Chapter 251: Adjustment
"Now the game is in the rhythm of Barcelona!" The Spanish commentator got excited.
"Well, although in the last two years other teams have found a way to deal with Barcelona, which is to shrink their defense and wait for opportunities to counter-attack. But this year, Barcelona has Messi, Neymar, and Suarez in the front, and with the excellent performance of the three of them, it is difficult to have a team that can completely defend it! ”
"If Juventus hadn't been eliminated by Borussia Dortmund, maybe they could have tried."
"Yes, Juventus is okay, Dortmund is an attacking team, and now they are forced to defend, they will definitely not be able to defend, I think, the final suspense of this game is that Barcelona can lead by a few goals."
'But it's not half yet, maybe Klopp will make some changes in the second half.'
'Jurgen Klopp has led the team to two Champions League finals since he took charge of Borussia Dortmund, which is not bad, but they are facing our strong Barcelona today! There's an invincible MSN combo ahead! ”
"That's right, although Dortmund's Shen Peng, Mbappe, and Aubameyang are also good, but they are still younger, good ball! Look at this ball! Iniesta! Pass! Neymar, Neymar, Neymar! Suarez! The ball is in! GOOOO…… OOOOOAL! ”
The commentary suddenly roared, and on the field, Barcelona scored again.
This time it was Neymar who broke through with the ball on the left side, and when facing the defender, he pretended to break through, but in fact passed the ball, and finally the ball was outflanked by Suarez, who was outflanked in the middle, seized the opportunity and stabbed the goal.
"It was a brilliant goal! By now, Messi, Suarez and Neymar have scored one goal each! This is the mighty Barcelona! Even if the opponent keeps an eye on one or two of them, there will always be one who will step up and help the team score a goal! ”
"Now it's 3-2 and Barcelona is ahead! That makes it harder for Dortmund to play! ”
"Actually, I really feel sorry for the players at Borussia Dortmund, if they didn't have Barcelona this year, they would have a good chance of winning the Champions League, but there is no if in the world."
Regardless of what the commentary says, Klopp is already a little big at this point.
Originally, if he had maintained a 2-2 score to end the first half, he could have adjusted a lot of things at halftime, for example, they could use the speed of Shen Peng and Aubameyang to play defensive counterattacks - although Klopp didn't like this tactic, but for the sake of winning the Champions League, he couldn't care so much, and even, he had trained for a period of defensive counterattack before the game.
But now, Dortmund is behind, so Barcelona can pass the ball very leisurely, not in a hurry at all, and if Klopp wants to play defensive counterattacks, it will be no different from waiting for death.
Fortunately, after Suarez's goal, Barcelona did not score again, and the score lasted 3-2 until halftime.
Compared to the happy Barcelona players next door, the expressions of the players on Dortmund's side were not very good, and it was obvious that the pressure on them in the second half of the first half was too much, making them realize the gap with the world's top teams.
Shen Peng also realized the gap between himself and top players like Messi.
Messi is like a dazzling light on the field, and Dortmund's defenders have to pay attention to his movements all the time, and if he is careless, he will stir up a storm in front of the goal.
And Shen Peng himself, without using skills, is also a grade worse than Messi, even if he uses skills, there is a gap compared to Messi, at most it is about the same as the current Neymar.
Coupled with the fact that the rest of Dortmund's squad is also behind the rest of Barcelona's, it is not surprising that the game was suppressed.
When the players returned to the dressing room, Klopp did not speak immediately, but was silent for a moment.
"You all know how strong your opponent is."
Quite a few players nodded.
"But that doesn't mean we're going to lose!" Klopp's voice suddenly raised a few degrees.
"We've achieved a lot this season, we've beaten a lot of big opponents! Bayern Munich, Juventus, Arsenal, Real Madrid, didn't these teams all lose to us? Why did we win? Is it because we are better than them? It's because we're united! Have a determination to fight for victory and never admit defeat! ”
'In the first half, we played a tough game and Barcelona were the toughest opponents we've faced so far, but that doesn't mean we can't win!'
"Shen Peng, in the second half, you should retreat appropriately and help the left side to defend." After Klopp mobilized, he began to lay out tactics, "They have a hard time defending Messi, and Messi is just on the side of you, so you retreat to a place where you can defend Messi, help others share the pressure, and as for attacking, you also work hard." ”
Shen Peng nodded when he heard this, Klopp's meaning was not only to defend him, but also to attack! In this way, Shen Peng's physical consumption speed will increase exponentially due to the larger range of running, and because the position is behind, the offensive will run longer, and the opponent's defense will be easier, so the pressure on Shen Peng alone will become very great!
However, although he knows this, he is not afraid in his heart, and he is even a little eager to try, that is because he can now play directly with Messi!
In addition to Shen Peng, Klopp also laid out the tasks of everyone else in detail, and it was not until the end of the break that he said: "We had great success in the 11-12 season, winning the Bundesliga and the German Cup, but we did not achieve much in the Champions League that season, and in the 12-13 season, although we reached the Champions League final, we lost the title in the league. ”
"This season, we have not only won the Bundesliga and the German Cup, but also have the hope of winning the Champions League! I hope you will give your all in the last few minutes of the game and show everyone that even if we are a young team, we can do the miracle of the Treble! ”
After saying a few words, the eyes of the young players lit up.
Seeing the reaction of the players, Klopp nodded, as a manager, he needs to do everything, and the next thing is to see how the players play.
In fact, letting Shen Peng defend Messi is just his whim, after all, when facing Barcelona, if Messi is allowed to move, it is equivalent to putting a bomb next to him while sleeping, and I don't know when it will explode.
If Shen Peng returns to defense, although he is not a special defender, with his excellent awareness and excellent physical fitness, he can form a strong supplementary defense when other players defend Messi.