Chapter 111: Double-Teamed by Five People, This Treatment Is Comparable to Messi!
"Haha, this kid is in trouble!"
In the stands, Deviser saw Werder Bremen's attack blocked and Lin Quan passed the ball back, with a smile on his face.
Six months ago, Chelsea competed with Bayern Munich in the Champions League final, and everyone at Chelsea still has fresh memories of Bayern's strong midfield and backcourt.
This season, the addition of Javi Martinez has further strengthened Bayern's midfield and backcourt.
Coupled with a player like Mandzukic who is active in defense and aggressive in attack, Bayern's impact is even more exaggerated than last season.
In this game, Werder Bremen is in trouble.
However, the more this happens, the more curious he becomes, how will Werder Bremen's No. 10 player perform in adversity?
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If the several attempts in the first ten minutes only made Lin Quan suspect that Bayern's tactics today were very specific to him.
As the game progressed, he became more determined. The opponent's defensive tactics today must have been carefully designed.
After passing Ribery on the wing again, Lin Quan encountered another interception by Martinez.
This time Lin Quan did not hesitate and did not give the opponent a chance for physical confrontation. After accelerating, he spiked the ball three times in a row, causing Martinez to temporarily lose his defensive position.
Seizing this opportunity, he immediately dribbled the ball towards the opponent's penalty area.
But Bayern's left back Alaba followed up and blocked him.
Behind Alaba, Boateng has already taken a position, ready to assist his teammates in ending his attack.
Martinez is right behind Lin Quan and is actively chasing back.
Lin Quan didn't have time to get past Alaba, so he moved laterally with the ball, intending to open up his position and look for opportunities to hit the goal or break through.
Alaba is a left back. Usually, after the opponent leaves his defensive area, in order to avoid losing his defensive position, he will choose to give up marking and leave the marking task to his teammates.
But this time, it was clear that the two central defenders Boateng and Dante had already rushed forward, but Alaba, the left back, did not go back, but followed Lin Quan like a piece of candy.
Lin Quan is very surprised. Does Bayern not want a left back?
He looked up at Bayern's left backcourt and found that Ribery ran back at some point, temporarily replacing Alaba and acting as Bayern's left back.
At this time, Martinez caught up with Lin Quan from behind.
Another defensive midfielder, Gustavo, also came over and blocked Lin Quan's passing route.
Lin Quan suddenly fell into the double-team of five opponents!
The ball could not be passed, and there was no passing route. He could only choose to dribble forward and force a breakthrough.
He first avoided Alaba's interception with a fried ball, and then turned and avoided Dante's tackle with a pull ball, but before he could get past Boateng, Martinez pushed him down from behind.
This was a foul outside the penalty area. The referee awarded a free kick but did not give a card.
With an apologetic smile on his face, Hama stretched out his hand to pull Lin Quan up from the ground in a friendly manner, and patted him on the back.
He had actually shown mercy just now.
If Lin Quan were not a teammate of his national team, he would have tackled the ball long ago and would not have given the opponent a chance to break through.
Lin Quan was very depressed. He had experienced a lot of being double-teamed.
But he has never experienced being double-teamed by five people. This kind of treatment is rarely seen even with Messi.
Especially when the opponent is still at the level of Bayern Munich. In order to deal with a young player like yourself, is it necessary to engage in such a big battle?
Lin Quan and De Bruyne discussed how to take Werder Bremen's free kick.
De Bruyne also played very depressed in this game, and he was also closely marked by his opponent.
Gustavo and Piggy have been by his side, limiting his catching and passing. If he sticks to the ball a little bit, he may be intercepted.
Under such tight personal marking by his opponent, De Bruyne, who is weak in physical confrontation, did not perform well.
His passing success rate dropped a lot in this game, and he also committed three turnovers.
Fortunately, his position was relatively advanced. When the ball was lost, the players behind quickly organized a counterattack, preventing Bayern from threatening to shoot.
Two equally depressed people stood in front of the football. You looked at me and I looked at you.
Lin Quan judged the distance between the penalty spot and the goal and chose to give the opportunity to De Bruyne.
After De Bruyne took a run-up, he chose to kick an elevator ball. The football jumped over the wall, suddenly dropped, and flew toward the lower left corner of Bayern's goal.
But before the goal reached the goal line, a large hand appeared in front of the football and knocked the ball away.
Neuer!
After Bayern's goalkeeper saved the opponent's shot, he let out a roar, full of domineering power!
The fans at the Allianz Arena applauded their goalkeeper for his outstanding performance.
Neuer's performance is getting better and better this season.
After being tied with Werder Bremen in an away game, he kept 8 clean sheets in the next 11 league games and conceded only 7 goals in half a season.
Many times, before the opponent threatens the goal, he is aggressively attacking and ends up in the penalty area or even outside the penalty area.
His large range of motion also earned him the title of doorman.
Just looking at the area in which he moves, this is simply not a goalkeeper, but a defender who defends deeply.
This goal was not kicked by Lin Quan, but Neuer looked at Lin Quan after saving the penalty kick.
This time, I won't let you score goals from me again!
Center defender Dante discussed it with several teammates and felt that the ball was still very threatening.
If Neuer hadn't been in good condition and reacted quickly, he might have lost the ball.
"You can't give your opponent a set kick in such a good position. The opponent's No. 6 is a free kick expert, so don't give it a chance!"
Dante is experienced and knows how to limit Werder Bremen's conventional offensive methods.
Long-range shots and set pieces will be their biggest threat to Bayern. Long-range shots can be effectively contained by protecting the dangerous area in front of the penalty area.
As for set kicks, this requires players to play smarter when defending.
If a foul must be committed, it should be committed in a place where the position is not so dangerous. Don't wait until the opponent reaches the edge of the penalty area or even fouls inside the penalty area.
That's not a foul, that's a crime!
De Bruyne took a penalty from Werder Bremen's corner kick.
Phil Kruger failed to beat Boateng. The latter was too physically strong and pushed Phil before taking off.
Phil suffered the disadvantage of being young and inexperienced. If Arnautovic was on the court, he would definitely use his butt to nudge the opponent before taking off, so that he could seize the opportunity in the fight for the top.
After Bayern grabbed the spot, they quickly started a fast break. Ribery dribbled the ball towards Werder Bremen's half.
Many Werder Bremen players were in the opponent's half and did not have time to withdraw.
This is a great opportunity for Bayern!
Ribery was unguarded on the wing. Instead of dribbling the ball and making a pass, Ribery cut inside and headed towards Werder Bremen's penalty area.
Werder Bremen currently has only three defenders in the backcourt, while Bayern also has three in its counterattack.
The two sides formed a three-on-three fight!
Seeing Ribery cutting into the dangerous area, captain Fritz immediately rushed forward.
Ribery did not waste time to pass the ball, but quickly passed the ball to Robben who was receiving the ball on the other side. Robben received the ball and then passed it to Ribery.
Ribery, who had already run out of space, could hit the goal directly after receiving the ball. As a last resort, Werder Bremen center back Papastathopoulos could only abandon Mandzukic and step forward to intercept.
Seeing the opponent's center back moving, Ribery sent a pass, and the football flew over Papastathopoulos' head and fell into the penalty area.
At the same time, Mandzukic pushed away the defender who was marking him, jumped up high, and hit the flying football with his head like a god of war.
The ball roared towards Werder Bremen's net. Militz worked hard to make a save, but he still failed to change the fate of his own goal being breached.
In the 32nd minute of the first half, Bayern took advantage of a counterattack opportunity and Ribery assisted Mandzukic to score a goal, rewriting the score to 1:0!
The Allianz Arena turned into a sea of celebration, with 60,000 Bayern fans celebrating the goal happily.
On the visiting team's side, the five thousand Werder Bremen fans were looking at their goal absentmindedly, with worries on their faces.
The team played very passively in the past thirty minutes, and their offense was almost completely restricted.
Except for De Bruyne's free kick, there was no threatening attack.
Lin Quan tried several long-range shots from outside the penalty area, but due to the interference of Martinez, these long-range shots failed to pose a threat.
One of them even fired an anti-aircraft gun and flew into the stands.
This kind of outrageous shot is very rare for Lin Quan.
It's not terrible to be behind by one goal. With Werder Bremen's powerful attacking power this season, there is no chance of equalizing or even reversing.
But the offense that the team is proud of seemed to be completely frozen in this game.
This is what worries Parrot fans the most.
Without offense, Werder Bremen is nothing!
In the live broadcast room, fans also discovered something unusual about Werder Bremen:
"What's going on? The match between Lin Huang and De Bruyne seems to have no sound?"
"They were restricted by Bayern's tactics!"
"Martinez has been following Lin Quan in this game. Lin Quan can't move freely in the frontcourt."
"Yes, Bayern's defense is very targeted. They use Martinez as the main player, forming a blockade area for Lin Quan in both the frontcourt and the backcourt, resulting in his area of activity being restricted to Bayern's left penalty area. From the outside, it’s difficult to threaten Bayern’s penalty area.”
"As for De Bruyne, his physical confrontation is a bit poor. Once the opponent actively engages in physical confrontation, he can't hold the ball. Bayern's attacking midfielder and defensive midfielder have been doing this kind of thing, essentially cutting him off. The connection with Lin Quan."
"Didn't you notice? So far in the first half, there has not been a single direct collaboration between De Bruyne and Lin Quan."
"Hey, that seems to be the case. How to break Bayern's defensive system?"
"There is no good way. If you have to say it, you have to fight with them in the midfield. Your midfielder is tougher than theirs. If you defeat them in the midfield strangle, you can control the situation and help Lin Quan clear the siege."
"Indeed, but Bayern's midfielder is too tough!"
"This midfielder's hardness wouldn't work if Barcelona played there!"
"Don't be embarrassed, Bayern fans upstairs. When Barcelona played Bayern before, they easily scored 4 goals and swept Bayern!"
"Haha, what year are these from? It's hard to compare the games of the 2008-09 season. The current Bayern is a level better than the Bayern that had no success at that time, right?"
"That's right, this Bayern team is obviously stronger than four years ago, but what about Barcelona? The old woman is not as good as the previous year!"
"Haha, the fans of Nan Dawang are really good at talking. How dare you fry fish in the fish pond of the Bundesliga? If you have the ability, you can compete with me in the Champions League openly!"
"Barcelona fans, don't be complacent and don't meet me, otherwise, Bayern will teach you how to behave!"
"Haha, I'm looking forward to it. I look forward to Bayern being beaten 4:0 again at Camp Nou!"
The topic was quickly diverted by the fans of Barcelona and Bayern, but the onlookers did not mind the excitement and analyzed it for them very seriously:
"Barcelona and Bayern are both first in the group. We definitely have no chance of meeting them in the top 16, but in the quarter-finals or semi-finals, we might have a chance!"