Green Dragon

Chapter 459
"Drip, drip...drip!"

When the Italian referee Rizzoli blew two short whistles and one long whistle, the UEFA Champions League final, which was watched by 1.8 million people simultaneously, came to an end.

The score was 1-5.

No miracle happened.

There is no magic weapon descending from the sky to turn the world around.

Jurgen Klopp's eyes were hollow and his brown hair paled in the Wembley lights.

His team lost to the old guy again!
But there is nothing he can do!
His high-position pressing has been brought to the extreme. At one point, Bayern gave up short-pass penetration in the middle and could only rush to attack through long passes. Such efficiency can be imagined.

But that number 8 stepped up again!

Only in the 11th minute of the opening, Lahm dribbled the ball forward from the right rear, but under the defense of Reus and Gross Kreutz, the Bayern captain could not easily break through and could only send a long pass.

This was originally just a helpless move, but the football pierced through the entire half and fell behind Dortmund's defense line that was too far ahead...behind!
This is not a tactical mistake. The Yellow and Black Legion's high-position press has always been used to press all three lines of defense aggressively, so as to maintain a compact formation and make it difficult for the opponent to break through.

This kind of deployment is not without making them suffer a lot. As long as they encounter an extremely fast striker in the opponent's lineup, they will often be counterattacked.

Of course Klopp will not be ignorant of this truth, but he still has not changed his overall layout, because his team has long been accustomed to this style of play, and this style of play is also the most suitable tactic for the team.

So when Long Shute turned into lightning and broke out from between Hummels and Schmelzer, Klopp could only helplessly spread his hands and watched him open the scoring for Bayern with a lob shot!

This season, Long Shute has made great progress compared to last season. Of course, speed is still his sharpest weapon, but other aspects are also gradually approaching the top. Two-foot ball control, one-foot touch, long pass, through ball , lobs, rubbing shots, oblique pushes, volleys, headers, his offensive methods are becoming more and more diverse, and he is no longer the burning chariot that can only rely on speed to tear apart the line of defense, and then end the game with a burst shot up.

His playing style has also obviously changed. After entering 2013, he lost the plug-in that could explode, but it did not affect his continued success in the Bundesliga and Champions League. At the same time, he no longer pursued Squeeze your energy crazily, but break through the opponent's gate in a more ingenious, safer, and easier way.

Help the team win in a more reasonable way, which can also prevent him from suffering unnecessary injuries due to excessive reliance on physical fitness. His style of play is more concise, but more efficient than before, and even more elegant.

Before the Champions League final, "Ice Prince of the Netherlands" Bergkamp also said with a smile in an interview:
"It's only now that I dare to admit that Long Shute was indeed my student, and the energy I spent on him has finally paid off. The Chinese lunatic who only knew how to bury his head in the charge before has nothing to do with me !"
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Dortmund's high-position press is undoubtedly very energy-consuming, and even the Iron Man can't stick to the whole court with that kind of intensity tactics-unless they have 11 dragon specials.

When the physical fitness of the players declines, it is Bayern's best opportunity.

And Bayern's other four goals all occurred in this time period without exception.

In the 41st minute, Dortmund's press in the middle was obviously a little loose. Long Shute immediately threw off the double-teaming of Sven Bender and Gundogan, and found the only passing line in the crowd!
His through ball was almost like installing a positioning missile. The football bypassed the toes of Bender and Hummels, and accurately found Thomas Müller who had just started!

His through pass was not only a bit sudden, but also extremely fast, so that when Müller dribbled the ball into the penalty area, the camera found Erwa's shadow, and Weidenfeller could only sit on the goal line again, 2-0!

Dortmund, who fell behind by two goals, suddenly panicked, while Bayern's morale was boosted, and they took advantage of the situation to launch another offensive.

In the 43rd minute, Dante made a long pass from the backcourt, Hummels headed the ball off the top, and Robben slanted behind him along the right, directly forming a one-on-one single-handed situation.

But at the critical moment, the old man Luo's attribute of "single-handed 80% failure" broke out again. Facing most of the empty gates, he kicked Weidenfeller in the face!
Even Bayern's diehard Tao Wei could only shake his head and smile wryly:
"Roben has already wasted three wonderful opportunities in this game! This may be retribution!"

But this retribution did not come.

Less than 10 minutes into the second half, Robben had another chance.

This is due to the cooperation of Franck Ribery and Long Shute on the left. The two giants of Bayern attracted the four defenders in Dortmund's midfield, but they still did not force the goal.

When it came to the penalty area, Ribery knocked Long Shute horizontally, but the latter passed through the backs of Piszczek and Subotic. The Scarman twisted strangely and appeared on the edge of the penalty area, and then With an easy cross pass, he directly found Old Man Luo on the other side.

There was a sudden panic in front of Dortmund's goal. Weidenfeller, Hummels and Schmelzer rushed towards Robben, but Peter Pan did not forcefully hit the goal this time, but turned around and passed diagonally in front of the goal. Mandzukic, who was outflanking in place, stretched out his foot and pushed easily, and the football bounced into the unguarded goal! 3-0!

The situation was already one-sided, but Bayern's defense made a mistake in the 68th minute. It may be due to high tension, or a decline in physical fitness. The starting central defender Dante did not hold back his foot during a defense in the penalty area, and kicked hard. On the lower abdomen of Royce who broke through with the ball, the little rocket couldn't get up directly.
Dante's reckless foul cost him a yellow card and a penalty kick. Gundogan, who took the penalty kick, did not waste the opportunity. A strong goalkeeper rewritten the score to 3-1, leaving Dortmund with a little hope of catching up. .

The Dortmund players who rekindled their fighting spirit chose Dante, who was carrying a yellow card, as the key to breakthrough. The impact forced the Brazilian defender to be in a hurry, and Bayern's defense seemed likely to collapse at any time!
At this time, the old coach Heynckes did not replace Dante immediately, but replaced Muller with Bud, and set up three central defenders in front of his penalty area.

Bader's appearance immediately made Dante relieved, and with Schweinsteiger and Longshut's proper return to defense, Bayern's defense line was also stabilized again.

After the 80th minute, Heynckes replaced Dante with Gustavo. Such a substitution would not cause too much psychological pressure on the players.

Gustavo stood in the position of the midfielder, while Long Shute's position moved further forward, becoming a shadow forward behind Mandzukic.

But when the game restarted, both Mandzukic and Long Shute seemed to have become shadows—because their range of activities was quite wide, and they were equally active when harassing the opposing defender. The positions of the two were changing each other at any time. There is no way for special defenders to keep an eye on them!

At this time, Klopp was once again unanimously criticized by various commentators.

"Klopp's on-the-spot reaction is really his big shortcoming! The game has entered the last 10 minutes, but he didn't even make a substitution adjustment. Is he going to save the three spots until the end? He thought he was in the lead Which side?!"

But Klopp knows it hard:
Bayern's bench sits substitute goalkeeper Stark, Germany's main international footballer Bad Stuber, Swiss Messi Shaqiri, Ukrainian giant Tymoshchuk, Bundesliga star Rafinha, Brazilian iron waist Gustave Waugh and Super Mario Gomez, these people may not have the ability to change the game like Roberon, but they are all well-known stars who can play their own role; and the only old captain Kai who is no longer reusable on his bench Paul, substitute goalkeeper Langerak, and the public face ABCDE... Who can he play?
When Mandzukic succeeded in snatching back from Subotic, Long Shute wore Hummels in the crotch and singled out Weidenfeller, Klopp never stood up from his seat again.

When Franck Ribery assisted Arjen Robben and scored Bayern's fifth goal, Dortmund's coach suddenly felt a chill.

In the shouts of more than 6000 fans, Klopp vaguely had an ominous premonition.

His glorious years in the Yellow and Black Legion... It is very likely that they are coming to an end.

This Champions League runner-up may be his last peak.

After all, he couldn't go any further.

　This must be the shortest Champions League final
　　
　
(End of this chapter)