Mertesacker was nervous, perhaps never so nervous.

A few obvious questions are, why is Aachen's formation today an uncommon 352? Why is the captain on the field Bernd? Why does Schaaf feel that Aachen's defensive lineup is weak?

Because, Mertesacker is Aachen's lone centre-back today!

Manuel, Aachen's only reliable centre-back, was injured in training two days ago.

The scary thing is that at the time, it felt like he was only a slight sprain, and it would be fine after two days.

As a result, it was found that he needed to rest for four months!

Manuel's absence has had a big impact on Aachen.

But at that time, although Mertesacker was a little worried, he was not very nervous, and even a little excited-

Manuel is injured, and Aachen's useful central defenders are only him and Spanier!

In terms of strength and technical characteristics, Frank and Bernd can also be central defenders, but Aachen needs them in the midfield position.

In other words, after Manuel's injury, Mertesacker almost securely took a starting position!

Isn't that something to be excited about?

You know, Hag has tried to rotate the main players to rest and give the substitutes a chance.

But in the end, Hach gave up.

The difference in strength between Aachen's starters and substitutes is really worrying.

Especially against strong teams, Hag could hardly afford to risk those fringe guys.

Mertesacker is honoured to be classified as a "worthy" player in Hach's mind.

And just as Mert Sackmo was shaking his fist, Hach announced his starting lineup.

That's right, it's the formation of 352; That's right, he's a centre-back!

Mertesacker, 20 years old this year, became the only starting central defender of the Bundesliga powerhouse Aachen!

It's an honor to say this kind of thing, but in Mertesacker's own opinion, the pressure is really not ordinary!

If it weren't for the Champions League powerhouses like Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea, Mertesacker would probably have weak legs now!

Actually, it's not much better now......

Looking at Elton's flying figure, Mertesacker subconsciously held his breath.

Of course, the player he needs to deal with is not Elton.

Mertesacker's height is close to two meters, and letting him defend Elton, the "ball lightning", is simply looking for death!

Hach obviously wouldn't fail to take this into account, and it was Krasnich next to him who needed to be targeted.

In the last meeting between the two teams, Aachen almost killed Elton, but the deadlock was broken by Krasnic.

There is no doubt that this is also a center forward at the star level.

What Mertesacker didn't know was that the centre-forward would form a "KK combination" in the future round of Klose, which terrified the rest of the Bundesliga for a while.

What Mertesacker didn't know was that the center forward would have kidney problems in the future, to the point where he needed a kidney replacement.

There was no pessimism and no despair, and with the help of two kidney replacements from his parents, the Krashnich operation was successful.

What's even more respectable is that after such an operation, he is back on the court and still maintains his star-level strength!

This is a kidney fighter whose willpower is so strong that it is respectable!

Mertesacker didn't know that much, he only knew that it was quite difficult for him to keep an eye on Krasnich alone.

"Don't be afraid, you're very powerful." Zhuo Cunzhi's words suddenly echoed in Mertesacker's mind.

Recalling this sentence, the two-meter-tall man also moved his lips.

Giving up the idea of giving up, Mertesacker threw away superfluous distractions.

Bernd and Frank kept pestering Miku to keep him from controlling the ball to his heart's content.

On the left, Arne defended Listesh with ease.

Every now and then, he can also come over to bolster Mertesacker.

This made Schauff on the sidelines look frightened-

If Arne comes once at a critical moment, and under a sudden attack, Bremen really can't say whether it can be prevented.

It was also because of Arne's several additions that the connection between Elton and Krasnic was completely severed by the two men.

In desperation, Elton chose to move to the left and work with Ernst.

Cayas, the last player on the Aachen defence.

In Mertesacker's eyes, the level of this senior is not very high, at least weaker than him, probably a lot weaker.

But his defensive performance has been commendable over the years, he rarely loses position, he doesn't get involved aggressively, and he takes on the defensive duties of a full-back very steadily.

At that moment, Miku took control of the ball and bypassed Frank and fired a pass past Bernd and straight to Elton.

Elton dribbled the ball and Ernst ran along.

However, he was clearly unable to defend himself against two players, Ernst and Elton.

Needless to say, Elton is also a player who is qualified to compete for the German international spot, and his strength naturally goes without saying.

No matter which one is defended, the chances of winning are relatively low, let alone two.

Therefore, Kayas had to make a choice.

Instead of helping him, Mertesacker watched Krashnich's movement quietly.

Krasnich also stopped, blatantly observing him, and after discovering that Mertesacker was also observing him, he couldn't help but pout.

Kajas decisively chose to block Elton, and his hand movement was obviously about to foul.

Elton couldn't help but slow down, and then passed to Ernst with a kick.

In the next second, Bernd, who came back to the defense, shoveled him to the ground with a kick.

Ernst didn't think much of the ball and sent a cross straight into the box.

In the contest, Mertesacker, with his better anticipation, higher height and air dominance, easily pressed Krasnic and cleared the ball to Frank, who passed to Zhuo Cunzhi.

"Beautiful break!" Becker excitedly complimented.

"I'll just say this kid can do it." Hahe couldn't help but say to Benjamin.

Benjamin rolled his eyes—

I don't know who has been worrying about it just now.

Actually, it is not surprising that Hach is worried.

The twenty-year-old main central defender feels unreliable to say, not to mention that he is the only one central defender on the field.

After careful consideration, Hach chose to let him play, and naturally there were some reasons.

In fact, when he usually plays training matches, Mertesacker's performance is obviously better than Spaniel's.

It didn't show in the usual games, more because of the experience aspect.

Now, against a strong opponent like Bremen, Mertesacker's lack of experience is a weakness, and Spaniel's lack of personal ability is also a weakness!

In contrast, Mertesacker's weaknesses may not be exposed, but Spanier will definitely be suppressed!

In the face of the onslaught of Elton and Krasnic, Spanier will definitely not be able to hold on!

As for why not use a two-back formation......

"Today, we have to win!" Hach said solemnly.

Benjamin nodded from the side.

Naturally, they can also think that what Schaaf is longing for may be just a draw, but a draw, Aachen is absolutely unacceptable!

So, for a stronger attack, Hag put on a 352 formation.

So......

Perr (Mertesacker), hold on!