According to the rules of the German League Cup, the first round of the elimination match is arranged in the neutral stadium. Bayern Munich's match against Werder Bremen is arranged in the LTU stadium of Dusseldorf.
Although it was just a German League Cup, it attracted thousands of fans.
According to the information provided by the organizers, on the first day of ticket sales, more than 50000 tickets were sold out, and even many fans who couldn't get tickets were looking for scalpers and wanted to buy a ticket.
This is not only the match between Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen, but also the first official match of Alpine coach Bundesliga.
The game is scheduled to be held in the afternoon, but from the morning, fans from Germany and even all over Europe have flocked to Dusseldorf and gathered around the LTU stadium.
In the past half a month, there is not much news about Bayern Munich and alpine cold.
After spending 100 million euro transfer budget in a row, Bayern Munich are still cleaning up a group of redundant members in the transfer market, streamlining the team's lineup and saving the team's expenses.
The only information the fans and the media know is that Gao Han led the team to danaueschingen for training and played two warm-up games. One was a 6-0 win, but the second was only a 1-0 win.
According to the media reporter who went to the scene to watch the game, the first game played very well, but it basically continued the traditional playing method of Bayern Munich in the past, but the second game changed a lot. It took a more active high position pressing and control play method, but the effect was not ideal.
The opponents of the two games are not strong. It is natural for Bayern Munich to win, but the performance of the second game is not satisfactory, which also leads many people to worry about whether they will be able to withdraw from Werder Bremen in the first game.
In addition to attracting fans, the game also attracted a lot of veteran and famous players in German football.
Bayern Munich trio gathered in Dusseldorf To supervise the team's first official match of the new season.
Before entering the stadium, the three giants were interviewed by the media and expressed their confidence in alpine cold. They believed that he could bring different changes to the team.
In addition to Bayern Munich three giants, the German Football Association also arranged a lot of people to come to the scene, the national team coach Loew is also in person to watch the game.
"Ha ha, you're here too, youachim."
On the podium, Loew immediately welcomed Bayern Munich's three giants. Beckenbauer was also very happy to meet the national team coach. Several people were warmly greeting each other in the stands.
"Mr. Gao's first official match, I'm sure I'll come to see it." Love explained his intention with a smile.
"Moreover, I have long been interested in his promotion and introduction of several young players. According to previous media reports, I was very curious to hear that he promoted humales to the main position. I also heard that he has transformed ram and Schweinsteiger into the back waist, so I want to have a look."
At present, the midfield of the German national team is also very short of this kind of organizational players, especially after the retirement of Schneider and other players. Although Ballack is in charge, more players are of the type of Kyle and Frings, which is somewhat inconsistent with Loew's team formation strategy.
According to Loew's idea, he still hopes to be able to play a more active pass.
Now, Gao's coaching in Bayern Munich is undoubtedly opening the way for him.
"Rahm played in a group match, I heard that his performance was good, but he soon went back to play left back. Schweinsteiger was fixed down, but his performance was relatively general, and we were a little worried." Beckenbauer looked worried.
They are all very clear about Alpine's preferences, and also know Alpine's coaching philosophy, which is exactly why they invite Alpine to coach. But everyone knows that the most scarce thing in European football today is the organizational back waist, because it has become the standard of strong teams and the target of big teams.
But Loew didn't seem to be worried. "I don't think so. Mr. Gao Han has always been very good at judging people, and he has his own ideas in choosing people. Since he uses Schweinsteiger, he must have his own ideas. Let's have a good look."
People all feel that this is the truth.
However, Thomas Schaff is a famous attacking maniac in German football. Werder Bremen under his management has always been the most aggressive team in the Bundesliga League. Although he left Klose this season, his overall strength has not decreased.
It's hard to say whether the team will win or lose the first official game in alpine area.
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In fact, the process of the game also confirms the outside world's speculation.
Bayern Munich has just been reorganized. Although it has been training for two weeks, the players are still unfamiliar with each other. Coupled with the new football concept brought about by the high cold, almost all the players are still adapting, which makes Bayern Munich's start very bad.
On the contrary, Werder Bremen made full use of Bayern Munich's weakness and made a shot in the first two minutes.
When the game went to the ninth minute, Schweinsteiger didn't have the first time to follow the opponent. Borowski crossed the right side, Fritz inserted the catch to get rid of Lyle, and then passed to the goal. Borowski inserted the catch to get the score before Lucio, which was the first record for Werder Bremen.
This goal also greatly inspired the morale of Werder Bremen.
Each of their players is very clear, this game is facing the cold, as long as they can beat the cold, then waiting for them to be famous in the first World War.
Alpine also knows very well that it's not a good start and it's not easy to play.
"Bastian." Gao Han went to the edge of the field and called.
On the pitch, Schweinsteiger turned his head, saw the coach waving at him and ran out quickly.
"You are too nervous. Take it easy. You should have followed just now."
Schweinsteiger nodded, knowing he had made a mistake. "I'm afraid I'll be too far away."
He has never played the position of single delay, which makes him a bit at a loss, especially in the formal competition, when the opponent makes such an impact, he is a bit confused.
"Don't worry. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You should think about it. There is a van Bommel in front of you. He will protect you."
The pig nodded vigorously. "I see what to do."
"Remember, keep calm and keep the ball under control. If you are not sure, try not to pass forward, but to both sides and back. At this stage, my requirement for you is a stable pass and transition."
Schweinsteiger nodded. "I see."
"Go ahead." The cold patted him on the back and sent him back to the court.
But Gao didn't go back. Instead, he yelled at Modric, indicating that the Croatian midfield should be more active, be more active, get the ball and ask for the ball. Besides, van Bommel should put pressure on the opponent and protect the midfield.
When he had finished all this, he retreated slowly, but he breathed heavily.
"Van Bommel is too tall to be flexible." Cantarello said.
This point to the heart of the Dutch midfield problem.
Van Bommel's advantage is very obvious, forward to participate in the attack, he was the team's third scorer last season, and later he can participate in the defense, but his height has reached 1.87 meters, coupled with age, it is difficult for him to put continuous pressure on the opponent in the midfield position.
"Look again, if it's really not possible, put Schweinsteiger on top and let ram kick in the back." Gao also has a way to deal with it. He thought he was very satisfied with the result of the group match when Rahm played back.
As for bidal, who is also optimistic about him, he has not returned to the team at present, and it is not very clear how the situation is.
Think about it, alpine still entered the coaching system.
"Start using five-star pass cards, target: Schweinsteiger."
"Start using five-star assists, target: Modric."
"Successfully activate the combination card effect, the ball is not empty pass."
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I don't know whether Werder Bremen relaxed their pressure on Bayern Munich's midfield and backcourt after they took the lead, or whether the cold adjustment was working. All those who know how to analyze the situation at the scene gradually found that the Bundesliga giants' midfield and backcourt passing began to become smooth.
Schweinsteiger used to be slow and hesitant in passing and catching the ball, but now he plays very simply and efficiently. He always catches the ball with one foot and gives the ball with the other. Players such as Modric, van Bommel, humales, Lucio and ram also begin to move around Schweinsteiger.
"OK, take your time. That's it. Don't worry. First control the ball and keep the pace."
In the stands, Loew heard the voice of the cold.
It doesn't sound like he's trying to hide from anyone, including his rival, Shaff.
As Schweinsteiger gradually entered the role, and there were teammates around him at any time, Bayern Munich's middle and back court pass control gradually became smooth. Werder Bremen tried to come out several times, but failed to achieve the effect.
But what really changed the game was in the 24th minute.
When Modric retreated to meet Schweinsteiger and received the ball with his back to the attacking direction, Frings followed him closely.
But when the Croatian received the ball, he suddenly stopped and turned to get rid of it. After throwing away Frings, he suddenly rushed forward with the ball.
This sudden change surprised everyone in the stadium and the fans in the stands.
After Modric took a few steps forward, he crossed the ball to the right in front of the defender. Ribery caught the ball on the right side, faced the opponent's defender one-on-one, dribbled the ball, suddenly accelerated, threw away the defender, passed the ball with his right foot, and hoisted the ball to the restricted area.
Klose grabbed the most powerful position ahead of time and headed from close range.
But Werder Werder, the goalkeeper of Werder Bremen, blocked the ball with one hand at the critical moment, but the ball didn't fly out. Van Bommel came up from behind and pushed the ball directly into the goal with his forehead near the goal line.
The referee's effective whistle for the goal sounded, and the whole court cheered and thundered!
One to one!
Everyone on the pitch rushed to van Bommel to celebrate his goal.
And the sidelines, alpine is also full of surprises, because van Bommel's this shot response is very fast.
As a matter of fact, the Dutchman should have been on guard for a long time, so even if the ball flew out directly at that time, he could fight for it before everyone else and then hit the goal.
Of course, if we want to trace the credit, Modric's breakthrough and Ribery's breakthrough are all excellent.
"Well, that's it. Keep the rhythm and keep playing like this." Gao Han applauds and shouts at the sideline.
After the equaliser, Bayern Munich players became more confident.