Section 376 Constant pressure
Borussia Dortmund's defeat against Wolfsburg sent the league in an uproar. The league has reached the last moment, and at this time, Dortmund actually released water so openly, causing the entire league to be surprised. Look at Dortmund's good form when facing Bayern, and then look at Dortmund when facing Wolfsburg, Götze, Lewandowski, Reuss and others sit on the field and watch the play, and all of a sudden, the game between Wolfsburg and Dortmund has become the focus of people's attention, and this game that should have been the last focus of the league was played like this, which surprised countless people.
No one believes that Dortmund really can't beat Wolfsburg. Although Dortmund has indeed played a lot of games recently, compared to Wolfsburg in two games a week, the task of the game is not half a star, but Dortmund's strength in the game against Real Madrid still surprised everyone for the strength of this team.
Just a week earlier, Borussia Dortmund had beaten Bayern Munich comfortably, and although they lost to Real Madrid in midweek, it was nothing more than a game for them that didn't have the big picture. A team that has reached the final in the Champions League, a team that has a lot of fun in the game with opponents of the level of Real Madrid and Bayern, and the team that can't play the defeated players in the league, naturally it doesn't look right. All of a sudden, the media was also full of doubts about Dortmund's approach.
Many Bayern fans are completely unacceptable to Dortmund's approach. Desperately against Bayern, and rotated against Wolfsburg, which clearly wants to block Bayern and let Wolfsburg win the championship. All of a sudden. Quite a few people are questioning Dortmund's motives, and some even think. This is a blatant match-fixing by Borussia Dortmund, which is extremely bad.
However, in the face of these doubts. Klopp's answer was very simple and straightforward, and when interviewed, he directly stated his attitude, which also left people speechless.
'We're in the Champions League final and we're going to have to save our energy for the Champions League final. If we can't win more honours in a game, we naturally have to give up selectively, otherwise, how can we have enough energy to play in the Champions League final? ”
Klopp's answer was reasonable, and it also left everyone who expressed doubts speechless for a while. Truly. At this time, it really doesn't make sense to accuse Dortmund of not working hard, because Dortmund has no reason to be desperate.
Since the beginning of this season, Dortmund have been in a mess of the league all season, and they have to get by. In order to go long in the Champions League, they have always been in a state of semi-abandonment in the league, otherwise they would not be left far behind and third in the league with the strength that can compete with Bayern. They really don't have a quest in the league for a long time. And now that the season is coming to an end, their Champions League places have been secured, and there is no more to pursue, and it is a natural choice for them to choose to give up in the league.
Ultimately. No one can say that Dortmund are playing match-fixing, even by the strictest standards, and at best they are deliberately abandoning the game. But. UEFA's judgment on deliberate abandonment is that a team only deliberately abandons a game after completing the season's goal, but Klopp gave reasons for them to abandon the game. But it was precisely because of the goal of the season: his reasons were absolutely high-sounding - Dortmund are now starting to save energy for the Champions League final. What's wrong with that? Their league goals have not yet been achieved, and when they have higher pursuits, they give up the league in order to get higher honors and save energy, and no one can blame anything for this practice.
They gave up the game for the sake of the team's honour – after playing two games a week for so long, they needed a break to be ready for Bayern Munich in the Champions League, and that was a completely plausible reason.
Although everyone knows that Dortmund's reason for doing this is not really for the Champions League final, if they say that they have no intention of retaliating against Bayern, the ghost will believe it. However, since Dortmund has given a sufficiently positive reason, it is beyond reproach. One cannot say that they are wrong to win the Champions League, but on the contrary, they have to praise Borussia Dortmund for having a clear goal this season and the wisdom of abandoning the league early, which has given them a chance to be in the Champions League final.
It's just that although Dortmund is doing the right thing, almost no one knows their real purpose, and when this issue is mentioned, the media is also full of ridicule for a while.
"Gotze's worth obviously has to go up. In addition to 37 million, Bayern still needs to pay the price of a league title. And if Lewandowski can't transfer smoothly after the season, then Bayern's price will obviously be even more painful, and this transfer can be described as extremely implicated. ”
The real reason for Dortmund's approach is self-evident. The ridicule of the media is naturally also teasing Getze. The transfer of the German top talent to the top team of the Bundesliga was a match made in heaven, and some media outlets are even boasting that the best players in Germany should play for the best teams in Germany – but looking at the consequences he has caused now, people can only smile wryly.
The German phenom has not yet completed his transfer before he has already taken on the notion of losing a league title to a bad team. Obviously, there are two games left in the league, and no one in the entire league dares to be optimistic that Bayern will be able to face Wolfsburg this season and successfully turn the tables.
Two games, a difference of 3 points, it is almost impossible to turn the tables at this time. Gotze's transfer can be said to have dealt a very heavy blow to Bayern, and it can even be said that he caused Bayern to miss the treble.
Moreover, his transfer will obviously cause more trouble than this. Because of Götze's transfer, Lewandowski's transfer was halted by Borussia Dortmund, which is another big impact on Bayern.
For Bayern, although Götze is the player they want to get, but in fact, after Götze arrives at Bayern, I am afraid that more will be used as a substitute for Robery, and now they need the most, the person who can make their strength get an essential leap, is not Götze but Dortmund's Lewandowski. Bayern has been coveting this deal for a year, and because Dortmund refused to give Lewandowski a big contract, they have long since collapsed on the issue of contract extension. This is a well-known thing in the Bundesliga since a year ago, and Lewandowski has played well in recent days, and people are also admiring Bayern's vision and Dortmund's short-sightedness, thinking that Bayern can go further in the future.
Now, however, the deal has been halted by Borussia Dortmund. This practice also caused an uproar.
Lewandowski has one year left on his contract after this season. He is not ready to renew his contract with Borussia Dortmund, and at this time, the player must be sold. Originally, Lewandowski had reached an agreement with Dortmund, and at this time, Dortmund would let him go to Bayern, but because of the transfer of Gotze, Dortmund also angrily decided that on Lewandowski's side, they would not let go.
This decision is actually a lose-lose decision for Bayern and Dortmund. Bayern don't get the striker they want, and Borussia Dortmund will lose a player's transfer fee. This decision is not rational at all, and it hurts both parties a lot. However, Dortmund obviously don't care about this kind of damage, even if they lose money, they will watch Bayern unlucky.
Dortmund's management has never been known for being open-minded, and in many cases they have done something that can be described as small-bellied. From their attitude towards foreign players to their share of the player's salary, many of their practices have been widely criticized over the years. And this time, they refused to let Lewandowski go, and once again let people see how bizarre their approach was.
Forcing Lewandowski to stay will only make Dortmund lose money themselves, and it will not be able to complete the reconstruction work soon. And Bayern's failure to get Lewandowski will only make their originally planned road to hegemony face new problems. Perhaps in Bayern's original plan, they thought perfectly: Gotze, Germany's first potential, Lewandowski, the best choice for Bundesliga strikers, and Pep Guardiola, the world's best manager, these people are combined, they want to build a Bayern dynasty, however, now their approach has been directly interfered with by Dortmund.
This kind of lose-lose approach made Bayern frustrated, but for this time Dortmund's approach, the Wolfsburg players have a very unanimous opinion: Dortmund did a good job, and this is very satisfying.
In fact, whether this transfer is completed or not does not have much practical significance for Wolfsburg. Even if Bayern can't get the striker they want, they have a way to solve this problem after all, and that is next season after all, and it has little to do with Wolfsburg. However, thinking that Bayern suddenly received a blow at this time, and knowing that his favorite striker could not come, this incident would definitely affect Bayern's morale and make them not play well, which was enough to make Wolfsburg happy.
There are only two rounds left in the league, and at this time, any little pressure can cause a team to collapse completely. Bayern now have two finals to play, which in itself is a huge pressure. They offended Dortmund because of a wrong transfer, so that the already dominant league race was left behind because of Dortmund's blocking, which was a huge and heavy psychological blow. And now, they have also received news that their squad is likely to be unable to be strengthened next season, and the problem of forwards who originally recognized a season was to wait for Lewandowski, but now Lewandowski can't come, this is another blow, under multiple blows, whether they can continue to stick to the league is also a major problem.
And the answer to this question will be revealed soon in the 33rd round of the league. (To be continued.) )