Chapter 242: The Final Battle in Munich! Heynckes’ Unsolvable Problem! We Are the Strongest Team! [Subscribe]

Ahead of the crucial showdown in the Champions League quarter-finals, Bayswater Chinese lost their first league game of the season.

And the opponent is newly promoted Norwich.

This caused heated discussions in the outside media and concerns among many fans.

If we look at the results alone, Bayswater Chinese’s current lead in the league is enough, and even if they lose this game, it will not affect the outside world’s optimism about them at all.

Moreover, they only lost one game in 30 league rounds, which is a very impressive result.

Even if we lose, no one can say anything.

But the most crucial thing is that we lost at the wrong time.

It is indeed worrying that they will lose when they are about to challenge Bayern in Munich, Germany.

More importantly, it is the state shown by the Chinese players of Bayswater.

The Times published Yang Cheng’s explanation at the post-match press conference.

Yang Cheng believes that the main reason for the team’s loss is that the players became lax.

“Just now in the locker room, I told my players that this is an extremely dangerous thing to do.”

The Times agrees.

Since the beginning of this season, Bayswater Chinese have been performing very stably, and their various rotations have basically not failed.

But that is based on the premise that teams such as Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United are chasing closely all the way.

Up to now, Manchester United and Arsenal have fallen behind one after another.

In the last three rounds, Manchester City had one draw and one loss, losing points continuously and gradually widening the gap with Bayswater Chinese.

At this time, the Bayswater Chinese players must have breathed a sigh of relief.

But precisely because of this, their form showed a clear decline in the match against Norwich.

The Times stated that in the current Premier League, even for a team as strong as Bayswater Chinese, facing a newly promoted team like Norwich, as long as there is a clear overall decline in the players’ condition, it will be a disaster on the court.

“Similar cases have occurred repeatedly in almost every season in the past. The most important thing is to see how Yang Cheng handles the crisis facing the team and the next games.”

Yang Cheng also said in the post-match press conference, “I won’t blame my players for this, because I know they have all worked very hard, but I hope they can clearly realize that this is a very fatal thing.”

“In the Champions League quarter-finals, we will face Bayern Munich!”

“That is a top European team aiming to win the Champions League!”

That’s right, Bayern Munich is doing its best to qualify for the Champions League this season.

Because the Champions League final will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

All teams want to win the Champions League at home, don’t they?

Therefore, no one dares to underestimate the competitiveness that Bayern has unleashed under this desire.

The Times believes that Yang Cheng has a very clear understanding of the players’ mentality and the situation facing the team.

Losing the first league game of the season is actually not a big problem.

The real question is how to get out of the shadow of losing as soon as possible, adjust the team’s condition as soon as possible, and go to the Allianz Arena in Munich at the best level to challenge Bayern Munich.

This will be the biggest challenge for Yang Cheng and Bayswater Chinese in the future!

Other British media basically share the same attitude.

After all, they only lost one game in 30 league rounds, and they didn’t even have all their main players on the field. It’s obviously too harsh to blame Bayswater Chinese for the loss.

Many media outlets, including The Guardian and Sky Sports, have expressed optimism about the Chinese from Bayswater’s trip to Munich.

……

Compared with the support and concerns of the British media, the German media began to sing praises for Bayern.

Even many German media believe that this is the result of the pressure put on the Chinese in Bayswater when facing Bayern.

why?
Because Bayern Munich has been in such good shape recently!
How good is it?

Heynckes’ team first defeated Hoffenheim 7-1 at home, and then slaughtered Hertha Berlin 6-0 away.

In the most recent round, Bayern Munich defeated Freiburg 7-0 at home.

In the last three rounds of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich not only won three consecutive victories, but also scored 3 goals and conceded only one goal.

This is just crazy!
In addition to the Bundesliga, in the semi-finals of the German Cup, Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 away and successfully advanced to the final.

The opponent in the final is Dortmund coached by Klopp.

It can be said that Bayern Munich has been unstoppable in recent times.

In the Bundesliga standings, after 27 rounds, they are temporarily 5 points behind Klopp’s Dortmund.

With only seven rounds left, the possibility of a reversal is not very high.

Precisely because of this, Bayern Munich placed all their hopes on the cup competition.

Especially the Champions League.

Is it reasonable for Bayern Munich not to participate in the Champions League final held at home?

The entire German football world also urgently hopes that Bayern Munich can regroup and lead many Bundesliga teams to achieve a breakthrough in the Champions League and achieve better results.

Therefore, Bayern was unstoppable and the Chinese team at Bayswater suffered their first defeat of the season, which immediately excited the entire German football world and the German media sang praises.

The Munich-based Süddeutsche Zeitung has placed extremely high hopes on the upcoming Champions League quarter-finals, believing that this will be Bayern Munich’s first shot in the charge towards the Champions League.

“At the same time, it will also be the first step towards the revival of German football!”

The Süddeutsche Zeitung revealed that Bayern Munich is also looking forward to this game.

From management to coaching staff to players to fans, everyone is eager to win this game.

Hoeness even said in an interview with Bild that “the match on March 3 will be the most important match for Bayern so far this season, and we cannot afford to lose!”

Public opinion in Germany is also generally optimistic about Bayern Munich’s advancement.

Many media even gave advice to Bayern, believing that the Bundesliga giants should give full play to their midfield advantages, especially the iron trio of Gustavo, Schweinsteiger and Tymoshchuk.

These three iron-blooded midfielders of Bayern have made great contributions to the team in the past season. They are known for their defense and running coverage, which are enough to suppress the three-midfield combination that the Chinese in Bayswater are proud of.

On the defensive line, the combination of Alaba, Badstuber, Van Buyten and Lahm, as well as the presence of goalkeeper Neuer, make Bayern Munich’s entire midfield and backcourt impregnable.

Such a lineup configuration is enough to suppress the Chinese in Bayswater.

Many German football professionals also offered suggestions, believing that Bayern should strive for victory at home.

As long as we can beat Bayswater Chinese at home, even by just one goal, it will be very easy to play away!

Bayern captain Lahm said in an interview with media reporters that the Chinese in Bayswater are very strong opponents.

“But we are confident of winning at home!”

Lahm believes that Ribery will be the key to Bayern’s victory.

“We all know that he is a key player who can decide the outcome of the game, and he will prove his importance through this game.”

“It’s a very difficult task indeed to beat the Bayswater Chinese but Frank will do his part.”

In addition, Lahm also believes that playing at home is the biggest boost for Bayern.

“Playing at the Allianz Arena is a positive thing for us. We are familiar with everything here and playing in our own stadium will give us a sense of security and familiarity.”

Finally, Lahm said, “Everyone in our team hopes to win the trophy at home!”

If we want to win the cup, we must defeat Bayswater Chinese and advance to the finals!

As for the threats within the Bayswater Chinese team, Lahm mentioned Lewandowski and Gareth Bale.

“There is no doubt that these two players are the most threatening and most attacking players in the Bayswater Chinese team.”

Among them, Lahm also faced off against Gareth Bale.

“He has great physical strength and amazing speed. He will be a very difficult opponent, but I have often encountered such opponents in the past.”

“We are a strong team. I believe there will be no problem with our defense!”

Midfielder Schweinsteiger said that Bayern will prove their strength through this game.

“Maybe our lineup of stars is not as good as the Bayswater Chinese, but our players are also very good.”

“We have found a solution to stop the Chinese in Bayswater and everyone will see how we beat them at the Allianz Arena!”

Facing his former club, a team he likes very much and is very grateful to, Ribery said that as a professional player, his way of thanking the Chinese in Bayswater is to try his best to defeat them.

“I have reminded my teammates that Bayswater Chinese are a very resilient team!”

Neuer reminded his teammates and coaching staff, “No matter what, we must pay attention to the Bayswater Chinese midfield.”

“I have played for Bayswater Chinese for many years. I know this team and these players. We are still very good friends.”

“I want to say that Coach Yang Cheng values ​​the midfield more than anyone else!”

“If I were to make a conclusion about this game, I would say whoever wins the midfield will win the game!”

Neuer believes that the advantage of the Chinese players in Bayswater lies in passing and cutting.

Bayern Munich’s strengths lie in their midfield defence, interception and coverage.

“Once the Bayswater Chinese midfield is functioning smoothly, this team will be unbeatable!”

Bayern head coach Heynckes even mentioned, “Yang Cheng is one of the best head coaches in world football today. His outstanding work will make everyone feel difficult to deal with.”

“He controls the team very well and integrates with the players. This feeling is envied by all coaches.”

“It is indeed very difficult to beat such a team, but I believe that as long as we go all out, we can do it!”

In addition, former Bayern Munich stars including Makaay, Ballack, Effenberg and Kahn have also spoken out in the media and offered suggestions, each with their own unique ideas, hoping to help Bayern Munich understand their opponents and defeat them.

“I already knew during my time playing in the Premier League that Bayswater Chinese were an excellent team with huge technical and tactical advantages.”

“More importantly, each of them has an incredible will to win!”

Ballack said that if Bayern wants to beat such a team, they must not only take advantage of their home court, but also do better than their opponents.

……

While the British and German media were in an uproar and taking sides, Yang Cheng and his players were preparing for the game with peace of mind by the Brent Reservoir.

Neither the media’s opinions nor the fans’ concerns affected the rhythm within the team.

For Bayswater Chinese, the upset loss to Norwich is now in the past.

The next most important thing is the Champions League quarter-finals.

What Yang Cheng needs to pay attention to is the latest information sent from the city center uniform team about the team’s arrival in Munich, including hotels, food and other matters.

In addition, one of the team buses has arrived in Munich.

Everything is being carried out in an orderly manner.

Just waiting for the team to depart from London to Munich tomorrow.

When Yang Cheng was signing the report document for the uniform team, Toni Kroos knocked on the office door.

When he entered the door, the German midfielder didn’t seem surprised at all that Yang Cheng would look for him. He walked in calmly and found a place to sit down without Yang Cheng greeting him.

“how are things?”

Yang Cheng finished the work at hand, walked over from the desk and sat down opposite Toni Kroos.

The German then smiled and said, “Don’t worry, boss, you don’t have to worry about me. Everything is fine.”

Toni Kroos knew exactly what Yang Cheng was worried about.

He is from Bayern and had a lot of unpleasantness with Bayern’s top management before, which caused him to have some resentment towards Bayern in his heart.

So, Yang Cheng is worried about whether he can perform normally when he visits the Allianz Arena?
Toni Kroos’s current calmness is intended to tell Yang Cheng that no matter what the circumstances, he will not be disturbed or affected by emotions.

“In the two years you were at Leverkusen, you faced Bayern four times and your performance was average.”

Leverkusen’s four games against Bayern resulted in two draws and two losses.

In the 09/10 season when Heynckes coached, Leverkusen drew 1-1 with Bayern in two games.

But Toni Kroos performed mediocrely in these four games.

Of course, Yang Cheng couldn’t say for sure whether it was because he was still young and immature at the time and his condition was not stable enough, or whether he was indeed affected by emotional fluctuations.

But one thing Yang Cheng is very clear about is that Toni Kroos is resentful towards Bayern Munich.

More importantly, having previously played for Leverkusen, he is still a Bayern Munich player.

But now, he has transferred to Bayswater Chinese.

This will be the first time in his career that he will go to the Allianz Arena in Munich as a non-Bayern player.

Let me ask, in this situation, how could Yang Cheng not worry? How could he not ask questions?
In Yang Cheng’s tactical system for Bayswater Chinese, the dual core midfielders are indispensable.

To put it in a more figurative way, Toni Kroos is a pillar and plays a stabilizing role.

With him, the team’s lower limit is maintained.

Modric is the ceiling. His presence makes Bayswater Chinese’s offense more three-dimensional and more varied.

In this situation, Yang Cheng thought about it and decided to call Toni Kroos over to ask him.

“Don’t worry, Boss. I’m not the same person I was two years ago. I’m much more mature now!”

Toni Kroos smiled again, hoping that Yang Cheng would feel at ease with him.

“I’ll be honest with you, I really want to prove my ability at the Allianz Arena in front of those who once doubted me, but don’t worry, I know what I can and cannot do.”

Toni Kroos has said this last sentence very frankly.

Yang Cheng also felt relieved after hearing these words.

If Toni Kroos denies it, that would be a real problem.

“Okay, I believe you!” Yang Cheng also nodded with a smile.

Afterwards, Yang Cheng gave him some encouragement and then let Toni Kroos go.

In fact, Toni Kroos has always had a cold face since he was a child. He seldom smiles and is not even the type to cheer for others or make big promises.

This kid is a little too precocious, and has a sense of clarity and clarity.

But what’s interesting is that Yang Cheng’s encouragement was still useful to him.

It’s a very strange feeling.

Only Yang Cheng himself knew that it was because Toni Kroos trusted him!

When a person truly trusts another person, it is always easy to believe every word he says.

Of course, it is not easy to gain Toni Kroos’ trust, especially trust from the heart.

Shortly after Toni Kroos left, Modric also came to Yang Cheng’s office.

As for the team captain, Yang Cheng used a different rhetoric.

“What do you think about Tony going to Bayern as a visiting team for the first time?” Yang Cheng asked with concern.

He showed some worry.

Modric noticed, “I think he can overcome it, and we need him very much.”

“I certainly don’t doubt his ability, and I’m never worried about his performance in the game, but I’m a little worried that he’s too hasty or that he’s been taken advantage of by the opponent.”

After a pause, Yang Cheng reminded: “You know, Bayern Munich’s midfield is not easy to deal with.”

Gustavo, Tymoshchuk and Schweinsteiger are all excellent midfielders.

Heynckes has never been a very conservative head coach. The tactics he adopts are pressing and oppressing tactics throughout the game.

“Luca, I have always believed that you are a very trustworthy person.”

Yang Cheng looked at Modric deeply, “In the game, help Tony more, we need to help him get through this stage!”

Modric understood what Yang Cheng meant.

It has been more than a year since Toni Kroos left Bayern. Although he has not mentioned Bayern many times in interviews, he basically has nothing good to say about them.

Some people even deliberately praise the Chinese in Bayswater to belittle Bayern.

This caused anger and dissatisfaction among many Bayern and German fans.

There is no doubt that Toni Kroos will be the most unpopular person at the Allianz Arena.

With his proud personality, this only aroused his anger further.

Yang Cheng certainly believed in Toni Kroos’ ability to control his temper, because in Yang Cheng’s impression of his previous life, calmness and elegance ran through Toni Kroos’ entire career.

Only in the last national team game did he lose control!

But Toni Kroos is still young after all, and Yang Cheng can’t guarantee anything, so he has to be fully prepared.

“I understand, boss, don’t worry, he is not only my teammate, but also my friend!” Modric assured.

……

Bayern Munich headquarters, Sebener Strasse, Munich, Germany.

In the head coach’s office, Heynckes was discussing with assistant coach Peter Hermann the upcoming, world-renowned Champions League quarter-finals.

Bayswater Chinese are not a simple team!

“Their midfield must be taken very seriously, especially Toni Kroos!”

Heynckes and Peter Hermann stood across a desk from each other, and on the middle desk was a tactical position diagram of the Chinese in Bayswater.

The Bayern coach pointed to Toni Kroos’s position.

Peter Hermann is Heynckes’ long-time partner and has followed him to coach many teams, including Leverkusen.

Therefore, he is also very familiar with Toni Kroos.

When Heynckes coached Leverkusen, Toni Kroos was just starting out, but he was also very controversial.

how to say?

In everyone’s eyes at the time, Toni Kroos was actually a very contradictory player.

In other words, he doesn’t look like a German midfielder.

He is neither an all-around tough guy with both offensive and defensive capabilities like Matthäus, Ballack, and Effenberg, nor a player full of creativity and final pass like Deisler and the dead-eyed Mesut.

He has very delicate footwork, but his pace is slow.

Germany national team coach Loew has mentioned more than once that Toni Kroos will slow down the German national team’s counterattack.

More importantly, he lacks strength in defense and is not fast, which makes him look mediocre in offense, organization and defense in the midfield.

The only thing worth mentioning is the passing with an alarmingly high success rate.

But the problem is that many of his passes are very ordinary, and there are very few steady passes that are eye-catching.

Such a player is naturally controversial in Germany.

Some people say he is a genius, but others think he is overrated.

After Heynckes coached Leverkusen, he took a different approach and moved him from the traditional No. 10 position to the left midfielder position, taking advantage of his right-footed cross.

Toni Kroos also ushered in a transformation in his career because of this adjustment.

But at the World Cup in South Africa, his performance was still mediocre, and he was completely overshadowed by Thomas Muller.

In a way, when Bayern Munich swapped Toni Kroos for Neuer in the summer of 2010, everyone felt it was worth it, even though money was added.

But when Toni Kroos started playing for Bayswater Chinese and immediately became the main player, partnering with Modric as the core, everyone was surprised.

For those who are familiar with Toni Kroos, such as Heynckes and Peter Hermann, what is really surprising is not the ability Toni Kroos has shown.

But it’s Yang Cheng’s positioning of him.

Heynckes and others worked with Toni Kroos for two years, and Bayern has trained him for so many years. How could they not understand his characteristics?
Then why not use it?
Because no one has thought of using it this way.

We are not stupid, and we all know where Toni Kroos’ characteristics and advantages are. For example, his most touted lateral long passes and diagonal long passes.

Many German fans later questioned Bayern, why didn’t they think of using Toni Kroos in this way at the beginning?
The answer is actually very simple, because the success rate is too low!

In recent years, almost all European teams have been purchasing data analysis, and crossing from the wing has become a recognized and least efficient offensive method.

According to OPTA statistics, the probability of forming an offensive threat by transferring to the other side of the court through such long-distance horizontal and diagonal passes is only about 15%.

Please note that the offensive threats mentioned here include scoring goals, shooting and entering the opponent’s penalty area.

Yes, it’s that low!

Let me ask you, at a time when more and more emphasis is placed on passing and controlling the ball, who is still willing to create tactics for such an inefficient offense?
So, it’s not like no one thought of using Toni Kroos this way.

But from the very beginning, no team was willing to use it this way.

Then why can the Chinese use Bayswater well?
This is the most amazing and admirable thing about Yang Cheng.

The main reason why long-distance passes are inefficient is that the passer often needs time to adjust before passing the ball.

In order to ensure the quality of the pass, the passing trajectory is often higher and the ball speed is slower.

When receiving this kind of long-distance high ball, it is often difficult for the receiver to stop the ball the first time. It takes time and space to adjust before launching an attack.

This series of shortcomings has resulted in many teams being able to quickly adjust their defense after passing the ball over long distances.

It is even possible that the opponent has already cleared the ball before the receiver even catches it.

How can we launch an attack?

But all these disadvantages of long-distance passing are not a problem for Toni Kroos.

His passes are fast and flat, with a very high accuracy rate, and he handles the ball very cleanly and easily.

It can be said that as long as the receiver’s ability to stop the ball is not too bad, he can basically catch the ball and quickly launch an attack.

More importantly, Yang Cheng directly pushed the two full-backs forward.

Even if the receiver fails to catch the ball the first time, the full-back can quickly form offensive levels and formations after advancing and organize a threatening attack.

Therefore, we have Toni Kroos, who is now talked about by fans all over the world.

Also, Toni Kroos’s incredibly stable passing and slightly slower pace are not problems for the Bayswater Chinese team.

Because he plays in midfield, not as a No.10.

His clean touch of the ball fits perfectly into the passing and cutting system of the Chinese at Bayswater.

However, his weakness in defense was also completely covered up under the overall defensive concept of Yang Cheng’s team.

In the final analysis, Yang Cheng is just too awesome!

It was Yang Cheng’s tactics that created Toni Kroos!

As a result, what now lies before Heynckes and Peter Hermann is an almost unsolvable problem.

If you want to suppress their passing and cutting style of play, you must maintain a compact formation and not give the opponent space to pass and cut easily.

But once the formation is compact, Toni Kroos’ long and diagonal passes can pose the greatest threat.

Everyone saw how Lewandowski scored goals in front of him, and how sharp and hard to defend against Gareth Bale, Di Maria, Hazard and Walcott were.

But the frontcourt is the end point of Yang Cheng’s entire tactical system.

The core of Bayswater Chinese’s tactical system has always been in the midfield.

It’s Toni Kroos and Modric!

So now comes the problem.

For now, if the Bayswater Chinese perform normally, there is almost no way to effectively curb this dual-core midfield.

At least, so far, there is no practical and effective way.

Except for the iron bucket formation.

Even a strong team like Bayern Munich is giving Heynckes a headache.

“How about man-to-man defense?” Peter Hermann suggested.

There have been rumors that Bayern will adopt a 433 formation, that is, a three-defensive midfielder formation, with Gustavo, Schweinsteiger and Tymoshchuk forming the three defensive midfielders.

But in fact, Bayern is best at 4231.

That is, Schweinsteiger will partner with one of Guswater and Tymoshchuk, with Ribery, Thomas Muller and Hamit Altintop in front and Gomez as the striker.

This style of play has produced very good results in the league.

But if it were in the Champions League, Heynckes would be a little worried that he wouldn’t be able to suppress the Chinese team from Bayswater.

The three defensive midfielders formation speculated by the outside world is actually a variation of the 4231 formation.

After listening to the assistant coach’s proposal, Heynckes did not express his opinion immediately, but his brows did not relax.

Can man-to-man marking keep Toni Kroos in check?

This kid is responsible for passing the ball, and he handles the ball so cleanly and neatly, and his positioning is also extremely smart.

Many people criticize him for passing the ball safely, but few people seem to have thought about why he can always pass the ball safely?

If you want to pass the ball safely, you must always put yourself in a position that is convenient for your teammates to receive the ball and for you to pass the ball.

Why can he always run to that position?
Why can’t others do it?
Can a player like this be marked man-to-man?
But if you don’t do this, the safest and most effective way is to learn from Manchester United and Arsenal, retreat, set up an iron bucket formation, and defend tightly!
This is also the most effective tactical plan that European football has used so far when facing the Chinese in Bayswater.

But at the Allianz Arena, Heynckes can’t do it!

This was also the reason why he had been unable to sleep at night and had been racking his brains to find a solution for the past few days!

He, Peter Hermann, as well as Bayern’s coaching and technical team, really couldn’t find better and more effective targeted tactics.

……

On the evening of February 3, the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

In the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Bayswater Chinese challenged Bayern away.

When the players of both teams walked onto the field under the leadership of Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai, the Bayern players were greeted with long cheers.

The Allianz Arena was packed with 66000 fans tonight!

But when Toni Kroos’ name was called out on the live broadcast, the whole audience booed.

More than 6 Bayern fans were booing Toni Kroos as he just walked out of the player tunnel.

There was no suspense, the German midfielder became the most unpopular player at the Allianz Arena.

This made the 22-year-old German smile helplessly.

He was mentally prepared.

At this moment, his mood was more complicated and he didn’t know how to describe it.

He once thought about playing for Bayern for the rest of his life, playing for the best top club in Germany.

Even became a legend of Bayern Munich.

But when he joined Bayern, he could never have imagined that one day he would wear the jersey of another team and fight against Bayern at the Allianz Arena.

The head coach is right, this feeling is completely different from when I played for Leverkusen.

At that time, he was still a Bayern player, and he worked hard to perform in order to return to Bayern.

But now, he wants to prove his strength and value to everyone at the Allianz Arena, including the 6 Bayern fans in the stands and the group of Bayern executives who are sitting somewhere unknown!
“Tony!”

While Toni Kroos was thinking about something, the two teams had already shaken hands.

Captain Modric has also guessed the side.

This time he beat Bayern captain Lahm.

Back in his own half, Modric called everyone over.

Especially seeing Toni Kroos in a daze.

Everyone formed a circle, heads touching, shoulders against shoulders, and hands on the teammates around them.

“Guys, we haven’t reached the Champions League final for two seasons in a row.”

“I know that all of you are looking forward to our new stadium just like me, and are eager to celebrate the opening of our new stadium with more championships!”

“Across from us, Bayern’s players were also fighting hard for the Champions League final at their home stadium.”

“So, we must show better performance, use our strength to defeat our opponents and prove that we, the Chinese team of Bayswater, are the strongest team in Europe!”

“come on!!”

Modric’s rare and passionate mobilization deeply moved his teammates around him. They all cheered and dispersed in a hurry.

“Tony.”

Modric called out to Toni Kroos who was nearby.

Two Bayswater Chinese midfielders stood facing each other near the bottom of the center circle.

“Are you feeling okay?” Modric asked with concern.

Toni Kroos understood what he meant and nodded confidently, “Don’t worry, it’s okay.”

In front of others, he always speaks briefly and to the point.

Only in front of Yang Cheng would he speak and smile more.

“You must do a good job in the opening attack. It all depends on your performance!”

Modric’s words made Toni Kroos feel the weight.

The German also nodded heavily.

“Also, I’ve already told Nemanya, don’t worry, we’re here, just go for it today!”

After saying that, Modric patted Toni Kroos’ shoulder heavily and turned away.

Toni Kroos was slightly stunned, but he was really touched.

He knew that this should also come from the instruction of head coach Yang Cheng.

Whether it was Yang Cheng or Modric, he was grateful from the bottom of his heart.

Because that’s exactly what he wanted.

……

With the whistle of referee Kassai, the game officially kicked off.

Toni Kroos felt the pressure from Bayern Munich’s midfield right from the start.

In today’s game, Heynckes adopted a 433 formation as expected by the outside world.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defense: Alaba, Badstuber, Van Buyten and Lahm;
Midfield: Tymoshchuk, Schweinsteiger and Gustavo;

Forwards: Ribery, Gomez and Thomas Muller.

The Bayswater Chinese also adopted a 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Courtois;
Defense: Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Piszczek;

Midfield: Matic drops back, with Toni Kroos and Modric in the middle;
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Lewandowski and Di Maria.

It can be said that both sides sent out their main lineups.

After the opening, Bayern did not adopt a strict defensive strategy, but took the initiative to press forward.

Especially the three midfielders, who pressed and besieged Toni Kroos and Modric.

The Bayswater Chinese took advantage of the opening kick-off and tried to launch an attack, but it failed.

But the pace of the game allowed the Bayswater Chinese to speed up.

Bayern is still defensive in nature.

Especially in midfield.

Every time Toni Kroos or Modric got the ball, Gustavo, Schweinsteiger and Tymoshchuk would rush out to grab it or put pressure on it.

This made it difficult for Bayswater Chinese midfielder to pass the ball forward.

After a series of thwarted attempts to pass the ball forward, Marcelo began to advance on the left.

In the 2nd minute, Marcelo made a cross pass after making a forward run.

When Toni Kroos stopped the ball, he was pressed closely by Gustavo and immediately chose to dribble the ball horizontally in the middle, trying to find Modric.

This teammate is very good at holding the ball under pressure.

But at this time, Tymoshchuk and Schweinsteiger were both closely marking Toni Kroos’ pass.

Before reaching the left side of the center circle in Bayern’s half, Toni Kroos took three steps and realized that he could not pass the ball to Modric, so he suddenly stopped, blocked Gustavo with his hand, stepped on the ball and pushed it behind him, then turned around.

The sudden stop and change of direction made Gustavo unable to control his momentum, and Toni Kroos found a gap.

The German made a straight pass to Gareth Bale on the left flank.

After passing the ball, he rushed forward quickly.

Gareth Bale took a step forward and immediately passed the ball to Marcelo on the left.

At this time, the ball had already advanced to Bayern’s 30-meter area.

After passing the ball, Gareth Bale quickly moved forward from Bayern’s left rib junction.

Gareth Bale’s running attracted the attention of the defense. Marcelo originally pretended to go to the outside, but suddenly he stopped and dribbled the ball, cut diagonally into the middle, and made a pass.

At this time, Gareth Bale had already run to the penalty area line, level with Bayern Munich’s defense line.

Toni Kroos was a little behind, but right in the gap.

As soon as Marcelo passed the ball, Toni Kroos didn’t stop the ball and passed it directly to the left side of the penalty area.

Gareth Bale started quickly to catch up and made a beautiful offside move.

The hearts of more than 6 fans in the Allianz Arena were almost pulled out of their throats.

But at the critical moment, Neuer, who knew Gareth Bale very well, decisively abandoned the goal and attacked. When Gareth Bale received the ball and was about to shoot, the German goalkeeper had already rushed in front of him, fell to the ground and saved the ball steadily in his arms.

Gareth Bale leapt up and over Neuer.

At this moment, all the Bayern fans in the stadium breathed a sigh of relief.

What followed was a round of cheers and warm applause from those who had survived the disaster.

“Just over two minutes into the game, the Bayswater Chinese created a very threatening attack.”

“The planning and through ball from Toni Kroos.”

“Neuer’s attack was very crucial and timely.”

“If it was another goalkeeper who hesitated a little bit, the goal would have been scored.”

“This is Bayswater Chinese!”

After Neuer got up from the ground, he was obviously very scared. He shouted at his central defender teammate, obviously dissatisfied with his teammate being offside so easily by Gareth Bale.

……

Three minutes later, the Chinese in Bayswater launched another attack.

It’s still the left wing where Toni Kroos is.

Gareth Bale’s attack in the frontcourt failed and he was forced to pass the ball back to Marcelo.

Marcelo was disturbed by Thomas Muller and immediately passed the ball to Toni Kroos.

When the German received the ball near the right side, he kept a certain distance from Gustavo.

The Brazilian midfielder rushed forward at the first moment, but Toni Kroos was faster. After taking two steps sideways, he quickly kicked the ball to Modric in the right front, and then quickly moved forward and passed by Gustavo.

Modric understood and passed the ball back.

The two midfielders completed a beautiful one-two.

Toni Kroos is not fast, but he is not slow either.

Moreover, he didn’t need to stop the ball at all. Facing Modric’s return pass, he directly passed it straight.

The ball was passed right to the top of the penalty area, at the feet of Lewandowski between Badstuber and Van Buyten.

The Polish center forward stopped the ball, made a run, successfully beat the offside and rushed into the penalty area.

Neuer left the goal again, but was shaken sideways by Lewandowski.

The Pole’s subsequent shot was slightly off angle in order to avoid Neuer, and the shot hit the outside edge of the right post and bounced out of the bottom line.

Lewandowski lost his balance and fell on the grass, punching the grass hard.

Just a little bit more!
“Just over five minutes into the game, the Bayswater Chinese had already created two threatening attacks.”

“And it all came from Toni Kroos’s organization and wonderful passes.”

“I have to say, the German midfielder is in really good shape tonight!”

“I guess he is now eager to show his level at the Allianz Arena.”

“But every time he got the ball, Bayern fans booed him, obviously very unhappy with him.”

……

In the 7th minute, it was still the left wing of the Bayswater Chinese.

Marcelo and Gareth Bale dribbled the ball quickly on this side and attacked the left side of Bayern Munich’s penalty area.

After being disturbed by Lahm, the Brazilian left-back had no choice but to pass the ball back.

Toni Kroos still received the ball in the open space.

Facing Gustavo, who had just retreated to block Gareth Bale and now suddenly pounced on him, the German midfielder took a leisurely look ahead.

Bayern’s defense line is just in front of the penalty area.

Gareth Bale is on the left side of the arc, Lewandowski is in the top area, and Di Maria is on the right.

By the way, Badstuber is close to Lewandowski!
There is a gap in the right rib!
Toni Kroos can see everything in front of him with just one glance.

Because he had been observing and was prepared.

Facing Gustavo who was rushing towards him, he was hesitant to move, but suddenly he pushed the ball sideways and just passed Gustavo, leaving the Brazilian midfielder empty-handed.

Just after creating a gap, Toni Kroos sent a long diagonal pass with his right foot.

The ball was passed diagonally from the left side of Bayern’s 30-meter area to the right side of the penalty area.

And it fell outside the right corner of the small penalty area.

Just when everyone was stunned, Di Maria suddenly moved forward quickly. Under everyone’s gaze, after stabilizing his right foot, he met the falling football with his left foot and volleyed it directly into the air.

Neuer’s original position was towards the left.

But with Toni Kroos’s long diagonal pass, he quickly moved his position and came to the right side of the goal.

He blocked his near corner in time.

But what was unexpected was that this time Di Maria volleyed the ball directly with his left foot into the far corner!
Toni Kroos’ pass was extremely fast, and Di Maria’s volley made it even faster.

The football was like a flash of lightning, quickly passing through Neuer’s defense and going into the left side of Bayern’s goal.

“The ball went in!!!”

“Just 7 minutes into the game, the Chinese from Bayswater took the lead in breaking through Bayern Munich’s goal!”

“1 to 0!”

“Assist from Toni Kroos, great goal from Di Maria!”

(End of this chapter)