In the end, the scores between Dortmund U19 and Aachen U19 were frozen at 3:1, and Dortmund U19, who played away, won a victory.

After the trio changed their playing style, neither side was able to score, especially Aachen U19. In fact, they had the chance to score, but they did not seize the opportunity.

In Schneider's eyes, Zhou Yi, Mark and Gotze's threesomes' approach after leading two goals was simply useless. If Aachen hadn't been bad, it's hard to say whether he could win this game.

But in Yebala's view, the situation was not what Schneider thought.

Aachen did not score a goal, not only because their forwards were not good, but also because most people ignored it. Aachen U19 himself regretted that they failed to seize the opportunity.

There is another reason why Aachen U19 did not score a goal, which is not very conspicuous, but it does exist. That is, the quick pass and cut cooperation of Zhou Yi, Mark and Gotze put a lot of pressure on Aachen U19's defense line, and they had to invest more defensive forces on these three people.

After all, if you let it go, these three people are like training, so they can also play some cooperation. It is not impossible to penetrate Aachen's defense line.

Part of the reason why the trio's poor performance is because Aachen attaches great importance to defense and strictly guards the situation.

So this is a result of mutual restraint.

Zhou Yi and his team's offensive methods involved Aachen's defensive energy, making them unable to do their best when they needed to fight to the death in the end.

Aachen's defense also caused Zhou Yi and his team to be blocked in offense.

Although he didn't score and his performance was not good, Yebala was satisfied with the performance of the trio in this game.

Especially these three people actually know to give priority to the team's victory or defeat, make sure the team can win, and then conduct their tactical experiments...

It's simply the coach's caring little cotton jacket.

As the head coach, what else can Yebala be dissatisfied with?

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After the competition with Aachen U19, the training life of Zhou Yi and the other three did not change much.

The players who participated in the game did not have to participate in the team's training on the second day of the game, but Zhou Yi, Mark and Gotze did not relax. They made an appointment to go to the football field near Mark's home to train again.

There was a game in the morning and at noon, at Mark's house. During lunch break, three people played live football. The losers were playing hot and they had to fight each other when playing games. Zhou Yi called this "psychological warfare". The young people's competitive spirit was fully reflected in the game. Then they went to train again in the afternoon.

Then go back to their homes.

I went to the team to train the next day and still had to play games.

Still losing.

This is the case every day for a week. If you practice a day, go to the stadium near Mark's house to continue the special training. Go to the afternoon and go to the morning and go to the morning and go to the wind and rain.

During this period, Schneider did not get the opportunity to start, and Mark officially replaced him. In the semi-finals of the away challenge to Salbrücken, Mark started and scored a goal.

Zhou Yi assisted again. However, his assist was not for Mark, but for Goce.

4:2, Dortmund U19 defeated Salbrücken U19 away and entered the final of the Youth German Cup.

The Youth German Cup final will be held on the evening of May 29. The final will be held at the Berlin Olympic Stadium, the final of the Adult Group German Cup. The time is also two days earlier than this year's Adult Group German Cup final.

No matter from any aspect, it is something to be proud of to reach the German Cup final. You should know that Dortmund's first team has not done this season.

In the league, Dortmund U19 also made great progress.

Although in the 23rd round, Bochum U19 was tied 2:2 at home, in the next 24th round of the league, Dortmund defeated Bielefelfield U19 6:0 away, continuing to lead the standings against Leverkusen U19, who was chasing them.

According to the rules of the German U19 League, except for the league's top two in the league to advance to the playoffs, only the top teams in the Western Conference and Northern Divisions can compete for the national championship in the playoffs.

After twenty-four rounds of the league, Dortmund U19 leads Leverkusen U19 by as much as five points. With two rounds left in the league, as long as they win the game in the 25th round of the league, they will be qualified to advance to the playoffs one round ahead of schedule.

In the 25th round, Dortmund U19 faced Hupaidal U19 at home, and the team is now ranked second to last in the league... They only won four games in the 24th round of the league, drew five games, and lost fifteen games. They are weak and have an advantage in the away game. Losing to Dortmund is simply unsurprising.

So it can be said that Dortmund has qualified to advance to the playoffs in advance.

In this case, Yebala can focus on the German Cup final.

Their opponent in the Youth German Cup final is Freiburg U19 from the Southern Division. This team is currently ranked first in the Southern Division and its strength cannot be underestimated.

Since he has reached the final, Yebala will definitely not be satisfied with winning the runner-up.

Dortmund is very strong, but it also depends on the performance on the spot.

What Yebala is most unsure about now is the performance of the trio.

The game is going on every day, and it has been more than a month. It can be seen that the three people are improving, but they still have not been able to win the game. After each game, they move their tall and strong teammates in the 25-meter turnback process.

Three to six, plus a goalkeeper, the rules of the game are indeed a bit too harsh.

But instead of adjusting the rules to reduce the difficulty, Yebala insisted that they do so.

At the beginning, people who don’t participate in the game can still make fun below with the mentality of watching the fun.

However, as time goes by, people gradually couldn't laugh. Because such torture things became a daily routine, they really couldn't laugh. They began to sympathize with the trio - those who performed well in the game and were able to score goals and assist, why were they tortured by the head coach in different ways during training?

The three of them don’t complain anymore, because complaining is useless, and it’s better to work hard to train and improve their level.

They also felt the progress of special training. Whether in the game or in the game, their cooperation success rate is getting higher and higher. In the game, they can sometimes use fast passes and cuts to tear apart one or two lines of defense, but they still can't score.

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After the game against Bielefeld U19, the entire Dortmund U19 team entered the preparations for the finals of the Youth German Cup.

Dortmund U19's opponent is Freiburg U19.

If we talk about the first team, Freiburg is certainly not a significant role in German football today. In fact, the Freiburg first team is still playing in the German Second Division.

However, in the field of youth training, Freiburg is indeed a famous German youth training expert.

On the one hand, their youth training level is good, and on the other hand, their first team is willing to give youth training players the opportunity to participate in first-team competitions. Although German football now attaches great importance to youth training players playing and training in professional competitions, there are still not many people who can achieve this level of Freiburg.

Of course, this may be related to Freiburg being a small club with poor financial resources. They do not have much budget to dig out those big stars, and they cannot attract any decent players, so they can only give the young people they cultivate more opportunities and trust.

Freiburg's success in youth training is attributed to the legendary coach Wokel Fink who has coached the team for 16 years and Freiburg's former club chairman Stoke. With their insistence, the club used a large sum of money to build a football school instead of investing in professional team buy-in to ensure that the team can stay in the Bundesliga. This move has been questioned and put a lot of pressure on the club.

However, with the strong promotion of these two people, after so many years, Freiburg's youth training finally achieved good results.

In the German U19 Youth League last season, the final winner was Freiburg U19.

In the Youth German Cup last season, they also reached the quarterfinals. The one who eliminated them in the quarterfinals was Dortmund U19.

This time, the grudge between the two sides in the Youth German Cup continued directly into the finals and will be magnified several times in the finals - Freiburg can also win the Youth German Cup championship after successful revenge.

Speaking of this Freiburg U19, Yebala is actually very familiar with it because there was a contest last year.

Moreover, in the past or two years, the Freiburg youth team has been at a high level.

If you want to say that the strongest person in Freiburg U19 is not a player like Dortmund U19, they are not a player like Gotze. Their strongest person is sitting on the sidelines bench - Freiburg U19's head coach Christian Streich.

This coach, who has been working for the youth team of Freiburg since 1995, has rich experience and has his unique insights into football.

If the Freiburg youth training system was established by Fink and Stoke, then Freiburg's current youth training level is completely Streich's masterpiece.

As the youth team coach, Yebala respects Streich very much.

This coach who can devote fourteen years to a club's youth training camp reflects the true meaning of "youth coach". Many young players trained by him have already played in the Freiburg first team. He has continuously provided Fenk with recruits who are fighting for the Bundesliga - now this person has been replaced by Duter, Fenk's successor.

I have said before that Strich had his unique insights on football, which is reflected in the football style of Freiburg U19.

The former head coach of Freiburg's first team is Wokel Fink. The head coach who has coached Freiburg for 16 years has created the best results in the Bundesliga and European competitions, becoming the team's legendary head coach, and also giving the team a strong personal style.

Fink's Freiburg implemented offensive tactics, "attack at all costs and make the offense the best defense" was Fink's heartbeat. The desperate attack allowed Freiburg to achieve the best results in history, injecting a hint of breeze into the dull German football at that time.

However, Streich's football style is far from Fink's football style, even... completely different. The head coach of Freiburg U19 pays more attention to defense.

Freiburg U19 conceded 27 goals in the league this season, and it is the third fewest in the entire Southern League.

Moreover, Streich's emphasis on defense is not the traditional team shrinking into his 30-meter area and placing a bus defense in front of the goal. His way of focusing on defense is somewhat different from that of ordinary coaches.

He chose to put the team at a high position. Freiburg U19's defense started from the two forwards in the front, and the three lines were kept very close. The central defender often overwhelmed the center line, and was at most forty or fifty meters away from the baseline of our team.

Logically speaking, this strange configuration should be easily penetrated by the other party directly.

But it didn't.

Their goals conceded were the third-sixth in the Southern League.

They are currently ranked first in the Southern League, leading second place Mainz U19 by as many as six points, and have already confirmed to advance to the playoffs in advance.

Why is this?

Because their high-level defense intensity is very high, many teams will be disturbed by their midfield and frontcourt pressing so that they can't organize the offense well.

Another one of their key figures, the main goalkeeper Oliver Bowman, has a calmness and sense of position beyond his age, as well as excellent decision-making ability and positive personality.

Therefore, the task of Streich giving the talented goalkeeper is to take care of almost half the stadium space in front of him. He must frequently rush out of the penalty area to deal with the incoming balls that have successfully broken through the frontcourt pressing and offside traps of Freiburg U19 midfield.

Manuel Neuer in Schalke 04 is a goalkeeper who is born to like to break out of the penalty area. This may have something to do with his desire to be a striker. But Bowman was forced to break out of the penalty area, which is related to Freiburg's high-level oppressive style of play.

However, Bowman has done a good job so far. Not only did he attack decisively and simply, he also made many amazing saves in front of the goal.

For teams with core players in the midfield organization, Freiburg's high-level oppressive style is a tried-and-true tactic.

This is what Yebala needs to have a headache.

Because Borussia Dortmund's U19's midfield organization core Zhou Yi may face the most difficult enemy and face the most severe test in this Youth German Cup final.

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PS, the second half of this chapter is full of introductions about Freiburg, and maybe someone wants to say that he is using Baidu Encyclopedia to fill the water.

I also have some complaints to post. For this reason, please see the next single chapter. I originally planned to hang it directly under this chapter, but I complained a lot, and wrote 1,500 words. hang it under the paid chapter. It means that it will cost too much more money to see me complaining. There is no need, so I took it out separately.

Anyway, it's free, so let's take a look.
Chapter completed!