Chapter 36 Competitor?

After the start of the second half, Dortmund continued to bombard Braunschweig's penalty area.

This time, not only Zhou Yi performed well, but other players also gradually performed normally, which can be seen from the details of their handling of the ball.

In the first half, Dortmund players were inevitably a little distracted when handling the ball, and later became a little impetuous.

In the second half, they seemed much calmer.

This was a not-so-good signal that made Braunschweig head coach Liebernecht frown on the sidelines.

The Braunschweig players on the field also felt the pressure.

In the 60th minute, Dortmund launched an offensive. When Mark took the ball at the edge of the penalty area and tried to turn around, he was pushed to the ground by Brunswick defender Norman Toilkov. The referee blew the whistle and awarded Dortmund a goal. A free kick and a yellow card was given to Toilkov.

This was unprecedented in the first half. For the entire 45 minutes, no Braunschweig player who defended Dortmund tightly did not receive a personal card.

This yellow card is a signal, because it is impossible for Brunswick's players to defend Dortmund's offense without paying a price.

But the scariest thing is that even if they pay the price, they can't prevent it...

Klopp could see the pressure Braunschweig was under defensively and decided to add more fuel to the fire.

So just when Brunswick received a yellow card and felt a lot of pressure from Dortmund's gradually strengthening offensive, Dortmund replaced Kuba with Royce and continued to strengthen the attack.

In this game, Dortmund actually played very hard. In addition to the players underestimating the opponent, there was also the factor of rotation.

Many mainstream players have been rotated and rested, and Dortmund's starting lineup is not the strongest lineup.

But even so, facing the newly promoted Braunschweig, which is obviously weaker than itself, it shouldn't be like this.

So in the final analysis, it is the players' mentality that is not correct.

After Royce came on the court, his speed and skills were able to cause trouble for Brunswick's defense.

As soon as he came on the field, he received Zhou Yi's pass and broke into the penalty area to shoot.

The ball ended up just wide, but it gave the Braunschweig players a scare.

So in the 65th minute, Brunswick's head coach Liebernecht also made substitution adjustments.

He first made a matchup substitution in the midfield, and then replaced a midfielder with a defender, obviously wanting to strengthen the defense on the back line. As for midfield control... Anyway, Brunswick shrinks in front of its own penalty area to defend. Midfield defense has long been in name only, so it doesn't matter whether it is used or not.

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The head coaches of the two teams were in tit-for-tat confrontation. Klopp replaced Kuba with Royce. After strengthening the attack, Libknecht made two substitutions. And Klopp's adjustments are continuing.

Aubameyang, who completed a hat trick in the last game, started this game, but I don’t know if it was because he was in too good shape in the last game, which led to his sluggish state in this game, or because he had three consecutive games in the last game. After scoring the goal, he was a little arrogant and didn't pay enough attention to Brunswick. In short, his performance in this game was lackluster.

Klopp decided to make a very risky substitution.

He replaced Aubameyang with young winger Jonas Hofmann.

Jonas Hoffmann is a player born in 1992. He is only 21 years old this year. He previously played for the Hoffenheim youth team. He was recruited by Dortmund in 2011 and scored 15 goals in the Dortmund second team. With outstanding performance, he had the opportunity to play three times in the Bundesliga last season. It's natural to stay in the first team this season.

"Replacing Aubameyang with Hoffman is a gamble," Marcel Leif said. "Hoffman is a young player and does not have much experience in the top league. Of course Klopp will not replace him like he played for only 193 seconds against Hoffenheim last season. That way, you just go up and experience the atmosphere, but let him help Dortmund break the deadlock... But Klopp actually doesn't have better manpower. On the bench, the only candidate who can be used is Hoffman. Kyle is a defensive midfielder and is clearly not suitable for the current situation..."

No one had any hopes for this young man.

But things took a turn for the better for this young man.

In the 75th minute, Zhou Yi made a long pass directly from the backcourt. The football passed over the crowd in the midfield and flew directly to the feet of Hoffman on the wing.

Zhou Yi's long pass was very comfortable. Although it was far away and powerful, it was not difficult for Hoffman to stop. He easily unloaded the football and then dribbled the ball into Brunswick's penalty area.

At this time, he was basically fighting alone!

Facing the attacking Braunschweig goalkeeper Davari, Honers very calmly pushed the ball into the far corner. The football rolled past Davari's feet and then hit the net!

"The ball is in! The ball is in! The ball is in! In the 75th minute, Dortmund finally broke the deadlock!"

At this time, everyone's emotions burst out at the Westfield Stadium, which had been slightly quiet before.

Although they never thought before the game that their team would be tied by a newly promoted team at home, as the game progressed, this worry emerged in the minds of many Dortmund fans, like a handful of Damocles. The sword hangs over their heads, and they don't know when it will fall.

Well, now, Hoffman's goal has made this sword disappear - they firmly believe that with this lead, it is absolutely impossible for Dortmund to be equalized by their opponents at home again.

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Hoffmann, who scored the goal, was also very excited. The Braunschweig goal in the second half was just under the South Stand. He ran to the South Stand and celebrated the goal with the fans there through the billboards and barbed wire walls.

"...This is Jonas Hoffman's first Bundesliga goal in his career. Congratulations to him! Dortmund will continue to implement a youthful policy in the new season. Will Hoffman become the next Gotze? Where is the character?"

As the German commentator, Marcel Leif is naturally concerned about Hoffman's future.

But the focus of Chinese commentator Duan Xin is different from that of his German counterpart.

What he was considering was Yan Min, who was also a Chinese player. He no longer had to worry about Zhou Yi's status. In front of him, Zhou Yi was the unshakable and absolute core of the Dortmund team. As a player who has just joined Dortmund, Yan Min faces much more competition than Zhou Yi, and it is also more severe.

Aubameyang's hat trick in the first round of the league made the Chinese media and fans very nervous. Although the two players are in different positions, their characteristics are very similar - they are both fast wing players - so Aubameyang Mei Yang is naturally regarded as Yan Min's competitor.

Aubameyang's performance in this game was average, but before the Chinese fans could breathe a sigh of relief, Jonas Hoffmann appeared out of nowhere... His goal also made him and Yan Min prevailed in the competition.

Will Hoffman's goal affect Yan Min's prospects in Dortmund?

At least for now, everyone's worries are justified. After Hoffman scored, his appearance in Dortmund will definitely be higher than Yan Min.

"Hoffmann scored and Dortmund took the lead. But I believe that for many Chinese fans, this is not necessarily good news, because our Yan Min has another strong competitor..."

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Yan Min did not go to watch the game live. He chose to watch it live on TV at home because he could practice his German listening at the same time.

He also saw Hoffman's goal, and he also believed that Hoffman would be his competitor.

But unlike other people's worries, Yan Min thinks it's not a big deal. You have already come to Dortmund, how is it possible if there is no competition? There is definitely competition, and it is only more intense than in China.

Yan Min was mentally prepared for this.

Regarding competition, Yan Min also has different ideas from ordinary people.

Ordinary people think that the more competitors there are, the more intense the competition will be and the more trouble there will be.

But Yan Min doesn't see it that way. If his goal is to play in the game, wouldn't it be enough as long as he is the best performer in this position? No matter whether there are ten competitors or one, as long as you are the one with the best performance, who else will you give up?

So Yan Min didn't feel that Hoffman's appearance would make his situation in Dortmund worse.

It’s better to do it together than to do it one by one, saving everyone’s time.

So while domestic commentators and the Internet were worried about Yan Min, Yan Min himself didn't take it seriously.

He frowned and stared at the TV screen with squinted eyes, but he was not worried about his future, but trying to listen to Marcel Leif's explanation, hoping to understand a few words...

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