"Litmanen equalized the score for Rostock! The best goal of the round was born. This is a goal that makes people dream back to 1995!"

"Before this round, Rostock was still five points away from the 15th-placed Monchengladbach. Now for them, every point is crucial! Don't look at it as just a goal, this may be

The key to determining whether they can avoid relegation!"

"At the same time, this is also Litmanen's first Bundesliga goal!"

"Now, he has scored goals in five leagues: Finnish Super League, Eredivisie, La Liga, Premier League, and Bundesliga!"

"This veteran told us with his wonderful performance that he is far from stopping his progress! Even though he is already a living legend now!"

Bela Reddy was full of praise for Litmanen's goal. This may not be because he, as a German, feels nostalgic for the Finnish skates. He may just feel that the fifty-minute half

Offense and defense are really boring, and he would like to see variables happen.

What's more, this may even make the murky waters of relegation this year more elusive. Isn't this a great thing?

……

But this is a good thing for Bela Reddy, but it is a big bad thing for the Mainz players.

They also pointed to this game to complete relegation ahead of schedule!

Nowadays, how can they accept the complicated matters?

Just imagine, you originally thought that you would go home on vacation after taking the exam on Friday, and then suddenly I was told that there is another exam next Monday and you will not be able to go home until after the exam. How do you feel?

The mood of the Mainz generals at this time was probably similar to this.

Fortunately, there was still plenty of time left in the game, and the angry Mainz players vented their resentment on their opponents, so the rest of the game became more and more one-sided in half-court offense and defense.<

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But the problem is still the same, and anger cannot solve it.

Facing the tough Rostock defense, Mainz's attackers went around in circles, almost treating the midfield and frontcourt as their own garden, but they couldn't get in!

……

"Jurgen? Jurgen?"

Klopp's assistant Nicholas called him from the audience.

At this time, the Mainz players on the field were helpless, and it was time for Klopp, the head coach, to make timely adjustments.

But what is he doing?

He stared straight into the field, with one hand holding his chin and the other on his knees. Everyone could tell that he was in a daze!

Nicholas waited for a long time but didn't see any reaction from him, so he couldn't help but remind his head coach.

"Ah, Nicholas, what's wrong?"

Klopp asked in surprise, as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"What's wrong? We've been equalized. Make adjustments quickly!"

"Oh!" Klopp seemed to suddenly realize, "Let Antonio add some personal dribbling."

"Well," Nicholas took out a pen and recorded, "What else?"

"Well, let Mi Moen also add some personal dribbling."

"Well, what else?"

"No more," Klopp said lightly, "that's all."

"Huh?" The pen in Nicholas' hand stagnated, "That's it? That's it?"

"Otherwise?" Klopp asked, "Nicholas, do you have any good ideas?"

When Nicholas heard this, he couldn't help being speechless.

If there is a way, why are you so anxious to ask?

But allowing players with excellent skills to increase personal breakthroughs is something everyone can think of! That’s it? Can it be useful?

Perhaps seeing his assistant's confusion, Klopp explained:

"Nicholas, who do you think the head coach is? Is he a god? It is the players who really compete on the court. What we can do is actually very limited."

"Don't always think about relying on tactical adjustments or other temporary means to win by surprise. Nothing is so easy in the world. Are you smart, are others stupid? If you want to cross from the side, the opponent must give up the side to

Do you pass it on?"

"During the game, all we can do is lay out the possible, conventional, and at least the tactics that are beneficial to us from a general perspective. It won't be something strange, just like a broken iron barrel formation, nothing more than

Just strengthen long-range shots, make crosses from the wing, and increase personal breakthroughs. Will the strange tactics you come up with on the spur of the moment be more effective than these three tactics that have been proven countless times?"

"But," Nicholas asked in disbelief, "does the head coach's on-the-spot command have no meaning?"

"Of course not. For example, as I just mentioned, strengthen long-range shots and crosses from the wing. Why don't I arrange them? Because we have already tried long-range shots. The opponent's penalty area is airtight and there is no way to penetrate it; as for wide passes, we have already tried it.

"Chinese, do you think Olivier can get some points from those two tall guys today?"

"That's all?" Nicholas felt like his faith was broken.

"What we can do during the game will not be much more than this," Klopp patted his assistant on the shoulder, "But this does not mean that the head coach can take it easy. Nicholas, you have to remember that deciding a game

At least 70% of the factors that determine victory or defeat are outside the court."

"And of these 70%, how much do you think is decided by the head coach?"

Nicholas seemed to digest it for a while before saying:

"I understand somewhat."

"Well, let's make arrangements."

Klopp asked his assistant to go to the sidelines to prepare the arrangements, and he resumed his previous posture.

However, this time Nicholas will not feel that he is in a daze.

……

However, Nicholas didn't know that there were some words that Klopp didn't say just now.

He was deep in thought on the court, not just worried about the game itself, he had already set his sights on Mainz next season.

Now, the team's shortcomings are obvious. Facing Rostock, which is not a top team, they are unable to score goals. What is the problem?

Generally speaking, they lack stars with strong personal abilities, but there is nothing they can do about it. How could such a star come to Mainz?

More specifically, the midfielder does not have the ability to make a fatal pass. Although Levi has completed the series work very well, the last pass has never been his strong point. It only took two people to provide several assists to Giroud.

The tacit understanding between them, after getting familiar with the opponents in recent games, it is easy to

It's cut off; on the front line, Giroud currently doesn't have the ability of Drogba or Vieri to turn the opponent upside down, and he can't be compared to Mainz's Zijinliang, Azawag, and Vieri.

Rand and others do not have the breakthrough ability of Figo and Overmars.

What to do?

Klopp thought about the summer transfer window and a new player who had not yet been confirmed.

If that person can really come, maybe everything can be solved.

To be honest, Klopp hates the feeling of placing the solution of the team's problems on a certain person, because the risk is too great and makes him feel very insecure. But there is no way, this is the tragedy of small teams——

They don’t have planB at all, and sometimes they don’t even have planA.

As for the game in front of him, he doesn't particularly care, because no matter whether they win or lose, their relegation this season is unlikely to change.

However, if we really lose to such a weak relegation competitor, we still have to let these gangsters suffer a little.

He wanted to.

……

The Mainz players on the field were still unaware of the tragic treatment they might suffer after the game, but even if they didn't know, they would not hold back at this time, but used all their energy to win the game.

Unfortunately, Rostock's iron barrel formation was too strong, causing Mainz's attackers to hit the wall repeatedly.

Da Silva did increase his personal dribbling, but the Brazilian is not Messi after all. He can pass one or two, but not three or four.

Azawag is even more miserable. He is not a player with outstanding skills. Breakthroughs rely more on speed, but where is there room for him in the crowded frontcourt?

In the nearly forty minutes after being equalized, both sides have been repeating a similar cycle.

Da Silva passed one or two and was cut off;

Levi counterattacked and organized a second attack. Babaz's long shot was blocked by the crowd;

Levi then moved to the wing, took the ball, and the opponent's central defender headed the ball to make a clearance;

Azawag received the ball and tried to break through, but was intercepted;

……

By halftime, the game had almost become a torment, and most of the players on both sides wanted it to end quickly.

Except for a few people.

Litmanen is one of them.
To be continued...