Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 341 Derby War ([-])

"Lacking Zhang Yuan, Schalke 04's tactics are too monotonous. Farfan, Kuranyi and Edu are not very stable in holding the ball in a confrontational situation. Even if they hold the ball, they cannot get rid of it smoothly. Look, yo, the ball at Farfan's feet was cut off by Dortmund again!" Tao Wei pointed out the key factor in Schalke 04's thunder and rain.

"Dortmund can't do it either. It's actually hard for them to control the ball at their feet today, and they can't increase their attack speed. Schalke 04's defensive formation is very tight!" He Wei said, Schalke 04 At any rate, there were a few shots. Although it was not a good opportunity at all, Dortmund's shots were problematic.

Magath expected this situation just like Klopp. In many derby matches, when the strengths are relatively close, the fight is the coach's coping ability, and the key is to see who has better luck.

According to Klopp's style, Dortmund under him mainly plays the offensive card, but this trick is not very effective in front of the fierce Schalke 04 today.

Magath's style tends to seek a balance between offense and defense. It can be seen from his change of formation that he actually hopes that his defense will at least pass the test.

Magath hopes that the team can focus on passing and cutting on the ground, but Schalke 04 can't do the same today.

In his opinion, this is not a question of whether or not he can get Zhang Yuan, what if he gets Zhang Yuan?Maybe Zhang Yuan can't help the team change their style of play, because Dortmund's high-position press is also very fierce.

The spectators in the stands screamed after fouls and illusory shots. Every time the referee called Schalke 04 for a foul, he was greeted with boos, and every time Schalke 04 was not very good. The reliable shot also won applause from the fans.

It was as if everyone was saying, "Good job! Just kick it!"

After more than 20 minutes, the two teams created some truly threatening attacks.

In the 26th minute, Digan advanced nearly 30 meters and shot a cold shot with his left foot, which was saved by Weidenfeller to the right post.Rakitic took this right corner kick, and it was Digan who beat Hummels with a header 5 meters away from the middle. Weidenfeller was powerless, and Zidan, who protected the left post, made a clearance in front of the goal line.

Digan scratched his scalp in frustration, pointing too far, if it was a little bit more deflected, the goal must have been scored.

Off the field, Zhang Yuan had already stood up from his seat, but unfortunately he had to sit back in his seat with regret.

In the 32nd minute, Valdez's rare anti-offside successfully entered the penalty area and made a cross from the right.

All the fans applauded Degan's rescue, but his girlfriend Elise cursed softly in the box, "Damn it!"

Her voice was so low that only Anna, who was sitting next to him, could hear her!

What a strange couple!Anna smiled slightly, applauding Degan's relief on purpose.

"Chris, are you a Schalke 04 fan?"

"No! But Digan's clearance was great!"

"It's nothing special, this is what he should do!" Elise pursed her mouth. She actually wished that Degan didn't make a clearance, but to be honest, Dortmund really let Dortmund score under Degan's nose. Elise The mood will be very complicated.

To be honest, how could she not hope that her boyfriend can do a good job!So her real wish is for Dortmund fans to be in, oh, which who?Yes, a goal under Höwedes' nose!

But the game failed to make her wish come true. At the end of halftime, the two teams fought 0:0. Both teams are a bit regretful. The number of shots does not mean that there are no good opportunities. Both sides have the possibility of scoring goals. But it's all a little bit worse.

"In the second half, let's see what the head coaches of the two teams have to do! Judging from the performance of the two teams in the past few seasons, Schalke 6 won three of the six games and only lost One game! But the one they lost happened to be the most critical game of their championship season! It should be said that Schalke 04 still had some advantages psychologically! But as far as this game is concerned, the first half Both teams failed to bring out their own characteristics, Director Tao, what adjustments do you think Magath and Klopp will make in the second half?"

"The adjustment that Schalke 04 can make is about Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan has scored 16 goals in the league so far, accounting for almost half of the goals of the Schalke 04 team. Recently, he There are goals every game, and the state is very good! With the team unable to break the stalemate, Magath probably will play him!" Tao Wei predicted.

"Do you think Gao Jun will have a chance to play in the second half?" He Wei asked immediately. Many Chinese fans are actually concerned about this question. Zhang Yuan is very likely to play, but Gao Jun is really hard to say.

"I think the possibility of him playing is relatively small. Magath seems to consciously want to transform Gao Jun into a right back, but the main right back Rafinha in this game is not bad, and Rafinha himself is Born as a right back, he is better defensively than Gao Jun, so I don’t think Magath will be able to make adjustments in the defense in the second half!” Tao Wei also predicted whether Gao Jun could play.

"Dortmund's striker combination in the first half was actually not so eye-catching. Will Klopp make adjustments to the striker in the second half?" He Wei shifted the topic to Dortmund's response.

"Dortmund doesn't have many people sitting on the bench on the front line, but there are a lot of people in the midfield. It is worth mentioning that their young player Mario Gotze has also entered the 18-man roster. Gotze is a very energetic young player. Let's see if Klopp will give him a chance to play in the derby in the second half!" Tao Wei believes that Dortmund may not make too many adjustments in the striker position, but in the midfield. He thinks it is possible that Klopp The young teenager Gotze will be sent to charge.

Mario Gotze came from Dortmund's youth training echelon. His age is one year older than Schalke 04's substitute Draxler, but he completed his Bundesliga debut at 17 years and 5 months .

But after his debut, he didn't have many chances to play and spent a lot of time on the bench.

Draxler is now 16 years and 6 months old. If he can play today, he will become the youngest player in the history of the Bundesliga.

During the intermission, after listening to Magath's tactical arrangement, Zhang Yuan came to the stadium early for warm-up training.

Today's game kicks off at 7:[-] p.m. Many fans actually came to the stadium without even having dinner. Now many fans are eating dry food in the stands, drinking some water, and replenishing their energy, because they are still needed in the second half Come on, cheering is also a labor-intensive job.

Hoffman and his son Joseph didn't have dinner, and the two father and son were eating in the stands at the moment. Joseph's eyes were sharp, and he happened to see Zhang Yuan who was warming up. He pulled Hoffman's sleeve and shouted: " Dad, look quickly! Zhang Yuan is out to warm up!"

Joseph didn't care whether Zhang Yuan could see it, and clapped vigorously for Zhang Yuan. Hoffman saw it and applauded together, and then some fans around them saw Zhang Yuan warming up in the midfield, and everyone applauded together .

Hearing the shouts and applause from the audience, Zhang Yuan raised his hand and waved to the audience.

Seeing that he was so loved by the Schalke 04 fans, Zhang Yuan secretly vowed in his heart that he must bring the fans a victory today. The experience of not having a championship for many years made many Schalke 04 fans look at the derby match It is quite heavy, and I feel that winning the championship is not as good as putting Dortmund under my body.

When the intermission time came, the players from both sides returned to the court. When they walked off the court, Zhang Yuan saw Neuer and Rakitic entering the court, and shook hands with them and wished them good luck!

Under the whistle of the referee, the game restarted. Magath first made a substitution adjustment. He replaced Sanchez, who was underperforming, with Moritz.

Sanchez still has two brushes in terms of personal breakthroughs, but in the first half Schalke 04 played a living football style. Sanchez naturally had few chances to get the ball in the midfield, but he was defensively. A lot of effort.

Magath still did not replace Zhang Yuan. The tactical arrangement during the intermission was stalemate. In the derby, it is best not to concede the ball first. Moritz is not only young and can run, but also his defensive ability is stronger than Sanchez, so The first substitution adjustment, Magath is actually strengthening the team's defense.

(End of this chapter)