Phi-Fic Chapter 223 Deterrence
Chapter 223 Deterrence
Chapter 223 Deterrence
On March 3th, in the No.7 round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund challenged Hamburg away.
In the end, Dortmund defeated their opponents [-]-[-] and continued to occupy the top spot in the Bundesliga standings.
Shen Peng's performance in this game is still very impressive, scoring a goal, sending out an assist, and getting five points.
Of course, he didn't use Eiffel to attack. Now facing the relegation zone team in the Bundesliga, as long as the team shows normal strength, it is easier to win without using skills.
Moreover, he is preparing this move for Juventus now. Although according to the skill description, the Juventus players are unlikely to be able to block it, but when it is used suddenly, when the opponent is not prepared, in addition to the tactical effect, it will also have an impact on the opponent at the psychological level.
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On March 3, in the No.14 round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund played against Cologne at home.
Facing this upgraded team, the Dortmund team played normally, and finally defeated the opponent [-]-[-].
Shen Peng also scored two goals in the game and won five system points, which is one step closer to his goal.
After defeating two underdogs in a row, the mental state of the Dortmund team finally improved.
Dortmund played in a bit of a mess during that time because the opponents defended against everyone except Shen Peng. Although they didn’t lose, they were lucky to win every game.
Of course, this does not mean that the problem is solved. In these two games, Klopp is also actively adjusting, but the effect is not obvious. Therefore, the prospects for the second round of the Champions League match with Juventus in three days are still not optimistic.
So during training a few days before the game, the Dortmund players found that Klopp was commanding with dark circles under his eyes.
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Regardless of Klopp, Juventus visited the Westfalenstadion on time.
"Dortmund is a very impactful team. The game against them is a severe test for our defense. Although we have a two-point lead at home, we all know that Dortmund will improve their strength at home, so we must go all out in this game."
In an interview, Allegri said that although these words are modest, everyone can hear the confidence in his words.
In fact, if anyone is in his position now, he will be confident. Juventus, which is good at defense, has already led the opponent by two points. In this game, Dortmund is bound to attack with all its strength. In this way, Juventus will have a chance to score away goals.
You can imagine how difficult it is to score and break Juventus' goals four times in one game.
On the other hand, Klopp also answered the reporter's question with a stern expression. Contrary to Allegri, he was really uncertain about the result of the game.
After the various entrance ceremonies were over, the game officially began.
The lineup of this game is not much different from the lineup of the two sides in the previous round. Juventus only replaced Pirlo with Robert Pereira; Dortmund replaced Piszczek with Subotic, Sbender replaced Shaheen, and Mbappe replaced Royce.
After the game started, the home fans gave Juventus a "gift", and there was a huge flag shaking in the south stand, which was the direction Juventus, which was attacking from north to south, was facing.
However, regarding the atmosphere at the Westfalenstadion, the Juventus team is full of people who are used to big scenes, so it has little effect. After they served, they began to organize an orderly attack.
Of course, this attack is only a tentative attack, so once the attack has no effect, they will immediately retreat to defend.
Seeing this situation, Klopp also secretly scolded the old fox Allegri.
Juventus has a two-point advantage in hand. As long as they play steadily in this game, even if they are one goal behind Dortmund, they can enter the next round, so there is no rush to attack; and in this game, Dortmund is bound to attack with all their strength in order to advance.
10 minutes into the game, Dortmund also played more carefully. After all, as long as Juventus scored another goal, they would have to score four goals to advance to the next round, which is almost impossible for them.
No. In the 13th minute, Vidal, who changed his position, broke through with the ball on the right. He easily fooled the inexperienced Mbappe with a fake move, and then drove straight in. He kept driving the ball to the sideline outside the penalty area, and then found the right opportunity to pass!
The ball flew into the penalty area, Morata grabbed the first spot, looked back at the moon, and the ball flew towards the goal at an extremely fast speed!
"when!"
The ball hit the crossbar and bounced off the baseline!
Seeing this scene, Dortmund's fans and players were all as excited as they were on a roller coaster. Fortunately, the ball was a little higher, otherwise Juventus would have scored.
Although the goal was not scored, it sounded the alarm for Dortmund's players: Juventus' attack power is equally powerful!
Morata is also a little annoyed. This opportunity is very good. I don't know when it will be the next time I have this opportunity.
The goal kick didn't take long, and the ball fell to the midfield again. The two sides continued to fight in the midfield. However, when Dortmund attacked, they were obviously timid. This was the deterrence brought by Morata's goal just now.
When Klopp saw this situation on the sidelines, he felt bad.
Now the morale of the Dortmund players is declining. If they are unable to score for a long time, coupled with the opponent's sharp counterattack, it is likely that the players will lose their fighting spirit.
This is no longer something he can solve by shouting a few words from the sidelines. Even in the midfield, what he can do is limited. What is needed now is a goal, a goal that can make all players see hope!
Of course, even though he knew it was useless, he still shouted from the sidelines: "Don't be afraid! Just attack according to our usual training routine!"
As he expected, there was no reaction on the field to his command. The players were still afraid of the opponent's counterattack, which made the team's offensive efficiency lower and lower. Sometimes even dozens of times in a row in the midfield did not pass forward.
Seeing this situation, the corners of Allegri's mouth twitched, which was exactly what he expected.
(End of this chapter)