Chapter 530: Win the First Championship
After returning to Europe, Bayern continued to train in Donaueschingen.
This has always been a feature of the Bundesliga teams, especially considering that Bayern just underwent a reorganization this summer and urgently needs to develop a mature and stable style of play, so training becomes even more necessary.
The arrangement of warm-up matches is more about running-in rather than actual combat results.
In the first warm-up match after returning to Germany, Bayern defeated Gunn 23-0 away from home.
Yes, twenty-three goals, almost comparable to the score of a basketball game.
The opponent was a team from the eighth-level league. The warm-up match with Bayern was more like playing, and the attendance was surprisingly full.
The second warm-up match was equally impressive, with a score of 16 to 0, another big win.
Perhaps it was because the technical content of the two consecutive warm-up matches was too low, or perhaps they were too weak to win, the opponent in the third warm-up match was much stronger, going to Switzerland to challenge Schaffhausen, and this time the score was six to zero.
Although it is said to be going abroad, in fact, going from Donaueschingen to Switzerland is closer than returning to Munich.
The team won every warm-up match, but it did not attract much attention from the outside world, because such opponents and such scores had basically no value at all, and the team was more focused on running in and adjusting their status.
Afterwards, Bayern played the most valuable warm-up match against Borussia Mönchengladbach, which had just been relegated to the German second division.
Although this team was relegated, its overall strength is still good. Playing at home, Bayern had a hard time.
We lost the ball after six minutes of the game.
The partnership of Lucio and Van Buyten still found it difficult to adapt to this high-position defense, especially Van Buyten's slow turning problem, which was exposed very obviously. This also made Heynckes determined to support Pepe to take the position.
Afterwards, Bayern scored two goals in a row and reversed Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1.
Su Dong made one pass and one shot.
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Although warm-up matches are not very valuable, they are very suitable for sharpening skills.
The opponent's defensive pressure was not great. Su Dong, Ribery and Robben were all trying to find a style of play that best suited the three of them to work together and to establish a tacit understanding as soon as possible.
All three have strong ball handling abilities, but their characteristics are very different.
Ribery is short, has a low center of gravity, is fast, and is flexible on his feet. He is good at moving in a small space. Even if he encounters tight defense, he can bring the ball out with his skillful and delicate footwork.
Robben is different. He is very fast and his favorite environment is one-on-one with his opponent. As long as he is given such an opportunity, he can create surprises for you at any time and his success rate of breakthroughs is quite high.
Su Dong is even more different. He can do everything. He has speed, impact and skills in quick counterattacks. When encountering dense defense, he can hold the ball and create gaps through his body and skills. Moreover, the area within 30 meters in front of the goal is within his shooting range. Heynckes also gave him unlimited firing rights.
To put it simply, he can fire indefinitely as long as he feels he can.
From several warm-up matches, it is easy to see that Su Dong can cooperate with both Ribery and Robben. His tacit understanding with Robben is a little lacking, but he and Ribery quickly found a common frequency and immediately produced results.
Whenever Ribery got the ball in the frontcourt and Su Dong came over, the French scar-faced man would take the initiative to rush over to find Su Dong for cooperation. He was very good at the two-pass and wall-jumping, and would occasionally give you an impromptu heel kick.
This is also because when Su Dong was at Barcelona, he cooperated with Ronaldinho and Messi. When cooperating with players like Ribery, there was no feeling of unfamiliarity. As long as there was a tacit understanding, there would basically be no problem.
Robben is different, he likes to break through and charge hard, using his speed and change of direction to get past his opponents.
The strategy adopted by Su Dong was also very simple. Since Robben likes to work alone, then let you do it alone. I will run and penetrate the gaps. If you have the ability, you'd better attract three or four defensive players. There are gaps everywhere around me. As long as the ball arrives, there will be opportunities in every minute.
Not only that, Su Dong also moved the cooperation routine he learned with Ronaldinho and Messi at Barcelona to Bayern.
To put it simply, it is a long diagonal pass.
In the past, the media said that Barcelona had an unstoppable offensive routine, which was that Ronaldinho would take the ball to attract the attention of the defense, and then pass it diagonally into the penalty area to find Sudon who was running into an open space.
Ribery plays on the left with his right foot, Robben plays on the right with his left foot. Inverse-footed wingers are most comfortable with this kind of diagonal pass.
In addition, Su Dong's presence can greatly enrich Bayern's tactical means, such as long passes from the backcourt.
Su Dong's tactical role is very obvious. His height and strength are there. He is good at receiving the ball with his back to the goal and grabbing the first point. Heynckes' requirement for Ribery and Robben is that when they counterattack quickly, they should revolve around Su Dong.
For example, in the match against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the reversal goal was scored when Su Dong received the ball with his back to the goal in the 30-meter area and passed it to Ribery. The French scar-faced player dribbled the ball diagonally into the middle under the pressure of two defensive players, attracted the attention of the defense, and then passed the ball behind him to find Su Dong.
Su Dong quickly inserted himself into the penalty area, got the ball, and easily shot it in with his left foot, reversing the score.
They are all top players and have outstanding individual abilities. It is no problem for the three of them to cooperate with each other.
One of the important reasons why the two Germans in England clash is that their habits and responsibilities are very similar.
But the characteristics of Su Dong, Ribery and Robben are completely different, so this problem does not exist at all.
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After playing against Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern officially left Donaueschingen.
Heynckes also held a press conference to introduce to the outside world the team's gains from the training camp in Donaueschingen.
Afterwards, the team headed north to Gelsenkirchen to participate in the pre-season German League Cup.
The German League Cup has a special format, with the top four teams in the Bundesliga standings last season, plus the 2. Bundesliga champion and the German Cup champion, a total of six teams, playing three rounds.
The first round is the qualifying round, with the fourth place in the league playing against the third place in the league, and the champion of the Bundesliga 2 playing against the second place in the Bundesliga. The winner will advance to the semi-finals.
As last season's Bundesliga champion, Bayern Munich directly advanced to the semi-finals, and their opponent was Schalke 04, which defeated Werder Bremen in the qualifiers.
Although it is the German League Cup, the game still has the nature of a warm-up match, similar to the Community Shield in the Premier League, except that the Community Shield is decided in one game, while the German League Cup requires at least two games.
At the Schalke Stadium, Bayern was in a tough battle.
This is mainly because Bayern has just experienced high-intensity training and continuous warm-up matches. The players have not yet fully adjusted, and everyone, including the coaching staff, regards this game as a warm-up match.
But in the 28th minute of the first half, Sudong scored a goal for Bayern.
This is a very typical long pass from the backcourt.
Pepe was very familiar with Su Dong. After stopping the ball and moving forward, he looked ahead and directly kicked a long pass.
Su Dong shook off the central defender who was defending him, quickly made an offside move, and after rushing into the penalty area, he picked up the ball that bounced off the ground before goalkeeper Neuer.
The ball passed over Neuer and fell into the empty goal behind him, one to zero!
At the same time as Su Dong scored, Robben was also sprinting. As a result, he found that Su Dong, who was 1.95 meters tall, was not slower than him. This was really shocking! I knew Su Dong was fast before, but I didn't expect him to be this fast! After the second half, Lahm quickly ran along the right side and made a cross from the bottom right of the penalty area into the penalty area.
Su Dong judged where the ball would land, chased to the back point, and headed the ball back to the front point.
At this time, Robben arrived and easily pushed the ball into the almost empty goal of Schalke 04.
2-0! After seeing Robben score, Su Dong immediately ran over, clapped his hands, hugged him, congratulated him on his goal, and touched his bald head from behind.
The feel is really bad, especially during the game, it is very greasy and uncomfortable.
Robben also knew in his heart that this was actually Su Dong's active gesture of goodwill towards him.
As the team's top scorer and the offensive core of Bayern's frontcourt, Sudong is the key to Bayern's reorganization. Robben was very clear about this when he joined Bayern, and he could accept it.
Because he is not the offensive core of Chelsea either, and even the authority he gets in Mourinho's tactical system is not as good as that given to him by Heynckes.
As for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe's right to open fire freely, that's nothing.
Whether in Groningen, Eindhoven, or Chelsea, Robben has never been a scorer, but a winger, at best he just moved from the left to the right.
This is not only the position given to him by Bayern, but also the position given to him by Real Madrid is a winger, on both wings with Robinho.
Therefore, for Robben, Su Dong, the world's number one football player, is naturally the well-deserved core of Bayern's frontcourt offense.
No? That's really weird!
So, when Robben saw Su Dong take the initiative to pass the ball to him and run over to celebrate the goal for him, he responded positively and thanked him for the assist.
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Bayern eventually defeated Schalke 04 2-0 and advanced to the German League Cup final.
The opponent was Stuttgart, who had defeated the German Cup champions Nuremberg, and the final was scheduled to be held at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.
Su Dong once again continued his excellent form since the warm-up match. Just six minutes into the game, he assisted Ribery to score a goal.
After the French scarface scored the goal, he was almost excited.
Before in Marseille, he was leading the team alone. After coming to Bayern, he found that with teammates like Su Dong and Robben around him, playing football was such a happy thing.
In the second half, Ribery also returned the favor. Although he did not provide a direct assist, he formed a beautiful cooperation with Marcelo on the left. Marcelo made a low cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Su Dong followed up and kicked the ball into Stuttgart's goal.
2-0! Bayern won the League Cup with Su Dong's assist and goal.
After the League Cup final, the Bayern team officially returned to Munich after more than a month away.
(End of this chapter)
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