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Chapter 136 The Secret of Heavy Metal Soccer, Timely Mission Rewards

Former, former Soviet Union?

Upon seeing the news, the fans were immediately surprised.

I thought it was a joke, but then I saw that the newspaper's name was "442".

If it's "442", then it's probably genuine.

"Rangnick's inspiration likely stemmed from watching a match of Dynamo Kyiv in 1984. Coach Lobanovsky's pressing style of football probably left a deep impression on him, which gradually led to changes in the German football philosophy later on."

"Our experts searched the data and found many similarities between the old Dynamo Kyiv team and Leipzig in their matches, which confirms the correctness of this speculation."

"Looking at Rangnick's coaching career, his football philosophy took shape around 2006 and reached its peak in his second season at Leipzig. (Leipzig's unique squad situation, such as the generally young age of its key players, indirectly influenced Rangnick's thinking.)"

Well, the experts on "442" are as meticulous as ever.

In order to study Leipzig's tactics, they actually found a video of a match from 30 years ago!

What worries Leipzig fans the most is that the latter half of the long article in "442" provides some ideas on how to break Leipzig's tactics.

However, the author states at the end of the article that these are just ideas for breaking the "heavy metal soccer ball," which are only theoretically feasible and may not necessarily succeed in actual operation.

1. Tempo Control. Teams with superior strength can try to control the tempo of the game against Leipzig. Once they gain control of the game, Leipzig's advantage will be reduced.

2. Changing formation. The team disrupted Leipzig's pressing strategy by changing formations during the match.

3. The strategy involves the full-backs tucking in or the wide defensive midfielders.

4. Counter-coercion.

5. The goalkeeper participates in passing the ball from the backfield. (This approach requires a high degree of consistency from the goalkeeper.)

To be fair, 442 definitely put in a lot of effort.

Leipzig has only played 14 games this season, and the English have managed to find five ways to deal with them.

The article received tens of thousands of likes within hours of its release, and even attracted Hao Ren himself.

[Goodman137HR: If you send another message, I'll get someone to deal with you]

[666, it has to be a sports student]

[This is obviously a joke; Bundesliga analysts aren't much better than the experts at 442. They should know what to do too.]

Theory is only a small part. Why go through all this trouble just to beat Leipzig? Isn't that a complete waste?

Bundesliga teams aren't stupid.

[Tuchel: Actually, I know what I should do, but it's too tiring to do it.]

The fans on Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports betting platform) are really sharp; they figured out the key to the problem right away.

Breaking down Leipzig's tactics isn't too difficult; most Bundesliga teams have now figured out Leipzig's weaknesses.

but!

Theory and practice are two completely different things.

Of the five techniques for breaking "heavy metal football" proposed in "442", four of them require a lot of time to practice.

What about the one that's left?

The remaining one is the idea of ​​the goalkeeper participating in the ball distribution.

Training alone is not enough. If the team's starting goalkeeper is not good at passing and teamwork, then you can't play this tactic.

The current situation faced by Bundesliga teams is roughly as follows:

They know there is oil hidden under the sea, but to extract that oil, you need to pay a very high cost, the so-called "price".

That evening, Hao Ren was in his rented apartment in Leipzig.

For a "nouveau riche" earning 10 euros a week, living in a rented apartment is indeed not very prestigious.

Unfortunately, there are just too many things to do with the team, and recently we've been discussing that Nike endorsement, so Hao Ren really doesn't have time to look at houses.

After thinking it over for several weeks, Hao Ren finally made up his mind.

Anyway, this apartment is pretty good, I'll just stay here for now.

As for the large villa.

There's no rush.

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Mr. Goodman's greatest strength is his ability to endure.

Just bear with it, and you'll unleash a big one!

[Mission Progress: Assists (3/4) / Steals (12/12)]

Current status: Completed.

You have obtained the Manchester City Player Chest (Gold).

[Talent: The Way of Man, Future Warrior Trigger]

[You have obtained — Yaya Tourai's Explosive Start Template (Reissue)]

!!!

Hao Ren's eyes widened instantly upon seeing the name of the new template.

This is a speed template!

Speed: 71 → 75

Endurance: 76→77

[Defense: 77→78]

Hao Ren couldn't help but feel pleased to have obtained a pure speed template.

If he had to pick the biggest difference between the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga, it would be speed and endurance.

Since entering the Bundesliga, speed and stamina have been his biggest concerns.

He needs enough stamina to play a 90-minute or even 120-minute match.

And speed!

For Hao Ren, who now needs to run back and forth between offense and defense, speed may be more important than endurance!

Hao Ren (17 years old)

[Ball possession: 69; Passing: 84.5]

[Shots: 83; Headers: 77; Set pieces: 63]

Speed: 75; Endurance: 77; Physical Strength: 84

[Defense: 78; Vision: 76]

Overall rating: 83

[Path to Success: Gold Tier 150 LP (LP required for advancement: 350 LP)]

Okay, after checking his panel, Hao Ren was in a pretty good mood.

Compared to a year or so ago, I can say that I have been completely transformed.

Overall rating of 83, at the level of a starting player in the top five European leagues.

Furthermore, due to his well-rounded offensive and defensive capabilities, Hao Ren often performs better than other players with similar stats in actual matches!

Italian football journalist: The shortlist for this year's European Golden Boy award will be announced around November 6th.

Dongqiudi (a sports betting platform) reposted: The shortlist for the European Golden Boy award will be announced soon, and foreign websites show that Hao Ren has a 98% chance of being shortlisted?

Placing the Golden Boy nominees after the Golden Globes is actually not a very reasonable thing to do.

Hao Ren was shortlisted for the 23-man shortlist for this year's Ballon d'Or two weeks ago, which means that his chances of making the Golden Boy shortlist are 100%.

Some domestic football reporters pointed out that once the Golden Boy award shortlist is released, Hao Ren's ranking can be determined by looking for overlapping players in the two shortlists.

This method is feasible to some extent, but it is not entirely accurate.

Because the organizations responsible for the Golden Boy Award and the Golden Globe Award are not the same.

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German Cup Round 2: RB Leipzig vs. Hannover 96.

Red Bull Arena.

"We don't have any plans to compete for the German Cup this season, but we will still try our best."

The team captain said in a pre-match interview.

After saying that, he looked at Hao Ren sitting next to him: "Goodman always leads me to victory in the league and the Europa League, but I've never had a chance to lead him to a victory. I think today is a good opportunity."

"Ha ha!"

Hao Ren laughed loudly into the microphone: "I'm just a substitute, not someone who won't play."

"You don't need to play; you can win just by sitting there."

Paulsen asserted, but Hao Ren refuted him with historical facts.

"Remember that one? Never mind, I won't mention it, I'm afraid you'll get angry, haha!"

"What's so special about 'comeon'?!"

Paulsen shrugged, appearing very calm.

Turning to the reporter, he said, "I don't know when Goodman will come on in the second half. But I'm sure that Leipzig will be leading when he comes on, because his captain will help the team score a goal."

Click, click, click!

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"3, 2, 1!"

"Long live Leipzig!"

The players rushed out of the locker room, and Rangnick was about to follow, but Hao Ren stopped him.

"Good? Oh, you know, always starting isn't a good thing. Coach Almas should have already told you that."

Rangnick guessed why Hao Ren had come to him.

"You need to understand that sometimes, a longer rest period can actually improve your skills; this is advice from someone who's been there. Being a substitute doesn't mean your abilities aren't recognized."

Rangnick understood Hao Ren's personality well, which is why he added the following paragraph.

"Oh, I wasn't talking about starting. I'm fine as a substitute."

"Then why did you come to me?"

"Exactly, in the second half, no matter how much time I play, at least let me get some playing time."

"Um?"

Rangnick paused for a moment.

What he didn't know was that Hao Ren had a path to success.

Because of the path to success, Hao Ren can't truly win by simply sitting on the bench!

"For a key player, this isn't an unreasonable request. May I know why?"

Rangnick asked.

Half a second later, the German coach seemed to suddenly remember something and answered the question himself.

"I know, you want to increase your appearance count."

Rangnick nodded slightly: "As expected of Mr. Goodman—"

"Hey! You've got it wrong, Ralph!"

"teacher!"

"Wait! Hey, sir!"

Rangnick kept walking out, showing no sign of stopping.

"The match is about to start, I have to go out. There's only one head coach, I can't be a substitute!"

Come on!

Hao Ren was helpless.

Never mind, it's not an important thing anyway.

Let it be a misunderstanding.

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In the 75th minute of the second half, Hao Ren replaced Poulsen, ready to start the game.

The Leipzig captain was right in his pre-match interview, but only half right.

The team is indeed in the lead, and by two goals.

However, Poulsen failed to deliver on his promise of "scoring a goal," managing only an assist.

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"Wagner was looking for an opportunity to break through, but he was being defended by Hao Ren. (German)"

"Breaking through Hao Ren's defense won't be an easy task—"

"Werner, for Maurice!"

"Header!"

"pretty!"

"5-2! Leipzig secured the victory 10 minutes early!"

"Morrys!!!!"

"Wowhoo!"

The announcer led the cheers of the fans in the stadium.

This is RB Leipzig's 15th match of the season.

Yes, they won again!

From August to September, and now to October!

Leipzig's unbeaten run lasted for a full three months!

Leipzig easily advanced to the third round of the German Cup with a score of 5-2.

As November arrives, everything is moving in a positive direction, except for the weather starting to get colder.

However, just before the start of the 11th round of the league matches between Leipzig and Stuttgart, the German Football Association announced the draw results for the third round of the German Cup.

Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig

[Goodman137HR: What does that mean?]

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