Xabi Alonso encloses Bayern and Kim rescues it | Soccer | Sports

There are those who say that Guardiola’s ideology is obsolete. He classic We threw the opposite. Two of the Spanish coach’s disciples faced each other. Vincent Kompany, Bayern coach, visited the Leverkusen field, directed by Xabi Alonso. First and second of the German League. Highlighted in the head. He intended to cut distances with Bayern, leader with nine points of difference. The persecutor was about to hit after a match that ended up becoming a vibrant and fun siege. It ended 0-0 thanks to the regular intervention of two colossal defensive talents: Manuel Neuer and

Bayern took ten minutes to deform on contact with the home team. Xhaka’s battle with the midfield summarized the two teams attempt to control the crossroads. Harry Kane did his best to go down to help his suffering companions, who did not supply. They could not multiply before the harassment of their rivals, much better organized. Where Bayern soccer players suffered to find time and spaces, their counterparts surpassed them. The pressure ordered by Alonso, man to man, without truce, in a deployment of mobility and swaps at high speed, ended up eroding the faith of Germany leaders. Bayern ended up getting into his field, where he always enjoyed the protection of his superb defenses.

Wirtz finished off, Neuer stopped; Frimpong headed, hit the crossbar; Nathan Tella finished off Bocajarro … and Bayern could barely try approaches. Bayern’s defense could only shrink water. Upamecano, involved in the cave, and Kim assuming the risks and exposing the errors in incursions of anticipation to try to cut the supply lines. Spurred by his predisposition to attack the ball, when the Leverkusen recovered it at an unattainable speed for his adversaries. The difference was not made by the quality of the templates but the ingenuity and knowledge of Alonso.

Sin nine of area

Alonso opted to play without a nine pure. He had to understand that against two centrals so endowed to put an area auctioneer, he would mean granting an unnecessary advantage to the opponent. The choice had an obvious consequence. Delocalized the tip in the figure of the dynamic Tella, who went down and climbed pulling offs along the lane that goes from the central circle to the opposite goal, the Bayer began to find support and its attacks evolved in transitions plagued by unpredictable combinations. Grimaldo with Xhaka and Wirtz, on the one hand, Xhaka with Frimpong and Wirtz, on the other, advanced associating in continuous positional exchanges. The identity seal of the most advanced teams. An ambition whirlwind that forced Kane and Musiala to go down to help her pivots to avoid sinking.

The match became a rain of centers and interior passes over the Bavara area. There emerged a prodigy. Highly criticized last year, Kim Min Jae has stabilized. Thirteen balls cleared the Korean, by seven of Upamecano, and only two of Tah in the opposite area. Bayern only finished off twice, by 13 of Leverkusen. Alonso’s team, who never lost in his six clashes with Byern, had the ball 56%. Until the last minute he percinrated outside and inside. Wirtz, in the small area, Amine Adli, and Frimpong, had the goal of victory in the last minutes of a match that they dominated until Neuer and Kim were filled, a couple that is worth titles.