By the time the fat man chatted with Weidenfeller was over, the game had been going on for ten minutes. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoIn those ten minutes, Borussia Dortmund managed just one shot on goal but did not get on the scoresheet. There are too many substitute players on the field at Dortmund, although there is no problem with the substitute players in the execution of tactics, but the coordination is a big problem, and the coordination between the main force and the substitutes is obviously not tacit enough, causing Dortmund's attack to stumble.

'There were a lot of substitutes in this game, the attack didn't seem very fluid, and a few of the main players should take on more responsibility. Dicker commented, "Especially the striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang not only has to play himself, but also drives the other players to play......

'Man, you're asking too much, Aubameyang isn't the kind of leader and it's too hard for him to lead the other players. Rupert retorted, "In addition, Aubameyang has also participated in the national team competition, and his fitness has also been affected to a certain extent, so it is good for him to play in this game......

"Ouch......" Dicker sighed. Dicker knows Rupert is right, and although Aubameyang has been performing well in recent seasons, he is not the favorite player of Dortmund fans, because although Aubameyang is talented, his naturally loose personality is not liked by Dortmund fans. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can play on his own, but it will be too difficult for him to lead his team-mates.

In the 12th minute, Dortmund had another chance. Gotze swam to the right to deliver a cross, but the power was a bit greater. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the middle of the box did not grab the ball, but instead gave Moore a chance at the back of the box, Moore directly volleyed the goal, but unfortunately did not kick the ball on target, and the shot was eventually deflected wide of the goal.

In the 15th minute of the game, Dortmund made a comeback. This time it was Christian Pulisic on the flank, who broke through with the ball all the way, and at the top of the box he opted to split the ball to the left, but Götze was offside.

"Hey, this game looks so awkward, it feels like everyone is not on the same channel......" Dicker sighed.

'There are too many substitutes and there are definitely going to be some problems with the combination......,' Rupert explained.

Borussia Dortmund's heavy press gave Hertha Berlin a chance to counter-attack. In the 20th minute of the game, Paslak lost the ball at the back, Hertha Berlin right winger No. 24 Genki Haraguchi broke through with the ball all the way, Paslak was fouled when he chased back, and Hertha Berlin won a free kick at the edge of the penalty area.

Hertha Berlin centre-back No.21 Plattenhardt took the free-kick, but his free-kick was blocked by Borussia Dortmund's wall. Left winger No.7 Eswein then grabbed the ball first and fired a shot just over the crossbar in a hurry.

Although the first half of the game was less than halfway through, the tactics of both teams were already beginning to take shape. Dortmund can't play at a speed due to rusty cooperation, so they mainly control the ball and focus on positional battles; Hertha Berlin, on the other hand, hoarded heavy troops at the back and fought a defensive counterattack.

"It feels like a familiar situation again, that is, we can't play with speed, we are forced to play a tough battle, but we have the advantage of possession, and the opponent calmly beats us and counterattacks......" Dicker said helplessly, "This is not Dortmund's favorite way of attacking!" ”

"We've been in this situation since the beginning of the season, and every game has been very careful to limit our attacking pace, resulting in less and less forward passes and more and more lateral and backward passes, and the end result is that we have been increasing in possession but not much in the way of threatening attacks," commented Rubewt, "This game was particularly evident in this game, and even with a lot of substitutes, we had 70 per cent of the possession............

In the 23rd minute of the game, Dortmund had a chance to play a counter-attack, but Moore had just received a pass from a teammate and was tackled by Hertha Berlin's forward No. 14 Stock. Despite Stoker's yellow card warning, Hertha Berlin managed to snuff out a rare counter-attack for Borussia Dortmund.

"Damn, the opponent would rather get a yellow card than give us a chance to counterattack...... Dicker said angrily, "The attacking speed is limited, and the counterattack can't be played, Dortmund is not easy to play this game......"

'Coach Tuchel's tactics last season have been studied thoroughly by the teams, which is why this is the case!' Rubeutt commented, "The team's tactics should have changed, otherwise this situation will continue to happen in the future......

Dortmund's forward passes were frequently blocked, and they had to continue to pass horizontally and back, which also led to almost every attack of Dortmund eventually turning into positional warfare and attacking battles, and the offensive efficiency was very low. Because once Dortmund's speed can't play, with the height of these players in Dortmund's frontcourt, the battle will not take any advantage.

In the 27th minute of the game, Moore failed to break through, and crossed from the left at a 45-degree angle, although the ball landed very well, but the sudden Aubameyang was sandwiched by the opponent's two central defenders, and still did not grab the landing point, and the ball was cleared by Hertha Berlin central defender No. 15 Lankamp.

"It's hard to get a chance when a cross from this position, even if it's a good point." Dicker commented: "It's not a good choice to put Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a physical fit with the tall centre-back...... Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should be given a ball on the ground, preferably from the bottom of the pitch, so that he can make the most of his speed......

Rupert listened to Dicker's comments and did not say anything. Because when the opponent is in a defensive position in advance, even if Moore's breakthrough ability is good, it is difficult to get opportunities.

Borussia Dortmund get a corner. Moore took a corner, and although there were a number of Dortmund players in the Hertha Berlin penalty area ready to grab the spot, the first landing of the ball was grabbed by Hertha Berlin central defender No. 25 Brooks. His header cleared the ball out of the box and Hertha Berlin played a quick counter-attack. Winger No. 24 Genki Haraguchi made a direct long pass in the backfield, and No. 14 Stoke successfully won a single knife in the offside position. However, at the moment, Stoker is still thirty or forty meters away from the Dortmund goal, and Dortmund left-back Schmelzer is chasing back with all his might. Finally, Schmelzer caught up with Stocker near the line of the big penalty area, and Stocker had no choice but to shoot, the ball grazed the post and flew out of the bottom line, which was very dangerous, and Dortmund goalkeeper Bilki was shocked.

"It's a dangerous ball, Schmelzer has done it! His follow-up defence interfered with Stock's shot, otherwise there was a good chance of the goal...... "It was the most dangerous shot from both teams so far in the game, and it was Hertha Berlin who did not have the advantage of possession, which is really incomprehensible......"

"In fact, possession is becoming more and more of a worthless statistic! Because of its high and low, it has less and less influence on the final result of the game. "It's not uncommon for teams with high possession to lose games, and it's becoming more common for teams with low possession to win the final game......

"It's true, if you have very few forward passes and a lot of lateral and return passes, what's the use of your high possession. It's the goals that determine the outcome of the game, not the possession! Dicker chimed in.

'Borussia Dortmund are currently suffering from high ball rates and with the departure of several key midfielders this season, our ability to pass forward has declined, leading to a huge increase in our lateral and return passes, which has led to a huge increase in our possession, but less and less dangerous attacks. Rupert analysed, "This was the case with both away defeats, we had the advantage on the pitch but ended up losing the game......

"Boris, is there any solution to this problem?" Dicker asked.

"Yes! There are two ways, one is to increase the running and create a gap for teammates to pass the ball forward; The second is to increase individual breakthroughs, lead to the surface, and destroy the opponent's original defensive system! Rupert replied, "The first way is the tactic that we have been insisting on in recent seasons, that is, to find the gap of passing through constant running, I looked at the final statistics of last season, Dortmund is the team with the most runs per game among the 18 teams in the Bundesliga, and it is also the team with the most passes per game, and more runs are a unique tactic of Dortmund, which is very powerful; The second option is the tactic adopted by Manchester City and Barcelona, which is to use individual breakthroughs to tear apart the opponent's defence, which is more dependent on the individual performance of key players......"

"Man, what do you think the team should do in this game?" Dicker continued.

"No doubt, the second way!" Rupert didn't hesitate, "After the international break, the players are very tired and there are many injuries, and it is becoming more and more difficult to increase the running with the first method, and the second method is very simple, which is to put Ponpo on the pitch and use his passes and breakthroughs to create chances for his teammates......"

Despite Rupert's strong recommendation for the fat man to play, Coach Tuchel doesn't think so. At the moment, coach Tuchel was standing anxiously on the sidelines of the pitch and shouting to the players: "Run for me, run...... Lift up the speed, lift it up...... Pass the ball on the run and pass it quickly......"

The shouts from the Tuchel coach didn't make much of a difference as the league had been going on for over a month and the players' initial fitness reserves had been pretty much used. This is also the reason why a number of players in Dortmund have been injured during the international break, and in the final analysis, it is the fitness problems of the players.

However, there is still a player who has stepped up to respond to Tuchel's manager, and that is teenager Christian Pulisic. Although Pulisic also participated in the World Cup qualifiers for the United States in North America and the Caribbean during the past international break, Pulisic, who is only 17 years old, has not been affected by his fitness, which may also be related to his rapid recovery from his youth.

With 35 minutes played, Christian Pulisic turned on his individual attacking mode. In Dortmund's attack, Christian Pulisic broke through Hertha Berlin's two midfielders three and Shelbray and No.5 Stark, but the ball was cut off when he broke through Hertha Berlin centre-back No.25 Brooks.

"Very good! Although Pulisic's breakthrough was ultimately disrupted by his opponent, it was a very effective attempt. When the team is in trouble attacking, it is up to the players to step up......," Dicker commented.

Although Pulisic is trying to do the work of Pang, he is too thin to break through like Pang...... He shouldn't be thinking about going it alone, he doesn't have the quality yet, he should pass the ball early and rely on his team-mates......' Rupert thought silently, but Rupert didn't say what he thought because he didn't want to discourage Pulisic.

With 40 minutes played, Dortmund made a comeback. This time it was Christian Pulisic again, who drew the ball to the Hertha Berlin defender and then decisively distributed the ball down the left wing. Schmelzer, who had the assist, took the ball and crossed the ball from the middle, and Aubameyang in the middle finally grabbed the ball this time, but his header did not have the power to top it, and the ball was held by the opponent's goalkeeper No. 22 Arsten. Although the attack did not yield a goal, it was the last threatening attack of the first half by Borussia Dortmund.

'Even though the goal didn't go in, it was still a very dangerous attack. Dicker was excited, "The team should stick to this style of play, that's the way Dortmund should attack......"

Rupert remained silent this time around, as Rupert found Pulisic smart, but Rupert was still unsure if Pulisic could lead the team on a Jedi counterattack.

The ensuing game told Rupert the answer, and when Hertha Berlin stepped up their defence against Pulisic, Pulisic's breakthrough and passing became difficult. In the end, the first half ended with Dortmund and Hertha Berlin tied 0-0.

The lack of a goal in the first half left Thomas Tuchel very unhappy. However, Tuchel also knows that it would be good for the team to play like this in the absence of a number of key players.

'It was a really boring first half and apart from Christian Pulisic's impressive performance, none of the players played at their normal level. Dicker commented at half-time: "We were passing the ball throughout the first half, but there were only a handful of dangerous attacks, and if it wasn't for Pulisic directing a wave of dangerous attacks at the end of the first half, it could have been said that Dortmund played without any threat in the first half...... Although Dortmund is at home in this game, with the current competitive state of the team, I am very ......unsure whether I can win Hertha Berlin or not."

"I would say it's time for the team to consider giving up high possession! Now the players on the field, in order to reduce the number of passing errors, have invariably reduced the number of forward passes, increased the number of return passes and horizontal passes, which directly led to the team's high possession rate, which also directly led to the team's offensive efficiency greatly reduced. Possession, this statistic is becoming meaningless. "I don't think it's going to be possible to increase the running in the current situation, because with the wave of injuries coming, the players are already running out of fitness. So we should take the initiative to increase the individual breakthroughs of the players, in this regard, Pulisic's play in the first half has given us hope, I hope that Pang can play in the second half, in terms of breakthroughs, Pang is the strongest player in Dortmund, I can't think of a reason not to send Pang on the field......

Not only Rupert thought so, but the Dortmund fans at the scene also thought that the fat man should be sent out, after all, the team played too poorly in the first half and created few chances, which also made the first half of the game look a little dull.

"It's a boring game, it's sleepy to watch. When I went out in the first half, Dortmund were attacking, and when I came back, Dortmund was still attacking, but the score didn't change anything, it was so boring! Some fans said dissatisfiedly.

'I didn't remember anyone in the first half except Christian Pulisic. The others seemed to be invisible, not playing any role when the team was attacking. Throughout the first half I saw the team passing the ball non-stop and not posing any threat to the opposition! Some fans commented.

"Hopefully Coach Tuchel can put Pang on the pitch in the second half, the team needs Poon's breakthrough and sharing the ball very much in the current situation, otherwise this game is really difficult to play! Because we have a number of main players who are unable to play due to injury, if there is no Pang at this time, Dortmund will not be able to make trouble in the second half and there is a possibility of losing. An old fan said worriedly.

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