Chapter 129: Cruise Missiles
"Whoa, whoa—"
When Tang Zheng stabbed the ball at Schurrle's feet from the side, a huge exclamation erupted over the Coface Arena. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Dortmund's high pressing has chilled countless hostile fans this season, and now Mainz fans seem to feel the same and look very nervous.
Schmelzer, who had the ball, didn't stick to the ball, he knocked the ball straight to Gotze, and then accelerated towards the baseline without hesitation, bringing away a defender.
In just two seconds, Mainz went through two phases - from defense to attack to attack to attack.
They are not used to this kind of rhythm, but Dortmund have played very skillfully, and their ability to play an eight-game winning streak and a twelve-game winning streak in all competitions this season is directly related to this high-pressing tactic.
Mainz coach Tuchel, who was standing on the sidelines, was particularly anxious, and he studied Dortmund's high-pressing tactics before the game, so he asked his players not to concede goals from defense to attack, but ......
Just after switching from defense to attack, Dortmund broke the ball in the midfield, which is fatal in terms of offensive and defensive conversion!
Schmelzer's run after passing the ball made Mainz right-back Nico Bonjett not dare to adduct too much to help Götze, so Götze, who got the football, could face centre-back Nicols Nowitzki one-on-one in the first place.
Nichols Nowitzki is over 1.9 meters tall and his ability to move on his feet is no match for Gotze's agility.
Gotze, who received the football, didn't spend too much time on the technical tricks at his feet, taking advantage of the start to flick the ball to the right, shaking off the space and then giving the ball to Barrios, who had his back to goal.
Barrios held another centre-back, Holterby, and instead of taking the ball and turning around from the penalty spot, Barrios played back to Gotze, who was running laterally.
As he was running, Götze got space to shoot and he picked up his right foot when he met the rolling ball.
Götze's shot selection was excellent, the ball rolled quickly against the turf towards the far corner of the goal, and goalkeeper Witcolo made a save, but Götze had no choice but to shoot from a tricky angle, and the ball completely grazed his fingers and rolled into the net......
Although Dortmund's goal was neither Tang Zheng's goal nor Tang Zheng's assist, Duan Huo, the central 5 commentator, was still excited: "Dortmund's goal is completely derived from Tang Zheng's decisive grabbing, and his just right time is the core of Dortmund's goal!"
German Sky commentator Marcel Leif agrees: "Mario Gotze's ability in this wave of attacks is amazing, but Dortmund's goal came from their core Don, without his tackles with passes, there would be no Dortmund lead on the road." ”
At the same time, the live director's camera was given to Dortmund's manager Jurgen Klopp.
He was a little different from the past, and this time the team's goal was not celebrated, but simply stood on the sidelines and clapped his hands.
Marcel Leif who saw this scene said: "It seems that Klopp's success at Dortmund has not forgotten that he came from Mainz, and he is very familiar with this city and this stadium......"
As the most played player and longest-serving coach at the stadium, Jurgen Klopp has a deep attachment to everything about the stadium.
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With Mainz trailing by a goal at home, head coach Thomas Tuchel had to reinvent his planned tactics and try to equalise in the shortest possible time.
Because freedom can only overtake the score in the case of an equalizer!
He doesn't deny that there is a huge gap between them, but he wants his team to work hard at home to get the three points.
Every manager has a championship dream and Thomas Tuchel is no exception.
A young marshal of his age is in the stage of youth and frivolity, and his ambition is greater than that of any coach!
With the change in Tuchel's tactics, the strengthening of Tang Zheng's attack has become weak, after all, there are only so many people on the field, and adding one more attacking player means one less person to defend.
This is the result of no complete way.
If you want to score goals, you have to sacrifice a certain amount of defense.
Tang Zheng lacked a targeted defense, he was like a wild horse on the loose, and Dortmund's attack immediately seemed to enter the high-speed channel.
Marcel Leif, a German Sky commentator, said: "This is the real Don!!"
Tuchel's brow furrowed, clearly hesitating at the state of affairs his side was facing.
The score is behind, and the offense is a tactic that must be executed,
But defending Tang Zheng should also be on the agenda.
In the end, he still relented and attacked!
Under normal circumstances, Tuchel would have made the right choice.
Losing one goal at home doesn't make any difference to two, only scoring goals can help you get points when you're behind.
Moreover, the Mainz that stepped up the offensive is the real Mainz!
They played their own attacking routines, which made it a bit difficult for the visiting Dortmund.
Of course, it's just a struggle.
In the case of Tang Zheng playing as a front midfielder, Dortmund is actually equal to the coexistence of three back midfielders.
Thomas Tuchel's Mainz side has a bit of a Barcelona flavor, emphasizing one-foot action and penetration in the middle, while Dortmund's attack is difficult to penetrate into dangerous areas when Dortmund has Tang Zheng, Shahin and Sven Bender in the middle.
Soon, Dortmund slowly adapted to Mainz's attacking routine and began to fight back.
Borussia Dortmund's ability to score so many goals so far this season is directly related to the diversity of the attack in midfield, in addition to high pressing.
Everyone knows that Tang Zheng's position on the field is a forward midfielder, and his playing position is not fixed.
Sometimes they organize attacks and long-range shots from outside the penalty area, but there are also many times they get into attacking battles.
Left-back Schmelzer and Tang Zheng have long developed a tacit understanding and his crosses are very accurate.
Piszczek, who replaced Owomoela as Dortmund's main right wing-back, was also accurate in his crosses, delivering dangerous crosses after Tang Zheng entered the box.
"Whew-"
With the chanting that erupted from the Coface Arena, Tang Zheng hit the goal with a powerful header from the back.
Because Tang Zheng's header was full of power and the angle was tricky, goalkeeper Wittcolo even gave up making a save.
But...... Tang Zheng's powerful header in pursuit of angle grazed the outer edge of the goal post on the right side of the goal and smashed the billboard behind the goal.
"--Oh-oh!"
The football deflected off the post, and the Mainz fans at the Coface Arena let out a long exhale, and the heart that hung in their throats finally sank again.
If you're two goals down at home, you're hating it and you can't play.
Duan Huo, the commentator of Yang 5, said very regretfully: "It's a pity!"
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In the 73rd minute, Mainz, who were playing at home, used up two other substitutions to try to equalise for the remainder of the game.
Jurgen Klopp made a quick decision, and Lewandowski replaced Barrios to maintain the threat of Mainz at the back.
Lewandowski has a wider range of activities and a more well-rounded technical ability than Barrios.
After Lewandowski left the penalty area, Tang Zheng was able to play the role of a center forward in the penalty area, and his fighting ability was perfectly reflected at this time.
Of course, this tactic is not played very often, and they will only choose if the attack is relatively close.
In the blink of an eye, the 10th round of the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season has come to an end.
Mainz, playing at home, continued to attack Dortmund's half under the shouts of the fans, and Schurrle won the ball on the left side of the attack to try to break through.
However, he was met with a strong interception from Piszczek and had no choice but to barely cross.
The ball did not come to the area controlled by his own striker, but was very dashing by Humelzer to stop the ball on the back of the goalkeeper Weidenfeller.
At the same time, Tang Zheng immediately ran to the right side of the defense.
Weidenfeller, who received the football, saw Tang Zheng stretching out his hand to ask for the ball, and he threw the ball over without hesitation.
The camera of the live broadcast then shifted to the left side of Mainz's attack, that is, the right side of Dortmund's defense.
No one expected Dortmund to attack quickly after this defense, so the Mainz midfielders did not pay attention to Tang Zheng's movements at the first time.
By the time they noticed Tang Zheng as the football fell, it was too late.
Tang Zheng naturally stretched out his right foot to stop the football, and turned to face Mainz to defend the half.
Gotze on the left and Kuba on the right accelerated at the same time, and Lewandowski, who was at the front of the attack, also ran towards the Mainz defensive space.
Kali Juri, who was closest to Tang Zheng, rushed over, ignoring whether it was too late.
"This is—" Marcel Leif saw Tang Zheng receiving the football, and shouted violently: "-Opportunity!"
Noticing his teammate's running position, Tang Zheng did not give Calijuri a chance to get closer, and he chose to make a long pass with a big foot.
The ball flew into the air like a cruise missile, flying over most of the pitch and onto the left side of Dortmund's attack.
Götze, who came off the bench in the second half, was full of energy, and he stretched out his foot to stop the ball comfortably in front of him during the run!
Centre-back Holterby, who was at the back, opted to fight and retreat before his team-mates could get back into position, but Gotze, who was agile and quick at his feet, didn't give him that chance.
Both Kooba and Lewandowski were consciously attacking on the right side of the attack, which led to the untidy Mainz backline's focus on the left side.
As a result, Gotze singled out Holterby on the left side of the attack.
Gotze, who had entered the 30-meter area, made a feint to sway his upper body inward, tricking the tall Holt into making an early move.
Gotze slammed the ball forward to the left with the inside of his right instep, and in order to avoid a foul, he deliberately went around half a meter to the left.
Holterby subconsciously made a tackle on the ground, but the speed of the ball was still a little slow.
Then, he could only watch as Götze burst past.
"Single Knife!!"
Yang 5 commentator Duan stood up from the commentary seat and shouted.