Klopp has this spectrum in his heart, first of all, he doesn't think his team is worse than Schalke 04, in his opinion, a strong team should at least have such an attribute, when encountering a weak team, do not lose points when it is time to get points, and try to score when encountering the same level or even stronger than himself. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

But Schalke 04 is not such a team, no matter what period it is, they often lose points inexplicably on weak teams, and of course they often lose points inexplicably on strong teams, which is not the performance of a strong team at all.

So in Klopp's mind, he doesn't think Schalke 04, which is now at the top of the standings, is a strong team, he thinks Schalke 04 can have all this thanks to Zhang Yuan, without Zhang Yuan, they will definitely not get so many points.

Klopp thinks that Zhang Yuan is already the kind of person who can change the game by himself, so Zhang Yuan failed to appear in the starter, and Klopp felt much more relaxed.

Many fans now know that Zhang Yuan did not appear in the starter, and most of them thought that Zhang Yuan might still have a small injury, and the head coach Magath was conservative and did not arrange for him to start.

Hoffman and Joseph didn't go to the box today, but watched the game from the stands like the rest of the fans, because it was more feeling.

Hoffman doesn't think it's normal for Zhang Yuan to be a substitute, because Zhang Yuan has always told him that the injury has healed, so why doesn't Magath go to him?

"Hey, Zhang Yuan, do you think we're going to win the game today?!" Draxler asked with concern, he didn't really have much confidence in today's game, because Zhang Yuan didn't play, and this Dortmund is no longer the Dortmund that was in chaos two years ago.

Borussia Dortmund had accumulated 39 points before this game and were fifth in the table, the highest ranking in the same period in recent years, and Klopp's transformation of the team after taking over was slow but successful, and their ranking is rising year by year.

The strength of the team can no longer be measured by the old eyes, with the experience of young players increasing, Klopp's team has the strength to compete with Schalke 04, and Dortmund's own strength was inferior to Schalke 04 in the past.

It's different now, Draxler asked.

"They're good at pressing high and attacking fast, and we have to stabilize our defense first! Of course I'm optimistic that we'll win!" Zhang Yuan said.

After answering Draxler, Zhang Yuan focused his attention on the court, because the game had already begun.

Magath did not let the players stabilize the defense first, but played against Dortmund, straight to the point, without the slightest temptation and hesitation.

Today's starting 442 released by Magath is no longer a diamond-shaped position, but a parallel position.

Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer

Defender: Raphinha Diganh Wedersschmitz

Midfielders: Sanchez Rakitic, Krugfalfan

Forward: Edukuranyi

Raphinha came back, naturally there was no Gao Jun's position, Edu was the first time to start in Schalke 04, he played the position of Zhang Yuan on the field before, the second striker, although Edu had been in the weak team for a long time, but in fact, as a Spaniard, his foot skills are quite good, so Magath used him in this game.

But compared with Zhang Yuan, it is clear that the ability value is one size smaller, and the speed, dribbling, shooting, and passing indicators are not as good as Zhang Yuan, and this is the first start, and it is in the derby, it is very difficult to say whether he can play this position well.

Borussia Dortmund's Klopp also sent a 442 formation.

Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller

Defenders: Owomoye, Rahumels, Subotic, Schmelzer

Midfielder: Shaheen, Grosskreuz, Sven, De Kouba

Forward: Zidanbaldés

After playing for a few minutes, Zhang Yuan found that Dortmund's position was not a parallel position, and their formation was more like 4231

The midfielders were Shaheen and Sven Bender, the midfielders and wingers were Zidan, Kuba, Grosskreutz, and only one Valdés in front.

But Klopp not only used the wingers on both sides as wide breakers, Klopp deliberately mentioned Zidan back a little, on the one hand, in order to pull Schalke 04's defense, and on the other hand, to let Kuba, Grosskreutz and Valdés form a three-forward formation to put pressure on Schalke 04.

However, due to Barrios' cumulative yellow card suspension, Valdés, who came off the bench, is not very tall, and he is not a strong center forward like Barrios, so it is difficult to say whether he can get the expected effect.

The atmosphere of the derby is quite red-hot, so as soon as the game starts, the players on both sides are fighting for every inch of land, and the midfielders on the field have a feeling that it is difficult for them to control the ball.

In such a fierce situation, the ball is the best choice for every player, Magath and Klopp can be described as-for-tat, Klopp is used to using the tactics of high pressing.

The same is true for Schalke 04 today, with Kuranyi and Edu running up front and putting pressure on Dortmund's defence, but their effect is far less than that of Dortmund.

Because of the tactic of high pressing, Magath is rarely used in ordinary times, the striker participates in the interception of the front court and the team's high pressing tactics are two different things, usually we see the striker in the front court is always very active in the front of the interception, this just means that the striker is involved in the defense of the front court, it has the effect of forcing the ball carrier to make mistakes or hurry up the ball, but such interception generally requires luck, and few defenders make mistakes under such a pressing.

But high pressing is different, the team's entire formation will move forward, and the opponent's ball route will be blocked in the front court, and if the defenders stick the ball too much, then it is easy to make mistakes.

A team with good skills and excellent defenders will not easily lose the ball, but like Schalke 04, or like Dortmund, they have more options to get the ball out as soon as possible.

The biggest problem with Schalke 04's high pressing is that the three lines are disjointed and the ball line cannot be blocked, so the effect is not as good as Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund is different, Klopp is more good at such tactics, Schalke 04's defenders can often only open big under such pressure, and the team plays English football through and through.

But this style of play has been beneficial to Schalke 04, the back line does not need to press too high, and so far today, Schalke 04 has a better success rate in header duels, and Schalke 04 can still get a chance to shoot.

On the other hand, Dortmund's side did not have much advantage in possession, after all, under the fierce pressing of the opponent, the passing error rate also increased a lot. This is only one aspect, the other aspect is Schalke 04's high-flying style of play, which kept the defensive system relatively intact, and Dortmund failed to get few shots on goal.

Klopp, who was wearing glasses, touched his beard on the sidelines, thinking about countermeasures, he was thinking that this can change the situation, originally Schalke 04's traditional strength is defense, Dortmund lacks a strong center forward in front, Barrios, and the tactics are much more monotonous.

Jurgen Klopp couldn't think of a good solution, Dortmund had to open up the situation with a short pass today, and the header was clearly not dominant, all he could do was pray that the team could play the usual stormy attack.

Dortmund's stormy attack, even if the opponent is in a position, he can still rely on his position to rush the opponent's defense into pieces, a few charges down, and even let the opponent take the initiative to make mistakes.

"So far, the scene has not been good! It's just that the game is more intense than usual!" said He Wei of the sports station as he commented on the game.

As the two representatives of Liuyang, this Ruhr derby in China is no less concerned than in Germany, and many fans would like to see Zhang Yuan and Gao Jun start, but the fact is that in such a highlight, both of them are sitting on the bench.

It doesn't matter if Gao Jun sits on the bench, everyone has nothing to say, but Zhang Yuan, who has been in good form recently, was put on the bench, which made everyone very unhappy.

Even though He Wei, the commentator of the sports station, said that Zhang Yuan may not have fully recovered from his injury and sat on the bench, domestic fans did not appreciate it and scolded Schalke 04 coach Magath on the Internet. )