Chapter 233 Achilles' Heel

Van Gaal was unlucky, really unlucky.

After starting Bayern's worst start in half a century, Van Gaal unexpectedly discovered that before the upcoming match against defending champion Wolfsburg, two of his sharpest superstars had problems.

Ribery accidentally sprained his ankle during training. Although the problem is not serious, the team doctor advises against starting the game.

Robben had already recovered from his injury, but found a problem with his knee during the last joint practice before the game, so Van Gaal could only put him on the bench.

On the other hand, Wolfsburg has no injuries on all fronts. Although Dzeko has not made a fuss so far, Grafite scored 4 goals in three games, and Martins also scored 2 goals.

Gentner, Josue and Best in the midfield are all in a stable state. Misimovic came off the bench to pass a shot at the last moment of the last game and staged a great reversal.

Although the UEFA Champions League group stage draw was just released yesterday, Bayern Munich and Juventus were in the same group, but on the second day, August 29, in the stands of the Allianz Arena, the home fans were concerned about whether Van Gaal could win the game. Can't lead Bayern Munich to the shame of being swept twice last season.

The media is concerned about whether Van Gaal will become the first head coach to dismiss this season if he loses. You must know that just a few days ago, Hoeness has publicly supported the Dutch coach.

In this game, one side is the defending champion and the other side is the Bundesliga overlord. In addition, there is a Chinese player Sun Wu, so it should be broadcast live on CCTV 5.

In the pre-match comments, Tao Wei noticed that Sun Wu's position changed after the change of 433 in the last game. The process from the central midfielder to the front midfielder, and then from the front midfielder to the back midfielder showed Sun Wu's adaptability. It also shows that Amin Fei still has considerations about Sun Wu's position and has not fixed it.

Sun Wu was the last to walk out of the locker room, which has become a practice since the end of last season. When he walked out of the locker room, Bayern's starters had already entered the field, and the substitute players were still joking in the tunnel. Sun Wu caught a glimpse of Ke rose.

"Tsk tsk, are you still sitting on the bench?" Sun Wu smiled and said, "Tony, you need to work harder."

Kroos remained silent, walked out of the player tunnel side by side with Sun Wu, saw that everyone else was far away, and then smiled wryly: "It's not bad to be on the bench."

"The Dutch don't care about you very much." Sun Wu turned his head and glanced at Bayern's bench. Robben, Ribery, Klose, and Lensing were all old acquaintances. They hadn't seen each other for two years. The hair has finally fallen out.

"You are not much better." Cross is also very clear about Sun Wu's current situation,

"At least the Dutch don't dislike me, and Armin Fei..."

Sun Wu slapped Cross on the mouth, and forced a smile at Amin Fei who finally walked out of the player tunnel.

In the commentary seat, Adam Simpson carefully looked at the starting lists of both sides, and after observing the players' positions, he said with a smile: "It's a very interesting change. In the last game, Wolfsburg changed 433 in the second half and finally made a reversal. But Ah Ming Fei still chose 442 for this match."

"Bayern Munich lost 442 to Mainz in the last round. This game changed to 433 to try to strengthen the attack power. In the first three rounds, only Olić scored a goal among Bayern's forwards. He is the starting left winger today. "

"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle to start this focus battle that has attracted the attention of countless fans.

Sun Wu took the ball in the middle circle and glanced at Olić who came up to press. The Croatian striker was really diligent. Sun Wu turned around and sent the ball to the other side.

The 433 formation was once popular in the 1970s and 1980s, and then gradually declined, but now it is rising again. There are many reasons for it, but the two most important points are the wingers with super personal ability and like to cut inside to find opportunities. The second is that in the 433 formation, the position of the players and the distance between each other are more reasonable, and subtle changes can also be made according to different needs. The various changes of 4231 and 4321 are actually changed from the 433 formation.

Bayern's 433 in this game is neither fish nor fowl in Sun Wu's eyes. Of course, this is also the reason why Van Gaal has not fully understood the characteristics of the players when he first arrived, and why Robben and Ribery are still on the bench.

Olić and Thomas Muller are the two wingers today, Gomez is still the center forward, Schweinsteiger is partnered with Van Bommel and Tymoshchuk in the midfield.

Sun Wu attached great importance to this game and did a lot of homework in advance. Robben and Ribery did not start, which means that Bayern Munich did not have any advantage on the wing at least in the first half, even if Muller and Olić returned. Defense, Wolfsburg in the 442 position also has enough manpower to fight on the wing.

Now that Van Gaal is staying strong, Sun Wu is not going to be polite. He will focus on the right side of the attack. Today Wolfsburg's starting right midfielder is Makoto Hasebe.

Bayern's left back is the Croatian Pranic who just joined in the summer, but he is not a defender. Last season he played in the left midfield or midfielder in Heerenveen.

Sun Wu observed the videos of Planic's previous games. The left back has a strong assist ability, likes to drive straight in with the ball, and has an excellent cross, but he relies more on his body in defense, and the position selection does not count. color.

In the first 5 minutes of the game, Sun Wu sent a diagonal plug in a counterattack. Makoto Hasebe took the ball behind Planic. The Japanese's breakthrough ability was not strong enough and was quickly caught up by Planic, but he did not continue to lead Ball, push the ball forward.

Sun Wu, who went forward, was facing Bayern's young central defender Badstuber. Sun Wu made a posture of stopping the ball sideways to protect the ball. fly by.

Makoto Hasebe, who cut inside, took the ball and rushed into the penalty area smoothly.

"Excellent cooperation!"

"Best showed his skill and imagination!"

Timoshchuk, who didn't wait for the replacement, rushed forward, and Makoto Hasebe made a direct pass. The ball bypassed the front point. Graffit in the middle failed to touch the ball, and Gentner from the back point hit the ball.

"Gentner's shot... Fortunately, the goalkeeper for this game is Bout!"

Bayern lost to Mainz in the last game, Rensing made another mistake and allowed the ball to go into the net from the crotch, Bout became the main force again, he used his body to block Gentner's shot.

Wolfsburg's record of Mawei obviously made the Bayern Munich players nervous, but Schweinsteiger, who switched to the middle this season, began to retreat to take the ball, and the situation stabilized immediately with a reasonable delivery of the ball.

Sun Wu glanced at Bayern No. 31. He knew the technical characteristics and weaknesses of Xiaozhu.

Bastian Schweinsteiger is a very good organizational midfielder. He is good at both short and long passes. He has a wide field of vision and a steady pass. He is also very threatening for long-range shots. He is also physically strong and does not suffer in defense. .

But Xiaozhu has an Achilles' heel. He is a bit sticky to the ball as a right forward, and the observation time before passing the ball is a bit long.

In the 15th minute, when Schweinsteiger was still thinking about whether to pass a short pass or a long pass, Sun Wu, who was slowly pacing forward, suddenly accelerated and suddenly appeared in front of Xiaozhu.

"Bastian lost the ball...foul? No, no, no, the referee didn't blow the whistle!"

"Best successfully steals!"

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