Chapter 547: The Center Forward is Dragged Down by the Center Back
On the weekend of September 29th, in the eighth round of the Bundesliga, Bayern will challenge Leverkusen away.
In the first seven rounds, Bayern topped the standings with seven consecutive wins, and Leverkusen was seven points behind Bayern and followed closely behind.
Judging from the start of this season, Bayern has been constantly defeating strong opponents competing for the championship and consolidating its top position.
And now, it's Leverkusen's turn.
Bayer Leverkusen deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation, clearly intending to strangle Bayern's midfield, especially Chilean midfielder Vidal, who has been very active this season and was even more excited to face Bayern.
This is also a characteristic of all Bundesliga players.
Everyone knows that in the Bundesliga, the real giant is Bayern. If you perform well when playing for Bayern, you are likely to be poached directly.
The game was played at a fast pace, with the ball changing hands back and forth. Leverkusen obviously did not intend to give Bayern the opportunity to calmly organize and pass the ball, and directly strangled Bayern in the midfield.
Due to an elbow injury, substitute goalkeeper Rensing replaced Kahn in the starting lineup. He was tested by Kiessling with a long shot at the beginning of the game. Although he did not score, he was still scared and broke into a cold sweat.
Bayern quickly changed colors.
Su Dong's long shot hit the crossbar of the pharmaceutical factory directly and bounced back.
Adler had no good way to deal with this long shot, but the crossbar saved him and Bayer Leverkusen.
But just two minutes later, Su Dong forced a breakthrough with the ball, dribbled the ball in a small area, broke through the entanglement of two Leverkusen defenders, broke into the left side of the penalty area, and shot from the left side of the small penalty area.
The ball hit the bottom of the crossbar and bounced into Leverkusen's goal.
One to zero!
Afterwards, Leverkusen launched a frantic counterattack and even had the upper hand at one point.
Bayern held the center line firmly, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.
In the 40th minute, after intercepting the ball in the midfield, Ribery dribbled forward and passed the ball to the front of the penalty area. After Su Dong got the ball, facing Friedrich, he made a sudden stop and then suddenly accelerated, dribbled the ball past him and rushed into the penalty area, forcibly shook off Friedrich with his explosive power, and passed the ball low to the right side of the goal with his left foot.
Klose rushed over and easily shot the ball into the goal, making it 2-0!
After scoring the goal, Klose excitedly ran towards Su Dong and high-fived him to celebrate.
Klose is becoming more and more impressed with his young striker partner.
In fact, he couldn't help but admire him, because he really found that when playing football with Su Dong, it was not only easy for Su Dong to score goals, but also easy for him to score goals. At least he didn't have to always face those difficult defenders.
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Bayern finally defeated Leverkusen 2-0 thanks to Su Dong's pass and one shot.
With eight consecutive wins, Bayern has set a new record for the best start in Bundesliga history!
Not only that, Bayern continued to win three games in a row without Robben, which forced the media that had previously questioned Bayern because of Robben's injury to change their tone.
However, after the game, Bayern revealed that goalkeeper Kahn had an elbow injury and would be out for at least five weeks.
First there was Robben, then there was Kahn. Bayern's recent injuries are indeed worrying.
In an interview with the media, Bayern legend Gerd Muller praised Su Dong's performance this season, believing that his 18 goals in eight rounds had far exceeded outside expectations.
"I have no doubt that he can break the Bundesliga record this season and create a new and unattainable new height. I also think that he deserves all the praise and compliments."
The Bayern legend said that he had already expected this when Su Dong joined.
"We all know that the most difficult part of scoring more than 40 goals in 34 games is not to perform at a high level in a short period of time, but to maintain the highest level of performance throughout the long season while avoiding injuries."
"Two years ago, Roy Mackay had such an opportunity. He scored six goals in the first three rounds and was in amazing form. But an injury that followed put him in a difficult situation. After recovering from the injury, he never found his original goal-scoring form again, which is a pity."
But Gerd Muller believes that Su Dong is not Roy Mackay.
"As early as when he was in La Liga, Su Dong had already proved himself to be a prolific scorer. His goals in the four La Liga seasons were 35, 37, 52 and 26 respectively. Last season he only played 16 rounds. If he played the whole season, I have no doubt that he would set a new La Liga goal record."
Gerd Muller said that from the number of goals scored in La Liga, it can be seen that Su Dong is a very stable and prolific scorer. He knows how to keep his condition at the highest level throughout the long season. "This is very difficult, but it is also the most valuable experience and wealth for a scorer."
Gerd Muller analyzed that Su Dong's high productivity is because he is an incredible center forward, he is very comprehensive, "If I have to classify him, I think he is a brand new type in the history of world football. Before him, there has never been a center forward of his type, and after him, it is estimated that it will be difficult to find a second one."
As a former star and current Bayern official, Gerd Muller said that he would accompany the team to every game, whether it is home or away, "I hope to see him break the record that has been sealed for more than 30 years!"
This undoubtedly represents the expectations of Bayern legends for Su Dong.
In response to this, Su Dong made a special trip to find an opportunity to meet with Gerd Muller and had a meal together to express his gratitude to him.
The photo of the two having lunch together was posted on Bayern's official website and appeared in major media reports, earning Su Dong praise once again.
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It has to be said that Gerd Mueller's warning is not without reason.
After entering September in Germany, the temperature began to become cold, especially at the end of the month and in October, when the temperature dropped sharply.
As we all know, the probability of players getting injured will increase significantly when conducting high-intensity training and competitions in cold climates.
On Tuesday after the game against Leverkusen, in the training session, Klose waved his hands halfway through the training to indicate that he couldn't do it anymore.
The team doctor immediately took care of him and tested him, and finally concluded that it was a recurrence of a previous knee injury and he would be out for three weeks.
The temperature changes rapidly and repeatedly, with a large temperature difference between day and night, which is when influenza is gathering.
On Wednesday morning, Podolski was also diagnosed with influenza by Wolfart and was forced to stop training and play.
When Heynckes received the report from the team medical team, he was having a meeting with the players. The old man shook his head speechlessly and raised the team doctor's diagnosis report in his hand towards the players, with a helpless look on his face.
"Look, the season is so long, but now we have to accept that we have several players out with injuries."
Robben, Kahn, Klose and Podolski, Bayern already has four injured players.
The biggest impact is on the front line.
"Su, you're the only center we have now. If you get injured too, I'll have no choice but to let Lucio take over and satisfy his striker's heart!"
Heynckes' words made everyone present smile.
It is well known that Lucio loves to attack. Under the carrot and stick approach of Heynckes, he has performed very well this season, but he also rushes forward occasionally, so much so that everyone says that he has the life of a central defender but the heart of a striker.
Su Dong didn't mind such a joke, and immediately looked at Lucio with a smile, "If he comes up to play as a striker, I guess he will be unemployed. I always think that he is a center forward who is dragged down by the central defender!"
Everyone laughed even harder.
Lucio himself felt embarrassed and kept waving his hands, indicating that he would no longer move forward easily.
"Don't worry, I won't press ahead in at least two games."
No one would believe Lucio's words. He felt that he could only hold back for two games, because this guy would rush in when his mind got hot, and he would not remember what he had promised. ...
The injuries and illnesses on the front line made it difficult for Bayern to deploy its troops in the home game against Olympiacos.
Heynckes once again deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Su Dong still playing as the lone striker, Ribery playing on the left, but the right was left to Schweinsteiger.
After Robben was injured, Schweinsteiger could only play his old role as a guest.
In midfield, Van Bommel partnered with Modric, Mascherano fell back and Toni Kroos came on the bench.
Since his stunning debut, Toni Kroos has been given some playing time in every game, and he has not disappointed, gradually adapting to the rhythm and intensity of the Bundesliga.
Olympiacos is not a pushover either. They wanted to take advantage of Bayern's injuries and try to create an upset on the road, so they created considerable problems for Bayern from the start of the game.
After Schweinsteiger was switched to the right, Van Bommel and Modric partnered up, and the midfield found it difficult to organize an effective attack, especially when Modric was restricted.
Van Bommel is very brave, but he is not good at detailed work.
The first half of the game was intense enough, but Bayern's attack was not particularly outstanding.
Bayern didn't create its first shot until the 29th minute, but in the 40th minute, Ribery dribbled the ball straight to the left side of the penalty area, Su Dong made a forward run and caught up with the ball before the baseline.
With almost no angle and under the relentless pressure of the defensive players, Su Dong relied on his physical body and personal ability to create a shooting opportunity in front of the baseline. The ball lobbed the ball at zero angle and just brushed the post and went into the goal.
One to zero!
After the second half, Toni Kroos replaced Mascherano in the 70th minute. Van Bommel became a defensive midfielder, and Toni Kroos partnered with Modric to form a double midfield.
This substitution completely activated Bayern's midfield vitality and organized a wave of offensive for Bayern. In the 77th minute, Su Dong took the ball back in the penalty area and assisted Ribery to score a goal.
But unfortunately, Bayern players spent most of the game and failed to expand the score in the end.
In the end, Bayern defeated the visiting Olympiacos 2-0 at home.
Real Madrid drew 2-2 with Lazio away from home.
As a result, Bayern topped the list with two consecutive wins, Lazio ranked second with two consecutive draws, and Real Madrid and Olympiacos both had one draw and one loss.
(End of this chapter)
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