Sports Weekly all-media reporter Huang Sijun
Unsurprisingly, bayern were caught up in a bitter battle against a defensively cowhide and counter-attacking efficiency of Mainz 05, falling behind 0-1 at half-time. But as Mainz centre-back Stefan Bale put it: "It's the typical Bayern-style victory. They only need to play a good ball for 20 minutes to win. It's really depressing. With goals from Comand and Musiara in the second half, Bayern gnawed the nail on the head of the bone 2-1 at home, avenging a 2-1 defeat in the second round of last season, while Nagelsmann also won the 100th win of his Bundesliga managerial career.
After a bitter battle, Nagelsmann won his 100th Bundesliga victory.
Better news came from the Ruhr area, where Borussia Dortmund could only draw 1-1 away to Bochum, so Bayern's lead extended to six points. With only two rounds left to enter the winter break, Bayern have actually locked up the half-time title early due to their 18-goal difference advantage – their 25th half-time title. Captain Neuer said: "We had 3 games in the last week [before the winter break]. We passed the first hurdle and now we are looking forward to the matches against Stuttgart as well as Wolfsburg. ”
Stupidly conceded after escaping a penalty
In fact, Bayern played more than 20 minutes of good balls, satisfying Nagelsmann with his performances in the opening and second half, with the problem in the last 35 minutes of the first half. "We started well, the first 10 minutes were very strong, but all of a sudden we lost our energy and played very slowly. ”
Since Bayern gave up the initiative, Mainz, whose playing style is extremely aggressive, is naturally not polite. In the 19th minute, Mainz infiltrated the Bayern penalty area, and the agile Lee Jae-seong was kicked to the ground by Pamecano in the chaos, but referee Cotus immediately waved his hand to indicate that there was no foul. Cortus then communicated with VAR Brand through headphones, but did not end up looking back at the footage. Slow motion showed that Yupa did indeed kick the sole of Lee Jae-seong's right foot. However, Li Zaicheng is somewhat suspicious of adding drama, because he did not fall down immediately after being kicked by Yupa, but after a slight pause, he fell forward with more force. Of course, if the referee of this ball finally blows the penalty, Yupa has nothing to defend.
Bo Svensson expressed dissatisfaction with the referee's missed penalty.
This scene is reminiscent of the two penalty controversies with Borussia Dortmund in the last round. Mainz coach Bo Svensson also borrowed the topic to play, and in an interview with reporters after the game, he asked rhetorically: "Are you really not going to ask about the penalty scene?" If you're a Dortmund reporter, you're sure to ask..." As with the complaints of the Dortmund generals in the last round, Svensson's real dissatisfaction was not the referee's decision not to blow the penalty at the beginning, but that the referee did not go to the sidelines to look at the video after communicating with VAR. It wasn't hard to judge, it was an obvious penalty. Unlike his former Mainz teammate, Borussia Dortmund manager Rozer, Svensson did not protest fiercely after that scene because he was too far away from the scene, "because I was 70 meters away." If I see a replay in a video room like a referee, it's hard not to get a yellow card. ”
However, Svensson really did not have to protest as fiercely as Rozé, because shortly after Bayern narrowly escaped the penalty, Mainz scored. Stach seized on a pass error by Comand and sped past Pa and Pavard on the left, stopping the ball on the left side of the Box under Lucas Hernandez's close defense and quickly turning the ball into front of goal. In fact, torriso, who was delayed by the midfield, has successfully made up the defensive zone that originally belonged to Alfonso Davis, but the defense is in place, and Tolisso only looks at the ball and does not look at people, let alone the top man, or let Onisivo easily jump in the center of the small penalty area and shake his head to break the goal. Such a stupid loss of the ball made The Coach quite angry.
Tolisso watched the ball without looking at people and watched Onisivo's header open the scoring.
After conceding the ball, Bayern's offensive rhythm is still slow, basically relying on Davis and Comand on both sides to rely on their personal ability to find a breakthrough. But Mainz is not a loose and weak Barcelona, Davis and Comand can hardly say as they did in the middle of the week, and Lewandowski once disappeared into the crowd of Mainz. Just before half-time, Bayern finally played a smooth penetration in the middle, Müller picked the ball in front of the goal, and Zentner, who made his 100th official appearance for Mainz, made a double-punching mistake, but Comand stopped the ball in the right corner of the penalty area and the empty goal was blocked by Alexander Huck.
Comand was brave, and the renewal of the contract was still in doubt
After the change of sides, the coach did not change, but Bayern clearly accelerated. After Levan and Comand's consecutive headers were confiscated by Zentner, Tolisso was accurately guided by the back, and Comand shot out from behind Mainz left-wing defender Aaron Martin, beautifully unloaded the ball with his right foot during the run, and burst into the right rib of the box. This time, instead of choosing the top right corner of the goal as he had done against Hoffenheim or the League of Berlin, or the top left corner like Dynamo Kiev, he pushed Zentner's "small goal" with precision! The two France internationals, who are responsible for conceding goals, have joined forces to atone for their sins.
Coman's low shot pierced Through Zentner's "small goal" to equalise 1-1.
It was already Comand's fifth goal of the season (fourth in the league). You know, he only has 878 minutes of total playing time, and he only needs 175.6 minutes per ball, which is an average of 1 goal per 2 games, which is much higher than his efficiency in any previous season. Despite two brief injury stops at the beginning of the season, plus minor heart surgeries in mid-September, Comand has grown more and more courageous this season and has improved his shooting skills dramatically.
It's no exaggeration to say that as long as he is in good health, the 25-year-old Comant is one of the best wingers in the world and fully deserves the 20 million euros he wants. It's just that his unassurable injury record and Bayern's increasingly tight financial situation under the epidemic have brought the renewal negotiations between the two sides to a dead end. Before the match with Barca, Comand said: "Of course we talked, and of course the club will continue to talk to my agent. Maybe we'll have news soon..."
After the equaliser, Coman was almost next.
Is it good news or bad news? No one knows. But one thing is for sure, from a competitive point of view, Comand and Bayern are a match made in heaven. The French winger, in particular, is very happy with the cooperation with the coach, "He is full of energy and passes it on to us in daily training." It's really super! He has the desire to win and will pass it on to each of us. That's a great thing. We haven't had a coach who has had such an impact on the team in a long time! ”
Toliso was also injured, on Rocca?
Shortly after the equaliser, Comant suddenly switched to the left, picked up Lucas's direct pass and sped off Bale into the left side of the penalty area, then made a sharp stop and slammed past Huck and Bale's powerful right-footed shot that would cross the line and almost overtake the score. With the decline in fitness, the Mainz players could not reproduce the pressing and defensive intensity of the first half, the effect of substitutions was not obvious, and the game continued to develop in favor of Bayern.
Musiara's low shot went through stah's "small goal" and into the net.
In the end, the winning ball appeared in the 74th minute. Replacing Sane's Gnabry on the left flanked by Vidmer into the left side of the penalty area, the ball was too powerful to stop the ball in the right corner of the Pavard penalty area, and Musiara, who replaced Goretzka's starter for the second consecutive game, stopped the ball past the snatched Buetius and then fired a low right-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area. Like Comand's goal, it was a crotch-piercing ball that went between Stach's legs and went into the bottom left corner of the goal with precision. The 18-year-old has scored two consecutive goals, his ninth Bundesliga goal, and the second youngest player in Bundesliga history to score nine goals, after Wiltz.
Mu Jr. played until 82 minutes before being replaced by Nyanzou Kwasi, while his midfield partner Toliso only played 65 minutes before being replaced by Rocca. After the game, It was revealed that Toliso was replaced because of a slight muscle problem, which may affect the next 2 rounds of the league. Before the winter break, Bayern had to play three games in seven days. Since Kimmich (slightly lung infiltrated) and Zabitse (calf) are determined to return next year, if even Toliso is on the free card, and Goretzka, who has been on a two-game hiatus, cannot return, then the manager will have to count on Rocca who has only 3 short substitute appearances so far in the season in addition to continuing to rely on Musiara in the next Tuesday night's game to visit Stuttgart.
Musiara scored the winning goal and Roca stepped forward to congratulate him.
Can Rocca be trusted? In nearly half an hour, he handed over a satisfactory answer sheet. After the successful increase in strength in the summer, the Spanish midfielder, whose confrontation ability has improved significantly, is not only more aggressive when fighting, but also has much more calm and confidence than last season when he is forced to hold the ball by his opponents. If the next game does get a starting chance, hopefully Rocca can seize it.