At the beginning of the second half, Dortmund took advantage of the kick-off opportunity to make a beautiful attack.
Shaheen passed the ball directly behind him, and Gotze stepped in and faced goalkeeper Navas. At this time, the Hamburg team had not yet reacted.
Rudiger quickly chased back and tackled Gotze!
And since he was the last defensive player, the referee directly showed him a red card and sent him off!
The two sides returned to a ten-on-ten fair showdown.
This was something Pan Yi didn't expect at all.
It’s really surprising!
The problem of yellow cards turning into red cards due to emotional control that Pan Yi had been worried about did not appear, but this happened.
There's nothing you can do about it. Between accidents and goals on the court, you never know which one will come first.
As a defensive player, Rudiger wanted to prevent the goal at that moment and made his own defensive actions. He can't be blamed for receiving a red card.
This is completely different from those malicious retaliations and deliberately excessive actions.
So Pan Yi immediately made adjustments to the lineup.
Unlike Lewandowski who was sent off in the first half, when a forward went down, Klopp just pushed Gotze up a little, and the entire formation did not need to make any major changes.
But here in Hamburg, the central defender is down, so he needs to be replenished immediately, otherwise he will soon become a colander.
So, Pan Yi waved his flag, Wu Lei came off the field, and captain Westman came on.
Westerman and Kjaer partnered as central defenders, while Son Heung-min in the frontcourt moved a little closer to the middle, forming a double forward with Vardy on the left and right, which could barely maintain an offensive and defensive balance.
After Shaheen's free kick went over the crossbar, Westerman also brought Pan Yi's latest tactical instructions to the players on the field:
No more fierce attacks, start to shift to the strategic defense stage!
Although neither side has an advantage in the number of people on the field, after all, it is 10 people playing 10 people.
One less person means the players have to cover a larger area and run longer distances.
This is easy to understand. If you exaggerate it a bit, if you play a 7vs7 game in an 11-man field and everyone goes all out, see if it will be exhausting.
So Pan Yi doesn't want the players to be tired.
Now one goal ahead, the initiative is still in his own hands.
As long as they recycle a little, defend well, have the ball in hand, and control the rhythm, Dortmund has no good way to take Hamburg.
As a result, the two sides became somewhat deadlocked.
Due to the increased control in the midfield, Hamburg has always had possession of the ball and the advantage of the scene. Dortmund wanted to threaten on the offensive end, but was afraid of Hamburg's quick counterattack. The Hornets fell into a dilemma.
Especially when Hamburg controlled the ball more in the midfield and backcourt in the second half, Dortmund made several advances but was pushed back by Hamburg's counterattacks. It was obvious that they were worried about gain and loss.
When the game entered the 70th minute, which was earlier than Pintus expected, some Dortmund players began to show fatigue.
At this time, Hamburg began to counterattack strongly. Robertson sent the ball forward. De Bruyne came to the wing to receive the ball and sent a precise cross. Vardy, who was outflanked from behind, scored twice and scored Hamburg's third goal of the game. !
Hamburg is two goals ahead!
Shortly after he scored, he was replaced by Swedish forward Berry, and Pan Yi was ready to call it quits.
Of course, Dortmund coach Klopp is not willing to fail.
He immediately made two substitution adjustments, with Sibel and Gundogan coming off the bench to strengthen the offense.
This move has had a certain effect, and Dortmund's offensive power has indeed become stronger.
In the 73rd minute, Royce shot a long shot from outside the penalty area.
In the 78th minute, Hummels dribbled the ball into the penalty area and shot with his left foot. The ball was resolved by Navas.
In the 83rd minute, Santana broke into the opponent's penalty area during a counterattack. He received Blaszczykovsky's pass and shot directly in the air, but the ball went wide.
However, Dortmund could not attack for a long time, and the defense fell again.
In the 89th minute, Hamburg used Dortmund to press forward to counterattack. Son Heung-min received an assist from Casemiro and shot into the empty goal.
Hamburg leads 4-1 away from home!
The final whistle sounded soon after.
In the end, Dortmund was reversed 1-4 by Hamburg at home. There is still a 12-point gap between the defending champion and Bayern, which has not yet played this round. Hamburg, which scored all 3 points, further consolidated their second place in the standings. Location.
…
After the game, the media was not focused on Dortmund's unexpected three-goal defeat at home to Hamburg itself.
It was Lewandowski's red card that caused widespread controversy.
Although Hamburg had the advantage in this game and created many more shooting opportunities than Dortmund, many people believed that it was all caused by the premature red card.
"Ruhr News" pointed out that although Lewandowski's action was dangerous, it was not intentional. A yellow card is enough, and a red card does not exist!
It was this red card that ruined a game that should have been more exciting and helped Hamburg win.
But the Hamburg Morning Post retorted:
"Kicking Rudiger on the head doesn't qualify for a red card? Is it necessary to send Rudiger directly to the hospital?"
"If Hamburg wins this game, it is a win. Don't make any excuses. The total time of Hamburg's 11 vs. 10 is less than 20 minutes, and Hamburg did not score a goal in these 20 minutes. All goals are based on the number of people. Scored under equal circumstances!”
"Looking at it this way, our Hamburg team is still very gentlemanly. Perhaps Rudiger's red card departure was arranged by coach Pan Yi during the halftime break so that we could beat Dortmund with the same number of players, so that no one would lose. Not convinced..."
Since Pan Yi led Hamburg to play better and better, the local Hamburg media has been completely convinced.
They have long regarded Pan Yi as one of their own, and now if anyone dares to question Pan Yi and his burgers, of course they will come out to protect him.
Of course Pan Yi also enjoys this feeling, and having a sense of belonging is also very important!
The controversy only subsided a little until the German Football Association finally made a ruling.
Lewandowski suspended for three games due to dangerous behavior during the game!
This is the official conclusion that there is no problem with this red card, and it is more serious than everyone imagined!
This is undoubtedly an added insult to Dortmund's recent poor situation.
Dortmund therefore appealed Lewandowski's suspension, but the German Football Association Sports Tribunal rejected the club's first appeal after a hearing. They believed that Lewandowski's foul action was too rough and decided to uphold the original three-game suspension. .
Subsequently, Dortmund appealed for the second time, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport held a three-hour hearing in Frankfurt.
Finally, the chairman of the German Football Association Sports Court Ellers said: "Lewandowski's foul on the opponent's player was undoubtedly rough, but in the subsequent conflict between the players on both sides, he was obviously more restrained and did not have the same malice as before. So we think a two-game ban is appropriate."
Therefore, Lewandowski's suspension period was shortened to 2 games, which is a plan that is reasonable for all parties.
However, Lewandowski is said to be dissatisfied with Dortmund's handling of the matter.
Borussia Dortmund's sporting director Zorc admitted that Lewandowski has clearly rejected the club's terms for a contract extension, and there are endless transfer rumors between the Poles and Bayern.
This also makes Dortmund coach Klopp very anxious. After all, for now, Lewandowski is irreplaceable for Dortmund.
Klopp once asked the questionable substitute forward Schiebel to start in the game, and also asked Gotze to serve as a forward, but the results were not ideal.
The only thing that gives Klopp some comfort is that although he once again lost to Pan Yi and Hamburg, even worse than the last time, Dortmund's position in the standings has not changed.
In several important games in this round of Bundesliga, Frankfurt was tied 0-0 by Nuremberg at home, Monchengladbach drew 3-3 at home with Bayer Leverkusen, and Bayern Munich beat Schalke 04 with four goals.
Several teams behind Dortmund failed to win.
Therefore, the top four in the Bundesliga are still Bayern, Hamburg, Dortmund, and Leverkusen.
In the subsequent first leg of the Champions League round of 16, Dortmund also drew 2:2 away from Shakhtar Donetsk.
This good result can be regarded as giving Dortmund a head start on the road to promotion, and finally did not make Klopp feel like a chicken and egg.
The other two Bundesliga teams that also reached the top 16 of the Champions League, Schalke 04 also drew with Galatasaray from the Turkish Super League in an away game, and Bayern, which played a stable performance, defeated the Premier League team 3:1 in the away game. Arsenal, promotion is in sight.
Another game that Pan Yi is more concerned about is between AC Milan and Barcelona.
The two of them got together again!
In the first round, AC Milan defeated its opponent 2:0 at home, with Boateng and Kante each scoring one goal.
It seems that after experiencing poor form at the beginning of the season, the team led by Allegri performed well in the Champions League.
…
Of course, Pan Yi doesn't need to care too much about the Champions League this season. Whether his predecessor is good or not has little to do with him.
It's enough for him to just play well in his own Bundesliga.
Hamburg's next opponent is Monchengladbach.
In the first round, Hamburg won a four-goal victory on the road. This time back at home, Pan Yi is even more confident of victory.
However, football has never been a simple addition or multiplication.
Hamburg's strength has increased, its condition is better, and it plays at home, while Borussia has not changed much in terms of coaches or players, and its ranking has even dropped compared to the first half of the season.
So if one goes up and the other goes down, can Hamburg get a better result than 4:0?
the answer is negative.
Although Monchengladbach still deployed the "old-fashioned" 442 formation in Pan Yi's words, and still relied on the tactic of using the winger's diagonal lob to find a double center, this time Hamburg did not get too much advantage from Monchengladbach.
Because this time, Borussia's veteran coach Favre has regarded Hamburg as a truly strong team and has begun to focus more resolutely on defensive counterattacks!
Of course, there is another important reason for Borussia's disastrous defeat last time, and that is the early departure of the team's card master Xhaka.
This time, Xhaka obviously learned the lesson from last time and played more calmly in the game. He also gave full play to his characteristics of large coverage area and strong defensive ability, so that Hamburg's midfielder did not occupy too much. of cheap.
Rudiger's suspension and absence caused Hamburg to encounter some difficulties in launching the offense in the backcourt.
With fewer attack initiation points, it will be easier for the opponent to defend against it.
The game continued until the 78th minute of the second half. Hamburg still took advantage of the opponent's physical decline and relaxation of concentration after the opponent's strict defense. De Bruyne hit a world wave from the top of the penalty area and finally achieved victory. A goal!
Once Hamburg takes the lead, Borussia, which is already inferior to its opponents in terms of strength, is a little helpless if it wants to come back.
This score was maintained until the end.
Hamburg wins five consecutive victories!
However, this winning streak was ended in the next round.
Hamburg drew with Hannover 96 1:1 away from home, drawing with their opponents in both rounds.
When summing up after the game, Pan Yi made a profound reflection on himself.
He believed that his failure to win was due to his insufficient study of Hannover 96's formation.
Hannover 96’s starting lineup is as follows:
Forwards: Briam Diouf, Abdullah.
Midfielder: Justi, Pinto, Hoffman, Jakonen.
Defenders: Poconioli, Schultz, Djurou, Chahid.
Goalkeeper: Ziller.
It was also a 442 formation, and it looked the same as Monchengladbach who played in the previous round, so Pan Yi relaxed his vigilance a little and played according to the previous round's playing method.
But Monchengladbach is in a parallel position of 442, while Hannover 96 is in a dish-shaped position of 442!
This formation is not very common in world football, and even in Pan Yi's system courses, no famous coach used this formation, which made him somewhat neglected.
"Because the midfielders in the 442 dish-shaped midfield formation are distributed in two lines, overall, this formation will have four lines, including one forward line, two midfield lines, and one defender line."
"Because this formation has more people in the center of the field, the 442 saucer-shaped midfield formation makes it difficult for opponents to break through from the center, and the team's numerical advantage in the center can also be reflected when attacking. The team's 4 saucer-shaped midfielders The two-line arrangement of positions is not only conducive to the passing cooperation between players, but also facilitates each other's response and movement."
"Hannover 96's four midfielders have a high degree of tacit cooperation, so when they use this formation, their advantages on the offensive end can be fully utilized."
The summary after the game is very important.
When you win, you need to summarize, and when you lose, you need to summarize even more.
At present, this tradition has been formed within the Hamburg team, so that common progress can be achieved through constant business exchanges.
Naturally, the coaches listened particularly carefully to the summary that started after Pan Yi issued a "sin".
Pan Yi pointed to both sides of the tactical list:
"Although the 442 dish-shaped midfield formation deploys a large number of players in the center, the offensive focus of this formation is not on the center, but on the left and right wings and the left and right rib areas of the court."
"The offensive idea of this formation is to use the advantage of the team's midfield to effectively drive and radiate to the wings and rib areas, perfectly combining the team's sides, center and ribs to make full use of the space on the field. , forming an effective siege in the opponent's defensive third zone."
"However, as the defender, the central area is in principle a heavily guarded area, and the effect of positional warfare attacks against us here will inevitably be ineffective."
"Unfortunately, the saucer-shaped midfield formation has very few personnel on the wings and ribs. Only the two full-backs on the left and right are players who can be used without moving. How did they deal with this situation? ?”
"The answer is the orderly rotation, switching and movement between players. This formation uses a two-forward combination, and the coach usually chooses a fulcrum center with strong physical confrontation - in Hannover 96 it was Briam Dee. Uf, paired with another striker Abdullah who is more mobile."
"A reasonable combination of the two can complement each other's advantages. At the same time, the more flexible forward can also play a role in frontcourt support, support and running without the ball."
"When we look at what they did before this goal, we can have a deeper understanding of how this tactic works."
Pan Yi picked up the remote control again and pressed the play button.
The game screen that had been paused on the big screen started moving again.
"Their forward Abdullah began to use a wide range of lateral movements when the team was attacking to complete his task of providing offensive support on the left and right sides."
"And the full-back Chahid also started to support the team's offense by running when his own offense took the initiative."
"What's worth noting here is that one of their two defensive midfielders is left behind when the team is attacking to prevent our counterattack."
"During this attack, one of their midfielders, Hoffman, moved forward. When Hoffman moved forward to participate in the attack, the other midfielder Pinto began to rotate to fill in. , to ensure the stability of the formation.”
"After such a rotation, we saw that they began to surround us in the flank area. The surround here is not only reflected in the numerical advantage, but more importantly, the flexibility of the players' understanding of tactics and the diversity of movement positions."
"So our defense was a little stretched. After several passes, the ball reached Abdullah's feet, and he passed it across the goal. At this time, all Diouf had to do was to push the ball gently into our goal. inside."
The conference room was quiet, but the coaches were nodding.
Pan Yi retold the entire process of Hamburg's goal loss in great detail, which also gave everyone a more intuitive understanding of Hannover 96's 442-disc midfielder's offensive system.
Having listened to the likes of Inzaghi and Nagelsmann a lot, I think it's okay. Anyway, what else does coach Pan Yi not know?
But Pintus is different.
Although he has worked with many head coaches, there is really no one who can explain a tactic so thoroughly!
So he was amazed while taking notes.
At the same time, he was also glad that he followed Pan Yi to Hamburg so decisively - what, the main reason was that his salary doubled? Not at all. I, Pintus, am also a man who will be a head coach in the future!
But at this time, Pan Yi looked at Pintus again, and praised him again off guard:
"Since I was not wary of Hannover 96's tactics and they scored first, why didn't I lose in the end?"
"I think it still depends on coach Pintus's strict requirements on the players, so that their physical fitness has really reached a very high level."
As an old man in his fifties, Pintus was "sneak-attacked" by such a young man in his twenties. He was praised and praised, and he rubbed his head in embarrassment and laughed.
Pan Yi smiled and then said:
"When the game lasted for more than 70 minutes, because we counterattacked more fiercely, I also asked our players to avoid their heavily guarded area in the middle and focus on the wings. At this time, the physical gap between the two sides began to show. Hannover 96 The players also felt that it was difficult to defend."
"So, they took the initiative to seek changes. In order to make up for the weakness of this formation on the wings when defending, the two attacking midfielders began to move to the wings. At this time, the forward player Abdullah also retreated to the center. , to fill the vacancy in the attacking midfielder position."
"After holding on for a while, they felt it still wasn't working, so the two attacking midfielders continued to move diagonally behind, forming a 4-4-2 parallel midfield formation."
"Although it was a change of formation due to a decline in physical fitness, at this time, they inadvertently entered an area we are familiar with."
"We started to block their two midfielders like the 4-4-2 against Borussia Monchengladbach, preventing them from having a stable outlet."
"And because Hannover 96's 442 is extremely demanding on the physical fitness of the two full-backs, when they cannot smoothly go back and forth between the two penalty areas, the spaces on both wings are very obviously exposed in front of us."
"Our goal came here, and this is one of our best offensive methods. Casemiro played a long pass behind Chahid, and Son Heung-min came in at high speed to get the ball."
"The opponent's center back must move laterally to cover the position, but at this time our back-end Vardy and Wu Lei are already in place."
"So it's a plot we are familiar with. Vardy took away another central defender, Wu Lei was unguarded, and he succeeded in shooting and equalized the score!"
At this time, Nagelsmann raised his hand:
"So, if the opponent has good physical fitness and insists on using a 442 dish midfielder to deal with it, what should we do?"
Pan Yi smiled and said: "You discovered it. I talked for a long time, but I really didn't mention the initial response method."
"I mentioned just now that this is a formation where the personnel are relatively concentrated in the middle. So, the basic idea to crack them is to specifically deploy players on the wings, or even have our front midfielders and defensive midfielders pull in to support."
"In this way, their full-backs and midfielders have to leave their original positions in order to mark our wide players, and the team's entire formation will be damaged."
"When the distance between their players reaches a certain level, there will be space, and we can suddenly increase the speed and use the wide range of running of the entire team to create a strong offensive side and form a numerical advantage."
"In this way, we will regain the initiative in the game!"
Waves of applause broke out in the conference room.
This is the spontaneous applause given by the "students" to the "teacher" after a wonderful lesson.
However, Inzaghi still raised his questions:
"Apart from Hannover 96, are there any other teams using this formation in the Bundesliga? I always feel that we will have to deal with them again next season. Maybe they will have changed coaches by then. This method of cracking is a bit useless. …”
"Yes." Pan Yi laughed, "That is our opponent in the next round, and it is also the opponent we have lost to them before -"
At this time, everyone said in unison:
"Felt!"
(End of chapter)
