Chapter 251 Volley

After a very short break, the coaches gave each other a few words of advice, and the referee urged the players to return to the court quickly.

Zhou Yi threw down the water bottle and walked back slowly.

All his movements are slow.

This was completely different from his usual self.

Mark came up and patted him on the shoulder with concern: "Are you okay, Zhou Yi?"

"I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Mark. Oh, Mark, when the time comes, you'll be a little more aggressive." Zhou Yi took the opportunity to pull Mark and talk.

"Okay, I understand." Mark nodded.

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After the second half of overtime started, Klopp did not make any substitutions for Zhou Yi, who still stayed on the court.

This made the Chinese fans in front of the TV temporarily relieved.

It also reassures the Dortmund players.

Although Zhou Yi looks like he is about to die, Dortmund players still hope that Zhou Yi can stay on the court. It doesn't matter if he can't run, others will help him run, using more running to make up for Zhou Yi's inability to run.

Zhou Yi had helped them so much before, and now it was their turn to help Zhou Yi.

"With the referee Rizzoli's whistle, the second half of overtime begins!"

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As general experience shows, Dortmund was significantly more active in the second half of overtime than in the first half.

This has something to do with the fact that they got some rest in the first half of overtime.

Bayern Munich also had physical problems and had to slow down.

Of course, the more important reason is that Bayern Munich is already ahead, so they naturally do not need to continue attacking. What if the opponent counterattacks after pressing forward?

The leader now is Bayern Munich, and they have every reason to choose a conservative approach.

As long as they can hold on to this score, they will win the Champions League.

During Dortmund's offensive, Zhou Yi found that he no longer had to receive the ball frequently. His teammates would not have to pass the football to him every time, and he would organize the offense.

Zhou Yi doesn't think this is because his teammates don't trust him. He can see that this is because his teammates care and help him.

They want to give themselves more rest and use their strength at critical moments.

Zhou Yi thanked his teammates for their kindness and had no intention of changing their approach.

Since his teammates have liberated him to a certain extent, he can just do what he needs to do without being pretentious.

Because he doesn't have to be a "dispatch center", Zhou Yi can move more freely and flexibly. He doesn't have to appear near the football anytime and anywhere. He can stay away from the player holding the ball and appear where he thinks he should be.

With such flexible movement, he can even run into the penalty area to grab points - he rarely did this kind of thing before, but it doesn't mean that he can't do it. You must know that in that virtual world, Zhou Yi can watch Looking at his own statistics, his off-ball movement statistics are very high.

If his movement without the ball is not high, it is impossible to always find space. His ability to find space is not only reflected in his ability to receive passes from teammates in the midfield, but can also be used to grab points in front of the goal.

An excellent forward must have excellent movement without the ball.

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In fact, Dortmund's offense in the second half of overtime could no longer go through a series of passes and find a breakthrough in the passes like before.

Dortmund don't have that much time.

Fifteen minutes doesn't seem short, but it's not long either.

When a last-ditch effort is needed, people tend to adopt a simpler and more direct approach. This approach may not be efficient, but it happens enough times. If the quantity is large, it may lead to qualitative changes.

The simpler and more direct approach adopted by Dortmund is to cross from the wing.

Hummels has already rushed to the front under Klopp's command and acted as a center, using his height and header advantage to threaten Bayern Munich's goal.

The two full-backs rushed up to act as wingers, constantly picking up the ball and sending it towards the goal.

Although it looks simple and crude and has no technical content, it still makes Bayern Munich fans frightened when they see it.

There is no way to cross the ball from the wing, and kicking it out has a feeling that both the defense and the offense are "resigning themselves to fate". Many people disdain the cross from the wing at the last minute, thinking it is a waste of opportunity.

But think about it carefully, why do teams all over the world, when they need a desperate fight in the end, all choose to play crosses from the wing? Is it because the head coaches of teams all over the world have brain problems and wonder if this is a waste of opportunities?

Since everyone uses it this way, there must be a reason for using it this way.

Although crosses from the wing will waste a lot of opportunities, they will also create a lot of opportunities. Even if the attacker catches one of these opportunities, it may be fatal...

This is exactly what Dortmund are trying to achieve now.

Because Hummels moved forward, Bayern Munich basically focused on the two tall men Hummels and Lewandowski when defending.

As a player trained by Bayern Munich's youth training system, Hummels has become Dortmund's main player and has made very famous unfriendly remarks towards Bayern Munich. In the minds of many Bayern Munich fans, he is no different from the traitor Judas.

Now he is acting as the vanguard who wants to defeat Bayern Munich. He may have long forgotten the friendship that was cultivated by Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich fans are even more dissatisfied with it. Whenever he has a chance to get the ball, there will be a burst of harsh boos in the stands where Bayern Munich fans gather.

Dortmund's players don't care about these boos. When passing the ball, they will indeed run towards Hummels or Lewandowski.

It's just that Hummels and Lewandowski are not very effective when jumping up to fight for the top when being closely guarded by the opponent.

Zhou Yi discovered this through his own observation. He tried to run into the penalty area to grab points, but found that the marking on him was not strong.

He wasn't surprised.

In German football, and even European football, there is a widely circulated view about Zhou Yi. This view is that Zhou Yi is not the kind of player who poses a greater threat the closer he is to the goal.

Outside the penalty area, his threat to the goal has little to do with his distance from the goal.

And when he enters the penalty area, the closer he is to the goal, the smaller the threat.

This view is based on Zhou Yi's weak physical resistance.

Zhou Yi has never been a very strong player. He looks thin and invulnerable in Dortmund's formation. He did not win many physical confrontations in the game.

From his small body, it can certainly be concluded that he is not suitable for finding opportunities in the penalty area with small space and frequent physical confrontation. Not to mention the foul, Zhou Yi may not be able to withstand the normal physical contact, so how can he compete for position? When someone dug it with their butt, it was pushed to the side.

Zhou Yi was not surprised by this view, but he believed that this view was incorrect.

Some people say that physical confrontations in the penalty area are fierce and frequent, but it depends on the situation. This is indeed the case during set kicks. Almost everyone on both sides has physical contact. But in mobile warfare, that is not necessarily the case...

In addition, who said there must be physical contact when entering the penalty area to grab points?

However, Zhou Yi never defended himself. If people are willing to misunderstand, then misunderstand him. Zhou Yi didn't think there was anything wrong with being regarded as "weak" by others.

Because sometimes, he can profit from this inherent point of view...

Just like now.

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When Royce pulled to the right to pass the ball, Zhou Yi ran from outside the penalty area into the penalty area, but he did not run directly to the goal to grab the point - that was not where he went at all, he ran straight to the back point.

After Royce used his skills to get away from the angle, he directly started to pass the ball. He didn't even look at the situation in the penalty area before passing the ball - he didn't have that time, so he could only pass the football based on his feeling and experience. .

As for who will be pushed in the end, that is beyond his control.

After passing the ball, he looked up and looked towards the penalty area.

Hummels and Lewandowski jumped up one after another, trying to compete for the top.

Jumping with them were Bayern Munich's defenders.

But none of them hit the ball.

The ball passed by Royce drew an obvious outer arc, bypassed their heads, and then went straight to the back of the penalty area.

Everyone's eyes and attention turned to follow the football, and then they saw Zhou Yi appearing in the back spot!

He adjusted his posture sideways, then supported his body with his left foot and raised his right foot!

This is a posture for volleying!

At this time, no one dared to ignore Zhou Yi's shot, because it was Zhou Yi's shot that equalized the score for Dortmund in regular time.

He doesn't have the ability to fight physically in the penalty area, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have the ability to shoot...

So two Bayern Munich players suddenly pounced on Zhou Yi in the penalty area. In addition, Neuer also pounced back, intending to block Zhou Yi's shot.

Zhou Yi saw everything in front of him clearly. Not only the situation in front of him, but also the situation around him was basically in his mind.

He knew exactly where the players on both sides were.

So he knew what he should do next.

When the football flew in front of his feet, Zhou Yi's swung right foot did not shoot the football towards the goal. The wonderful volley that everyone expected to see did not happen.

Zhou Yi just flicked his ankle and flicked the football in the air to the center of the penalty area with his right foot!

This is not a shot, but... a pass!

"Eh?!" He Ping was surprised when he saw it wasn't a shot.

Then a thought popped into his mind - was this a mistake? !

No! wrong!

Immediately after He Ping's thinking ability recovered, he felt that this kick could not be caused by Zhou Yi, but a deliberate pass!

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"Mark——!!" Marcel Leif shouted in a long voice, almost standing up from his seat.

Amidst his roar, everyone discovered that near the penalty spot in the middle of the penalty area, Mark Wagner stepped forward, then supported his body with his right foot and swung his left foot!

His movements were similar to Zhou Yi's movements just now, except in the opposite direction. The two of them seemed to be looking in the mirror.

Because Bayern Munich's defensive strength was first taken away by Lewandowski and Hummels, and the remaining part was attracted by Zhou Yi, so Mark is now unmarked, and he can calmly Bend the bow and arrow, gather your strength, and then twist your body, your waist and hips drive your left leg, and your left leg drives your left foot. Like a whip, all the power is transmitted through various parts to the instep of your left foot. , which is the tip of the whip.

This whip firmly hit the football flying in the air!

With a bang, grass clippings flew everywhere, and the football rushed towards the goal like a flying fireball, rubbing the surrounding air, penetrating the wall in front of the penalty area with lightning speed, and flew into the goal from Neuer's side. !

Neuer, on the other hand, was blocked by Zhou Yi and could no longer turn over to pounce. His body was still moving backwards according to inertia, and his arms waved back in vain, without touching the football at all... (To be completed.) Continued)