The sound at the Allianz Arena was overwhelming, with Bayern fans singing the team anthem and cheering for the players in the stadium.
The deafening sound swept every corner of the stadium, including Su Dong who was sitting on the home team's bench.
It's already the second half, but Bayern's offense still hasn't improved much.
This is a pinnacle duel. Many people thought before that this game would determine the top spot in the group, but now it seems that this may not be the case, because Bordeaux played quite well in the first game of the French Ligue 1 group stage and drew in an away game.
Juventus.
What does it mean?
In other words, Juventus lost the three points they should have grabbed at home.
The three teams in this group are from the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 respectively. Bayern and Bordeaux are both championship teams. Juventus is not weak either. The three teams are competing for points from each other. The three points at home are enough.
It seems extremely precious.
Whoever loses these three points must do everything possible to get it back.
Especially in some games that were originally planned to allow points to be lost, such as the Allianz Arena.
Therefore, Juventus tried their best to fight Bayern in this battle. To a certain extent, they regarded this battle as a life-and-death battle for the top spot in the group and showed extremely tenacity.
Ferrara knew Bayern's strength, so he adopted a more balanced tactic of 442.
Bayern responded with a 433, with Ribery, Klose and Robben forming a trident.
From the very beginning, Bayern took advantage of their home court advantage to launch a fierce attack on Juventus and frequently created opportunities. However, the Bianconeri were fully mentally prepared for this and defended tightly, preventing Bayern from taking any advantage.
Chiellini was quite a general in this battle, and Buffon was getting stronger as time goes by, which made Juventus's defense very solid.
In the absence of Su Dong, the wings of Ribery and Robben were very active.
It can be said that these two players have completely played to the level of world-class superstars, but it is useless.
There is a saying in Italian football that no matter how good you play on the wing, you still have to return to the center to score goals.
Therefore, the wingers in Serie A have never received much attention, and Serie A has always lacked wingers.
When Juventus opened up the wings but tightened the center, Bayern's offense seemed to be louder than rain.
It was difficult for Klose to gain an advantage under the joint restrictions of Chiellini and Lerottaglie in the middle.
After changing sides in the second half, Heynckes replaced Tymoshchuk with Thomas Muller, leaving Bastian Schweinsteiger and Modric to form a double midfielder. The team changed to 4231.
Continue the attack against Juventus.
Thomas Muller has been very active this season, and this game was also the case. He was very threatening with several runs and pulls, but in the game, he still could not break the Juventus goal.
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Su Dong sat on the bench and watched the game on the court.
He found that Bayern had all the advantages. Bayern had an overwhelming advantage in attacking from the wing and controlling the ball. Even the players performed very well, and no one was crotchless.
But he just couldn't score a goal.
where is the problem?
"When Juventus shrinks and defends, their defense becomes a wall, and what we need now is no longer a sharp sword, but a battering ram."
This is what Heynckes said to Su Dong during the halftime break.
Ribery and Robben are both extremely sharp swords and are both top attackers in Europe. However, when facing this kind of unbreakable defense, their role is not very great because they lack the kind of ability to stand up in dense defense.
The strength and level to open an offensive channel.
Of course, this is relative.
In the Bundesliga, they can probably do very well, because the Bundesliga's defensive level is like that.
But in the Champions League, facing teams like Juventus, they failed.
Ribery's ball control, Robben's breakthrough, Thomas Muller's movement, and Klose's support are all very, very good, but in a dense defense, these are ineffective.
This is the importance of the center!
He can not score goals, he can have rough skills, he can...
But, he just can't live without it!
It's like when Capello played a strikerless tactic in Roma. Does that mean he doesn't need a center?
No, it's because he doesn't have a center!
Su Dong was sitting on the sidelines and saw very clearly that after Klose was contained, Bayern's offense also died down, and the threat was greatly reduced.
This is not a coincidence, but a necessity!
Correspondingly, Ferrara played two centers tonight, Iaquinta and Trezeguet.
This is so Italian!
You know, Serie A has never paid much attention to the wings, but it pays special attention to the center.
So why does it feel like in European football now that centers are not being taken seriously?
The reason is actually very simple, there are too few high-level centers!
Su Dong is the one who can appreciate it best, because the overall defensive level has improved greatly in recent years. Generally speaking, starting from the year when Greece won the European Cup, all teams began to pay attention to defense, and double midfielders became popular, with the central midfielder becoming popular.
Overcrowded.
Just imagine, when there are people everywhere in the middle, how can the center survive? How can he seize the advantage?
The body is essential.
You can live without technology, but you cannot live without your body.
Therefore, it doesn't matter if Drogba's skills are rough, as long as his body is strong enough and he can break through the defense.
Klose and Thomas Muller are facing this problem now. They just can't break through Juventus' defense.
No matter how active Franck Ribery and Robben are on the wing, it will be difficult to create a threat if you can't get out of the middle.
Su Dong had a hunch that defense was becoming more and more rigorous, and under this trend, the requirements for centers would become higher and higher.
But the current mainstream trend is to control the midfield and balance offense and defense. Any team will have higher and higher requirements for passing and controlling the ball, especially for centers.
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Unless your body is so strong that you are at a higher level than your opponent and can crush your opponent purely by relying on your body, otherwise, you must have skills, especially the ability to stop the ball, but this is too demanding for a center.
As a result, powerful centers will become more and more popular and scarce. Teams that cannot get them will simply give up on the big center strategy, preferring to have a shortage rather than a waste.
But having a strong center can definitely bring the team's overall strength to a higher level, and even one person can drag the team forward.
This is what Su Dong felt in his heart when he sat on the bench for the entire game and watched the Bayern players on the court bombarding him wildly, but still failed to break through the Juventus goal.
Several times, he felt that if it were him, he would definitely be able to create a threat.
But he sat on his bench.
Muscle injuries can be major or minor, and Nuno Cruz also attaches great importance to this. He even asked Su Dong to rest in this game before, but in the end, at the request of Heynckes and Su Dong, Nuno Cruz
Agree to let him be a substitute.
While Su Dong was observing and thinking, a Bayern player on the court suddenly kicked the ball out of bounds.
The referee blew his whistle and waved towards the Bayern coaching bench to signal the team doctor to enter.
I saw Robben sitting on the grass at some point, looking a little painful.
His knees have always been fragile. Even with the help of Nuno Cruz and strengthened muscle training, there are still certain hidden dangers, and now it seems that there is a problem with his knees.
Wolfart quickly rushed into the field with his assistant, and after a preliminary check on Robben, he was carried out of the field and signaled that Heynckes was about to make a substitution.
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"Robben seems to be seriously injured. It's probably a knee problem."
"Now is a critical period of Bayern's devilish schedule. I hope it will not affect Bayern's performance."
"Let's see this time, will Heynckes replace Su Dong?"
When Robben was taken to the sidelines, Heynckes scratched his head hard and felt very depressed.
Turning his head, he looked at Su Dong on the bench with a questioning look, as if he was saying, can I come on?
Su Dong nodded.
He knows that Bayern needs him at this time!
Heynckes immediately waved to Su Dong to come up quickly.
"Sure enough, Bayern is going to make a substitution!"
"Su Dong is about to play."
"It is now the 73rd minute of the second half, and the score between the two sides is still zero to zero."
"This is Bayern's second substitution."
When Su Dong walked to the sidelines, the entire Allianz Arena burst into overwhelming cheers. Bayern fans were shouting his name crazily. Su Dong's shouts resounded throughout the Allianz Arena.
This represents the expectations and affirmation of Bayern fans for Su Dong!
Juventus was also quite nervous. Ferrara kept calling Chiellini and Lerottaglie on the sidelines, and also signaled Marchisio and Felipe Melo to protect the defense more to avoid being beaten.
Su Dong could take advantage of the opportunity.
The moment Su Dong walked into the court, everyone's attention fell on him.
"This is Su Dong!"
"He is like a savior coming to the Allianz Arena."
"At this moment, all the fans at the Allianz Arena are full of expectations for him, because they all believe that Su Dong will lead the team to victory, because he can always score goals!"
"Juventus must be very nervous because they are not sure if they can stop Su Dong from scoring."
"Looking at the world of football, I'm afraid the only such superstar is Su Dong."
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After Su Dong came on the court, Bayern's tactics changed to 4-4-2, with Su Dong and Klose forming a double forward.
Less than seven minutes after Su Dong came on the court, at the 82nd minute of the game, Juventus launched a wave of attacks directly into Bayern's penalty area. Diego took a long shot and was directly hugged by Neuer.
After the Bayern goalkeeper got up from the ground, he took a look at the situation ahead and immediately threw the ball to Lucio.
After the Brazilian central defender got the ball, he passed it forward to Modric.
The Croatian midfielder dribbled the ball forward, just past the center line, and sent a direct pass to Sudong on the right side of the penalty area.
At this time, Grosso and Chiellini, who were possessed by their souls, had already positioned themselves in time to form a pincer attack in the penalty area, preparing to block Sudong.
But Su Dongyi was brave enough to stop the ball and directly dribble towards the penalty area.
