Chapter 121: Wings of a Tiger
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At this time, everyone didn't care about the opportunity he missed against Arsenal.
The Dortmund fans were happy, but the Arsenal supporters were not at all.
Yan Min scored in the 82nd minute of the game, and even if injury time is counted, it will be 12 minutes at most until the end of the game.
It's not that Arsenal are going to equalise in the rest of the game, it's not impossible, but it's going to be difficult.
While the Dortmund players celebrated their goals, the TV broadcast replayed Yan Min's goal over and over again, from the time he turned away from Sagna to the final goal, the whole process was done in one go.
Yan Min, who came off the bench, has physical fitness and speed, and now he has just scored a goal, and his state must not be said. In the coming period, Arsenal will have to step up if they want to equalise, but once they do, there will be more space behind them...... When the time comes, Dortmund will play a quick counterattack and let Yan Min get the ball...... Arsenal's goal is dangerous.
In fact, when the game resumed, Dortmund did not continue to press hard and besiege the Arsenal goal, but chose to do the opposite - they tightened their defense!
If Arsenal want to attack and want to equalize, then then Borussia then will have to play defensive counter-attack. If Arsenal don't come up and don't plan to equalise, then Dortmund will be happy to hold on for a narrow one-goal win.
Anyway, they also lost 1-2 to Arsenal on the road, at least when comparing the relationship with Arsenal, Dortmund did not suffer.
The problem was thrown at Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
Arsene Wenger stood on the sidelines, his face full of sorrow and frowning, more like the comedy character "Bean", who is a household name in Britain.
However, at this time, the British Arsenal fans could not laugh at all, and they were just as frowning as Arsene Wenger.
Next is offense or defense?
Wenger thought about it for a while and made the decision, attacking, but not attacking with all his might, and while attacking, he did not forget to defend.
This is a relatively conservative and prudent approach, neither completely giving up hope of an equaliser, but also not desperate for the sake of equalising.
However, this option is a bit of a mediocre one, and if you can't go all out in attack, the likelihood of an equaliser is greatly reduced.
Arsene Wenger is certainly aware of the downsides to doing so. But now he couldn't do anything better.
He wanted an equaliser, but he didn't want to lose more.
He was very jealous of Yan Min.
Through these two encounters, Yan Min's characteristics have been fully revealed. In Wenger's view, Yan Min's biggest characteristic is not his speed, nor his explosive power, nor his excellent dribbling ability, but his outstanding individual combat ability.
Yan Min is the kind of player who doesn't need human support and can use his personal ability to cause problems for his opponents even if he is under siege.
That means he's the best guy to fight back.
That's exactly what Dortmund did, or so Zhou Yi thought.
So as long as there is a ball, he will give as much football as possible to Yan Min, and then he will not care.
Yan Min will use his physical advantages and personal skills to dribble to Arsenal's penalty area again and again. Even if it can't get the final shot, it can delay a little longer, and the Arsenal defenders don't dare to press all the way and provide more support to the attacking players in front.
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"Found a treasure......" muttered assistant coach Gerlico Bouace.
Klopp next to him grinned.
Of course, he knew that he had found a treasure, otherwise he would not have brought this Chinese boy from China to Germany in the first place.
Of course, the young Yan Min still has many shortcomings, but those shortcomings can be corrected and changed little by little, and what attracts him the most is the shining point of Yan Min.
This young man is just like the feeling that Zhou Yi gave him at the beginning, there are infinite possibilities in him......
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Under Yan Min's constant attack, Arsenal played very unhappily and felt that he couldn't use his strength.
And the game time does not wait for them, and walks according to a fixed rhythm.
By the time the fourth official raised a sign on the sidelines for three minutes of stoppage time, there were only three minutes left for Arsenal.
The score was still 2:1, and Dortmund led at home.
Was three minutes enough for Arsenal to equalise?
Theoretically, of course, it is sufficient, but considering the practical situation...... A lot of people are not optimistic.
In the last three minutes, Arsenal were also open. Anyway, it's just a little bit of time, why don't you go all out and give it a go, what if you really create a miracle?
Just be careful with Dortmund's number 13 when attacking.
So in the last moments of the game, Arsenal suddenly exerted force and set off an offensive climax.
However, their attack did not break through the door of Dortmund, but in the 92nd minute, Dortmund seized the opportunity to fight back.
At that time, Zhou Yi took the ball in the backfield, directly made a long diagonal pass, and passed the football to Yan Min, who was cruising on the side in front.
As soon as Yan Min received the ball, he faced the frontal defense of the Arsenal players.
This time, Yan Min did not force a breakthrough with the ball alone, but after receiving the ball, he swept the football directly to the middle with his left foot.
It was Royce who followed up in the middle!
He's completely unmarked!
"Reuss!" Marcel Leif shouted excitedly, "Do Dortmund still have a chance to score another goal?!"
The Dortmund fans in the stands also jumped to their feet, desperately cheering for Reuss.
Reuss, who received the ball, was at the top of the penalty arc outside the penalty area, and by this time he was already facing Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny alone.
In the face of Szczesny, Royce got up and shot, and when his toes touched the football, he gently picked up, and the shot turned into a spoon shot!
The ball passed over Szczesny's head, fell behind him and into the goal behind him......
"3:1!!! Reuss! He sealed the win for Borussia Dortmund! and in the two-legged meeting, Dortmund surpassed Arsenal in the number of goals!
Reuss' goal was an absolute surprise. A lot of people thought that beating Arsenal 2-1 was good, and it was a result that could be fully gratified.
Although the relationship between the two sides, whether it is the relationship between wins and losses, or the number of away goals, or the total score, or the total number of goals, the goal difference is exactly the same. But Dortmund's supporters are already satisfied.
Unexpectedly, now Reus's goal has brought them a new surprise - if they beat Arsenal 3-1, the relationship between the two sides is one win and one loss, and the number of away goals is one, but Dortmund's goal difference has become one, and Arsenal is negative one. If it were necessary to compare such small points at the end of the day, Dortmund would overtake Arsenal on goal difference!
Maybe it's just such a goal that determines who will advance to the knockout stage?
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Reuss was also happy after the goal, he ran to find Yan Min, who passed the ball to him, and then held him in his arms.
The rest of the Borussia Dortmund players also ran up to celebrate.
"Yan Min's performance after coming off the bench was perfect!" He Ping's focus was not on Royce or the score, but on the Chinese player Yan Min. "One goal, one assist, his limelight even surpassed Zhou Yi, who also had a goal and an assist. What's even happier is that after this game, Yan Min will get more opportunities to play in Dortmund, and we will have more opportunities to enjoy his fierce performance!"
A Bundesliga team with two Chinese players standing firm is what He Ping is most happy about.
At the same time, many Chinese fans on the Chinese Internet are also cheering for Yan Min's outstanding performance.
As a Chinese fan, of course, I hope that Chinese football can get better and better.
Of course, there are more Chinese players who can appear on the top football stage in Europe and perform well.
These outstanding players will in turn contribute to the improvement of the performance of the Chinese national team.
The "Five Little Tigers" are already familiar to everyone and are no strangers. But a team can't always rely on Zhou Yi and the five of them, right?
Everybody wants to see more good players on board.
Yan Min appeared in the context of such expectations. From the moment his family joined Dortmund, it has attracted much attention. Because of the attention, his words and deeds have caused a huge response among Chinese fans, and his performance in the last game against Arsenal and after the game can cause everyone to be hotly discussed.
Now Yan Min's outstanding performance has relieved many Chinese fans.
Less than a year later, it is the Brazil World Cup, and the Chinese national team, which has won the right to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil, will go to the World Cup for the second time.
Moreover, Yan Min is also an assaulter that is not in the "Five Little Tigers", which is simply like a tiger with wings - Yan Min is the wings of the Five Little Tigers.