Chapter 106: Worth It
After Mark Wagner came on, Dortmund changed formation, and at first everyone thought it was not a good idea to replace the injured Gotze with Mark, because the two men were in different positions and had different styles of play. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
But now it seems that Klopp's arrangement has a stroke of genius.
His asymmetrical substitution, this asymmetrical formation makes Schalke 04 very uncomfortable.
On the left flank, they lacked a targeted defence in the face of Grosskloitz's frequent assists - regardless of him, he was a good stir on the left flank, and he relied on his connection with Zhou Yi to make Schalke 04's defense a mess.
There is no way, Schalke 04 can only put more defensive focus and strength on this side, trying to block the alliance between Grosskloitz and Zhou Yi. Now it's clear that this is the main direction of Dortmund's attack.
But people are alive, Schalke 04 has already included this side in the scope of key defense, so there is no need for Zhou Yi to continue to entangle with them here.
When Grosskloitz passed the football to him and then continued to cut forward, Zhou Yixuan took a shot, pretending to pass the football back, but it was only a feint, his right foot pulled the football to the right, turned around at the same time, and then got up very quickly to divide the football to the right.
The football fell to Royce's feet.
Reus's side will have much less defensive resistance than Grosskloitz!
Reuss, who had the ball on the edge of the penalty area, made a gesture to shoot but deceived Schalke 04's Christian Fox, who had come up to defend in a hurry, to make a sliding tackle to block. But Royce just tricked him by just slamming the ball down the middle.
Then he got up again and shot at goal, but the ball was saved by Onnestal.
Although there was no goal, Dortmund's attack scared many Schalke 04 fans out of a cold sweat, and also boosted the morale of the Dortmund fans in the stands, full of confidence in the future of the team.
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After Gotze's injury, everyone thought Dortmund would be in some trouble, but the truth turned out to be completely different. They threatened Schalke 04's goal several times in a row and caused Schalke 04 huge problems.
Why is that?
Klopp's surprise substitutions and changes to formation were just one reason.
Another very important reason is that they have Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi is a commander who has autonomy on the court, he will not simply act according to the head coach's arrangement, sometimes he will even go against the head coach's arrangement, but he usually does a good job, so the coach doesn't say anything.
He's closest to the front line, and he knows what to do and when.
Therefore, in order to make Dortmund's attack no longer threatening, the most important point is to contain Zhou Yi.
Yang Muge pasted Zhou Yi.
"Lao Yang, don't stick it so tightly, I'm not interested in men. Zhou Yitou said to Yang Muge without replying.
"I'm not interested, Zhou Yi, I'm just doing what I do. Yang Muge replied, his tone was calm, and Zhou Yi's ridicule or "provocation" did not make his emotions fluctuate.
This feeling is no stranger to Zhou Yi, he had it when he fought with Yang Muge before, and it felt as if he was competing with a robot, which was really no fun at all.
But I have to admit that as an opponent, Yang Muge's quality is very good. He can make himself as little disturbed and influenced by the outside world as possible, and concentrate on doing his job well.
But Zhou Yi won't be afraid of him.
has fought so many times in the virtual space, Zhou Yi is also very familiar with Yang Muge, Yang Muge is a very good back, but he is just a very good back.
No matter how good he is, he is alone, and football is a team sport. Zhou Yi has never fought alone with a team, his football style is to make full use of the strength of the team, so he is the midfielder of the organization, he is the one who leads the team, not a heads-up reckless.
In the face of Yang Muge's defense, Zhou Yi will use quick passes to respond.
Especially after Mark came on the field, Zhou Yi was more handy when passing the ball. Because Mark and he are very familiar with each other, although they haven't played for a year, this tacit understanding has not been affected.
And Mark is also willing to cooperate with Zhou Yi, he will always understand Zhou Yi's intentions a little faster than other teammates in Dortmund, and then quickly make coordinated actions, so Zhou Yi and him can be truly "seamless".
Zhou Yi had just received the ball here, and Mark had already appeared in the receiving position, Zhou Yi didn't even have to raise his head to pass the football over, he knew that Mark would definitely be waiting for him there.
The tacit understanding between the two of them is so good.
This is equivalent to Yang Muge having to defend Zhou Yijiamak alone, no matter how good his ability is, it is impossible for him to maintain an advantage for a long time.
After going back and forth like this a few times, Yang Muge felt a huge pressure.
And Zhou Yi and Mark are not just simple passes, the two of them will constantly change positions in the process of passing, and cross back and forth, which makes Yang Muge feel lacking.
When he passed the ball on the last kick, Zhou Yi was still on his left, and after passing the football to Mark again, he ran to the right, and after passing the ball again, he ran back to the left.
Yang Muge also felt that he was quite familiar with Zhou Yi, but he had never seen Zhou Yi play like this, in a very small range, he kept passing the ball with Mark and then changing positions and passing, which was dazzling.
And Dortmund's attack also found a breakthrough in this small area of rapid passing.
In the sixty-seventh minute, after Zhou Yi handed over the football to Mark, he circled behind Mark and ran to his other side. After passing the football to him, Mark sprinted diagonally forward, but just as he ran between Schalke 04's back line and the central midfield line, he suddenly made a sudden stop and changed direction and ran in the opposite direction.
At the same time, Zhou Yi's ball was also delivered, and Mark happened to run to the route of Zhou Yi's pass.
In the eyes of outsiders, it is really unclear whether this is a coincidence or a deliberate plan between the two of them......
Anyway, Mark received the ball from Zhou Yi in a very delicate position, and he did not continue to dribble the ball inside, because if he took another step forward, he would have directly crashed into the Schalke 04 front line composed of Hovides and Matip.
But he didn't stop to adjust, because Yang Muge and the other Schalke 04 midfielders all reflexively pounced. As long as he hesitates a little, he will quickly fall into the encirclement of Schalke 04.
As soon as Mark received the ball, he chose to shoot directly with his feet!
"Mark Wagner!" the ball flew towards Hovides amid Marcel Leff's prolonged roar.
Hovides was in the reflex of a centre-back, stretching out his legs to block while putting his hands behind his back to avoid being awarded a penalty for handball in the box for being hit by the ball with his open arms.
But the ball flew past his gripping arm, and if he had opened his arm, he might have been hit by it. But now the situation is not much better, he did not stop the football, the football flew to the goal behind him, there was an arc in the air, the speed was not fast, but the arc was obvious, just bypassed the fingertips of Schalke 04 goalkeeper Onnestal, and then plunged into the net!
“toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor!!!”
It wasn't Marcel Leif who made this long hiss, but Norbert Dicker, the announcer at West**** Stadium.
His roar was amplified by a microphone and reverberated over the pitch like rolling thunder.
And the Dortmund fans in the stands of the West**** stadium also jumped up, raising their arms and shouting: "tooo!!oooo
They responded with the same roar to their dear "Nobby".
At this moment, the West**** Stadium was like a volcanic eruption, and everyone in it seemed to be swallowed by rolling magma.
"Marc, he equalised for Borussia Dortmund! It was his first game back after a year of serious injury! He scored in the first game, it was perfect!" compared to them, the commentator Marcel Leif seemed a little less passionate, but it wasn't Leif who swallowed the water, but the Dortmund fans were so excited......
On the one hand, it was the crucial goal in the Ruhr derby, and on the other hand, it was their first goal since the return from injury of Marc Wagner, the son of the South Stand.
He stepped up when the team needed him, and that's what a real Borussia Dortmund player should do!
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After the goal, Mark was also very excited, he didn't even bother to hug and celebrate with Zhou Yi, turned around and ran all the way, and ran to the other side of the stand opposite the Schalke 04 goal, which was the famous South Stand of West**** Stadium, where he came out!
Zhou Yi didn't care at all about Mark's practice of not hugging himself after scoring a goal, in fact, anyone can freely choose to celebrate after scoring a goal, and he didn't say that he must hug or something with the person who assisted him.
And Zhou Yi understands Mark's mood very well at this moment.
It's been a whole year and a month, and perhaps no amount of words can tell you what Mark has been through during this time. Zhou Yi couldn't say anything like he could empathize, he definitely couldn't empathize. So if he says he can empathize, it's hypocrisy.
What Mark went through is known only to him, but looking at the emotions he is exuding now, others can still imagine a little bit that the time of that year and a month must have been like hell......
For Mark, it's not hell, it's almost hell.
The most important thing is not the physical injury, but the psychological torment. Although his sister has repeatedly emphasized to him that he is recovering well and can return to the court. Although Zhou Yi used the examples of well-known stars in history who were seriously injured and regained their strength to comfort him. But as long as he doesn't get back on the pitch for a day, he always doubts if he can continue to play.
One year and one month, in the movie, it seems to be the time when the screen goes black and the screen is bright, but for a person who is waiting for a comeback, it is a whole year and a month of torment.
There were many times when he began to wonder if there was a point in waiting for him, what if he couldn't stand on the pitch in the end?
And now this goal has finally resettled his nervous heart.
He knew that the waiting and suffering were worth it and meaningful!
He ran all the way, and he couldn't see that he had a serious knee injury and had surgery, so he ran all the way to the bottom of the South Stand, and then regardless of the rules, he took off his jersey, raised it into the sky, and then **** himself and yelled at the South Stand.
And the fans in the South Stand responded with the warmest cheers.
Only his parents were an exception.
Mrs. Wagner covered her mouth and fell into her husband's arms with tears on her face. Old Wagner was gently patting her back with his hand.
In this crowd of revelers, the two of them are so different. (To be continued.) )