Chapter 238 Come to the Premier League to prove yourself
As for Hamburg’s victory over Ajax, the domestic media in Dragon Kingdom actually reported more.
However, the focus of their coverage was not the game itself, but Wu Lei’s goal in the game!
Before Wu Lei, Sun Xiang, Hao Junmin and Dong Fangzhuo all had appearances in the Champions League, but none of them scored a goal.
Therefore, the winning goal scored by Wu Lei in the game was the first player from the Dragon Kingdom to score in the Champions League!
This will of course cause a stir in the Dragon Kingdom, and all kinds of flattery will follow.
"There is only one football king in Hamburg, and that is the martial arts king!"
However, in an interview with reporters, Wu Lei said that the so-called "No. 1 goal scorer in the Dragon Kingdom's Champions League" is just a false name. He still has a lot to learn now, especially from his powerful teammates-Sun Xingmin, Sala
He, Vardy and others studied.
Now Hamburg's forward competition is fierce, and he needs to put in more efforts to compete in more games.
At the same time, he also thanked Pan Yi for trusting him.
It is this kind of trust that allows Wu Lei to often appear on the court as a surprise player, gives him the opportunity to perform in the Champions League, and finally scores this historic goal!
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After returning to Hamburg, the team took a day off, and Pan Yi soon took the team to the southwest of Germany to challenge Freiburg away.
This is the 10th round of the Bundesliga.
Since this game is only three days away from the last Champions League group match, and it is a continuous away game, there are problems with the players' physical recovery.
At Pintus's suggestion, Pan Yi also made a strong rotation.
Basically all the players except goalkeeper Navas got a chance to rest.
Although the home team Freiburg is playing its main force, currently ranked 17th in the Bundesliga standings, their strength is actually limited.
In the game, when facing Hamburg's midfield composed of Makoto Hasebe, Paulinho and Calhanoglu, they could not take advantage at all.
What's more, Hamburg's forward line also has the powerful center Mitrovic who is getting better and better, as well as the combination of Wu Lei and Lin Zhijian from the Dragon Kingdom. Freiburg's defense will soon be unable to withstand it.
In the 23rd minute, Hamburg's Trident played a wonderful match in the frontcourt. Lin Zhijian hit a half-high ball and found Mitrovic in the penalty area. Serbian Tower lightly nodded with a header, and Wu Lei, who understood it well, inserted it from the side and behind.
Shoot and score the first goal of the game!
Now Hamburg, if it can score first when facing a weak team, it often means one word: stable!
Just like their previous opponents, Freiburg had to move their formation forward after falling behind in an attempt to strengthen their attack to counterattack.
But such an approach is undoubtedly asking for trouble in the face of Hamburg, which is becoming more and more controlling - even on the bench, Hamburg can firmly control the rhythm of the game!
In the 39th minute, it was Mitrovic's header again. Hasebe Makoto used his foot to set up a cannon. Charhanoglu, who rushed up from behind, fired angrily, hitting a weird S-shaped shot.
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Freiburg's goalkeeper Bowman had nothing to do about it. Before he could even judge the trajectory of the ball, the ball was already spinning in the net behind him.
0:2, in front of such a Hamburg team, this has basically pronounced Freiburg's fate of failure in this game.
After 70 minutes of the second half, Pan Yi even replaced Janssen, Wu Lei and others who had played as substitutes in the Champions League, and replaced them with players like Best, Arslan, and Yonatan Ta.
The third team’s registered players are here to exercise.
But the performance of these young players did not disappoint Pan Yi.
In the 88th minute, 2 minutes before the end of the game, Arslan sent a through ball, and Best scored easily, setting the final score at 0:3.
Hamburg easily scored three points again!
Next, in the 11th round of the Bundesliga on November 2, Hamburg, which was fully rested, appeared to be more comfortable.
Although they face the stronger Monchengladbach at home, currently ranked fifth in the standings, their lineup is also stronger!
This time Pan Yi put in a half-rotation lineup, aiming to save energy for the second Champions League group match against Ajax four days later.
I stayed, but not completely.
After all, Ajax may not be stronger than Monchengladbach.
So it's almost like splitting it into half and half. Anyway, no matter how Hamburg's players are arranged and combined, they always produce very good results - provided that they don't do anything blindly, such as letting Kanter play center.
In tonight's game, the midfielder of De Bruyne, Makoto Hasebe and Paulinho still suppressed the combination of Xhaka Kramer and Borussia Monchengladbach's two central midfielders.
One variable is that it rained lightly in Hamburg today, so the venue was a bit slippery.
So Pan Yi asked the players to play more concisely and more directly.
Some of the small coordination that used to be required in the midfield is now omitted, and more direct passes are used to hit the opponent's back, using the forward's speed to attack the opponent's defense.
As a result, De Bruyne frequently sent through balls, allowing Vardy to receive the ball and shoot again and again.
In terms of defense, Pan Yi requires the pressure in the frontcourt to be more fierce and rapid, so that he can use the characteristics of slippery weather in rainy weather to cause more mistakes for the opponent.
Obviously, Monchengladbach, who played away from home, seemed a little uncomfortable at the beginning, especially under Hamburg's high-position pressing and pressure, and the situation was very embarrassing.
In just the sixth minute, Monchengladbach defender Strongs made a mistake in a pass. Son Xingmin and Vardy, who played as right wingers in this game, played a one-two against the wall at the front of the penalty area and then entered the penalty area. Son Xingmin broke through another Borussia center back Janchik in the penalty area and hit the goal, opening the scoring for Hamburg.
Ten minutes later, this time it was an attack from the left.
Wu Lei forced a breakthrough and then passed the ball diagonally behind him. Paulinho successfully got the ball in the offside defense and formed a single goal. After attracting the attention of Borussia Monchengladbach goalkeeper Ter Stegen, he passed the ball across to the unguarded Vardy. p>
The England center easily pushed into the empty net and succeeded, 2:0!
In the second half of the game, Pan Yi continued to mobilize his troops and let some players take a break to prepare for the Champions League group stage.
The two sides have never been able to score.
Of course, it's not because Hamburg didn't create good scoring opportunities, but in the second half of the game, Germany's new goalkeeper Ter Stegen was like a Spider-Man, blocking all the Hamburg players' shots.
But the score of 2:0 is enough.
After independently occupying the top spot in the Bundesliga, Hamburg achieved two consecutive victories, scoring five goals and conceding no goals to maintain its position.
However, their lead did not expand.
In these two rounds of games, Bayern and Dortmund also achieved two consecutive victories.
Bayern narrowly defeated Hertha Berlin 3:2, and then defeated Hoffenheim 2:1 away from home.
Dortmund, on the other hand, had it easier. They beat Schalke 04 3:1 in the Ruhr derby, and swept Stuttgart 6:1 in the next game.
As a result, these three teams still ranked in the top three with 31 points, 29 points, and 28 points respectively, forming the first group to compete for the Bundesliga championship this season.
Leverkusen, ranked fourth, is a bit behind.
They defeated Augsburg 2:1 in the 10th round, but in the 11th round they unexpectedly lost 0:1 away to newly promoted Braunschweig, which is currently ranked bottom! p>
Braunschweig's Kuaishou forward Bellarabi took advantage of a counterattack to win the game in the 80th minute.
(As an aside, maybe it was because of his outstanding performance in this game that Leverkusen bought him later.)
This defeat suddenly put Leverkusen 6 points behind Hamburg at the top of the list, and also made the head coach Finn Hyypia controversial.
The day after the game, many German media strongly criticized Hyypia's formation and on-the-spot command in this game.
The main reason is that when faced with Braunschweig's defensive counterattack tactics, Hyypia actually put last season's top scorer in the Bundesliga Kiessling on the bench, and did not think of replacing him until the score fell behind.
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Braunschweig's breakthroughs from both wings are sharp and their counterattack speed is also very fast, especially that of Bellarabi.
But Hyypia seemed to completely ignore the opponent's obvious flash point, and did not make any targeted defense. Instead, he allowed Bellarabi to break through Emre Can, who had poor explosive power, and ultimately caused negative consequences.
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In fact, if we look at the normal season, Leverkusen's results of 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses after 11 rounds this season are already considered very good, but as they aim to win the championship, they have three terrifying opponents this year. p>
Dortmund with 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Bayern Munich with 9 wins and 2 draws.
There is also a hamburger with 10 wins and 1 draw!
This is destined to raise the standard for winning the Bundesliga this season to an unprecedented height, and these teams are simply not allowed to make any mistakes.
But at this juncture, Leverkusen lost to the last place, and the head coach will definitely be criticized.
In the face of accusations, the hot-tempered former Liverpool central defender Hyypia was not soft-spoken. He publicly criticized the players' performance in this game, believing that the failure was caused by the players' failure to faithfully implement the coach's tactical instructions.
Including Emre Can, who was repeatedly blasted by Bellarabi with his speed, Hyypia also believed that he betrayed his trust and failed to complete his defensive tasks.
In fact, Hyypia's actions also reflect the great pressure exerted on him by Germany's top three, especially Hamburg.
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Because it is normal for Bayern and Dortmund to be ranked first, but Hamburg is always behind Leverkusen.
But no matter what, what Hyypia did was wrong.
Under normal circumstances, a head coach should not pass the blame to the players!
After such remarks were exposed, it led to instability in the Leverkusen locker room.
It is said that Emre Can had a big fight with Hyypia after a training session, and team veteran Kisling also sided with Emre Can, thinking that Hyypia went too far.
Regarding this incident, the German media also criticized Hyypia.
They all generally believe that Hyypia's own command has problems and the responsibility should not be passed on to the players.
"After losing to the deputy squad leader and being left behind by the first group, Hyypia felt very angry. This is understandable, but the problem is that he should reflect on his formation in this game." p>
"We didn't let Kiasling reach a high point, and we didn't make timely and powerful adjustments to the disadvantages on the field. It's impossible to let the players take the blame, right?"
"There are indeed certain problems with the player's condition, but Hyypia should reflect on himself instead of blindly blaming others."
"Bild" said: "The head coach of a team should never do this. Compared with Hyypia, who was so angry that he was unreasonable, Pan Yi's handling of the loss in Hamburg was much smarter. Perhaps it was much smarter.
Say, Pan Yi is much cuter than Hyypia!"
Indeed, now the German media has nothing but praise for Pan Yi.
Of course, in Hamburg this season, Pan Yi has not yet had the opportunity to "show" Hyypia the correct approach of a head coach after losing.
After all, Hamburg has never lost before!
But looking back on last season, after Hamburg suffered a defeat, Pan Yi would indeed take the initiative to take the responsibility on himself instead of blaming the players for no reason.
Especially making accusations in public.
If a player really has any problems, Pan Yi will talk to him privately within the team, and then analyze the problem together and then solve the problem.
Saying this kind of thing in front of outsiders has no benefit except increasing the conflicts between the team!
Not to mention the pressure of performance, wasn't there a lot of pressure when Hamburg was eliminated in the German Cup at the beginning of last season and lost to the bottom team in the league? But he would not do such a retarded thing.
The praise given by the German media to Pan Yi is not only due to his excellent handling of the locker room atmosphere as head coach, but also because of Hamburg's good results.
On the one hand, Hamburg has continuously defeated strong teams in Serie A, La Liga, and Eredivisie in the Champions League, ranking first in the group of death, which can be regarded as earning a lot of face for German football;
On the other hand, Hamburg is also making rapid progress in the Bundesliga. It did not panic at all under the strong pressure from Bayern Munich and Dortmund, and still firmly holds the first position.
"Hamburg has won six consecutive games. Even if they often make extensive rotations, they can still win. If they continue to be strong, they may really win the Bundesliga championship!"
"Incredible! At the beginning of the summer, many people said that Hamburg was a flash in the pan, and that last season's runner-up was just luck. When Pan Yi said that the goal was to win the championship, countless people laughed at him for overestimating his abilities. Now? The reality has given those who underestimate Hamburg
Give the person a hard slap!"
"People must admit that Pan Yi is a magical and capable head coach. Forget his age, he is not inferior to any famous coach in today's football, because he built Hamburg into a championship team!" "Pan Yi is like a messenger sent by God to Hamburg, and this messenger has brought Hamburg victory after victory."
In fact, not to mention German fans, even Hamburg fans and Dragon Kingdom fans, when Pan Yi shouted the slogan of winning the Bundesliga championship, their first thought was "Isn't it possible?"
After all, Bayern Munich won the championship last season. It was Bayern that set the record for winning the Bundesliga with the highest score in history. It was Bayern that won five European crowns. It is an invincible team.
Although Dortmund was knocked off the championship by Bayern last season, the team is still full of shining stars and superior strength.
If Hamburg wants to win the championship, it must break through the encirclement and interception of these two teams. You can imagine the difficulty.
To perform stably in a year's competition, you can hardly make any mistakes!
Look at Leverkusen, they are gradually falling behind in such fierce competition.
But Hamburg held its own.
And they are even more stable than Bayern and Dortmund.
Whether it is home or away, whether it is the main substitute, whether the opponent is strong or weak, Pan Yi's team can always find corresponding countermeasures and then defeat the opponent.
What makes fans support Pan Yi even more is because he brought a gorgeous offense to Hamburg.
Everyone says that "defense wins championships" is the truth. This argument has been circulating since AC Milan's 58-game unbeaten run, but Pan Yi obviously wants to break this statement.
Hamburg relies on offense to crush its opponents in almost every game!
Even when facing AC Milan in the Champions League group stage, and even facing an offensive player like Barcelona, Hamburg was not afraid at all and still defeated the opponent with offense!
While Hamburg's offense is strong, its defense is not weak either, and there are a lot of clean sheets!
This also has a feeling of "offense is the best defense".
This burger looks really invincible!
Therefore, although Bayern and Dortmund are still chasing after them, more and more media and fans believe that Hamburg can win the championship.
For Hamburg fans, they really see hope this season, and it seems that they can really pursue the championship that was originally out of reach.
This kind of ecstasy is difficult to describe in words.
The same is true for Dragon Kingdom fans.
For them, wherever Pan Yi is, whichever team is their home team.
Now the home team Hamburg has a chance to win the championship, can they be unhappy?
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Of course, not everyone thinks burgers are good, there are still some people who are singing the opposite tune.
In the "Sky Sports" interview program, former Manchester United star Gary Neville expressed his disdain.
He believes that Hamburg are able to succeed now only because they are in the Bundesliga.
Bundesliga teams tend to focus too much on offense and not enough on defense. This allows teams like Hamburg to play a smooth offense.
And if Hamburg is placed in the Premier League, it will definitely be defeated by the strong defense of the Premier League team, and the offense will be fragmented and will not be effective at all.
Former Liverpool star Jamie Carragher retorted: "If Hamburg only plays in the Bundesliga, then you can say that. But they have obviously also achieved success in the Champions League, facing Milan, Barcelona, Ajax
Such a strong team has won three consecutive victories, how do you explain this?"
Neville smiled and said: "These three teams are not Premier League teams, and their playing style is also soft. Just watch, if Hamburg encounters Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool...oh in the knockout round...
,Sorry, there is no Liverpool in the Champions League...haha..."
Last season, Liverpool only finished seventh in the Premier League and naturally did not qualify for the Champions League.
Neville, who was a Manchester United player during his playing days, couldn't help but joke a few words every time he faced Carragher.
Before Carragher could retort, another Manchester United star Rowan Keane also said: "I agree with what Gary said. This group of Hamburg players have been trained by Pan Yi, the coach of Dragon Country, into a group of softies, and they will collapse in the midfield.
Back and forth. And the defense of the current players is indeed not strong enough. If they met me back then, haha, there is absolutely no way they can pass through the midfield so easily!"
As a tough guy on the court, Keane seems to be qualified to say such things.
But at the same time, this is also a manifestation of "valuing the past over the present".
In fact, football tactics have changed a lot in the past ten years. If there is a competition across time and space between the team from ten years ago and Hamburg today, Hamburg will have a high probability of winning. p>
After all, the running distance of players, the coverage of the court, the meticulousness of tactical requirements, and the clarity of player responsibilities are all different from what they used to be.
Even the rules.
Let’s just talk about the tough defense that Keane said. If he was still on the court today frequently making tackles and hurting people, I’m afraid he wouldn’t be able to play a few games in a season.
At this time, the host Lainkel said:
"I really like the way Hamburg is playing now."
"They like to control the ball, but they are not obsessed with it. They speed up when they need to speed up."
"They like to attack, but they are not ashamed to defend. When necessary, they will still make certain concessions in the midfield to find better opportunities."
"They also have talented offensive players, such as De Bruyne, Sun Xingmin, Salah, Wu Lei, etc., who can often perform incredible performances on the court."
"To be honest, this team reminds me of Barcelona, the Cosmos team that won six championships. Yes, it was the Barcelona team under Guardiola."
Lineker was also a legendary goalscorer as a player and once represented England as the top scorer in the 1986 World Cup.
Of course, he has achieved many honors throughout his career, and the one that fans talk about most is that he has never received a yellow card in his career. He is known as a "football gentleman" and can be called a milestone in world football.
Good story.
Therefore, it is understandable that his views are very different from those of the "brutalist" Keane.
"But I still have the same point of view just now. The main reason why Hamburg can play such football is that the defense they face is too weak." Neville shook his head, "Unless Pan Yi can come to the Premier League to prove himself, I will take back my opinion.
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Keane also said: "In fact, there is no need. His team does not have to face my defense, as long as they can come to our Old Trafford Stadium to play football. I don't believe in the defense of Ferdinand and Vidic.
Under this, the burgers can still be so delicious!"
Carragher smiled and said: "Okay, I think the probability of Hamburg meeting a Premier League team after qualifying is not low, so let's wait and see..."
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The next day, Inzaghi chatted with Pan Yi after training: "Did you watch yesterday's Sky Sports? Those Manchester United legends said that we couldn't beat the Premier League team."
Pan Yi said with a smile: "What do you care about those big mouths? It's like we didn't beat the Premier League team in Milan back then."
If there is any team star in the world who talks the most and is the most annoying, it might be the Manchester United star.
They will always criticize their own team, even when the results are good, but once Manchester United does not perform well, all kinds of weird remarks will come out in endlessly.
But what Pan Yi didn't expect was that their mouths would actually concern him who was far away in Germany...
What does it mean to go to the Premier League to prove yourself?
Messi has won so many honors in La Liga, but just because he has never been to the Premier League, he is not the world's top superstar?
He is even one of the players who has scored the most goals against Premier League teams. What would happen if he went to the Premier League?
Then Ronaldo has never even won the Chinese Super League championship, so how can he prove that he is better than Muric?
The same goes for many fans, who always like to use this kind of remarks to belittle some players.
For example, when Haaland was in the Bundesliga, he made a similar statement, saying that the Bundesliga did not pay attention to defense, so Haaland scored many goals, but he would not be able to do it in the Premier League.
As a result, Haaland was killing everyone in the Premier League. It was said that it was because Manchester City's attack was strong and they gave him more support, but they completely ignored the number of goals Haaland scored in the Champions League when he was in Dortmund and even Red Bull Salzburg.
So many.
In short, you can always be invincible by relying on your words and keyboard.
It is really a waste of time to be serious with these people.
"I'm just a little unhappy." Inzaghi brushed his hair, "I just want to play for a Premier League team, especially Manchester United."
This strong desire to compete is still strong even if Inzaghi is no longer a professional player.
"Okay, I will pray with you that Manchester United will finish second in the group and then meet us." Pan Yi said with a smile, "But we have to prepare for the home game against Ajax..."