No matter how overt or covert the competition off the field is, how upright or despicable, the audience cannot see the surging undercurrents. What they see is the real fight between the two players on the field.
Therefore, when the Hamburg team, which had performed well in the previous few games, suddenly fell into a slump, everyone just thought it was because of the intensive competition and cheered desperately.
In the 18th minute of the game, Berg received a pass from Trochowski in the frontcourt and shot. This was also Hamburg's first shot so far in the game.
The ball did not have any power due to interference from the opponent's players, and the ball was easily confiscated by Leverkusen goalkeeper Rene Adler. This kind of ball poses no threat to Rene Adler.
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Rene Adler became famous with his stunning debut in the 2007 season.
In a match between Leverkusen and Frankfurt that season, the main goalkeeper Bute was sent off for a handball outside the penalty area. The substitute goalkeeper Fernandez's performance in that game was not satisfactory, so he played away against the leader Serie A in the next game.
In the Erke 04 game, Rene Adler was able to start.
Like many goalkeepers to become famous, they need an accident, and then they step forward when the team needs them and show the energy that can turn the tide. Rene Adler is like this.
In the match against Schalke 04, the leader Schalke 04 took all shots in the game, 10 of which were on target. At least 6 to 7 of them were must-goals. However, Rene Adler, who made his Bundesliga debut,
After receiving a low block, Leverkusen finally blocked the opponent, and Leverkusen seized one of the few opportunities to score a goal, beating Schalke 1-0 in the away game.
In the next two games, the little-known Rene Adler replaced Butt as the team's starter, and his stable performance was surprising. He was selected into the Bundesliga's best team by "Kicker" magazine for three consecutive games.
Every game scores a perfect score!
At the end of the season, Rene Adler firmly occupied the position of Bayer Leverkusen's number one goalkeeper. Bute, who was unwilling to serve as a substitute for Rene Adler, who was only 23 years old at the time, moved to Benfica in Portugal, and then returned to Portugal.
To Bayern Munich.
Labbadia's first request when he came to Hamburg was to bring in Rene Adler. The Hamburg team also made great efforts, but Leverkusen's attitude was very clear, it was not for sale, no matter how much the price was, no negotiation was allowed! Of course,
Rene Adler himself had no intention of following Labbadia.
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As Rene Adler threw the ball to center back Hyypia, Leverkusen began to launch an attack. Ten minutes into the first half, Hamburg had just attacked the opponent's 30-meter area for the first time.
Neihe's first shot, Leverkusen has shot 3 times, 1 corner kick, and 2 times for offside.
Hyypia, the veteran captain of the Red Army who has played for Liverpool for more than ten years, came on a free transfer this season. He dedicated 11 years of his youth to Liverpool from the 1998 season to the 2009 season and played 463 games for Liverpool in various competitions.
Ranked 38th in the "Red Army 100 Legends" voted by Liverpool fans.
When the spiritual leader of Anfield said goodbye to the Red Army Stadium, the audience stood up and burst into tears and applauded. The Finnish defender was extremely moved every time he thought about it.
Finnish defender Hyypia, who was born in 1973, is now 37 years old. The reason why this veteran player moved to Leverkusen is because of the friendly agreement between the current club and his old club Liverpool, a two-year contract, and then Hyypia transferred to Leverkusen.
He became the assistant coach of Bayer Leverkusen and started his new legendary journey in football career. The whole design is very reasonable.
In today's game, Heynckes deployed a 4-4-2 formation. In addition to Hyypia, there are also German international Friedrich, Czech international Michal Kadlec, and a man who is only 1
Mi 71 but the German player Gonzalo Castro, who has outstanding footwork.
Except for Hyypia, the other three defenders are all players who have played for Leverkusen for many seasons.
The slight difference is that during the Labbadia era, the Czech Kadlec was often used in the midfield, but this season Heynckes has allowed him to return to the full-back position.
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Among Leverkusen's four midfielders, the one who serves as the offensive and defensive hub is Switzerland's Tranquillo Barta. This attacking midfielder who has played for Leverkusen for 5 seasons has now provoked
The performance of Balta, known as the "Swiss Zidane", did not disappoint everyone this season.
Balta is very good at his feet. After a national team match between the Swiss team and the French team, Balta and Zidane approached each other at the same time and asked to change their jerseys. This shows that the real Zidane also recognizes the Swiss Zidane.
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Among the other three players, the one who can help Banetta the most is Chilean player Vidal, who is in his third season with the team. This young man who has repeatedly performed assists and goals has a strong defensive awareness.
Now 23 years old, he comes from the South American giants Colo-Colo. Now he has been favored by European giants such as Bayern and Juventus. He has a bright future.
The other two players are Toni Cruz, a young player born in the 1990s who is on loan from Bayern. It is said that Bayern’s plan is to make him a future No. 10. This young player is in his second season at Leverkusen.
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There is also a newcomer, Lars Bender, who transferred from 1860 Munich this season. He is a young defensive midfielder born in 1989.
(five)
This season Heynckes has not made big moves in terms of personnel. He only invested a total of 8 million in transfer fees, Lars Bender of 2.5 million euros, and a young defender introduced from Freiburg of 500,000 euros, and the remaining 500 million euros.
10,000 euros were used to introduce a tall Swiss forward, Alan Deldy York, who was born in 1988 and is 1.90 meters tall.
In fact, compared with the Leverkusen team led by Labbadia last season, the lineup has not changed much. The introduction of Deldy York was also due to the knee injury of the German international Helmers, the team's top scorer last season, before the season.
A serious injury may cause the entire season to be scrapped. Faced with this situation, Heynckes took emergency measures.
However, this fine-tuned lineup has performed very well throughout the season. The team's second scorer last season, the German forward Keesling, doubled the number of goals throughout the season compared to last season. The newly transferred Deldy York and Lal
Spender also lived up to Heynckes and became the team's second and third shooters. The team's offensive power not only did not weaken, but also increased.
The fine-tuning of the defense is to allow the Red Army's legendary captain Hyypia to continue to use his remaining heat, and to move the Czech Kadlec from the full-back position back to the full-back position. These two adjustments plus the stability of Rene Adler
Performance, this season, Leverkusen's goals conceded dropped from 1.35 per game to 1.12 per game, and goals scored increased from 1.75 per game to 1.91, an increase of more than 10 and 20 percentage points!
The main credit for this 10% to 10% improvement obviously belongs to coach Heynckes and his coaching team.
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Before the game, head coach Labbadia believed that the Leverkusen team's lack of stamina has happened again... Of course, he cannot think that the team's unexpected collapse in the second half of last season is his responsibility, but that it is the team.
Because of unwillingness to invest heavily.
Labbadia's analysis is based on Leverkusen's results in February. Throughout February, Leverkusen had no strong opponents, but their performance was disappointing, which also triggered many criticisms of Heynckes.
doubts.
In the four games in February, Leverkusen was first tied with 14th-ranked Bochum in an away game, then barely won 2-1 at home against 12th-ranked Wolfsburg, and then was beaten away by 6th-ranked Werder.
Leme was tied, and in the last game in February, they were tied at home by 14th-ranked Cologne. In the four games in the month, one win and three draws.
In the last round of the game on March 6, they lost 2:3 in an away game to Nuremberg, which was ranked 16th and was on the verge of being relegated. The ranking suddenly fell from first to third.
Compared with Hamburg's two wins and two draws in February and its victory over Hertha Berlin on March 6, this result indeed seems sluggish...
However, Chen Zhuo's judgment is slightly different from Labbadia's optimism, except that he has no chance to speak today and cannot remind Labbadia.
