After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 212 Champions League match, here we come

At the same time, Leverkusen drew with Wolfsburg at home!
Moreover, Leverkusen played very badly in this game. When Schurrle scored a goal in the opening 12 minutes, he was quickly equalized by Wolfsburg. In the end, it was only thanks to goalkeeper Leno's brave performance that he barely drew with his opponent. .

Perhaps it is now the most critical moment for the competition for the Champions League seat. On the one hand, Leverkusen wants to lean on as much as possible, after all, they do not want to play in the Champions League play-offs; on the other hand, they are afraid that Schalke 04 will catch up .

Under the influence of such emotions of worrying about gains and losses, the performance of the pharmaceutical players is indeed not satisfactory.

On the one hand, it is a hearty victory, on the other hand, it is a suffocating tie. Compared with the two, the momentum of Hamburg's direct entry into the Champions League group stage is obviously unstoppable.

The point gap between them and Leverkusen has further widened, and now it has reached a full 14 points!
排在No.5的沙尔克04本轮也赢球了，他们以2：0客场击败云达不莱梅，他们与勒沃库森之间的积分差距缩小到了4分。

In other words, Hamburg and No. 5 are already leading by 18 points. With only 6 rounds left in the league, Hamburg has 99% locked in the top four positions, and at least can enter the play-offs of the Champions League next season!
In the rules of the Bundesliga, if the score is the same, the total goal difference is calculated.

Now Hamburg has scored 60 goals and conceded 24 goals, with a goal difference of 36;

Schalke scored 04 goals and conceded 48 goals in 43. The goal difference is a poor 5 goals.

So, even if Hamburg loses all of the remaining six games, and Schalke 04 wins all six games... Forget it, this probability is even smaller than the goal difference being overtaken.

Therefore, Hamburg actually only needs to stare at Leverkusen now.

And because of the huge difference between them, the German media also agreed that it is impossible for Leverkusen to catch up with Hamburg.

In other words, Hamburg's entry into the Champions League is almost a certainty.

Of course, Dortmund cannot be left aside at this time.

They are 8 points behind Hamburg and are trying to catch up.

No.2 or No.3, in a practical sense, the difference is really not big, and Hamburg doesn't care much about it, but for Dortmund coach Klopp, there is still a difference.

He can accept losing the league championship he has held for two consecutive years, or he can accept that the championship is snatched away by Bayern, who is in full form, but it is still difficult for him to accept being crushed by Hamburg!

This is like the psychology of many people. If their girlfriend is snatched away by Gao Fushuai, they can comfort themselves, but if they are snatched away by something, they will start to doubt life...

So he still wants to catch up in the last few games and surpass Hamburg to get second in the league.

The rumors of Dortmund's recent coaching change are even more raging. Many people also think that Klopp also wants to bid farewell to his old club with the best possible record in the league.

Of course, if Dortmund really changes coaches, it will definitely not be because of Klopp's poor record.

After all, although they lost the league championship this year, they should still be able to keep their seats in the Champions League, and they have also reached the semi-finals in the Champions League. The results are actually very good.

On the contrary, it is precisely because Klopp has led the team well in recent years, and his style of play is extremely aggressive and entertaining, that he is favored by many foreign teams.

A down-and-out giant like Liverpool, who has not been doing well recently, has always wanted to find Klopp to revive their glory.

So by the way, there are also rumors that if Klopp really leaves Dortmund and replaces him as the new owner of the Wittersfalenstadion, it is likely to be Pan Yi who can lead Hamburg to overwhelm Dortmund in second place.

This rumor has also attracted widespread media attention.

But "Kicker" analyzed that Pan Yi worked hard in Hamburg for a season, and it was time to prepare for results. How could Pan Yi give up Hamburg and choose Dortmund under such circumstances?

There are also rumors that Pan Yi has reached an agreement with the club chairman Yakhov, and will increase investment in the team next season, striving to make a difference in major venues.

In order to quell this kind of meaningless discussion and reassure the Hamburg fans, Pan Yi also personally came forward to clarify.

He stated that he has not had any form of substantive contact with Dortmund, or any other team.

"I still have more than one year of contract with Hamburg. Now I am still the head coach of Hamburg. I will not think about other things."

Pan Yi also said that he is very grateful to the Hamburg club for their trust and support at critical moments.

This is the reason why he chose to coach Hamburg before this season, and now, he has brought out a Hamburg that is competitive in the Bundesliga, and this is what he gives to the club in return.

"But I want more! I'm sure I won't leave Hamburg until I've had enough credit."

Pan Yi also publicly promised that he must deliver Hamburg to the championship podium with his own hands.

Since he has said such bold words in the locker room before, of course he is not afraid to say it again in front of the media.

"At the beginning of the season a lot of people thought our aim was to stay out of relegation, but I said to get into the Champions League and now it seems we have achieved that."

"So next season, you think I just want to keep the Champions League? No, what I want is more victories, the championship!"

"Not only the Bundesliga champion, I even want the German Cup champion! Even including the Champions League, I also want Hamburg to regain its glory in this top European competition!"

"So, once again, I will stay in Hamburg to accomplish this achievement and to bring continued joy to the fans..."

Pan Yi's remarks greatly boosted the morale of Hamburg, and also reassured and inspired the fans of Hamburg.

Just like singing a double reed, the Hamburg officials also came forward.

Chairman Yakhov slammed the rumors that Pan Yi was leaving and claimed that it was a rival conspiracy.

"I know that Hamburg has become the target of public criticism. Many teams can't beat us on the court, so they want to use some off-the-table tricks."

"And if someone really wants to poach our most important people, I just want to say to them: you are thinking of peaches!"

"Pan Yi is the most important person in Hamburg, he will not leave Hamburg, he will stay in the team!"

Yakhov also said that Pan Yi has outlined to him the blueprint for participating in the Champions League next season, and it is obvious that both the club's senior management, coaches and players want to make a difference in the Champions League.

"I feel his ambition, he will not leave us!"

Yakhov's statement can be regarded as echoing Pan Yi's statement, and once again publicly expressed support for the head coach.

The statements of these two people have indeed quelled the recent transfer rumors to a certain extent.

However, some media pointed out that if Pan Yi really plays better and better in Hamburg, will the club's top management really have the confidence to keep this young talented coach?
After all, Hamburg is not a giant. Whether it is the team's background or financial resources, it may not be able to maintain such competitiveness for a long time.

Don't say anything else, just say that Dortmund next door is not much better than your burger?
But once the Hornets achieve results, those outstanding players in the team, including the coach, will face the situation of being poached.

From last season's half-time MVP Kagawa Shinji, to Lewandowski who has been rumored with Bayern this season, and even Goetze, Gundogan and others, not to mention being deeply involved in transfer scandals Klopp.

In other words, even Dortmund, which has always been a strong Bundesliga team, could not keep its main force due to various reasons, and eventually became a "star processing factory" or "star black shop". people?

Even if Pan Yi really has feelings for you Hamburg and wants to stay in the team, but if Hamburg sells the main force every now and then, will this match Pan Yi's ambition?

In the end, the coach of Longguo will not be discouraged and leave his hometown in the end.

Therefore, it is good to just listen to what the high-level executives say. What will happen at that time depends on the direction of the final plot...

Regarding such reports, Pan Yi was noncommittal.

He also understands that such a thing may happen, but the future will be discussed in the future.

Due to the 50+1 policy of the Bundesliga teams, their football culture is very pure, and the commercial atmosphere is very weak compared to the other four leagues.

However, this will inevitably make it difficult for the Bundesliga to gain an advantage in the competition with the wealthy Premier League and La Liga.

The 50+1 policy restricts the enthusiasm of investors to invest in Bundesliga clubs, because they cannot truly become the owners of the club and cannot have real decision-making power.

Therefore, almost no funder is willing to spend huge sums of money on Bundesliga clubs.

Therefore, although the operating conditions of Bundesliga clubs are healthier than those of other leagues, they are often short of money.

They can indeed train Xiaoyao in the league and then kick them out, but after Xiaoyao grows up, their salary will inevitably increase to match their strength.

This makes it difficult for the Bundesliga teams to retain their stars in the end.

Not to mention other teams, even the Bundesliga overlord Bayern Munich sometimes faces such problems.

Therefore, Bayern Munich, who aspires to compete for hegemony throughout Europe, has always been an opponent of this system.

Over the years, Bayern executives have repeatedly expressed their opposition to "50+1" on various occasions. However, in the Bundesliga environment, Bayern is obviously alone.

Their appeal has never been heeded by most German clubs.

Therefore, in fact, in the Bundesliga, it is difficult to build a continuous dynasty.

The reason why Bayern is an exception is because he is the top card in the Bundesliga.

He has an unparalleled appeal to all Bundesliga players, and he also has the best economic situation in Germany and can offer the highest salary in the Bundesliga.

But that's it, Bayern has been opposing "50+1", which shows how this policy restricts them.

It is because Bayern is still inferior to some teams in La Liga and the Premier League in the competition for some key stars.

So for Pan Yi, he doesn't really need to worry so much now, the focus is on playing the game well, including next season's Champions League.

The Bundesliga is a good place for players to level up, and it is also a sacred place for coaches to level up. How many good coaches have gone out of the Bundesliga?
You need to be hardworking yourself. As long as Pan Yi truly achieves a world-class reputation in the Bundesliga and the Champions League, don't worry if no one wants it.

At least today, there are fewer and fewer people who dare to doubt Pan Yi's coaching ability.

The series of correct decisions he made after the end of last season are laying a solid foundation for his future coaching path!

……

On April 4, in the 13th round of the Bundesliga, Hamburg challenged Mainz away.

This is an important game for both sides.

This season, Mainz has been wandering in the middle of the league, and from time to time can enter the European theater, and then fall again.

在本轮之前，美因茨是以10胜9平9负积39分的成绩位列积分榜的第9位，离No.6、No.7同积42分的法兰克福、弗赖堡其实也只有3分的差距。

3 points, that is, a ball!

Although Mainz lost to Hamburg 0:2 in the first round, this time it is a home game. Of course they want to get back a victory, and then pave the way for their way to the European war.

However, this game Hamburg is equally important!

They have the opportunity to lock in the Champions League in advance after this game.

This determines whether Pan Yi can show his style in the highest level of the European arena next season, and also determines whether Hamburg can really have so much money to stir up the transfer market!

Therefore, Pan Yi sent all the main players in the game, just to compete with the opponent.

Of course, he also arranged for the 343 tactics used by the opposing coach Thomas Tuchel.

During this period of 343, Tuchel invested more players in the frontcourt, and the arrangement was relatively dense and thick, so the team could easily implement an oppressive style of play in the front position. The team's center, winger, midfielder and The wide midfielder can link up to force the opponent to the wing, block his passing route at the same time, and implement a steal.

However, if the high-position pressing style of play is cracked by the opponent, the team will easily fall into a dangerous situation.

Because there are only three central defenders and one defensive midfielder staying in the backcourt for interception and defense, facing the sudden attack, the team's defensive end appears to be weak.

Moreover, because the team's two full-backs will be significantly pressed up when attacking, the full-back is equivalent to a winger when attacking. It is too late for the winger to return to the defense quickly.

Therefore, the pressure on the three central defenders at this time can be imagined. They not only have to retreat to delay the opponent's attack speed, but also take into account the space behind the full-backs.

Therefore, the area behind the two full-backs on the left and right of the 3-4-3 formation is bound to become the target of the opponent's emphasis, and this space behind is also a major disadvantage of the "natural" in the 3-back system.

Therefore, in this game, Pan Yi arranged for the three extremely fast forwards Sun Xingmin, Wu Lei and Vardy to constantly look for space on the side of the frontcourt, and with the help of the full-backs, seek to counter the main force. Strikes in the area behind the two full-backs.

Obviously, Pan Yi's plan succeeded.

Following the first round, this game became the performance stage of South Korean star Sun Xingmin.

Both sides had no achievements in the first half of the game.

But in the 61st minute of the second half, Robertson dribbled and scored from the left side of Hamburg. De Bruyne made a cross.
In the 81st minute, Carvajal cut into the penalty area from the right and passed back. Casemiro made a long shot from the top of the arc. Sun Xingmin stretched his leg and sent the ball into the goal. 2:0, Hamburg expanded its lead.

Mainz then recovered a goal.

In the 86th minute, Mainz striker Szaloy cut in from the right side and shot. After the ball bounced, Navas flew to save the ball. It was tied at 1:2.

In the end, Hamburg beat Mainz 2:1 away.

Obviously, Mainz has also become Sun Xingmin's favorite opponent. He scored four goals in the two rounds against them!
In the post-match interview, Mainz coach Tuchel also said helplessly:
"We played pretty well in this game, but it's a pity that we ran into an opponent who performed better."

"My defenders didn't seem to be able to defend Hamburg's forwards at all. Heung-Min Son was so fast and shot beautifully with both feet, which made it impossible for us to defend."

"I don't know what kind of deployment coach Pan Yi has made against us, but what I want to say is that he did a really good job."

"It can also be seen from this game that my coaching journey has just begun, and there are still many things to learn..."

And Pan Yi said in the interview:

"The first half was a bit anxious. That's because Tuchel's defensive system is still very good. We couldn't find a point to take advantage of."

"But their physical fitness declined in the second half. After Son Xingmin scored a goal, everyone released themselves and performed very well."

"It's a pity to concede the goal at the end, but this is football, and no one can guarantee not to concede a goal in such a fierce game."

"Everyone is talking about qualifying for the Champions League and I'm glad we're on top now."

"Now that our game is over, let's see what happens next!"

……

Leverkusen's game will be later than Hamburg.

And their opponent this round is the most direct competitor for the Champions League seat, Schalke 04!

That is, the direct dialogue between No.4 and No.5 in the Bundesliga.

Therefore, the game was extremely intense.

Leverkusen turned away from home, with two goals scored by Kisling and Rolfs, leading 2:0 in the away game.

But the tenacious Schalke 04 finally equalized the score.

The goals of Pukki in the 71st minute and Rafael in the 87th minute locked the result of the game at 2:2.

This score kept the points gap between the two sides unchanged, but it further widened the gap between Hamburg and Leverkusen.

One is two consecutive victories, the other is two consecutive draws. Now the points of the two sides are 66 points and 50 points, the difference is as high as 16 points!
There are only 5 games left in the Bundesliga this season.

In other words, Leverkusen can't surpass Hamburg's ranking anyway.

In other words, Hamburg has locked in the top three in the Bundesliga this season, and also locked in the qualification to participate in the Champions League next season!
……

"Oh yeah!!!!"

At the moment when the whistle sounded at the end of the match between Leverkusen and Schalke 04, bursts of cheers rang out on the Hamburg team's return bus.

They have really entered the Champions League next season!

Although all coaches and players have psychological expectations for such a result, when this day really comes early, everyone is still very excited.

Some people sang passionate ballads, while others waved their jerseys to vent their happiness.

Although the bus was a bit crowded, Pan Yi walked over seat by seat, hugging and celebrating with the players one by one.

Finally in the Champions League!
Last season's relegation team entered next season's Champions League five rounds ahead of schedule. Who would have thought of this before the season?

Not to mention outsiders, even the coaches and players of Hamburg never thought that it would be so easy.

Even when they ranked second in the first half of the season, due to the strength of the chasing troops behind them, the gap in points did not widen. Everyone still doubted when they would be overtaken.

But what is unexpected is that Hamburg turned full steam ahead in the second half of the season, making Pan Yi's rhetoric before the season a reality!

Now Pan Yi began to hug his assistants one by one.

He clearly knows where his strengths and weaknesses are, so he needs to rely on this group of outstanding assistants.

Nagelsmann, Inzaghi, including Pintus who joined in the winter, all helped him a lot.

This is actually an accumulation and wealth of Pan Yi's coaching career.

No matter where he goes in the future, as long as he can take this coaching team with him, he will be able to start excellent and effective work very quickly.

"Everyone!"

After everyone vented, Pan Yi shouted loudly.

The bus suddenly fell silent, and the players all looked at Pan Yi with smiles on their faces.

"First of all, I want to congratulate you, we are going to the Champions League soon!"

Before Pan Yi finished speaking, thunderous cheers and strange screams erupted at the scene.

This forced Pan Yi to stretch out his hands to signal them to calm down and return to their senses.

"I would say it was a good season, but far from a perfect season. Because we didn't win the title."

This time the players didn't shout anymore. They looked at Pan Yi and knew what he was going to say.

"We are a young team, we can even be regarded as a team that has just been formed, including me. So, if we are required to compete with strong teams like Bayern and Dortmund in the first season A league title is certainly unrealistic."

"However, in the next season, I dare say, we can have such a strength!"

"The night we lost to Bayern, I said we must take the Bundesliga title from them, do you remember?"

"I can tell you with certainty that we will not only win the Bundesliga and the German Cup, but also stun everyone in the Champions League!"

When Pan Yi mentioned the Champions League, everyone's eyes lit up.

In the current Hamburg team, no one has ever played in the Champions League.

That is the stage that many professional players long for!
Although Pan Yi did not clearly state his goal in the Champions League, it is clear that his goal is definitely not as simple as just playing six group matches.

"Finally, I hope you will continue to work hard and keep improving."

"Your outstanding performance this season has made the whole of Germany know the new Hamburg team."

"Then, next, we will let the whole of Europe remember the Hamburg team that once dominated the Champions League in the 80s!"

The players immediately shouted excitedly:
"it is good!"

"come on!"

"Fight!"

The warm atmosphere almost toppled the roof of the bus!

(End of this chapter)