Chapter 380: Powerful Soul
Tang Zheng's goals and assists in all competitions in the past two seasons can reach 20+, which is directly related to his current playing as an attacking midfielder, and Klopp has also given him an absolute core position in the frontcourt, and even the absolute right to fire.
The Dortmund fans who come to the Westphagia Lun are almost all die-hard fans, not only from Dortmund locals, but also from all over the country, and even from other European countries.
For what?
Not to cheer on your beloved team on the spot?
Now that you're on the scene, the final result isn't to see your beloved team win?
Because this is a must-win game, Tang Zheng played in a defensive midfielder and could not fully exert his attacking ability.
Now with Sven Bender replacing Grosskreutz on the field, Götze came to the left side to make room for Tang Zheng's position, which is equivalent to saying that more than 70,000 Dortmund fans on the scene finally guarded the clouds and saw the moon, and they could see the strongest Tang Zheng!
"Whoa—"
Tang Zheng's position premised that the change in the atmosphere was significant, and a deafening loud cheer resounded over Westfal Stadium to help the frenetic atmosphere of the scene be improved again.
The on-site broadcast camera explained the premise of Tang Zheng's position, and German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said excitedly: "Sven Bender came off the bench, Don came to his best position, and now the game situation is very stale, the score is 1:1, Dortmund at home must score as soon as possible to exceed the score, this is a game that can't even be drawn, the whole game is almost forty minutes of injury time, I believe that these times are enough for Tang!"
Heynckes' brow furrowed, the last thing he wanted to see was the change that finally came.
Tang Zheng plays a defensive midfielder who is actually very defensive, restricting him from passing and receiving the ball in the defensive to attacking stage, and using the advantage of numbers to limit space in the pure defensive stage, after all, he is far enough away from the goal, and there is only one option to pass.
It's different when he plays the front midfield, closer to the goal, and Tang Hai, who is relatively superb in shooting, can only directly pose a threat to Neuer's goal.
In the attacking 30-meter area, Tang Zheng's ball-taking, getting rid and passing can create good opportunities.
Although I am very reluctant to see these scenes happen, what is going to come will come eventually.
Half a minute later, Tang Zheng received a cross pass from Gotze 30 meters from the goal, and then chose to come with a powerful long-range shot.
Javi Martinez, who came in to fill in, was obviously late, and he didn't even touch the shadow of football.
It was still the German international Manuel Neuer, who was stable, to move quickly and make a very good save.
Götze ran to the right corner flag and Heynckes came to the sideline and shouted at captain Rahm for a good time.
The on-site director was very perceptive, and immediately switched the camera to Heynckes and Ram.
Yang 5 commentator Duan Huo said with a smile: "Tang Zheng formed a shot on the premise of the first position, and also tested a Neuer, Heynckes couldn't sit still, I think he should have some targeted adjustments to the defensive tactics on the field." ”
Gotze took a corner kick, and the teammate he was looking for was very obvious, it was Tang Zheng.
In the entire penalty area, Tang Zheng was the most threatening, and most of the attention of the Bayern players was naturally focused on him, but Tang Zheng was very smart this time, he did not choose to head the goal in front of the middle runway, but rubbed back.
The football flew towards the unmarked Lewandowski, but Lewandowski obviously didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly, and his knee-jerk jump was half a beat late, only hitting the fur of the football.
Heynckes, who had been keeping an eye on the penalty area, let out a sigh of relief, he was really worried that there would be problems with the defensive line just now.
But at the same time, it also reminded him that Tang Zheng is the absolute core of Dortmund, but other players can't ignore it, like Lewandowski, a super striker who has scored three goals against Barcelona, and is now the top scorer in the Bundesliga.
Reus and Gotze should not be overlooked, as Germany internationals are outstanding in their individual ability and scoring ability.
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It was not that Heynckes did not make targeted adjustments to Tang Zheng playing as a forward midfielder before the game, but Klopp's use of Tang Zheng at the beginning of the game was unexpected.
The second half was a return to basics, and Bayern's defensive tactics returned to the focus of the preparation period.
However, Heynckes is still a little worried, although the game is now less than ten minutes into the second half, and the physical decline of the players is not very obvious, but it does not mean that it will not appear.
The physical fatigue caused by the third-line battle cannot be ignored, and Tang Zheng is notoriously unable to run, and he worries that the team's defense will have problems in the late stages of the second half 30 minutes.
The Champions League semi-finals in midweek were supposed to be very affordable, but Real Madrid, who missed out on the league title this season, fought hard......
For Heynckes, these memories are painful and unbearable.
Neuer did not dare to open short under the high pressure of Dortmund, so he simply kicked forward, and this time Gomez pressed Hummels and Subotic to put the ball on Robben, and Bayern's attack continued.
But there is no better way to attack the 30-meter area, so German TV 2 commentator Michael Reti shook his head and said: "Thomas Muller has strong offensive ability and a ghostly running position, but the offensive organization is lacking, and when Schweinsteiger focuses more on the defensive end, Ribery's offensive organization cannot sort out the entire midfield attack, should Joseph Heynckes give Tony Kroos some opportunities at this time?"
In fact, Heynckes did not think about using Toni Kroos, the problem is that Toni Kroos is not strong enough to defend himself, and he is worried that the removal of the active Muller will lead to problems in the midfield and backfield.
In this context, it is better to continue the existing lineup, after all, a draw away from home is also an acceptable result.
Elimination from the Champions League, league title and German Cup were the last straw for Heynckes.
If they can remain unbeaten in the league against Borussia Dortmund, then the German Cup final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin early next month could be a morale boost to beat Dortmund and win the title!
I think so, but the result has to be achieved through the efforts of the players on the field.
The game entered a stalemate, and as soon as Tang Zheng got the ball, a deafening huge cheer rang out over the Westphasco Lun Stadium.
At this difficult stage, the fans at the scene all hoped that Tang Zheng could stand up.
However, the more this is the case, the more Bayern players tighten restrictions on Tang Zheng's activity area.
However, in this way, Bayern's attacking time is getting better and less, and Dortmund completely controls the midfield and controls the overall situation.
Heynckes looked at the situation like an ant on a hot pan and remembered to turn around.
At his age, he has a lot of coaching experience and knows the dangers of losing the initiative.
Dortmund's attacking players in the front court are very strong in scoring ability, and if it weren't for Neuer's high save during this time, the subsequent score would have exceeded again.
For Kroos?
Heynckes was very hesitant, he didn't know if the switch to Kroos would bring new problems to the defence.
However, with Dortmund continuing to possess the ball and getting shots on goal, Heynckes finally made up his mind to make an adjustment, deciding to replace Muller with Kroos and strengthen the playmaking ability in midfield.
The substitution was immediate, with Kroos having excellent technique at his feet, a wide field of vision and his own set of attacking with the ball.
If it weren't for the amazing state of goalkeeper Yan Junling, standing on the goal line, he subconsciously stretched out his palm to save Gomez's close header, Bayern is estimated to have overtaken the score away!
The Dortmund fans at the scene subconsciously made a deafening exclamation: "Oh, oh, oh-"
"What a pity!"
German TV 2 commentator Michael Reti said regretfully.
Hummels, who did not keep an eye on Gomez, hurriedly came to the goal line and stretched out his hand to pull Yan Junling to express his gratitude.
At the same time, Yang 5 commentator Duan Huo said with palpitations: "I really listened to the thunder in a silent place, fortunately Yan Junling reacted quickly, otherwise Dortmund would be behind Bayern Munich at home." ”
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Due to this goal-front crisis, Dortmund's offense was affected to a certain extent, and Tang Zheng also focused on the defensive problem of switching from offense to defense while organizing the attack.
Clearly, Heynckes was right.
Although it failed to form a goal, it played a role in shocking the mountain.
Jurgen Klopp really didn't expect that the attack had just picked up, and now he had to accept that the game was back in a stalemate.
The tighter the game, the better it will be for Bayern, as they are looking for an unbeaten result.
"What should I do?" Klopp stood with his hands on his hips, wandering in the home team's coach's command area.
The close-ups of the live broadcast were given to Klopp from time to time, and the meaning he wanted to express was very obvious - to remind Klopp to make adjustments to the personnel on the field.
However, Jurgen Klopp is still satisfied with the personnel available on the pitch, with Gotze, Reus and Robert Lewandowski all in good form and have been an important cornerstone of Dortmund's success in all competitions this season.
Unless he is not in good shape, he will not make adjustments easily.
Just when Klopp hesitated, the situation changed abruptly!
Toni Kroos, who had just come off the bench, was full of energy and active running, receiving Gomez's return pass laterally and rushing straight to attack his own side before Tang Zheng came up, which was the gap between Schmelzer and Subotic.
"Oops!"
It was too late for Tang Zheng to stretch out his right foot to intercept the pass, and the ball rolled at high speed towards the route that Robben cut in forward.
Robben received the ball in the right corner of the penalty area and faced Subotic again, this time he did not accelerate to the bottom line of the cross, but first used his upper body to the right to deceive Subotich's body center of gravity, and then used his super explosive power to send the ball to the left.
Robben Route!
Subotic had a noticeable adduction in Robben's realistic upper body, after all, the team's hand conceded was Robben's cross after the bottom.
However, what I didn't expect was that this time Robben was more decisive and used super explosive power to complete the in-cut force.
Subotic was clearly too late to realise this, and Robben shook off the angle and opted for a curling shot with his left foot.
Yan Junling reacted very quickly, kicked on the spot, and the whole person rose into the air, and his body was very stretched in mid-air.
However, the graceful movement could not help Yan Junling make a crucial save, and the ball almost grazed the tip of his right middle finger, and then smashed into the inside of the left goal post and bounced into the net......
Suddenly, Westphalva Lun Field fell into a brief silence.
Okay, this is Bayern's goal, Dortmund won the game?
How can it be?
Are you kidding?
The home fans were all thinking about it.
But the scoreboard clearly shows 1:2
The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.
There is also a play time in the bottom right corner: 66'25"
"This ......" German Sky commentator Marcel Leif was stunned, and forced the sentence with years of commentary experience: "Alger Robben used his best way to help Bayern Munich overtake the score!"
German TV 2 commentator Michael Reti roared hoarsely: "Oh oh - Alger Robben!! Beautiful way to score goals! Bayern are more than 20 minutes away from their 21st league title!
Sky England commentator Andy Grey lamented: "Dortmund's real test is here, with more than 20 minutes left in the game, and if they want to reverse Bayern Munich to the top of the league table, they must overtake the score in the remaining game time! ”
Yan Junling reacted fast enough. Duan Huo, the central 5 commentator, watched the slow-motion replay: "But Robben's move is too difficult to prevent, the whole world knows that Robben wants to cut inside, but you can't touch it at all, Dortmund's big trouble is coming." ”
At the same time, Bayern players flocked to Robben, the scorer, and celebrated the goal excitedly.
In stark contrast were the Borussia Dortmund players, who looked very confused, as if the local media in Munich kept mentioning before the game that records were broken.
Then it's time for Borussia Dortmund's 10-game winning streak and 12-game unbeaten run against Bayern Munich to go down to the dust of history......
Captain Tang Zheng also had this idea in his brain at the same time that the atmosphere of the scene fell into a trough, but his mind was quickly attracted by a paragraph.
In the summer of 2009, his mentor Simeone's lifelong motto: "Never think of giving up!
But he didn't influence his teammates with his inflammatory tone and body movements this time, because he knew that the same method was not suitable for multiple uses, especially in a single game.
So Tang Zheng decided to use practical actions to drive his teammates and the whole team.
The captain should be the spiritual leader.
Tang Zheng walked to the goal, pulled Yan Junling up, but did not speak, but bent down to take out the football from the net, held it in his arms, slowly walked to the middle of the court, and put the ball down.
The Dortmund players on the field, the members of the coaching staff and substitutes on the sidelines, and the fans of the home team in the stands all subconsciously looked at Tang Zheng.
I don't know if it's an illusion, they seem to see a more powerful soul under the tall body.