What is an attacking defensive midfielder?

Chapter 133 Leipzig's defense has huge weaknesses, and Leipzig is on a winning streak!

"Beep, whoosh—!!!"

Leipzig defeated Augsburg 1-0 away from home.

The match had ended, but the home team fans lingered in the stadium, reluctant to leave.

What a pity!

They only need one goal to take points from Leipzig!

Long live Augsburg!

"Long live!"

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"Actually, although the score of this match was 0:1, and it seems that the two teams are not far apart, in reality, if we look at the content of the match itself, Augsburg still had a hard time against Leipzig."

"Yes, especially defensively, Augsburg struggled to get the ball out of their own half. If Werner and Forsberg had been a bit better at shooting, Augsburg would have been down by more than just one goal."

"But Leipzig's situation is not as good as imagined; the team's defensive problems have gradually become apparent."

As the two CCTV commentators described, Leipzig successfully suppressed their opponents in this match, but also encountered some problems.

Judging from the match, Augsburg was clearly targeting Leipzig's defense!

It is foreseeable that Augsburg is just the beginning.

More and more teams in the Bundesliga will start targeting Leipzig's defense!

Hao Ren brushed the bits of grass off his body.

I was going to give the jersey to a fan in the stands, but I couldn't find anyone wearing a Leipzig jersey right away, so I gave up on that idea.

"Good!"

Sebastian ran up and high-fived Hao Ren: "Thanks!"

Around the 70th minute of the second half, Sebastian was dribbled down by a defender outside the penalty area. If Hao Ren hadn't returned to the box to cover in time, the score might not have been 1-0!

"We're brothers, what else is there to say?"

Hao Ren slammed his fist into Sebastian's arm with great nonchalance.

Then he suddenly put his hand on his teammate's shoulder and changed the subject: "But your block was really bad, you need to work harder in training."

"Ha ha!"

Sebastian stood at attention and gave Hao Renjing a somewhat perfunctory military salute: "Yes, sir, my dear Mr. Goodman!"

Hao Ren shrugged.

His teammates always like to make fun of him, but he's gotten used to it by now.

We're all buddies, so it's really fine to tease each other a bit.

[Match results in progress————]

[League Points +12]

[Mission Progress: Assists (1/4) / Steals (4/12)]

Hao Ren didn't score or assist in this match, but his tackle statistics were quite good.

Think about it for a moment.

Perhaps—the new task could start with steals?

Sky Germany interviewed Rangnick: Hao Ren played with high frequency in defense today, but this is only a specific tactic to deal with Augsburg, not a way for the team to solve the defensive defects; the team's defensive defects will take several months to be alleviated, and the team needs to take some risks before that.

Kimmich: Hao Ren is doing well in his studies. He has been completing his assignments diligently, which makes me very happy.

Polsen: He promised to supervise Hao Ren's completion of his homework.

[Hilarious! Leipzig's teammates are all fixated on Hao Ren.]

If I were Hao Ren's teammate, I'd also supervise his homework: Hao, my classmate~~~

[Don't be disgusting, upstairs]

[Another victory, that feels so good! Time to punish Wolfsburg next week!]

[Damn it, can anyone stop Leipzig? They said they'd found a loophole, so why are they still getting thrashed?]

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Some astute fans have already noticed the key point.

All media outlets are talking about Leipzig's defensive weaknesses, and many fans are even discussing related issues online.

Logically speaking, Leipzig should have lost the match.

But why are they still winning?

10 month 22 day.

In the third round of the Europa League group stage, RB Leipzig traveled to Celtic to play away.

This is a matchup between third-tier and fourth-tier teams, and theoretically the Celtics should be slightly stronger.

However, the Europa League group stage draws are based on the teams' European competition points, which do not reflect the current strength of the participating teams.

Based on media observations of Leipzig's performance in three competitions this season, Leipzig should be considered a top-tier team if only their current strength is considered.

In other words, the Celtics are the underdogs in today's game!

[Mission Progress: Assists (1/4) / Steals (4/12)]

In the players' tunnel, Hao Ren stood on his tiptoes to activate his calf muscles.

If the opponent is not strong, then the logic is already clear.

Mr. Goodman is going to use the poor Celtics to complete his missions today!

Why are you so agitated today?

Kimmich peeked half his head out from behind.

"I'm not like you, Chicken Bro. I take every game very seriously."

"Haha! Why don't you save your energy for the next match? We're playing Wolfsburg in two weeks!"

Hao Ren shrugged: "I want both games."

"Okay, my question."

Kimmich exclaimed, "But I must say, Goode, you and Ralf are such a perfect match. You're the player made for him."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You should say he's a coach tailor-made for me."

"They're all the same!"

"Whoosh!"

"Alright, let the match begin! Now, let me introduce the starting lineups for both sides—"

Celtic (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Gordon; Defenders: Izaguirre, Ambrose, Boyata, Lustig; Midfielders: ————

"The home team's players are pressing forward!"

"Wow, is this a push-in pressure strategy? Is this really the right approach?"

The game had barely begun when the Celtics revealed their tactical intentions for the day.

They want to emulate how Bundesliga teams deal with Leipzig!

Commons charged straight at Kimmich!

"Don't rush, think it over before sending it!"

Rangnick gave his instructions.

Kimmichra stood sideways behind the ball, mimicking Hao Ren's movements, raising his left hand and placing it horizontally in front of his chest to protect himself.

Pass the ball to Klostermann coming up from the right!

"Oh!"

"Stop him! Stop him!"

"Stop that German!"

Scott Brown moved to the wing, trying to slow down Klosterman.

But he clearly underestimated the understanding between the Leipzig players.

Kimmich, who had just made the pass, ran forward again and received the ball to Klostermann's left front.

"Good!"

Snapped!

With a sharp right foot strike, Kimmich passed the ball to Hao Ren!

"Oh!"

Seeing the defender retreat, Hao Ren didn't think twice and ran straight towards the opponent's face.

!!!

Ambrose and Boyata were clearly frightened.

They've never seen such an arrogant defensive midfielder!

"Hao Ren is still dribbling the ball!"

"Hao Ren has arrived at the top of the arc!"

"Hao Ren passed the ball!"

Vlaan got the ball, and Ambrose was standing in front of him.

Pass the ball to Poulsen on the right!

Snapped!

Poulsen unleashed a low shot with the instep of his left foot, the ball grazing the left post and going into the net.

"We've got it!"

"pretty!"

"Poulsen's shot is as accurate as ever!"

"Yes, Werner definitely needs to learn this shooting technique."

The camera focused on Werner sitting on the bench.

The German striker didn't know why the director suddenly gave him a shot.

"Nice Yusuf!"

Hao Ren squatted down slightly, clenched his fists, and roared.

His original intention was to let Vlaan shoot directly, but the latter chose to pass the ball, which resulted in him not getting the assist.

But it doesn't matter anyway.

If we can help Poulsen regain his competitive form, that would be a great thing!

"Keep it up!"

"Good, I'm feeling it!"

Paulsen grabbed Hao Ren's ear: "You're getting into it!"

"Okay! Damn it, I know, stop pulling my ear, ah!"

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"Grass!"

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CFC: 37%.

RBL: 63%.

Judging from the ball possession data, Leipzig has completely mastered their high-pressing play.

The poor Celtics couldn't find many opportunities to get the ball up the court.

As soon as the home team's defenders get the ball, at least two Leipzig players will rush towards them.

Not just forwards.

Their defensive midfielders were pressing hard too!

boom!

Hao Ren delivered a flying tackle, knocking the hesitant Bitton to the ground.

[Mission Progress: Assists (1/4) / Steals (5/12)]

The ball, which he had tackled away, came to Frahn's feet!

Fold it to the side!

Have the opportunity!

Hao Ren got up from the grass.

Based on my intuition, I felt that Vlaan was about to score.

Just kick him!

"Goal!"

"2:0!"

"Flahn! A curling shot from outside the box, the goalkeeper had no chance!"

If Bitton were a Leipzig player, Mr. Goodman would have taught him one thing: the defensive midfielder must be decisive when passing the ball out.

Unfortunately, Bitton was not only not a Leipzig player, but also a Leipzig opponent.

That would be terrible.

Mr. Goodman will not teach him anything.

He'll just smash it to pieces!

[Mission Progress: Assists (2/4) / Steals (5/12)]

"Bhoys!" (meaning: "Forward, lads in green jerseys!")

"Bhoys!"

As the team's 12th man, seeing his team trailing 0-2 was undoubtedly heartbreaking for the fans.

Come on, Celtics! You can do it!

Defeat Grandpa Cow!

Defeat Leipzig!

39 minutes.

Forsberg arrived at the left flank, and Hao Ren quickly brought Dem to provide support.

As a supplement, Halstenberg ran towards the center.

Hao Ren is now standing behind Forsberg, waiting for his teammates to break through the opponent's defense.

If Forsberg fails to break through the defense, he will receive a pass back from his teammate!

Forsberry!

Snapped!

With a spike and a change of direction, Forsberg outmaneuvered Lustig while standing on the baseline.

wow！

Forsberry!

Snapped!

The transmission is given.

Vlaan and Halstenberg are both on their way!

Snapped!

Boyata cleared the ball out of bounds with a decisive kick.

"Oh!"

"Leipzig's corner kick!"

"It was quite a close call. The home team's fans must be incredibly nervous. A slight misstep could have led to a 0-3 defeat!"

"Corner kicks are also something they need to watch out for, because we know that Hao Ren and Poulsen both have good heading ability."

Snapped!

The corner kick is taken.

Hao Ren suddenly rushed into the penalty area and jumped under close marking from Ambrose and Izaguirre.

"what!"

Hao Ren couldn't help but shout it out.

I don't know who bumped his stomach with their head!

It did hurt a bit, but he had to endure it in this situation.

Because the ball has already flown over!

Hao Ren gritted his teeth, tightened his core, and used his head to push the ball downwards.

boom!

"Goal!"

"pretty!"

"Hao Ren scores with a header!"

"Although there were some setbacks, overall it was a success!"

"3:0!"

"In that case, the Celtics are in a bit of a bind—"

With both feet landing one after the other, the Leipzig midfielder pressed his right hand against his stomach as he ran off the field.

Clearly, he hadn't fully recovered from the pain he had just experienced.

But it doesn't matter anyway.

boom!

Slide on your knees and give it a kick!

65th minute of the second half!

Celtic vs. RB Leipzig

【0:3】

At this point in time, with this score...

It's fair to say that unless all 11 Celtics players on the court have an off night, they won't have much of a chance.

Seeing this, Rangnick promptly made his personnel adjustments.

Hao Ren and Poulsen have been substituted!

"Oh!"

Clap clap clap!

Applause erupted from the away team's stands, while the two commentators from LeSports looked somewhat worried.

"We know that in the last Europa League match, Rangnick also substituted Hao Ren early, but Leipzig was eventually tied by Villarreal."

"Yes, but Leipzig has a much bigger advantage today, so the situation might be different."

[Mission Progress: Assists (2/4) / Steals (7/12)]

Hao Ren high-fived Werner on the sidelines and then hugged Rangnick.

The plan was to use Celtic to advance the mission, but Leipzig's advantage widened too quickly, which led to his early substitution.

It's alright, though.

One goal, one assist, and three steals – a pretty good result from this match.

Just two more assists or five more steals!

At that time!

Mr. Goodman will become even stronger!

"What a pity, they could have scored a second goal."

Paulsen sighed next to Hao Ren, only to be pushed away by Hao Ren a second later.

"Screw you!"

"Hey! Goode, treat your captain well! I'm your senior!"

"Sabitzer————"

"Take a long-range shot from outside the box!"

"Goal!"

"4:0!"

"4:0!"

"Oh my goodness! After making substitutions, Leipzig not only failed to concede a goal, but instead broke through the opponent's defense again."

Door.

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"It's now the 78th minute of the second half, and the score is 4-0!"

Seeing this, the home team fans, who had initially held high hopes for the second half, finally fell silent.

Judging from the 4-0 result, the gap in strength between Celtic and Leipzig is indeed quite large.

Of course, this is not to say that the Celtics' players are bad, but rather that their pace is too slow.

Leipzig loves playing against slow-paced teams.

One kill, one kill!

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"Beep, beep beep—!!!"

Dongqiudi Match Report: Leipzig thrashed Celtic 4-0, Hao Ren scored one goal and provided one assist, and Poulsen scored his first goal since returning from injury.

The front page of Sports Weekly reported that Hao Ren continued his perfect form as Leipzig defeated Celtic, temporarily taking the top spot in Group C.

Appendix: 2015-16 UEFA Europa League Group C Standings (Completion of Round 3):

1. RB Leipzig, 7 points.

2. Villarreal, 5 points.

3. Naples, 2 points.

4. Celtics, 1 points.

After the first round, they were second, and after two rounds, Leipzig finally made a breakthrough.

It's worth mentioning that they are a full two points behind the second-place team.

For RB Leipzig, who have a packed schedule, this two-point advantage is crucial.

Editor-in-Chief of Diario Sport: Leipzig's temporary lead in the Europa League may change their next plans.

"I think Rangnick will gradually reduce the weight of the Europa League in the team's training and focus more than 80% of the tasks on the league."

"Another interesting point is that their league ranking is not bad, second only to Bayern Munich among all teams."

Domestic media: Balancing competition and charity! Hao Ren donated winter supplies to impoverished mountainous areas in various parts of China, marking the player's fifth charitable activity this year.

[@14-year-old mid-laner wants to play professionally. Hao Qiuwang is so generous with his donations, is he planning to retire and become a star?]

[14-year-old mid-laner wants to go pro: Retire my ass! Have I lost a single game this season? I've been dominating in both the Europa League and the domestic league.]

Shouldn't a football match be a game or a single match? Why use a single game?

[I, Mr. Goodman, thought it was a LoL ranked game, hehe]

[Hao Qiuwang, take a look at this news and forward it to France Football—the 30-man shortlist for the 2015 Ballon d'Or will be announced on October 24th.]

[14-year-old mid-laner wants to go pro: The Ballon d'Or has nothing to do with Mr. Goodman for now, so you can ignore it for now. You can look forward to the Golden Boy award.]

[Something you might not know]

[Haha, Hao Qiuwang, don't back down! Why are you so pessimistic about the Ballon d'Or rankings? You're going to beat Messi and Ronaldo!]

Hao Ren: I'm not even on the Golden Globe shortlist, so it's not really interesting. It'll be interesting when I can make the cut in a few years.

At the same time, in Berlin.

Bild employees in the office building are putting their personal belongings into cardboard boxes.

They were all members of the Goodman Panel.

Now, as required by higher authorities, the members of the special task force will move to the new office area in Leipzig.

"I really don't understand, why can't we just stay in Berlin? Why do we have to go to Leipzig? It's too far!"

The employees chattered amongst themselves, seemingly dissatisfied with the leader's decision.

One of the more senior journalists said, "That's what Allen said. If you want to report on someone truthfully, you have to live with them. We need to get closer to Goodman."

"I really don't understand why they keep focusing on Goodman. I think he's a pretty good guy."

The female employee complained, "I just saw the news that he donated to some organization again. That guy may be arrogant, but he probably only talks a lot of things; he's actually a pretty good person. Why do we have to keep targeting him?"

In fact, this wasn't the first time this female employee had complained about her job.

She genuinely didn't understand why a prestigious newspaper like Bild would insist on smearing an innocent player.

Is it because Mr. Goodman has a large user base?

"Who knows? Maybe smearing someone is very profitable; we just don't know it yet."

The senior reporter advised the female reporter not to meddle and to focus on her own job.

The median weekly wage for the Goodman task force is higher than that of Bild's staff. Learn to be content!

"How can you make money by smearing others? And you can't find any business partnerships either—"

The female reporter shouted and looked up at the team leader's office.

Erend just happened to be away.

"Don't move."

"Huh? What do you want to do?"

The senior staff member tried to stop her, but the female reporter had already run into the office.

"Depend on!"

The experienced woman quickly caught up: "Linda, Elend said we can't just go into his office—what's this?"

The experienced reporter noticed a report in her hand.

[Goodman Task Force Financial Report, Third Quarter 2015]

Employee salary expenses: €234,000

[Daily office and operations: €454,000]

Capital expenditure: €14,000

Total expenditure: €702,000

YouTube/Google earnings: €15,004

[Headquarters grant: €32,000]

Other income: €5,735,000

Net profit: €5.08 million

"508 million? Or euros?"

The female reporter, Linda, was trembling. She turned to Qi Bei beside her and asked, "What is this 570 million euros in other income?"

As veteran performers, they should understand this —

However, her fellow performer, for some unknown reason, was shaking even more violently than she was.

"Damn it, where did they get so much money?"

[Set piece: 61→62]

[Positioning: 68→69]

Thanks to the training over the past few weeks, Hao Ren has successfully increased his attribute value by 2 points.

It can only be said that increasing the training intensity is very effective.

If it were the training intensity of last season, it would be unrealistic to expect to improve this quickly.

"Good! We have news!"

"Huh? What?"

Hao Ren looked back and saw Kimmich rushing toward the gym.

"So, does this mean I'm on the Golden Boy award shortlist?"

"No, no, huff huff!"

Kimmich, panting heavily, exclaimed, "What Golden Boy Award nominees? That's a long way off!"

"So what news are you talking about?"

"The punishment decision has been made!"

Kimmich told Hao Ren that regarding the issue of his invalid student status, the Bundesliga and RB Leipzig were each fined 5...

A fine of 10,000 euros was imposed, and head coach Ralf Rangnick received a verbal warning from the Leipzig local education department.

What constitutes a verbal warning?

Kimmich shrugged: "So, you mean there's no punishment for floating?"

"Nice!"

Hao Ren suddenly jumped up and hugged Kimihi, who was making noodles.

"I freaking know! Bro, didn't I tell you, Ralph would definitely be fine!"

Kimmich gestured for Hao Ren to calm down: "Haha, now it's not just Ralph who's alright, Good. We're alright too, we didn't even get penalized points, that's great."

"Come on! You've been watching too much Twitter, haven't you? How could something like this be penalized with points?"

Hao Ren tapped Kimmich on the head: "Use your brain and think it through! That's how you become stronger!"

Just as Kimmich was about to say something, Klostermann came running quickly from a distance.

"Goodness, great news!"

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Hao Ren gestured for Klosterman to stop: "I know what you're going to say, but it's too late. Too slow. Go and repent!"

"ah----"

Kicker – The “Goodman school registration incident” has surfaced, with the Bundesliga and RB Leipzig each paying 5% of the difference.

The team's head coach, Ralf Rangnick, was given a verbal warning by the Leipzig city education authorities after being fined €10,000.

Normally, any news related to the "Goodman incident" should be on the front page, but this time Kicker chose to put the news on the second page.

The meaning is already very clear: this punishment is completely insignificant and will not affect Leipzig's future operations at all.

And it appeared two hours later, according to Kicker.

The latest issue of France Football: 23 shortlisted players for the 2015 Ballon d'Or.

Yi Feng: Aguero (Manchester City), Bale (Real Madrid), Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain), James Rodriguez (Real Madrid) —

Midfielders: Hazard (Chelsea), Iniesta (Barcelona), Yaya Toure (Manchester City), Hao Ren (RB Leipzig) —

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The shortlist of 23 players includes many familiar names, hmm...

I rely on!

Mr. Goodman!

What are you doing here!

[Goodman137HR: Please pay close attention to the Golden Globe nominees]

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