Chapter 273 An amazing pass, An Pang has seen big scenes before

Hoffenheim, a small village with only more than 3,000 people, has a team competing in the Bundesliga.

In the 2008-09 season, Hoffenheim qualified for the Bundesliga.

However, because the stadium is too small and does not meet the requirements of the Bundesliga, they have to rent the stadium team's venue to play.

But such a small team without stars, with a total team salary of only 17 million euros, and even relying on renting stadiums to play games, defeated Bayern in the first half of the season and won the half-time championship.

Ibisevic, the team's top scorer, scored a terrifying 18 goals and provided 7 assists in the 17 games he started.

He was the biggest contributor to the team's half-season championship.

Had it not been for the torn cruciate ligament during the winter break, which resulted in the season being reimbursed, Huocun would have most likely relied on this momentum to create their own "country miracle."

Although it was just a flash in the pan, Hoffenheim, which came out of a small mountain village, has been based on the Bundesliga with its tenacious style of play.

This summer, in addition to Rossi, there is another person on Leicester City's striker transfer list who has transferred to the Bundesliga.

Kramaric.

He never got a chance in the team, so he was loaned to the Bundesliga last year and was not fully transferred until this summer.

And the team he is on is Hoffenheim.

The former teammates met again in the Bundesliga, which gave this game an extra focus.

"Andrey, long time no see!"

In the players tunnel, Rossi took the initiative to greet him.

In the first half of last season, Kramaric, who had just joined Leicester City, had high hopes from fans.

However, there are two super forwards in Rossi and Vardy in the team, so he has few opportunities to play.

After only staying for half a season, he went to Hoffenheim on loan in order to participate in the European Cup.

After coming to Huocun, he performed well, scoring 5 goals and 2 assists in 15 games.

This summer, he officially transferred to Huocun for 11 million euros, which shows that the club has high hopes for him.

Just like Ibisevic back then.

"To be honest, I'm a little scared that my opponent is you."

The two smiled and hugged each other.

Although there is a competitive relationship in the club, the two have no personal grudges.

When at Leicester City, Rossi also assisted him in scoring.

Under the leadership of referee Schmidt, the two teams entered the Allianz Arena in Munich.

Although Hoffenheim has always been in the middle of the Bundesliga, his style of play is not conservative at all.

As a guest at the Allianz Arena, they deployed a 3-1-4-2 lineup to strengthen interception and counter-attacking in the midfield.

Head coach Nagelsmann made this arrangement because Bayern went to the Netherlands in the middle of the week and played a key group match of the Champions League. The players were very tired.

While you are sick, I will kill you!

If you want to score points against a strong team, the best opportunity is after they participate in the Champions League or the national team game in midweek.

From the beginning of the game, Huo Cun took advantage of their numerical advantage in the midfield and frontcourt, causing great trouble to Bayern.

Although Bayern's ball possession rate is much higher than that of its opponents, it is difficult for the offense to advance into the opponent's threat zone.

If the full-backs move up, Hoffenheim is very likely to seize the opportunity provided by Bayern's formation and hit the space behind them.

In the 25th minute, Alonso was surrounded by two opponents and lost the ball. Hoffenheim counterattacked and midfielder Amiri drove straight into the frontcourt.

Kramaric took the ball and advanced, and under the close pressure of defender Hummels, he changed direction twice in a row and got rid of the defense.

Hummels was staggered in front of the small striker.

Under the premise that the chase cannot be made, he decisively releases the tackle, blocks his body in front of the goal, and blocks the shot.

Kramaric, who was unusually calm in front of the goal, faked a shot and actually dunked, passed Hummels, and faced the goal.

At this time, Neuer's experience as the best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga came to light.

He struck out quickly, leaving the opponent's forward with no extra time to adjust after passing the defender, and had no choice but to shoot with his back foot.

Bang!

Kramaric hit the middle of the ball with the instep of his left foot and hit a half-high ball, which jumped over Neuer's outstretched arms and went into the blind corner.

Shit!

Unexpectedly, Neuer expected.

This guy's left-foot shot is also relatively accurate, and the angle is very tricky.

Bayern fell behind by one goal at home.

But judging from the scene, Bayern's conceding was not surprising at all.

A continuous week of double matches makes the players physically tired.

Especially since I traveled to the Netherlands in the middle of the week and was tired of traveling and traveling, my physical condition was certainly not as good as that of Hoffenheim, who was recuperating.

The midfield was unable to speed up and the rhythm was controlled by Hoffenheim, making Bayern's game very boring in the first 20 minutes.

Ancelotti quickly adjusted and asked Ribery to participate in the organization and connection in the midfield, which not only increased the midfielder's numerical advantage, but also broke the opponent's press.

Despite his lack of form, the Bayern midfielder's foot skills allow him to calmly deliver the ball when pressing.

After the midfield pressure was relieved, the offense naturally improved.

In the 30th minute, Thiago and Ribery's consecutive one-twos combined to break out of the tight siege.

The defense of Huocun's trio was immediately stretched, and was instantly torn to pieces by Rossi's forward run after a horizontal run.

Goalkeeper Oliver Bowman quickly struck out to block the near corner.

Rossi, who was unable to shoot, knocked the ball across the middle after observing his teammates outflanking him in the middle.

Lewandowski was sure of the chance, but the defender caught the ball before him.

But the ball was not cleared, but was knocked into the net.

Own goal!

Jubel held his head in his hands and watched helplessly as the ball rolled into the net.

He actively returned to defense, but without thinking about the opponent's forward, he actually passed the ball back to the goal. As a result, he was not prepared enough and hit the ball into the net with his calf.

1:1!

Bayern ended the first half with a draw.

Back in the locker room, the Bayern players' chests were still heaving.

If we continue playing like this, there will soon be a physical crisis in the second half.

Ancelotti expected that at the beginning of the second half, Huo Cun would continue to tighten the pressure in the frontcourt.

Therefore, players are required to control the rhythm of the game first in the second half and not to blindly counterattack and waste physical energy.

Under An Pang's tactical guidance, Bayern started passing the ball in the second half.

Although the scene will be dull, it can effectively resolve Huo Cun's pressing and kill their momentum.

When the pressing was fruitless and the defense was still open, Huo Cun gave up the frontcourt press and switched to a half-court press.

Although Bayern played a game in midweek, their physical fitness and condition were not very ideal.

But once they cooperate, their attack power is still very threatening.

In the 75th minute, An Pang made two substitutions.

Muller and Koeman appear.

It also means that Bayern is starting to attack.

After twenty dull minutes, Bayern's sudden increase in speed made the Huocun players a little uncomfortable.

Coupled with the large-scale running before, their physical fitness also began to decline, and the formation was severely compressed near the penalty area line.

In the 80th minute, Ribery took the ball from the left and attracted Huo Cun's defense.

Although they were unable to organize an offense, the intensive defense prevented Bayern's offense from advancing.

Rossi was near the top of the arc in the penalty area, thinking that Ribery would continue to pass in front of the goal, preparing to move forward and outflank him.

But Ribery knocked the ball back to himself.

In a hurry, Rossi could only half-turn to the left and stretch out his left foot to catch the ball.

However, due to lack of preparation, his left foot did not stop the ball, but instead bounced the ball off the ground.

A mistake in catching the ball caused Rossi to be double-teamed by Huo Cun.

His back was to the goal, and wherever he looked, there were defensive players.
To be continued...