Letting James play as a central midfielder is to give full play to his dribbling and passing skills and help the team play the ball in the backcourt.

As for defense, it just needs to be in place.

In the Bundesliga, James is at home in his new position.

Even facing Paris Saint-Germain, he was able to handle it with ease.

But Pochettino took advantage of James' defensive weakness and stabbed him hard.

Moreover, Tottenham's frontcourt pressing group can quickly approach the ball holder and block the passing line.

Although Ali's pushing action is suspected of being a foul, it can be seen that when Tottenham pressed, they were targeting James' defense.

One goal behind, An Pang quickly made adjustments, and Muller switched to the left to participate in the defense.

Pochettino expressed disdain for this.

Turning the winger into a full midfielder can indeed reduce James' defensive pressure.

But correspondingly, Bayern's offense was greatly affected.

The Bayern front line in front of me lacks speed and makes it difficult to defend and counterattack.

Unless Ribery, Robben and Koeman are replaced on the bench.

Is this the tactic of a famous Champions League coach?

At least for now, the initiative is entirely in Tottenham's hands.

Tottenham, having tasted the sweetness, continued to attack Bayern's goal with wave after wave of attacks.

Both the Premier League and the Bundesliga focus on offense and can often produce big-scoring games.

Bayern were a guest at Wembley. In the first 20 minutes, the pressure was high in front of the goal. Neuer repeatedly made key saves to ensure that the goal was not missed.

After Harry Kane's free kick went over the crossbar, Tottenham's five-minute offensive pressure finally came to an end.

Just as the Bayern players heaved a sigh of relief, Rossi quickly found James.

"Ha sister, let's play the ball faster later. Tottenham's pressure is very tight and we can't dribble the ball for as long as before."

James was under a lot of pressure in the first twenty minutes.

His teammates knew he was being targeted and rarely passed the ball to him.

"No problem." James hesitated for a while and said, "Then what about our attack?"

"Leave it to Kimmich," Rossi said over his shoulder as he ran forward.

What does it mean to leave it to Kimmich?

At this time, Kimmich, who received instructions from the head coach on the sidelines, ran to James.

After listening to the coach's instructions, James was surprised.

The game continues.

Neuer kicked off the ball and passed it to centre-back Hummels.

Kane pressed quickly, and the rest of his teammates followed up in time.

Last season, Tottenham conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League. They relied on this active pressure to steal the ball quickly and then counterattack.

But with such pressure, the players' physical fitness cannot sustain the entire game.

In the second half of the second half, they began to retreat on defense.

If the score is leading at this time, a bus will even be set up in front of the goal.

James continued to get the ball in the backcourt, and under the pressure of the opponent, passed the ball back to Neuer.

With a seemingly passive pass, everyone would think that Neuer would send the ball to the frontcourt with his big feet under Tottenham's high pressure.

But Neuer passed the ball to Kimmich on the weak side.

Due to Tottenham's frontcourt pressure, James was deeply attracted, leaving Kimmich on the right in a vacuum.

It was this vacuum zone that gave him enough time to stop the ball and observe.

When Tottenham players reacted, Kimmich had already advanced with the ball.

Well?

Full back organization?

Pochettino was a little surprised.

Kimmich, the full-back, actually advanced with the ball in the middle.

The addition of full-backs to the midfield can indeed gain an advantage through the increase in numbers.

But it also means that the defense will be very empty.

Moreover, Bayern's midfielder and frontcourt lack speed, and Tottenham can quickly get back to defense.

boom!

Before Kimmich passed his own half, he passed the ball to Rossi on the right.

Ben Davis, who is in charge of defense, is about the same height as Rossi, but his body is much stronger.

He jumped high from behind, overwhelmed Rossi, and cleared the ball.

But he was also called for a defensive foul because he raised his elbow when he took off and hit Rossi on the back of the head.

"Ben, there's no need to try hard physically, he doesn't have speed!"

Midfielder Dell reminded.

To say that Rossi has no speed means that after taking the ball from half court, he does not have the absolute speed to move forward.

His speed makes him the most threatening within twenty meters in front of the goal.

There is no need for Ben Davis to foul. It would be uneconomical if he gets a card.

James takes the free kick.

He continued to pass the ball to Kimmich in the center.

Pochettino was immediately alert.

This position reverses the positions of James and Kimmich.

He actually let James Rodriguez, the World Cup Golden Boot winner, play as a full-back.

What does Ancelotti think? Isn't he afraid that the players will be dissatisfied?

When Kimmich advanced with the ball, James walked along the wing.

Pochettino once again confirmed that James is indeed playing as a full-back.

Kimmich passes the ball to Rossi.

Bayern's attack actually started from Rossi's wing.

This made Pochettino even more confused.

Ben Davis approached quickly, but Rossi still passed the ball to the center in advance.

Verhentong got ahead of Lewandowski and headed the ball into the penalty area.

Kimmich, who was outside the penalty area, stopped the ball with his chest and fired an angry shot towards the goal corner.

Lori jumped up and threw the ball towards the sideline with his backhand.

This is Bayern's most threatening attack since the start of the game.

Pochettino saw the secret.

Tottenham's main attack is behind the central defender. How to break through the midfield defense and complete the pass is the most critical part.

James' defense in the midfield is an area worth digging into.

But Ancelotti actually placed the defensively strong Kimmich in the middle to form an interception.

And when attacking, Kimmich also has good forward attacking ability.

After Bayern adjusted, they quickly stabilized the midfield, but Tottenham failed to organize an effective attack.

James does not need much time to adapt to his new position.

Kimmich will come back as soon as possible to supplement the central defender line.

When the game reached the 40th minute, Pochettino was very satisfied.

Bayern gave up attacking in order to consolidate the midfield, which achieved its goal.

Spurs attack.

Eriksen took the ball in the ribs. He was overconfident and did not hand it to Ali immediately.

Kimmich saw the right moment and rushed to grab the ball.

After Eriksson noticed it, he pulled the ball and turned around. As long as Kimmich attacked, he would definitely push him from behind.
To be continued...