Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 290 Mr. Big Scene

Did Dortmund play poorly?It's not bad at all. After going out of the chaos of the first 20 minutes, they had an absolute advantage in the back. One suspected goal, luck was not on their side but on the opponent's side.

So when he entered the locker room, Klopp didn't mean to blame his players at all. He is a passionate coach. He has already expressed his anger and joy on the sidelines. Besides, he also thinks his players are playing great.

He hugged every player who came in, "Good job!" "Great job!"

"Your performance was very good today. This is a derby against Schalke 04, our sworn enemy. I am very happy with what you showed in the first half!" Klopp said to everyone.

"They have a one-goal lead, but that's nothing. We still have a chance to score in the second half, so we still follow us and continue to attack!"

"Finally, let me tell you that a derby is a derby, and losing is not the end of the world, but I hope we should play with momentum, because we are Dortmund, because we have more than 8 fans standing at the scene!"

Yes, Klopp doesn't want to lose, but he doesn't even want the team to lose their courageous momentum. A team without momentum is really hopeless, and Dortmund obviously hasn't reached this point yet.

Barrios sat in his seat and didn't say anything. He didn't know if he made the wrong choice to come to Dortmund. He didn't score in at least 6 rounds. Such a record is too unreasonable.

He also got a chance in the first half, but he couldn't grasp it or his luck was too bad, and he would always miss the goal. He was silently scolding God in his heart, damn it, why didn't he let me score .

The 15-minute intermission passed quickly, and the players were about to start the game again. Barrios walked towards the door of the locker room, thinking too long, he was the last player to come out.

"Lucas, you performed very well today! Don't put too much pressure on yourself! I will give you some more time in the second half, but I hope you don't rush!" Klopp said behind him.

Barrios nodded to show that he understood, Mr. Coach finally has no patience to wait? !But he has nothing to say, no one wants to continue to bet on a striker who has not scored in many consecutive games.

But he thought about it again, at least Mr. Coach treated him well, for example, he would talk to him before replacing him like this.

Klopp is really good to Barrios now, because he doesn't want the team to spend 420 million euros in vain. As a striker, the scoring shortage in 6 games is too long, and of course there are longer than this.

From the training point of view, Barrios is still in good condition. If the speed of integration is fast enough, but he can't score on the pitch, Klopp can't help it. If he can't score in the second half, he can only be replaced. up.

On the opposite side of Schalke 04, Magath made a substitution adjustment in the midfield. He replaced Schmitz with Rafinha.

In the second half of the first half, Schalke 04's midfield was completely out of control. The young people still need some experience. Schmitz played particularly badly, so it is natural to replace him.

In the eyes of Magath, Rakitic still had some defensive options that did not meet his requirements, so he chose Rafinha. Rafinha was originally a defender, but Magath didn't care about these, he even I care about Rafinha's more balanced offensive and defensive options. It doesn't matter if I don't have Rakitic in possession of the ball. Anyway, he made up his mind that Schalke 04 will play a defensive counterattack in the second half.

Having said that, in fact, he may not be able to attack if he wants to attack. Dortmund is bound to strengthen the attack in the second half. In the eyes of Magath, Klopp is not the kind of coach who is timid.

He was right. After the start of the second half, Dortmund continued to attack. Just 4 minutes into the game, Dortmund made a low pass from the left. Zidan got the ball near the penalty area and got rid of the defense. Tinga hit the crossbar with a header, and Hajnaur followed up and scored the goal!However, the linesman signaled that Tinga had been offside when he shot before, so the goal was invalid.

Schalke 04's offense did not improve. Zhang Yuan put his energy on defense on the field, but his defensive awareness is not so good, and he often does some useless work. The two wingers Zhang Yuan and Farfan have poor defensive awareness, and the pressure is all on the midfielder and defender. The purpose of their existence is to slightly suppress Owomoyela and Schmelzer.

But Owomoyela and Schmelzer ignored Klopp's instructions and ignored them. Anyway, they just went forward to assist.

After 60 minutes, Magath made another substitution. Asamoah replaced the goal hero Farfan. Farfan was not satisfied with being replaced. He rather than abandon him.

However, he could not refute Magath's decision. His temper was not so big, and Asamoah's defensive awareness was much better, and he was able to fight and resist.

Farfan left the field slowly, but Magath did not rush, so it was good to delay a little more time.

The Dortmund fans were not satisfied. They booed Farfan loudly, raised the middle finger, and abused Farfan, but Farfan did not speed up the pace. Passing by Tinga, Tinga pushed Farfan.

"Hey, you bastard, don't delay!" Tinga scolded.

Farfan didn't even reply and ended slowly. In the end, his end was delayed by 1 minute.

Klopp is also preparing to make substitutions, with Vargas and Gross Kreuz replacing Barrios and Hummels.

Enough time has been given to Barrios, but the gate of Schalke 04 has still not been breached, and he is still out of luck!Klopp can only lament, and someone else is on the field!
This is a signal to continue to strengthen the offense. Klopp needs to score goals. The players on the field know it, and Schalke 04 also knows it. Magath knows that today's day may be a bit sad.

But he can't choose to just go on like this, he can only defend, what should he do? !

Dortmund is on the offensive, Schalke 04's defense line is crumbling but it doesn't fall, Klopp is walking around anxiously on the sidelines, Magath is a handsome man, sitting on the coach's bench without any movement.

But the calm on the surface does not mean the peace of the heart. In fact, there is a big question mark in his heart, Nana, can he keep it? !He's starting to have less confidence in his lineup.

So Magath thought about it, and made another substitution adjustment. In the 76th minute, Magath replaced Zhang Yuan with Rakitic, leaving only Kuranyi in the frontcourt. At this time, Magath even more I believe in the long pass, but it is clear that Zhang Yuan is more threatening in the counterattack.

There is nothing to say about Magath's substitution, Zhang Yuan. His performance in the second half was too mediocre, he could not catch the ball a few times, and the midfielder gave them too little support on the two sides. According to Magath's It is required to always give Kuranyi a long pass, which is not particularly effective.

Walking to the sidelines and hugging Rakitic, Zhang Yuan said in Rakitic's ear: "Come on, Ivan!"

Rakitic nodded, saying that he would do his best to help the team win the game.

Back on the bench, Zhang Yuan sat next to Farfan. Farfan watched the game with his legs crossed, and saw Zhang Yuan come over and give Zhang Yuan a slap.

"Thank you for your pass, buddy!" Farfan thanked Zhang Yuan again. He had already thanked Zhang Yuan on the court and in the locker room. This is the third time he thanked him. Of course, this goal is very special.

"Well, no thanks! How do you feel?"

"It feels good!" Farfan said with a big smile, he had put the little emotion just now behind his head.

For the two of them, the game is over, but Schalke 04 is not over. After they sat down, they also paid attention to the game. Zhang Yuan was more focused, and Farfan was not so concerned.

Dortmund did not give up until the last moment, and they also created a lot of opportunities, but Barrios was not the only one who was unlucky. The luck of their entire team today was not good. Once again lost to Schalke 04 at home.

Zhang Yuan is their absolute nemesis. With Zhang Yuan, they failed to win the Ruhr Derby once. Today he did not score, but he contributed a key pass to make Dortmund swallow the bitter fruit of the defeat.

The two commentators of the sports station also joked that Dortmund and Bayern Munich are Zhang Yuan's favorite opponents. Zhang Yuan seems to be particularly energetic against them, and he can be called Mr. Big Scene.

(End of this chapter)