Chapter 50 Youth German Cup

In the end, the score between Dortmund U19 and Aachen U19 was fixed at 3:1, and Dortmund U19 won a victory in the away game.

After the trio changed their style of play, neither side was able to score, especially Aachen U19. In fact, they had a chance to score, but they didn't seize the opportunity.

In Schneider's eyes, the trio of Zhou Yi, Mark and Gotze is useless after leading by two goals. If it is not for Aachen's lack of strength, it is hard to say whether this game can be won.

But in Yebara's view, the situation is not what Schneider thought.

Aachen didn't score a goal, not only because their striker was not strong, but also because there was another reason that was ignored by most people. Including Aachen U19 themselves are regretting that they failed to seize the opportunity.

There is another reason why the Aachen U19s did not score, which is less conspicuous, but it does exist. That is, the fast passing and cutting cooperation of Zhou Yi, Mark and Gotze put a lot of pressure on the defense of Aachen U19, and they had to invest more defensive forces on these three people.

After all, if left alone, these three people seem to be training, and they can also play some cooperation. It is not impossible to penetrate Aachen's defense.

The poor performance of this style of play of the trio is also partly due to the fact that Aachen attaches great importance to defense and strictly guards against dead defense.

So this is a result of mutual containment.

Zhou Yi's offensive method involved Aachen's defensive energy, making them unable to go all out when they needed to fight to the death.

And Aachen's defense also caused Zhou Yi's offensive performance to be hindered.

Although there were no goals and the performance was not good, Yebala was satisfied with the performance of the trio in this game.

In particular, these three people actually know how to give priority to the team's victory and defeat, first ensure that the team can win, and then conduct their tactical experiments...

It is simply the coach's caring little padded jacket.

As the head coach, what dissatisfaction can Yebala have?

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After the U19 match with Aachen, the training life of Zhou Yi and the three of them has not changed much.

Players who participated in the game on the second day of the game do not have to participate in the team's training,

But Zhou Yi, Mark and Gotze did not relax. They met and went to the football field near Mark's house for training.

One session in the morning and dinner at Mark's house at noon. During the lunch break, the three of them played live football, and the loser played, and the game was full of enthusiasm, and they even bickered during the game. Zhou Yi called this "psychological warfare", and the competitive spirit of the teenagers was fully reflected in the game. Then go to another training session in the afternoon.

Then go back to each house.

The next day I went to the team for training, and I still had to play games.

Also still lose.

The training is like this every day for a week. If it is a day of training, I will go to the stadium near Mark's house to continue the special training. Take a break in the afternoon and go in the afternoon. If you rest in the morning, go there in the morning, no matter it is windy or rainy, you will go.

During the German Cup semi-finals during this period, Schneider did not get the chance to start. Mark officially replaced him. In the semi-finals away to Saarbrücken, Mark started and scored a goal.

And Zhou Yi made another assist. But his assist was not for Mark, but for Gotze.

4:2, Dortmund U19 defeated Saarbrucken U19 away. Into the final of the German Youth Cup.

The final of the German Youth Cup will be held on the evening of May 29th. The final will be held at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, where the senior German Cup final is held. The time is also two days earlier than this year's adult German Cup final.

No matter how you look at it, being able to reach the German Cup final is something to be proud of. You must know that the Dortmund first team has not done it this season.

In the league, Borussia Dortmund's U19s are also triumphant.

Although in the 23rd round, Bochum U19 drew 2:2 at home, but in the next 24th round of the league, Dortmund beat Bielefeld U19 6:0 in the away game, and continued to maintain their rivalry. Chasing their Bayer Leverkusen U19s lead at the top of the standings.

According to the rules of the German U19 League, except for the top two in the southern division to advance to the playoffs, only the first team in the western and northern divisions can go to the playoffs to compete for the national championship.

After 24 league rounds, Borussia Dortmund U19 leads Leverkusen U19 by as much as five points. With two rounds left in the league, as long as they win the twenty-fifth round of the league, they will be eligible to advance to the playoffs one round earlier.

In the twenty-fifth round, Borussia Dortmund U19 will face Hupeidal U19 at home. This team is now ranked second to last in the league... Twenty-four rounds of the league only won four games, drew five games, and lost fifteen games. The strength is weak and the advantage lies in the away game. Losing to Dortmund is nothing No suspense thing.

So it can actually be said. Dortmund has already qualified for the playoffs ahead of schedule.

Under such circumstances, Yebara can focus on the German Cup final.

Their opponent in the final of the Youth German Cup is Freiburg U19 from the southern division. This team is currently ranked first in the southern division, and its strength should not be underestimated.

Now that he has reached the final, Yebala will definitely not be satisfied with being the runner-up.

Dortmund is very strong, but it also needs to be played on the spot.

Now Yebara is most uncertain about the performance of the trio.

The game is going on every day, and it has been more than a month. It can be seen that the three of them are making progress, but they still have not been able to win the game. After each game, they carry their tall and strong teammates on their backs and move on the 25-meter In the process of turning back and running.

Three against six, plus a goalkeeper, the rules of this game are indeed a bit too harsh.

But instead of tweaking the rules to make it easier, Yebala insisted they do.

At the beginning, people who didn't participate in the game could still boo at the bottom with the mentality of watching the fun.

But as time went by day by day, everyone gradually stopped laughing. Because after such a tormenting thing became a daily routine, it was really hard to laugh, and they began to sympathize with the trio-they performed well in the game, scored goals and assisted, why did they have to do it in training? Tortured by the head coach changing tricks?

The three of them don't complain now, because complaining is useless, they might as well work hard to improve their level through special training.

They also felt the progress of the special training. Whether in the game or in the competition, the success rate of their cooperation is getting higher and higher. in the game. They have been able to tear apart a line or two of the opponent's defense with quick passes and cuts at times, but they still can't score.

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After the U19 game at Bielefeld, the Dortmund U19 team entered the preparations for the Youth German Cup final.

Dortmund U19's opponent is Freiburg U19.

In terms of the first team, Freiburg is certainly not a pivotal role in German football today. In fact, Freiburg's first team is still playing in the Bundesliga.

But in the field of youth training. Freiburg is indeed a well-known youth training expert in Germany.

On the one hand, their youth training level is good, on the other hand, their first team is willing to give youth training players the opportunity to participate in the first team competition, although German football now attaches great importance to youth training players playing in professional games. But there are still not many who can achieve Freiburg's level.

Of course, this may have something to do with Freiburg being a small club with poor financial resources. They don't have much budget to dig those big stars. It is also impossible to attract any decent players, so they can only give more opportunities and trust to the young people they have trained.

The success of Freiburg's youth training can be attributed to the legendary coach Walker Fink who has coached the team for 16 years and Freiburg's former club chairman Stoke. Under their insistence, the club used a large sum of money to build football schools instead of investing in professional teams to ensure that the team can stay in the Bundesliga. This move has been questioned and put a lot of pressure on the club .

But under the hard work of these two, after so many years, Freiburg's youth training has finally achieved good results.

In the German U19 Youth League last season, Freiburg U19 finally won the championship.

In the Youth German Cup last season, they also broke into the quarter-finals. And it was Dortmund U19 who knocked them out in the quarter-finals.

This time, the grievances between the two sides in the Youth German Cup continued directly to the final. And it will be magnified several times in the final - Freiburg's successful revenge can also win the Youth German Cup.

Speaking of this Freiburg U19 team, Yebala is actually very familiar with it, because there was a contest last year.

And in the past two years, the Freiburg youth team has always maintained a high level.

To say that the strongest person in Freiburg U19 is not a certain player like Gotze like Dortmund U19. Their strongest man sits on the bench - Freiburg U19 coach Christian Streich.

The coach who has worked in the Freiburg club youth team since 1995 is very experienced and has his unique insights into football.

If the Freiburg youth training system was established by Fink and Stoke, then the current youth training level of Freiburg is completely the masterpiece of Streich.

As the coach of the youth team, Yebara has great respect for Streich.

This coach who can devote 14 years in the youth training camp of a club embodies the true meaning of "youth training coach". Many young players trained by him have already played in the Freiburg first team. It is he who has provided Fink with a steady stream of recruits to hit the Bundesliga-now this person has been replaced by Dutt, Fink's successor.

I said before that Streich has his unique views on football, which is reflected in the football style of Freiburg U19.

The former head coach of Freiburg's first team was Walker Fink. The head coach who has coached Freiburg's first-team team for 16 years has created the best results in Freiburg's Bundesliga and European Wars. personal style.

Fink's Freiburg promotes offensive tactics, "Attack at all costs. Let offense be the best defense" is Fink's heartbeat. The desperate attack allowed Freiburg to achieve the best result ever, injecting a breath of fresh air into the dull German football at that time.

But Streich's football style is far from Fink's football style, even... the opposite. The Freiburg U19 manager puts more emphasis on defense.

Freiburg U19 conceded 27 goals in the league this season, which is the third-least conceded goal in the entire Southern League.

Moreover, Streich's emphasis on defense is not the traditional defense of the team shrinking to its own 30-meter area and placing a bus in front of the goal. The way he values ​​defense is a little different from the average coach.

He chose to let the team press high. The defense of Freiburg U19 begins with the two forwards at the top, and the three lines are kept very close. The central defenders often overwhelm the center line, and the distance from the bottom line of the team is as far as 40 to 50 meters.

It stands to reason that this strange configuration should be easy for the opponent to directly penetrate three lines.

But no.

They conceded the third fewest goals in the Southern League.

They are currently ranked first in the Southern League, leading the second place Mainz U19 by six points, and they have already confirmed their promotion to the playoffs in advance.

Why is this?

Because of their high defensive intensity, many teams will be disturbed by their midfield press and cannot organize their offense at all.

The other is the existence of one of their key figures, the main goalkeeper Oliver Bowman. The talented young goalkeeper has the composure and positioning beyond his years, along with excellent decision-making skills and a positive personality.

So Streich gave the talented goalkeeper the task of guarding almost half the pitch in front of him. He had to frequently rush out of the penalty area to deal with the ball that successfully broke the Freiburg U19's attack and offside trap.

Manuel Neuer in Schalke 04 is a goalkeeper who naturally likes to rush out of the penalty area. This may have something to do with his desire to be a striker. But Bowman was forced to rush out of the penalty area, which is related to Freiburg U19's high-position pressing.

But Bowman has done a good job so far. Not only did he attack decisively and simply, he also made stunning and wonderful saves in front of the goal.

For a team with a central midfield playmaker, Freiburg U19's high-pressing style of play is simply a time-tested tactic.

That's the point of Yebarra's headache.

Because Zhou Yi, the core midfielder of Dortmund U19, may face the most difficult enemy and face the most severe test in this Youth German Cup final.

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PS, the second half of this chapter is all about Freiburg, and some people may say that they are using Baidu Encyclopedia to fill the water.

For this reason, I also have some complaints to post. For details, please refer to the next chapter - I originally planned to hang directly under this chapter, but I complained a lot. I wrote 1,500 words and hung it in the charging chapter The following means that watching me complain will cost too much money, which is unnecessary, so I took it out separately.

Anyway, it's free, so let's take a look.

Even complaints are tidbits. (To be continued.)