Chapter 055: Showdown with the New Godfather of German Football!
Prior to the takeover, RB Leipzig's predecessor, Mark Lanstedt, was home to the 5,500-seat Springside Stadium.
With the arrival of a new owner with deep pockets, they moved to the Leipzig Stadium in the fourth tier, which was also renamed the "Red Bull Arena Leipzig".
The course is very characteristic, the predecessor. Opened in 1956, East Germany was the largest stadium in Germany at the time, with a capacity of 100,000 spectators, but it fell into disrepair and finally collapsed and fell into disuse.
It wasn't until 2000 that the city of Leipzig renovated a professional modern football stadium within the façade of the old stadium in preparation for the World Cup on German soil, which not only reduced costs but also took into account the concept of environmental protection.
This also gives the stadium a resounding nickname, the stadium within the stadium.
Not to mention the young players who came here for the first time, even many first-team players who came here for the first time were shocked by the unique environment and excellent acoustics of the stadium.
Even if you sit in the away dressing room, which is more luxurious than the home team dressing room of St. Pauli, you can hear the shouts of DJs outside and the dynamic music.
As is customary, Magnum announced the starting line-up for this game.
The lineup has not changed much, with center forward Phil Kruger, Tyi and Ryo Miyaichi on the left and right, Zatkowski in front, Zirez and Bechlens in the back, and Te'o, Gunther, Zobich and Onel lined up.
Aside from himself, it's basically St. Pauli's strongest squad at the moment.
He also took the opposite list in his hand, which was the same as he guessed before the game, 433 formation, and the main force was exhausted.
Alban, a centre-back who has just moved in but has performed well, Dem, a diminutive defender with a first-class defence, and the attacking and creative Fossberg and Sabitzer on the left and right, as well as the striker Danish Poulsen.
These young but talented players have already caught the attention of many of Europe's biggest teams, and this is what is characteristic of RB Leipzig, with young people taking the lead.
As for their coach, it was a well-known academic professor, Ralf Rangnick.
Jurgen Klopp, the founder of the German style of high pressing, and now Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel are both protégés.
The style of play pursued by Universal in St. Pauli is also deeply influenced by it.
This can be regarded as a rookie meeting the grandfather.
Unlike usual, until the start of the game, Magnum didn't say much in the locker room, just simply emphasized to the players to have confidence, and the specific tactics were actually arranged by him a long time ago, but it stands to reason that he should boost the morale of the players through passionate and generous speeches at this time, but Magnum seemed a little absent-minded.
Even Manuel Pire saw his abnormality, and when the players had left the dressing room, he stepped forward to ask Magnum if he was not feeling well.
Magnum shook his head and said nothing.
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The Red Bull Stadium, which is more than 40,000 people, was filled with enthusiastic spectators.
Although RB Leipzig was boycotted by the majority of fans in Germany, they quickly gained a large number of fans in the country because of their results, and they were able to attract more than 30,000 fans per game while still in the Bundesliga, not to mention the match against St. Pauli.
However, what is somewhat surprising is that from the clothes and singing in the stands, you can see that there are many fans in St. Pauli in this game.
This is not only because St. Pauli has a lot of supporters in the East German city of Leipzig, but also because there are many people who are dissatisfied with RB Leipzig's business philosophy and come from the surrounding cities to support them.
A battle is about to begin.
Magnum also forced himself to put aside the messy thoughts in his mind and focus all his attention on the game.
In just the first ten minutes, his brow was twisted.
There's a reason why RB Leipzig was able to triple jump in such a short period of time and are now second in the league.
The biggest contributor is their current manager, Rangnick.
His coaching resume is legendary.
He is one of the few coaches in Germany who has coached at all levels of the league.
He is most commendable for leading Schalke 04 to a runner-up finish in the German Cup in 2005, becoming the coach of a German fourth-tier team the following year, and completing the triple jump feat in two years, bringing this small team to the Bundesliga, and winning the Bundesliga halfway title in the first season of promotion.
This team is called Hoffenheim.
Rangnick's reputation was also elevated, and in 2012 he accepted an offer from the Red Bull Group to become director of football for RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg.
There is no doubt that Red Bull Group values his ability to select players and build a team, hoping to replicate Hoffenheim's miracle.
Almighty knows that this miracle has really come true in the end.
Not to mention how RB Leipzig shined in the Bundesliga a few years later, after watching these ten minutes of games, he realized the power of the old man with glasses opposite.
Although, like Magnum, Rangnick only took over the team on an interim basis this summer, moving from director of football to head coach, St. Pauli is truly like an undisciplined group of pirates compared to his tactically savvy team.
After the opening, both sides were not polite, and Magnum also knew that the opponent's formation played on two wings, so his response was to use the most impactful player in his hand to suppress the opponent, but now it seems that the effect is not good.
The players on the pitch were not used to the high pressing shown by RB Leipzig, and the two centre-backs were very mediocre on the ball, making it almost difficult to advance the ball into the midfield, and once broken, Leipzig were able to play extremely fast counter-attacks, threatening the St. Pauli goal on several occasions.
The passive situation made the audience in the live broadcast room of Dragon Kingdom also feel that it was only a matter of time before they scored.
[This Leipzig kicks a little thing!] It is similar to the style of Dort! 】
[It seems that in the final of the German Super Cup a few years ago, Rangnick's Schalke 04 defeated Uncle Scumbag's Dort]
[Rangnick is the idol of Uncle Scum, not to mention Tuchel, who used to be a player under him!] 】
[Why doesn't my brother Wan play yet! ] It's not a way to go on like this! 】
It can be seen that with the improvement of St. Pauli's results, Magnum also has some popularity in China, and not only does the popularity of the live broadcast room continue to rise, but the number of true fans who pay attention to the skills and tactics of both sides has also increased a lot.
Sweet liquor brand Absinthe wore a brown St. Pauli home jersey today, and his mood was a little complicated.
On the one hand, he was very happy to have St. Pauli's game commentary, and on the other hand, the situation on the field made him anxious.
The blind can see that St. Pauli is now completely inferior, the two wings are completely suppressed, not to mention, they can't even pass the ball.
It's up to Magnum to respond.
"Niklas! Come back! Come back and catch the ball! ”
"Mark, help the midfielders defend!"
Magnum has no other choice but to stabilize the backcourt first.
Maybe the scene was too ugly, and today he looked much more anxious than usual.
That sentiment also seemed to affect the players on the pitch, and it didn't take long for RB Leipzig to score.
After six or seven minutes of continuous siege, Leipzig's best dribbling skills, Forsberg, cut inside from the left and took the ball to the edge of the box through a penalty ball that had been won by a penalty ball from front.
Just as everyone's attention was drawn to him, Forsberg flicked his foot and suddenly distributed the ball to the inserted left-back Halstenburg.
Halstenburg, who was still playing for St. Pauli last season, was not polite to his old club, and after stopping the ball, he first beat him, and before O'Neil could steal it, he suddenly sent a diagonal pass into the penalty area, which happened to be in front of striker Poulsen.
Although Poulsen is not as tall as St. Pauli centre-back Zorbich, he is more fast and agile, grabbing his position early, adjusting slightly, and scoring with a very calm volley from a tight angle.
Reveal the true nature of the killer.
1 to 0!