Chapter 133: Mr. Big Scene
Did Borussia Dortmund play badly? Not bad at all, going out in the first 20 minutes of chaos, then they had an absolute advantage, a suspected goal, luck was not on their side but on the opponent's side. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
So entering the dressing room, Klopp didn't mean to blame his players at all, he was a passionate coach, he was angry and happy, he had expressed it on the sidelines, and besides, he also thought his players played great.
Every player who came in, he hugged them one by one, "Good job!" "Great job!"
'You did a great job today, it was a derby against our arch-rivals Schalke 04 and I'm very happy with what you showed in the first half!' Klopp told the crowd.
'They had a one-goal lead but that wasn't a big deal, we still had chances to score in the second half, so we followed us and kept attacking!'
"Finally, let me tell you that a derby is a derby, and losing is not the end of the world, but I hope we should play with momentum because we are Dortmund because we have more than 80,000 fans standing in the stadium!"
Yes, Klopp doesn't want to lose, but he doesn't want the team to lose the momentum of going forward, and a team without momentum is really not saved, and Dortmund is obviously not there yet.
Barrios sat in his place and didn't say anything, and he didn't know if he had made the wrong choice to come to Dortmund, at least six games without scoring, such a record is too much to say.
He also got a chance in the first half, but he didn't take it or his luck was too bad, he would always be close to the goal, and he was silently scolding God in his heart, damn it, why didn't you let me score.
The 15-minute break passed quickly and the players were back in the game, with Barrios walking towards the dressing room door and thinking too long as he was the last player to play.
"Lucas, you did a good day, don't put too much pressure on yourself, I'll give you some more time in the second half, but I hope you don't rush!" Klopp said behind him.
Barrios nodded and said that he understood that Mr. Coach was finally impatient to wait?!, but he had nothing to say, and no one wanted to continue to bet on a striker who had not scored in many consecutive games.
But he thought about it, Mr. Coach at least treated him well, such as before replacing him like this, he would talk to him.
Jurgen Klopp is really good for Barrios right now, because he doesn't want the 4.2 million euros his team spends on waste, and as a striker, the goal drought in six games is too long, and of course it is longer than that.
Judging from the training, Barrios is still in good shape, if the speed of integration is fast enough, but he can't score on the field, Klopp can't help it, and he can only replace him if he can't score in the second half.
On the opposite side of Schalke 04, Magath made a substitution in the midfield, and he replaced Schmitz with Raphinha.
Schalke 04's midfield was completely out of control in the second half of the first half, and the youngsters still needed some experience, and Schmitz played particularly badly, so it was natural to replace him.
Rakitic still has defensive options in Magath's eyes that do not meet his requirements, so he chose Raphinha, Raphinha was originally playing as a defender, but Magath doesn't care about these, he cares more about Raphinha's balanced offensive and defensive options, it doesn't matter if Rakitic doesn't control the ball, anyway, he made up his mind to play a defensive counterattack in the second half Schalke 04.
Having said that, in fact, he may not be able to attack if he wants to, Dortmund will inevitably strengthen the attack in the second half, and Klopp is not the kind of coach who cowers in Magath's eyes.
He was right, after the start of the second half, Dortmund continued to attack, just four minutes into the game, Dortmund low cross from the left, Zidan near the penalty line to get rid of the defense and shoot, Neuer barely blocked the ball, Tinga's header hit the crossbar, Hajnaul followed up in front of the goal and hit the ball into the goal!
Schalke 04 is not improving on the offense, Zhang Yuan spent his main energy on defense on the field, but his defensive awareness is not so good, often do some useless work, Magath is very anxious below, the two wingers Zhang Yuan and Farfan are not good defensive awareness, the pressure is all given to the midfielder and defenders, the purpose of their existence is to slightly suppress Owomoira and Schmelzer.
However, Owomoira and Schmelzer ignored Klopp's instructions and went up to assist anyway.
After 60 minutes, Magath made another substitution, bringing on Asamoah for goal-scorer Farfan, who was a little unhappy with his substitution, and felt that the team needed him instead of abandoning him in the counter-attack.
However, he can't argue with Magath's decision, he doesn't have that much temper, Asamoah has a much better sense of defense and can fight.
Farfan came down slowly, and Magath didn't rush it, so it was good to delay a little longer.
Dortmund fans were not satisfied, and booed Farfan loudly, and the middle finger and invective did not make Farfan speed up the pace, passing by Tinga's side, Tinga pushed Farfan.
"Hey, you ****, don't delay!" Tinga scolded.
Farfan didn't even reply and ended up slowly, and in the end, he was delayed for a minute.
Jurgen Klopp's side were also ready for a substitution, with Vargas and Grosskreutz coming on for Barrios and Hummels.
There was enough time for Barrios, but Schalke 04's door still couldn't be breached, and he was still out of luck!
It's a signal to continue to strengthen the attack, Klopp needs to score, the players on the pitch know it, Schalke 04 knows it, Magath knows it might be a bit sad today.
But he can't choose to continue like this, and he can only defend, what should he do?!
Dortmund was on the offensive, Schalke 04's defense was crumbling but it didn't fall, Klopp was walking anxiously around the sidelines, and Magath was in the dugout.
But the calm on the surface does not mean the peace of the heart, in fact, there is a big question mark in his heart, Nana's, can he keep it?! He began to lose so much confidence in his lineup.
So Magath thought about it and made substitution adjustments, in the 76th minute, Magath replaced Zhang Yuan with Rakitic, leaving only Kuranyi in the front, at this time Magath believed in the long pass rush, but it was clear that Zhang Yuan was more threatening in the counterattack.
Zhang Yuan has nothing to say about Magath's substitution, his play in the second half is too average, he can't receive the ball a few times, the midfielder gives them too little support on the two wings, and always gives Kulanyi a long pass according to Magath's requirements, which is not particularly good.
Walking to the sidelines and hugging Rakitic, Zhang Yuan said in Rakitic's ear: "Come on, Ivan!"
Rakitic nodded, saying that he would do his best to help the team win this game.
Back on the bench, Zhang Yuan sat next to Farfan, who watched the game with Erlang's legs crossed, and saw Zhang Yuan come over and slap Zhang Yuan.
"Thank you for the pass, buddy!" Farfan thanked Zhang Yuan again, he had already thanked him on the pitch in the dressing room, this was the third time he had thanked him, and of course this goal was special.
"Well, no thanks!
"It feels good!" said Farfan with a wide mouth, already holding back the little emotion he had just had.
For the two of them, the game is over, but Schalke 04 is not over, the two of them also pay attention to the game after sitting down, Zhang Yuan is more focused, and Farfan is not so concerned.
Borussia Dortmund didn't give up until the last minute and created plenty of chances, but it wasn't just Barrios who were out of luck, as the team as a whole was unlucky today, losing again to Schalke 04 at home after the referee's whistle.
Zhang Yuan who is their full nemesis, there is Zhang Yuan in them did not win the Ruhr derby once, today he did not score, but contributed a key pass to Dortmund swallowed the bitter fruit of defeat.
The two commentators of the sports station also laughed that Dortmund and Bayern Munich are Zhang Yuan's favorite opponents, and Zhang Yuan seems to be particularly energetic against them, and he can be called Mr. Big Scene. (To be continued.) )