Chapter 157: The Second Place Means Chaser!
April 11, 2009 at 9:30 p.m.
In the 26th round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund played Cologne at home.
Klopp stood on the sidelines, looking very relaxed and holding his arms, watching the situation on the field.
Borussia Dortmund can be said to be completely crushing Cologne.
Nearly half an hour had passed since the start of the game, but Cologne had not even had a shot on goal.
Even the number of times he dribbled the ball through half the court was only a handful.
In the 31st minute of the first half, the Cologne defender cleared the ball with a big foot.
Hummels won the ball in his own half and played the ball straight to Shaheen.
Shaheen dribbled the ball across the half-court line and then played the ball straight to the wing.
GΓΆtze received a pass on the flank, glanced up at the Cologne penalty area, and then picked up his right leg and rubbed the ball up.
"Bang!"
The ball took to the air and flew towards the back of the Cologne goal with a strong rev.
Seeing this, Han Ning hurriedly ran from near the penalty spot to the direction of the back of the goal.
Cologne's two centre-backs, Jeromel and Brosinski, ran to the back post at the same time.
The three of them ran towards the spot where the football landed.
Almost at the same time, all three ran to the back of the net and then jumped up and fought for the header.
On the system page, the SSS-level skill High-altitude Bombardment lights up with a white light.
Han Ning's bounce is visible to the naked eye and half a head higher than the two Cologne central defenders.
Facing the extremely fast speed of the football, Han Ning threw his head forward hard!
"Bang!"
The moment the football smashed on Han Ning's head, it changed direction, and the original high-speed spin was gone, but turned into an extremely fast speed, flying towards the goal of the Cologne team.
Cologne's goalkeeper Mondragon had no time to react and could only watch as the ball flew into the goal, bounced to the ground and hit the net.
"Huh!"
Borussia Dortmund take the lead!
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! β
The whole stadium was boiling at this moment.
The Cologne team's more than 30 minutes of strict defense came to naught at this moment. After all, it was unable to stop Dortmund's attack.
On the sidelines, Boisko suddenly walked up to Klopp with a laptop and said with a happy expression: "Good news! Good news! β
Klopp turned his head to look at BouΓ‘ko and said with some confusion: "What's wrong?!" A goal in the Cologne team can be considered good news?! β
It's really not like Klopp is here in Versailles.
Cologne itself is a team that has been relegated every year in the Bundesliga.
With Borussia Dortmund's current quality, it is really normal to score in the match against Cologne.
This game, from the very beginning, no one thought that Dortmund would lose.
However, Bouco shook his head, with a light in his eyes, and said softly: "There is news from Bayern Munich." VfL Wolfsburg is now 1-0 ahead. β
When Klopp heard the news, the smile on his face became even brighter.
That's really good news!
You must know that Bayern Munich has suffered a wave of injuries.
But even with the lack of a few starters, they are still quite strong!
At the beginning of the season, Bayern Munich was out of form and dropped a lot of points.
But from the halfway point of the first half of the league, Bayern Munich began to exert its strength.
Until now, it has returned to the top position of the Bundesliga.
Borussia Dortmund this season, only the league title has a chance to fight.
Both the Europa League and the German Cup are out.
So if you want to win the championship now, you have to make sure that you don't make mistakes and wait for Bayern Munich to make mistakes.
Now Wolfsburg is one goal ahead of Bayern Munich, which is indeed very good news for Dortmund!
It didn't take long for the fans in the stadium stands to get the news that Bayern Munich was behind the score.
All of a sudden, the shouts grew louder throughout Dortmund's home stadium.
Originally, it was thought that the team would need at least two or three years to rebuild if they wanted to get results.
Who would have thought that there would be such a big improvement this year, not only to kill the sworn enemy Schalke 04 twice, but also to have a chance to win the Bundesliga championship!
Therefore, all Dortmund fans are now very important to all the games between Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
It was only at half-time that the Dortmund players on the pitch found out the news.
For a moment, Dortmund's dressing room was a sea of joy.
Every player had a big smile on their face, as if they were about to win the championship.
Klopp looked at the Dortmund players who were delighted in the dressing room, but the expression on his face suddenly became serious.
"You all know the news. Bayern Munich are now behind and we have a good chance of catching up on the three-point gap! β
"But! This must not be a reason for us to let our guard down! β
"We're still in second place! Do you know what the concept of second place is?! β
"Second place means that we are still a chaser! We're still catching up with Bayern Munich! β
"How strong Bayern Munich is, I don't think I need to go into too much detail. Don't take it lightly! β
"In the second half, I didn't want to see us just one goal ahead! I'll give you twenty minutes to get the Cologne team on the opposite side to surrender! β
"It doesn't matter what the final result of this game is for Bayern Munich. All we have to do is win every game that follows! β
Klopp's words completely stirred up the fighting spirit of Borussia Dortmund's players.
There's no one who doesn't want to be championed.
Cologne are no match for Borussia Dortmund.
But Dortmund is just too young.
Being young means that they are motivated, and it also means that they are prone to make some low-level mistakes and give away the scores they have in hand.
Therefore, Klopp will never allow his players to let their guard down at this most critical moment of chasing points.
Han Ning sat aside and glanced at Klopp thoughtfully.
Then he stood up, looked at his teammates around him, and shouted, "Cologne!" Take the three points! β
"Cologne! Take the three points! β
"Cologne! Take the three points! β
In the second half, after returning to the pitch, the Cologne players were surprised to find that the Dortmund players seemed to be more motivated than they were in the first half.
They were the ones behind them, but the Dortmund players looked like they were the ones behind.
"Beep!"
The referee blew the whistle and the second half officially began.
Han Ning kicked the football to Gotze behind him, and then quickly sprinted forward.
Seeing this, Gotze's eyes flickered, and then he made a long pass that was close to the ground, crossed several players of the Cologne team, and came to a position five or six meters in front of Han Ning.
Han Ning went from the front of the football to gently hook his foot to dodge the defenders who grabbed up, and then continued to sprint forward with the ball.
Whether Bayern Munich loses or not, they have to win today!
No matter how strong or weak your opponent is, give it your all!