Chapter 605: Bad Start
According to the rules of the German League Cup, the first round of knockout matches was arranged at the neutral stadium, and Bayern Munich's match against Werder Bremen was arranged at the Ltu Stadium in Dusseldorf.
Although it was just a German League Cup, this game attracted thousands of fans who heard the news.
According to the information provided by the organizer, on the first day of the ticket sale, more than 50,000 tickets were sold out, and many fans who could not get the tickets were looking for scalpers everywhere and wanted to ask for a ticket.
This is not only a showdown between Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen, but also the first official match in Gao Han's coaching of the Bundesliga.
The game was scheduled to be held in the afternoon, but from the morning, fans from Germany and even Europe continued to flock to Düsseldorf and gathered around the Ltu Stadium.
In the past half month, there has been little news about Bayern Munich and Gao Han.
After spending 100 million euros in a row, Bayern Munich is more likely to clean up a group of redundant staff in the transfer market, streamline the team's lineup configuration, and save team expenses.
The only information that fans and the media know is that Gao Han led the team to training in Donauer Schengen and played two warm-up matches, one with a 6-0 win, but only won one-to-zero in the second game.
According to media reporters who went to watch the game on site, they played well in the first game, but basically continued Bayern Munich's traditional style of play, but in the second game, they changed a lot, and adopted a more proactive high-pressing pass-and-control style, but the effect was not ideal.
The opponents in both games are not strong, so it is natural for Bayern Munich to win, but the performance in the second game is not satisfactory, which also leads many people to worry about whether Gao Han will challenge Werder Bremen in the first game and whether he can escape unscathed.
In addition to attracting fans, the game also attracted many veterans and celebrities from German football.
Bayern Munich's three giants gathered in Düsseldorf to supervise the team's first official game of the new season.
Before entering the stadium, the three giants were interviewed by media reporters respectively, and expressed their confidence in Gao Han during their conversation, believing that he could bring unique changes to the team.
In addition to Bayern Munich’s three giants, the German Football Association has also arranged many people to come to the scene, and the national team coach Löw also visited the game in person.
"Haha, you're here too, Yuachim."
On the rostrum, when Lou saw Bayern Munich's three giants, he immediately met. Beckenbauer was also very happy to see the national team coach, and several people were greeting each other enthusiastically in the stands.
"I must see Mr. Gao Han's first official game." Lough explained his purpose with a smile.
"Also, I have been quite interested in the several young players he promoted and introduced. Previously, the media reported that I was very curious when I heard that he promoted Hummels to the main position. I also heard that he had transformed Ram and Schweinsteig into midfielders one after another, so I wanted to take a look even more."
At present, the German national team's midfielder is also very lacking in this type of organizational players, especially after Schneider and other players retreated. Although Barack was in charge, more players like Kyle and Flins are still somehow not consistent with Love's teaming strategy.
According to Lof's idea, he still hopes to play more proactive pass-through control.
Now, Gao Han's coaching at Bayern Munich is undoubtedly opening the way for him.
"Ram played a group game and heard that he performed well, but he soon went back to play left back. Schweinsteiger was fixed. However, his performance was also average, and we were a little worried." Beckenbauer looked worried.
They all know Gao Han’s preferences and also know Gao Han’s coaching philosophy. This is precisely the reason why they invited Gao Han to coach. But everyone knows that the scarce thing in today’s European football is the organizational midfielder, because this has become the standard for strong teams and the target of the giant teams.
But Lou didn't seem to worry, "I don't think it's necessary. Mr. Gao Han has always had a very accurate view of people, and he also has his own ideas when using people. Since he uses Schweinsteiger, he must have his ideas. Let's take a look."
Everyone also thought this was the reason.
However, Thomas Schaff is a well-known offensive madman in German football. The Werder Bremen under his coach has always been the most offensive team in the Bundesliga. Although Klose left this season, his overall strength has not diminished.
Gao Han faced Schaff in his first official game, and the team had just reorganized, so the outcome was hard to say.
In fact, the progress of the game also confirms the speculation from the outside world.
Bayern Munich has just reorganized. Although the training camp has lasted for two weeks, the players are still relatively unfamiliar with each other. In addition, the new football concept brought by Gao Han, almost all players are still adapting, which makes Bayern Munich's start a very bad start.
On the contrary, Werder Bremen made full use of Bayern Munich's weakness and made a shot in the first two minutes.
When the game reached the ninth minute, Schweinsteiger did not follow the opponent at the first time. Borowsky made a diagonal pass on the right. Fritz inserted and caught the ball and threw away Layer. He passed it to the goal. Borowsky stepped in and scored before Lucio, scoring the goal, opening the first record for Werder Bremen.
This goal also greatly stimulated the morale of Werder Bremen.
Every player of theirs is very clear that he faces Gao Han in this game. As long as he can defeat Gao Han, what awaits them will become famous in one battle.
Gao Han also knew very clearly that the start was not good and the game was not easy.
"Bastian." Gao Han walked to the sideline and shouted.
Schweinsteiger on the court turned his head and saw the head coach waving to him, and immediately ran out quickly.
"You are too nervous, relax, you should have followed you just now."
Schweinsteiger nodded, knowing he had made a mistake, "I'm worried that I'll leave too far."
He has never played this position alone, which makes him feel at a loss, especially in the official game, when his opponent's attacks, he is a little confused.
"Don't worry, don't put too much pressure on yourself. You should think about it. There is a Van Bomel ahead of you, who will protect you."
The pig nodded vigorously, "I understand what to do."
"Remember, stay calm and control the ball. If you are not sure, try to pass the ball as little as possible and pass it to both sides and behind you. At this stage, my requirement for you is stable passes and transitions."
Schweinsteiger nodded, "I get it."
"Go." Gao Han patted him on the back and sent him back to the stadium.
But Gao Han did not retreat, but shouted at Modric on the field, signaling that the Croatian midfielder should be more active, and to get the ball and ask for the ball. Van Bomel should actively put pressure on his opponent to protect the midfield.
After finishing all this, he slowly retreated, but breathed heavily.
"Van Bommel is too tall and not flexible enough," said Cantalero.
This statement pointed out the problem with the Dutch midfielder in a sharp way.
Fan Bomel's advantage is obvious. He can participate in the offense forward. He is the team's third scorer last season, and he can participate in the defense later. However, his height is 1.87 meters, and due to his age, it makes it difficult for him to put continuous pressure on his opponents in this position in the midfield.
"Look at it again. If it really doesn't work, just push Schweinsteiger up and let Ram play the back midfielder." Gao Han also had a solution, thinking that he was still very satisfied with the result of the group match of Ram playing the back midfielder.
As for Bidal, he is quite optimistic, he has not returned to the team yet, and the situation is not very clear.
After thinking about it, Gao Han still entered the coaching system.
"Start with five-star pass card, target: Schweinsteiger."
"Start with five-star assist cards, target: Modric."
"Successfully activate the combination card effect, the ball is passed without fail."
I don’t know if it was Werder Bremen who relaxed his pressing against Bayern Munich’s midfield and backcourt after leading, or Gao Han’s adjustment was working, but everyone who knew how to analyze the situation on the scene gradually discovered that the Bundesliga giants’ midfield and backcourt passes began to gradually become smooth.
Schweinsteiger was originally a bit slow and hesitant, but now he plays very simply and efficiently. He often catches the ball with one kick and shoots the ball with one kick. Players such as Modric, Van Bomel, Hummels, Lucio and Ram also began to move around Schweinsteiger.
"Okay, take your time, just like that, don't worry, control the ball first and stabilize the rhythm."
In the stands, Lof heard Gao Han's cry.
It sounds like he doesn't intend to hide anyone, including his opponent Schaff.
As Schweinsteiger gradually entered the role, and teammates were available to the surrounding area at any time, Bayern Munich's midfield pass control gradually became smooth, and Werder Bremen wanted to press and press several times but failed to achieve results.
But what really changed the game trend happened in the 24th minute.
Modric retreated to meet Schweinsteiger and received the ball with his back to the attacking direction, Flins followed him closely.
But just when the Croatian received the ball, he suddenly stopped and turned around to get rid of it. After throwing away Flins, he suddenly drove the ball forward.
This sudden change surprised everyone in the stadium and shocked the fans in the stands.
After seeing Modric take a few steps forward, he passed the ball to the right with a diagonal pass in front of the defensive player. Ribery received the ball from the right side, facing the opponent's defensive player one-on-one, crossing the ball, suddenly accelerated, threw away the defender and crossed the ball with his right foot, and passed the ball to the penalty area.
Klose seized the most powerful position in advance and headed the ball from a close range.
But Werder Bremen's goalkeeper Weize blocked the ball with one hand at a critical moment, but the ball did not fly out. Van Bomel inserted it from behind and pushed the ball into the goal near the goal line with his forehead.
The referee's effective whistle sounded, and the audience cheered!
One to one!
Everyone on the court rushed towards Van Bommel, celebrating his goal.
On the sidelines, Gao Han was also full of surprises because Van Bomel's resuming shot was very fast this time.
In fact, the Dutch should have been wary of Vize's ability to save it, so even if the ball flew out directly at that time, he could still fight before everyone could hit the goal.
Of course, if we want to trace the credit, Modric's escape from pushing and Ribery's forced breakthrough are all very good.
"Okay, that's it. Keep this rhythm and keep playing like this." Gao Han clapped and shouted on the sidelines.
Chapter completed!