Frost Shooter of Greenery

Chapter 228 The price of growth

In the quarter-finals of the German Cup, Mainz's home game against Bayer Leverkusen is underway.

The pharmaceutical factory is very persistent in winning, and they put on a very resolute defensive formation.

In cup games, defense wins titles.

Although it is not absolute, it is clear that this applies to most situations. In cup games, which are highly accidental, defense is more important than offense.

Especially in this kind of situation where the outcome is determined in one round, and it is at the opponent's home court.

Defense is even more important.

Of course, defense is not blindly defending. If you keep defending, the final result is only 0:0. The outcome of the game still depends on scoring more goals than the opponent.

Until the penalty kick is kicked, it means losing the meaning of defense. Just looking at the [-]-[-] situation is definitely not the meaning of defense.

It's a defensive counterattack.

Leverkusen's defensive counterattack is very resolute. It is different from the high pressure emphasized by Klopp. They defend in a low position and counterattack quickly.

And their offense does not rely on wing assaulters, mainly in the middle. The characteristics of Leverkusen's players are very interesting. There are no particularly fast players, but they are not slow overall.

Mainz's fast offense emphasizes the coordination and speed of the three attackers. Zize, Schurrle, and Royce are all very fast, but Leverkusen is different.

Whether it is the attackers Helmos, Kisling, or the midfielders Castro, Barnetta, Vidal, Augusto, these players are not known for their speed, but in fact they are not slow.

The speed is not terrible, terrible is terrible, and the whole team is not slow.

Mainz's backcourt players are basically at the speed of tractors. Klopp's use of this tactic is also to cover up the disadvantage of the lack of speed of the backcourt players.

But in the case of such a strong team giving up the ball to fight back, it is very difficult.

Leverkusen is sure about the weakness of Mainz!

Klopp saw that the situation was not right, and when he was about to let the players take it in, Leverkusen's counterattack took off.

This was just 15 minutes into the game. A pass in the frontcourt of Zize was intercepted by Castro, and then Leverkusen launched a quick counterattack. The physical fitness protects the ball, and the teammates press on the offense.

Unexpectedly, Vidal relying on himself was a cover. In fact, Castro rushed from the slope and snatched the ball away.

This is a typical overall defense and quick counterattack. After Castro gets the ball, he advances all the way. When Zize returns and is about to catch up, he passes the ball.

The target is Barnetta.

The Swiss international is not slow and has strong organizational skills. After getting the ball, he rushed all the way to the front of the penalty area and sent a pick pass. Subotic and Nowitzki couldn't keep up with Helmers' speed and were robbed by him Point to score a goal.

It is rare for a strong team to lay down their position and fight back!
Mainz is an offensive team among the underdogs. Facing a strong team that plays defensive counterattacks, it can be said that they have met their nemesis.

Klopp has a serious expression on his face. He sacrificed a league game as a price to prepare for this game. If he loses, he will lose a lot.

The opponent obviously came prepared, and also came for the German Cup championship.

Zize shook his finger to express his apology, and signaled to the backcourt that it was his own mistake that caused the goal to be lost.

Just now he lost the ball in protection and the team was intercepted and counterattacked. In fact, Zize himself is not very good at protecting the ball. Although Zize is developing into an all-round forward, there will always be a process.

A player will not be able to do everything as soon as he debuts. For example, Qi Ce's playing style tends to be in the middle of the late forward and the oppressive forward. He can delay the organization, shoot long shots, and force the opponent's defense line. Own technology creates chaos.

As for grabbing points and free kicks, you can use Van Hoeydonk's peak possession, and from a certain point of view, he is also good at it. It can be said that he has a rich arsenal, but protecting the ball for his teammates like a center is indeed a weakness.

This is a normal growth track for a player, first to bring out the advantages, and then gradually make up for the gaps to become a better player.

There is also a price for growth, and this conceded goal is the price, but the game is not over yet, Qi Ce still has a chance to make up for it.

Of course, Klopp's tactics do not require Zize to protect the ball in the frontcourt to create opportunities for his teammates, but in an unpredictable field, Zize will always encounter such a situation. In fact, very little can be done.

Facing this kind of ball protection, Zize can sometimes succeed and sometimes fail. This time it is more unlucky. It should be the first time that Zize made a direct mistake and lost the ball.

There is no way... There will always be mistakes!
Losing the ball made the game more difficult.

Just like Bielefeld's iron-walled defense in the previous game, this time it is Leverkusen who will execute it. Leverkusen's strength is a level higher than Bielefeld's.

Originally, the key to Mainz's inability to defeat the weak team was that the weak team's defensive counterattack tactics were clearly implemented. It was more difficult for a group of young people to break through the dense defense.

Now it is more difficult for Mainz to switch to a strong team to do this kind of thing.

But it's not entirely impossible.

It depends on whether Qi Ce can use his ability in the most suitable place.

Just like playing moba games, whether a hero is used well or not, in addition to the operation of basic skills, depends on how well the skills are thrown.

So when to throw it away and when to keep it, this is a science.

When to use it, the more calm people are, the more likely they will be able to correctly judge the opportunity to use it. The radicals may be overwhelmed with enthusiasm, and then there will be nothing left, while the calm people will have an advantage.

Professional gamers usually have cooler heads, and in a match, the cooler one usually wins.

This is different from football. Sometimes a little passion is needed on the football field, but Qi Ce, who has a system and skills, can calmly judge the situation and it will be better.

Fortunately, Zize is originally a calm player, which also helps him to help the team more on the court.

The time is still very long. Looking at the scoreboard, only ten minutes have passed so far, and there is still enough time to tie the score.

However, Leverkusen's defense is really good.

The protection of the two defensive midfielders Vidal and Rolfes at the front of the penalty area can be described as impeccable. The central defender combination Friedrich and Enrique Adriano have both skills and physicality. Can be played from both sides.

However, Klopp's requirement for the first half is to defend first.

The conceded goal just now proved that facing this kind of team, offense is not enough.

At least with the strength of Mainz, the offense is too easy to be interrupted and counterattacked.

The first half suddenly became dull.

This is the characteristic of cup games, especially in cup games where the outcome is determined by one round, everyone plays conservatively.

Mainz's offense was blocked before, but in fact the offense was not very open. Klopp asked the players to do a good job of defending first. It was just that the tactical habits of the Mainz players in an attack caused the formation to press forward as a whole, and then they were intercepted. There was a counterattack.

It can only be said that Leverkusen's counterattack efficiency is good.

Mainz's defense is actually pretty good.

In other words, when both sides are thinking about defense, Mainz has performed quite steadily in the face of Liao Liao's several attacks.

The fans at Brugge Road were very enthusiastic, even if they played very conservatively.

They will support almost all of Klopp's decisions, whether defensive or offensive, and even if they lose in the end, it doesn't matter. Now this result is enough to satisfy people.

Of course, they are still in the game, and they will do everything they can to help the team.

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