Midfielder Ruler

With Modric coming off the bench, Real Madrid's midfielder did not appear as weak as imagined. Instead, he used his super technical ability to get rid of Dortmund's high pressure and continuously organize effective attacks.

Dortmund, which should have the dominant advantage, had to be tired of defending, and the head coach Klopp stood on the scene very nervous, but helpless.

The combination of Harvey Alonso and Modric's double midfielder played against Dortmund in the two rounds of the Champions League group stage, but they did not expect the effect of the Champions League final after half a season to be unimaginable.

In other words, the tacit understanding of the trio of Harvey Alonso, Modric and Ozil is increasing day by day, and all three have strong ability to play the ball. It is difficult for Dortmund to effectively contain it on the defensive end.

There is a saying in world football that goes like this, whoever wins the midfield wins the world.

Now Dortmund's proud control is gradually declining, but Real Madrid's advantage is becoming more and more obvious.

It is undeniable that the advantages brought by Tang Zheng's position are obvious, but Sven Bender's presence strengthens the defense while reducing the midfield activity, that is, the midfield control ability. It is difficult to rely on Tang Zheng and Gundogan alone. Real Madrid's defensive system formed an effective ball.

Klopp stood on the sidelines and discussed tactical changes with Zeliko Buvac and Peter Kravitz from time to time, looking very anxious.

"Jurgen, shouldn't we explain to Don that his priority now is offense rather than defense?"

Gelico Bouac suggested.

Before Klopp could speak, Peter Kravitz shook his head and said, "No, the pressure on defense is too great now. If Don is fully responsible for the offense, there will definitely be problems in defense."

"But the defensive pressure comes entirely from the inability of the offense to pose a real threat to Real Madrid's goal." Zelico Buvac said with a frown.

Peter Kravitz wanted to say something else, Klopp waved his hand and interrupted: "Let's see the situation first, let's talk about it after adjusting."

The on-site director often took care of Klopp, and the central commentator He Wei saw it in his eyes. He said worriedly: "The current situation is very passive for Dortmund. Should Klopp consider adjusting tactics or personnel? ?”

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif frowned and said: "If Jurgen has a plan B, he must make a decision as soon as possible. If this time allows Real Madrid to overtake the score, it will be an absolute disaster! So adjustments must be made as soon as possible!"

Tang Zheng, as the captain on the field, was also constantly thinking of ways,

How to turn passive into active.

Because continuing to be passive is likely to cause loss of the ball, now that the game has come to the second half, a slight mistake may cause regret for life!

"what can we do about it?"

While assisting the defense, Tang Zheng was thinking about how to break the situation.

Real Madrid's current midfield combination is more technical than when Khedira was there, so Tang Zheng usually chooses to defend in areas and dare not move forward recklessly.

Ozil, Modric and Xabi Alonso all have wide vision, as long as they dare to step forward, the space behind them will be exposed.

It is also by using this point that Real Madrid was able to reverse the defeat in possession of the ball.

In the 65th minute, Modric received a cross pass from Harvey Alonso and suddenly accelerated forward. During the retreat, Tang Zheng saw the distance between the football and Modric and chose to tackle decisively, but Modric's The foot frequency is very fast, the left foot is stretched forward, and the ball is dunked to the right in advance.

Considering that he had already received a yellow card, Tang Zheng withdrew his outstretched right foot abruptly, and watched Modric dribble past.

Gundogan, who was always paying attention to Özil's activities, had to move forward to cover the gap behind Tang Zheng, but at this moment, Modric, who was running forward, suddenly passed the ball to the right rib with the outside of his right foot. ,

With the entire defense focused on Ozil, Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema, the left flank was left unnoticed.

Di Maria suddenly accelerated from between Subotic and Schmelzer to attack the right rib with an oblique attack, and then used his chest to push the ball forward while running.

"Single sword!!" The Spanish national TV commentator was at a loss for excitement: "Angel Di Maria!!"

But the next moment, his excited tone became extremely angry: "This is a complete crime!"

"Ooh-oh--"

At the same time, there was a huge exclamation in the new Wembley Stadium.

All the focus is on the top of the Dortmund penalty area. Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller raised his arms to show his innocence.

Di Maria, who fell into the penalty area, sat on the grass and raised his arms, looking at the referee Rizzoli.

"This is an obvious foul!"

"Our one-handed goal, red card!"

"Mr. Referee, you must have seen it clearly, right?"

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The Real Madrid players immediately surrounded Rizzoli and kept complaining.

"Mr. Referee, you see that the assistant referee didn't say anything, it must be a flop!"

"That's right, I saw it very clearly, it was indeed a flop!"

"The fall is exaggerated, it must be a flop!"

...

The same goes for the Borussia Dortmund players, who are afraid of the referee being pressured by the Real Madrid players and then...

Although the head coaches of both sides were very nervous, there were no excited words or body movements.

On the contrary, the referee Rizzoli who blew his whistle stood there and looked very calm. He stretched out his hands to signal the players on both sides to disperse.

Central commentator He Wei frowned and said: "I didn't see the process very clearly just now, but I feel that Weidenfeller's foul is more likely..."

Before the word "high" was uttered, He Wei's voice suddenly rose an octave, exclaiming: "Oh my God, red card! Rizzoli gave Weidenfeller a red card!!"

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"Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-"

The red card had just been shown, and the Dortmund fans booed deafeningly loudly over the new Wembley Stadium.

Taking advantage of the gap between players from both sides surrounding the referee Rizzoli, the on-site director restored the whole process just now.

Modric's consecutive stops drew Gundogan's defensive attention, and then he turned to attack the left rib, so the instep of his right foot is very concealed to attack the right rib, and the defensive players' attention is put away. On Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Ozil, there was a fatal hole in the left rib.

Di Maria suddenly burst out from the rib space between Subotic and Schmelzer at high speed, and pushed the ball forward with his chest.

Weidenfeller kept a good distance from the back line, so he chose to abandon the goal and attack immediately.

It happened that Di Maria's strength was not well controlled, and he had to chase the ball, thus giving Weidenfeller time to attack.

But Di Maria is fast after all, and the general goalkeeper is naturally not as good as the speedy wide players in terms of explosiveness and speed, especially Weidenfeller, who has passed the age of 30 and has just turned three years, and his physical fitness has declined quite obviously...

Weidenfeller, who attacked to the penalty area line, had no way out, so he had to bite the bullet and go up, facing Di Maria, who was the first to touch the ball, saw the football coming and chose to fall to the ground and shovel.

However, the Weidenfeller football did not touch, but kicked down Di Maria who had just dialed the ball.

Immediately afterwards, the on-site director gave another shot with his back to the referee Rizzoli.

It can be clearly seen from the screen that the referee Rizzoli blew the whistle the moment Weidenfeller kicked Di Maria's left foot...

The screen returned to the live broadcast again, and Rizzoli pointed his finger to the sidelines with a blank face, signaling Weidenfeller to hurry up and leave the field.

Weidenfeller, who realized that the problem was serious, quickly explained to the referee that he didn't mean that he didn't foul, but that Di Maria's direction of the ball was not the goal of the whole team, that is, he hoped that Rizzoli would show mercy.

Captain Tang Zheng was also begging for mercy, hoping that Rizzoli would forgive him.

However, because of a yellow card on his back, he did not dare to use too radical words in his appeal.

But Weidenfeller saw that the overall situation was settled, shook his head, took off his gloves, and walked outside the field.

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Although Klopp saw clearly that Weidenfeller attacked and kicked Di Maria, as Dortmund's head coach, he still had to complain to the fourth official for the benefit of the team and indirectly put pressure on the referee Rizzoli.

Of course, he did not forget to explain to assistant coach Zeliko Buvac, asking No. 2 goalkeeper Yan Junling to warm up before going into battle.

The camera of the live broadcast was shown to Yan Junling again, and the central commentator He Wei's voice was a little hurried: "Weidenfeller was sent off with a red card, and our country's year-old goalkeeper Yan Junling will come off the bench!"

Having said that, his voice dropped again: "The goalkeeper was sent off with a red card, so it is impossible to adjust the defense line, isn't it?"

The implication is that Dortmund will definitely give priority to defense by playing one less player, which is equivalent to saying that the removal of an offensive player is a certainty.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leff recovered from his depression and analyzed: "Romain Weidenfeller has no problem attacking, but the final choice is a bit reckless. Even if Real Madrid overtakes the score, they may not be able to have the last laugh. Now that there is one less player on the field, the next game will be very troublesome for Dortmund..."

The Dortmund fans in the new Wembley Stadium seemed to feel that the team had encountered an unprecedented crisis. Many fans held their heads with confusion and helplessness.

Needless to say, the mood of the Real Madrid fans, the opponent's goalkeeper was sent off with a red card, and he wanted to use his toes to think that the situation was positively beneficial to Real Madrid.

So while the Dortmund fans booed, they made a huge cheer like a tsunami, shouting for the referee's penalty.

On the court, Weidenfeller had already turned around and walked to the sidelines. As the captain, Tang Zheng began to appease his teammates.

In this case, don't let that tight nerve go away.

Assistant coach Gerico Buvac and goalkeeper coach Teddy Dibeer are in charge of Yan Junling's coming off the bench. Klopp returned to the coach's bench and made inflammatory gestures towards the players on the field, stimulating the field. The morale of the players.

Just as Tang Zheng thought, the most important thing for players to maintain now is morale.

Finally, Klopp came to Yan Junling, put his right hand on Yan Junling's right shoulder: "Yan, don't be nervous, just like the second round of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona and the German national derby, I believe you can do it most!"

After all, Klopp withdrew his right hand, then pointed his index fingers at his eyes, and said in a high-spirited tone: "I believe in my vision, you have the ability to become the best goalkeeper in the world!"

At this time, Yan Junling hadn't recovered from being ordered in danger, and was still in a state of bewilderment.

"Yan?"

Seeing that Yan Junling seemed to be out of focus, Klopp patted Yan Junling on the shoulder again.

Now Yan Junling came back to his senses, and he scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

Klopp shook his head secretly. At this time, there was no second choice, so he patted Yan Junling's shoulder again, and said provocatively: "Yan, you just need to remember, don't be burdened by thoughts, and play according to the training. , OK?"

How could Yan Junling not be nervous?

He didn't even know how to play.

Seeing Yan Junling's tense expression, the central commentator was a little worried, but he still said as loudly as possible: "Resigning in danger is a situation that every successful professional player must face. Now Yan Junling is lucky enough to meet him, so he should put aside all distracting thoughts and be serious. Treat the game! Heroes and sinners are only in one thought, Weidenfeller is thirty-three this year, take advantage of your own opportunities..."

At the same time, the team leader Tang Zheng took the initiative to run to the nervous Yan Junling, and stretched out his right hand: "How do you feel?"

"Ah?" Yan Junling was slightly taken aback, looking at Tang Zheng with flustered eyes: "A little nervous."

Yan Junling originally thought that Tang Zheng would frown and reprimand, but Tang Zheng smiled and gave him a hug: "It's right to be a little nervous, this is the final of the Champions League."

"This...uh."

Yan Junling didn't know what to say.

Tang Zheng looked at Yan Junling, suddenly became serious, and changed his voice: "Think about how you repeatedly refused the inevitable shots of Messi, Iniesta and other stars in the Champions League semi-finals. Think about how you helped the team beat Bayern Munich in the German national derby! Your strength is far beyond imagination! So you should put the damn nervousness behind you now! This is the final of the Champions League! As a Chinese player, it is an honor to participate in the Champions League The final is something that can last a lifetime! But if you screw up in this game, everyone will judge you as a sinner! You know?"

After finishing speaking, Tang Zheng lightly punched Yan Junling on the left chest again: "Now you are still 50 or 60 meters away from the goal, the position of the goalkeeper is destined to be full of specialness, you walk over slowly and think about what I just said! You The power is far beyond imagination!"

"Brother Zheng, I understand." Yan Junling nodded lightly, head held high, and slowly walked towards the goal.

Tang Zheng turned around and looked at Yan Junling's back, very relieved.

Compared to the muddleheaded state before entering the court, Yan Junling is obviously more energetic now.

Perhaps, he can take on the big responsibility!

Zeliko Buvac turned his head and said to Klopp: "Jurgen, Tang Zhen is one of the few spiritual leaders in football now."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have appointed him as the second captain early." Klopp showed a rare smile, and then looked at Yan Junling: "Yan has great ability and potential. Come on, worrying may be a little unnecessary."