Chapter 143: Trustworthy
Tang Zheng's assist and an attacking plan helped Dortmund lead Porto 2-1 away again, and the Dortmund fans who came with the team were very excited. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
They are football savvy fans and know what it means to have two away goals from an away lead!
The hysterical shouts were not enough to vent the excitement and pride in their hearts......
The chanting over the Dragon Stadium represents the helplessness of the Porto fans and is also a microcosm of the Porto players on the pitch.
Some of them looked up at the sky at 45 degrees, some crossed their hands on their waists, and some covered their faces with their hands.
As the team's leading scorer, Falcao blames himself, believing that if he could have taken one of those chances, the situation would not be the same.
However, there are no ifs in the world, and now that the score is behind, what he has to do is to equalize or even overtake in the next game time!
Also from River Plate, why can Tang Zheng control the game but not himself?
Tiger Falcao's fighting spirit is fully activated!
However, there was not much time left in the first half, and it was not long before the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half shortly after the re-kick-off of the home game.
"Woo-woo-"
The Porto fans in the stands were clearly unhappy with the referee's approach, believing that the referee should let his side finish the attack.
Marcel Leif, the German Sky commentator who was sitting in the commentary booth, listened to the huge boos from the stadium and said with a smile: "The referee must have had his basis for blowing the whistle at the end of the first half, because Moutinho's pass was forward and not backward, and I believe the referee will not blow the whistle......"
At the same time, judging from the broadcast cameras, the Dortmund players are happy and excited.
It's no wonder they're so happy, given that they've already scored two away goals in this important two-legged knockout game, and they're still leading the scoreline, almost half a foot into the last 16.
Even if the game ends up losing on the road, two away goals could help Dortmund take the initiative.
So the atmosphere in the visiting dressing room was relaxed and pleasant, and manager Jurgen Klopp did not hesitate to praise every player.
However, Klopp did not blindly instill the concept of 'winning the game' in his players, but asked his players to maintain the pressure of the first half in the rest of the game.
No one noticed that when the referee blew the final whistle for the first half, James Rodriguez, who was on the home bench, followed into the dressing room.
The atmosphere in the home dressing room was heavy, and manager Villas-Boas glanced at all the players in the room and felt a little low when he saw the combative eyes of Falcao and James Rodriguez.
If all the players are not motivated, then the game is really over.
So he coughed lightly and said in as incendiary tone as possible: "The first half is over, what we have to do is to make up for the mistakes made in the first half, the game is not 45 minutes, not 90 minutes, it is 180 minutes, we have enough time to equalize or overtake the score! I hope that everyone here can be as full of fighting spirit as Romerdal and Hames!"
With that said, everyone in the home dressing room looked at Falcao and the relatively shy James Rodriguez.
James Rodriguez, who only joined Porto last summer, has not played much this season, playing more often to soak up the atmosphere of European football when the team is sure of victory.
The substitute came into the dressing room during the break and he knew what it meant.
"If you want to win at home, you can't rely on defense, so we need to attack!" Villas-Boas looked at James Rodriguez with sharp eyes: "James, our attack needs your possession and playmaking, and you ...... It will also become our biggest reliance on turning defeat into victory......"
For Boas's trust, James Rodriguez nodded vigorously.
Throughout the first half, Villas-Boas summed up why his team was unable to organise an effective attack.
In addition to Dortmund's efficient high pressing, the limited possession of the ball in their midfield is also a manifestation of their offensive weakness.
Guarin only served as the main force when Merreles went to Liverpool, and his forward self-confidence is lacking, unable to share the pressure of Moutinho's playmaking, Hulk is a striker with winger attributes, and his ability to protect the ball is okay, but it is easy to delay the fighter many times.
Cristian Rodriguez was arguably the worst player for Porto in the entire first half, with a sluggish attack and a lack of defensive recovery.
Therefore, the young James Rodrides became the second half of the Boas dependence, he can make sudden passes, and he is willing to run more, he believes that in the second half, James Rodriguez can lead Porto to attack in the second half.
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Ahead of the restart in the second half, Porto were the first to make a personnel change, with James Rodriguez, wearing the number 19 shirt, replacing Cristian Rodriguez, who wore the number 10 shirt.
Tang Zheng noticed James Rodriguez who was slowly running into the field, with a solemn expression.
Really!
James Rodriguez's introduction revitalized Porto's attack, and he had more variation in the pace of the ball on the left flank than Uruguayan Cristian Rodriguez.
And he has a lot of vision and ball control, and he can ensure that the ball is not cut off at his own feet.
Dortmund's high press did not cut off the football and could only slowly retreat into the half.
As the game time slowly passed, the Dortmund players, who still seemed to be comfortable in the first half, felt more and more difficult, and Tang Zheng, as the core captain, felt the most obviously.
The James Rodriguez in front of him is no longer the same James Rodriguez who played in the Liga during the trial, he has become stronger!
The defensive players were originally passive in the face of offensive players, and the atmosphere on the scene became more and more frenzied as Porto strengthened the offensive rhythm, and Tang Zheng's game pressure became more and more intense.
Moutinho, assisted by James Rodriguez, has gradually shown the ease with which he is in the Portuguese Super League at both ends of the pitch.
In the 52nd minute, Tang Zheng committed a foul while assisting in the defense of James Rodriguez on the wing, and the referee immediately blew for a foul and gave a yellow card.
"Whew-"
Regarding the referee's decision, the Porto fans at the Dragon Stadium agreed with both hands.
Tang Zheng pressed Porto very well at both ends of the pitch, and this yellow card will allow him to restrain himself in the rest of the game.
In the frenzied atmosphere of the away game, Tang Zheng, who had a yellow card on his back, was a little restrained when defending, for fear of reacting slowly and making mistakes.
However, in many cases, the more afraid you are of making mistakes, the easier it is to make mistakes.
In the 60th minute, Porto equalized with the goal of Falcao.
The assist for the goal came from substitute James Rodriguez, who received a long pass from Moutinho on the left and played Piszczek quickly when Tang had not yet reached the wing.
He first made a pretense of cutting inside to trick Piszczek into adducting his body, and then slammed the ball out with the outside of his left foot.
It was on this time difference that he picked up his left foot to deliver a pinpoint cross.
Hummels didn't notice what was going on around him, and all he could do was football.
Just when he thought he was going to successfully break the siege, it suddenly went dark in front of him.
"Romerdal Falcao—"
Accompanied by the chanting that erupted from the Dragon Stadium, the Portuguese national television commentator shouted.
Falcao got ahead of Hummels to get the lion's head off and goalkeeper Weidenfeller pressed down a little slowly, and the ball flew under his armpit into the goal.
"Damn it!"
Klopp shook his arm hard.
With half an hour left in the game, Porto equalised and that was not a good sign.
New Wolves Sports commentator Huang Jianxiang shook his head and said: "Porto's targeted attack in the second half was very obvious, and the next ...... It was a tough test for Dortmund as a visitor. ”
The on-site director's camera was giving the goal-scorer Porto and Dortmund captain Tang Zheng a close-up, who was communicating with manager Jurgen Klopp.
Marcel Leif said: "Actually, a draw and two away goals away from home is a very good result for Borussia Dortmund, even if they lose 2-3 in the end, it will not affect their path to qualification. ”
Klopp did not make adjustments to the lineup after explaining a few words to Tang Zheng, he chose to trust the players on the field.
As Marcel Leif has said, an away draw is acceptable.
The equalizer Porto will definitely increase the offensive range, if the-for-tat strengthens the attack, it will definitely affect the quality of the defense, rather than fighting hard in advance away from home, it is better to keep energy in the second leg of the Westphaa Lun waiting for you!
Moreover, Tang Zheng and Sven Bender are also Dortmund's strongest central defensive partners at present, and Gotze, Grosskreutz and Kuba are the kind of young people who can't sleep at night without running 13,000 kilometers, and they are trustworthy!
However, Barrios did not play well in the next game time, and Polish Lewandowski could be considered on the field.
Falcao's goal helped Porto equalise and the home fans in the stands seemed to see hope of overtaking the scoreline.
However, Dortmund, who restarted the game, slowed down the tempo of the attack under Tang Zheng's deliberate control, and he used active running to connect the attack in the middle and back.
For more than a minute since Borussia Dortmund restarted, they kept the ball firmly at their feet.
The continuous possession of the ball caused the Porto fans at the scene to be extremely dissatisfied, and they broke out into huge boos.
But the Dortmund players don't care, they have already scored two goals away from home, the score is a draw, no pressure!
The Porto players who regained possession did not have the same leisure as the Dortmund players, and they desperately needed a goal to overtake the scoreline!
Tang Zheng fully showed his excellent game reading ability and defensive awareness at this time, and his frequent travel made him Dortmund's busiest player on the field during this time.
(To be continued.) )