This weekend is a home game for Cottbus and the Friendship Stadium is buzzing with activity again.
Since Yunsheng coached Cottbus, home games have been extremely popular. Although there were often high attendance rates last season, it is hard to get a ticket this season, which makes people feel the madness of Cottbus fans.
Those members who have annual tickets for the team have become the happiest fans this season.
The two teams have already entered the stadium to warm up, and there are still many fans holding signs and asking for high-priced tickets outside the stadium.
Players from both teams were warming up on the court, and at the entrance of the player tunnel at the Friendship Stadium, Yun Sheng met Bremen coach Thomas Schaff.
Schaff was a veteran of Bremen as a player. He represented Bremen in a total of 262 Bundesliga games between 1972 and 1995. After retiring, he coached the Bremen youth team until he succeeded Magath in 1999. , became Werder Bremen's new coach. He won the German Cup that year, won the Bundesliga and Cup double in 2004, and became the best coach of the Bundesliga in 2004.
Since 2004, Bremen has ranked in the top three of the Bundesliga every season, which is enough to show their strength.
Despite his outstanding achievements, Schaff still maintained his unsmiling character, reserved and cold.
After shaking hands with Yun Sheng, he just nodded politely and returned to the visiting team's coaching bench.
This calm guy is difficult to deal with.
Schaff's coaching style is very distinctive. He likes offensive football. He once said: "I prefer a 3-2 victory to a 1-0 victory."
He's an offensive guy through and through.
It was obvious from the first minute of the game.
Bremen deployed a 4-3-3 formation today and attacked Cottbus's half at the beginning.
Today, Cottbus played a slightly conservative game. During their opening period, except for Cassano, who had been pressing in the opponent's half, the rest of the players focused on defense.
Adriano had some slight ankle discomfort before the game. The team doctor suggested that he take a rest. Yunsheng followed the team doctor's advice.
You absolutely cannot risk losing a core player just because of a loss in one game.
Because of Adriano's absence, Yunsheng made a rare adjustment to the formation.
He changed 4-4-2 into 4-5-1, removed a forward, added a midfielder, and the young Turkish genius Sahin got the starting opportunity.
Although Shaheen has limited starting opportunities this season, he is still an important rotation player, and he has received more playing opportunities in Cottbus than in Dortmund. This is beyond doubt.
Because of Shaheen's outstanding performance, many European teams are paying close attention to Shaheen. Borussia Dortmund even discussed with Cottbus Chairman Klan whether Shaheen could return to the Hornets during the winter break. In the end, Yunsheng was Refused.
In this game, Sauer retreated in the midfield position and formed a double midfielder with Li Tie. Shaheen stepped forward and the team focused on defensive counterattacks.
The reason why Yunsheng considered this was because facing an opponent like Dortmund, except for Adriano, it would be difficult for the remaining forwards to complete the task of destroying the city. Instead of doing this, it is better to increase the defensive strength of the midfield to make the team's waist more stable.
In this game, Shaheen served as the team's No. 10, and on Bremen's side, the person facing him was the young Brazilian talent-Diego.
Diego only joined Bremen last season. In just one season, he became the absolute core of the team.
With 33 Bundesliga appearances, 13 goals and 14 assists, he successfully filled the midfield vacancy left by Miku's departure and helped the team win the German Cup at the end of the season.
So far this season, he has scored 9 goals and provided 8 assists, ranking at the top of the Bundesliga scorer and assist charts.
An important task arranged by Yunsheng in this game is to keep an eye on Diego.
This task was left to Li Tie.
However, Hua Guo's iron waist is a bit difficult.
"Diego dribbled continuously in the midfield! He shook off the oncoming Sauer! Li Tie pressed forward and made a fierce sliding tackle!"
"Diego passed the ball and avoided the angle! A wonderful through ball! Almeida fought for the top of the goal! Hildebrand fought hard to save the ball!"
"This offensive opportunity was so wonderful. Diego penetrated Cottbus' midfield all by himself!"
"Bremen's offense is here again! Diego cruised to the right and pulled the ball wonderfully. Waksmut was knocked to the ground! Li Tie was close to Diego! Diego stopped and turned around. He shot straight into the far corner! Hildebrand touched the ball with his fingertips!"
"Just now, Diego got a chance to shoot in a very small space. This shot was really wonderful! Seeing the 22-year-old young Brazilian genius, we can't help but think of the once all-powerful Ronaldinho. , Brazilian football is really full of talents!"
After getting two excellent offensive opportunities in a row, Yun Sheng couldn't sit still. He came to the sidelines, greeted Li Tie loudly, and waved his fist vigorously.
"Brother, be more aggressive! You must keep an eye on the Brazilians!"
Li Tie waved his hand apologetically and followed Diego even more closely.
Sandel next to him whispered: "Diego's dribbling, long-range shooting and passing are at the top level in the entire Bundesliga. No, it should be said that he is not at the level that the Bundesliga should be. Last season, he faced He once scored a hat-trick when he was in Laime. This Brazilian kid is so... so amazing..."
Sandel rarely said such words, which was enough to show that he was worried about Diego, and even a little afraid.
Yun Sheng looked at the young Brazilian genius, his face was also very serious.
Since arriving in the Bundesliga, the young Brazilian has quickly conquered the place. His pace is extremely fast, and it is common for him to ride thousands of miles alone. The German defenders who are tall and strong but lack flexibility cannot keep up with his rhythm.
In the first ten minutes, although Li Tie pressed forward step by step, he still could not completely target Diego. From time to time, the Brazilian genius suddenly shot or passed the ball, leaving Cottbus's penalty area in chaos.
In addition to the personnel adjustments in the midfield in this game, there are also some changes in the central defender. The main central defender Kukielka has a sprained ankle and needs to rest for one to two weeks. Da Silva's central defender partner became Fick.
Fick is a rising star from the back that Yunsheng is very optimistic about. He is more energetic and faster. Today his task is also to stop Diego's sudden forward attack.
In the 21st minute, after a one-on-one match between Diego and Borowski, they dodged Li Tie and were about to break into the penalty area, but were viciously tackled to the ground by the oncoming Fick!
The young Brazilian genius rolled four times on the ground and fell to the ground. The situation was not good!
