Chapter 62: He's Laughing?
When Borussia Dortmund's starting line-up was announced, the reaction of the media and fans varied, with some surprised, some secretly rejoicing, and some gloating.
"Crazy, really crazy, that Lin Yu actually replaced Blaszczykowski directly into the starting list, this Klopp is really a madman, doesn't he understand that when a player's mind is not on football, he can't play well at all?" Who does he think he thinks he is? He's just a little guy who only spreads rumors in the newspapers.
"Klopp is really bold enough to use people, they all say that the madman Mourinho uses people so that you can't guess, this Klopp also has a fight, haha, maybe there will be surprises."
"Great, Lin Yu is the first starter, and now there is a chance to silence those media." These are naturally people who support Lin Yu, and what they are most afraid of is not that Lin Yu is incapable, but that they are afraid that they will not have a chance.
"Interesting, really interesting, didn't that Lin Yu say that he wanted us to wait for the media to see his performance? Then we'll see. ”
"Klopp is doing this, it is basically pushing Dortmund into the fire pit, he let a player like this start, isn't he afraid of the player's chill, this is creating a locker room conflict, this is creating a factor of disunity! I'm really worried about Dortmund's results this season. "This typical belongs to the master who eats radishes and worries about it.
The game has begun, Lin Yu has also stood on the field, this time he is facing the defenders of the declining giants, the ability of these defenders does not belong to the main defenders of Dortmund, he needs to use these people as his touchstone, the Champions League is the real alchemy, if you are gold, it will be refined, if you are dross, then sorry, you will be cruelly abandoned.
From the beginning, Lin Yu found himself targeted, Ajax manager Frank De Boer is not a rookie, he is a defender, and he has also played for the giants Barcelona, he knows how to defend those who are good at dribbling and passing.
In order to understand Dortmund's tactical thinking, Frank de Boer has watched and studied several league videos of Dortmund this season day and night, and he has not only made a defensive strategy against Reuss, Gotze and Lewandowski, but also against Lin Yu.
That is to compress the space and try not to give these four a channel to break through, especially the midfield trio must completely cut off their connection with Lewandowski.
He clearly found that whether it was Royce, Gotze or Lin Yu, what they liked was short pass coordination and forced breakthroughs.
And Dortmund as a whole is not good at playing high balls.
So Frank de Boer simply ditched the two wings and hit the defense into the middle, making the space in the middle very narrow.
Even if Reus and Lin Yu take the ball to the side, it will be very difficult to break into the penalty area or pass the ball to Lewandowski, and if he plays high, although Lewandowski is tall, he is also difficult to grab the ball under the defender's attack because of the lack of header drills.
Frank de Boer's idea was simple: "I can't stop you, so I'll block you!" ”
Lin Yu's breakthrough today is very simple, because almost no one defends him, as long as he doesn't go to the middle, Ajax's midfielders and defenders don't pay attention to him at all, his proud passing skills are useless, when he passes the ball through the ground to the penalty area, it immediately passes to the feet of the Ajax defenders.
His passing skills are still a bit poor, because Lewandowski's passing statistics are still relatively dismal.
He thought that if he had the opportunity, he must find a player with a passing data of more than 80 to simulate, otherwise he would never be able to be called a qualified midfielder.
Not only him, but both Royce and Gotze were in trouble with their passes.
But the media seemed to be very interested in him, and the on-site commentary was also very interested in him, so he was particularly harsh on his mistakes.
"Oh, could it really be affected by that incident, Lin Yu's state is not good, is it really okay to start in such a state?"
This is the explanation of the scene, and Lin Yu can also hear it.
But he didn't bother to bother, he was now figuring out how to fix it.
He's only in a little trouble now, and if he can come up with a solution, things will be solved.
At this time, Gotze ran past him and said casually, "Don't put so much pressure, this is everyone's business, don't put all the pressure on your shoulders, it's not good for the game." ”
This sentence really woke up the person in the dream, Lin Yu always felt that his feet seemed to become heavy, but he didn't expect it to be because of psychological pressure, and he didn't expect that the pressure outside the arena did not affect him, but he himself forcibly pressed the pressure on his shoulders.
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, his eyes became clear, and his pace was noticeably easier than when he first started.
"Lin Yu takes the ball! Good! Well done! This is absolutely world-class! The commentary at the scene became high-pitched, and he seemed to want to stir up the lifeless atmosphere of the game.
Lin Yu's passing is indeed beautiful, and the fans at the scene also cheered, they saw that Lin Yu still went to the side, since Ajax gave way to the side, if you don't take advantage of it, I'm really sorry for such a good gift from the other party.
He was dribbling to a 45° angle when he suddenly got to his feet.
"Lin Yu passed, he chose to play the high ball, and it can only be like this, the ground is full of the legs of Ajax players, even if your passing skills are good, it is difficult to pass, it is like putting a bunch of octopuses in front of the goal."
"Oops, it's a pity, Lewandowski lost his balance, he didn't hit the ball, and the ball flew off the line."
Lewandowski was a little furious, he was caught between two Ajax defenders one after the other, and when he just jumped, he was already out of balance.
He pushed the opponent angrily, and the referee gave him a verbal warning in the past, and it was polite not to give a yellow card.
Of course, the referee also warned the Ajax players not to go too far.
"Dortmund's attack has been completely affected, Lin Yu's passing is meaningless, no matter how wonderful it is, what do we need is to score! It seems that not only has he been affected in form, but also mentally, what about the intelligence and cunning he has shown in his previous games? ”
"Hell! Damn Frank DeBoer! Lao Ping scolded hatefully.
Lao Ping is also anxious for Lin Yu, he actually hopes that Lin Yu will win the head coach Klopp in the gamble, because after all, this is not harmful to the team, but there are great benefits.
"Don't worry, look at Lin Yu, he's not in a hurry." Klopp pointed to Lin Yu on the court, and Lin Yu's expression could be clearly seen from here.
"He's laughing?"