Sports Weekly all-media reporter Huang Sijun
After Borussia Dortmund's 5-1 home win over Freiburg, Bayern, who welcomed back a number of new champions, also won the first victory of the new year with a four-goal advantage, and 4-0 away to Cologne, who won three consecutive games and rose to sixth in the table, continued to lead by six points. As with three defeats in the first half, Bayern once again returned to winning immediately, having never won two consecutive games so far in the season. With the help of Thomas Müller and Sane, Lewandowski, who will know next Monday whether he can defend his title as World Footballer of the Year, not only "hatted" in front of Cologne's "hat-wearing manager" Baumgart, but also became the second player in Bundesliga history to score a goal to break the 300 mark. However, the limelight of "Shi Yifeng" was actually snatched away by another goal hero.
Lewandowski scored three times on the cross of Cologne goalkeeper Schwebber.
Tolisso scored with two steals
After a 1-2 home defeat to "nemesis" Borussia Mönchengladbach on a black new year, coupled with being chased by Borussia Dortmund in the first round to just a three-point advantage, Bayern's visit to the Rhine Energy Stadium on Saturday afternoon was naturally full of enthusiasm. As Mueller said after the game: "Responding to last week's defeat was what we wanted to do, and we did it. ”
Bayern's winning process was far easier than expected. Despite Colón's unsurprising aggressiveness and bravery, as well as several chances to score goals (especially in the second half, when Heubers' header hit the lintel and Ute and Modeste's close-range headers will be off target), and even at the end of the first half, Utter single-handedly scored (but was blown off by VAR first due to offside), Bayern never let the situation slip out of their hands after Levan opened the scoring early.
Surprisingly, however, the man who laid the foundation for Bayern's big win was not Levan, nor Müller, who delivered the first 2 assists, but Toliso, who started with captain Neuer. Bayern's first two goals were all due to a backcourt steal by the French midfielder.
Tolisso's left-footed volley in the 25th minute rewrote the score to 2-0.
The first goal was a steal from Tolisso's midfielder, followed by a transition between Musiara, Levan and Müller, and finally Levan faced Schwebe's right-footed goal, the whole process was only 12 seconds. The goal allowed Bayern to score in its 66th consecutive Bundesliga match, setting a new record for the team. The second goal went from Tolisso's steal of Kainz on the right side of the back, to the passing of Gnabry, Musiara and Zabitze, and then back to Toliso, who was quickly followed by the right rib, and finally to the left-footed shot of the net after Toliso and Muller exchanged passes, the whole process was only 18 seconds. This quick conversion goal obviously made the coach very happy.
Tolisso's goal is not a surprise, but the French international, whose defensive ability and awareness have been criticized, can steal first and then run a quick attack, and finally complete the final strike is really fresh. It was Tolisso's first Bundesliga goal of the season. He has scored every Bundesliga season since joining Bayern from Lyon in the summer of 2017 for a hefty price of €41.5 million, which broke the team's all-time record. In his debut season in particular, he scored a full 10 goals in the Bundesliga, Champions League and DFB-Pokal, with the most impressive long-range shot from freiburg.
However, from the second season, Toliso was plagued by injuries, first a tear in the cruciate ligament and lateral meniscus of the right knee, then a tear in the lateral collateral ligament of the left ankle, and then a tear in the tendon of the left thigh, and had to undergo surgery for 3 consecutive seasons, not only the attendance was pitifully low, but also in the competition for position, it was also overtaken and completely suppressed by the latecomer Goretska.
Is there a turnaround in Tolisso's contract extension?
In the summer window last year, Bayern were eager to sell Toliso, who entered the "contract year", in order to cash out Zabitzer, who was in the same position, and could not find a receiver. Before closing the window, Bayern still gritted his teeth and signed Zabitzer according to Nagelsmann's ideas. Although it cannot be said that the Nos. 6 and No. 8 positions are overcrowded, Toliso's situation is clearly worse, not to mention that he was injured shortly after the start of the season, and he rested until the international break in October due to calf problems.
At the end of the first half, Kimmich (COVID-19) and Goretzka (patella tendon) were on the injury list, and Tolisso finally got back-to-back starts in late November. As a result, before the winter break, his calf was injured again, and then he contracted the new crown, so he missed three consecutive league rounds. After so many twists and turns, not many people believe that Toliso can still make a difference at Bayern, and leaving the team at the end of the season seems to be the only end.
Tolisso played his season-winning masterpiece in Cologne.
Will the sudden outbreak in Cologne bring about a turnaround? At least in the eyes of the coach, the 27-year-old France international is a very valuable player, "He is a very good player, I have a high opinion of him." He has played a lot of good games recently. His future? He's mature enough to make his own decisions. From the perspective of the competitive outlook, he is very important to us. Of course, you want to continue working with your players. ”
As we all know, the manager will always make the right remarks on the right occasions, this statement does not mean that Toliso will become a bright future again at Bayern, but at least he will continue to be reused in the near future, after all, Goretska's injury is not optimistic, and it is still unclear how to cure the disease and when he will come back. According to Bayern and the team reporter, bayern executives have not seriously contacted Toliso on the renewal of the contract, and both sides are ready to break up in the summer. But The coach's attitude, and Toliso's performance in the coming weeks, could change things.
Levan joins the 300-ball club
After Toliso set the record for the victory, he secured Musiara's Sane in the 60th minute. After touching the ball for the first time after the appearance, Sane took the ball along the middle of the road to the front of the penalty area, sent the right oblique plug with the outside of his left foot, assisted Levan to insert it into the left side of the small penalty area before anti-offside, and did not need to make any adjustments to follow the trend of the left foot low shot twice. After playing in the 74th minute, Sane easily swung past the snatched Killian after scoring the ball in almost the same position. Although he did not follow up with Gnabry on the right rib for the first time, it seemed that he missed the fighter, but he suddenly changed direction and brought into the arc of the penalty area to attract 4 players from cologne's entire defense, and finally cleverly left-footed obliquely blocked, assisting Levan in almost the same position to easily push his left foot into the net again, locking in a 4-0 victory.
With the help of substitute Reins. Sane, Levan scored twice with his left foot in the second half.
This is the third hat-trick of the season (2 bundesliga + 1 Champions League) and 18 goals against Cologne in 17 Bundesliga careers. These three goals made Levan a full 300 goals after playing in 369 Bundesliga matches, becoming the second member of the "Bundesliga 300-ball club" after Gaude Müller (365 goals in 427 games). Compared to the Bomber, who scored every 105 minutes, Levan averaged just 99 minutes per ball. There is also an equally surprising statistic: since his 30th birthday on 21 August 2018, Levan has scored 118 goals in the Bundesliga, replacing Borgus Müller (117 goals) in Borussia Dortmund's history as the most goalscored player in Bundesliga history over the age of 30.
Unlike the first half of the final half, when scoring consecutive goals without a happy face, Levan put on his hat and smiled heartily for the simple reason that the team executed the game plan perfectly and Cologne played well, "It was definitely a wonderful game for fans who watched live TV, so we are very happy." Today we played out the whole very well. ”
Baumgart, who boasted before the game to beat Bayern, was convinced. In an interview the day after the match, the much-loved personality coach who was loved by fans and the media said: "We are not on the same level, so I slept well. Baumgart, who was also a centre forward as a player, also praised Levan, "Not only the way he scored goals, but also his pursuit and the effort he put into defense, which made me think he was obviously the best striker in the Bundesliga." ”
After the game, Neuer exchanged his shirt for Cologne boss Baumgart's hat.
Another reason for Baumgart's ease after the fiasco may be that he completed an important task – exchanging shirts with Neuer. What to exchange? His signature hat! He said: "My daughter has wanted [Neuer's shirt] for a long, long time, and so have I. Of course, I'm also glad he wants my hat. ”