Chapter 377: The Neglected Person

In the 2012-2013 season, the 32nd round of the Bundesliga focus match officially started at the whistle of the German Golden Whistlebloch, and the football was kicked by Lewandowski to Reus, who did not stop the ball Hand it over to Tang Zheng, the team leader who is waiting outside the center circle.

"Aww-"

Immediately, there were orderly and deafening cheers over the Westphalian Stadium.

Since Tang Zheng joined Dortmund in the summer of 2009, he has scored an astonishing 15 goals in 12 matches against Bayern Munich. In addition, he had the opportunity to join Bayern Munich in that summer, but he failed the physical examination. The deal, which was agreed through both clubs, fell apart.

That's why many media that didn't agree with Bayern often used this deal to make insinuations and ridicule, so Tang Zheng also had his own nickname.

Bayern nemesis.

Dortmund did not perform well at the beginning of this season. After the first five rounds of the league, they only scored two wins, two draws and one loss, accumulating eight points. It should be an eight-game winning streak, which established the league leader's position.

On the eve of the first round of the national derby, Dortmund trailed Bayern by four points. It was a goal and an assist from Tang Zheng that helped Dortmund narrow the gap to one point. The team position at the top of the list should belong to Dortmund.

But as the saying goes, it’s never too late for a good meal. The points difference between the two teams is two points. As long as Dortmund wins Bayern in the second round of the national derby, they can overtake the points and reach the top of the league.

There are ideals, and whether the goal can be achieved in the end, the home fans all rely on the captain on the field, Tang Zheng, who is known as Bayern's nemesis.

The football reached Tang Zheng's feet, and Bayern's frontcourt trident Gomez, Robben and Ribery ran towards Tang Zheng from three different directions, trying to interrupt the ball in the first defense at the beginning of the game, and then quickly counterattacked on the spot ...

But they were very clear about Tang Zheng's personal ability, and they didn't expect too much, after all, ideals are needed, and whether they can be realized depends on God's will.

Tang Zheng's position is the defensive midfielder. With his excellent ability to read the game, he didn't choose to dribble the ball too much. He pulled the ball back with the sole of his right foot, turned around and kicked the ball to the central defender Hummels, and at the same time stretched out his hand to signal Pass to Piszczek who is left unguarded.

Immediately, Tang Zheng's running gradually tended to the right, playing the role of a series of attacks.

Gomez stopped on the spot and did not reach the middle of the two central defenders.

Instead, they cooperated with Franck Ribery, who played on the left, to put pressure on Tang Zheng.

In this situation, Tang Zheng, who had a wide vision, did not try to take the ball to break through, and passed the ball back to Hummels with his left foot.

Because Gomez's grab already means that the two central defenders are unguarded, and the pass is accurate.

According to Tang Zheng's previous playing style, he should have passed two opponent players before passing the ball, so Duan Xuan, the commentator of the Central 5, seemed very puzzled: "Why does it feel that Tang Zheng is not particularly excited to play today? In the past, he Usually try to break through two defenders and then organize the attack..."

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is interested. The Chinese Dortmund fans in front of the TV feel somewhat worried.

After all, Tang Zheng is the guarantee of Dortmund's performance in recent seasons. If Tang Zheng is not excited enough to play football, then Dortmund's performance cannot be guaranteed.

Of course, it's normal for Chinese Dortmund fans in front of the TV to be worried. After all, this season Tang Zheng appeared more often as a central attacking midfielder, that is, as a midfielder.

Compared with the requirements of the front midfielder, the midfielder is obviously much more important. As a natural barrier in front of the central defender, not conceding the ball is the most important thing.

Soon, worried fans let out a sigh of relief.

In the second minute of the game, Tang Zheng took advantage of the opportunity to get in after one time and got a good chance to find a kick.

Schweinsteiger's reaction was already very fast, but compared to Tang Zheng's kick speed, it was still slower. The football brushed against his right foot and flew towards the goal, forcing goalkeeper Neuer to make a wonderful save.

"Oh oh oh—"

There was a huge sound of regret over the Westfalen Stadium.

The live director's close-up shots showed Tang Zheng, and he could not see much emotional fluctuation from his expression. He entered the penalty area, preparing to compete for the corner kick attack.

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Tang Zheng is 1.94 meters tall, the second tallest player on the court, second only to Van Buyten who is 1.96 meters tall. However, considering Van Buyten is 35 years old, it is quite physical for him to defend alone. After all, it was a bit difficult for Tang Zheng to come out.

So in the first corner kick defense of the whole game, apart from Van Buyten defending Tang Zheng, there was Boateng.

One has outstanding physical fitness and the other has rich experience in the game. Although Tang Zheng found the opportunity to take off under the reasonable defense of the two of them, he failed to control the direction of the header, and the football missed the right post.

Failed to pose a threat to Neuer's goal, German Sky TV commentator Marcel Leif still said: "Two consecutive appearance opportunities let us see Tang in full form! I think Dortmund, who continues to score three points, will be in the Under the leadership of Tang, we have completed the overtake in points!"

German TV 2 commentator Michael Reti was very worried: "It is not difficult to see that Tang is in full condition. Joseph Heynckes has to make more detailed defensive supplements as soon as possible, otherwise once the goal is conceded in the away game, it will be troublesome... "

At the same time, Heynckes urgently called the coaching team to discuss how to restrict Tang Zheng's attacking from behind.

On the other end, Klopp nodded lightly. He noticed that Tang Zheng didn't feel regretful after finishing the ball, but quickly called his teammates to implement high pressure, and at the same time returned to his own defensive midfield position.

Dortmund resorted to a unique high-position pressure, and goalkeeper Neuer did not dare to hand the ball to the full-back because he had a strong premonition of danger.

Gomez is 1.89 meters tall. Even if Tang Zheng doesn't compete for the top, Hummels and Subotic can control the ball reasonably. It is equivalent to saying that Neuer's goal kick is to give up control of the football .

The fanatical atmosphere at the Westfalenstadion continued to rise, and the home fans kept inciting the players on the field with their enthusiasm.

Lewandowski and Reus are Dortmund's best attacking players other than Tang Zheng recently. When Tang Zheng retired from the background to organize the attack, they posed a huge threat to the goal guarded by Neuer.

The huge cheers at the scene were louder and louder. The only pity is that the score has not changed.

In a blink of an eye, ten minutes into the first half, the broadcast score gave the ball possession ratio of both sides.

What is unexpected is that Bayern, which is also good at possession of the ball, lags behind Dortmund's 62% with 38%, and what is even more unexpected is that Dortmund has scored far more times in Bayern's offensive third zone than Bayern.

Heynckes came to the sidelines to command the area more and more times, but he found that no matter how he adjusted, there was no way to make a change.

The only thing that reassures him is that the goalkeeper Neuer is in very good condition, and he can keep the goal without losing the goal.

Schweinsteiger, the offensive and defensive core with high hopes, is now completely free to organize offenses, because Harvey Martinez is not enough to cover the entire front of the penalty area, and Schweinsteiger, as an organizational midfielder, has to be distracted on defense .

Of course, there is also a big reason that his state has not fully adjusted from the injury.

However, in this football world where winners and losers come out, no one pays attention to whether you are in good shape. If you play well, you are good, and if you play badly, you are not good.

Tang Zheng has always wanted to find an opportunity to get in from the defensive space between Harvey Martinez and Schweinsteiger, but the presence of Thomas Muller made him a little bit afraid to move forward.

Muller's characteristics are distinct, a typical German, able to run, diligent, and will rigorously complete the defensive tasks assigned by the head coach. What makes Tang Zheng most afraid is his choice of running positions when switching from defense to offense.

According to former German international Ballack, Muller's running position is very ghostly, like a ghost.

Bayern Munich's offensive is not much, but the threat is very high.

Gundogan has a certain defensive ability in defense, but his defensive awareness is lacking. It is a bit embarrassing to expect him to guard one side behind him.

So Klopp took this into consideration, and Tang Zheng's defensive criticism was even bigger.

The team really must win this game, but the premise of winning is not to lose the ball first, and then they can let go of their hands and feet to pursue victory.

According to the plan, first stabilize the offensive and defensive rhythm of the audience, and then release Tang Zheng's energy.

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Ten minutes into the game, Klopp looked at the game time shown on the scoreboard: 23'54"

Half of the first half of the game has passed, shouldn't Tang Zheng be allowed to move around?

At this time, Bayern organized an attack, and Schweinsteiger handed the ball to Muller in the ribs. Seeing that there was no good chance to pass the ball, the latter directly took a long shot and ended the attack hastily.

Heynckes was very helpless, but he also found a better way to solve the problems in the offense. After all, it is not easy for the offense to reach the third defensive area of ​​Dortmund.

Muller's long shot about twenty-six meters away from the goal did not pose any threat to Yan Junling. Klopp came to the sidelines, shouted at Tang Zheng, and then made a tactical gesture that they could only understand.

Tang Zheng nodded lightly, and at the same time showed his right thumb to show his understanding.

The on-site director happened to capture this scene, and he switched the camera quickly.

The German Sky commentator Marcel Leff was refreshed: "Jurgen Klopp had a gesture communication with Tang on the field. What kind of signal is this? Strengthen the attack? Or? Let's go together Let's wait and see!"

The distance between the coaching bench of the home team and the coaching bench of the visiting team is not far. Heynckes naturally noticed the hand gestures between the player Tang Zheng on the field and the coach off the field, but he didn't know what communication Klopp had with Tang Zheng, so the way to deal There is no way to talk about it, and we have to wait until the game observations to draw conclusions.

Yan Junling didn't pass a short pass. Franck Ribery and Robben guarded the ribs, and Gomez was watching in the middle. The short pass was meaningless, and he directly kicked forward.

Lewandowski was beaten by a combination of Van Buyten and Boateng, but Reus grabbed the second spot and quickly handed the ball to Gotze before Schweinsteiger. .

Gotze didn't organize the attack immediately, but waited until Tang Zheng came up and let him organize the attack.

Compared to the first half of the first half, Tang Zheng's position was raised, the distance was not far, only about five meters.

However, five meters is considered a very large area in a high-level football game where every inch of land is contested, and it is also very obvious.

Schweinsteiger and Harvey Martinez immediately became vigilant, worried that Tang Zheng would suddenly speed up in a certain period of time.

In the tactical deployment before the game, Tang Zheng who organized the offense was not the most terrifying existence, the most terrifying thing was his handling of the ball after he suddenly dribbled and accelerated.

Of course, Tang Zheng didn't accelerate suddenly. Before receiving the ball, he consciously turned his head left and right to observe the surrounding environment, so he noticed Muller's active return to defense, so he swung his right foot and kicked the ball towards his side to attack the left.

The live broadcast camera then turned, and Duan Xuan, the commentator of Central 5, said seriously: "Tang Zheng's long pass is still accurate, and a diagonal long pass of more than 40 meters accurately found Schmelzer who was plugging in at high speed from the left. .”

With the transfer of football, Bayern's defense had to tend to defend on the right side. Tang Zheng, who was allowed by head coach Klopp, consciously ran slowly.

It is worth mentioning that the positions of Gundogan and Hummels have changed to varying degrees, forming a triangle with Tang Zheng's running position.

When Bayern's defensive center of gravity came to the right, the football was handed over to Tang Zheng who came to attack the 30-meter area by Goetze who was actively running.

Javi Martinez is afraid to move forward, he is waiting for Muller and Schweinsteiger to help.

Tang Zheng didn't stop the ball, and directly handed it over to Goetze, who was attacking the left flank.

Schweinsteiger, who had just turned around, had to run towards Gotze again, but the moment he completed his turn, he had to stop suddenly, because Gotze kicked the ball towards Tang Zheng's forward running route.

Harvey Martinez's pupils shrank suddenly, and central defender Boateng also prepared to make up the defense.

However, they were relatively nervous and did not realize that Gotze's pass seemed too powerful.

The football was indeed rolling towards Tang Zheng's running route, but the question is, was the football really passed to Tang Zheng?

Tang Zheng extended his right foot while running, Harvey Martinez didn't have time to think about it, and quickly narrowed the distance with Tang Zheng.

In addition, Mu Le also took a step and rushed towards Tang Zheng.

But Tang Zheng's outstretched right foot didn't touch the football, and the football slipped between his legs.

This……

Harvey Martinez's eyes shifted with the rolling of the football, and this look almost knocked out his soul.

Gundogan, who had been ignored by them, stretched his right foot while running, stopped the football, and looked up at the goal.

He took a small half step forward with his left foot, stepped on the left side of the football, and then swung his right foot directly about 25 meters away from the goal.

"—Ilkay Gundogan!!"

Marcel Leif exclaimed violently.

In the Dortmund lineup, Gundogan's position seems dispensable, but it is actually very important!

Before the game, Klopp abandoned Sven Bender and chose to use Tang Zheng to partner with Gundogan for this effect. The intuition given by Tang Zheng's retreat is that he should do it for Pirlo who missed the rest of the season due to injury. What you do is a link between the past and the future.

At this time, Gundogan, who can attack and defend well, can find a chance.