Chapter 642 Su Dong stole our victory!
Bayern reversed Dortmund 3-1, and Su Dong's hat trick once again put him in the spotlight.
Dortmund head coach Klopp pointed out after the game that Bayern lagged behind Dortmund for more than 80 minutes in this game, but turned the situation around in the final stage relying on the personal abilities of their stars.
He believes that such a result is unfair to Dortmund.
"In fact, I think we should have at least taken away a draw instead of a 3-1 result."
Klopp said that he was satisfied with the performance of Dortmund players. The team basically played at the expected level and caused considerable trouble to Bayern. If it were not for bad luck, Dortmund would definitely score more than one goal.
As for the collapse in the final stage of the game, Klopp believed that this was because Sudon took advantage of the physical decline of Dortmund players and stole the victory that should have belonged to Dortmund, not Bayern as a whole.
"In the game, Su Dong showed the value and strength of the world's number one football player. When our players' physical fitness declined, it was difficult to effectively stop him, but what I want to say is that in the first 80 minutes, we did a very good job in defending him and did not give him too many opportunities."
But Klopp's remarks were quickly refuted by Heynckes.
Old Man Hai also expressed his high praise for Bayern's overall performance tonight and believed that the team played quite well.
"Anyone who has watched the game should know that if luck had not been on the opponent's side tonight, we would have finished the game in the first half and would not have had to drag it to the final stage. Su Dong alone hit the post twice, not to mention the other players."
Heynckes believes that Bayern's problem tonight is that their mentality was a little too anxious, which was reflected in the first half. During the halftime break, he repeatedly reminded the players of this problem and achieved certain results.
"Dortmund is a very difficult team and has made significant progress this season, but we have proved with a victory that we are the team that deserves to win."
Regarding the league trend this season, Heynckes said that he firmly believes that Bayern will have the last laugh, and hopes that the team can continue to work hard on three fronts, strive to keep pace and reproduce the glorious peak of last season.
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Regarding the expectations raised by Heynckes, Kicker magazine believes that the Bundesliga's problems are not very big.
Bayern won the second half championship with a perfect record and their lead in the Bundesliga is very obvious, especially after Hoffenheim's main player Ibisevic was seriously injured and missed all the remaining games of the season, Hoffenheim's momentum was obviously curbed.
Everyone basically believes that as long as Bayern performs normally, it will be difficult for anyone to challenge their dominant position.
The team also made it to the quarterfinals of the German Cup. With Bayern's strength, it is very likely that they will continue to defend the German Cup, because the advantage in the league is big enough, and Bayern can focus more on the cup competition.
The real suspense is still in the Champions League, especially after reaching the knockout stage. Bayern has the strength to compete with the top European teams, but whether they can win still needs to be tested by the game.
The strongest opponents in the Champions League come from the Premier League and La Liga.
Real Madrid in La Liga is in decline, but Barcelona is extremely strong, especially after Mourinho took over as coach this season, the team's ability to fight tough battles has been significantly improved.
In the words of the media, after the defense improved, Barcelona's performance also improved.
In the Premier League, the teams are Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. The four Premier League giants are all strong contenders for the Champions League title. Even for Arsenal, with the rise of young players like Fabregas and Van Persie, and the joining of Arshavin, Arsenal's overall strength has improved significantly.
As for Liverpool, there is no need to say more. Benítez has always been known as a cup competition expert. Anyone who meets this team will have a headache.
Kicker magazine believes that Bayern's biggest reliance is undoubtedly Sudong. He is not only Bayern's number one superstar, but also the core combat force. As long as Sudong can continue his outstanding performance this season, I believe it will not be difficult to lead Bayern to move forward in the Champions League.
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After reversing Dortmund 3-1, Bayern once again had a week of rest.
This is undoubtedly a very valuable adjustment opportunity for Bayern, who are about to face two games in a week.
In response to the problems exposed in the past two rounds, Heynckes adjusted the team's tactics, especially defense.
A week later, in the 20th round of the Bundesliga, Bayern traveled north to Berlin to challenge Hertha Berlin away.
The day before Bayern's game, Hoffenheim played against Leverkusen at home.
As a result, the team ranked second in the standings was humiliated 4-1 by Leverkusen at their home ground.
Ibisevic's serious injury dealt a heavy blow to Hoffenheim's offense. On the contrary, it was Bayer Leverkusen who played away from home. Helmes opened the scoring for Leverkusen three minutes into the game, and Leverkusen then scored three goals in a row.
Hoffenheim only saved face with a penalty in the 31st minute, but ultimately suffered a 1-4 defeat at home.
This battle was a heavy blow to Hoffenheim, especially making this rural team clearly see the gap in strength between itself and the Bundesliga powerhouses.
The ranking in the first half was just an accident. When the strong teams in the Bundesliga realized their mistake, Hoffenheim would be out of luck.
If Hoffenheim wants to achieve good results, they need to further strengthen their strength.
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The day after Hoffenheim was humiliated by Leverkusen, Bayern challenged Hertha Berlin.
Before this game, Hertha Berlin had won seven consecutive home games so far this season, and in the ten home games this season, Hertha Berlin only lost one game, which can be said to be very strong.
Although Bayern won a big victory over Stuttgart in the German Cup after the winter break, their performance in two consecutive league games was not outstanding. This has made many people worried. The Bundesliga leader will challenge the third team in the standings away from home, especially Hertha Berlin, which has the best defensive ability in the Bundesliga. What will be the final result?
The answer is that Bayern had difficulty getting good scoring opportunities throughout the game.
Hertha Berlin's defense was very solid and tight, not giving Bayern too much space until the 71st minute of the second half, when Su Dong received a through ball from Ribery. He stopped the ball at the front of the penalty area, dribbled past center back Simnic, rushed into the penalty area with the ball, and calmly shot the ball into the goal, scoring the only goal of the game for Bayern.
One to zero, Bayern narrowly defeated Hertha Berlin away.
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A week later, the Bundesliga ushered in the 21st round of games.
Bayern will host Cologne at home.
Due to the Champions League knockout match in the middle of the week and the special nature of the match, Heynckes arranged for Klose and Podolski to start at the same time, obviously to give Podolski a chance.
The Prince of Cologne had a strong desire to fight before the game, because he will return to Cologne after the end of this season, so he naturally hopes to use this game to let everyone in Cologne see his strength.
Heynckes also knew this clearly, so he arranged him to start in the game.
In the 13th minute, after Lahm passed the ball from the right, Klose headed the ball from close range to score the first goal for Bayern.
But then, Cologne launched a fierce counterattack against the home team, fighting Bayern fearlessly.
Especially in the 22nd minute, Vucicevic passed the ball, allowing his teammate Eret to avoid Neuer's attack and try to shoot into the empty goal, but Pepe did not let Eret avoid him at the critical moment and blocked the ball out of the baseline.
But in the 34th minute, Vucicevic made a quick counterattack on the right and passed the ball to the unguarded young player Brosinski, who shot in front of the goal and broke through Bayern's goal, equalizing the score.
After that, neither team was able to score again.
Podolski continued his poor performance at Bayern.
This is also a very puzzling thing. He played very well in the German national team, but performed very badly in Bayern. It was not that Heynckes deliberately did not give him a chance, but that he really did not perform well.
Just like tonight, even Su Dong was kept on the bench, and Podolski was allowed to play. Can you say that he was not given a chance? Taking care of local players to this extent is good enough, right?
But Podolski basically didn't have any good performance on the court.
So much so that in the 65th minute of the second half, Heynckes couldn't stand it anymore and immediately asked Su Dong to replace him.
Just three minutes later, Su Dong received Lahm's right cross in the penalty area and headed the ball into the goal from close range.
Although the opponent's goalkeeper bravely saved the shot, this shot still greatly boosted the team's morale and caused cheers from the entire Allianz Arena.
In the 84th minute, Robben dribbled the ball from the right and made a diagonal pass with his left foot. With no one defending at the back post, Su Dong sent the ball into the lower left corner of the goal with his left foot, increasing the score for Bayern again.
Two to one!
Bayern finally defeated the visiting Cologne 2-1 thanks to a goal from substitute Sudong.
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In the locker room after the game, Podolski had a gloomy face throughout, and his dissatisfaction was written all over his face.
Everyone could see it, but only a few local players came forward to comfort him.
He was given the opportunity, but he didn't seize it. Who can he blame?
Does it mean that Heynckes must learn from Bologna of Sporting Lisbon and continue to give him opportunities and believe that he can succeed even when Nikulai performs poorly?
If this were true, Heynckes would have been sacked long ago.
At least like Boloni, how many people in today's European football still remember this name?
If the media reporters had not occasionally reported on Su Dong's past and mentioned him a few times, who would still know him? Professional football is cruel, but Podolski is like a flower in a greenhouse, very delicate and needs care.
Sometimes, Su Dong even felt that if he was not a German player, he might have been sold by Bayern long ago.
However, this has nothing to do with Su Dong.
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After playing against Cologne, Bayern quickly packed up.
In the middle of the week, the team set off for Lisbon, Portugal, to challenge Sporting Lisbon away.
This is also the first time that Su Dong has returned to his former club as a visiting team after leaving Sporting Lisbon.
(End of this chapter)
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