Three Hundred and Fourteenth Mad Magath

The Rakitic transfer soap opera between Hamburg and Schalke 04 did not last long.

When all the media in European football believed that Hamburg would inevitably choose to give up, and Schalke 04's deliberate behavior of making things difficult also somewhat damaged the club's image, but on January 10, the official websites of the two teams announced at the same time that Rakity News of Odd's transfer to Hamburg!

When Schalke 04 announced the transfer details, the European media were dumbfounded!

Hamburg knew that Schalke 04 was raising prices to make things difficult, but they still accepted it!

The transfer fee is 5 million euros, and the additional terms have a floating follow-up fee of 8 million euros.

And Hamburg also generously gave the Rakitic club a maximum salary contract, and at the same time gave him a sky-high signing fee of 4.5 million euros!

For Rakitic, from Schalke 04 to Hamburg, his annual salary has increased a lot, and he also received 4.5 million euros at one time, which is absolutely satisfactory in terms of money. After watching the melon-eating crowd, Then we can only wait and see to see whether Rakitic will be successful in Hamburg.

Since it was a winter window signing, Situ Yunbing did not let the club arrange a new signing ceremony.

After the preparations for the second half of the season started, Situ Yunbing had the most exchanges with Rakitic, De Bruyne and Kanter. These three will be the main midfield combination of Hamburg in the future.

The German media had a negative view after the Hamburg official announced Rakitic's joining. Some media questioned the rationality of Situ Yunbing's signing.

Under the premise that Hamburg already has De Bruyne, will the arrival of Rakitic squeeze De Bruyne's space?

Situ Yunbing is not worried about this. He does not dare to use Barcelona's Xavi and Iniesta as a reference, nor does he use Dortmund's configuration of technical talents in the midfield as a basis for refutation. Rakitic, the person involved, Who was his midfield teammate in Croatia?

Modric!

Rakitic and Modric can coexist, why can't he and De Bruyne coexist?

Obviously, this is theoretically implausible.

Therefore, in the training for the second half of the season, Situ Yunbing was more serious about the effect of technical and tactical cooperation in training, and at the same time communicated frequently with De Bruyne and Rakitic. To instill concepts in many places, organizational players themselves have better tactical understanding than other role players, and Rakitic's experience can also help him integrate well into Hamburg's technical and tactical system.

Hamburg is full of fighting spirit from top to bottom. After the addition of strong players, it is an encouragement to young players, as well as to the coach!

In mid-January, the second half of the Bundesliga will officially start. Hamburg will be a guest at the Schalke Stadium to challenge Rakitic's old club Schalke 04.

At the pre-match press conference, Situ Yunbing faced questions from reporters, most of which were about Rakitic.

He put an end to it.

"I will not myth Rakitic, he is only 22 years old, he still has a lot of room for improvement, I think he is a player that Hamburg can find now to bring a huge improvement to the team, maybe he will not be a hero role, But it will be a member who supports the backbone of Hamburg."

Indeed, Situ Yunbing never thought that Rakitic would be the core of the team, but he is the type of player that Hamburg needs most now.

In the midfield, he may not be able to send the threatening ball as frequently as De Bruyne, but he can always send the ball to the most suitable teammate with precision and a high success rate. The former is more creative, and the latter is more stable. High, this is a complement.

He does not have gorgeous movements and modifications, but he can give people an extremely solid feeling.

At the same time, he also brings defensive hardness on the basis of Hamburg's improved midfield organization control!

If Harvey and Pirlo are the peak benchmarks of midfield organization ability in European football today, then Rakitic is obviously not of the same type as them, just as Modric is the one he needs to assist in the Croatian national team. In Hamburg, Although he is older than De Bruyne,

More experience, but in terms of role assignment, the most intuitive role he brings is to further release De Bruyne and improve the midfielder's support to the striker!

Just like the role Alonso played in Real Madrid and in the Spanish national team.

Magath's life is not easy, selling Rakitic will only make his life more difficult, but there is no way, the club wants to maximize profits, blackmailed Hamburg, did not expect to succeed, riding a tiger can only collect money and let it go people.

The last thing Magath and Schalke fans want to see in the upcoming game is Rakitic in a Hamburger jersey.

But Situ Yunbing has no reason to spend money and not enjoy it.

On the evening of January 15th, Ao went to the Schalke Stadium, and there was a lot of people.

It was raining lightly in the sky, and Situ Yunbing appeared on the sidelines wearing a navy coat, showing the alternative fashion sense of a football coach. He had no intention of being hostile towards Magath, and besides, the current Schalke 04 is really not worthy. Rivals on Hamburg.

When the starters of the two teams entered the field, Rakitic was so dazzling in the eyes of Schalke 04 fans!

A month ago he was still fighting for Schalke 04, but a month later he became an enemy!

Situ Yunbing could have hidden Rakitic in the snow to avoid putting him under too much pressure, but Situ Yunbing knew that starting from the second half of the season, he had no way out, and he would also shrink his tolerance. Now the team really needs to come up with a record guarantee!

Stress is part of growing up, and Rakitic in the snow will be more humane, but it is also a kind of escape.

Withstanding the pressure is also a temper for him.

"Good evening, everyone, after the winter break, the second half of the Bundesliga kicks off today!

In the winter transfer market, the most sensational thing is the transfer of Schalke 04 midfielder Rakitic to Hamburg. The reason why this transfer attracts attention is mainly because Schalke 04 has priced Raki for foreign clubs. Tich offered 5 million euros to Hamburg for 2 million euros, and he regretted adding 8 million euros to the floating clause after the first negotiation. When everyone was not optimistic about this transfer, Hamburg accepted it all In the end, Rakitic moved to Hamburg and challenged Schalke 04 on behalf of Hamburg today!

Although Schalke 04, who are at home today, reached the top 16 of the Champions League, they basically bid farewell to the European competition next season in the league. I don’t know if Magath’s team has lost faith in the league. Will they Focus more on the European arena.

Hamburg led by Situ Yunbing won the second place at the end of the first half of the league, only 4 points behind Dortmund at the top of the list. After the introduction of Rakitic, their midfield strength has improved, which is obviously against the league. The champions are very ambitious. I don't know if they can maintain the high level of the first half of the season in the second half of the season.

Let me introduce the starting lineups of the two sides today.

Schalke 04 started today with a 442 formation.

Goalkeeper: Neuer.

Defenders: Hewedes, Matip, Metzelder, Schmitz.

Midfielders: Raul, Moritz, Draxler, Farfan.

Forwards: Huntelaar, Edu.

Magath's formation is too aggressive, but it can't help but worry about Schalke 04's defense. It can even be said that Schalke 04 played a 424 formation!

The starter here in Hamburg is 433.

Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas.

Defenders: Azpilicueta, Matheison, Boateng, Matuidi.

Midfield: Rakitic, Kante, De Bruyne.

Forwards: Elia, Griezmann, Reus.

Today, Situ Yunbing's starting employment is also very bold, and Kanter's task on the midfielder is not easy!

Well, the game is about to start, let us look forward to what kind of sparks the two teams will have tonight! "

After Rakitic left, Magath went to the youth team for a tour, and then brought the 17-year-old Draxler to the first team!

If it is crazy for Situ Yunbing to introduce Navas, Kanter, Van Dijk and other players who were either in the desert league or playing for amateur teams before the season, then Magath is really comparable to Situ Yunbing let.

Not only is Draxler younger, but he was directly used as the starter, and he still faces Hamburg, who is second in the standings!

What can Situ Yunbing say?

I can only envy!

Schalke 04's resources are really enviable, but with such a good hand, Magath played poorly.

The game officially started in the cold wind and rain. Schalke 04 tried to suppress Hamburg with a strong attack from the very beginning. Their staffing is obviously better at attacking!

Rakitic gestured to Kanter from the beginning, asking him to help defend the wing, and he stayed in the middle to guard against Draxler's forward attack.

He knows Schalke 04 better than any player in Hamburg. Today Schalke 04 has two central midfielders. Moritz is in charge of defense. Kittic is confident that he can limit the Schalke 04 youngster in his own half.

Kanter actively defended the wing and helped Azpilicueta complete the press on Farfan. Farfan did not force a breakthrough, but chose to knock the ball back to Schmitz, who came up with the assist, and the latter kicked directly The cross lobs the ball into the penalty area.

Both Huntelaar and Edu are powerful centers, but because the passing distance is too long, there is enough time for the Hamburg defender to react and adjust. Boateng easily cleared the ball with a header.

The middle of the backcourt is Hamburg's world, and Schalke 04 has no personnel here to harass Hamburg's offensive and defensive transitions.

Magath doesn't know whether to put all his eggs in one basket or not to create a new meal to hide his murderous intentions. Anyway, Situ Yunbing couldn't understand his employment and formation today. Gart, this is like another manifestation of Guardiola's pursuit of extreme pass control, which is almost crazy.

Because it is clear that Schalke 04 cannot compete with Hamburg in midfield.

Rakitic and De Bruyne organized the attack smoothly and rushed to the frontcourt. Draxler stepped forward to press a little inexperienced, strong but inefficient.

When De Bruyne went to the front of the penalty area to meet Rakitic's pass, he stalked the fake fax dunk to wipe out Moritz, and then sent a diagonal ball to Metzel. Behind De, Griezmann made a cold shot and the football went straight to the lower right corner of the goal!

Griezmann was ready to celebrate, but Neuer stunned him and blocked the ball from the bottom line!

Well, maybe behind Magath's madness is the absolute confidence in Neuer, and Neuer is indeed a young goalkeeper who can bring confidence to the team and the coach!