Section 321 Klopp's Tactics
In a successful counter-attack, Mandzukic scored a goal to give his team the lead. The entire Westphalen Stadium, after his shot, fell into chaos, and fans couldn't believe that the door of Dortmund was knocked down by Wolfsburg.
Mandzukic, who scored the goal, jumped high in place with joy. He rushed to the front of the crowd and ran around the pitch at a rapid pace. And after running crazy on the court, Mandzukic also gave Gao Shunyao a hug fiercely, at this moment, he really couldn't suppress his joy, this goal, he was very happy.
It was a goal he had been waiting for for a long time. Last season, Dortmund and Wolfsburg brought Wolfsburg a great shame. In their first round of meetings last season, Wolfsburg can be described as losing and losing, and they didn't even have a little face. In the second game, Wolfsburg had a tactical advantage, but it was not able to win the game, which also made Mandzukic feel extremely aggrieved.
For a loss, a good player is not easy to forget, and for Mandzukic, he is looking forward to revenge. And now, he also got his wish, successfully broke through the door of Dortmund, and this evil breath emanated from his chest. He scored, Wolfsburg took the lead, and this season, they were closer to the title than their opponents, and it was a goal like that that made him feel satisfied.
Actually, it's not just that he's satisfied. At the moment, the Wolfsburg players are basically satisfied. After Mandzukic scored, they followed Mandzukic around the field, and also surrounded him, hugging him and Gao Shunyao in the middle.
The players were excited. Not just because of this one goal, but also in all the games against strong opponents in the past half season.
Half a season. Wolfsburg can be said to have played well every time they faced strong opponents. Bayern, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, and against these opponents, Wolfsburg was the first to score. Wolfsburg's two strikers are absolutely indispensable, their counter-attacks, their efficiency, are enough to make their players proud.
A powerhouse of giants, a division of champions. One team after another fell in front of Wolfsburg, and the Wolves players enjoyed it very much.
Of course, they won't rest on their laurels.
Unlike his teammates, Gao Shunyao seemed to celebrate with Mandzukic with a smile on his face, but deep down, he was still a little worried: he knew very well that the reason why he set off a wave of onslaught was because Dortmund pressed Wolfsburg too hard. Their offense is too strong. Wolf Castle couldn't breathe, so Gao Shunyao had to think of a way to make a surprise attack.
This attack is very good, which is certainly something to be happy about, but. The game has just begun, and the real outcome is unknown. Will Dortmund's attack stop there? Will the game change? These questions are the most important thing.
But. Gao Shunyao's concerns seem to be a little redundant. Because when both sides kick off again. The attack on Dortmund's side seems to be worse than just now.
Perhaps it was the backwardness that made the Dortmund players anxious. The pace of their football has not slowed down at all. It seems that the Dortmund players have no intention of slowing down, and their attack is still very ferocious.
However, conceding goals always has an impact on a team's morale, and although Dortmund can still maintain their fighting spirit, it is difficult to maintain the seriousness at the beginning of the game. Their passing seemed a little too impatient compared to what they had just done, which also gave the Wolfsburg players more opportunities.
Soon, when Gundogan got the ball again and wanted to over-feed Gotze in front, Makoto Hasebe suddenly made an interception and took the ball down again.
Makoto Hasebe, who has become a rotation player in recent times, can be said to be the one in the team who wants to make a difference. Seeing that the team has the lead, he is also very positive on the field. Mandzukic's goal stimulated his attack, and he is looking forward to his own attack and help the team extend the score.
He was not the only one who had this idea, and as soon as he broke the ball, he saw Perisic running up the left. Makoto Hasebe made a pass and stuffed the ball straight through, and another attack from Wolfsburg began.
It's just that, compared to the last attack, this attack seems to be too impatient. Perisic started to move forward as soon as he got the ball, but Gao Shunyao and Mandzukic in the middle had not yet caught up - in Wolfsburg's tactics, the two of them need to be involved in the defense, and it is difficult for them to keep up with the counterattack too quickly.
However, Perisic was clearly not ready to wait, he took the ball and wanted to go straight into the box. However, a team like Dortmund is not so easy to break through, when Gundogan was broken, Bender quickly returned to the backfield, Perisic was slightly blocked by Piszczek, and his tackle was tackled without hesitation!
The football was kicked out by Bender, and Piszczek in front of him immediately got the football!
Piszczek got the football, and he made a direct pass to Gundogan in the middle, and Gundogan did not hesitate, just touched the ball with his feet, and immediately kicked the football to Reuss in front!
From breaking the ball to passing to Reuss, Dortmund made no more than two passes. They still use ground ball passing, but the distance of the pass is no longer passed back and forth between several players in the front court. These two ground passes are extremely long-distance passes, and the difficulty and suddenness are enough to make the Wolfsburg players jaw-dropping.
There is no second team in the Bundesliga to use such an attack - Bayern will at most use two wings to quickly attack, and will not use this beautiful ground ball to move a wide range to counterattack. This kind of technique, this kind of passing, only Dortmund can play.
And once they kick such a ball, it will naturally be Wolfsburg who is unlucky. Wolfsburg was originally on the offensive, and their defense was ready to press forward, and this sudden pass directly exposed Wolfsburg's unreliable defense in front of the opponent.
Royce took the ball and rushed forward, and Rong had already rushed over to block his impact, but Reuss overplayed the ball to Gotze in the middle, and he wiped Rong and into the penalty area. When Gotze got the ball, he seemed to see Matic chasing after him, and he kicked the ball straight through and kicked it back to Reuss.
With a beautiful two-to-one, the two of them tore through the defense of Wolfsburg in an instant. And Götze plugged in from the front, still holding back the two central defenders of Wolfsburg, not allowing them to have much room to move. Wolfsburg's defenders could only retreat in panic in the face of Dortmund's sudden pressure as a whole, but their defense line was already full of holes at this time, and they couldn't withstand the blow at all.
At this time, Reus was carrying the ball in the penalty area, and not far away, Lewandowski had already run over quickly, wanting to meet his teammates.
Their movement was so skilful that it didn't look like a sudden coupling at all. And this running position also made the players of Wolfsburg suddenly understand something: Dortmund's attack this time is probably premeditated!
Take advantage of Wolfsburg's counterattack, seize the opportunity of Wolfsburg's press, and shift behind the attacking team on a large scale - Dortmund's tactics are also well thought out!
This situation is something Wolfsburg should have thought about a long time ago: Borussia Dortmund were the defending champions last season, they were the focus of attention, and Wolfsburg would work out tactics against them; Wolfsburg are also second in the league this season, with only two defeats so far, and they are also the top powerhouses in the league, so how can Dortmund not arrange tactics against them? Wolfsburg knows how to attack Dortmund's defensive weakness, and how can Dortmund not pay attention to Wolfsburg's problems?
Any team will expose its own defensive problems while attacking, and Wolfsburg has continuously scored goals in the face of strong players from all sides, and this problem has naturally been noticed by many teams. The difference is that some teams can't take advantage of this problem, but some teams can make a fuss about it. Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has enough ability, and he is not a big-hearted person, he was overshadowed by Magath last season, how can he not get back on the field?
Wolfsburg's counterattack was certainly fast, but was Dortmund's counterattack slow? Wolfsburg will fight back, won't Dortmund?
The onslaught was just a cover, and Dortmund had already arranged a backhand. After the frenzied attack failed, the sudden counterattack after taking the ball is the real killer feature of Dortmund!
In the penalty area, Reus was already close to the goal with the ball. Lewandowski echoed him on the other side of the goal, and the two defenders of Wolfsburg, unable to block the route or snatch the football, looked extremely powerless. And goalkeeper Benaglio faced two teams pressing on both sides at the same time, and he didn't know which side to defend first, and his momentary hesitation had already been a tragedy.
Reus didn't choose to pass, he didn't slow down much with the ball, but suddenly fired a shot into the far corner!
Benaglio pounced, but he was a step slower. In fact, the angle of this ball is very tricky, it is difficult for him to save, even if it is blocked by a horizontal palm, it is easy to be successfully shot by Lewandowski. Royce's shot was so beautifully chosen that he couldn't resist again!
Borussia Dortmund counter-attacked, and Reuss scored a goal that cheered the home fans up - this is their team, they are not weak against strong opponents, on the contrary, they have once again proved that they are strong! (To be continued.) )