Chapter 229: Chatting
Unlike Borussia Dortmund's thunderous play against Schalke 04 at home, Bayern Munich took a two-goal lead in Berlin in the first half, scoring twice in the sixth and fourth minutes of the opening game to take a very comfortable lead.
Götze also scored in this game since scoring the winning late winner in the last game, making it two games in a row, and the commentator says Götze has found his form again.
But in fact, it was the final stage of the season, and Gotze didn't want to drop the chain, so the fighting spirit was even higher.
Is he competing with Zhou Yi......
Although there was still half time to go, no one doubted that Bayern Munich could take all three points from Hertha Berlin.
If Borussia Dortmund can't win Schalke 04, even if they are held to a draw at home, then the gap between them and Bayern Munich will be stretched to six points.
The most important thing is not actually this point difference, but it will bring a devastating blow to the team's morale and confidence - at the most critical time, losing to an opponent who is absolutely not allowed to lose, and then seeing the gap between themselves and Bayern Munich getting wider and wider, with little left in the league, this will indeed bring a very fatal blow to the players' affairs, and it will inevitably make people give up. And once this energy is exhausted, it is almost impossible to bring it up again.
At that time, it is likely to form an avalanche, and Dortmund will collapse after working hard and gritting their teeth for most of the season.
When the time comes, it will no longer be possible to threaten Bayern Munich's title status.
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At half-time, Jurgen Klopp didn't make any changes to his team.
There was nothing wrong with tactics, as evidenced by Dortmund's dominance on the pitch.
The delay in scoring goals has nothing to do with tactics, but more because of the players' on-the-spot performance. And this is something that Klopp can't control.
He can only continue to encourage his players.
Schalke 04 coach Jens Keller, on the other hand, praised his team's performance, saying they were tenacious in the first half.
'Borussia Dortmund want to win more than we do, and it's their home turf. As long as we are more patient than them, as the game goes on, they lose their cool and become called up. When they are desperate to press the attack, it will be our chance to counterattack!"
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After the start of the second half, neither side made any substitutions.
And just two minutes into the second half, Dortmund made a kill.
Zhou Yi quickly distributed the football to Yan Min.
Yan Min, who came to the right, did not break through with the ball, but crossed directly at a 45-degree angle.
Mark and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang drew the attention of Schalke 04 in the box, but Yan Min's cross found Reuss at the back post from outside the box.
Royce volleys with his feet completely unmarked!
Unfortunately, he missed the middle of the ball and the ball bounced high and was confiscated by Schalke 04's goalkeeper Ferman......
With his excellent performance, Felman has squeezed out Hildebrand this season and secured the position of Schalke 04's main goalkeeper...... From this Ruhr derby, you can see that his ability is really outstanding......"
'Borussia Dortmund are having a problem like this again now – they controlled the game, they had more possession than their opponents, but they didn't solve it well in the last shots, and although they created a lot of scoring chances, the strikers struggled to score. Duan Xin said.
On the Chinese Internet, there are also fans who are dissatisfied with Dortmund's forward performance.
"To be honest, I don't think Dortmund's strikers really deserve Zhou Yi, how many chances Zhou Yi has created for them......!
"That's it, look at Lewandowski, who played in Bayern Munich, although Mark is not bad, there is still a gap from Lewandowski......"
"If Borussia Dortmund have a striker who matches Zhou Yi's level, how can they remain a catch-up this season?"
"That's it, I won't say anything else, if I can keep Lewandowski, there is no suspense about the league title this season!"
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Yang Muge found that Zhou Yi's position was higher in the second half, and he consciously moved forward, closer to Schalke 04's goal and the penalty area.
What does this mean, in order to create more threatening shots?
Under his own defense, Zhou Yi can only move in the 30-meter area more often and organize the attack, but it is difficult to pass the last pass.
So he wanted to get closer to the goal and then make more lethal passes to help his teammates score...... Quite a reasonable choice.
Of course, Yang Muge couldn't let Zhou Yi get his wish.
As the distance between Zhou Yi and the goal shortened, Yang Muge's pressure in defense was also greater.
When he got to the back, he followed Zhou Yi almost inch by inch, not only did he not let him pass the ball, but he also had to use everything possible to interfere with him.
During this time, Dortmund's offensive quality did not improve because of Zhou Yi's forward pressure, but Schalke 04's counterattack was booming.
Marcel Leif is a man who understands the ball, and he certainly knows how this change came about.
"Yang Muge's defense of Zhou Yi was successful, and under Yang Muge's close defense, Zhou Yi did almost nothing...... When Borussia Dortmund's attack was blocked, Schalke 04's counter-attack became sharp. This is, of course, because Schalke 04 have solidified their defence, so that their attacking players can devote themselves to the attack without distraction......"
"Yang Muge is really an inconspicuous player, but he can make people realize his importance without him - in the first leg of the Ruhr derby this season, Jens Keller had a whim to let Neustadt defend Zhou Yi, and Schalke 04's defense was almost blown up by Dortmund. It seems that he has fully learned the lessons of the Ruhr derby in the last leg. At present, it seems that to deal with Zhou Yi, only players like Yang Muge can do it. The physical strength is better than Zhou Yi, but at the same time it is as flexible as Zhou Yi, and it is also very tenacious and has a very tenacious will...... Being entangled by him, few opponents can easily get rid of it, it's like kraft candy......"
"I even think Yang Muge is the most underrated player in the Schalke 04 team. Once more and more people know about his importance, I really don't know how Schalke 04 will keep this excellent midfielder......"
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"I guess the narrator must be praising you in a different way at this time, Lao Yang. When he wasn't holding the ball, Yang Muge also stuck to Zhou Yi, and Zhou Yi simply chatted with him. "Boasting about how difficult you are is like chewing gum ......"
Yang Muge smiled lightly: "Don't want to disturb me with trash talk, Zhou Yi." ”
"How can this be trash talk?" Zhou Yi observed left and right while chatting with Yang Muge, when he wasn't holding the ball, he was like this.
Then he ran to a place, received a pass from a teammate, and quickly passed the ball out. As he did this, he paused to speak.
It wasn't until he finished passing the football that he automatically switched to chat mode and continued to say to Yang Muge:
"I'm really complimenting you. And thankfully, although you are not in the same club as me, we are in the same national team. With you as my midfield partner, I'm much more at ease......"
Yang Muge was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Zhou Yi to be "very interested in talking" and went to the World Cup. You know, it's a game between clubs...... What does it have to do with the World Cup?
"Speaking of this summer's World Cup, I am also ambitious, and the domestic media are saying that we have a chance to achieve a breakthrough and get the right to qualify for the group stage. But I think they're too conservative, so how can we be satisfied by qualifying from the group? We fought so hard to beat so many opponents, and we didn't just go to Brazil, thousands of miles away, to get to the round of 16 ......."
Zhou Yi seemed to be really serious about discussing the World Cup with Yang Muge, which made Yang Muge even more confused, and he couldn't understand what medicine Zhou Yi was selling in the gourd.
When Zhou Yi spoke, he didn't cover his mouth with his hands, because he had to keep turning his head to observe the situation, and if he covered his mouth with his hands, it would be inconvenient.
However, what he said was all in Chinese, and even if the German media invited lip experts, according to the German way of thinking, there would be no result.
The TV broadcast also captured the interaction between Zhou Yi and Yang Muge, and through the high-definition camera, it can be clearly seen that Zhou Yi's mouth is constantly turning, obviously speaking.
But what he is talking about, then no one knows.
Zhou Yi ...... Uh, it seems to be chatting with Yang Muge?" Duan Xin was surprised, this scene seemed too discordant - the Ruhr derby was tense and the smell of gunpowder was very strong, but Zhou Yi and Yang Muge chatted. "Curious, what are they talking about......"
In this process, Zhou Yi passed the ball twice, but it was not the kind of threatening pass, let alone a fatal pass, just an ordinary catch and then pass out, basically no technical content, and he didn't even need to use his brain when passing, just pass the football directly to his nearest teammates.
"Ambition?" Yang Muge unconsciously asked rhetorically, he was actually interested in what Zhou Yi said.
Because the question raised by Zhou Yi is indeed unheard of by him - Zhou Yi has never said anything about his expectations or goals for the World Cup, whether in reality or in the group that excluded Lao Guo.
Zhou Yi shook his head left and right, and then said: "Of course, you have to do your best to move forward, and you can go as far as you can." If possible......"
Zhou Yi paused here for a moment, and suddenly ran out - his teammates passed the ball to him.
Yang Muge followed closely and chased after him, Dortmund came with a cross, and Zhou Yi ran up against the football.
Yang Muge, who was chasing behind, suddenly heard Zhou Yi's voice ringing in front: "The champion also wants to try it!"
This sentence frightened Yang Muge into a daze, he didn't know what he was talking about!
As a result, he was so stunned, Zhou Yi threw off Yang Muge's personal marking, and picked up his foot against the football, not passing, but shooting directly!
At the top of the penalty arc, Zhou Yi shot directly!
Yang Muge was only stunned for a moment, and soon caught up again, but he had already missed the best opportunity.
It was in that short period of less than a second that Zhou Yi completed the shot.
The ball arced and flew straight to the top right corner of the goal.
Goalkeeper Ferman stretched his body as far as he could in the air and stretched his arms out. Zhou Yi's shot this time was very sudden, and he was also a little unprepared.
So even though he did everything he could, he couldn't stop the ball from flying into the goal he was keeping......
The deadlock was broken!
There are some surprises that make people stunned.