71. Chapter 71
The first round of matches after the Bundesliga winter break will start on January 27, and Dortmund will face none other than Bayern Munich, who have been in poor form this season.
This boss-level team that has dominated German football for a long time will be particularly motivated no matter which team they meet, and this season coincides with Bayern's recent poor form, and anyone wants to taste what it is like to beat it.
In the first half of the season, Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich 2-1 at the Allianz Arena.
This return to Westphalia is the first game since the winter break, and everyone will be hoping to get off to a good start in the second half of the season.
In order not to let the team behind them catch up, Dortmund is unwilling to lose even a point, and Bayern Munich cannot afford to lose, otherwise there is even a danger of falling out of the European zone.
The evening's game will start shortly after, and the entire Bayern team has already arrived at the Westphalen Stadium by bus.
Bayern's poor record this season, their head coach Magath has also become the target of public criticism, the black cauldron on his shoulders is pressing on him one after another, and rumors of dismissal are flying all over the sky.
At the pre-match press conference in the afternoon, reporters from all walks of life did not consider his mood at all, and all kinds of direct, euphemistic, and questions around "class" bombarded the iron-fisted coach's face so blue that he almost got up and left the table.
Things didn't get any better in the evening, and as soon as Magath appeared, long-awaited reporters flocked to him.
'Hargreaves has publicly expressed his desire to move to England, is his move to Manchester United this summer a foregone conclusion?'
"Pizarro had publicly expressed his desire for a raise two days ago and if Bayern could not meet his demands then he would leave ......"
"Mr. Magat! Bayern's top brass seems to have given you an ultimatum, if you don't win this game, you're about to lose your position! ”
Magath moved faster with a blank face, ignoring the reporter's advocacy until the reporter, who didn't know which media outlet, brought up the issue of jobs again, and he finally stopped.
"It seems that your source is wrong, Mr. Journalist, I will continue to coach Bayern regardless of the outcome of the game."
With that, Magath turned and walked into Westphalia, no matter how much the reporters screamed behind him.
It just so happened that Dortmund's bus arrived two minutes after the Bayern bus arrived, and Yan Jing, who was sitting in the front seat, completely watched Magath being chased and intercepted by reporters from the window. After he walked out, he and the players heard Magath say that he would never leave class.
Coentron slipped up to Yan Jing's side, covered his mouth with his hand and asked in a low voice.
"Boss, do you think Magath will get out of class?"
Yan Jing walked forward as he quickly signed autographs for the fans lined up in a long row beside him, freeing up his free time to glance at Coentrão.
"What do you care about this?"
Coentrão followed behind Yan Jing with a fart: "It's just pure curiosity!" ”
Then you can't ask here, don't you see that there are camera recorders all around.
Yan Jing didn't say anything, and threw a "I'll talk about it later" look at the Portuguese behind him, hoping that Coentrão would realize that the current occasion was not suitable for asking about related matters. But Coentrão just stared at him with a pair of big innocent eyes, as if wondering why Yan Jing hadn't told him the answer, apparently not aware of the occasion at all.
Yan Jing sighed, and he helplessly reached out and patted the other party's head: "Let's go in first." ”
"Oh......" Coentrão touched the place where Yan Jing had been photographed, and soon followed the large group into the stadium.
In the German television studio, Dicker and Martin Faye are discussing Bayern's poor results this season.
"Martin, what do you think is the biggest reason for Bayern Munich's poor results this season?"
"Injuries are one of them, French defender Ismael was seriously injured early after the start of the season and announced that the season was scrapped; Midfielders Hargreaves, Deisler, Sauer and striker Santa Cruz have also been plagued by injuries on and off, which has posed a great challenge to Magath's line-up. ”
Feye is clear about the reasons.
"Although Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga last season, the overall age structure of the team has long been apparent. However, FC Bayern has not found a suitable solution and replacement, resulting in the current situation of old players and young players. Now it seems that their transfer operation in the summer window is definitely not a success. ”
Dicker seems to have a problem with Faye's claims.
"Really? However, there are many fans who don't see it that way, because Bayern has a number of German national team hopefuls in their squad, and they all had excellent performances in last year's World Cup......"
"There is no doubt that they are the hope of Germany's future." Faye shook his head, "But just looking at this season, they are very affected by the World Cup syndrome. So far, only Lahm has been in the middle of the pack, while Podolski and Schweinsteiger's form has fluctuated a lot and they haven't played as well as they should. ”
The two chatted enthusiastically about Bayern, not even noticing that the players on both sides had entered the stadium through the players' tunnel, and did not react until the director behind the camera reminded them.
"The race is about to begin! The starting lineup of the home team Dortmund has been shown on the big screen, the goalkeeper is Weidenfeller, the back line is Dede, Thiago Silva, Thuram and Lichtsteiner shoulder the heavy responsibility, midfielders Yaya Toure and Shaheen guard the waist, Ribery, Sneijder and David Silva are in the midfield, and David Villa is at the front! ”
"On the side of the away team Bayern Munich, the goalkeeper is still the 'lion king' Kahn, the central defenders are Lucio and Van Bitten, Sagnol and Lahm are on both sides, the midfielders Salihamidzic, Fürstner, Van Bommel and Schweinsteiger have become the starters, and the forward line is an old and small combination like Mackaega Podolski."
Yan Jing still remembers very clearly that in the 2004/05 season, Dortmund's head coach at that time was still Dutchman Van Marwijk.
That time, they visited the Allianz Arena, only to be beaten 5-0 by Bayern. It was because of this game that Van Marwijk was forced to resign, and his managerial career officially began.
"It's game on! Borussia Dortmund, who played at home, wore yellow and black jerseys, and the away team Bayern Munich wore red and white jerseys, and they attacked from left to right first! ”
Sitting on the bench, Yan Jing's expression was calm, even in the face of an opponent like Bayern, there were few fluctuations in his heart.
From the initial disguise of hiding nervousness, to now being calm before the game, no matter what opponent you face...... Yan Jing doesn't know if he can be considered a qualified head coach, but at least he knows that he is growing.
The ball was held at the feet of Bayern midfielder Van Bommel and Yaya Toure moved quickly to block Van Bommel in his way.
In the targeted training a few days ago, Yan Jing handed over the task of defending Van Bommel to Toure.
Toure kept a close eye on Van Bommel's every move, wary as a fox, and recalled the points that Yan Jing had emphasized to him earlier.
- Van Bommel has a good overall view, balanced offensive and defensive ability, full of body, similar to Pirlo, and is the most important conductor of Bayern's midfield. If he can be trapped, then Bayern's offensive and defensive scheduling will inevitably show problems.
-- His one-kick through ball is dangerous and sometimes makes a good long-range shot. However, his dribbling skills are a bit rough, and if you can get the timing right, it won't be difficult to break the ball from his feet.
- It is also important to note that although he is gentle off the court, he is easily provoked on the court and acts irrationally to lead him to cards. Yaya, you can take advantage of this appropriately.
Yan Jing's words had already been deeply imprinted in Toure's mind, and he quickened his pace to wrap up Van Bommel who wanted to shake him off.
Frontal breakthroughs weren't Van Bommel's forte, and the Dutchman's first instinct was to protect the ball first, so he subconsciously turned his back to Toure to find a pass first.
Toure glanced at the referee in front of him to make sure that the referee couldn't see what was happening between Van Bommel's back and the almost tight gap in front of him, and secretly moved his hand down......
Van Bommel chose to pass the ball to Schweinsteiger, who took the initiative to pick it up, but before he could get up, suddenly the strong grip on his buttocks through the autumn pants made him subconsciously agitated, and the ball kicked out was also crooked.
Van Bommel felt a chill in his heart, but he didn't have time to turn back to Toure to settle scores, because Saheen next to Toure had already been alert to cut off the way of football before the unprepared Schweinsteiger.
Toure was so quick that neither the linesman nor the referee saw his move. Seeing Shaheen break the ball, he immediately moved forward and stopped pestering Van Bommel.
'Shaheen dribbled forward, but he didn't dribble too much and got the ball to David Silva in front of him!'
As soon as Silva received the ball, Bayern's young rookie Felsner rushed to the scene.
Born in 1987, Fürstner joined the Bayern Academy in 1998 and signed a four-year professional contract with Bayern Munich last summer.
Less than halfway through the season, at the age of twenty, he finally got his first starting position.
It's just that this doesn't mean how talented and brilliant he is, but Bayern's midfield injury, walking, Magath is really unavailable.
"Bayern have had a really bad season because they still have three injuries in midfield, Hargreaves will not be back until next week, Sauer and Deisler are both old injuries, day after day, and it is not clear when their injuries will heal."
Dicker's narration really poked the bloody wounds of the Bayern fans, and their hearts hurt so much that they could barely breathe.
Think about Deisler and Sauer at the beginning, which were once the two most promising and spiritual genius midfielders in Germany!
But while God gave them aura, he also sent bad luck from constant injuries and illnesses......
God is jealous of talents, God is jealous of talents!
In Yan Jing's opinion, Filstner was too immature.
Not to mention comparing him to the three attacking midfielders on Dort, even if Gotze is allowed to compete, Filstner may not be able to win.
Magath looked at the situation on the field with a solemn expression.
He has been in football for many years, and he has seen waves of young players, and Filstner is not at the level of a starter, how can he not know this kind of thing?
But what can he do, is it possible to improvise or clone a super player who is not injured?
Bayern's top brass has spoken to him and said that he understands the situation and that the club will definitely do their best to support him.
But Magath actually knows very well in his heart that support is only temporary, and if you can't get your grades, you still have to get out.
Silva faced Fürstner, who still looked a little nervous, and lowered his waist to shake the opponent out of his center of gravity with two or three strokes. Then he lifted the ball forward with the tip of his shoe, rotated sideways 180 degrees to follow the movement of the ball, and went straight into the hinterland from the ribs of the Bayern half.
"Oh! Nice break! David Silva's series of moves gave us a glimpse of the delicate skills that the Spanish players are proud of! He burst into the penalty area, Lucio and Van Bitten were ready to defend, but Ribery and Sneijder had already arrived, and there was still Villa's deposit in the box! ”
The hearts of the Dort fans at the Westphalian Stadium were beating fast.
How would David Silva choose?