Red Rebels

"Thomas Schaff, a worthy opponent!"

This is the first time Mourinho has given such high praise to the opponent's head coach after playing against Werder Bremen.

If we look at the lineup, Bremen has nothing to be proud of. They are known as a sharp striker. Klose and Klasnic can show off their power in Germany, but once they arrive in Europe, a large group of luxurious attacking combinations can overwhelm them.

This game featured the magic quartet of Drogba, Ronaldinho, Messi and Kaka. Originally, Robben had recovered well and performed well in training, but in this critical moment of the game, Mourinho obviously I have more faith in the young player Messi who has been in great form recently.

The two defensive midfielders behind are Beckham and De Rossi. Since Essien played the entire game against Charlton, De Rossi rotated with him this time, so he served as Beckham's partner.

At the pre-match press conference, when Schaaf was asked by the media what tactics Bremen would use in this game, he was very sure that Bremen would not disappoint and would stick to their own tactical style.

"It must be much easier to stack 11 people behind and defend than to organize an attack with 11 people, but for me, that is too unchallenging. Our style at Bremen is to attack, and we insist on ourselves all the time. football philosophy, no matter what kind of opponent we face!"

When facing Barcelona, ​​Bremen had already used offense to defend their football philosophy. They lost that game. Now they are challenging the powerful defending champion away from home. Bremen is also holding high the banner of offense.

When Mourinho was interviewed before the game, he also said that he would not be conservative. Our football is a balanced offensive and defensive football. Sitting at home, under the noses of nearly 60,000 fans, he would not be conservative.

"Our home court has a glorious record of not being attacked for many years. Bremen is under psychological pressure. We are not afraid of any opponent. We are confident that on the court, our offense is enough to destroy any opponent, including Bremen!"

The two head coaches did not have any tricks before the game and had a real battle. On the football field, they both fulfilled the promises they had made before and indeed arranged for strong attacking players. Lineup and tactics.

This game has reached its climax almost from the moment the referee blew the whistle, without any interruption. If you use the words of film critics, this is a commercial blockbuster with the main theme, and if you use football commentators In human terms, this is a typical offensive battle.

Schaff is not a fool, on the contrary, he is very smart. He knows that he cannot defend on the away road, so he has to use offense to replace defense and use offense to limit the offense. Therefore, he carefully planned the opening offensive from the beginning.

In fact, he achieved results. Klose received a pass from Klasnic in the 3rd minute and kicked the goal in the penalty area, 0:1! Werder Bremen scored the first goal!

But Schaff guessed the beginning, but not the ending!

After winning the Champions League before, how to break through the almost unreasonable, surging offensive like waves crashing on the shore, and their tightly linked net defense has become a question for many football professionals. Research hot spots and interests, even they are proud of the tactics of dismantling.

Someone once mentioned shrinking the defense, but this tactic was quickly considered to be underperforming because the formation is balanced and stable. Once one side prevents a counterattack, they will not easily press forward and give the opponent a chance to counterattack. Often, before the counterattack succeeds, one's own defense is broken first.

Later, someone mentioned that perhaps the full-court press could be limited. However, this tactic resulted in a disastrous defeat, a complete defeat. The most obvious one was Manchester City, coached by Keegan, who suffered a 7-0 away defeat. hand.

The players have very strong personal abilities, and each player has the ability to play his own role. Moreover, they have played together for many years and have a good understanding of each other. They are very skillful in cooperating and responding to each other.

The full-court press is very demanding on defensive players. It may be okay when facing a team of equal strength, but facing... it's difficult!

So, how to crack it?

This has become a big problem in European football!

Schaff's tactics in the first half of this game were very clear, attacking, using offense to break up the defense, and limiting the offense. Moreover, he started very well and scored a goal in one fell swoop, perfect!

But immediately after reacting, they completely overwhelmed Werder Bremen with an almost devastating attitude.

Only 2 minutes after losing the ball, Ronaldinho assisted Drogba with a header from the left, equalizing the score, 1:1!

One minute later, the ball was intercepted in the middle. Kaka retreated to receive the ball, and then cleverly cooperated with Drogba to break through the middle and hit the goal from outside the penalty area. He scored again 2:1, reversal!

But the offensive is far from over!

In the 11th minute, Messi made a beautiful dribbling pass from the right and passed 3 people before cutting inside. The goalkeeper blocked the position in time and saved the ball from the bottom line. This way he avoided losing the ball again, but soon, another corner kick was scored. , this time it was Ronaldinho's header that scored, 3:1!

The fans at the scene were almost excited to death. In the first 15 minutes, they saw waves of offensives and saw that the team's goals were as easy as cutting tofu. Could this turn into another game? Big win?

Although it was reversed and the home team took control of the situation on the scene, Werder Bremen still did not change its determination to attack. The team's defense line was very high, but after conceding several goals, Schaff still let Klo Ze and Klashniqiduo retreated to the midfield to support.

After a round of violent attacks after the opening, Werder Bremen also consciously slowed down the pace slightly. Werder Bremen set up a basketball-like zone defense composed of 6 people in the midfield, with Klose and Klashny Qi dealt with Beckham and De Rossi, and then Frings and two men were stationed in the hinterland, and the two full-backs moved in at any time to participate in the defense.

Judging from the scene, both sides still played very unrestrainedly, but facing Werder Bremen's tactics, they really couldn't come up with a good solution for a while, especially when the midfield was restricted.

Although their tactics do not pay attention to ball possession rate, they do pay attention to smooth and rapid passing. The midfielder is a very important link. Once the midfielder is restrained, it will be difficult for the ball to rotate as expected on the court.

Schaff, who is as smart as a fox, quickly adjusted the team after the initial defeat, found a way to limit it, and achieved results, which led to the offensive look of the rest of the first half. It's very powerful, but it's actually not that threatening.

On the contrary, Werder Bremen, before the end of the first half, through a frontcourt press, Klashnic scored a goal, 3:2. Even the commentators said that this game was difficult to play.

However, during the halftime break, Schaff misjudged the situation on the court. That is, he thought that just by restricting the midfielder, he could restrict the attack. Especially the goal before the midfielder, he saw There is hope of a draw or even victory.

But in the second half, he quickly sobered up.

Mourinho asked the two full-backs to move forward frequently and launch fast breaks. With Ronaldinho and Messi as two fast horses on the wing, they frequently succeeded in countering offside. This caused Bremen's nearly undefended defense to be almost completely blocked by one. Get it right.

In the 53rd minute, Evra dribbled the ball forward from the left, and suddenly passed an overhead kick. Ronaldinho overwhelmed the Bremen right back, unloaded the ball with speed, and passed the ball into the penalty area. Kaka followed up in the middle. Then he scored with a header, 4:2!

The score was expanded again, and the Bremen team suffered another brutal blow.

However, Bremen was obviously still determined to give up and still caused a lot of trouble in the midfield. Klose had a long shot. Fortunately, Cech reacted quickly enough and fell down in time to save the ball.

After that, they continued to put pressure on Bremen, especially in the 71st minute. After a beautiful pass from the right, Maicon used his speed to reach the right corner of the penalty area. The ball hit the goal and bounced into the net after touching the ground, 5:2!

After opening up a 3-goal gap, Mourinho saw that some players were in poor physical condition, so he made three substitutions.

Continuous substitutions did not result in the loss of control of the game, and Bremen's almost lifeless offense failed to threaten again. The final result of the game was locked at 5:2. The home court presented another wonderful game to the fans. .

……………………In the post-match press conference of this game, Mourinho was full of praise for Schaff, believing that the team led by Schaff had caused a lot of trouble for his players. They performed well and finally withstood the pressure and turned the situation around.

Schaff admitted that the home team was very strong and Bremen could hardly get any advantage from them. However, this game also made him see his own shortcomings. He believed that when he returns to the home court, he will not do what he did today again. mistake.

What are the shortcomings of Werder Bremen?

After this game, everyone was pleasantly surprised by the adjustments Schaff made during the game, using a regional defense situation in the midfield and using overall assisting defense and pressure to limit the midfield, because judging from the game, this This defensive method still caused suffering.

Beckham's performance was poor, and although Kaká scored 2 goals, his performance was not outstanding. These clearly showed that it can be restrained in this way.

The strength of the game lies in the response and support between the players, which makes it difficult for defensive players to restrict. However, during the game, Schaff used the numerical advantage in exchange for space, limiting the contact between the players and thus limiting the number of players. transfer.

Judging from the result, Schaff failed, but he was defeated not in the midfield, but in the defense. Bremen's almost papery defense could not stop this group of wolves and tigers, but if What about another team?

While defeating Werder Bremen, in another game in the same group, Barcelona defeated visiting Udinese 4:1 with Ronaldinho's hat trick and Xavi's goal.

After two rounds of games, Barcelona won two games and took the first place in the group with the advantage of more goals. It ranked second in the group. Udinese and Werder Bremen both lost all two games.

It can be said that this situation in the group of death is also within the expectations of experts. Don't look at Barcelona and ​​win both games, but in fact, everyone can see that these two games are very difficult, no matter it is Still Barcelona, ​​against Werder Bremen and Udinese, they tried their best, but they were still in danger.

There are no weak teams in the Champions League. Udinese and Werder Bremen are not weak teams. They have just passed two rounds of the group stage. It is still early to qualify!

After finishing the Champions League group stage, they set off for the away game to challenge Blackburn.

Mourinho's team just played against Werder Bremen in the Champions League group stage. For the players' physical fitness, Mourinho rotated as many as 6 main players in the game against Blackburn, including Didier Drogba. , Ronaldinho, Messi, De Rossi, Curtis and Evra.

Although the main lineup took turns to rest, the substitute lineup was equally strong. In the first half, although Blackburn performed tenaciously, even fiercely, they still controlled the situation on the court well. Franck Ribery used a close-range goal The powerful shot penetrated Blackburn's goal. ㊣Baidu search: ㊣\\\\、half @福￥生\\//㊣

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Mourinho made another substitution, replacing Maicon and Beckham with Alves and Cesc Fabregas. These two players had obviously shown their lack of physical fitness, and this time After the substitution, Blackburn took the opportunity to exert his strength and caused a lot of trouble.

But he soon regained control of the game, especially in the 67th minute. Robben rushed from the right and passed diagonally into the penalty area. Essien headed the ball from close range. The ball hit the goal post and bounced into the net, 0:2!

After that, Blackburn and Blackburn failed to create any more opportunities. In the last period, Blackburn even had several more threatening attacks, but without exception, they were resolved by the stability-seeking team.

The ratio of 0:2 was maintained until the end!

After playing this game, the Premier League ushered in a two-week truce period. Players once again reported to the national team one after another, and the World Cup European qualifiers reignited the war.

For me, the national team game day is undoubtedly difficult, but what is even more difficult is that I have to worry about the players going to the national team. After all, they spent almost the entire month of September in double matches a week, which makes The players' physical fitness is at a bottleneck. If another accident occurs in the national team, the consequences will be disastrous.

But as the saying goes, good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortune never comes alone!