Schaaf has studied the videos of Prince's two games many times. His conclusion is that no one on his team can defend Prince in a one-on-one situation, and neither can assist defense. Moreover, Prince's last pass
It's really fatal. The two main central defenders in his team are both tall and slow-turning players. This is really fatal. Fortunately, the prince's desire to shoot has not been very strong, and he usually doesn't take the initiative.
Shooting, this is also good news.
The day before the competition, Prince and Meier were still not fully recovered. Prince was doing well. Although he still had some physical problems, he was basically able to participate in the competition. Meier was completely tragic and had to wear a hanging bottle every day.
So, the prince entered the squad for the game, and Meyer rested at home directly, without even having to go to Bremen.
Before the game, Schaff was overjoyed when he got Frankfurt's starting lineup. If the Spanish kid didn't play, the game would have been guaranteed. But when he saw the name Jose Callejon on the substitute list, he felt doubtful.
There was a thump, and he had a very bad premonition, very strong.
"Today Frankfurt did not start Callejon, a young player who has performed very well recently. Instead, he was replaced by Koehler, the team's main attacking midfielder last season. I don't know what considerations Frankfurt's head coach had in hiding Callejon.
Callejon, is he going to be used as a surprise player, defending in the first half, and calling on Callejon to counterattack in the second half? It is not impossible." The commentators of this game are still Bella Reitz and Marcel who commented on the Frankfurt game.
Al Leif.
"Alexander Maier, who has performed well in recent games, did not appear in the starting lineup. The media previously photographed the two of them sitting on the sidelines during the team's training matches. It is speculated that the two players were subjected to internal harassment from the team.
The penalties range from suspension to injury. We don’t know the situation yet and can only find out the answer at the post-match press conference.”
"There is a big difference in the state of the two teams now. Werder Bremen has not yet gotten over the shadow of being beaten 4-0 by Bayern Munich at home in the second round. Although they escaped from Nuremberg in the last round away game, they are still eager to win a game.
A victory boosted morale, and Frankfurt had an incredible three-game winning streak. Currently, it is only behind Bayern Munich in second place in the standings due to the goal difference. Frankfurt will not be easy in this game.
gave up the victory."
"Compared with the 3-2 away win against Dinamo Zagreb in midweek, Bremen's starting lineup has only one change: Tosic, who was recently selected for the Serbian national team for the first time, made his Bundesliga debut. He replaced the transfer
As for Hannover's C. Schulz. This central defender is not tall, but he is very flexible. It seems that Schaff is also preventing Callejon from passing directly behind the defender. This shows that Schaff has a good attitude towards Callejon.
I’m afraid, but Callejon is not on the court now, so I don’t know if Schaff’s formation can effectively restrict Callejon.”
"The game started. Werder Bremen, who kicked off first, took advantage of their home court advantage and directly launched a fierce attack on Frankfurt's goal. We saw that Schaff's tactical arrangements were very targeted. Maybe he might have known about Callejon in advance.
He will not play, and it is expected that Frankfurt will defend in the away game, so there are no defensive players in the midfield. Both defensive midfielders are good at organizing. Moreover, the two full-backs are very deep in assists, and they can even be said to have become full-backs.
Now the Bremen team has completely taken the initiative on the court and firmly suppressed the Frankfurt team in the half court."
The Werder Bremen team indeed attacked very fiercely. Wave after wave of attacks suppressed the Frankfurt team until they couldn't breathe. Even the lone forward Almaditis returned to the front of the penalty area to help defend. Frankfurt's offense was completely useless.
He really couldn't attack even if he wanted to. Even if the head coach Funkel kept shouting from the sidelines, it was of no avail. Until the 15th minute of the first half, the Bremen team, which had been unable to attack for a long time, finally slowed down the offensive rhythm.
Frankfurt could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but little did they know that this was Schaff's arrangement. He occasionally had to take a breather under heavy pressure. This is the time when mistakes are most likely to be made. Sure enough, in the 18th minute, Franesh intercepted the ball in midfield and kicked the ball.
, Diego's header in front of the penalty area was transferred to Sanogo on the right, who stumbled past the attacking Puller and sent the ball into the empty goal, 1-0...
"Werder scored a goal. The fierce attack after the opening was ineffective. Bremen was smart and did not continue to put pressure on Frankfurt's goal. Instead, it slowed down the pace interestingly, allowing Frankfurt to attack, and then hit a fatal blow. Funkel
It’s really not enough in front of the experienced Scharf.”
When the prince saw his team's poor performance on the bench, he couldn't help but shook his head. This is really not the stage for him to perform. The prince needs to appear in front of the public as soon as possible. It is obvious that a small club like Frankfurt is not suitable for him.
, so he became more determined to leave. Although the fans here are very good, the prince was also a little reluctant to leave.
"After the restart, Werder Bremen changed their tactics and increased their possession of the ball in the backcourt. It seemed that they wanted Frankfurt to attack and then counterattack. This is really a very mature team, and Schaff is worthy of it.
He is the top coach in the Bundesliga."
Frankfurt's attacks are gradually increasing, but since there are no players in the middle who can stably take the ball, the attacks are mostly launched from the side. However, due to the natural shortcomings of the team's tactics, it is difficult for a single forward to account for such side crosses.
It's so cheap, not to mention that Frankfurt's captain is not a strong center. It seems that Frankfurt's attack is very impressive, but in fact it is not a big threat. Mark Almadetis in the penalty area and then defend the second goal.
Then we can directly attack Frankfurt's counterattack.
The prince couldn't sit still anymore and came to coach Funkel. "Sir, let me play. You see, I have no problem at all now. Believe me, it's true."
"The team doctor told me that you can only play half the ball. If you want to play in the second half, just sit still and warm up during the halftime break. You can play in the second half. Go and don't bother me here.
Why is this old fox so cunning? Shit." The last sentence was obviously talking about the opponent's head coach.
He had no choice but to walk away angrily after receiving the instruction, but now it was absolutely impossible for him to sit on the bench and watch the game quietly, so he started to warm up on the sidelines. Of course, it was just a simple movement of the joints. After all,
Your physical strength is limited now, so you must not waste it before going on the field.
Shaf frowned when he saw the prince coming out to warm up. The last thing he wanted to see might happen.
"We saw Callejon warming up on the sidelines. It seems that Funkel is going to make changes to the lineup, and we don't know who he will replace. Normally, the biggest possibility is to replace Kerr, who replaced him in this game.
Le, it could be Fink, it could even be a tactic of removing a full-back and playing with a three-back tactic. Let’s wait and see what Callejon’s performance will be after he comes on the field.”
The rest of the first half ended quickly in a stalemate between the two sides. During the intermission, the prince did not continue to warm up on the sidelines, but followed the group back to the locker room. He also wanted to listen to Funkel.
What about the tactical arrangements?
"Patrick, I'm sorry that you have to rest in the second half. Of course, this is just a tactical arrangement and not for other reasons; Christoph, in the second half, you returned to the center and we switched to three defenders. Jose, I will not restrict you after you play.
Position, you can appear in any position you want in the frontcourt, as long as you can get this damn football into the opposite door." He even roared these last words, and one can imagine his affection for the team.
How dissatisfied was the performance in the first half?
In the home team's dressing room at the Weser Stadium, Schaff also made arrangements for the second half of the team's game. "Guys, you performed well in the first half and led the Frankfurt people, but you must not relax in the second half, that Spanish boy
When you are about to go on the field, you don’t want to be defeated by one person, so in the second half you must be more energetic, take the game into your own hands, and don’t give him any chance. I will not make any adjustments to the personnel, Tosic.
You must firmly instruct forward No. 18 not to be easily thrown away by him, nor to let him easily get Callejon's pass. You must cut off the connection between them. Bowman will assist you, and then everyone
We also need to pay attention to the rhythm, don’t blindly attack, strengthen the ball control in the backcourt and press in the frontcourt, and bring the game into the rhythm we are accustomed to, understand!”
All the Bremen players responded with a bang. After all, they were still one goal ahead. They were all quite relaxed now.
"We saw that the away team Frankfurt took the lead in making adjustments. Just as we predicted in the first half, they removed a full-back and played a 361 formation. After Callejon came on, he should have appeared in front of captain Almadi.
Tice organizes the frontcourt attack behind him. From this position, he can directly hit the goal and pass the ball to his teammates. I just don’t know whether his performance will be like this, whether he will be as devastating as the previous two games.
opponent."
Before kick-off, the prince pulled the captain and Meyer, and called the team's core organizer Junichi Inamoto over. The four of them muttered together for a long time.
"Inamoto, in the second half, you try to pass the ball to me as much as possible. I will create opportunities in the frontcourt. Captain, you and Meyer will run as much as possible. As long as you run out of space, I will pass the ball. After receiving the ball, you can shoot.
Or you can create free kicks. You have to have confidence in my free kicks, and we will definitely win." The other three people nodded, they were very confident in the prince's assists and free kicks.
