Episode【568】: The Ambitious Van Gaal

"Okay, the players from both sides have already appeared. Now we use this time to introduce to you the starting lineups of both sides today!" Mark Lawrenson said immediately.

"First of all, let's let Mr. Mark introduce to you today's Bayern Munich starting lineup!" Eddie Gray said immediately.

Mark Lawrenson nodded slightly, sorted out the information, and then said: "Okay, let me now explain to you the starting lineup of Bayern Munich!"

Bayern Munich's starting lineup is as follows:

Team: Bayern Munich, coach: Louis van Gaal, formation: 4-4-2

Goalkeeper: Bute

Back four [from left to right]: Philipp Lahm, Demichelis, Van Buyten and Badstuber

Midfield four [from left to right]: Arjen Robben, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mark van Bommel and Hamit Altintop

Double forward: Ivica Olic and Thomas Muller

This is Bayern Munich's starting lineup today. Bayern Munich's lineup today is pretty good, and the defense is relatively complete. Although Badstuber is very young at only 20 years old, his ability is very outstanding and he is a shining pearl coming out of Bayern Munich's youth training.

However, there is also a very young man on the bench, that is Austrian Liu Xing Alaba. This young man is only 17 years old now, but he has already shown something, so he is on the bench today.

In the midfield, Bayern Munich's powerful player Tymoschuk was injured today and did not appear in the starting lineup. This is a very big loss for Bayern Munich.

However, compared to the striker, this is still acceptable.

Today, Bayern Munich's forward combination is Ivica Olic and Thomas Muller. These two are not Bayern Munich's starting forwards. Bayern Munich's main forward Miroslav Klose was injured and missed this game. Luca Toni is in a similar situation, while Mario Gomez is sitting on the bench waiting for his chance.

Therefore, the biggest problem for Bayern Munich today is actually the front line.

But Zhong Cheng doesn't think so. The two strikers of Bayern Munich have great characteristics, and each has its own characteristics.

Needless to say, Ivica Olic was Zhong Cheng's former favorite. He liked this player very much and his style was very obvious. In fact, the style of Edinson Cavani later was somewhat similar to him, but Edinson Cavani's overall strength was stronger.

Another young forward Thomas Muller is like a pure shooter, always able to find shooting opportunities in front of the goal and complete the score. His movement and positioning are very erratic, making it difficult to defend.

And Zhong Cheng also knows very well that Thomas Muller is in very good shape now. He will make a splash in the upcoming World Cup in South Africa, and even win the World Cup's best newcomer and top scorer awards. This is a very, very powerful young man.

In this game, Zhong Cheng's requirement is to guard against Thomas Muller.

This is something the Leeds United players don't understand. Why do they need such a reminder?

However, Zhong Cheng actually reminded them that they must complete it.

"Okay, this is Bayern Munich's starting lineup. Next, let's introduce today's Leeds United starting lineup. This task is handed over to Eddie!" Mark Lawrenson said.

"Okay, now let me introduce to you the starting lineup of Leeds United today!" Eddie Gray said immediately.

Leeds United’s starting lineup is as follows:

Team: Leeds United, head coach: Zhong Cheng, formation: 4-1-3-2

Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng

Back four [from left to right]: Evra, Kompany, David Luiz and Lichtsteiner

Single midfielder: Sami Khedira

Midfield three [from left to right]: Gareth Bale, Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo

Two forwards: Lewandowski and Jamie Vardy

This is the starting lineup of Leeds United for this game. This is still very different from the starting lineup that everyone guessed before the game. Of course, the defense is exactly the same. Lichtsteiner's recent form is also very good, so it makes sense for him to appear in the starting lineup.

Leeds United's defender combination is the strongest, and this defense should not have any shooting problems.

Single defensive midfielder Sami Khedira has now proven himself that he is Leeds United's strongest defensive midfielder.

At the beginning of this season, Sami Khedira was still questioned when he first came to Leeds United. Although Zhong Cheng's gaze at people is very shocking, everyone still expects Zhong Cheng to make a mistake. But it's clear that Sami Khedira disappointed everyone.

Now Sami Khedira is very strong and is being pursued by many clubs.

Among them is Real Madrid. Real Madrid seems to be targeting Leeds United, and they are pointing at Leeds United as a sheep.

Not to mention the forward line, this is Leeds United’s main forward line and it is also Leeds United’s strongest point. Leeds United's two wings flying together are envied by many people, especially Zhong Cheng who paired them with Mesut Ozil, which makes this combination even more terrifying.

Of course, what surprised everyone most was that Jamie Vardy appeared in the starting lineup for this game.

Yes, everyone had guessed Edinson Cavani or Alexander Pato before, and never thought about Jamie Vardy, but today Jamie Vardy started.

What's Jamie Vardy's best thing? It’s the running press and speed in the frontcourt!

Seeing that Zhong Cheng chose Jamie Vardy, everyone should know some of Zhong Cheng's thoughts on this game.

To be honest, many people also think that Jamie Vardy's characteristics are very similar to Ivica Olic. They are both very hardworking in the front and very active in running. But Jamie Vardy is faster and more deadly!

This is the starting lineup for Leeds United today.

Seeing this, Van Gaal nodded slightly. In his opinion, Zhong Cheng was betting on Jamie Vardy in this game and wanted to win by surprise.

However, Van Gaal believes that Jamie Vardy is of no use.

Van Gaal has more confidence in this game, and they will definitely win this game.

"Okay, this is the starting lineup of both sides today. The players on both sides have already stood in the stadium, and the game is about to start!" Mark Lawrenson said immediately.

Now the players on both sides have almost stood in their positions, and only the captains of both sides have gone off the field to put things away.

Mark van Bommel came directly to Van Gaal and immediately said: "Boss, should we be more conservative in this game? I think the mental state of the Leeds United players is very good. Let's grab the opening opportunity with them." Won’t there be…a problem?”

Van Gaal frowned slightly. He also saw that the mental state of the Leeds United players was better than he thought, but he did not think that the Leeds United players could enter the game state quickly.

Van Gaal pondered for a moment, and then said: "No, let's follow the tactics we formulated before. Our Bayern Munich team has grabbed this opening, and we are going to give them a showdown!"

Mark van Bommel did everything he had to do. He nodded, then turned around and returned to the court.

Mark Van Bommel is back on the court and the game is about to begin.

beep!

At this moment, the referee of this game blew the whistle to officially start the game!

"Okay, this game has started. The first to kick off is Bayern Munich. They are wearing traditional red jerseys and attack from the right side of the screen to the left. Leeds United are wearing white. Jersey, attack from the left to the right of the screen!" Eddie Gray said immediately.

"Wow, no, Bayern Munich's attack is coming, long pass!" Mark Lawrenson suddenly screamed.

With a bang, the football flew out quickly.

Bayern Munich's full-back Philipp Lahm directly passed the ball towards the ribs of Leeds United's penalty area with a long diagonal pass. Thomas Muller's movement was very secretive. He came up diagonally and received the football at this time.

Before Leeds United's defense could settle into a stable position, Thomas Muller immediately kicked the ball with a low instep and passed the football diagonally. The football flew quickly towards the center of the penalty area.

The football flew quickly in front of Kompany, and Kompany was shocked.

This time, he really didn't have a stable footing. The ball flew past him. He could clearly see that he couldn't touch the ball.

Kompany was in a very depressed mood.

With a bang, Ivica Olic rushed up quickly, jumped directly to the top, and smashed the flying football with his head.

"Olic dives to the top!" Mark Lawrenson jumped up directly and screamed excitedly, his voice was very loud. This shocked the Leeds United fans, it's dangerous!

David Luiz's pace was also a little slower, and Ivica Olic took half of his position. Then Ivica Olic dived in front of him, and with a bang, the football flew quickly towards the Leeds United goal.

The Leeds United fans at the scene were pale and in a very low mood.

The Bayern Munich players were all jumping up and down with excitement, screaming crazily, and their faces were all distorted with excitement.

At this time, Van Gaal on the sidelines jumped up and opened his arms to welcome the upcoming football.

In front of the goal, Zhong Zheng's eyes tightened and he was horrified. He did not expect Bayern Munich's attack to come so quickly. But his body reaction was very fast. The moment the football flew out, his body immediately flew sideways, and his hands stretched straight out to seal the upper right corner of the goal.

All the Leeds United fans at the scene were fixated on Zhong Zheng in front of the goal. Now all their hopes are placed on Zhong Zheng, and they are praying in their hearts that Zhong Zheng can save the ball. Now Leeds United needs a goalkeeper.

With a snap, Zhong Zheng intercepted the football with both hands.

"Beautiful! A miraculous save. Aldridge's miraculous save saved Leeds United. Long live Leeds United, long live Leeds United!" Eddie Gray jumped up with excitement. He was really scared to death just now. . Bayern Munich's shot was very threatening and came suddenly. It was truly a miracle that Zhong Zheng was able to save it.