Grass roots glory

Chapter 262 To Conquer Meazza (sent in the third shift!)
What Dortmund reflects on the field is the gap in hard power, which Klopp knows very well.The most direct reflection is that the starting midfielder Shaheen and striker Barrios can hardly find any bright spots.

These two are the center of gravity of Dortmund's attack.Since breaking the scoring shortage in the seventh round, Barrios has now scored eight goals for Dortmund and has become the team's top scorer, and Shaheen is the one who hides behind him to pass the ball for him.These two were mediocre in the game, and it is completely normal for Dortmund to be passive on the court.

The situation forced Klopp to strengthen his offense in the second half. He made a slightly unexpected adjustment at the beginning of the game. Wearing the No. 31 jersey, the dissatisfied young midfielder Mario Gotze came off the bench.At the same time, Shaheen stayed on the field, and Klopp began to experiment with double midfielder tactics.Of course, the more experienced Shaheen is the main one.

Seeing this young face, the Dortmund TV commentator did not have too much hope at first, but now his tone increased by two points: "This young man deserves everyone's attention. Mario Gotze, the leader of Dortmund's youth team, is here It's his first Ruhr Derby. It's not impossible to reverse the two goals in the halftime. If he can play well, maybe there will be no such situation in the Ruhr Derby in the future, and he can even be expected The next Lars Rickon."

Rickon is a great star enough to be loaded into Dortmund. He has dedicated his entire career to Dortmund, and the pinnacle of his career is undoubtedly the 1996-97 season Champions League final substitute 16 seconds to seal the victory, bringing Dortmund to the club. The only Champions League trophy in history so far.

And Goetze scored 19 goals and [-] assists on behalf of the Dortmund U[-] youth team in the German Youth League last season, and has repeatedly scored goals and assists at critical moments, which has shown the team's big-hearted temperament , which is very similar to Rickon.This is where the expectations of Dortmund commentators and fans come from.

Goetze ran onto the field and aimed his eyes at Zhou Tiancheng in the center of the court. He still had an impression of Zhou Tiancheng.He had played against Zhou Tiancheng in the first season when he jumped to the U19 echelon. He had no memory of it at first, but after entering the first team, he heard the head coach mention Zhou Tiancheng frequently, and Gotze remembered this intersection again.

Seeing that the Schalke players listened to Zhou Tiancheng's greetings, and he beckoned a group of people to gather together, the young Gotze felt envious.

Is this the core symbol of the first team?

Although Gotze is also the core of the Dortmund youth team, seeing Zhou Tiancheng's appearance at the moment, he feels that he has the same voice on the field as a team leader like Kyle... In Gotze's eyes, this feeling is really true. very good.

Zhou Tiancheng had no idea that a pair of young eyes were looking at him. Even if he knew, he would have no impression of Getze at all.At this moment, he just watched Dortmund's aggressive attack at the beginning of the second half, so taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, he called his teammates over to gather together and unify their thinking.

A two-goal lead seems safe, but it is actually not safe. Being pulled back by one goal may revive the opponent's momentum.

Magath naturally understood that Dortmund made adjustments on the front line shortly after Dortmund gained momentum, and Ruud van Nistelrooy replaced Jiang Hao.Slow down the overall offensive speed and strengthen the ability to control the ball. Ruud's fulcrum function can better help the team control the ball in the frontcourt and stay away from the penalty area, which naturally eliminates the threat.

Throughout the second half, Schalke controlled the rhythm, but the offensive and defensive advancement speed was not as good as in the first half. Instead, Dortmund, who gave it a go, counterattacked extremely resolutely. No. In the 701st minute, Gotze saw the defensive space behind the left back Pandel in the midfield and directly pushed the ball to Gross Kreutz. .Gotze's excellent vision made the commentator of Dortmund TV very excited, and he didn't look forward to this supernova in vain.

Dortmund tried to push up aggressively in the final stage, but in the end it didn't work. Instead, Schalke relied on the counterattack from the side after the midfield formation was withdrawn, and almost expanded the score again. Finally, it lasted 5 minutes. After stoppage time, the score was fixed at 2:1, and Schalke 04 finally pocketed the three-pointer without any risk.

Although the Schalke media represented by "Mineland News" after the game exaggerated the victory of this derby-Schalke personally ended Dortmund's hope of winning the championship, a happy event!

However, Magath repeatedly emphasized in an interview that he was not completely satisfied with the result: "We did not continue to expand our advantage with a two-goal lead. Instead, we gave the opponent hope and proved that the team is still immature. We have to try to overcome this problem before Milan, a stronger opponent."

This is not because Magath pretended to be modest in front of the media. He also expressed the same meaning with the players in the locker room after the game, and his words must have been much more intense.However, as far as the media is concerned, they only recognize the results. The problems Magath mentioned are completely official rhetoric in the eyes of the media. Even if they are going to face Inter Milan first, the media is full of confidence .

"Inter Milan ranks first in Serie A, significantly ahead of AC Milan and Roma behind them, showing impeccable dominance, and a seemingly balanced lineup, as well as the most difficult stadium this season, the Meazza Stadium, Schalke The away trip to the Champions League is not destined to be easy, but the difficulties do not mean that there is no chance! The excellent quality of German football is to fight to the last moment with the weak and the strong, and Schalke has inherited the tenacity of the miners. A team with great goals can be seen from Zhou's confidence in the interview, and what is even more commendable is that he and this team not only can say but also do! Last season they accomplished many impossible things, even Liverpool, who had ruled an era, lost to them, and Inter Milan, which is still in its renaissance period, has nothing to fear. Magath and his players took the joy of victory in the Ruhr Derby and set off to conquer San Siro. I wish them the best of luck in the home of the most difficult devil to conquer this season."

This text was published in the latest issue of the "Mining District News", but they are not original units, they just reprinted the UEFA Champions League preview from "Bild". Germany's largest newspaper focuses on the two Bundesliga teams. It is rare to give Schalke and Bayern a [-]-[-] forward layout.It proves that even they have recognized that the honor of the current Bundesliga team is shared by the two teams, and they no longer favor Bayern over one another.

And this text is also extremely encouraging, it seems that in the face of Schalke's aggressive play, Inter Milan will be as vulnerable as a paper tiger.

PS: Three shifts, if I can say it, I can do it too.

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