Chapter 231: Don't Give Them a Chance
Lewandowski's goal gave Dortmund the upper hand for the rest of the game, as they blasted around Hoffenheim's goal, but were unlucky enough not to score. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
But even so, a score of 1:0 was enough for Borussia Dortmund to win the title.
Hoffenheim looked embarrassed under Dortmund's onslaught.
In the 26th and 30th minutes, their midfielder Rudy and defender Westgaard received yellow cards in succession.
Only fouls can be relied on to stop Dortmund's attack.
The only consolation is that they didn't concede another goal despite paying the price of two yellow cards.
At the end of the first half, the score was still 1:0.
As they walked off the pitch, the Dortmund players were talking and laughing and looked very relaxed.
It's just that when the close-up is given to Zhou Yi's face, his painting style is a little different from that of his teammates around him, he has his head down, his steps are hurried, and you can't see any relaxed look on his face at all.
“...... Zhou Yi didn't seem to be very satisfied with the result of the first half. Duan Xin said. "But it's normal, he created a lot of chances for his teammates in the first half, but his teammates didn't take them, otherwise how could the score still be 1:0. He must have been a little worried about the score......"
Duan Xin guessed correctly.
In the dressing room, every Dortmund player who came in looked very relaxed and happy, talking and laughing loudly, already letting the Champions League final be discussed.
Klopp was the last to come in, he just came in, and the door was not closed, when he saw Zhou Yi suddenly stand up, and then walked to the middle of the locker room.
Klopp, who was about to speak, shut up.
"Hey, hey, guys!" Zhou Yi slapped his face and said loudly.
Seeing that Zhou Yi took the initiative to stand in the middle and had something to say, everyone gradually quieted down and looked at Zhou Yi.
"I don't want to disturb everyone's interest, but I feel that there is something that must be said - do you think we have won?" Zhou Yi didn't talk nonsense, but asked straight to the point.
His words silenced the locker room, and no one answered his question.
'In the last game, we scored in the first five minutes, but we didn't win until the last minute. In the last game, we were the first to score, but what about the result? We beat Bayern Munich in the countdown...... I want to say that this has happened twice in a row, and we can't let it happen a third time, right?" Zhou Yi asked, looking around at his teammates.
Everyone understands what Zhou Yi means.
Mark nodded: "Yes, we can't do this anymore!"
"A 1-0 score is not safe, especially for a team that is fighting for survival. Zhou Yi continued. 'If we don't take the lead quickly in the second half, it will give Hoffenheim more hope and make them think they can beat us. It is our responsibility to give them such illusions. ”
Before today, Zhou Yi had simulated this game many times in the virtual world, and almost none of the games were very easy. It looks like Hoffenheim are nowhere near as strong as Borussia Dortmund, but when they have to fight for survival, they burst out with great energy. This kind of energy makes Dortmund difficult to parry. In those virtual games, Dortmund didn't lose less.
It is the results of this virtual game that makes Zhou Yi always stay vigilant. He kept creating chances for his teammates in the first half, hoping that his teammates could establish more leads in the first half and completely destroy Hoffenheim's fighting spirit.
But the actual results were not as he had hoped. Their teammates are overly optimistic, squandering their opportunities without realizing it.
As he walked off the pitch at the end of the first half, Zhou Yi kept frowning and thinking about it, he didn't know what the head coach would do, but he had something to say to his teammates.
He wanted to remind them that Hoffenheim was definitely not a fish belly to be slaughtered.
"Bang bang. "There was applause in the dressing room, it was sudden.
Everyone turned their heads to look at where the sound came from, and they saw Klopp clapping.
Zhou Yi said it well. Klopp said. "Actually, I want to say these things to you, but I don't need them now. I just want you to remember that you don't make every game so frightening, my old man's heart is about to take it anymore. ”
Klopp made a joke at the end, but everyone didn't laugh.
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In the Hoffenheim dressing room, Gisdor was cheering up his players: "...... They must now think they've won and the championship is in hand! I can even hear the cheers coming from their dressing room! Maybe they've opened the champagne in celebration! Look at their faces at the end of the first half! They think we're finished, so we'll surprise them! It's just a ball difference! When we do a desperate fight, they're going to be overwhelmed by the lack of preparation! This is our chance, for your fans, for your own sake, to fight to the end!"
Gisdor's tone and body language were very good to mobilize the emotions of the players, and everyone was enthusiastic and vowed to fight Dortmund in the second half to prevent Dortmund from reaching the top and keep them in the first division.
Gistor looked at the players who were screaming and rushing out of the dressing room and said to his assistant coach with satisfaction: "I saw a group of lions. ”
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Gisdor doesn't just use words to motivate his players, he also makes personnel changes.
Before the second half began, the two Hoffenheim players stood side by side on the sidelines, waiting to play.
He replaced Rudy, who had a yellow card in the first half, with fellow midfielder Sorgka, and replaced midfielder Oakes with striker Kiplock.
Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, did not make any personnel changes.
At the start of the second half, Dortmund fans were quite relaxed, even though they only led by one goal. However, at half-time the news came from the Prussian Park Stadium that Bayern Munich were 2-3 down to Borussia Mönchengladbach at half-time.
So according to the current result, Dortmund is more than four points ahead of Bayern Munich, and the advantage is still quite obvious.
However, not long after the start of the second half, Hoffenheim made Dortmund fans feel the pressure with a series of fierce attacks.
First, Hoffenheim striker Roberto Firmino was brought down by Sven Bender when he forced his way up front, and the referee blew the whistle for a foul on Sven Bender, and then gave Hoffenheim a free-kick.
This free-kick was 33 meters from the goal, in the middle, in a good position.
Sarihovic stood in front of the football, and the Bosnia-Herzegovina free-kick expert was a little nervous. His free-kicks were very accurate, and when Hoffenheim were just promoted to the first division, Ibisevic's outburst was the main reason why the team was able to win the winter title, but Sarihovic's free-kicks should not be ignored.
"Sarihovic has the ball...... Run up...... Good shot!"
In the exclamation of the commentator, the football bypassed the human wall and flew towards the Dortmund goal, and the Dortmund players in the human wall turned their heads to look at the football with some horror in their eyes.
At this critical moment, Weidenfeller's big hand arrived, he touched the ball with the tip of his finger, and then the ball went wide of the post!
"Wow, wow, wow, Wydenfeller! He made another great save!!" exclaimed Marcel Leif. "It was an incredible save!"
When Weidenfeller hit the ground, he rolled over on the turf, stood up again, slapped his hands vigorously and shouted, "Be careful!
Although he made a beautiful save this time, he was actually scared to death in his heart. And the next time there is such a ball, whether he can still have such a brave performance, he has no idea in his heart......
So the best thing to do is to do what Zhou Yi said - don't give them any hope!
Sarihovic's free-kick this time really scared the other Dortmund players half to death. Although they are still ahead, if the goal is scored and the score is tied, then the devil knows what kind of emotions will be generated in their hearts. That emotion will definitely affect them.
Jurgen Klopp waved his arms on the sidelines and yelled, "Remember!, don't give them any chance!!"
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After the resumption of the game, Dortmund controlled the football and they were in no hurry to attack. Under the leadership of Zhou Yi, everyone began to fall in the backfield.
Anyway, they are now 1-0 ahead, and there is really no need for them to rush.
But Hoffenheim certainly couldn't let Dortmund fall like this, because they couldn't keep the score until the end. They have to come up and grab it.
Once they come up and grab it, the space behind them can be exploited by Dortmund.
That's how Dortmund played in the second half.
When Hoffenheim was in a rage, Dortmund did not choose to confront them head-on, but avoided their edge and overcame rigidity with softness.
If Hoffenheim were impatient, it would be good for Borussia Dortmund.