nownovels Chapter 551 Bayern Munich comes prepared!
Chapter 551 Bayern Munich comes prepared!
Blackburn have lost their past stability in the Premier League since Mark Hughes was poached to Manchester City.
It used to be mid-range and above, but in the past two years it has been downgraded.
Leeds United faced Blackburn Rovers at home without any surprises.
Los Blancos defeated Blackburn Rovers 5-1 at home with a steady and strong attitude.
Suarez scored a hat-trick of goals with a header and kick in the game, which made Fleet Street sigh that another forward of Leeds United is establishing himself in the top ranks!
There was no war in the following midweek, and Leeds United also entered a rare moment of relaxation as the Champions League knockout rounds were approaching.
In accordance with tradition, all staff of the club, led by Shen Hao, sent New Year blessings to Chinese fans.
As a manager, Chris Jones used fluent Chinese to organize club activities, allowing Chinese fans to see the Chinese culture of Leeds United taking root.
I wonder if Leeds United’s blessings to China every year always set off a wave of public opinion from China.
From the Premier League to various parts of Europe, many teams have begun to add more Chinese elements to their blessings.
At least on the surface, Chinese fans have received more respect and care from the giant European football clubs.
The Champions League knockout rounds are about to begin.
Leeds United obviously retain their strength when they visit Anfield at the weekend.
Hodgson was dismissed from Liverpool in the middle of the season, and former legendary star Dalglish stepped in to save the fire.
Whether the Liverpool king who once led Blackburn to win the Premier League championship can still keep up with the development of the times, at least so far, his coaching has not been bright.
Leeds United came to Anfield with a full substitute squad.
Following last season's downgrade, Liverpool has continued its decline this season.
After Dalglish took office, Liverpool's style of play was more traditional.
To give him face, it can be said to be retro and renaissance.
If we don't give face, we will be reversing the course of history and have already fallen behind.
Shen Hao stood on the sidelines to supervise the battle. What surprised the outside world most about Leeds United was that Royce actually started the game!
Everyone has seen the scene where his cruciate ligament was ruptured, his meniscus was damaged, and his leg was in a cast.
But he returned from injury in more than a month, and judging from his eagerness to fight, how could he be affected by a serious injury?
Leeds United’s medical miracle didn’t happen once or twice.
The media is not surprised.
Changing coaches is like changing swords.
Under the influence of Dalglish's prestige and the new atmosphere of the new coach, although Liverpool played relatively outdated tactics, their fighting spirit was straight up!
Most of the players have shown a desperate style. Based on this alone, the team's lower limit can basically be guaranteed.
It's just that at the top level of combat, this can hardly be the decisive point in victory or defeat.
Leeds United used all substitutes today, and of course they were lacking in combat effectiveness.
The fierce confrontation on the scene can also further hone young players such as Eriksen, Van Dijk, and Griezmann.
Raul Meireles' follow-up shot opened the scoring for Liverpool.
Leeds United's brilliant collaboration between Royce and Ronaldo also shattered Liverpool's defense in the second half.
Royce sent the ball into the far corner with a precise push.
The Leeds United fans who came to the away game cheered crazily for Royce!
The Rockets scored as soon as they returned from injury.
Fans can't see the sequelae of his serious injury.
Royce himself was also very excited, a bit more wild than he seemed shy and gentle in the past!
In the last 15 minutes of the game, Leeds United was weaker than Liverpool in maintaining intensity due to no substitutions, and fell into a passive defensive situation.
Shen Hao gestured to the team to boost morale.
The team stubbornly resisted the fierce but simple offensive from Liverpool.
Liverpool 1:1 Leeds United.
The game comes to an end.
Shen Hao and Dalglish shook hands after the game, nodded to each other and left Anfield.
Leeds' draw had no impact on their lead at the top of the table.
But Liverpool seems reluctant to even compete for fourth place.
If Liverpool cannot perform better than expected, there is a high probability that they will miss the Champions League next season.
This will definitely have a great impact on the team's recovery.
...
The first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals arrived as scheduled.
Leeds United faces Bayern Munich at home.
Before the game, Shen Hao complimented Bayern Munich without starting a war of words or psychological warfare.
No need.
Van Gaal was given a hard time by the media before the game.
The main reason is that Shen Hao leads the Dutch team to win the World Cup and has too much stamina.
Van Gaal said frankly: "Shen is already one of the greatest coaches in the history of Dutch football. His contribution to Dutch football will always be remembered by the Dutch. There is no doubt about this. Being able to play against him, as a Dutchman, Coach, I’d be excited.”
Van Gaal also coached the Dutch team, but the results were not ideal.
But being a Dutchman, a Dutch coach.
He will not erase the glory that Shen Hao brought to Dutch football.
Even sincere admiration.
Game day arrives.
White Temple.
Shen Hao took the initiative to shake hands with Van Gaal after entering the field, and the two greeted each other.
At any rate, I was flattered.
Of course Shen Hao also wanted to give him some face.
Reciprocity is a courtesy.
As for whether the heroes cherish each other as the media said, that is up to the media to do whatever they want.
The starting players of both teams made their debut.
Shen Hao stood still with his hands behind his back.
His expression was unusually serious.
Leeds United's success in the league is mostly due to the opponent's hip pull.
Simply put, in the past two years, no opponent has been able to push Leeds United to the limit like Mourinho led Chelsea and Manchester United in 08.
The real test of Leeds United's strength after changing their technical and tactical play this season is to observe it through high-level and even targeted opponents.
Bayern Munich happens to be that!
The Bundesliga squad has problems of one kind or another in its lineup, but their attacking group is definitely at the top level in Europe.
Leeds United started 433.
Goalkeeper: Neuer.
Defenders: Kyle Walker, Thiago Silva, Hummels, Baines.
Midfielder: Kante, Kaka, Modric.
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Suarez, Deisler.
Bayern Munich started with 433.
Goalkeeper: Kraft.
Defenders: Lahm, Gustavo, Badstuber, Planic.
Midfielder: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Muller, Tymoschuk.
Forwards: Robben, Gomez, Ribery.
Two world-class wingers are enough to put strong pressure on the defenses of all teams around the world.
Leeds United can make targeted adjustments, but that would make their persistence and growth in technical and tactical style over the past half of the season meaningless.
There will definitely be pressure.
It may even ruin all your hard work.
However, Shen Hao remained steadfast and did not change his tactical style and style of play.
If you are in the top 16 stage, you will be killed.
This is the fate of Leeds United.
He changed his playing style in order to advance. Even if he advanced, he would not be able to clearly detect the problem, and the further the problem goes, the more fatal it may be when it breaks out.
Amid the enthusiastic cheers from fans of both teams, the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals officially kicked off.
Leeds United, who was at home, didn't hesitate and did it right from the start.
After the offensive organization advanced to the middle of the frontcourt, Kaká formed a restraint on the defense and passed the ball back. Modric shot out from the side and touched the ball and sent a diagonal ball to the ground.
Gareth Bale cut in from the outside of Bad Stuber and passed the ball decisively on the right side of the penalty area.
Suarez outflanked and shot in the middle.
The moment the football just shot out, Gustavo stretched his legs in time to intercept and touch the football, and the football refracted and flew out of the baseline.
It seems that Bayern Munich's defense is getting into shape very quickly.
As for Badstuber...not to mention Bayern Munich fans, Leeds United fans also remember his performance when they played against Bayern Munich last year.
It has nothing to do with effort, only ability.
Badstuber's defensive zone will certainly be the area where Leeds United focus their attack.
Leeds United took a tactical corner kick, but did not create a long shot outside the penalty area. Baines tried a diagonal overhead pass.
The quality was average, the football flew to the right side of the penalty area, Gareth Bale's header hit it, and the football flew out of the baseline.
When Bayern Munich started to organize their offensive, they did not have much pressure to organize the midfield today. Schweinsteiger had to delay and take care of defense, so he kicked the ball directly from the midfield to the wing.
But the wide players encountered difficulties in releasing the ball.
Leeds United's two wingers will specifically block the full-backs from playing the ball, and other players will start to attack depending on the situation.
Lahm delivers a long pass directly from the backcourt.
It’s not Robben we’re looking for, it’s Gomez!
Gomez actively responded in front of the center circle, flicking his head to ferry the ball to find Robben who was rushing in from the wing.
Baines returned to the defense and got stuck, and Hummels took the lead in controlling the ball and passing it back.
Leeds United defended successfully and quickly turned around to organize the offense and move forward.
Kaka and Modric exchange positions vertically in the middle.
At the moment when Modric controlled the ball and attracted Tymoshchuk's defensive attention, Modric made an emergency stop and passed the ball across the right side.
At this time, Kaka flew past and killed him, and it was obvious that he had started to increase his speed.
After the ball passed by Tymoshchuk, he directly hit Badstuber's defensive zone, who nervously moved quickly towards Kaka's front.
The moment he moved, Kaka passed the ball diagonally to the center of the penalty area.
Suarez made a diagonal move, stopped and made adjustments before taking a powerful shot!
Kraft turned directly to block Suarez's front line midway through the attack.
Originally, Kraft was moving in the direction where Kaka might break into Badstuber's outside line, but his miss turned into a perfect shot to block Suarez's shot.
The football was blocked by his thigh!
Suarez couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Perhaps this ball should have been handled more calmly.
Leeds United's offensive intensity is not full at the beginning, but the absolute threat is almost fatal!
Van Gaal gestured from the sidelines to tighten the defense in the middle.
If Kaka collapses in a rush, then the game will be completely useless!
When Leeds United started to accelerate, the intensity of the formation's pressure also increased significantly.
Deisler tried a long shot from outside the penalty area, but Kraft barely saved the ball.
Bayern Munich is also constantly looking for changes in its offense.
In the 8th minute of the game, when Ram was controlling the ball from the backcourt, he saw the Leeds United team gathering in the center and left of the frontcourt.
Ram decisively passed the ball across the left wing.
A wide cross pass in the backcourt will be a bit threatening, but Lahm's footwork is precise.
While Leeds United's overall formation was moving, Gareth Bale rushed directly towards Planic.
But this may not be the right time to fight.
Planic still has room to adjust after stopping the ball. Although not much, it is enough.
A direct kick was sent out.
Ribery connected from the left side of the center line.
Kanter teamed up with Kyle Walker to attack, and Ribery took a step back and then half-turned to flick the ball to the center of the frontcourt.
Still looking for Gomez!
Gomez responded with a header, and Muller was pressed by Modric after receiving the ball.
Instead of advancing, he pulled the ball back, turned to face the backcourt, and accurately passed the ball to Bastian Schweinsteiger, who advanced appropriately and reached close to the midline.
Shen Hao's expression on the sidelines was extremely solemn at this time.
Obviously, Bayern Munich is well prepared.
And he has definitely studied Leeds United's techniques and tactics carefully.
The range transfer schedule continuously consumed and tore Leeds United's defense line apart, making it impossible for Leeds United to concentrate its forces to launch an encirclement and suppression campaign.
Bastian Schweinsteiger sent a through ball near the midline.
Robben moved forward to get rid of Baines. At this time, the Leeds United defense alarm completely sounded!
Thiago Silva and Hummels were no longer able to intercept directly, so they retreated to snipe.
Thiago Silva turned around and went straight back to defend, but Hummels quickly moved diagonally towards Robben's path of controlling the ball and cutting inside.
When Robben cut the ball in and was about to intersect with Hummels' pursuit route, Robben suddenly spiked the ball and went outside, causing Hummels, who was originally planning to press, to adjust his direction and continue to retreat.
Thiago Silva returned to the penalty area first, and Robben then crossed the ball into the right rib area of the penalty area.
When he spiked the ball and changed direction to his left foot, Thiago Silva was right in front of him.
Thiago Silva is waiting for Robben to swing his leg and shoot, then destroy or block it.
If you rush to grab it, you will definitely be passed, don’t think about it!
Robben gave up the shot and instead passed the ball across the middle.
Of course he knows what Thiago Silva is planning, especially Shen Hao's understanding of his characteristics and habits, so he will definitely have targeted defensive arrangements.
Thiago Silva immediately turned around and started to press.
Gomez took the lead and shot angrily after entering the penalty area!
The football flew straight to the lower left corner of the goal. Neuer flew to save the ball and saved the ball from the bottom line with his right palm!
call!
All the fans in the audience were shocked by the scene before them.
Bayern Munich has ideas in attack, and Leeds United are also very capable of resolving the danger.
Bayern Munich fans beat their chests.
An excellent opportunity was missed!
It would be nice if Gomez had better shooting skills.
Leeds United fans have expected concerns.
Ribery and Robben must be threats that can tear apart Leeds United's defense.
Shen Hao also needs to take another look at the core points of Bayern Munich's technical and tactical operations in this game.
Bayern Munich's corner kick attack failed to create a threat.
Leeds United regrouped and pressed again.
However, Bayern Munich tightened the defense in the middle, which allowed Kaka and Modric to exert their containment effect in the middle to the extreme, but their role in rushing and delivering threatening balls was significantly reduced.
Gareth Bale also tried a long shot from the right area in front of the penalty area.
The result was a sliding door.
Shen Hao suddenly had a premonition.
Although the conventional style of play is sure to penetrate Bayern Munich's defense, in order to score more goals, it must be a targeted attack that can create a greater threat.
Because... Leeds United's defense may not be able to stop Bayern Munich!