Chapter 30: Giving Guardiola Power
Although his goal had been hit by continuous fierce attacks just now and was almost broken, Guardiola quickly made adjustments to continue to strengthen the attack. He replaced central defender Van Buyten with Mandzukic.
This is a very bold substitution, but Bayern Munich can only do this. You can't replace a defender and hope to save a goal behind, right?
Likewise, Dortmund did not spend the remaining minutes of the game recycling their defense just because they were only one goal ahead. For other teams, they may do this, but for Bayern Munich, they will not do this. At least they won't be so conservative with Bayern Munich this summer.
So when the game restarted, the two teams were still attacking.
Such a game is naturally enjoyable to watch, but it also hides a huge crisis.
Bayern Munich could potentially take advantage of Dortmund's defensive holes and equalize the score. In turn, Dortmund may also take advantage of Bayern Munich's defensive loopholes and completely seal the victory. It depends on who has the better ability to seize opportunities.
In the 86th minute, Bayern Munich organized an offensive. According to Guardiola's coaching style, they moved back and forth in the midfield, looking for opportunities.
Dortmund, on the other hand, pressed tit-for-tat in the midfield.
The circle of encirclement gradually narrowed, and finally when Thiago knocked the ball down, he didn't have any of his teammates around him. Instead, there were three Dortmund players wearing yellow jerseys.
Thiago, who was surrounded in the center, was a little flustered. From the corner of his eye, he seemed to catch a glimpse of a teammate on his right who was supporting him. So he quickly passed the football.
But the football was not passed to his teammates. Instead, as soon as he took the ball, it was destroyed by a tackle from Zhou Yi!
The football that was poked away by Zhou Yi fell to the feet of Mark in front.
Mark turned around and didn't pass the ball immediately.
Instead, he took Alaba's steal behind him, and then brought the football forward, attracting Bayern Munich's center back Boateng to him. At this time, on the left side of Bayern Munich's defense, the right side of Dortmund's attack was completely empty, and Aubameyang quickly pressed forward.
Boateng also saw this, but he couldn't let go of Mark in front of him and ran to defend Aubameyang. Not to mention whether it was right to do so, even if he rushed over, it would be too late. So he could only take another step forward, hoping to create an offside position. When Mark passed the ball to Aubameyang, the latter happened to be in an offside position. As for whether he can achieve success...it just depends on fate. In fact, every time the team commits an offside, there is a certain element of gambling involved...
Sure enough, Mark passed the football.
It passed into the space and to Aubameyang's feet!
"Mark made a through ball, good shot! Not offside!"
Boateng's attempt to prevent offside failed because at the far end, Ram followed Royce and rushed back, trailing behind...
"The opportunity is here! Aubameyang!" Marcel Leif shouted excitedly.
Aubameyang ran wildly with the ball, attracting defensive players.
At the same time, Royce was also rushing towards the goal. He used his speed and the advantage of starting first to press Bayern Munich's captain Lahm behind him.
Neuer saw this and decisively abandoned the goal, hoping to block Aubameyang's shot.
But Aubameyang was very clear-headed and did not take credit. When Neuer was about to block his angle, he shoveled the ball and passed the ball to the center.
Royce followed up with a push!
The football rolled into the empty goal behind Neuer without any suspense...
"The goal is scored!! 4:2! Dortmund has completely sealed the victory!! This game is over! Dortmund will win the Super Cup this season! They won the first championship of the new season!"
Although it was a goal in the 87th minute, Marcel Leif could indeed declare the final result.
If they are only behind by one goal, Bayern Munich can still fight hard, but it is hard to say if they are behind by two goals. Moreover, conceding a goal at this time was a huge blow to Bayern Munich's morale. After the game restarts, it is unknown how much fighting spirit Bayern Munich's players will have...
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After scoring the goal, Royce ran towards Aubameyang. He wanted to give the team's newcomer a big hug, just under the south stand.
For newcomers, there is no better opportunity to be recognized by Dortmund fans than this game - they defeated their arch-rival Bayern Munich in the Super Cup with a score of 4:2 and scored four Bayern Munich goals. !
"...Before the start of the game, Bayern Munich, who were in excellent warm-up matches, were the favorites to win the championship, while Dortmund was criticized for their trip to China. As a result, reality gave many people a loud slap in the face..." Marcel Leif said with emotion. "Dortmund, who was not optimistic before the game, performed very positively during the game... We cannot say that Bayern Munich's performance in this game was not good, but at least at the beginning of the game, Bayern Munich's performance was indeed not good enough. Guardio La's team is a little slow to warm up. Perhaps such a slow start is not harmful when facing other opponents who are not as strong as them. But when facing Dortmund, which is known for its fast speed and fast rhythm, it is slow to enter the game state. It’s just fatal…”
After the TV broadcast showed the celebrations of the Dortmund players and Klopp's celebrations, it showed a close-up shot of Guardiola sitting on the coaching bench, picking up a mineral water bottle and taking a sip of water. Outside, there are no movements and no expression on the face. It can even be described as "sluggish".
Before the Bundesliga had even started, Dortmund gave him a warning against his coaching at Bayern Munich - telling the young coach who had won all the honors a club coach could get in Barcelona that although the Bundesliga is not as well-known as the Premier League and La Liga, But it's definitely not a place where he can walk sideways.
"This is the first time Guardiola has conceded four goals in a single game in 207 official games since Barcelona lost 3:4 to Atletico Madrid on March 1, 2009. The last time Bayern Munich conceded four goals in a single game was also It happened against Dortmund, it was the 2012 German Cup final, Bayern Munich lost to Dortmund 2:5... After Dortmund achieved unprecedented results last season, we can still see in some media, To say that Dortmund’s victory over Bayern Munich was due to luck, I would say this is simply self-deception… At least from this game, we can see that Dortmund’s victory over Bayern Munich is convincing!”
Marcel Leif criticized some Munich media. After suffering defeats in the Champions League and the league last season, some Munich media irresponsibly said that Dortmund's win was all due to good luck - they Zhou Yi's two stunning wins against Bayern Munich and Mark's equalizer in the Champions League final were all attributed to Dortmund's good luck.
There may still be some market for such a statement in Munich, but outside of Munich, no one cares about it.
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After the game restarted, Bayern Munich launched a very hasty and ineffective attack. Mandzukic's long shot was effortlessly obtained by Weidenfeller.
Klopp then made a substitution and replaced Zhou Yi with centre-back Papastathopoulos.
"Zhou Yi was replaced. After locking in the victory, replacing Zhou Yi did not have to worry about losing the ball in the midfield - in the previous two seasons, this kind of thing has not happened. Zhou Yi's performance in this game He was also very good. He scored the first goal for Dortmund with a follow-up shot just after the game started. That goal also set the tone for Dortmund's performance in this game..." Marcel Leif concluded Zhou Yi's performance in this game.
When Zhou Yi came off the field, all the Dortmund fans stood up and applauded him.
Zhou Yi also raised his hands and applauded the fans to thank him.
Yan Min looked at this scene and couldn't help but long for it in his mind - what would it be like if he could enjoy such treatment in Dortmund in the future?
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Zhou Yi's exit also means that this game is basically over, and the rest is garbage time.
Although Boateng fouled Mark in the subsequent game and received a yellow card, nothing changed.
In the end, Bayern Munich lost 2:4 in the away game.
Of course, after the game, the Munich media could argue that this was because Bayern Munich was playing on the field and Dortmund had too much home advantage. But they forgot that Bayern Munich also defeated Dortmund at their home court last season and won the Super Cup. So when it comes to home court advantage, Bayern Munich also takes advantage of it...
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After lifting the cup in Dortmund, they returned to the dressing room. Yan Min also came to the locker room accompanied by his agent and celebrated with the team. Although he has not played any game on behalf of the first team, and even the training is not systematic and specific, he is a member of Dortmund's first team after all. He transferred to Dortmund in this capacity, not just a young man. The identity of the team players. Otherwise, he would not have the right to enter the locker room to celebrate.
As soon as he stepped into the locker room door, Yan Min was doused with champagne...
Dressed in casual clothes, he turned into a drowned rat.
Manager Li Jicheng was also unfortunately affected, and his suit was half wet.
But while Li Jicheng was still stunned, Yan Min had already rushed in screaming.
Zhou Yi conveniently handed him a bottle of champagne, then pointed at Grosskreutz who ran into the crowd and said to him: "The wrongdoer has his debtor, so fight him!"
Yan Min shook the champagne and rushed forward, shouting and laughing and mingling with his new teammates.
Li Jicheng, who was at the door, was stunned when he saw this scene - he thought that with Yan Min's bad temper, integrating into the new team would be a very long and painful process. Unexpectedly, it seems that Yan Min wants to blend in seamlessly?
He kind of doesn’t understand today’s young people and the world…
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