King of the Zone

The exhaustion of physical energy and the anxiety of being unable to get a chance to shoot made Cheng Hai feel physically and mentally exhausted. After losing the ball, he squatted down, put his hands on his knees, and took a few breaths before getting up and walking back.

As a result, Cheng Hai saw that the midfielder Shaheen who participated in the attack just now did not go far, but waited for him.

"How are you? Can you still hold on?" Shaheen asked.

Cheng Hai took a deep breath and said, "No problem!"

In fact, he is already at the end of his strength, and he is just holding on.

The European competition, which ranks at the top of the world football food chain, is indeed very intense in terms of competition intensity and physical energy consumption.

But Shaxin seemed to believe what he said, and instead of asking him if he could continue the game, he approached Cheng Hai, hugged Cheng Hai's shoulder and said:
"Cheng Hai, I found that your physique can actually play a center forward, but you can't compete for headers."

"Then we don't pass the ball in the air, you occupy a position in the penalty area, attract firepower, and give us a fulcrum."

"We pass the ball to you, you use your physique and dribbling skills to hold the ball in the penalty area, attract the defensive attention of the opponent's defender and goalkeeper, and then give the ball to us according to the situation, let us come and insert the shot, how about?"

"Now the opponent's defenders are focusing on you, and we may not have a chance to get in at the back."

Cheng Hai's eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded in agreement and said, "Yes! I think this is a good idea."

Shaheen said happily: "Then I'll tell Owomoyela and Kyle, and you tell Shinji Kagawa. Only in this way can we equalize the score."

Next, Shaxin and Cheng Hai respectively told their teammates their new ideas, and the teammates began to deliberately create new tactical routines with Cheng Hai as the tactical center.

Cheng Hai had never played a center forward before, and he didn't have a deep understanding of center forwards.

But today's game is not complicated. You don't need to cooperate with your partners, and you don't need Cheng Hai to compete for the wide crosses of your teammates. You just need to hold the ball in the penalty area and be a tactical fulcrum that can serve your teammates.

With Cheng Hai's physique, this can be done.

Moreover, the opponent's research on Cheng Hai basically focuses on Cheng Hai's off-ball running, grabbing shots, and Cheng Hai's tactics as a tactical center?Sorry, no research!

Because Cheng Hai had never played the position of a tactical center before.

Moreover, with Cheng Hai's height, it is impossible to play a tactical center forward.

Therefore, neither Dortmund itself nor Serbia had thought about this before.

But now, under the reminder of Shaheen, Dortmund started to try this tactic on the field.

Of course, it's not easy.

Because with little time left in the game, Serbia also shrank its formation and began to defend with all its strength, trying to maintain its one-goal lead until the end of the game.

Even with Cheng Hai's physique, it was difficult to gain a firm foothold in the restricted area.

He can resist one person, but it is difficult to resist the pushing and collision of two or three people.

Fortunately, Cheng Hai is not the only one in Dortmund, and it is not impossible for others to enter the penalty area.

Therefore, it is impossible for everyone in Serbia to focus entirely on Cheng Hai alone.They are just playing with one more player, not several more players.

Soon, the time came to 90 minutes, and the referee gave 4 minutes of stoppage time.

After entering stoppage time, although Dortmund continued to attack, Serbia also counterattacked from time to time, so that Dortmund did not dare to let go of the courage to attack.

Moreover, the Serbian coach began to make substitutions after entering stoppage time, using substitutions to delay time and interrupt Dortmund's offensive rhythm.

As time passed, many Hornets fans in the Westfalenstand gave up.

In the eyes of most people, Dortmund's game is doomed to tragedy and lose at home.

As a result, when many Dortmund fans gave up and Serbia's away fans were celebrating the victory, the time came to the 92nd minute of stoppage time.

Serbia took advantage of Dortmund's offense to hit a wave of counterattacks, as if they wanted to score another goal to completely seal the victory.

But when their offense hit the midfield, the player with the ball was blocked by Dortmund's captain Sebastian Kell with a fierce and precise tackle.

The tackle fell to the feet of full-back Owomoyela, and Dortmund immediately launched a counterattack.

Because it was originally Serbia's offense, the players who counterattacked Serbia this time did not return to the defense very well.

When Cheng Hai rushed into the penalty area, there was only one central defender around him, and the other central defender was still defending Nuri Shaheen's follow-up outside the penalty area.

If it was when he first came on the field, Cheng Hai had already succeeded in anti-offside by virtue of his full-scale off-ball running and good speed and acceleration skills, and received a pass from Owomoyela to form a single-handed shot.

It's a pity that Cheng Hai couldn't run to the front, and was firmly stuck by the trailing central defender.

Because Cheng Hai was exhausted, his speed was really not fast.

This is the chance for Cheng Hai to come out panting.

Owomoyela, who was holding the ball, faced the defense of the full-backs and knew that he could not drag on any longer.

If it drags on, all the opponent's midfielders will be back on defense.

Therefore, although Cheng Hai hadn't had a good chance to run out of space, Owomoyela had no choice but to pass the ball diagonally into the penalty area.

Because of speed and physical problems, Cheng Hai, who has been stuck by the opponent's central defender, turned sideways. He couldn't shoot when facing his teammate's pass, so he had to stop the ball first.

Cheng Hai's full-value stopping skills and dribbling of 19, although he couldn't complete the turn and shoot under the careful close defense of the opponent, he firmly controlled the ball at his feet.

Although the opponent's defender kept trying to stretch out his foot to poke the ball, taking advantage of his height and long legs, Cheng Hai's full physique firmly held his position and did not let the opponent succeed.

But Cheng Hai himself couldn't turn around and shoot. He could only control the ball under his feet, rush left and right, and pretended to turn around and shoot hard.

At this time, another central defender also returned to the penalty area and rushed towards Cheng Hai who was holding the ball, preparing for two central defenders to pinch Cheng Hai.

Even with Cheng Hai's physique and dribbling skills, he probably conceded a lot of goals in the face of the two opponents' pinching.

Before that, Cheng Hai had the experience of being robbed or stabbed by the opponent many times when he took the ball.

The two central defenders are also familiar with it and are ready to continue to do so.

They were not afraid of Cheng Hai passing the ball.

Because Dortmund played one less player, Owomoyela and Shinji Kagawa were surrounded by full-backs at this time, and the midfielders also returned to defense, and they were pegged at Dortmund's midfielder Nuri Shaheen.

Cheng Hai has no place to play the ball.

As long as the two central defenders complete the siege, there is a high probability that they will be able to snatch or stab the ball from Cheng Hai's feet.

However, none of them paid attention.

Sebastian Kyle, who completed the tackle, did not lie on the ground to watch the show, nor did he stay in his backcourt. Instead, after completing the tackle and forming a counterattack, he immediately got up and rushed towards the Serbian penalty area.

When Serbia's midfielder discovered that a Dortmund player had rushed into the penalty area without marking and wanted to intercept it, it was too late.

This is a long-planned routine by Cheng Hai and others.

Cheng Hai first used his full physique to try his best to carry the pinch of the two central defenders, and used 19 points of dribbling to firmly control the ball under his feet.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the captain Kyle, who was quietly plugging in, was about to rush into the penalty area, Cheng Hai shook first, turned around and shot, which attracted two central defenders to block Cheng Hai's possible shot.

As a result, Cheng Hai's foot fell, but instead of kicking the ball, he knocked the ball with his heel, and it hit the left side of the penalty area.

Cheng Hai's heel hit the two central defenders. One was caught off guard and failed to stretch out his foot to destroy it immediately. Then he could only watch Cheng Hai pass the ball behind him and roll to the front of Kyle's sprint.

The Serbian midfielder, who had already discovered that the situation was wrong, gave up marking Shaheen and followed Kyle into the penalty area, just one step away from Kyle.

As long as Kyle stops the ball, it may be destroyed by Serbia's midfielder.

However, Kyle didn't stop the ball.

Although Cheng Hai's passing skills are not turned on, and the passing attribute may not be high, but whether it is shooting or passing on the football field, there is a chance to shoot a good ball and pass a wonderful pass.

Cheng Hai's back-heel pass this time was an absolutely good pass out of luck.

Regardless of the direction or speed of the ball rolling, it is just right, and there is no need for Sebastian Kyle to stop and adjust.

I saw that Kyle, who rushed into the penalty area, didn't stop the ball at all. He rushed directly to the ball and volleyed the ball to the right.

Originally, when Cheng Hai knocked the ball with his heel in the direction of Kyle's sprint, the goalkeeper had already jumped from the right to the left.

He was going to hit Kyle's near corner.

Unexpectedly, Kyle, who was sprinting, still calmly gave him a far corner volley in the opposite direction, letting the ball pass behind the goalkeeper, and then flew into the goal.

In the 92nd minute of stoppage time, Dortmund finally made a pass from Cheng Hai's heel to help captain Sebastian Kell, who was inserted in the back row, score an equalizer goal.

Cheng Hai received his first assist since participating in a professional game, and received half of the assist experience reward for the goal award.

In the case of playing one less player, Dortmund's stoppage time was absolutely equal, which is definitely worth celebrating.

Therefore, the Hornets fans who had already given up their expectations in the stands went crazy, screaming and shouting Kyle's name, celebrating wildly.

Kyle on the field did not celebrate the goal by himself, but turned around and rushed to Cheng Hai who was pulled to the ground by the opponent's central defender after completing the heel pass and never got up.

Cheng Hai, who had never played such a long and high-intensity game without a partner to share the pressure, was exhausted and paralyzed.

Although the ball passed to Kyle turned into an absolute goal, it was very happy, but Cheng Hai really lost all his energy, so he could only lie down and take a rest while his teammates were celebrating.

Unexpectedly, Kyle did not celebrate by himself, but rushed over, threw himself on Cheng Hai and said, "The goal is scored! We tied the score! Cheng Hai, your heel pass is really wonderful!"

Then, other teammates also rushed up excitedly, and stacked Arhats on top of Cheng Hai and Kyle to celebrate.

Cheng Hai didn't care anymore.

With his physique, he can't be crushed!Just don't let him run away.

Dortmund players and fans fell into surprise celebrations, while Serbian players and fans were quite uncomfortable.

They didn't expect that after leading for so long, they saw that the victory was about to be won, but it turned into a tie in the 92nd minute of stoppage time, from 3 points to 1 point.

They had heard of Cheng Hai's name for a long time, and they treated it with [-] points of seriousness. They blocked Cheng Hai and did not allow Cheng Hai to score a single goal.

However, Cheng Hai did not score, but assisted Kyle with an unexpected and wonderful heel pass to equalize the score.

Cheng Hai's role in Dortmund's offense is not an offensive terminator at all, but just a tactical center who plays for his teammates.

It's a pity that everyone didn't discover this earlier, and was defeated by the sudden change of temporary tactics of Cheng Hai and his teammates.

However, the game is not over yet, they still have a chance.

Even if the chances are slim.

Therefore, after Cheng Hai and his teammates celebrated for more than half a minute, the Serbian players protested to the referee, believing that Dortmund was suspected of delaying time in the name of celebrating a goal.

Therefore, under the interference of the referee, Cheng Hai and his teammates stood up and returned to their own half, waiting for Serbia to open the ball.

However, the time left for Serbia is indeed too short.

Even if the referee slightly extended stoppage time, Serbia could not perform a miracle, re-score the lead and win.

They didn't even complete a single shot in the remaining minute or so, and they were blocked by the Dortmund players as one.

Even if Cheng Hai couldn't run, he walked back to his own half to interfere with the opponent's attack to a certain extent.

After more than 4 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. In the second round of the UEFA Cup group stage match against Sevilla at home, Dortmund fell behind and lost one player. In the 92nd minute of stoppage time, Cheng Hai assisted Kyle to complete the stoppage time tie, and did not allow rival Serbia to take three points.

Failure to win the game at home should be regarded as a rather frustrating thing, but the score has been falling behind to the end after playing one player less, and then staged a stoppage time tie, giving people the feeling of escaping from death.

Therefore, after the game, the Dortmund players and the fans in the stands had a long interaction and celebration. On the contrary, the fans of the Serbian players who took away a point from the prestigious Westfalenstadion seemed not very happy.

However, in the team celebrating, there was one person who seemed weak, and that was Cheng Hai.

If it wasn't for his full physique, Cheng Hai would have suffered from cramps a long time ago.

The intensity and energy consumption of this match were beyond Cheng Hai's imagination.

The fact that there is one less player, no forward partner, and strong opponents all make Cheng Hai's energy consumption in this game very fast, making it the most difficult game Cheng Hai has ever played in an official game.

Fortunately, they corrected their tactics in time, seized an opportunity in stoppage time to score a goal, and then tied the score at 1-1, preventing Serbia from taking all three points.

But Cheng Hai had no rewards other than an assist.

No goals, no best players, no wins, only 2.5 experience for assists, it can only be regarded as better than nothing, it is better than no experience at all.

After the two rounds of group matches, Paris Saint-Germain ranked first in the group with 6 points in two games, Dortmund ranked second with 4 points in one win and one draw, Serbia ranked third with 1 point in one draw and one loss, and Capaldi ranked fourth in both games with 0 points.

In the next group match, Dortmund will face a fierce battle with Paris Saint-Germain.

However, before the fierce battle with Paris Saint-Germain in the group stage, Dortmund will first usher in the German national derby with the league rival and the Bundesliga class bully.

Although the gold content of the German national derby is relatively low from the outside world, for German fans, this is a derby with the most stars and the highest level in the country.

Klose, Müller, Demichelis, Schweinsteiger, Ram, Van Buyten, Hummels, Sahin, Kyle, Barrios, Schmelzer and other stars from both sides are eye-catching.

In addition to these famous superstars, there are also duels between supernovas such as Cheng Hai, Gotze, Cross, etc., which are also attracting attention.

Generally speaking, Bayern Munich is the Bundesliga Hollywood in people's minds, and it is the club with the most stars in the Bundesliga.

And Dortmund has almost always been a youth storm, with many rising stars, but once they become famous, they are easily poached. Dortmund has almost become a star training factory for other European clubs including Bayern Munich.

Whether the star-studded Bayern Munich is superior or the youthful Dortmund wins at home attracts attention, analysis and speculation.

According to common sense, in everyone's impression, Bayern Munich should be stronger than Dortmund and have a greater probability of winning.

But this season, the performance of the two sides so far has been completely reversed.

After the first 6 rounds of the league, Dortmund ranks second in the standings, only behind Mainz, which has been winning all the time.

As for Bayern Munich, after 6 Bundesliga games in the new season, they only got two victories, two draws, and two losses. The standings are only enough to rank 9th, and they are still on the same score.

From this point of view, Dortmund seems to be more reliable than Bayern Munich this season.

But many people understand and know that Bayern Munich is used to playing hard from behind, and who is stronger between the two sides will only know after the game is over.

On October 2010, 10, the Westfalenstadion was packed.

Amid the cheers and shouts of countless people, with the whistle of the referee, the 2010th round of the 2011/7 Bundesliga season, Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich, officially kicked off the national derby.

Of course, according to the usual practice, Cheng Hai sat on the bench first, and only had to wait until the second half to have the opportunity to come on as a substitute in this much-anticipated German national derby.