Chapter 113: Pressing from a high position
Players from both sides lined up in the tunnel at Battlens Arena, each holding a caddie by the hand and staring ahead as the referee led the way in. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
In today's league, the live director paid special attention to Tang Zheng, who wore the captain's armband.
There were endless topics in the Ruhr derby, and now Tang Zheng is wearing the captain's armband again, and the commentator sitting in the on-site commentary seat is talking about the grievances between the two sides of the game, and at the same time, he also deliberately explained that Tang Zheng, who appeared at the Fairtings Arena as the captain on the field.
"Shhh
When Tang Zheng followed the referee on duty from the players' tunnel to the court, the Battlens Arena erupted in huge boos, and the whole stadium seemed to tremble slightly at this moment, and even made some fans feel like an earthquake.
Tang Zheng's psychology is very strong, feeling the frenzied atmosphere coming to his face, he holds his head high and faces the Schalke fans who keep spitting foul words in his mouth.
During his time at River Plate, Tang Zheng was the captain of the field, and now he has not had much emotional fluctuation when he is replaced by Dortmund.
If anything, he could feel the tightness of his left arm.
This feeling of tightness is not just a physical feeling, but more from a feeling called responsibility.
After a series of necessary ceremonies before the match, the fourth round of the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season kicked off at the Fairtings Arena.
"CCTV, CCTV, now for you is broadcasting the 2010-11 season Bundesliga fourth round Schalke 04 home game against Dortmund, wearing yellow jersey and black shorts are the visiting Dortmund, they attack from the left side of the screen to the right, wearing blue jerseys and white shorts are the home team Schalke 04, they attack from the right side of the screen to the left side......"
With the referee's whistle, CCTV 5 commentator Duan Huo gave a standard CCTV live broadcast commentary line.
After continuous passing, the football came to the feet of Tang Zheng outside the arc of the middle circle.
Real Madrid's double strikers Raul and Huntelaar rushed to Tang Zheng from left to right, trying to break the ball at the beginning to play a counterattack.
Tang Zheng's vision was broad, he stepped on the football unhurriedly, and only made a move when Raul and Huntelaar were two meters apart.
He first stepped on the football with his right foot to pull it back, widening the distance between each other, and at the same time leaning to the left, making the illusion of winning the ball on the left side, and tricking Raul and Huntelaar into making a small turn.
Then the inside of the left foot gently slammed the ball to the right, and Raul and Huntelaar stretched forward their left and right feet at the same time to try to break the ball.
"Whew-"
Schalke 04 in the stands then broke out into a huge noise, trying to interfere with Tang Zheng, who was holding the ball.
But Tang Zheng was unmoved, he pushed the ball forward with the arch of his right foot according to his dribbling rhythm, and Raul and Huntelaar, who stretched out their feet, were half a beat slower.
Tang Zheng started on the spot and rushed between Raul and Huntelaar like a flood that broke through a.
Deep-fried croquettes!
Huntelaar reacted quickly, he stretched out his foot to kick Tang Zheng, but Tang Zheng was explosive, he just touched Tang Zheng's foot that was dragging behind, Tang Zheng did not fall to the ground because of this, he staggered forward and dribbled.
Seeing that Tang Zheng did not choose to fall to the ground, the referee made a gesture to continue the game.
Farfan took the initiative to rush to Tang Zheng, who was unstable, hoping to complete the defense.
However, Tang Zheng did not give him a chance, and in the process of adjusting his center of gravity, he used the outside of his right foot to send the ball to the feet of Owomoyela at the far end, and then continued forward.
The whole situation also became clear, and Schalke 04's defensive focus had to be shifted to the left.
The attention of the double midfielders Rakitic and Kruger did not drift with the transfer of football, and the two worked together, with Rakitic, who lacked full-time defensive ability, assisting in the defense of the left rib in front of him, and Kruger, who had stronger defensive ability, was responsible for marking Tang Zheng.
And this obvious division of labor and cooperation also made a clear contribution to the next defense.
After continuous transmission of the football, Götze chose a cross at 45 degrees on the right side, and Kruger relied on Tang Zheng with his iron will to cling to Tang Zheng when his body was not enough, so that his header at the penalty spot did not have any force, and the football was easily held in Neuer's arms.
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Schalke 04 presented a 4213 lineup that they rarely used in this game, but from the offensive and defensive positions after the start of the game, this is a variant of the 4231 formation.
On the flanks were Farfan and Romanian winger Dick, with the experienced Raul in the centre and Huntelaar up front.
According to Magath's pre-match deployment, he arranged this arrangement to open the wing passage and provide opportunities for Huntelaar or Raul to shoot.
But many times the plan can't catch up with the changes, Tang Zheng, who mainly plays the front midfield, runs erratically, whether it is offensive or defensive, you can see his shadow at a critical time, so Schalke 04 failed to create good opportunities even if he was at home.
Even in the eighth minute of the game, Tang Zheng gave Raul a dismount.
Raul, who received the football, handled the ball a little slowly, Tang Zheng immediately put a shovel on the side, and Raul, who couldn't react, was kicked to the ground by Tang Zheng with the ball.
Because the referee on duty saw that Tang Zheng touched the football first, Raul was kicked down by inertia, so he did not blow the whistle.
Immediately, Tang Zheng roared loudly at Raul after he got up.
The Battlens Arena was very dissatisfied with Tang Zheng's behavior, so much so that huge boos broke out again over the stadium, sending it to the referee on duty and Tang Zheng, who was fouled.
Standing on the sidelines, looking very depressed, Magath looked super angry, and he kept throwing his arms to protest the decision.
The footage of the live broadcast was given to the sidelines, and German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said: "Last season's Schalke 04 performed well after losing the Ruhr derby, ranking second in the league at the end of the season, and this summer they spent a lot of money to bring in a number of players, in order to improve the results, but Schalke 04 has lost all the past four games, and the pressure on coach Magath can be imagined......
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp was very calm, pacing back and forth in his technical command area with his hands in his trouser pockets.
Raul, who is 33 years old this year, has been 'well-behaved' a lot after being dismounted by Tang Zheng, and he consciously reduces dribbling and increases passing, especially when facing Tang Zheng.
Rakitic, the core of Schalke 04's midfield, was a master of transfers, but his successive transfers did not work well.
After Shaheen and Sven Bender made up for the two flanks, Tang Zheng was able to make up for the defensive gaps at the edge of the penalty area, and the physical movement of Gotze and Grosskreutz made the team's overall defense very solid.
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In the twentieth minute of the game, Klopp took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to make a subtle gesture towards Tang Zheng, signaling him to increase the forward pressure range.
It just so happened that Schalke 04 in this time period was a little careless when there was no way to open the situation in the continuous attack, and the speed of the return defense was not timely enough.
Tang Zheng accurately found Barrios in front of him with a long pass in the 30-meter area of his own defense, and if it weren't for the excellent performance of German international Manuel Neuer, Barrios's shot on the line of the penalty area would have been kicked into the goal.
After this crisis of switching from offense to defense, Magath roared at the players on the field, signaling the players to be more active in defense, and at the same time pay attention to Tang Zheng, not to let him easily get the opportunity to handle the ball.
Dortmund's attack, which was gradually intensifying, was in wave after wave, and there was a feeling of being overwhelmed.
Witnessing Schalke 04 suffering four consecutive defeats in all competitions, the Schalke fans in the stands seemed to be suffering from gains and losses, for fear that the team would not do well in any link and concede goals.
They've felt it countless times in the last four games, so they don't want to have a fifth.
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was very focused during this time, directing his team-mates to defend while also beware of Dortmund players bursting into the box with cold arrows.
Tang Zheng, Shaheen, Gotze and Barrios all have a certain long-range shooting ability, and he has to defend, especially Tang Zheng.
When he fired a lob from last season's Ruhr derby, he would blush.
What a shame!
Dortmund's attack is very layered, so Schalke 04's backline is a little unguardable.
However, Klopp was still a little dissatisfied with the team's attack, and he took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to shout at Tang Zheng with his hands together, and then made a gesture to strengthen the high press.
Next, Dortmund's high pressing led by Tang Zheng started in the Schalke 04 midfield.
Rakitic's footwork is very good, his vision is broad, and his long passing ability is outstanding, and he is the well-deserved midfield core of Schalke 04, and his status is comparable to that of Tang Zheng in Dortmund.
Therefore, Schalke 04's transition from defensive to attacking football will be handed over to him to organize, and this time it will be the same.
Hevedes cut off Gotze's pass to Barrios and then didn't hesitate to pass it to Rakitic, who opened up the space.
At the same time, Tang Zheng, Gotze and Shaheen suddenly accelerated towards Rakitic, who had the ball.
Rakitic's vision and clarity of mind saw the two ribs of Borussia Dortmund players coming up, while full-back Sarpe and centre-back Hwedes were being tipped off by Owomoeila and Barrios.
How, exactly?
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
Two ribs are grabbed, and there must be no one behind him!
Thinking of this, Rakitic pulled the ball back with the sole of his right foot.
But after doing this action, he regretted it, and behind Tang Zheng and Ge Ting robbed at the same time, there was still Sha Xin hidden!
Shaheen used the arch of his right foot to dunk the ball to the left of his body, and Rakitic, who completed the half-turn, realized that the football was missing!
"Whoa, whoa—"
The Fairtings Arena erupted in loud exclamations.
German Sky commentator Marcel Leif shouted: "Beautiful! Dortmund's high pressing is starting to pay off, they break the ball up front!!" (To be continued.) )