Chapter Thirty-Eight: Close Defense

"Time flies!" Guan Peng couldn't help but sigh a little, under the leadership of his friend Raiola, Guan Peng also traveled to several good attractions in the United States, and Raiola also took Guan Peng to a celebrity party.

I met many figures in the entertainment industry in the United States at the party, but unfortunately Guan Peng is just an ordinary star now, and he can't reach the level of Ronaldo and Messi, so he is not very valued.

"In the end, this world is still a powerful person to receive respect, you are like if you have the same popularity as Ronaldo Messi, I believe that these so-called celebrities will definitely be enthusiastic about you, so, Guan, you still need to work hard, you have to know the gap between you and Messi and Ronaldo, but I believe that your future is not inferior to the two of them! You just have to play well, I'll take care of the rest, and I'll make you the best superstar in the world! Raiola and Guan Peng were talking in a corner of the reception.

"Mino, don't worry, I will help you achieve your wish to beat Mendes, of course I will also beat Ronaldo and Messi, you must know that my goal is the Ballon d'Or!" Guan Peng smiled and drank the red wine in his glass.

Three days have passed, Guan Peng and Raiola are separated at the airport, Guan Peng will return to Germany to prepare for the Champions League match on November 2, and gather with the team to visit Olympiacos' home stadium, while Raiola continues his "trapeze" journey.

"China Guan has his second performance, can he play better?"

"The Bundesliga champion travels to Olympiacos, who wins and who loses?"

For the upcoming fourth round of the Champions League, the media are more concerned, especially the German media is very concerned about the Champions League journey of the Bundesliga champions, after all, the performance of Dortmund and Bayern Munich in the Champions League represents the face of German football, and it is the endorsement of the Bundesliga.

In a pre-match press interview, Valverde also said in an interview with the media: "I believe this game is extremely important for Dortmund, but we will not easily admit defeat, and this is on our home turf, we are determined to beat Dortmund at home!" ”

In the early morning of November 2, Beijing time, the fourth match day of the Champions League group stage began, and the Bundesliga champion Dortmund challenged Olympiacos away.

The two teams met in the first leg, Olympiacos lost 3-4 away, and the situation of qualifying from the group is in jeopardy, so this game cannot be lost.

Captain Kyle returned to the starting line-up compared to the previous round when the two teams met, with midfielder Sven Bender replaced by 18-year-old star Leitner due to injury, with Grosskreutz replacing Götze.

For Olympiacos, young Hungarian goalkeeper Megjeri replaced Kostanzo and midfielder Fiiza replaced Macon, while the rest remained unchanged.

"Let's see how the tactics of the two sides have changed in this game, we can see that the formation of both sides is still 4231, however, the home team Olympiacos chooses to attack after all, after all, it has the home advantage, while Klopp's team chooses to defend and counterattack, Klopp is still relatively stable."

"However, Dortmund's counter-attack is also notoriously sharp, and once Olympiacos attacks, the team's defense is also very much to watch."

At the beginning of the game, in the second minute, it was Dortmund who seized a defensive hole after an attack by Olympiacos, and Schmelzer, who had cut in from behind, fired a long-range shot from 28 meters.

"We can see that Guan Peng in this game, from the beginning of the game is facing the marking of the opposing players, as long as Guan Peng passes the half of Olympiacos, he will face at least one defender's marking, once Guan Peng gets the ball, at least two defenders will appear to cover the defense, which makes Dortmund's midfielder a little less for a while, after all, if Götze is injured and Guan Peng is prevented from death, Dortmund's attack will be greatly reduced!" The Dortmund commentators were also worried.

Guan Peng was a little unaccustomed to the opposing defenders for a while, as long as he passed the half, he would defend closely, as if he was his personal bodyguard.

"Hey, brother, aren't you tired? You just follow me like this, do you like me? Guan Peng looked at Fei Isa, who had been guarding him at any time, and said a little speechlessly.

Klopp, who was on the sidelines, saw that Guan Peng was suddenly being closely defended by the opponent's defenders at all times, and his brows furrowed slightly, you must know that Guan Peng is still too young after all, and he lacks how to deal with this situation when he is faced with close defense or even being surrounded by the opponent.

Valverde on the sidelines smiled slightly, after all, after the last game, Valverde has been thinking about how to defend Dortmund's attack, and it just so happened that Gotze's injury gave Valverde a chance.

You know, Dortmund's offense is basically initiated by Guan Peng and Gotze, these two are the real offensive core of the team, after all, Guan Peng has excellent passing ability, and Götze is not only accurate but also good at breaking through, and the cooperation formed by the two is the most threatening for Dortmund.

Therefore, after Olympiacos lost to Dortmund in the last game, Valverde has been working on a set of tactics that can strangle Dortmund's attack, and it is precisely because Gotze was violated in the last round of the league that he was unable to play in this game, which makes this specially designed tactic by Valverde to be implemented.

In order to prevent Guan Peng, Balverde, Balverde deliberately replaced the defensive player Fiisa on the field, just to prevent Guan Peng.

Faiza is an African player with the same strong body and stamina as African players, coupled with good speed, so he is the best candidate for Valverde to keep an eye on Guan Peng.

Especially after seeing Dortmund's midfield become chaotic, Valverde smiled even more proudly, and all this performance proved that his tactics were not a problem.

"Hey, don't pass me the ball just yet! Give the ball to the captain! Guan Peng took advantage of a football out of bounds to shout to his teammates on the field.

Sure enough, after the game restarted, Dortmund's goalkeeper performed better, after all, captain Kele's pass was also good, and Guan Peng retreated to the position of the back and formed a double back defense with the team's new star Leitner.

Sure enough, seeing that Guan Peng retreated to the position of the back waist, Fiiza did not defend Guan Peng closely, after all, Valverde only asked himself to defend Guan Peng when he passed the half, but Guan Peng did not need to defend him after the half.