Chapter 203: Changing Commanders is Like Changing Knives

Hamburg are clearly prepared, at least their new head coach Slomka has put his heart into studying Borussia Dortmund's last two games. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

So in the face of Dortmund's attack, Hamburg's defense was very solid and did not leave Dortmund few chances.

Borussia Dortmund had 70 per cent possession at one point, but it was a dull spectacle and they didn't translate that 70 per cent possession into a single goal.

Dortmund exerted their strength, but Hamburg's defensive organization was very tight and did not leave Dortmund many chances.

Many times, players like Yan Min who are good at breaking through have no room to break through, and after winning the ball on the wing, he either directly crosses the ball, or he just reverts the ball to his teammates, and then reverts to the foot, looking for opportunities.

Even if there were a few shots on goal, it was often difficult to threaten the Hamburg goal, either by hitting high and wide or by being held by Hamburg goalkeeper Adler.

For example, in the 29th minute, Schmelzer crossed from the left, and when Mark in the middle of the goal, he hit the ball high because of Rajkovic's pressing.

Not long after, when Hamburg solidified their defence, they gradually began to attack - after all, it was their home stadium, and they could not be satisfied with a 0-0 draw to avoid relegation.

Ilasek has once again created a threat.

He slotted into the box after receiving a through ball from team-mate Arslan and then slotted past Piszczek with a good shot.

Fortunately, Weidenfeller reacted in time and held the football in his arms.

"Ilasek! This is his second shot on goal in this game, and he is more dangerous than the last time! Although Dortmund has been more aggressive before, in terms of the level of threat, it is Hamburg who is more threatening with these two shots......

Not long after, Hamburg's Badelli fired a low right-footed shot from 22 yards down the middle, and the ball was met by Weidenfeller.

Two minutes later, Dortmund tried to launch a counter-attack, but Mark went down under the pinch of Badelli and Rajkovic and the referee did not give any decision.

Mark lay on the ground for a few moments before getting up, and the Anglo-Thai Arena in Hamburg was booed and mocked for Mark's fake fall.

However, the slow motion shows that Rajkovic did push people with his hands again, and the player did not fall hard enough, which does not mean that the opponent did not foul.

Klopp was also unhappy about this, but he only snarled twice and shut up, and he didn't want to be sent to the stands again......

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With the exception of Hamburg's counter-attack, the first half was generally dull, with neither side having particularly good chances and not being able to produce surprising combinations and shots.

Dortmund, who almost sealed the win in the first half of the first two rounds of the league, did not take Hamburg at all this time.

Zhou Yi, as the core of the team, is also very strictly restricted by Hamburg, no matter where he appears, Hamburg's players will appear around him as soon as possible, forcing his passing line and space to take the ball.

In this way, seeing that the first half was about to end, the score was still 0:0.

Just when everyone thought that the first half would end with this score, there was a sudden change on the field!

In the 42nd minute, Hamburg launched a high-quality attack, Westmann crossed the ball in front of goal from the right, and after the ball fell to the front post, LaSoga received the ball under the pinch of Friedrich and Schmelzer, and then crossed again from near the baseline.

Ilasek, who has been active since the start of the game, jumped high at the back post and pressed Aubameyang, who was back in front of goal, to head the goal!

Weidenfeller couldn't save his team this time...... The soccer ball flew into the goal!

"Ilasek! He finally scored! He broke the deadlock for Hamburg!"

The Yingtai Arena was thunderous.

"The Hamburg team is really like a change of coach! After the new coach, the whole team has a new mental outlook!" Duan Xin also had to praise the performance of the Hamburg team. 'They limited Dortmund very well in the first half and did a good job of attacking themselves...... Slomka is really a quality manager, especially when it comes to relegation......"

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The Hamburg players celebrated the goal with cheers, while the Borussia Dortmund players looked a little frustrated.

They came to the Intentia Arena with a strong sense of confidence and hoped to take away the three points. Unexpectedly, the first half was very painful, and the game was completely out of their familiar rhythm.

Now it is even more advanced by Hamburg.

Just looking at Hamburg's defensive performance in the first half, it will definitely be more difficult for Hamburg to play after taking the lead......

Not long after Irasek scored, the first half of the game was over.

Hamburg go into the dressing room with a one-goal lead, and this is still a home game, where they will have a greater psychological advantage. Hamburg's first half was truly remarkable, and when the whistle blew, the fans at the Intronica stood up and applauded the team's performance.

Marcel Leif was also full of praise for Hamburg's performance: "Slomka has really brought a lot of new things to Hamburg since he took over, and the atmosphere in the team has improved. Hamburg's performance in this game is completely different from the previous seven consecutive defeats, and if the momentum continues, Hamburg really have a chance of ending a seven-game losing streak in this game...... And Dortmund was really unlucky to encounter such a hamburger at a critical moment...... I think Jurgen Klopp's side's title hopes this season could be ruined by this game. And the impact may not be limited to the league......"

Marcel Leif is not alarmist, but analytical.

If Dortmund can't win in Hamburg with all their best efforts, it will definitely deal a heavy blow to Dortmund, shake their confidence, and affect not only this game, but also the next Champions League game. When the time comes, Dortmund will face a two-front rout in the league and Champions League in three days......

Jurgen Klopp himself was aware of the gravity of the situation, so at half-time he made a very bold adjustment.

He replaced midfielder Sven Bender with Mkhitaryan.

And Sven Bender is Dortmund's only midfielder in this game - after Yan Min performed well and occupied the main position, Klopp made adjustments to Dortmund's starting lineup, from the original 4231 to the current 442, Aubameyang and Mark partnered to play forward, four people in the midfield stood in parallel, two people in the middle Sven Bender were responsible for defense, and Zhou Yi was responsible for organizing the attack.

And now he has replaced Sven Bender with Mkhitaryan, who is certainly not a defensive midfielder, he is good at attacking.

Could it be that he wants Zhou Yi to defend?

Of course not.

Jurgen Klopp demanded a frenzied attack on his team, picking up the pace and forcing the game into the rhythm that Dortmund excelled at.

Only then can we beat Hamburg away from home.

Such a change means that Dortmund will not have a so-called midfield defence, and Hamburg are now in high spirits and could easily penetrate Dortmund's midfield and face directly at Dortmund's back line.

It's very, very risky. The slightest mistake will make Dortmund lose even worse.

In addition to this method, there may be some milder methods. But with Klopp's character, he prefers to choose this extremely risky option, which is very risky, but has the potential to reap greater rewards.

Klopp is a gambler, and gamblers are unreasonable.

In addition to bringing Mkhitaryan on the field in place of Sven Bender, he will ask for encouragement for Yan Min, Reus and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to add some individual breakthroughs, not be afraid of mistakes, and take that step.

At the same time, in order to avoid a counterattack after the individual breakthrough was cut off by the opponent, he also asked the two full-backs Piszczek and Schmelzer to lean forward, on the one hand, to support the team's attack on the wing, and on the other hand, to grab the ball as soon as his teammates lost the ball, delay time, and create opportunities for the rest of the team to return to the defense.

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At the start of the second half, Borussia Dortmund made a substitution, with Sven Bender coming on and Mkhitaryan coming on.

This substitution took everyone by surprise.

"Oh...... Jurgen Klopp made another stunning substitution. He's completely out of midfield......' Marcel Leif said with some reluctance, and it was no surprise that Jurgen Klopp was doing this kind of thing.

It's not the first time Jurgen Klopp has done this, sometimes he can bet and sometimes he can't.

But overall, it seems that he wins more often than not?

Marcel Leif thought about it and realized that Klopp's luck was really not ordinary......

Why did Lady Luck favor him so much?