Midfielder Ruler

Thirty minutes into the game, Arsenal, who were a guest, were still unable to play their familiar offensive routines, and Dortmund, who played at home, was already getting better.

With the addition of linkage between Tang Zheng and Pirlo, Dortmund's offense is more diversified.

Whether it's Tang Zheng or Pirlo, they both have extremely strong long pass and through ball abilities, so that Arsenal's defense is a bit tight.

Arteta, the core playmaker in the midfield, had to focus more on defense, so he had no time to organize offense.

Captain Van Persie fell into a one-man battle in the frontcourt, and anyone who is familiar with him knows that he is the kind of forward who needs midfield support, otherwise he will not be able to play his best.

Wenger paced back and forth in the technical command area of ​​the coach of the visiting team, and the on-site director frequently gave close-up shots.

Klopp, who was watching from the sidelines, seemed leisurely, and even had time to joke with the home team fans next to him.

The acting head coach, Zeliko Buvac, also crossed his legs leisurely, and he didn't see much tension.

It was the connection between Tang Zheng and Pirlo again. After getting the ball, Pirlo directly made a long pass to the right, and Piszczek made a direct pass after getting the ball. Unfortunately, Lewandowski interfered with Koscielny. The next failed to top the strength, and the football was easily obtained by Szesny.

Two minutes later, Pirlo, who received the ball from Tang Zheng, made a gesture to score the ball. As a result, he feinted and used the flexibility of his ankle to pass the ball to Tang Zheng's feet. It was too late for Alexander Song and Arteta to defend Tang Zheng .

Tang Zheng, who passed the ball to the top of the penalty area, raised his left elbow and forcibly completed a shot under the interference of Alexander Song.

Fortunately, there was an interference from Alexander Song at the side and rear, which caused Tang Zheng's front sight to not be adjusted properly. The football brushed against the near post and flew out of the baseline, crashing into the billboard, and there was a crisp "boom."

"Ooh-oh--"

Then there was a huge sound of regret at the Westfalen Stadium.

Dortmund had a continuous attack that threatened the goal, and Wenger simply issued orders to the players on the field.

Defend first, then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

Anyway, Walcott and Gervinho are extremely fast and are good players in counterattacks.

Moreover, the overall promotion of 0 offense indirectly limits the sprint space of Walcott and Gervinho, and defensive counterattack is equivalent to liberating their ability.

Wenger's temporary adjustments were immediate,

Walcott, who was extremely fast, gained space to attack and also formed a single-handed trend.

At this time, Weidenfeller stepped forward and he denied Walcott's shot.

Walcott was very depressed when he didn't score a goal. He put his head in his hands and felt very sorry.

With Walcott's swift counter-attacks putting Weidenfeller in danger, Dortmund's attacking midfield became more patient and less brazen than before.

Tang Zheng also increased the range of running, better connecting the midfield and attacking.

It means that Dortmund's midfield is organized by Pipillo, and the midfield is organized by Tang Zheng and Gotze in turn.

Because Tang Zheng's scoring ability is stronger than Gotze's, in Dortmund's tactical system, Gotze, who has organizational skills, shoulders more organizational responsibilities, allowing Tang Zheng to get a chance to shoot.

Of course, personal scoring is not the most important thing in Tang Zheng's mind. He can calmly analyze when he has the opportunity, whether he has a better chance of shooting or passing it to his teammates has a better chance of scoring.

So why Tang Zheng was able to achieve double 20+ data last season.

The game time passed quickly with the two sides coming and going, and it came to the end of the first half in a blink of an eye.

Dortmund at home has more assists, and 58% of the ball possession ratio shows that they are better at controlling the football at their feet.

Perhaps it is because more possession of the ball leads to overconfidence, some Dortmund players are relaxed in their hearts.

Dortmund's transition from defense to offense was slow, ready to consume the rest of the game.

However, when the football reached Subotic's feet, Van Persie suddenly accelerated forward and tried to steal the ball. Subotic was not prepared for Van Persie who suddenly appeared beside him. Alcott.

Van Persie, who completed the steal, got up quickly and moved very smartly. He saw the timing of Walcott's pass and went up from the back. Hummels stretched out his hand while running to signal Van Persie was offside.

As a result, the linesman followed Van Persie's running forward, that is to say... not offside!

"Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-"

Accompanied by the huge boos that erupted from the Westphalia Stadium, Van Persie made a slight adjustment during his running, and suddenly shot from about fourteen yards away from the goal.

Goalkeeper Weidenfeller had to make a fall save in the middle of the attack. As a result, his body slowed down for half a beat, and the football rubbed against his palm and rolled towards the far goal.

As a guest, Arsenal equalized the score through a mistake in Dortmund's dribbling in the backcourt!

Subotic, who made a fatal error before the end of the first half, was so depressed that he put his head in his hands.

At this time, Tang Zheng walked over and took the initiative to pat him on the shoulder: "Neiwen, don't think too much, mistakes are normal, so what we need to do is to avoid mistakes, come on!"

"Yeah!" Subotic nodded with his mouth pursed.

This scene happened to be captured by the live broadcast, and the German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said thoughtfully: "Why do I feel that Don is more suitable to be the captain than Sebastian?"

Of course, this sentence has no context.

One minute of stoppage time quickly passed. The referee blew the whistle to end the first half. Players from both sides walked from the court to the player tunnel and entered the locker room to prepare for the second half.

Due to the latest UEFA regulations, the suspended head coach is not allowed to enter the locker room, so Dortmund assistant coach Zeliko Buvac relayed Klopp's tactical change through a telephone connection.

Generally speaking, the team's technical and tactical style of play remains unchanged, that is, to strengthen the high pressure. The high pressure was relaxed a few minutes before the end of the first half, so that Van Persie still had the energy to devote himself to his personal counterattack.

There is a detailed deployment here in high position oppression. Pirlo's characteristics doom him not suitable for this kind of work, so high position oppression is done by Kyle. The ball organizes the offense.

In the visiting team's locker room, Wenger commented on the performance of the players in the first half.

As the godfather of Arsenal, no one dared to refute Wenger's words, so the visiting team's locker room basically became Wenger's words.

But this is also normal. After all, the halftime break is the tactical change of the game arranged by the head coach in the second half. What the players have to do is very simple, that is, talk less and listen more.

The 15-minute intermission passed quickly, players from both sides came to the stadium one after another, and the sporadic empty seats in the stands were slowly filling up.

The second half of the 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League Group F match between Dortmund and Arsenal was officially announced by the referee's whistle.

Borussia Dortmund, who had the kick-off advantage, was not in a hurry to launch an attack, but put the football at the feet of their teammates under the conscious control of Tang Zheng and Pirlo.

The Westfalen Stadium is the home of the No. 1 devil in Europe, and the fanatical atmosphere on the scene is maintained very well, especially when the home team players organize an attack, the cheers they create are breathtaking.

Although Dortmund did not have a head coach on the sidelines for timely guidance in their first Champions League match after nine years, they played with ease under the control of Tang Zheng and Pirlo.

Arsenal is the team in the Premier League that emphasizes cooperation at the foot. Now Dortmund cares more about passing at the foot than they play.

In fact, with the arrival of Tang Zheng and the rise of Goetze, Dortmund has begun to pay attention to the technical coordination of their feet. Now with Pirlo, their tactics have become more diverse.

Can quickly achieve one-foot pass, and can also complete high-quality offensive direction transfer.

Fifteen minutes before the second half, Dortmund, who played at home, had an absolute advantage, so much so that visiting team coach Arsene Wenger came to the coaching bench to discuss with the coaching staff, should the team give up increasing their offensive efforts? After all, it is acceptable to take away a point in the away game.

In the 66th minute, Dortmund took the lead in making substitution adjustments, and Perisic replaced Kuba to strengthen the wing offensive.

Wenger, who was still hesitating, made a decisive decision and asked the team to pay attention to defense first, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

Immediately afterwards, the underperforming Israeli international Benayoun was replaced by Ramsey to strengthen the protection of the center.

Wenger's substitution not only strengthened the defense, but also emphasized the offense. Ramsey's offensive attributes are very strong, and he is more familiar with Arsenal's tactical system than Benayoun who just joined the team.

Perisic may not be as fast as Kuba, but his foot skills, scoring ability and passing ability are beyond the reach of Kuba.

Klopp's tactical intention to control the team's changes is very obvious, that is, relying on a strong right to penetrate the defensive left of the teenager Gibbs, and create opportunities for Lewandowski and Tang Zheng who advanced in the back.

The penalty kick in the first half was to use Arsenal to care too much about the defense on the left, which led to the emptiness of the defense on the right.

Moreover, Perisic has a strong sense of grabbing points, and can enter the penalty area to compete for the top when Dortmund is attacking from the left.

Two minutes later, Pirlo, who got the ball, made a direct pass to attack the left. Schmelzer and Gotze came to a tacit two-for-one cooperation and then rushed to complete the direct pass before Sagna was in place.

Lewandowski's feinted shot interfered with Mertesacker's judgment, and Perisic, who advanced at high speed in the second point, suddenly flashed in front of Koscielny to complete the top challenge.

Szesny, who was in a good position, subconsciously stretched out his hand to block, and the football was higher than the crossbar, and there was a huge sound of regret at the Westfalen Stadium.

With lingering fear, Szesny roared at Koscielny.

How can the opponent's full-back easily enter the penalty area to compete for the top, and even get in front of him?

Koscielny knew that he had a problem with the defensive position selection this time, so he waved at Szczesny.

Dortmund played very well with the combination of side and center. Wenger stood in the command area and paced back and forth, looking very anxious.

An away draw is acceptable, but losing is not in the plan.

What is said that Arsenal are the seeded teams in this group, how can they lose easily?

So after this dangerous situation, Wenger believes that the team should not be too conservative, otherwise it is very likely to lose the first game of the Champions League in the new season away.

Through his assistant, Wenger gave the opportunity to the 19-year-old teenager Wilshere face-to-face.

In the 73rd minute, Arteta, who had not yet integrated into the team, was replaced by Arsenal youth player Wilshere.

Ramsey, who was good at attacking and defending, returned to the midfielder position and partnered with Alexander Song. Wilshere was in the midfielder position and connected the frontcourt to attack.

I have to say that Wenger's substitution adjustment was very timely. When Dortmund was in full swing, Wilshere, who was very agile in dribbling and passing, was replaced, so that Arsenal's midfield control was not at a disadvantage at all.

Arsenal's substitution adjustments are very timely, but Dortmund is a little behind in adjustments, because it takes time for Klopp to remotely control the game through a wireless headset.

It was too late when Klopp realized Wenger's intention of substituting and adjusting, so Tang Zheng had to put too much energy on defense when Arsenal's control increased.

Central 5 commentator He Wei said: "In Dortmund's lineup, apart from Pirlo, who has rich experience in the Champions League, captain Kyle's last participation in the Champions League dates back to nine years ago, so this Bundesliga champion is somewhat lacking in rhythm control. And the coach Klopp was suspended for another game, unable to make tactical changes through the players on the field in time."

Dortmund's offensive routine still wants to pursue the success of the first half, but the Arsenal midfielder did not give Pirlo too much space at all. Captain Kyle did a good job of splitting the ball, but after the split, Dortmund's offensive connection appeared question.

Just when the live broadcast camera shot to Tang Zheng, the German Sky commentator Marcel Leif pondered: "I think that when the team's offense has problems, Tang, the number one star in the team, should stand up and solve the problem for the team. Existing problems."

Of course, Tang Zheng also worked very hard, and he was still active in running, but he just lacked a chance.

Alexander Song was sticking like a piece of brown sugar, and he was not given a chance at all.

However, as a core player, he had to face this situation, so Tang Zheng sprinted again, bringing Alexander Song to an anaerobic exercise.

The football was finally cleared by Ramsey, who was helping to defend, but Alexander Song's physical fitness obviously had problems. He put his hands on his knees, and seized the time to gasp for breath.

Wenger noticed Alexander Song's physical condition, but he couldn't solve it. Except for the 19-year-old Coquelin, there was no substitute player suitable for the defensive midfielder.

Therefore, this situation can only be resolved by Alexander Song himself.

And the game is approaching 80 minutes, and the test is more about the perseverance of the players.

Once again Alexander Song did his best to clear the ball out of the touchline, and Schmelzer was about to throw the touchline.

Tang Zheng took the initiative to meet the ball, and at the same time made a small subtle movement with his hands.

Schmelzer threw a half-high ball knowingly, Tang Zheng pouted his butt first, bumped Alexander Song, and then went forward to catch the ball.

Alexander Song stuck to it without panting, but as soon as Tang Zheng gave way, the football rubbed against his chest and fell towards the middle of the field.

Pirlo had waited for a long time, and then rushed to pad the ball to Tang Zheng who was close to Alexander Song and completed his turn before Wilshere came up.

Since Alexander Song had a yellow card on his back, he didn't dare to use foul actions behind him.

Immediately, the Westfalen Stadium boiled!

Tang Zheng faced the goal head-on, the opportunity came!