The moment the referee blew the whistle, Higo lowered his guard instantly, his eyes on the blonde boy who was rushing with his big body like a fucking tank.
"Malick! Back down! Let Benjy-san handle this!" He shouted.
Yeah, facing Erling Haaland, who was like a demigod, with the body and speed to destroy everything, a youngster's recklessness was not needed here.
No, the most sensible approach was to use experience to deal with this shit, and coincidentally enough, Stambouli was a perfect man to do that.
As for why he ordered to do this so early in the game, the reason was simple. After passing back the ball to Mats Hummels on the defensive line, at least seven players rushed forward, overwhelming Schalke's defense with the yellow jersey.
Yeah, this was none other than the Blitzkrieg tactic that Schalke seemed to popularize this year, as more teams tried to copy it and made their own version of it.
