“Schalke 04 still uses a 4-4-2 formation that is relatively balanced offensively and defensively.
Goalkeeper: 36 Onner Starr;
Defenders: 22 Uchida Atsuto, 14 Papadopoulos, 21 Metzelder (C), 23 Fuchs;
Midfielder: 12 Hoegel, 17 Farfan, 7 Raul, 31 Draxler;
Forwards: 25 Huntelaar, 9 Yang Feng.
There is only one pure defensive player in the midfield, Heger, and the defensive pressure on the back line will be great. This requires the two full-backs to reduce their forward penetration, which invisibly weakens the assists of the two wingers. However, Schalke 04 With Yang Feng and Raul, the Bundesliga's most efficient duo, in the middle, Dortmund's defense will not be much easier because of this..."
"Dortmund is missing its main center back Subotic, who has a calf injury, and Sven Bender has replaced captain Kyle in the starting lineup. Gotze, who has recovered from injury, has also entered the 18-man roster.
Goalkeeper: 1 Weidenfeller;
Defenders: 26 Piszczek, 27 Felipe Santana, 15 Hummels, 29 Schmelzer;
Midfielder: 22 Sven Bender, 21 Gundogan, 16 Błaszczykovski, 23 Shinji Kagawa, 19 Grosskreutz;
Forwards: 9 Lewandowski.
Single forward Lewandowski has scored 20 league goals, ranking third in the scorer list. He is also a strong contender for the top scorer. There are currently voices that believe that he and Yang Feng will be the Bundesliga's future leaders. The two forwards that gave defenders the most headaches this year are just like Huntelaar and Gomez now..."
Schalke 04 serves.
Yang Feng passed the ball back, and Dortmund's midfielders and frontcourt players immediately split up to grab it.
Raul got the ball and split the ball. Before Draxler could catch the ball, Gundogan had already pounced on him.
Xiaode quickly ran towards the football and was about to pass it to Huntelaar, but Shinji Kagawa was already surrounded.
He had no choice but to continue to pass back.
This is the most striking feature of Klopp's Hornets, high-pressure pressing.
Theoretically, as long as the opponent is not a weirdo like Anshi Milan with a behind-the-scenes commander, there will definitely be a moment of confusion after the football is passed from the frontcourt to the backcourt, because they need to switch from defensive to offensive mode. Transition, if the pressing work is done well at this time, you can use this chaotic situation to win the ball and launch a counterattack...
Every coach understands the truth, but Klopp is the only one in the Bundesliga who can pull off this trick. The most important thing is that the team's rejuvenation has been effective. A group of young boys are eaten up by him. He fights like crazy in every game, scaring his opponents into making mistakes.
No matter how many drills Schalke 04 had done, something happened when they encountered these crazy dogs on the field.
Less than 35 seconds into the game, Dortmund succeeded in pressing forward, making Stevens so angry that he almost flew up.
Duan Xuan said speechlessly: "Draxler's pass was a little hasty. Now the football is at Dortmund's feet. Lewandowski moves forward quickly. Gundogan and Shinji Kagawa...good ball! Danger!"
Sven Bender inserted into the penalty area and got a single chance in the middle.
The Wiltins Stadium, which was still in a state of excitement just now, seemed to have pressed the pause button, and the hearts of all Sand Mine fans were tugged.
Onnerstall struck decisively, but Sven Bender had no time to adjust and hit the goal directly.
The football went straight to Onnerstall's left side, and Onnerstall stretched out his foot to block it as a reflex, performing a front split for everyone.
The football hit his long outstretched leg and bounced towards the small penalty area.
Lewandowski followed up with a push. The Hornets fans in front of the TV jumped to their feet, but the Dortmund fans at the scene screamed in surprise.
Metzelder rushed out from the side almost at the same time and moved forward to tackle.
The football hit his foot and rolled towards the goal.
Before Onnerstahl had time to care whether his balls had been torn, he saw the football rolling towards him again and quickly hugged the ball.
Lewandowski and Sven Bender immediately raised their hands and looked at the referee.
"foul!"
"Hands back the pass!"
Metzelder quickly shouted, "I'm making a clearance! Not a return pass!"
Onnerstall also looked at the referee nervously, and when he saw that he didn't make any sign, he stood up holding the ball with confidence.
Klopp's eyes widened in disbelief and he ran to the fourth official, "Isn't this a foul?!"
The fourth official looked at him like an idiot, "Where's the foul here?"
"The goalkeeper caught the pass! My grandma knows how to call it!"
"It's a pity that the referee of this game is not your grandma."
The home fans gave Onnerstall warm applause for his wonderful performance, and of course the Dortmund fans jumped in response.
"There seems to be some controversy on the court. We can understand the mood of the Dortmund players and coaches, but Metzelder did not intentionally pass the ball back. The ball is indeed not a foul. Instead of blaming the referee for not making the penalty, they should blame themselves for not making the call." Seize such a good opportunity..."
In the frontcourt, Yang Feng, Huntelaar and Raul had already gotten rid of their defenders and penetrated into Dortmund's goal from the left, center and right lines. However, Onnerstaal was dragging his feet and it took him a long time to get the ball. When it was passed up, the three of them were equally angry to death.
Those who play forward are all like this. Every time I finally get a chance, I wish my teammates were clairvoyant...
The ball was eventually passed to midfield and Farfan advanced from the wing.
Raul quickly retreated and organized patiently, but in the face of Dortmund's crazy pressing, Schalke 04's midfield control was obviously insufficient, and Raul could only try his luck and lob the ball into the penalty area.
Huntelaar jumped up so high that his hair didn't touch him.
The football was passed to Hummels by Schmelzer, but Hummels cursed in his heart.
Yang Feng had already rushed towards him, with no intention of slowing down at all.
He directly kicked the ball and passed it diagonally backwards, not forgetting to remind, "The goalkeeper makes a clearance!"
Yang Feng seemed to be waiting for him to make a smooth turn, just in the direction of the goal.
Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller originally wanted to stop the ball before kicking it. Seeing Yang Feng's momentum, he did not dare to delay and quickly pushed the ball to the wing.
Yang Feng stretched his foot forward and blocked it, but unfortunately he failed to touch the football.
"The frontcourt players of both sides pressed fiercely, and the pace of the game was fast. The football was kicked out of the penalty area by Weidenfeller, but Dortmund's danger was not lifted. Piszczek was surrounded by Draxler and Hoegel. Then he kicked the ball out of the baseline and Schalke 04 got the first corner kick opportunity of the game."
Farfan placed the ball at the corner kick. Weidenfeller stood in front of the goal and took a look. He saw Hummels already lying between Huntelaar and the goal. Felipe Santana also had one hand wrapped around him. It reached Yang Feng's waist, but he still felt uneasy and signaled Bvaschkovsky to come over and block the front point.
When the football was kicked out, it actually landed in front of the goal. Bvaschkovsky stretched his neck and pushed the ball out hard.
The football flew out to the right side of the small penalty area, and there was no one where it landed. Schmelzer took three steps and two steps at a time, and was about to make a big-footed clearance when Santana's roar came over.
"careful!"
Yang Feng had already gotten rid of Santana's entanglement when the football was pushed out, and rushed towards the spot where the football landed.
His prediction was a little off this time, but it wasn't a big problem.
As long as he is fast enough, he can even calmly stop the ball and turn around to hit the goal with a handsome posture.
Unfortunately, the opponent is not stupid either. Not only is Schmelzer ready to clear the ball, Gundogan and Shinji Kagawa are also chasing him.
Yang Feng didn't have time to think too much, he ran to the spot where the football landed, jumped up, half-turned in the air, his whole waist was twisted to the limit, and volleyed with his right foot.
After the football was kicked, he fell heavily to the ground. He didn't know whether the ball had gone in, but the shouts that suddenly sounded like an explosion on the sidelines told him that the ball was most likely scored...
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