Chapter 185: Dortmund's high oppression

The players from both sides of the game had just warmed up when the commentators in the live commentators or the remote live broadcast room analysed the starting line-ups of both sides of the U婴狗 in the 2011 U婴狗 Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola took over Dortmund's starting XI from his assistant Vilanova and thought he was dazzled when he saw almost all young players.

Andrea Pirlo is not there?

What the heck?

When he looked at it again, there was nothing wrong with Dortmund's starting line-up, which was indeed a starting line-up with an average age of twenty-three.

Looking at this list, Guardiola naturally grinned: "Blue to the European Super Cup, it's in the bag again!"

Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp was not surprised by Barcelona's starting line-up, everything was expected by him.

Pep Guardiola is going to carry the passing football to the end!

In addition to tactical reasons, Klopp's ability to run and physically condition is one of the best in the team, and he can cover large areas in the defensive phase.

Coupled with Tang Zheng's supplemental defense, everything will be seamless!

As long as they hold on until the second half, the role of veteran Andrea Pirlo will be fully revealed.

Is it difficult to beat the Cosmos at the Stade Louis II?

Of course, the script has been written, and whether the process and result will go according to the script depends on the execution of the players.

At the end of the roughly 40-minute warm-up, the players from both sides returned to their dressing rooms to make final preparations for the upcoming UEFA Super Cup.

The coach instilled the essence of how to play the game into the brains of every player long before the game started, and the current task of the game is to strengthen the players' understanding of the tactics.

In this game, because Kyle missed the European Super Cup squad due to physical condition, Tang Zheng once again became the captain of Dortmund, so Klopp said solemnly to Tang Zheng in front of the whole team: "This is a championship game, we lost the German Super Cup last month, so we can't lose this European king of kings! Do you have the confidence to lead the team to win Barcelona?"

These words were extremely inflammatory, and Tang Zheng patted his chest indignantly and said, "Of course I have confidence!"

With that, he glanced back at his other teammates, and suddenly shouted fiercely, "Brothers, do you have the confidence to overthrow the Cosmos team?"

"Yes!"

The other Dortmund players shouted in unison, with great momentum.

The vitality of young people is undoubtedly reflected!

Klopp looked at the scrappy players and nodded in satisfaction, then clapped his hands vigorously and said loudly: "I'll leave the rest of the time to you!"

About five minutes later, UEFA staff knocked on the locker room door to inform the players that they could go to the players' tunnel and wait for their appearance.

Tang Zheng looked at the handsome face in the mirror, and said to himself with satisfaction: "Handsome you, you must have a foot in Barcelona!"

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As soon as Tang Zheng came out of the corner of the locker room leading to the player's tunnel, he saw a familiar figure.

And this figure also saw Tang Zheng, the two looked at each other and smiled, and slowly walked towards each other.

"Long time no see. ”

"yes, long time no see!"

Tang Zheng rubbed Sanchez's short hair with a smile on his face, and then gave a puzzled expression: "Didn't start?"

Sanchez gave a speechless look: "I will definitely come off the bench in the second half." ”

"Okay, I will definitely knock you over when the time comes!" Tang Zheng suddenly changed his face and said seriously.

The communication between the two did not last long, after all, the big war was coming, and Tang Zheng, as the captain on the field, had to take into account the feelings of his teammates.

Gundogan, playing for Dortmund for the first time in such a crucial match, was a little nervous, and he closed his eyes and prayed to God.

After Tang Zheng encouraged Gotze, he high-fived and cheered Gundogan: "Ilkay, don't be nervous, just like you played in Nuremberg, be confident!"

"Hmm. Gundogan nodded solemnly, cheering himself up in his heart!

At the same time, the on-site director's footage gave the players a channel, and Tang Zheng, as a core player of Dortmund, naturally received special care from the on-site director.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei was a little surprised: "Tang Zheng has a deep affection for River Plate, everyone knows that every time he plays with a player with a River Plate background, he will take the initiative to come forward to chat about family life, but ...... He doesn't seem to be very interested in Mascherano. ”

If Tang Zheng heard He Wei's words, he would definitely say: That's right! I just don't like him.

There's a reason why Mascherano isn't cold.

He was not very fond of some of Mascherano's practices.

There's nothing wrong with going high, but he refused to play for Liverpool before joining Barcelona.

Refusing to play is a taboo for professional footballers.

However, the world has always been a winner, and Mascherano's stain has long since disappeared with Barcelona's victory.

Tang Zheng's attention was not on Mascherano, but on the Barcelona superstar he would face next.

Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets.

The most important is what the media calls one of the two strongest players in football today: Leo Messi!

Playing with a master is the most exciting thing for Tang Zheng to pursue victory.

Perhaps sensing that someone was looking at him, Messi looked up and happened to meet Tang Zheng's eyes.

Tang Zheng did not avoid Messi's gaze, but grinned boldly until Messi was a little embarrassed.

This classic picture was naturally successfully captured by the on-site director.

Duan Huo, the commentator of Yang 5, looked at it and joked: "Tang Zheng is high-spirited, Messi doesn't dare to look at him! haha...... This game in Dortmund is not without chance!"

Harvey, who was standing at the forefront of the team, turned his head to look at Tang Zheng, who was more than 1.9 meters tall, and was a little worried, his intuition had always been accurate, so he had a particularly dangerous feeling after seeing Tang Zheng.

At that moment, Dutch referee Bonn Kujpels walked into the Louis II Stadium with the referee team and players from both sides.

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"Whew-"

The Dortmund and Barcelona fans were divided between the north and the south, yellow and black, red and blue, but the moment the players of both sides stepped onto the pitch, they joined together to burst into a loud cheer.

The live broadcast camera swept over the Louis II Stadium one after another to capture the best shots.

This stadium is unique throughout Europe and around the world.

This is because the stadium includes an office building and even houses the International University of Monaco.

And few people know that the center line of this stadium is pressed on the border between France and Monaco, which means that the two goals of the Stade Louis II are one in France and one in Monaco.

Getting back to business, the handshake between the two sides ended quickly, Tang Zheng, as the captain, came to the referee team to shake hands with Barcelona captain Xavi, and then exchanged team flags and guessed the edge.

"Heads or tails?"

Referee Bonn Kujpels first asked Barcelona, who had been drawn for the away draw.

"The opposite. Harvey guessed casually.

The coin picked up by Bonn Kujpels' right thumb fell on the back of his left hand, exactly the reverse side.

Barcelona won the right to pick the wing, and Dortmund naturally got the right to kick off.

The UEFA Super Cup kick-off time coincides with the regular Champions League fixture, which is 8.45pm UEF.

The so-called yin and yang field is unlikely to occur in this time period, but Xavi, as the captain, still carefully chose the direction of attack in the first half to face the stands where the Dortmund fans were.

Borussia Dortmund fans are known for their frenzy and the first half is not the time to decide the outcome of the game, so the crucial second half will be much less stressful against their own fans.

Tang Zheng didn't think about it that much, he only knew that his side would be the first to kick off in the next game.

After routinely shaking hands again and taking photos with the referee, Tang Zheng returned to his camp and continued to take a group photo.

Immediately afterwards, he pulled forward Lewandowski and Gotze: "Don't be busy with the football after kick-off, get close to me with the ball." ”

Lewandowski and Gotze gave an 'OK' gesture at the same time, indicating that no problem.

"Beep~"

About half a minute later, referee Bonn Kujpels blew the whistle to signal the official start of the 2011 European Super Cup!

"CCTV, now broadcasting for you is the live broadcast of the 2011 UEFA Super Cup, between last season's Champions League winners Barcelona and Europa League winners Borussia Dortmund, with Dortmund kicking off first......"

CCTV 5 commentator He Wei blurted out CCTV's opening remarks.

At the same time, Gotze kicked the ball that Lewandowski knocked over to Tang Zheng outside the arc of the center circle.

Messi and Pedro, who were standing on both wings of the arc of the middle circle, tacitly rushed towards Tang Zheng and went down the mountain to the tigers.

Tang Zheng unhurriedly turned sideways and kicked the ball to Gundogan.

Perhaps it was the huge momentum that erupted on the scene that caused Gundogan to be a little nervous, and his right foot stopped the ball wide!

Messi, who was just trying to sexually harass, suddenly lit up and accelerated!

"Whoa, whoa—"

Suddenly, a huge exclamation rang out over the Louis II Stadium.

However, it came to an abrupt halt after a few tenths of a second, and Gundogan's second reaction was quick, as he fell to the ground and stretched out his foot to poke the ball to Tang Zheng.

He Wei, a central 5 commentator who is still reporting on Dortmund's starting lineup, said with palpitations: "The core of the former Nuremberg midfielder who transferred to Dortmund this summer was a little nervous, but fortunately he reacted quickly enough, otherwise once Messi gets football in this place, it will be an ......absolute disaster."

Pedro saw that the speed of the football rolling towards Tang Zheng was a little fast, and he had a tiger in his heart.

But Tang Zheng seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, and moved his body before receiving the ball, jammed Pedro's forward route in advance, and then let the ball go.

Pedro, who was about to steal the chicken, hit Tang Zheng's rock-solid back, and the stars were shining in his eyes.

Tang Zheng, who had completed the turn, crossed the halfway line, looked up at Gotze, who was retreating, and made a gesture of wanting to pass the ball.

Xavi subconsciously stretched out his left leg, wanting to block Tang Zheng's passing route!

The result?

Tang Zheng used his ankle flexibly to slam the ball down, and the ball passed right between Xavi's legs.

"Whew-"

No sooner had the football passed under Xavi's crotch than the Dortmund fans erupted in hysterical cheers.

Who says Barcelona can show off their skills at their feet?

Our Don is right in front of you!

What's the matter?

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"Beautiful!" Yang 5 commentator He Wei's voice changed, and his voice was raised twice: "Tang Zheng skillfully let the ball pass Pedro, and then faced Xavi's fake fax dunk and passed Xavi's crotch! This duel between captains ended with Tang Zheng winning completely!"

After passing Xavi, Tang Zheng did not continue to dribble the ball, but shook his ankle, and the football reached the feet of Gotze, who ran out of space.

In the past two seasons, Gotze has a delicate technique at his feet, and Busquets does not dare to slack off, he just stands in position and does not press forward.

Dortmund's attack was patient, using Tang Zheng's flexible point of contact to pass back and forth.

Gundogan made a mistake at the beginning of the game and was cautious afterwards.

It wasn't until the 40th second of the game that Gotze sent the ball to right-back Piszczek that Dortmund's attack came to an end.

Piszczek's cross landed a little far behind, and Lewandowski, who was interfered with by Abidal, failed to make a move, and the ball fell limply into Valdés' arms.

Barcelona from defense to attack!

Valdés was ready to throw the ball on the counter-attack, but the Dortmund players, who were still in their own half, did not mean to return to the half quickly, but waited for the rabbit.

Piszczek defended Adriano, Gotze defended Alves, Lewandowski kept an eye on Abidal, Tang Zheng looked at Mascherano and Gundogan went around to defend Xavi......

Messi retreated to respond, and Schmelzer followed closely.

Standing on the sidelines, Pep Guardiola frowned, knowing best about Dortmund's defensive strategy.

This is...... High oppression!

Gundogan started in place of Andrea Pirlo, and that's why!

In the blink of an eye, Valdés was about to pass six seconds with the ball in both hands, and he had no choice but to push the ball forward with his big foot.

Looking at Barcelona's starting eleven, in addition to goalkeeper Valdés, the only players who are more than 1.8 meters tall are Busquets and Abidal, who are now in the backfield, so the football was grabbed by Subotic, who is more than 1.9 meters tall, and he took advantage of the situation to put the ball on to his central defender partner Hummels, who pulled out of position.

Dortmund once again possessed the ball and organized the attack.

It is true that the Barcelona players are skilled at their feet, but the shortcomings of their bodies are exposed under Dortmund's defensive strategy.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif smiled: "Jurgen Klopp's tactics are very reasonable, using the physical advantages and physical quality of young players to completely suppress Barcelona, and they got football again......!

The Barcelona players wanted to get close to the ball carrier quickly and limit the opponent's technical movements, but Klopp had a rigorous pre-match arrangement.

Gundogan and Tang Zheng are very flexible in their movements, and as soon as a Barcelona player approaches, they quickly find Tang Zheng or Gundogan, and then send the ball to the open area.

Because whether it is Gundogan or Tang Zheng, they all have a broad vision and can complete the tasks assigned by Klopp.

And judging from the first five minutes of the game, Dortmund's high press beat Barcelonian's high press!