Chapter 866 Don’t give up so early!

The commentator at the People's Park Stadium shouted at the top of his lungs, echoing throughout the stadium.

Next was Abubakar, the Bundesliga's leading scorer by a wide margin, who rushed out of Bayern Munich's penalty area, ran all the way to the sidelines, and celebrated his goal with a beautiful slide on his knees.

This is a valuable record!

More importantly, the opponent in this game is the Bundesliga powerhouse, Bayern Munich!

Behind him, his teammates rushed over one after another, and finally hugged each other tightly.

In the stands, almost all the fans stood up and applauded and cheered for them.

So beautiful, so wonderful!

"Just thirteen minutes into the game, Hamburg took the lead with a quick counterattack and knocked on Bayern Munich's goal!"

"All Hamburg fans, let's cheer, applaud and celebrate the team's goal together!"

"Remember our offensive heroes, the great African cheetah, Abubakar, and our magician from Brazil, Douglas Costa. Finally, don't forget our young midfielder, Weigl..."

When the live commentator finished reading, almost the entire audience cheered.

The sound and momentum made the opponent tremble with fear.

In front of the visiting team's coaching booth, Guardiola was shaking his head vigorously, saying in frustration, "Wrong, wrong, wrong, I was wrong!"

It was obvious that he regretted his first on-the-spot change of formation.

"We still underestimated Hamburg!" Assistant coach Carlos Planchot also shook his head and sighed.

He was Guardiola's right-hand man when he coached Barcelona. He is good at observing players and tactical analysis.

"Yes, Lewandowski and Thomas Muller played wide, and although the attack on both sides was active, once we lost the ball in the frontcourt, no one could get in time to counter-attack on the spot, especially in the middle of the frontcourt."

Domenech Torrent, who is also Guardiola's most trusted tactical analyst, also shook his head and sighed helplessly.

In the previous goal, after Alderweireld intercepted the ball, no one pressed Weigl in the middle area at the first time. Even when Weigl dribbled forward, the midfielders were slow to catch up.

As for the fact that Weigl later passed the ball to Douglas Costa, who then broke through Jerome Boateng one-on-one, the whole process was a natural continuation of the previous mistake and there is nothing worth studying or discussing.

After all, it was the first on-the-spot command adjustment that weakened the counter-attack in the frontcourt, allowing Hamburg to seize the opportunity, pass the ball to the frontcourt, and easily beat the defender.

But it cannot be said that the first adjustment was a mistake.

Because, from the perspective of strengthening the flank attack, the first adjustment was effective.

"What should we do now?" Domenech Torrent looked at Guardiola.

At this time, the head coach really needs to make a decision.

Should we continue to stick to the tactics after the first adjustment, or should we make further adjustments according to the game situation?

Guardiola stared at the field with his deep eyes, and the game started again.

"Wait a little longer and see."

But soon, Guardiola made a fine-tuning, "Let Thomas Muller not go to the left."

This is also a compromise. Thomas Muller's running ability and enthusiasm allow him to stay in the middle, which is also a great supplement to the on-the-spot counter-attack in the frontcourt.

But after several attempts, Hamburg realized this problem, and Tuchel immediately made fine adjustments so that after Hamburg intercepted the ball in the backcourt, there would always be a player who could make space to launch a counterattack.

"Our midfield is not strong enough to put pressure on our opponents!" said Carlos Planchote.

I saw Hamburg launch two or three threatening attacks, especially on the two flanks.

Douglas Costa and Kingsley Coman are too active on the two wings, and with Aboubakar who is like a cheetah in the middle, Hamburg's front trident is not easy to deal with.

Moreover, they are not only good at offense, but also contribute greatly on the defensive end.

Of course, Hamburg's midfield is the key link in their frontcourt pressure.

Especially Krasi, his contribution on both offense and defense is so eye-catching.

Seeing that his two-sided offensive tactics had been figured out and the opponent took the opportunity to launch a threatening attack, Guardiola realized that he had to make adjustments.

"Domenech, give up the front-court pressure tactics and retreat!" Guardiola said lightly.

"What? Retreat?" Domenech Torrent was a little surprised.

He immediately understood what Guardiola meant. "Pep, we have only practiced Southampton's tactics a few times. If we use them now, will it be possible..."

Guardiola shook his head. "Hamburg used a pressing style in the frontcourt. We retreated to restrain them."

This is indeed correct in theory.

Because all teams that press and oppress in the frontcourt will leave a large gap behind them.

If Bayern Munich could stabilize their own defense at this time and then counterattack Hamburg, the large gap behind Hamburg's defense would be exposed.

Directly initiating from the midfield and backcourt, making long passes to find the frontcourt, using the abilities of the frontcourt players to hold the ball, and then instantly launching an attack, this is simply fatal for a team like Hamburg that defends high.

This is the style of play that Southampton has used this season.

Therefore, in the eyes of many people, Bielsa's team does not seem to be as forward as before, nor does it press so hard in the frontcourt. The main battlefield for fighting for the ball is in the midline area.

To put it bluntly, it is not that Bielsa's team control has declined, but the result of adjustments at the tactical level.

By retreating appropriately, you can block the gap behind the back line of defense and reduce the risk of being counterattacked.

Secondly, the frontcourt players have excellent personal abilities, and they can withdraw appropriately, and then the midfield and backcourt will make long passes and plan counterattacks. Once the ball reaches the frontcourt, the team will immediately increase the personal abilities of the frontcourt players and the back-up of the midfield players to catch the opponent off guard.

One of the important reasons why Guardiola decided to introduce Xabi Alonso at the last minute of the transfer period was the Spanish midfielder's accurate long pass from the backcourt.

As for the frontcourt, there is no need to mention the personal abilities of Ribery and Robben. Lewandowski is also a world-class frontcourt fulcrum, and Thomas Muller is a jack of all trades player.

With such a frontcourt combination, as long as Bayern Munich has the right tactics, who can they be afraid of?

Guardiola's adjustment was reflected on the field in that Bayern Munich retreated and then used more vertical passes such as long passes and through passes to attack from the backcourt.

But Hamburg still adopted a high-position defensive tactic, hoping to continue the previously effective tactics.

But the problem now is that Bayern Munich's backcourt pass is slow.

Hamburg pressed hard in the frontcourt, but it felt like they were being slipped away by Bayern Munich's midfield and backcourt.

But once you seize the opportunity, just like this time...

Xabi Alonso retreated to a position almost level with the central defender, took the ball, glanced ahead, and made a long pass.

The pass landed behind Hamburg's defense, looking for Robben.

Although Hamburg left-back Ostrolek reacted immediately, Robben was faster. After successfully making an offside, he got the ball before Ostrolek and made an emergency stop.

Ostrolek rushed too hard and couldn't stop his momentum, so he could only watch Robben cut inside with the ball.

Lewandowski tied down the two central defenders, and Robben cut inside and attracted Weigl again.

The Dutch winger passed the ball to the front of the penalty area, Thomas Muller rushed up, dribbled the ball past Emre Can and scored in one go, one to one!

There was a sudden burst of sighs throughout the People's Park Stadium!

How long has the lead been?

It only takes about twenty minutes.

As a result, the score was equalized by Bayern Munich!

Amid the sighs and boos from the audience, Yang Huan, who was sitting in the chairman's stand, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

This is the benefit of having the advantage of strength and a strong lineup.

Bayern Munich's strong control gave Guardiola the confidence to adopt this tactic.

Similarly, Southampton, who have excellent control, can also adopt this tactical style of play.

But what about hamburgers?

Not burgers!

The midfield composed of Weigl, Krassi and Badelj is indeed excellent in defense and pressure, but in terms of control, it is far inferior to Bayern Munich, let alone Arsenal.

"Guardiola's tactics are very similar to yours in Southampton!" Kuhn said with a laugh.

At his age, he has already reached the point where he is not easily affected by praise or criticism. How could he be affected by a goal conceded by Hamburg?

"Yes, Guardiola is a very good learner. He is also humble and willing to study. This is very important for a head coach!"

Someone once asked Yang Huan, what is the difference between Ferguson and Mourinho?

Yang Huan’s answer was that Ferguson was hard-mouthed but soft-hearted, while Mourinho was hard-mouthed but not soft-hearted.

Although Ferguson talks a lot and speaks in a very tough tone all day long, he knows himself very well in his heart and is very good at learning the strengths of his opponents and absorbing them for his own benefit.

But what about Mourinho?

He is also full of nonsense, but from his debut to now, there is almost no visible progress.

Even in the season when he led Inter Milan to win the Champions League, he was rumored to be a miracle worker, but in fact, he was just maximizing his usual advantages.

But Guardiola is different from Ferguson. The former is more persistent and likes to study more.

Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that Guardiola has been leading the tactical trend in world football since his debut.

Bielsa has always been at the forefront of tactical trends in professional football, and he has not changed over the years.

Therefore, coaches like Guardiola and Bielsa must continue to study, forge ahead, and break through themselves in order to maintain the momentum of progress.

As for Tuchel, for the time being he can only catch up with Guardiola and Bielsa.

If the first goal was a bit sudden, then the goal that Bayern Munich scored in the reversal completely reflected the current bottleneck of Hamburg and Tuchel, as well as the huge gap in overall strength between the two sides.

Less than ten minutes after Bayern Munich scored the first goal, another long pass from the backcourt accurately found Lewandowski, who made a run forward after being offside, and after unloading the ball, he had a one-on-one opportunity and finally dribbled past goalkeeper Oblak to make it 2-1!

From leading one to zero to falling behind by two goals, Hamburg's great advantage was lost in an instant.

This goal came in the 44th minute, and the first half was about to end.

After Lewandowski scored, Kuhn shook his head helplessly and sighed, "It seems that we still can't defeat Bayern Munich in this battle!"

But after he finished speaking, Yang Huan shook his head and said, "Mr. Kuhn, let's not give up so early!"