There is a belief called football

Chapter 370 Only the Italians can play well with three defenders

Whenever the Champions League match day, "Signal Iduna Park Stadium" will create a terrible atmosphere by Dortmund fans. This atmosphere is not only fanatical, but also a shock to the opponent.

At this moment, a huge "TiFo" is slowly unfolding on the South Stand. On it is the classic scene when "Dortmund" won the Champions League in 97. There is also a "TiFo" on the "North Stand" opposite to the South Stand. On it is a man holding a telescope and grinning and looking into the distance. The meaning is obvious. We look into the distance, where it belongs to us!
After the "TiFo" was lowered, the fans began to shout slogans, throw punches, and jump. The atmosphere of the stadium was already hot before the game started.

When the players from both sides entered the stadium, the Dortmund fans held up the team scarves in their hands, and the most familiar song "You will never walk alone" sounded again.

After the Juventus players lined up and looked at the stands, I don't know how they feel at this moment?Excited or shocked?
When the passionate melody of the Champions League theme song sounded, the live camera swept over everyone's faces.

The goalkeeper for Juventus is Buffon.

The defense line is - Chiellini, Bonucci, Barzagli.

Midfielders - Lichtsteiner, Marchisio, Pogba, Vidal, Evra.

Forwards - Tevez, Morata.

352 formation.

Before the game, Juventus got the right to kick-off in the first half. After determining the ownership of the half and who kicked off first, the players from both sides ran back to their own half, and the first half was about to begin.

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Before the start of the game, the live shots showed "Riken" and "Peruzzi" in the stands. The meaning behind this is very rich. Back then, "Riken" defeated "Peruzzi". What about today?
After the kick-off, Juventus still handed the ball to the core midfielder "Pogba". "Pirlo" is not there, and "Pogba" is the real core. Now the teammates are more determined to find "Pogba" with the ball.

The Frenchman took the ball a few steps forward and gave it to "Marchisio". The pony didn't stop the ball and sent it straight to the meeting.

Five minutes before the opening, Juventus' possession rate reached 5%. This is a very exaggerated and reasonable statistic, because Dortmund's midfielder only stands still and does not press. Klopp's meaning before the game is already very clear. Dortmund should focus on stability in this game. After all, Dortmund is leading now.

When Pogba is cruising in the midfield, his eyes are constantly observing. When the position of his teammates changes, the Frenchman will continue to guess the intentions of his teammates.

The start of a tornado is often nothing more than a small air convection. Although Juventus is holding the ball in the midfield, it is like boiling a frog in warm water, with the purpose of paralyzing Dortmund.

Pogba has been inserting slowly along the direction of 45 degrees in front of the right (2 o'clock direction). Although it is very slow, it can be detected.

All this is in the eyes of "Hummels". He gestured to "Gundoan" and asked him to lean towards "Pogba", but he was still a step too slow. Juventus has already started to do it. If you look at it from a high altitude, you will understand that this attack is very clever, and several offensive players are in place.

First, "Lichtsteiner" inserted into the ribs, and Pogba was in front of the penalty area. At this time, Lichtsteiner passed back to Pogba.

A very subtle attack, but it didn't work!
Just when "Lichtsteiner" made a low pass and "Morata" was about to shoot, "Hummels" took the risk of an own goal and kicked the ball out of the baseline.

After the captain of Dortmund made a beautiful clearance, Weidenfeller first ran up to give him a high-five. The ball was all due to "Hummels".

The fans in the stands also applauded, applauding for "Hummels"'s wonderful clearance.

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The goal was not scored, but the offense was completely successful. In the end, "Hummels"'s clearance was luck. The most important thing in offense is not to score goals, but to hit what is required in training. As long as this is the case, goals will come sooner or later.

From this goal, we can see the power of Juventus's "Bone Bone Palm". Juventus players seem to be running around in the midfield, but in fact every step is designed for the final fatal blow.

Klopp knows that it is useless to defend against a team like Juventus, because Juventus' offense is very concealed, and the only way to limit Juventus is to stare at their core midfielder "Pogba"!
Dortmund's defensive midfielders "Gündogan" and "Bender" fought very hard, but without fouling, it is almost impossible to break the ball at the feet of "Pogba". The key to protecting the ball is to use the body to separate the opponent from the ball. This requires the perfect combination of technology and body, and "Pogba" is such a person.

Gundogan always has short legs when he grabs the ball. "Pogba" can separate him by stretching his arms. Although "Bender" is not at a disadvantage in size, his skills are rough.

"Could it be that Pogba can't guard against it"?Klopp thought.

Yes, after watching it for 10 minutes, Klopp was also convinced. The Dortmund midfielder really couldn't see "Pogba", so Klopp looked at "Hummels". He knew that in Dortmund, the only one who could see "Pogba" might be "Hummels".

But now it's only 15 minutes into the first half, and Klopp still doesn't want to make a "big move".

Since it can't be defended, there is only another way-to use offense instead of defense, and use your own offense to suppress Juventus' offense.

Klopp whistled and pointed to Li Qiao and Royce in front.Today Juventus has 5 midfielders, fighting for the midfielder, Dortmund will definitely not be able to fight against the opponent, if this is the case, then skip the midfielder and go directly to the trident in front.

Without entanglement in the midfield, the ball possession rate of the two sides began to approach, but there is also a problem with this style of play, that is, the long pass is very simple, but the success rate of such a pass is not high, which is why teams like "Barcelona" rarely play long passes.

Especially Li Qiao, Royce, let them take the bouncing ball, they are very uncomfortable, after all, it is still the old problem of the first round-Dortmund lacks a strong center forward.

The characteristics of Dortmund's three forwards are very single, they are all fast.In the league, such a striker is invincible, but in a higher-level competition like the Champions League, such a single striker line lacks creativity.

Now the scene has become very strange. After Juventus got the ball, they relied on their midfield advantage to advance layer by layer, while Dortmund took the ball with great pains and kicked forward with a big foot. Then, Juventus began to advance layer by layer.

Klopp finally couldn't bear it anymore, he called Aubameyang over: "Do you know how the center gets the ball"?
Aubameyang nodded.

"Turning around, leaning on the defender, and then unloading the ball with the head or the chest', this is the way the center gets the ball," Klopp said.

Aubameyang thought to himself: "The key is that I am unreliable."

On the football field, the ball-handling technique of the center forward is a special skill. If you have watched "Tony" or "Gomez" play, you will understand it well. The winger holds the ball facing the goal, while the center forward holds the ball with his back to the goal. Because his back is facing, he is more likely to be knocked down. Without super physical fitness, he cannot stand.

Aubameyang returned to his position and tried to take the ball like a center forward, but it was not easy to unload the 40-meter long pass with his chest. More importantly, "Bonucci" kept pushing Aubameyang from behind, so after two or three attempts, Aubameyang gave up on his own initiative and started facing the goal again.

Klopp thought to himself: "It would be great if "Allegri" lent me "Llorente". Next season, I must spend money to buy a center forward."

Klopp gestured to Aubameyang again, asking him not to stop the ball and give it directly to the two wingers, but the effect was not good. Again, it takes a few years to train a center forward, and it is impossible to temporarily transform it.

But now this is the only way. It’s better than letting Juventus pass the ball in their own half. Klopp stretched out a thumb, indicating that the players on the field did a good job. Indeed, although the scene was relatively passive, the coach’s tactics and the players’ execution were very good, so Klopp praised everyone.

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"Allegri" on the other side is also very happy with this situation, because Dortmund's three forwards sprint again and again to get the ball they can't get, and they will be exhausted sooner or later. Although Juventus has no good opportunities at present, the balance is constantly tilting towards Juventus.

Klopp also knows that this way of shooting birds is not good, but Klopp has his own thoughts, because such a ball may not be reliable, but as long as he gets it once, he can score a goal. Don't forget that Juventus only has 3 defenders in this game.

After letting the ball slide over his toes again, Royce squatted on the ground gasping for air, coming close to unloading the ball each time.

"Bender, can't you pass a little bit"?
Bender looked at Royce from a distance. He couldn't hear it, but he could basically guess what Royce meant. He shrugged, expressing his helplessness.

Royce still gave "Bender" a thumbs up after regaining his strength, which was not easy for Bender.

Gundogan saw that Royce ran a lot, so when he got the ball, Gundogan turned his ankle and gave it to Li Qiao to the left.

Li Qiao knew from experience that the ball was unreliable, but he still rushed towards the ball's landing point. Sure enough, when the ball was about to fall, Li Qiao was still about 5 meters away from the ball.

Most people would give up at this time, but Li Qiao didn't. He kicked two steps hard, and then threw his right foot out. Klopp looked at it and thought: "What is this kid doing, this is not an action to stop the ball."

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