Midfielder Ruler

I know not many people are optimistic about our away trip, but football is round and anything can happen. We can equalize with one less man at home, so why is it eleven against eleven? Can't win the game?

On the huge LCD screen, Isco, who participated in the routine press conference before the game, spoke eloquently in the face of reporters' questions, like an endorsement.

Of course, the expression and momentum are still very prominent.

Tang Zheng smiled and shook his head, thinking to himself, want to make a comeback in Westphalia?

Little friend, you are still young.

At 6:00 p.m. local time in Germany, there are still nearly three hours before the second leg of the quarter-finals of the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League. The square next to the Westfalen Stadium is already overcrowded.

Dortmund fans in yellow and black striped shirts gathered in twos and threes, shoulder to shoulder, singing the team song.

There are also groups of fans holding up banners and slogans, and even some fanatical Dortmund fans are singing Song of Tang, which is a regular song that fans often sing when Dortmund is in trouble this season.

This song is catchy and easy to learn, so groups of fans often join the singing team.

Among these fans, some Chinese compatriots or ethnic Chinese who work or study in Europe joined the singing team, cheering and cheering for Tang Zheng together.

Now, with Tang Zheng's great success in Dortmund, the number of reporters sent by Chinese domestic media to report is increasing day by day. Basically, 90% of the reporters with oriental faces appearing in Dortmund are Chinese reporters.

Domestic media stationed reporters in Dortmund, apart from paying attention to Tang Zheng, it is only 40 kilometers away from Schalke 04 where Hao Junmin is located. Zheng's football match, and then immediately up front at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen.

Closer to home, at this time Dortmund fans with annual tickets to the South Stand were able to enter the stadium first and set up the stands.

Dortmund's 1:1 away draw with Malaga in the first round brought a lot of uncertainties to the second round, so the fans sitting in the South Stand felt that they had to do something for the team.

About 90 minutes before the game, Dortmund and Malaga arrived at the designated parking spots at the Westfalen Stadium by bus.

In front of the dedicated passage leading to the locker room of the home team,

Already surrounded by fanatical Dortmund fans.

To be precise, they are all fans without tickets, so meeting the players before the game is what they most hope to do.

Aww-

The number of fans is small, but they can create a shout that is almost like a tsunami.

Members of Dortmund's coaching staff and players queuing up to get off the bus waved to the enthusiastic fans respectively, thanking them for their support.

Hey~ Don!!

When Tang Zheng stepped out of the bus, a large number of Dortmund fans shouted Tang Zheng's last name.

Tang Zheng turned his head and saw a group of fans holding up posters and banners about himself, so he smiled and gave the fans a high thumbs up to express his gratitude.

At this time, the fans surrounded by the security personnel of the Westfalen Stadium suddenly pulled Tang Zheng's arm, and said quickly: Hey, Tang, can you lead us to victory?

The security personnel originally wanted to push away the enthusiastic fans, but they would inevitably pause when they heard such a topic, waiting for Tang Zheng's answer.

At the same time, Tang Zheng turned his head to look at this enthusiastic young fan. He looked very young and looked like a high school student. He reached out and patted the young fan's right shoulder: Please remember, what we pursue is not only Just a win, a champion!

For a moment, everyone who heard this was stunned.

When the young fan, security personnel and other fans reacted, Tang Zheng only left them a back view and a thumbs up.

Even though it was just the back view, they could still feel Tang Zheng's strong confidence.

Champion, why not?

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Before entering the locker room of the home team, Hummels suddenly put his hand on Tang Zheng's right shoulder.

Tang Zheng turned his head and saw that Hummels had a complicated expression, as if he was thinking about something, so he asked, Ma'er, what's wrong?

Champion...? According to Myers, he hesitated.

What champion? You made it clear. Tang Zheng rolled his eyes, then reached out to touch Hummels' forehead: League champion? Now is the Champions League time, my horse, you don't have a fever, do you?

No, I just wanted to ask you about what you said to the fans just now, the champion of the Champions League. Hummels finally said it.

You're talking about this. Tang Zheng put his backhand on Hummels' arm: Since they have all entered the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the semi-finals are just around the corner, why not?

why not?

Yes!

Immediately, Hummels' eyes lit up.

On the eve of the quarter-finals of the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League, as usual, players from both sides faced the main stand, and the exciting UEFA Champions League theme song -League sounded on the live radio.

At the same time, UEFA staff struggled to shake the UEFA five-star logo canvas covering the entire middle circle.

In the South Stand, a cartoon character wearing the Borussia Dortmund team logo slowly rises along with the pressure wire. It shows its white teeth, and the corner of its mouth raises a proud arc, and then holds a telescope to look down at the five-star Champions League logo in the center of the stadium.

The on-site director switched to a long-range shot. While seeing the players on both sides, he could also see the five-star logo of the UEFA Champions League in the center of the stadium and the TIFO show in the South Stand.

Central 5 commentator He Wei suddenly exclaimed: Signal Iduna Park Stadium was once the most terrifying devil's home stadium in Europe. Now, the South Stand, which is the core position, shows itself again. They support their team with their own actions.

Although this scene was not the first time it appeared in Westphalia Stadium, it still attracted Tang Zheng's attention, he turned his head to look.

Listening to the theme song of the Champions League, the blood is already boiling. After seeing the South Stand reproduce on the road to find the lost Champions League trophy, it seems to be full of fighting spirit. I can't wait for the game to start immediately and kill the game.

Marcel Leff, a German sky commentator, had slight emotional fluctuations, but as he spoke, his tone became more excited: Malaga, who came from afar, do you feel scared? This is the worst place in Europe. Tremble at the prestigious Signal Iduna Park Stadium!

The Spanish national TV commentator seemed to feel the uneasiness in the stadium. He frowned and said: For Malaga, this game is not destined to be easy...

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beep~

Not long after, with the whistle of the Scottish referee Thomson, the second round of the quarter-finals of the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League was announced.

Dortmund took the lead in the kick-off, Lewandowski kicked the ball to Reus, the latter passed the ball back to Tang Zheng, the captain of the field outside the arc of his side's center circle, and the overall formation gradually dispersed. .

Dortmund, who sits at home, has a position adjustment compared to the first-round lineup, with the faster Kuba replacing Gotze.

With a goal in the away game, Dortmund did not play so aggressively at the beginning, but controlled the rhythm of the game through the midfielder's super ball-handling ability.

Before the game, Pellegrini thought that Dortmund would mainly control the ball at home, so Malaga, who was a guest, was very sensible and focused on defense, especially in the 30-meter defensive area. The connection between the players is very close.

Five minutes passed quickly, and the broadcaster gave the ball possession ratio of both sides in the game. Dortmund led Malaga with 68% and 32%, occupying an absolute advantage.

Despite this, the number of hits to the core area can be counted on the fingers.

In other words, it is very difficult to enter the offensive 30-meter zone to organize an offensive, because Malaga's defensive system is very closely linked and interlocking.

Tang Zheng is the absolute core of Dortmund, and he is naturally the key to Malaga's midfield defense.

In addition to the French midfielder Tulalan paying attention to Tang Zheng all the time, Duda and Ignacio Camacho are also around to help defend.

Malaga players restricted Tang Zheng very much.

How high?

He didn't even give him a chance to get the ball with his back.

It is equivalent to saying that five minutes before the match, Tang Zheng was in an invisible state.

Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, the on-site director gave Tang Zheng a close-up shot.

Tang Zheng in the camera did not show any surprises, he had already thought of this possibility before the match.

In the first round of the game at the Rose Garden, Pellegrini was more inclined to the overall tactical defense, and there will definitely be a rest in the second round.

as predicted!

Man-to-man defense + zone defense.

In the blink of an eye, ten minutes into the game, Tang Zheng was still in the same disappearing state as in the past, but he was not discouraged at all, and he continued to run in a wide range without getting tired.

The game is eleven against eleven, excluding the goalkeeper it is ten against ten.

Too many defensive players pay attention to Tang Zheng, does it mean that other players are in a state of slack?

Indeed, but Klopp made adjustments to the individual positions of the game, and Kuba replaced Gotze, which means that the frontcourt offense relies more on Tang Zheng,

However, now that Tang Zheng is receiving the attention of 'a large number' of Malaga defenders, he focuses more on running in a wide range, and can only rely on two wings for offense.

Demichelis has rich experience in the game, and Sergio Sanchez has a strong ability to grab points. It is difficult for Lewandowski to find opportunities under the cooperation of the two of them.

Before the game, Klopp chose to replace Goetze with Kuba. The problem considered was that Kuba and Lewandowski are teammates of the national team and have a certain tacit understanding. effectiveness.

However, Tang Zheng, who was closely marked in the first ten minutes, had an unexpected harvest. During his frequent running, he finally observed the fatal loophole in Malaga's defense.

Tulalang's man-to-man defense against Tang Zheng was limited to a 40-meter zone, which meant that Pellegrini considered Tang Zheng's abnormal physical fitness and chose to reduce Tulalang's physical energy consumption as much as possible.

The defensive strategy that should have been the finishing touch was full of loopholes in Tang Zheng's eyes.

Toulalan is one of the most defensive midfielders in Malaga's double midfielders. Ignacio Camacho's game experience is relatively lacking, and his sense of defensive position is not particularly strong.

Once Gundogan or Pirlo plug in and directly participate in the offense, Ignacio Camacho will definitely expose the problem.

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In the thirteenth minute, Isco received the ball from Baptista and swung Pirlo away with a long shot.

The shot was very powerful, but unfortunately the front sight was not adjusted properly and the anti-aircraft gun was fired.

The direction of Malaga's attack happened to be the south stand of the Westphalon Stadium, so after the anti-aircraft guns were fired, there was deafening laughter at the scene.

The home fans used this method to mock the incompetence of Isco, the winner of the Golden Boy Award in New Europe.

Want to win at the Westphalon Stadium?

Adjust your front sight and let's talk!

The laughter erupted from nearly 80,000 home fans was deafening. Isco frowned and clenched his fists naturally. He felt very upset, but he was helpless.

This feeling is very aggrieved.

Isco participated in the regular press conference before the game but vowed to lead Malaga to defeat Dortmund and advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League this season, but judging from his performance, he is very talkative...

Michael Reti, a commentator for ZDF, laughed.

At the same time, Tang Zheng took advantage of the time gap when Weidenfeller kicked off the goal kick, and he pulled Gundogan and Pirlo respectively.

Due to the limited time, Tang Zheng made a long story short.

For Tang Zheng's suggestion, both Pirlo and Gundogan frowned, but Tang Zheng patted his chest and assured: Don't worry, I will fill your positions in time.

Tang Zheng's position filling awareness and defensive ability are obvious to all.

Gundogan thought about it, but he had no opinion.

Immediately, Pirlo also nodded lightly, and added: I won't go up, Ilkay will plug in after a little more time.

Before joining Dortmund, Gundogan was good at attacking. With Tang Zheng's offensive ability fully developed, Gundogan, who is slightly lacking in overall ability but has a certain defensive ability, plays more defensive midfielders.

Now Pirlo took the initiative to take on the heavy responsibility of defense, and Gundogan nodded excitedly.

Tang Zheng patted the shoulders of Gundogan and Pirlo respectively, expressing his gratitude for their support.

Klopp is very interested in Tang Zheng pulling Gundogan and Pirlo. According to the past practice, Tang Zheng, who was closely guarded by the opponent, must have some detailed division of labor with Gundogan and Pirlo.

How to divide the work?

Klopp doesn't know, but he has a strong hunch.

There will definitely be surprises in the next offense.

Klopp saw this scene, and Pellegrini, who was standing on the edge of the visiting team's coach command area, also saw his brows furrowed, not knowing what kind of medicine Tang Zheng was selling in the gourd.

Taking advantage of Weidenfeller's goal kick, he told left back Antunes to convey the latest tactics to Tulalang, asking him to be optimistic about Tang Zheng.

After receiving the important instructions from the head coach, Tulalang held his breath, paying more attention to Tang Zheng's regional activities than in the past.

As a veteran, he knew the head coach must have found something on the sidelines...

Soon, Tang Zheng returned the ball to Gundogan with his back to the goal in the 30-meter area, and then recovered his position.

Tulalang stared at Tang Zheng without the slightest hesitation.

Therefore, Tang Zheng held the ball in the attacking 35-meter area and 40-meter area respectively to participate in his team's offensive series work.

Tulalang hesitated, but associating with the head coach's key instructions through Antunes, he followed up again.

Fans at the scene could see that while Tang Zheng was on the same level as Pirlo, there was an obvious premise for Gundogan's position.

In addition, Royce and Kuba both received two ribs.

Seeing this, Klopp's eyes lit up.

This...this is the most commonly used...rogue tactic before Pirlo joined.