Champion’s Heart

? Niedermeier’s red card had a huge impact on Stuttgart’s morale. Stuttgart also knew this, so after the referee showed Niedermayer the red card, the Stuttgart players surrounded the referee Atkin. , protested the red card to him.

But in fact, their protest was unreasonable. Niedermeier's intentional handball was very obvious. It is absolutely impossible to use such stupid excuses as he didn't mean it or his arm was not open... I defend you.

Their protest could not save their teammates from the red card, but it was more like venting their own depressed and dissatisfied emotions.

Niedermeier had nothing to say about the red card and could only end the game honestly.

The Stuttgart players had no choice but to retreat after their protest was ineffective.

Now that they have one less player, they can no longer maintain their previous aggressive offensive. They must withdraw and shrink their defense to ensure that they do not concede the ball.

Under such circumstances, even though Stuttgart was playing at home, they no longer cared about whether a draw was the result they wanted.

This is good news and bad news for Dortmund.

The good news is that their defensive pressure has been reduced, but the bad news is that after Stuttgart shrinks its defense, Dortmund will face a densely defensive team with fewer offensive opportunities and it will be more difficult to score goals.

For Zhou Yi, the former is an issue he cannot decide, but he can make some contribution to the latter.

Although Stuttgart tightened their defense, it did not mean that they had no opportunities to exploit. You must know that they are missing one person, and the one missing is a central defender.

Stuttgart head coach Bruno Labbadia will definitely bring in a new centre-back to keep the defense intact.

There is currently only one central defender on Stuttgart's bench - Rocker. The 1.96-meter-tall central defender has outstanding air defense capabilities, but as he gets taller, his turning speed becomes slower. Speed ​​has never been Rocker's strong point. Moreover, he came on the bench in a hurry this time. It was difficult for him to get into the game at the beginning. There will definitely be problems cooperating with his teammates. As a central defender, if he does not cooperate well with his teammates, he will There are some problems.

Zhou Yi believes that if Labbadia replaces Rocker, he can make a fuss about his turning speed and game status.

In Zhou Yi's mind, he has already begun to design offensive routines based on Rocker's characteristics.

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Labbadia made a substitution and replaced the goal hero Maxim with Rocker.

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When Rocker came on the field, Dortmund, under the leadership of Zhou Yi, significantly strengthened its offensive against Rocker, with almost all passes directed towards him.

Dortmund is trying to use Roker, who just came on the field, as a weakness to carry out key attacks. How could Stuttgart not see such an obvious move?

So Labbadia also made adjustments, arranging more people to help Rocker and placing heavy troops around him, leaving Dortmund with no opportunity to take advantage.

This tit-for-tat approach will definitely have an effect, and when the time comes Dortmund will find that their strategy of beating Roker doesn't work.

Then Stuttgart could hold on to the 1:1 score until the end of the game.

Due to helplessness, Stuttgart can accept the result of shaking hands with Dortmund at home.

But Dortmund absolutely cannot accept a draw. If Bayern Munich does not make a mistake, they cannot make a mistake. A draw means a mistake, and Bayern Munich will widen the gap. Then with Bayern Munich's current state, it is very likely that they will win in one go. At the end. Even if Dortmund defeats them in a direct dialogue with Bayern Munich, there is still a one-point gap between the two sides. Bayern Munich can win the championship as long as they continue to win the last two rounds of the league.

So Dortmund can only keep winning until they meet Bayern Munich.

This pressure is great.

Under heavy pressure, Zhou Yi did not lose his cool.

He also saw that Stuttgart made corresponding adjustments and arrangements for their style of play.

But do they think they are simply taking advantage of Rocker's weaknesses?

Now that Stuttgart has deployed all the defensive forces in other places to Rocker's side, aren't other places relatively empty?

A set of tactics cannot be contained so easily. Of course, Zhouyi will have back-ups and changes.

In fact, although he has been looking for trouble with Rocker, his eyes are fixed on other places.

When Stuttgart's defensive forces were leaning around Rocker, they had a hole on the right.

This loophole was keenly noticed by Zhou Yi.

So when the football fell to his feet again, he made a fake move to push the football straight into the middle. When his right foot came down, his ankle flicked and moved the football to the right.

There, Royce stepped into the space, received Zhou Yi's pass, and then volleyed!

The football was whipped to the far corner by his outside instep. Although Stuttgart goalkeeper Sven Ulreich made a save and touched the football, he was unable to stop the football from flying towards the goal. He just pushed the football down. After a moment, the football continued to move forward after landing, and finally flew into the goal from the far point!

Royce!! Beautiful -! In the 75th minute, he gave Dortmund the lead again!! 2:1! Marcel Leif shouted.

The hearts of many Dortmund fans can finally let go for the time being.

The Stuttgart players suffered a double blow. Not long after they were sent off, they lost another goal. It was a true portrayal of a leaky house and continuous rain...

This loss of the ball really hurt their morale. One less person made them feel unsure and they were still lagging behind. How could they win this game?

Labbadia made a decision at the first opportunity. Since he was already behind, there was no point in shrinking the defense. He simply went out to attack. There were still fifteen minutes left before the end of the ninety-minute game. This period of time was enough for Stuttgart to score a goal. The ball equalized the score.

What if there is no goal but a goal conceded? Labbadia doesn't care. Anyway, if the score is maintained until the end of the game, he will still lose. If he presses out and concedes the ball, he will still lose. There is no change at all. Why not press out and give it a try?

So after the game restarted, Stuttgart let go.

They attacked Dortmund's goal frantically and desperately.

Dortmund was a little unprepared for Stuttgart's rapid offensive.

In the following period, they were in the lead and were beaten by Stuttgart.

Klopp had to replace Shaheen to strengthen midfield control and defense.

But in the 82nd minute, Dortmund almost fell into a more unfavorable situation.

Stuttgart's offense was very fast at that time. When they hit the front of Dortmund's penalty area, Gentner rushed in with the ball. Shaheen made a tackle. Then he tackled Gentner to the ground and blocked the back. breakthrough.

But this action caused dissatisfaction among the Stuttgart players. They believed that Shaheen had committed a foul, and it was a very bad foul.

However, the referee Atkin did not make any indication. He did not even call Shaheen for a foul, but allowed the game to continue.

However, in the replay of the TV broadcast, everyone can clearly see that the football was not poked out by Shaheen, but Gentner took the football away before Shaheen. As a result, Shaheen couldn't hold it back. Gentner was directly shoveled over...

Ouch, this ball is really a foul... Duan Xin said. Shahin escaped, and Dortmund also escaped. This ball can be directly played, and there may even be a red card... If there is one less person, Dortmund's advantage will be gone, and it is entirely possible that Stuttgart will To equalize the score again...

Marcel Leif also bluntly said that Shaheen was lucky: This foul was a very bad foul. It is a pity that Atkin did not see it. But I think this controversial penalty will definitely cause both sides to spit after the game. Fighting, Stuttgart head coach Labbadia will definitely say that Dortmund's victory is questionable... But in any case, Dortmund is lucky. I don't know whether this penalty will affect this season's championship competition... …”

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During the game, some Stuttgart players protested to the referee Atkin, pointing to the spot where Shaheen had just committed a foul to indicate that the foul had been ignored.

But it's too late to say anything now. It is impossible for the referee to overturn his previous decision after such a long time. Therefore, even if the Stuttgart players protest and are dissatisfied, it will be of no use and will just add some gimmicks to the media.

Moreover, the Stuttgart players were also affected by this penalty. In the following games, their minds were not on the game, but on competing with the referee. In addition, the Dortmund players also became the target of the Stuttgart players' venting, and were repeatedly teased. Fall to the ground.

Zhouyi sometimes had to give up possession of the ball in order to protect himself.

But fortunately, there is not much time left.

When Atkin blew the full-time whistle, the score was fixed at 1:2, with the home team Stuttgart 1 and the visiting team Dortmund 2.

Although there were some twists and turns, Dortmund finally got three points. This is the most important thing. (To be continued.)