Just before Frankfurt's home game against Karlsruhe, there was good news and bad news. The good news is that the team's top scorer last season, Naotai Takahara of Japan, has finally fully recovered and can adapt to the fierce Bundesliga competition.
The bad news is that the team's core organizer Junichi Inamoto strained his thigh muscle during training and needs to be sidelined for 2 weeks. One Japanese guy came and another Japanese guy left. It's really fair and just.
Although head coach Funkel has been very proud of himself recently, he still feels a headache when faced with such bad news. Although the Japanese international is not a world-class organizer, he is at least enough for Frankfurt. The important thing is that in the team
There is no substitute for him at all. Do we have to give up the midfield and directly find Callejon with a long pass from the backcourt? It is not a good thing to rely too much on him. This kid may leave at any time. Can I still get out of class? Think about it.
After spending a long time, there was no good solution.
Suddenly, Funkel recalled that in the last game, Callejon also played as a midfield organizer for a period of time. The team's offense was also impressive. In comparison, it was completely better than the Japanese international. Normally, forget it, he couldn't.
It was a waste to let him play as a defensive midfielder, but now there is no way but to let him hit the top first.
Therefore, in the training sessions in the next few days, Prince appeared in the defensive midfielder position, while Naotai Takahara, who had returned from injury, appeared behind center Alma Ditis, barely replacing Prince.
The position is the same as before. It can barely be regarded as a formation of 4411, but the actual combat effect is still unknown.
In the team competition, the prince did not show any discomfort with his new position. After all, his attributes are really there. As long as he wants to, he can be a world-class player in any position. Oh,
Except for the center, after all, it is still a bit unrealistic for him to score goals frequently.
However, after half-time of the match, Funkel still made adjustments to the team's lineup. Because of the prince's full offensive power, even in the defensive midfielder position, he still always pushed forward unconsciously. Although he did this
The threat is greater, but the problem is that the team's defense is facing a lot of pressure. Funkel racked his brains and finally came up with a solution. In order to free up the prince's attack power while organizing his attack, Funkel
Kerr removed one full-back, and the other full-back returned to the center, setting up a three-back backcourt formation. At the same time, the top two defensive midfielders protected the prince from behind, plus one on the left and one on the left.
The two full midfielders on the right formed a 451 formation. Takahara Naotai, who had just returned from injury, could only tragically return to the bench to wait for opportunities. In such a formation, the prince is actually still an attacking midfielder, but with
Nowadays, most teams pursue different playmaker core positions. Prince is now more similar to an organizational midfielder like Zidane.
In fact, it seems that the prince's position has not changed much from before, but the task is completely different. Before, he was also an attacking midfielder, but it is true that the free agent in the frontcourt is very arbitrary in tactics. Now he has the important task of organizing the team's offense. Prince
The actual scope of activities has basically been determined, and it can only be in the middle. Otherwise, not only will there be no way to organize the team's offense, but it may even cause chaos to the team. The most important task is to organize the offense rather than assist teammates. Of course,
Yes, the chance of assisting is better.
In essence, this arrangement greatly limits the prince's offensive power. Focusing on organization will inevitably sacrifice personal offense. However, Funkel can only make this arrangement now. As long as the team's midfielder
Only when the team can operate normally can the team have hope of winning, which is also an unacceptable arrangement.
In the second half of the match, Prince also followed Funkel's instructions to reduce the number of forward penetrations as much as possible. This would also increase the suddenness of the forward penetration and increase the threat. Normally, Prince would receive the ball in the midfield and sort out the offense.
, adjust the rhythm of the attack. If the forward has a good opportunity, the prince will also make a powerful pass. The penetration is also very strong. Generally, it can be passed directly to the feet of Almadetis, and the chance of being intercepted is
Very small….
After seeing Prince's mature performance in the defensive midfielder, Funkel finally felt relieved. The team's current state is still very good. The morale is high after the winning streak. After the problem of the team's defensive midfielder is solved, I believe that the next step will be
Against the next two opponents, Karlsruhe and Cottbus, winning the game should not be a problem.
Sure enough, in the home game against Karlsruhe, Frankfurt defeated their opponent 2:0 with the cheers of all the fans. The goals were scored by Almaditis and Japanese international Naotai Takahara who came on as a substitute in the second half.
Although Prince's performance in the defensive midfielder position in this game was not as eye-catching as in the previous games, he also organized the team's offense in an orderly manner, assisted Almadetis to score the first goal, and instigated the second
He scored a goal and was replaced by Turk in the 79th minute of the second half. The fans at the scene also gave the prince warm applause.
After winning this game, Frankfurt tied the Bundesliga's opening winning streak. As long as they can beat Cottbus in the next game, they can monopolize this chance. What a proud thing it is. The media is once again hyped.
Regarding this matter, countless reporters will appear at the Rothenburg training base every day. As soon as Frankfurt players appear, countless microphones will immediately appear in front of them, making the players extremely uncomfortable. Although Frankfurt is also a Bundesliga team
, but as a poor team, it has never been the center of media attention, and has never received such treatment. Now because of its outstanding performance in the league, it has become the focus of media attention, which makes them uncomfortable and at the same time in their hearts.
I am also secretly happy, no one wants to live in the shadow of others.
There is something not right about the atmosphere in the team now. It feels like there is some inflated confidence. It is normal to feel like this after a winning streak, but for a team, it is still necessary to try to avoid signs of something wrong. Be aware of this
Funkel, who had changed, had no good solution. He could only emphasize and emphasize again and again, and finally even closed the Rothenburg training base, but the effect was not great.
Sure enough, in the match against Cottbus, the blind and arrogant Frankfurt was scored twice by Cottbus at home in just 10 minutes.
In this game, Frankfurt basically continued the starting lineup from the previous game, except that in the forward position, captain Almaditis had a slight cold before the game, so Naotai Takahara started the game.
The Cottbus team has a Chinese player, Shao Jiayi, who is currently the main midfielder of the Chinese national team. However, the current situation of this fellow prince in Cottbus is not optimistic. Although he performed very well last season, in this year
This season, he has basically lost his main position. As of the eighth round, he has only made three substitute appearances. The same is true for this game. Although he has entered the 18-man roster, he is still silently waiting for opportunities on the bench.
After the opening, Cottbus showed great strength and directly suppressed Frankfurt with their momentum at home. Although Prince's dispatch in the midfield was very good, other players were often very panicked when facing Cottbus' fierce pressing.
, it was natural to lose the ball. Frankfurt had a numerical advantage in the midfield, but still could not attack the opponent's half. In the 4th minute, Cottbus's Da Silva passed a low pass from the right, and the Danish high center forward
Sørensen hit the goal with his right foot from 7 meters away and was blocked by goalkeeper Puller with one hand. One minute later, Skylar made a pass from the front. Langlov got the ball on the left side of the penalty area and ducked out of the way to hit the goal with his right foot.
Shot, the ball went straight to the lower right corner. This was the Bulgarian forward's first Bundesliga goal, 1-0. After losing the ball, the Frankfurt players woke up from a dream. They finally lost their blind self-confidence and began to face the opponent in front of them.
After the restart, Frankfurt launched its first counterattack. After receiving the ball, Prince went straight to the ribs on the right side of the penalty area. However, Madavecchia, who had just received the ball, was directly fouled and fell to the ground. The opponent's player did not move much.
So he didn't get a yellow card, which made the Iranian international very angry. Because the angle was not very good, the prince did not take the free kick. Streiter took a direct free kick and was punched out by Piplica. This time the opportunity came
So far, Cottbus's offensive has picked up again. In the 8th minute, Piplica kicked off the ball from the backcourt, and Sørensen shot from a small angle in the penalty area and was caught by Puller. In the 9th minute, Skylar
A corner kick was taken from the left, and Basila swung his head in front of the small penalty area and hit the goal slightly above the crossbar. One minute later, Ruth accidentally slipped on the right side of the penalty area. Sorenson stole the ball and passed the ball in front of the goal. Langer
Love sent the ball into the empty goal from close range, 2-0.
Momentum is sometimes difficult to explain. It can even smooth out the huge gap in strength. If you see Real Madrid being suppressed by an amateur team, then you don't have to be surprised. Momentum is the thing.
The human spiritual world is extremely magical.
Frankfurt's overall strength is better than Cottbus, but they were completely beaten by Cottbus in the opening period. It seems that the atmosphere at home can really help the home team.
When Cottbus scored the second goal, Funkel furiously kicked away the mineral water bottle on the sidelines. Yes, the previous tactical arrangement was to stabilize the rhythm in the opening stage and focus on defense. Cottbus
Booth will definitely take advantage of the home court to attack after the start. As long as they avoid this stage, they can slowly adjust the rhythm and control the situation. But things on the court are difficult to predict. Who would have thought that Cottbus' attack would feel so...
The big effect was that they took a two-goal lead. Now Frankfurt had to make adjustments, otherwise the game would be out of the question.
