Chapter 128 Late Rookie Wall?

Dortmund's opponent in the second round of the German Cup in midweek is Offenbach, Offenbach from the third division. ????

Offenbach may not have any impression on Chinese fans born in the 1990s, but it has a deep impression on fans born in the 1980s, 1970s and even 1960s.

Chinese player Li Bin once played for Offenbach for a year and a half at the end of his career. He didn't have many opportunities to play, but it also made many domestic fans remember this German club that had Chinese players.

Before the establishment of the Bundesliga, Offenbach had won the runner-up in the league's top league in the 1949-1950 and 1958-1959 seasons.

Their most glorious time was the 1969-197o season, when they won the German Cup.

However, Offenbach is currently in the Bundesliga, and the league ranking is not ideal. It only ranked eighth in the league at the beginning, which is too far away from Dortmund in the Bundesliga.

Therefore, Dortmund coach Klopp is letting the main players take turns to concentrate on preparing for the next league opponent Mainz.

But players with strong physical fitness like Tang Zheng are not in Klopp's rotation lineup.

After all, a team still needs a spiritual leader, and Tang Zheng just assumed this role for the team.

After 90 minutes, thanks to Tang Zheng's header in both halves, Dortmund beat Offenbach 2-0 in the away game and advanced to the next round of the DFB-Pokal.

Next, Dortmund went to the Rhineland-Pfalz state capital to challenge Mainz, the biggest dark horse in the Bundesliga this season.

In the past nine rounds of the league, Dortmund has achieved a flat unbeaten record, while Mainz is slightly worse, losing, and only one point behind Dortmund.

Now, after nine rounds of the league, the two teams have a taste of being overwhelmed.

Dortmund has 25 points and Mainz has 24 points. The third place is not Bayern, nor Schalke O4, Bayer Leverkusen, Werder Bremen and other traditional strong teams. Relegated Hannover 96.

In the past nine rounds, they have achieved five wins, one draw and three losses with 16 points. They are already eight points away from the second-ranked Mainz. Very good.

No one expected that only nine rounds of the Bundesliga in the 2010-2011 season had passed, and the top two teams would leave the other teams far behind...

The direct confrontation between Mainz and Dortmund at home will bring new opportunities for the Bundesliga in the 2o1o-2o11 season. Once the two sides draw, it means that the team behind will have a chance to narrow the score.

So this focus battle is a game that cannot be lost for both sides of the game!

Dortmund's winning streak was terminated by Hoffenheim in Westfalen, and Mainz's winning streak was terminated by Hamburg in the Coface Arena. The only difference is that the two sides drew and lost.

In the eyes of the German media, they are still relatively optimistic about Dortmund as a guest.

After all, from the perspective of player strength and overall analysis, Dortmund's ability to demonstrate is much stronger than that of Mainz.

Moreover, many players in the Mainz team were promoted by Klopp during his time in Mainz, and they have a certain understanding of them. Compared with Dortmund, which Tuchel knew, Klopp knew Mainz better.

Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.

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Klopp, as the former head coach, the best way to go home is to lead the team he is now coaching to beat his old club.

And the difference between each other is only one point, for him personally or for the team, it is a victory that must be won.

From twelve consecutive victories to two consecutive draws in all competitions, Dortmund urgently needs a top league victory to prove themselves again.

The attention of the German media is on the focus of Mainz vs. Dortmund at home.

If Dortmund win the league away from home, they can secure their position in the league table; if Mainz wins at home, they will reverse Dortmund and become number one in the league.

If there is a tie,

Not a good outcome for either party.

Competitors who started the game earlier won the game one after another. If Mainz and Dortmund draw, it will undoubtedly give other teams a chance to narrow the score.

So this game must be won no matter who it is for!

On the day of the game, the Coface Arena was packed, and the home fans were fully prepared and high-spirited.

Their passion turned the entire stadium into a sea of ​​red, and the 3,000 or so Dortmund fans who followed the team to the Coface Arena were suppressed and found it difficult to show their presence.

This season's Mainz has made the fans feel very proud, especially that they have beheaded the giants one after another this season, and they are very proud!

They firmly believe that at the Coface Arena, the team can beat Dortmund and become number one in the league!

Under Tuchel's coaching, Mainz also showed a strong aggressiveness at home. Klopp knew Mainz, but Tuchel knew Klopp.

Therefore, the tactical arrangements of the two are very targeted.

Klopp used a high position to press and cut Mainz's passing route, destroying the quick kick idea that Tuchel instilled in the team.

Tuchel aimed at Dortmund's offensive mode and cut off the connection between Tang Zheng and the double defensive midfielder. While Dortmund was implementing high pressure, he gave up the midfielder and directly looked for the aggressive striker Aragui in the frontcourt.

Obviously, Tuchel has studied Dortmund's offense very well, especially Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng received special care on the offensive end, it was difficult for Dortmund's offense to create an absolute threat relying solely on Shaheen's organization.

With Tang Zheng becoming the absolute core of Dortmund last year, Shaheen has been consciously transforming towards an organizational midfielder, that is, mainly defending, and then doing some simple part-time work part-time.

In terms of passing threats, his ability has dropped a lot.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye in the first half, and the direct confrontation between the top two teams in the league was evenly divided.

Logically speaking, the league leader Dortmund should perform even better.

However, after half an hour of the game, Dortmund, who was a guest, still organized an offensive enough to score.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said: "As Dortmund, with Tang as the absolute core, took the lead in the 2o1o-2o11 season, more and more teams chose to sacrifice some players to limit Tang's performance. The same is true for Mainz, judging from the progress of the game until now, their tactics have been executed very well..."

In the words of Central 5 commentator Duan Xuan: "Everyone knows that Dortmund's offensive source comes from Tang Zheng. Now Dortmund's opponents will do their best to limit Tang Zheng. Maybe... this is the so-called rookie wall."

For Tang Zheng, the rookie wall may have come a bit late.

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When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, neither side of the game made any achievements, and each other scored a goalless draw.

The on-site director gave the camera to Tang Zheng, and gave a close-up shot of his face.

Judging from the broadcast camera, his facial expression is very serious.

Throughout the first half, his mind was on how to get rid of the defense of the Mainz players.

In addition, Mainz's transition from offense to defense is very direct, and they will quickly return to their own half every time, and they will not give their side a chance to counterattack quickly.

During the positional attack, Mainz chose to stick to the 30-meter area. The defense between the players was very good, and there was no direct passing space at all.

Tang Zheng tried two long shots, but due to the distance and lack of suddenness, they were easily resolved by the opponent's goalkeeper Witkolo.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. At the beginning, neither side made substitution adjustments.

Obviously, both Tuchel and Klopp were satisfied with the players' performance in the first half.

Tang Zheng's position in the second half was deeper than that in the first half, almost parallel to Subotic and Hummels.

Because only in this position, he will get more space to hold the ball.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Tang Zheng is afraid of Mainz's defensive strength in the middle and backcourt, but that the continuous need for the ball in the middle and frontcourt will affect the team's overall offensive effect.

For example, returning to the central back line, he can carefully observe the selection of Mainz players while organizing the offense, which will help him choose a better offensive strategy in the next game.

Tang Zheng's position moved back, which naturally caused Mainz's defense to shift, and they no longer dared to press Tang Zheng's defense.

After a few minutes of scheduling in the middle and backcourt and tentatively attacking forward, Mainz's offensive and defensive principles in the second half were roughly figured out by Tang Zheng.

Just at this time, the team made substitution adjustments, and Gotze, who had returned from injury, replaced Gross Kreutz.

The effect of this substitution adjustment is very obvious. With Shaheen's organizational ability declining, Gotze's playing can share Tang Zheng's organizational offensive pressure, and even take away part of the defensive attention.

Gotze, who is only 18 years old, can shoot suddenly, and can send deadly passes at critical moments.

The coach of the home team, Tuchel, who was standing on the sidelines, seemed more and more nervous. Tang Zheng had seriously shifted the team's defensive attention. Now that Gotze's playing made the team somewhat powerless.

In the 60th minute, Tang Zheng accurately found left-back Schmelzer with a long pass from the midfield.

Schmelzer, who got the ball, immediately gave the ball to Gotze, who was attacking the left rib, and he organized the attack.

Soon, Gotze encountered Mainz's double-team and failed to hold the ball.

After completing the steal, Caligiuri did not make a direct long pass. He played the ball as Tuchel explained during the intermission-try to choose a ground pass when Dortmund does not have a high position to press!

So Caligiuri made a short pass to Schurrle who came off the bench.

But Schurrle, who received the ball, made a fatal mistake at this time. He didn't get stuck first, but stood still and waited for the ball.

Tang Zheng, who had not had time to move forward after giving the long pass before, went up from the back, and by the time Xu Erle realized that he should be stuck, it was already too late.

Tang Zheng's long legs stretched out from the side and rear, and he poked the ball forward, and the football just landed at Schmelzer's feet.

"Aww-"

Dortmund fans chanted hysterically at the Coface Arena.

At the same time, Duan Huan, the commentator of Central 5, loudly shouted: "Steal the ball!!"

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