Regarding Hamburg's shot, the coaches of both sides were very calm and did not do anything special on the sidelines.
Of course, Pan Yi felt a little regretful that Vardy failed to score, but this time it was indeed a little further from the goal, and it was not an absolute shooting opportunity.
To be honest, Vardy has this special skill of explosive shooting. If he changes to a happier player, he may just shoot the ball and pose no threat at all.
But at least, this is a good start.
Bayern seemed to have the initiative on the scene, but the first shot of the game came from Hamburg, which at least proved that Pan Yi's opening tactics were effective.
Therefore, he is not anxious at all, and continues to let the team maintain a defensive formation, remain patient, and look for opportunities.
As for Heynckes, his thoughts are partly consistent with Pan Yi's.
That is, in Hamburg's attack, Dante did not lose his defensive position, and Vardy's shot was not an absolute chance.
Therefore, although Hamburg is now ahead of Bayern in shooting data, it does not mean anything.
Even if an amateur team encounters Bayern, they may be in trouble!
So Heynckes is also not in a hurry.
He is just making some fine adjustments to Bayern's offensive routine based on Hamburg's current defensive formation so that he can better penetrate Hamburg's defense.
The old coach has already seen that today Hamburg's midfielder, especially the defensive midfielder in the middle, the attacking midfielder, and the forwards were very targeted in defense.
They did not press forward, but asked Vardy to retreat to block Bayern's midfielder, especially Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Casemiro, Makoto Hasebe, and De Bruyne are positioned like a three-midfielder formation, tightly blocking Bayern's advancement route through the middle.
After Muller retreated to support, Hamburg's two central defenders did not follow, and the midfielders were still defending.
This makes most of the offensive and defensive transitions on both sides take place in the area near the center circle, and the defenders on both sides seem a bit "idle".
But in this way, Bayern's two central defenders have more space to control the ball and pass the ball.
"Go and tell Dante and Boateng that if you have the chance, you can step in and catch them off guard."
Taking advantage of a sideline ball, Heynckes said to captain Lahm.
This is the way Heynckes currently thinks of breaking Hamburg's defense.
The central defender's intervention in the attack can be regarded as one of the traditional skills of Bayern or German football, and it can also be regarded as an important symbol of the total attack and total defense tactics.
From Matthäus to Sammer, and now Hummels and Boateng, they are all excellent implementers of this tactic.
Due to the particularity of the central defender position, he has a very good depth on the field, so it is easier to get rid of the defense of the opponent's players.
Moreover, players who come in from behind are more concealed and sudden, making the offense more effective and threatening.
Of course, such an approach is also dangerous for us.
That is, after the central defender comes up, the defense will appear relatively empty. This requires the team to have a greater advantage in the situation, or a faster fullback to fill the gap.
Now, Bayern clearly has the conditions to use this back-row insertion tactic.
Hamburg has been struggling with Bayern in the midfield and has no time to take care of Bayern's defenders.
After Dante or Boateng joins in, it can greatly enhance the defensive power in the middle, and also increase the number of attackers, which can revitalize Bayern's offense.
After captain Lahm informed the players on the field of the coach's intentions, the scene changed a little.
Their pressing intensity in the midfield and frontcourt has increased, and the rhythm of the game has also increased.
In the 15th minute, Heynckes' adjustment had an effect.
Boateng succeeded in grabbing the ball and then handed the ball to Muller.
Muller distributed the ball near the center line. After Ribery took the ball on the left, he faced Ogo's defense.
He suddenly accelerated and threw away the full-back, and passed the low ball to the edge of the small penalty area.
Mandzukic slants in front of the goal and shoots!
However, because Rudiger had been focusing on guarding Mandzukic, the Croatia forward's shot was still interfered with and failed to make any impact.
The ball was easily confiscated by Navas.
Although it failed to pose a real threat, Bayern had a good shot after all.
If Rudiger's defense hadn't been in place, this shot would actually have had a chance to score!
More importantly, the promotion of Bayern's central defender has indeed had an immediate effect. Now Bayern seems to have begun to truly gain an advantage in the fierce competition in the midfield!
Therefore, Bayern players, having tasted the sweetness, began to attack Hamburg more violently.
Their high-post press was very resolute, and it was obvious that they wanted to take advantage of their current advantage to score a goal first, so as to stabilize the players' mentality and resolve the stalemate in the midfield that had been going on for more than ten minutes.
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"The pace of the game has become a little faster during this period."
"After Hamburg took the first shot, Bayern was obviously not to be outdone and immediately responded, posing a threat to Hamburg's goal."
"Bayern's front line is now a little higher, and I feel like I want to eat the hamburger in one bite."
"It depends on whether Hamburg can withstand it. At this time, which side scores the goal first will be particularly important. After all, if the deadlock is broken, the situation on the field will immediately become different."
Just as Duan Xuan said, Bayern on the court has pushed its defense to near the midline.
Dante and Boateng have already dropped the ball near the center line, and the midfielder has already reached the edge of Hamburg's penalty area.
But Pan Yi on the sidelines didn't seem worried at all, just calmly watching with his hands behind his back.
Indeed, the scene is indeed more ugly now, but Bayern still failed to get a good chance.
Even though Robben frequently pulled from the wing to the middle to receive the ball, every time he advanced with the ball, there were people around him.
Hamburg obviously attaches great importance to the defense of Robben, and with the front line being squashed by Bayern, Robben's breakthrough space has become smaller, and Hamburg has become more comfortable in defending.
But in any case, the current situation has formed a siege by Bayern, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before they score.
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"They shouldn't be able to hold on for long."
In the stands, Bayern chairman Rummenigge was obviously confident of winning this game.
The reason why he came to watch the game today was because he wanted to see Bayern defeat Hamburg and make Pan Yi lose!
The bitterness of the "King of Sanya" last season made the German football star feel a bit unhappy.
This season, he led Bayern's front office to make waves in the transfer market, greatly enhancing its strength. Now it has a winning streak and is unstoppable.
Today, I met Pan Yi, who once worked in Milan and took away the Champions League trophy that Bayern considers most important. Of course, Rummenigge hopes to see a big victory.
"Hamburg's tactics are still very targeted, and the defense is also very solid. There are no big flaws yet." Bayern's football director Sammer reminded from the sidelines.
Sammer is a famous star of Dortmund. As a player, he won the European Cup championship, the Champions League championship, and the title of European Footballer.
Having once played as a central defender, he was obviously still a little wary of Hamburg's defensive system.
Although he did not fully understand Pan Yi's current intentions, the dominant side on the football field will always score goals or win.
So Sammer is not as optimistic as Rummenigge.
"They can't even get out of the restricted area now. They will show their flaws in a while! By then, we can get in as many as we want!"
Rummenigge is full of confidence in Bayern this season.
Defeat Hamburg and win ten consecutive games, and then we can focus on the Champions League.
During his tenure, Bayern only won the Champions League once in 2001, and he hopes to win the second one this year!
At this time on the field, Bayern players seemed to be responding to the chairman's call and launched a fierce offensive!