It was late at night, and Sebena Street seemed to be asleep.
After Su Dong had eaten with his teammates, he found that something had been left behind at the training base, so he immediately returned in Pepe's car to pick it up.
He asked Pepe to park the car on the side of the road and go in to pick up the things.
To his surprise, the lights in the head coach's office in the training building were still on.
He went to the gym to get his things, and when he was going out, he passed by the head coach's office. Su Dong hesitated for a moment and finally walked over.
The door was open, and Heynckes obviously didn't expect anyone to be there right now.
Old Man Hai was sitting in front of the computer, seemingly looking at the information. Next to him was a tactical board with some chess pieces with jersey numbers on them, obviously to facilitate him to deduce the tactical direction of the game at any time.
There is a bottle of wine next to the computer on the desk, as well as a half-filled glass of red wine with ice cubes in it.
Heynckes was so focused that he didn't hear Su Dong's footsteps. It wasn't until he knocked twice and knocked on the door that Old Man Hai was surprised to see him.
"Hey, Sue, why don't you leave so late?" Heynckes stood up.
"Come back and get something." Su Dong smiled and walked in.
"Just finished eating with them?" Heynckes asked again.
Su Dong nodded, "Yes, everyone is asking, why didn't you go?"
Heynckes smiled and said, "As I get older, I don't really like to eat outside."
Only then did Su Dong suddenly realize that although Heynckes's face was always rosy, sometimes even as red as high blood pressure, his hair was completely white. In the past two years of coaching Bayern, he has indeed become
Much older.
Normally I really don’t feel it!
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As the top star in the team, Su Dong often organizes team building and invites his teammates to eat, drink and have fun.
Of course, Marcelo, Ribery and Pepe can always help him find a reason to treat him with confidence.
Everyone knows that these are actually excuses. The most important thing is that Su Dong wants to take this opportunity to build a good relationship with his teammates.
In this regard, Su Dong was not stingy.
Kicker magazine had previously done a special issue for Su Dong, which was to analyze some of Su Dong’s things at Bayern. For example, he often gave gifts to his teammates, coaching staff and staff during holidays, and he often invited his teammates to dinner.
Su Dong was very forthright about other matters, big and small.
When he was at Barcelona, I heard that he lent money to Messi and Iniesta to buy villas.
Also because Su Dong is good at building good relationships with his teammates, he is very popular within the team.
Tonight, it's his treat again, the reason is to celebrate the team's advancement to the semi-finals.
It's said to be team building, but in fact it's Su Dong who pays the bill.
But Heynckes didn't go.
After Su Dong came in, his eyes naturally fell on the tactical board next to Heynckes, on which the lines of the enemy and ourselves were drawn in red and blue, as well as some formations of the opposing sides.
Needless to say, the opponent must be Manchester United.
"Vidic has performed very well this season, plus Ferdinand. To be honest, it would not be very rational to directly confront them." Su Dong saw his No. 9 piece being placed between Manchester United's No. 5 and No. 15.
, frowned slightly.
Vidic has indeed performed very well this season. Many people even think that his performance is even better than Ronnie and should be elected as the Premier League Player of the Season. This is really a great honor for a central defender.
Facing Vidic and Ferdinand, it's not that Su Dong was afraid. He would only know if he could do it after competing on the field. After all, football is a sport that more tests the players' on-the-spot performance rather than your usual strength.
"You are right, Vidic played very well, but I think he is struggling now because Ferguson's rotations are more in the midfield and frontcourt, and the defense has always remained stable and basically does not rotate.
In March, Ferdinand was injured for a period of time, and it was all thanks to Vidic's persistence that allowed Manchester United to counterattack after the winter break."
What is most talked about about Manchester United this season is, of course, that from the 13th round to the 25th round, Manchester United's defense did not concede a single goal in the Premier League, and Van der Sar became famous for this.
All of this relies on the stability of the defense, and Vidic is indispensable.
The schedule of the Premier League is already very intensive, and it is even more so during the winter break. Manchester United insists on fighting on multiple fronts, winning the League Cup, leading the Premier League, and reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup. The competition is quite intensive.
This will be quite a heavy burden for the players.
Bayern does not have this problem, because during the winter break, Bayern has more than a month of rest time. This is such a precious rest that it is enough to envy all teams in the Premier League.
Ronnie has complained more than once that there is no winter break in the Premier League, which is simply a torture.
Beckenbauer said that the strongest is often the weakest.
The implication is that if you can suppress the opponent's strongest point, then the strongest advantage will become the opponent's weakest disadvantage.
It's like playing against Bayern. If you can freeze Su Dong, Bayern's offense will be about the same.
Su Dong understood what Heynckes meant, and he immediately walked to the tactical board and pulled the No. 9 chess piece back a little.
Heynckes on the side saw it and immediately laughed, "You are thinking the same thing as me. If you don't fight with Vidic and Ferdinand, you have the advantage of speed and the threat will be greater if you withdraw."
"Carrick has a good sense of position, but his body is relatively weak. It is not a big problem. If it is the veterans Scholes and Giggs..."
Before Su Dong could finish his words, Heynckes shook his head, "I guess Ferguson is also afraid. He will not let Scholes and Giggs play, but will play Anderson, Fletcher, or Park Ji-sung."
The two veterans are retained as surprise troops."
"Fletcher and Anderson both have problems. They run a lot and have a good positioning rate, but their positioning sense is very poor. As long as someone tempts them with the ball in front of them, they will leave their position."
"That's right!" Heynckes smiled and nodded.
The defensive central midfielder and the deep-lying central midfielder seem to be just different in position, both are defending, but in fact, the roles they play, or their tasks on the court are very different.
When delaying, the most important thing is to protect the defense. In other words, blocking the opponent's passing lane and blocking the position is his first priority. He is not even allowed to leave his defensive area easily.
Central midfielders are different. Even defensive central midfielders have to actively run to cover and press opponents.
Both Fletcher and Anderson are central midfielders, who typically run after the ball, covering and pressing more.
But there is a problem with this kind of players, they can easily lose their position.
So Carrick is crucial at this time because he has a good sense of position and has a long pass.
If you look carefully at Manchester United's playing time, it is not difficult to find that Carrick is the player Ferguson relies on most in the midfield.
But unfortunately, Carrick's health is really not good enough.
Originally, Ferguson introduced Owen Hargreaves with the intention of partnering with Carrick to form a double midfielder, but who knew that Hargreaves would be seriously injured and absent this season.
Things are unpredictable!
"I've always had a question that I haven't figured out yet." Su Dong suddenly asked.
Heynckes looked at Su Dong, as if he was curious, is there anything else you can't figure out?
In Old Man Hai's impression, Su Dong is really a very smart player and has a very thorough understanding of tactics.
"Ronnie is my best friend. I have always felt that he is not suitable for playing in the center. He cannot hold the ball, but why does Ferguson often put him in the center?"
After hearing this, Heynckes couldn't help but laugh, "I thought it was some big problem, but it turned out to be this."
This season, Ferguson did often put Cristiano Ronaldo in the center, so much so that the Portuguese complained many times that he was not suitable to play in the center.
"Because Rooney is not suitable to play in the middle, but Rooney must play."
Su Dong was a little confused after hearing this, is that it?
Are you underestimating Ferguson too much?
"Don't overestimate Ferguson. Rooney is the backbone of England and has a great influence, but his skills are indeed too rough and he can't hold the ball in the middle. In fact, this is not only Rooney's problem. Look at the current situation.
In the Premier League, Arsenal can hold the ball because they have all foreign players. Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, and even other teams, how many teams can hold the ball?"
"I even think that if Manchester United takes Rooney, they might be able to play more smoothly, but Ferguson doesn't dare to do that because this is the rule of the game for Manchester United or the Premier League. Ferguson has been at Manchester United and the Premier League like a fish in water for so many years because of him.
He knows how to use this set of rules of the game."
"On the other hand, you can see that one day in the future, when Ferguson retires, no one will be able to play with the same group of players. Why? Because they don't understand the rules of the game played by Manchester United and Ferguson."
After a pause, Heynckes said with admiration: "Actually, Ferguson has already played very well. All four fronts have gone hand in hand. To be honest, if he really has to work hard, he will win the four crowns!"
Su Dong never underestimates the difficulty of coaching a team, but after hearing Heynckes' analysis, he can fully imagine the difficulty of Ferguson coaching Manchester United, especially bringing Manchester United to the four fronts today.
They all have the difficulty to qualify for the championship, which is absolutely hellish.
Thinking of this, his admiration for Ferguson deepened.
But unfortunately, as an opponent, whether it is for Bayern or for himself, he must defeat Manchester United.
"Okay, I think you are already confident, so I will go back." Su Dong smiled and waved his hand.
Ferguson is an old fox, and Heynckes is no better.
Both of them were cunning and cunning, and Su Dong looked as if he had stripped naked in front of them.
Heynckes immediately froze and wanted to say, hey, I just said I was addicted, and I haven't told you my strategies and tactics for dealing with Manchester United. Why are you leaving?
Damn it, I'm a talk addict who tries to hook up with someone but doesn't listen to what they have to say. Is there anyone like you?
Believe it or not, I asked you to be your substitute?
When he was complaining, Su Dong had already reached the door and suddenly turned around and said, "If you drank at night, stop driving. I'll give you another box later!"
The bottle of wine on Heynckes' table was given by Su Dong.
Bayern's three giants each have one share.
"Also, if you are old and have a bad stomach, don't add ice!"
"You care about me so much!" Heynckes scolded with a smile.
But before he could finish speaking, Su Dong had already left.
