Chapter 358: Active and Sluggish

The second semi-final of the 2012-2013 Champions League season began with the whistle of referee Kaushoi. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

As Klopp guessed before the game, Guardiola asked his team to press high at the first time, so the Dortmund players who took the lead did not stick to the ball, except for Tang Zheng who deliberately controlled the rhythm and let the football pause at his feet, the other players played in strict accordance with Klopp's tactical arrangement.

One kick was the tone of Dortmund's first five minutes.

Barcelona's Tiki-Taka tactic is known for its one-touch pass and then using countless triangles to get away from the opposing defence.

The current Dortmund is somewhat of Barcelona's shadow, except for Sven Bender's slightly weak foot skills, the other players have a strong ability to hold the ball.

Coupled with the fact that Dortmund players have been training in the footbonaut training room this season, the ability to shoot the ball has increased so much that Barcelona's high pressing has not played any role.

The live director gave Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola a close-up shot that was pushed to his face.

From the beginning of the game, Guardiola, who had been standing on the sidelines, looked quite serious, with a frown on his brow, and stood in place and paced back and forth.

Klopp, who was standing not far away, looked much calmer, although he was also standing in the coach's command area, his expression was quite natural, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, giving people a sense of unruliness.

If the Playboy editor-in-chief sees it, he may make a front page for him.

The frenetic atmosphere at Lun Stadium in Westphafranca remains, with the home fans guiding the players forward with their enthusiasm.

The football was passed to Tang Zheng's feet again, and a deafening huge cheer sounded from the stands: "Taaaaa-"

Obviously, the home fans are becoming more and more obsessed with Tang Zheng, and they can never forget the life and death of the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League.

As long as Tang Zheng gets the ball in the 30-meter area, the fans will always be happy to raise their arms high, raise the volume, and create a full goal sound.

I don't know if the fans at the scene were too enthusiastic, Tang Zheng felt a little tight after taking the ball, and he didn't feel at ease before the opening at all.

Of course, Barcelona's defensive focus has something to do with it.

Although Barcelona are not very good at defending, their defensive system is very special.

At its core, it's all about surrounding but not grabbing, unlike all the opponents Dortmund have faced this season, so there aren't many ways to do it in attack.

However, the Dortmund fans at the scene were not worried at all, first of all, because Dortmund is the only team in the Champions League this season that has been unbeaten in the Champions League semi-finals, and Tang Zheng, a demonic player, believes that the team that wins in the end is Dortmund.

It's good to win, so why care when you score?

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In addition to waiting for Dortmund to score first, the fans at the scene followed to see the contest between Tang Zheng and Messi.

In terms of contribution, who plays better of the two tenses has a higher chance of winning.

Aside from the first leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals last season, in the 2011 European Super Cup and the second leg of the 2011-2012 Champions League 1/4 finals, Tang Zheng's performance was completely phenomenal and completely suppressed Messi.

But in this game, because Tang Zheng is in a relatively high position, he and Messi have not had any exchanges since the first game.

It wasn't until the seventh minute that Barcelona pinned down the Dortmund defenders in the 40-metre area with a continuous stream of lateral passes.

In order to ensure that there are no problems in the defense, Tang Zheng defends in the center, and the two double backs assist in the ribs.

Barcelona's three strikers all fluctuate in height at 1.7 meters, which is completely incomparable to the Dortmund defenders with an average height of more than 1.85 meters, so their passing and cutting positions are particularly important.

Among them, dropping back to get the ball is one of Messi's favorite ways to kick the ball.

About thirty-five meters from the goal, in the middle position, Messi received Xavi's triangular pass.

Excellent vision allows Messi to observe the Dortmund players who are following the defense.

If it were other defensive players, Messi would definitely be pass-oriented as coach Pep Guardiola requested, but when he saw that the Dortmund player who came forward to defend was Tang Zheng, he changed his attention.

Although Messi had his back to the goal, Tang Zheng did not relax, and his right hand used Messi's body to block and drag the jersey to increase the success rate of defense.

Messi was very prepared, and he directly buckled the football to the left with the instep of his right foot, wanting to use his outstanding explosiveness and speed to eat Tang Zheng, who is more than 1.9 meters tall.

The idea is good, and Messi has managed to break through.

It's just that Tang Zheng left a back move, and his right hand that pulled Messi's jersey back back.

Messi, who was accelerating forward, was suddenly stunned in place by the backward pull, his center of gravity was unstable, and he fell backwards.

The referee Kaushoi couldn't see whether Tang Zheng was pulling Messi's jersey, but he was full of experience in law enforcement, and according to Messi's 'irregular' change in center of gravity, Tang Zheng, who was defending Messi, was suspected of fouling.

So, the whistle sounded.

Tang Zheng, who committed the foul, naturally did not take the initiative to admit the foul, on the contrary, he spread his hands to the referee and said that he was very innocent.

In order to avoid Barcelona's quick kick-off, Tang Zheng held the football in his arms and then reasoned with the referee.

"Woo-woo-"

At the same time, there was a huge boo at the Westphalia Lun Stadium to the 'blind' referee Kaushoi.

Ignoring the huge boos coming from the stands on all sides, Kaushoi looked at Tang Zheng with a smile and pointed to his eyes, indicating that he saw clearly.

Tang Zheng didn't say anything more, put the football on the ground, left the incident site as soon as possible, and retreated to the 30-meter defensive area of his side.

For Tang Zheng's performance after the foul, Messi was obviously very dissatisfied.

It stands to reason that as a FIFA Ballon d'Or winner, he should be taken seriously by anyone.

From Tang Zheng's expression just now, he didn't seem to be in his eyes at all.

"Damn it!"

Iniesta pulled Messi up, and Messi couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of saliva on the grass.

'Leao, you should give priority to passing. ”

Iniesta naturally heard what Messi was trying to say, and he patted Messi on the shoulder.

Messi glanced at Andres Iniesta, who tapped his head and then kicked the ball at his feet to Iniesta to reorganize the attack.

The match restarted, but the focus of the commentators was still on the two number tens.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei said: "Messi's explosiveness is extremely good, he takes the ball and turns in one go, fortunately, Tang Zheng's defensive awareness is very strong, he did not let Messi rush up, and used his defensive tips to prevent Messi from speeding up in the midfield." ”

The Catalan TV commentator was thrilled: "Rafael Leao is the best player on the planet! No one can guard against him! His performance tells everyone in front of the TV that Leo Messi is unstoppable!"

"The first meeting between the two tens, although Messi is slightly better, but I believe that Don's form will get better and better, after all, he has not been defending full-time for a long time, and he still needs time to find a rhythm in defense. ”

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said.

Tang Zheng, who retreated to his own 30-meter defensive area, frowned, his brain was running at high speed, constantly simulating how to increase the success rate of defending Messi.

As Marcel Leif said, he hasn't been on the defensive as a professional defender for a long time, and the business is a bit rusty.

Especially when defending a top attacking player like Messi, it takes a little time for him to get used to it.

A minute later, Tang Zheng and Messi met again.

This time it was almost the same as the clash a minute ago, with Messi using his super explosiveness and change of center of gravity to get away from Tang Zheng's defense.

And Tang Zheng's defense also left a back move, and when he turned around, his seemingly unintentional elbow went down, pressing down Messi who formed a breakthrough.

Referee Kaushoi's whistle sounded again.

Compared with the ordinary whistle a minute ago, this time Kashoi warned Tang Zheng with a grim face.

Barcelona captain Xavi was clearly not happy with Kaushoi's soft whistle and he wanted Tang Zheng to receive a yellow card.

Because once Tang Zheng receives a yellow card, Messi's offensive pressure will be greatly reduced.

But Kaushoi had already made up his mind and had no intention of changing it, but instead signaled Xavi not to speak again.

"Woo-woo-"

Despite this, the Dortmund fans at the Westpha Lun Stadium didn't buy it and threw a deafening loud boo towards Kaushoi.

Barcelona's No. 10 Messi was also treated equally, and fans in the stands believed that Messi's whistle would not have been blown if he had not fallen to the ground exaggeratedly.

After all, the La Masia Film and Television Academy is famous far and wide under the propaganda of Busquets!

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Tang Zheng chose to foul in the face of Messi's breakthrough twice in a row, and Klopp, who was standing in the coaching area of the home team, smelled a hint of danger, and he was thinking about whether to let Tang Zheng's position be used again, and the defense was handed over to Gundogan and Sven Bender.

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray turned his head and playfully said to his old partner Martin Taylor: "Martin, the Great Wall of China seems to be in big trouble. ”

Martin Taylor rolled his eyes and spread his hands helplessly: "Trouble, anyone will encounter it, but I believe that Don can resolve it, it has been forgotten that he has not played defensive midfielder for a while, and attack is his characteristic!"

After that, he added: "Besides, who in this world can limit Leo Messi 100%?"

As soon as the words fell, Messi, who received the football, tried to break through Tang Zheng again.

"Leo-" said the Catalan TV announcer excitedly, "past him!!"

But the next moment, his high posture fell very quickly, looking at Messi who fell to the ground, his voice changed, and his voice was an octave higher: "Foul! foul!! Absolute foul!"

The result?

The referee Kaushoi was unmoved, but hooked his finger at Messi, who fell to the ground, and motioned for him to get up.

The camera goes back a second.

Messi thought of the past two consecutive breakthroughs to Tang Zheng, full of confidence, coupled with the referee's warning, Tang Zheng's defensive actions will definitely be restrained, so he chose a very bold and direct change of direction.

However, Messi never expected that Tang Zheng would dare to let go of the shovel so boldly less than ten seconds after the referee Kaushoi gave a warning.

So much so that it was too late for Messi to dunk the ball, Tang Zheng accurately left the football at his feet, and Messi fell out due to inertia.

"Whew-"

Suddenly, a deafening cheer rang out over the Westphalian Lun Stadium.

Martin Taylor seemed to be showing off his mighty and indignant passion: "See? This is the real Great Wall of China! No one can take half a step in the thunder pool! Neither can Leo Messi!!"

"I said, old partner, you don't have to be so excited, do you? maybe...... Was it an accident?" laughs Andy Gray.

But the next scene left him speechless.

Messi, who was cut off by Tang Zheng, was quite unhappy, and he decided to regain that happiness.

It's just that many times the ideal is very plump and the reality is very skinny.

Messi's arrogant dribbling frequency in world football seems to have lost all its magic in front of Tang Zheng, his breakthrough is fruitless, and he almost caused the defense to lose the ball.

Had it not been for Pique's quick decision to foul, GΓΆtze, who had gotten rid of it, would have delivered a penetrating pass.

Lewandowski and Reusko both ran into open positions and waited for the pass.

Referee Kaushoi showed no mercy in the face of such a tactical foul with obvious intentions, showing a yellow card to Pique.

Seeing this, Guardiola's heart is unbalanced.

Tang Zheng didn't get a yellow card for two fouls on Messi, why did Pique get a yellow card for one of his defenses?

In fact, the reason is known to Guardiola, but he doesn't want to admit it, and by the way, he also puts pressure on the referee.

At the same time, He Wei, the commentator of Yang 5, said excitedly: "This is the Tang Zheng we are most familiar with! Messi is one of the best players in the world, but Tang Zheng is the same! His offense and defense are the best in the world! I think ...... Dortmund, who are playing at home, will gradually find their form under the leadership of Tang Zheng!"

Immediately, the live director gave a slow-motion playback.

Through analysis from multiple angles, Messi's breakthrough was fast and accurate, but Tang Zheng's prediction was very accurate, as if he knew Messi's next move in advance.

With the slow-motion replay, the Catalan TV commentator's voice became less confident, but rather worried: "Pique's decisive foul saved Barcelona, but now that the game is only in the tenth minute, his yellow card is likely to make a big difference for the next 80 minutes......

Dortmund got the opportunity to attack, Tang Zheng did not go to the front court to fight for the top, but kicked the football back, deliberately controlling the rhythm of the game.

For most of the first few minutes, football hovered at the feet of the Barcelona players, largely because the attack was so quick to make a quick start that it ended in a hurry.

Barcelona's attacking characteristics were possession, and the Dortmund players, who had been trained in the footbonaut training room, passed the ball at their feet and even left the less defensively Barcelona at one point unable to organise an attack in the next few minutes.

The number of times Tang Zheng appeared in the broadcast camera also slowly began to increase.

As the core of Dortmund's attack, his many appearances in the camera also mean that the team's attack is starting to work, and the heart of manager Klopp has fallen again.

I don't know why, as long as I see Tang Zheng who is full of confidence, Klopp will always ask for a kind of peace of mind if he is not confident.

With Tang Zheng becoming active, Messi, who was pinned on by Barcelona fans, gradually fell into a slump......