Chapter 82 Chapter 82 Mouth is more important than hands
In Leverkusen's first Bundesliga match this season, the best player of the match was Barnetta who provided two assists. The idea of Heynckes' tactics of having the two-sided midfielders hold the ball more and the forwards retreating to support the opponent was initially proven to be effective and feasible in the game. They now need more games to make this tactic mature.
In the second round at home against Hoffenheim, Leverkusen continued to experiment with this tactic, but replaced Kroos with Vidal. Heynckes was ready to further tap the characteristics of the players in the team.
After a small 1-0 win over their opponent, Leverkusen won the first two rounds, but they did not have much time to rest. After a two-day rest, they flew to the away game again to prepare for the Champions League play-offs.
The opponent is Timisoara from Romania. Not much is known about this team. Some fans who know history may know a little about the Timisoara Massacre, which was a coup d'état that ended in bloodshed.
Völler traveled with the team. Although the opponent was not particularly strong, it was of great significance. Leverkusen has not touched the Champions League for a long time, and now they are very close to this opportunity.
Leandri attacked directly and cleared the ball with his big foot before the forward could do so. Timisoara did not give up even though they were two goals behind. This small Romanian team also hopes to enter the Champions League, not only for the honor, but also for the bonuses. The club's financial problems are already shaky and it is unknown when they will collapse.
But there was only one spot available, and the two forwards, Kiessling and Deldiyok, each scored a goal, and Leandri did not lag behind.
The quality of players in the Romanian league teams is still somewhat different from that in the top five leagues. Whether it is defense, shooting, positioning, or penetration, they do not pose much threat to Leverkusen's young players.
After winning the game, the team set off again without even taking a break, as their league opponent Freiburg was waiting for them three days later.
Throughout August, Leverkusen has been on high alert. Including the first round of the German Cup, they have to play 7 games in 30 days, and 90 minutes every four days. These young men, with an average age of only 23, have shown a tendency to wilt at the beginning of the season.
In the third round of the Bundesliga, Freiburg calmly waited for Leverkusen, who had travelled a long way and had a tight schedule, at their own Europa Park Stadium.
We have just started a new season and have to play so many games in a row. You must not be used to it, right? You must be tired, right? Come on, let us in Freiburg pamper you!
As a result, the pain caused the Bundesliga's biggest defeat of this round.
Fifteen minutes before the start of the game, Vidal and Rolfes received yellow cards respectively. Leandri looked a little worried in the backcourt. These two players should at least help with interception in the midfield and backcourt, but they received two yellow cards so early, so their defensive actions will naturally be less effective.
But he didn't worry for long. In the 35th minute, Kiessling received a diagonal pass from Vidal on the left side of the penalty area and shot directly without stopping to change the score to 0-1. Then in the last minute of stoppage time in the first half, Augusto's long-range shot hit the crossbar and bounced back. Banetta got the first step and kicked, making it 0-2!
Leandri returned to the locker room happily. The opponent had three shots on target in the first half. Thanks to the three-piece set of the crossbar and the goal post, Leandri himself made a flying save.
With a two-goal lead, the atmosphere in the entire locker room was very harmonious and Heynckes left more time for the players themselves. If it weren't for the scorching sun, Leandri probably wouldn't have even sweated a drop in the first half. He squeezed in front of Kroos and sat down.
Leandri was worried. During the pre-season training, Heynckes liked the impact that Kroos brought to the team. His repeated unexpected through passes could change the entire situation. However, after the official start of this season's games, Kroos' performance on the court was not so outstanding. He was not the team's starter in the past few games.
Kroos is not particularly worried. The state of his form is hard to explain and hard to adjust. Heynckes seemed to have removed him from the starting position, as if he had fallen out of favor, but he basically gave him time to play in every game to find his form.
Leandri pretended to drink water, suddenly stepped on his partner's shoes, and quietly dodged when the other party reached out to pull him. "According to the practice of the previous rounds, Grandpa Hai will replace you. Don't touch my hand. If you touch it, your shot may be blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper. Anyway, my footwork is not bad, so I will lend you some light."
Kroos looked at Leandri strangely. The Spaniard always said that we should believe in science and not be superstitious, but he himself was looking at feng shui and borrowing light from time to time. "Don't you not believe in these superstitious things?"
"Isn't this for you?"
Cross was very satisfied with what he heard. He stretched out his hand and pinched Ryan's calf twice, and said without any reservation, "Ryan, your leg muscles are very good."
Vidal, who was sitting next to him, was not convinced. He took off his socks and stood in front of Kroos, raising his legs, "Look carefully, who has the best leg muscles?"
The two men said "Hello, hello" in unison, but although Kroos said this, he pinched his hands twice and was kicked away by Leandri.
See, as long as you are open and honest, others won’t think there is any gay relationship between you!
I don't know where Deldiyok heard that there is a magical artifact in the team that can make your words come true. It is said that it is more useful than making a wish with Aladdin's magic lamp. The Swede took two steps to Leandri before heading to the player tunnel to go on the court, and asked, "Can you give me a compliment?"
Heynckes was completely confused and looked at the two 1.9-meter-tall men blocking the door in bewilderment.
The goalkeeper coach briefly talked about Leandri's divine blessing, and Heynckes believed it immediately. There is no way. Grandpa Hai is old and has seen a lot of things. For many things, it is better to believe them than not.
Leandri looked at the Swede in confusion, while Deldiyok was a little embarrassed and scratched the back of his head with one hand. Look, this is the attitude of a troublemaker! Think about how Kissling and Helmes surrounded him and wouldn't let him leave unless he was told.
"Okay, Allen, you're a very good player, but I still want to remind you to believe in science in everything. All superstitions on the court are empty and meaningless."
The 191cm tall forward only listened to the first half of the sentence and then went out happily.
"I want one too." Kislin came over and grabbed Leandri's shoulders without any hesitation, but he struggled a few times.
"You've already scored a goal! Don't be so greedy!" Leandri silently complained about the suffocating international logistics in his heart. He didn't know when his lottery ticket tube and his turtle shell would reach his hands.
However, no matter how much Leandri felt that these people were too superstitious, he still ran to Kroos and whispered in his ear while he was fixing his gloves, "The world's best midfielder, play well today."
"Now that you mention it, I feel like I need to at least get an assist."
Leandri sneered. It turned out that men are the best at taking advantage of others. "You have to eat one bite at a time. You also want to assist. Why don't you say that you can score a goal today?"
“What if I score a goal?”
The Spaniards are not afraid at all, even though he is her boyfriend, but you keep scoring goals and making assists, which shows that you don't take their goalkeeper seriously. Even if you think the opposing goalkeeper is weak, the crossbar and the goal post are always the gods!
"If you can score a goal, you can do whatever you want!"
Heynckes felt like he had become a lot younger again, watching the Swede header the ball to expand the score again, and then running directly from the opponent's stadium to his own stadium to celebrate. He felt that Leandri's mouth must be well protected, as the mouth is more important than the hands!
Grandpa Hai has been active in the football world for decades, and he has only seen people with bad mouths like Pele, but he has never seen anyone like the goalkeeper in the team who can indiscriminately activate the divine light blessing and make it all effective.
Leandri was speechless as the Swede who suddenly became enthusiastic held his head. He straightened his chest indignantly. What does this mean? You are taller than me, right?
He was feeling both happy and painful at the moment. No matter what, he should be happy when the team scored a goal. But the current situation was that his teammates seemed to think that his bragging had miraculous effects. Wouldn't he be exhausted to death in the future?
In the 75th minute, Banetta's long shot in front of the penalty area hit the crossbar and bounced into the net. The Bayer fans who came with the team felt happy again. They thought that with such a tight schedule at the beginning of the season, there might be a major collapse, but now the score is 0-4. Although they were not very polite as a guest, at least they were happy!
Heynckes was very satisfied to see that Leandri was still guarding the goal firmly with this score. Sure enough, the next second the opponent stole the ball from Rolfes' feet and started a counterattack.
Leandri had been waiting for this for a long time. Compared with an intense offensive confrontation, it was easier for the opponent to seize the opportunity to score a goal in such a leisurely game. Most of the time, the goal he scored was a rare and miraculous goal. He didn't want to become a background board for others.
Freiburg made consecutive long passes from the backcourt, and Beckmann successfully got offside!
Facing the aggressive man with the ball, Leandri simply lowered his center of gravity. Although he has only played in the mainstream league for a year, his experience is growing. He no longer takes the initiative and then changes the route of the save based on his own reaction as usual. He now prefers to observe the opponent's reaction before taking action.
Bang!
Beckman's shot was directly tipped over the baseline by Leandri.
Seeing that the youngest defender in the team was the most reliable, Heynckes turned around and sat back in his seat. As he was old, his waist was not in good condition from standing for too long. Then, just like in the previous games, he continued to replace Kroos to help him get back in shape.
As a result, before Grandpa Hai could sit down and act like a cool old man for long, Deldiyok connected with the German Xiaokuan who had just gone up and whose hair was not even wet.
Kroos was advancing with the ball, and it seemed that there was no hope of progress, but he suddenly pushed the ball to the side, and with a very small swing of his legs, he directly transferred the ball horizontally to Deldiyok on the right. The Swede knocked the ball with his knee, and the ball went into the net without any difficulty.
0-5, in the 84th minute, Leverkusen had almost made their hosts cry away from home.
The game wasn't over yet, and after celebrating, Leandri suddenly thought, could it be possible that his boyfriend could really score a goal in this game?
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