Chapter 101 The Stick Is Real!
New season, new atmosphere.
Although Leverkusen only ranked seventh last season, they have always been ambitious.
Backed by the Bayer Group, the platform has sufficient resources.
Although the pinnacle of the past ten years is the Sanya king that people can't bear to sigh, but after Dortmund's weak foreign wars, even Werder Bremen and Stuttgart, who have won the league championship, are not as good as the storm that Leverkusen set off in the Champions League. Even more unforgettable.
Facing Dortmund at home, which is on the verge of bankruptcy and falling into a trough, Leverkusen will naturally use the Hornets to sacrifice the flag and make a good start for the new season.
But the game left Leverkusen at a loss from the very beginning.
The charge sounded by Dortmund is not like a blitzkrieg in the traditional sense.
In the blitzkrieg, we will hit three axes, and if we can't fight, we will retreat immediately.
But Dortmund showed no signs of retreating when the team's running was pushed to the limit.
Shen Feng fired the first shot, and Leverkusen immediately strengthened their defense against him.
Vidal formed a triangle defense with Rolfes and Castro in an attempt to block Shen Feng.
Klopp was focused on the sidelines, his eyes fixed on Shen Feng, wanting to see what choice Shen Feng would make in this situation.
He was actually a little worried.
I'm afraid that Shen Feng has the stink of the star of hope.
Always trying to single-handedly prove that he stands out from the crowd.
No right or wrong.
But 99% of the stars of hope play this way because the team needs to bear the price.
Those who can be kicked out by this way are the real pride of heaven.
For example, Messi, who has risen like a comet in Barcelona in the past two years!
Even if Ronaldo, the newly-promoted super giant who has a high probability of locking in the Golden Globe this year, if he hadn't matured after 2006, he might have to go astray, and it must be admitted that Manchester United is the achievement of Ronaldo. Ferguson's patience is beyond imagine!
In the first three years of C Ronaldo joining Manchester United, the Red Devils missed the top league championship, and the Champions League's strength declined.
Dortmund has no family and no time.
So they can't afford to lose.
Shen Feng had a series of physical confrontations with Vidal and Castro shortly after the start of the game. He didn't bully anyone in the Eredivisie, and he felt the pressure in his debut in the Bundesliga.
You can only fight against the opponent, but you can't form an advantage.
Before encountering a pincer attack, he immediately pulled the ball and turned around, and then passed the ball diagonally to Lee Young-pyo who was in the back.
After taking the ball, he ran into the penalty area.
Before finding out how deep the water in the Bundesliga was, even though Shen Feng had the highest salary in Dortmund, he didn't dare to make a personal breakthrough easily.
The situation does not allow it, and my mentality is also cautious.
And Dortmund advocates the team, which is Klopp's coaching policy.
Lee Young-pyo shifted his offensive to the center, and Kyle, who came to the center of the frontcourt, quickly passed the ball to the right.
There was pressure on Shen Feng's side, and Kuba was relatively relaxed on the right, and the environment was slightly relaxed.
Kuba, who has a wide open and close style of play, suddenly speeds up and rushes forward when he touches the ball.
Giacopa encountered the opponent's impact and immediately turned around to pursue. He just increased his speed, but saw that Kuba passed and he stopped advancing, and decisively kicked a pass.
Giakopa gritted his teeth, let him chase one more step, and he will definitely be able to block the opponent's cross.
Seeing that the football flew into the penalty area, when Friedrich turned around, Valdés had already slanted into the running position to seize the opportunity, and happened to snatch Friedrich's retracement line!
Take the initiative to face the flying football and swing your right leg in front of the goal to volley and shoot!
The football was refracted and flew to the upper right corner of the goal after his pad shot.
Goalkeeper Fernandez made a flying save and returned without success.
Dortmund fans who came to the Bayer Arena cheered!
"The goal is scored! Valdes! Dortmund's first league goal of the new season was born. They took the lead in breaking Leverkusen's goal in the opening game!
Dortmund's overall fighting spirit on the pitch makes the team look brand new, and Klopp may be the right choice for this team in the trough! "
The pressure on Leverkusen's generals suddenly increased!
Fans were also caught off guard.
In less than 10 minutes of the game, they saw a madness in Dortmund!
Let's see how long they last.
Labbadia gestured on the sidelines to let the team withdraw first to strengthen the defense.
The German team advocates the whole, and it has always been so.
So once you retreat, it's not just a matter of midfield and defenders compressing the space.
The striker also has to retreat to participate in the defense.
Klopp gritted his teeth and punched to celebrate, but then he didn't smile, but firmly gestured to the team and continued to attack!
Dortmund's generals took the lead and did not dare to relax at all.
The offensive environment has become less than ideal.
The characteristic of Kuba's attack on the right is more like a wave. He just rushes and passes the ball when he has the opportunity.
The cut-in frequency is relatively low.
Although Shen Feng had a high frequency of inside cuts, he encountered more defensive pressure and less space. He tried a breakthrough and was intercepted by Rolfess and Henrik, and then he actively played passes and cooperated with his teammates.
Leverkusen's central defense began to become impenetrable.
Hajnal's offensive creativity is good, but it's not necessarily outstanding.
From Shen Feng's point of view, it is probably equivalent to Bradley in the Eredivisie. The difference is that Hajnal is placed in the Eredivisie. The performance is definitely better than Bradley, because the Eredivisie advocates the integrity of offense and defense. Not as good as the Bundesliga.
Dortmund's enthusiasm for returning to defense in the frontcourt made them more closely connected with the midfield, and when the siege was launched in the midfield, Klopp's defensive tactical requirements were still different from the traditional ones.
Traditional defense still has a clear division of labor, like Shen Feng participating in the defense, the main role is to delay!
Let the opponent's fast break die as much as possible, stealing the ball is definitely the best, followed by destruction, blocking the line so that the opponent cannot move forward and can only adjust and reorganize is also qualified.
The purpose is to allow teammates in the midfield and backcourt to retreat to adjust the defense line and compress the opponent's fast break space.
But Klopp asked their defense to be a direct encirclement and suppression!
While Shen Feng is on the ground, Hajnal and Kyle will block the nearby breakthrough and passing lines, and then outward, Li Rongpyo and Klinger will also form the third layer.
If it is from the perspective of the audience in the stands, it is obvious that when Leverkusen's offense is under siege, there will be obvious gaps and supporting players at the far end of the court.
But the problem is that the players under siege can't pass the ball out!
Once the pass back is selected, Dortmund will also make immediate and quick adjustments.
This is at the expense of burning physical energy.
Klopp's eyes were firm. Judging from the first 20 minutes of the game, both Kuba and Shen Feng showed signs that they could not run to death, and their intensity did not drop.
Among them, Dortmund's on-the-spot fast break after a successful steal in the frontcourt is still very average, otherwise the offensive threat will be even more explosive.
In the 22nd minute of the game, Shen Feng and Kyle teamed up to successfully steal the ball from Hell Moss who retreated to respond, and then Shen Feng passed the ball back to Kyle, who turned around and ran forward.
Kyle finds Hajnal with a pass, who crosses diagonally to the left.
After the triangle pass, the ball returned to Shen Feng's feet.
quick!
really fast!
This efficiency has obviously improved by a level compared to when he was in Heerenveen!
He can feel that not only his opponents are putting him under pressure, but his teammates too!
The team runs fast, forcing him to try his best to do his best every time he passes the ball, try to maintain the fastest speed within his ability but not make mistakes, and he must also focus on observing the nearby situation.
But the opponent will not give him too much time.
Vidal quickly rushed towards him, and Castro also tightened towards the middle.
When Shen Feng waded the ball to the left of the penalty area, he decisively passed the ball diagonally to the left.
Li Rongpyo quickly sprinted to the side of the frontcourt, taking advantage of the situation and waving the ball to the baseline.
Shen Feng ran forward and entered the penalty area.
Lee Young-pyo has already sent a cross.
The football flew to the middle of the goal.
Friedrich makes a header.
Shen Feng took a deep breath, turned around and retreated.
He just glanced at Li Rongpyo.
The 31-year-old Korean star.
At this time, the opponent did not change face and quickly returned to defense.
Shen Feng didn't understand that Li Rongpyo was rich in experience, but the effect of the cross he sent made it clear that he was expecting the 173 cm tall Valdes to compete with his opponent for air supremacy.
This road is not impossible to walk, but the road is a bit narrow.
Unless Valdes gets rid of the defense, or the effect of the cross is to play a deep advantage, allowing Valdes to advance, the opponent's defender suffers from turning around.
But generally when faced with a cross, which defender will face outside the penalty area?
It must be facing the side road at the first time, and the speed can be increased by turning around and starting one step.
Reaction times are generally adequate.
Shen Feng's thoughts just disappeared in a flash.
The game of football is sure to be very lenient with players' handling of the ball.
Not to mention ability, experience problems, and state fluctuations will also exist in every player.
Three minutes later, when Shen Feng acted as a fulcrum on the side, he dribbled and cut inside, driving the surrounding defenders to retreat to the inside, and then he passed the ball to the bottom line on the side.
Li Rongpyo stepped down.
It looked like the left flank of the Asian pair was able to penetrate Castro's defense with ease.
When Li Rongpyo came to the bottom line, Shen Feng did not enter the penalty area, but responded from the left side of the penalty area.
Leverkusen's defense retreated to the area in front of the goal, and the space around Shen Feng was not too small.
Lee Young Pyo still chose to cross.
Shen Feng gritted his teeth secretly.
You are really on the horse!
Valdez was once again submerged under the attack of Henrik and Friedrich.
Leverkusen launched a quick counterattack.
Barnetta did not move forward after responding behind the center line, but dribbled towards the center.
When Dortmund's siege army approached, Barnetta decisively cooperated with Augusto against the wall.
Then he came to the center circle and sent a direct pass.
Kisling ran at the front to respond, and even stopped the buckle to change to the right, driving Subotic to approach him, and Hummels also subconsciously shrunk to the middle.
But Kisling calmly sent a kick to the ground.
Helmos cuts inside!
From the back of Hummels' side, the ball went into the penalty area!
The line of defense has been penetrated!
Weidenfeller had no choice but to abandon the goal and just ran out of the small penalty area, Helmos kicked decisively and shot!
The low ball flew straight to the lower left corner of the goal, Weidenfeller turned his head and looked, and the football hit the far corner of the goal.
Leverkusen equalize!