Chapter 210 Can Offense Win the Championship?

After taking a two-goal lead in the 64th minute, looking at the scene of the game, everyone thought that the outcome of this game was no longer in suspense. Dortmund will win this game at home, and they will continue to win with four The gap of points is catching up with Bayern Munich.

But Nuremberg certainly didn’t think so.

After the game restarted, they became more proactive in seeking scoring opportunities.

It was as if he was awakened by Dortmund's second goal.

In the fourth minute after they lost the ball, they created a murderous opportunity - in the 68th minute, Nuremberg got a corner kick. After the corner kick was taken, Franz headed the ball six meters in front of the goal. Missed, this was Nuremberg's closest attack to the goal in the second half...

However, Nuremberg's counterattack attempt was quickly suppressed by Dortmund's more intense offensive.

In the 73rd minute, Zhou Yi gave the football to Mark, who was responding on the left side of the penalty area, and then he quickly inserted into the penalty area. Just after he followed up, Mark passed the football to him and he shot ahead of the Nuremberg defender!

"Zhouyi!!"

As a result, the football was thrown out by Schaefer!

"Ah! What a pity! Zhou Yi almost scored!" Duan Xin shouted regretfully, seemingly more regretful than Zhou Yi who didn't score...

Zhou Yi did not let him regret for too long, nor did he let his supporters in front of the TV disappointed for too long.

In the 80th minute, Yan Min received a long pass from Sven Bender on the left side of the penalty area. When he stopped the ball, he completed a turn, swayed the defensive player beautifully, and then passed the ball.

Both Mark and Aubameyang attracted the attention of Nuremberg's defense in the penalty area. Under such circumstances, Zhou Yi once again decisively moved forward, and then fell to the ground to grab a shot!

The football flew into the lower left corner of the goal!

"Zhou Yi!! Well done! Well done!" Duan Xin cheered happily. "3:0! He sealed the victory for Dortmund!!"

After scoring the goal, Zhou Yi did not celebrate the goal very excitedly, but simply hugged his teammates.

The Dortmund fans in the stands were more excited than the Dortmund players and cheered thunderously.

Marcel Leif said amidst the cheers: "It shouldn't be a problem for Dortmund to win this game... What an interesting phenomenon,

Dortmund's defense is facing a huge crisis this season, and the league has conceded more goals than in the same period in previous seasons... But in sharp contrast, Dortmund's offense this season has set off a frenzy, with powerful attacks. Firepower is the main reason why Dortmund can still rank second this season... I just don't know how long Dortmund can continue to be in such an excellent offensive state? It can be said that now they all rely on offense. If their offense can't work anymore, Dortmund will be really in danger..."

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After scoring the goal, Zhou Yi was quickly replaced by Mkhitaryan by Klopp.

This has become a fixed routine. Everyone knows that as long as Dortmund can ensure victory, Zhou Yi will be replaced in advance.

Klopp's current protection of Zhou Yi is almost the same as that of a giant panda - not bad, both come from China.

After Zhou Yi came off the field, the two sides never scored again.

In the end, Dortmund defeated Nuremberg 3:0 at home and continued to catch up with Bayern Munich.

After the game, Zhou Yi once again posted a photo of the team celebrating the victory in the locker room on social networks, along with the picture: "Full firepower, use offense to win the championship!"

Dortmund players already know why Zhou Yi did this, but people outside are still puzzled. There are even rumors on the Internet that Zhou Yi's social network account has been entrusted to a specialized public relations company to operate. Otherwise, how can we explain such a big style? What about transformation?

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Not long after the game between Dortmund and Nuremberg ended, Bayern Munich's home game against Schalke 04 also began.

For Schalke 04 in this game, Yang Muge naturally started.

Many Dortmund fans and supporters of Zhouyi in China hope that Schalke 04 can be more powerful and gain some momentum. Not to mention defeating Bayern Munich in the away game, if they can draw with Bayern Munich, it can be regarded as a chance for Dortmund.

But to be honest, this requirement is too high for Schalke 04.

The strength gap between the two sides is very obvious.

Schalke 04, which had just lost to Real Madrid 1:6 at home in the Champions League, lost to Bayern Munich 1:5 away.

Two crushing defeats in three days.

After the game, the TV broadcast showed a close-up shot of Yang Muge, in which he was gently shaking his head.

He was the best player of Schalke 04 in this game, but other teammates were helpless. No matter how hard he tried, he could not change the situation.

During the game, Marcel Leif also said that if it weren't for Yang Muge's desperate defense in the midfield, Schalke 04 would have lost even more miserably.

After this game, there was a new round of discussion on the Chinese Internet that Yang Muge should leave Schalke 04.

Many Chinese fans felt heartbroken for Yang Muge and believed that Schalke 04's performance was not worthy of Yang Muge's efforts.

After the game, some Chinese reporters asked Yang Muge if he was considering leaving Schalke 04.

Yang Muge denied this: "No, I don't think about this issue now. I just want to play well in the next game."

After this round of games, although Schalke 04 suffered a heavy defeat to Bayern Munich, they still ranked fourth in the Bundesliga and were in the Champions League.

For Schalke 04, it is absolutely impossible for them to compete for the league championship. Facing Real Madrid in the Champions League basically means being eliminated early. So the most important task this season is naturally to get the top four in the league and strive to qualify for next season's Champions League. This is more important than anything else.

Yang Muge has a clear understanding of himself and the team's strength.

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After Dortmund defeated Nuremberg 3:0, Bayern Munich defeated Schalke 04 5:1, which seemed to be a response to Dortmund's victory - no matter how you win, we are four points ahead of you anyway, as long as we continue to win like this , you will have no chance!

Today's Bayern Munich does have the confidence to "put me first".

A week later, in the 24th round of the league, Bayern Munich swept Wolfsburg 6:1 away from home, once again showing their terrifying strength. This caused the German media to exclaim that the league title race had lost all suspense. No matter how hard Dortmund tried, they would not be able to defeat the powerful "Cosmos Team".

Some media even say that Guardiola should shift the team's main focus from the league to the Champions League and lead Bayern Munich to win the Champions League. In addition, in the German Cup, Bayern Munich also hopes to win the championship. In this way, Bayern led by Guardiola will be able to win the Triple Crown and complete Heynckes' unfinished business last season.

As their competitor, Dortmund also won in the 24th round, but it was difficult to win.

Facing Freiburg away from home, they only scored one goal and did not have an advantage on the field, with only 42% ball possession.

The offensive frenzy of several consecutive games came to a halt in this game.

Many people thought this was a signal, which meant the end of Dortmund's full-power phase.

Everyone originally felt that given Dortmund's current situation, their "explosive" offensive performance would not be sustainable at all, and there would have to be an end. Therefore, relying on offense to win the championship is a fantasy and impossible to achieve.

Now this game seems to prove their point.

Why does everyone say "offense wins audiences, defense wins championships"? Just because the process of competing for the championship is very long, various accidents are prone to occur during the game. At this time, only a stable defense can resist those surprises. The quality of a team's defense is directly related to whether their performance is stable. Only a team with stable performance and a good defense can have the last laugh in a long season. There are too many uncertainties in offense. There is a sentence that can briefly summarize the difference between defense and offense: offense relies on inspiration, defense relies on discipline.

The defense is controllable, but the offense is difficult to control.

You can use strict tactical discipline to increase defensive stability and get good results.

But it is difficult for you to strictly require the offense to follow the pre-game training routine during the game because there are too many uncertainties.

So offense represents passion, but it also represents lack of stability...

In the eyes of people who know football, Zhou Yi's so-called "win the championship with offense" is a very ridiculous statement.

If it is a cup competition, offense may still win the championship, but in a long league, it is not so easy to rely on offense.

A recent example is Bayern Munich.

Although Bayern Munich has won many games with big scores this season, their best performance is defense - they have only conceded ten goals in the twenty-four league rounds so far.

This number of goals conceded is not only the lowest in the Bundesliga, but also the lowest among the other four major leagues: Atletico Madrid has conceded the fewest goals in the same twenty-four rounds of La Liga, and they have also conceded 16 goals.

Roma has conceded the fewest goals after the 24 rounds of Serie A. They have conceded 13 goals - although their performance is very good, it is still three goals more than Bayern Munich.

Chelsea conceded the fewest goals in the 24th round of the Premier League. With Sun Pan guarding the goal, they conceded 20 goals.

Therefore, the reason why Bayern Munich is able to dominate the Bundesliga this season has a lot to do with their excellent defense.

With such a stable defensive performance, how can Dortmund compete with them for the championship?

Once Dortmund's offense encounters some trouble during the game and cannot score goals, and the defense cannot hold on, won't it collapse?

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