Chapter 118: Long Passing on the Outer Instep
Sevilla are Dortmund's toughest opponent since the European competition, and the two sides have not met in the past, so the media's assessment of the game is also ambiguous, and it is impossible to see which is stronger and which is weaker. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
But judging from the league performance, it is undoubtedly Dortmont who are superior.
Considering the next domestic league in the Europa League, many Dortmund players have been retained, as they will welcome Bayern Munich, who are looking to rebound strongly after the Europa League.
In addition, the Europa League has always started after the Champions League matchday, and Dortmund has one less day off than Bayern Munich when the game time remains unchanged when the game time remains unchanged.
In a crucial game, the problem of having an extra day off and a day off is obvious.
Although Klopp repeatedly told the players not to focus too much on Bayern before the game, the players still had reservations in their subconscious.
The past 2009-2010 season was unbeaten against Bayern Munich, and they both want to continue this glorious tradition in the new 2010-2011 season.
It just so happens that it is this subtlety that makes the Dortmund players suffer a little bit and lose money, which leads to a lack of concentration in the game.
As Fabiano's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Tang Zheng on the ground, he tugged on the captain's armband with his right hand and roared at his out-of-form teammates: "Remember our goals for the new season?"
The teammates looked at Tang Zheng one after another, slightly stunned, and countless question marks popped up in their heads.
But Tang Zheng's next words made them realize something.
"Give me the focus of the game, it's the game! Don't think too far ahead! We need to win against Sevilla FC first, not Bayern Munich!!"
Tang Zheng spoke loudly, and the players in the Dortmund defense area could hear it clearly.
Usually Tang Zheng gives them the feeling that he is very talkative, especially righteous, and usually stands up for revenge when he encounters the opponent's behavior in the game, plus he is now the team's veritable number one star, and his voice in the locker room is very heavy, so his teammates will listen, and this time it is still the case.
Ten minutes into the game, manager Jurgen Klopp was unhappy with his players' performance.
It stands to reason that they should have an absolute advantage at the Westphal Stadium, but since the start of the game, it is the visiting team Sevilla that has taken the initiative.
If it weren't for Tang Zheng's outstanding performance in the past ten minutes, it is estimated that the team's score would have fallen behind.
Since Tang Zheng scored goals and assists in the German national derby and the Ruhr derby, many media have forgotten that his housekeeping skill is actually defense, and even the visiting Sevilla have ignored it.
Antonio Alvarez's key task before the game was to limit Tang Zheng's offensive play, and the focus on the offensive end was not obvious, but the extremely fast Navas was asked to focus on the left side of Schmelzer's defense.
However, Tang Zheng's continuous appearance in key defensive positions under the overall sluggish performance of the Dortmund backline made him realize that Tang Zheng's defensive awareness is not inferior to his offensive ability.
Just as Klopp was about to say something to the players on the field, the team gradually returned to normal under Tang Zheng's roar.
Looking at Tang Zheng, who had once again completed the sliding tackle on the ground, Klopp nodded secretly.
Due to the distance just now, he didn't hear what Tang Zheng said, but he could guess a rough idea.
This...... is the reason why he strongly advocated for Tang Zheng to become the third captain of the team.
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As the Borussia Dortmund players at home returned to normal, the Sevilla players, who had been in the driver's seat, felt a little tight, and they were playing more and more uncomfortable.
Dortmund's defensive strategy in the Bundesliga is to move quickly between each other to form a local defense with more defense, so as to effectively cut passes and direct breaks.
The Sevilla players had the feeling that they were going to be running into Barcelona rather than Borussia Dortmund as they switched from defence to attack.
In fact, there is a big difference between the two teams, Barcelona's high pressing is to keep the ball, while Dortmund's high pressing is to achieve an efficient counter-attack.
Therefore, the Sevilla players are very tired, they are often forced to speed up when they switch from attack to defense, and the lack of relaxation leads to the wrong rhythm.
Slowly, in the frenzied atmosphere of Westphalia, Dortmund organized wave after wave of effective offensives.
The Dortmund fans in the stands were particularly excited, and their cheers rose one after another.
The performance of the fans and the performance of the players are inherently complementary, and now that the team is performing, there is no reason for the fans to be sluggish.
In particular, the team's recent performances have been extremely good and must be commended.
Antonio Alvarez stood on the sidelines pacing back and forth, looking up at the pitch from time to time, his brow showing a palpable look of concern.
The live director took an opportunity to switch cameras and deliberately focused on the Sevilla manager.
German Sky commentator Marcel Leif laughed: "After the first 10 minutes of the slump, Dortmund returned to their familiar rhythm of attack and defence, and I wanted to ...... That's exactly what Sevilla coach Antonio Alvarez fears. ”
The implication is that Borussia Dortmund are back in their rhythm and Sevilla are in trouble next!
Really!
Tang Zheng received Barrios' header outside the penalty area, and then came directly with a volley without stopping the ball!
“boom~”
The soccer ball made a crisp, muffled sound.
Central defender Navarro flew to block without touching the football, and the ball slid in mid-air in a clear arc towards the goal!
Goalkeeper Palop looked at the ball in the corner of the goal and even gave up the save, turning his head to keep the ball out of his sight.
"Bang!"
The ball with a clear outer arc did not crash into the snow-white net, but hit the outer edge of the post on the right side of the goal, out of the bottom line.
"Whoa, whoa—"
The Dortmund fans, who raised their arms to celebrate the goal, had to switch their voices, and a tsunami of regret swept through the stadium.
Palop yelled at his teammates at the back: "Focus on me, don't let Don get a chance to get his feet!
Tang Zheng covered his mouth with a look of regret, his eyes widened, and he rolled his eyes at the home goal post - eating inside and out!
The Sevilla goalkeeper spoke his native Spanish, and Tang Zheng could hear it clearly, and he was relatively sorry that he had accepted the reality after a short psychological adjustment, and grinned at the same time.
If you really focus too much on your own performance, then the team is not far from scoring.
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The game entered 20 minutes, and the score remained unchanged.
Sevilla FC FC have become more and more low-key as Dortmund's tempo has picked up at both ends of the pitch, shifting from attacking to defensive.
And Sevilla have become extra concerned about Tang Zheng, which makes Dortmund's attack always feel less inspired.
Sven Bender's presence is a midfield sweep, in the final analysis, he is a blue-collar who does dirty work, Shahin's back insertion and transfer of the ball is indeed eye-catching, but his long-range shooting skills are still a little worse than Tang Zheng.
If the hit rate does not come up, it is tantamount to squandering the offensive opportunity.
So the game entered a stalemate, and no one could help anyone.
However, the frenzied atmosphere at Westphalen Stadium has not changed, and after eight years of European competition, Dortmund fans have been choking enough, and the passion continues, and the frenzy continues to rise.
In particular, the hallowed South Stand, where the atmosphere is the source of the entire stadium, leads all Dortmund fans to unleash their energy and cheer on the team, thus bursting with great energy.
In the 33rd minute, Tang Zheng did not stand up to the double back Shahin and Sven Bender when the team attacked, but consciously retreated to organize the attack.
The knock-on effect of Tang Zheng's retreat was huge, as Sevilla's defenders didn't know what to do.
If you keep up with Tang Zheng, there will be a large vacuum in front of the central defender.
But if he doesn't defend Tang Zheng, the defenders in the midfield and backfield are a little overwhelmed.
Antonio Alvarez frowned, standing still and watching the sudden change of situation on the field, his brain racing at high speed, thinking about how to break the game.
But the players on the pitch couldn't wait, and they became more and more impatient in the face of Dortmund's back and forth.
The defensive formation slowly moved closer to Tang Zheng's area, so that there were not enough defenders on the other side.
It didn't take long for the football to come to Tang Zheng's feet again, and Romarik and Zokola looked at each other and decided to put pressure on Tang Zheng forward and prevent him from calmly organizing the attack.
At the same time, Tang Zheng violently shook the ball to the right and shook the angle, and passed the ball to Shahin, who was inserted behind.
Romarik froze in place, and Jokola rushed towards Shaheen, who received the ball.
However, instead of dribbling forward of his own, Shaheen stepped the ball back with the sole of his right foot.
Suddenly, a huge cheer erupted in the sky above Westfalfa Stadium.
Because football came to Tang Zheng's forward route, Romaric didn't have time to think about it and accelerated away.
Navas, who was adducted in the defensive ribs, accelerated the frequency of his leg swings and rushed towards Tang Zheng.
But Tang Zheng didn't mean to take the ball, he directly picked up his right foot and used the outside instep to kick the ball to his own side to attack the right side.
Due to Kuba's inward cut, Sevilla left-back Dabo followed in, so that the left side of the defense was in a large gap.
Tang Zheng's non-stop ball on the outside of his right foot was very ornamental and inaccurate, and the ball drew a clear outside-to-inside arc in mid-air, and then found Polish defender Piszczek on the right high-speed set.
"Wow ~ accurate outside instep long pass!"
German Sky commentator Marcel Leif shouted.
Piszczek was very fast, and he stretched out his feet to stop the ball on the run.
Dabo clearly didn't expect Piszczek to move forward so resolutely, and by the time he realized that Piszczek had stopped too late.
Central defender Navarro hurriedly came out to make up for the defense and compressed Piszczek's passing space.
At that moment, Borussia Dortmund's Barrios, Grosskreutz, Kuba and Shaheen fired in unison towards the Sevilla penalty area.
(To be continued.) )