Midfielder Ruler

Less than 20 minutes into the German Super Cup in 2011, Borussia Dortmund fell behind the home team Bayer Leverkusen by one goal at the Bayer Arena.

What is worrying is that their offense seems to have problems, unable to attack forward as aggressively as last season.

Tang Zheng's ability to read the game is very strong, he realized where the problem of the team lies.

But the head coach's tactical arrangements must be obeyed unconditionally, even if he is the team's well-deserved number one star.

In fact, in the final analysis, the functions of him and Pirlo overlap, and Klopp set up a clear division of labor in the tactical arrangement in order to distinguish the roles of the two.

But Pirlo's defensive ability is not as good as Shaheen who left, and his physical fitness declines with age, so it is destined that Dortmund's defensive ability will weaken during the game time he plays.

Tang Zheng was given more offensive responsibilities to clarify the division of labor with Pirlo, but judging from the past 20 minutes, it seemed that it did not have the desired effect.

The same problem, coach Klopp also saw it, he stood on the sidelines pacing back and forth, thinking,

On the contrary, the veteran Pirlo adjusted himself very quickly. He avoided excessive possession of the ball when he realized that his physical resistance was insufficient. He chose to pour the ball without stopping the ball.

At the same time, when restricted, use gestures to direct teammates to pass the ball to complete the transfer of attacking direction.

Although this change has weakened Pirlo's functions, it has to be said that Dortmund's offense has become smoother, and football has come to Tang Zheng or Gotze's feet more often through the two sides.

Klopp's eyes lit up suddenly, but then he shook his head again.

Although the change has solved the urgent need of Dortmund's offense, in the final analysis, it is still a temporary solution, not the root cause.

"Forget it! Let's talk about winning this game first."

In a blink of an eye, the game entered half an hour, and the score was still the home team Leverkusen leading the defending champion Dortmund by one goal.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif watched the game for the past half an hour and gave his judgment: "It takes time for new aid to integrate into the team. I hope Dortmund fans can have enough patience."

Duan Xuan, the commentator of Central 5, shook his head and said: "Pirlo is the third veteran over 30 in the Dortmund team besides Kyle and Weidenfeller. His presence makes Dortmund's offensive and defensive rhythm much slower. So much so that the high pressure and quick counterattacks of last season are hard to see..."

The most obvious place is high pressure,

This is one of Dortmund's best treasures in the league last season.

Considering the decline in physical fitness brought about by Pirlo's rising age, Klopp had to give up high-position oppression tactics.

Pirlo's fast ball in the midfield made Dortmund's offense much smoother, but Leverkusen's defensive position and state are really good, especially Ballack's performance, which is not like a 35-year-old veteran at all .

Goalkeeper Adler also performed well, and it was his high-punch resistance that kept the goal clean.

The fierce 2011 German Super Cup is still going on, and the atmosphere on the scene is extremely frenzied. Klopp is sitting in the coach's bench trying to figure out how to maximize the use of Tang Zheng and Pirlo.

Tang Zheng has comprehensive abilities and abundant physical fitness.

If the emphasis on him is not reflected in the tactics, it will be difficult to perform well.

"what can we do about it?"

Klopp rubbed his temples with his index fingers and muttered to himself.

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When the whistle sounded in the first half, the score board was still 1:0

The home team is at the front and the visiting team is at the back.

Leverkusen leads Dortmund at home.

The on-site director switched the camera to focus on Tang Zheng, who performed poorly in the first half.

Tang Zheng's facial expression was not good-looking, he used to like to drag his teammates to discuss the conclusion, but now he bowed his head and remained silent, appearing preoccupied.

You must know that since he entered the Bundesliga, he has maintained a very high level in every game. In the entire first half of the past, except for two shots that hit the goal range, his performance can be described as terrible.

German TV 2 commentator Michael Letti said: "Last season's Triple Crown made Tang a little lost, so this summer he focused all his attention on making money, neglected training, and his state declined seriously... "

The Dortmund fans who came to the Centurion Arena were still working hard, and they sang the team song neatly.

Dortmund was unbeaten in all competitions last season. As fans, they have full confidence in the team!

Back in the locker room, Dortmund coach Klopp did not give a judgment on the end of the first half, but directly cut to the point and made changes for the second half of the game. He looked directly at Tang Zheng: "Tang."

"Huh?" Tang Zheng looked up.

Klopp quickly said: "In the first half, your range of motion was too limited. Don't forget that you averaged 13,000 meters per game last season, so in the second half you have to increase your range of motion, and the offensive end remains the same. The pressure on the Leverkusen defence, and the defense has to assist Sebastian and Andre."

Klopp's arrangement in this way is undoubtedly denying his arrangement in the first half and starting over from the ground up.

Immediately afterwards, he looked at Pirlo again: "Andre, your rhythm is too slow, you have to slowly adapt to the intense rhythm of the Bundesliga. In the second half, pay attention to Don's response. Once he retreats to respond, you must pay attention to widening the receiving space , and then use your vision and long pass scheduling ability to tear apart the opponent's line of defense."

Klopp rearranged his tactics. It seemed that Pirlo was still in charge of the organization, but in fact Tang Zheng's task was much heavier than in the first half. He needed to shoulder the responsibility of organizing and ending the team's offense.

Fifteen minutes of intermission passed in a blink of an eye, and the two sides changed sides to fight again.

"It's really surprising. This summer Leverkusen lost the Chilean ironman Vidal, and the head coach Heynckes switched to Bayern Munich. It is really unexpected that their combat effectiveness is so amazing. You must know that they were defeated in the two league games last season. Dortmund home and away double play..."

Five minutes into the second half, the leading Leverkusen became more and more courageous under the cheers of the fans. Even if Tang Zheng returned to the midfield to assist in the defense, it still didn't change much.

"Substitution?"

Thinking of this, Klopp shook his head.

Because there is no obvious need to adjust on the field now, forward Lewandowski has plenty of physical fitness and active running, what is lacking is midfield support.

The problems that Gotze and Kuba encountered were not much different from those of Lewandowski. They could not effectively receive the support of Tang Zheng and Pirlo, which made the attack unable to proceed smoothly.

Both Tang Zheng and Pirlo are indispensable players for the team. In this case, it is not a wise choice to remove anyone. After all, the gold content of the German Super Cup is not high, and many teams use it to exercise team.

The same is true of Klopp's intentions, he hopes that Pirlo can quickly integrate into the team.

In his mind, Pirlo's role is very important, once he can be compatible with Tang Zheng's tactics, then Dortmund's combat effectiveness will be stronger than last season.

It's just that from the current point of view, the compatibility is a bit poor, and more games are needed to run in.

However, the team's defense was much better than in the first half. Tang Zheng's wide-range running effect was obvious, the coverage of the midfield increased, and Leverkusen's offensive space was greatly limited.

Under this continuous low-post defense, Dortmund slowly started to attack.

Pirlo's defensive coverage is limited, but his vision and ball ability can make the counterattack clearer when the team switches from defense to offense.

Gotze and Kuba have strong assault capabilities on both sides, and Lewandowski is that kind of comprehensive forward, with speed and body, and can also play the role of a post center.

Dortmund's offense slowly improved, and Leverkusen coach Dutt began to have some headaches.

This ebb and flow also means that the home team is slowly losing the initiative.

In the 60th minute, Dortmund ushered in an excellent opportunity.

After Tang Zheng passed the ball to Pirlo, he accelerated forward suddenly, making a two-for-two cooperation, forcing Lars Bender to defend Tang Zheng, but Pirlo, who received the ball, rubbed a pass behind the central defender.

Lewandowski single-handedly!

"**!"

But Lewandowski did not seize this opportunity. He looked a little nervous in the face of the attacking goalkeeper Adler. He pushed the far corner and missed the post. The coach Klopp regretted it.

After a season, Lewandowski still has no way to compare with Barrios at critical moments.

There was a problem with the back line. Coach Dutt made a decisive decision and replaced the Brazilian midfielder Augusto, who had not played much role in the offense, with Castro to strengthen the defense in the center.

This substitution adjustment was highly targeted, and Dortmund's offensive was slowly suppressed.

It is very reasonable to say that the opportunity should not be missed and never come again.

Until the 90th minute of regular time, Dortmund had no way to score an equalizer goal.

If Tang Zheng hadn't spared no effort to run during this period, the score would have become 2:0

"Aww-"

The Leverkusen fans in the Bayer Arena were very excited. The team they supported suppressed the defending champion Borussia Dortmund. If three minutes of stoppage time were played, they would get their first trophy of the new season!

Although the German Super Cup is of little significance, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat!

Especially for a team like Leverkusen.

The last time they won glory dates back to eighteen years ago, when they won the German Cup.

Dortmund have made all three substitution adjustments, Kyle, Gotze and Kuba were adjusted off, and Sven Bender, Perisic and Shinji Kagawa played.

Just when everyone thought that Leverkusen had won the Super Cup against Dortmund at home, Tang Zheng, the key man, stood up!

He swung past Lars Bender and Castro with a lunge, and then received a penetrating through ball from Pirlo in a very comfortable position.

"Don—"

With the huge momentum erupting at the scene, the commentator Marcel Leif shouted suddenly.

Tang Zheng made some adjustments about twenty-seven meters away from the door, and then swung his right foot!

The football shot out is like a cannonball fired.

Powerful!

The central defender Friedrich who stepped forward to block was already too late, and the football whizzed past his outstretched left foot.

The football did not spin in mid-air, and there was an obvious drop when it flew to the highest point.

Even though the goalkeeper Adler tried his best, he still couldn't touch the football...

"The goal has been scored!" Duan Xuan, the commentator of Central 5, shouted excitedly: "Tang Zheng helped Dortmund equalize the score in the second minute of stoppage time! The suspense of the German Super Cup is renewed!"

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Tang Zheng who scored a goal was very excited, he habitually performed a sliding knee to celebrate.

Behind him is a group of equally excited teammates.

Coach Klopp also stood on the sidelines and let out a sigh of relief.

Finally scored!

The Dortmund fans at the Bayer Arena raised their arms and shouted, although the goal came a bit late, it doesn't matter!

The important thing is to score!

Next, due to the competition system, there was no so-called overtime in the 90-minute draw between the two sides, and they went directly to a brutal penalty shootout.

Although Tang Zheng helped Dortmund equalize in the final stage of stoppage time, the other Dortmund players who were guests at the Bayer Arena did not perform well.

Tang Zheng, Pirlo and Hummels hit penalties, while Lewandowski and Shinji Kagawa who came off the bench missed penalties.

As for Leverkusen, only Schurrle, who joined this summer, did not hit, and the other four players all hit.

Therefore, at home, Leverkusen defeated Dortmund with a total score of 5:4 and won the 2011 German Super Cup.

Dortmund failed to beat Leverkusen at the Bayer Arena, and many media directly pointed their finger at coach Klopp, believing that his tactical arrangements were improper, so that Tang Zheng and Pirlo were unable to perform to their due level.

But Dortmund fans did not express dissatisfaction, they believe that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs.

Dortmund's performance last season was too perfect. It is normal for Dortmund to be in a downturn at the beginning of this season. If Dortmund's state is as good as ever, it is called abnormal.

In other words, this kind of Dortmund makes people feel real.

The outcome of the Super Cup is irrelevant, what matters is the upcoming first round of the German Cup and the Bundesliga.

Then there is the UEFA Champions League, which starts in September.

After nine years, this is a gluttonous feast, and for Dortmund fans, it has been a long wait.

In the face of criticism from the media, Klopp did not evade responsibility. As the head coach, he boldly admitted: "My players performed very well in this game! The reason for the final loss was my tactical error. I believe that the upcoming The new season will allow everyone to see a stronger Dortmund..."

Although the Super Bowl is the king of kings, it is a tasteless one after all.

The media is only fresh. Dortmund has remained unbeaten for a season, and lost before the start of the 2011-2012 season, which naturally attracted some attention.

But strictly speaking, Dortmund's undefeated golden stature has not been broken, because they did not lose in regular time.

Of course, no matter what, Dortmund lost in the 2011 German Super Cup and lost the chance to add four championships.

They can only prepare for the first round of the German Cup of the 2011-2012 season in Baden-Württemberg at the end of the month, and they will challenge Sandhausen from the Bundesliga in an away game.

For Borussia Dortmund coach Klopp, the next game is the best moment to make up for the lack of tactics. The coexistence of Tang Zheng and Pirlo should be solved as soon as possible, otherwise it will be troublesome when the league starts...