Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 383 Magath's Confidence
After such a long period of tentative contact, Bayern's players have some understanding of Chelsea and have confidence in their hearts.So, in the 17th minute of the game, they couldn't help launching the first wave of aggressive attacks.

The attack was initiated by England midfielder Owen Hargreaves on the wing.

Hargreaves is only 24 years old this year. He was born in Canada. His father is Welsh and his mother is Irish. He has never lived in England or played for an English club, but he joined the England team. He was included in England's 2002-man squad for the 23 World Cup, when he was the only player not to play in the Premier League.

The strength of a midfielder who can enter the England squad cannot be underestimated. After receiving a pass from the backcourt, Hargreaves suddenly threw away Alkin Robben who was following him. This sudden start was very fast , The Dutch kid was thrown away by as much as 2 meters by him.

After that, Hargreaves stepped forward about 10 meters with his big foot, and under the double-teaming of two defenders, he passed the ball accurately to the middle with another kick.

There is Barack!

Ballack is considered a late blooming player. In 2002, when he joined Bayern at the age of 26, his performance has been widely questioned by fans, but until now, he has been recognized by the club and fans.

After so many years of hard work, Ballack has brought incomparably rich experience and a fierce temperament. After receiving the ball, he made a two-for-one cooperation with Ze Roberto, directly throwing off the clingy Frank Lampard , Facing Ricardo Carvalho's interception, he suddenly started to forcibly use his 190 tall body to ram over others!

He succeeded, and Carvalho was helplessly left behind by him.

After dribbling the ball from the left to the bottom line, Ballack turned around to stop the ball, changed direction with his big foot, and once again threw away Carvalho who wanted to steal, found space and passed the ball to the middle.

There were not many people in Chelsea's penalty area, so Salihamidzic got a chance. He jumped up and swung his head to attack the goal. The ball was punched out by goalkeeper Thomas.At this time, the penalty area was in chaos, and the defensive players were extremely careful. In the end, Terry kicked the ball out of the penalty area, but it reached Ballack's feet again.

Ballack didn't hesitate to face the ball and hit the goal with his legs!

The football hit defender William Gallas and bounced to the left corner of the goal!
At the critical moment, goalkeeper Thomas Clark scooped the ball with his hand, and the ball flew out of the baseline against the post, bringing Bayern's surprise attack to an end.

"Michael Ballack!!!"

"Barack!! Barack!! Barack!!!"

This attack fully demonstrated Ballack's personal ability. The 29-year-old German man showed extraordinary strength. The attack had just ended, and the entire Bayern fans in the auditorium were excitedly shouting his words name.

Although it is a pity that the goal was not scored, Bayern fans believe that in this case, Bayern will soon score.

On the coaching bench of Bayern, the coach Felix Magath was also very satisfied with the attack. In his eyes, there was more than just Ballack. The performance of Owen Hargreaves who initiated the attack was also remarkable. , Without him taking the lead in leading the offense, Ballack would have no chance to perform.

Although Magath only took control of Bayern's coach at the beginning of the season, but now, he already knows the whole team very well. If we use a metaphor, Ballack is the general who charges forward on the football field. There is more than enough, but the overall situation is slightly insufficient.

In this regard, Hargreaves is stronger, and this young player is only 24 years old this year. Although his personal ability needs to be improved, there is still a lot of room for development.

Thinking of this, Magath couldn't help turning his head to look at the Chelsea player wearing a black jersey on the pitch - Frank Lampard.

Before Wang Li joined Chelsea, Lampard has always been the team's commander. As a midfielder, his individual ability is slightly insufficient, but he has an excellent overall view, better defensive ability, and accurate passing. The ball made him flourish in the position of the midfielder. As a midfielder, he is still the initiator of the team's offense.

What Bayern Munich lacks now is such a player.

Ballack, Hargreaves, Frings and others are not suitable as the core of the team. They rely more on their individual ability and fighting spirit in the game. In this case, Magath just uses The tactics of the team are to forcibly pinch them together and make the team a whole.

Regarding this point, German football has always been like this. When such a team encounters an opponent weaker than itself, it will often win with a big score, but when it encounters a stronger team, it will often become powerless. Can only disarm and surrender.

This is the consequence of not having a team commander. Magath knows that the football atmosphere in Germany cannot cultivate such talents.

But for this game, after watching the attack just now, Magath felt that the victory was not a big problem.

Now, the team has completed the tentative stage. After the players know their opponents, as long as the team is really functioning, both offense and defense will be very motivated. A machine will always be more powerful than a single part. , In Magath's eyes, Chelsea relies more on the personal abilities of several players, but is not Bayern's opponent.

In Magath's mind, the game continued.

In the 24th minute, Bayern Munich launched another wave of offense. Ballack and Ze Robert set off a speed storm on the wing. The precise pass and fast dive dribble allowed the football to reach the bottom line quickly. After that, Ballack turned to the penalty area, and Ze Robert took the ball to the bottom line and kicked in a cross.

Ballack, who had just entered the penalty area, happened to run to the point where the ball landed. With a height of 190 cm, he had an inherent advantage in the penalty area. There is no way!

This time the header was very powerful, but the angle was not tricky. The goalkeeper Thomas easily punched the ball out, but the ball fell to the feet of the Bayern players.

Guerrero gets the ball. The 20-year-old striker is Bayern's substitute. He only played 10 times throughout the season, but his ability is questionable.

This time, Guerrero may have been too excited to participate in the semi-finals of the Champions League. He directly chose a long shot 25 meters away from the goal. Was kicked back by captain John Terry.

The football fell to the left near the center line.

Wang Li was in the middle circle, but his position was a little far from where the ball landed, but he still ran after the ball when he had the chance.

Bayern centre-back R. Kovac jumped up and stopped the ball with his chest. After he took a step forward, he kicked forward and passed to Frings.

"careful!"

Behind Kovac, teammate Lucio yelled, Kovac only saw a black shadow approaching, and then the ball under his feet disappeared, he missed the ball with his right foot, and his body was in inertia He fell directly on his back on the grass, grinning and raised his body from the grass with his left hand, only to notice that it was the opponent's No. 21 teenager who snatched the ball from him, but at this time, he was already 5 meters behind So many, it was too late to stand up and chase after him.

After Wang Li grabbed the ball, Lucio clung to him tightly.

Lucio, who is 1 meters tall, has excellent physical fitness. He is amazing in jumping, explosive power and speed. It is difficult for even forward players to match him in physical fitness. Lucio, a talented South American, made full use of his physical advantages, and he was always able to overwhelm the opponent's arrow figures in the game, and from time to time there would be stunning works.

As a member of the 2002 Brazil World Cup champion, Lucio himself is the pinnacle of Bayern Munich's backcourt. His ability is not an exaggeration even if he is the strongest central defender in the Bundesliga.

When Wang Li was stuck by Lucio, he wanted to use his speed to get rid of it, but he couldn't do it, and the shaking back and forth seemed to be ineffective against the big guy next to him. , Bayern's other two defenders, Sagnol and Lizarazu, also surrounded them. The ball is given to a teammate.

Coming behind him was Joe Cole.

But at this time, he was surrounded by Hargreaves who was running back and running. When Wang Li passed the ball, Hargreaves reacted and immediately stepped forward to steal it. Joe Cole caught the ball in a hurry and stopped a bit. , and was directly snatched back by the other party.

Taking advantage of this counter-robbery opportunity, the Bayern players reacted and immediately continued to attack.

At this time, Chelsea's backcourt was a bit chaotic. Just now the ball was at Wang Li's feet. Many people ran forward desperately to find an opportunity, but in a blink of an eye, the ball was at Bayern's feet again. It was too late for them to regain their position and defend. The ball passed several times under the feet of the Bayern players, and then it reached the feet of striker Guerrero.

Guerrero had already missed a shot just now, and he was annoyed, but this time he was very steady. After dribbling the ball out of Terry's hook, he passed it to Salihamidzic who was running next to him.

Salihamidzic, who is not tall, has excellent explosive power and speed. He is the nightmare of any opponent's left back, and Bayern fans also kindly gave him the nickname "Angel Wings". Even Crewe Yves also said: "Hassan is one of the best strikers in the world".

As the first striker of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Salihamidzic has excellent shooting ability. After receiving a pass from Guerrero, he instantly started to throw away Carvalho next to him, and then volleyed , Hang the ball accurately and directly into the dead corner of the goal.

Facing this close-range shot, Thomas was powerless.

The referee Temenke blew the whistle for an effective goal, the score became 1:0, and Bayern scored the first goal.

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(End of this chapter)