Chapter 139: A Surprise Move: Jiang Hao Finally Appears
The Allianz Arena in Munich suddenly felt like a pot of boiling water. The Bayern flags were waving and fluttering in the stands, and there were waves of red waves in the stands.
Amidst the tsunami-like shouts of the audience, the DJ shouted loudly at the highest decibels in the audience: "The one who scored the goal is - Bastian -"
"Schweinsteiger!" The audience immediately echoed in unison.
The celebration of the home team further reflected the failure of Schalke 04 in the first half hour. Most of Duan Xuan’s attention was on Zhou Tiancheng’s every move. He said in relief: "Zhou Tiancheng doesn't need to be sad, and he doesn't need to blame himself. It's not easy for him to block the ball for the first time. It's only half an hour now, and the first half is not over yet. It's still early. Now is the time for him to stand up as the core of the midfield. Zhou Tiancheng, come on!"
And more commentators from other countries commented in a similar tone: "Bayern scored! A long-range shot from Schweinsteiger, Schalke was not wronged to be scored, they didn't look good at all in the past 20 minutes Is there any team in the Bundesliga that can withstand Bayern's high-pressure attack? No. But I hope this goal can stimulate Schalke. A one-sided situation like this is a bit sorry for everyone's expectations Ah...is that the most exciting match in the Bundesliga?"
In fact, Magath from the sidelines could see very clearly that the players were very active on the field, and it was obvious that they were holding back their energy. Zhou Tiancheng's mobilization before going on the field was obviously effective, but now he is so energetic that he can't use it. superior. Bayern relied on their technical ability to restrain Schalke's local high pressure, and only Bayern in the entire Bundesliga has the ability to break through high positions by controlling the ball.
Seeing the crazy celebrations of the Bayern players, Zhou Tiancheng knew that this could not go on any longer, and he had to respond with a stronger attack. Although he didn't know what Duan Xuan said just now, his thoughts at this moment were surprisingly consistent with Duan Xuan's.
It's time to stand up for yourself.
If this goes on like this, let alone winning, every single point will be a high incense.
But he thought of something, turned his head and looked at Holtby beside him, pulled him over and said, "Lewis, I have to go up and attack now, and I will leave the defense to you. Show your usual appearance, don't Because the opponent has a big card, they can't play, now they are opponents, do you understand?"
For these midfielders, Zhou Tiancheng's words are even more convincing than captain Westerman. Holtby is obviously aware of his previous ineffective contribution to the team and promised: "You go up Come on, leave it to me here."
Zhou Tiancheng gradually advanced his position to an attacking midfielder by dribbling the ball, basically parallel to Rakitic's position. Van Bommel saw Zhou Tiancheng coming up, and immediately wanted to rush up to restrict Zhou Tiancheng's activities, but he and Zhou Tiancheng were at a disadvantage in all aspects of one-on-one, even if they tried to pull people from behind, waiting for him to pass After turning around to make amends, Zhou Tiancheng had already sped up, and he couldn't even keep him where he was.
For him, the luck of misfortune is that the central defender Demichelis is very high forward, so what he failed to do, Demichelis helped him.
This scene made the 32-year-old Van Bommel feel even more mixed. If he was three or five years younger, he was confident that he would be able to stop Zhou Tiancheng. He still needed the help of his teammates. It seems that he is still old, old, not convinced no……
Schalke 04's offense gradually improved in the last ten minutes of the first half.
Zhou Tiancheng noticed that Demichelis was getting closer to the middle circle, so he immediately chose to pass the ball to Kuranyi, creating a chance for him to single out Van Buyten one-on-one.
Zhou Tiancheng's feed did not allow Kuranyi to take the ball with his back, but hit the goal behind the two. Van Buyten was 1.92 meters tall, and his turning speed was not much faster than Kuranyi.
Zhou Tiancheng had already put his mind to it, but Kuranyi wasted his good intentions—maybe the waste was flattering him, he never touched the ball, and even Van Buyten couldn't get rid of his instant acceleration ability.
Duan Xuan watched and shook his head: "Such Kuranyi is definitely not what Schalke needs. Let's change to a faster player, maybe it can better respond to Zhou Tiancheng's intentions."
He didn't explicitly say to change Jiang Hao, because he wasn't sure if Magath would give him a chance. If he said so, he might be called "one of CCTV's top ten oolongs" by domestic netizens.
Schalke missed a chance in the first half and still trailed 0:1 at halftime.
On the way to the locker room, Zhou Tiancheng asked, "Kevin, are you still out of shape?"
Kuranyi didn't speak, he was holding a bottle of mineral water in his hand, and after opening it, he poured the whole bottle of water on his head.
In the locker room at halftime, Magath didn't say much, glanced at the people present, and only said a few words: "Our goal is to win, so we need to attack... In the second half, Jiang, you go."
Jiang Hao, who was called into the locker room from the substitute warm-up area, was a little startled. He pointed to himself: "Coach, do I want to go?"
Magath nodded faintly: "We are behind in the score now, you should know what your mission is. In the second half, you will replace Kevin."
"Oh, I understand coach." Although Jiang Hao was overwhelmed with surprise, he was still calm on the surface. He just swung his fist hard at Zhou Tiancheng when he turned his back, and he finally took another step forward. Although it is very challenging to be ordered in the face of danger at this time, Jiang Hao likes to do difficult things the most.
Kuranyi, who was sitting in the middle, felt quite bad. The head coach just replaced him with a simple sentence, which proved that he would never be satisfied with his performance. He looked at Jiang Hao and secretly prayed that he would not play in Germany. The state of the cup, otherwise, his position as the main force may really be threatened.
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At the beginning of the second half, Jiang Hao replaced Kuranyi, which caused a surprise for the commentators of various countries.
The French national TV commentator said: "Magat replaced No. 40 Jiang Hao, a first-team rookie who has played well in the cup this season. This is his first league game and he will face Bayern Munich's top defense. , and he is still behind and needs him to score for the team, which is not an easy task for young people."
Spanish commentator Juan Picchi laughed and said: "Is Magath crazy? Replaced the main striker Kuranyi with a young man with no league experience. It seems that he is not a strong center. Does he count on a young man? People rely on speed? Heh! Did he think he could be Owen with a small man?"
Marcel Leif took a wait-and-see attitude: "Perhaps we can look forward to Jiang. Through the German Cup, he proved that he has potential. This is another attempt."
Duan Xuan raised his voice and shouted to the Chinese fans in front of the TV: "This is a very memorable moment! Two Chinese players played for a team in the five major leagues at the same time. Zhou Tiancheng's league debut can be described as the first The audience was shocked. Looking forward to the surprise from Jiang Hao, his recent state is very hot..."