coming in from behind."

"Thirdly, the possession type of offense in the front court. In the vast majority of games, the attack is not simply a lunge, with a playmaker in the middle who is the right playmaker – Arteta is in charge when he is around. ”

'On the wings, there's a ball-holding striker – Arteta in the early days, Pienaar in the late game, and an assault striker [Osman] who creates space by running and passing.

"Fourth, emphasise the pressure of the striker against the opposing defence. Strikers have the physicality, the speed, a certain technique, are involved in wide coordination, act as a bridgehead for the ball when necessary, and have a strong ability to attack on the counter-attack. At that time it was Yakubu or Anichebé who came to do this duty......"

Inzaghi opened his mouth wide: "Ah, then these things, we don't seem to have seen them in the game we just watched!" ”

Pan Yi smiled and nodded: "Yes." That's because when he arrived at Manchester United, things changed. First of all, because of the high post defense. This is a trend in the tactics of world football at the moment......"

At this time, Nagelsmann interjected: "It's all because you brought it, right?" Before you introduced that high pressing system in Milan, high defending was not as popular in football as it is today, and now almost every team has to do this ......"

Pan Yi smiled and did not deny it.

This style of play would have been popular, but Pan Yi showed his complete body in front of everyone earlier, attracting more coaches to follow suit.

But not all teams are suited to do that.

Pan Yi continued: "But now Manchester United's players, many of them are older, and their physical functions are declining. ”

"From the point of view of the central defenders, Vidic's body can't keep up, his speed is slow, the ball is poor, and he still maintains the control of the head; Ferdinand's speed and body have dropped very quickly, but he has good awareness and good ability to integrate the defensive line; Jones and Smalling are in good health, but they are poor in position selection and frizzy. ”

"As a result, the defensive coverage of Manchester United's centre-backs is really limited, and their ability to chase back is miserable, leaving large gaps for others to counter-attack again and again."

"And what about the left side? Patrice Evra is very strong in attack, and crosses and in-cuts are magic weapons, but the chase can't keep up. He was very good at defending one-on-one, but he had problems with the selection of positions and did not have a suitable substitute. ”

"Even when you don't have a high post, Patrice Evra often doesn't come back. There have been countless times this season when the combination of left central defender and left back has been broken, and it just so happens that the protection of the left rib at the back is limited, which is also linked one by one. ”

"High defending is a very advanced tactic, but it requires a lot of ability and execution from the players themselves, so the dilemma of Manchester United at the beginning of the season has a lot to do with the choice of defensive strategy!"

Neither Nagelsmann nor Inzaghi kept nodding.

When Pan Yi rebuilt Hamburg, he decided on a team building policy that would focus on young players.

On the one hand, young players are easy to manage, self-motivated, and have a lot of room for improvement and value-added;

On the other hand, it is because they are young and strong, and they can run and rush.

Coupled with Pintus' scientific training and Pan Yi's rotation, it is also such a young Hamburg who can still hold on after experiencing third-line battles and intensive schedules, and keep the game form from declining.

If you change to another team, I don't know how many times it has collapsed.

"In fact, as the league progresses, Moyes has been adjusting the team's tactics to suit the characteristics of this group of players."

"For example, the defensive line has consciously retreated, increasing the proportion of penetration in the middle, increasing the cross-cutting coordination on the wings, and reducing meaningless crosses;"

"For example, reducing the playing time of the veteran players in the team, promoting Januzaj, who has a strong ball ability, reusing Welbeck to enhance the pulling effect of the opponent's defence, and even actively exploring suitable positions in Kagawa, of course, including the introduction of Juan Mata in the winter window."

"But because Moyes attaches great importance to the strict positioning of players in defense, this also affects the attack, resulting in very few changes in the attack and a wide range of intersperses, which is also one of the reasons why the attack cannot be played."

"Because of the high post defense and the relatively fixed positioning, Manchester United's attack is in trouble. On the one hand, the opponent's space is compressed too small, resulting in ground penetration not being able to penetrate the defense line at all, and less transposition and penetration greatly reduces the flexibility of the attack, so there are no more offensive options except crosses......"

As Pan Yi has thoroughly analysed Moyes's current predicament at Manchester United, he has also made predictions about the tactics that Moyes will adopt in the upcoming game of Manchester United in Hamburg.

"They are very inefficient in transitioning and very poor in physical confrontation. In this case, Moyes should not choose to go toe-to-toe with us, but focus on defending and playing our counter-attacks. ”

"But it's a pity that he overlooked the fact that their strikers are no longer Van Persie and Rooney."

"Van Persie is impeccable in carrying the ball, making the ball, shooting, and has excellent individual attacking ability to cooperate with teammates, but as he gets older, his physical function has declined, his running ability has declined, and he can only play as a lone striker in front."

"And Rooney, except for the static shooting ability and the mid-range pass, the rest of the ability has declined very quickly, the impact has declined, the ability to have the ball is miserable, and the tactical status has declined."

'With the speed and reflexes of our backline, it shouldn't be difficult to keep them at bay.

Then Pan Yi arranged the attacking points of Hamburg against Manchester United:

"Our next training focuses on attacking and defending on the wings, as well as the speed when switching from defense to attack."

"Use speed to deal with their defense, and speed to deal with their offense."

"What they're afraid of is speed! And we're just going to play with speed! ”

"We want to use the most concise, direct and sharp way to defeat Manchester United!"

(End of chapter)