Super Marshal

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Klopp felt a chill on the back of his neck and raised his head. The cold raindrops fell on his face, making his left eye blurry.

Damn it, it rained.

Cloo pulled up the heavy down jacket he was wearing, put on his hat, rubbed his hands vigorously in front of his body repeatedly to warm them, brought them to his mouth and breathed out, and a cloud of white mist rose in front of him.

The cold winter in Europe came late this year and left late.

In early March, Paris had just received a heavy snowfall, which paralyzed traffic and caused many citizens to take to the streets to protest.

The temperature in Dortmund is not much better than that in Paris, but the only thing I can't stand is the rainy climate here. It rains a lot but not too much. It rains every now and then, making the air humid. I feel like I have just been dried out of a washing machine. Same, very uncomfortable.

But what makes Klopp feel even more uncomfortable comes from the court.

Visiting the Parc des Princes to challenge Paris Saint-Germain led by Gao Han is regarded by Klopp as a key battle for self-test. He wants to prove to Gao Han the progress he has made in the past two years.

Yes, he and Gao Han are very good friends. When he was coaching Bayern Munich, Gao Han also helped him. He did not receive any guidance from Gao Han on his coaching journey, but he is like all professional head coaches. , are all proud of defeating Gao Han, and are eager to compete with Gao Han in the Champions League.

The Champions League quarter-finals are undoubtedly a very good platform.

For this reason, after Klopp and his team learned that Paris Saint-Germain was drawn in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, they immediately prepared a detailed analysis report and preparation plan. They simply regarded the first leg of the match as the Champions League final. Prepare.

Paris Saint-Germain has been on the offensive this season, and the most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the iron triangle in the midfield.

Last season, Paris Saint-Germain's midfield combination was Pastore, Yaya Toure and Pirlo. They had more than enough possession of the ball, but they were not sharp enough, especially in terms of transition between offense and defense. Pastore did not do a good enough job. , and this season Gao Han continued his past tradition of being good at transforming players, transforming winger Di Maria into a midfielder.

The midfield triangle of Di Maria, Yaya Toure and Pirlo has become the most surprising combination in European football this season, especially the veteran Pirlo, who is the most indispensable drag force of Paris Saint-Germain. The core of the back organization, a crucial member.

To freeze Paris Saint-Germain's offense, Pirlo must be frozen.

"Our goal is to prevent Pirlo from participating in the game. Once he can do whatever he wants, it will be impossible for us to defend Paris Saint-Germain. But if we can stop Pirlo, the game will be completely different."

This was Klopp's loud warning in the locker room before the game, and the players also implemented Klopp's tactics meticulously from the beginning of the game. From the beginning of the game, Dortmund pressed heavily in an attempt to pressure the opponent.

But in the end, the price paid was that Paris Saint-Germain's midfield triangle firmly had the upper hand.

Gao Han obviously also expected Klopp's plan, and obviously knew that Dortmund would use Pirlo to make a fuss, so he retreated the team's ball control area in this game, allowing Yaya Toure to sit deeper , echoing Pirlo.

Coupled with Marcelo and Azpilicueta on the wings, David Luiz and Thiago Silva behind him, this makes it difficult for Dortmund to freeze Pirlo. The Italian veteran can always run through flexible movements. to gain space for activities.

Not to mention restricting Pirlo, Dortmund paid the price for their pressure in just four minutes.

Pirlo's long diagonal pass landed accurately on the left side of the frontcourt.

Suarez quickly chased the ball with two Dortmund defensive players. In the end, the Uruguayan forward who was well prepared took the lead. After stopping the ball, he protected the ball from the wing and passed it back to the horse who came in behind. Cello.

After receiving the pass, Marcelo rushed towards the penalty area, passed Gundogan, and passed the ball into the penalty area.

In the penalty area, Neymar stopped Marcelo's cross pass and passed the opponent's central defender. After forming a single shot, he directly pushed the shot and hit the goal, opening the scoring for Paris Saint-Germain.

There is a saying that is right, the kind of head coach will bring out the kind of team.

Klopp clearly knows the personality of his team, and he did not stop the team, because he, like the players on the field, was unwilling to give in and wanted to equalize the score, and he also knew very well that once he retreated, The defense may be solid, but the team will have little hope of turning the game around.

Therefore, after conceding a goal, Dortmund pressed even higher, and the defense began to race against Paris Saint-Germain's forwards. This caused Paris Saint-Germain's players to frequently fall into the offside trap, while Paris Saint-Germain's Continuing to have fun trying to get the ball behind the Dortmund defense.

Gradually, Klopp gradually realized the difficulty of Paris Saint-Germain's midfield pairing.

Although Pirlo is old, his strength is still there and he is very experienced. He is calm and calm in organizing and dispatching, and he is even more excellent in long and short passes. Yaya Toure is very comprehensive and can provide interception, steal and defense for the midfielder. Hard, and has excellent ball-holding and dribbling abilities. After stealing the ball, he can deliver the ball in time, and he can also go forward to participate in the attack.

Di Maria is a coup in this three-man midfield combination. After switching from the wing to the center, his contribution on the defensive end is astonishing. His physical running and tenacious defense are all the same as when he was in Real Madrid. His playing period was completely different, but what is even more rare is that he is very comprehensive, proficient in passing and breaking through, and can handle both the wing and the center with ease.

The moment that best reflects Di Maria's ability occurred in the 18th minute of the first half.

At that time, Dortmund was launching a counterattack. Gotze took the ball just past the halfway line. Di Maria fought back to defend and entangled Gotze. After intercepting the ball, he turned around and passed the ball with his left foot to the ground accurately. Dortmund Thirty Meter Zone.

Suarez quickly retreated from the front and pulled out a central defender. Facing Di Maria's pass, he touched the ball directly and passed the ball behind the defense. Aubameyang was as quick as lightning. Successfully countering offside, he surpassed Schmelzer, caught up with the ball and formed a single shot, easily scoring the goal.

Two to zero!

Two goals, both wonderful!

After conceding two goals in a row, Dortmund's morale was greatly damaged.

No matter how reluctant Klopp was, he had to change his starting tactics and adjust his original forward pressure to retreat defense. He opened two compact lines of defense in front of the Paris Saint-Germain ball-carrying players, allowing Paris Saint-Germain to No longer able to face the goal easily.

With two goals in hand, Paris Saint-Germain also played more patiently and began to stabilize the rhythm of the game by controlling the ball.

In just twenty minutes of continuous fast-paced offense and defense, Dortmund ended in a complete defeat.

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The second half has gone on for about ten minutes.

The raindrops in the sky are getting thicker and thicker, and people standing on the sidelines feel colder and colder.

Just like Klopp's mood at this moment.

After retreating, Dortmund completely lost the ability to limit their opponents. Paris Saint-Germain completely dominated the game, controlling the ball unscrupulously and planning attacks again and again.

With the arrival of the drizzle, the field became even more slippery. Under the pressure and interference of the home team players, Dortmund made more and more errors in passing and receiving, and the defense began to be stretched from left to right, looking very embarrassed.

This convinced everyone that if this continues, Dortmund will definitely concede another goal.

"Be careful and try to get the ball out of the thirty-meter zone as quickly as possible."

Klopp walked to the sidelines and shouted loudly to the players on the pitch.

He is clearly aware of the team's problems and potential crises. He hopes that the players can play more steadily and make as few mistakes as possible, or even make no mistakes, especially within the thirty-meter area.

After Dortmund retreated, they tried to steal the ball many times and directly launched long passes. However, Thiago Silva and David Luiz performed very steadily. The long passes reached the frontcourt and were basically controlled by Paris Saint-Germain. So, the Hornets players tried to control the ball.

But as the rain came and the field became slippery, Dortmund made many mistakes in passing and receiving.

Once the opponent successfully intercepts the ball in the thirty-meter area, it is quite dangerous.

There was such a mistake just now. Fortunately, Sven Bender committed a timely foul, but Pirlo's direct free kick almost penetrated Dortmund's goal. This also reminded Dortmund that the Italian midfielder's free kicks are the best in the world. .

After walking to the sidelines to remind the players, when Klopp walked back, he reached out and wiped his face, and his hands were full of water.

"Damn weather!" the German cursed angrily.

On the court, Paris Saint-Germain once again organized an attack and tried to send the ball into the penalty area.

But it was quickly intercepted by Dortmund's center back and quickly moved to the feet of Piszczek on the right.

Neymar immediately chose to step forward to interfere. Piszczek feinted a shot. Seeing that Gundogan was still in the penalty area in the middle, he directly kicked the ball across the penalty area and tried to pass it to Wu. Sven Bender in man defense.

Bender also reacted very promptly and stopped the ball immediately.

But what I didn't expect was that the ball was covered with water, wet and slippery. When I stopped the ball, it accidentally stopped wide.

Yaya Toure, who had originally decided to retreat, reacted quickly. Suddenly he sprinted and cut between Bender and the ball. After blocking Bender with his body, he controlled the ball with his long legs and drove the ball forward. Advance.

Suddenly switching from offense to defense, Dortmund's defense was shocked.

Yaya Toure firmly blocked Sven Bender to his side, and even though Sven Bender pulled hard, he did not stop him. He directly drove the ball to the front of the penalty area, passed the ball to Suarez with a straight kick. At his feet, the Uruguayan passed by Subotic and suddenly hit the lower left corner.

The ball, carrying the rainwater on the turf, quickly hit the bottom of Dortmund's goal net.

Suarez rushed out of the stadium excitedly under the rain curtain, slid to his knees, and rushed to the edge of the stands.

All the fans in the audience cheered crazily.

Paris Saint-Germain players rushed out one after another and surrounded Suarez.

Klopp, who happened to turn around on the sidelines, witnessed all this happening. He slapped his forehead hard, shook his head and sighed helplessly.

Yaya Toure's ability to advance with the ball, especially the threat at the front of the penalty area, is really quite big.

He had repeatedly reminded his players before the game, but they were still exploited.

Zero to three, he is finished, Dortmund is finished too!