Chapter 683 Who can stop him?
On the evening of August 8, in the first round of the Bundesliga, Bayern challenged Hoffenheim away.
This is the first time that the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe have seen Ibisevic since 2009.
Last season, the media often compared the two and even hyped that Ibrahimovic would defeat Su Dong. He did show such momentum at one point, but a sudden serious injury forced him to rest for six months and stay away from the court.
Su Dong himself did not expect that the first game of the new season would be an away challenge against Hoffenheim.
Ibisevic was still wearing Hoffenheim's blue No. 19 home jersey. When he saw Su Dong, he walked up to say hello politely. His attitude towards Su Dong has always been very good.
"How is your injury?" Su Dong asked with concern.
Ibisevic looked at his right knee with a complicated expression. The cruciate ligament was torn. This is a very serious injury. Many people even retired directly because of it, but he still came back.
"It's good. I've been training for a long time and I feel I'm in good shape."
Su Dong smiled and nodded, "You still have to pay attention to the injury and don't get hurt again. Repeated injuries in the same place are very troublesome."
"The team doctor reminded me, and I also did special training on this." Ibisevic thanked Su Dong for his concern.
"Come on!" Su Dong encouraged.
At the level of Sudong, Ibisevic is simply not able to shake them. Even if Ibisevic scores more goals than Sudong, so what?
So far, the most admirable thing about Su Dong is not that he has scored many goals in a single season, but that he has scored a lot of goals for several consecutive seasons and his form has remained very stable. This is what shocked everyone.
Of course, Kicker magazine made a very long analysis report specifically on this point, believing that Su Dong's stable state comes from his long-term adherence to scientific training and injury prevention, and behind this is the credit of his entire personal coaching team.
You know, the annual salary of Nuno Cruz and others, as well as Su Dong's investment in training, is equivalent to the income level of top European stars, such as Ribery.
Even if he renews his contract, his annual salary after tax will only be 4 million euros. Taking into account various appearance fees, goal bonuses, etc., his annual income after tax will only be 5 million euros. If he wants to support a private coaching team like Su Dong, he will have to go without food and drink and invest all his annual salary.
After the contract renewal, Ribery is the second highest paid player in Bayern, second only to Su Dong. If it is Robben, or Schweinsteiger and Lahm who are below him, I'm sorry, their annual salary cannot support such a team.
Even if they can barely afford it, it cannot support them to make such a huge investment.
According to Kicker magazine, this has become a competitive advantage for Sudong.
His income is too high and his private coaching team is also highly invested, so he can get the best and most scientific training and protection, have more playing time, maintain a stable condition, and perform better overall. His income and status will increase through his outstanding performance on the court, which will in turn increase his investment, forming a virtuous circle.
The key point supporting this cycle is Su Dong’s self-discipline and hard work.
Of course, self-discipline and hard work are never lacking in professional football, but other players simply cannot support Su Dong's current investment.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi are the best. They have also followed Su Dong's example and set up their own personal coaching teams, investing a lot of money, but there is no other way for others.
For example, Kaka, Ribery, Robben, Ibrahimovic, etc., they are all considered European superstars, but they cannot afford such investment and can only choose within their capabilities.
This is especially true for Ibisevic.
Even if he suffered a serious injury like a ruptured cruciate ligament, he could only seek help from team doctors and experts. It was difficult to provide all-round protection for him no matter how he trained afterwards, let alone try his best to help him recover to his best condition.
If the players want to get back to last season's form, it depends on themselves and their luck.
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Ribery, Klose and Lucio were all injured and missed this game.
Heynckes fielded a combination of Olic, Sudon and Robben tonight.
But at the beginning of the game, it was the home team Hoffenheim who first created a threat.
Van Buyten, who replaced Lucio in the starting lineup, almost scored an own goal in the third minute of the game. Fortunately, Neuer hugged the ball in time and narrowly avoided the disaster, which almost scared everyone to death.
Hoffenheim launched a fierce attack. Ibisevic made a close-range header in the 19th minute, but it just hit the crossbar and went out of bounds.
Hoffenheim's tactical style is actually a bit similar to Mainz and Dortmund under Klopp's coaching. They all use a fast-paced pressing and oppression, with a lot of running all over the field. They play like a storm and are very passionate.
Bayern is already familiar with this kind of tactics and is not in a hurry, allowing you to attack.
In the 28th minute, in a quick counterattack, Modric made a diagonal pass to the right. Robben received the ball and ran along the right, and passed it across the goal from the right side of the penalty area. Su Dong followed up, used his body to push Kompa away, and shot from the front point to score the first goal for Bayern.
One to zero!
The first half ended with Bayern leading. After the second half, Bayern did not wait for Hoffenheim to gain a foothold and launched a wave of fierce attacks, continuously creating threats in front of Hoffenheim's goal.
In the 50th minute, Su Dong received a long pass from Pepe in the penalty area and volleyed the ball, which was slightly above the crossbar.
But just three minutes later, Schweinsteiger passed the ball into the penalty area in time, Su Dong successfully made an offside and had a one-on-one chance, dribbled past goalkeeper Hildebrand and pushed the ball into the empty goal, making it 2-0!
Subsequently, Bayern made substitutions.
In the 72nd minute, Bayern attacked from the right. Lahm dribbled the ball to the bottom line and passed a low ball to the front point.
After Su Dong stopped the ball skillfully at the front point, he was double-teamed by several defensive players including goalkeeper Hildebrand and center back Simnic. He turned his back to the direction of attack and passed the ball through the gap between the players with his heel.
Thomas Muller, who came on as a substitute, quickly chased forward and easily shot into the empty goal.
This cunning little fox was Bayern's best performing player during this summer training camp. He plays football very smartly and is particularly good at positioning and seizing opportunities.
Heynckes' favorite thing to do is to let him roam behind Su Dong and insert himself at any time to form a second tier of attack.
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In the final stages of the game, Ibisevic assisted his teammate with a header to score a goal.
But in the end, Hoffenheim lost 1-3 to Bayern at home.
Thanks to Su Dong's two shots and one assist, Bayern defeated Hoffenheim 3-1 away from home and got off to a good start in the new season.
This victory also allowed Bayern to beat Wolfsburg in Stuttgart 2-0 and top the Bundesliga in the first round.
Bayern giant Hoeness praised the victory after the game and called on other Bundesliga teams to catch up.
"Hopefully we'll still see you in the rearview mirror before the winter break!"
Hoeness's remarks once again triggered a wave of protests in German football.
So fucking arrogant!
I know you Bayern are strong, but is it necessary to attack them like this?
Can't see it in the rearview mirror?
Could it be that you, Bayern, are planning to win seventeen games in a row? …………
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On August 15th, in the second round of the Bundesliga, Bayern will host Werder Bremen at home.
The new season started with a tough battle, and Ribery finally returned in this round and sat on the bench, but Robben was injured again.
So, Heynckes made a decisive substitution, changing it to a 4-3-1-2 formation, with Sudon and Klose playing as double strikers, Thomas Muller, who has performed well recently, hiding behind them, and behind them were the three midfielders of Schweinsteiger, Mascherano and Modric.
This style of play relies heavily on the full-backs' assists, and in the first half, both Bayern flanks were under pressure until the 34th minute, when Lahm made a quick forward run and made a cross from the right. Klose attracted the attention of the defense at the front point, while Sudon was unguarded at the back point and scored with a header from close range.
One to zero!
In the 61st minute of the second half, Su Dong took advantage of Mertesacker's possession of the ball and suddenly accelerated forward. After stealing the ball, he drove straight into the goal and scored a goal for Bayern, 2-0! After Su Dong scored, Ribery came on as a substitute and Bayern sounded the horn for a wave of attack.
In the 72nd minute, Ribery dribbled the ball on the left to attract the defense's attention, then Schweinsteiger made a long pass to the right, and Lahm followed up with the ball into the penalty area and passed it across the goal. Su Dong made a decisive move and blocked the ball into the goal, completing a hat trick.
Three to zero! Scoring twice in the first round and a hat trick in the second round, Su Dong threw out a powerful shot at the start of the new season and played in amazing form! …………
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On August 22, in the third round of the Bundesliga, Bayern will challenge the newly promoted Mainz away.
Just eight minutes into the game, Su Dong scored the first goal for Bayern with a long-range shot that was like a thunderbolt from a drought.
After Olic's shot was blocked, Thomas Muller took advantage of the opportunity and scored, making it 2-0.
Bayern eventually beat Mainz 2-0 away from home thanks to goals from Sudon and Thomas Muller.
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Due to the European Super Cup, Bayern's fourth round of the Bundesliga was adjusted to midweek.
At home against Wolfsburg.
Playing at home, Bayern scored faster this time.
In just 107 seconds, Su Dong scored a goal against Wolfsburg with a long shot from 21 meters away.
Bayern then launched a fierce attack on Wolfsburg, possessing the ball for over 70%.
In the 27th minute, there was a corner kick opportunity. The ball was cleared out of the penalty area. Modric made a long shot, which caused the opponent's goalkeeper to lose the ball. Su Dong took advantage of the opportunity and scored his second goal, 2-0.
Before the end of the first half, Marcelo dribbled the ball from the left and made a foul. He quickly sent a free kick and passed it diagonally to the right side of the penalty area. Modric passed it diagonally to the left post of the penalty area. Su Dong easily pushed the ball into the goal and scored 3-0! Another hat trick! Su Dong scored a hat trick in two consecutive home games! Anyone can see that Su Dong's condition this season is better than the same period last season.
Only four rounds of the league have been played, and he has already scored nine goals!
After Bayern Munich's 5-0 home win over Wolfsburg, Bild couldn't help but put a cover of Su Dong's goal on the front page and asked a soul-searching question.
Who can stop him?
(End of this chapter)
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