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Klopp returned to the dressing room alone.

He was the last to return to the locker room, and after walking in, he closed the door, and then directly called Zhou Yi's name: "Zhou Yi, I want to hear your explanation of the first half." ”

This made the other players in the dressing room stunned - is the manager going to ask the teacher for a crime?

Although the score fell behind in the first half and did not come back by the end of the half, everyone still worked hard and created a threat for Chelsea all the time.

The biggest hero in this is Zhou Yi, everyone was moved by Zhou Yi to launch an attack on the Chelsea goal. Not only did he create a lot of chances for his team-mates, but he also had a number of shots that threatened the Chelsea goal, and if it weren't for Sun Pan's performance, let alone an equaliser, Dortmund would have taken the lead to end the first half.

This kind of performance, everyone can see it clearly, the head coach can't see it, right?

There's no need to question Zhou Yi......

Jurgen Klopp stared at Zhou Yi and said: "In the first half you opted for more through balls and drove a faster pace of attack, I want to hear why you chose this approach in the first half against Chelsea?"

Then he waved his hand at the other players: "Don't be nervous, I'm not trying to get angry. ”

Zhou Yi stood up and said: "It's very simple, I think against Chelsea, we need to speed up. ”

This conclusion is very simple, just one sentence, but it is something that Zhou Yi has tried to find out with dozens of games in virtual competitions.

"Uh-huh, elaborate. Klopp leaned against the door, his hands folded around his chest in a gesture of listening.

'Jose Mourinho's team is good at counter-attacking and that was proven at Real Madrid. And they now have a strengthened version of the 'new Cech' that preceded Petr's injury – Panpan...... Sun Pan. They have what it takes to play defensive counter-attacks. If we go back and forth like we normally do and be patient and look for opportunities, I think we're going to be able to compress the other side into a monolith, which will help them to defend and counter. Forcing them to shrink their defence in the first place will leave us less and less space, and at the same time we will continue to fall in front of the pitch, which will also leave a lot of space at the back for Chelsea to exploit. ”

Klopp nodded and didn't interject.

The rest of the players in the dressing room were also listening attentively, they knew that Zhou Yi had his own unique point in game analysis, and they all understood why the manager had named Zhou Yi to explain, which would definitely help the team beat Chelsea.

'So I think if we speed up and tempo, on the one hand we can get more attacking chances and on the other hand we won't be able to give Chelsea the chance to solidify our defence, so that we can get as close to their heart as possible and create chances on goal. The third reason is that we can quickly solve the problem in the front court, and we can also avoid investing more troops in the follow-up, resulting in a lack of air defense in the rear, and the opponent seizes the opportunity to hit us behind. So I consciously quickened the pace in the first half and used more through balls to create more chances on goal. Against Chelsea, we can't simply chase success and use more attacks to disrupt them and drown them out. ”

Some of the team members looked at Zhou Yi with admiration - they didn't necessarily understand all these truths. Even if they all understand, they may not be able to say it as clearly as Zhou Yi said, and the head is the way.

Many professional players do not have a high degree of education, and they devote themselves to professional football at a young age, and even if they arrange cultural classes to study, they will not take it seriously. There are too many players who can't even understand the contract and completely listen to the agent, and there are players who can only write their own names, which has become a money-making tool for their families and agents...... For example, Jose Antonio Reyes, a talented player in Sevilla, Spain, has a great talent for football, so he hardly went to school because his parents were completely unaware that the little ones needed to go to school, and their only goal after seeing Reyes's football talent was to train him to become a professional footballer to make money. Reyes dropped out of school at the age of fourteen - and even before that, he hadn't been to school a few times, he could not even pass physical education, he could barely read, let alone write, and the only thing he could write was probably his own name, which he probably wouldn't have even been able to use if it wasn't for the contract......

Of course, this is not to say that all of Dortmund's players are like this, Reyes is an extreme example, but it also illustrates a little bit about the general situation of the large professional football community and the larger number of teenagers who are trying to become professional footballers.

In terms of being able to speak the Tao, they are definitely not as good as Zhou Yi.

There is a reason why people are the core. There is a reason why people can get the trust and preference of the head coach.

There are no surprises in all the successes in this world.

After listening to Zhou Yi's explanation, Klopp nodded, and then asked: "But they still have a Sun Pan, at the end of the first half, your shot on goal, Lady Luck is on our side." But he was still pounced on by Sun Pan. Do you have any ideas about how to deal with him?"

Everyone looked at Zhou Yi with expectant eyes, but they didn't expect Zhou Yi to give them an unexpected answer very simply.

"Nope. Zhou Yi shook his head.

Klopp was also a little surprised-Zhou Yi actually said no?

Seeing him so confident before, I thought he had a plan......

Zhou Yi smiled and spread his hands and explained: "It's not a joke, it's really not." I think that to deal with Sun Pan, I can only use more shots to accumulate quantity, hoping that quantitative changes will cause qualitative changes. Remember how many shots we scored in one game at home against Atletico Madrid last season?

Everyone looked confused, who would care about this number, and besides, it had been so long since the end of the game, even what they knew at the time had been forgotten.

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Twenty-seven feet." We traded 27 kicks for three goals and eliminated Atletico Madrid. ”

"But ......" Someone seems to have a different opinion, it is Sven Bender, but he did not continue, as if he did not feel good to question Zhou Yi, who has won the trust of the manager.

Klopp encouraged him: "It's okay, let's talk about it." ”

Sven Bender frowned and said to Zhou Yi: "But I remember Zhou Yi, what did you say about Sun Pan before...... Type of goalkeeper?"

"People come crazy. It was a word invented by Zhou Yi, and it was normal that Sven Bend was not familiar with it, but he understood what it meant.

"That means the more shots he faces, the better he plays. Aren't you worried that he'll be out of shape with a lot of shots?" asked Sven Bender.

Zhou Yi shook his head: "Even if we don't have a single shot, Sun Pan's state will not be bad." If we were an underdog, he would not have been able to keep up his spirits, but we are European champions and he was excited before the game even started. So whether he's in great form or not doesn't matter how many shots we shoot. In order to be able to score, let's shoot him boldly with confidence!"

Zhou Yi systematically explained the theoretical basis of "if the sky is loved, the sky will be old, and when you see Panpan, you will be blinded".

Although he didn't use this limerick, everyone understood the truth.

Klopp also affirmed Zhou Yi's judgment: "Yes. We need more shots and more threats to them. We can't shrink our defence like Chelsea and then counter-attack. Because we are now lagging behind. So the second half should continue to play according to the rhythm of the first half. Jose Mourinho's Chelsea are known for their ability to counter-attack quickly, so we don't have to be as fast as theirs, but we have to be faster than them!'

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In the Chelsea dressing room, Mourinho was not satisfied, although they were the ones who took the lead. Because in the first half the team gave Dortmund too many chances to shoot.

"You're giving gifts!" Mourinho said in a relentless tone of criticism of his players. "Look at how many shots you gave the opponent in the first half? If it weren't for Sun Pan, we would have fallen behind! If we continue like this in the second half, I don't think we can hold on to this one-goal lead at all!"

Sun Pan lowered his head and pouted, he wanted to tell Mourinho that even if it was like this in the second half, he was confident to block all Dortmund's shots.

However, it is clear that at Chelsea, Mourinho is a ruthless character and it is better not to be easily offended.

Sun Pan is sometimes reckless, but not stupid.

He intends to prove Mourinho's claim wrong with his actions on the pitch.

"In the second half, you have to be more solid in defense, you have to be more restricted on Zhou Yi, you can be close to your body, it's really not good, you can foul. Don't let him continue to shoot and pass the ball in front of our penalty area unscrupulously! Be ruthless with him! Don't be afraid to eat cards, no one of you has eaten cards until now, dealing with Zhou Yi, this is incredible!"

The key to Dortmund is Zhou Yi. Mourinho believes that the reason why Dortmund performed so well in the first half is related to his lack of restrictions on Zhou Yi.

Fortunately, Chelsea are still ahead, even if it is only one goal, but it is not too late to make amends.

Wait until you lose the ball and then adjust it, and that's the end of it.