The referee soon blew the halftime whistle.
On the popular German streaming platform, Twitch, a streamer named “KevinKickz” was live reacting to the match.
“Boys, we might be witnessing the birth of a superstar!” Kevin shouted excitedly into his mic.
“If one day he stands at the pinnacle of football, I won’t be surprised at all!” His chat was exploding with messages: “One goal and one assist in his first start?
This kid is insane!” “That sliding tackle of his shows he’s got that fighter’s mentality.
Love to see it!” “He’s only 18 and already playing like a veteran.
The composure is unreal.” “Rolin is a player who clearly plays with his brain.
His decision-making is top-notch.” “A complete performance so far — goal, assist, and putting his body on the line for his teammate.
What more could you ask for?” Kevin leaned back in his chair and lit a cigarette: “Let me tell you something, chat.
Do you know what the most important thing is for a player to grow into a superstar?” The chat was flooded with all sorts of answers.
Kevin ignored them and continued: “The most important thing is the brain!
Rolin clearly plays with his brain.
His reading of the game, his positioning, his decision-making under pressure — it’s all top-tier.” “A guy with his physical gifts and football IQ?
That’s the recipe for a superstar, period.” “Now if he can stay healthy and keep improving, the sky is the limit for this kid!” — In the RB Leipzig locker room, Ralph Hasenhüttl was giving a speech: “I just want to say two things.
Everyone played well in the first half, especially on the defensive end.
Our defensive formation is compact, everyone is in the right position, and the defense is very aggressive.
Keep it up in the second half!” He glanced around at everyone and continued: “Do you know how I view Rolin’s yellow card?
What were you doing when Timo was tackled?
Letting an 18-year-old kid give a response, where is your face?
This is not a friendly match; this is the Bundesliga, a battlefield!
As long as you take the pitch, you must be prepared to fight, no matter who the opponent is!
When your teammate is viciously fouled, every single one of you must stand up, and you must stand up.
But I hope the first person to stand up is not Rolin, but you older brothers, understand?” Werner was the first to respond, roaring “Understood!” Ralph Hasenhüttl nodded with satisfaction and then smiled and said: “Next, let us give our applause to Rolin Bachmann for his wonderful goals and assists, and also for his courage to step forward!” Applause accompanied by whistles sounded, and everyone rushed towards Rolin, constantly rubbing his hair.
“Ah~ My hairstyle!
You inhuman bunch!” The more miserably Rolin screamed, the bigger the crowd’s actions became.
The halftime break ended quickly, and the match restarted.
Darmstadt firmly chose to hunker down in defense, absolutely refusing to actively launch attacks.
Seeing the opponent’s posture, Rolin couldn’t help shaking his head.
Is the opposing coach learning from Mourinho?
But you are already trailing by two goals, what is the point of defending to the death?
Many people say Mourinho only knows how to park the bus and advocates defense.
Does he advocate defense?
Rather than saying he advocates defense, it’s better to say he advocates winning.
As long as they can win, it doesn’t matter even if the game looks a bit ugly.
Competitive sports, especially team sports like basketball and football, require defense to win championships.
But if you only know how to defend, you certainly won’t win championships.
Then how many championships has Mourinho won?
6 championships during his tenure coaching Porto, 9 championships during Chelsea, 5 championships during Inter Milan, and 3 championships during Real Madrid.
You say he only knows how to defend?
You can’t win so many championships by only knowing how to defend.
But this Darmstadt team now has completely walked into a dead end.
Rolin judged that Darmstadt’s head coach will probably be fired before the winter break.
If they are relegated this season, then this coach definitely bears unshirkable responsibility.
In the 53rd minute of the match.
Darmstadt intercepted the ball in the backcourt and launched a counterattack.
Gondorf directly launched a long pass, aiming straight at the space behind the RB Leipzig defense.
Schipplock was very fast and physically strong, instantly shoving off Willi Orban.
On RB Leipzig’s side, the fastest player to track back was neither the two defensive midfielders nor the two fullbacks.
The moment Gondorf kicked the ball, Rolin judged his intention.
His stride frequency was extremely fast, overtaking the tracking Demme in two steps.
Just as Schipplock cleared an angle and prepared to shoot, Rolin made a sliding tackle to intercept the ball, then lay on the ground and passed the ball to Demme.
Schipplock’s kick missed the ball and solidly kicked Rolin’s backside.
Schipplock hurriedly stepped forward to check, his attitude very friendly.
Rolin was not an unreasonable person either, waving his hand to signal he was fine, and scrambled up from the ground in one motion.
Ralph Hasenhüttl on the sidelines saw that Rolin was not injured and instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
If his precious darling had been hurt, he wouldn’t even find a place to cry.
However, what he didn’t know was that Rolin’s body had been enhanced by the system and fused with Pavel Nedvěd’s template, making him extremely durable.
In the 64th minute of the match.
RB Leipzig launched another attack.
Rolin received the ball in the central midfield, facing the aggressively pressing Gondorf.
He first stepped on the ball with his right foot, turned around while shifting the ball to his left foot, and then gently pulled it with his left foot, smoothly breaking past his side.
He looked up to observe the goalkeeper’s positioning, swung his leg and made a feint to shoot.
Sulu flew out of the penalty area to block the shot, and the goalkeeper also made a save preparation.
However, this was just a feint.
Rolin pulled the ball laterally to clear an angle, followed by a powerful long-range shot.
The ball flew out with a swish, extremely fast, without any spin in the air.
The goalkeeper had just been faked out and completely didn’t expect Rolin to suddenly shoot.
He suddenly pushed off the ground and jumped up, extending his right arm as much as possible, trying to block the ball.
But Rolin’s shot angle was extremely tricky, aiming right for the top corner.
The ball grazed the goalkeeper’s fingertips and drilled into the goal.
3:0!
As Rolin scored his second personal goal, this match completely lost its suspense.
After scoring, Rolin ran to the sidelines, followed by an ultra-long knee slide, leaving three grooves behind him.
Werner originally wanted to do a knee slide too, but seeing the marks left by Rolin, he decisively gave up.
Sky Sport Germany studio.
Lothar Matthäus’s eyes lit up: “Herrmann, did you see that kid’s move just now?” “Haha, how could I not have seen it?
That is Zidane’s signature skill ‘Marseille turn’.” Herrmann said with a smile: “I didn’t expect him to use it so smoothly, and that subsequent long-range shot also had quite a bit of your style.” Hearing Herrmann’s words, Lothar Matthäus smiled happily.
In this world, no one dislikes hearing compliments.
“To be honest, he conquered me in just one match.
Now I am already his fan, and I will continue to pay attention to him.” Lothar Matthäus made a startling remark.
Herrmann nodded: “I believe not only Lothar, but also many viewers have been conquered by his performance.
Starting his first Bundesliga match and scoring two goals while delivering an assist, his performance is impeccable.
I hope he can maintain this state and have a better performance in the upcoming League and international matches.” Ralph Hasenhüttl subsequently substituted Rolin off.
Although his physical stamina is very good, he is only 18 after all, so he still needs to be used sparingly.