Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 361 The highest-level Chinese Derby (second update)

The Dortmund players who came to surround Wen Zhihao were Weigl and Piszczek. Wen Zhihao saw Weigl in front of him and turned to the left to pass the ball. As a result, as soon as the ball went out, Piszczek stepped on Wen Zhihao's foot with his long leg and brought it down cleanly.

Fortunately, when Wen Zhihao was stepped on, he took off most of the strength from his feet in time. Although he fell on the turf and gnawed on the mud, he looked a bit embarrassed, but if his self-protection awareness is not strong, it may be a problem whether he can stand up on the spot after stepping on this foot.

However, this kick also hurt Wen Zhihao, and he lay on the ground for half a minute. The Dutch referee Kebos quickly interrupted the game. The Atletico Madrid player kicked the ball out of the sideline, and a group of people gathered around the scene of the incident.

Piszczek's attitude was still very good. Although the referee and Atletico Madrid players blocked him from the outside of the crowd and couldn't get close to Wen Zhihao, he still stretched his head and looked inside, wanting to confirm whether his unconscious action had caused any serious consequences.

On the bench, Liang Xin watched the referee and the players from both sides get together, with mixed emotions flashing in his eyes, Shaheen joked with him again: "Liang, do you think Wen will forgive you if he knows that this is your idea?"

Liang Xin shook his head: "Nuri, in our Chinese language, you really eat salty carrots and don't worry about it. There is no such thing. I am from Dortmund now, so of course I have to take the interests of the team into consideration first. And you look down on him too much. This matter is trivial to him."

When Shaxin heard this, he had a higher opinion of Liang Xin in his heart.

Wen Zhihao was fine in the end, even team doctor Dr. Haas didn't enter the field. After Wen Zhihao took two steps, the pain passed and he was able to play normally again.The expression on Pischek's face was obviously relaxed, he raised his hand as a signal, and gave Wen Zhihao an apologetic look, proving that he didn't mean it.

The big rock in He Wei's heart fell to the ground, and he said, "Zhihao is fine, it's really a false alarm. But it's definitely not as innocent as the expression on Piszczek's face. Wen Zhihao is the biggest threat. It's not a secret at all. Stegel should have made a targeted arrangement."

He Wei's words were a bit of a conspiracy theory, but they hit the truth.

What's interesting is that before Wen Zhihao rejoined the game, he glanced at Dortmund's bench and met Liang Xin's eyes. Liang Xin looked at each other without fear, but under Wen Zhihao's slightly deep gaze, he felt as if he had been seen through. He instinctively felt guilty, and finally avoided Wen Zhihao's gaze and looked elsewhere.

Wen Zhihao now fully knew that there was a reason why the opponent started aggressively towards him.Sure enough!
Hello Liang Xin!
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"Wen, are you okay?" Gabi came over in time to care.

Wen Zhihao waved his hand, and then said to Gabi: "From now on, try to play a long pass. They are eyeing our short pass. If we continue to play like this, it may not be effective."

Gabi frowned: "Isn't this routine too simple? The boss didn't ask for that. Are you afraid?"

"We're not Barcelona. We play short passes. We can't reach the pinnacle of what others want. If you are poor, you want to change. You have to try. Now the score has not changed. As long as you don't lose the ball, the big deal is to adjust back in time."

Just like Wen Zhihao and Gabi’s combination, Atletico Madrid’s routine has returned to the traditional simple and direct counter-attack routine. Wen Zhihao’s position began to be close to the forward line. Since he relies on long passes to instigate the offensive, it is enough for Gabi and Saul to initiate long passes. What needs to be used is his expertise in speed and running.

Dortmund's strategy against Wen Zhihao is to compress Wen Zhihao's space, not to use a dedicated person to mark the whole field. Stegel obviously learned the lessons of other opponents. When encountering an offensive player like Wen Zhihao who has comprehensive offensive methods, can pass, control and break through, one-on-one marking, unless the defensive players have the same comprehensive experience, skills and awareness, they will lose half of the game at the beginning.

At least from the first 10 minutes of the first half, Stegel's defense had achieved results, forcing Wen Zhihao to temporarily change his playing style.

However, Atletico Madrid's changes were also immediate. Saul became the starting point of the Atletico Madrid midfielder's attack, and Wen Zhihao's running position was even more rogue, sneaking on the left half of Dortmund's penalty area. Papastathopoulos is tall and leggy, but also lacks mobility. Letting Wen Zhihao throw himself away, he could only resort to foul tactics.

The cost of doing so is also very high. Wen Zhihao has tried and tested repeatedly, so he will naturally use it more boldly. For fouls in this dangerous area, the referee may only give a verbal warning once or twice, but Papastathopoulos has repeatedly used similar methods to challenge the penalty line, and he will definitely get a yellow card from Kebos.

When the central defender received a yellow card, Papastathopoulos had a lot of scruples in his defensive actions, and his defensive deterrence was greatly reduced. Dortmund instantly felt the huge pressure on the defense line. The left back Schmelzer actively defended and participated in the defense against Wen Zhihao.

No. 301 minutes, Juanfran directly cut in from the side for an assist. Wen Zhihao directly resisted the huge physical pressure of the opponent's defense, hooked the ball backwards, and picked it directly to Juanfran. Weidenfeller could only block a small angle, but Juanfran directly crossed the goal.If the defender fails to clear the siege, a direct own goal is very likely.

There was chaos in front of Dortmund's goal, but what was dramatic was that neither Griezmann in the front nor Costa in the middle could touch the ball. The ball rushed to the back point at an extremely fast speed. Saul subconsciously stretched out his feet to block the ball into the goal. However, at this moment he suddenly felt that he had lost his center of gravity.

The ball passed the goal without anyone touching it.The referee Kebosi's whistle sounded at the same time.

The whistle was tantamount to a catastrophe for Weigel. He immediately put his hands on his head, made a pitiful appearance, and quickly ran to the referee to show his attitude of admitting his mistake.Hope the referee can show mercy.The same is true for other Dortmund players, who quickly surrounded the referee.Stegel also got up from the coach's bench and ran to the fourth official, proving that the foul was unintentional.

But the referee only valued the result, and the result was that Weigel was in the penalty area and prevented Atletico Madrid from scoring when it was impossible to touch the ball.

No matter what Dortmund says about breaking the sky, this is also a red card action, which is beyond dispute.

When Dortmund's morale was very low, Atletico Madrid fans cheered and sent Weigl off the field, which undoubtedly added a handful of salt to the wound.

The Spanish commentator Garcia said excitedly: "This penalty is enough to change the trend of the game! As long as this penalty can be scored steadily, Atletico Madrid has almost reached this year's European Super Cup with one hand."

He Wei and Xu Yang are full of expectations: "Weigl has been sent off, and Dortmund seems to be preparing for a substitution. At this time, Stegel is most likely to strengthen the midfielder. Will Liang Xin have a chance?"

From the perspective of the same position, under normal circumstances, Liang Xin would not be able to turn. Dortmund also has two purely defensive midfielders, Rhodes and Castro.If you want to strengthen the ability to play the ball at the midfielder position and choose players with a certain ability to initiate offense, Liang Xin is no match for Shaheen.However, Stegel thought of Liang Xin's recent state and the conversation in training, so he decided to give him a chance.

Compared with his predecessor, Klopp, who was known as the "crazy" coach in Dortmund's history, Stegel is not so adventurous, but this time the exception may be that Liang Xin's calmness before the game made him have a premonition that replacing this young man might reap miraculous results.

The broadcast camera was aimed at Liang Xin who was going to the warm-up area, and He Wei immediately raised his tone twice: "If there is no accident, Stegel's choice is to replace Liang Xin! The first Chinese derby in the history of the European Super Cup will usher in!"

The gold content of this Chinese derby can be said to be far higher than the Chinese derby between Sun Jihai and Li Tie in the Premier League. Because the strengths and competition platforms of the two players are different, fans all over the world will see the high-level confrontation between the two Chinese players.The European Super Cup is the battle of kings in European football, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the highest level of Chinese derby.

Griezmann easily fooled Weidenfeller and hit the bottom right corner of the goal. Atletico Madrid took the lead with a penalty kick.

At the same time, Liang Xin also made preparations. The assistant coach Heinrich was responsible for conveying the tactics on behalf of the head coach. Liang Xin listened carefully and confirmed with a smile after listening: "Boss, do you trust me so much? Then I can only do my best, otherwise I am really sorry for your trust."

Stegel and Heinrich looked at each other, then nodded tacitly.Sure enough, young people who have experienced the World Cup knockout rounds are different. Although it is the first time to participate in the European Super Cup, this calmness seems to be an insignificant small scene.

Both coaches were overjoyed, it seems that this choice was not wrong.

With a faint smile, Stegel said to Liang Xin: "I can feel your confidence, very good! I know you have been looking forward to this game for a long time, and now the opportunity is in front of you, grab it and go!"

Liang Xin played, and Stegel replaced Shinji Kagawa. Today, the Japanese midfielder has no bright spots at all, and there are very few opportunities to get the ball. Compared with Gotze and Pulisic, he has no sense of presence on the court.

The formation of Dortmund, who was sent off, has also changed. It looks more like a 4-2-1-2 position. The four backs and double midfielders have not changed. The previous offensive forward Pulisic is closer to the front line, and Batshuayi partnered with the double forward.Gotze sits alone in the middle of the midfield and acts as the team's offensive brain.

Before taking over Dortmund, Stegel had the experience of coaching the relegation team Cologne. The coaches who come out of the relegation team are usually very good at mobilizing the players' fighting spirit and mobilizing the enthusiasm of the players, but the biggest problem is that the tactics are conservative and cautious.If it was Klopp, it would definitely be a direct replacement of the two, sending Schurrle on the bench to start fighting, but Stegel felt that he could wait.

Under normal circumstances, the first half is not over yet, and this kind of thinking is also correct.However, this situation of being one goal behind and one player less is an extreme dilemma in itself. Stegel lacks courage at this time, and lost another strategy.

At this time, Simeone was not in a hurry at all, and signaled Wen Zhihao to control the rhythm temporarily, to kill the opponent's fighting spirit after the substitution.

Wen Zhihao learned the lesson of being sacked at the beginning of the game. When he was in possession of the ball in midfield, he took the initiative to approach the three midfielders, forming a triangle position.

Liang Xin took aim at Wen Zhihao at the first moment on the field. Seeing that Atletico Madrid did not extend their offensive for the time being, and was back and forth in the midfield, he took the initiative to raise his position up and down, and cooperated with the forward line to implement a high-position press against Atletico Madrid.

But he approached Wen Zhihao several times, and as soon as he was about to steal the ball, Wen Zhihao calmly passed the ball to his teammate, and then, like eyes in the back of his head, he knew where his center of gravity was, turned around in the opposite direction, and slipped away directly in front of him.

Liang Xin felt that he had been teased once or twice, and his anger also came up. At this time, he didn't care about his buddies and teammates from the national team. He put a hand on Wen Zhihao's shoulder and knocked Wen Zhihao to the ground without the ball.

This blow caused Wen Zhihao a big loss. The referee Kebosi saw the situation of the two people, but Wen Zhihao was not a player with the ball. His falling to the ground did not affect the normal operation of the ball. In order to ensure the smoothness of the game, Kebosi did not whistle.

It wasn't until Batshuayi kicked Savage down when he counterattacked in the frontcourt that Kebos blew the whistle to stop, warning Batshuayi and at the same time calling Liang Xin over with a verbal warning.

Liang Xin was very talented in acting, and said innocently: "Mr. Referee, I just had a normal physical confrontation with him. He fell to the ground because the grass was too slippery."

Hearing this, Wen Zhihao gave Liang Xin a hard look, and then appealed to the referee: "Yellow card! Yellow card! Mr. Referee, he elbowed me from behind just now. Such deliberate behavior does not mean that it is really inappropriate."

Kebosi blocked the two with both hands, and then warned: "Listen, I have the final say on how to judge and punish me. If you hinder me, my red and yellow cards will not recognize people."

The two walked to the side, Wen Zhihao teased Liang Xin in a low voice: "Yes, you, you are the one who tricked me? You have a good way of killing me!"

"What's wrong with that? I think it's quite appropriate."

Liang Xin pointed to the yellow and black Dortmund jersey on his body, and then pointed to the red and white Atletico Madrid jersey on Wen Zhihao, with a smirk on his face.

(End of this chapter)