After returning to Europe, Bayern continued to train in Donaueschingen.
This is also a consistent feature of Bundesliga teams, especially considering that Bayern has just undergone reorganization this summer and urgently needs to develop a mature and stable style of play, so training camps are even more necessary.
The arrangement of the warm-up match is more about running-in than actual combat effects.
In the first warm-up match after returning to Germany, Bayern defeated Gunn 23-0 in an away game.
Yes, twenty-three goals, almost comparable to the score in a basketball game.
The opponent was a team from the eighth-level league. Playing a warm-up match with Bayern was more like playing, and the attendance was actually overwhelming.
The second warm-up match was equally good, 16-0, another wild victory.
Maybe it was because the technical content of the two consecutive warm-up matches was too low, or maybe because I was weak after winning, the opponents in the third warm-up match were much stronger. I went to Switzerland to challenge Schaffhausen. This time the score was six to six.
zero.
It is said that I am going abroad, but in fact it is closer to go to Switzerland from Donaueschingen than to return to Munich.
There were great wins in the warm-up matches, but it did not attract much attention from the outside world, because with such an opponent and such a score, there is basically no gold content to speak of. It is more about running the team and adjusting its state.
Afterwards, Bayern played the most valuable warm-up match, against Monchengladbach, who had just been relegated to the Bundesliga 2.
Although this team has been relegated, its overall strength is pretty good, and it is playing at home, so Bayern is playing very hard.
Conceded the goal in the first six minutes.
The partnership of Lucio and Van Buyten is still difficult to adapt to this kind of high defense, especially Van Buyten's slow turn, which is very obvious. This also makes Heynckes determined to support Pepe in the position.
After that, Bayern scored two goals in a row and reversed Monchengladbach 2-1.
Su Dong passed and shot.
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Although the warm-up match has little value, it is very suitable for sharpening knives.
The opponent's defensive pressure is not great. Sudong, Ribery and Robben are all trying to find a way of playing that is most suitable for the three of them to cooperate and establish a tacit understanding as soon as possible.
All three have strong ball-taking abilities, but their characteristics are very different.
Ribery is short, with a low center of gravity, fast speed, and flexible feet. He is good at maneuvering in small spaces. Even if he encounters a tight defense, he can bring the ball out with his skillful and delicate footwork.
Robben is different. He is very fast. His favorite environment is one-on-one with his opponents. As long as you give him such a chance, he can surprise you at any time, and the success rate of breakthrough is quite high.
Su Dong is even different. He can do anything. Quick counterattacks have speed and impact, and he has skills at his feet. When faced with intensive defense, he can hold the ball and create gaps through his body and skills at his feet.
Moreover, everything within thirty meters in front of the goal is within his shooting range, and Heynckes also gave him unlimited firing rights.
To put it simply, he can fire unlimitedly as long as he feels like it.
From several warm-up matches, it is easy to see that Su Dong can cooperate with both Ribery and Robben. His tacit understanding with Robben is still a bit lacking, but he and Ribery quickly
Once a common frequency is found, the effect is immediately apparent.
Whenever Ribery gets the ball in the frontcourt and Su Dong approaches, the French scarface will take the initiative to rush over and ask Su Dong to cooperate, playing a one-on-one against the wall, which is called a slip, and from time to time he will give you an impromptu heel.
This is also because when Su Dong was at Barcelona, he cooperated with Ronaldinho and Messi, and with players like Franck Ribery, there was no feeling of unfamiliarity. As long as there was a tacit understanding, there was basically no problem.
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Robben is different. He likes to charge hard and directly use speed and change of speed to get past his opponent.
The strategy adopted by Su Dong is also very simple. Since Robben likes to work alone, let you work alone. I will move and insert gaps. If you have the ability, you'd better attract three or four defensive players. There are empty spaces everywhere around me.
Once the ball arrives, there is an opportunity every minute.
Not only that, Su Dong also moved his cooperation routine with Ronaldinho and Messi in Barcelona to Bayern.
To put it simply, it is a long diagonal pass.
In the past, the media said that Barcelona had an unstoppable offensive routine. After Ronaldinho took the ball to attract the defensive attention, he passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area to find Sudong who was running out of space.
Ribery plays on the left with his right foot, and Robben plays on the right with his left foot. The inverse-footed winger is most comfortable with this kind of diagonal pass.
In addition, Su Dong's presence can also greatly enrich Bayern's tactical methods, such as long passes from the backcourt.
Su Dong's tactical role is very obvious. His height and strength are there. Taking the ball with his back and grabbing the first landing point are all his specialties. And Heynckes' requirement for Ribery and Robben is to counterattack quickly.
When the time came, they would circle around Su Dong.
For example, in the game against Monchengladbach, the reverse goal was when Su Dong took the ball with his back in the 30-meter area and stopped it for Ribery. The French scarface was flanked by two defensive players.
, dribbling the ball diagonally into the middle to attract the defensive attention, and then pass the ball behind to find Su Dong.
Su Dong quickly stepped in. After getting the ball into the penalty area, he easily pushed the ball with his left foot and reversed the score.
They are all top players, and they are all players with outstanding personal abilities. It will be no problem for the three of them to work together.
The important reason why England's two virtues conflict is that their habits and responsibilities are very similar.
But Sudong, Ribery and Robben have completely different characteristics, so there is no such problem at all.
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After playing against Monchengladbach, Bayern officially left Donaueschingen.
Heynckes also held a special press conference to introduce to the outside world the gains of the team's training camp in Donaueschingen.
After that, the team headed north to Gelsenkirchen to participate in the pre-season German League Cup.
The competition format of the German League Cup is quite special. The top four teams in the Bundesliga standings last season, plus the Bundesliga Champions and the German Cup Champions, a total of six teams, play three rounds.
This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The first round is the qualifying round, the fourth in the league will play against the third in the league, the Bundesliga champion will face the Bundesliga second, and the winner will advance to the semi-finals.
As the Bundesliga champion last season, Bayern Munich directly entered the semi-finals, and their opponent was Schalke who defeated Werder Bremen in the qualifiers.
Although it is the German League Cup, the game still has a strong warm-up nature, just like the Premier League Community Shield Cup, except that the Community Shield Cup is a game to determine the outcome, and the German League Cup requires at least two games.
At the Schalke Arena, Bayern fell into a tough battle.
This is mainly because Bayern has just experienced a high-intensity training camp and continuous warm-up matches. The players have not yet fully adjusted, and everyone, including the coaching staff, regards this game as a warm-up match.
But in the 28th minute of the first half, Su Dong scored a goal for Bayern.
This is a very typical long pass from the backcourt.
Pepe was very familiar with Su Dong. He stopped the ball and looked forward, then kicked a long pass.
Su Dong shook off the defending central defender and quickly stepped in to counter the offside. After rushing into the penalty area, he got ahead of goalkeeper Neuer and provoked the rebounding football again.
The ball passed over the attacking Neuer and fell to the empty goal behind him, one to zero!
While Su Dong scored, Robben was also sprinting quickly. As a result, he found that Su Dong, who was 1.95 meters tall, was not slower than him. This was so shocking to him!
I knew Su Dong was very fast before, but I didn't expect him to be this fast!
After the change of sides in the second half, Lahm quickly moved in along the right wing and made a pass from the right side of the penalty area into the penalty area.
Su Dong judged the landing point of the ball, chased it to the back point, and headed the ball back to the front point.
At this time, Robben rushed over and easily pushed the ball into the almost empty Schalke goal.
Two to zero!
After seeing Robben score, Su Dong immediately ran over, gave him a double high-five, hugged him, congratulated him on his goal, and at the same time touched his bald head from behind.
The hand feel is really bad, especially during the competition, it is very greasy and unpleasant.
Robben also knew in his heart that this was actually Su Dong's proactive overture to him.
As the team's top scorer and the core of Bayern's frontcourt offense, Su Dong is the key to Bayern's reorganization. Robben was already very clear about this when he joined Bayern, and he can accept it.
Because he is also not the core of the offense at Chelsea, and even the authority he gets in Mourinho's tactical system is not as good as what Heynckes gave him.
As for Su Dong's right to fire freely, that's nothing.
Whether in Groningen, PSV or Chelsea, Robben has never been a scorer, but a winger. At best, he just moves from the left to the right.
This is not only the position given to him by Bayern, but also the position given to him by Real Madrid as a winger, separated from Robinho on the wings.
Therefore, for Robben, Su Dong, the number one player in world football, is naturally the well-deserved core of Bayern's frontcourt offense.
No? That’s a weird thing!
Therefore, when he saw Su Dong taking the initiative to play for him and running over to celebrate his goal, Robben responded positively and thanked him for the assist.
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Bayern eventually defeated Schalke 2-0 and advanced to the German League Cup final.
The opponent was Stuttgart, who defeated German Cup champion Nuremberg, and the final venue was arranged at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.
Su Dong once again continued his excellent form since the warm-up match. In just six minutes of the game, he assisted Ribery to score a goal.
After the French scarface scored, he was almost excited.
Before in Marseille, he led a team by himself. After coming to lead Bayern, he discovered that with teammates like Su Dong and Robben around him, playing football was such a joy.
In the second half, Ribery reciprocated and did not directly provide an assist, but formed a beautiful cooperation with Marcelo on the left. Marcelo passed the ball low from the left side of the penalty area, and Su Dong followed up and kicked.
Stab and send the ball into the Stuttgart goal.
Two to zero!
Bayern won the League Cup with Su Dong's pass and shot.
After playing the League Cup final, the Bayern team officially returned to Munich after being away for more than a month.
