Super Marshal

The training time during the winter break is precious, and it can be said to be a race against time.

On the second day after arriving in Marbella, Gao Han continued to refine the team's defense in training. In the group match, he directly put together two lineups of players, namely 433 and 343. versus.

Among them, Gao Han is most interested in the three-four-three formation, and he has compiled a semi-main lineup.

Goalkeeper Neuer, the back three is Badstuber on the left, Hummels in the center, and Jerome Boateng on the right.

Parallel positions in the midfield, from left to right are Marcelo, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Modric and Lahm.

The front trident is Ribery, Klose and Robben.

But after playing half a game with this lineup, Gao Han changed to another style of play.

The defense remains unchanged, the midfield adopts a small diamond position, the two full midfielders move in, and Schweinsteiger becomes deep, Toni Kroos and Modric form a double midfielder, and Thomas Muller advances forward .

On the forward line, Klose became Aguero.

All the players guessed the coach's intention, which was to adjust the team's formation.

And the final result did not surprise Gao Han.

"With a parallel midfield position, our center will be relatively weak, but our wing attack will be strong."

The internal competition on the court continued. Gao Han and the coaching staff squatted on the sidelines, watching the game and studying the results.

The advantage of the midfielder's parallel positioning is that there are three players on both sides, which not only ensures that the sides have a numerical advantage, but also coupled with the players' strength advantage, Bayern Munich's offense and defense on both sides will be quite sharp.

On the left are Ribery, Marcelo and Badstuber, on the right are Robben, Lahm and Jerome Boateng.

In the three lines at the front, middle and back, the distance between the players is kept very tight, and the contact is very frequent. Coupled with the personal strength advantage, it is completely foreseeable that these two sides will be crushing against other teams in the Bundesliga.

But the flaw is also more obvious, that is, the middle road is relatively weak.

If you switch to a small diamond position in the midfield, the midfield control will be even better. Toni Kroos and Modric are both players with strong ability to take the ball. Together with Bastian Schweinsteiger, they can Ensure Bayern Munich's midfield control.

Thomas Muller plays as an attacking midfielder, but his range of motion is very large. Pulling and moving will be a headache for the defense. As long as he forms a good interaction with Aguero, Ribery and Robben, Bayern Munich's The frontcourt attack will be quite threatening.

It can even be said that the attack firepower will be very powerful.

But the weaknesses are also obvious. The two wingers in the frontcourt focus on offense but not defense. Although the two central defenders on the left and right can pull out, the defensive pressure is great, especially the distance from the frontcourt is too long, which makes the team's wingers easily blocked. The other party takes advantage of it.

"Can we use a big diamond position in the midfield?" Sergio Garcia asked with concern.

Before Gao Han could answer, Tuchel shook his head and said: "No, this will make the midfield very weak and it will be difficult for both the center and the wings to take advantage. It will also increase the running range of the players. This is definitely not a good thing."

This answer earned Tuchel the admiration of Gao Han.

"That's right. The three-four-three formation itself emphasizes running. According to my preliminary estimation, the overall running distance of the players is more than that of the four-three-three. I even think that based on the physical conditions of our current players , I’m afraid this style of play will be difficult to sustain.”

A tactical formation that consumes too much energy cannot be used for a long time. Even if Gao Han is good at rotation, he cannot guarantee that the team's physical reserves can cope with such high-intensity consumption.

Therefore, for the time being, this set of tactics is destined to be a substitute plan.

For example, an important player is absent.

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After two weeks of training in Marbella, Bayern Munich returned to Germany and played a warm-up match with Dusseldorf away from home. As a result, they defeated their opponents two to one away.

After the warm-up match, the Bundesliga giants returned to the Sebena training base in Munich and concentrated on preparing for the second half of the game.

But just like the first half, the second half of the game still kicked off with a German Cup.

This time the opponent is Mainz, who is currently second in the Bundesliga standings.

Mainz's head coach is a young coach who has risen in German football in recent years, Jurgen Klopp, who is only 40 years old. He was once a striker for Mainz. One year after retiring, he became the team's head coach.

After coaching Mainz, Klopp brought this mid-table Bundesliga team into the Bundesliga and once qualified for the UEFA Cup by virtue of fair play, but was defeated by Sevilla in the first round of the knockout round. .

Last season, Mainz was relegated from the Bundesliga, and Klopp announced that he would stay on with the intention of bringing the team back to the Bundesliga.

Mainz's performance this season has not disappointed him. It is second in the Bundesliga 2 and has the best defensive ability. It is currently only behind Monchengladbach, who is also relegated and aims to return to the Bundesliga.

Although there is a very obvious gap in strength between the two teams, Klopp's team still left a deep impression on Gao Han in the game with its tough play style, active pressing and tenacious defense.

In particular, the 19-year-old Serbian youngster Subotic, who was at the center back, caused a lot of trouble for Bayern Munich's offense, and even made the Bundesliga giant unsuccessful for most of the game.

"This Jurgen Klopp is not simple." Gao Han said excitedly.

Players are the foundation of a team. Players who are strong individually can formulate suitable tactics based on the characteristics of the players and give them relatively free space to play. However, if the players are weak, they must play as a whole and rely on the whole. Suppress your opponent.

And this Jurgen Klopp has built Mainz into an unbreakable whole, and the defense is organized like an iron wall, making it difficult for Bayern Munich's offense to penetrate.

Tuchel was also a little surprised by this. From Gao Han's words, he could hear his appreciation for Klopp.

Could it be that he is really that outstanding?

"However, his style of play consumes too much physical energy, especially when facing us and under high-intensity pressure." Gao Han said this, smiled faintly, turned his head and looked at the man A tall, strong, middle-aged German with a beard, "the last thirty minutes are his nightmare."

Facts have proved that Gao Han's judgment was not wrong at all.

After struggling for sixty minutes, Mainz finally couldn't hold on any longer.

Starting from the 63rd minute, Bayern Munich scored three consecutive goals and finally defeated Mainz 3-0.

Tuchel also noticed that after the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Gao Han's face did not have the slightest surprise of winning, as if this game had been expected by him.

Mainz coach Jurgen Klopp, who was playing at home, strode to the visiting team's coaching bench, took the initiative to shake hands with Gao Han, and congratulated Bayern Munich on their victory. He said that he was convinced of the defeat.

"When we return to the Bundesliga and meet again, you won't win so easily." Although the game was lost, and it was a complete defeat, Klopp still had high morale, and there was no trace of frustration on his face.

Gao Han smiled slightly, "Then you have to consider optimizing your player configuration first."

"oh?"

"We Chinese have an old saying, too strong is easy to break. This team of yours is too fierce, too aggressive, and consumes too much physical energy. It cannot control the ball, the rhythm, or the space on the court. It provides good control.”

Having said this, Gao Han smiled again, "If you want to have toughness, you need to inject a touch of softness and delicacy into it."

Klopp's eyes flashed with amusement, as if he had gained something from Gao Han's words, but his tone was still loud.

"Okay, thank you for the reminder. Next time we meet, I will let you have a taste of our power."

Gao Han laughed and said, "Okay, I'll wait and see."

Watching this sturdy German man turn around and leave without any hesitation, Gao Han's eyes were full of appreciation.

"His team is like his people, like his temper, like a fiery boxer."

Gao Han was very happy to meet such a person in a low-level league.

Competing with different types of opponents is a rare stimulus for any head coach.

After defeating Mainz, the draw for the German Cup quarter-finals was also announced.

This time, Bayern Munich happened to be drawn against their city rival, Munich 1860, and it was at home.

Therefore, many German media have said that this is a guaranteed pick.

After the German Cup, the team returned to Munich to rest, and immediately headed to the away game on the weekend to challenge Rostock.

This is the first game of the second half of the league.

Although it is an away game, Bayern Munich's limelight is still sharp.

At the beginning of the game, the Bundesliga giant launched a fierce attack on Rostock, defeating Rostock's long-prepared opening tactics and completely bringing the game into a familiar rhythm.

Ribery took the lead in scoring a goal for Bayern Munich in the 11th minute.

This was an opportunity created by Robben who got the ball from the right and suddenly cut in with his left foot and passed it diagonally. After the French player crossed into the penalty area, he calmly seized the opportunity and sent the ball into Rostock's goal.

After that, Bayern Munich firmly controlled the situation on the court, and before the end of the first half, Modric assisted Klose in the penalty area to score another goal, expanding the score to 2-0.

After changing sides in the second half, Rostock, playing at home, launched a counterattack. The two sides launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle, and the actions frequently increased, and the players became more and more angry with each other.

In the 61st minute, Rostock defender Stein fouled Robben. Captain Van Bommel was the first to rush forward and challenge the opponent, but was given a yellow card by the referee.

But within a few minutes, Rostock defender Larn committed another foul. This time he tackled Lucio, who was dribbling the ball. As a result, the Brazilian center back also tripped after falling to the ground, and they both fell together.

The referee once again hit fifty boards each and each received a yellow card.

Seeing that the situation on the court was getting out of control, Gao Han had to make substitution adjustments immediately, and in the 81st minute, Toni Kroos, who came on the bench, stepped in and scored a long shot, scoring Bayern Munich's goal. The third goal of the game.

In the end, the Bundesliga giants won Rostock 3-0 and successfully gained another three points.

But also after this game, Bayern Munich's two main players, Van Bommel and Lucio, both accumulated yellow cards and were suspended, which caught Bayern Munich off guard.

In one game, two main players were stopped?

Fortunately for Van Bommel, there is also Vidal in this position.

But what about Lucio?

His previous rotation player was Van Buyten, but now the Belgian central defenders have gone to Tottenham Hotspur.

Demichelis paired with Hummels?

This is also a feasible solution.

Fortunately, Bayern Munich's opponent in the next round of the league is Werder Bremen.