Chapter 744: A Good Start

"Great chance, Toni Kroos long pass!"

"Luis Suárez!"

Tens of thousands of fans in the entire Glory Stadium looked up and saw on the big screen, on the green football field, Toni Kroos made a precise long pass from the backcourt, quickly passing the ball from the front of his own penalty area to Bayern Munich's half.

Almost at the moment he passed the ball, Suarez sprinted past Dante.

When the Brazilian center back reacted and wanted to turn around to chase, Suarez had already left him far behind.

But Bayern Munich's defense does not have only one Dante.

"Jerome Boateng returns to defence!"

The two players were competing in speed quickly in Bayern Munich's half. Jerome Boateng was not inferior to Suarez at all, and could even use his strong body to squeeze the Uruguayan striker.

But just when everyone was worried about the contest between Suarez and Boateng, a figure suddenly flashed in front.

Bayern Munich's goalkeeper Kraft had rushed out of the penalty area at some point.

"ah!"

All the Saints fans in the Plaza of Glory exclaimed.

Because Suarez had no chance at all against Boateng and Kraft.

But just when everyone thought it was all over, Kraft actually chose to head the ball out.

At this moment, everyone realized that he couldn't use his hands!

According to the rules, the goalkeeper is not allowed to use his hands after rushing out of the penalty area!

Kraft also realized that his action of rushing out of the penalty area was very dangerous, so as soon as he cleared the ball and landed, he immediately turned around and ran back to the goal.

But after all, he used his head to clear the ball, but it didn't go far.

Just as the ball was about to hit the ground, Ibrahimovic, who had been following Suarez forward but at a slower speed and fell behind, just rushed into the 30-meter area of ​​Bayern Munich.

As soon as he saw the ball flying out, he immediately accelerated and rushed forward.

"Ibrahimovic!"

I don't know who shouted this, and then I heard a bang.

The Swedish center forward saw the ball landing and volleyed it directly!

Kraft ran back to the goal very quickly, but no matter how fast he was, could he be faster than the ball?

When he ran back to the small penalty area, Ibrahimovic's volley had already sent the ball into the bottom of the net!

Stunned!

Everyone was stunned at this moment!

It's been less than ten minutes since the start of the game and Bayern Munich has made such a stupid mistake!

Kraft was completely stunned, staring blankly at the ball bouncing in the goal, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

He began to get scared!

He knew very well how reckless and even stupid the attack just now was!

Because even if he didn't attack, with the advantage that Jerome Boateng had just held, it would be difficult for Suarez to pose much threat, but his attack gave Ibrahimovic a chance to shoot into the empty goal.

Jerome Boateng chased back to the front of the goal, fished the ball out of the goal, and kicked it directly into the sky, venting his anger without even looking at Kraft.

The Bayern Munich fans in the entire Allianz Arena seemed to wake up suddenly, and burst into overwhelming boos and even curses, obviously expressing their dissatisfaction with Kraft!

"Stupid, this is an incredibly stupid mistake!"

"Since Kraft became Bayern Munich's main goalkeeper, the youth training goalkeeper has been controversial. He has had outstanding performances, but he also often makes some weird mistakes, which makes it difficult to rest assured."

"This time, his nerves flared up again, and in such a crucial Champions League semi-final!"

"One to zero, Bayern Munich gave Southampton a valuable away goal just over eight minutes into the game because of a poor mistake by the goalkeeper."

"Guardiola also seemed very dissatisfied. Such a mistake should not have happened. As a head coach, he should have considered more, but the goalkeeper making such a mistake was probably not within his calculation range!"

The voice of the TV commentator was spreading in the air.

On the big screen, Southampton players were celebrating wildly, especially Ibrahimovic, who even cheered and whizzed past Guardiola, giving head coach Bielsa a tight hug on the sidelines.

This is a demonstration!

Ibrahimovic wants to use this method to tell Guardiola that it’s not that I don’t have the ability, but that you are not qualified to use me!

Outside the big screen, tens of thousands of Saints fans were so excited that they were singing and cheering at the top of their lungs.

The entire Glory Plaza was filled with the cheers of fans.

One to zero!

Just eight minutes into the game, we were already leading by one goal!

Is there a better, more ideal start than this?

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The moment Ibrahimovic scored, Yang Huan seemed to be electrocuted. He jumped up from his seat, clenched his fists, and celebrated with excitement.

“Great, wonderful!”

"Well done, Zlatan!"

"Yes, it's a volley, awesome!"

"This ball was crucial. It was the first shot of the game and we scored. What a great start!"

Compared with the applause of Southampton management, the top executives of Bayern Munich seemed a little lonely.

The club's interim chairman, Herbert Hainer, pointed at the court in anger, "What the hell is wrong with Kraft? In such an important game, he made such a stupid mistake at the beginning? Doesn't he know how important this game is?"

The chairman of Adidas is obviously very angry, isn’t he?

When Yang Huan sat down again, Beckenbauer took over the conversation.

"In fact, Kraft's mistake on this ball was indeed stupid, but before that, our team had serious problems too!"

"That's right!" Rummenigge took over the conversation. "Southampton's defense is very targeted. Ribery was fighting alone on the wing just now. After the ball was intercepted, no one immediately pressed Toni Kroos."

"It can be said that Toni Kroos's precise long pass played a key role. Even if Kraft did not make a mistake, the contest between Suarez and Boateng would still be unknown!"

When it comes to a superstar of Suarez's level, it is completely unpredictable whether he will suddenly give you a surprise at any time.

The situation on the field changes rapidly. Boateng and Suarez are facing each other one-on-one. Who dares to say that they will win for sure?

But when it comes to Toni Kroos, Rummenigge feels a little embarrassed.

It was they who personally sent Toni Kroos to Southampton. Although it was exchanged for a sky-high price of 60 million euros, it was a very successful deal no matter from which angle you look at it.

However, it was really embarrassing and humiliating to see the players I had trained helping the opponents score goals in their home stadium.

"Everyone is now focusing on Kraft's mistake, but Guardiola should be sober enough to notice the team's current problems, otherwise Southampton will continue to create threats!" Beckenbauer analyzed earnestly.

But it was clear that as the game resumed, Guardiola, as Bayern Munich's management said, realized the core problem and immediately made adjustments to the team.

For example, let Schweinsteiger play further forward.

Don't underestimate this adjustment. By moving forward, Bayern Munich's attack in the frontcourt will be much smoother, and there will be support points for Ribery and Robben on both flanks.

But the improvement in offense does not mean that it can create a threat.

Southampton continued to use the tactics at the beginning of the game. They had no intention of pursuing the victory, nor did they have any intention of competing with Bayern Munich for possession of the ball or gaining more initiative in the game.

Bayern Munich continued to control the game and had a considerable advantage in ball possession, but they were unable to create any threats in front of Southampton's goal, which was indeed quite frustrating.

This also made Beckenbauer and others sitting in the chairman's stand shake their heads.

"We were too slow!" Beckenbauer sighed.

"We were too focused on ball possession, which made our passes too stable and our advances lacked speed. By the time we finally reached Southampton's 30-meter area, the Saints had already organized their three lines of defense!"

At this point, Beckenbauer sighed again, but this time the sigh contained admiration.

"Bielsa's team is so well organized defensively and has a strong tactical discipline. Every player is fighting for the team, so they can have a double defensive midfielder combination like Toni Kroos and Modric. If they were to change to other teams, they would definitely have to have a strong defensive midfielder."

"The other two central defenders are also quite outstanding. Javi Martinez is the commander of the defense. Varane's performance on the defensive line is hard to believe. He has just turned 21 years old. On the other hand, Dante is obviously not suitable for Guardiola's tactics!"

Rummenigge also nodded frequently, thinking that what Beckenbauer said made sense.

"We are sitting in the stands and can see clearly, but Guardiola may not be able to see clearly on the field, and he also needs to consider more, but we must make adjustments in the transition between offense and defense!"

"As Franz said, when we switched from defense to offense, we were too slow to advance, but the problem of switching from offense to defense was even more serious. We failed to regain the ball in the middle and front court in the first place, and we didn't even put pressure on the opponent in time."

"Southampton's double defensive midfielders and midfielders have the ability to plan a counterattack immediately after stealing the ball, so they will launch a long pass behind the defense line immediately after stealing the ball, which will make us very dangerous."

Herbert Hainer was a little worried after hearing this. "Don't we have any other effective methods?"

Beckenbauer and Rummenigge looked at each other, both feeling helpless.

"There is always a solution to everything, but once this is solved, other problems will definitely arise, so the key lies in how Guardiola views this game, as well as his preparation, arrangements and training before the game."

Beckenbauer, who also served as a head coach, nodded in agreement and said: "Southampton must have practiced counterattacks before, and practiced hard. Otherwise, Toni Kroos would not have gone to Suarez in the first place, and Ibrahimovic would not have happened to join in and formed the second attacking echelon!"

"Guardiola is in a lot of trouble now. After falling behind by one goal at home, he must attack. He has to attack, but now his offense has problems and he cannot penetrate into Southampton's hinterland to create threats."

"On the contrary, it is us. The higher the ball possession rate, the more mistakes we make, and the greater the chance that Southampton will seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack!"

"Then, give up possession of the ball?" Herbert Heiner suggested.

Who would have thought that when he said this, not only Rummenigge and Beckenbauer showed helpless and embarrassed expressions, but even Yang Huan almost burst out laughing in his heart.

It should be said that Beckenbauer and Rummenigge's analysis was correct.

Watching the game to this point, Yang Huan couldn't help but sigh that Bielsa's targeted tactics were indeed extremely sharp and almost hit Bayern Munich's Achilles' heel and soft spot.

At the same time, it also created a big problem for Guardiola.

If they can't solve the problem of weak offense, the more they have the ball, the more dangerous they will be.

But if you don’t control the ball, you will die faster!