Football No. 10: God's Perspective

Chapter 58

Based in European football for many years, Dortmund's strength and background are absolutely comparable to Benfica.

The golden sign of its own team can attract some very powerful coaches and players.

Advanced tactical concepts combined with outstanding players are a good fusion.

But football games, results speak for themselves.

In the first round of the Champions League knockout round, Benfica's final tie gave them a small initiative in this series.

Benfica fans also began to look forward to a re-enactment of the plot against Arsenal in the round of 16.

Of course, for Wang Po and Mano, the team's preparations are still very tense.

The overall gap in strength made them choose the same tactics as the previous game.

541 formation, mainly defensive counterattack, Wang Po still falls on the back line.

Even though a week has passed, Dortmund's horrific press in the frontcourt still makes people feel lingering.

That is a suffocating offensive and defensive transition rhythm, and it is also the most essential difference between a strong team and a weak team.

The presence of Wang Po can delay the pressure on the defense line from the opponent's high-position press, and Mano is also helpless.

Inside the Stadium of Light, there was a sea of ​​people, packed with Benfica fans.

The cheering singing was earth-shattering, and the blessing from the home court ignited the blood in the hearts of the Benfica players.

Fight.

Game start.

Tuchel's team launched the most violent attack against Benfica's defense.

However, before the game, Mano also conducted detailed research and analysis on Dortmund's offense and responded accordingly.

The Hornets have always been featured in terms of side coordination, pulling, and even handling the ball at 45-degree angles.

Mano asked the Benfica team's two free-wing positions to fall in front of the full-backs when defending. While protecting the wing, they should adopt a combination of area and man-marking, so as not to give the opponent no chance to create a murderous opportunity without the ball.

At the same time, in the defensive area in the middle, Mano also deployed heavy troops.

Even though your Dortmund team has strong control, but in the face of a huge crowd of people hitting the defense within the range, as long as the ball hits, it is a person.

Such a line of defense is impenetrable.

So much so that in the 10 minutes of the first half, Dortmund occupied 70% of the possession rate. However, there were very few shots that threatened the goal, and only one bounced the ball hit the goal post, which created a dangerous situation for the Benfica team.

In the final stoppage time of the first half, Benfica's goal still fell.

Dortmund took advantage of a corner kick and broke the deadlock with a header from their central defender.

0:1.

Benfica, who played at home, fell behind. This score also wiped out the slight advantage they had established in the first round.

In the player tunnel, the faces of the Benfica players were full of regret.

Only the last ten seconds or so, the first half of the game was over, but it was a pity that they still couldn't withstand Dortmund's mad attack.

locker room.

The atmosphere was terrifyingly quiet. After a full 5 minutes of silence, Mano just clapped his hands to break the silence. His eyes fell on Wang Po, and he tapped on the tactical board and said, "In the second half, we must make a change and attack."

"Per, your position remains the same, but I want to tell you that you need to take on more offensive responsibilities, understand..."

At the request of the head coach, Wang Po needs to be more adventurous in organizing the offense and handling the ball.

This means that Benfica's goal is more at risk.

A defender's handling of the ball generally requires 21% safety. Even if [-] goes out with his eyes closed and the big casters go out to keep the ball away from the goal, he is a qualified defender.

The situation in the first half was that although Wang Po could hold the ball at his feet, Tuchel and his team obviously found the Achilles heel of the Benfica team.

As long as Wang Po gets the ball, he is desperate to grab the ball.

Pass the ball to a teammate, and basically the ball will never come back.

In the first half, Benfica's striker basically did not receive any support.

Looking at the data sheet, he didn't even have a single shot. It's really unreasonable to be beaten and defended at home.

More risky choices mean that Wang Po needs to rely more on his personal ability to solve problems and break through the Hornet's defensive encirclement.

Once you get out of the siege, you can use Gomez's height and Jim's speed to hit Dortmund's goal.

Once a mistake is made, it will be the second combo of the opponent's attack.

In terms of total score, Dortmund has surpassed. If they want to advance, Benfica needs to make changes and has no choice.

The second half of the game begins.

Perhaps they learned the lesson of the last home draw, or they expected that Benfica would attack fiercely, so they chose to defend firmly for the time being?

After the opening, Dortmund's offensive edge has been restrained a lot compared with the first half.

The team's layout in its own half is rigid.

Benfica's offensive formation was able to spread out.

Of course, even so, the so-called recovery of the Hornets is only relatively speaking, the high pressure in the frontcourt still exists.

Especially the restrictions on Wang Po.

Facing the pinch, Wang Po made a kick to get rid of the ball with his heel.

Life was squeezed out of the gap between the two Dortmund defenders. Seeing that, the midfielder who was rushing to fill the position made a sliding shovel. When he was about to dribble the ball down, a low and flat ball was passed directly to the only support point in the frontcourt, Gomez's feet.

Jim on the wing has already started running without need.

After getting the ball here, Gomez immediately attracted Dortmund's defensive center, and there were several bad winds behind him.

It depends on what's going on in the frontcourt, half-turned and made a long pass to the left.

This is the tactic that the three communicated during the halftime break.

As long as Wang Po takes the ball out, Jim must be ready to sprint at any time.

The opponent's oppressive defense did not give Gomez the time to look up and think.

Gomez's long pass of more than 30 meters reaches the wing.

Jim has started.

Almost at the same time, Dortmund's defensive players also noticed the threat of the ball.

The full-backs and central defenders chased at the same time.

The acceleration of the black cheetah can only be described as "terror".

4 seconds From starting to catching up, Jim only took four seconds.

On the wing, after getting the ball from the corner of the penalty area, Jim fell into two encirclement circles composed of three opponents.

The full-backs and the central defenders who came to fill in cross positions, blocking the forward and inward routes, and there are also defensive midfielders waiting for an opportunity to supplement the defense line.

Between Gomez and Jim in the middle, there are three Dortmund defensive players, cutting off the connection between the two.

"ball"

Just when Jim was at a loss, Wang Po's voice came from his ear.

The camera turned around, and Wang Po, after picking up the ball, began to work on the front fork.

At this time, he came up from the wing, and this kind of response was more like what his own full-back should do.

(End of this chapter)