Chapter 69: The defense is weak
"It's said that you can't fall twice in the same place, but I didn't expect to see it on the football field, Dortmund's defense is so poor, it's just an amateur level......" Dicker was very angry, his face turned blue, "18 minutes ago, we were humiliated by the opponent once, and now we are humiliated by the opponent again, and in the same way, it's incredible...... I'd like to congratulate Zütner now for getting two assists in the same way......"
The reason why Dicker is so angry is entirely because this opponent is weak. www.biquge.info A weak team with only 1 point in seven league games, a weak team with only 4 goals in 7 league games, Dortmund's defense was completely blown up by such an opponent, how could Dicker not be angry.
Dortmund's away defeat to RB Leipzig, Dikel is acceptable, and the away loss to Bayer Leverkusen, Dicker is equally acceptable, because the strength of these two opponents is really strong, but away by Ingolstadt, who is at the bottom of the league, Dicker cannot accept it, and his beloved Dortmund has not yet fallen to this point.
Rupert was also very angry at the moment, but seeing that his friend Dicker had exploded, Rupert had to try to control his emotions. They are a pair, and if they both lose their cool, this game will not need to be explained. Rupert struggled to figure out how to speak and calm Dicker's anger.
"Obviously, Ingolstadt are very well prepared for this game, and set-pieces are their winning formula, they are very aggressive in the front court, the purpose is to get more set-pieces, so the most important thing for Dortmund at the moment is to give the opponent as few set-piece ......opportunities as possible," Rupert commented after a moment of reflection.
Rupert's words made Dicker a little angry. Dicker also realized that today's opponent was really prepared, and it happened that Dortmund's main central defender Sokladis was unable to play due to injury, which eventually led to the current situation.
'It's not terrible that we're two goals down, Ingolstadt isn't a very defensive, Borussia Dortmund still have chances, so the best thing we should do at the moment is to take the opponent seriously and try to play quality attacking ......,' Dicker commented afterwards.
Seeing Dicker's mood recover, Rupert's heart that had been carrying it was also relieved. However, Rupert is not so optimistic about the team's attack, because the team is now lacking the core of the midfield, the Chinese boys, resulting in the attack is a little too simple, and the opponent's morale is now high, and it is more difficult to pull it back at this time. Rupert, on the other hand, felt that Dortmund would have a better chance of finding the back of the net in the second half.
Rupert calmed Dicker's anger, but it couldn't calm Tuchel's frustration. Conceding a goal away from home, Tuchel can remain calm, but conceding two goals, Tuchel has realised the danger, because it is much more difficult to score two goals in a row than one. Coach Tuchel began to stand on the sidelines and command the game loudly, and his anxiety was unobstructed.
At this moment, Dortmund only has one way left, and that is to attack, but the team's fragile backline makes the players dare not press all the time, coupled with the desperate scramble of the Ingolstadt players, Dortmund's attack seems to be stumbling. Fortunately, the team's back line has the experienced veteran Weidenfeller in charge, under his command, the team's back line began to shift to the left, supporting South Korean Park Joo-ho, while Weidenfeller let Weigel retreat, mainly responsible for organization and defense, first stabilize the backline. As for the responsibility of attacking first, Castro was handed over to Castro, and Weidenfeller saw that Castro was not in good shape today, and it was too risky for him to defend, so it was better to let him attack, at least not to cause trouble to the backline.
Dortmund, who had solidified their defence, began to counter-attack. In the 28th minute, Dembele won the ball and knocked it in front of the opponent's penalty area, Castro cut in and shot back, this shot was of great quality, but the opponent's goalkeeper also performed well, flying to save the ball from the bottom line.
Kagawa took the corner kick and Dortmund's big man almost poured out of the nest, ready to scramble for a header. But the final result disappointed the Dortmund fans, as the first drop of the ball was snatched up by a red figure, and Ingolstadt right-back No.33 Hadjonay headed it away.
'Why can't we practise some set-pieces, it's a shame to waste such good set-piece opportunities......,' Dicker said depressedly.
Dicker looked at Rupert after grumbling, and he noticed that Rupert was quieter today and spoke less than usual. Rupert seemed to know what Dicker meant, and opened his mouth to say a word, although the voice was small, but Dicker still heard it. Rupert said that "Pong didn't play"
Dicker shook his head and sighed. In fact, when the team was in difficulty, Dicker also remembered the fat man and remembered a tall figure. How many times, when Dort is behind, the tall yellow figure will stand up and help the team reverse, but unfortunately he can't play in this game, Dortmund can not be reversed without him, Dicker has no bottom of his psychology.
With Dicker's expectant eyes in his eyes, Dortmund once again organized the attack. In the 36th minute of the game, after Kagawa took the ball, he broke through with the ball directly, this time he did not choose to pass, and after dodging the empty space, he directly shot a long shot, but unfortunately the ball went out of the goal again. Seeing that there was still no goal, Dikel's expectant eyes dimmed again.
However, Dortmund's attack was still not over, and in the 39th minute of the game, Weigel, who couldn't bear the loneliness, suddenly intervened and had a one-two combination with Castro to get a chance to shoot. Unfortunately, his long-range shot was blocked by the opponent's central defender No. 34 Matip with his body.
The ball bounced back to Dembele, Dembele passed the ball to Weigl again, Weigl was about to get up again, the opponent's back No. 9 Hartmann stumbled into Weigl first, and Dortmund got a free kick opportunity in front.
It was a good free-kick, but a little further away than the last one. Weigl turned around and walked away, he had no interest in taking the free-kick and Castro walked away, he was a little bit of a lack of confidence today. This time Aubameyang stepped up, but Aubameyang's free kick was not as good as Castro's, and he directly put the anti-aircraft gun, and the Gabonese wanted to exert their strength too much.
"Oh my God, Aubameyang's free-kick is outrageous!" Dicker commented, "This free kick might as well be a tactical one......
Rupert still didn't say anything this time, but he missed the fat man more and more. In fact, at this moment, Dicker, like him, misses the fat man very much. Because when it comes to scoring from set-pieces such as free kicks and corners, the fat man is the strongest in the team. Thinking that the opponent used two set-pieces to score, but Dortmund did not score anything, Dicker and Rupert were left helpless at the moment.
Not only did the two commentators feel helpless, but the Dortmund fans who watched the game in front of the TV also felt helpless.
"Ingolstadt relied on set-pieces to score two goals, Dortmund won more set-pieces than their opponents, but they didn't get anything, there is really no harm without comparison!" Some fans left messages on the Internet.
"I used to think that the Chinese boy was very important, but now I suddenly found that I still underestimated him, and the team really can't do without him! Especially when the team gets set-piece opportunities, the shortcomings of the lack of Chinese boys are infinitely magnified! "Second floor
"I agree with the second floor that Dortmund's free-kick goals this season have all come from Chinese boys, and that's his strength. It's a pity that in this game, I saw his free kick stunt! "Third floor
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Coach Tuchel was bitter when he saw Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang take the free-kick away, but the expression on his face remained determined. Although the game was beyond his expectations, he had to fight hard at the moment, he was Dortmund's last defence, and he couldn't afford to show any flustery.
The attack was suppressed by Dortmund, and Ingolstadt had to play a defensive counterattack. With 42 minutes played, Ingolstadt had a chance to counter-attack. Again, No. 29 Zuitner cut forward quickly on the counter-attack, received a pass from a team-mate, and crossed directly from the left wing.
Although Zutner's cross was well timed, the footwork was not well mastered, and the arc of the ball was a little low. But even so, Dortmund didn't intercept the ball. Centre-back No. 5 Baltra did not touch the ball despite his head sticking forward; No. 28 Ginter did not touch the ball despite his efforts to stretch out his long legs, and finally the ball hit the ground and bounced, and the No. 16 Hinterzel, who was outflanked by Ingolstadt, got it, but Hinterzel did not seize this sudden opportunity, and his volley was directly missed.
Hinterzel was very upset, because he was not ready. After team-mate Zutner sent in a cross, Hinterzel immediately knew that the ball was difficult to get because the arc of the ball was too low, but he did not expect that neither of Dortmund's two central defenders actually touched the ball, but leaked the ball. In his hurry, he hit a direct volley, and in the end the ball was deflected wide of the goal.
"I don't know what words to use to describe the team's defense...... Dicker whispered, his face full of disappointment, "thank God the opponent didn't take this opportunity ......"
"We were lucky this time, if the opponent scored another goal, the game would have ended early...... Rupert said suddenly, "but I want to emphasize that the team's defense is really poor......"
This is the first time that the two commentators have criticized the team's defense together, and in the past, the two commentators often did not criticize the team together in order to estimate the face of Tuchel's coach and the mood of Dortmund fans, but this time both of them couldn't help it, because the team's defense was really poor.
With three minutes left in the first half, Dortmund seized the last chance to attack. When Weidenfeller handed the ball to No. 3 Park Joo-ho, the accident happened again. In the face of the opponent's striker No. 11 Lescano's sudden grab, Park Joo-ho chose to pass back, but he didn't notice that No. 16 Hinterzel, who had shot before, was dragging behind at the moment, and after seeing Park Joo-ho's return pass, Hinterzel broke the ball with an arrow step and got a single chance.
“…… Dangerous! Dicker shouted, "Single-handed, opponent's striker gets a one-man chance......"
This time, No. 16 Hinterzell did not hesitate, and after breaking the ball, he chose to shoot with his feet after a slight adjustment. However, Hinterzel's shot was angled too well, and although he was close to goal, it was blocked by Weidenfeller's outstretched legs.
"What the hell does the South Korean want to do, this is the second time he has made a very serious mistake." Dicker was furious, "This mistake almost ruined Dortmund...... If it hadn't been for Weidenfeller's outstanding performance this time, Dortmund would have started the second half with a score of 0-3......"
"Park Joo-ho still played too little in the game, he was obviously out of shape in this game, he played too restrained...... "Rubekt commented, "and his side has always been the focus of the opponent's attack, which also put him under a lot of pressure......
Unlike Dikel's anger, Coach Tuchel has a cloudy look on his face at the moment, not knowing what to think. However, it is certain that the performance of No. 3 Park Joo-ho was not missed by Coach Tuchel, and if nothing else, the South Korean will definitely be replaced by him in the second half.
However, there is someone who is in the same mood as Dicker at the moment, that is, Ingolstadt coach Mike Volpeggis, seeing his own striker miss opportunities one after another, Mike Volpeggis was very angry and kicked the water bottle at his feet. Although Ingolstadt already had a two-goal lead, coach Mike Volpagis did not dare to be careless, because he knew the team's defensive ability very well, so he wanted his team to score as many goals as possible in the first half.
At the same time, coach Mike Volpeggis was very glad that he let his team practice set-piece tactics before the game, otherwise it would have been difficult to break Dortmund's goal in the first half relying on the sports and scoring ability of his own strikers.
Although Weidenfeller saved the opponent's one-on-one shot, the referee awarded them a corner kick because Goldstadt's attack was not over.
"The opposition has a corner and the Dortmund backline has to be up for 12 points...... ' said Dicker loudly, as if he wanted the team to hear his reminder, and it was clear that Dicker was very nervous at the moment.
When No. 29 Zutner kicked a corner, Dicker stared intently at the penalty area, fearing that Dortmund's defense would make another mistake. However, the result was that Dortmund was in danger, although the first drop was grabbed by Ingolstadt's No. 9 Hartmann, but Hartmann's header was deflected wide of the goal by Ginter's interference.
'Every time Ingolstadt has a set-piece opportunity, I have a feeling of being on the lookout for the team's defence...... Hey...... "Dicker didn't bother to repeat his previous comments.
In the end, Dortmund ended the first half with a score of 0-2 away.
"To be honest, I really didn't expect the team to play so hard in the first half against Ingolstadt, who are bottom of the table. Our backline is a tofu scum project, weak and full of holes, no different from not defending...... If it weren't for the opponent's striker's poor shooting skills, the first half of this game would have been decided. Dicker commented at half-time, "I summed up the first half of the game in one sentence: the team's defense was weak and exploded......