Bayern's coaching staff doesn't have an easy job either. Most of the club's top executives are a group of legendary old men who brought club and national team trophies back to Munich and Berlin during their playing careers, and they have their own understanding of football.

Unlike the top executives of other wealthy clubs, they aren't so

"quiet." The coaching staff wasn't targeting Müller; they just hadn't found the most suitable way to use him in Ancelotti's Bayern system.

Faced with criticism from former stars, the anger of fans, and Müller's own incomprehension, Ancelotti didn't want to respond at all. His German at this time was still very poor; he could only say a few opening remarks, and he had to use Italian when giving interviews.

He himself liked Müller very much and often praised him before he coached Bayern. But considering Bayern's European-leading average age and aging lineup, Ancelotti felt that the current Bayern couldn't play 4-4-2. Since arriving at the Allianz Arena, he had insisted on 4-3-3.

Adapting to the circumstances is Ancelotti's trademark. Fans of recreational football are suffering unspeakable hardships: other teams' 4-3-3 formations tend to be offensive, shortening the number of attack and defense rounds, making it easier to create more goals; Ancelotti's 4-3-3 tends to lengthen the number of rounds during the autonomous attack phase.

...Time passed imperceptibly. Bayern, trailing by a goal, regained control of the game.

Arsenal continued their low-block defense. They couldn't win the ball. In the midfield battle, only Li Kang had a positional advantage; Cazorla had no advantage against Vidal and Alonso, let alone the young Xhaka.

Fortunately, Maguire and Koscielny performed well, not giving Lewandowski and Coman too many opportunities. The 24th minute of the match.

Thiago dribbled the ball in the thirty-meter area, attracting Xhaka and Cazorla to press forward. Then he flicked the ball back, and the whole person plunged into the crowd in front.

Alonso seized the gap in Arsenal's defense. He swung his long leg and hit the ball. The football skimmed along the grass, penetrating Arsenal's midfield defense, and found Lewandowski at the top of the penalty arc!

Lewandowski was being closely marked by Maguire. This guy doesn't just know how to shoot. His passing ability is also first-class.

Before receiving the ball with his back to the goal, he made a

"turning" feint. Maguire followed suit, turning with him. Halfway through the turn, he realized he had been tricked! He watched as Lewandowski used his heel to flick the ball... and then the football passed through his legs and rolled into the penalty area!

"Beautiful!"

"So imaginative!"

"Lewandowski's pivot role is beyond the traditional sense of a center forward!" At this moment. Thiago also emerged from the crowd, cutting into the penalty area!

About to receive the ball and shoot!

"This ball is in!"

"Wow!" Just as Bayern's number 6 was about to unleash a powerful shot, his vision was suddenly obscured by Arsenal's number 10 jersey!

The football escaped his control! Li Kang took the lead, striding forward to clear the ball! Thiago staggered back a couple of steps... and helplessly smoothed his hair: such a well-hidden forward insertion, and it was still seen through by the La Masia number 4.

Čech was relieved and excitedly hugged Li Kang: "Li, you saved me a big trouble!" ...32nd minute of the match.

Bayern made a passing error in the frontcourt. Maguire intercepted the ball but had no space to launch a counter-attacking long pass.

Lewandowski doesn't just know how to shoot, and although he's a loudmouth who likes to talk nonsense, his football IQ on the pitch is particularly high, and his pressing and harassment ability is first-class.

It was as if the roles had been reversed. A role reversal involving arched backs.

"Beautiful, he still managed to pass the ball out!"

"Unfortunately, Bayern's overall formation has also completed its defensive retreat, and Arsenal has lost a good counter-attacking opportunity."

"Maguire's passing idea is very simple, just find Li Kang."

"Hey! Li Kang is going to attack Alaba's side!" Alaba had a bad habit at this time: his defensive ability was unquestionable, but his defensive retreat wasn't proactive enough.

Alonso, Benatia, and Boateng often had to help him fill the gaps. ...Li Kang took the ball and, with a small burst of speed, got rid of Vidal's entanglement.

Then he passed the ball to the right flank. The area of space left by Alaba.

"Sánchez!"

"Receiving the ball on the right... accelerating!"

"When did he switch positions with Walcott?"

"No problem, he could play in any position on the attacking line during his time at Barca!"

"Boateng's covering speed is very fast!" The dark, thick thighs stomped on the grass. The short Chilean star caused panic among Bayern fans!

No cut inside! Sánchez didn't plan to go head-to-head with Boateng but continued to dribble the ball towards the touchline!

He couldn't get past. Apart from Messi, few people could crush Bayern's center-back head-on. The speed that the two of them erupted with in that local area was terrifying.

A chase! How does a small guy break through a big guy? Sánchez stopped suddenly, Boateng couldn't restrain his momentum, and gave up the passing space!

"He's going to cross!"

"Arsenal has shown their threatening power again!" ...Inside the penalty area, both sides' high points were eager to move! Morata felt that his moment to perform had arrived. Benatia, who was closely marking him, was nothing to be afraid of!

Preparing to predict the trajectory of the ball... preparing to jump! Pa! The football didn't fly into the penalty area! Sánchez sent out a

"reverse triangle" diagonal pass! The football rolled to the top of the penalty arc. Li Kang galloped forward, and the bald shadow in his field of vision suddenly blurred, as if hesitating about something.

"This pass is a little hard to understand!"

"Theoretically, there's no long-range shooting angle... a one-touch shot!" Another pa sound! The football left Li Kang's left foot.

It drew an elegant arc in Bayern's penalty area! It passed over Alonso and Benatia! A sudden dive!

Falling towards Morata's head! The Spanish striker didn't know why he could guess Li Kang's intention.

No. Li had created the most suitable header opportunity for himself! Bend over. Exert force from the waist and abdomen! Header!

The rotating football, after touching Morata's forehead, instantly turned into a cannonball! Unstoppably bombarding Bayern's goal!

Arsenal fans were overjoyed. Bayern fans were shocked. A pair of orange-red latex gloves reversed the joy and sorrow of more than 70,000 fans.

Pa! The football was blocked out of the baseline by Neuer, who had stretched his body to the limit!

"A divine save!"

"A world-class save!"

"Neuer has made a contribution; he's not just a sweeper-keeper!"

"Arsenal missed a good opportunity to extend their lead!"

"But the Gunners' threatening power and cooperation demonstrated in this attack are commendable!" Morata rubbed his forehead, his expression helpless.

Neuer got up and, ignoring Benatia who came forward to hug him, stretched out his hand to indicate Alaba's positioning problem.

...Livestream. - [My 1:4! Why haven't they scored yet?] - [Don't worry, Bayern's goals are concentrated in the second half. Trust the data; don't be blindly optimistic.]

- [Sánchez is smart; Bayern isn't afraid of regular crosses from the touchline at all; it's better to let Li Kang handle it at the top of the penalty arc.]

- [Morata's header, that was a header from close range! And it was actually saved.] - [Neuer, without injuries, is the goalkeeper version of Li Mingdeng in my eyes!]

- [It's strange; Neuer isn't afraid of top strikers; he's only afraid of Balotelli and Li Kang...] ...In the following match, neither side created better opportunities.

Thiago was frozen by Li Kang, and the agility and imagination he had shown in the opening ten minutes gradually disappeared without a trace.

The La Masia civil war ultimately saw the number 4 come out on top. Xhaka, relieved of his burden, went to harass the

"aging" Alonso. But Arsenal's transition attacks were also repeatedly disrupted by Benatia and

"sweeper-keeper" Neuer. Bip! Bip Bip~ The referee blew the whistle to end the first half. At the Allianz Arena, Bayern fans shouted slogans, encouraging their players.

The situation of trailing by a goal didn't discourage them. But some fans didn't forget to bombard Ancelotti.

The stands behind the coaching bench echoed with Müller's name.

"thomasmuller!!"

"thomasmuller!!"

"thomasmuller!!" Müller's expression was complicated. After Van Gaal promoted him to the first team that year, he had gone through several coaches... only this season was he not being used heavily.

Ancelotti remained expressionless, chewing gum as he walked towards the tunnel. Even if he had a big heart, he needed to absorb some nicotine during the break and relieve some pressure.

...Arsenal's locker room. Bould pointed to the tactics board.

"Bayern exposed defensive problems on both flanks in the first half."

"Kimmich is prone to losing his position in the positional battle, exposing gaps!"

"Alaba is used to pressing forward in transition battles, and the timing of his defensive retreat is too slow!"

"We still have a chance to extend the score!" Theory is theory. Boateng's and Benatia's ability to fill gaps was too strong.

Vidal's protection of the defense was also sufficient. And Thiago also had strong defensive attributes in the positional battle.

Bayern wasn't so easy to break down. Playing a strong team with a weaker team, Arsenal could only rely on transition attacks to find opportunities to score.

Wenger pulled Schweinsteiger aside, and the two were communicating in low voices. ...After finishing his cigarette, Ancelotti returned to the locker room and heard terrible news...呸呸呸, it was bad news: Thiago's old injury had recurred, and the team doctor had advised him to rest!

Who else could he use? There were still many people he could use. For example, Martinez, Costa... but these two guys' organization, scheduling, and creativity weren't as strong as Thiago's.

Lost in thought. Ancelotti looked at Müller. He knew very well that if he replaced him with Müller, the tactical system he had set for Bayern might collapse... but if he wanted to equalize the score in the first leg, he could only play Müller!

Players and coaches are sometimes like a relationship between a man and a woman. There's no saying which side is good or bad; it's just whether the styles are suitable.

Müller is excellent. Ancelotti is also excellent. But they're just not suitable. A temporary unsuitability is also an unsuitability.

But in order to win the game, when making tactical adjustments, even if it's not suitable, it has to be suitable. Ancelotti had to give up some things to suit Müller.

Müller also had to put in more effort to suit Ancelotti. ...The fifteen-minute break ended quickly.

The referee team led the players from both sides back onto the field. When Bayern fans saw Müller's figure, they burst into cheers and applause!

Then. They also saw Schweinsteiger, and their emotions became complicated again. They had hoped that the Iron Pig would return to Allianz to finish his career, but they found that the club no longer had a place for him.

VIP box. The German legends couldn't be happy. They wanted Müller to play, but Bayern couldn't take Thiago off!

Like the 2014 World Cup, if Müller was on the front line, there had to be a Kroos in midfield. Guardiola's full-backs tucking inside during his time could solve the indirect midfield pressure.

But Lahm was preparing to retire and wasn't even on the roster today.

"Thiago's old injury has recurred..." The atmosphere was heavy. A group of middle-aged and old men who had once shone on the field showed worried expressions.

It wasn't Müller's problem. It wasn't Ancelotti's problem either. If Bayern's overall lineup was a few years younger... why would they be afraid of Arsenal, who were a tier below in overall strength?

...

"Viewers, welcome back!"

"We're now broadcasting the first leg of the 2016/17 Champions League quarter-final!"

"Bayern Munich at home against Arsenal."

"The temporary score between the two sides is 0:1!"

"We see that both sides have made substitutions!"

"For Bayern, Müller replaces Thiago! The formation should return to the familiar 4-4-2!"

"Arsenal has also made a like-for-like substitution, replacing Xhaka with Schweinsteiger! The Iron Pig returns to Allianz!" Bip!

Along with the referee's whistle. The second half of the match begins. Arsenal has possession. Morata kicks off and passes back to Li Kang.

The formations of both sides quickly overlapped. Müller was very hardworking, and Ancelotti gave him a sense of crisis: if he wanted to adapt to the development of football tactics, he had to develop other abilities as well.

"Li Kang is holding the ball too steadily!"

"Pass it to the flank."

"Walcott receives the ball... starts to accelerate!"

"He can't get past Vidal, he still has to pass it back!"

"What happened? Arsenal has easily taken control of the situation!"

"The situation seems to have reversed from the first half!" ...The football was passing quickly and slowly on the green field.

Arsenal firmly controlled possession. Li Kang was too familiar with the Bayern in front of him. It was even weaker than Guardiola's Bayern that he had faced during his time in the Bundesliga.

From a God's-eye view. After Bayern took off Thiago, the 4-4-2 formation exposed many problems.

Coman and Robben retreated, two wingers who were more inclined to attack... couldn't do much for the midfield battle.

Vidal's midfield freedom was greatly reduced. The aging Alonso couldn't maintain his back-and-forth running for long.

Midfield battle? In reality, it was Arsenal's five-man midfield battling Bayern's two-man midfield! Full-backs tucking inside?

The young Kimmich was far inferior to Müller. What's more, Arsenal had a Sánchez on the flank. What if Lewandowski and Müller also retreated?

Then Bayern's transition attack couldn't be launched at all, and even if Arsenal was intercepted, their midfielders would have plenty of time to retreat.

Li Kang hadn't played a game where the answers to the problems were actively given for a long time.

"A sudden increase in speed!"

"After Arsenal took the lead, they launched a passing play in Bayern's half, in the thirty-meter zone!"

"The direction of the attack is on the left!"

"Shrinking!"

"Advancing!" ...The football was passing quickly under the feet of Arsenal players. The attacking players' runs in the frontcourt were sometimes gathered together and sometimes scattered.

Constantly adjusting their positions with Cazorla's runs.

"The cooperation is too wonderful!"

"Quicksilver flowing over the ground!"

"Smooth and effortless!"

"But Bayern's defensive line is shrinking very quickly!" ....At the edge of the field. Bould said excitedly:

"Boss, we're about to score again..." Wenger sat upright on the coaching bench and couldn't help but clench his fists.

On the other side. Ancelotti was calm and collected. He firmly believed that the defensive players could disrupt the Gunners' passing attack.

Bayern might be afraid of Atletico Madrid's impact, but they weren't afraid of Barcelona and Arsenal's fancy stuff. ....Kimmich was a little nervous.

But not at all afraid. Vidal, Robben, and Alonso quickly gathered around him. Most of Bayern's front and middle defensive strength was also concentrated there.

The direction of Arsenal's attack was too obvious! Wasn't it just attacking the left half-space?

"Cazorla's chip ball was disrupted by Vidal!"

"Schweinsteiger made up for it in a timely manner!"

"Pass it to Sánchez!" Vidal came back to his senses. The football had already stopped at Sánchez's feet. The 1.68-meter Arsenal powerhouse shouldered Kimmich aside during the start-up process!

With that squeeze. Arsenal's passing also stalled.

"Kimmich's defensive positioning is key!"

"He didn't manage to win the ball, but he interfered with Arsenal's passing rhythm!"

"The Gunners don't have enough space to speed up in this position!" Sánchez wasn't even thinking about speeding up.

After rushing out of the safe passing environment, he swung his thick thighs! Not a long shot! But a wide-range transfer!

Pass to the right! Find Li Kang! ...Everyone's eyes moved with the trajectory of the football. When falling.

Two figures appeared in the lens. Li Kang and Alaba!

"We will see the two young people competing on the green field for many years to come."

"The second conversation in their professional careers!"

"Sánchez's pass has a lot of power!" ...Alaba had gained muscle this season. A super genius, adjusting his body was as easy as eating and drinking.

He didn't believe that he would be overturned again. The moment the football hit the ground. Even if Li occupied his position, he was confident that he wouldn't be at a disadvantage... What's going on, Li's running posture!

The whole stadium was boiling! Bayern fans didn't even see how Li Kang got rid of Alaba! Just two blinks!

Li Kang then dribbled the ball laterally from the right flank and cut into Bayern's penalty area! This running posture... was exactly the same as their own Robben!

"Stepping on wheels of wind and fire!"

"Changing direction!"

"Cutting inside!" ...In Li Kang's vision, the bald shadow that reappeared flashed with golden light! Countless fragments flooded into his mind.

The blood seemed to boil as well. Inside Bayern's penalty area. Boateng kept his hands behind his back, maintaining a delicate distance from Li Kang.

He couldn't easily make a tackle! It would cause a penalty at any minute! This kid's steps are too weird! Focus on blocking!

Gradually. The pupils of Bayern's center-back shrank slightly! He adjusted his defensive stance as he followed Li Kang's lateral movement.

He couldn't keep up. Li Kang just tapped the ball with his left foot, then tapped it again, then tapped it again... three consecutive touches with his left foot!

The close-knit footwork adjustment. Caused Boateng's center of gravity to shift during the lateral movement! He could no longer block the opponent's shot!

Pa! The football left Li Kang's left foot! Violently rotating! Looping towards the far corner of Bayern's goal! Neuer's orange-red gloves could no longer change the joy and sorrow of more than 70,000 fans in the stadium!

The white net was lifted up! 0:2! Robben, still on the road to assist in the defense, looked shocked.