Chapter 197 Peak Shadow

Whose home field is this?

This is not only a question for Marcel Leif, but also a question for Werder Bremen fans.

Even if Werder Bremen's performance is indeed worse this season, this is their home court after all.

As a result, Dortmund quickly took the initiative and scored a leading goal...

But Dortmund's show isn't over yet.

In the 41st minute, after Dortmund continued to put pressure on Werder Bremen's goal for almost ten minutes, they shot twice in a row, both of which were blocked.

Zhou Yi suddenly inserted into the penalty area, and at the same time as he inserted into the penalty area, Royce passed the football to him.

So he received the ball in the penalty area, half-turned and fired with one kick.

The power is not great, but the shot is sudden and the angle is very tricky.

Werder Bremen goalkeeper Wolf was caught off guard. When he fell to the ground to save, the football had rolled into the goal behind him!

"Zhou Yi! Oh! Zhou Yi! He scored the second goal of the game for Dortmund! Before the end of the first half, Dortmund led by two goals!"

"Zhou Yi scored his first goal after the winter break. From this game we can see that Zhou Yi still maintains a very good state, whether it is organizing offense or front goal... He is very good. Proactive and proactive. Judging from his running, there is no problem with his physical fitness at all..." Duan Xin kept praising Zhou Yi.

"Leading 2:0, this score is like a microcosm of the first half between Dortmund and Werder Bremen. Dortmund completely has the upper hand. Whether it is the score or possession rate, Dortmund has the advantage. It seems that four points The gap gives them hope of catching up with Bayern Munich..."

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During the halftime break, Klopp praised the players' performance, but also set higher demands: "If possible, we must strive to score more goals. After all, it is at their home court. Anything can happen in the forty-five minutes of the second half, and no one can take it lightly..."

At the beginning of the second half, the Dortmund team implemented the coach's guidelines and actively burned the flames of war into Werder Bremen's half.

And not long after the second half of the game started, results were achieved.

The second half has just begun,

Dortmund used indiscriminate bombing to get a corner kick.

After the corner kick was taken, Werder Bremen midfielder Bagfred fought for the ball in front of the goal, but he did not push the ball directly out of the dangerous area. Under Mark's personal interference, he rubbed the football backwards. point. Dortmund's central defender Friedrich happened to appear there, followed up with a push, and easily scored the football into the empty goal!

"Friedrich! The firefighter who joined Dortmund as a free agent before the winter break scored his first goal in Dortmund! In this game, Friedrich was a substitute who was injured again in the midweek warm-up match. Hummels started the game... Seeing him perform like this, Dortmund fans can breathe a sigh of relief for the time being..."

"The second half has just begun, and Dortmund has already taken a three-goal lead on the road... Although they are plagued by injuries, Dortmund's lineup has never been neat, but even so, they still maintain a very strong fighting capacity. We Just imagine - if Dortmund did not suffer so many injuries this season, how exciting the competition between them and Bayern Munich would be..." Marcel Leif said with regret. He does not want to see the Bundesliga return to a situation where one company is the only one.

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Werder Bremen may not have expected that Dortmund, which already had a two-goal lead, would be so "unrestrained". They attacked fiercely in the second half and were caught off guard.

The whole team was in a state of "confusion" after conceding the ball.

He completely lost control of the situation and was completely beaten by Dortmund.

The most threatening attacks in the game all came from Dortmund.

In the 51st minute, Mark received a pass from Zhou Yi on the right side of the penalty area and then turned around and fired a shot that was slightly over the crossbar, shocking the Werder Bremen fans into a cold sweat.

In the 56th minute, Piszczek stepped in from the right and hit the goal with a powerful kick 25 meters away. As a result, the football hit the crossbar and bounced off the baseline!

"Piszczek! Oh - what a danger! Werder Bremen almost conceded another goal!"

"In this defense, Werder Bremen's best performance should be their home goal crossbar!"

Dortmund's continuous offensive like a storm is a characteristic of Dortmund's heyday. When the rhythm of the game falls into their hands, they can go as fast as they want and as slow as they want. The reason why this is possible is, on the one hand, because they have a "super brain" Zhou Yi, and on the other hand, because their entire team's physical fitness is excellent and their running ability is extremely outstanding, so they can keep up with the non-stop passing. Such a suffocating offensive play on the court.

The two complement each other and are indispensable.

Dortmund's dominance in the game has declined this season, which is related to their excessive injuries. The original players have either left the team or been injured. A large number of new players have been recruited, and the training and philosophy are different from the previous Dortmund.

Therefore, there is no dominant tactic in this world. What is dominant is the team, which is a team composed of individual players, not a certain set of tactics. Tactics ultimately come down to the individual performance of the players. After all, they have to be executed by the players.

If the players cannot do it, then no matter how powerful the tactics are, they are just castles in the air and meaningless on paper.

Klopp's Dortmund has always adhered to a mad dog-like tactical style in the previous four seasons. At that time, he had the "puppies" in their prime. After four seasons of his desperate efforts, although the team has achieved unprecedented results, the team's potential has been drained by him, and the players' bodies have begun to suffer from various conditions.

Even players who transferred and left the team couldn't escape.

Gotze had just transferred to Bayern Munich this season, but missed the first few rounds of the league due to injury. At that time, there was a voice that Gotze was treated inhumanely in Dortmund, squeezed like an animal by Klopp, and then threw a waste that he squeezed clean to Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich did not know about this situation until After Gotze's transfer came, they noticed Dortmund's hidden dangers from Gotze. Let them realize that this old rival that has been entangled with them for several seasons should have run out of gas this season and is unlikely to pose any threat to them anymore...

Of course, Bayern Munich has never agreed with this view. Gotze himself also refuted the "squeeze" theory.

But this specious message still circulated wildly in private, becoming one of Klopp's crimes.

Regardless of those rumors, the objective fact is that Dortmund's injuries have suddenly increased this season, and the tactics that Klopp is good at naturally cannot be used.

This game against Werder Bremen finally allowed people to vaguely see the "yellow and black storm" that dominated German football in previous seasons.

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Dortmund's indiscriminate bombardment is not "all thunder but no rain".

Their constant shots put tremendous pressure on Werder Bremen's players, causing them to panic and lose sight of one thing in defense.

Then Dortmund's opportunity came.

In the 62nd minute, Sven Bender intercepted Werder Bremen's forward pass in midfield and then directly launched a counterattack.

In the counterattack, Zhou Yi and Royce changed positions.

Zhou Yi ran to the left, while Royce went to the middle.

Royce received the ball in the middle and rushed forward. After attracting Werder Bremen's defenders, he handed the football to Zhou Yi, who had inserted himself into the left rib of the penalty area.

When Zhou Yi caught the ball, he took the football into the penalty area.

His sudden advance made Werder Bremen's defenders collectively nervous - the goal conceded in the 41st minute was because of Zhou Yi's sudden advance, which caught them off guard.

They don't want to trip over the same stone again this time!

So the Werder Bremen players in the penalty area immediately turned around to defend Zhou Yi and forced him to the wing.

Zhou Yi indeed took the football to the outside, but just when he was about to sprint to the wing, the heel of his left foot secretly knocked the football behind him!

The ball was passed to Royce who came in behind!

Zhou Yi took away most of the Werder Bremen players who were defending him in the penalty area!

Royce is in front of the penalty spot, completely unmarked!

There is no better opportunity than this!

Royce hits the ball and shoots!

The football hit goalkeeper Wolfe in the wrong corner and he was completely helpless!

"TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR! Royce! Royce!!!" Marcel Leif shouted excitedly.

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