Chapter 165 Difficulties

After the game, Dortmund was dissatisfied with the victory, and Leverkusen, who had lost, was even more dissatisfied. They believed that Zhouyi was diving, or even if it was a real fall, it was too exaggerated and had an obvious element of performance. The referee was successfully deceived by his acting skills. In addition, the fact that Mark Wagner delayed the game when he came off the field also made the media supporting Leverkusen criticize the Dortmund team as despicable people without professional ethics.

The fierce criticism from Leverkusen naturally caused dissatisfaction from Dortmund.

The Dortmund media started a war of words with each other.

And what about Zhou Yi, one of the parties involved?

He had already answered this question after the game, so he refused to answer related questions. He just told those who thought he was diving to watch the replay of the game video. If they still insist that he was diving, He gave two suggestions: first, see an ophthalmologist; second, see the cranial nerve to see if there is any problem in the brain.

Although Zhou Yi said not to respond, the tone of his response was actually very serious.

Because Zhou Yi used to be relatively tactful when he wanted to criticize others, and it almost never happened that he wanted to directly tell others that there was something wrong with their brains.

The media analyzed that this showed that Zhou Yi was under a lot of pressure and his mood was not very good.

Now that Dortmund's situation is so bad, as the core, he naturally has high hopes. In this game, Dortmund defeated Leverkusen at home with two goals from him. What happens after that? How about playing Galatasaray away? Everyone's hopes are pinned on him. This kind of invisible pressure will naturally make people feel miserable after a long time.

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After the game, the injuries of Sven Bender and Shaheen also came out, which is also the issue that everyone is most concerned about.

Sven Bender has strained the ligaments of his right ankle and damaged his tendons. He will definitely miss Dortmund's final group match against Galatasaray next week. As for when he can recover, Dr. Braun did not give a date. Definite answer.

Shaheen, on the other hand, has a crack in the lateral ligament of his right ankle. The injury is not as serious as Sven Bender, but it is hard to say when he will be able to play. He may be able to play in the game against Galatasaray.

At the same time, at this juncture, the latest status of Gundogan's injury recovery has also come out - Dortmund has officially confirmed that Gundogan will be reimbursed for this season and will completely miss all remaining games this season...

Three of the team's four defensive midfielders are now injured, which is really adding insult to injury for Dortmund.

The only good news may be that Gundogan's contract renewal negotiations can finally move forward.

Perhaps because of the serious injury, Real Madrid backed down on the introduction of Gundogan. This made Gundogan give up the fantasy of transferring to Real Madrid and decided to negotiate a contract extension with Dortmund.

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Since there were so many topics in the game between Dortmund and Leverkusen, no one mentioned the topic of the showdown between Sun Xingmin and Zhou Yi after the game.

Originally, this topic was the most hyped by the Korean media. As a result, Son Heung-min lost to Zhou Yi in the game. Both the team and the individual were defeated by Zhou Yi. Naturally, the Korean media had no interest and motivation to hype up a failure. They even tried their best to downplay this "Asia" after the game. Derby".

The Chinese media is now focused on Yan Min's red card, and naturally has no intention to follow up on the "showdown" between Zhou Yi and Sun Xingmin.

Regarding whether Yan Min should not have been given the red card, the Chinese media clearly raised objections to the referee. They believed that although Yan Min went up to defend Zhou Yi, he maintained sufficient restraint and did not take action. On the contrary, he was the victim in the conflict - he was pushed away by the opponent's player - why should he be given a yellow card, and then two yellows turned into one red and he was sent off?

After the game, the Chinese media was overwhelmingly critical of the referee. On the one hand, it was because his penalty standards during the game were too loose. On the other hand, it was Yan Min's controversial red card.

In addition to scolding the referee, Chinese fans are also worried that this red card will interrupt Yan Min's upward momentum in the Dortmund team. Since the home game against Arsenal, everyone can see that Yan Min's status in the Dortmund team has become more and more important. It is becoming more and more important. In the past, he could not even make the squad, but now he is on the squad for every game. However, the young player Hoffman, who performed well at the beginning of the season, was squeezed out of the squad by Yan Min.

Although most of them come off the bench now, as long as they come off the bench, they have outstanding performances and can often determine the outcome of the game. If he keeps playing like this, everyone believes that it won't be long before he can be a stable starter. When the time comes, there will be two Chinese players in Dortmund's starting lineup. What a great thing.

As a result, at this time, Yan Min was given a red card and suspended.

In addition to being suspended for one game, which will interrupt his appearance in the game, everyone is also worried about whether Yan Min's temper exposed behind this red card will affect his evaluation among the Dortmund coaching staff...

Yan Min's second yellow card was unjust, but his first yellow card was considered by many to be self-inflicted - the dangerous tackle at the time was actually unnecessary and too impulsive. Without this yellow card, even if he was unjustly given a yellow card by the referee, Ye would not have been sent off.

The flying shovel before proved that Yan Min was still not able to control his emotions and temper.

In fact, Chinese fans' demands on Yan Min are getting higher and higher unknowingly. When they thought this, they all ignored that Yan Min was actually a young man of only 21 years old. He was impulsive and reckless. Isn't that what he should behave at this age?

Perhaps it is because of the image Zhou Yi gives to everyone in daily life that everyone thinks that young people aged 21 or 2 should be like Zhou Yi.

If you calm down and think about it objectively, you will find that without Yan Min's flying tackle foul, how could Leverkusen have obtained the opportunity to attack with a free kick in the frontcourt? How could Dortmund get the chance to counterattack immediately? Without this counterattack, how would it be possible to get that penalty kick?

So in fact, they are all interlocked, and nothing will work without any one of them.

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There are a lot of disturbances from the outside world, but Klopp doesn't have so much time to talk. From the league to the Champions League group stage, there are only four days in between. Not only does he have to think about the formation in advance, but he also has to conduct targeted training. There is not much time left for Dortmund.

Sven Bender will definitely not be able to play, and Shaheen is not sure either... Klopp crossed out Shaheen's name on the paper, just pretend that he can't play.

Under such circumstances, the only defensive midfielder Dortmund can use is Sebastian Kyle, the team's old captain.

Previously, Dortmund had always played a double midfielder, Sven Bender and Gundogan last season. After Gundogan was injured this season, it was Sven Bender and Shaheen. Both combinations work well. Shaheen is in good shape this season, making people temporarily forget about Gundogan's injury. Going forward, when Shinji Kagawa was there, Zhou Yi and Sven Bender played as a double midfielder.

This ball player is already very familiar with the tactical play of two defensive midfielders, but now there is only one defensive midfielder left. How to play with these two defensive midfielders?

There are several plans before Klopp now - the first one is to have Zhou Yi drop back to the defensive midfielder position, partner with Kyle, and let Mkhitaryan start as the attacking midfielder, thus maintaining the original formation. .

The second plan gives full play to Grosskreutz's characteristics of being a brick of the revolution and moving wherever he needs to, allowing him to play as a defensive midfielder and form a double defensive midfielder with Kyle, while Zhou Yi continues to be in the front midfielder position.

The third plan is to change the formation. Instead of using a double midfielder tactic, we will use a 442 parallel positioning formation. The double forwards are composed of Mark and Aubameyang, and Zhou Yi and Kyle are in the middle of the midfield.

None of these three plans is the one that Klopp feels is the best.

The first is that Zhou Yi retreats to the midfielder, which is far away from the penalty area, and the threat is indeed not as good as when he plays the front midfielder. And if Mkhitaryan wants to start the game, who will organize the attack? Mkhitaryan or Zhou Yi? Will the team be at a loss because they have two playmakers?

Will there be a tactical conflict between Mkhitaryan and Zhou Yi? Zhou Yi needs to have the ball. When he has the ball, what about Mkhitaryan? If he doesn't take the ball in the attacking midfielder position, what's the difference between him and a shadow forward?

Second, Grosskreutz is a guest player after all. Although he has the properties of snake oil, he is still not as good as a full-time midfielder. Moreover, he and Kyle have never partnered as a defensive midfielder in training or games. What if there is a mistake in coordination?

The third one is that the 4-4-2 parallel tactic is unfamiliar to the entire Dortmund team. In just three days, how can we ensure that the team can adapt to this new formation.

The time left for the team to train is very short, and the time left for Klopp to consider and hesitate is not long. He had to choose a path immediately and just follow it.

It's like gambling.