Chapter 65: On the Fast Track to the Championship

"Zhou, you are amazing! How can you be so accurate, take the time to teach me." Asamoah quickly asked in Zhou Tiancheng's ear while the whole team was celebrating. I lamented in my heart that if he had this footwork, the excellent opportunity at the beginning would not have been lost in vain. The team would be leading now, and he was also a great contributor.

"Sorry, this is my unique skill, and I won't spread it to the outside world. Gerald, don't even think about it." Zhou Tiancheng resolutely refused without even thinking about it.

Asamoah looked displeased: "Hey, Zhou, this is your fault. I am not stealing from your skills. I learned from you in an open and honest manner. I learned that I might score in the first half, no Would it be more helpful to the team?"

"Aren't we teammates? Gerald, as a striker, you just need to practice your breakthrough skills. There's no need to learn long-range shots."

Zhou Tiancheng wouldn't be that stupid, the cat taught the tiger the ability to climb houses and trees, wouldn't it? You have all learned this trick, so where is your foothold?

Competition among professional teams is brutal. Zhou Tiancheng can help the team selflessly, but it doesn't mean he has to make fun of his own future.

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"Zhou's goal was a very powerful counterattack. Shortly after Dortmund's goal, the score was brought back to the same starting line. The decibel in the Westfa 1un stand has been much lower than before, and Dortmund fans have also begun to recognize the reality. They want to take advantage of the home court to win easily, and it will not be so easy to fight against Schalke in the standings, and Zhou will not agree easily."

On the South Stand, Chu Yunling clapped her hands with Tina excitedly: "Look, look, he scored a goal! As I said, he will definitely do it!"

Chu Yunling excitedly waved her hands towards the venue, regardless of whether Zhou Tiancheng could really see it.

Tina smiled and pulled her gently: "Chu, restrain yourself and look around you."

Chu Yunling glanced at her, only to find that there were many angry eyes looking at her around,

It's just that the Dortmund fans may see that it's a beautiful woman, and their faces eased a little. Chu Yunling quickly covered her mouth, but there was a smile from the heart on her face.

Half an hour before the game, the two sides drew 1:1. Slomka thought about replacing Kristajic in a 4-3-3 formation, allowing Zhou Tiancheng and Rakitic to attack more boldly. He saw It came out that Zhou Tiancheng was worried after losing the ball, so he restrained himself and then attacked. He wanted to liberate Zhou Tiancheng to a greater extent. But Dortmund's counterattack is always like a sword hanging above the head, changing formation is not a trivial matter, he worries that when the foothold is not stable, it will be easy for the opponent to catch the opportunity like just now.

Similarly, Klopp originally wanted to replace Hajnaul to help Shaheen strengthen his offense, but his assistant Reli Kobuvac promptly dissuaded him: "Are you crazy? Jurgen, Sebastian and Kevin If we can’t keep an eye on Zhou Tiancheng, if we replace him with a defensive midfielder, wouldn’t that be suicide?”

Klopp finally decided not to be so risky, and Bovac felt a long sigh of relief. This old madman, fortunately, is not completely crazy.

The first half of the game was in line with the fierce confrontation of the derby in the Ruhr area, and the elements that the derby should have were basically there. Except red and yellow cards. Obviously, this is also directly related to the referee Merck's penalty scale.

Compared with the derby where red and yellow cards are flying all over the sky, there are constant disputes. In fact, this is the focus game mode that fans can accept, and the game process is left to the players to decide.

During the intermission, Duan Xuan naturally predicted the second half in favor of Schalke: "Although it is an away game, Schalke should be able to occupy a greater advantage in the second half. There is more room for adjustment, while Klopp is much more difficult. Blaszczykowski has been suspended for five yellow cards, and the impact on Dortmund's wing has been reflected in the first half."

Next to Duan Xuan's commentary booth, Sky Sports commentators Bob Clem and Marcel Leff are very confident about Schalke's second half. They all have no doubt that with Zhou Tiancheng, Schalke Players can play more confidently.

In the locker room, after waiting for everyone to take a breath, Slomka clapped his hands to focus everyone's attention, and said loudly: "The score was equalized in the first half, everyone did a good job...I didn't mean to praise Zhou, all of you Everyone's performance is worthy of this sentence. Don't worry too much about the conceded goal. Since the current score is a tie, then we must take the initiative to fight for victory in the second half! In the second half, we pressed high and surrounded them collectively! The back line is centered It’s close, it’s got them feeling the pressure from the first minute, what it’s like to be crushed at home, and anyway, guys, let’s go and attack.”

A draw means that everything starts from scratch in the second half, so Slomka decided to change his style of play. He felt that the tactics in the first half were conservative. If you go down, you will have the hope of getting out of your body.

Returning to the field from the midfield lounge, Klopp and Slomka made adjustments at the same time. The captain Kyle was replaced on the field, and the 1.87-meter-long iron waist Klinger played. This substitution is also reasonable. Kyle and Zhou Tiancheng are at a disadvantage in the matchup. They need to change to a tougher midfielder to strengthen their interception ability. And Slomka did what he didn't dare to do in the first half, changing to 4-3-3, replacing Kobyashvili, the entire midfield changed, and Asamoah returned to himself Familiar with the left, Farfan changed from a right midfielder to a right winger, and Kuranyi's role remained the same.

After a period of buffering, the fans in the South Stand became energetic again, leading the rhythm of the audience, singing "You will never walk alone". This song is definitely as popular in Dortmund as it was in Liverpool, where it was originally born.

It's just that at the beginning of the second half, when Dortmund just kicked off, Shaheen didn't even feel it. Zhou Tiancheng directly slid the tackle from the front, and cleanly poked the ball from Shaheen's feet to Rakitic.

The audience froze for a second, then the singing stopped, and overwhelming boos filled the stadium. Because of the inertia of the sliding shovel this time, Shaheen was also brought down by Zhou Tiancheng. Dortmund fans strongly protested the referee's behavior of not calling a foul.

However, the referee Merck believed in his judgment. While signaling with his left hand that Shaheen was not injured and should get up quickly, he pointed his finger in the direction of Dortmund's goal, indicating that Schalke would continue to attack.

When Boateng saw Shaheen fell to the ground, he hesitated for a second, and at this moment, Rakitic had already snatched the ball to Farfan on the right before him. The Peruvian forward took the ball without any hesitation at all, relying on the advantage of dribbling flexibility to try to overtake Schmelzer directly one-on-one. It is easy to take advantage of the body, but Metzelder is also very decisive, leaving his feet from behind. The ground directly tackled and brought down, and at the cost of a yellow card stifled a very threatening wing attack.

In fact, it was Merck who was merciful for the balance of the derby. Schmelzer's action tended to hurt people. In normal games, if he encountered some severe referees, even if it was a direct red card, it would be completely unreasonable. There is a reason.

"Marcel Schmelzer got the first yellow card! Finally there is a yellow card. This is what a derby looks like. Of course the referee does not need to be the protagonist, but if the Ruhr derby does not have a red and yellow card, Everyone may be like me, wondering if the referee left the card in the waiting room." Marcel Leff believes that red and yellow cards are also one of the necessary elements of the Ruhr Derby.

The commentary on Dortmund's local TV station thought the yellow card was worth it: "Schmelzer is still experienced. A yellow card for a set kick outside the penalty area is much safer than Farfan directly breaking into the penalty area."

Zhou Tiancheng stood in front of the ball and pouted at Rakitic towards the penalty area. Rakitic immediately understood and ran to the periphery of the penalty area with a smile.

Dortmund did not dare to be careless. All the tall players shrank into the penalty area. It was difficult to score a goal directly with a set kick at a near-zero angle, but it was quite a test for the defense when it was passed into the penalty area to create chaos. Dortmund did not dare to be careless. Schalke's three forwards are surrounded by at least two defensive players.

But Zhou Tiancheng didn't shoot the goal this time, nor did he pass it to the goal. After the referee blew his whistle, he directly swept the penalty spot with a low ball. His gesture to Rakitic just now had a meaning, but he was highly nervous. Klinger didn't notice, so when Rakitic took the first step to meet the ball, he didn't follow in time.

But as far as the time difference in starting the reaction is concerned, it is enough to determine the outcome for the offense and defense within a few meters.

Rakitic obviously had already figured out how to shoot. After catching the ball, he didn't turn around at all. With a slight push of his right foot, he rushed directly into the dead corner from between Subotic's legs.

This time, in a panic, Weidenfeller's line of sight was tightly blocked by his own defender. He only saw Rakitic's running position and kick from the gap, but he couldn't see where the ball was going. , so this shot was completely unresponsive.

After the ball jumped into the goal, Weidenfeller squatted on the ground in pain. For a goalkeeper of his level, letting the opponent score without making any moves is more humiliating than a buttery hand.

"Zhou Tiancheng made a pass and a shot. Now Schalke has reversed the away game. Only three minutes into the second half, Schalke has already taken the lead!" Duan Xuan was very excited and wanted to regard Zhou Tiancheng as the Ruhr Derby. The master of the game, not even Rakitic who scored the goal.

The Croatian National Television’s commentary is a fan of Rakitic. The Ruhr Derby has always been broadcast globally. The Croatian media believes that Rakitic can score a turning point in such a high-profile game. Tich can make even greater achievements in Schalke.

On the sidelines, the performance of the two coaches was completely different from the first goal of the game. Klopp was chewing gum, but his brows were tightly locked, while Slomka and Biskens They clapped hands, and the eyes of the two revealed that they were very confident in this game.

This season, Schalke has not been reversed and lost.

But on the surface, Slomka still shouted to signal the players: "Go on! Go on! Don't relax, we still need a goal!"

Schalke's sudden collective high-pressure tactics were very successful when they came up. Now Klopp is riding a tiger. He can only strengthen the attack. But there are not many players who can be adjusted on the front line. Now he regrets cleaning the only height The high point of Kolimovitz is over 1.9 meters. With such a high point, at least there is a way to fight to the death when tactics fail. And in the midfield position, Shaheen cannot be replaced, and Hajnaul's appearance is bound to weaken the midfield defense...

It is difficult to adjust, but Klopp's character prevents him from sitting still. Hajnaul still wants to play. Klopp decided to make a move on the back line, replacing the right back Owo Moyela, Metzelder received In the middle, Dortmund switched to playing three central defenders.

"Klopp's brain circuit is really hard to understand. Although Schalke reversed the score, they were going to fight for their lives at the beginning of the second half. Could it be that they lack confidence?" Ask yourself with interest.

But Duan Xuan joked with Tao Wei: "Klopp is planning to succeed if he doesn't succeed? Ha... wish him good luck!"

After the change, Dortmund actually wanted to fight for offense, which can be seen. The midfielder pressed up as a whole and wanted to give back to Schalke, but sometimes hard work is not a good thing, and it often exposes more loopholes to the opponent. For example, now Dortmund players are clustered together in the midfield, which seems to form a pocket, but in fact it can be broken as soon as it is poked, and there is a huge vacuum between the midfield and the defenders, which is actually out of touch.

But the Dortmund players were so eager to score goals, so full of thoughts of "never lose to Schalke", that no one realized that this area should be filled.

And the loopholes that I can't find myself, the lessons of reality will teach me to be a man.

In the 80th minute, Asamoah dribbled the ball straight in, first passed Hummels, and then crossed to Zhou Tiancheng who inserted into the open area in the middle, Zhou Tiancheng then sent a direct pass to Kuranyi, who calmly A single-handed push shot broke the goal.

For Dortmund, the most heart-wrenching thing is that the entire defensive system was completely riddled with holes in this conceded goal. Schalke not only secured the victory, but also won a very thorough, completely humiliating victory.

The moment the final whistle blew, Dortmund fans' faces were full of frustration and anger. Losing to Schalke O4 at home, it was like being tied up and stripped naked and paraded through the streets.

What a shame!

In the entire stadium, there are only thousands of Schalke expeditionary troops celebrating, witnessing the thrill of the team's revenge here, from head to toe.

"Schalke won this championship battle, and they have taken a substantial step towards the Bundesliga championship." Most commentators commented on the significance of Schalke's victory in this way.

Duan Xuan, as CCTV's football gold medal commentator, commented more vividly: "This victory means that Schalke has really entered the fast lane of the championship. Next, they still have a few strong enemies, but who can stop their footsteps? ?Many fans think it might be Bayern. After all, they won a draw at Schalke's home court. However, in the past, they didn't only score one point most of the time. Their state this year is obviously not as good as Dortmund..."

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