Chapter 21: Habitual Routines

The match takes place at 7pm local time in Dortmund. Pen ~ Fun ~ Cabinet www.biquge.info Although the team doctor confirmed that the fat man had recovered and was ready to play, coach Tuchel did not start the fat man, but put the fat man on the bench. The reason given by Coach Tuchel was rotation, but the fat man always felt that the coach Tuchel was affected by the report of the Süddeutsche Zeitung, because the fat man only played half of the last Champions League game and there were no fitness problems. And Götze, Aubameyang, Piszczek and others who sat on the bench with the fat man were almost all players who played the whole game in the last game.

The two commentators, Rupert and Dicker, were also a little surprised to see that there were no fat men in Dortmund's starting line-up. Because the two already knew that although the fat man was injured in the last game, the injury was not serious, because the fat man participated in the next two days of training sessions. Instead, the two felt that after the last Champions League game, Tuchel coach should pay attention to Pang, after all, the changes brought by the fat man to Dortmund's front court were obvious, but after seeing the starting line-up for this time, the two vaguely felt that something was wrong.

'Pang didn't start, I don't know what coach Tuchel thinks!' Rupert pursed his lips, not very happy, "Pang's injury is not serious at all, but I have witnessed Pang participate in the team's training in the past two days." ”

'Coach Tuchel probably wants to rotate because the interval between the two games is too short, only two days, don't you see Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Gotze also on the bench!' Dicker explained.

"Pang only played half the game in the last game, while Aubameyang and Gotze played almost the whole game!" Rupert was not convinced, "There are four people in the front of the starting list, striker No. 20 Ramos, he was rested in the last Champions League, and this start should also be; However, the two wingers on the left and right, 22 Pulisic and No. 7 Dembele, played almost the whole game in the last Champions League game, and they should be rested; The most incomprehensible thing for me is that Coach Tuchel put the No. 13 Guerrero in the midfield position, and it is unbelievable that Coach Tuchel would rather let the No. 13 Guerrero play in the midfield than Pong. ”

'Originally, the team bought Guerreiro to play him at left wing-back, but now that Schmelzer is the captain, it is impossible for Guerrero to replace Schmelzer at left wing-back, so Tuchel coach can only let him play in other positions, and only when Schmelzer is injured or rested, Guereiro will play at left wing-back. Dicker analyzed.

"Originally, there were enough people in the front court, and with the addition of another one, the competition became more intense." Rupert shook his head, "In the last game, I suggested that Pang play as a striker, but I didn't expect that in this game, Coach Tuchel directly let No. 13 Guerrero play as a striker, which is really surprising, when will our frontcourt lineup be stabilized!" ”

"Boris, this game is Dortmund's home game, and the opponent is not very strong Darmstadt, so it shouldn't be a problem for us to win." Dicker analysed: "I think that's probably why Coach Tuchel has rested Pomp for that reason, after all, we have to play Wolfsburg away in the next game. ”

"I hope so!" Rupert said helplessly, "I just think that our frontcourt lineup should be determined as soon as possible, and it will not be good for future games if we always change it like this." ”

"Okay, let's take a look at the starting lists of both teams for this game." Dicker changed the subject, "...... Borussia Dortmund's starting line-up is goalkeeper: No. 38 Burki, defenders: No. 30 Paslak, No. 25 Socoradis, No. 28 Ginter and No. 29 Schmelzer, midfielders: No. 33 Weigl and No. 27 Castro, midfielders: No. 22 Pulisic, No. 13 Guerreiro and No. 7 Dembele, forwards: No. 20 Ramos, and coach Tuchel lined up a 4231 formation...... Darmstadt's starting line-up is: goalkeeper: No. 31 Ethel, defenders: No. 23 Jungwilt, No. 3 Milosevic, No. 21 Horn and No. 2 Guwala, midfielders: No. 18 Nemeier and No. 32 Holland, midfielders: No. 28 Benhatira, No. 20 Heller and No. 6 Francecic, forwards: No. 39 Schplock, Coach Frings also lined up a 4231 formation......"

The fat man sat on the bench and watched No. 13 Guerrero kick the front midfield, full of envy. The fat man feels he is more than capable of playing in the midfield position, but he has not yet mentioned the idea to Tuchel. It's not that the fat man doesn't want to mention it, it's just that now the fat man feels that his relationship with Tuchel is more delicate, and he doesn't want to be too eager for quick success.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the game started on time. From the start, Dortmund launched an attack into the heart of Darmstadt. At the Signal Park Iduna stadium, Dortmund are not afraid of any opponent. Darmstadt did not retreat from all fronts, and today they lined up a 4231 formation, in addition to defending solidly, they had to wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

In the third minute of the game, Dortmund advanced through layers and attacked the 30-meter area of Darmstadt's backfield. Christian Pulisic linked up with Guerero on the ball and left wing-back Schmelzer had already set up the assist.

"The goal probably ended with a long-range shot from Schmelzer......" Rupert muttered quietly.

As expected, Pulisic saw Schmelzer cut forward and suddenly passed the ball over, and Schmelzer received a pass from Pulisic and fired a long-range shot wide of the right-hand post.

"Oh, Schmelzer's shot was off target, and Schmelzer didn't hit the ball when he was distracted...... Dicker commented.

Dortmund's first wave of attacking after the opening kick-off came to an end.

"Boris, what did you just say, I didn't hear clearly?" Dicker turned off the headset and whispered.

"I just said, 'This goal is probably going to end with Schmelzer's long-range shot', and that's what I said!" Rupert replied.

"Man, you guessed right." Dicker praised.

Hearing Dicker's praise, Rupert was not the least excited. Because Rupert knew that it was not his own guess, but that the script was played out like this, which was the routine that Dortmund's attack worked.

"Boris, you don't seem to be very happy." Dicker wondered.

"No, I just think that the result just now is easy to guess and doesn't deserve your praise." Rupert said, "Schmelzer is in that position, and there is a 90 percent chance that he will choose to shoot. ”

"Is that really the case?" Dicker brace himself.

'Closer to the left-hand sideline, Schmelzer mostly crosses; On the left flank, near the corner of the box, Schmelzer will opt for a shot, I don't believe you guessed. Rupert explained.

"Really!" Dicker thoughtfully said, "I remembered the previous fight, and Schmelzer did choose it that way. ”

"It's an attacking routine for Borussia Dortmund and an attacking trait for Schmelzer, which was the case last season and is still the same this season, nothing has changed." Rupert continued.

"Boris, isn't that bad?" Dicker hasn't figured it out yet.

"There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that it's too easy for opponents to see through." Rupert said, "Didn't you see Schmelzer shoot and suddenly an opposition defender came to block it, and the opponent obviously noticed that. ”

'But it was arranged by Coach Tuchel and Schmelzer has to do it as planned.' Dicker explained.

"Step-by-step, I know. I guess this season, it's hard for me to see Schmelzer break through. Rupert shook his head.

"Man, you mean to say that Schmelzer lacks variation in the attack, right?" Dicker understood what Rupert meant.

"Yes, but if Schmelzer could change a little, it is estimated that it would have a completely different effect." "There are so many players in our system that the offense always feels rigid and it's easy for opponents to guess the ......intention in advance," Rupert said.

"Maybe!" Dicker thoughtfully said, "But practice makes perfect!" ”

Soon the game came to the sixth minute, although Dortmund completed two shots, but the opponent successfully defused, but Dortmund continued to attack.

In the seventh minute of the game, Darmstadt's right wing-back No. 2 Guwala suddenly made a defensive error, and he slipped under his feet, and was dribbled into the penalty area by Dembele. Rather than opt to shoot, Dembele calmly played the ball back and the Darmstadt defence made another mistake and missed the outflanking Castro at the back post, who slotted home with ease.

"The ball is in! The ball is in! Castro scored! Dicker exclaimed, "Castro received Dembele's pass at the back post and fired into the near corner of the net. ”

'Darmstadt's left wing-back made a mistake in defending Dembele, and he slipped on his feet and didn't cut off Guerrero's pass to Dembele, which ultimately led to the goal. Rubeutt commented, "Castro's back-up outflanking was very clever. ”

"Boris, you have also seen that although Dortmund's routine is easy to be seen through by the opponent, but if you see through it, the opponent may not be able to defend against it." Dicker turned off his headset and muttered quietly.

"Perhaps!" Rupert was speechless, "Maybe I'm really a little bit worried. ”

Rupert always felt that Dortmund's tactics were a little too rigid, that is, speed, fast pace. Quick passing, fast crossing, fast shooting, but the attacking routine is very monotonous. In general, there are too few personal things, and everyone seems to be a machine part, lacking a certain flexibility.

Dicker thinks that Dortmund's tactics are still good. Although the tactics are a little monotonous, but who can make perfect, the opponent in the face of Dortmund's "familiarity" and speed, often make some mistakes, which eventually leads to Dortmund breaking the goal.

Seeing the team's mistake being scored by Borussia Dortmund, Darmstadt coach Frings was very depressed. Before the game, he carefully studied Dortmund's tactics, and focused on watching the match between Dortmund and RB Leipzig, and had found a way to deal with Dortmund, that is, to slow down Dortmund's attack speed and defend and counterattack. Unfortunately, the player's mistake ruined his pre-match set-up, and Coach Frings knew his team had to attack, because only by equalising as soon as possible could they continue their previous tactics. Coach Frings decisively gave the team the order to attack.

"Boris, do you see, Darmstadt took the initiative to attack in order to equalize, they are going to play against Dortmund!" Dickel said excitedly.

"I really admired the courage of Coach Frings against Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Park Stadium at Iduna and wished him the best of luck for his team." Rupert teased.

On the pitch, Darmstadt's formation was moving forward, the three lines were getting farther and farther apart, and they were trying to attack and try to get the score back as soon as possible.

In the 10th minute, Darmstadt striker No.39 Schiplock finally got his chance when he received a pass from his teammate and found a chance on the edge of the Dortmund penalty area, but his shot went just over the crossbar.

'Oh, it's a dangerous shot, Darmstadt striker No.39 Schiplock has a very good shot......,' Dicker commented. ”

"Dude, you're so nervous. This squad may be dangerous away from home against Darmstadt, but it shouldn't be a problem at home because we're the leading side right now. Rupert said calmly.

Sure enough, as soon as Darmstadt's attack ended, Dortmund quickly counterattacked. Darmstadt now have a lot of gaps in the backline, which is very conducive to Dortmund's quick passing tactics.

In the twelfth minute of the game, Guerrero sent a cross on the counterattack, and the unguarded Ramos got a chance to head the goal at the front point, but unfortunately his header was too correct and was held in the arms of the opponent's goalkeeper goalkeeper No. 31 Ethel.

'It's a shame Ramos' header was too straight and he should have headed it into the far ......corner,' Dicker commented.

"It's a shame to have a goal, you must know that the Darmstadt backline has emptied Ramos, and Ramos has no defenders around him...... "Rupert looked regretful.

On the court, Coach Frings was very nervous and unconsciously clenched his fists. Dortmund's counter-attack just now was very threatening, and if it weren't for the good positioning of their goalkeeper, it is likely that the team would have conceded again. However, there was no turning back from the bow, and Coach Frings knew that in the current situation, his team had to attack and equalize the score as soon as possible, and there was no other way.

In the 16th minute, Borussia Dortmund came back to play, Castro sent a clever pass, Ramos was on the sideline of the opponent's central penalty area, deducted the defender and got a chance to shoot, but the ball was not caught by the foot and finally deflected wide of the right post.

'Ramos is going to waste a chance, the ball can be crossed, Christian Pulisic on the left has already stepped forward...... Dicker shook his head.

'Ramos will definitely shoot after smashing the ball in front of the opponent's penalty area, he has to do it, it's his habit...... Rupert said with a smile as he glanced at Dicker.

"Well, sometimes habit is really not a good thing......" Dicker said helplessly.