"Counterattack, we must counterattack, there are many people in the opposite midfield, we play a long pass, after Victor and Oliver steal the ball, they look at the position and throw the ball to the opposite side, we hit the back of the opponent's defender."
In this game, Pratt played a 4-4-2 formation.
While St. Pauli was celebrating the goal, Mannheim coach Pratt called some of his players to the sidelines to arrange tactics. He first told the organization midfielder Victor Goering and the defensive midfielder Oliver Otto.
"Yes, sir!"
Later, Pratt ordered the two forwards Enrique Cohen and Lumen Ivanov, "Enrique, Lumen, try to counter-offside more."
"No problem, sir."
The celebration is over and the game continues.
Mannheim kicks off with Enrique Cohen and Rumen Ivanov standing in the center circle.
The referee whistled "Drop!"
Cohen kicked off the ball. In order to implement the coach's tactical instructions, he didn't even pass the ball to midfielder Goering, and kicked the ball directly to his own central defender.
After the ball was passed, he quickly advanced forward with his partner Bulgarian striker Ivanov.
Mannheim's two full-backs also followed the striker, each advancing on the wing.
Yang Cheng didn't care about the opposing striker's advance. Seeing that the opponent kicked off, he rushed directly across the opponent's half. Several teammates in the frontcourt also pressed towards Mannheim's half like him.
As soon as he rushed out of the opponent's half-court circle, he saw that the opposite central defender was in the penalty area and had already caught Cohen's pass.
Yang Cheng hurriedly stepped forward to press, trying to force the opponent's defender to rush out the ball.
It's a pity that Yang Cheng was a little far away. Before he could get close to him, the Mannheim central defender raised his foot and made a long pass.
He has already been optimistic about the position of his teammates. The football flew high over the midfield, under the watchful eyes of the St. Pauli midfielder, crossed the double midfielders, and went straight to the right side of the St. Pauli penalty area.
The pass was too sharp,
Stanislavski, the captain of St. Pauli's three central defenders, was involved in the penalty area in the middle by Cohen, Zlatkokichu was taken to the left by Ivanov, and the young Nigerian central defender Adamu was among the two as a replacement help defense.
At this time, the right side of St. Pauli was already empty. Mannheim No. 9 right winger Sasha Licht, who was running ahead of time, received the pass smoothly without being guarded.
The ball is not offside.
Mannheim's good opportunity, No. 9 Licht took the ball straight all the way, and when he was approaching the right side outside the penalty area, he chose to cut inside.
Seeing this, the teenager Adam had to be forced out of the penalty area to block.
Lichter flicked his ankle before Adam came out to block, and he pushed the football straight into the penalty area. Cohen scored easily before Stanislavski.
1:2, Mannheim regained one point.
This ball was less than 1 minute away from Yang Cheng's previous goal.
Mannheim's counterattack also came too fast.
Damn, are you making wool? ? ? Yang Cheng suddenly had an ominous premonition.
"Hold on, guys, hold on, don't worry, we are still ahead now, the first half is almost over, we must hold on."
He knows his teammates too well, it's okay if the wind is downwind, but if the wind is headwind, it's not good for those with weak hearts.
Relying on the head coach is useless. Filipkowski has no control over the situation on the field. When the players on the field perform abnormally and their will collapses, it is rare to see him get up and go to the sidelines to remind the players loudly.
He basically just sits on the coach's bench all the time, either looking down and meditating, or eating his chewing gum.
If Yang Cheng counted on him to cheer up his teammates, the day lily would be cold.
At the moment, regardless of whether he is the captain or not, he hastened to comfort his teammates.
Otherwise, when they collapse, it will be too late.
Labor and capital don't score a goal as fast as they lose a goal.
"Yang is right, brothers, we must stick to it. Ugur, you and Dubravko take it back, and you two pay attention to intercepting the two sides."
Stanislavski was okay, able to stay awake, and stepped forward in time to agree.
With the encouragement and encouragement of Yang Cheng and Stanislavski, the teammates quickly stabilized the situation.
Facing the defensive St. Pauli, it is not so easy for Mannheim to play a threatening ball again.
The scene was deadlocked for a while.
There were 2 minutes of added time in the first half. As soon as the time was up, the referee blew his whistle to end the first half."Crack! Crack! Crack!"
"Yang! Well done!"
"Yang, hero! Yang, hero!"
When returning to the stadium from the sidelines, Yang Cheng was encouraged by warm applause from the St. Pauli fans who came from afar.
Facing the enthusiastic cheers and applause from the fans, Yang Cheng also waved his hands in response.
"Yang, can you persist in the second half?"
Back in the locker room, head coach Philipkowski asked for his own opinion again.
"Sir, I want to play another 20 minutes,"
Yang Cheng thought about it, but he still refused. It is really not safe to be pulled back by the opponent before the end of the first half. If he does not play in the second half, it would be a pity if he loses. Regret yourself.
"Okay, Yang, if you feel uncomfortable on the court, you can report it to me at any time, and I will replace you immediately."
It's not that Philipkowski made him stand up regardless of the player's health, but that St. Pauli's forward line left him no choice but to rely on two more experienced players, Yang Cheng and Paczynski.
"Yang, come here for a moment, and I'll help you treat the wound again." At this time, team doctor Dr. Johannes Holz took a medical kit and pushed the door into the locker room.
Seeing what the team doctor said, Philipkowski said, "Okay, Yang, you and Johannes go to treat the wound first."
"Yes, sir."
The teammates were all listening to the coach's arrangements over there, while Yang Cheng was here to receive treatment from the team doctor.
"Yang, you need stitches for this wound." Team doctor Holtz removed the gauze from Yang Cheng's head, saw that the wound was a bit wide, and suggested stitches to Yang Cheng.
"Then sew, you are a professional, listen to you."
"However, Yang, I didn't come for anesthesia today, so you have to bear with me while you sew your wound."
"@#£¤%"
Yang Cheng suddenly felt that today is not an auspicious day.
Well, it's just pain, anyway, it's been hurting since the injury.
"It's okay, I can hold it back." Since the team doctor said there was no anesthesia, he could only hold it back.
Five minutes later, the bandage on Yang Cheng's head took on a new look. If you want to ask how many stitches he has stitched?
Yang Cheng would definitely say: I can't remember how many stitches I sewed.
Ask again, anyway, it hurts so much that I forgot to count.
"Yang, change your jersey too," a team member helped Yang Cheng get a new jersey.
Many parts of the jersey he is wearing now are stained red by his blood.
"Thanks!"
Yang Cheng was not pretentious either. After receiving the new jersey, he began to take off the blood-stained jersey and put it on
At the beginning of the second half, Yang Cheng walked to the stadium amidst the cheers of the fans.
Team doctor Johannes Holz looked at Yang Cheng's back from the sidelines, and said to Philipkowski next to him: "He is really a young man with an iron will!"
At the beginning of the game, St. Pauli was "beaten" by Mannheim at halftime.
In the 50th minute, St. Pauli's right midfielder Lott withdrew to the penalty area and pulled down Mannheim's midfielder Victor G?ring, who was awarded a penalty by the referee.
Mannheim's Bulgarian striker Lumen Ivanov took a penalty kick, and Ivanov made it right away, and the score became a 2-2 tie.
It was tied, and the score was equalized by Mannheim within a few minutes of the second half.
Under the loud cheers of the home fans, the Mannheim team celebrated for a long time.
Now the two teams are on the same starting line again.
Who can win in the end is very important to both sides, because the winning side will temporarily leave the relegation zone.