Midfielder Ruler

Tang Zheng is not only the core of Dortmund's offensive organization, but also the terminator of the overall tactics, especially the corner kick attack. His height, jumping and ability to grab points are existences that no team dare to ignore.

Therefore, Tang Zheng received a lot of attention in Dortmund's corner kick attack. After Tang Zheng competed for a position in a row, Portillo, Demichelis and Baptista closely marked him.

It happened that Tang Zheng received too much attention, so that the other Dortmund offensive players were ignored.

Tang Zheng is not the only player in the Dortmund team who is taller than 1.85 meters. Lewandowski, Hummels, Santana, and even right back Piszczek are all 1.85 meters, so this corner kick defense is against Ma. Raja was a huge mistake.

They really restrained Tang Zheng, so that Tang Zheng didn't even find a chance to jump.

Indeed, from the point of view of defending Tang Zheng, it was successful, but the overall defense was a failure.

Central defender Santana has been looking for an opportunity to make up for his mistakes, and now, he finally found it!

In the live broadcast, Santana fell from the sky like a black cloud, and the French player Turalunla who defended him didn't hold back, and then smashed the ball towards the goal.

Neither the goalkeeper Caballero nor Isco, standing on the right post of the goal, reacted. All they could do was watch the football until it hit the net...

Santana, who scored a goal, looked very excited. After he landed, he opened his arms and ran to the right corner flag area to celebrate with a sliding knee.

Of course, the excited Santana did not forget Goetze who sent the assist and captain Tang Zheng who encouraged him.

"Aww-"

The deafening shouts continued to sound at the Westfalen Stadium, and the home fans greeted the goal in this way.

Although the score is still 2:2, they believe that it will be a matter of time before they overtake the score.

In this frenzied atmosphere, Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini was very dissatisfied. The team had just strengthened the defense through substitutions and adjustments, but now the home team equalized the score.

Including sixteen to seven minutes of stoppage time, if the home team scores another goal in the remaining time, it will definitely be a disaster!

At this time, assistant Ruben said in Pellegrini's ear: "Manuel, we have no choice. 2:2 can still meet our promotion needs.

Continue to increase the defense is urgent! "

Pellegrini's brain was running at high speed while the Dortmund players celebrated the goal. Dortmund's equalizer will definitely boost morale, and there will definitely be problems in strengthening the offense and maintaining the status quo.

At this stage of the game, there is no other choice.

As Ruben said, a 2:2 away draw with Dortmund can also meet the promotion conditions.

Thinking about it, Pellegrini is more inclined to strengthen the defense.

In the football world, offense wins the fans, and only defense can win the championship.

Time to show real defensive skills!

Since the bus is going to be set, let the bus come more violently!

Portillo's playing has strengthened the team's offense, and Baptista's role has declined significantly, and the corner kick defense just now has something to do with him.

The choice for substitutions is naturally Baptista.

As for who to replace, Pellegrini has to think about it.

On the other end, Klopp also holds the last substitution adjustment in his hand. Who should he replace?

The score of 2:2 was definitely eliminated, and Santana scored a goal to no avail, and had to score another goal.

Just who to adjust, a bit of a headache.

Royce has outstanding technical ability, fast speed, and the ability to score goals.

Not to mention Lewandowski, he is in full form this season. The 21 goals he scored in the past 28 rounds of the league are the best evidence. Keeping him on the field when the team lacks goals is tantamount to keeping him. A silver lining.

So, in terms of adjustments, Klopp decided to wait.

At the same time, the German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said seriously: "The score of 2:2 is not enough for Dortmund to qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League this season. They must score another goal without conceding a goal. , There is plenty of time, but I hope Dortmund can score goals as soon as possible. In Chinese, it means that if you are late, you will change..."

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The game restarted, even though Malaga had the kick-off advantage, it didn't work very well. Dortmund, who equalized the score, quickly intercepted the ball with the enthusiasm of the home court.

Of course, this has something to do with Malaga voluntarily giving up possession of the ball.

They didn't pass the ball too much after the kick-off, but drove to the left with their big feet. Piszczek overwhelmed Portillo and gave the ball to Shaheen, and Dortmund organized an attack.

The football came to Tang Zheng's feet through continuous passing. Isco, who was at the front of the midfield, stretched out his foot to steal the ball, but Tang Zheng knocked the ball to the left with his thicker right foot with his back to the goal, and then Use the tall and strong body to hold Isco behind him.

Immediately afterwards, Tang Zheng saw a figure approaching at high speed from the corner of his eye. His right foot pulled the football back, and his body contracted.

Even so, he was knocked to the ground by the charging Baptista.

The referee Thomson's whistle sounded and Baptista was given a yellow card by the way.

Baptista was very rude, instead of pulling Tang Zheng up friendly, he shrugged his shoulders and shook his index finger at Tang Zheng, expressing that the other party's body was too weak.

Tang Zheng frowned, and wanted to say something, but thinking of the substitution adjustment that Malaga had players waiting for before, this substitution adjustment is very likely to be facing Baptista.

So Tang Zheng said in Spanish: "Big guy, your next destination should be the bench."

"Um?"

Before Baptista could figure out the status, the referee blew his whistle again and pointed to the sidelines, signaling to make substitution adjustments.

Baptista subconsciously turned his head to see that Itura was standing next to the fourth official, and then looked at the substitution display board. Isn't it him who is No. 10?

Shit! !

Baptista finally understood what Tang Zheng meant.

The referee Thomson thought that Baptista wanted to delay the game, so he pointed to the sidelines and kindly reminded Malaga of the substitution adjustment.

By the time Baptista turned around again, Tang Zheng had already run forward, preparing for this time to set the ball.

Aggrieved!

The commentators at the commentary booth naturally noticed the 'communication' between Tang Zheng and Baptista, the two No. 10s, but they didn't pay too much attention to it. Instead, they analyzed the last substitution adjustment made by Malaga. .

Central 5 commentator He Wei said: "Oh? Malaga played the last card. The defensive midfielder Itura replaced Baptista. It seems that Pellegrini wanted to Hold on to the score of 2:2 until the end of the game! But...can you hold on until then?"

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With Itura coming off the bench, Malaga's formation is more and more inclined to a four-three-two formation, which is commonly known as the Christmas tree formation.

Itura and Ignacio Camacho guarded in front of the central defenders, Tulalang was once again given the important task of marking Tang Zheng, Isco and Eliseu were on the two ribs to help defend, and Portillo was in charge of harassment Dortmund defender Hummels.

In Dortmund's tactical system, Hummels, who has organizational skills, sometimes organizes attacks suddenly, making it hard to guard against.

Pellegrini chose to let Portillo harass, in order to solve Dortmund's offense at the source as much as possible.

Although the second conceded goal seems to be a corner kick defensive marking error, in fact?

Didn't the first two lines of defense fail to put enough pressure on Dortmund's offensive organization?

Itura's playing effect is very obvious, and Dortmund's offensive organization in the center is under tremendous pressure.

The current situation of the game is that Malaga has added more defensive numbers in the middle and increased the level of defense, so that Dortmund's penetration in the middle has been blocked unprecedentedly.

The on-site director took advantage of the dead ball to give Klopp a close-up shot.

The meaning is obvious, that is, I hope that Klopp will make the third substitution adjustment of the whole game earlier.

After all, as Malaga overtook the score, this game has lost the chance to enter overtime.

Either live in ninety minutes or die in ninety minutes!

The game passed quickly with Dortmund mainly attacking Malaga as the main defense. In the blink of an eye, it was 80 minutes, which means that only the last ten minutes were left for Dortmund, and it was only thirteen minutes at most when counting injury time. minute.

In the 81st minute, Lewandowski was interfered by Demichelis and failed to head Piszczek's cross to the goal, and Malaga scored a goal.

At this time, the referee Thomson whistled and pointed to the sidelines.

The live broadcast camera switched, and Dortmund made the last adjustment of the game.

Go off on No. 8 Gundogan, go on No. 23 Siebel.

Marcel Leff gave a positive comment on this: "Malaga is now fully defensive in the half, Ilkay's role is minimal, and Julian Sieber's top line is the most effective and direct defense. "

Scibel is 1.86 meters tall and weighs 83 kilograms. He is a standard center forward.

Klopp's intentions are very obvious, he hopes to score goals in the most direct way.

Gundogan, who was replaced, was a little upset, but he knew that what the team lacked now was not an organizer, but a terminator.

What's more, Malaga basically gave up on offense. It is not very useful to keep him as an offensive and defensive midfielder. At most, he will play the role of a passing fulcrum.

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The three substitution adjustments for both sides of the game are all used up, which means that the next game can only be completed by 22 players on the field.

Of course, the role of Klopp and Pellegrini cannot be ignored. They stood on the sidelines and frequently adjusted their game tactics through rich body movements.

The close-up shots of the on-site director also frequently take care of the two head coaches.

However, compared to the passionate Klopp, Pellegrini is more like a Confucian coach. Unless it is a tactical adjustment, he will not easily make body movements.

As the game progressed, the frenetic atmosphere at Westphalon became more and more frenetic.

It is also because the atmosphere on the scene is becoming more and more frenzied, so that the players on the field are playing more and more impatiently.

In the beginning, Tang Zheng didn't receive too much influence, he still controlled the game and organized the attack according to his own rhythm.

But the game time is getting less and less, and the pressure in his heart is also increasing.

Barcelona lost last season and was eliminated. If this season's Champions League quarter-finals are drawn and then eliminated, it may become a shadow of his life.

In the 86th minute, Tang Zheng received the football in the 30-meter area of ​​attack, and Tulalang and Itura stepped forward to apply pressure at the same time.

Tang Zheng couldn't see the passable route from the corner of his eye, so he had no choice but to forcefully take a long shot.

The effect of the long-range shot was not ideal. Fortunately, the football hit Ignacio Camacho's leg and flew out of the baseline.

corner kick.

With the second goal conceded, Malaga were extremely focused in defending corners, keeping an eye on the other Dortmund players in the box while not missing any high points.

Although the Malaga defenders kept Tang Zheng under strict supervision, they still allowed him to fight for the landing point, but they didn't adjust the sight properly because of the excessive pressure.

Seeing this, Pellegrini let out a sigh of relief.

The header did not pose a threat, and He Wei, the commentator of Central 5, still gave Tang Zheng a word of praise: "Tang Zheng's dominance in the penalty area is still outstanding, but it is a pity that he was not able to stand up to the goal under heavy pressure. Goal range, come on Tang Zheng! All of us believe that you can lead Dortmund to achieve a lore at the last minute!"

Under the broadcast camera, Tang Zheng didn't feel any regrets, he immediately ordered his teammates to implement high pressure.

Caballero originally wanted to delay the game by passing to the defender, but seeing the posture of the Dortmund players decisively chose to move forward.

Hummels overwhelmed the isolated and helpless Portillo, and Dortmund continued to organize the attack.

However, the Malaga players retreated across the board, there was no good chance in the center, and the attack could only pass through the two sides.

In a blink of an eye, the game passed two minutes, which means that the game is coming to an end.

Klopp had no choice. He adjusted his tactics on the field through physical movements on the sidelines.

Tang Zheng and Hummels' two high points will run into the penalty area to compete for the top and create opportunities when the football comes to the two sides.

Anyway, Malaga retreated across the board, and Hummels' staying in the backcourt was not of much use, so he might as well use it as a center forward.

Not to mention Tang Zheng, his height, strength, and extraordinary header ability all have the possibility to change the score.

Gotze and Shaheen, who stayed in the middle, had a simple job - call the ball to the two wings in the fastest way.

In the 89th minute, Lewandowski missed the post after receiving Tang Zheng's header, startling the Malaga players into a cold sweat.

"Ooh-oh--"

Deafening exclamations erupted from the stands.

Just a tiny bit away!

The game time is infinitely close to the minute, and Malaga goalkeeper Caballero placed the football unhurriedly.

The referee Thomson blew his whistle to signal him to hurry up, but he still dawdled and set the football.

"Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-"

The intention to delay the game was obvious, and the home fans booed deafeningly without hesitation.

Caballero was unmoved, he even gave Demichelis a wink, then raised his right arm, and when the referee Thomson looked over, he said that the shoelaces were loose and needed to be untied and re-tied.

Demichelis immediately ran over and untied Caballero's shoelaces.

Regarding the special position of the goalkeeper, the referee Thomson had no good solution, but just gave a stern warning.

By the time Caballero took the goal kick and the time had reached 90 minutes, the fourth official held up the electronic card for four minutes of stoppage time.

He Wei said helplessly: "There is not much time left for Dortmund, there are still four minutes left."