The midfield king of football life

Chapter 150 017's first defeat in the new season
Three days after the end of the Champions League group stage, Borussia Dortmund will travel to the fourth round of the Bundesliga. They will face Hamburg at the Intech Arena.

The Hamburg team did not perform well last season, ranking 15th in the Bundesliga, and barely got out of the relegation zone in the final stage.In the first three games of this season, the Hamburg team lost all three, which made their head coach very annoyed. If they do not win again, the head coach may face the risk of getting out of class.

In the eyes of the outside world, this game is a sure thing for Dortmund.Although they only defeated Feyenoord by 1 goal in the first group match of the Champions League, it did not hinder its strength in the Bundesliga.The only worry is the physical fitness of the players.Usually after the UEFA Champions League, the giants will lose the chain in the league.

On September 9, at the Yingtai Athletic Stadium, now also known as the People's Park Stadium, the match between Hamburg and Dortmund is about to begin.

In the Dortmund locker room, Coach Klopp is giving his final instructions.

"Due to physical reasons, Royce and Gotze will definitely not be able to start today, so Li Feng, you and Perisic will replace them in the first two starts. Hamburg has lost the last three games, and we must prevent them from desperately counterattacking. High pressure is still the core of our tactics today. If there are any changes on the field, we will make adjustments." Coach Klopp said.

On the other side, the head coach of the Hamburg team also repeatedly urged that they must win this game today, even if the opponent is the defending champion.

This season, the Hamburg team spent 1300 million euros to introduce midfielder van der Vaart from Tottenham in the Premier League, in order to organize the strong midfield and connect the entire team.The loss in the first three games may be because the tacit understanding among the players in the new season has not yet been formed, but under strong pressure, they may not have outstanding performances.

Soon, the game started with the whistle of the referee.The first kick-off is the Hamburg team.

For today's game, the weather was a bit rough, and it began to rain lightly after the game started.But this did not affect the enthusiasm of the fans.

The Hamburg team sent out a 442 formation today. One of the strikers is Sun Xingmin, the young king from South Korea, and the veteran Lutnisf.The midfielder is led by van der Vaart.

After the Hamburg kick-off, forward Sun Xingmin passed the ball to Van der Vaart in the middle, allowing him to organize the team's attack.

After Van der Vaart received the ball, Dortmund's players stepped forward to press, and he had to distribute the ball to his teammates on the wing.

It may be that I am more tired after playing the Champions League, or it may be the contempt in my heart.Dortmund's players eased their pressing tempo after a few symbolic presses.

The Hamburg team seized the opportunity. Van der Vaart distributed the ball to Ilisevich on the wing, and then pushed forward himself, indicating that Ilisevich would take the ball forward and he would support him in the middle.

Ilisevich quickly advanced along the wing to the vicinity of Dortmund's penalty area. At this time, Dortmund's midfielder and full-back began to double-team and press.

Ilisevich had to pass back to Van der Vaart in the middle.After receiving the ball, Van der Vaart immediately passed the ball over the top, and directly found Sun Xingmin who started the forward drive.

Sun Xingmin's speed is extremely fast, and Dortmund's central defender has not yet entered the state.Sun Xingmin, who received the ball, went straight in, shot a burst, and the ball quickly flew into the net.At this time, the opening is only 2 minutes. .

“GOALLLLLL…………”

"Oh my god, the Hamburg team scored first! Is Dortmund still dreaming?" the stadium host said loudly.

"Hahaha, the team finally scored a goal, and the opponent is Dortmund. I hope to win today," said a Hamburg fan in the audience.

"This is just the beginning. Dortmund's players have not yet entered the state. I hope our team can defend well and don't lose the ball easily." Another Hamburger fan said.

After scoring the first goal, the morale of the Hamburg team was high.No goals were conceded in the first-half bombardment of Dortmund, which surprised the coach and fans alike.

With the passage of time, Dortmund's players gradually began to enter the state, but the Hamburg team defended very well today, and the defensive actions were also very fierce.In the first half alone, Hamburg midfielders Van der Vaart and Baddeley each received a yellow card for this.

But the bad thing for Dortmund is that the rain is getting heavier and heavier, which makes the players' physical fitness drop very quickly. Their usual high-pressure press and quick counterattack are very difficult, because this tactic is based on sufficient physical fitness.Fast sprinting and non-stop running on rainy days will accelerate the consumption of physical energy.

At the end of the first half, Dortmund failed to open Hamburg's goal.

At the beginning of the second half, coach Klopp told Li Feng to take advantage of the half-time break to regain his energy and to get back a goal as quickly as possible at the beginning of the second half.

In the 47th minute of the game, after Li Feng received the ball, he advanced to the Hamburg half at the fastest speed, and then the whole team pressed forward quickly.

Li Feng first passed the ball to Bwaszczykowski on the wing, then advanced forward, and then received a return pass from Bwaszczykowski.After receiving the ball, Li Feng immediately made a long pass and transferred it to Perisic on the other side in a wide range.

Perisic took the lead when Li Feng passed the ball, and after receiving the ball, he went directly to the Hamburg penalty area.In the penalty area, Lewandowski attracted the defense of Hamburg's two central defenders.Perisic found a gap, volleyed directly, and the ball flew directly into the goal.

“GOALLLLLL………….”

"At the beginning of the second half, Dortmund equalized the score, and it was Perisic who scored in the middle." The stadium host said.

After the goal, Dortmund's players and coaches celebrated happily in the rain, and the Dortmund fans in the audience gave a huge shout, celebrating the goal for their team.

But just after Dortmund scored an equalizing goal, the Hamburg team relied on Van der Vaart's exquisite through ball from the wing, allowing Ilyisevic on the wing to directly break through Dortmund's wing defense and reach the penalty area.

Facing the experienced Weidenfeller, Ilisevich calmly pushed and scored, and the score became 2-1.

In bad weather, Dortmund's physical disadvantages have become more and more prominent.Dortmund's defensive players can't keep up with the Hamburg players at all, and the defense is easy to get rid of.That's why they were scored the second goal.

As the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly.Just 5 minutes after the Hamburg team scored the second goal, Van der Vaart and Ilisević cooperated continuously and quickly got rid of Dortmund's defense.The ball was passed into the penalty area, and South Korea's little king Sun Xingmin reached the penalty area with amazing speed, shot angrily against the ball, and scored the fourth goal of the game. He also scored twice.

"Wow, Hamburg is now leading 3-1. It seems that the players are very tired after the Dortmund Champions League game. Today Hamburg is expected to score 3 points at home." The stadium host said.

Facing Hamburg, coach Klopp must be dissatisfied with losing the game with such a score.

In the 75th minute, Coach Klopp replaced Li Feng and Bwaszczykowski with Gotze and Royce.

Sure enough, coach Klopp's substitution effect is obvious.Gotze and Royce are relatively more physically fit.The double core formed by the two of them constantly hit Hamburg's defense line.

In the last 85 minutes, Gotze gave the ball to Royce on the wing. Royce passed the Hamburg full-back to the penalty area by speed, and then swept the goal. Lewandowski, who had a keen sense of smell, scored Dortmund's second goal in front of the goal.

With less than 8 minutes left, the score was 3-2, with Hamburg leading by one goal.

In the next time, all the Hamburg team retreated, and Dortmund all pressed forward to attack.In the last few minutes, the Hamburg team tenaciously withstood Dortmund's attack.The score was finally fixed at 3 to 2, and the Hamburg team unexpectedly took 3 points from Dortmund.

This is also Dortmund's first loss since the start of the season. There are weather reasons, physical reasons, and mentality reasons.

Football is round, and a strong team may lose to a weak team. This is the football world, and nothing is absolute.

(End of this chapter)