Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Counteroffensive of the Union of Berlin
After Mendez finished speaking, he turned around and left the meeting room with his assistant, and Zolke accompanied him all the way, constantly explaining something. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoOnly Watzke didn't move, still standing quietly in front of the sofa, but his face became more and more ugly, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, Zolke returned to the meeting room.
"Boss, Mr. Mendez has left!" Zolke reports.
"What did he say to Mendez when you sent him away?" Watzke asked.
"Or some complaints, he said that his client was not treated with the respect he deserved, and that we had just deceived him......" Zolke replied truthfully.
"Damn, I knew that this guy Mendes came to visit, it must not be good......" Watzke said angrily, "Pang's previous agent has never said such things to us, he just became Pang's agent for less than a day, and he came to make us ......"
"Boss, Mr. Mendez is leaving like this, will he say something bad in the newspapers......" Zolke reminded.
"That's for sure, it's a common trick of these agents, and we don't have to worry too much about it......," Mr. Watzke said.
"Is there still any more propaganda about Pang?" Zolke asked.
"Of course, we have to show that we value this honor!" "Remember, we didn't do it because Mendes, we did it to expand our club's influence......"
"Okay." Zolke said.
'Zolke, you don't have to talk to Tuchel about Poon's appearance, I'm going to talk to him personally. I'm going to see what Thomas Tuchel is trying to do, what he thinks about his side playing so badly and leaving the new European golden boy on the bench...... Does he want to give up the German Cup, who gave him the right ......" Watzke asked loudly.
Seeing that the boss was furious, Zolke didn't say a word, he didn't want to touch Watzke's moldy head. After a while, Watzke, who had finished venting, finally regained his composure, waved his hand, and let Zorge leave, but he remained in the living room.
Watzke wanted to talk to Tuchel immediately, but the thought of the game was the time it was and he gave up on the idea and decided to continue watching the game and wait for the game to be over.
At the beginning of the second half, Tuchel did not make any changes to his line-up at half-time, continuing with the first-half line-up. It was clear that Larsson's goal towards the end of the first half gave Thomas Tuchel confidence and made him feel that the current squad should not be a problem to win Union Berlin.
However, Union Berlin coach Jens Keller made changes to the line-up, with the team's starting striker No. 21 Cunnell replaced by substitute striker No. 16 Hosiner.
'The bad news for Boris, coach Tuchel didn't make any changes at half-time and will continue to use that squad for the second half!' Dicker said helplessly.
"Man, it's not surprising at all, I've said before, if the team is doing well, it's hard for Pang to get a chance to play, and I've already said why......" Rupert said.
"But in the first half, our performance was not 'good'!" Dicker retorted.
'At least we are one goal ahead and I think that's what coach Tuchel is confident about!' Rupert sneered.
Watzke heard the two commentators say about Tuchel's substitution strategy, and the anger in his heart rose again. When the two commentators said this about Tuchel in the first half, he was still a little unhappy and felt that he was too harsh on Tuchel, but now it has completely changed. Waczke also felt there should be a change to the squad at half-time, but Tuchel didn't do it, which made him unhappy.
'Tuchel, what are you thinking? Could it be that the chaotic game in the first half will still continue in the second half? I'm starting to doubt your coaching abilities now! Watzke muttered quietly.
However, at the moment, Coach Tuchel was calm, turning his head to look at the big man who was on the bench with his eyes closed, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Coach Tuchel certainly knew that the team played poorly in the first half, especially Shahin, who started for the first time, and the youngster Larsson, despite having a goal in the first half, actually played very averagely, but with the team full of injuries, he felt that the two should be given more chances. As for the new European golden boy, let's continue to wait on the bench for an opportunity.
After the start of the second half, Dortmund continued the form of the first half, playing evenly and steadily, and the pace of the attack was very slow. And Union Berlin stepped up the offensive, after all, now they are the lagging side.
Seven or eight minutes later, Dortmund had the first chance. In the process of dribbling the ball, Moore suddenly threw a cold arrow, and shot directly from outside the penalty area, but this shot was not pressed and the anti-aircraft gun was released.
"Moore's long-range shot, hit high......" Dicker listless.
'It was the first shot of the second half, it happened in the 52nd minute, I'm going to write it down!' Rupert wrote as he spoke.
"Man, what are you doing recording shots?" Dicker was puzzled.
"The game is boring, so I naturally have to find something to do!" Rupert said with a smile, "I'm just going to see if the second half will have more shots than the first, and the total number of shots from both teams on the bus is a record five!" ”
"Haha!" The two burst out laughing.
Two minutes later, Union Berlin also organised a wave of attacks, with striker No. 16 Hosiner getting a shot from a similar position on the pitch to Moore. However, Hosiner's shot quality was much higher than Moore's, and a long-range shot was very threatening, but unfortunately the ball grazed the crossbar and went wide of the goal.
"Man, it looks like the statistics of the two teams in the second half are better than the first!" Dicker commented.
"It's true, it took nearly 20 minutes for both teams to complete a shot on goal in the first half, and only 9 minutes in the second half, which is nearly double the efficiency!" Rupert said with a smile, "But the quality is not high, and none of the two shots hit the frame......"
Although the second half of the two teams performed better than the first, the fans still did not buy it, and the fans who watched the game in front of the TV went online to express their opinions.
"The game was terrible, and the only fun I have now is the commentary from the two commentators, Rupert and Dicker, which feels like a talk show." Some fans left messages on the Internet.
"Union Berlin played poorly, I expected it, after all, they are a Bundesliga team, but they are playing away, which is understandable, but I don't understand why Dortmund played so poorly and didn't make substitutions, I really don't know what coach Tuchel thinks." Second floor
'Didn't Bild comment, Borussia Dortmund have a lot of problems right now, first of all, the run-in problems, secondly, the injury problems, and the problems between coach Tuchel and the Chinese boys, the dressing room problems, anyway, there are a whole bunch of problems, and these problems have caused the situation today. Third floor
"I'm depressed because it's been almost 60 minutes and I haven't seen the European golden boy I support ...... fourth floor
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Watzke watched the game over and over again, gathering information from all sides, and he wanted to know what the fans thought about the game, and more importantly, what they thought about the team and Tuchel, because that information is the basis for his future decisions. Seeing that the ratings were plummeting, Watzke was very angry. He couldn't understand why Tuchel hadn't put Europe's golden boy on the pitch yet, and in Watzke's view, it was the best way to save the game and save the ratings.
In the expectant eyes of the fans at the scene, after nearly ten minutes of waiting, the third shot on goal of the second half finally came.
With 64 minutes played, Castro stepped up and added a shot to both teams with a long-range shot, but his long-range shot was of poor quality and the ball was at least two metres wide of the woodwork.
"Castro's long-range shot misses the ......" Dicker is weak.
'It was the third shot of the second half, it happened in the 64th minute, I made a note of it!' "It took 10 minutes for both teams to get the third shot, which is a bit inefficient...... The other thing I would say is that the third shot didn't hit the woodwork either......"
"It seems that the easiest game will be the goalkeepers of both teams, who have nothing to do for the most part...... Dicker commented.
"That's right!" Rupert chimed in, "But even so, they can't let their guard down because they have to be on the lookout for their teammates' own goals......"
"Haha!" The two burst into laughter again, adding some off-court fun to the game.
But that's when things changed again. Union Berlin head coach Jens Keller made another change, with full-back No. 17 Hedlund replaced by No. 24 Skitszybski, right-back No. 29 Parensson replaced by No. 8 Forstner.
"Man, it looks like Union Berlin is going to launch a final counter-attack, and Coach Jens Keller used up the remaining two substitutions at once with 65 minutes played." Dicker was finally excited, "a change of wingers in position, a change of striker for defender, and now Union Berlin's formation has become 352, a veritable attacking formation......"
'It's finally going to be all the changes and I think that's what the fans are looking forward to, because the first 65 minutes were so dull and it will be up to Thomas Tuchel to deal with it......,' commented Rubeus.
However, the two commentators were going to be disappointed, and Tuchel's coach did not react, still looking calm, and was talking to his assistants at the moment, and he was in a very good mood.
Just when fans thought that the game was going to end 1-0, the situation on the pitch changed abruptly. Union Berlin, who had made two substitutions in a row, suddenly launched an unexpected counter-attack, and they no longer cowered at the back and began to attack aggressively. Dortmund was somewhat illprepared in the face of the counteroffensive of the Union of Berlin, and was suppressed by the opponent for a while.
"This ...... This reversal is too fast, is this still the Union of Berlin that has been passively beaten? Dicker was taken aback again.
"Don't be nervous, man, there's a tails to every coin, and the change at Union Berlin is an opportunity for them and an opportunity for us as well, and it's up to us to see who has the better ability to take advantage of it." Rupert said lightly, "Of course, this is the biggest benefit for the fans, and they finally don't have to watch boring games anymore......
In the 67th minute of the game, Union Berlin's attack finally showed its killing opportunity, No. 24 Skzybski dribbed the ball in front, suddenly sent a through stopper, teammate No. 16 Hosina got a single chance, a low shot through the goal guarded by No. 1 Weidenfeller. However, at the moment when No. 16 Hosina shot, the linesman raised the flag, and then the referee's whistle sounded.
“…… It was an offside goal, and Hosina who shot the goal was already offside when he received the ball, thanks to the linesman's clear understanding and the decision was very accurate......," Dicker commented, "but Dortmund's backline should be in good spirits, this time the opponent is going to play a real ......"
"Indeed!" Rupert echoed, "Although the player of Union Berlin was offside, the opponent's offensive was successful, and Union Berlin is really going to counterattack......"
However, the reminders from the two commentators were of no avail, and seeing the team's passivity, Coach Tuchel just got up from his seat and slowly walked to the sidelines, without the slightest intention of making a substitution.
'The situation on the pitch has started to be passive, so why hasn't Tuchel made any substitutions?' Watzke was a little worried, 'Is it true, as Rupert said, that Tuchel will not send out Europe......'s golden boy until the moment of crisis?'
With 70 minutes played, Union Berlin had another chance. The new No. 24 Sktsibski sent another through ball, this time targeting teammate full-back No. 18 Redondo, who wanted to break into the Dortmund penalty area after taking the ball, but was destroyed by Dortmund central defender No. 28 Ginter fell to the ground and tackled, the ball rolled out of the bottom line, and Union Berlin got a corner kick opportunity.
"Union Berlin have been attacking fiercely in the past few minutes, I really can't see that their strength is still good...... Dicker commented.
"The German Cup is a knockout round, a winner, and Union Berlin has only one way to attack if they want not to be eliminated, so they play very resolutely......," Rupert analyzed.
Union Berlin left-back No. 28 Trimmer took a corner kick and hoisted the ball into the penalty area, which was crowded with people, and there were many players in Union Berlin to grab points, but the first drop point was still grabbed by Dortmund players. Centre-back No.25 Sokladis heads the ball out of the box. However, due to the interference of the opponent's goal-grabbing player, the ball was not pushed far by Sokrateis.
"The ball wasn't pushed too far, pay attention to the second ......point of protection," Dicker reminded loudly.
Unfortunately, Dicker's reminder was useless, because there were no Dortmund players near the second drop, and the ball was picked up by Union Berlin full-back No. 24 Skzibski, and Dortmund defender Shahin, who is responsible for protecting this area, should be at least three or four meters away from the ball at the moment.
Shaheen tried to rush towards Skitsibski to stop him from shooting, but it was too late. Skzybski unloaded the ball, and without making adjustments, it was just a long-range shot. The ball flew towards the goal, and there were a number of players along the way, but no one touched the ball, and by the time Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller made a save, the ball had already flown into the bottom left corner of the goal. Union Berlin tied the score at 1-1.
"Ball...... Scored ......" Dicker looked bitter, "Union Berlin took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and equalized, and the goal was scored by No. 24 Skzibski, who had just been substituted five minutes earlier, and he equalized for Union Berlin with a cold shot......"
"After we were scored twice from set-pieces by Ingolstadt in the last game, we were scored again by the opponent from set-pieces, and the team's set-piece defensive ability is really poor," Rubeer commented...... "Now that the two teams are on the same running line, it will depend on how Tuchel adjusts next......