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Chapter 411: Hai Clan Bayern Breaks Possession (Daily Transition)

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Spanish ball possession.

At the start of the match, the German team did not retreat and turtle; instead, they directly moved the entire defensive line forward!

Löw is too adventurous.

Eh? Yin Si Ke can't get past; the German midfield's lateral movement, blocking and double-teaming have too much layering and elasticity.

No chance to play a wall-pass; the fallen Hummels in the back, his defensive positioning is exquisite.

Yin Si Ke had no chance to push the ball forward.

Kimmich, Brandt, and Hummels three quickly formed a defensive shape, driving him to the flank.

Smack!

Real Madrid's midfield could only pass the ball back.

The 'stability' and 'risky attempts' of possession play are contradictory, unless Spain has the full starting lineup from the European Cup.

Li Kang touched the ball once and made a diagonal pass to the incoming Fabregas.

Busquets also moved forward in time.

The three were about to form a triangular passing point.

Fabregas received the ball in an instant.

With a smack.

The ball was poked by Kroos, rolling toward Spain's backfield; Pique got there before Werner and controlled the ball.

That was close.

Before Fabregas received the ball, Kroos, Havertz, and Luo Yin Si immediately closed in!

Now they've spread out again.

Pique passed the ball to Busquets... oh, Werner and Havertz closed in again, and Kroos nearby is approaching Li Kang.

Spain's one-touch play can only pass back again.

Bay... Hai Clan Bayern once used this high defensive line's coordinated blocking and double-teaming to anticipate and intercept, 7-0 blood-washing Barcelona that had 'Ha Bai Bu'.

Back then, the only club daring to counter peak possession with a high defensive line was Hai Clan Bayern.

Time passed second by second.

Spain could only pass the ball back and forth in their own half.

La Masia's triangular connection could not be formed; the German team's high defensive line, highly elastic, forced Spain's passing connection to become faster and faster.

For example:

Other teams either park the bus, defend deep, push the line back, in positional play not letting Spain control too much space, thus launching counterattacks.

Or they frantically run and press, putting pressure on Spain's midfield passing and receiving, thus seizing mistakes in the pass.

Hai Clan Bayern is different; when La Masia creates a local numerical passing advantage, the German stars likewise use elastic encirclement to form a numerical advantage, and adjust the high defensive line to block the opponent's forward passing lanes.

Barcelona can only make excuses, pushing responsibility onto: 'Ha Bai Bu' is heading toward its end.

Actually, in the 7-0 two-leg classic, 'Ha Bai Bu' once showed peak form, but it was useless.

Meanwhile.

Hai Clan Bayern fans in the German team's stands had mixed feelings:

Obviously the Hai Clan defense is simple, brutal, practical, and unstoppable, and it fits the players raised under German youth training; why, after winning the 'treble', change coaches and tactical systems to rebuild?

Which club would, after winning the 'treble' and about to dominate European football, destroy its original system?

Bayern Munich.

Coach's bench.

Bosch wore a serious expression, intently observing the dynamics on the pitch.

Thirteen years later, the German team infused with Hai Clan's genes, under Kroos's command, gradually became the nemesis of possession teams.

Miniano remained calm:

Löw's mind is getting clearer; he has taken the lesson from the European Cup.

So far, Bayern has only thirty-six percent possession, but we can't produce a threatening attack.

It's still because Yinniesita, David Silva, and Cazorla are absent.

Boss, we're about to...

Wait a bit longer.

On the other side.

Löw touched his nose, struggling to pull his hand back into his pocket.

Match minute 18.

After Li Kang shook off Kimmich, he spotted a gap in the German defense.

Smack!

He played a through ball.

The ball was like a dagger, piercing the opponent's high defensive line.

A scalpel-like exquisite pass!

Morata's timing of his run was spot on!

No offside!

Single... beautiful, keeper- Noyin'er!

Morata hasn't touched the ball yet.

The tall German goalkeeper, as if having already anticipated the defensive gap, twisted his big butt, rushed out of the thirty-meter area, and kicked to meet the ball!

Shengbidebao Stadium, applause thundered.

This attack-defense duel was really refreshing.

The pass was good.

The defense was good.

According to data from the past two seasons, Bayern is the club in Europe best at destroying through balls.

The presence of Nuoyiner left opponents' through balls with no room to play.

And the most common ground-based finishing method for possession-oriented teams is the through ball.

One could say that Bayern's suppression of through balls has increased the attacking weight of full-backs across the Bundesliga.

Beautiful.

Nuoyiner's long pass is too superb!

Found Luoyinsi on the left flank in the front!

Dortmund's little rocket!

After Luoyinsi received the ball, he didn't explode in place, didn't make a 'run-and-gun' with the German team's overall formation, but kept moving forward at a steady pace.

His mind is very sharp.

After attracting most of the Spanish players in the left-wing 30-meter zone, he didn't choose to break through himself, didn't do a one-two with the advancing Havertz, and didn't send a long pass to Werner in the middle.

Pa!

Turned and made a diagonal back pass.

He passed the ball to his good friend Kroos, with whom he shares tacit understanding.

Cruise missile!

Kroos's switch!

No adjustment needed; the ball flew to the right flank in the blink of an eye.

The weak side of Spain's defense!

The ball left Kroos's white shoes, spinning toward the right flank!

Brandt slowed his speed.

With his back to the falling ball, he lifted his right foot to cushion it.

Before the ball hit the ground, he turned and used his left foot to pass it to Kimmich on the right side of the Spanish penalty area!

Peng!

Bayern's youngster unleashed a long-range shot!

The ball spun toward the top left corner of the goal.

Danger!

Beautiful, De Gea!

The purple gloves firmly caught the ball.

Rüdiger and Werner, attempting a follow-up shot, couldn't stop their feet and both fell into the side netting.

Busquets felt a lingering dread, unintentionally recalling the fear of being dominated by Hai Clan Bayern back then: in the defensive phase of transitioning to attack, Barcelona faced this kind of run-and-gun plus double-sided shift speed impact, and had utterly no solution.

Even if Barcelona had 70% possession, the result was still being slaughtered by Bayern.

Not to mention that Spain now has Li; back then Barcelona even had Xavi and Iniesta.

Possession-based play is dead.

It died at the hands of Hai Clan Bayern.

Fortunately, other teams don't have Germany's overall special ability for coordinated teamwork.

Players trained in the German youth system aren't mass-produced, but their cooperative ability has seeped into their blood.

Li Kang bent down and adjusted his shin guard.

God's perspective didn't spawn any red lines.

In national team matches, opportunities to break through are few.

Because there are many trump cards, combat forms are rich.

Spanish teammates quickly noticed his change in gestures.

Coach's bench.

Mininiano excitedly said: 'Boss, Li never intended to vindicate Barcelona's possession play; according to the pre-match deployment plan...'

Bosque nodded satisfactorily.

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