Chapter 869 What's going on?

"The second half of the game has started again."

"From the moment the referee blew the whistle, Hamburg took the initiative to press Bayern Munich."

"It seems that Tuchel should have re-instilled the tactics for the second half to the players during the half-time break."

When the live commentator said this, the camera on the big screen of the Volkspark Stadium was aimed at Hamburg head coach Thomas Tuchel standing on the sidelines.

At this moment, everyone in the audience cheered.

Hamburg fans have given high praise and love to this local young coach who has only taken over the team for a few months but has led the team all the way to second place in the league.

At this moment, if a vote were held among Hamburg fans, Tuchel would probably be the best candidate for club chairman, and perhaps there would not even be a need for another.

In the stands, countless fans were shouting and cheering for their team.

Jurgen Holtorf, a 78-year-old German man, is one of the cheering fans.

If there was a reporter from Sky TV there, he would definitely recognize him.

Because he is the old fan who was interviewed by Sky TV just now.

The stand he was in was an exclusive stand for Hamburg's diehard fans. Only those hardcore fans who had supported the club for decades could buy tickets. Jurgen Holtorf had been a Hamburg fan since he was born.

I still remember that there was no professional league in Germany at that time.

At that time, the German Football Association divided Germany into five regions. Hamburg was the strongest team in the North German League. It won 15 championships in the 16th regional A-League. It was very strong and had also won many national championships.

Later, a professional league was established and Hamburg's strength was not bad, especially in the early 1980s, when it won many major honors such as the Bundesliga and the Champions League. Those years were the peak of the Hamburg team's history.

Old man Jurgen Holtorf was a die-hard fan of the Hamburg team at that time and watched every game without missing a single one.

However, as he gets older, especially in recent years, with the corruption in the Hamburg team's management, the old man hasn't come to watch a game in person for a long time.

Instead of being bullied, he would rather stay at home and enjoy family time, or take his elderly wife to southern Europe for a winter vacation.

When people get old, many of the passionate emotions they had when they were young will fade away.

He even thought at one point that he would just lie in his coffin, living an ordinary life, guarding only the memories of Hamburg's heyday.

However, as Hamburg's performance has gradually improved this season, especially after the new management team took over the team, the various news that have come out, coupled with the amazing results of Tuchel's team, the reports in the media and TV news have rekindled his interest.

Second place in the league, how long has it been since Hamburg ranked so high?

In the past few years, has there been any season in which Hamburg was not full of ambitions before the league started, but as soon as the league started, its true colors were exposed and it was relegated to the status of a mid-table team?

But this season, the team has reached second place in the league, tied with Bayern Munich?

What's this?

This is exactly what it feels like to recreate the peak of the Bundesliga's North King!

The North-South Derby, a term that has been gradually forgotten and thrown into the garbage dump of history by everyone, has finally reappeared in front of the world and finally awakened the enthusiasm of Hamburg fans once again.

Let me ask, can all the fans who have loved Hamburg in the past and present miss such a game?

Standing in the stands of the People's Park Stadium, Jurgen Holtorf didn't need to say anything or look. He only needed to listen with his ears and feel with his heart to discover that the long-lost passion for football had finally reappeared in the People's Park Stadium.

Standing in the middle of it, he couldn't help but be immersed in this passionate emotion.

He would use his old and somewhat dry voice, and like all the fans at the scene, he would hold the blue fan scarf that he had just bought in the fan shop high above his head with both hands, and shout with all his strength.

"Come on, Hamburg! Beat Bayern Munich!"

"Come on Hamburg! Beat Bayern!"

At first, the cheers from the stands were a little weak and chaotic.

But gradually, more and more fans stood up, and more and more fans held up their scarves. Even if they didn't have scarves, they would raise their hands above their heads and keep clapping.

More and more fans joined in, and the momentum grew.

Gradually, they stopped just shouting slogans and sang Hamburg's team anthem.

It is a team song with a very beautiful melody, and is called by many people as the most beautiful team song in the Bundesliga.

However, when tens of thousands of fans in the stadium sing in unison, even the most beautiful song will create a majestic atmosphere.

In this majestic wave of sound, the fans poured in their love for Hamburg, their helplessness and indignation over the team's turmoil in the past few years, and their expectations for the team's future.

Amid the roar that swept the entire stadium, Hamburg's players launched a fierce frontcourt pressure and pressing on Bayern Munich from the beginning of the second half.

Especially after Tuchel made adjustments, the frontcourt changed from three people to four people, and the pressure was even greater.

Whether it was the financial incentive from Master Huan during the half-time break, or the incitement from head coach Tuchel's words, or the infection from the overwhelming team song singing by the fans at the People's Park Stadium.

In short, Hamburg players fought hard!

Almost everyone was pressing and oppressing Bayern Munich desperately.

Not only the front trident and Badelj, who played as attacking midfielder, pressed forward, but even Weigl and Krassi also pressed forward following the positions of Lahm and Thiago, without considering whether there would be gaps behind them.

As soon as the ball fell into Bayern Munich's hands, Hamburg's pressing started immediately.

As soon as any player gets the ball, Hamburg's defensive players will rush forward immediately.

Several players in Bayern Munich's midfield and backcourt, Jerome Boateng, Javi Martinez and Xabi Alonso, are all players with strong long pass ability, but dribbling the ball and getting rid of the defense are not their strong points.

However, as soon as they received the ball, the defensive players would get close to them immediately, not giving them enough space to launch a long pass. Even if they did, the error rate was alarmingly high and the ball immediately changed hands.

This forced Bayern Munich's midfield and backcourt to pass the ball quickly to their teammates around them again and again, and the error rate naturally increased due to the hasty passing.

Therefore, after the start of the second half, the two sides transferred the ball very quickly, fighting for it with each other and neither side was willing to give in.

Even in this almost high-pressure pressing state, Dante finally ran into an open space.

Jerome Boateng's cross to the front of the penalty area forced the Brazilian center back to run back.

At this moment, he felt that he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Damn, those Hamburg attackers were like people with their blood pumped up. Was it really necessary to push them so hard?

Now I can take a breath and think carefully, should I pass the ball to goalkeeper Reina?

Or should I hold the ball myself, turn around and pass it?

Well, if possible, I should take the ball and turn around, then look at the situation in the frontcourt. Maybe I can make a long pass and get an assist!

Damn it, the higher and tighter you press in the front, the emptier the back will feel.

In just a few meters, countless years flashed through Dante's mind. He was facing the goal and looking at goalkeeper Reina.

Hey, why do you look so terrified?

What's going on?

"Danger!" Reina shouted.

Just as Dante was startled and was about to turn around and look to his right, a figure suddenly flashed in front of him.

Then he saw a swift figure passing by him, kicking the ball away before he could.

His poke immediately made Dante's quick kick to clear the ball fail.

After gaining his footing, he was about to chase after him, but he found that Reina had already attacked.

The guy who stole the ball was very fast. With a skillful feint, he dribbled past the goalkeeper Reina and shot into the empty goal!

All this happened in an instant. It was not until the man scored a goal and turned and rushed out of the penalty area that Dante saw clearly that it was Hamburg's right winger, Kingsley Coman!

With the shout of the live commentator, all the Hamburg fans in the stadium went crazy!

Everyone who was originally standing was waving their hands wildly in the stands, shouting and venting their excitement.

Kingsley Coman quickly rushed out of the stadium and to the sidelines, sliding down on his knees with passion all over his body. His roaring expression made his dark face look somewhat hideous.

But in the eyes of all Hamburg fans, this is indescribably cute and lovable.

“Two to two!”

"Hamburg's high-pressure tactics worked at the beginning of the second half!"

"In the 49th minute, just as the second half began, Hamburg equalized the score with a single shot thanks to a sudden interception by French teenager Kingsley Coman at the front of the penalty area!"

"This is the best reward for Hamburg's crazy pressing and oppression, and the best encouragement for this young team!"

Tuchel was standing on the sidelines. After seeing Kingsley Coman score a goal, he was so excited that he danced with joy, but he soon calmed down and kept making a gesture to the players to continue pressing forward, indicating that the players should not be satisfied with equalizing the score, but should continue to strive for goals.

Sure enough, after the restart, Hamburg, having tasted success, continued to adopt this high-intensity frontcourt pressure and pressing tactics.

Bayern Munich was somewhat overwhelmed after the start of the second half, especially after conceding a goal. They seemed very passive on the field. Guardiola's several adjustments did not help the team improve.

In the 62nd minute, Lahm passed the ball back from the midfield and Hamburg's frontcourt pressing speed increased again.

Jerome Boateng was being pressed by Douglas Costa and tried to pass the ball to Xabi Alonso.

But the pass was a little light, and when Xabi Alonso ran over to receive the ball, Badelj had already approached.

The Croatian player made a decisive tackle and intercepted the ball.

Abubakar in front retreated, received the ball, turned around and made a lob pass.

Douglas Costa quickly cut in from the left, received the ball, and shot into the far corner, once again penetrating Reina's goal, making it 3-2!

So wonderful!

The competition so far has completely exceeded everyone's imagination!

Especially all the Hamburg fans who came to the scene were so excited that they lost themselves in excitement.

They would never have thought that the team would perform so well in the second half.

In less than twenty minutes, they scored two goals in a row, not only tying the score but also increasing the score again.

This is simply... this is simply the rhythm of beating Bayern at home!