Chapter 399: Next, face off against the European Golden Boy
Modern centers can be summed up in three categories.
The first type is the dexterous type of center forward, who is skilled in shooting, flexible in position, has an excellent sense of smell, and is very agile in handling the ball, and can do unexpected things where there seems to be no chance.
This type of center forward, Suarez is the most representative.
The second type is a tall and large center forward, who has very strong physical fitness, man-ball combination ability, and superb overhead kicks, and can rely on personal ability to finish the game.
Robert Lewandowski, Mandzukic and Ibrahimovic are all good centre-forwards.
The third type is the responsive center, who has the technique, the speed, and can also be used as a fulcrum to attack in tandem and enrich the offensive methods.
Karim Benzema and Harry Kane are of that type.
But Rossi has a very strange style of play, and he has the qualities of these three types of center forwards.
Although he is a winger in the formation, he often switches positions with Lewandowski and his position is not fixed.
When the team is attacking, Rossi does not stay in the box, but pulls out and moves around the ribs.
This makes the central defender very troubled, whether to follow or not.
Rossi also has the ability to cut back and is also an inscrutable anti-offside forward insertion, which can form a one-on-one chance in the penalty area.
And he has a very strong ability to play the ball with one kick, not only attacking, but also tandem.
Bayern's previous two goals were initiated by him.
And this third goal brought his "weirdness" into full play.
A center forward like this is the only one in today's world football, and there is no other branch.
In just over 20 minutes of the second half, the two teams scored three goals, and the pace was fast and the attack was fierce, worthy of the name of the "national derby".
Dortmund, who had just tied and was overtaken, had not been able to lead, began to be impatient in their mentality.
In the 70th minute, they used up their last substitution and began to fight back.
The high position pressed and once again descended on the Westphalian Stadium, with the cheers of the fans, with overwhelming momentum, pressed over.
At this point, the experienced Heynckes began to make substitutions in the tenth minute, using this way to pause the game and interrupt the opponent's momentum.
James replaces Ribery.
Substitutions allowed Bayern's midfield to maintain its speed and vitality.
In the 78th minute, Dortmund instigated an attack on the wing, and Reus broke through with the ball on the wing.
Faced with a two-man package, he did not choose to pass, but tried to pass.
Just when everyone's eyes were focused on Royce's breakthrough, Rossi had already quietly walked forward and stood in the middle circle.
Not only is there no defense, but he also looks like he is ready to attack, what kind of trouble is this?
Of course, no one at the scene paid attention to his movements.
So, a few seconds later, when Rossi formed a single knife, in the eyes of the home fans, there was only disbelief.
Reuss, who had been running for almost 80 minutes, was snatched up by Kimmich who followed him after passing James, and the ball was cut off.
Dort's defense was quickly blocked in the way.
James, who received the pass, knocked back with his heel in a very small space.
Kimmich stepped forward to hold the ball forward and saw Rossi at the far end and sent a long diagonal pass straight to the ground that slipped through the gap between the full-backs and central defenders.
When Rossi stepped forward to catch the ball, Akanji couldn't catch up and raised his hand to signal that the ball was offside.
Boos rang out in the stadium.
Even the moment the on-site commentator saw Rosie, he thought he was offside.
[This ball seems to be suspected of offside......]
[Rossi single-handedly faces the goalkeeper! ] γ
[Let's see if you want to fight!] γ
[Shake the goalkeeper!] γ
[Push the empty goal!] γ
[The ball is in!] γ
His tone wasn't very agitated, and he and everyone waited for the referee to blow for an offside foul.
But referee Graver's hand pointed to the center circle.
The goal works!
[Eh, eh, eh! γ
[There is no offside in this goal!] γ
[Bayern scores another goal!] γ
γGOALοΌοΌοΌοΌοΌοΌοΌ γ
[I need a slow-motion replay to know what just happened!] γ
[No problem here!] γ
[No problem here!] γ
[At the moment of Kimmich's pass, Rossi really didn't have an offside position! ] γ
[It's Akanji himself dragging it to the back!] γ
At the Westphalian Stadium, there were deafening boos.
They don't care if the goal is offside or not.
I just know that they are two goals behind now, which makes them very unhappy.
A loss in this tournament would cost them their hard-earned top spot.
Whoever is replaced by this, who can stand it!
In the 80th minute, Heynckes, who was victorious, replaced Rossi with Muller.
At this time, there was no more noise in the stadium, but a roaring applause after all the fans stood up.
Borussia Dortmund have haughty and discerning fans.
They were surprised to find that this account could no longer be calculated.
On this night, they were impressed by Rossi's skills.
In the end, Bayern defeated Borussia Dortmund 4-2 away and returned to the top of the table on goal difference.
The next day, major German media announced the return of Bayern with the headline "The Resurrected Bundesliga Giant".
At this time, Bayern fans are desperate for the club to renew Rossi's contract during the winter break and keep him at the Allianz Arena.
In the last two games of November, Bayern not only ushered in two hearty big wins, but also completed a clean sheet against their opponents.
3-0 win over Dusseldorf.
5-0 win over Benfica.
Not only did it secure its top position in the Bundesliga, but it also ranked second in the group with 7 points in the Champions League group stage.
Entering the final month of the winter break, Bayern's most important goal is to qualify from the top of the Champions League group.
Third-placed Benfica are just two points behind Bayern Munich, and their last opponent is the point-giving boy AEK Athens.
Unless anything else, they will have eight points in the group stage.
Bayern only need to draw their last game against Ajax to qualify for second place in the group.
In this way, it can frighten the teams in other groups that are fighting for the top spot.
They are doing everything possible to qualify for the top spot in the group, just to avoid Bayern.
Who would have thought that Bayern are now second in the group.
Now Bayern, under the leadership of the old coach Heynckes, is moving forward bravely, and Rossi in the team is a very efficient "weird shooter", which doesn't worry them.
Even if Bayern can beat Ajax, it will be the same points.
If Bayern want to top the group, they must be more than two goals ahead of their opponents.
It's not easy to meet all of these conditions at the same time.
Just before the start of the final match of the Champions League group stage, Turin, Italy, hosted the award ceremony of the 2018 European Golden Boy Award.
Roma winger Kluivert Jr.,
Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold,
Real Madrid striker Vinicius,
Milan striker Cutrone,
Ajax centre-back De Ligt.
The five are the strongest pursuers of this year's Golden Boy Award.
In the end, De Ligt, who was born in the Ajax academy and is currently the captain of Ajax, lifted the Golden Boy trophy in Turin.
In two days, he will lead the team at home to take on the challenge of the Bundesliga supremacy.
(End of chapter)