Chapter 486: Allegri's Change of Formation

Bartra scrambled before Leno could attack, touching the ball very close to the goal, changing the trajectory of the ball.

In this way, the ball fell from the head of Leno, who had already attacked, into the goal behind him, and also broke Leverkusen's insistence.

Bayer Leverkusen, who pressed the opponent for almost half the game, was still thinking about forcing the opponent to draw and winning a point would be a good result, but in an instant, everything changed, and it was very likely that there would be no points.

Led by Kiessling and Kramer, Bayer Leverkusen launched a frantic comeback, trying to get the situation back and get the point in their hands. But the goal was not so easy for them today, otherwise it would have been scored a long time ago.

In the final ten minutes, Bayer Leverkusen pressed with all the players, but it still didn't give them the result they wanted.

But through the last ten minutes, it can also be seen that Dortmund has indeed been consumed a lot by the last Champions League.

Because if it had been left as usual and dared to attack like this in the face of Dortmund, it would have been pierced by Dortmund's counterattack.

In the end, the score was not rewritten again, and Dortmund won a hard-fought victory thanks to Baltra's header.

In the end, he maintained his winning streak in the league and did not let Bayern Munich open up the points difference.

Pep Guardiola, who was watching the game at home, already had an irrepressible smile on his face when he saw it for more than 70 minutes. Because of the three-point difference, he felt very nervous, and he couldn't count how many times he woke up from a nightmare because Dortmund had caught up with the three points.

I didn't expect that Bartra, who was promoted from the Barcelona academy, is still powerful, this header is very standard.

Before turning off the TV, Guardiola comforted himself like this, and then went back to sleep.

At the end of the game, Bartra was surrounded by all the players and celebrated enthusiastically.

As Lin Yi said, if a player wants to integrate into a team quickly, the best way is to use his performance to help the team win, and such a player cannot have any integration problems. Baltra apparently did.

Kyle didn't walk on the court at the moment, he sat in the dugout, and he felt like he was in the dugout, three points...... It's here.

After Lin Yi celebrated, he saw the coach slumped on the sidelines, walked over and raised his hand at him.

"What? Nervous? Lin Yi asked Kyle.

"It's really nervous, being a coach is 10,000 times more nervous than playing football by yourself, and it's very uncomfortable to watch from the sidelines."

"Seriously, I was desperate before the corner, but the good thing is that Mark did a good job, we all did a good job, didn't we?"

Kyle smiled, "Of course! My players, how could they not do well? Let's go! The press conference goes. ”

With that, Kyle stood up and waved at his players, preparing to go to the press conference.

Lin Yi, as the captain, also followed Kyle to the press room.

Because it was away from home and it was another game like this, the staff on Leverkusen's side didn't look good.

However, Lin Yi is used to this situation, after all, the team has not lost since Kyle took over.

Bayer Leverkusen's press conference was very brief, because after their loss, the gap in points was a bit wide, and the hope of hitting Europe this season may be slim, so neither reporters nor coaches have much to say.

But when they arrived in Dortmund, now that everything was on track, they were able to arouse the curiosity of journalists.

"Sebastian, although we won this game for Dortmund, it was actually a very difficult process. You didn't have a very strong squad for this game, you could even say that you were a relatively weak lineup, is this because you are going to face strong opponents in the Champions League, so you have to give up this game? ”

Kyle was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect anyone to ask such a question, because he really didn't want to give up.

'I did make a rotation in this game, but it wasn't a sign of giving up, I just wanted my players to be able to play and all to rest. And I don't think the players who came out of the game were not as good as the ones who didn't. So when it comes to giving up and the like, the bedroom has never thought about it, but it can only be said that this lineup makes everyone feel relatively unfamiliar. Also, I even arranged for my strongest player to play, how could I give up? ”

Speaking of this, Kyle also turned his head to look at Lin Yi sitting next to him, which can be regarded as reminding the reporters that his arrangements are very careful.

"So what do you have to say about the next Champions League game? We played a stalemate in the last game, and the opponent fielded a back five, and I don't know if they will continue this formation this time. Are we all ready for this? ”

"For all the games, we have to prepare well, but as for the quality of the preparation, I think we can only wait until the time of the game to test. As for Allegri, I don't think he's going to continue with that tactic. ”

"Why do you feel this way? Can you explain? "Obviously, some journalists are still interested in this kind of technical issue.

"He didn't win the last game, which proves a lot of problems. Therefore, if he wants to win this game, I think he must make some changes, otherwise he will definitely suffer. Of course, from my point of view, if he really doesn't want to win, I'm very much in favor of it, and I'm willing to help him. ”

A few days later, someone relayed this to Allegri at a pre-match press conference, which made Allegri, who had been nervous after the last draw, suddenly even more nervous.

Could it be that the idea that I am going to change the formation in the second round has been seen through by him? Isn't this guy a novice, why is it so difficult to deal with?!

After the game against Bayer Leverkusen, Kyle was very bold and gave his players a three-day break.

You know, this is unimaginable for the average coach, in the middle of the season, the sprint stage to give the players a holiday, if the operation is not good, it is likely to lead to the collapse of the team's state.

However, Kyle saw this very clearly, the game against Juventus made the nerves of the whole team very dead, and the game against Bayer Leverkusen consumed a lot of their energy. At this point, training alone doesn't necessarily have a good effect, on the contrary, allowing the players to get a relaxation is not necessarily a bad thing. What's more, I'm tired to the point where I can't rest and rest, and I really don't have such fun-loving players in my team.

Sure enough, when the team started training again three days later, many people looked much more relaxed. The spirit and state have also recovered a lot, and the spirit and spirit have obviously returned.

Kyle was very happy with the result of the sabbatical, especially when he saw Aubameyang.

The Gabonese have never been particularly fit, and after the madness at the start of the season, there is always a period of fatigue in the middle of the season, when both goal efficiency and attacking ability are greatly reduced. Or even directly overworked.

Aubameyang has been like this for several seasons now, and Kyle has been thinking about how to solve it since he took over.

If just a few short vacations can get him back to this level, then the vacation is worth it.

"Good. Since everyone is well rested, let's train more intensely today and have a 60-minute training match. Now according to the grouping I read, the two teams are separated and ready to start. ”

As soon as the warm-up was over, Kyle announced such an arrangement.

But the players didn't complain, they didn't touch the ball for three days, and it was much more refreshing to be able to play a game than any training.

However, the content of the training match surprised everyone, because it was not a normal training match.

The two goalkeepers, Langerak and Weidenfeller, gasped for breath after the end of training, holding on to the two goalposts on the left and the right. I guess if it weren't for the doorposts to support them, they would have fallen by now.

For a full 60 minutes, all the players of the team took turns bombarding the goals of the two goalkeepers almost without gaps.

What's even more cruel is that it's not any athletic shots or long-range shots, it's all penalties.

Kyle blinked thoughtfully before starting to announce his starting line-up for the second leg of the Champions League against Juventus.

Longlak, who had gradually begun to take Weidenfeller's starting place, still started the game, but Weidenfeller was included in the squad.

At the back, Schmelzer and Piszczek were left and right, while new signing Bartra replaced Hummels in the starting line-up with Subotic at centre-back.

When Lin Yi heard the news, he peeked at Hummels and found that the central defender didn't seem to care.

In midfield, Gonzalo Castro started alongside Sven Bender, apparently to create a barrier in midfield to keep the opposition at bay. But in the forward position, Kyle also hesitated for a long time, and finally he arranged for Gundogan, who had just recovered from an injury for a while.

Perhaps Dortmund's most consistent starter right now is their trident.

"I don't need to say more about the style characteristics of Juventus, don't be impatient when you get into trouble, remember no? I believe that the strength of our players must be stronger than theirs, so I say, stabilize your mentality and emotions, relax first, and then win. ”

This was said by Kyle to his disciples in the locker room before the game began, and he went out after that.

Lin Yi looked at Kyle's back and shrugged his shoulders, "I think he should have not completely forgotten his identity as the captain, so his current pre-game arrangement always has the feeling of mobilization when he was the captain before, and I don't have anything to say about it." So I'm not going to talk about it, I'll save some energy and go and score goals. ”

The teammates laughed, now these in the locker room are all old rivers and lakes, no one will be nervous because of this game, everyone looked at each other and smiled, and went out together.

As soon as the cheers of the fans at the scene poured in as soon as the door was opened, Lin Yi smiled at his teammates around him, "I don't know if they can stand it." I guess I haven't felt this kind of treatment, right? ”

Royce smiled a little viciously, "I guess Higuain can feel it, after all, he was swept away by Real Madrid." ”

The starters on Juventus' side also walked into the players' tunnel, and to Lin Yi's surprise, the tall man with a big golden retriever did not appear. In his place was a short, thin Brazilian.

In fact, Hernanes's performance after the transfer to Juventus was not very good, and in the face of the picky Allegri, he didn't get many opportunities, why did he think about arranging him out of today's game?

In addition to him, there is another face that was not seen in the previous game, also present in today's starting lineup, Curly Juan Cuadrado from Colombia.

In fact, Lin Yi knew that Cuadrado was also one of Kyle's targets, but because Cuadrado was in Juventus, the ownership was Chelsea's, so he couldn't complete the transfer very quickly, so Kehl retreated to the young Ousmane Dembele, but now it seems that the effect is also very good.

"Today Juventus changed their style of play, the goalkeeper is still Gianluigi Buffon, the three central defenders are Barzagli with Chiellini and Bonucci, Khedira and Malquisio at the back, Cuadrado on the left and Lichtsteiner on the right. Today's midfielder was replaced by Hernanes, and the two strikers were Higuain and Dybala. Is this a change back to the usual '3-5-2'? Director Zhang: What are your thoughts on this change? Duan Xuan said this after introducing the starting lineup.

"Switching back to this formation is definitely a sign that Allegri is aware of his problems. That's why the changes were made, but it would be a bit embarrassing for Hernanes, who started today in the midfield position, because he didn't do well at Juventus this season, and now there are rumors that he may move to the Chinese Super League after the end of the season. I don't know what happened to Pogba, who could only be substituted in such a crucial game. ”

Allegri shook hands with Kyle, and he heard Kyle mumble to him, "Changed?" This substitution actually makes sense, and if you still let Pogba play this time, I guess he will play even more ugly. ”

Hearing Kyle's words, Allegri took a long breath.

'I just want him to come back in the second half and be in better shape and fitness to help us win.'

"Don't think I don't know, his physical condition is about the same as Lin Yi's, and the reason why he didn't play today is definitely not this. I've studied each opponent in great detail, and you're trying to fool me, it's a little far off. Kyle smirked.