Super Marshal

Thirty-four-year-old Mathias Sammer stood stiffly in the coaching area of ​​the visiting team, his eyes fixed straight ahead.

He is currently the hottest young coach in the Bundesliga, bar none.

He is from East Germany.

In many materials about him, the column of nationality still remembers the GDR, and it has not been changed so far.

It was like a whip, whipping him from time to time.

Debuted in Dresden, a giant in East Germany, but this team entered the Bundesliga after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the merger of East and West Germany, but it soon plummeted, and now it has been reduced to the third level of the German league.

The East German powerhouses of the past were all in disarray under the impact of the rich and powerful West German professional teams.

Even the players are no longer what they used to be.

The only one who can still stand at the top of the Bundesliga is now only Leverkusen's Ballack.

After the merger of East and West Germany, Sammer, like many East German players, came to West Germany, first played in Stuttgart, and then went to Inter Milan, but returned to the Bundesliga a year later and joined Borussia Dortmund.

It was in Dortmund that he reached the pinnacle of his career, winning the Bundesliga and the Champions League, and also won the European Footballer of the Year.

He is the second German defender to receive this honor after Beckenbauer.

He then suffered a knee injury and eventually retired at the early age of 30 after the World Cup in France.

But he still couldn't leave professional football.

Barely a year after Sammer retired, Dortmund faced a huge existential crisis,

After the head coach Hitzfeld led the team to win the Champions League and switched to Bayern Munich, Dortmund encountered a series of setbacks, especially in the position of head coach, with frequent coaching changes.

In the 1999-2000 season, Dortmund was in the relegation zone under the leadership of the German marshal Michael Skibe, and Skibe was dismissed from get out of class in February.

But the Austrian coach Bernd Klaus followed him for two months, and the team's performance did not improve. The Hornets panicked and feared that the team would suffer a nightmare of relegation.

At the critical moment, Udo Ratke, who has the title of the first coach in German history, came out, and Sammer served as his chief assistant. The two turned the tide and saved Dortmund from danger. Relegation.

At that time, coach Udo Ratke was already sixty-five years old, and his energy was not as good as before. The specific affairs were handed over to Sammer. Therefore, after Dortmund's relegation success, Sammer became a regular. , became the head coach of the Hornets.

A year later, under the leadership of Sammer, the Hornet climbed to third in the league from last season's difficult relegation and qualified for the European Champions Cup.

This season, Sammer has gone one step further, leading Dortmund to occupy the second place in the league for a long time, biting the leader Leverkusen to death, and there is a lot of iron-blooded bravery that will never give up until the last moment.

It is precisely because of his outstanding performance in Dortmund in the past two years, coupled with Sammer's own character of swearing at Fang Qiu, that he has become a well-known young marshal in the Bundesliga. Legion.

Tonight, he led his army to the Calderon Stadium.

He knew Gao Han, a young marshal younger than him.

He also knew Atletico Madrid, a team that had never been beaten.

But so what?

There is always a first time for everything!

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"This Dortmund team is really brave!"

Emily said with a worried expression.

With Atlético de Madrid's reputation rising, many teams will inevitably adopt more secure tactics when they visit the Calderon Stadium.

But Sommer's Dortmund did not.

The Hornets still adopted the high-pressing tactics they believed in in the Bundesliga, and the momentum was overwhelming.

Not only that, in the formation of troops, Summer is also very domineering, resolutely adopting a single midfielder tactic in a four-three-three formation.

The goalkeeper is Lehmann, and the defense is Brazilian left-back Dede, veteran Koller, rising star Metzelder and Evan Nielsen.

There are three players in the midfield. The East German teenager Kyle, who was transferred from Freiburg during the winter break, served as a defensive midfielder. Rosicky and Ricken rushed forward. Wetton.

It can be seen from the starting lineup that Dortmund is determined to make a difference away from home.

"It's really good!" Gao Han laughed.

For Summer's courage, he still admires it very much.

But this is the UEFA Cup semi-final and here is Calderon.

There is an old Chinese saying that it is easy to break when you have just passed, and it is easy to be arrogant when you pass by.

Dortmund has indeed gone too smoothly in recent times.

First, they defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 at home, then slaughtered Freiburg 5-1 away, and then beat Cottbus 3-0 at home. The Hornets have been invincible in the Bundesliga in the past three rounds.

This also made Summer full of confidence in his four-three-three style of play.

Excellent attack power, full of aggressiveness, and very unrestrained style of play, it is indeed quite rare.

But the cost is also very obvious.

"In order to support this team's style of play, Sammer adopted a man-to-man defensive strategy in Dortmund's defense."

Speaking of this, Gao Han pointed his right hand into the field, "Look, Koller is defending against Villa, Metzelder is defending against Torres, and single midfielder Kyle is defending Kaka. Is he too confident in his defense? ?”

When Cantarero and Emery heard what Gao Han said, they really thought it was.

Atlético de Madrid's three attackers have outstanding personal abilities. Many times, let alone one-on-one, if they really grasp the loopholes, it is entirely possible to play a threat in one-on-two, especially Kaka.

Using one-on-one and man-to-man defense is indeed too big.

"What does he want?" Emery couldn't understand.

It stands to reason that Gao Han can see this, and Summer himself has no reason not to know.

After Gao Han heard this, he smiled and remained silent.

Cantarero looked at a Spanish compatriot and smiled slightly: "Of course he understands, but he has no choice."

"why?"

"It's simple, because in front of us, they can't control the rhythm and have no advantage in possession."

Emery is a smart man, his eyes lit up immediately after hearing this.

He gets it.

Sammer's idea was to muddy the water from the very beginning. Since he couldn't control the ball and rhythm, he simply let Atletico Madrid not even try to control the game smoothly.

And that's what Dortmund is good at.

Isn't that how they got their title of Jagged Legion?

But the price is also obvious, that is, running at all costs.

This is also in line with the characteristics of the German team.

"Then what should we do now?" Emery looked at Gao Han.

But Gao Han smiled slightly, "Wait, we can afford it anyway."

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With Dortmund running up and down, pressing high and pressing, Atlético were slow to get into a rhythm and secure possession.

However, the Sheets quickly relied on the players' personal abilities to create the first threatening offense in the game.

That happened in the fourth minute. Xavi Alonso launched an attack with a long pass from the backcourt. Torres wanted to force a breakthrough after receiving the ball, but was fouled by the opponent's central defender Koller. The Sheets won a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt.

Xavi Alonso took the penalty but failed to pose a threat.

Just five minutes later, Atlético were back on the offensive again, with Jankulovski passing Villa on the left, who cleared Metzelder one-on-one and crossed in, but Koller made a clearance first. .

The ball fell to the front of the penalty area, and Kaka inserted a direct shot, which was high.

Dortmund also quickly played a very threatening attack. After receiving a pass from his teammate on the left, Rosicky got rid of Dario Srna's defense, cut into the penalty area and hit the goal suddenly.

This shot was very sudden and threatening. Fortunately, Cech was calm at the critical moment and flew to save the ball.

The wonderful save of the Czech goalkeeper also won him applause.

Just one minute later, Atlético Madrid responded immediately. After Kaka retreated to catch the ball, he turned around and dribbled the ball. After entering the 30-meter area of ​​Dortmund, he passed it to the feet of Villa.

At the critical moment, Metzelder fouled decisively, tripped Villa, and was severely warned by the referee.

But Atletico Madrid lost a very good chance to counterattack quickly.

Both teams are known for their tenacious style. From the beginning of the game, they entered a bayonet-to-blood hand-to-hand battle without the slightest temptation.

The game was very intense, the two sides played each other's offense and defense, and the fans enjoyed watching it very much.

But Atletico Madrid did not begin to gradually find its own state until 20 minutes later, and began to consciously slow down the pace.

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Gao Han raised his head, looked at the time on the scoreboard, and laughed.

"Twenty minutes is all it takes."

After the opening, the pace of the game was fast, with frequent offensive and defensive transitions, which consumed a lot of physical energy for the players.

Dortmund originally wanted to rely on this tactic to disrupt Atletico Madrid's tactics and rhythm, but in terms of physical consumption, Atletico Madrid itself is not afraid of any team.

You know, whether it is in the European arena or in La Liga this season, Atletico Madrid is the team with the most runs per game, and many players in the team firmly occupy the forefront of the running distance list.

According to the comments of Aragones, Heynckes and others, Atletico Madrid relies on running distance to accumulate possession rate.

What is even more surprising is that Atletico Madrid's players have maintained their physical fitness quite well. The team has very few injuries, and even the old patient Kiko has sprouted from old trees.

Only Gao Han knew in his heart that this was thanks to the optimized training before the season, and the ten achievement points back then were really worth it.

It is also because of this that Gao Han can confidently say that Atletico Madrid can afford it.

Now, Dortmund is starting to fail.

"It's our turn to act!"

Gao Han smiled confidently, took two steps forward, and walked directly to the sidelines.

For a while, the entire Calderon stadium was fried.

More than 50,000 fans shouted Gao Han in unison, and the momentum even surprised Summer next door.

He had heard of the classic scene at the Calderón Stadium before, but now he experienced it for himself. Even the daring Summer of Yigao couldn't help being secretly surprised.

This guy is about to adjust!

How would he adjust?

Gao Han called Deco, who was near the sidelines, as if no one was there, and after explaining something, he patted the latter on the shoulder and let him return to the field.

Entering the coaching system, the pass cards and assist cards that have already been upgraded to three stars are thrown out.

The two skill cards immediately form a combination card effect that makes the ball pass.

"Since you want to play, let's play bigger and let's fight to determine the outcome!"

Gao Han's provocative eyes gave Summer a chill, and an ominous premonition filled his heart.