373 Asian Strikers!
Borussia Dortmund beat Saarbrücken 2-0 away in the German Cup to reach the quarter-finals of the German Cup.
Tang Hong prepared for the game with peace of mind, and Mkhitaryan also returned from injury.
Ahead of the weekend's home game against Bayer Leverkusen, the Asian media were thrilling to preview the game.
Nowadays, the most famous strikers in European football, Japan and South Korea are Tang Hong, Shinji Okazaki, and South Korea's Son Heung-min.
Son Xingmin, who made a name for himself in Hamburg, transferred to Bayer Leverkusen in the summer, and his performance in the new season was average.
Of course, the competitive and tactical environment in which Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin find themselves is very different.
The stronger the team, the higher the gold content of the goal, Qin Rui's outstanding performance in Hertha Berlin is that Hertha Berlin plays counterattacks most of the time, and he has more room to play.
Bayer Leverkusen, as a strong team in the standings closely followed by Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, naturally has to play tough battles most of the time, and it is not easy to score goals in a tactical environment.
If Sun Xingmin is placed in a middle and lower level team to fight back every day, his speed and technical advantages can be brought into full play, but the improvement of tactical literacy and comprehensive strength will have certain limitations.
The more effective teams are able to hone their abilities in all aspects of the more complex playing environment, especially tactical literacy.
Tang Hong once told Yoshiki Muto that his first goal after his career debut was to surpass Son Xingmin, perhaps success in Braga is difficult to determine whether he surpasses Son Xingmin, after all, if he loses Son Xingmin to the Portuguese Super League, he can also kill all sides.
But Tang Hong's brilliance at Manchester United last season, and compared with Son Xingmin's breakthrough in Hamburg, Tang Hong has naturally become the number one star in Asia!
Now he doesn't need to look up to Sun Xingmin, it's the other party who wants to chase after him.
On the day of the competition, Tang Hong unexpectedly received a call from his mother He Zhuqing in the morning.
I thought that there was something urgent at home, but He Zhu cleared some of the cold and asked him if he would return to China during the winter break.
Tang Hong's original plan was to return to China during the winter break, so he stayed in Germany for the last two FIFA match days, and the long round-trip trip between Europe and Asia and the adjustment of jet lag increased the physical load.
He Zhuqing hung up the phone after determining Tang Hong's schedule, but Tang Hong didn't think much about it.
During the day, the team prepared at the Stoberari Training Centre, and in the afternoon the team went to West** Field to prepare for the game.
The warm-up before the game was orderly, and when the players from both sides appeared in the player tunnel, Tang Hong saw Sun Xingmin wearing a Leverkusen shirt, and the two nodded in tacit understanding.
Borussia Dortmund, who are unbeaten in the first 14 league games, face Bayer Leverkusen, who have 11 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the opening game.
The difference between the two teams is only 6 points!
Bayer Leverkusen's performance this season has definitely exceeded expectations!
Their boss Hyypia has a lot to offer, but it's doubtful that it will be sustainable.
Borussia Dortmund started 433 at home today.
Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller.
Defenders: Piszczek, Papastathopoulos, Subotic, Schmelzer.
Midfielders: Sven Bender, Mkhitaryan, Gundogan.
Forwards: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Lewandowski, Tang Hong.
Bayer Leverkusen also started 433 away games.
Goalkeeper: Leno.
Defenders: Donati, Spacic, Toprak, Rolfes.
Midfielders: Lars Bender, Castro, Hagler.
Forwards: Emre Can, Kiessling? Sun Xingmin.
This game against the Bend brothers is also a highlight.
When the game started, Dortmund, who were playing at home, actively launched a front-court onslaught!
Tang Hong first collided with Mkhitaryan in the middle on the left side of the front field to quickly hit the wall and cross? Then he hit the left side of the penalty area, and the ball changed to the croquette, which broke through between Spacic and Donati, and the left rib of the penalty area was shot into the far corner of the goal from a small angle.
As a result, goalkeeper Leno pounced horizontally and blocked the ball with one palm? Toprak cleared the ball before Lewandowski.
After the opening, Tang Hong, who was light and agile, showed an excellent competitive state.
Borussia Dortmund also regained a bit of a strong stance that didn't allow their opponents to breathe.
The 6th minute of the game? Mkhitaryan sent a through ball in the middle of the field, and Aubameyang ran from the outside to cut inside to cross the ball in front of the bottom line of the penalty area? Lewandowski was a slow beat in the middle, and Leno rushed to punch the ball first!
After 2 minutes? Tang Hong's inside cut outside the penalty area against offside? Gundogan's pick pass came as scheduled, and Tang Hong jumped sideways in the penalty area to shoot with a reverse hook!
It's a pity that the football slid the door through!
Otherwise, it will be a wonderful and shocking world wave!
In the 14th minute of the game, Tang Hong restrained the opponent's defense in the front court and picked up the ball before the bottom line of the side, Schmelzer made a cross from the bottom.
Lewandowski follows up on the middle to outflank the cushion? As a result, the ball pops up after hitting the crossbar!
The Dortmund fans were in disbelief!
Dortmund seems to be gaining momentum? But not so lucky.
Bayer Leverkusen were a little slow to get into the groove by Dortmund's strong attack.
But as they recovered and gained a foothold, their sharp fast attack quickly began to threaten the Dortmund defence.
In the 19th minute of the game, when Kiessling acted as a fulcrum in the front court to receive a pass from behind Castro's center circle, Kiessling controlled the ball and retreated to complete the turn, and passed the ball diagonally under the attack of Sven Bender and Subotic.
Sun Xingmin sprinted all the way up, cut inside, and broke into the penalty area.
Papastathopoulos stepped forward to blockade but was still quickly broken through the defense by Son Heung-min? In front of the penalty spot in the penalty area, Son Xingmin shot with his feet and hit the reverse cutting line, which made Weidenfeller only look at the ball and sigh after making a mistake in prediction.
The moment the ball rolled into the Dortmund goal, the Bayer Leverkusen fans cheered wildly in the stands.
Son Heung-min smiled and ran to the sidelines to celebrate his goal.
"Son Heung-min received a wonderful pass from Kisling and formed a one-knife goal!
Bayer Leverkusen scored the first goal at the West** Stadium to lead the home team Dortmund!
Is the impact of Hummels' absence still fermenting? It's clear that Papastathopoulos may be a good centre-back, but he's not a top defender yet? Borussia Dortmund's tactics of attacking and suppressing opponents also need a reliable backline to support them.
From the day Hummels was sidelined, Dortmund fans missed him! ”
The live broadcast camera suddenly locked on Tang Hong's face for a long time, as if hinting that Sun Xingmin from Asia had scored? Should he, also as an Asian striker, respond.
After going through United's cheating defence? Tang Hong has been tempered mentally for the team he plays for losing a goal.
How long is the game? Who will have the last laugh is not certain.
Borussia Dortmund quickly launched a more aggressive attack, and Bayer Leverkusen further strengthened their aggression in defence.
In the 22nd minute of the game, Tang Hong received a pass from Lewandowski in front, and he was fouled by Lars Bender as soon as he stopped the ball, but Tang Hong stumbled a step forward and quickly controlled the ball forward, and passed the ball out like a dragonfly before Donati.
Mkhitaryan took the ball to the left in front of the penalty area and crossed to the right side of the penalty area.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang cut inside to meet the ball and fired it straight into the side-netting.
Four minutes later, Schmelzer made a steal on Emre Can on the wing of the backfield, and immediately after breaking the ball, he passed the ball straight to the front side, Tang Hong feigned touching the ball in the active response to the run, but directly changed direction around the outside line and ran behind Donati.
Donati was stunned and was rolled by the football and didn't have time to intercept it, and suddenly lost Tang Hong under the messy thinking.
The Dortmund fans at the scene immediately cheered and cheered, and it was undoubtedly Tang Hong who could bring an unexpected scene on the field!
When he stepped into the box from outside the box, Spasic immediately rushed up to block, and Tang Hong shorted the ball to the left side of the penalty area behind the opponent.
Lewandowski, who took the initiative to respond, stopped the ball and then gently knocked it back.
Tang Hong happened to kill horizontally from the side, and completed a close-range collision with him.
The ball cut horizontally to the middle of the penalty area, although Tang Hong fell into the encirclement, he also had space to shoot with his feet, blasted the ball out with his right foot, and cleanly sent the ball into the upper right corner of the goal!
Goalkeeper Leno was helpless this time.
After Tang Hong broke the goal, he turned around and took the initiative to high-five Lewandowski in celebration.
The West** Stadium resounded with familiar and shocking cheers.
Dortmund fans are also chanting "Hong! ”“hong!” “hong!”
"Tang Hong scored a goal in the penalty area! Borussia Dortmund equalises!
Ten years ago, people said they wanted to see art football, either they could go to the Bernabeu to see Zinedine Zidane or Highbury to see Bergkamp, but now, ten years later, I think if you want to see how players combine technology and practicality, then you have to come to Wester**!
Tang Hong rarely uses fancy moves to break through and pass, but every one of his basic skills is almost perfect, and he is full of fraud anytime and anywhere.
He made Donati think he would control the ball, only to be deceived by Tang Hong.
Even in the narrow space of the penalty area, Tang Hong boldly completed the collision with Lewandowski, and skillfully stepped on the ball to the best position to shoot the ball into the goal!
Unbeatable performance!
The league is not over yet, and Tang Hong has scored 24 league goals by himself!
The Bundesliga Golden Boot was on the pitch last season, and Leverkusen's Kiessling scored 25 goals last season!
The second highest scorer in the Bundesliga last season was also on the pitch, and Lewandowski scored 23 goals last season!
Tang Hong has already scored more goals than teammate Lewandowski in the league last season, and is only one short of the number of goals scored in the Bundesliga Golden Boot last season.
It looks like I'm still some way from breaking Gerd Muller's league scoring record, but if he can stay fit, then I'm sure he can definitely break the record!
He will become a legendary goalscorer in the Bundesliga! ”