Chapter 115: Shooting in front of the goal, scoring twice

While the Dortmund players celebrated their goals, Schalke coach Magath looked particularly helpless, and he had already made detailed tactical arrangements before the game, but many times the role of stars was to change the tide of the game. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

If he had changed to another player, even if he noticed that Neuer was up in the front, he would not have this kind of control of footwork.

In other words, this conceded goal has little to do with the team, it can only be said that Tang Zheng's personal ability is too strong, strong enough to change the outcome.

Interestingly, while Tang Zheng scored a goal, Klopp, who has always liked to celebrate wildly, behaved quite calmly, as if scoring a goal was a matter of course.

He simply clapped his hands and applauded the team's goal.

The game restarted, and Schalke 04, who were playing at home, stepped up their attack, but the Dortmund players began to run at any cost of physical strength under the leadership of Tang Zheng.

The Schalke players were a little unprepared, and the team carrier made a series of mistakes.

The mature high pressing showed the power it deserved, making the lagging Schalke 04 players play more and more impatiently.

Often, when you get a chance to shoot, you will choose to take a shot.

In the blink of an eye, the game entered forty minutes, and the score on the field was still Dortmund 1:0 ahead of Schalke 04.

Magath stood on the sidelines very helplessly, the players on the field are now scattered by Dortmund players, and the thinking of the players in the front and back fields is not unified enough.

The front wants to score, the back wants to defend.

Rakitic, who was absolutely responsible for the team's first goal, had a bit of a struggle, and he wanted to help his team get out of the gloom and score the equaliser, but he was worried about Dortmund's high pressing and quick counter-attacks to extend the score.

Fortunately, Dortmund's attack during this period did not pose much of a threat, otherwise the score would have turned into a two-goal lead for Dortmund before half-time.

With the whistle of the referee on duty, the Schalke fans at the Battlens Arena breathed a sigh of relief.

Schalke 04 this season feels very strange to them, and they don't have the same bloodiness as last season.

The Ruhr derby didn't have a derby flavor either, and they didn't see an emphasis on physical confrontation or a dazzling array of subtle combinations.

German TV 2 commentator Michael Letty explains why: "Until now, Croatian Ivan Rakitic has not signed a contract extension with the club, and I think this is the root cause of his estrangement from the team, because if he doesn't negotiate before the winter break, he can negotiate with other teams for personal ......"

The implication is that Rakitic's heart is no longer in Schalke 04.

The Dortmund fans at Fairtings Athletic looked very excited at this time, and it was only a matter of time before the team won the game based on the situation in the first half.

In other words, a three-game winning streak in the Ruhr derby is just around the corner!

It's really exciting to think about.

In the home team's dressing room, the expressions of the Schalke 04 players were relatively wooden, especially Rakitic, Raul and Huntelaar, who were relatively sluggish in the first half.

Magath glanced at the demoralized team members and shook his head secretly.

There's nothing he can do now, and he's not the kind of manager who is very good at inciting players, what he can do is fix the problems that arose in the first half and make sure that the team's transition between attack and defense in the second half becomes smooth.

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In the second half, Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund made substitutions at the same time, with the home team replacing the sluggish Dick with Edu and the away team replacing Gotze with Kuba to increase the attacking speed on the wings.

At the beginning, Schalke 04, who was playing at home, stepped up their attack under the cheering and shouting of the fans in the stands, but they were helpless to defuse the crisis with the active running of Dortmund players.

On the wing, there are Shaheen and Sven Bender to assist in the defense, and Tang Zheng is also strong in the middle.

Whether it's on the wing or in the middle, it's hard to get the ball into the centre.

At the back, Schalke 04's attack became extremely monotonous, and they played directly from both flanks into the box, where Huntelaar and Edu battled for the top.

But the effect is also not ideal, Tang Zheng is 1.94 meters tall, Humelzer is 1.92 meters, and Subotic is 1.93 meters, compared to 1.83 meters Huntelaar, 1.80 meters Edu and Raul, Dortmund's air defense capabilities are obviously stronger than Schalke 04.

In the first five minutes of the second half, Schalke 04 had the advantage of possession and no real threat.

As the Dortmund players adapted to Schalke 04's style of play, they slowly achieved counter-suppression under the leadership of Tang Zheng.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said: "Schalke 04 at home and Borussia Dortmund at home are both involved in midweek European competitions, but the Champions League has always been earlier than the Europa League, so the Dortmund players who came back from faraway Ukraine looked a little out of fitness after running in the first half, but ...... The intensity of the Champions League is far greater than that of the Europa League, and Lyon and Capati are not teams of the same grade, and the consumption of the two sides can only be said to be ...... between them"

The implication is that Dortmund's physical exertion is to fly back and forth, while Schalke 04's exertion is to be consumed in the race.

Slowly, Schalke 04's offensive routine turned into a British long-pass rush.

In the 56th minute, Rakitic's corner kick was pushed out of the box by Subotic, and a kick was added to Kuba outside the box, and the football was received by Farfan, who was dragged behind.

He saw a number of teammates raising their hands in the front court to signal a long pass, so he didn't think about it and went directly to Huntelaar in front of him.

Subotic, assisted by Hummels, comfortably headed the ball over to left wing-back Schmelzer.

Rakitic was the first to go up and press, and Schmelzer passed to Sven Bender without hurrying.

Before he could return to his own half, Presan rushed towards Sven Bender, who kept the ball and passed it directly to Grosskreutz, who was cut in on the left.

Prestein, who was too aggressive, crashed directly into Sven Bender because he couldn't hold his foot, and the referee on duty blew the whistle and pulled out a yellow card by the way.

"Woo-woo-"

Suddenly, a huge boo erupted over the Fairtings Arena and was sent to the referee.

But the person concerned, Prestam, didn't have any opinions, he was indeed a little rushing at people just now, and it was normal to get a yellow card.

Subotic waited until his team-mate's position spread out in midfield, and he played the ball to Hummels.

Striker Huntelaar, who was at the front of Schalke 04, ran towards Hummels to slow Dortmund's advance.

Hummels, who was holding the ball, saw a large gap in front of Kuba on the right side, and suddenly had an idea, he wanted to try the long pass footwork he recently learned from Tang Zheng.

Huntelaar, who blocked forward, was half a beat slower, and the ball made a crisp muffled sound and flew directly to his own side to attack the right side.

There, there was just one Kuba, and the rest of the squad gathered in Dortmund to attack on the left and in the middle.

Hummels' long ball from the back was very precise and Kuba reached out to stop the ball in place.

Left-back Salpe, who was adducted in the inner line, quickly pulled out, and the attention of the other Schalke players was temporarily attracted by Kuba who was holding the ball.

Including the back two of Krüger and Rakitic.

Kuba, who was substituted in the second half, was quite full of energy, and coupled with his recent full form, he had to be defended.

So at this time, Tang Zheng, who was hidden behind Barrios, was in a state of no one's attention, and he was very clever to take advantage of the fact that when Kuba singled out Sarpe, he went around the gap between right central defender Hvedes and right back Moritz.

Sarpe chose a fight-and-retreat defensive strategy against Kuba, who has been performing well recently, and Kuba did not go straight to the bottom after the ball, he was waiting for his teammates to step forward.

"What will Kuba do if he gets a one-on-one opportunity?" Duan Huo, the voice of the Yang 5 commentator, was full of excitement.

At the same time, Barrios ran into the box and Kuba's right foot made a feint to kick the ball back, tricking the veteran Sarpe into having a body weight to recover.

The young, explosive Kuba slammed the ball forward and then didn't hesitate to cross from the right side parallel to the penalty spot.

The football was fast and fast, and Barrios looked at the ball and gave up on the ball because he didn't feel the rhythm was right.

The centre-back Prestam, who was in the front post, was too far away from the football in mid-air, and he just subconsciously turned his head to look.

Another centre-back, Hevedes, saw that Barrios was not moving, and he did not move.

"Watch the back!"

Standing in front of the goal, Neuer faced Dortmund's goalscorer head-on, and he saw Tang Zheng at the first glance, so he subconsciously shouted.

It was obviously too late for Hevedes to get nervous while relaxing, and Tang Zheng's speed was very fast, like a yellow whirlwind passing by at high speed to his left.

The live director gave a panoramic shot, so the fans in front of the TV could clearly see Tang Zheng, who was wearing the No. 10 jersey at the far end, stretching his long left leg as he ran.

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer moved to the far end in a hurry, but his speed was still a little slow compared to the speed of the football and Tang Zheng's follow-up.

Tang Zheng used the arch of his left foot to cushion the flying football, which changed direction and flew towards the near corner of the goal.

On the move, Neuer threw his body out, but was still unable to touch the ball that flew into the net against the inside edge of the post.

"Whew-"

Immediately afterward, the Dortmund fans in the stands erupted in loud cheers.

Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, opened his arms excitedly, turned a corner with an excited face, and rushed to the corner flag area on the left side of his attack.

Yang 5 commentator Duan Huo said excitedly: "This goal, it looks like there is a play, Tang Zheng!scored his second goal of the game, helping Dortmund to lead Schalke 04, who has been in a slump recently, by two goals away from home!!"

"This goal can be said to be a natural thing, because before the goal, Dortmund's attack posed a huge threat to Schalke's defense, and this time through the precise transfer at the back, which led to the Schalke players' negligence in Tang Zheng......" said commentator Xu Yang, who looked at the screen.

(To be continued.) )