Midfielder Ruler

Pirlo's goal helped Dortmund break the deadlock at the San Siro Stadium, but he did not choose to celebrate, but raised his hands naturally, making a non-celebrating movement. .

This action subsequently caused huge cheers from the fans at the scene. The home fans used this method to thank Pirlo for his past contributions to the team.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said: In our impression, Andre Pirlo is approachable and humble. This time he chose not to celebrate the goal of his old club, which is in line with his character! Congratulations Dortmund! They took the lead away! And scored a valuable away goal!

Pirlo doesn't celebrate the goal, it doesn't mean that other Dortmund players don't score, they hug each other and enjoy the away goal.

A Several players in Milan's defense line were downcast and disappointed with this conceded goal.

The same is true for the head coach Allegri. He has been working hard in the low-level leagues during his player days. Now he has finally become the head coach of a wealthy club. He led the team to the league championship last season and maintained the top scorer in the league this season. Go one step further in the Champions League while under pressure from Juventus.

But the reality is cruel, and Dortmund is more difficult to deal with than he imagined.

Before this game, Dortmund's scoring points were basically concentrated on the frontcourt players such as Lewandowski, Gotze, Tang Zheng, etc. The central and backcourt players rarely scored goals, so in this defense, the defensive players only pay attention to Offensive players who often score, thus ignoring the veteran Pirlo who plugged in later.

Allegri shook his head. In fact, the defensive players cannot be blamed for this defense.

In normal games, Pirlo seldom advances near the penalty area. At most, he shoots a long shot from Seiko's 25-meter area.

This time Pirlo dared to press to the penalty area line entirely because he wanted to get closer to the goal in the face of the former owner's mood of scoring.

Logically speaking, Pirlo should be emphasized before the game.

So the responsibility for conceding the ball lies with myself, not the players on the field.

While the Dortmund players celebrated the goal, Allegri yelled at K. Boateng to teach him the opportunity.

At the same time, when most commentators focused on Pirlo who scored goals and Royce who sent assists, Central 5 commentator He Wei said: The offense starts with Pirlo and ends with him. , but I don’t know if the fans in front of the TV have noticed that Tang Zheng actually played a big role in the goal. His transition and forward penetration have attracted many A Milan players, and this is how Royce easily singled Opportunity to choose...

Huang Jianxiang also said: If you want to say that Pirlo takes 80% of the credit, then Tang Zheng should take at least 10% of the credit, because Tang Zheng's role is too obvious, his reputation and recent state make Partially defensive Milan players dare not neglect.

Dortmund coach Klopp quickly returned to normal after finishing his personal celebration. He passed the latest tactical changes through right back Piszczek.

Away goals are good, but taking the advantage of away goals to the extreme is to win the game!

When the time comes to return to Westphalia, it will be very difficult for Milan to come back.

You must know that Dortmund has not lost at home for more than two seasons, so as long as they are sure to win Milan in the away game, advancing to the quarter-finals is a sure thing.

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The game restarted, and Milan took advantage of the kick-off to bombard Dortmund's defensive half.

Speaking of the bombing attack, it can only be said that Milan's attack is much more direct, that is, to use Ibrahimovic's high-altitude advantage and excellent foot skills to control the ball, and then wait for his teammates to come forward to respond, and then organize attack.

However, the disadvantage of Seedorf not being on the field is obvious. Emmanuelsen was the core of the midfielder in Ajax, playing as a midfielder, but he played too few games in Milan, which caused a run-in with his teammates. Not enough.

Van Bommel also has a certain organizational ability, but he is old and his range of activities is greatly reduced. If he is allowed to press forward too much to participate in the offense, the gap in the middle of the transition from offense to defense will be very obvious.

Nocerino is almost the same as ordinary Italian players. He has a tough style of play and strong running ability. He can only be an engineer midfielder. Just like Gattuso's role in Milan, it will not help the offense at all.

Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, the on-site director switched the camera to the bench.

Pato, Gattuso, Shalawi, Ambrosini, Flamini, substitute goalkeeper Amelia.

The commentator of Italian National TV said helplessly: Milan's staffing is very unreasonable. At such a critical time, there is no suitable substitute player. If they want to maintain their competitiveness in Serie A and European competitions, they must supplement the lineup.

In fact, this is directly related to the owner Berlusconi's reluctance to invest heavily. Galliani had to tighten his belt to live. The team's top star Zlatan Ibrahimovic came on loan from Barcelona.

In today's football market, even the top giants, as long as they refuse to invest heavily, they will decline sooner or later.

In a blink of an eye, the game reached thirty minutes.

The leading Dortmund did not make a big push. They followed the coach Klopp's arrangement to defend the area in the midfield and wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

In away games, you should keep a low profile.

If you don't give the home team face too much, you are likely to be punished.

Although Milan's midfield organization ability is not good, Ibrahimovic, Robinho, and K. Boateng are all star players with the ability to change the score. As long as they find opportunities, it will be a matter of time before they score .

This is also the fundamental reason why Klopp asked his players to pay attention to defense after leading the score.

Tang Zheng was active during this time, and his excellent reading ability was perfectly reflected.

If Dortmund's ability to take the lead away from home is due to Pirlo, then Dortmund's ability to maintain their innocence at the San Siro Stadium is due to Tang Zheng.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has delicate skills at his feet, strong flexibility, and strong body. Whether it is Subotic or Hummels, it is difficult to defend.

At this time, Tang Zheng's active defense is particularly important, or the key point.

a Milan's offensive is very fierce, but the attack that actually threatened Dortmund's goal did not appear.

Because Dortmund is not only in good condition for Tang Zheng, Royce, who played in the Champions League for the first time in his career, is also the same. He is very eye-catching both on the offensive and defensive ends.

However, in the thirty-ninth minute of the game, an accident occurred on the field.

Pirlo suddenly sat on the ground without physical confrontation, and Piszczek, who was in possession of the ball, quickly kicked the football out of the touchline.

Immediately, the referee signaled the team doctor to play.

Team doctor Dr. Schlenberger made a simple diagnosis and based on Pirlo's personal muscle feedback, he reluctantly made a gesture in the direction of coach Klopp to make a substitution.

Can't hold on? He Wei, the commentator of Central 5, saw Dr. Schlenberger's hand gesture in the broadcast, frowned and said, This is not good news for Dortmund.

With Pirlo's integration into Dortmund's tactical system, Dortmund's technical and tactical literacy has increased significantly, and ground conduction and overall offensive play have become more three-dimensional.

Pirlo was unable to persist due to injury, which was a blow to Dortmund.

Besides, Pirlo has played for Milan for ten years, and played in Allegri's tactical system for another season last season, and he knows their tactics well...

Pity.

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Due to the accidental injury of captain Kyle before the game, only Gundogan was in the position of the midfielder, so he was ordered in the face of danger.

This is not the first Champions League game that Gundogan has played, but it is definitely the strongest opponent he has faced since playing in the Champions League.

Klopp considered that Gundogan was ordered in the face of danger and was not familiar with the rhythm of the game. He asked Tang Zheng not to get too involved in the offense in these few minutes through Gundogan who was on the field, and to focus more on defense.

Tang Zheng who received the instructions nodded lightly towards Klopp, expressing his understanding.

The Champions League matches are faster than the Bundesliga, and the rhythm changes more frequently. It is normal to worry about Gundogan's discomfort.

No, Robinho, who received a pass from Van Bommel, shook his ankle and headed towards the area where Gundogan was located.

Fortunately, Klopp gave important instructions before Gundogan played, and Tang Zheng strictly followed the tactical arrangement arranged by the head coach to complete the task.

Robinho made use of fancy skills at his feet so that Gundogan, who had just played for a short time, couldn't find the north. Just as he habitually took a long shot, he suddenly stretched out a foot in front of the football.

Don—

The live broadcast camera quickly followed, and the German sky commentator Marcel Leif shouted.

Robinho fell to the ground due to inertia. He raised his arms and complained that Tang Zheng's tackle was a foul, but the referee didn't think so. He was in a good position and could see clearly. Tang Zheng's defensive action was quite clean. !

However, this wave of Dortmund's counterattack did not come out. Without Tang Zheng, it would be difficult for Royce, Gotze and Lewandowski alone to pose a threat to the Milan defense line that is gradually finding its form.

Although Dortmund's counterattack seemed to lack Tang Zheng and did not create a threat, but in fact it was because of Pirlo's unexpected exit that the transition between offense and defense in the midfield was somewhat chaotic.

Even Tang Zheng is the same, he is also trying to adapt to the way of playing when Pirlo is not around.

In the first two seasons, Tang Zheng was used to playing b2b, but this season with the arrival of Pirlo, his tasks were relatively reduced, so he could focus more on offense.

For most of the season, I didn't do b2b work wholeheartedly, and I was a little uncomfortable.

For him personally, it will take some time to get used to it.

However, time was limited in the first half, and the referee did not give both sides much stoppage time.

One minute.

One minute of stoppage time, the referee on duty blew the whistle to end the first half.

With Pirlo's goal, Dortmund took a 1:o lead in the away game; ※※※

Players from both sides entered the locker room, and the game commentators first explained the end of the first half.

Without any accidents, Seedorf's accidental injury greatly affected Milan's deployment before the game.

Because Seedorf assumed the responsibility of organizing the team's offense after Pirlo's free transfer to Dortmund, his end directly led to the loss of the soul of the attack in the midfield.

The same is true for Pirlo's accidental injury. As an organizational midfielder, he can liberate Tang Zheng, whether it is offense or defense.

After running in for most of the season, the two have a high degree of tacit understanding.

This is why Dortmund was able to turn away at the San Siro Stadium.

However, German Sky commentator Marcel Leif is still quite optimistic about Dortmund. He said: Although Andre Pirlo's accidental injury has had a huge impact on Dortmund's offensive and defensive ends, Dortmund's lineup has become younger because of it. , stronger running ability! Looking at the age of Milan players, do you think Dortmund will have an advantage in the second half?

Marcel Leif also has the same opinion as the central 5 commentator He Wei, because since Klopp coached Dortmund, the team has been characterized by young players and able to run. After Tang Zheng and Gotze, this team is equal to It is to implant stronger technical capabilities to compete with the major giants.

The most classic case is the early draw with Bayern Munich and the recent draw with Arsenal; in the locker room of the home team, the players seemed preoccupied.

Coach Allegri can't control many stars, he can only explain the team's tactical changes in the second half.

At the other end, the visiting dressing room was the opposite, with a good vibe.

For the second half of the game, Klopp has only one requirement for the team.

That is - run!

Dortmund is currently on the field except Piszczek and Weidenfeller who are slightly too old. The other players were all born in 1988 or after 1988. They are both young and have game experience. Great threat.

The 15-minute intermission time passed in a blink of an eye, and the second half changed sides to fight again.

Since both sides had an inactive substitution in the first half, there were no substitution adjustments in the initial stage of the second half.

The players in the game did not make any changes. If they want to play a different game, they can only rely on the head coaches of both sides to make changes to the team's tactics during the intermission.

Dortmund used an upgraded version of the high press from the first second of the game - the full court press.

During the intermission, Allegri also thought that Dortmund would implement high pressure, but the tactics implemented by Dortmund were a bit different from his imagination and were more aggressive.

Italian players are not good at their feet. Facing Dortmund's aggressive full-court pressure, they dare not let the football stay too much at their feet.

In this regard, Dortmund's expeditionary force was extremely excited, roaring almost crazily.

In the past few minutes, Milan played very awkwardly and made frequent mistakes.

With no other way, Allegri had no choice but to ask the team to shrink back and open the two sides at the same time.

Dortmund accepted as soon as it was good, from full-court oppression to high-post oppression, and continued to oppress Milan's reception point and exit point in another way.