3. Against Cottage Bus
After two slow-paced, low-quality warm-up matches against fourth-tier teams, Borussia Dortmund headed to Switzerland for a half-month training session.
After all, unlike Ketbus, which is still struggling with food and clothing, Dort's choice of Swiss training base can be described as a picturesque and resort, and the level of facilities and services is also complete Qin Goode's several training camps in Cartbus and the national team.
Soaking in the automatic jacuzzi, Qin Goode was so comfortable that he almost fell asleep and finally understood why none of these stars wanted to play in the former East Germany...... At least Ketbus's manager, Heydrich, who can't wait to sell him for a transfer fee of 300,000, is absolutely reluctant to pay for these things......
In training, Qin Goode also gradually understood Klopp's tactical concept: use the high-speed running and passing of all players, coupled with high pressing, force the opponent to make mistakes, and then use rapid advancement to tear apart the defense line - this tactic is not particularly clever, in the final analysis, it is "crazy running flow".
His tactics need at least four points to support: the first is full of physical fitness and good running ability, the second is accurate passing, the third is tight pressing defense and tough physical confrontation, and the fourth is to maintain the overall advance when attacking and form a huge pressure on the opponent.
Dort is neither the first team to adopt the "crazy running stream" or "mad dog tactics", "wolf pack tactics", and "run and bomb tactics", nor is it the last, such tactics determine that it is difficult for such a youth army to be at the top for a long time, and can only roll up a storm in the short term.
Without exception, these youth armies have followed the same path: they have risen rapidly for two or three years, and after reaching the top, their problems have quickly come to light - either falling apart because of the exodus of key players, or falling back into the doldrums due to a large number of injuries, or even being relegated because of a lack of skill on multiple fronts.
However, Qin Gude does not need to think about the future now, what he needs is to integrate into the team as much as possible and occupy a place.
Excluding young players on loan, Dortmund's first team now has just 28 players, including three goalkeepers, 10 defenders, three strikers and 12 midfielders. Among the midfielders, captain Kele, Bender and Gundogan are more likely to play in the midfield role, Shinji Kagawa and Gotze are more good at midfielders or shadow strikers, Grosskreutz and Kuba are on the wings - their most direct rival is Poland's Jakub Blaszczykowski.
Less than 26 years old, Kuba's physical condition and mental state have just reached their peak, suffering from a muscle injury last season, he only started 15 league games, scored three goals and provided two assists for the team, and in addition to the right wing-back, he can also be very good at the right wing-back position with a balanced attack and defence. In the previous 100-meter test, the Polish captain ran an astonishing result of less than 10 seconds, and his speed of sprinting with the ball was also the best in the team, which suddenly made Qin Good, who is not particularly fast, a little worried: in the new season, such a healthy competitor may not be squeezed to the bench for a long time.
He slowly got up from the bathtub and couldn't help but rub his chin: this Pole ...... He hadn't heard much of it before he was reborn...... Shouldn't you have to rack your brains for a slot?
I'm Mr. 14 million! -
Despite his doubts, Klopp did not reveal his intentions in the following training sessions or in the warm-up game, and he only publicly stated: "Although there are many players in some positions in the team, as long as anyone shows better form in training, they will definitely get a chance", which is almost the most common official statement.
He did get a chance to start in the warm-up game, and he didn't let go of anything against the runners-up in the Swiss Super League, with two powerful shots and a knock-back assist to Lewandowski that fed to his feet, and Dortmund almost staged a massacre on the opponent's doorstep.
After the race, Qin Good, who was voted the best of the game, also received a watch from the sponsor of the tournament - a genuine Swiss watch, the market price is about enough to cover his salary for a week.
After training in Switzerland, the team did not immediately return to Dortmund, but went to Mainz for the 2011 Deutsche Telekom Cup.
The name of this cup may sound big, but in fact it is just a kind of warm-up competition with sponsors, similar to the Emirates Cup, Audi Cup, Bernabeu Cup and other events, first created in 2009, the history is very short, each time four teams are invited to fight each other, each game is only 60 minutes, and a draw goes directly to the penalty shootout.
In addition to the hosts Mainz and Dort, this year's team also has Bayern Munich and Hamburg, and most people would like to see Bayern and Dort battle in the final, but Bayern lost to Hamburg in the first game by an extremely unexpected loss, which shocked countless experts, and then commented in unison: "Heynckes has just taken charge", "The team still needs to run in", "It is good for Bayern to expose the problem early", "Bayern still has time to make up"......
On July 19, Borussia Dortmund took on Mainz. Although only a semi-main and semi-substitute lineup was sent, the frontcourt attack group composed of Lewandowski, Gotze, Shinji Kagawa, and Grosskreutz was unceremonious, and when Qin Goode came off the bench in the second half, the number on the scoreboard was already 1-3, and the host, who did not want to concede the ball again, directly set up a lineup of dead counterattacks at home, and he shot three times in a row and was blocked by the dense defenders in the penalty area, and could only keep the score until the end.
This kind of warm-up game has hit Dortmund a series of blows: Qin Good's main rival Kuba was injured in an accident in training before the game, while the main central defender Subotic was concussed in the game due to scramble, the left midfielder Grosskreutz also suffered a minor injury, and the back Bender caused a knee injury that had just undergone surgery because of the scramble, and the left fullback Schmelzer's hip muscles were inflamed when he was in Switzerland.
Many experts in German football agree that:
"This is bound to become a telecom cup curse!"
"Dortmund's quest to defend the title is coming to an end!"
A day later, Dort's opponent for the decisive match, due to injury, Klopp had to make a large rotation of the starting lineup, and the starting and full game of Qin Goode really lived up to his expectations: he poked three holes directly in the Hamburg team - a hat-trick!
Although it was a chicken rib competition, Dortmund did win the first championship of the new season, and the three-goal Qin Goodall also received the honorary medal of the best player of the tournament - although this piece of metal and iron has no commercial value to the touch...... -
Just three days later, Borussia Dortmund had their final warm-up game of the new season and their first official match: the German Super Cup, and as league champions, they faced last season's German Cup winners, Ivbus Ivory.
Telecom Cup Player of the Year Qin Goode did not make it to the starting line-up for this game, and he could only watch as Gotze, who was a year younger than him, appeared in the right midfield position. And opposite him, Hao Jun, who had just moved to Cottages, didn't even make the squad - he went to play for the national team.
Before kick-off, there was a moment of silence for the 77 people killed in the terrorist attack in Norway on 22 July, with players from both sides wearing black veils. On the pitch in Gelsenkirchen, with his team-mates who had just been training for less than a month on one side and his old teammates with whom he had been with for nearly two years on the other, he suddenly felt a little in a trance: maybe Klopp had decided not to let him play...... Right?
Despite the absence of several of Dortmund's key players due to injury, Peters, who finished fifth in the league last season, did not have the quality to compete with the defending champions, and they were left and right in front of Dortmund's attack, and had to adopt a defensive posture - after missing last season's two goalscorers, Nils Peterson and Qin Good, Ivbus could only hope to defend and counterattack.
Compared with the frontcourt, Ketbus's defense has not changed personnel, and the cooperation between them is more tacit. Whether it is Lewandowski, Grand Cross, or Gotze and Kagawa, they have repeatedly attacked this not young defense with fast passes and runs, but they have never been able to break the deadlock on the field.
After 70 minutes, Klopp, who was unwilling to settle for a draw, made a series of changes: Bender on the bench replaced veteran captain Kyle, and left wing-back Leitner replaced the too young Leve. He took one last look at Gotze, and then turned to Qin Goode: "Let's play." ”
Qin Goode nodded vigorously, took off the substitute's vest, and finished the final warm-up action.
In the 75th minute, he high-fived Gotze to complete Dortmund's third substitution.
Qin Gude, who stepped on the green field, was not greeted by the enthusiastic smiling faces of his old friends, but the tired but resolute faces: their strength was indeed slightly inferior, but no one was willing to give the championship to others!
He first faced Stein, the left wing-back of Ketbus, and the opponent who was a full-back used a tough hedge to knock the Chingud, who wanted to receive the ball, to the ground.
"Marko, you bastard!" He couldn't help but curse, but saw Rost's outstretched hand.
"Thank you, Captain Timmer." He reflexively called out to the captain.
Captain Ketbus smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Boy, do a good job and see if you can break through our defense." ”
"That's what you said." Qin Gude grinned and climbed up from the ground and pressed towards his target, Zibig, but the left wing-back, who often trained one-on-one with Cartbus, unceremoniously showed his elbow at him.
Seeing his old teammate so ruthless, he could only shrug his shoulders and slap his opponent's elbow.
Cottages' midfield and flanks are not weak, Lustenberger, Kachar, Rivic, Angelov, Stein are all good players, but they are only average good players, and most importantly, after Chinggood and Petersen left Bayern, they lack a sharp knife that can pierce the Dortmund net in the front line.
The team's current midfield core Rustenberger looked at Dort's airtight defence, and could only constantly reverse his feet between his teammates in the midfield, but he never found the right opportunity, and he chose to raise his foot to shoot from 40 meters away.
Dort goalkeeper Weidenfeller didn't even bother to raise his arm, and this time the outrageous shot flew straight into the corner flag area.
Then Dortmund launched a counterattack.
Qin Goode started his best performance in front of his old teammates.