Chapter 170 Paper tiger?
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Just as the second half began, Mainz made a substitution.
Midfielder Marcel Rise replaced Nico Banger. This is to strengthen control in the midfield.
Because in the first half, Mainz's midfield was basically completely suppressed by Dortmund.
The reason is also very simple, because Dortmund's midfielder has Zhou Yi, but Mainz does not.
In terms of control, Zhou Yi is indeed very good. He can use simple passes and runs to support him, which can allow Dortmund to gain the upper hand in the midfield.
However, such adjustments did not bring any results, and Dortmund still firmly controlled the situation.
In the 67th minute, Zhou Yi directly assisted Mark and scored a goal, rewriting the score to 2:0!
"Mark! He scored another goal! Assisted by Zhou Yi! Dortmund led Mainz two goals away! It was originally a top league match that was eye-catching, but unexpectedly it was a bit one-sided from the scene to the result..."
This is indeed a bit unexpected.
Mainz, who was in good condition and was in a state of great momentum, suddenly lost the feeling of winning the previous battle.
Borussia Dortmund beat him back.
Whether it is ball possession rate, shots, or corner kicks, Dortmund has the advantage, and even the number of fouls, Dortmund is much more than Mainz.
What does the number of fouls mean?
This shows that Dortmund in the away game is more eager to win than Mainz, who plays at home, and is more active in the game. In order to win control of the game, they naturally have to make more fouls. Otherwise, how could Mainz easily give up the ball?
And Schurle was finally replaced after Dortmund scored the second goal.
After taking the field, Sulle performed very actively, and Mainz's offense finally improved.
And it began to threaten Dortmund's goal.
"Shuerle! A beautiful shot! I almost entered!"
The cheers of Mainz fans finally rang out in the Cofas Arena.
Seeing this situation, Klopp, who was originally planning to replace Zhou Yi, changed his mind temporarily.
Although Dortmund will face Inter Milan at home in three days, if Zhou Yi is replaced now, it will inevitably reduce the control of the midfield. If Mainz seizes the opportunity to score two goals, wouldn't it be useless to work hard?
As for whether Dortmund will concede the ball after Zhou Yi is substituted, there have been such an example before.
Whether it was against Valencia or against Twente, there were always goals by the opponent after substituting Zhou Yi.
The same reason for conceding the ball is because the midfielder loses control.
So when Klopp thinks of the decline in midfield control, he doesn't dare to change to Zhou Yi anymore.
Although this will increase Zhou Yi's physical energy consumption, when he thinks of the German Cup three days ago at the cost of being eliminated early in exchange for Zhou Yi's rest, Klopp felt that Zhou Yi could definitely play the whole game in this game, and there was no problem.
So he gave up his plan to substitute and brought Forner, who had already warmed up, back to the bench.
It turns out that Klopp chose to keep Zhou Yi on the court.
Facing Mainz, which is getting faster and faster, the Dortmund midfielder led by Zhou Yi tried to make the pace of the game slower and destroy Mainz's game rhythm.
A slower pace is conducive to Dortmund's ball control. As long as the football is controlled by Dortmund players, Mainz's counterattack will not be able to hit.
Mainz was eager to score the goal and saved too hard, and he was almost hit by Dortmund to counterattack...
After that, Mainz became much more honest.
Xuerlek had all his skills, but he had no place to use his skills.
In the end, Dortmund defeated Mainz 2-0 away to end the top battle with a victory.
With the victory of this game, Dortmund squeezed out Mainz with one point and took the top spot in the league.
Now after ten rounds of the league, Dortmund has won eight wins, draw and lose, scoring twenty-three goals, conceded eight goals, and won fifteen goals, and accumulated twenty-five points, ranking first.
Mainz ranked second with 24 points.
Zhou Yi himself seems to have confirmed the name of "Mainzko".
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After the match against Mainz, the whole Dortmund team rushed back to the base camp and began to prepare for the fourth game of the Champions League group stage with Inter Milan.
This game is very critical and difficult to play.
In the first round, Inter Milan obviously underestimated the opponent at home, and I believe they will definitely not underestimate the opponent again in this game. So for Dortmund, it will be a fierce battle.
But Zhou Yi didn't think so. He said in an interview: "But we won't be sent off ten minutes into the game, and even conceded four goals in the first half, right? The probability that that is really too low. Besides, this time it's our home court, so I think for Inter Milan, this is a fierce battle."
He seemed confident when he said this.
This inevitably makes people worry whether Zhou Yi has become a little inflated because of his performance in Meacha in the last game...
But in fact, the reason why Zhou Yi said this makes sense.
On the one hand, he has played more than a dozen games with the virtual Inter Milan in the virtual world. On the other hand, as long as he calms down and analyzes it, he will understand that what Zhou Yi said makes sense.
Any team will inevitably encounter the problems of players seeking victory and lack of motivation after success.
This is human nature. I worked hard for a season and won all the championships I deserve. Why do I still have to fight like this? I have proved myself and I don’t need to prove it again.
So at this time, in order to avoid such slack problems in the team, some blood changes will always be carried out.
However, Inter Milan is different from other teams. Perhaps because Morati is a chairman who values emotions too much, the team that won the triple crown was almost all retained, but the meritorious head coach Mourinho left the team.
Of course, Mourinho's departure is not meant to be cleansed, but because Real Madrid's invitation looks more attractive than staying in Inter Milan.
And as the saying goes, it is easy to fight the country and difficult to defend the country.
Mourinho must know that leaving at the peak of the triple-tall championship is the most suitable choice, and if he continues to lead the team, it will be difficult to surpass himself.
After Mourinho left, Inter Milan invited Benitez.
Benitez is a head coach with a high level of tactics, but that's all. He is a person with low emotional intelligence. He is not good at establishing good relationships with club management, and is not good at getting along with players.
Such a coach came to Inter Milan, a team that just won the triple-champion, and his relationship with the players could be imagined. In addition, Mourinho left too deep a mark on his players, Benitez would always be compared with Mourinho. After comparing this, you will find that regardless of coaching level, at least in terms of personality charm, Mourinho completely beat Benitez.
A group of players who have nothing to do to win, only know how to maintain their internal status in the team, plus a head coach with low emotional intelligence, and an indecisive club chairman.
It’s really hard to think about how much combat effectiveness this team can have after the triple-winning champion.
Based on this analysis, Zhou Yi felt that this defending champion was not as powerful as everyone imagined.
Especially after he fought with the defending champion Real Sword and gun once.
Everyone was just frightened by the title of "Defensive Champion".
After Zhou Yi's remarks were reported by the media, it caused considerable controversy.
Some people naturally think that Zhou Yi is inflated and underestimating the enemy, and they will definitely repeat the mistakes that Inter Milan had in the last fight.
Some people also think that Zhou Yi may be fighting a psychological war, and he can use such loopholes to anger Inter Milan and make the other party lose his mind and calmness.
Of course, some people think that Zhou Yi is right, but the proportion of these people is not large.
Inter Milan is the defending champion. Even though they were tied by Dortmund just now, the level of these players is still there.
Generally, the general public thinks that Inter Milan is still very strong.
This view is still very marketable, and Zhou Yi's words seem a bit non-mainstream in the face of this mainstream view.
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"Hey, Zhou Yi, you are openly provoking!" In the group, Sun Pan was messing around, "Old Guo, I am not the one who provokes trouble, but I wouldn't be able to bear this matter if it were me!"
Guo Nu first gave a face covering, and then said: "He can win four balls ahead and he can win back one more person. What else can't stand this..."
Yang Muge: “…”
He Ying: "..."
Sun Pan: “…”
Zhou Yi smiled and his eyes were bent, and his lips were pursed and his smile was smirking. The person who saw him wanted to hit him...
"**Teaching us that all imperialism is a 'paper tiger'! So Inter Milan is just a 'paper tiger'!" He said at the end.
In front of the arrogant Zhou Yi, Guo Nu could only remain silent. He was afraid of being beaten in the last game... Of course, he could comfort himself by using his character to accumulate for Inter Milan.
Chapter completed!