Super Marshal

November 3rd, the twelfth round of the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich welcomes Frankfurt at home.

This game attracted a group of media reporters from Asia, especially from Japan.

The reason is very simple. Japan's two major international players, Junichi Inamoto and Naotai Takahara, both play for Frankfurt. They challenge Bayern Munich led by Gao Han away from home, which is somewhat like a Bundesliga version of the China-Japan match.

As early as the day before the game, when Gao Han announced the squad, he said that he did not take it to heart about the first China-Japan match mentioned by the media, because at the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich has only one goal, and that is to win. .

However, out of politeness, he still expressed his affirmation of Frankfurt's two Japanese internationals, believing that they have performed at a good level in the Bundesliga and achieved satisfactory results.

But reporters from Japanese media obviously didn't appreciate it.

Perhaps out of hype or national sentiment, they even asked Gao Han and Naotai Takahara in person at Sebena's pre-match press conference whether it was possible for him to continue scoring goals at the Allianz Arena because he had just Scored a goal in the previous round.

This issue not only dissatisfied Gao Han, but also dissatisfied many German media present.

Naotai Takahara is not even considered a main player. He just scored a goal when Frankfurt lost 5-1 in the last round and helped Frankfurt save a little face. As for being promoted to this level?

From the Japanese reporter's question, Gao Han felt a strong sense of inferiority. They were trying to improve their sense of existence.

"Maybe." Gao Han answered the Japanese reporter's question with a smile, "But the premise is that he can play in the game."

The entire press conference burst into laughter.

The Japanese reporters were also furious and left the meeting angrily, but no one tried to stop them. Instead, they thought they were being unreasonable.

This is the territory of Sebena and Bayern Munich. They are holding a press conference and you come to ask if you will be scored. It is not bad if they don't kick you out on the spot. Do you still want them to look good on you?

But because of this overture at the pre-match press conference, on the day of the match, a group of fans organized by Japanese students appeared in the stands of the Allianz Arena, holding high a banner of protest, believing that Gao Han discriminated against and belittled Japanese players. suspicion.

They even held up banners, calling for Naotai Takahara to score.

But the facts proved that Gao Han was not wrong.

In the starting list he received before the game, Takahara Naotai was not even included in the lineup, let alone the starting lineup.

This embarrassed the group of Japanese fans in the stands and even made them the laughing stock of the Allianz Arena.

However, Junichi Inamoto entered the starting lineup, and his partner was former Bayern Munich midfielder Fink.

It is worth mentioning that before the game, Finke came over to say hello to Gao Han and the coaching staff. He spoke highly of Gao Han's coaching this season. He also explained to his two Japanese teammates that they were all nonsense. The irresponsible hype by good media has nothing to do with them.

Gao Han also asked Fink to reply, saying that he fully understood.

But during the game, neither team had the slightest warmth before the game, and entered into a hand-to-hand battle from the beginning.

Bayern Munich continued its previous good momentum. Just five minutes into the game, Klose took the lead and scored.

The assist for Klose was precisely from the left, the Brazilian player Marcelo, who had been criticized before.

But then Frankfurt organized a tight defensive formation. Through active running and tenacious defense, it was difficult for Bayern Munich to get another chance, and the 1-0 score remained until the halftime break.

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, the Bundesliga giants' advantage continued. Especially as Frankfurt's players' physical fitness declined, the situation became even more one-sided.

In the 67th minute, Van Bommel seized an opportunity and scored, 2-0.

Just three minutes later, Ribery cut into the penalty area from the left and caused a corner kick. The French international took the corner kick himself. Lucio hit the header and expanded the score to 3-0.

After that, Bayern Munich was unstoppable. In the 79th and 83rd minutes respectively, with two goals from Klose and Thomas Muller who came on the bench, Bayern Munich finally defeated Frankfurt 5-0 at home.

But Gao Han didn't feel proud at all, because the three-pointer in this game had long been in his plan.

At the post-match press conference, Gao Han highlighted two players.

One is Marcelo. He believes that the Brazilian left back performed very well. In this game, he planned threatening attacks on the left many times. His cooperation with Ribery is becoming more and more tacit, and there is no defense. A mistake occurred.

"Without a doubt, this was his best game since joining Bayern Munich."

But Gao Han also said, "He still has considerable potential that has not been tapped, and he can perform better."

Another player who was named for praise was young player Thomas Muller.

Everyone knows that this 18-year-old youngster represented Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga for the first time this season, and he basically came on as a substitute, but his performance was not bad and he scored a lot of goals.

Gao Han was also very satisfied with this local youth training player and even affectionately called him an incredible boy.

"To be honest, I have seen many players with outstanding talents. Among them, Thomas is definitely not the best, but he is really smart. He is the kind of player who can quickly understand your thoughts and ideas and try his best. A player who goes out and executes, and more importantly, he works very, very hard.”

"Just in the locker room just now, he just came on as a substitute and scored a goal. But as soon as he came off the field, he ran over and hugged me and asked me, Hey, boss, do you think there is anything I haven't done well enough?"

"You know? He is discussing and analyzing with you very seriously, and you have told him now that next time he encounters a similar situation, he will be able to improve himself very well. He is doing it in a way Growth and progress are visible to the naked eye.”

"I have no doubt that he will be a member of the German national team and even a leader in the coming years."

Everyone present was a little shocked that Gao Han gave such a high evaluation, but judging from Thomas Muller's performance, he indeed deserves this evaluation.

The 18-year-old has even surpassed his senior Podolski.

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After completing the twelfth round of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich sat at home and ushered in the second round of the UEFA Cup group stage.

As a result, the Bundesliga giants defeated Bolton 2-0 at home with Aguero's two goals in the 30th and 39th minutes at the Allianz Arena, winning two consecutive group wins.

But this still cannot guarantee that Bayern Munich can successfully qualify, and they still have to go all out in the next two games.

November 10th, the thirteenth round of the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich takes on Stuttgart on the field.

A week of double matches in a row, coupled with the back and forth of the previous national team competition, made the Bundesliga giant's physical consumption very obvious. Finally, he showed his fatigue in this round, especially in the opening stage. Gao Han didn't even use the skill card. Can break Stuttgart's goal.

The two sides remained in a stalemate until the 86th minute. Gao Han used his skill card for the second time, and Ribery finally broke through Stuttgart's goal, and finally retreated from the away game 1-0.

But this game also exposed many problems. After Robben's eye-catching performance at the beginning of the season on the right, he gradually became mediocre, and his performance was far less eye-catching than Ribery on the left.

Although Gao Han explained this as Robben was adapting to the new position and adjusting his physical condition, this obviously failed to convince all the media, especially when Ribery performed so eye-catchingly.

After the thirteenth round, the Bundesliga was once again suspended for two weeks to usher in the national team competition.

As a major international player, Bayern Munich has once again become the hardest hit area.

During these two weeks, apart from taking time to fly to BJ, Gao Han spent the rest of the time staying in Munich and directing the team's training, especially for several young players in the team.

Two weeks later, in the fourteenth round of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich welcomed Wolfsburg at home.

Klose's goal in the 35th minute helped the Bundesliga giants take the lead in the first half.

But just at the beginning of the second half, Wolfsburg midfielder Diaga scored an equalizing goal for Wolfsburg.

After that, Bayern Munich's performance was not ideal and they did not score. It was not until the 80th minute that Gao Han used his skill card again. Finally, at the critical moment of the 90th minute, Ribery beat Wolfsburg for Bayern Munich.

Two to one, Bayern Munich struggled to win.

But the performance of Wolfsburg's team in this game caught Gao Han's attention the most, not the goal scorer Diaga, but center Dzeko.

Diaga's goal was precisely assisted by a pass from Dzeko.

Although they won at home, the impact of the national team game continues.

Three days later, Bayern Munich traveled to Portugal to challenge Braga away from home, but the team's performance continued to be sluggish.

It was not until the beginning of the second half that Bayern Munich relied on Aguero's goal to beat Braga, and finally brought back a narrow victory from the away game 1-0.

Entering December, we ushered in the fifteenth round of the Bundesliga, and the opponent was Bielefeld.

Franck Ribery's winning goal in the 22nd minute helped the Bundesliga giants narrowly beat Bielefeld 1-0.

One week later, December 8th, the 16th round of the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich, sitting at the Allianz Arena, defeated Duisburg 1-0 with Van Bommel's winning goal.

December 15th is the seventeenth round of the Bundesliga and the last round before the winter break.

Bayern Munich beat Hertha Berlin 1-0 at home, and Franck Ribery once again saved the Bundesliga giant with a winning goal.

At the end of the battle, Bayern Munich took the lead and was far ahead. This was not surprising at all, but even a little numb.

But the German media are generally pessimistic about the performance of the Bundesliga giants.

After a period of brilliant performance at the beginning of the season, after entering October, Bayern Munich's performance has obviously continued to decline, especially in November and December due to the impact of two-line operations and national team games. , the slippage in this state is more obvious.

One-to-zero in many consecutive games is the most powerful proof.

Therefore, many German media have judged that Gao Han's coaching skills have been figured out, especially by the head coach of the Bundesliga. This will make it difficult for Bayern Munich to maintain its high performance in the second half of the league, or even Gao Han's unbeatable golden body may be broken by someone.

But Bayern Munich does not agree with this.

According to Bayern Munich's internal analysis results, the coaching staff generally believes that the team's unsatisfactory performance in the past two months is related to the team's continuous combat fatigue. After all, Bayern Munich's bench this season is not thick, and many of them are teenagers.

Another noteworthy detail is the sudden drop in temperature, which is not conducive to a team like Bayern Munich that plays a pass-and-control style, but it is conducive to opponents.

In fact, after getting a rest, Bayern Munich quickly defeated Aris 6-0 at the Allianz Arena, ending the last game before the winter break.

But as soon as the competition was suspended, Gao Han faced a big problem.