Chapter 142: Opportunity
Gotze's goal helped Borussia Dortmund Under-19s pull a goal back, and it was a crucial goal for Dortmund. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Because if they end up with two goals down in the first half, then the second half will be under a lot of pressure.
Pulling a goal back in the first half was a huge boost to the morale of the team. At the same time, it also narrowed the difference to the point of one goal, so that Dortmund still has a lot of hope in the second half.
Dortmund's morale really rose after Götze's goal, and they launched a fierce attack towards Schalke 04's goal.
However, until the end of the first half, Dortmund were unable to score again. And so it ended the first half.
At halftime, Yang Muge's teammates were also discussing the first half that had just ended.
Because in the end, Dortmund scored a goal, and everyone was a little unhappy.
However, when they think this is their home stadium and they are still one goal ahead, they are confident they can beat Borussia Dortmund at home.
The last time the Under-17s played Borussia Dortmund Under-17 away, they failed to win and returned home, and now they are pinning their hopes on the Under-19s who are bigger than them.
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In the dressing room, head coach Yebala criticised the performance of several players in the first half, including striker Schneider.
But it's not that he's not positive enough, he's very positive and hardworking, but if he's too positive and hardworking, he'll be impatient.
On many occasions, he took the ball and chose to shoot straight at goal, but he didn't pose a threat at all. In fact, he can be stable and hand over the football to Zhou Yi or Gotze to organize the attack.
He wanted to show off his personal abilities, but in reality it backfired.
Schneider, who was criticized by the head coach, lowered his head and did not say anything, what else could he say?
It's only right not to speak at this time.
However, Schneider is holding back his strength, and he must score against Schalke 04 to prove the manager wrong.
At the same time, he also wants to use his good performance to leave the Under-19s and go to the first team as soon as possible.
Any player who comes to the Under-19s is actually of age to sign a professional contract – in German football, players are required to be 18 years old before they can sign a professional contract. Schneider is now on a professional contract, but he still has to play in the Under-19s and can't go to the first team.
If he can perform well at the Under-19s, he could hopefully be drawn to the first team.
Now Dortmund's first-team manager is known for making good use of young players, Jurgen Klopp, so every Dortmund youth team player has a dream of going to the first team.
Zhou Yi has it, Ge Ting has it, and even Mark has it, so it is naturally normal for Schneider to have it.
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At the start of the second half, Schalke 04 recovered from the blow of conceding a goal in the final stages of the first half.
It's their home turf after all, and they are naturally psychologically superior to the Borussia Dortmund Under-19 boys.
Dortmund made a mistake at the back under their fierce attack, so Schalke 04 seized the opportunity to score another goal.
When they scored the goal, there was a huge cheer from the sidelines, whether it was a phalanx of fans formed by the parents of the players or the spectators scattered in various areas around the stadium.
Neuer stands out among them, and his tall stature and his exaggerated celebrations always turn heads.
Yang Muge couldn't help but be attracted by him, and he didn't have time to care about whether this lost ball would hit his friend Zhou Yi.
In fact, Zhou Yike did not suffer any blows.
It's normal to concede goals in an away Ruhr derby, and it's not unthinkable to give the opposition a two-goal lead.
After losing the ball, everyone else was holding their heads in frustration, while Zhou Yi was thinking about how to fight back.
Schneider's point is completely wasted in Zhou Yi's opinion.
When the football is at his feet, it's basically the end of the offense. He would have 100 per cent of his shot to return possession to Schalke 04. Zhou Yi really wanted to ask the other party if he was sent by Schalke 04 to hide in Dortmund for more than ten years.
With Schneider gone, the only person who works up front is Daniel Gimcek.
However, as a center forward, Kincek needs to be in front, and his role is not actually to score goals, but to be the fulcrum of the attack, to give Gotze the ball.
But after Gotze scored a goal, he was closely guarded by the opponent, whether it was passing the football directly to Gotze himself, or over-giving Gotze through Jincek, the effect was not good.
At this time, Zhou Yi suddenly thought of his good friend Mark.
If Mark is able to play, it will definitely be a surprise attack point for Schalke 04. But......
He glanced at Yebarra and wondered if the manager had a problem with Mark, who had been in the Under-19s for so long and hadn't played a single minute in an official game.
In such an important Ruhr derby, it is estimated that he will not let Mark play.
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Yebala, who was off the pitch, also saw that Schneider's performance in the second half had not changed, and his criticism of him at halftime was in vain.
Now Schalke 04 has just scored, morale is high, if you don't do something, I'm afraid it will be worse.
But what does it take to make a change?
It's easy to change the idea, but it's a different story.
Yebara stared at Schneider, and suddenly someone came to mind.
He turned his head to look at Mark Wagner, who was sitting on the bench.
I was still wondering if I should give this young man who has been working hard lately a chance.
So is now a chance?
He was also worried that starting in an important game such as the Ruhr derby would put pressure on him and affect the team's results.
But now it seems that there is another explanation for the impact on the team's results - what if the impact he has had on the team's results is positive?
Anyway, the team is now two goals down, and there is nothing to worry about in terms of team results.
As for whether the players themselves can handle the pressure...... That's not what Yebala cares, and if he can't even withstand the pressure, then don't think about any improvement in football.
Thinking of this, Yebara got up and walked over to Mark Wagner, who was staring intently at the court.
"Hey, Mark. He shouted.
Mark turned his head to look at the manager suspiciously.
"Go warm up. "Jebarah bowed his head.
Mark was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, and quickly got up and ran to the warm-up area, because of an accident, or maybe because of excitement, he stumbled under his feet when he ran and almost fell.
Yebara shook her head when she saw Mark behind her—could she really trust this young man?
There's a reason Mark was excited, because he thought of the amazing possibility that he would most likely be substituted!
Although he has experienced many times in this team when he is called to warm up in games, there has not been a time when the manager has personally called him to warm up, and he has only asked him to warm up alone.
In the past, it was the assistant coach who called a group of players to warm up.
As a person who has been playing football for more than ten years, if you don't know what it means, then the first ten years of football will be in vain.
Are you really going to play in the Ruhr derby?
Mark gets excited at the thought of this.
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"Look! it's Mark!" said Mrs. Wagner excitedly to her husband and daughter, pointing to Mark from the stands, who had run to warm up.
As mentioned before, because Dortmund fans and Schalke 04 fans are disgusted with their opponents, most people will not choose to go to each other's stadiums to watch the game.
But this is not absolute, it is the majority of people, but not everyone.
Otherwise, in the Ruhr derby of the Bundesliga, you will not be able to see the opposing fans at all.
But there are actually any.
Mrs. Wagner and her husband, as well as Cortana, are among the very few.
They may not go to other away games, but the Ruhr derby, even if it is away, they must come.
Even if their son hasn't been featured in the Under-19s, they don't know if he will play in this game.
But as long as their son enters the squad for the game, they will always have such a vision in their hearts, looking forward to their son playing in the game.
I didn't expect that now I really have a chance to play!
Cortana watched her brother almost fall when he got up and ran to the warm-up area, and couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Stupid...... How can you play if you strain your muscles this time?"
"No crow's mouth, Cortana!"
"Okay, Mom. Yes, Mom. Facing the serious mother, Cortana stuck out her tongue.
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In the warm-up time of Mark, Schalke 04 launched a fierce attack on the Dortmund goal with the momentum of their freshly scored goal.
Zhou Yi can only recover the defense during this time. But defense is really not what he is good at, and many times, he just gets stuck in the opponent's passing lane, forcing the opponent to stop passing the ball to the target he originally wanted to pass the ball to be considered a success. If the other party breaks through directly, then he really has no way at all.
Schalke 04 had four shots on goal in the space of five minutes, which shows how dangerous Dortmund are in front of goal during this time.
Fortunately, the Dortmund U19 backline withstood the pressure at this time and did not concede a goal.
As centre-back Lasse Sobiech kicked the ball off the touchline, the fourth official stood on the sidelines and held up a sign signalling a substitution.
Borussia Dortmund U19 substitutions, under the number 18, on the number 25.
The eighteenth number is Schneider's number.
And the number behind Mark Wagner, who was standing on the sidelines waiting to play, was twenty-five.
Zhou Yi turned his head and saw that he was about to change people on the sidelines, and saw his friend Mark standing on the sidelines, he was stunned at first, then laughed, and squeezed his eyebrows at Mark from afar.
Schneider was surprised to see that he was going to be replaced, and he was replaced by Mark.
Then he got angry - it's only been sixty minutes, how did I get replaced?!
He couldn't accept this decision, pointing to himself and repeatedly asking the head coach off the field: "I, replace me?"
Yebara hooked his hand at him: "Yes, it's you, Schneider!"
Schneider was still reluctant to go down, and Zhou Yi pouted behind his back.
At this time, Götze spoke, and he said to Schneider: "Schneider, hurry down, we are two goals behind now, don't waste time!"
Schneider looked back and saw that Götze was seriously urging him to get off the field, and his heart was very hurt - he dared to be upset with Mark and Zhou Yi, but he didn't dare to be upset with Gotze, Gotze is now the most popular talent in the whole club of Dortmund, and it is not a good thing to offend him.
Seeing that Schneider was standing still and didn't move, Götze simply ran up and pushed Schneider to the sideline.
While pushing back, he said, "Hurry up, Schneider, do you want to make us lose!"
He didn't want to just lose to Schalke 04 like this, with half an hour left, two goals behind, and Schneider delaying for a while, there was really not much time left for Dortmund and himself!
Even if Schneider was reluctant, he could only go down at this time, and he had to explain to Götze: "No, I didn't want to...... I was just...... Don't push, I can walk ...... myself."
Zhou Yi, who saw this scene in the back, held back his laughter and was almost hurt.
He now feels that Götze has a character who doesn't care what others think, and can say whatever he wants, and do whatever he wants...... That's great!