Grass roots glory

Chapter 515 Mad Dog Spirit
In today's starting 5-4-1 formation, Klopp added a Schmelzer between Hummels and Subotic, who can play as a full-back and can also be a defensive pillar of a central defender. For one thing, the full-backs on the two sides are Piszczek and Owomoyela. In the midfield combination, Klopp put Sven Bender, whose mentality has collapsed in the first round, on the bench, and partnered with Zhou Tiancheng The starting midfielder is Gundogan.Lewandowski is the starter on the front line.

Of course, Klopp pays attention to defense. He didn't score away goals. Trying not to concede the ball is the top priority.

But he still has a hand in the lineup.

The difference from the first round is that Dortmund did not choose a close-fitting press at the beginning of the game. Instead, they retracted the formation and formed a fan-shaped coverage along the 30-meter area around the penalty area.Zhou Tiancheng's defensive area is large enough, and the number of people defending is also large enough, which is specially prepared for passing and controlling.

When Xavi and Iniesta are two midfield brains on the field at the same time, the division of labor is somewhat different. Iniesta is usually closer to the penalty area, and Xavi's position is further delayed to the arc of the middle circle, responsible for the connection and scheduling of the entire stadium. , The pass is dominated by medium and long passes.

Iniesta broke into the front of the penalty area and was immediately strangled by Zhou Tiancheng. Zhou Tiancheng didn't give him any space at all. As soon as the ball came to Iniesta's feet, he immediately leaned sideways and stretched his legs to steal the ball.

Zhou Tiancheng moved with his strength, and the movement was faster than Iniesta expected. He staggered and withstood the body collision. The ball had just left his feet, and Zhou Tiancheng's leg turned sideways in the next second. Under the circumstances, even if he is a super-class midfielder, he has no chance to change his tactics at all, and he doesn't even have a chance to pass back to Harvey to reorganize.

"Steal the ball! Beautiful, Zhou Tiancheng steals Iniesta, cleanly, Dortmund counterattacks!"

Dortmund launched the first counterattack in the 5th minute of the game. Busquets saw Zhou Tiancheng dribbling the ball straight into the midfield, and his first reaction was to block Zhou Tiancheng's advancing line.

But soon his face changed drastically, and panic even flashed in his eyes!Because he found that Dortmund's counterattack was completely different from the previous game. It was no longer passing the ball to the frontcourt or relying on Zhou Tiancheng to force the ball, but a continuous pass between several players. Zhou Tiancheng was the arrow in the counterattack , but at least seven Dortmund players are following up at the same time!
Harvey didn't stop the counterattack at the first moment-in fact, he couldn't stop it at all, and his role on the defensive end was greatly reduced.And throwing the pot to Busquets behind him, Professor Bu was even more messy. He could only retreat while nervously watching Dortmund's smooth and smooth team advance.

He is keenly aware that he can only seek the help of a central defender. As a mature midfielder, this is an insurance method when facing a numerical disadvantage.

Guardiola couldn't sit still anymore, and hurriedly called the central defender to protect the midfielder.

Mascherano is the central defender this time, he was the first to press up, and directly rushed to Gundogan who was dribbling the ball. Gundogan wisely chose to hit Zhou Tiancheng who was following up.

This choice did not surprise Mascherano. Seeing Gundogan's horizontal strike, he didn't even want to give up on Gundogan, and went straight to Zhou Tiancheng. Before he reached the defensive position, he stretched his legs first.Zhou Tiancheng always has a pace that is one step ahead of others. Although he has realized it, he is just worried that he will not be able to keep up.

Zhou Tiancheng didn't make any moves immediately after receiving the ball. He had already noticed Mascherano next to him, deliberately paused for a second, and then thrust his arch straight to Gundogan who inserted again.Barcelona's entire defense line was attracted in front of them, so this time they directly attacked behind them.

It's a pity that Gundogan's push was blocked by Valdes.

However, such a process did not appear in the first round, which ignited the passion of the scene, and everyone saw the change of Klopp.

Guardiola couldn't sit still anymore, stood up and called Xavi and Iniesta to the sidelines to give a few separate instructions.

Klopp scratched his hair regretfully, but he was a little relieved when he saw that everyone was running back quickly after a miss. Although they missed the opportunity, these boys executed their tactics very thoroughly.

The commentator of Catalan TV was still in shock: "Valdes saved the team! This is just an accident. There will be some episodes in any game, but this is absolutely impossible to become the mainstream!"

A counterattack did not shake the idea of ​​​​the Barcelona commentator at all, but it gave Dortmund players hope. When Zhou Tiancheng called for the formation to shrink on the field, his teammates responded to him significantly faster than in the previous game.

Dortmund continued to shrink like the previous few minutes. The defensive players performed their duties. The front of Dortmund's penalty area was like an inflated plastic bag. When Barcelona did not pass the ball, the opening was wide. Once it entered the core area, it immediately started Tighten up and rely on the number of people to cut the space. Even if Barcelona's passing and receiving are sharp, facing the chaotic situation surrounded by defenders, it will still be a headache.

Marcel Leff couldn't help joking: "Although it is effective, it looks so messy, haha! The UEFA Champions League actually saw the feeling of amateur football! Is Klopp planning to win by chaos? Haha!"

Marcel Leff's so-called "chaos" is actually a positive reflection of Dortmund's players on the defensive end.When it was really time to fight back, it wasn't chaotic at all.

Dortmund once again formed a steal. After a short pass from the backcourt, the ball was picked at Zhou Tiancheng's feet, and Dortmund pressed heavily again.

This time, Barcelona put pressure on Dortmund with an overall high position counterattack. Harvey turned sideways at the first time, trying to interfere with Zhou Tiancheng.This is Guardiola's previous explanation to him, the first time to oppress the player with the ball.

But with his height of 1.7 meters, it was the most tragic thing for Zhou Tiancheng. The difference in height was more than two ends, and the difference in strength was between a big buffalo and a small deer.

Zhou Tiancheng was not disturbed at all, he observed calmly, sent a long pass from the backcourt, and passed it directly to Gross Kreutz on the right side of the frontcourt.In a situation where there is no obstacle on the wing, Gross Kreutz dribbles the ball inside and squeezes Alves with his body to fight for speed. In terms of running ability, he is not much worse. In terms of endurance and turning back, he may be the best. The only advantage left.This is why Klopp took away the technical Royce and chose to give him a chance.

Gross Kreutz made a strong inward cut along the baseline, and Valdés could only turn his attention to the near corner of the goal, but he took the opportunity to push in the middle, and Lewandowski was just ahead of Puyol and Mars. In between, Celano knocked the ball into the goal with his knee.

The Westphalian stadium boiled instantly.

"Robert Lewandowski!!!" tens of thousands of fans shouted together.

Marcel Leff also puffed up his cheeks and shouted: "Lewandowski! Lewandowski! Who said Dortmund gave up? Klopp's team never will!"

Now everyone believes this, although Dortmund is very low-key on the surface, but the two counterattacks have fully proved that this team has been deeply branded with Klopp's mad dog spirit.

What is Mad Dog Spirit?

It just doesn't care about your own situation at all, and no matter how powerful the opponent is, as long as you decide to fight hard, once you have the opportunity, you will jump up and bite hard, and you will never let go until you achieve your goal.Even if you die, you have to bite the opponent's flesh and blood!

(End of this chapter)