Champion’s Heart

? Dortmund, who had seized possession of the ball, launched an attack. This attack did not directly threaten the goal guarded by Casillas. When Royce shot the goal Ramos used his body to block it. .

Although it did not result in a goal or threaten the goal, the Dortmund players did not feel any regrets.

They have a very firm belief in their hearts - if we continue to play like this, the advantage will belong to us and the victory will belong to us!

During the preparation period before the game, head coach Klopp showed them a lot of videos of Real Madrid games. Especially in this season's league, Real Madrid's performance was actually not very good. Eight rounds of the league have passed, with four wins, two draws and two losses, and they are only ranked fourth. They are in big trouble in the league.

And the games they lost are all instructive.

Before this game, every Dortmund player had watched a lot of videos of how Real Madrid became helpless when their opponents were frantically forcing them. The coaching staff also used these videos to analyze for them what would happen if they faced What to do against Real Madrid.

Real Madrid has a strong ability to counterattack, so after Dortmund attacks, if it loses the ball, it must not quickly return to defense. Instead, it must immediately rush to grab the ball and give Real Madrid the ball in the backcourt. Players create enough pressure to prevent Real Madrid from unleashing their deadly quick counter-attacks.

Moreover, Real Madrid players also have a weakness, that is, their passing and receiving abilities are not as good as Barcelona's. When they face pressing situations in the backcourt, they often do not choose to use fast passing and receiving in a small area. To break through the encirclement, but directly kick the football forward with a big foot. This of course also requires them to counterattack quickly, but it also shows that the Real Madrid players have no concept of passing the ball in the backcourt from the beginning. Their football More direct and sharper, but also lacking some changes.

After the preparations before the game started, Dortmund's players used practical actions to verify that their pre-match arrangements were correct. Now everyone is more confident.

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In the following games, as long as the Real Madrid players control the ball in the midfield and backcourt, they will face the pressure of the Dortmund players. Sometimes it is one person, sometimes it is two people, and there are even some cases. Three people gathered around a Real Madrid player.

Even people like Zhou Yi who usually don't have many defensive tasks are actively running and devoting themselves to the process of rounding up Real Madrid players.

He runs tirelessly back and forth on the court, and one can't help but worry about his physical strength.

But Zhou Yi today is no longer the same person he was two seasons ago.

After several seasons of training in the professional league, as well as the physical training plan tailored for him by the Dortmund coaching team, Zhou Yi has improved both his physical fitness and physical strength, especially his physical fitness. He is now continuously It is no longer difficult to play a full 90 minutes game.

It's just that people's impression of him is still at the stage where he can only walk on the court until the end of the game. They think that Zhou Yi's lack of physical fitness is innate and difficult to change.

So now even if Zhou Yi is substituted and walks slower and says he is too tired to run, the referee will not trouble him.

It's a good thing when others have a stereotype of you, but sometimes it can be just the opposite...

The running Zhou Yi is part of the full-power machine of Dortmund. Everyone is running desperately, even Mark Wagner, who has just returned from injury, is no exception.

Because only when everyone runs can we ensure that there will be no loopholes in this pressing process. If one person does not run, then his place will become a breakthrough for Real Madrid.

Therefore, defense is a very disciplined job, which is different from offense that relies on talent. Everyone in the defense must become a screw for the team. Only by doing their job well can the machine run normally.

Real Madrid is indeed very uncomfortable with the highly unified pressure of the Dortmund team. This was something they didn't expect before the game. When would Dortmund be so hard on their opponents? They have never played this way against Ajax or Manchester City. They have not played this way in the Bundesliga. Playing defensive counterattacks or controlling the ball are their most common forms.

Continuous pressing made Real Madrid's midfield close to losing control. Ozil and Alonso, two players who are good at taking the ball and passing the ball, were taken care of by Dortmund. This It put them under huge pressure, and it would be good if they could keep the ball. Don't expect them to organize an offense at all. Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema couldn't wait for the ball in front, so they had to withdraw and ask for the ball. But after they withdraw, they can only make the midfield more crowded. The space that everyone can use cannot be smaller, and there are people everywhere, which actually makes it easier for Dortmund to siege.

For players like Di Maria who are flexible and can break through, Dortmund adopts a tactic of combining fouls and sieges away from dangerous areas. If they can grab them, they will grab them. If they can't, they will directly attack them. foul.

Because he is far away from the danger zone, he will not receive a card even if he commits a foul.

As a result, Real Madrid's midfield turned into a pot of porridge.

Mourinho realized that if this continued, his team's midfield would be doomed.

So he made a decisive substitution.

Even though the game has only started twenty minutes...

He replaced Khedira with Modric and a defensive midfielder with an attacking midfielder.

In the face of Dortmund's pressing, the role of a defensive midfielder is almost completely invisible. He can only grab, but cannot control and play the ball well, so he cannot break the current situation. .

Modric is a player with excellent ball control and passing abilities. After he came on the field, Real Madrid had three passing and organizing players in the midfield. With all things happening, Real Madrid's midfield has more changes and possibilities. This is also the strategy Mourinho uses to deal with Dortmund's high position.

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After only twenty minutes, Real Madrid was forced to make a substitution. It seems that Dortmund really made Real Madrid uncomfortable... Mourinho had no choice but to make this decision. Khedira may have just It is indeed a pity to have to come back and sit on the bench after completing the warm-up. But if such a substitution is not made, I am afraid that Real Madrid's midfield will be even worse. So such a substitution like a strong man breaking his wrist is necessary... He Ping replaced The Chinese fans in front of the TV explained.

Forcing Real Madrid to make substitutions in the first 20 minutes fully proves that Klopp's tactics are correct. Marcel Leif said, But after Modric is replaced, the situation may be different. There has been a change. Dortmund should be careful with this substitution adjustment.

After Modric came up, Real Madrid's midfield has indeed improved to some extent. At least now Dortmund needs to put in more effort if it wants to paralyze Real Madrid's midfield, because defending Modric Qihe's defense against Khedira is different.

But Dortmund didn't want to just defend. This was their home court, and all they wanted to do was to score goals.

After Real Madrid couldn't organize an effective offensive, they should of course think about how to break their goal.

In the 30th minute, ten minutes after Modric came on, Dortmund still had the advantage. Their running not only allowed them to steal the ball from Real Madrid, but also allowed them to pass the ball smoothly.

Any midfield passer may be very envious of Zhou Yi at this moment, because he doesn't have to look up at all, and there are teammates all around him to support him. As long as he passes the ball, no matter which way he passes it, he will definitely be hit by him. Teammates caught it. This is in sharp contrast to the kind of player who holds the ball and observes it for a long time, and then has to push away the opponent player who comes up to grab the ball with his hand, protecting the ball until it is messy in the wind, only to find that there is no suitable passing object at all.

But there are too many objects that can be passed to, which is also a trouble, because you can't simply send the football to the feet of your teammates. In that case, passing the ball back is the safest. Passing is just a means, the purpose is to threaten the opponent's goal, so finding the most suitable target among so many available passing targets will test the passer's ability.

Because there is a counterattack immediately after grabbing the ball, there is not so much time for the passer to observe and think. They must make a decision immediately so that they can seize the fleeting openings and opportunities.

And this kind of processing speed is not difficult for Zhou Yi...

In the 34th minute, Modric took the ball in the backcourt of Real Madrid, and Sven Bender rushed forward to 'force' Modric. Ozil quickly turned around and ran to the side, widening the angle and distance to allow Modric to pass the football.

Modric also saw Ozil's movement.

But not only he saw it, Zhou Yi also saw it...

So when Modric passed the football to Ozil, Zhou Yi stabbed out diagonally and intercepted the pass with one kick.

The offensive and defensive sides flipped instantly!

When he intercepted the ball, he didn't look up or think about countermeasures. He intercepted the ball with the inner instep of his left foot, followed by kicking the ball with his right foot, and then slashed toward the soccer ball with the outer instep of his right foot. This was an unconventional and somewhat dazzling move. Passing action. But Zhou Yi definitely did not do it to show off his skills. He did this to save time. This would save at least one second if he adjusted his posture and then used the inside of his right foot to pass the football.

In a counterattack, one second may be enough to determine the success or failure of the attack.

The football was cut out by his outer instep, drawing a very obvious arc in the air, and went straight to the side and rear of Real Madrid's defense!