There is a belief called football

Chapter 433 Bundesliga new season

When the lights fell, the Iduna Signal Park Stadium looked like a concert scene, and the audience waved their smartphones in the night sky, as if they were dotted with stars.

The reason why the lights on the scene were turned off was to play the video on the big screen. At this time, the Bundesliga review was played. From the black and white video to the scene of Dortmund winning the championship last season, this 10-minute film took everyone to briefly review the ups and downs of the Bundesliga for decades.

After the film was finished, the stadium lights were turned on again. At this time, the lawn was covered with a layer of blue acrylic cloth, because the theatrical performance was about to start, and after the performance was the opening game of the Bundesliga this season - Borussia Dortmund VS Borussia, so the lawn should be protected.

The theatrical performance was very simple, about 15 minutes. At this time, the players of Dortmund and Borussia were already lined up in the player tunnel. The players of the two teams glanced at each other. Dortmund has changed a lot, and Borussia has also changed a lot.

Dortmund left the absolute main force - Gundogan, and Borussia's main striker, the German international "Kruse" also moved to Wolfsburg in the summer.

The biggest player in Borussia's current team is the striker "Raphael". He glanced at Zhou Dun, and Zhou Dun also glanced at Raphael coldly. Later, they will be direct competitors on the field.

Behind Zhou Dun was Wang Kong. He patted his captain in the national team. Wang Kong faintly felt that Zhou Dun was a little nervous.

Although it is the opening game, Zhou Dun is someone who has seen big scenes. He has played in the World Cup and the Premier League. Will he be nervous in such a game?Of course not, but Zhou Dun is used to the atmosphere of rough action in the Premier League, so he is not sure what the standard of the Bundesliga is, so don't get a red card in the first game.

Zhou Dun smiled at Wang Kong, indicating that he was fine. At this moment, the people in front began to move, and it seemed that it was time to enter.

After the players of the two teams entered the field and stood up, the audience burst into enthusiastic cheers. The Bundesliga ended almost three months ago, and the fans were already hungry and thirsty. At this moment, the new season of the Bundesliga finally started.

With a sweep of the camera, the starting lineups of the two teams in the season opener came into view.
The Dortmund side are:
Goalkeeper - Weidenfeller

Defense - Piszczek, Zhou Dun, Hummels, Schmelzer

Double defensive midfielder - Bender, Wang Kong

Avant-garde line - Royce, Mkhitaryan, Lee Joe

Solo striker - Aubameyang

Borussia is:
Goalkeeper - Sommer

Defensive line - Janczyk, Schulz, Christensen, Wendt

Midfielders - Traore, Xhaka, Dahoud, Fabian Johnson

Forwards - Rafael, Delmic

Borussia has a 442 formation, and the head coach is the Swiss "Favre".

Don't look at today's "Monchengladbach" as inconspicuous, but in the 70s in Germany, Borussia dared to say that it was the second, and no one dared to say that it was the first. It was Bayern Munich in that era.

Borussia has won the Bundesliga championship 5 times and the UEFA Cup 2 times in history, so when the Bundesliga matchup table formulated by the Bundesliga this season came out, Dortmund fans expressed dissatisfaction.

It is obviously biased to give Dortmund a problem in the opening game. In the first game, Dortmund was arranged to play the Prussian derby, while Bayern arranged last season's relegation team-Hamburg.But the Bundesliga did not respond.

On the contrary, the Borussia Dortmund club said that such an arrangement is very good, which can cheer up the team in the first round. Besides, Borussia has a serious loss of personnel in the summer. Is the current Borussia still the same Borussia last season?Hard to say.

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After the start of the game, Dortmund undoubtedly took the absolute initiative, but this is not to say that Dortmund is really stronger than its opponents, but because of the tactics chosen by Favre. The opening game is still at the Signal Iduna Park Stadium. Favre's tactics for Borussia are defensive counterattacks.

After the opening, Borussia's three lines were like three fans, which looked like three fortresses from a height. Borussia shrank back and gave up possession. After 5 minutes, Dortmund's possession rate reached a terrifying 80%. Barcelona rarely has such a possession rate in La Liga.

The old and cunning Favre is very clear that he is faster than Dortmund, and it is estimated that Real Madrid can't compare. Dortmund's three sharp knives-Li Qiao, Aubameyang, and Royce are all players who can kill with one blow.

So what to do?The only way is to compress the running space of Dortmund's sharp knife to the point where it cannot be added. In theory, Favre's strategy is correct, but that is only in theory, and the situation in reality is much more complicated.

When Borussia was suppressed and unable to move, there was a change in Dortmund's defense that alerted Dortmund's defense, and that was Raphael. It is said that Bayern was interested in Raphael during the summer transfer period and wanted to buy him to serve as a substitute for Lewandowski, but later I don't know why it didn't happen.

At this time, Rafael's running position is very characteristic, that is, he repeatedly switches between offside and not offside. Zhou Dun and Hummels exchanged glances. It is obvious that Rafael is always ready to fight back.

At 10 minutes into the game, Borussia finally got a chance. Li Qiao's cross was pushed out of the penalty area by Borussia defender "Christensen". The midfielder Xhaka swept his back to the frontcourt barb and the ball flew towards Rafael.

At this time, Dortmund's front line is too far ahead. Although Zhou Dun and Hummels have been eyeing Rafael for a long time, their positions must match the overall formation.

Rafael's speed was very fast, and Hummels and Zhou Dun tried their best to catch up but failed to catch up, but Rafael was already very tired when he rushed to the penalty area, and he planned to shoot after a dunk.

Rafael took a glance from the corner of the eye and saw Hummels and Zhou Dun chasing back at full speed. He knew that as long as he stopped the ball and adjusted, he would definitely get caught up in the entanglement of Dortmund's defenders. So what should we do?
At this moment, Rafael’s plan was to smash the ball and do it together. He slowed down and saw the timing. When Hummels was about to approach, Rafael made a dunk with his left foot. Hummels chased back too hard. He was dunked.

Just when Rafael was rejoicing, Zhou Dun's flying shovel arrived. Rafael thought that after passing Hummels, there would be no problems. He didn't pay attention to Zhou Dun at all, so facing Zhou Dun's lightning-fast flying shovel, Rafael was stunned. With less than a second of hesitation, the ball under his feet was shoveled out of the sideline by Zhou Dun.

There was a burst of applause at the Iduna Signal Park Stadium, applauding Zhou Dun's beautiful clearance. German fans know the ball very well, and this shovel is very technical.

First of all, he needs Zhou Dun's quick recovery ability, secondly, he tested Zhou Dun's good filling ability, and finally he explained that Zhou Dunyi is a bold man, and the timid one dare not make a shovel at all.

After Hummels stood up, he also high-fived Zhou Dun for the first time. Klopp on the sidelines was even more happy. He was worried that Zhou Dun and Hummels were not compatible before, but now it seems that the two are basically seamlessly connected.

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This ball sounded the alarm for Klopp. Uncle Zha felt that there was no need to press so far forward, so Klopp asked the midfield line and the back line to draw a certain distance, and the back line retreated a little to avoid the same situation from happening again.

The essence of the counterattack lies in the suddenness. Favre was very upset when he missed the goal just now. Not only did he lose a chance, but what was even worse was that he stunned the enemy. It will be even more difficult to hit Dortmund with a counterattack next time.

After 20 minutes of the first half, Dortmund's frontcourt players have fully warmed up, and the next attack is about to be strong. First, Royce on the right breaks through "Winter" forcibly. The German marginal international "Winter" has always been Borussia's main full-back.

After Royce cut in, he passed the ball low with his right foot into the penalty area. Aubameyang made a point in front of the penalty area, but Borussia's central defender was very tight. In the end, the ball was swept out of the penalty area by "Christensen".

Dortmund was overwhelming in the first half, but why couldn't they score?The main reason is that the offense is straightforward. For example, the pass after Royce's breakthrough just now, even the people watching the ball in front of the TV can guess it, so how can such an offense score a goal.

Li Qiao understood this very well, and he was going to make some changes. Facing Janczyk, Li Qiao stepped on the ball, and the opponent waited for Li Qiao to break through, so Li Qiao did not break through, but handed the ball to "Mkhitaryan" who inserted the edge.

"Why is it different from what I thought"?Yanchik thought to himself, he immediately put Li Qiao down and went after Mkhitaryan.

When it reached the bottom line, Mkhitaryan swung his left foot. Janchik guessed that the opponent was going to pass, so he blocked his body up, but what he didn't expect was that Mkhitaryan didn't pass, but passed back to Li Qiao.

As a result, there was a big gap in Borussia's defense on the right, Li Qiao broke through, and the central defender Schulz rushed forward, because he guessed that Li Qiao would shoot directly, but on the contrary, Li Qiao did not do so.

He looked at Aubameyang in the middle of the penalty area. Li Qiao touched the ball with his left foot and quickly swept the ball towards the goal.

In order to prevent Aubameyang from shooting, "Christensen" in the middle shoveled the ball, but he missed it. At the same time, "Christensen" wondered, the ball passed so fast, even if I didn't shovel, Aubameyang couldn't get it. Could it be that he made a mistake?
Of course not, because Li Qiao's ball was not for Aubameyang at all, but for Royce, who received Li Qiao's cross, and Royce pushed the ball lightly, and the ball went in!
Dortmund lead 1-0!
The reason why this ball can be scored is that every step of it is unexpected.

(End of this chapter)