Chapter 367: Milan's Hatred
Dick's judgment was not wrong.
Celta, who began to press the attack, were not able to create too many chances when facing Dortmund with one less man, Dortmund's defense did not suffer any losses, they still used the overall defense to make Celta's attack useless, and in their backfield, Dortmund has been looking for opportunities......
Dortmund held on until the 84th minute, and then they saw the dawn of victory, a long counterattack from the back, Olic unloaded the ball and burst into the box to shoot, the ball was saved by Pinto, but the follow-up Arshavin was quick and shot into the net at the first time!
Three to one, Dortmund won at home!
Dick slapped on the sidelines, and then the Dortmund fans burst into applause from the stands, such a goal is enough to prove that Dortmund has won this game!
Dick breathed a sigh of relief, but the game wasn't over yet - before the end, Arshavin received a second yellow card in a scramble in front of him, accumulating two yellow cards and being sent off!
This made Dick roll his eyes, Arshavin was very active in this game, and his pressing in the front court also had a great effect, but at the cost of two yellow cards - Dick didn't blame him, but if Arshavin and Gomez were suspended, the next game would not be good......
Instead of blaming Arshavin, he patted him on the shoulder and slapped him into the tunnel.
Ajax may be snickering, but the red card didn't have much impact on the game, as Celta Vigo were still unable to score, and in the end Dortmund beat Celta 3-1 at home to top the group with three points and two goal difference, and in the other game, AC Milan beat Ajax 1-0 at home to finish second in the group.
"We won the game, but our two red cards cost us a lot...... Gomez's red card is fine, this kid is a little too impulsive, I just hope I don't want to ban him for too long, it's just a young man's impulse, and it didn't cause any serious consequences...... Arshavin's second yellow card was a bit more serious, but we respect the referee's decision and the next game will be important and we will show that we have good bench depth as well. ”
Dick didn't look happy after the game, and what happened next seemed to confirm his fears, as Dortmund's form began to slip in the next league game, suffering their second league defeat of the season with a 1-0 defeat away to youth Stuttgart – two of the six league games to go, which is a bit higher......
After losing this game, Dortmund slipped to seventh place, Stuttgart, who beat them, are top of the league with 14 points, it is worth noting that they have only scored six goals in six games, but have not conceded a single goal, Hieldebrand's performance is shocking, Bayer Leverkusen is second with 13 points, joint with Bremen, Wolfsburg is fourth with 12 points, Bayern Munich and Hannover 96 are 11 points, fifth and sixth.
"Now Dortmund, there are indeed some problems in the two-front operation, and in this regard, they are still inexperienced." Many media have seen this problem, and Dick is also aware of this, but there will always be ups and downs in the early days, as long as the overall morale of the team is not affected......
In fact, it didn't suffer too much, and after a week's rest, Dortmund claimed a valuable league victory, with Everton scoring the only goal of the game in the 68th minute as Dortmund beat Freiburg 1-0 at home and moved Dortmund up to fifth.
However, the next away trip to the Champions League was a nightmare for them, Dick sent the trident of Donovan, Olic and Everton on the road, but did not score a single goal on the road, although Dick's targeted tactics stifled Ibrahimovic's play, but Ajax's Belgian striker Thorn scored a goal in each half to beat Dortmund 2-0!
In the other game, Celta drew 0-0 with AC Milan, who are first with four points from two games, Ajax second with three points, Borussia Dortmund also third with three points, and Celta at the bottom with one point - however, there is no indication of who will be the final qualifier in this group.
Borussia Dortmund travel to AC Milan in three weeks' time, and this game will be hugely important for them.
After losing in the second round of the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund returned to some form in the league, and Rickon, who rotated in this game, scored the only goal of the game in the first half, Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 away, won two consecutive league games and remained in fifth place in the league, three points behind Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen, two points behind Stuttgart and one point behind Bayern.
In any case, the relatively relaxed schedule gave them a respite amid the ups and downs of the Dortmund players' form, and then a FIFA matchday, Dortmund, who did not lose much of their main team, got a break and in the next round of the league, Dortmund, who were in good form, won a big victory!
In the home game against Hannover 96, Dick made another adjustment, Arshavin was rotated by him, and he was able to play in the next Champions Cup game, so let him have a good rest, and Gomez still can't play in the next game, because of his behavior, so in addition to the default suspension, there is also an additional suspension, that is, he will not appear at the San Siro stadium......
So today's front trident sent by Dick is Olich, Gomez and Everton, and the players of Dortmund in this game also showed excellent form, Everton opened the scoring for Dortmund in the 35th minute, Olic extended the lead in the 42nd minute, and eight minutes after the start of the second half, Kyle's shot from behind extended the lead to 3-0 for Dortmund, although Hannover 96 scored two goals in succession, but Gomez's brace and the goal of substitute Ricken, Helped Borussia Dortmund sweep Hannover 96 6-2 at home!
It was Dortmund's biggest win of the season!
With this win, Dortmund overtook Bremen and Bayern Munich who lost this round and drew Bayern Munich to return to third place, and now only Bayer Leverkusen with 22 points and Stuttgart with 21 points are just above them!
When we are about to go away to AC Milan, it is very timely to have such a big win to boost morale.
'Now our players are in good shape to go away from home.
Dirk wasn't worried that the big win would drop the team's form, although Dortmund are all young players and their form has been up and down, but after all, the Champions Cup is three days away, and this kind of stimulus alone will not make them slip in form so quickly, in such a short period of time, they will not be in form like this.
It's just that this road trip won't be so easy.
Half of Milan looked at the visiting Borussia Dortmund with hostility – they had reason to hate Dortmund, who had snatched a league title from them last season with their "vile and shameless" approach......
"Milan is great, but that doesn't mean we have to grovel in front of greatness, what we have to do is to knock greatness to the ground and snatch the treasure when greatness is not paying attention, I don't think there's anything wrong with what we're doing...... Milan fans have reason to hate us, and of course, we have reason to turn a blind eye to it. ”
Dick said this when asked by an Italian journalist "what he thought of last season's ugly tactics".
Dick's words almost poured oil on the fire, at least the AC Milan players began to be unhappy with it, Gattuso said in an interview: "Last season we were not more prepared, but this time, we will not let Dortmund go!" ”
"Even if we lose this game, we only lose a Champions Cup...... Dick replied, his meaning is obvious, we won, but the most important final, now that our strength has dropped, even if we lose, what does it matter?
This kind of statement made Milan feel very aggrieved, which made them feel that revenge could not be completely aggrieved - yes, even if they won Dortmund, even if they could not qualify for the group stage of the Champions Cup, what was the point? Last season, they were the champions of the Champions Cup......
"The past is in the past, we just need to focus on the present. It's a big game for us and we'll try to beat Borussia Dortmund at home. ”
In the end, Ancelotti came out to play the round, but the previous war of words was also the spice before the big game, at least at this time, many fans began to have a lot of interest in this game......
AC Milan still has a good harvest in the transfer market this summer, the addition of young Brazilian midfielder Kaka has made AC Milan's midfield begin to become stronger, and Cafu's free entry has also strengthened AC Milan's right wing, but before this game, AC Milan had bad news, Gattuso was suspended for this game, and Ambrosini did not pass the medical examination, so in the midfield, Ancelotti could only send Brocki to partner with Pirlo and Seedorf, Kaka burst forward, and the double strikers were Shepchenko and Inzaghi, At the back, Cafu, Nesta, Maldini and Pancaro are the players, and the goalkeeper is still Dida.
Dick, on the other hand, changed his previous main formation, turning four-three-three into four-four-two, goalkeeper Weidenfeller, defenders Alves, Dede, Vaughans, Ismael, Kyle and Borowski in the middle, Owomoela on the left, Arshavin on the right, Donovan and Olic partnering with two strikers - without an impactful center, Dick can only make such a change, so that the team can play more flexible and mobile, while reducing the possibility of the team conceding goals.
Although there is one less midfielder, but the protection of the two backs at the edge of the penalty area will be better, and the attack and defense of the wings will become a little better, against a team like AC Milan, a more secure approach is needed, if the blind and fast attack, then Dortmund's backline will most likely be beaten into a sieve by the opponent's counterattack - AC Milan does not lack the ability to create opportunities in the counterattack, not to mention that their frontcourt stars are definitely higher than Dortmund's young players!