In the last 15 minutes of the first half, the field once again reached a stalemate.
Bayern attacks, Hamburg defends.
Bayern players consciously stepped up their long-range shots, but Hamburg's goalkeeper Navas turned into a wall and blocked all the opponent's shots.
In the end, the two sides entered the halftime break with a score of 1:0.
This score certainly made the Hamburg fans at home happy, but it made the Bayern fans at the scene and in front of the TV feel depressed and aggrieved.
Bayern had 70% of the ball possession, but only took 6 shots, most of which were long shots from outside the penalty area.
This shows that Bayern's offense is actually difficult to penetrate Hamburg's defense.
Burgers are the opposite.
The 30% ball possession rate determined that they could only rely on counterattacks to threaten Bayern's goal, but they also created two shooting opportunities and scored one goal.
Defensive counterattack, defensive counterattack, at least in this half, Hamburg did a very good job in both defense and counterattack.
This also reminded fans of Pan Yi's speech at the pre-match press conference.
He said he wanted to score points against Bayern.
At that time, everyone felt that what Pan Yi meant was to hold the city gate and just take one point.
Now it seems that Pan Yi's ambition is more than just one point...
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The atmosphere in Bayern's dressing room is not harmonious.
Schweinsteiger just heard Heynckes say to him, "You take a rest in the second half," and his face became a little ugly.
The 28-year-old has been the main force of Bayern and the German national team. As the vice-captain of these two teams, he is also a big figure in the locker room.
But now, he has to be replaced after just half a game?
This is nothing short of an insult to the little pig.
Bastian Schweinsteiger sat motionless on the bench and said nothing, but his heart was like a turbulent sea and could not calm down for a long time.
Captain Ram came over and gently patted Piggy on the shoulder to express comfort.
We are all professional players, so of course we understand each other’s mood.
Schweinsteiger finally endured it and did not have an attack.
He also knew that he had a big responsibility for conceding the ball in the first half.
It was because he got up for a moment, rushed in front to grab the ball and failed to return to his position, which caused a fire in the back and finally led to the ball being conceded.
Heynckes probably substituted him out of this consideration.
Schweinsteiger sighed, turned and walked towards the shower area.
He really needed a shower of cold water to calm down.
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Heynckes' substitution was simple, replacing Bastian Schweinsteiger with Toni Kroos.
In fact, from the perspective of matchup substitutions, Gustavo would be a more suitable candidate.
The Brazilian is both offensive and defensive, has wide coverage, and is a true defensive midfielder.
But now Bayern is lagging behind and needs to strengthen its offense!
If measured from the perspective of offensive ability, Gustavo is far behind Cross.
From the perspective of personal technical characteristics, Gustavo is top-notch defensively, with top-notch steals and abundant physical fitness, but he feels a bit homogeneous with Javi Martinez.
Since the arrival of Javi Martinez this season, the ability value of the Spanish defensive midfielder has been almost exactly a small circle larger than Gustavo, or it is an enhanced version of Gustavo. This has led to Gustavo
Tavo went from being the main player last season to being a rotation player.
In fact, after the end of this season, in order to ensure that he could participate in the 2014 World Cup, Gustavo applied for a transfer to Wolfsburg...
Therefore, whether it is from the perspective of strengthening offense or ensuring the diversity of midfield combinations, Heynckes feels that playing Kroos is a better choice.
At the beginning of the second half, after Bayern made substitutions, their formation on the field also changed slightly.
Kroos did not stand in the midfielder position, but closer to Muller. From his position, he looked more like a 4123.
It is equivalent to removing a defensive midfielder and adding an attacking midfielder. Bayern's idea of strengthening the offense is very clear.
Pan Yi was a little confused about this change.
NND, I have set up a trap for Xiaozhu for so long, and it was just cracked?
As expected, it was the old commander who took action, one against the other.
Originally, Pan Yi thought Schweinsteiger was a meritorious veteran and Eunuch Hai would not replace him so quickly.
As long as Xiaozhu is still on the court, Pan Yi can tease him a few more times, or even apply for a red card for him to get him off the court.
But now that Cross has come on board, we have to reconsider.
Although Mr. Tony may not be as good as Schweinsteiger defensively, he is indeed good at offense.
Whether it's passing and cutting the ball, mastering the midfield rhythm, or long-range putting, he is very good.
Otherwise, he will not become the midfield commander of Real Madrid and Germany in the future and become a member of the "ceremonial midfielder".
With his presence on the court, he is likely to find passing opportunities in small spaces and help Bayern break through Hamburg's midline defense.
Pan Yi thought for a while, then stood on the sidelines and gave instructions to the players.
He first signaled Vardy, and now focused on killing the opponent's only midfielder, Javi Martinez.
As for our double defensive midfielders Makoto Hasebe and Casemiro, the key targets are Bayern's double attacking midfielders Muller and Kroos.
In particular, Makoto Hasebe must keep an eye on Kroos, who just came on the field. This is the key to whether he can continue to lock Bayern in the middle.
At the same time, the two wingers Son Heung-min and Wu Lei cannot relax their defense against the Robery combination and continue to race against them.
After Pan Yi made these arrangements, he felt much more relieved.
Hamburg's players basically understood his tactical intentions and were playing according to the blueprint he drew up.
Having such obedient and well-behaved players at my disposal makes me worry less.
"The Hamburg midfielder successfully intercepted the ball."
"Under the pressure of Hamburg's midfield, Bayern made a passing error and Casemiro snatched the ball from Muller."
"Hamburg started to counterattack. Casemiro passed the ball to De Bruyne, but Bayern retreated quickly. De Bruyne had no space to pass the ball, so he had to pass the ball to Carvajal."
"Carvajal dribbles the ball forward and wants to pass it to Vardy in front."
"But the pass was seen through! Dante jumped high and headed the ball out."
"The ball fell at the feet of Javi Martinez. Vardy immediately turned around to grab it, but Hama reacted quickly and passed the ball to Toni Kroos in front."
"Hasebe Makoto came over. But Kroos moved faster. He used a fake move to get rid of Hasebe Makoto's defense and sent a long pass forward!..."
On the field.
Although Hasebe Makoto followed Pan Yi's instructions and followed Kroos every step of the way, the German midfielder was still more capable than the Japanese captain.
After using a shoulder-sinking fake move to deflect the angle, Cross kicked a long overhead pass with his right foot.
The ball quickly passed over Casemiro's head, flew over Rudiger, and landed in the center of the small penalty area.
There, Mandzukic had already started.
Kjaer reacted quickly and immediately chased the ball towards the point where it landed.
But Mandzukic, a "defensive forward" in everyone's mind, has no advantage in terms of absolute speed, but he has an excellent sense of position and is very accurate in judging where the ball will land.
I saw him quickly rush to the landing point of the pass, and then he fell to the ground and shot.
The ball changed direction and flew to the right side of the goal.
Navas also reacted quickly. When he saw the ball flying towards the goal, he turned sideways and dived out.
But still couldn't touch the ball.
The distance is too close and the ball speed is too fast.
"This goal...went in!"
"In the 55th minute, Bayern equalized the score, and now the score on the field is 1:1."
"Wonderful assist from Toni Kroos, Mandzukic scored from the center with a late shot."
"It seems that Bayern's substitutions in the second half were very timely. Shortly after Kroos came on the field, he used his skillful skills to get rid of the defense and assisted his teammates to score."
"So, Hamburg's situation is a bit difficult now. The situation is not advantageous, and the score has been equalized again."
"The camera is now focused on coach Pan Yi. His brows are furrowed, and he must be very dissatisfied with the goal conceded."
"He has always been astute, what method will he come up with to deal with this unfavorable situation now?"