Chapter 151 Mentality and strength are indispensable!
Leverkusen is certainly not a flawless team.
Just as there are no perfect people in this world, there will naturally be no perfect teams and players.
Top players perform well in most games and cannot determine the trend of the game in every game.
Even the strongest teams will lose, and almost every weekend you hear news about wealthy teams being upset.
Even the strongest players can misfire, and from time to time we will see the media making sarcastic remarks about superstars to make matters worse.
Leverkusen is neither a giant nor a superstar.
Therefore, it is normal for them to have some problems of their own and not be able to win the game that the outside world thought they should win.
But they themselves cannot take everything for granted.
In this case, how can we talk about progress?
Heynckes' moderate ideological beating is the obligation and responsibility of every coach.
As for how much a player will grow, it naturally varies from person to person.
Some players don't care, and some players will reflect on it.
Compared with other top leagues, it is relatively rare for German teams to cause trouble.
Generally speaking, the players are very obedient.
This also has something to do with German football cultural tradition.
In the German national team of the last era and going back further, the concept of superiority and inferiority in German football is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
However, this concept of superiority and inferiority is gradually fading away. It is difficult to say whether it is the cultural conflict caused by the German national team absorbing a large number of immigrant players, or whether it is the inevitable product of the youthful reform and upgrading after hitting the bottom.
When Ballack was refused by Lahm to hand back the captain's armband, Podolski even slapped Ballack during an argument during the game. This kind of thing would have been unimaginable for Effenberg and Matthaus in that era.
Not to mention the era of football emperors Beckenbauer and Gerd Muller.
Fortunately, this was only a local phenomenon and did not form a trend or movement.
Leverkusen's team is dominated by German players, so Heynckes is unlikely to have any coaching resistance in the locker room.
If you do this kind of thing in any place, you have to weigh your strength.
Before I was sure, I must have buried myself in confusion.
Leverkusen visits Rosenborg in midweek.
The fifth round of the Europa League has arrived as scheduled.
Hao Qiang was not included in the competition squad.
He stayed in his hometown to recuperate.
He has played all the games in November.
Won 3 games in the league and 1 game in the Europa League.
Just enough to get the top grid rewards for winning the monthly tasks.
You can earn more points, but the points required to draw cards also cost a lot.
After a wave of ten, nothing was gained.
Looking at the only Totti and Kaka left in the warehouse.
Hao Qiang felt more and more that life was a little sad.
If you don’t earn enough, you spend it too quickly.
But what I can comfort myself with is that compared to the "Star of Hope" that gave me a bunch of tattered ordinary cards.
Now his strength can be improved among a bunch of "football elite" ordinary cards.
It can be said that the lower limit has been raised.
As for the increase in the upper limit, it depends on fate.
If he were given ten consecutive double golds, ten consecutive three golds, or a pile of gold, he would be so happy that his nose would bubble with joy.
Leverkusen defeated Rosenborg by one goal on the road in midweek.
Advance to the Europa League round of 32 one round ahead of schedule.
Most of the team's main players were gone, and their performance on the court was quite satisfactory.
Heynckes's admonishment paid off.
Leverkusen hosts Cologne on the weekend.
The city of Cologne is big, but the team is small.
At present, only Podolsky is holding up the facade.
It can be foreseen that this is a tough battle, but Heynckes still plays a 4231, or 4141 formation.
Hao Qiang single arrow.
Maybe it's because Deldy York's style is a bit monotonous and he doesn't call Hao Qiang.
Heynckes had no expectations for him either.
Otherwise, Xia Tian would not have introduced Hao Qiang.
Before Kiesling returned from injury, Heynckes believed that Hao Qiang would be more effective as a lone forward.
The overall mindset of the season has not changed.
Activate the scoring ability of the midfield.
This does not conflict with the midfield style of play.
Lang has no chance to attack forcefully, so he can act recklessly and kick blindly!
True activation requires seeing improvements in efficiency and threat.
After all, football is about results.
If you win, everything is right.
If you can't win, even breathing is wrong.
After recuperating in the middle of the week, Hao Qiang is full of fighting spirit and energy.
The home battle begins with ease.
Leverkusen's overall pressing momentum was like a wolf and a tiger.
Hao Qiang also switches back and forth between personal breakthrough and acting as a fulcrum.
Compared with when he was at Lille, he had less distant contact. He continued to improve his ability and consciousness to cooperate with teammates in a small area in the cracks.
Cologne has one stance: defensive counterattack.
Leverkusen switches back and forth between long shots, crosses, and personal breakthroughs.
After 10 minutes of the game, Hao Qiang found that his hard attack was not effective.
The main reason is that there seem to be opponents on all sides.
So he took the initiative to help his teammates with the ball.
Sam, Vidal, Augusto, and Barnetta took turns taking long shots.
However, the four of them will pay attention to Hao Qiang's movements during the game.
If he doesn't take the initiative to move forward, they will naturally not send threatening balls.
Hao Qiang blocked the screen and threatened the midfielder with a long shot.
Forcing Cologne to strengthen the sweep of the front area of the penalty area.
In the 21st minute of the game, Hao Qiang returned the ball to find Vidal and immediately turned around and went forward.
As soon as Vidal stopped the ball, his front view was blocked, so he quickly passed the ball to Banetta, who then split the ball to the left.
Kadlec went down from the left and passed the ball across the penalty area.
Hao Qiang stopped the ball at the edge of the small penalty area and crossed to the middle. The defender's defensive focus tilted.
The next second I was shocked.
Hao Qiang retracted his center of gravity and walked towards the baseline to widen the distance between him and the defender, and then took a shot!
The angle is very small.
This kind of shot is difficult to create a threat.
But Hao Qiang hit the near corner of the goal.
Goalkeeper Mondragon subconsciously clamped his legs and lowered his center of gravity.
But it’s still slow!
As the football rolled between his legs, it was touched by the inside of his left foot and refracted into the goal!
Almost got blocked.
The Bayer Arena was filled with cheers.
Leverkusen fans looked at Hao Qiang as if they were worshiping the God of War!
"Hao Qiang didn't score in the last game, but this time Hao Qiang immediately refreshed his goal tally!"
"He won't have a goal drought at all!"
"This ball is handled so delicately!"
"Isn't it blind?"
"If he hadn't scored a goal, the goal would have been a mystery, but he has been scoring goals, so the goal must be a sign of strength!"
"Hahaha, nothing wrong!"
All Leverkusen players went together to celebrate Hao Qiang's goal.
They were convinced anyway.
Hao Qiang's finishing ability is incredible.
No matter how active they are, their efficiency cannot be compared to Hao Qiang!
It's as if he is a natural goal-scoring machine.
Leverkusen 1:0 Cologne.
The Cologne generals could only use stupid methods to limit Hao Qiang's threat.
Block the door!
Further compress the space in the penalty area.
Leverkusen continued to charge hard.
The fans were happy and in high spirits.
But Cologne's blocked door is a bit frustrating.
Some seemingly good shooting opportunities were eventually blocked by defensive players with their bodies.
Hao Qiang couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh.
At least give me a gap so people can cum in!
Cologne's counterattack broke through Leverkusen's goal before the end of the first half.
Hyypia turned around to defend and fell to the ground injured.
Leverkusen fans can't bear any grudge against Hyypia.
At the age of 37, he is still playing in the Bundesliga.
The fans only feel grateful.
Heynckes was heartbroken.
Rolfes was replaced, and Reinerts dropped back into the back line to play as a central defender.
Halftime is over.
The score of 1:1 made the Leverkusen generals feel unwilling.
The overly conservative attitude of their opponents naturally made them impatient.
The utilitarian side of football is often most vividly reflected in small teams.
Hao Qiang remained unmoved as his teammates' angry curses filled his ears.
Bang bang bang.
The sound of Heynckes slapping the tactical board silenced the noise in the locker room.
Everyone looked at Heynckes.
There was no anger on the old handsome face.
Instead, he calmly said to everyone: "Cologne's performance is indeed very conservative, which makes people feel excessive, but it illustrates one point: they regard us as a championship team, a strong enemy, an opponent they cannot defeat head-on, even
They are worried about an opponent who cannot even take away a draw from the away team!
We have never won the league championship.
But now we are top of the table and have not lost a single league match so far this season.
Cologne's performance was not unexpected.
This is our challenge. We want to be the champion, or we want to retain the qualification to compete for the championship. This is the difficulty that we must face and overcome.
Complaining will not help, it is just a sign of weakness.
There is only one strength and weakness on the football field.
The winning team is stronger and the losing team is weak.
Instead of looking for reasons from your opponents, ask yourself if you are strong enough!
Is it strong enough to overcome all difficulties as a championship team?
A truly strong person needs to possess at least two things.
Strong heart and strong strength!
If you think that all our opponents will fight us normally and let us take full advantage of them, that only shows that you are still very naive.
Now, welcome to the real championship game.
There is only one question, are you aware and prepared?"
Heynckes' words are thought-provoking.
Even Hao Qiang was thoughtful.
If you want to become a champion, you must have extraordinary will and the awareness to face any unexpected difficulties.
It can be said that Cologne today is not a particularly major difficulty.
It can only be said that it caused some minor trouble for them.
If everyone wants to blame everyone at this time and only look for reasons in their opponents, then the morale of this team is really worrying.
Heynckes even asked everyone to quickly correct their mentality, and then they took the time to recuperate and make tactical adjustments.
Return to the court in the second half and change sides to fight again.
Cologne continues to hold on.
They can completely accept the ending of 1 point in the away game.
And if we continue to prevent counterattacks, we might even be able to take victory away from the Bayer Arena.
But Leverkusen was more focused in the tough battle.
The pace was very fast, and the offensive shifts and switching of offensive methods also dazzled Cologne's defense.
In the 60th minute, Hao Qiang received a pass from Kadlec from the wing while running near the top of the penalty area. He stopped the ball, turned around, and retreated. After seeing the situation behind him, he passed the ball back.
Vidal kicked the ball and sent a diagonal pass.
Banetta cut inside and dialed the ball, adjusted one step and fired a heavy shot to complete the goal!
The wonderful long shot is inspiring.
Leverkusen seems to have matured a lot.
At least they no longer make excuses from their opponents.
While the rhythm speed is accelerated, the running-in efficiency is quickly improved, and the upper limit of oneself and the team is also raised.
Leverkusen does not have the most wonderful coordination, but they hone their simple play style to the extreme as much as possible, and at the same time strive to overwhelm and crush their opponents in terms of speed.
Whether it's a simple win with your own cooperation or a flaw exposed when your opponent is confused and you make a mistake.
There will be no shortage of opportunities.
Heynckes nodded slightly on the sidelines.
In fact, as long as the players are obedient and can produce the tactical effects required by him, Leverkusen may not be trapped even in a tough battle.
Leverkusen, who were chasing the victory, continued to put pressure.
There is no intention of giving Cologne any breathing space.
Only 8 minutes had passed since the last goal. Leverkusen's cross from the right was cleared by the Cologne defender and went out of the baseline.
Banetta's corner kick was headed into the goal by Reinerts from the back of the penalty area!
Leverkusen 3:1 Cologne!
Basically locking the victory.
The whole team celebrated with great satisfaction.
Leverkusen began to make substitutions to finish the game.
Hao Qiang was replaced in the 85th minute of the game.
He scored a goal today and received thunderous applause from the fans.
Although Cologne got another goal back through a set piece in stoppage time.
But in the end Leverkusen won the victory at home.
Leverkusen, with 12 wins and 3 draws, continues to lead the Bundesliga standings!
With only 34 rounds in the season, the overall competition pressure of the Bundesliga is not particularly great.
At least it's a little easier than Hao Qiang's Lille starting from the Europa League qualifying rounds plus 38 league rounds.
There will be no fighting during the week.
Hao Qiang continued to practice at his own pace, strengthening his shooting skills and exercising his body's explosive power and flexibility.
On the eve of the 16th round of the league.
Hamburg coach Amin Fei specifically talked about Hao Qiang's threat at the pre-match press conference.
"A shooter who has scored 18 goals in 15 rounds will definitely attract the attention of all teams. If we want to defeat Leverkusen at home, we must absolutely restrict Hao Qiang!
Otherwise, victory will be out of the question."
If we talk about going from Ligue 1 to Bundesliga, because Bundesliga ranks higher than Ligue 1 in the European leagues.
Bundesliga teams can ignore Hao Qiang with arrogance.
But at the halfway point of the schedule, Hao Qiang has become a clear threat.
If you ignore his existence, you will definitely be punished.
When the game came, Hao Qiang looked at several famous players in Hamburg's formation and sighed in his heart: The hero is dying.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, the former king of the small penalty area, left the Theater of Dreams to visit the Bernabeu, the temple of football, and now drifts to Hamburg.
And the 36-year-old veteran Ze Roberto also sweated for Hamburg at sunset.
Their past glory is written in the history of the wealthy family.
Whether it can still be played now is obviously a question.
When Hao Qiang came on as the starter, there was a young man with an Asian face on the Hamburg bench who stared at him intently.
His eyes were full of challenge.
As if he wanted to replace Hao Qiang.
In terms of achievements, Hao Qiang, who was only 20 years old, became the number one star in Asia today after winning Ligue 1 and the Europa League.
This is not something he and the Chinese media are bragging about.
It is recognized by German media and European media.
Currently, no other Asian star can be photographed more frequently than him, and his popularity remains high.
The young man sitting on Hamburg's bench is from South Korea.
His name is Son Heung-min.
He fought for the main spot in Hamburg.
The 18-year-old just signed a professional contract with Hamburg this summer.
He made his Bundesliga debut one and a half months ago and scored his first goal in his debut game, becoming Hamburg's youngest goalscorer in Bundesliga history.
But he did not directly become a stable starting player.
At this time, Hao Qiang's eyes shone brightly.
When Hao Qiang's picture appeared on the big screen, all Hamburg fans felt their hearts sinking.
He couldn't ignore Hao Qiang's existence.
The statistics of this Chinese monster are extremely powerful.
When a forward's scoring efficiency exceeds one goal per game, any other comparison will be meaningless.
Because this kind of efficiency is palace-level, devil-level, and what all teams dream of!
Son Heung-min secretly made up his mind to surpass Hao Qiang in the Bundesliga!
