Chapter 29 Unwilling to be a sideshow(1/2)
Zhou Yi's waiting continues, and the league continues after the national team match day.
The fifth round of the league is a highlight, with Dortmund playing against Bayern Munich at home.
The battle between Bayern Munich and Dortmund is called the "German National Derby". In terms of intensity and importance, it is no less than the "Spanish National Derby" between Barcelona and Real Madrid, and the "England National Derby" between Liverpool and Manchester United.
However, Dortmund has not been able to do well in recent years, and its performance is far less stable than Bayern Munich. Although Bayern Munich also lost the league championship last season, they are also second in the league. Last season, Dortmund was sixth in the league and fell to thirteenth last season. Dortmund has been in trouble since winning the league championship last time. The overly optimistic expansion has put them in an economic crisis. The stars who bought it for a lot of money have performed mediocrely. The team's performance is uncertain. In Germany, it has been far behind by old rivals Bayern Munich, and even surpassed by teams like Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen, and Stuttgart.
So in recent years, Bayern Munich has the upper hand in the matches between Dortmund and Bayern Munich. Since the 27-2 season, Dortmund has never won when facing Bayern Munich. At home, they can only tie Bayern Munich, and when they go away, they all lose.
The last time the two teams met was the 19th round of the league last season. Dortmund challenged Bayern Munich away, but lost 1:3 away.
In the last ten confrontations, Dortmund has only won two games.
Nine of these ten confrontations were in league games, and there was also a German Cup match.
Dortmund won two games, tied two games, and lost all the remaining games.
It is no exaggeration to describe such a winning rate in the confrontation as a dismal one.
Judging from their recent game state, Dortmund is far inferior to Bayern Munich. All they can rely on may be the advantage of home games.
After all, Westphalia Stadium is hell for any team that is visiting.
Zhou Yi took it for granted to watch this game on the wall of the south stand.
The game only started ten minutes. Hummels, a central defender who came to Dortmund from Bayern Munich, used a corner kick to break the deadlock for Dortmund.
When Hummels scored, the cheers in the South stands almost made the heart stop.
"Matz! Matz! Dortmund is your home!" Dortmund fans shouted Hummels' name.
"Hummels has completed a wonderful revenge against Bayern Munich!" The live commentator Norbert Dikor also shouted excitedly.
Hummels is a player trained by Bayern Munich youth training. He was promoted to Bayern Munich's first team in 27 years. However, he never got too many opportunities to play in the first team. So he was loaned to Dortmund by the club for one and a half seasons.
During the season and a half when he was loaned to Dortmund, Hummels performed very well, which made Klopp determined to buy Hummels out of no matter what the price he paid. Finally, this summer, Dortmund spent 4.2 million euros to completely buy Hummels out of this year. Hummels was also happy to stay in Dortmund. After all, he was the main player here, and when he returned to Bayern Munich, he had to be a substitute, and fools knew what choices to make.
At this time, the feelings cultivated by youth training may not be worthy of actual interests.
As a player trained by Bayern Munich, Hummels scored in this game against Bayern Munich. It was a very dramatic scene. It also made Dortmund fans even more excited. We not only dug up Bayern Munich's corner, but also scored in the game against Bayern Munich!
The one who assisted Hummels was the team's midfield core, the young Turkish genius player Nuri Shahin. In a sense, he is also a competitor of Zhou Yi.
The lead greatly boosted the morale of Dortmund. At the same time, the players performed well, suppressing Bayern Munich from the scene.
But the team still conceded the ball in the 36th minute.
The equalizer for Bayern Munich was center Mario Gomez bought by Bayern Munich from Stuttgart.
This loss of the ball made Nan sigh in the stands.
Someone else was scolding Gomez who scored the goal: "Don't be lucky!!"
Zhou Yi also held his head with both hands, feeling regretful and unwilling for the team's concealment of the goal.
During the halftime break, the fans in the South Stand gathered together to discuss the first half and look forward to the second half.
"Although it's a pity that conceded the ball, we still have the upper hand. Bayern Munich doesn't have much chance! Dad." Bruno was still full of confidence in the second half.
Others also expressed their agreement.
Zhou Yi didn't say anything.
"Hey, Zhou Yi, what do you think?" Mark next to him noticed that Zhou Yi was not in a very high mood, so he asked.
When everyone heard what he said, they turned their attention to Zhou Yi.
"Uh..." Zhou Yi saw that everyone was in such a high mood. He wanted to speak but stopped.
"If you have any opinions, say, Chinese boy. Dad." Bruno encouraged Zhou Yi.
"I'd better not pour cold water on everyone..." Zhou Yi shook his head.
"Do you think our second half is not going well?" someone asked Zhou Yi.
"Yes." Zhou Yi nodded.
"Why? I know that Gomez's goal was a bit frustrating, but after conceding the ball, didn't the team's defense make adjustments?" said another person. "Besides, Gomez didn't get any decent chances in the whole first half. He was just lucky for that ball..."
"And our central defender is not at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Gomez. Neither Hummels nor Subotic are physically at a disadvantage!" someone echoed.
Zhou Yi said: "Yes, our two central defenders performed well when defending Gomez. Gomez was restricted by us. But have you ever thought about it? What if Van Gaal replaced Gomez in the second half?"
As soon as this said, everyone was stunned, but then Bruno laughed: "How is it possible, Chinese boy? Gomez scored the goal in the first half, and he replaced the goal in advance? What would Gomez think?"
"Yes, yes, Van Gaal replaced Gomez who just scored? Was he crazy?"
Mrs. Wagner also thought Zhou Yi’s idea was too incredible.
Zhou Yi shook his head: "I don't know what Gomez would think, but Van Gaal is the kind of tough head coach. He has the final say in the locker room. If he feels it is necessary, he will not consider what the players think. Since Gomez has been restricted by Matts and Nevin, there is no chance to shoot, why should he keep him on the court? You guys have also said that Gomez's goal has a lot of luck. I don't think Van Gaal can't see this. Letting Gomez stay on the court will not have any threat to our defense. Do you expect him to have another shit in the second half?"
When a group of people heard Zhou Yi’s analysis, they all became quiet. Before they knew it, they could not ask any questions.
"Don't forget, Ribery is still sitting on the bench at Bayern Munich. On the court, Robben is both players with fast speed, flexible feet and outstanding personal abilities. What about our central defenders? Both Mats and Nevin are tall and big, but relatively clumsy and slow-turning speed. What will happen to them when they meet two short players who are fast but flexible feet?"
Zhou Yi's series of rebellious questions made everyone speechless and unable to speak.
Because they do realize this problem.
"What if Van Gaal replaced Gomez with Ribery? How should we deal with it?"
After Zhou Yi finished speaking, he looked at everyone. No one could answer his question.
"And I would like to remind everyone that they also have an excellent young man, Thomas Muller, on the bench. He is not as strong as Gomez, but his feet are flexible and have outstanding consciousness. If he appears, he can effectively cooperate with Robben and Ribery. In addition, their other striker Olic, who is an excellent striker. He may not be able to score a goal-making ability. He may not be able to make wedding dresses for his teammates. Such a frontcourt offensive combination cannot be defended by building a wall on the front." Zhou Yi added.
"Chinese boy, why do you know Bayern Munich so well? Daddy," Bruno asked curiously.
"Although I can't play, I also need to know my opponent." Zhou Yi spread his hands.
He has played against Bayern Munich for several days in the virtual world, so he naturally knows this opponent.
"Is this part of the first team?" Mark asked from the side.
"No. This is my personal little interest." Zhou Yi smiled slightly.
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The second half just started, and Zhou Yi made everyone look at each other.
Because during the halftime break, Van Gaal did make a series of substitutions.
He replaced Hamid Altentop with Thomas Muller and replaced Mario Gomez with Ribery, the hero of Bayern Munich's goal in the first half, was indeed replaced!
"It's so amazing, Chinese boy! Dad." Bruno patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder with the stunned expressions of others.
"This is just the most reasonable analysis based on the characteristics of different players. 'Dad' is nothing great." Zhou Yi said modestly.
"Hey, you can't say that. Being able to guess what the opponent's head coach is thinking and what he wants to do is at least that means you are the same as the head coach. If Dortmund doesn't give you a chance to play, you might as well retire as a coach, haha!" Bruno joked by Zhou Yi.
"Thank you, dad, I don't want to retire at the age of eighteen!" Zhou Yi rolled his eyes.
Everyone else laughed.
But they couldn't laugh soon.
Van Gaal changed two people in one breath during the halftime break. Such a substitution can be said to be a waste of time. He did this at the beginning of the second half, which fully demonstrated Van Gaal's ambitions.
Sure enough, in the 49th minute, four minutes after the second half, Bayern Munich scored a goal.
The goal was their midfielder Schweinsteiger, and the person who assisted him was Robben mentioned by Zhou Yi during the break.
Bayern Munich surpassed the score!
"Damn it! Stop that Dutchman! Dad," Bruno complained.
"I can't stop him, he is too fast." Zhou Yi said.
"Damn..." Bruno frowned.
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After conceding the ball, Klopp also made adjustments in the sixty minutes. He also changed two people in one breath. Egyptian forward Zidan was replaced and Barrios came on the court. Another forward, Langlov, was replaced by Groskreuz.
When Groskreuz was on the court, a loud cheer broke out in the South Stand. The popularity of the South Stand was quite high.
However, this substitution adjustment did not bring any good luck to the team. Four minutes after the substitution, Dortmund conceded another goal. The person who scored this time was Ribery who was replaced in the second half.
1:3! Dortmund is two goals behind at home!
"Ah!" The fans around Zhou Yi held their heads with their hands and shouted in regret and pain.
Zhou Yi also sighed and faced the team's continuous goals. As a first-team player, he could only watch in the stands and could not come out to help the team himself. This feeling is really... fucking bad!
Although waiting is part of the first team, he still wants to get the chance to play as soon as possible. In heavyweight matches like Dortmund and Bayern Munich, how much he hopes that he can become a participant in person, rather than a spectator watching from the wall...
Next, Klopp used the last substitution in the 71st minute, replaced Kuba with Valdes and continued to strengthen the attack. He himself stood on the sidelines and kept yelling.
However, the situation of the game did not improve at all.
In the 78th minute, Thomas Mueller, who was also replaced during the halftime break, scored his winning goal in the Bundesliga, helping Bayern Munich lead Dortmund 4-1.
At this time, the fans around Zhou Yi were silent. Faced with such a "defeat", they really didn't know what to do.
However, Bayern Munich and Thomas Muller's performances did not end.
To be continued...