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Chapter 117 Midfield Meat Grinder

hat trick!

Lu Chen once again completed a hat-trick at Duisburg's home court and beat his opponent!
Everyone in Duisburg must be very depressed, leading three times, being equalized three times, and even getting a lore in the end.

This is a miracle, a miracle created by all the players of the Blue Lions!
It's just that Lu Chen played the most important role in this miracle.

After the game, all the media called it the most classic game of the Bundesliga this season, not one of them!
Falling behind, equalizing, falling behind, equalizing again, overtaking, being overtaken, and finally lore!

This game must be the most ups and downs. No matter which side the fans are, if they don't watch the last minute of the game, they don't know who is the last one who laughs proudly at the end!

Especially for the fans of 1860, the team has been behind the score, and even scored a lore goal in the last few minutes.

Even some fans who didn't want to see the team lose had left the field, but no one, no one could have imagined that 1860 would be able to equalize the score in the last 3 minutes!
In this game, the two sides scored a total of nine goals, which is more than the total number of goals scored by all other teams in this round of the Bundesliga.

Duisburg took the lead four times, and was finally overtaken by 1860 tenaciously.

What this game brought to 1860 was not just a simple three-pointer, but the tenacity in the face of difficulties.

At the end of the game, some players even gave up, but Lu Chen and the few people in the frontcourt did not. They believed that football was round, until the last second, until the whistle sounded.Everything is possible!

"Go and thank the fans!"

After the game, Lu Chen was so tired that he wanted to go back to the locker room immediately, but the captain said to Lu Chen and everyone who was about to go back.

To be able to win this game, the encouragement from the fans is also very important.

Lu Chen and all the players, whether they started or not, walked side by side to the north stand where the fans of the visiting team were, the orange patch made up of the visiting team's autumn clothes.

"thank you all!"

All the players bowed to the fans together and thanked them loudly.

The fans were also very moved, and the team's anthem was sung loudly.

The 1860 players were also infected, and they sang along with the fans.

Some families are happy and some are sad. 1860 is celebrating excitedly. One party must be lost.

The Duisburg players, and even their fans, were not very interested, and they were a little sad at that time.

Some old fans who had a deeper affection for the team couldn't help but shed tears.

The team's leads were equalized again and again, which made everyone feel powerless.

Is 1860 really invincible?

Obviously not, and if they were unbeatable, they wouldn't have been led a few times.

Therefore, although the result of this game is not satisfactory, it is also educational for Duisburg.

Facing a game against a strong team, even if you lead them by two points, you can't give up until the end of the game!
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In the media after the game, most of the reports were touting 1860.

Even the "Bild" reporter MacDonald, who has been at odds with Lu Chen, wrote in his report: "Invincible 1860, the season championship is unstoppable!"

However, Kurtz was not blinded by the hype of the outside world!
The team still has big flaws, which cannot be covered up by a single victory.

The team's midfield strength is indeed not weak, but the interception of the opponent's attack is not enough.

For the team's defense, this even exposes the already fragile defense line to the opponent's attack line.

It can't show up when facing a weak team, or a team with weak offensive power.

1860's attack line was too luxurious, and the loopholes from the defense line were covered up by winning games.

Kurz looked at the piles of tactical blueprints on the table, which were all team tactics he designed by staying up all night.

But, it's all about the team's offense and there isn't even a single one for the defense.

The team's formation cannot be changed anymore. After all, it is a formation that has just been adjusted, and this lineup is still very capable of grabbing points in the league.

However, the opponents of the next round of the German Cup have come out!

Bayern Munich!
City derby!

This situation has to make people wonder whether this is the result of the draw specially made by the German Football Association, just to make the two rivals in the same city who have not played against each other for a long time meet again in the German Cup!

One is the top of the Bundesliga standings, and the other is the hottest contender for the Bundesliga title.

Although the two teams are not at the same level at all, this is also a Bundesliga-level confrontation.

Coupled with the gimmick of the Munich Derby, this game must be the most eye-catching game.

Facing this most familiar stranger, Kurtz also had a headache.

The team just had a defensive problem, and it was going to be against a Bayern that is a behemoth for the current 1860.

If it is a small team, or even an ordinary middle-lower Bundesliga team, with the current 1860 frontcourt attack power, Kurz really dares to fight.

Yes, for Bayern, he really didn't dare.

Offense wins games, defense wins championships.

This is a truth, and it is even more sacred to the former Kurtz.

However, with Lu Chen, with such a strong offensive player, even a head coach who is good at defensive counterattacks wants to try to attack. This is Lu Chen's ability!

But, now, everything is going back to the way it was before.

Although Lu Chen is strong, compared to Bayern's stars, the current Lu Chen is really not enough, even though everyone has confidence in Lu Chen's future development.

However, the future is not the present, and the potential is not the strength.

The competition is still done with real swords and guns by virtue of strength!
Kurz thought of a solution, and it was a very safe method. Not only would it not affect the current lineup, but it would also enhance the defense.

No attacking midfielder, no attacking midfielder!
This is Kurz's method. This is a method that any football rookie with tactical literacy can come up with. However, this method is the best to use.

The same is 4-3-3, but the configuration of personnel is different, and the effect of using it is completely different.

Before 1860, the midfield configuration was a full-time defensive midfielder, plus a central midfielder and a front midfielder.

This is the most common midfield configuration of the 4-3-3 and the most balanced configuration.

However, Kurtz's arrangement...

There is a special term in football tactics to describe this kind of tactics...

"Midfield Meat Grinder!"

A very appropriate term fully expresses the nature and characteristics of this tactic.

As for the team's offense, that's not within the scope of Kurz's consideration.

He has Lu Chen!

Lu Chen's retreat is the midfielder, and the forward is the center.

Finding Lu Chen if it is difficult is almost a must for Kurtz.

(End of this chapter)