Chapter 398: The Change Has Just Begun

In the face of Tang Zheng's assistance on the right side of his own defense, Cristiano Ronaldo did not try to break through, but directly handed the ball back to Ozil, who passed the ball, and then handed it to Di Maria, the right side of his attack.

Behind the Dortmund goal is the South Stand, which is the area where Dortmund die-hard fans gather, and the nearby stands are also supporting Dortmund fans, so after seeing Cristiano Ronaldo dare not break through Tang Zheng, he wantonly launched laughter and ridiculed Cristiano Ronaldo for not daring.

Cristiano Ronaldo can be said to be a professional player with a head and face in world football, and he was ridiculed by opposing fans in the top competition of the Champions League final, and even Tang Zheng grinned.

How humiliating is that?

It's really unbearable, it's unbearable!

At this time, the football came to the feet of Di Maria on the right side of the attack, but he didn't have a good way, as a left-footed player, he was prone to mistakes in the bottom pass, and it was difficult for Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, who flanked and followed up in the middle, to fight for the top of the football under the joint defense of Subotic, Hummels and Tang Zheng.

According to Mourinho's attacking tactical thinking, it is better to be more patient than to cross for the sake of crossing.

When you have the opportunity, you can take advantage of the winger's misposition to cut in, and if you don't have the opportunity, you will pass back.

The patience of the whole team is good, but Cristiano Ronaldo can't wait, he is desperate to save face.

Football has also been developing on the right side, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who is standing on the left, raised his right arm early and motioned for his team-mate to pass the ball to the left.

Tang Zheng, who was born as a defensive midfielder in his career, has always retained his previous habit of playing, whether it is offensive or defensive, he will habitually look back and forth, left and right when running.

This is one of the reasons why he has a strong ability to read games.

If you find the opponent's traces during the run, you can easily find out the approximate area of the threat ball that the opponent is likely to pass, and then appear in the most dangerous place.

Xavi Alonso adjusted slightly after receiving Di Maria's pass and played a long pass directly to Cristiano Ronaldo on the left side.

If you look at it as usual. It was undoubtedly a very accurate long pass, but Tang Zheng took the initiative to retreat by observing it in advance.

In order not to attract the attention of Xavi Alonso, who is also a good reader, he dropped back very little, waiting until Xavi Alonso picked up his right foot.

Speaking of which, I have to say that Tang Zheng's current football IQ is really very high, and he plays very thief.

He didn't turn or half-turn as he took a step back, but stepped back towards Xavi Alonso, waiting for the ball to leave Xavi Alonso's right foot before quickly completing the turn.

Tang Zheng's judgment of the high-altitude ball is very accurate, even if he has his back to the incoming ball, he still grabs the ball before Cristiano Ronaldo, who is facing the ball head-on, and pushes the ball out of the right sideline.

Cristiano Ronaldo didn't receive a long pass, and he was a little angry, and he hurriedly motioned to Marcelo, who came up to throw the touchline ball, to throw the ball over.

Tang Zheng was the closest, so he naturally shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending Cristiano Ronaldo, and posted it as soon as possible.

Marcelo wanted to throw it to his teammates, but when he saw the team's number one star raise his hand to ask for the ball, he was too embarrassed not to give it, so he threw the ball over as Cristiano Ronaldo intended.

"Whoa—"

The neutral fans at the new Wembley Stadium subconsciously created huge cheers when they saw Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo tangling with each other again.

After all, one of the biggest highlights of this game is the direct confrontation between the top stars of the two teams, so don't miss it!

Cristiano Ronaldo's position is good, but he ignores Tang Zheng's height and long legs, and he also makes reasonable use of small hand movements.

I saw that Tang Zheng in the broadcast camera used his right hand to block Cristiano Ronaldo's jersey with his body, preventing him from blocking the gap exposed on the left, and then used the advantage of height and leg length to stretch his left foot and throw it away from the other end, just the sole of his left foot blocked the football thrown by Marcelo.

Marcelo and Kuba were quick to react, but the more explosive Kuba was clearly more dominant, and he slashed the ball on the run, hitting Marcelo's extended left foot head-on-cheek.

Between the lightning and flint, the football collided back and forth with each other on the two of them, and finally went out of the sideline.

Both players raised their right arms at the same time to signal their side's touchline ball, and referee Rizzoli, who was experienced, did not give the penalty by feeling, but saw the assistant referee's flag-raising gesture and awarded the touchline ball to Dortmund.

Cristiano Ronaldo looked annoyed, he felt that the referee Rizzoli wanted Dortmund, so he flicked his arm angrily to vent his strong dissatisfaction.

This action was carried out under the nose of Rizzoli, as the top referee cultivated by UEFA, Rizzoli did not care how big Cristiano Ronaldo was, he pointed at Cristiano Ronaldo with a black face, and then hooked his fingers.

It was only then that Cristiano Ronaldo realized that his reaction was a bit excessive, and quickly changed his face, obediently walked to the referee Rizzoli, clasped his hands together, and at the same time took the initiative to admit his mistake.

Rizzoli was a referee who was very strong in control, and when he saw that Cristiano Ronaldo was soft, he did not mean to draw a card, and only gave a verbal warning.

The head coach Mourinho, who was standing on the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief, and the Dortmund fans in the stands did not intend to let Cristiano Ronaldo go, and they shouted "Messi, Messi" to stimulate Cristiano Ronaldo.

At the same time, Tang Zheng keenly felt that Cristiano Ronaldo's brows were furrowed deeply, which seemed to reveal a stronger fighting spirit.

If it is really one-on-one, Tang Zheng is really not afraid.

He was afraid that Cristiano Ronaldo would use the strength of the team, and that would be the trouble.

Xavi Alonso plays a very prominent role in Real Madrid's tactical system, which requires him to organise and organise in attack, and can complete the task well when defending.

It's just that now as I get older, my range of motion and speed decrease dramatically, and many times I have the heart but I don't have the power.

Khedira isn't particularly technically good at his feet and it's unrealistic to expect him to deliver penetrating through balls like Xavi Alonso and Mesut Ozil, but it's still nice to do transitions, short shifts and back-to-back insertions.

Real Madrid has no big problem covering for Cristiano Ronaldo as a whole, but Tang Zheng is worried that Cristiano Ronaldo is covering for the team, which is the real trouble......

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What does Cristiano Ronaldo's success at Manchester United and at Real Madrid mean?

It shows that he has never been a reckless person, on the contrary, he is a person who knows how to use his brain.

After the two-legged meeting in the Champions League group stage this season, Cristiano Ronaldo had a self-reaction.

It's just that many times as a famous star, he can't lose his face and is stubborn, so he has conflicts with the head coach Mourinho, who also has a prominent personality.

Next, Cristiano Ronaldo's way of playing became smarter, he didn't think too much about the ball in the face of Tang Zheng, handed the ball back directly, and even took the initiative to switch sides with Di Maria on the right side.

After defending like this, Tang Zheng felt that his strength was not in place, and he was so tired.

However, Tang Zheng is not particularly worried about the defensive line now, after all, the way of playing with wingers switching positions is often seen in games.

The winger's misplaced play is conducive to cutting inside and is a greater direct threat to the goal.

The winger's counter-position play is conducive to the advantages of the player with the dominant foot, and the quality of the cross is very guaranteed.

Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Khediraco all have the opportunity to enter the Dortmund penalty area, so Klopp was very strict and meticulous in this regard before the game.

Unless, unless, an accident happens.

Judging by the first twenty minutes of the game, the situation was under Klopp's control.

In these 20 minutes, Klopp and Mourinho have also become frequent targets for live broadcasters.

Because whether it is Klopp or Mourinho, they are the kind of managers with flamboyant personalities, and their body movements are extremely inflammatory.

They make physical gestures from the sidelines, and there is always a huge cheer over the new Wembley Stadium.

Of course, the 22 men on the pitch were the focus of the game, and the fans' attention was also on these fighters who were fighting for the Champions League title.

Dortmund have yet to create an attack that threatens Casillas' goal, and German Sky commentator Marcel Leif has said of his concerns: "I can understand Jurgen Klopp putting Don in a defensive midfield position in such a crucial game, but why hasn't there been a single penalty in the past 20 minutes other than set-pieces and corners?"

Speaking of this, his voice was raised a few degrees: "If Don can get more into the 30-meter area of Real Madrid's defense, I think Dortmund's attacking quality will be improved by at least one notch." ”

Actually, why doesn't Klopp know?

No one knows Tang Zheng's ability better than him.

It's just that the final needs more defense, and strengthening the offense is Plan B.

Because the increase in offensive players will inevitably lead to a decrease in defensive players, the final is no better than the home and away knockout rounds, as long as mistakes are made, it is a place of no return.

No team was as fortunate as last season's Champions League winners Chelsea, with the only corner of the game late in the game leading to an equaliser, and that is only the case in the movies.

Klopp had no intention of changing his tactical intentions, but Tang Zheng on the field was always thinking about changing the situation on the field.

He knows that manager Jurgen Klopp has offensive blood in his bones, and he chose to defend entirely because this was the most important game of Klopp's coaching career so far, and there is no room for negligence.

If he can score without going against Klopp's defensive will, I believe he will not say anything.

After all, this is also considered to be exempt from foreign military orders.

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In the 24th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo, who came to the left side again, took advantage of his teammates' running position to gain a short space and chose to complete a long-range shot before Tang Zheng's defense was in place.

Due to the rush of the shot, the ball went wide of the post.

The Dortmund fans behind the goal looked delighted and engaged in a deafening laugh mocking Cristiano Ronaldo's wasteful shot.

The broadcast camera quickly found Cristiano Ronaldo spitting on the grass and venting his small dissatisfaction.

At the same time, without many people noticing, Tang Zheng took advantage of the gap between goalkeeper Weidenfeller's search for the ball boy to find Gundogan and Hummels, and briefly told them about the possible next scene.

To put it bluntly, it is a subtle modification of the game tactics carefully formulated by head coach Jurgen Klopp before the game.

Hummels said that he had the best relationship with Tang Zheng in private, let alone on the field, only Gundogan gave Tang Zheng a suspicious look.

Therefore, the only person Tang Zheng needs to convince is Gundogan.

Hummels listened, Tang Zheng's right hand was on Gundogan's right shoulder, and he made a long story short: "I know what you're worried about, but you have to know that change is the only way to change the outcome of the game, the game has been so long that we are all familiar with each other's offensive and defensive routines, and there is no way to make a fuss here, so you have to listen to me, say it early...... When did I let you take the blame? Seems like I've been wiping your ass all along, right?"

After that, Tang Zheng patted Gundogan gently,

Gundogan smiled awkwardly, since he joined Dortmund, there have been many small mistakes on the pitch, and there have been big mistakes.

As Tang Zheng said, Tang Zheng wiped his ass a lot.

This love has to be repaid!

Hummels and Gundogan have it done, and Tang Zheng believes that the next problems will be solved.

Although Tang Zheng pulled Hummels and Gundogan to say something, many fans didn't notice it, but the managers of both sides saw it.

Klopp's brows tightened, he didn't know what the hell Tang Zheng had in the game.

Can't guess!

Jose Mourinho is also frowning, but he is more worried about the unknown.

Tang Zheng's ability doesn't need to be proven anymore, and a midfielder's ability to contribute eleven goals and eight assists in 12 Champions League games is a testament to his attacking prowess.

Coupled with the double 20+ in the Bundesliga this season, it all proves that Tang Zheng is extremely harmful to his own defense.

However, it is still in the speculation stage, and Mourinho does not know what Tang Zheng said to Hummels and Gundogan, so he can only improvise.

Two minutes have passed in the blink of an eye, and Tang Zheng, who Klopp and Mourinho have been paying attention to, has not changed anything, and is still playing according to the rhythm of the previous game.

Running aggressively, defensively-oriented, the offense never enters the attacking 30-meter zone.

As the clock ticked to the thirty minutes, Klopp and Mourinho's attention shifted.

Even Khedira, who had been advised by manager Jose Mourinho before the game, shifted his defensive attention and began to pay more attention to the activities of his national team team-mate Gotze.

And Tang Zheng's changes have just begun!