Compared to the usual lineup, the biggest changes in this lineup are two-fold: first, Vieirinha is now playing as a right-back.
Compared to Sebastian Jung, Vieirinha, who primarily plays as a right winger and right midfielder, clearly has stronger attacking capabilities and a decent cross.
With Ricardo Rodriguez, who has excellent attacking ability as a left-back, they can form a two-wing attack from the full-back positions.
The other change is Snuffy playing as a right attacking midfielder.
During the winter break's physical training, Snuffy's stamina advantage was fully demonstrated due to him maxing out his stamina attribute.
Coupled with his willingness to actively press and his excellent breakthrough ability, Snuffy will become a sharp weapon on Wolfsburg's right flank when facing Bayern Munich.
Dost, returning from injury, positioned in Bayern Munich's penalty area, can not only attract defenders but also provide a forward receiving point for Snuffy and Perisic on the wings during counterattacks.
At worst, the two can cross the ball to Dost, who has good heading ability.
During counterattacks, Dieter Hecking required both full-backs to push forward as well, providing more passing options.
If the counterattack failed, the four players in the attacking third would immediately press, demonstrating a high-press stance.
Both full-backs would return to midfield to form the first line of defense with the two defensive midfielders, while the two center-backs would drop back into the penalty area to form the second line of defense.
When the attacking players returned to the midfield, the full-backs would retreat to the defensive line depending on the situation, always forming two lines of defense.
This constant up-and-down movement demanded extremely high physical fitness from the players.
Therefore, Dieter Hecking constantly instructed his players not to blindly counterattack; once they initiated a counterattack, they must seize the opportunity and deliver a fatal blow to Bayern Munich.
"Snuffy, when you and Dost are combining upfront, try to loft high balls to Dost.
Dante has just returned from injury, and Dost still has a good chance to win headers against Dante."
Hearing this, Snuffy turned and glanced at Dost, seeing him nod repeatedly in agreement, naturally indicating that he would do his best.
As a professional player, he would definitely give his all in the match.
As for Dost's thoughts, he didn't care, as long as they could cooperate.
If he remembered correctly, Dost seemed to have scored two goals, one with his head and one with his foot, in the match against Bayern Munich.
Thinking about it this way, for the sake of victory, he really needed to cooperate well with Dost.
The time came to January 30, 2015.
After a day of training, Snuffy looked at the skill points he had accumulated.
Fifteen days of physical training, nine hours of devil training every day, actually brought him 1.5 skill points a day, which was much better than the system's scientific training, but it was also truly exhausting.
The remaining ten-plus days gave him a little over one point each day.
After deducting the ten skill points spent on maxing out his stamina during physical training, he had accumulated a total of twenty-five skill points.
He first spent two points to max out the heading basic attribute, then used sixteen points to max out dribbling and ball control, and finally put the remaining seven skill points into short passing.
Then, with the football between his feet, he left the training ground.
Today, Snuffy juggled the football all the way home.
He gradually adapted to the improvements in his dribbling and ball control along the way.
The more refined footwork and better control made Snuffy very satisfied.
At 5 PM on January 31st, the Volkswagen Arena was already packed.
After nearly forty days of waiting, the most anticipated match of the Bundesliga's eighteenth round, the Battle of the Mountaintop, was about to begin!
League leader Bayern Munich, with an unbeaten streak of 17 League matches this season, faced off against second-placed Wolfsburg, who were defending their home turf!
Before the match, Snuffy also received a temporary mission from the system.
"[Slaughter Bayern Munich] If the host is the Man of the Match, all rewards for this match will be tripled!"
As the fans continued to sing loudly, both teams' players had lined up in the player tunnel, ready to enter the field.
"Ladies and gentlemen, fans in the stadium and in front of your televisions, let us focus our attention on the Volkswagen Arena, and anticipate what kind of peak showdown Bayern and Wolfsburg will put on for us."
"This match was considered by major mainstream media before the game as an early Bundesliga Championship decider.
If Bayern Munich wins, their lead over Wolfsburg will reach ten points!
Given Bayern Munich's unstoppable form this season, the trophy can almost be delivered to the Allianz Arena in advance!
Guardiola's Bayern can then focus more of their energy on the Champions League."
"But if they lose this match, the points difference between Bayern and Wolfsburg will narrow to four points.
With Bayern Munich distracted by European competitions, if Wolfsburg focuses on the League, this is definitely a difference that can be fought for!"
"A six-point battle where both sides have reasons they must win!"
Both teams' players have entered the field.
Bayern Munich's starting formation is 4-1-4-1.
Goalkeeper: Neuer.
Defenders: Juan Bernat, Dante, Boateng, Rodriguez.
Midfielders: Single defensive midfielder Xabi Alonso, Thomas Müller, Alaba, Schweinsteiger, Robben, lined up from left to right.
Forward: Lewandowski.
Wolfsburg's starting 4-2-3-1 today:
Goalkeeper: Benaglio.
Defenders: Vieirinha, Naldo, Knoche, Ricardo Rodriguez.
Two defensive midfielders: Gustavo, Arnold.
Left and right attacking midfielders: Perisic, Snuffy.
Attacking midfielder: De Bruyne.
Forward: Dost.
The exciting match is about to begin.
All Bundesliga fans, I hope you all enjoy an excellent visual feast!"
The match began with Bayern Munich kicking off.
Lewandowski passed the ball to Alaba, who then smoothly passed it to Xabi Alonso.
Bayern's midfield four, lined up in a row, executed almost seamless passing and receiving under the direction of Spanish midfield commander Xabi Alonso.
When Xabi Alonso made Guardiola's Bayern's tiki-taka system work in Bayern Munich's defensive and midfield areas, it created extremely strong control throughout the midfield.
This was even with Thiago injured, which reduced Bayern Munich's forward-threatening passes; otherwise, their midfield pressing would be even more terrifying.
Four minutes into the match, Bayern Munich, relying on extremely high possession, took two long-range warning shots from outside Wolfsburg's penalty area; one went high, and one was blocked by Gustavo.
Wolfsburg retreated into their own half, and Snuffy hadn't even touched the ball in the attacking third.
Bayern Munich's long periods of passing and controlling, like 'walking the dog', forced Wolfsburg into passive defense.
Without winning possession, they didn't know when a counterattack would come.
Bayern Munich's 'dog-walking' style of play was very stable, but their attacking methods were somewhat singular, mostly relying on long-range shots against Wolfsburg's 'iron wall'.
The absence of Ribéry and Thiago greatly affected Bayern Munich's attack.
In the center, Thiago's penetrative runs and forward-threatening passes were missed.
On the wings, the team could only rely more on the veteran Robben, who was already over thirty.
But Robben was being tightly marked by Wolfsburg.
Dieter Hecking had given a strict order to Perisic and Ricardo Rodriguez, who were assigned to mark Robben: either the ball passes but the man doesn't, or the man passes but the ball doesn't.
The veteran Robben, already over thirty, was still one of the most terrifying wingers in the world.
It wasn't until the 10th minute of the match that Wolfsburg found an opportunity to counterattack.
"Arnold intercepted Alaba's pass and gave the ball to De Bruyne.
De Bruyne evaded Thomas Müller's press and sent a long pass into the path of Snuffy, who was sprinting forward!"
"Snuffy! Leapt forward, effortlessly bringing the ball down from the air with his left foot! Continued to push forward, facing the oncoming Xabi Alonso, he flicked the ball to the left, executed a Marseille turn, and easily bypassed Xabi Alonso!"
"Snuffy continued to sprint along the right flank towards the byline.
In a one-on-one situation with Juan Bernat on the right side of the penalty area, Snuffy made several feints!
Juan Bernat maintained his position and slowly retreated as Snuffy pressed forward."
"Snuffy suddenly accelerated, flicked and cut past Juan Bernat, breaking through Bayern Munich's defense before Alonso could rush over!"
Snuffy half-turned, cutting horizontally into the six-yard box, dribbling forward while loudly signaling to Dost, who was also in the box, to pay attention to him.
At this moment, Dante, seeing Snuffy rapidly approaching the goal, was forced to step two paces sideways in his direction, blocking Snuffy's space to shoot at the near post.
With Dante in front, and Alonso and Juan Bernat catching up behind him, Snuffy couldn't stop his feet, nor could he hesitate.
With a scuff of his left foot, the ball arced outwards, lobbing towards the far post.
Dost, who had been closely watching Snuffy's movements, headed the ball into the net just before Neuer came out!
"GOAL!!!! The ball is in! Wolfsburg's sharp counterattack has broken through Bayern Munich's goal!
Snuffy's long-distance run, Dost's beautiful header! On the current Bundesliga live standings, Wolfsburg is now only four points behind the top spot!"
As Dost headed the ball into the net, the roar of the live commentator intertwined with the frenzied cheers of the fans.
Dost, who had scored the goal, rushed over and excitedly hugged Snuffy, shaking him vigorously.
"Oh, I've scored against Bayern Munich's goal, the goal guarded by Neuer, I can hardly believe it's real! This is insane!"
Snuffy, almost dizzy from being shaken, broke free from Dost's embrace.
Dost had almost choked him; this guy couldn't be repaying kindness with enmity, could he!
"This is just one goal.
Believe in yourself, you can score a second."
"Haha, Snuffy, thank you for the assist, I'm already very satisfied with one goal!"
Snuffy, however, breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed history had not changed; Bayern Munich would ultimately suffer an irreversible crushing defeat at the Volkswagen Arena!
And he would personally hammer in the final nail in their coffin.