Chapter 157 Another Solution

Son Heung-min, who did not score a goal, seemed very regretful and annoyed. He originally put his head in his hands, but then squatted down and slapped it on the turf. He was very dissatisfied with himself for missing this excellent opportunity.

There's a reason he's so unhappy with his performance.

Son Heung-min also felt that he was in really good shape today. Although he scored five goals in the first three games, he was already in good shape. But Sun Xingmin feels that his state today can be described as "overwhelming".

He is confident of winning this contest with Zhou Yi - many people think that the so-called confrontation between "Zhou Yi and Son Heung-min" is just a hype by the boring Korean media. In fact, there is no such thing at all.

But that's not the case. Sun Xingmin actually values ​​this game very much in his heart, and he also wants to defeat Zhou Yi in the game. Of course, his idea did not come from boring patriotism or inferiority complex, but from the natural strong competitiveness of a young and talented football player - since everyone agrees that Zhou Yi is the pinnacle of Asian players, then of course he It’s time to challenge such a peak. Otherwise, if you don’t challenge Zhou Yi, how can you challenge A Cat and A Dog?

Defeating Zhou Yi in the game was what Sun Xingmin wanted, so he turned a blind eye to the media hype.

In this game, he didn't want to give Zhou Yi any chance to make a comeback, which meant that he had to seize every opportunity, so he was very upset and dissatisfied with missing this opportunity.

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Zhou Yi knew that he had become the key target of Leverkusen during the game, and Leverkusen would not be stingy about using foul tactics against him. Of course, these foul tactics are not very bad fouls and direct shoveling. Zhou Yi has not encountered them yet. Many of them are pulling the jersey or hugging him with both hands to slow down Dortmund's offensive. Most of these fouls will not result in a card, but they can really affect their own offense.

When other players encounter something like this, they may find a way out of the situation.

But Zhou Yi didn't think so. Instead of trying his best to deal with his opponents, he might as well change his mind.

So taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, he found his compatriot Yan Min.

"Hey, Yan Min, it turns out you are really a 'super substitute'..."

Yan Min bared his teeth: "It's already this time and you still have the heart to joke?"

Zhou Yi smiled: "To be honest, you really haven't performed well so far. I think external analysis still makes sense - as soon as you start, you think more."

Yan Min said nothing and looked directly at Zhou Yi, wondering what kind of medicine Zhou Yi was selling in his gourd.

"I would say, don't think so much. The ball is at your feet. Just do what you think is best. For example, if you can break through, why pass the ball? Or are you not confident enough in your skills at your feet?" Zhou Yi He covered his mouth with his hand and said to Yan Min, his eyes narrowed because of the smile.

Yan Min's eyes lit up, he knew what Zhou Yi was going to say.

"I was entangled by them, and it was a bit troublesome for me to get rid of them in a short period of time. At this time, if you have a chance, don't pass the football to me, just take the ball yourself. Their The focus of defense is on me and Aubameyang, but the defense on you is not very strict. This is your chance." Zhou Yi continued to cover his mouth. "Seek cooperation when it's time to seek cooperation, but don't be timid when it's time to be a lone hero."

After saying that, he patted Yan Min, turned around and ran away.

Yan Min stared at Zhou Yi's back, recalling what he just said, especially the last sentence.

A lone hero.

Not to mention, he seems to often find himself in a situation where he is fighting alone, whether it's playing football or something else... So it's really easy to do this, and he is very familiar with it.

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Thirty minutes have passed since the first half, and everyone is still discussing Son Heung-min's missed single goal just now, thinking that Leverkusen has already taken the advantage. Dortmund, who are playing at home, may still be thinking about the Champions League match in the middle of next week.

This caused them to be in bad shape today.

Others began to analyze what it would mean if Dortmund lost to Leverkusen.

"...Actually, I think Dortmund's loss to Leverkusen is not a bad thing - if you look at it this way, with Dortmund's current personnel reserves and status, it will undoubtedly be difficult to fight on multiple fronts. Bayern Munich itself The performance of the season is very stable. Now it is impossible for this Dortmund team to repeat the process of winning the championship last season. After all, the Dortmund team last season did not have so many injured players..."

"If we lose to Leverkusen, it should help Klopp make up his mind to give up one end and focus on the other. The league championship, Dortmund has won three consecutive championships in the past three seasons. Their goals in the league this season are pragmatic. At least, they should be able to participate in next season's Champions League. It's better to put more energy into this season's Champions League. You know, they may still be eliminated in the group stage... "

"Although it does not mean that if you give up the competition for the league title, you will definitely be able to go further in the Champions League. But at least you won't win both the Champions League and the league in the end, right? In the face of cruel reality, maintaining illusions is not One thing worth encouraging is to have dreams, but it’s best to get rid of fantasies as soon as possible..."

No one realized that within Dortmund, change might be happening.

Zhou Yi was surrounded, but he still tried his best to pass the football out. Of course, it was impossible to send the football to the fatal place with one kick. It was also very difficult to advance layer by layer, and he was constantly involved in the passing to organize the offense. .

He just passed the football to Yan Min who was very close to him. It was a very ordinary cross pass. It did not pass Shi En in advance and it did not pass into the space.

Such passes may occur hundreds of times in a game, and not every time they have any special meaning.

This pass looks to be the same.

After Zhou Yi passed the ball, he continued to run forward and turned to look at Yan Min.

He seemed to hope that after running into space, Yan Min could pass the football back.

Of course, his obvious intention was also seen through by the Leverkusen players, so Leverkusen's captain and midfielder Rolfes immediately followed him.

For such a huge threat, Rolfes, Leverkusen's vice-captain, has a duty to defend him.

In addition to Rolfes, Lars Bender is also eyeing Zhou Yi from the side, ready to help Rolfes solve problems at any time, just like the two of them work together to solve the team's internal problems in the locker room. The captain and deputy captain The cooperation has always been very good.

But in this way, Yan Min, who took the ball, found that he only faced the defense of one Leverkusen player-Gonzalo Castro. It was the midfielder who received Friedrich's "pass" and assisted Son Heung-min in the first 18 minutes of the game.

Facing Castro's defense, Yan Min thought about being a "lone hero" again in his heart, then accelerated the ball and rushed to the wing.

Castro saw Yan Min dribbling the ball and naturally leaned forward. But before he met Yan Min, Yan Min caught up with the football. While catching up with the football, Yan Min did not try to control the ball, but just kicked the football out!

This time, the football was removed from Castro's control, and Yan Min accelerated while passing the ball!

Just like a sports car that stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, he roared out and ran out, even if Castro tried to pull it...

Yan Min, who caught up with the football, did not speed up the ball. Facing Emre Can in front of him, he braked suddenly. While braking, he also used the instep of his left foot to gently push the football inward. At the same time, he jumped up, moved laterally, and avoided Emre Can's stretched leg!

"Yan Min! Good shot! Beautiful escape!" Duan Xin shouted excitedly.

Yan Min, who jumped up to avoid Emre Can, landed and kicked out with all his strength, catching up with the football in one stride.

At this time, he finally succeeded in attracting Leverkusen's attention after passing two people in a row.

Lars Bender, who was originally wary of Zhou Yi, saw this and stopped looking at Zhou Yi. He quickly turned around and pounced on him.

Other Leverkusen players also began to move closer to Yan Min, intending to surround and strangle him to death thirty meters away.

The situation can be said to be extremely unfavorable for Yan Min. But at this time, Yan Min felt excited in his heart - wasn't he coming to Europe just for such scenes and challenges?

Don't be timid, just do it!

Yan Min dunked the football to the right with his left foot, and after changing direction, he gently pushed the football to the outside with his right foot.

The dunk allowed him to avoid Lars Bender's foot, and the flick allowed him to avoid Spasic's steal.

Then I saw him suddenly thrust the football forward, this time directly into the penalty area!

After the football went out, he followed the football like a bullet and rushed out from the encirclement!

We saw Yan Min being blocked by several Leverkusen players before. Everyone thought that the most correct thing for him to do at this time was to pass the ball. But who would have thought that football would let Yan Min pick it out like this?

The only problem may be that his kick is a bit too big. The chance of the football being caught by Leverkusen goalkeeper Leno is greater, or far greater than the possibility of being caught by himself - Leno is indeed in his After the ball came out, he decisively abandoned the goal and pounced on the football.

The other Leverkusen players looked back and saw that Yan Min had thrown the ball so far away, and they all gave up the idea of ​​chasing the ball. They thought that Yan Min would definitely not be able to catch the ball, and Leno would get the ball before him.

But Yan Min did not give up chasing the ball because his kick was too big. He accelerated towards the football, as determined as a golden eagle diving to catch a rabbit.

Everyone thinks that Yan Min can no longer catch up with football and is just struggling to his death. But when Yan Min took two strides, the distance between him and the football was greatly shortened! It's like Yan Min has the art of shrinking the earth!

And Leno also realized the danger. He gave up his balance and slid out while lying on his side. At the same time, he reached for the football... With his huge defensive area, he could almost be said to have built a barrier in front of the football. Dam, unless Yan Min picks up the football, there is a high probability that the football will hit Leno - no matter which part.

Yan Min still has no intention of giving up, or in other words, there is no turning back when he shoots his bow. It is absolutely impossible to give up now. In full view of everyone, he stretched out his foot to poke the football. As long as he could poke the football away from Leno's hand, there would still be a chance.

He really hit the football first!

Really, he stabbed the football before Leno!

He stabbed the football towards the goal, but soon the football hit Leno's palm and was blocked by Leno!

And what about Yan Min himself? Unable to stop the car, or in other words, he didn't even think about braking, he hit Leno's arm right after him. Under the influence of inertia, he rolled over and fell to the ground...

When they saw Yan Min fall in the penalty area, the Dortmund fans in the stands collectively cheered - this is a penalty kick! !

However, the referee's whistle did not sound. If anyone thought that his whistle was drowned, you can look at his gesture - he pointed to the corner flag area.

The linesman also ran to the corner flag, waved the flag in his hand, and pointed it cleanly to the corner flag area - corner kick!