Chapter 38 Lin Quan VS Neuer
After conceding the goal, the players of Werder Bremen looked very upset.
They were very upset after losing this goal.
If the opponent scores a goal because of their own mistake, they can still find a way to make up for it.
But in this goal just now, Bayern purely used their stronger individual abilities and team cooperation, and used high-speed passing to tear open Werder Bremen's defense.
The opponent increased the tempo too quickly, and Werder Bremen's players could not keep up with the rhythm and easily made defensive mistakes.
Unfortunately, the opponent's ability to seize opportunities is particularly strong, and the defensive loopholes on Werder Bremen's side can be easily seized by the opponent and the score can be changed.
In Bayern's coaching booth, Heynckes nodded with satisfaction after seeing his team equalize the score.
After his coaching, this group of players have become more mature and stronger this season, and they have truly achieved the state of not being arrogant when they win and not being discouraged when they lose.
Given their current form, they should have no problem regaining the Bundesliga championship trophy this season.
Even last season's champions Dortmund couldn't stop them.
Maybe we can even gain something in the Champions League this year.
For the visiting team, this goal woke up Schaff.
Before the game, they had already formulated a solid defense tactic, but because the team scored first, the players and his mentality became a little relaxed and did not strictly implement the tactics.
This led to the goal lost this time. If the forward line had completely withdrawn to their own half, the distance between them and the back line would have been shortened.
And if captain Fritz retreats a step and the formation changes to five defenders, the opponent's goal may not happen.
Thinking of this, Schaaf immediately shouted to the players on the field, asking them to execute the plan made before the game.
A score of one to one is not unacceptable. After all, the game only lasts 60 minutes. After the 60 minutes, the two sides can decide the winner through a penalty shootout.
By then, no matter how strong Bayern's hard power is, it will be useless because the penalty shootout is more of a test of luck.
Sure enough, after the game resumed, Bayern had no idea where to start facing Werder Bremen who had set up a solid defense.
The score of 1:1 remained until the end of the first half.
Back in the locker room, Schaaf praised the players' performance in the first half.
He admitted his mistake and thought it was because of his carelessness that he did not remind his players to retreat after scoring the goal, which led to the subsequent loss of the ball.
This action made the players of Werder Bremen feel a little embarrassed. In fact, they knew in their hearts that this matter had little to do with the head coach and was entirely their own problem.
“Okay, forget about the first half, our priority in the second half is defense.
When attacking, don't pass the ball directly to Lin Quan like he did in the first half. The opponent is guarding him very closely, and it will be difficult for him to get the ball if you pass the ball directly to him.
Therefore, when we counterattacked in the second half, we looked more for Arnautovic.
Remember, don't overdo it in the midfield, so as not to lose the ball and be hit by the opponent's counterattack.
Whenever there is a chance, just kick the ball from the backcourt. If you can get the ball, fight for it. If you can't, try to interfere with the opponent's passing and buy time for your teammates to defend."
The players had already discussed what Schaaf said.
However, they were besieged by the opponent and did not have much ball possession. They were too hasty in their counterattacks and failed to form a tacit understanding. Therefore, the tactics that had been discussed before were not implemented.
Now, after Schaff emphasized this tactic again, the players will follow his instructions in the second half.
The second half of the game started quickly and Werder Bremen did not make any personnel adjustments.
But Bayern Munich replaced two players.
No. 31 Schweinsteiger came on as a substitute, replacing No. 36 Emre, and No. 7 Ribery came on, replacing No. 11 Saric.
Werder Bremen kicked off, and the ball was passed around a few times before being quickly lost under the pressure of Bayern players.
As a result, the game seemed to return to the familiar scene in the first half - Bayern formed a siege on Werder Bremen's goal! But the difference was that this time, Werder Bremen's backcourt was very dense.
Of their 11 players on the field, 10 were in their own half.
Even Lin Quan himself would retreat to receive the ball, leaving only Arnautovic wandering around the center circle.
The dense crowds of players in the backcourt made Bayern's attack very difficult and they were unable to score.
Breaking through dense defense is a global problem. When a team is determined to defend, even top teams will find it difficult to break through their goal.
Two months ago, the Chinese national football team had a warm-up match with the World Cup champion Spain.
In this game, the Chinese national team parked the bus, and the Spanish team, with all their main players, fired dozens of shots throughout the game, but failed to break through the Chinese team's goal.
If it weren't for the last five minutes when the Chinese national team players ran out of energy and their concentration dropped, allowing David Silva to push the ball into the goal, they might have been able to tie with the arrogant Spanish national team.
The gap in strength between Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich is far smaller than the gap between the Chinese national team and the Spanish national team.
So when they were determined to park the bus, Bayern was like a hound encountering a hedgehog, not knowing where to start.
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Werder Bremen could accept a draw and then have the match decided on penalties.
Bayern couldn't accept this! So, Bayern further increased their offensive, and the defensive players who were originally near the midfield also joined the attack, leaving only Boateng at the back.
This gave Werder Bremen an opportunity!
In the 46th minute of the game, Ribery's shot was blocked by the defender's body.
Werder Bremen captain Fritz grabbed the ball, and Lin Quan and Arnautovic started rushing towards Bayern's half the moment the ball was changed.
Fritz glanced at the team's two running forwards and kicked the ball forward with a big foot.
The ball was not aimed at a person, but at the empty space in the opponent's backcourt.
After seeing the opponent kick the ball with a long kick, Bayern players did not take it seriously at first.
It is difficult to defeat Bayern with long passes because they have a goalkeeper with a wide range of movement.
Neuer has a wide range of activities in front of the goal. Sometimes he even leaves the penalty area and runs outside the penalty area to act as a rear passing point for the team and participate in the overall attack. Therefore, he is called the goalkeeper by fans.
Bayern had a big advantage in this game, so at this time, Neuer had already left the penalty area.
After seeing where the ball was landing, Neuer had an idea in his mind that his teammate Boateng should be able to get the ball, so he did not rush back to the penalty area. He planned to support the opponent after Boateng controlled the landing point of the ball.
Boateng saw the football flying towards him. After judging the landing point, he jumped high and planned to head the ball to his teammate behind him.
However, just as he jumped, a tall figure rushed over and bounced off the ground almost at the same time.
The two players are about the same height, but Boateng jumped from a standing position while the other jumped after a run-up.
So Boateng watched helplessly as the football was headed away by the opponent when it was only a few centimeters away from him.
At this moment, another figure flashed past the two of them.
At the same time, realizing that the situation was not good, Neuer stretched out his long legs and ran straight towards the football.
He and Lin Quan were about the same distance from the football, but he was much farther from the goal than from the ball, so it was definitely too late for him to retreat.
If he doesn't rush to grab the ball, the opponent can directly lob the ball into the goal after getting the ball, and he will definitely not be able to catch up then!
Lin Quan obviously knew this too.
So, at this moment, it all depends on who is faster! (End of this chapter)