Chapter 422: Win if you're not careful
When Lewandowski volleyed in near the penalty spot in the Arsenal penalty area, the Arsenal defenders could only watch, completely unable to do anything. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
When the football flew into the goal, the Arsenal fans in the stands held their heads in their hands, but they didn't expect the goal to be breached like this!
"Lewandowski--Lewandowski!!" Marcel Leif was excited. "Beautiful volley! Gotze's cross is also very accurate!"
The Dortmund players on the pitch all ran to Lewandowski, and Zhou Yi was among them, but halfway through the run, he was hugged by Kyle.
"Well done, Zhou Yi!" the captain complimented him. "That kick just now was really accurate!"
Zhou Yi smiled: "You're welcome, captain." That's also a matter of luck. ”
"Eh, don't be modest, you Chinese just like to be modest. It's your credit and you're credit. If it weren't for you, I am afraid this goal would not have been scored at all!"
Zhou Yi was not modest anymore and smiled happily.
He was happy not only because he was praised by captain Kyle, but also because the goal equalised. The more important reason is that he found confidence in this success. Defensively, he does have his strengths.
This advantage is different from everyone else, and it belongs only to him.
He is indeed on the right path now.
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He Ping was also paying attention to Zhou Yi: "The goal just now was started from Zhou Yi's steal, is this the purpose of Klopp letting Zhou Yi defend......?
He suddenly remembered that this goal was somewhat similar to the goal that Dortmund had challenged Inter Milan away from, and it was also Zhou Yi who broke the ball in the back.
At that time, everyone saw that scene and focused on the goal, as for Zhou Yi breaking the ball...... More is considered luck.
felt that Zhou Yi just happened to appear in a key position, and then stretched out his foot to break the football.
So now this ball, is it also lucky, happened to touch it?
He Ping didn't dare to make such a judgment in his heart.
He always felt that it was not so simple, and that it could be explained by luck.
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Off the pitch, Klopp jumped up with excitement after seeing Lewandowski score, waving his arms vigorously and cheering at the Emirates Stadium.
He was so excited, not only because the goal equalized, but also because he saw that his vision had worked again!
This ball was initiated by Zhou Yi, but before launching the attack, Zhou Yi completed a beautiful defense!
Yes, that's defense!
That's what Klopp wants to see in Zhou Yi's defense.
"Jurgen, we made the right bet!" said assistant coach Bwach, who was also pleased.
"Of course, that kid didn't let me lose!" Klopp happily boasted to Zhou Yi.
Regarding Zhou Yi's defense, in fact, Klopp and the coaching staff have been studying it since last season.
Because Zhou Yi has officially become a back midfielder since last season, since he is a back midfielder, no matter how bad the defense is, in that position, he still has to take on some defensive tasks, and it is not enough to rely on his eyes to defend.
So Klopp and his assistants have been wondering if Zhou Yi is really suitable for defense, and if he is suitable, then how to tap his defensive ability?
During this period, they studied a large number of Zhou Yi's game videos, carefully analyzed Zhou Yi's playing characteristics and style, and then saw if he was really suitable for defense.
In the end, Klopp and Bouácz both thought that Zhou Yi actually had very good defensive ability, but he probably didn't realize it himself.
They didn't know the secret of Zhou Yi's talent, but they found the secret of Zhou Yi's running position by analyzing so many of Zhou Yi's games.
As a result, a conclusion was drawn, that is, Zhou Yi's perception of space is far beyond ordinary people. His habitual movement of swinging his head from side to side can take in the situation around him in full view, and he can remember it all in his head. So he can see a lot of things that are hard for ordinary people to see.
If you have such an ability, you should be able to judge the opponent's passing route. This provides the basis for breaking the ball.
So it's not that Zhou Yi doesn't have defensive ability, but that his defensive ability is different.
This misunderstanding has led to a bias against Zhou Yi's defense by many people, including himself.
But Klopp needs to correct this bias now and tap out Zhou Yi's defensive ability.
For Borussia Dortmund, this is equivalent to bringing in one more main player.
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After celebrating the goal, everyone ran back to half-time. When Zhou Yi went back, he cast his eyes on the coach's bench on the sidelines, and he thought of what manager Klopp said to him at halftime, which showed that he knew himself and knew what advantages he had before himself.
He saw Klopp standing on the sidelines and gave him a thumbs up.
So he smiled and gave a thumbs up in return.
It has been a great blessing in his career to have Jurgen Klopp as a manager who knows so well and trusts him.
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After Borussia Dortmund's equaliser, the Emirates Stadium suddenly fell into a tense atmosphere, not only for the fans, but also for the players.
The current situation in the group forces them to win, and they are already ahead, and now that Dortmund equalised, who can stand it?
So after the game started, Arsenal continued to launch a fierce attack on the Dortmund goal.
In their offense, Zhou Yi continued to fulfill his defensive duties.
After successfully cutting off Walcott's pass, Zhou Yi found some tricks.
If the chances are really good, then hide to the side and wait for the opportunity to break the ball.
But if the opportunity to break the ball directly is not particularly good, and you don't want to break through from this side, and want to force the opponent to the side or other places, then just get stuck in the opponent's passing route openly.
So when the Arsenal players see themselves in their way, they naturally retreat and pass the football elsewhere.
Both the former and the latter are successful defenses, and you don't necessarily have to be able to intercept the ball every time.
Arsenal's players were quick to see the difference they felt in attack, and they couldn't really say what the difference was, but they could see that their attack wasn't as fluid as it used to be.
Sometimes, it was obvious that the offensive route was already optimistic, but halfway through the battle, it was found that this road did not work, and he had to temporarily change to another route.
That is, Arsenal's passing ability is excellent, and if it is replaced by other teams, this attack will not be able to go on directly, and Arsenal can still open up another way, but it will take a circle and delay some time, and the originally optimistic opportunity will disappear in the process of detour......
Why did it lead to such a change.
Kicking and kicking, they found that the main reason for their poor offense turned out to be ...... Zhou Yi!
This discovery really stunned many people.
Because not only the Arsenal players, but also the commentators who commented on the game also found out.
"Zhou Yi forced the opponent to pass the ball back......"
In the face of Zhou Yi, Walcoat couldn't break through, and he passed the football out...... This scene is really surprising, you must know that he easily broke through Zhou Yi before, leaving only Zhou Yi with a back......" The British commentator was incredulous about this.
But this is nothing incredible, Zhou Yi can not only force Arsenal's attack on his side to no avail, but also occasionally cut off the ball or something, such a performance is really in front of everyone, whether you want to or not, you must admit that Zhou Yi no longer seems to be the weakest link in Dortmund's midfield defense.
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When the game reached the 85th minute, the score was still tied 1:1. But Arsenal don't have any clear advantage on the pitch.
Dortmund counter-attacked frequently through their defensive play in central midfield.
Especially after Zhou Yi became involved in the defense, Dortmund's counterattack was faster and more threatening.
The Arsenal fans in the stands were silent as they realized that it was no longer a question of winning a few goals at home, but of not winning at home......
It's also a question for Arsenal players to consider.
Can we still win this game now?
Arsene Wenger did not give up hope of a win on the sidelines, directing his team to intensify their attack and deliver a fatal blow to Borussia Dortmund for the remainder of the game.
As the minutes ticked by, the fourth official held up a sign on the sidelines, reminding everyone that there were three minutes of stoppage time.
A decent stoppage time meant that Arsenal had only three minutes left to make a last-ditch push if they were to win the game.
As for Borussia Dortmund, it is entirely acceptable that they can walk away from home with a draw after only those three minutes.
After a draw, Arsenal are still second with eight points, and Borussia Dortmund has 12 points to lock up top of the group. What's so bad about that?
In the face of Arsenal's aggressive attack, Dortmund retreated all in the way, vowing to hold on to the draw.
In the ninety-second minute, Arsenal continued to attack, but this time their attack did not work.
Ramsey made a passing error - in fact, it is difficult to say whether it was a passing error or not - the football was passed directly to Zhou Yi!
After intercepting the ball, Zhou Yi directly passed the football out and gave it to Shinji Kagawa.
The Japanese midfielder received the ball and turned and ran wildly with the ball towards Arsenal's goal.
Because Arsenal were besieging Borussia Dortmund's goal, they don't have anyone at the back at the moment.
Shinji Kagawa shook off Mertesacker, who turned slowly, and faced the attacking goalkeeper Szczesny, and pushed it away!
The football rolled past Szczesny's feet and ...... Rolled into the goal!
"Shinji Kagawa, Shinji Kagawa, Shinji Kagawa!!" Marcel Leif shouted the name of the goalscorer in a winning streak because it was a stunner!"In the 92nd minute, Dortmund took the lead 2-1 away!"
When Shinji Kagawa turned around and ran wildly at the Emirates Stadium and pounced on Zhou Yi, the entire Emirates Stadium suddenly fell into silence.
Those Arsenal fans only reacted at this time, they had thought too much...... It's not even a question of them not winning at home, it's the rhythm of their home loss!