In the hospital, Arnautovic had woken up.

After examination, the doctor determined that he was in a transient coma caused by a concussion and needed to be hospitalized for a period of observation.

The disease requires rest, and until the doctor is sure that he is fully recovered, he cannot do strenuous exercise, otherwise it will aggravate the condition.

As a result, he will miss at least a month of competition, but thankfully the winter break is fast approaching and they only have one game to play in the German Cup.

This is a blessing in disguise for Werder Bremen.

It's just that their opponent in this German Cup match is Bayern Munich.

In the absence of a main centre-forward, Werder Bremen's chances of winning may be even lower.

"Werder Bremen were so unlucky that they not only drew the strongest opponent in the Bundesliga, but also received the bad news of the main center forward being injured before the game, which may cause a big disadvantage for this game."

Before the game, critics were not optimistic that Werder Bremen would win on the road.

Originally, their strength was not as good as their opponents, and now the main center forward is injured.

To make matters worse, the third round of the German Cup was played just four days after the league.

In the 17th round, Bayern Munich played two days earlier than Werder Bremen, which means that the opponent has more time to rest and recuperate.

This is the complete opposite of the previous situation when Werder Bremen faced Bayern Munich, and now they are going to suffer a physical crisis.

Werder Bremen were able to draw at home to Bayern Munich in the sixth round of the league, in large part because Bayern had to save their energy for three days of Champions League matches.

In that game, they consumed Bayern so much that Bayern Munich, who were fighting on the third front, almost collapsed.

Bayern had to drag their exhausted bodies to Belarus after being held to a draw away by Werder Bremen, only to be beaten 3-1 away by Borisovbart, the weakest team in the group, and lost their only Champions League game of the season.

Since then, Bayern has paid more attention to the rotation of the team, taking care of the players' physical fitness as much as possible in every game, and arranging the rotation of appearances in a reasonable order.

So far, under the third-line battle, the physical problems of Bayern players have not only not exploded, but because a large number of substitutes have gained playing time, their bench power has begun to show.

The sentence that you are not afraid of Bayern Tiger, but you are afraid of Bayern being substituted has begun to become a terrible reality.

How to deal with the current stronger Bayern team has become a headache for the coaching staff of Werder Bremen.

At the same time, on Bayern's side, their coaching staff are also discussing how to limit Werder Bremen's attacking system up front.

"Werder Bremen's overall strength is not strong, what is strong is the two points of their team, as long as De Bruyne and Lin Quan are locked, they can lock up more than half of their offensive firepower, and even completely abolish their offensive ability!"

Assistant coach Grande drew on the tactics board the attacking tactics that Werder Bremen used to use, and gave what he thought could be done to disrupt or limit the opponent's attacking tactics:

"De Bruyne is weak in physical fitness and not strong in confrontation, we only need a strong sweep and full of physical midfielder to lock him up!"

"We have just two and a half people like this - Martinez and Gustavo, and if necessary, we can also put Timoshchuk on the field, and mark people full-time, just keep an eye on De Bruyne alone!"

Another assistant coach, Herman, said:

"I agree with your suggestion to De Bruyne to mark, but Werder Bremen still has a forest up front!"

"Even if we limit De Bruyne, it may not be able to completely limit the opponent's organization and attack, don't forget, when De Bruyne is absent, Lin Quan is responsible for the frontcourt organization of Werder Bremen, and he also has excellent organizational and attacking ability!"

"I certainly haven't forgotten that, and that's what I'm going to cover next!"

Hynckes rubbed his stubble with his hand and watched with interest as the two teaching assistants argued.

Grande glanced at Heynckes and breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of the other's encouraging eyes.

He erased the contents of the tactical board and redrew the area, marking the areas where Lin Quan was accustomed to moving in the front court, as well as his most commonly used offensive methods.

"If you want to limit Lin Quan's offense, a single defender is definitely not good, the frequency of his feet is too fast, his dribbling ability is too strong, the big defender can't keep up with his rhythm, and it is easy for him to pass by."

Everyone nodded in unison, and in the two meetings in the Telecom Cup and the League, their back line was ravaged by this guy.

Centre-back Dante almost missed out for the season, taking more than three months to recover from a knee injury.

And the young defender Boateng was also humiliated by Lin Quan several times, which led to a serious setback in self-confidence, and his performance this season was not as good as the original plane.

This guy is a nightmare for Bayern defenders!

If you want to talk about the whole league, who the Bayern defenders don't want to encounter.

Then they will definitely choose Lin Quan!

"To limit Lin Quan's attack, you need to use targeted tactics to limit him, just like limiting superstars like Messi and Ronaldo!"

Grande picked up the remote control, turned on the TV, and flipped up a match between Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga.

"Notice the approach that Munirio's team used when it came to restricting Messi:

Limit Messi's space to move! ”

Everyone got serious, as a player who is most similar to Lin Quan's style, the way to deal with Messi can naturally be used to deal with Lin Quan.

And Munirio is a master in this regard, and there is no shame in learning from him.

"Lin Quan is used to moving on the right side, but in the front court, his range of movement is not fixed, which will cause the players who defend him to easily lose their positions, resulting in holes in the defense.

To solve this problem, we need to build a dam between the midfield and the backline to lock his range of movement.

Specifically, let our left-back keep an eye on Lin Quan and follow him wherever he goes.

As for the left-backs losing their defensive positions in the marking, it could allow our left-sided midfielders to drop back and temporarily fill in the left-back position.

Our purpose is simple, we must not allow Lin Quan to easily infiltrate the dangerous zone between our midfield and the back line.

This place is only one defence from the goal, and as long as he completes the breakthrough, our goal will be under great threat! ”

Herman frowned: "According to your method, aren't our defenders still one-on-one?" ”

Grande smiled and circled the position of the left midfield:

"Here is our left midfielder, here is our centre-back, here is our left-back, here is the left midfielder who retreats to fill the position, if Lin Quan is active on the wing, then only the left-back will defend him.

But as soon as he gets out of his position and dribbles down the middle, he's immediately surrounded by four of our players.

As long as our left midfielder can control the area around him, we can build an impenetrable prison for Lin Quan, who bursts in with the ball, and traps him here! ”

Heynckes' eyes lit up, Grande, this old fellow, has two brushes!

"In this way, the most important thing in our defense is the midfielders and the defenders."

Heynckes was already thinking about what players would fit into this set.

Xavi Martinez is definitely going to play, he is the most defensive player in Bayern's midfield.

However, one Martinez is not enough, they also need to limit De Bruyne.

This means they also need a defender who is very good at the back, and that can only be Gustavo.

But if you get on these two people, the organizational ability of the back waist will drop significantly.

Kroos, as the playmaker at the back, should he put it on and change the formation to 4321?

……

Bayern's bench was too thick, and Heynckes was still struggling with not being able to play a certain player.

Werder Bremen don't have this problem at all, but they are worried about the lack of a suitable main centre-forward.

"Let Phil Krueger play, or bring Hunter's place forward?"

Phil Kruger, like Arnautovic, is also a central striker, but he is a little weaker than Arnautovic and is not as dangerous in the box as Arnautovic.

Hunt has the advantage of being fast, but he lacks height, and putting him in the center forward position is simply too easy for Bayern's defenders.

If he is allowed to play, Werder Bremen may not have any fulcrum in the frontcourt.

I'm worried!

I don't have much material in my hand, so I can only make do with it!

In the end, Schaff still chose Phil Kruger, who came from his own academy.

His ability to act as a fulcrum for his teammates in the front court is not bad, the threat in the penalty area is small, we have Lin Quan and De Bruyne two scoring points, the scoring ability should not be worried.

……

The time soon came on December 18, the third round of the German Cup.

This is the last game before the Bundesliga winter break, and many of the teams that have been eliminated have already taken an early break after the league ends.

Because the winter break is approaching, the giants who want to poach people in the Bundesliga have sent many scouts to the scene to watch the game.

Among them, the most concerned is the strong showdown between Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich.

De Bruyne has been on the radar of Chelsea Football Club because of his impressive performances on loan at Werder Bremen this season.

In addition to George Evans, who had been following him before, Chelsea Football Club's veteran scout Peter Deviser also arrived at the Allianz Arena.

"Kevin has been very good in the last few games since he came back from injury."

"He's now number one in the Bundesliga assists list, with eight goals in half a season, and it's a sure thing to have more than 20 assists and more than 10 goals in a season!"

George reported his work to the seniors in the team with excitement, and the club should have planned to recall De Bruyne by sending such a senior senior.

As a scout who has seen De Bruyne grow and become stronger all the way, he has a sense of pride!

However, after his debriefing, Deviser's reaction was cold, and he did not seem to care about De Bruyne's data.

On the contrary, after seeing the number 10 player in the green jersey on the field, his eyes lit up, and he pointed to the opponent's back and asked:

"Is that the Messi of the Bundesliga?"

(End of chapter)