In the stands of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, in the corner where an inconspicuous Chelsea fan is, there are two gray-haired old fans, wearing very ordinary sportswear, very different from the surrounding fans who are all dressed in blue.
Same.
But they were drowned in the rolling crowd.
The surrounding Chelsea fans were so engrossed in the game that they didn't even notice the strangeness of these two old fans. They were all focused on the progress on the field.
After the start of the second half, Chelsea decisively adjusted their tactics, focusing on more long passes.
Drogba has become the fulcrum of the frontcourt. As soon as Chelsea steals the ball, they will immediately make a long pass to Drogba, and the Elephant King of Cote d'Ivoire will organize and plan the attack. This style of play makes Manchester City quite passive.
Kompany and David Luiz are both the top central defenders in the world, but when it comes to head-to-head competition with Drogba, even the old Drogba still doesn't have much of an advantage.
Today, Drogba is becoming more and more demonic as he plays more and more. He is no longer the African giant that used his strong body to wreak havoc throughout European football. He is now more like a stream-of-consciousness tactical fulcrum and terminator.
But Gao Shen reacted very quickly and immediately made adjustments, allowing Kompany, David Luiz, and Javi Martinez to encircle and suppress Drogba's area.
It's naturally good if you can control the first landing point. Even if you can't, you must master the second landing point.
Chelsea's problems were also exposed.
Kalou and Ramirez are both too far away, and Juan Mata is not strong enough in fighting for the second spot.
As a result, Chelsea's offense was contained by Manchester City again.
Once the situation returned to balance, Manchester City quickly took advantage of the ball control and overall strength to suppress Chelsea.
…
"Did you find an interesting place?"
One of the two old fans is surprisingly Bayern's head coach Heynckes.
At this moment, he was frowning and observing the situation between the two sides in the stands.
"You mean, Gareth Bale's side?" Right-hand assistant Peter Hermann keenly captured Heynckes' thoughts.
The two started working together at Leverkusen. After Heynckes took charge of Bayern, he immediately recruited him because of his keenness and tacit cooperation in daily work.
"That's right." Heynckes nodded.
Nowadays, inverse wingers are popular in European football because such wingers are so popular and dominant.
With Gareth Bale's speed, impact and physical fitness, as well as his increasingly outstanding scoring ability, if he played on the reverse foot, he would probably be very lethal.
"But Gao Shen didn't do this. This was not just because Robben was on the left, but because he was trying another possibility with Gareth Bale."
Heynckes' words made Hermann confused.
"What's the meaning?"
"Gareth Bale started out as a left-back, right?"
Herman nodded somewhat understandingly, "Yes, I came from Southampton's youth academy. After joining Tottenham, his performance has been tepid. It was not until he was poached by Gao Shen to Manchester City that he became famous.
He has become one of the top wingers in European football."
"That's right." Heynckes confirmed his point of view.
Herman was even more confused and said with a wry smile: "Can you make it clearer?"
"Have you noticed that Gareth Bale often retreats very deep and usually does not stand particularly forward. Once he stands forward, it is basically a signal for Manchester City to increase their offensive intensity. But in fact, he often
Drop back to support the back line."
"You mean, he provoked Manchester City's entire left wing by himself?" Herman understood.
There are actually many such players, such as Cafu and Carlos back then, as well as Alves now, and Maicon two years ago. They all basically played this way.
"I think it's not the traditional style of play where one person picks up a wing. It doesn't feel right."
The season when Heynckes coached Real Madrid and won the Champions League, Carlos at his peak played under him. He knew that feeling, but Gareth Bale's feeling was completely wrong.
Especially behind him, there is Felipe.
But he couldn't pinpoint exactly what felt wrong.
At this moment, Manchester City got a goal kick opportunity.
…
Neuer quickly took the free kick.
Drogba symbolically pressed Kompany in the frontcourt, but the Belgian center back quickly passed the ball to David Luiz.
The Brazilian central defender stopped the ball and moved forward himself, and quickly sent a direct pass to the ground, passing it to David Silva near the center line. The Spaniard stopped the ball and turned around, leading the ball to the left and passing it to
Gareth Bale.
At this time, Gareth Bale returned to the center line to respond, and was not at the front.
Seeing that there was no chance, Gareth Bale quickly knocked the ball back, allowing his teammates in the midfield and backfield to reorganize.
After the ball turned several times, it came to Kompany's feet again.
But this time the situation is different. Manchester City has pressed forward from all fronts, and Chelsea is retreating quickly.
Kompany dribbled the ball forward, and when he was about to cross the center line, he passed the ball to Lichtsteiner.
There was Kalou's defense in front of Manchester City's right back, and he stopped the ball to Rakitic who was connecting on the right rib.
The Croatian midfielder took two steps forward after receiving the ball and quickly handed it over to Robben who came back to assist.
Robben was originally on the right rib in front, but at this time he took the initiative to retreat, and even pulled to the sideline, with his back to the outside of the boundary to ask for the ball.
After Rakitic passed the ball, he found that Robben passed it back again. What didn't he understand?
As soon as the Dutchman passed the ball, he started as quickly as possible.
At this time, Rakitic sent a direct pass, which happened to be in the gap between Chelsea's left back and left center back Ivanovic after Robben pulled out Ashley Cole.
Robben moved forward at the fastest speed, rushed directly behind the Chelsea defense, caught up with Rakitic's pass, and walked into the left side of the penalty area.
But at this time, Ivanovic was only chasing behind him, and Terry quickly returned to the defense and ran over to intercept. Both of them were keeping an eye on Robben's left foot.
As soon as the Dutchman used his left foot, he was immediately blocked.
But Robben used his right foot and kicked a shot.
After the ball was hit, goalkeeper Cech was helpless, but the ball hit the right post and bounced to the left.
At this time, Gareth Bale originally chased to the outside of the penalty area. He and everyone thought that Robin could score a goal, but when he saw the ball rebound again, he suddenly accelerated and sprinted forward at an extremely fast speed.
, ahead of everyone else, he fired a furious shot at the ball from the left side of the small penalty area.
The ball flew into Chelsea's goal.
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
!
!
!”
"Gareth Bale!
!
!”
"Manchester City wins again!"
"In the 76th minute, Manchester City once again broke through Chelsea's goal."
"Two to zero!"
"Goal from Gareth Bale!"
"We have seen that Manchester City's offensive firepower is still very strong, especially the quick counterattack just now."
"Continuous passing, seizing opportunities, advancing too fast."
"Gareth Bale's late insertion was also very timely."
"This is Manchester City's attack!"
…
When everyone in the stadium was cheering wildly in celebration at Manchester City, Heynckes suddenly understood.
He finally understood why Gareth Bale looked so different.
That's because Gao Shen didn't use him as a one-stop wide player at all, but asked him to play an all-around role.
"Almighty?" Peter Hermann wondered.
How is this different from a team of wide players?
"Yes, the one-stop wing we often talk about, actually, to put it bluntly, only plays one role. In the backcourt, he is a full-back, in the midfield, he is a full-back, and in the frontcourt, he is still a full-back."
In other words, no matter where he is, he actually plays the same role.
But Gareth Bale is clearly different.
"It's hard for you to tell what role he plays. He can be a left back, a left midfielder, or a left winger. Sometimes he can even enter the penalty area and play as a forward. His post-up ability
Very good too.”
When Heynckes said this, he suddenly had a very strange feeling. How should a character like Gareth Bale be positioned?
The difference between him and the traditional one-stop full-back is that he can play different roles in different positions according to the needs of the team and the adaptability on the court.
This gives the defensive side a headache.
How to guard against him?
He can switch and adjust his playing style at any time, constantly changing his position and role on the field.
In this case, the defensive side is very passive because it cannot find a fixed target.
In comparison, Robben seems much more fixed. He is a winger. Even if he retreats, he is still a winger.
"We are in big trouble!" Heynckes shook his head and sighed.
Robben's breakthrough and inward cuts on the right are enough to cause headaches.
Now, he found that Manchester City's left wing is more troublesome, especially Gareth Bale. How to guard it will be a very serious problem.
Whether it was Manchester United, Inter Milan, or Real Madrid, they were all kicked out by Gareth Bale on the right. Bayern Munich's right wing was Lahm. Heynckes must be confident, but in a one-on-one situation
, Gareth Bale’s impact is still very advantageous.
Especially his current erratic style of play and abundant physical fitness allow him to explode with amazing lethality in many different positions on the court.
This is the most terrible thing.
"How did Gao Shen bring up such a team?" Heynckes smiled bitterly and shook his head.
It's really subversive.
It is difficult for people to understand where the profound ideas come from and how they are structured?
Also, how did he recruit this group of players on his team together?
You know, no team except Manchester City can afford such a huge and luxurious lineup.
Even if it is a semi-finished product, the advanced training and training are indispensable.
