After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 171 The Card Master
On the evening of September 9, Prussian Park Stadium.

Borussia Mönchengladbach's home game against Hamburg is about to start!

In this game, a total of [-] Borussia fans flooded into the Prussia Park Stadium, which shows how much local fans attach importance to this game.

Hamburg also has high hopes for this game.

Not only did thousands of fans follow the team to the away game, the club chairman Yakhov also came to Westphalia to watch the game in person, which shows his support for the team.

Although there are still two focus battles in the fifth round of the Bundesliga, namely Frankfurt's home game against Dortmund and Bayern Munich's home game against Wolfsburg, the attention of Borussia and Hamburg is no worse than these two games.

Even in East Asia, according to statistics, more fans will choose to watch this game instead of watching the two giants.

This fully demonstrates their influence and support in East Asia under the current situation of Hamburg's excellent record.

In the stands of the visiting team, some female fans with Asian faces even started arguing.

"Hong Kong Peng Yuyan is the most handsome! Hong Kong Peng Yuyan is the most handsome!"

"Which Peng Yuyan? Isn't he an actor in movies? Is he Jackie Chan's son?"

"It's Lin Zhijian! Don't you think he's super handsome?"

"Hehe, it's just a substitute... I still think Wu Lei is cuter."

"Shiba! Obviously our Sun Xingmin Oppa is the most handsome!"

"Idiot はくち! Hasebe-kun is so handsome, are you all blind?"

"Get out of the way, head coach Pan Yi's face is here!"

"Okay, this official is the biggest and most handsome. You can talk, but we won't interrupt."

"Look, look, Pan Yi is out, Pan Yi is out!..."

At this time, the starting lineups of the two teams have already played on the TV screen.

There is no suspense here in Hamburg. Compared with the previous game, the only difference is that Wu Lei has returned to the starting lineup, standing on the right winger position.

The home team Borussia Mönchengladbach is indeed a traditional 442 formation:

Forwards: Luc de Jong, Hanke.

Midfield: Arango, Xhaka, Nordvetter, Hermann.

Guards: Da Ames, Dominguez, Stranz, Janczyk.

Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.

Pan Yi, who was on the sidelines, also nodded slightly.

This set of starters is basically the same as he expected before the game.

In the face of Hamburg, which had just defeated Dortmund, the old coach Favre really did not dare to neglect, and still discharged this old formation that mainly focused on defensive counterattacks.

It seems that the offensive power shown by Hamburg in the previous rounds still makes Borussia a bit afraid.

Perhaps, not only Borussia, there should be many teams studying Hamburg's offensive methods now.

In the future competitions, Pan Yi has to keep pace with the times and keep making fine adjustments to his 4231.

……

The game started.

Borussia kicked off first.

Striker Luc de Jong passed the ball to midfielder Xhaka, who without hesitation lobbed it wide to Arango.

At this time, Borussia's two forwards, Luc de Jong and Hanke, rushed forward.

After Arango got the ball, he just raised his head slightly, and swung his left foot to hang at a 45-degree angle.

Hamburg's two defenders Rudiger and Kjaer had been prepared for a long time. They were stuck in front of Borussia's two forwards, preventing them from turning around and getting the ball.

After the ball fell, Kyar grabbed the first point and headed the ball out of the penalty area.

Borussia Borussia's opening attack also failed.

From this attack, it can be seen that Borussia Borussia's offensive routine is just as Pan Yi said before the game, simple and rude, with a strong flavor of 90s football.

After Kjaer held the ball, the ball was controlled by Makoto Hasebe after the fight.

The Japanese defensive midfielder habitually handed the ball to the right back Carvajal to handle it-after all, this is Hamburg's sharpest and most effective offensive launch point so far.

But this time, Borussia's left midfielder Arango immediately stood in a defensive position and interfered with Carvajal.

This is the advantage of the traditional 442 formation when facing Pan Yi's 4231 formation.

That is, the four midfielders are lined up, which leads to two full-backs standing very close to the side, and it is easy to defend against the opponent's full-back.

But obviously, Carvajal has already been reminded by the coaching staff about this situation.

He did not choose to force a breakthrough or pass, but returned the ball to the midfielder Casemiro again.

Casemiro didn't stop the ball and then passed the ball to De Bruyne who returned in the middle.

After catching the ball deftly and turning around to throw off Borussia's approaching midfielder Nordveitt, De Bruyne pushed his foot forward and went straight forward!

The direction of his pass is the corner of Borussia's big penalty area, that is, the ribs, their weakest defensive area!
At this time, Vardy also understood and started quickly.

But at the moment when Vardy was about to get the ball, a black shadow burst out from the slanting stab, and Vardy shoveled the ball to the ground!

The whistle sounded immediately, and the referee rushed to the fouled Borussia player and took out a yellow card.

Pan Yi took a closer look and found that the guy who received a yellow card in less than 2 minutes was none other than Xhaka!
The future captain of Arsenal and the Swiss national team is known as the "card master" by people in the world.

Leaving aside his early career, when he joined Arsenal in the 2016-2017 season, he received more than 50 red and yellow cards in just five or six seasons. This number is the highest in the Premier League, and no player can compare with him.

If you count the entire career... the number is even more terrifying.

He got an astonishing 477 yellow cards in 116 club games!
Among them, 7 yellows turned 2 red and were sent off 1 times, and 6 straight reds left the field.

At the national team level, Xhaka played a total of 98 games for Switzerland in various competitions. He was yellowed 21 times, and was sent off once 1 yellows turned 2 red...

Of course, Xhaka, who still looks childish now, can actually be regarded as a genius boy.

He is only 19 years old this year, but he has played the main force in Basel, Switzerland for two years.

This season, he switched to Borussia Mönchengladbach at a high price of 850 million, and quickly won the trust of head coach Favre, serving as the main midfielder in Borussia.

What, you asked why Pan Yi didn't consider bringing such an outstanding young man into his team?
On the one hand, the price is more expensive. On the other hand, although Xhaka has excellent blocking ability and excellent passing skills, which keeps his lower limit at a very high level, his shortcomings are also obvious.

Due to his slightly stiff body and poor foot frequency, it is difficult for Xhaka to defeat his opponent in a one-on-one situation.

In the case of close marking or local pressing, the Swiss need to use continuous running to create space for receiving the ball, or with the support of teammates to complete the escape, advancement and breakthrough through continuous passing in a small range.

In the fast-paced modern football field, it is easy for him to fall into the siege of the opponent and cannot extricate himself.

Of course, there is the most important point, once you have this future London "ball king", you have to take the risk of playing more with less at any time, almost like playing football with a time bomb.

After all, the card master!
The defense is sometimes too reckless, and emotional control needs to be strengthened.

No, in the face of Vardy's advance, Xhaka chose to shovel directly, instead of interfering closely first, and then waited for an opportunity to cooperate with his teammates to steal the ball.

It seems that his habit of eating cards has existed since he was a child.As the saying goes:
The young and the young leave home and the eldest returns. There are a lot of cards that have not been changed.

(End of this chapter)