"Defense of Liege Fortress!" This was the front-page headline of the local sports newspaper that Chen Zhuo saw as soon as he arrived in Liege, Belgium.
The title itself is a historical allusion. The Defense of Liege Fortress was a famous battle in World War I, and this battle was to resist the German "invasion". Therefore, the use of this allusion has a profound meaning.
The city of Liege is located at the confluence of the Maas and Ourte rivers, bordering the Dutch border to the north and the famous Ardennes Forest to the south. Like Waterloo close to Brussels, the Ardennes Forest is also a famous battlefield in Europe.
In the ranking of "must-contest places", the Ardennes Forest ranks third, followed by the English Channel and the Alps.
From the map, Belgium and Luxembourg are similar. They are both small countries sandwiched between France and Germany. They are positioned as "neutral countries." From this geopolitical perspective, Belgium's geostrategic position is
Just like Afghanistan at the junction of China, Russia and India, just like the Korean Peninsula at the junction of China, Japan and Russia, from an international political point of view, Belgium is more like a "buffer zone" between France and Germany.
"Haha, the final winner of the Liège Fortress Defense War was also a German. The reporter who wrote this report didn't have a good history, or..." Chen Zhuo looked at the title and smiled.
Or, in the national history of Belgium, there are different ways of describing and commenting on this "Battle of the French Fortress". It is normal for the same event to have different views from different angles.
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"We are taking the initiative in this away game, so the choice is in our hands." After adapting to the field training at Liège's home court, Chen Zhuo arranged: "There have been quite a few changes in the defense line in the league.
Trouble, so we can take the initiative to choose two methods for this game, one is to make rotations, and the other is to practice the reserve lineup at the back for the league..."
No one objected. Last time, almost all substitutes and reserve team players were promoted successfully. Everyone already has basic trust in Chen Zhuo's ability. He said that he wanted to rotate and practice, so just follow what he said, and there will be no problem.
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The suspension notice from the Football Association has been issued. Guerrero is completely banned until the end of this season. Matteisson is also suspended for 4 games in all competitions in Hamburg. The Hamburg team has negotiated the excessive punishment, but it is estimated that there is no possibility of changing the sentence.
During Matteisson's suspension, if Rozenar accumulates yellow cards, is suspended or injured, in addition to the two central defenders Demel and Schultz, Boateng can also be moved to the central defender position and Rincon can play the right back.
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At the center back position, there are still Chen Zhuo and the reserve team's Best, who are competent. Relatively speaking, there is no urgent need for the left back position.
"In this game, Ogo mentioned the midfielder position, and Spannell and Elia played on the left. Elia, you try to retreat to the left back position. When defending, Spannell's
Behind me..." Chen Zhuo arranged.
Elia fainted and asked in confusion: "Ah? I...full-back?"
Chen Zhuo explained: "You think about Elia so much. Janssen is already injured, and Ogo is still short of a yellow card suspension. In addition to myself, we also need to find another left-back position that suits our tactical system."
The player, preferably an offensive full-back, is paired with Spannell, a defensive full-midfielder, so that this player can dribble the ball from the backcourt and launch a long-distance attack directly into the opponent's half..."
Everyone nodded frequently, so it seems that Elia is more suitable.
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The forwards are also in slight trouble now. Guerrero has just returned and was suspended. Petric and Peter will not be able to play at least this week. If Elia is transferred to the left back, then the forward combination will be Berg.
Four players, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Tunai Torun and Arslan, were selected and rotated.
There are several players in the Hamburg team who are over 30 years old. Chen Zhuo once suggested that in addition to goalkeeper Rost, there are 34-year-old Ruud van Nistelrooy, 33-year-old Yarolim and 33-year-old Rozenar, as well as 37-year-old
Year-old Ze Roberto, it is best for these four players to arrange for less than 3 players to play in each game, and it is best for the two players to rotate with each other, so that Hamburg will not have too many physical shortcomings.
Labbadia adopted this suggestion. Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ogo played in this game, and Ze Roberto came on the bench. Jarolim and Rozenar did not come to Belgium with the team to rest and concentrate on rest and preparation for the weekend away game against Bochum.
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The two forwards who played today are Ruud Ruud and Berg. Now Berg has gradually become accustomed to the role of "cannon support". In the training game, he cooperated with several forwards quite well.
After full consideration and consideration from many aspects, Hamburg's standard lineup for the away game is 4-5-1. The four defenders are Elia, Demel, Schultz, and Boateng, and the double midfielder is Chen.
Zhuo and Ze Roberto, the left and right midfielders are Spannell and Teshe, Berg is arranged in the attacking midfielder position, and the single arrow Ruud Ruud.
Judging from the formation arrangement, there are long passes from Demel and Chen Zhuo in the back, long-distance runs from Elia on the left, transfers from Berg and Teshe in front, and Ruud van Nistelrooy's points, which is another typical defensive counterattack.
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At the pre-match press conference, Labbadia attended with Chen Zhuo. Just like last time, Labbadia was responsible for Chen Zhuo, who was "undocumented".
"When I arrived in Liège yesterday, I saw the front page title of the local sports newspaper, which was "Battle for the Defense of Liège Fortress." This title just gave me an idea. Just now this reporter asked about the tactics we will use in Hamburg today.
I just want to use this question to talk about the inspiration that the headline I saw yesterday gave me." Chen Zhuo talked eloquently.
The famous Liege Fortress was once known as "the strongest defense line in Europe" before it was breached. It was built on a steep slope on the west bank of the Maas River a few kilometers outside the city of Liege, 100 meters higher than the river bank.
The Maas River just became a natural moat.
There are 12 forts around 30 kilometers along the river bank. Each fort is 6 kilometers away from the river, and the distance between the forts is also 6 kilometers. Of these 12 forts, 6 are on the east bank facing the direction of Germany, and 6 are protecting the west bank.
The rear of Liege radially surrounded the city of Liege, forming a ring of firepower across the Maas River.
Each fort is made of reinforced concrete and is mostly built underground, with only the triangular top exposed. All the weapons and personnel of the fort are hidden underground. There are a total of 400 cannons and a large number of light and heavy machine guns, including 1
There are no less than 8 mm fortress guns and 210 mm howitzers in each turret. All turrets are protected by steel armor and can rotate 360 degrees and can also be raised and lowered automatically.
Liege Fortress was designed by General Bromont, a famous Belgian fortress engineering expert in the 19th century. It was he who invented the tactic of building a "fortress ring" or stronghold belt a few miles away from the city to defend the city. Later, Lenin during World War II
Cities such as Grad and Stalingrad are all designed with city defense fortresses based on General Bromont's Liege Fortress.
The fort of the Liège Fortress is equipped with a searchlight for night instruction shooting, which can be raised and lowered like the turret. There are also rapid-fire cannons and machine guns to block the wilderness around the fort and nearby blind spots.
Under the fort, there are passages extending in all directions and various basements, which store a large amount of food, drinking water, ammunition, medical supplies and power supply facilities. Deep protective trenches are also dug around each fort, and there are protective trenches outside the trenches.
A lot of barbed wire and obstacles.
The Germans were also very troubled by this fortress. In the end, Ludendorff used two new weapons, one was an "airship" to directly bomb and occupy the city of Liege, and the other was a giant "Big Bell Tower"
The mortar is tens of meters long, weighs hundreds of tons, has a caliber of 4 mm, and each shell weighs 1 ton. It can penetrate hard reinforced concrete buildings and is extremely powerful.
In order to transport it to the front line, it had to be transported by train to the end of the railway line, then a special road was laid, and then 36 strong horses were used to drag it to the German positions near Liege. At that time, the German army only had 5 such guns.
Just set aside 4 doors for Ludendorff.
In the end, under the attack of the giant mortar of the Big Bell Tower, all 12 forts of the Liege Fortress were shattered into powder!
Chen Zhuo talked about this battle example and related it to Hamburg's tactics. In fact, it was the "air attack" + "long-range heavy artillery" they used in their last home game. When you think about it, it is indeed very similar!
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This Chinese actually quoted history and quoted from classics! This time Chen Zhuo offended not only the fans, but the entire citizens of Liège!
In the history of Belgium, the evaluation of the "Battle of Liege Fortress" is that although the German army failed to defeat the German army in the end, the German army suffered huge losses in the Battle of Liege Fortress. The Belgian defenders, including 6,000 militia guards, attacked
More than half of the 25,000 people were killed or wounded, but it caused four times the number of German casualties.
Belgian history also commented that the Battle of Liege Fortress bought the Entente [***] troops time to deploy on the Marne River, which ultimately led to the failure of the "First Battle of the Marne River" launched by Germany. As a neutral country, Belgium used this
The heroic and fearless resistance taught the invaders a "painful lesson"...
However, the Chinese actually avoided strategic defeat and talked about the Germans' tactical victory. This attitude is really annoying!
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This is another kind of anger in disguise. A team that has arranged defensive counterattack tactics is most afraid that the opponent will not attack violently!
Although the big lead forces Standard Lieutenant to launch an attack, the attack as a tactical choice and the crazy attack after being provoked are obviously very different from the mentality of the players!
