Chapter 30: The Only Choice
In the football world, no tactic can last forever, the Netherlands' all-attack and all-defense tactics, Spain's pass-and-control tactics, were once all the rage, leading the trend of world football development, but then they all declined, and finally only became a tactical option for each manager. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Modern football not only requires coaches to be proficient in a certain tactic, but also requires coaches to be familiar with various tactics and adjust tactics appropriately according to different opponents; In addition, the coach's tactics rely on the players to implement, the quality of the players' condition, the atmosphere on the scene, and various unexpected situations that may occur at any time, which may make the coach's tactics unable to play their power normally, so tactical adjustments are inevitable.
It can be said that in the first fifteen minutes, Dortmund's tactics were very appropriate, giving full play to the speed characteristics of Tuchel's coach's tactics and successfully scoring two goals; But in the next fifteen minutes, the situation was completely reversed, and Wolfsburg relied on scrambling and fouls to fragment Tuchel's tactics and stifle Dortmund's attack.
On 33 minutes, Dortmund played a quick counter-attack, Dembele received a pass from Gotze, and an acceleration broke through the defense of Wolfsburg's back 27 Alexander-Arnold, but he Alexander-Arnold stopped the attack by pulling a foul. The referee was also unkind and gave Alexander-Arnold a yellow card. In less than 20 minutes, Wolfsburg had already paid the price of two yellow cards in order to delay Dortmund's attack.
"The Wolfsburg tactics are quite costly, they can't get the right foul every time, and if they make too many moves, it will inevitably lead to a surge in the number of red and yellow cards and attri......tion," Dicker commented.
"It's true, Coach Black Gold is a tactic of killing a thousand enemies and losing 800 yourself, if Dortmund can hold out until Wolfsburg reduces the number of players, Dortmund will win this game; But if Wolfsburg can equalise in a short period of time, it will be worth the price, so the next step is to test the Dortmund backline...... Rupert analysed.
On the sidelines, the black and gold coach was trying to command the team, and he was very anxious, and he was forced to adopt this tactic for Dortmund. With their own team attacking aggressively now, the backline is bound to be empty, and Dortmund's counter-attack is very threatening, in which case it can only be limited by fouls. But the Black & Gold coach knew that this tactic could not be used for too long, because if there was a attrition due to fouls, the game would be lost.
In the 36th minute, Wolfsburg had another chance. Trent Alexander-Arnold suddenly sent a straight stopper, Gomez, who had the ball on his back, stopped the ball and turned in one go, and the angle and speed of the shot were also of great quality, but he was still miraculously saved by Dortmund goalkeeper Bilky. Gomez clutched his head in disbelief as Bilki yelled at his opponents at the back, a shot that broke him out in a cold sweat and saved him this time with the tips of his fingers.
"Oh, this goal is a credit to Bilki, his pounce is very fast, this time almost blocking Gomez's shot with the tips of his fingers!" Dicker commented, "Gomez's shot quality is very good, but unfortunately he hasn't broken through Bilki's ten fingers yet. ”
'I think Coach Tuchel needs to adjust, Ginter has a lot of pressure defensively and Wolfsburg have been focusing on him. Rubeer commented: "The team's midfield is a bit too thin defensively right now, and only Weigel can't stop the Wolfsburg defenders in turn, which ultimately leads to the opponent being able to face our backline every time they attack." ”
As soon as the two spoke, Wolfsburg's corner kick was kicked. This time, however, Socrates managed to clear the ball with a header, but the second point was again picked up by the Wolfsburg player, and left wing-back No.34 Rodriguez met the ball with a volley, which was also very quality, but was again saved by the brave Birki.
'Bilki played so well today that he had already denied Wolfsburg two must-score goals. Dicker exclaimed, "The reason why Dortmund can continue to lead by two goals is due to Bilki. ”
"That's right, if in the first half of the first half, Dortmund played well with Guerrero and Aubameyang, in the second half of the first half, there was no doubt that it was Birki, who blocked the attacks of the Wolfsburg people again and again and tried to keep the goal in the net." Rupert said excitedly.
During this time, whenever Wolfsburg attacked, the home team fans at the Volkswagen Arena would shout loudly to cheer for the team, but when the home team fans saw Wolfsburg's shots rejected again and again, they sighed again and again and regretted for the team, it can be said that the fans on the scene were completely integrated into the game, and their emotions rose and fell as the game progressed.
'I feel like we're a little bit away from scoring, it's a game that looks so nerve-wracking, we've been one step away from scoring on a couple of occasions. Some fans sighed.
'Borussia Dortmund didn't defend very well but their goalkeeper was so annoying and he saved two of Wolfsburg's must-have goals and he was too good. Some fans are very depressed.
"Gomez was almost lucky today, so tricky shots were saved; Rodriguez's volley is even more pity, the goal almost became a super world wave. "Some fans looked at the game and shook their heads.
"I feel like Wolfsburg's goal is coming, because Wolfsburg's attack is becoming more and more threatening, and Dortmund's backline is almost unbearable." Some fans are optimistic.
With 44 minutes played, Weigel was fouled on Draxler and gifted Wolfsburg a well-placed free-kick up front. Draxler took the free-kick and although Bilki made a brilliant save from Draxler's free-kick, it was not able to keep out Gomez's follow-up effort as Dortmund pulled one back by Wolfsburg towards the end of the first half.
"Oh, it's a shame, VfL Wolfsburg scored." Dicker looked disappointed, "The goal came from Gomez's follow-up shot, Gomez cleverly cut forward to score from Draxler's free-kick. ”
"It's no wonder that Bilki is the ball, he's done his best." Rupert was depressed, "When a goalkeeper is going to be the busiest player in the team, the goalkeeper's team is not far from conceding a goal. I feel like Coach Tuchel has been a bit slow to adjust......
'Coach Tuchel probably wanted to make changes in the second half, after all, Baltra's injury has used up one substitution, and it is impossible for Tuchel to make two ......changes in the first half,' Dicker analysed.
"Why not, we played too passively in the second half of the first half......" Rupert pouted.
"Boris, maybe you're right, but you have to understand that Dortmund has only played half the game now, there are still forty-five minutes of play waiting for us in the second half, and no one knows what will happen in the second half......," Dicker retorted.
On the sidelines, Thomas Tuchel had a serious expression and a solemn expression, and although Dortmund still lead by one goal, Tuchel was not happy at all. The team played so poorly in the second half of the first half that if it weren't for Bilki's bravery, many Temund would have been behind. At the same time, Thomas Tuchel was unhappy with the performances of Christian Pulisic and Gotze, who were in very poor form today, not only did they not achieve anything in attack, but they were often invisible in defence. In particular, Gotze, who was pinned on by Tuchel's manager, disappointed Tuchel's performance even more.
In the end, the first half ended with Dortmund leading 2-1 away. Although Dortmund are still ahead, the Dortmund players are not happy because they are feeling the pressure like never before.
'Boris, how will your manager Tuchel adjust in the second half?' Dicker asked at halftime.
"Both aspects can be adjusted, one is to strengthen the defense, I have already said in the first half, Weigel is too much pressure when defending with a single midfielder, Dortmund should add a midfielder to assist Weigel in defending, Castro and Rod can play in this position; The second is to strengthen the attack, Dortmund's defensive pressure is high, because the attack did not play, in the first half of the game, Dembele and Guerrero on the right side played well, and Gotze and Pulisic on the left side did not play well, and one of them could be replaced by Poon; Of course, it would be possible to adjust both aspects at the same time, but I don't think Tuchel has the guts to do that......" Rupert said.
'It was too bold to use up three substitutions at the start of the second half, and I don't think Tuchel would have done that. In terms of defensive and attacking choices, I think Tuchel is more defensive, given we are still one goal ahead, so it is more likely that Tuchel will add a midfielder at the start of the second half. Dicker analyzed.
"I think it's best to adjust both offense and defense at the same time, Wolfsburg's momentum is already rising, and defense alone is not enough to change the current situation on the field......" Rupert insisted on his opinion.
However, Tuchel eventually adopted Dicker's suggestion, and at the start of the second half, Tuchel replaced No.22 Pulisic with No.27 Castro, and Dortmund added a midfielder to a 4231 formation. Up front, Gotze was in the middle, with Guerrero and Dembele on the left and right. At the same time, Wolfsburg also made personnel adjustments, and the black and gold coach directly made personnel adjustments in two positions, the yellow card back No. 27 Arnold was replaced by No. 30 Segun, and winger No. 16 Enrique was replaced by No. 11 Didawi.
'VfL Wolfsburg is stepping up and Dortmund is stepping up and that's not what I want to see. After seeing the substitutions of the two teams, Rupert couldn't help but complain, "I said before that Dortmund's defense is not much better than Wolfsburg, our strength over the opponent is the attack, but we have not strengthened in this regard......"
'Seventy minutes will tell, Dortmund must leave a substitution to prevent accidents...... Dicker supported Tuchel's approach.
At the beginning of the second half, Wolfsburg launched a fierce attack on Dortmund, and the black and gold coach still used the tactics of the first half. Although this tactic can drain a lot of physical energy from the players and may even lead to attrition, the black and gold coaches are still the same. The black and gold coach felt that this was the most suitable tactic for Wolfsburg to adopt for Dortmund's characteristics. Sure enough, it didn't take long for Dortmund to start passive.
In the 46th minute of the game, Wolfsburg took the lead in the second half. After No. 11 Didawi took the ball, he crossed to the middle, and Draxler in the middle chose to leak the ball, and No. 30 Segun, who was inserted in the back, came directly to shoot from a distance, but unfortunately the ball was high above the goal crossbar. In the second half, the two newcomers who were replaced by the black gold coach cooperated to complete the first shot of the second half in Wolfsburg.
"After Castro was substituted, the effect didn't seem to be obvious...... Dicker said with a serious face.
"If you want to strengthen the defense, it is better to go to Rhodes, replace Castro who is strong in attack and weak in defense, coach Tuchel is going to attack or defend!" Rupert said in a weird way.
Coach Tuchel chose Castro over Castro and Rhodes because of his attacking prowess. Dortmund has a lot of defensive pressure at the back, and Coach Tuchel can't be indifferent, so he lets Castro play in the back and increase the number of defenders, but this is only one of Tuchel's goals, the other purpose is to attack, Tuchel coach wants to use Castro's attacking ability to play Dortmund's stagnant attack. It's just that coach Tuchel's wishful thinking has failed, and in this case, it is a bit too idealistic to kill two birds with one stone, and the chicken and egg fight is the final outcome.
In the 50th minute of the game, Wolfsburg organized an attack in the front, Blaszczykowski sent a precise pass on the wing, although Gomez, who was outflanked in the middle, did not shoot to the first point, but the outflanked No. 11 Didawi grabbed the second point, but his shot was saved by Bilky.
As Didawi was so close to goal when he shot, Bilki, despite his quick reaction, did not hold on to the ball, but blocked it, which gave Gomez a chance in the middle. In the face of Gomez's follow-up shot, Bilki once again showed magic, he blocked Gomez's follow-up shot on the goal line, but Wolfsburg's attack was not over, and Didawi, who had another chance to make a stop-shot, finally sent the ball into the goal of Bilky's handle. A tenacious Wolfsburg equalised just five minutes into the second half.
'Ah, another goal, three shots, two follow-up shots, and the Wolfsburg man finally equalised.' Dicker was very depressed, "Although Birki played well and blocked Gomez and Didawi's first two shots, he was unable to block Didawi's third shot, and Dortmund's back line was so poor that they actually gave Wolfsburg two chances to make up for it." ”
"As I said, Dortmund's defense is not much better than Wolfsburg." Rupert was even more depressed, "We should play to our strengths, in the Champions League we swept Leguia Warsaw by six goals to show us the answer, we have to attack, to attack instead of defend ......"
"Rupert, do you mean to say that Pang should be substituted?" Dicker asked.
"The only option!" Rupert replied in the affirmative.