Chapter 158 A Little Change

Although there were boos at the scene, the referee's penalty was still quite accurate. Yan Min rolled off the ground. After getting up, he did not ask the referee for a penalty kick.

After the commentators questioned for a while, the TV broadcast quickly showed the slow motion of the scene just now. Leno indeed reached out to block Yan Min's stab, and then Yan Min bumped into him, lost his balance and fell to the ground. …

"It's really not a penalty kick..." Duan Xin said with some regret. If it had been a penalty kick, Dortmund would have equalized the score in the first half.

"Leno made a key save! Very beautiful and important!" The Korean commentator cheered Leno's performance. Like Duan Xin, he became a Leverkusen supporter because players from his own country were on this team. Duan Xin, because Dortmund has Zhou Yi and Yan Min, naturally wants to treat Dortmund as the home team.

Marcel Leif focused on Yan Min: "Although he didn't score a goal and didn't win a penalty kick for the team. But Yan Min's performance just now was really great, with a determined breakthrough and a deft flick. He can move around and still bring the football out in the circle, which fully demonstrates his skillful foot skills and personal abilities. The last chase of the ball also fully demonstrated his explosive power... It is a pity that this kick was originally It's just barely...if he didn't poke the ball, but moved the football to the side so that Leno didn't touch the football, and then tripped him to the ground, the ball might have been a penalty kick, right? In short, Dortmund missed it A great chance to equalize the score..."

The TV broadcast showed a close-up shot of Yan Min, who held his head in his hands and felt extremely annoyed that he did not push the football through Leno's fingers. I almost became what Zhou Yi calls a "lone hero". I finally had such an opportunity, but I ended up wasting it. I simply failed Zhou Yi's encouragement and trust in me!

However, he was annoyed when he saw Zhou Yi giving him a thumbs up.

He was stunned for a moment.

He thought Zhou Yi should be as upset as he was. After all, this opportunity was really rare.

"You scared them a lot." Taking advantage of the preparation time for the corner kick attack and defense, Zhou Yi ran up and said to Yan Min. "Look at their expressions."

Yan Min looked around. The Leverkusen players rushed to hug Leno, who made the key save. He couldn't see why he was intimidated.

"They celebrated like this, which shows that they were very scared. Of course Leno made a wonderful and crucial save, but from another perspective, if your attack is not good enough and threatening enough, I'm afraid you can't let it go." Is Leno so embarrassed?" Zhou Yi laughed.

Yan Min scratched his head, it was really like this...

"Moreover, after your breakthrough this time, I don't think any of them will dare to relax their defense against you." Zhou Yi covered his mouth and continued.

"Wouldn't it be a pity to miss this opportunity?" Yan Min was puzzled. This means that it will be difficult for him to want such a good opportunity next time.

Zhou Yi smiled and shook his head: "There is a limit to the number of people on the field. Invest more here and less there. After they pay attention to you, guess how many more people they can use to pester me. ?”

Yan Min suddenly realized that it was Zhou Yi who had given him cover just now, and after he fully demonstrated his threat to Leverkusen, he switched to providing cover for Zhou Yi.

A football match does not necessarily require a goal in every attack to be successful. If you can force the opponent to shift their defensive focus and free up your other teammates, it is still a successful attack and equally valuable.

He doesn't mind being a green leaf for others. When choosing a winger or a full midfielder, you must have the consciousness of being a wedding dress for others.

So he cheered up again and nodded vigorously: "Then I will continue to attack them if I have the chance!"

"Strike! Of course we have to break out! We have to keep threatening."

After Zhou Yi finished explaining, he turned around and exited the penalty area. He would not join in the fun of corner kicks.

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"I noticed,

Before Yan Min's breakthrough, Zhou Yi went to him and talked to him for a while while covering his mouth. Could it be Yan Min's personal performance..." Assistant coach Zeljko Buvac frowned and guessed.

Klopp nodded before he finished speaking: "I think so. Didn't you see that Zhou Yi went to find him again after this breakthrough? I don't know what they said, but now Yan Min obviously doesn't care about him. I feel regretful that I missed a great opportunity.”

At this point, Klopp laughed: "Zhou Yi is really a worry-free player... I think the idea provided by Zhou Yi is correct. We should give the offensive players in the frontcourt more freedom so that they can Play freely, this is actually a good way to break the situation now."

He looked up at his watch. There were still ten minutes until the end of the first half.

If Dortmund cannot equalize in the first half, he has nothing to worry about. During the halftime break, he will tell the whole team, especially those involved in the offense, to let them do this, which will greatly increase the difficulty of Leverkusen's defense. The most important thing is that when they become active, they can reduce the defensive pressure Zhouyi faces.

Klopp, who thought about how to adjust during the halftime break, now just hopes that the team will not concede any more goals.

However, this issue is actually not something you need to worry about.

After Yan Min showed his ability to single-handedly challenge a defense line, Leverkusen was really wary of defense. They would definitely not be able to ignore Yan Min like they did just now. In turn, they It is also impossible to be more involved in the offense like before.

As a result, Dortmund's defense has become much safer.

Since his investment in offense was not as good as before, Sun Xingmin didn't get any good opportunities anymore. At least he didn't shoot anymore.

This makes Son Heung-min a little anxious. When he is in such good condition, he suddenly has no chance to shoot. This is not a good trend...

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It wasn't until the 41st minute that Leverkusen, which had always had the advantage, made another attack that could threaten Weidenfeller's goal - Hegler fired a shot from the top of the penalty area and the ball went over. beam.

Then there was no higher-quality offense from both sides, and the first half ended. Leverkusen, playing away from home, leads Dortmund 1:0.

However, it is different from the situation in the first 30 minutes of the first half. At the end of the first half, it is difficult to say that Leverkusen has the advantage. They should enter the locker room with a relaxed mood. It is also difficult to say that Dortmund has the advantage. Players are frustrated.

A one-goal lead, and the performance of the two teams in the last ten minutes gave everyone a lot of room for imagination. There are still many development possibilities in this game.

At least Yan Min's breakthrough in the first half is still impressive.

In the Dortmund locker room, many players came to rub Yan Min's hair, which made his head messy like a chicken coop.

His breakthrough in the first half changed a lot of things. This change can be felt by the players.

However, Yan Min did not intend to be greedy for credit. He explained to his teammates: "That was actually Zhou Yi's attention. Really..."

The teammates laughed and continued to rub his hair: "I guess, didn't he talk to you? There's nothing strange about it, but it's still pretty good that you can do so well!"

"Yes, we are no longer surprised by what Zhou Yi does. He is just like this. But you are even more surprising, haha!"

Everyone's "ravage" on Yan Min ended when Klopp entered the locker room.

Klopp also praised Yan Min's breakthrough in the first half as soon as he came in: "Although there was no goal, it was an attack that changed the situation. It was bold and had good luck."

Then he began to arrange the tactical adjustments for the second half to the players, without wasting a minute.

In fact, it is what he summarized before. The core idea is one thing - let go of restrictions and allow offensive players to play more freely. If you have the ability and opportunity, it doesn't matter if you dribble the ball and be a lone hero.

Of course, there are risks in doing so, so this requires everyone in the frontcourt to actively participate in the counterattack. If you lose the ball, you must counterattack on the spot. If you can't steal it, you must press forward. In short, you must not let the opponent go easily.

This places higher demands on the physical fitness of the players, but this is a price that must be paid. If the lagging side wants to win, it can't expect to just lie down comfortably and let the opponent take the initiative to make mistakes, right?

"Not only do we have to steal the ball after losing it, we also have to run more aggressively to create opportunities when attacking. We have to run!"

Although there are many criticisms of Klopp's "mad dog tactics" from the outside world, Klopp still continues to emphasize that running is the most important thing.

In his football philosophy, running is the basis of everything. Without running, there would be no modern football, and there would be no glory of Dortmund in the past three seasons. Although he knows that injuries are inevitable due to such pressure on players, Klopp has no intention of changing it. This is, after all, the path he has followed for six seasons at Dortmund. His football philosophy has also left a very deep imprint on the Dortmund team. How can it be changed by simply changing it?