Chapter 176 Found the boy I once was! (Fifth update)
There was a burst of warm applause in the Allianz Arena.
Of course not for Manchester United players Kimmich walked towards the locker room with his head down, seemingly still immersed in Chu Feng's Cruyff turn.
"Hey, it's just a defensive failure. I often miss shots in front of the goal before."
“Just keep working hard.”
Muller patted Kimmich on the head. Now that Neuer was not there, he had to take on the responsibility of encouraging his teammates.
"Yeah," Kimmich replied.
Mueller said nothing more when he saw this.
He believes Kimmich can adjust his emotions.
When Kimmich returned to the locker room, the Bayern players had already returned to their positions.
Heynckes patted him on the shoulder and looked around. "Playing at home and playing like this, I'm sure you guys are not satisfied with it either."
"Maybe winning the championship early has made you a little bit arrogant!"
"But can the Champions League champion be the same as the Bundesliga champion? Neuer is still lying in the hospital watching our game. You want him to be eliminated without even playing a Champions League game? Are you going to let him down?"
The Bayern players shook their heads when they heard this.
They have all become accustomed to having Neuer behind them, but that sense of security has disappeared for a whole year and they also want to do something for Neuer.
Heynckes observed the expressions of the Bayern players, nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "So in the second half, everyone should cheer up, press the front court well, and retreat to defend in time."
"In the second half, Muller and Robben need to keep their distance and give Kimmich the opportunity to get in and create an attack on the right side."
“.”
Muller suddenly stood up and shouted: "Let's give Neuer a victory as a gift."
"come on!!!"
Loud shouts echoed in the locker room.
Away locker room.
Mourinho pushed the prepared tactical board in front of the players and began to explain in detail the shortcomings of the first half.
"Although we were evenly matched in terms of the score, your defense in the first half was like sleepwalking."
"Bayern is used to creating threats by running forward from multiple points after opening up the wing. At this time, everyone must stand in their own position and not be confused by the opponent's running position."
Mourinho drew dozens of small grids on the tactical board and stuck magnets with player numbers on them.
"In the second half, we should strengthen the harassment in the midfield and frontcourt, and Pogba and Matic should move closer to prevent Bayern from penetrating through the middle."
"Also, Rashford, when you replace Mata later, you need to retreat significantly to assist Valencia in defense."
“.”
Mourinho took today's game very seriously and didn't stop until the staff signaled that the game was about to start.
Manchester United players regrouped and stood on the green field again.
Rashford kept taking deep breaths. His playing time has been getting less and less recently, but he could only be anxious.
Every teenager has dreamed of turning the tide and saving the team, and he is no exception.
Don't miss the opportunity today.
Beep! The referee blew the whistle.
The second half of the game officially begins.
Heynckes gave the Bayern players a boost, and their mental state was much stronger than in the first half.
And Manchester United quickly entered the game state.
The overall formation became 4-5-1, making it clear that they would do their best to defend and return to Old Trafford with a score of 1-1.
Parking the bus is the best way for a weak team to win a game.
Even though it's ugly.
Besides, Manchester United is not a weak team. They also have the best defensive head coach on the planet, Mourinho, who was able to lead Porto and Inter Milan to win the Champions League.
So even though Bayern tried their best to attack, they were unable to create many good opportunities.
74th minute of the game.
James Rodriguez was closely guarded by Pogba and had no choice but to pass the ball back to Martinez.
The Spaniard is not only good at defense, he also has an excellent long pass and can kick the ball directly.
The ball was accurately transferred to the right side.
There was a fierce confrontation between two veterans, Robben and Ashley Young, and in the end the former took advantage of his height to grab the first point with a header.
Kimmich made a forward run, stopping and dribbling before making a cross from the right side of the penalty area.
His passing skills are very good.
The football spun violently and flew towards the penalty area. Facing such a pass, the defensive players could easily head the ball into their own goal if they were not careful.
But Phil Jones' performance was solid.
After seizing a favorable position, he jumped up and headed the ball away, giving Lewandowski no chance to score.
The football fell outside the penalty area.
Suddenly, Bayern fans jumped up excitedly and looked at the figure on the green field with anticipation.
James Rodriguez! James Rodriguez stares at the flying football.
He seemed to have returned to the midsummer four years ago, when he was still a young man full of vigor and vitality, and had unknowingly gone through so many hardships.
The body reacts first.
Use your chest to stop the ball in front of you!
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Without waiting for the ball to land, he turned around and volleyed it! Bang! The ball flew straight into the upper right corner of the goal like a cannonball.
"Beautiful! World wave!"
"He turned and shot in one go, and the ball hit the right corner!"
"This is a magical ball!"
After a few seconds.
The Allianz Arena was completely ignited, with Bayern fans cheering deafeningly, their bodies shaking with excitement and their faces flushed.
Shocking world wave!
“What bad luck!”
De Gea pounded his fist on the grass in anger, not because he was complaining about his teammates, but because he didn't expect James Rodriguez to be able to kick such a high-quality long-range shot.
The other Manchester United players also had dazed expressions.
Chu Feng was naturally no exception. He touched his head in disbelief.
This ball is a bit unreasonable! After scoring the goal, James kept shaking his fingers and running around the court.
The years at Real Madrid had worn away his confidence, but today he finally got it back.
Bayern players followed closely behind and gave their sincere praise to the smiling big boy.
"James, I think you can win the Puskas Award again!"
"Stupid, every player can only win the Puskas Award once in his career!"
"Haha! Never mind, this goal is so cool!"
“.”
James Rodriguez smiled and hugged his teammates. He believed that they could definitely keep going and eventually stand at the top of Europe.
He also wants to prove to Zidane that he is an excellent player! Heynckes on the sidelines applauded softly. He believes that James Rodriguez is the greatest treasure that Ancelotti left for Bayern, but he is just not suitable for Real Madrid's tactics.
On the other hand, Mourinho's face was a little dark, but he did not take his anger out on the players.
But the next scene made it even harder for him to accept.
Heynckes immediately made substitutions, replacing Ribery with Thiago and Robben with Sule.
At the same time, the overall formation became 4-2-3-1.
Because veterans such as Robben and Ribery are unable to support high-intensity offense, Bayern has to start strengthening its defense for the first time in a long time.
According to Mourinho's original intention, he wanted to launch a fierce attack on both wings during this period.
Now all plans have failed 84th minute of the game.
Lukaku's shot was blocked by Hummels, and Bayern almost expanded the score advantage again through counterattack.
Mourinho completely gave up the idea of equalizing the score.
Bayern held on for the final 16 minutes.
Beep-beep-beep! When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, cheers resounded through the Allianz Arena.
Bayern 2-1 Manchester United!
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