Chapter 41 No gifts will be accepted for the holidays this year

"Dortmund is missing Pang Hao and Aubameyang, and it feels like their strength has dropped a notch. It's a pity that I didn't seize the two opportunities once of the pen www.biquge.info! A football reporter on the sidelines said to a friend.

"It's actually quite difficult to seize these two opportunities. The first one requires strong strength and explosiveness, and the second requires flexible positioning and forward awareness, which is really not something that ordinary people can do. His friend replied.

"You said that if Pang Hao is on the field, is it possible to seize these two opportunities?" The first reporter asked.

"It's hard to say the second chance, but the first is very likely." His friend replied, "Pang Hao's leg strength is very strong, the free kick in the last game against Manchester United was almost 35 meters away from the goal, Pang Hao only needs to run two steps, he can kick a very fast free kick, you think about how strong his leg strength is." ”

The two reporters really said that in the eyes of the fat man, these two opportunities, the fat man is actually more sure of the first opportunity, because even if the fat man shoots on the spot, he can kick a lot of power, plus the fat man has been learning from Barty God to shoot from a distance recently, in that case, the fat man has an eighty percent chance of scoring the ball; On the second chance, the fat man felt that Aubameyang had a better chance of scoring, and his flexible movement and sudden burst speed in the opponent's penalty area were Aubameyang's killer features.

Borussia Dortmund had just wasted a scoring opportunity before City fought back. Centre-back Otamendi played a through ball to midfielder Fernando, who flicked the ball to Keylor Navas, who ran wildly down the flank, saw Ginter rushing over to defend and decisively passed back to midfielder Klich. It only took a few simple passes for Manchester City to quickly get the fire on Dortmund in the half. Klich delivered the final pass, and Iheanacho in front turned away from Sokratedis' defence and fired a left-footed volley from the edge of the box, but it was missed.

"Ihenacho's shot on goal...... Oh, missed! "He Wei is a little regretful," Iheanacho turned away from Dortmund central defender Sokladis is very beautiful, but the shot is not well controlled ...... angle"

"Ihenacho is the star of hope for the Nigerian team of the African Eagles and has been dubbed the next Okocha by the Nigerian media. But as Iheanacho moves forward, I think he's more of the next Kanu, with a lot of technique, a lot of explosiveness and a lot of flexibility, a very talented player. Xu Yang commented.

In less than ten minutes into the game, both teams had their first shots on goal, which was a good start to the game. Borussia Dortmund played on the two flanks in the City defence, while City focused on Borussia Dortmund's middle. Although the tempo of the game was not very fast, it was played very well, because the success rate of the passes of both teams was obviously much improved compared to the first game.

"The last match between Dortmund and Manchester United was a duel between attack and defense, a contest between attack and counterattack; This game has become a contest of speed and control, and it is really a coach's set of tactics! He Wei commented with a smile.

"Jose Mourinho is an expert in counter-attacking tactics and has a lot of experience in defending his team; Pep Guardiola is a master of possession tactics and has a unique perspective on how teams control the game, and the two are completely different styles. Xu Yang echoed, "Tuchel and Klopp are the representatives of speed football, Liverpool in the Premier League, and Dortmund in the Bundesliga are very fast-paced. ”

"Xu Yang, which team is more likely to win this game?" He Wei asked.

"It's hard to say, it's mainly about playing." Xu Yang shook his head, "Guardiola's ball-possession tactics are very demanding on the players on the front line, because the last time often requires the front line players to show their personal strength to complete the goal, when Guardiola coached Barcelona, Messi was the best executor in the last one." Tuchel's tactics are very much about speed, so Dortmund players have to be very good on the pitch and play with overall strength, and sometimes speed is more important than technique, and Aubameyang has scored a lot of goals in Dortmund in recent seasons, which is why. ”

While the two commentators were chatting about the tactical characteristics of the two teams' head coaches, the two teams had already switched back and forth several times on the field. One second, Dortmund was still attacking, and the next second Manchester City had turned defensive to attacking, and both teams accelerated the pace of attack, but the strikers of both teams were almost lucky today, although the game had been played for 20 minutes, the score was still not rewritten.

In the stands in the stadium, the fans were a little irritable, because many of them came to watch the fat man's game, and the fat man did not start at all, which made these fans very depressed. What's even more frustrating is that the first half of the game is halfway through, and both teams have been unable to open their goal accounts for a long time. First, there was no goal, and second, I didn't want to see the players I wanted to play, and the fans felt a little bored.

"It's so boring, when will you score in this game! Seven goals were scored in the last game, and this game is almost halfway through the first half, and not a single goal has been scored, which is too bad! A fan complained.

"I'm even more bored, I came to watch Pang Hao's game, but he didn't play at all, what is this called!" Another fan chimed in.

"I found that with Pang Hao's participation, the Dortmund team can always play a big score, but it's a pity that Pang Hao didn't start this game, otherwise there would definitely be a goal now." A long-time fan commented.

"Wait patiently for the second half, Pang Hao should not let us down, he has been in a very hot state recently, and Manchester United was blown up by Pang Hao in the last game." A friend from the old fan replied.

On the bench, the fat man was rewritten after seeing that the score was delayed, and his original anxious mood gradually turned into boredom. From time to time, the fat man looked at Coach Tuchel, but Tuchel did not react.

In fact, in the past few days, Coach Tuchel has also struggled with the use of fat people. Although in these warm-up games, Coach Tuchel tried a lot of tactics and played several formations, but in Coach Tuchel's mind, he did not want to change last season's tactics and usual formations, otherwise the club would not have allowed the club to sign Gotze and Schurrle, but as the fat man played better and better in the warm-up games, Coach Tuchel's heart became tangled.

Coach Tuchel's original plan was to have the fat man as a substitute for Aubameyang, although the fat man is worth as much as 30 million euros, but this has not changed Tuchel's coach view of the fat man. The fat man is a newcomer to the squad and Thomas Tuchel feels he has a good deal to do so. But as the fat man continued to score goals in the warm-up games, Tuchel coach has noticed the growing self-confidence of the fat man, and he knows that the fat man will definitely not be willing to be a substitute for Aubameyang, which makes it difficult for him.

Dortmund has lost too many main players this season, in order to appease Aubameyang, Tuchel coach has privately promised Aubameyang the main striker position, because Aubameyang is now the most relied on player by Tuchel coach, but the birth of the fat man broke all this, Tuchel coach saw the fat man's huge potential, but did not want to break the trust with Aubameyang, which made him very difficult.

Tuchel struggled to balance the tactical needs of the team and the players he relied on the most, as well as the in-form rising star and sporting director Zorc on the other. Coach Tuchel had that in mind today when he put the fat man and Thomas Tuchel on the bench at the same time.

Seeing Coach Tuchel standing on the sidelines to direct the game, the fat man set his sights on Aubameyang. The Gabonese people were in a very good mood today, talking and laughing with their teammates.

Although the season has not yet begun, Aubameyang is already the team's number one star. Usually when the fat man deals with Aubameyang, he can feel the other party's high-minded attitude.

Although Aubameyang's goalscoring efficiency has been good in recent seasons, Aubameyang is not the most beloved player in the team, nor is he the favorite of the media due to the very strong players such as Hummels, Gundogan, Mkhitaryan and Reus. However, with the departures of Humels, Gundogan and Mkhitaryan, and Reuss also injured and unable to play, Aubameyang began to feel that he was the most important player in the team, which changed his mentality.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has publicly complained to the media that the team's frequent sales have caused Dortmund to lose their title competitiveness; His agent has also frequently released the news that he is going to move to Real Madrid, which is actually putting pressure on the club to give him more respect and attention.

The fat man turned his gaze back to the pitch and knew he had a long way to go in Dortmund. Coach Tuchel's attention and beating Aubameyang are fat goals, because Borussia Dortmund has so many resources, you get more and others get less, so competition is inevitable.

On the pitch, both teams played against each other for a while and both slowed down the pace of the game. The reason is not the opponent, nor the technical and tactical needs, but the weather, the sweltering weather makes the players of both teams physically exhausted, and to complete the game, slowing down the pace of the game is the only option. However, the fitness of the Dortmund players is significantly better than that of Manchester City, as the Dortmund players are younger.

Thirty minutes into the game, Dortmund had another chance. Midfielder Shaheen suddenly broke out, past Manchester City defender Fernando and then hit the penalty area, Dembele and Ramos began to take the initiative to step forward, looking for space, but Shahin did not end up plugging through, but distributed the ball to Schmelzer on the side, who took the ball and only saved the bottom line, rushed to the defense of Manchester City central defender Kolarov, and crossed the ball to the middle, although the passing line was very good, but Dembele and Ramos, who were outflanked in front, missed the opportunity again. However, it gave Moore, who was outflanked at the back post, a kick to meet the ball, but Moore's shot did not hit the power, and the ball was finally confiscated by Manchester City goalkeeper Caballero.

"Moore's shot...... Oh, and still no goals! The ball was saved by the Manchester City goalkeeper. He Wei is very regretful, "This goal Dortmund outflanked three points, but still did not score a goal, it's a pity!" ”

'Borussia Dortmund played really well today, but there were problems with the shots. Xu Yang commented, "Whether it's Ramos, Dembele and Moore, it's always a little bit of a point when shooting......

"All three of them are avant-garde, and they really can't do the work of a striker." He Wei joked, "I always feel like their shots are like crosses!" ”

He Wei's ridicule directly made Xu Yang happy, and the two commentators could also see that if there were no substitutions in the first half of this game, it would be difficult to rewrite the score, because none of these players on the field had shooting boots today.

"Xu Yang, I feel like I can't score goals in the first half of the game, and it is likely to end in a draw." He Wei smiled and continued, "The main strikers of the two teams did not play, I feel that the game is thunder and rain, only blossoming and not bearing fruit, the competition is not who has more opportunities, but who wastes more opportunities......"

"That's true." Xu Yang echoed, "The substitutes of the two teams actually played very hard, but they just couldn't seize the opportunity, I think this is also the difference between the player and the star, under the same conditions, it is the star who seizes the opportunity, and the player who can't seize the opportunity!" ”

As if to verify the correctness of Xu Yang and He Wei's comments, the next game was still the same, both teams created a lot of opportunities, but they just couldn't score goals.

Thirty-five minutes into the game, Dembele burst into the box and fell to the ground under Kolarov's defense, and the referee refused to award a penalty. The reason is that Kolarov's defensive movement is not big, and Dembele fell only because of his poor confrontation.

"Dembele, it's a pity! It's already broken into the box...... The physical confrontation is still too bad! ”

"If you touch it, the referee will definitely not give it, Kolarov's defensive action is not big, and it is too far-fetched to award a penalty."

In the 38th minute of the game, Dort's corner kick on the right side was destroyed, and when Otamendi cleared, the ball touched his teammates to change the line, and finally fell to the feet of Shahin, who did not hesitate and shot directly with his feet, but unfortunately the ball was rejected by the goal crossbar.

"The Manchester City backline gave gifts, and Shaheen didn't accept them, this is the first time Manchester City has given gifts? How many times has Dortmund refused to accept a gift? ”

"Shaheen actually wants to receive the gift, but unfortunately the crossbar doesn't agree to give it, and the ball is just a little bit close."

Forty minutes into the game, City's best chance before the end of the first half! Fernandinho's cross from the right side of the penalty area was met by Iheanacho who fired a left-footed shot from 7 yards out, and Bilki blocked the left post with his right foot.

"Ihenacho is also infected, this ball is close at hand, as long as the angle is a little tricky, or a little faster, this ball is there!"

"It's a close distance to the end of the world, it's harder to score a goal and it's harder to score, but it just happened."

"Goalkeeper Bilki made a contribution, and he subconsciously stretched his leg to block this must-have goal."

Forty-one minutes into the game, City were awarded a corner, Zinchenko headed in from the left and Adarabioyo headed wide of the far post.

"It's almost a little bit again, Manchester City striker Iheanacho almost missed the goal, and so is the header of defender Adarabioyo, it's a bad goal!"

"It's really evil, I didn't seize this opportunity once, it's really unexpected."

In the end, the first half ended with Dortmund and Manchester City tied 0-0. (To be continued.) )