Chapter 106 Worth It

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After Mark Wagner came on, Dortmund changed their formation. At first, everyone thought it was not a good idea to replace the injured Gotze with Mark, because the two players have different positions and different playing styles.

But now it seems that Klopp's arrangement is a stroke of genius.

His misplaced substitutions and asymmetrical formation made Schalke 04 very uncomfortable.

On the left wing, facing Grosskreutz's frequent assists, they lacked targeted defense. Ignore him, he can make trouble on the left wing; forget him, he relies on his connection with Zhou Yi It can also make Schalke 04's defense become embarrassed.

There is no way, Schalke 04 can only put more defensive focus and troops here, trying to block the alliance between Grosskreutz and Zhou Yi. Now it is obvious that this is Dortmund's main direction of attack.

But people are alive. Schalke 04 has included this area as a key defensive area. There is no need for Zhou Yi to continue to struggle with them here.

When Grosskreutz passed the football to him and then continued to advance, Zhou Yi made a false shot and pretended to pass the football back, but it was just a fake move. His right foot moved the football to the right. Pull, turn around at the same time, and then take off your feet very quickly and distribute the football to the right.

The football fell to Royce.

The defensive resistance Royce has to face is much smaller than Grosskreutz!

Reus took the ball on the edge of the penalty area and swung his feet to shoot. This deceived Schalke 04 player Christian Fox, who rushed to defend, into a sliding tackle to block the shot. But Royce just dunked the football into the middle and deceived him.

Then he took another shot, but Angnestal saved the ball.

Although there was no goal, Dortmund's attack scared many Schalke 04 fans out of a cold sweat. It also boosted the morale of the Dortmund fans in the stands and gave them full confidence in the team's future.

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After Gotze's injury, everyone thought Dortmund would be in some trouble, but the reality turned out to be completely different. They threatened Schalke 04's goal several times in a row and caused huge trouble to Schalke 04.

Why is this?

Klopp's unexpected substitution arrangements and formation adjustments are just one reason.

Another very important reason is that they have Zhouyi.

Zhou Yi is a commander with a sense of autonomy on the court. He will not simply follow the head coach's arrangements. Sometimes he will even go against the head coach's arrangements, but he usually does a good job. So the coach didn't say anything.

He's closest to the front line and he knows what to do and when.

Therefore, in order to make Dortmund's offense lose its threat, the most important point is to contain Zhou Yi.

Yang Muge posted the Book of Changes.

"Old Yang, please don't stick so close to me. I'm not interested in men." Zhou Yi said to Yang Muge without looking back.

"I'm not interested either, Zhou Yi, I'm just doing my job." Yang Muge replied with a calm tone. Zhou Yi's teasing or "provocation" did not cause any fluctuation in his mood.

This feeling was familiar to Zhou Yi. He had it before when he played against Yang Muge. It felt like he was competing against a robot, which was really no fun at all.

But I have to admit that as an opponent, Yang Muge's qualities are very good. He can allow himself to be as little disturbed and influenced by the outside world as possible and concentrate on doing his job well.

But Zhou Yi is not afraid of him.

Having played against each other so many times in the virtual space, Zhou Yi is also very familiar with Yang Muge. Yang Muge is an excellent defensive midfielder, but he is just an excellent defensive midfielder.

No matter how good he is, he is still a person, and football is a team sport. Zhou Yi never fights against a team alone. His football style is to make full use of the strength of the team, so he is the organizing midfielder. He is the person who leads the team, not a reckless man.

Facing Yang Muge's defense, Zhou Yi will use quick passes to deal with it.

Especially after Mark came on the court, Zhou Yi became even more comfortable passing the ball. Because Mark is very familiar with him, even though there was no competition for a year, this tacit understanding has not been affected.

And Mark is also willing to cooperate with Zhou Yi. He will always understand Zhou Yi's intentions faster than other Dortmund teammates, and then quickly make coordinated actions, so Zhou Yi and him can achieve a truly "seamless connection."

Zhou Yi has just received the ball, and Mark is already in the receiving position. Zhou Yi can pass the football without even raising his head. He knows that Mark will be waiting for him there.

The tacit understanding between the two of them is so good.

Now it was like Yang Muge had to defend Zhou Yi and Mark by himself. No matter how outstanding his ability was, it was impossible for him to maintain a one-on-one advantage for a long time.

After going back and forth several times, Yang Muge felt tremendous pressure.

Moreover, Zhou Yi and Mark were not just simply passing the ball, they would constantly change positions and cross paths during the pass, which made Yang Muge feel overwhelmed.

When he passed the ball last time, Zhou Yi was still on his left. After passing the football to Mark, he ran to the right. After passing the ball again, he ran back to the left.

Yang Muge also felt that he was quite familiar with Zhou Yi, but he had never seen Zhou Yi play like this. In a very small range, he kept changing positions with Mark to pass the ball again, changing positions and passing the ball again, which was dazzling.

Dortmund's offense also found a breakthrough in this small-scale rapid passing and cutting.

In the 67th minute, after Zhou Yi handed the football to Mark, he walked around from behind Mark and ran to his other side. After Mark passed the football to him, he sprinted forward in a diagonal direction, but just when he ran between the Schalke 04 back line and the central midfield line, he suddenly stopped and changed direction, running in the completely opposite direction. .

At the same time, Zhou Yi's ball was also sent over, and Mark ran right into Zhou Yi's passing route.

From an outsider's perspective, it's hard to tell whether this was a coincidence or a deliberate move...

Anyway, Mark received the ball given to him by Zhou Yi in a very subtle position. He did not continue to dribble the ball in, because if Dehui took another step forward, he would directly hit the team composed of Hovides and Matip. Schalke 04 frontal defense.

But he did not stop to adjust, because Yang Muge and other Schalke 04 midfielders turned around and rushed over. As long as he hesitates a little, he will quickly fall into the siege of Schalke 04.

When Mark received the ball, he chose to shoot directly!

"Mark Wagner!" Marcel Leif roared in a drawn-out voice, and the football flew towards Hovides.

Hovides acted like a centre-back and stretched out his legs to block while putting his hands behind his back to avoid being hit by the ball with his arms outstretched and being awarded a handball in the penalty area, giving Dortmund a penalty kick in vain.

But the football flew past his clamped arm, and if he had opened his arms, he might have been hit by the football. But the situation is not much better now. He did not stop the football. The football flew towards the goal behind him. There was an arc in the air. The speed was not fast, but the arc was obvious. It just bypassed Schalke 04 goalkeeper Angnesta. Er's fingertips, and then plunged into the net!

“Tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor!!!”

It was not Marcel Leif who made the long hiss, but Norbert Dicker, the broadcaster at the Westchester Stadium.

His roar, amplified by a microphone, rippled over the court like rolling thunder.

The Dortmund fans in the West**** Stadium stands also jumped to their feet, raised their arms and shouted: "Toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor!!!"

They responded with the same roar to their dear "Nobby".

At this moment, the Westfield Stadium was like a volcano erupting, and everyone inside seemed to be swallowed up by rolling lava.

"Mark! He equalized the score for Dortmund! This is his first game back after a year of serious injury! He scored in the first game. This comeback is simply perfect!" Compared with them, the commentator Player Marcel Leif seems a little less passionate, but in fact it is not that Leif is meek, but that Dortmund fans are too excited...

On the one hand, it was the key goal to equalize the score in the Ruhr derby, and on the other hand, it was the first goal after their "son of the South Stand" Mark Wagner returned from injury.

He stood up when the team needed him. This is what a real Dortmund player should do!

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After scoring the goal, Mark was also very excited. He didn't even bother to hug and celebrate with Zhou Yi. He turned around and ran all the way to the other side of the stand opposite the Schalke 04 goal, which is the famous West**** Stadium. The South Stand is where he came out!

Zhou Yi also didn't care at all that Mark didn't hug him after scoring a goal. In fact, anyone can freely choose to celebrate after scoring a goal, and there was no requirement to hug the person who assisted him.

And Zhou Yi understood Mark's mood at this moment very well.

It has been a whole year and a month. Perhaps no amount of words can explain clearly what Mark has experienced during this period. Zhou Yi couldn't say that he felt the same, he definitely couldn't feel the same. So it would be hypocritical for him to say that he can relate to it.

Only he knows what Mark has gone through, but looking at the emotions he is bursting out now, others can still imagine that that year and one month must have been like hell...

For Mark, if it wasn't hell, it was almost like hell.

The most important thing is not the physical injuries, but the psychological suffering. Although his sister has repeatedly emphasized to him that he is recovering well and will be able to return to the court. Although Zhou Yi comforted him with examples of well-known stars in history who were seriously injured and bounced back. But as long as he doesn't stand on this court again, he will always doubt whether he can continue to play football.

One year and one month, in the movie, seems to be the time when the screen goes dark and then lights up, but for a person who is waiting hard for his comeback, it is a whole year and one month of suffering.

There were many times when he began to wonder whether his waiting was meaningful. What if he still couldn't stand on the court in the end? Wouldn’t that mean all the efforts were in vain?

But now this goal finally calmed his uneasy heart.

He knows that all the waiting and suffering are worth it and are meaningful!

He ran all the way, and there was no sign that he had suffered a serious knee injury or surgery. He just ran to the bottom of the south stand. Then, regardless of the rules, he took off his jersey, raised it into the sky with all his strength, and then **** He yelled at the South Stand.

The fans in the South Stand responded with the warmest cheers.

The only exception is his parents.

Mrs. Wagner covered her mouth and fell into her husband's arms with tears on her face. Old Wagner was patting her back gently with his hand.

In this carnival crowd, the two of them are so unique. (To be continued.)