Chapter 293 An Unexpected Direct Pass

"Zhou Yi... passed the ball straight over the top!!" In Marcel Leif's exclamation, the football was kicked up by Zhou Yi, then flew high, over the heads of all the players, and fell towards Schalke. 04 behind the defense!

All this happened so suddenly that no one could react. Schalke 04's defense didn't even retreat at all. Suddenly, a young player wearing a yellow jersey popped out of the blue defense line. It was Gotze!

"Mario Gotze!!"

Gotze looked back at the football flying over, then stretched out his foot to remove the ball in the air. The linesman did not raise the flag, and the referee did not blow the whistle. He just let Gotze stop the football and faced Schaer in the penalty area. Goalkeeper Anestal from G04!

"Single sword!"

Annestal also didn't expect that Dortmund would penetrate Schalke 04's defense so casually. He didn't attack in time for a while. When he attacked again, it was already too late. Gotze stopped the ball steadily. Next, he even had enough time to adjust his preparations, and then... he took a shot!

The football flew past Anestal, who was attacking. Anestal did not pounce on the football and could only watch the football roll into the net...

"Toooooooooooooooooooor!! Gotze! Mario Gotze!! He equalized for Dortmund! Just seven minutes after Schalke took the lead, Dortmund equalized!"

"The ball went in!! Gotze! It was Zhou Yi who assisted him! A beautiful assist, and in a blink of an eye, the football hit the Schalke 04 penalty area from the midfield! What a precise overhead pass!" Duan Xin also accurately found the highlight of this ball. .しw0.

Yes, although Gotze stopped beautifully and shot accurately, of course the biggest contributor to this goal should be Zhou Yi!

Without Zhou Yi's sudden and precise through ball, how could Schalke 04's defense be caught off guard?

You must know that this is a Ruhr derby. Normally, it is impossible for Schalke 04's defense to make any mistakes such as lack of concentration. They will be nervous throughout the game. How could they not be focused enough?

However, no matter how tense the nerves are, no matter how focused the attention is, no matter how well-prepared they are, there is nothing they can do in the face of Zhou Yi's through ball, which is as invisible as a wandering cloud and a crane.

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After Gotze scored, Zhou Yi turned to Yang Muge next to him and said, "Don't follow me this time, Lao Yang!"

After saying that, he ran towards Gotze who scored the goal.

Celebrated the goal with him and the other players.

Yang Muge was left staring at his back in trance.

Just now, he really didn't expect Zhou Yi to send a through ball directly. When he watched Zhou Yi catch the ball, he looked to the other side of the court. He thought Zhou Yi was going to move the football to the other side, but he didn't expect Zhou Yi to send it out. A through ball, and during the entire process of passing the ball, he didn't even look ahead!

Although Yang Muge already knew how powerful Zhou Yi was, Zhou Yi's performance in the game still surprised him - is this okay?

How can you pass the ball so accurately without looking at the direction of the pass? !

At the same time, in the group, everyone was also discussing Dortmund's goal. Of course, they were mainly discussing Zhou Yi's pass.

"He just passed the ball without looking at it. Is he Ronaldinho?" Guo Nu exclaimed in the group.

"Zhou Yi is really...how can this kid improve so fast?" Sun Pan was also speechless. "When I look at him every once in a while, I find that he has new tricks."

"Talent." He Ying commented simply. What he is sure of now is that, in fact, if Zhou Yi had chosen to go to Barcelona, ​​with his ability, it might not be difficult to play in the first team. But if he had gone to Barcelona, ​​would he still have a chance to go to Barcelona?

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The TV was constantly replaying Dortmund's goal just now, and Zhou Yi's pass was naturally the focus of everyone's attention, because the essence of the ball actually lies in this pass. If it weren't for Zhou Yi's unexpected through ball, Dortmund's attempt to penetrate Schalke 04's defense would never have been as simple as it is now.

It can be said that Schalke 04's defense is slightly forward, which is their only weakness, but this weakness is actually easy to make up for. As long as Dortmund controls the ball in the frontcourt for a while, Schalke 04's defense will retreat. go back. Schalke 04 had been doing this well before conceding the goal.

But who would have thought that Zhou Yi's kick would be so quick and accurate?

Not giving Schalke 04's defense a chance to react...

The commentators lamented that although Zhou Yi was far away from the goal, he could still directly launch such a fatal attack.

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Gotze's goal brought the game back to the starting point. From the score point of view, no one took advantage, but in terms of morale, Dortmund, who had just equalized the score, was certainly higher than Schalke 04, who had just conceded the goal. , so Dortmund actually has the upper hand.

Dortmund, who had the upper hand, launched a fierce attack on Schalke 04's goal after the game restarted.

Even though they were very reluctant, Schalke 04 was still pushed back to their own half by Dortmund, and was beaten so hard that they couldn't even lift their heads.

During this period, the stadium was filled with boos, from Dortmund players to Zhou Yi.

During this period, Yang Muge was also very busy. He was responsible for defending Zhou Yi, and stayed with Zhou Yi like a shadow. The ball lost just now didn't seem to have any negative impact on him. He was even closer than before. If Zhou Yi turned his head, he could almost kiss Yang Muge's face...

Zhou Yi took the time to complain: "Old Yang, you might as well just hold my arm and play football."

Yang Muge smiled slightly: "I want to, but it will be a foul."

Zhou Yi rolled his eyes.

However, Yang Muge's stalking defensive method did cause Zhou Yi a little trouble. It was still difficult for him to send a threatening ball forward. The ball just given to Gotze required many factors to come together. It was just formed, but opportunities like this don’t come around very often. Schalke 04 strengthened the protection behind the defense after losing the ball. This is why Zhou Yi insisted on a one-hit kill just now - if it failed, Schalke 04's adjustment now would be a surprise. After success, their adjustment now is just to make up for the situation...

After Zhou Yi assisted Gotze just now, Duan Xin spared no effort to praise Zhou Yi. Now it is his turn to spare no effort to praise Yang Muge. After all, they are all Chinese players, so we can't favor one over the other, right?

In his opinion, although Yang Muge is not as famous as Zhou Yi, he is very important to Schalke 04.

"...Yang Muge looks like Zhou Yi's shadow. When the angle is special, you can't even see him at all because he is blocked by Zhou Yi in front. But if the Dortmund players think that Zhou Yi is not being marked, If the football is passed, Yang Muge will suddenly appear... I think Yang Muge is not a player who can please most people, but he is a very important player. His experience at Schalke 04 really shows that This point... Under his defense, Zhou Yi actually sent fewer fatal passes in this game than in flat games, but not many people can notice this..."

In fact, there is one thing that can illustrate Yang Muge's contribution-under his defense like Zhouyi Niubi, the high-morale Dortmund did not successfully pursue the victory against Schalke 04 after scoring. After a period of fierce attack, they found that they could not. Score a goal quickly and slow down the pace. After all, they are also worried that Schalke 04 will seize the space behind them for a counterattack. Julian Draxler is capable of this.

After Dortmund recovered, the two sides began a stalemate in the midfield.

Until the end of the first half, no one scored again. The score was 1:1, and the two teams entered the halftime break.

As a city derby, this first half was normal. There were still forty-five minutes left in the second half, which was enough for them to decide the outcome.

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In the locker room, Schalke 04 head coach Stevens praised Yang Muge's performance. He was a little worried that Yang Muge would have some psychological fluctuations because of the loss of the ball. In fact, Yang Muge's performance in the first half was really good. , if it weren't for him, Schalke 04 would definitely have played harder than now. He only gave Zhou Yi one chance in the entire first half. This cannot be said to be Yang Muge's fault, but that Zhou Yi is too strong...

However, Yang Muge actually did not.

He has always had a very clear understanding of himself in his heart. He is not a savior, nor is he the kind of superstar who can change the outcome of a game by himself. He is just a role player, doing whatever job he is in, and doing the rest. He couldn't take care of things and couldn't take care of them. He has no ambitions, and he also knows his own weight, so losing the ball like this will not have any impact on him. He does not need others to comfort him, and he also knows that it is not his fault alone. Football is a collective sport, except for him. In addition, Schalke 04 still has ten people. He has to be responsible for a conceded goal. How can he take such responsibility?

Winning is not due to him alone, nor is losing.

It is precisely because of this mentality that Yang Muge can always work as always on the court.

In fact, there are not many people who can realize themselves as clearly as he does now...

On Dortmund's side, Klopp made adjustments and asked other players to take on more tasks. Zhou Yi could not be expected to sort out the midfield and control the rhythm while also frequently delivering fatal passes. He saw it. The Chinese defensive midfielder of Schalke 04 knows Zhou Yi very well and defends very closely. Zhou Yi will use more energy to get rid of his entanglement. The burden is already heavy, and on this basis, he must be more careful with him. Too many requests are inappropriate. (To be continued.)