Chapter 377: The Neglected Man

The 32nd round of the 2012-2013 Bundesliga season was officially started with a whistle from the German golden whistle Bruch, and the football was kicked by Lewandowski to Reuss, who handed the ball to the captain Tang Zheng who was waiting outside the arc of the center circle without any pause. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Whew-"

Suddenly, a loud and deafening cheer rang out over Westfalfa Stadium.

Tang Zheng has scored a staggering fifteen goals in 12 games against Bayern Munich since joining Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2009, and he had the opportunity to join Bayern Munich that summer, but the deal through the agreement between the two clubs fell apart due to a failed medical examination.

Therefore, many media that are not eye-to-eye with Bayern often use this deal to insinuate ridicule, so Tang Zheng also has his own nickname.

Bayern nemesis.

Dortmund's performance at the beginning of the season was not excellent, after the first five rounds of the league only won two wins, two draws and one loss and accumulated eight points, and even once ranked outside the top four in the league, and Bayern at that time won five consecutive wins, specifically eight consecutive wins, established the league leader.

On the eve of the first leg of the national derby, Dortmund were four points behind Bayern, and it was a goal and an assist from Tang Zheng that helped Dortmund narrow the gap to one point.

However, as the saying goes, a good meal is not too late, and the difference in points between the two teams is two points, as long as Dortmund wins Bayern in the second leg of the national derby, they can overtake the points and climb to the top of the league.

The ideal is there, whether the goal can be achieved in the end, the home fans are pinning their hopes on the captain on the field, Tang Zheng, known as Bayern's nemesis.

When the football reached Tang Zheng's feet, Bayern's front trident Gomez, Robben and Ribery ran towards Tang Zheng from three different directions, trying to interrupt the ball in the first defense of the opening game, and then quickly counterattacked on the spot......

But they are very clear about Tang Zheng's personal ability, and they don't have much hope, after all, ideals are needed, and whether they can be realized depends on the will of God.

Tang Zheng's position is the back midfielder, and he did not choose to dribble too much, only to see him pull the ball back with the sole of his right foot, turn and kick the ball to central defender Hummels, and at the same time reach out to signal the pass to the unguarded Piszczek.

Immediately, Tang Zheng's running slowly leaned to the right side, playing the role of tandem attack.

Gomez stopped on the spot, did not go up to the middle of the two central defenders, but cooperated with Franck Franck Ribery on the left to press Tang Zheng.

In this case, Tang Zheng, who had a wide field of vision, did not try to break through with the ball, and passed the ball back to Hummels with his left foot.

Because Gomez's up-and-coming scramble already meant that the two centre-backs were unguarded, the pass was right.

According to Tang Zheng's previous style of play, he should pass two opponent players before passing the ball, so Duan Huo, the central 5 commentator, was very puzzled: "How do you feel that Tang Zheng is not particularly excited to play today, in the past, he would usually try to break through two defenders and then organize an attack......

The speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, and the Chinese Dortmund fans in front of the TV felt somewhat worried.

After all, Tang Zheng is the guarantee of Dortmund's achievements in recent seasons, and if Tang Zheng is not excited enough to play, then Dortmund's results cannot be guaranteed.

Of course, it is normal for Chinese Dortmund fans in front of the TV to be worried, after all, Tang Zheng has appeared more in the attacking forward position in the center this season, that is, the forward midfielder.

Compared to the requirements of the midfield, the midfield is obviously much more important, as a natural barrier in front of the central defender, not conceding the ball is the first priority.

Soon, the worried fans breathed a sigh of relief.

In the second minute of the game, Tang Zheng took advantage of a chance to get a good foot.

Schweinsteiger's reaction was already very fast, but it was still slow compared to Tang Zheng's kick speed, and the ball grazed his right foot and flew towards the goal, forcing goalkeeper Neuer to make a wonderful save.

"Oh oh - ",

A loud cry of regret echoed over Westphal Lun Stadium.

The close-up of the live director gave Tang Zheng, and there were not many mood swings in his expression, he entered the penalty area, ready to fight for this corner kick attack.

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Tang Zheng is 1.94 meters tall, which is the second tallest on the field, second only to Van Bitten, who is 1.96 meters tall, but considering that Van Biteng is 35 years old, it is a little difficult for him to defend Tang Zheng, who is quite physically equivalent, alone.

So in the first corner defense of the game, in addition to Van Bitten defending Tang Zheng, there was also Boateng.

One has outstanding physical fitness, the other has rich experience in the game, although Tang Zheng found the opportunity to jump under the reasonable defense of the two of them, but he failed to control the direction of the top ball, and the football deviated from the right goal post.

Failing to pose a threat to Manuel Neuer's goal, Sky Germany commentator Marcel Leif still said: "Two consecutive appearances have allowed us to see Don in full form! I think Dortmund, who continues to score three points, will complete the points overtake under Don's leadership!"

German TV 2 commentator Michael Reti is worried: "It's not difficult to see that Don is in full form, Josef Heynckes has to make more detailed defensive additions as soon as possible, otherwise if he concedes a goal first, he will be in trouble......"

At the same time, Heynckes urgently called the coaching team to discuss how to limit Tang Zheng's back-up participation in the offense.

At the other end, Klopp tapped his chin, and he noticed that Tang Zheng did not regret as he imagined after finishing the football, but quickly called on his teammates to implement high pressing, and at the same time returned to his own defensive midfield position.

Borussia Dortmund pressed high and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer did not dare to give the ball to the full-back because he had a strong sense of danger.

Gomez is 1.89 meters tall, even if Tang Zheng does not fight for the top, Hummels and Subotic can reasonably control the ball, which is equivalent to saying that Neuer's goal kick is to give up control of football.

The frenetic atmosphere at the Westphalic Lun Stadium continues to run high, with the home fans fanning the players on the pitch with their enthusiasm to feel the game.

Robert Lewandowski and Reus have been Dortmund's most in-form attacking players in recent times other than Tang Zheng, who pose a huge threat to Manuel Neuer's goal when Tang Zheng retreats into the background to organise attacks.

The huge cheers at the scene were higher and higher, and the only pity was that the score did not change.

In the blink of an eye, in the past ten minutes of the first half, the broadcast score gave the ball possession ratio of both sides.

What people didn't expect was that Bayern, who was also good at ball control, was behind Dortmund's 62% with 38%, and what was even more unexpected was that Dortmund scored Bayern's attacking third much more times than Bayern.

Heynckes came to the sideline command area more and more, but he found that no matter how he adjusted, he couldn't make a change.

The only thing that reassures him is that goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is in great shape, with high saves to keep the goal intact.

Schweinsteiger, the core of the attack and defence, who had high hopes, now has no time to organise the attack, because Xavi Martinez is not enough to cover the entire front of the penalty area, and Schweinsteiger as a playmaker has to be distracted by the defense.

Of course, there is also a big reason why his form has not fully adjusted from the injury.

But in this world of winning and losing, no one cares whether you are in good shape or not, the game is good, and the bad game is bad.

Tang Zheng has been looking for opportunities to cut in from the defensive gap between Harvey Martinez and Schweinsteiger, but Thomas Muller's presence has made him a little reluctant to go too forward.

Muller's characteristics are distinctive, typical Germans, can run, be diligent, and will rigorously complete the defensive tasks assigned by the head coach, what makes Tang Zheng jealous is his choice of running position from defense to offense.

In the words of former Germany international Michael Ballack, Muller's movement is very ghostly, like a ghost.

Bayern Munich don't attack much, but they are very threatening.

Gundogan's defense has a certain defensive ability, but the defensive awareness is lacking, and it is a bit difficult to expect him to defend the side behind him.

So Klopp took this into account, and Tang Zheng's defensive accusation was even greater.

The team does have to win this game, but the premise of winning is not to concede a goal first, and then you can let go of your hands and feet to pursue victory.

According to the plan, first stabilize the offensive and defensive rhythm of the whole court, and then release Tang Zheng's energy.

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Ten minutes into the game, Jurgen Klopp glanced at the scoreboard's time: 23'54"

Half of the first half of the game has passed, should Tang Zheng be allowed to move?

At this time, Bayern organized an attack, and Schweinsteiger handed the ball to Muller in the ribs, who saw that there was no good passing opportunity and directly came to a long-range shot, which ended the attack hastily.

Heynckes was helpless, but he also found a better way to solve the problems of the attack, after all, it was not easy to attack Dortmund's defensive third.

Muller's long-range shot from about 26 meters out did not pose any threat to Yan Junling, and Klopp came to the sidelines, shouted at Tang Zheng, and then made a tactical gesture that only each other could understand.

Tang Zheng tapped his chin lightly, and at the same time showed his right thumb to show that he understood.

The live director happened to capture this scene, and he quickly switched to the broadcast camera.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif perked up: "Jurgen Klopp has a gesture with Don on the field, what kind of signal is this?

The home team's coach's bench and the away team's coach's bench are not far away, and Heynckes naturally noticed that the player on the field, Tang Zheng, communicated with the coaches off the field, but he didn't know what communication Klopp had with Tang Zheng, so there was no way to deal with it, and he had to wait until the game observation to draw conclusions.

Yan Junling didn't give a short pass, Ribery and Robben were guarding the ribs, and Gomez was staring at him in the middle, the short pass didn't make much sense, he kicked directly into the frontcourt.

Lewandowski was defeated by Van Bitten and Boateng in a combined defence, but Reus grabbed the second spot and quickly passed the ball to Gotze before Schweinsteiger.

Ge Ce did not organize the attack at the first time, but waited until Tang Zheng came up, and he organized the attack.

Compared with the first half of the first half, Tang Zheng's position was mentioned to the front, and the distance was not far, only about five meters.

But in a high-level football game where every inch of land is contested, five meters is already a very large area, and it is also very obvious.

Schweinsteiger and Harvey Martinston were wary, fearing that Tang Zheng would suddenly pick up speed at some point.

In the tactical deployment before the game, Tang Zheng, who organized the attack, was not the most terrifying existence, and the most terrifying thing was the handling of the ball after he suddenly accelerated with the ball.

Of course, Tang Zheng did not accelerate suddenly, he consciously turned his head left and right to observe the surrounding environment before receiving the ball, so he noticed Muller's active defense, so he picked up his right foot on the spot and kicked the ball to his own side to attack the left side.

The on-site broadcast camera then turned, and Duan Huo, the commentator of the Central 5 Commentary, said solemnly: "Tang Zheng's long pass is still accurate, and a long diagonal pass of more than 40 meters accurately found Schmelzer who was inserted at high speed on the left side." ”

Bayern's backline had to lean towards its own right side as the football shifted, and Tang Zheng, who was allowed by manager Jurgen Klopp, consciously ran slowly.

It is worth mentioning that the positions of Gundogan and Hummels have changed to varying degrees, forming a triangle with Tang Zheng's running position.

When Bayern's defensive center of gravity came to the right side, the football was handed over to Tang Zheng, who came to the attacking 30-meter area, by the active running Götze.

Harvey Martinez didn't dare to move forward, he was waiting for Müller and Schweinsteiger to help.

Tang Zheng did not stop the ball, and directly handed it to Gotze, who was attacking the left rib.

Schweinsteiger, who had just turned, had to run back to Götze, but when he finished turning, he had to stop sharply because Götze kicked the ball towards Tang Zheng's forward running path.

Xavi Martinez's pupils shrank sharply, and centre-back Boateng was ready to make up for it.

However, they were relatively nervous and did not notice that Gotze's pass seemed to be on the high side.

The football is indeed rolling to Tang Zheng's running route, but the question is whether the football is really passed to Tang Zheng?

Tang Zheng stretched his right foot during the run, and Xavi Martinez didn't have time to think about it, so he quickly narrowed the distance with Tang Zheng.

In addition, Muller also took a step forward and rushed to Tang Zheng.

But Tang Zheng's stretched right foot did not touch the football, which slipped between his legs.

This......

Javi Martinez's gaze shifted as the ball rolled, and the sight almost blinded his soul.

Gundogan, who had been ignored by them, stretched out his right foot as he ran, parked the ball and looked up at the goal.

Take a small half step forward with your left foot, step on the left side of the ball, and then pick up your right foot about 25 meters from the goal.

"--Ilkay Gundogan!!"

Marcel Leif shouted violently.

In the Borussia Dortmund squad, Gundogan's position may seem dispensable, but in fact it is crucial!

Before the game, Klopp abandoned Sven Bender and chose to partner Tang Zheng with Gundogan for this effect, and Tang Zheng's retreat gave the instinct that he would do what Pirlo, who missed the rest of the season due to injury, did.

At this time, Gundogan, who can attack and defend well, can find a glimmer of opportunity.