Chapter 225: Transposition
After Dortmund scored a goal, the gap with Juventus was only one point, so the morale was boosted, as long as they scored another goal in the next game to tie the score, they could drag the game to extra time and then beat the opponent with home advantage.
The players on Juventus' side are also in a bit of a trance at the moment.
If an ordinary goal is scored, with their years of experience, it will never be affected, and it is normal to be scored; But Shen Peng's goal was too demonic, just two of them broke through their entire back line, and when they defended the ball just now, they still had a sense of powerlessness, that is, they couldn't grab it.
When the Dortmund players were celebrating, Klopp was the most excited on the sidelines, and after the goal, he didn't pay attention to kicking all the water bottles on the ground when he was celebrating on the sidelines.
In addition to this goal, there is another reason for his excitement that he has found a solution to the previous team's predicament.
At the beginning of the season, he tried to let Shen Peng play on the left and Aubameyang on the right side, to "fly on both wings", but at that time, because he was short of a better center forward, he finally gave up on this idea and let Shen Peng return to the center forward position that he often played in Bochum.
But in this way, there is a problem that is overlooked, that is, Shen Peng's speed cannot be played.
Football matches generally have the largest number of people in the middle, so it is almost impossible for Shen Peng to play his speed advantage in the middle, so he can only rely on his foot skills to play this position.
But in this way, once the opponent restricts the ball passed to him by Shen Peng's teammates, then the role he plays will be greatly reduced, which is also a problem encountered some time ago.
And now the solution he thought of was to play on the left side and let Mbappe play as a center forward as Shen Peng did just now!
Although Mbappe's strength is not enough to be a center forward for the time being, he is different from Ramos, he is twelve years younger than Ramos, and there is still a lot of room for improvement, coupled with his cooperation with Shen Peng, even if his hard power is a little weaker, the actual role he plays is not small.
In Bochum, due to the low overall strength of the team, the opponent only needs to defend against Shen Peng, so Shen Peng will encounter great resistance no matter which way he goes, so it makes no sense to change Shen Peng's position.
But now in Dortmund it's different, if Shen Peng goes to the side, if the opponent puts the defensive focus on Shen Peng's side, then then Borussia Dortmund's middle and Aubameyang on the other side can tear the opponent's defense to shreds.
Therefore, Shen Peng can play his speed advantage on the wing, just like Aubameyang; And Mbappe in the middle, according to the current growth rate, will soon be able to gain a foothold in the middle.
"Shen Peng is really a lucky general!"
Thinking about this, he already had irrepressible joy in his eyes, and immediately signaled to the field, so that Shen Peng and Mbappe did not have to change back.
After this adjustment, Dortmund really suppressed Juventus in the rest of the first half, although they never scored, but they were a big advantage on the field.
Part of this is the reason why Juventus took the initiative to shrink the defense, and part of it is because of the effect of Shen Peng's change of position: he is on the left side, with his strong defensive ability and offensive ability, as well as strong physical strength, he can attack and retreat, which can be called a hegemon on the side!
Dortmund fans were excited when they saw the change on the pitch and set off a uniform crowd in the stadium to cheer on the team.
In the 42nd minute, Aubameyang found an opportunity on the right flank and ran all the way, but soon encountered the defence, he did not hold it up, and directly passed the ball to Mbappe.
Marchisio ran to Mbappe, ready to block Mbappe's dribbling, according to the experience of the previous few minutes, Mbappe's hard power is worse than Shen Peng, so as long as he blocks, Mbappe can only pass the ball back.
However, as soon as he ran to Mbappe's side, he found that Mbappe did not stop the ball at all, facing the ball rolling over, he knocked his heel directly, and the trajectory of the ball produced a refraction and continued to roll behind him!
And there, Shen Peng arrived at high speed!
Because Mbappe was facing the direction of Aubameyang, the pass was quite hidden, coupled with Shen Peng's sudden acceleration on the side, so that the Juventus defense did not react for a moment.
When Shen Peng received the ball, there was a brief gap around him, so he didn't hesitate and got up directly - the thunder beast shot!
The ball shot straight into the goal like a meteor, and although Buffon made a save, the ball was too tricky for him to reach and let the ball fly into the goal.
Two to zero!
Borussia Dortmund led 2-0 in the first half!
As a result, the aggregate score of the two teams is tied at 2-2, and Dortmund only needs to score one more goal to advance to the quarter-finals!
The crowd was boiling, and according to the current trend, Dortmund are likely to score again in the second half, in which case, they will knock out this year's favorite Juventus to enter the next round!
"Shen-Peng-"
"Shen-Peng-"
"Shen-Peng-"
The crowd chanted Shen Peng's Chinese name, and he stepped up in the crucial game to complete the pursuit of Juventus with a brace.
Of course, Mbappe's performance in this game was also impressive, he completed two assists!
"It seems that your choice is correct, after the two of them changed positions, it really worked very well!" Bouis said that if this ball is still Shen Peng in the middle, then if he passes the ball like this, Mbappe will not be able to catch up with the ball, and Mbappe's long-range shot is not as good as Shen Peng, and it is almost impossible to break the door guarded by Buffon if he shoots.
"Shen Peng, this kid, he can always surprise us!" After tying the score, Klopp's pre-game heart finally let go, and it was a very correct choice for him to let Shen Peng and Mbappe switch positions.
Now even if the opponent prevents others to death, Shen Peng can break through with the ball alone on the side, and if others want to defend him, other positions are easy to show flaws - this is the difference between the middle and the wing.
The only regret now is that the first half is almost over, and at halftime, Juventus will definitely make adjustments, and the momentum that Dortmund has accumulated will be affected to a certain extent because of the halftime break.
But in general, as long as you play according to the current way of play, the second half is not a big problem, the only thing to be careful about is not to let Juventus score, otherwise Dortmund will need to score two more goals.