10. Double-front operations, ups and downs
As for the Bundesliga, it is still a league in which Bayern burns money.
The Bundesliga excavator collected last season's best goalkeeper Neuer and young homegrown goalscorer Niels Petersen from Schalke and Cottages respectively, and defender Boateng also returned to the Bundesliga from the local tycoon Manchester City for 13.5 million, in addition to Raphinha and Usami Takashi have come to pitch, after spending 47 million euros, Bayern's squad is already neat enough.
And the defending champion Dortmund only Qin good and Reus two money to recruit, the transfer investment is less than half of Bayern, if you deduct the income transferred out, only compare the net investment, Dort and Bayern are 9 million and 42 million respectively, as soon as the two are compared, all the experts in Germany immediately began to advocate that "the road to defending the title is too difficult", "financial problems drag down Dort", "Bayern Munich is about to return to the king", even the Chinese media also raised questions at this time.
How long can the storm of youth last?
Can the Nerazzurri beat the Bundesliga giants again?
None of this was a problem for Qin Goode.
Knowing the history, he now only cares about one thing: in this defending champion team, will he hold the team's thighs all the way to the championship, or can he play his own role? -
It was already September 11 back at Dortmund, the night before Klopp suffered his first defeat of the season at the Westerstadad, where his side lost 2-1 to Hertha Berlin, who had narrowly avoided relegation last season, in front of 80,000 home fans.
In this game, Gotze was suspended for one game because of the red card against Bayer Leverkusen in the last round, Shinji Kagawa was in the middle, Kuba and Grand Cross were separated, and Lewandowski was at the front, the attack group composed of these four people could not be said to be hard, and their cooperation was more tacit than last season, but they could not break through the defense of the Hertha Berlin goalkeeper, and only scored a goal with Lewandowski's header in the 88th minute; Hummels and Subotic were also good enough in defence, and Weidenfeller made a number of good saves, but both times he conceded because he couldn't save the ball from the bottom line, thus giving the opponent another chance to make up the shot.
One draw and one defeat in the last two league games have dropped Dortmund to third place, and the home defeat to the relegation team has cast a shadow on their road to defending their title.
But that might be a good thing for them: the youngsters will be able to play more freely after the "defending champions" aura and pressure are removed.
However, bad luck didn't seem to have left Dort, as the Hornets at home were beaten by Arsenal in the first round of the Champions League group on 13 September β with new Arsenal captain Robin van Persie netting the only goal from a brilliant offside spot.
Despite the fact that he has just sold his former captain Cesc Fabregas and the absolute core of Nasri, Rosicky, Johnson, Vermaelen, Wilshere and other key players are also unable to play due to injury, and the league is a humiliating 2-8 defeat to the title rival Red Devils Manchester United, but the experienced Wenger still uses a semi-main lineup to teach Klopp, who is participating in the Champions League for the first time, how to behave - oh, sorry, the French professor did not appear on the scene at all because of the suspension, and he was only commanded by an assistant coach of Arsenal!
Qin Goode sat in the stands, watching his teammates launch attacks around Arsenal's goal, but whether it was German golden boy Mario Gotze, Japanese king Shinji Kagawa, or Polish striker Lewandowski, or even Hummers who rushed into the penalty area to participate in the free kick attack, their headers and powerful shots were repeatedly defused by the Gunners, and finally they could only swallow the bitter fruit at home.
The young Borussia Dortmund suffered their first defeat in the Champions League after returning to the Champions League after nine years, and the unfavourable situation on both fronts instantly minimized the morale of the players - prone to volatility, which is also characteristic of young people.
Three days later, in the league on September 16, Qin Goode appeared in the starting lineup, and the teammates who accompanied him almost without exception were tired: whether it was Lewandowski, Kagawa, Kuba in the front, or Hummels, Subotic, Piszczek, Schmelzer in the backfield, they all played three games in just seven days, and only Gundogan and Qin Good, who missed the Champions League game, were considered to be physically carefree.
Such a set of half-blooded remnants of the formation can not exert any combat effectiveness at all, everyone's legs are as heavy as if they are filled with lead, long passes are erratic, short passes are weak, passing and receiving mistakes are frequent, running is always one step behind, Gundogan's brilliant straight Sewandowski actually stopped three meters away, almost allowing the opponent to form a direct counterattack. Fortunately, the opposite Hannover 96 also played in the Europa League in midweek, and their players were also unable to lift their spirits, otherwise the minutes would have turned Dort's defence into a sieve.
The main players on both sides are a little overdrawn, the game is far from intense, and the pace of attack and defense seems very slow, which undoubtedly becomes the performance time of individual players.
"Ilkay," Chingoud said to Gundogan in a brief exchange at deadball time, "you support me, we'll play on the right side." β
Gundogan blinked: "Can you run?" β
As soon as the two broke up, the shape on the field changed in a blink of an eye.
In the 23rd minute, Dortmund won a free kick near the center circle, Shinji Kagawa passed back to Kyle, and the captain of Dort took two steps forward with the ball and then slashed it to Gundogan in front of the right, who adjusted slightly and hoisted the ball directly behind the Hannover defense.
However, as soon as he finished the pass, he couldn't help but shake his head: this ball passed too deep!
But Chingud still chose to pick up the speed and managed to stop the ball before it rolled off the line - Shahed, who was in charge of defending himself, was completely inferior in this speed contest.
Lewandowski in the middle did not plug in at the moment, he was directly blocked outside the big penalty area by Hanover's two backs, looking around, Qin Goode, who was unsupported, chose to fight alone!
Hannover's left centre-back Hagi was quick to set up a flank for goalkeeper Ziller, who blocked the near corner, while right-back Pogatts opted to guard against an enemy from the other direction, and they worked well together.
However, just as they were adjusting the defensive line, Qin Gude did not waste time, he did not slow down at all, directly hit the bottom line into the penalty area, and then stabbed the football with his toes before Haji fell to the ground and put the shovel!
Goalkeeper Ziler subconsciously took a step towards him, but he felt a chill under his crotch, and he hurriedly turned his head to look back, and the black and white ball was already lying quietly in the net.
0-1, the visitors scored first!
"Genius goal!" Jurgen Klopp on the sidelines high-fived his assistant coach.
There was more surprise on Gerliko Bouach's face: "Isn't this kid only going to shoot violently? β
The home team gradually fell into passivity after a goal, on the one hand, they were not reconciled, but on the other hand, their physical strength was not enough to support their fighting spirit, the tired legs slowed down their speed, and the mental pressure made them repeatedly make mistakes.
On the other side, the Dortmund players were liberated, and after taking the lead, they put down the burden in their hearts and gradually regained their old feelings, and in the 38th minute, Shinji Kagawa made a brilliant breakthrough for the visitors in exchange for a penalty opportunity, and the Japanese king unceremoniously stood at 12 yards to take the penalty himself, and smoothly extended the score to 2-0.
In the second half, the two sides suffered further physical attrition, with the two wings of Kuba and Chinggood constantly attacking Hannover's crumbling backline, and a tackle by Hagi on Hagew on Hagew on 56 minutes drew a second yellow card for him, and the Hannover manager dropped the bottle directly.
Dortmund, who played more and less, went down two more cities, and the most physical Qin Goode and Gundogan passed each other to rewrite the score to 4-0, while Hannover only managed to break through the goal guarded by Weidenfeller with only one corner kick near the end, saving a little face in front of the home fans-
After a 4-1 thrashing victory, Borussia Dortmund were finally able to shake off their slump and get back on track, and a week later, the Hornets in a semi-main squad comfortably beat a poor start to the game at Mainz.
Perhaps inspired by Qin Good, GΓΆtze, who ended his suspension punishment, became the most active player on the field. Although Mainz took the lead in the opening 10 minutes, Gotze immediately returned the favor: he equalised with a Maradona and Messi-style pass, and in the second half he assisted Robert Lewandowski and substitute Qin Goode to seal the win.
In the 75th minute, Barrios, who returned from injury, replaced Lewandowski, and last season's top scorer ushered in his first appearance in the league this season. The Paraguayan striker, who had only played 15 minutes, didn't get any counts, and he didn't seem to get along well with the whole team in his eagerness to make a difference, even complaining after a wave of shots that Kyle was too slow to pass the ball to him.
However, this discordant voice was immediately overshadowed by the victory, and although the substitute Qin Goode only scored a goal in 15 minutes, he knew that the coach was trying to save himself on a bigger stage.
UEFA Champions League! -
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