Chapter 538 Bayern was scared!
With three consecutive wins at the start of the league and a goal record of 15 to 0, Bayern not only jumped to the top of the standings, but also suddenly became the focus of attention of the German media and people from all walks of life, and was pushed to the forefront.
The famous player Matthäus sang praises for Bayern in public and even threatened that Hamburg is the Bundesliga's last chance to stop Bayern. If even Hamburg falls to Bayern, then the Bundesliga this season will completely lose suspense.
What Matthaus said is not without reason, because Schalke 04 will be visiting the Allianz Arena, and Bayern has a great chance of defeating their opponent. If Hamburg cannot snipe Bayern at home, then Bayern is likely to win five consecutive games.
But burgers are no pushover.
As the former king of Peking University, Hamburg is not as good as before, but its overall strength is not weak, especially in defense.
Before heading north, Hennes put pressure on the refereeing team in public.
Hoeness said that Bayern has the world's top superstar Su Dong, as well as stars like Ribery and Robben. The referee team should appropriately protect technical players when enforcing the game instead of allowing opponents to commit fouls savagely.
But Hoeness's remarks were quickly refuted by Hamburg's general manager Beiersdorf.
Beiersdorf said that the referee's enforcement should be fair, the standard should be the players' actions, and every player should be treated equally, rather than looking at the player's name before making a decision.
"I want to say that in the Bundesliga, no team or player is entitled to any privileges!"
Beiersdorf's remarks were echoed by Hamburg players.
Dutch midfielder De Jong said in an interview with local media in Hamburg, "Of course I will foul. This is my style. It is part of football. I will not change myself because of other people's unreasonable demands."
De Jong admitted that Bayern does have an advantage in overall strength, but Hamburg's players are more motivated.
"We will show them what an iron-blooded army is at home!"
Hamburg's defense is known for its rough and fierceness. De Jong is just one of the two gold medal fighters in Hamburg's midfield. The other fighter is from the Czech Republic, Jarolim, who plays as ferociously as De Jong.
In an interview with the media, Yarolim also said that he would not hold back no matter who his opponent was.
"I know that Su Dong is very famous and very strong. He is the player with the most fans in the world, but so what? On the court, he and I are the same. He is an offensive player and I am a defensive player. His task is to score goals, and my task is to do everything possible to create trouble for him and prevent him from scoring."
Jarolim said Hamburg is ready to face Bayern.
Since Bayern's match against Hamburg is one day later than other Bundesliga matches, and the next day happens to be the German Football Association's annual club coaches meeting held in Hamburg, the 36 head coaches of the Bundesliga and the German 2nd Division, the national team coaching staff, and German football celebrities will all attend.
Therefore, Hamburg's home game against Bayern, such a North-South derby, is naturally listed as an object of observation for coaches.
Hamburg's Dutch head coach Stevens publicly stated that he would show the entire German football world how to curb Bayern's attack!
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As soon as the game started, Hamburg's five midfielders and Bayern's five midfielders were completely entangled with each other.
Hamburg took the initiative to attack Bayern, but Bayern was no pushover and quickly fought back.
The two sides fought back and forth, with both men and horses falling to the ground.
Hamburg's lethal tactics of frequent fouls were very effective in curbing Bayern's midfield, especially constantly interrupting Bayern's cooperation, which made the referee's whistle blow one after another.
In the first fifteen minutes, the referee blew the whistle sixteen times, an average of once every less than one minute, and ten of them were whistled for Hamburg. You can imagine how rough the Peking University king's defense was.
However, even so, the referee did not give a yellow card, only a verbal warning.
For the Hamburg players who have been on the verge of being given a card for a long time, a verbal warning is nothing.
Ribery, Modric, Schweinsteiger and Robben, the four players in Bayern's midfield who took the ball, were all taken care of by the Hamburg team in turn, which made the scene very chaotic.
As a result, Bayern's hearty and dazzling offensive coordination in the first three rounds completely disappeared. The midfield could not hold the ball, could not pass the ball, and was constantly dragged into hand-to-hand combat by the opponent.
Led by De Jong and Jarolim, even Van der Vaart actively participated in the pressing.
Finally, in the 28th minute, Guerrero and Olic, who were in the front, also actively retreated to participate, and Guerrero fouled Mascherano from the side, and the referee could no longer tolerate it and showed him a yellow card.
But this yellow card was booed by Hamburg fans in the stadium, and Hamburg players also surrounded the referee to protest, because they felt that Mascherano should also be given a card for stealing the ball and tripping Van der Vaart before Guerrero's foul.
It can be said that the entire game was intense enough, but it was seriously lacking in technical and tactical content.
But it has to be said that Hamburg's tactics worked.
Bayern was completely unable to launch a decent attack and was dragged into this quagmire of melee.
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"Stevens really intends to use this to defeat Bayern!"
In the chairman's stand, in addition to the head coaches of more than 30 other Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 teams, Germany national team coach Oliver Bierhoff, head coach Loew, and assistant coach Flick were also sitting there.
As an advocate of technical football and a little fan of Heynckes, Löw is very disgusted with Stevens' style of play.
Of course, from the perspective of football rules, there is no problem with Hamburg.
I am not as skilled as you, and I am not as strong as you, but you can't even let me commit fouls? There is nothing wrong with the rules, but the practice is indeed questionable.
"Stevens is under a lot of pressure to achieve good results, and Hamburg is in this situation now..." Bierhoff smiled bitterly.
The northern and southern kings of the Bundesliga both failed last season, with Hamburg in the worst situation. The main reason was the management problem, so Bayern introduced Su Dong during the winter break, decisively changed coach Heynckes, and after some operations in the transfer market, the results immediately picked up in the second half, and finally reversed and won the Bundesliga championship.
What about Hamburg? When Stevens took over in early February, Hamburg were ranked second to last in the Bundesliga. Later, the Dutchman led the team to a comeback and finally finished seventh in the Bundesliga, which is an outstanding result.
But this summer, Hamburg's management simply could not come up with much money to invest, resulting in Hamburg's current situation being very unsatisfactory. Even the team's top star Van der Vaart almost left the team, and Stevens' team started the season with two wins and one loss, including a 1-0 home win over Leverkusen.
The fifth place in the league is actually quite good, but the performance pressure is also great, especially at home.
Although Hamburg's investment is not large and its strength is not that strong, it is very ambitious and is determined to reproduce the glory of the Peking University King in the past years. Especially after seeing Bayern's resurgence in one summer, Hamburg's management is even more ambitious.
It can be said that apart from investment, Hamburg does not think it is worse than Bayern.
That's why before the game, the management led by Beiersdorf publicly challenged Hoeness.
"You know what, judging from the performance in the first half, Bayern might have been fooled." Assistant coach Flick saw it very clearly. "Ribery didn't perform well when he got the ball in the first half. Robben was always sick and was very afraid of this kind of rough foul, so he didn't perform well. Su Dong was at the forefront, but he was isolated and helpless."
After Flick said this, Löw and Bierhoff suddenly felt that Stevens might have really won the bet.
With Hamburg's strength, if they can defeat, let alone win, as long as they can snipe Bayern and end Bayern's three-game winning streak, who would care what tactics and methods Hamburg used to achieve such results?
"When the time comes to test the real gold, we'll see who can stand out!" Löw said with anticipation.
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The first half ended with the score at zero to zero, Bayern played terribly.
During the half-time break, Heynckes severely reprimanded the team in the locker room, saying that they had completely ignored his pre-match instructions, got carried away once they got on the pitch, and were completely led by the nose by Hamburg.
The players also felt very depressed.
I know the opponent's intention, but the problem is, Hamburg keeps provoking us. Can we tolerate it? If Hamburg just played rough, it would be fine, but the problem is that they keep provoking us, with a lot of small moves, and they do something sinister to us from time to time, which is really annoying.
"De Jong and that Jarolim, it's unbelievable!" Even Schweinsteiger couldn't stand it anymore.
As one of the players who gets the most ball in the midfield, he and Modric are the players who are fouled the most by opponents.
There was no way. Hamburg's goal was very clear, which was to focus on Bayern's midfield to get the ball.
Heynckes didn't have a good solution for this situation. He couldn't let the opponent not foul, right? So, the strategy he gave was to try to open up the formation and try to pull the opponent through passing.
Bayern's frontcourt players have a strength advantage. As long as they can open up and win in one-on-one situations, Bayern is still very confident.
The players also obeyed Heynckes' arrangements in the locker room and ensured that they would never get angry when they were on the court.
But in fact, at the beginning of the second half, after a flurry of punches from Hamburg, Bayern players couldn't help it anymore.
Schweinsteiger, in particular, directly retaliated against his opponent, scaring Heynckes into quickly replacing him.
Van Bommel also has a bad temper. Before he came on as a substitute, Heynckes repeatedly told him to control himself, as he was not young anymore. But within ten minutes of coming on the field, he started to lose control of himself.
What a hot-tempered bunch!
The field was in chaos, with both sides playing without any order.
Even the head coaches in the stands shook their heads. How could this be the Bayern Munich team that had launched such an offensive in the first three rounds and was praised by countless media as the leader of German football? To be frank, they were still too naive! In this chaotic battle, the isolated Su Dong was also violated by the opponent many times, but he still remained calm.
He believed that there must be some teammates around him who felt the same way.
He was waiting for an opportunity.
(End of this chapter)
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