Champion’s Heart

After leaving Radkersburg, the Dortmund team arrived in the picturesque Switzerland to start their second training session. This training camp focuses on technical and tactical training, mainly to allow players to have a better understanding of the team's basic tactics.

Last season was the first season when Klopp took over Dortmund. After Dole led Dortmund to the thirteenth place in the league, Klopp's performance in the first season of coaching Dortmund can be regarded as good, and finally ranked Sixth, it is only one step away from qualifying for the Europa League next season.

And Dortmund has shown some signs of Klopp's tactical thinking last season.

So this season, Klopp will deepen and mature this tactic.

Simply put, the most important point of Klopp's tactics is to emphasize running.

All players do not play in their own positions, but keep running throughout the game. Crazy high presses when defending, and crazy fast advances when attacking.

This sounds a bit like the tactics adopted by Zhou Yi's U19 opponent in the German Cup final, Freiburg U19.

When Zhou Yi was in Dortmund U19, the trident formed by Goetze and Mark played fast-passing and fast-running football, so it is not difficult for Zhou Yi to adapt to the rapid advancement in the offense. What's more, his talent is more suitable for this kind of fast-moving football, because he has to observe the situation after receiving the football. He has already observed all the situations before the football reaches his feet.

He handles the ball naturally faster than other players.

Therefore, in physical training, Zhou Yi's performance is not outstanding. The deepest impression he left on everyone may be that he is the most embarrassed one after every training.

But when it came to technical and tactical training, when the whole team started to practice together, Zhou Yi made everyone's eyes shine.

On the first day of training, Gross Kreutz was just about to raise his hand on the wing to signal Zhou Yi to pass the ball to him. As a result, he only raised his hand halfway, when he saw the football flying towards him, he quickly raised his foot to stop the ball, but it was too hasty. Make him stop the football off the touchline...

Assistant coach Buvac's whistle sounded. The training has to start again, and the previous moves of other players have been wasted.

Kevin, don't lose your mind during training! Buvac shouted.

Gross Kreutz defended aggrievedly: I am not distracted, coach!

Then he turned his attention to Zhou Yi's... back.

I just ran into position. He passed the football... Did he know in advance that I would run to this position and ask him for the ball?

Gross Kreutz was full of question marks.

Training continues. Paraguayan striker Lucas Barrios, who had just transferred from Colo-Colo of Chile this summer, saw an opening behind the two defenders when he went forward.

He hesitated. That space was very hidden from his own position, and he wasn't sure if his teammates could find it in time.

But the striker's instinct still made him move forward quickly. He had just slipped between the two defender teammates, and the football appeared on his side!

He stretched out his foot reflexively to intercept the football, and then took advantage of the opportunity to shoot. Soccer hits the net!

Although Weidenfeller made a saving action, it was because Barrios shot too fast and too suddenly. So the reaction is still half a beat slow.

There was a burst of cheers outside the field - after arriving in Switzerland, the training here was semi-enclosed, unlike the fully enclosed physical training in Radkersburg. It is sometimes open to the outside world. In the first training session here, Klopp was open to the outside world, so there are not many people watching Dortmund training on the sidelines of the training ground. There are Klopp, the head coach, and there are also Dortmund fans who have come all the way from Germany. and reporters.

As the team's latest signing this season, Barrios spent 4.2 million euros on the team. How is his performance and whether his strength is worthy of this price? Naturally, the media and fans are very concerned about it.

Seeing Barrios's beautiful goal, many people were very happy and cheered naturally.

People outside the field were cheering, but Barrios, who scored the goal, didn't have any excited expression on his face, but was stunned—the series of actions just now were all instincts without thinking about the brain, and he hasn't thought about it yet. Realizing that the football arrived so quickly just now, he was in a hurry, and the ball stopped in a panic. If it wasn't for luck, maybe the goal would not be scored...

He secretly glanced at the head coach Klopp on the sidelines, and saw that he was also applauding, and he was grateful in his heart.

Then he turned his attention to his teammates. Before he ran, he remembered that it was the Chinese young man Zhou Yi who got the ball.

Did he pass the ball?

Originally, he was quite complacent when he discovered the hidden space, but now it seems that someone discovered the space earlier than him...

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Barrios only saw Klopp applauding on the sidelines, thinking that Klopp was happy for his performance.

But what he didn't know was that he was thinking too much...

While applauding, Klopp stared at Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi passed the ball very decisively. He passed it immediately after taking the ball, without looking up or hesitating.

This is in line with what Klopp observed in the youth team game.

For so many months, Zhou Yi's ability in this area has not degraded, but has become stronger.

This makes Klopp feel relieved.

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After the six-on-eight offensive training, the team got a short rest.

The players went to the sidelines to drink water and rest, while assistant coach Buvac came to Klopp's side from the pitch.

Klopp asked Bouvac: How was it?

Buvac nodded: It makes sense for that kid to be the core as soon as he goes to U19. His thinking is super clear and he understands the team's tactics very well. But I don't understand one thing...how could he Being able to put the ball in the right place as soon as he catches it? Doesn't he need to watch to make sure?

Klopp shrugged: Didn't you notice that he was always shaking his head left and right in training? It's not that he didn't observe, he just observed it before catching the ball.

When Klopp said this, Buvac really remembered that during training, Zhou Yi was indeed shaking his head non-stop.

Speaking of which... this kid may play in our first team soon... Buvac said with emotion, today's young talents are really emerging in endlessly. Dortmund just had a Goetze, and now there is another Zhou Yi.

That's not necessarily. Unexpectedly, Klopp answered him like this, which surprised Buvac.

Klopp faced Bouvac with a surprised face and said: This kid's a little bit is very prominent, but his shortcomings are also very prominent.

Are you talking about his physical fitness? But after the previous squeeze training. His physical fitness has been greatly improved. It is enough to cope with the first team game... Bovac said.

No. Not enough. Klopp shook his head. Because he still has to defend.

Buvac was stunned for a moment, then he realized and sighed, he felt sorry for Zhou Yi. If Zhou Yi can receive formal professional training in the Dortmund club youth team at the age of eight or nine like Gotze. I am afraid that he has long been the main player of the first team...

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On the player's side, Gross Kreutz grabbed Zhou Yi with question marks all over his head: Hey, boy, you caused me to be criticized by the coach!

Zhou Yi was at a loss: What's wrong?

The ball just now, I just ran to the place. Your ball arrived, and I didn't react at all. The stop was too big, but the coach said that I was distracted. Where did I lose my mind?

Zhou Yi suddenly realized, and then looked at Gross Kreutz with a smile.

I found out that you don't have to look up before you pass the ball. Then how did you know that I would appear in that place, and then you passed the ball? Gross Kreutz asked the question in his heart.

Zhou Yi asked Gross Kreutz: There is an obvious gap in front of you. Will you not run up?

Of course I will run... Gross Kreutz seemed to understand before finishing his sentence.

That's it. Zhou Yi spread his hands. Since you can run over, I'll pass the football a little earlier. Isn't it better for you to catch the ball when you run to it than to pass the ball when you run into the space?

The conversation between Zhou Yi and Gross Kreutz also attracted the attention of other players. Everyone saw Zhou Yi’s performance in the offensive training just now. When the ball hits his feet, the speed will become faster, because he rarely He will hesitate after taking the ball, look up and observe, as soon as he catches the ball, he will immediately pass the football out, not all of them are through balls, and some are seemingly ordinary crosses and returns. Passing, but in short, the speed of passing the ball is very fast, and there is hardly much time for staying and thinking. He is not like other people, after taking the ball, he has to observe and think, and then pass the football.

This also made other players who cooperated with him and received his pass feel a little uncomfortable.

In fact, they also have doubts in their hearts. After listening to the conversation between Zhou Yi and Gross Kreutz, the team's midfielder Kuba asked: But Zhou Yi, how can you guarantee that the football will not be passed too big?

Zhou Yi didn't know how to explain it, so he had to say: Isn't this not passed on? Kevin didn't expect it, so he stopped teaching.

He can't tell everyone: Because I have been training with you in the virtual system for a long time, and I know each of you's running style and speed, so I know the most appropriate way to pass the ball.

In fact, in the virtual system, when he first started practicing with these teammates, there were often cases of incoordination.

At that time, he didn't understand the new teammates who were not familiar with him at all, and he didn't know how to cooperate with them.

It is also in the constant training and running-in that I found the feeling little by little and accumulated experience.

Zhou Yi seems to be integrating into the team very quickly, that's just because he has already taken the step of everything is difficult at the beginning in the virtual system.

Kuba was not very satisfied with Zhou Yi's answer, and he asked, What if? What if it gets bigger?

Of course there may be a pass error, but I think this risk can be taken. Even if he doesn't receive the ball and the situation in the training just now happened, it is better to make a mistake on the wing than to make a mistake in the middle. ?” Zhou Yi replied.

Kuba was speechless, because Zhou Yi was right.

Whether the risk should be taken depends not only on whether the opportunity is good, but also on the location of the risk. If it is at the front of your penalty area, then you must not think about taking risks, but you should choose the safest way to handle the ball. But if it is on the side, the risk is completely worthless in the face of huge benefits.

Shaheen, the core midfielder of the team, also raised his doubts: Zhou Yi, if I remember the ball from Barrios just now, when he went forward, your back was facing him, right?

When Shaheen said this, everyone remembered that before Zhou Yi assisted Barrios, he took the ball with his back to the goal. But as soon as he received the ball, he turned around and kicked it through, sending the ball into the space between the two central defenders, and then creating a chance for Barrios to shoot.

Yes. Zhou Yi nodded.

Then how do you know there is a vacancy there? Shaheen was curious.

Uh, I see it.

Do you have eyes in the back of your head? Gross Kreutz felt that Zhou Yi was bragging.

I saw it before I caught the ball. Zhou Yi said. So I passed the football on right away, and if there had been a little more delay, the space would have been gone.

This made Shaheen nod his head. In fact, when Zhou Yi passed the football, Subotic and Hummels were already closing the door.

It is indeed a little later, there is no need to pass the ball there.

Zhouyi's answer made Shaheen no longer have any doubts.

And Weidenfeller asked Gotze again: Mario, did Zhou Yi play like this when he was in the youth team?

Gotze nodded: Well, he has always been like this, passing the ball after he gets the ball.

No mistakes? Weidenfeller's eyes widened, a little surprised.

Of course, Gotze said. Sometimes he misses the pass.

Only then did Weidenfeller breathe a sigh of relief: Scare me, I thought he made zero mistakes.

No, Uncle Roman. Then it's not a human, but a robot. Gotze quickly comforted Weidenfeller's frightened heart.

But even so, Zhou Yi is quite powerful. Weidenfeller said with emotion, I'm only eighteen years old...

Gotze pointed to himself and said, Uncle Roman, I'm one year younger than him.

Weidenfeller quickly smiled and patted Gotze on the head: You are also amazing, Mario! Our Dortmund youth training camp has produced many outstanding young people in recent years! Coach Klopp is another A coach who likes to give young people a chance, I think we have something to do with Dortmund this time!

Gotze turned his head to look at Zhou Yi, who was surrounded by his teammates, and he was answering various questions from everyone. The players seem to have a lot of curiosity about this teammate who has been with them for half a month. As if to get to know him again. (To be continued.) Enable new URL