Chapter 587 I am a small electric motor, would I be afraid of you?
Heynckes and the Bayern Big Three once had a very clear judgment on the current tactical trends in European football.
They all agreed that the future of football must be to continuously improve the efficiency of transitions between offense and defense.
The passing and controlling style of play is actually not new. Real Madrid's Galacticos adopted this style of play. They have a huge advantage in passing and controlling the ball, but why were they slaughtered 5-0 by Rijkaard's Dream Team II?
Because of the full-court pressing.
Barcelona's Dream Team II has the ability to control the ball and press, so its offense-defense conversion efficiency is much higher than that of the Galacticos.
Therefore, after Heynckes took over as coach of Bayern, he has been committed to improving the efficiency of offense-defense transitions.
Manchester United's Ferguson also saw this, and even as early as last season, he had been firmly implementing this.
The style of play that Ferguson tailored for Manchester United is a bit like a fast-paced whirlwind.
What does it mean?
I shrink and fight, first ensuring the stability of my back line, patiently waiting for the opportunity, and then at the moment of switching from defense to offense, I punch quickly and take the opponent away with a quick break.
This style of play is based on the premise that several Manchester United frontcourt players have super strong individual abilities. For example, Ronaldinho, Rooney, Tevez and Giggs are all players with strong individual combat capabilities. This enables them to quickly form a one-on-one or even two-on-one local advantage during a quick counterattack and catch their opponents off guard.
There are two key points in this style of play. One is the player who gets the ball in the frontcourt, that is Ronnie.
If you look closely, almost every time Manchester United passes the ball in the frontcourt, it will be passed to Ronnie as soon as possible, because he is the offensive core of Manchester United's frontcourt.
Just like Manchester United's goal just now, after Ronnie failed to break through, he took the ball out of the penalty area, passed it to Rooney, and then suddenly broke into the penalty area, received Ronnie's pass and shot directly.
There is another key point, which is the passing of the ball from the midfield and backcourt.
At this time, the importance of Carrick and Scholes was highlighted, especially Carrick.
The England midfielder is like a dealer dealing cards. When the teammates in front run into space and create opportunities, Carrick will pass the ball to them as soon as possible.
If you compare Bayern and Manchester United carefully, it is not difficult to find that the overall ideas of the two teams are actually very similar.
The difference is that Suarez is more comprehensive than Rooney, Ribery and Robben's styles are not like Rooney and Tevez, Schweinsteiger is a bit like Carrick, but Modric is not like Scholes.
This gives Bayern more control than Manchester United.
In the statistical ranking of the top 32 teams in this season's Champions League, Manchester United ranked 14th in ball possession, while Bayern ranked 6th.
In terms of number of shots, Manchester United ranked 18th and Bayern ranked third. In terms of average goals per game, Manchester United ranked fifth, while Bayern ranked first.
Comparing this series of data, we can clearly see that the styles of the two teams are different.
To put it simply, Manchester United does not attach importance to ball possession at all. They just play defensive counterattacks, and they play defensive counterattacks by retreating back.
Bayern paid more attention to control, actively pressed forward, and adopted high-pressure tactics.
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After Manchester United scored the first goal, Bayern consciously tightened their defense and stabilized their position.
Manchester United is not in a hurry to advance, and will focus on defensive play.
Gradually, Bayern gained a foothold and began to press forward, actively pressing to the vicinity of the center line.
Manchester United is also happy about this, because only when Bayern presses forward can Manchester United's fast-paced strategy have room to play.
Ronaldo, Tevez and Rooney, these three players all need space to be effective. They are not like Su Dong and Ribery, who can get the ball and break through in dense and narrow defenses.
However, once entering Manchester United's half, the Red Devils' stranglehold and pressure were very strong.
Bayern even had trouble getting a throw-in.
Marcelo just threw the ball to Ribery, who was about to turn around and break through when he was restricted by Brown and Hargreaves, who knocked the ball out of bounds again.
It's still an out-of-bounds ball.
Marcelo passed the ball again, this time directly to Schweinsteiger, but Rooney, who was returning to defense, headed the ball away.
Out of bounds again.
In two consecutive throw-ins, Bayern was unable to find an effective point to get the ball.
Marcelo stood out of bounds for the third time, wiped the wet football from his hand, raised his hands high above his head, a little hesitant, not knowing who to throw it to.
Manchester United restricted Bayern very well and did not give them any chance to breathe.
Marcelo was anxious, because if he didn't throw it out, it would be timeout.
Just then, Marcelo saw Su Dong running towards him from the middle.
"Hey, Frank." Marcelo called out and stretched out his hand to remind him.
Ribery followed Marcelo's gesture, noticed Su Dong running over, and immediately understood what he meant.
Su Dong ran straight to the wing and swiftly moved in front of Brown.
The unlucky Manchester United defender was still thinking about dealing with Ribery, but he didn't expect Su Dong to go around and block him behind him.
After being pushed away, Brown tried desperately to get it back, but he was depressed to find that Su Dong in front of him had legs that seemed to be rooted. No matter how hard he pushed or squeezed, he could not gain any advantage from Su Dong.
Marcelo threw the ball in his hand directly to Su Dong at the last moment.
After Su Dong blocked Brown with his body, he chested the ball to Ribery. The French scar-faced man quickly sprinted forward along the left side, but Ferdinand behind Su Dong was prepared and followed him immediately.
Bayern's fast break failed, but at least the out-of-bounds ball was sent out.
Ribery failed to make a breakthrough on the wing and immediately passed the ball back to Marcelo, who then made a lateral pass from the Brazilian left back.
After Modric received the ball, he looked forward.
Su Dong, who had just received the out-of-bounds ball on the left side, had now run back to the middle and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
Modric immediately sent a straight pass along Su Dong's running route to the right side of the penalty area.
Su Dong suddenly accelerated and received a pass from Modric on the right side of the penalty area's top arc, and then he was about to break through to the right side of the penalty area.
Vidic followed Su Dong all the way and immediately moved to the right.
But unexpectedly, Su Dong suddenly stopped and pushed the ball back to the left.
Vidic was startled and immediately stopped and blocked the left side.
Just as the unlucky Serbian central defender adjusted his center of gravity, Su Dong tapped the ball with his left foot again.
Vidic immediately despaired!
Damn, how can you shake like that? Is your body made of rubber bands? Or did you eat the rubber fruit? Su Dong kept spiking the ball left and right, and Vidic couldn't keep up at all. He was shaken by Su Dong.
He stepped the ball into the penalty area with his right foot, and after a slight adjustment, Su Dong chased after it and shot without waiting for anyone to react.
There was a muffled bang at the scene, and the ball went straight to the lower right corner of the goal at lightning speed.
It was raining in Moscow, and the grass at the Luzhniki Stadium was wet and slippery. Su Dong's shot was quick and sharp, and it was even faster as it stuck to the grass. Almost before Van der Sar could react, the ball went straight into the bottom of the goal net, splashing water.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"
"In the 37th minute, Bayern equalized the score!"
“One to one!”
“A great solo performance from Su Dong!”
After Su Dong scored the goal, he quickly rushed out of the stadium, running all the way. Like Ronnie, he jumped over the billboard on the sidelines and rushed straight to the bottom of the Bayern fans' stand, raising his arms high and cheering to celebrate the goal.
"Sudong! Sudong!! Sudong!!!"
In the stands, the shouts of Bayern fans poured down, sweeping across the entire Luzhniki Stadium.
Su Dong spread his legs and raised his fists, like a statue. His Bayern teammates behind him rushed up one after another and surrounded him.
“It’s wonderful!”
"Manchester United's defense was very tight, but even with the tightest defense, Bayern and Su Dong still found loopholes in it."
"Look at this attack. Bayern failed to succeed in two throw-ins. It was not until the third time that Su Dong ran over to meet the ball. Only then did he use his physical advantage to suppress Brown and keep the ball on the court."
"It's not hard to see how tight Manchester United's defense is."
"Ferdinand, Hargreaves and others also defended very well, and even Vidic didn't make any mistakes against Su Dong."
"Looking at this attack, we can only say that Vidic tried his best."
“No matter who it is, it would be difficult to mount an effective defense against Su Dong at this moment.”
"One to one, both sides are back to the same starting line."
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Su Dong found the location of his parents, Wang Chuqing and others among the densely packed fans in the stands and pointed at them from afar.
But soon, he and Bayern players were called back into the field by the referee.
Manchester United had already formed their formation and were ready to kick off.
Su Dong walked back to the center line, and Ronnie, who was in the center circle preparing to kick off, was smiling at him.
"You're such a good shaker!" Ronnie scolded with a smile.
Look at Vidic's condition. If he defends a few more times, his back will probably be broken.
"You know, I have been training my waist and abdominal core strength, unlike you who are too wasteful!" Su Dong smiled with a hint of meaning.
"Bullshit!" Ronnie immediately got angry. "With your waist and abdominal strength, you dare to compete with me? You know? My nickname is the electric motor. You say my waist and abdominal strength is not good?"
Su Dong immediately laughed out loud, "Those girls said that on purpose to please you, and you took it seriously?"
Ronnie couldn't help but want to rush over and beat him up. Ni Mei, a real man would take it out and compare it!
The unlucky Slovak referee Rubers was standing aside with a frown on his face, looking very embarrassed.
He really wanted to say, "Two big guys, please, please, I have been a referee for decades. It's not easy to be the referee of the Champions League final. Can you give me some face and not be so nice?" But in the end, he didn't dare to say much, just reminded Ronnie that the game was about to start.
"Just wait for me, kid!" Ronnie pointed at Su Dong from a distance and threatened.
Su Dong immediately looked at Rubes innocently, "Referee, he threatened me, give him a red card!"
Everyone around burst into laughter. Isn't this too much?
Who would have thought that when Su Dong met Ronnie, there would be such a chemical reaction? They were two funny guys! Rubes almost cried.
Oh my god, don’t involve me in your verbal battles!
I am just a poor little referee!
(End of this chapter)
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