This is the comment of former star Bierhoff, who was responsible for commentating the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 knockout match to Germany, on Bayern Munich who played for 15 minutes after the game started.
Hitzfeld took Salihamidzic and let Demichelis serve as the team's deep-lying midfielder.
This sudden move not only completely disrupted Valencia's pre-match arrangements, but also made the Bats very passive at the start of the away game, especially in the frontcourt.
In the first fifteen minutes, it was difficult for Valencia to organize an effective offensive. It was difficult for the ball to pass through the midfield and reach Su Dong's feet. Even if it was passed to Su Dong's feet, every time he got the ball, Demichelis and
Kufuor will attack from both front and back immediately.
Pressing closely and forming a local numerical advantage, this is Bayern Munich's strategy to restrict Su Dong.
The midfielder was suppressed and it was difficult to pass the ball. Su Dong got the ball and fell into a trap. Valencia's offense seemed to be stuck in a quagmire.
On the defensive end, Valencia arranged for Ayala to mark Ma Kai, but encountered a serious problem.
Bayern Munich's offense does not entirely rely on Mackay.
The first shot of the opening was a header from Kufuor, and then Ballack also had a shot from behind.
Obviously, after taking Salihamidzic, Hitzfield relied on several players in the team who are good at attacking in the back row, but Valencia's defense can still cope with it.
The real fatal thing was the 45-degree diagonal pass into the penalty area from two French full-backs.
When Ayala and Marchena faced Roy Mackay, neither had an advantage in height, nor could they get any advantage in strength. Mackay has played for Deportivo La Coruna for a long time and is very familiar with La Liga and Valencia.
Between Ayala and Marchena, Ma Kai is at ease.
The full-back made 45-degree diagonal passes into the penalty area, and Ma Kai frequently got opportunities.
The frontcourt offense could not find a way out, and Su Dong could not get effective passes; the backcourt defense exposed problems, which put Valencia in a very passive situation, and the situation was also positive, as if it might lose the ball at any time.
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In the 20th minute, Sagnol made a diagonal pass from the right into the penalty area. Marchena failed to seize the most advantageous position. Marchai was flanked by two Valencia central defenders, jumped high and headed the ball towards the goal.
Canizares flew to the rescue, but was still out of reach and the ball hit Valencia's goal.
One to zero!
In an instant, the entire Olympic Stadium erupted into a roaring tsunami!
This is Ma Kai's first header for Bayern Munich!
Facing the Bundesliga high school defenders, Ma Kai did not seem to have an advantage, but in front of Ayala and Marchena, the Dutch killer once again showed his height advantage. After missing several opportunities in a row, he finally seized it.
Opportunity to score a goal.
The excited Dutchman flew out of the stadium, crossed the snow-covered track and field, and rushed in front of the Bayern Munich fans.
He made Bayern Munich fans forget about Elber!
The whole stadium resounded with Ma Kai's name, which was the shout from Bayern Munich fans!
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Watching Ma Kai score and leave, Su Dong felt very uncomfortable.
Unconsciously, he was comparing himself with Ma Kai.
Last season, Ma Kai scored 29 goals in La Liga and was the top scorer in La Liga. At the same time, he transferred to Bayern Munich at a high price. In the past few years, Ma Kai played a total of 202 La Liga games.
, scored a hundred goals, and scored one goal every two games in a draw.
Su Dong's scoring efficiency is higher than Ma Kai.
In his first season in La Liga, Su Dong scored 27 goals in the first 25 rounds. This scoring efficiency is so amazing that many people believe that Su Dong's efficiency far exceeds that of Ma Kai.
But tonight, on the court, Ma Kai took the lead and gave Su Dong a sap.
This seems to be a demonstration, telling Su Dong: Young man, you are still young!
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"From the current point of view, in the competition for shooters, Ma Kai is indeed more mature than Su Dong and can seize opportunities better."
Bierhoff, who was in charge of the TV commentary, said when commenting on MacKay's goal.
"Of course, we also need to see that the passivity of the Valencia team is the reason for Sudong's poor performance. Benitez was tactically suppressed by Hitzfield. If the situation continues to develop at the same pace just now, Valencia will
Rencia will probably concede another goal, and the scorer will probably be MacKay."
"Now is the time to test Su Dong's quality!"
"No matter how much you are praised by the media and fans on weekdays, it is not as valuable as saving the team at critical moments."
"Valencia now just needs someone to step up and inject confidence into the team and players."
"Can Su Dong do it?"
"I believe that at this moment, many scouts and even senior executives from European giants are waiting for the answer."
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The two teams fought fiercely.
Valencia's players were trying to find ways to break through Bayern Munich's pressure on the court, but it was difficult to do.
The three midfielders composed of Demichelis, Ballack and Hargreaves are very capable of running and defending very hard. This completely suppressed Valencia's midfield. Canobio, who replaced Aimar, even
No performance, the ball was intercepted several times.
Su Dong was waiting for the pass from his teammates in front, but seeing that it was difficult for the ball to pass through the midfield, he was also anxious.
When he saw that the ball could not be passed in midfield, he simply ran back and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
Baraja quickly sent a direct pass, and the ball came to Su Dong's feet.
Ballack returned to the defense in front of Su Dong and tried to intercept Su Dong.
But after Su Dong got the ball, he swayed his body and passed Ballack. He quickly started to accelerate, leaving the German midfielder behind, and drove the ball straight to the penalty area.
Demichelis immediately rushed behind Ballack to help defend, trying to stop Su Dong.
But Su Dong picked up the speed, and after approaching Demichelis with the ball, he very flexibly pulled the ball with the sole of his foot and turned around to get rid of it. In one move, he directly left Demikelis behind.
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"Su Dong performed a beautiful Marseille pirouette!"
All the fans in the audience also made a sound mixed with fear and exclamation.
But after getting rid of Ballack and Demichelis, Sudong was blocked by Robert Kovac on the outside of the penalty area.
As soon as the people stopped, they were immediately surrounded by people.
Four Bayern Munich defensive players surrounded Sudong at the top of the penalty area, but Sudong still moved around, protected the ball, and quickly passed it back to Canobbio.
The ball was not lost, but the offensive opportunity was gone!
The two wonderful escapes before turned into useless efforts.
"Su Dong's performance was very beautiful, but unfortunately, Bayern Munich buried heavy troops in the midfield and backcourt, especially against his defense."
"This 19-year-old youngster is indeed very surprising. Not only does he have the body and strength of a giant to fight, but he also has agility and speed that are completely unmatched by his body, as well as dazzling skills with his feet."
"It's really subversive!"
Bierhoff also praised Su Dong continuously after seeing his performance.
But unfortunately, the performance failed to translate into goals.
Valencia struggled to hold on in the second half of the first half, and finally maintained the score of 0-1 until the end of the first half.
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The players returned to the visiting team's locker room one after another.
It can be clearly seen that Valencia's players look helpless and depressed.
It's not that they didn't work hard, it's that they were suppressed tactically.
This is extremely rare. Benitez was actually suppressed by his opponent at the tactical level. It can be seen that Hitzfield is also a master of tactics and has made subversive changes in his home games.
Or, to put it in simpler terms, Hitzfield put down his stature, did not want the face of a wealthy team, and faced Valencia with a conservative attitude at his home court.
This is indeed surprising.
Before the game, Benitez and Valencia players felt that Bayern Munich should actively strive for victory at home.
Unexpectedly, Heathfield did want to win, but not in the way they imagined.
Not long after the team returned to the locker room, Benitez and Yesterdam also came in.
Behind them was another player, Mista.
Seeing Mista come in, everyone in the locker room clearly guessed that the team was going to make substitutions during the halftime break.
And many people unanimously set their sights on Canobbio.
The Uruguayan midfielder also got a lot of opportunities this season, but unfortunately, he failed to show his due strength.
Benitez once asked him to play on the left and also in the center, but his performance was not ideal.
Tonight, he replaced Aimar as the attacking midfielder. As a result, under the pressure of Bayern Munich's three midfielders, the Uruguayan midfielder was sleepwalking for almost the entire first half, unable to produce any eye-catching performance, and even forced Su Dong to play on his own.
Run back and ask for the ball.
Sure enough, Benitez announced a substitution, and Mista replaced Canobbio.
"Su, you have also seen that Bayern Munich's defense is targeting you. I hope you can avoid their entanglement for the time being. Mista will go up to the front, and you will connect the striker and midfielder behind him.
, and be sure to plug it back in at the same time.”
Benitez's strategy is very simple. Since Bayern Munich focuses on Su Dong, they should pull Su Dong back and get out of Bayern Munich's key defense area, and then use his speed and sense of smell to penetrate behind.
create threats.
Judging from the previous games this season, Su Dong's role as No. 9 and a half is equally effective.
There are even many passes that feel like a midfielder, which is very admirable.
At the same time, Benitez also asked the team to strengthen the control of the midfield, don't be anxious, try to control the ball and the rhythm, because Bayern Munich uses three midfielders, the defense is enough, but the control is not
It's gone down.
On the contrary, Valencia fought too fiercely and too fast with their opponents in the first half, losing control and causing the midfield to lose momentum.
On the defensive end, Benitez hopes that the two wings can actively defend and suppress the opponent's two French full-backs.
"At least, don't let them make random passes into the penalty area to find Ma Kai and Pizarro!"
This is Benitez's response to Hitzfield based on the situation in the first half.
