"..."

Looking at the Hamburg players celebrating in front of the Hamburg fans' stands on the court, Wallabek felt a little speechless.

The game lasted less than a minute, and my team was already lagging behind.

No, not one minute, not even thirty or twenty seconds!

As soon as the ball from St. Pauli was passed into the backcourt, the moment defender Gunther picked up the ball, Hamburg's three forwards Wu Lei, Mitrovic and Son Heung-min pounced directly on him.

This momentum frightened Gunter and he quickly passed the ball to the goalkeeper. However, his effort was too weak and the ball was intercepted by Wu Lei while it was still rolling. He then took advantage of the situation and pushed the ball, giving Hamburg the lead in the away game.

At that moment, what Varabek was thinking was: "Did this goal break the record for the fastest opening goal in the history of the German Cup?"

He knew that the Bundesliga's fastest goal record was set by Leverkusen's 36-year-old veteran Ulf Kirsten in the 2001-2002 Kaiserslautern VS Leverkusen match.

Only 11 seconds into the game, Kirsten made a successful shot.

The record for the fastest goal in the German Cup may not be that fast, but Hamburg’s goal took about ten seconds, right?

"Oh, why am I thinking about this?"

Wallabek soon began to feel troubled by the situation he faced.

This burger is indeed ranked first in the Bundesliga!

After the opening scene, the pace was so fast!

Let alone the Bundesliga 2, I’m afraid there aren’t many teams in the Bundesliga, or even in the whole of Europe, that play more fiercely than them, right?

His St. Pauli simply couldn't adapt to the pressing attack at this speed, so he made mistakes when he got nervous.

As the game continued, Wallabek discovered that Hamburg's fast pace did not even affect their passing and cutting cooperation at all.

Under normal circumstances, the faster you play, the easier it is for your own coordination to make mistakes. This is common sense.

However, Hamburg's players have good personal skills. In addition, they can run and have many routes for passing the ball. They can pass, receive and penetrate quickly, and the success rate is also high.

Therefore, Hamburg actually played very smoothly while maintaining high-speed advancement and high-intensity pressing.

It was difficult for St. Pauli to mount an effective counterattack.

Because as soon as they grab the ball, the nearest Hamburg player, no matter who it is, including Mitrovic who is at the front, will immediately launch a counterattack.

Varabek had a feeling that because the technical level of the St. Pauli players was not as good as that of their opponents, and under such intense pressure from their opponents, they could not even control the rhythm of their game, let alone the possession of the ball.

They can only passively respond to the opponent's attacks one after another, just like a boat in the ocean that can't help itself.

The game on the field has been going on for almost ten minutes, and St. Pauli didn't even have a decent attack.

This even made Wallabek feel a little regretful.

"Did you scold Hamburger too harshly when you were building momentum before the game?"

"In the first round they played Karlsruhe, they played all substitutes, but today they played almost all the main players. This is obviously to kill me!"

"It's over now. In fact, even if we lose to Hamburg today, it doesn't matter, but if we lose too much, then..."

really.

Hamburg’s starting lineup today is as follows:

Forwards: Wu Lei, Mitrovic, Son Heung-min.

Midfielder: De Bruyne, Casemiro, Kante.

Defenders: Robertson, Westerman, Van Dijk, Carvajal.

Goalkeeper: Navas.

Indeed, they are basically all the main force.

But in fact, besides Pan Yi really wanting to beat up his opponent in the Hamburg derby to vent his anger on the Hamburg fans, there is another reason - coincidence.

After the German Cup today, four days later we will play Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, and four days after that we will play Barcelona in the Champions League.

Pan Yi's goal is to play with the best lineup and in the best condition when playing Barcelona in the Champions League. Then, when playing Frankfurt, he will have to make more rotations.

Going back further, in today's game against St. Pauli, Pan Yi will have to use more main players to maintain the game.

Therefore, Pan Yi lets these players play hard in the game, which can not only have a good time in the derby game that fans value most, but also boost morale for the Champions League group stage more than a week later. Why not?

So Wallabek could only admit that he was unlucky.

But then again, who says Hamburg can't beat people with its substitute lineup?

Just ask Karlsruhe, who suffered a 0:5 defeat in the first round of the German Cup...

No, we must not be embarrassed like Karlsruhe!

Today is the Hamburg Derby, which may be the most important game of the year for St. Pauli fans. If we lose that much, I may really be fired!

So Wallabek secretly made a decision.

That's just winning or something, no matter what.

I don't care if I blow my pussy or get slapped in the face.

Now he just wants to lose as few games as possible.

As long as he doesn't lose too much, he can say anything, and he has an explanation for the St. Pauli fans!

The job is the most important thing!

…

Seeing the home team standing in the coaching area with Varabek anxiously at a loss, Pan Yi couldn't help but want to laugh.

Don’t you love to talk? Why don’t you talk now?

Slapping someone in the face with actual actions is definitely more enjoyable and more fulfilling than fighting back with words.

However, this is just the beginning.

Hamburg only scored one goal!

However, it now seems that Hamburg's second ball cannot arrive as quickly as the first ball.

After these ten minutes, although St. Pauli still couldn't organize a decent attack, they gradually adapted to Hamburg's siege rhythm, and the defense was still very well organized.

St. Pauli has been in the lower leagues in the past few years, and even in the Bundesliga it was a weak team, so playing good defense is engraved in their DNA.

At this time, Wallabek seemed to have changed the formation to 4141, which allowed more people to be put into defense.

If they want to continue to break through St. Pauli's defense, Hamburg's offensive players will have to work harder.

Of course, Pan Yi is not in a hurry.

What he should say has already been told to the players before the game, and he believes everyone knows it.

At this time, players need to combine the current actual situation on the field, and then choose the best plan to implement based on tactical arrangements, their own characteristics, and cooperation with teammates.

This process requires thinking, and the process of processing is also a process of self-improvement for the players.

In this way, you can improve in every game! Even if you play against a weak team!

…

There's a bit of a stalemate on the field now.

Hamburg controlled the scene and rhythm and formed an overwhelming advantage over St. Pauli. However, because St. Pauli organized a very tight defense line and even gave up the personnel and speed to counterattack for this line of defense, Hamburg was threatened.

There were not many attacks, and they were unable to score goals.

It can be said that St. Pauli's tactics are like a turtle, or a bus.

They stretched their bodies in front of the door, then put their heads in, and let you beat them until you were tired or unable to beat you.

In this way, the Hamburg players' forward space was squeezed into very little space.

Even if the midfielder can pass the ball into the penalty area, he will encounter a situation where his legs are everywhere and then be destroyed by the St. Pauli players.

When Hamburg kicked the ball high, St. Pauli's two central defenders Solant and Gunther were both tall and powerful, and they were able to prevent Mitrovic from heading the ball a few times.

This made Hamburg's offensive players feel a little annoyed for a while.

Especially center Mitrovic.

He was also thinking about how he should change his fighting method in this situation?

Even if you can't get the ball to shoot, you still have to work hard to help your teammates create space for attack.

This is something Pan Yi's boss has always told him to think about before the game, and it is also the basis for him to gain the trust of Pan Yi and his teammates.

He also recalled a video of a player's game that Pan Yi showed him before the game.

That is the young Brazilian forward Firmino who currently plays for Hoffenheim.

"He is a player whose height and weight are not as good as yours, but he can still be the fulcrum of the team."

"At the same time, he is a player who has the attributes of both the 9th and 10th positions. I hope you can be like him."

"You can not only fight for the top in the middle like a traditional center, but you can also directly enter the penalty area and attack the city yourself."

"When you can't find an opportunity in front of the penalty area, you have to retreat more to get the ball and create opportunities for your teammates; or you can use smarter running without the ball to open up space for your teammates."
To be continued...