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Chapter 403 You Should Run More When Playing Barcelona

The goal was conceded in the 20 minutes of the first half, and the opponent was still Barcelona. You can imagine how difficult the next game will be. It’s as if you are facing a top player, and you have received a heavy punch in the ribs before you have done a few moves.

But after Klopp's adjustment, the Dortmund team quickly stabilized, as if Messi's goal had never happened just now. This really made "Enrique" feel awe. German football is known for its tenacity, and Enrique felt that the advantage of one goal was far from being able to relax.

Barcelona's young coach "Enrique" walked to the edge of the field and repeatedly made downward gestures. This does not mean to be steady, but to ask the midfielder to hold his position. After the lead, Barcelona's midfielders position a little randomly.

After 10 minutes of stalemate, "Dortmund" recovered. Klopp walked to the sidelines to gesture. Uncle Zha stretched out two fingers on his left hand and two fingers on his right hand, and then crossed his hands. This means that players on the field are required to frequently cross positions.

Diligence can make up for weakness. Since the strength is not as good as the opponent, it is always good to run more. Dortmund's two sides began to change positions frequently.

The defense is a little messy, and Enrique has not adjusted for the time being, because he doubts how long Dortmund's Reus and Piszczek can last like this desperate back and forth?And more importantly, Enrique understands that the ultimate goal of playing on the side is still to cross. As long as "Javier Mascherano" and "Pique" defend the high ball well, then Dortmund's side breakthrough will be useless.

Klopp saw that the flanks were about to burst, so the center had to keep up!
Remember what Klopp learned from Bayern's thrashing of Barcelona in 2013?
Klopp stretched out a finger high, but stretched it three times. Others could not understand this action, but the Dortmund midfielder understood it. Bender, Mkhitaryan, and Aubameyang were arranged in front of Barcelona's penalty area in turn, waiting for a high-quality cross from the side.

But there is one thing that Klopp did not consider, that is, another important reason for Barcelona's disastrous defeat was the use of the young defender "Baltra", who was a little immature and could hardly meet Barcelona's requirements.

But now it is different. Barcelona has a very stable "Javier Mascherano" in the defense. Mascherano is the same as the small Argentine central defender "Ayala".

After Royce switched to the left and broke through "Alves", Rocket smashed the ball, and then looked at the position of his teammates in the penalty area. Seeing that the position of his teammates was not good, Rocket decided to cooperate with "Mkhitaryan" in the rib area of ​​​​the penalty area first.

At this time, when Royce followed up again, the passing route was much better. Royce kicked a flat and fast arc ball with his left foot and sent it into the penalty area. At this time, the Barcelona players also felt dangerous.

When the ball reached the front point, "Javier Mascherano" spelled "Aubameyang" away, and the latter missed the ball. Then Mkhitaryan made a false shot. The Armenian is not very good at heading the ball. He is here to make trouble and interfere with the opponent.

Pique was swayed by Mkhitaryan in front of him, and he didn't make a move in time. The ball quickly slid past. Bender, who was in the back, slapped him and rushed to the ball. He used the arch of his foot, but he didn't hold it down.

There was a loud booing sound, and all the fans regretted that the goal was not scored, but Enrique was furious. He urged the team's defense to be lax. The goal seemed to be a problem with Barcelona's air defense, but in fact, if "Alves" defended Royce harder, the opponent would have no chance to pass the ball!

Enrique called the midfielders Iniesta, Busquets and Sandro over for a simple "criticism", reminding them to pay attention, "We haven't won yet, and it's not time to relax. The goal just now should have been scored, and I hope it will be scored, so you will take my reminder seriously."

As a veteran of the team, "Iniesta" doesn't know why Enrique got angry, it shouldn't be, why hasn't Barcelona seen it?
In fact, what he doesn't know is that Enrique knows too much about the resilience of German football. As long as you give the opponent a little chance, they will hurt you and make you regret it.

But now that the head coach is angry, everyone dare not stop working hard. Iniesta, Busquets, and Sandro have strengthened their concentration. As long as the three of them play seriously, the control of Barcelona's midfield is still very strong.

*****
"30...31...32, to be honest, I'm getting sleepy from counting," said the Catalan commentator.

After Barcelona strengthened control, Dortmund players hadn't touched the ball for a long time. Barcelona passed the ball continuously in the midfield. From about the 10th pass, the fans on the scene counted silently. Everyone wanted to see how many times Barcelona could pass successfully this time.

After the Barcelona players successfully passed 30 uninterrupted passes, there was a burst of applause at the scene, and even Klopp laughed, not knowing whether it was admiration or helplessness.

In fact, when these 30 passes happened, Dortmund's players were not purely serving as the background. They were actively fighting, but Barcelona had strong personal ability, active running, and many shots. Although Dortmund's players worked very hard, they just couldn't grab it.

On the other hand, Dortmund players also understand that the purpose of Barcelona's passing is to lure the snake out of the hole, so Dortmund dare not invest too many people to grab the ball. In this way, Barcelona's possession of the ball seems to continue forever. When the number of passes exceeds 40, the audience cheers again.

This record stopped at 43 times. It was not grabbed by Dortmund players, nor was it a mistake, but the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half. Yes, it was the referee who killed Barcelona to continue the record-setting pass.

Barcelona returned to the locker room with a ball advantage. Their footsteps were easy, but the footsteps of the Dortmund players were heavy. At this time, the Dortmund players were physically tired and even more tired.

*****
In the locker room, the Dortmund players were still panting, and Klopp looked at his players without saying anything.

Klopp's heart was very complicated at this time. After reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, the team had completed the tasks of this season, but the German coaches were very stubborn and would not take the initiative to give up the game. Uncle Zha suddenly started applauding, and everyone was confused.

"You played very well in the first half against Barcelona and we only conceded one goal."

"In fact, in this kind of game, you just need to enjoy football, relax and play, that's better."

Captain Hummels thought to himself: "Jurgen, if you don't have a good solution, it's better not to say anything. Everyone is a professional player, not a three-year-old boy. The mental victory method doesn't work."

Klopp glanced at Li Qiao, "Joe, warm up, you will play in the second half."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was stunned. Is Klopp crazy?

Although Li Qiao was also very surprised, he didn't say anything, but just said "oh", stood up and walked out of the dressing room.

*****
"Li Qiao has come out, is he going to play?"The Dortmund fans in the stands talked a lot.

"Impossible. If the injury recovers, such a crucial game must start. If there is an injury, Jurgen will not risk using him",
"What's that? Scaring Barcelona"?
After Li Qiao came out to warm up, there was commotion in the stands. The fans were talking about it. On the one hand, they were looking forward to it, and on the other hand, they were worried that Li Qiao would come back too early and repeat the same mistakes. You must know that the main reason why Li Qiao was injured for the second time in the last game against Hoffenheim was his premature comeback.

But the discussion was quickly quelled. The fourth official held up the substitution card, and Li Qiao replaced Papa. Until then, the fans cheered for a while, and then tens of thousands of people began to shout Li Qiao's name in unison, and the sound resounded throughout the stadium.

Klopp's crazy move also surprised two people - the first one was Enrique, he didn't expect that the Chinese kid would really play, the news he got before the game was that the probability of Li Qiao playing was very small, and the other one was Dortmund team doctor "Marcus".

"Jurgen, I warn you, if you don't respect my work anymore, I will say goodbye to the club like Wolfart," Marcus said.

Marcus is angry because Klopp didn't ask him before sending the injured, which is neither respectful nor in line with the team's system.

But Klopp cleverly changed the subject, "Joe is a very smart player. He will protect himself. If he is tired, he will stand. If he can't run, he will run slowly. To be honest, I don't care if we can beat Barcelona, ​​but if playing Barcelona is our last Champions League appearance this season, then I hope Li Qiao is on the court."

This impassioned emotional offensive made Marcus speechless, and Klopp patted him, "Go back, the second half will start soon."

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