Section 282 Ambition

A 2-2 draw allowed Wolfsburg to find the most important confidence in Dortmund. ± the top story, nothing is more important to them than the morale that comes from the game. The Wolves players have shown that they are not underdogs when they meet a strong team, they can play well even against a team at the top of the league table, they know in their hearts that they are strong and the players have gathered confidence, which is more important than the three points.

Of course, that's the case, but when I think of this game, when the three points in hand were lost by the opponent's stunner, the Wolfsburg team is still a little heartbroken. Thinking of Dortmund's last-minute persistence, Wolfsburg also admitted that the championship team is indeed extraordinary. Wolves have to learn from them if they want to improve, and they need to play better in the future to ensure that they have better results.

It's just that these words can be said in your heart. In front of Dortmund, the Wolfsburg team will never admit regrets. In the face of the enemy, the momentum must be sufficient no matter what. After the game, in an interview with the media, Magath directly expressed his attitude towards Wolfsburg.

'We played really well and on the pitch we were the better team. It was a matter of luck that we didn't win the game and I'm sure we would have won if we had done it again. ”

Magath has always been arrogant, and he has never been afraid of offending people in the Bundesliga, and he has indeed offended many people. And this time, he is also tantamount to provoking Klopp. Jurgen Klopp is certainly not best known for his good temper in the Bundesliga, with the young coach having a fiery personality. It's also notoriously hard to mess with. Magath's post-match speech once made the media think. This old and young two difficult guys will have some verbal disputes that the media likes to see.

But. Surprisingly, after this game, Klopp did not entangle with Magath for anything. On the contrary, when talking about this game, Klopp also praised Wolfsburg very seriously, and took the opportunity to criticize Dortmund.

"Wolfsburg played better than I thought they were, and they really have something to learn from Borussia Dortmund. Compared to Wolfsburg, Dortmund played very badly, if they continue to play like this. So this season, we may not even be as good as Wolfsburg. ”

Although Dortmund and Wolfsburg played a draw, they are still 7 points ahead of Wolfsburg in terms of points. What Klopp said was not even as good as Wolfsburg, it was obviously something that could not have happened. However, in the post-match press conference, he also had a reason for saying this. Because at this time, compared to fighting with Wolfsburg. He has more important tasks.

In the 30th round, Dortmund will meet Bayern Munich. For Borussia Dortmund, that game was the most important game of the season. When Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund drawn. Bayern got their own victory. Their victory narrowed the gap between Bayern and Borussia Dortmund to 3 points, and also made the match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern more interesting.

This game. If Dortmund loses, it may be a waste of all their efforts. The league was a complete failure. In the face of such a grim situation, Klopp is certainly not in the mood to continue to fight with Wolfsburg. And then this one. Stimulating his players and getting them to play well against Bayern is what he really wants to do.

His thoughts, the media naturally understand, and people are also analyzing after the game, how this game will affect the battle for the top spot. A draw has narrowed the gap between the top two teams, will this affect the battle for the top spot? Borussia Dortmund, who beat Bayern Munich away from home, are back at home and can continue their win to claim the title, which is the biggest doubt of the season.

The battle for the top spot is a game that can attract a lot of eyeballs, and in comparison, the competition on Wolfsburg's side is not enough to watch. Originally, Wolfsburg was also facing the challenge of Schalke, before this game came, the difference between them and Schalke was only 2 points, and this time they drawn, and Schalke could have caught up. However, to the media's helplessness, this ideal time to close the gap was missed by Schalke.

In the just-concluded 29 rounds, Schalke was greeted with an unexpected defeat at this time. They lost to Augsburg, one of the relegation teams, and did not catch up with Wolfsburg's points at the most critical moment, but further widened the gap with Wolfsburg.

As fourth, they are now three points away from Wolfsburg. That is, they were lucky, fifth-placed Borussia Mönchenchen was also a draw in this game, and did not take the opportunity to chase points, so that they were proud to avoid falling out of the Champions League zone.

However, even if they were lucky enough to retain their fourth place status, the German media complained a lot about their incompetence: Wolfsburg and Dortmund played each other, which was the best opportunity to close the distance and even overtake, Schalke didn't even grasp this opportunity, and it seems that there is basically no hope of overtaking in the next game.

Losing at a crucial moment is very demoralizing. And morale is such a thing, it can't stand repeated play, and it is very difficult to find it when you need it most.

In the game that was able to catch up with Wolfsburg, Schalke's unexpected loss made them almost lose any fighting spirit in the rest of the game. The defeat to Augsburg was followed by another defeat and suffered two consecutive defeats in the final minute of the league.

A failure can be said to be an accident, but continuous failure is a matter of heart. Schalke haven't played against any of the big teams recently and they are in much better form than Wolfsburg. However, at this time, they played with problems one after another, and in the final analysis, they lacked a confidence like Wolfsburg in their hearts.

This season, Schalke is actually playing quite well, and Huntelaar has been scoring goals this season, and the number of goals is even close to Ronaldo in Barcelona's season, which can't be said to be bad. However, the team's head star Manuel Neuer was sold before the start of the season. Schalke does have a problem with a lack of ambition. They don't have much motivation at the top of their own hierarchy and can't expect the players to fight to the death.

I don't have confidence. Thinking that he could not surpass Wolfsburg, Schalke also played badly because of this. What is most difficult for Schalke to accept. If they lose two in a row, it would be good if the gap between them and Wolfsburg was really wide. In that case, they can comfort themselves that even if they win, they will not be able to catch up with their opponents. But in this round of games, Wolfsburg did not win, but only won a draw.

The game at Wolfsburg has not been particularly easy in recent times. After the draw with Borussia Dortmund, they immediately welcomed their next opponent, Hannover. Hanover is the same as Wolfsburg. Now they are also trying to compete for European qualification, and the competition between them and Stuttgart is also very fierce. Because of the game against Borussia Dortmund, Wolfsburg's form has declined, and this has given Hannover a chance to get a draw.

In a 1-1 scoreline, Wolfsburg was hit by a desperate volley from Hannover, who were playing at home. Both needed the team's points to fight very fiercely, and in the end, the battle with Dortmund was quite costly. Failure to achieve victory. Although Salihamidzic scored a goal, the game still ended in a draw.

The draw at Wolfsburg left Schalke heartbroken. They also couldn't stop lamenting. If they had won both games, they would have finished third in the league by now. And it is firmly holding down Wolfsburg. It's a pity that their morale is not as good as they thought. In this season's long-distance run, they fell behind.

For a team. It is very important to have a goal to pursue, and to move towards this goal regardless of everything. In many cases, players of comparable strength may not be able to win because of lack of confidence or too many distractions in their hearts. Schalke, for example, lost their chance to overtake Wolfsburg. In the same way, Bayern also did not win against Dortmund in this game because they needed to take care of three fronts at the same time.

Bayern can be said to have played very well in the Champions League this season. They have reached the last four of the Champions League and are likely to host the Champions League final at home and that is great news for them. However, it is precisely because they want too many things that they do not play resolutely enough compared to Dortmund's desperate bets. In this crucial game, Bayern first missed a penalty, and then Robben did not score. The chance of victory was handed to Dortmund, and the gap between them and the top of the table was stretched back to six points.

In the battle for the top spot, Dortmund is still the winner. Although they did not beat Wolfsburg, they did find a place in Bayern.

Such a loss is quite good in the eyes of Wolfsburg - they were double-killed by Bayern this season, and the players at Wolfsburg also felt a little relieved to see Bayern being double-killed. Especially thinking that Dortmund is still a team that has just played a draw with him, which makes Wolfsburg quite satisfied.

In their hearts, they see Bayern as opponents, and that's what Schalke lacks.

And once this opportunity is missed, Wolfsburg will naturally not give them the possibility of chasing it back. In the 31st round, Wolfsburg still won against the visiting Augsburg. Although Augsburg now also has the task of relegation, and they can also burst out with not weak combat effectiveness, and even make teams like Schalke hate on the spot, but Wolfsburg is not Schalke, they will not make such a mistake.

In this home game, Wolfsburg used their constant attacks to show the confidence they found in Borussia Dortmund. In the game, Mandzukic scored twice, with a volley and a header in the first and second halves, proving once again that he is the top scorer at Wolfsburg. And in this game, Pollak, as the main force of the rotation, also seized the opportunity and scored a beautiful long-range shot. Augsburg was able to find victory in Schalke, but here in Wolfsburg they could only accept the fate of defeat.

The gap between Wolfsburg and Schalke is not in strength, but in spirit - in the 31st round, when the news of Wolfsburg's victory reached Schalke, Schalke also played a draw in the next game.

The difference between them and Wolfsburg has become 6 points - a score that can almost make Wolfsburg no longer have to worry about anything. (To be continued.) )