Chapter 68: Set-piece wins
Compared to the excitement of the fans, Coach Tuchel is much more nervous, because Coach Tuchel has already fallen into the sea, which is equivalent to self-defeat, and now Coach Tuchel has only one way to win. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAlthough Ingolstadt is weak, the football game is full of uncertainty, so no one dares to pack a ticket that Dortmund will definitely win.
However, when coach Tuchel saw Ingolstadt's starting line-up, his cheeks, which had been tense, finally smiled, as the commentator Dicker said, playing against Dortmund without fear of any opponent.
When the game got underway, the smile on Tuchel's face grew even bigger as Ingolstadt did come up against Borussia Dortmund.
"I finally know why Ingolstadt's results are so poor and that their tactics are wrong." Dicker said with a smile, "With Ingolstadt's current strength, defensive counterattacks should be his main tactic, not a big attack......"
"Maybe Coach Mike Volpeggis wants to play offense instead of defense!" Rupert analyzed.
"If you want to play offense instead of defense, you have to have super attacking power, Ingolstadt is obviously not such a team, in the first seven rounds, they have only scored a total of 4 goals, an average of less than one goal per game...... Dicker retorted, "the weak team should have the consciousness of the weak team, should have their own tactics, sometimes the scene is not the most important, the result is ......"
Rupert stopped talking this time, and Dicker was so reasonable that he couldn't refute it. Rupert didn't understand why Coach Mike Volpages would take such a risky tactic, but Rupert didn't bother to dig into it.
If Ingolstadt loses this game, Mike Volpacis will probably be out of class! Rupert thought to himself.
Five minutes went on between the two teams as the two commentators questioned Coach Mike Volpagis about his tactics. Cheered on by the home fans, Ingolstadt fought against Dortmund with a ferocious scramble, and the field did not fall behind. But that's about it, as Ingolstadt's attack struggled to break through the Dortmund backline, instead tangling with Dortmund in midfield.
"With a tenacious fight against Dortmund, although it is not too much of a loss on the field, there will definitely be a huge physical drain on it, and I think Dortmund's chances were ...... in the second half," Dicker commented.
"It's the usual tactic of the underdog team, Ingolstadt is clearly trying to score in the first half...... Rupert analyzed, "If Dortmund can hold on to the first half, the chances of winning in the second half are very good......
However, in the 6th minute of the game, there was an accident. In the scramble, No. 27 Castro returned the pass, the power was a little less, and was cut off by the opponent's striker No. 11 Lescano. Seeing that Lescano was about to shoot with his feet, Dortmund left-back No. 3 Park Joo-ho made a tackle to disrupt Lescano's shot.
At this time, the referee's whistle also sounded, not only awarded Ingolstadt a free kick in front, but also showed a yellow card to Park Joo-ho.
"The Koreans are too nervous, and even if the opponent's striker shoots in this position...... Dicker is a little upset.
"Castro has half the responsibility for this ball, he has too little power in his return pass!" Rubeer commented that "Castro doesn't seem to be back to his best yet......
Ingolstadt right-back No. 29 Zuitner takes a free-kick and curls the ball into the Dortmund box. Although there are many players in the penalty area, everyone invariably pounces on the front point and the middle, but leaks the back point. Just when everyone thought that the ball would fly out of the bottom line, a red figure suddenly rushed into the outside of the penalty area, and shot with a cushion, breaking through the goal guarded by Dortmund goalkeeper No. 1 Weidenfeller.
The ESV Stadium erupted in huge cheers, and the Ingolstadt fans were very excited, because they had no idea that the team could score so quickly against Borussia Dortmund, who finished second in the league.
"This ...... How could this be ......" Dicker looked incredulous, "Ingolstadt actually scored first......"
"An assist from Ingolstadt No. 29 Zutner, a goal from full-back No. 36 Cohen...... Perfect coordination......" Rupert whispered about the goal, "Zuitner took the back post, but because Goldstadt's two forwards rushed to the front post at the same time, causing Dortmund's defenders to concentrate on the front post and the middle, so that the back post was unguarded, and then Cohen cut in and scored with a flanking shot......"
"Boris, are you saying that the opponent has a tactical set-up for this set-piece?" Dicker understood.
"Yes, you can't be wrong!" Rupert affirmed, "Otherwise, there is no way to explain that the opponent's two strikers grabbed a point at the same time, and the player who outflanked him was not in the box at the beginning, he suddenly cut in the shot......"
Dicker now completely understood, but he still couldn't believe it, he couldn't believe that Ingolstadt could play such a clever set-piece tactic. Originally, he wanted to judge Dortmund's backline, but now suddenly he lost interest.
"Dortmund's backline made a major mistake in this defense, the team only focused on the man, and did not stand in the defensive position, resulting in the back point of the goal being completely empty, giving the opponent a chance to get up calmly......" commented Rubewt, "Sokladis could not play, it still has an impact on the team's backline, the team's back line looks chaotic and lacks organization when defending......"
In the dugout on the sidelines of the pitch, the smile on Thomas Tuchel's face disappeared as soon as he saw his opponent's set-piece score. As the team's manager, Thomas Tuchel sees more of the picture.
'Ingolstadt has clearly practiced set-piece attacking tactics! 'Thomas Tuchel silently thought, 'Mike Volpagis doesn't seem to be a bucket of food, and when the team is in trouble, he chose a set-piece as a sudden opening to attack, which is a wise choice!' ’
Coach Tuchel was right, and coach Mike Volpagis did practice set-piece tactics before the game against Borussia Dortmund. Mike Volpagis also knows the dilemma his team faces, with a weak defence and a lack of attacking power, and it is very difficult to break down Dortmund's goal in open play, and set-pieces have become the best means. And it turns out that Mike Volpeggis made the right choice.
Although Dortmund were a goal down, Tuchel was unfazed. Tuchel has confidence in his team's attack and believes Dortmund can equalise soon.
Before Tuchel could speak, Borussia Dortmund's players were already on the counter-attack. In the 8th minute of the game, Aubameyang dribbled the ball in front of the opponent and was tripped by the opponent's central defender No. 34 Matip, and Dortmund also won a free kick in front, and this free kick position was even better than the one that Ingolstadt had obtained before.
"Good opportunity! It was a free-kick from a very good position and if we could have taken that opportunity we could have equalised very quickly......," Dikel enthused.
Rupert didn't speak this time because he knew things weren't as simple as Dicker had imagined. Especially with the fat man absent and Reus injured again, Rupert didn't know who could step up and help Dortmund take advantage of the free-kick opportunity to equalise.
Eventually, Castro stepped up, and he wanted to make amends. While it wasn't his responsibility to score from a free-kick, his previous passing errors were the trigger for his team to concede.
'Castro is going to take this free-kick and hopefully he can make up for it......,' Dicker commented.
However, Castro did not take advantage of the opportunity to atone for his crimes, as his free-kick eventually flew over the crossbar.
"Man, you're right, Castro is really not back to his best......" Dicker was depressed, "kick a free kick, you have to look at Pang......"
Ingolstadt, who have a one-goal lead, are not conservative, on the contrary, they are still attacking aggressively. In the 11th minute of the game, Ingolstadt organized an attack, and striker No. 16 Hinterzel faced the defense of Dortmund left-back No. 3 Park Joo-ho, chose to divide the ball, and successfully crossed the bottom. Team-mate full-back No.10 Gross stepped forward with a volley that almost broke the back of the net from Weidenfeller's handle.
Although the goal was not scored, the old goalkeeper Weidenfeller was very angry and yelled at the players at the backline. Weidenfeller felt that he had already carried the pot once, but he did not want to carry it a second time, and if it weren't for his quick reaction this time, lifting the ball over the crossbar with one hand, his goal was in danger of being breached again.
"The South Korean, who was shown a yellow card, has now become a shortcoming in Dortmund's defense!" Dicker looked worried, "The South Korean was very careful defensively, but his yellow card limited his ......"
"Dortmund's backline should be leaning to the left, Park Joo-ho needs some support, he doesn't dare to make a move with a yellow card, he has a lot of pressure when defending, and his left side of the defense is now a key area for Ingolstadt's attack...... Rubeus commented.
Ingolstadt was awarded a corner and the Dortmund penalty area was in chaos again when right-back 33 Hadjonay kicked a corner from the right. In the crowd, a red figure grabbed the landing spot and almost broke Weidenfeller's goal with a barbed shot.
"What? What the hell is wrong with our backline, we actually gave the opponent a chance to shoot with a barb......" Dicker was angry, "If it wasn't for Weidenfeller's good position this time, the opponent would have had another chance to score......"
You can't blame Dicker for being angry, because Ingolstadt's two set-pieces were very threatening. Although the opponent had a tactical drill for set-pieces before the game, it should not be attributed to all the goals conceded. At the end of the day, it's Dortmund's defence that has problems.
"Man, don't complain, defense is not our forte, I said before the game, Sokladis can't play, the team's backline will definitely be affected...... Rupert advised.
'Coach Tuchel should have worked his team's defence...... 'Dicker said angrily.
In fact, not only Dicker complained about Dortmund's poor defense, but many German media also pointed out the fact that Dortmund's defense was poor. It's just that last season, coach Tuchel led the team to a very good result, everyone ignored this problem, but Dicker knows that coach Tuchel really didn't care too much about transforming the team's defense.
Seeing his team playing so passively, coach Tuchel, who had always been calm, finally couldn't hold back and shouted at the players to attack. Borussia Dortmund have to play their own attacking game because that's what Dortmund can do to win, and that's the most effective way to reduce the pressure on the team's backline.
At the roar of Tuchel's coach, Dortmund sounded the horn of a counter-attack.
In the 16th minute of the game, No. 7 Dembele took the lead, only to see that after he received a pass from No. 33 Weigel, he broke through the defense of the opponent's back No. 8 Roger, and then shot directly from a distance, but unfortunately the ball shot too positively and was obtained by the opponent's goalkeeper No. 1 Niland.
In the 17th minute, Dortmund made a comeback, this time with the attack of No. 20 Ramos. Kagawa took a high ball from a 45-degree angle, and Ramos pressed the opponent's central defender No. 32 Tislang in the opponent's penalty area and headed the goal. Unfortunately, there was not much power, and the ball was again collected by the opposition goalkeeper.
With 21 minutes played, Borussia Dortmund had another chance, this time with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. I saw that after he got the ball, he dribbled the ball horizontally in front of the opponent's big penalty area, and the angle of dodging was a heavy shot at the goal, but unfortunately the ball was missed.
In five minutes, Dortmund completed three waves of attacks, which is the characteristic of Dortmund's attack, with fast speed and plenty of shots on goal, but not many dangerous shots.
"It's too simple, it's not a big threat, you can't expect every player to make a world ......," Dicker commented, "We should have been more patient in attack, at least we should surprise the opposition's defence......
Rupert didn't open his mouth this time because his pre-match prediction came true again. The lack of fat Dortmund offense is back to the previous model, blindly pursuing speed and the most shots, but there are not many threatening attacks created, and the players are more like completing routine work mechanically.
Dortmund's side did not attack hard, but gave Ingolstadt a chance. In the 24th minute, Dembele committed a foul and Ingolstadt won another free kick on the right side.
'Dortmund had to be reactive for another free-kick and Ingolstadt's set-piece was a threat...... Dicker cautioned.
However, Dicker's reminder did not help, because when No. 29 Zutner passed the ball into the Dortmund penalty area, it was still the player in the red jersey who grabbed the first spot, and Ingolstadt striker No. 11 Lescano knocked on the Dortmund goal again with a powerful header. Ingolstadt leads 2-0! It was almost the same goal as the first one.
When the ball flew into the goal, Dicker's face this time was not shocked, but angry. He couldn't believe Dortmund would make another defensive mistake and fall in the same spot again.