Vol 3 Chapter 245: Defensive advantage

After defeating Bayern Munich in the league, Dortmund will go to challenge Arsenal away.
Dortmund has already qualified from the group in advance, but Arsenal has not.
With four points in four group matches, they also have three more points than Marseille in third place.
And in this round of group stage, Marseille will face the weakest team of Olympiacos at home. Is there any suspense for victory?
If Arsenal could not beat Dortmund at home, their group would be a little dangerous in second place.
The worst result is that they lost to Dortmund at home, and Marseille beat Olympiacos at home.
Arsenal and Marseille share the same points, Arsenal ranked second only with the results of the two sides.
In the final round, they had to beat Olympiacos away to ensure their qualifying.
Maybe some people think that defeating Olympiacos away is not a problem. But who is right about football? Moreover, it is a very embarrassing fact that the seedy team, in the end, has to die on the road and the weakest team in this group.
So to avoid this fact, the best solution is to beat Dortmund at home in this round of group stage.
Before the game, Zhou Yi and Arsenal were once again linked together.
Because before the first match between the two sides, Arsenal management including Wenger said that they did not sign Zhou Yi, and there is nothing to regret.
As a result, Zhou Yi led Dortmund to defeat Arsenal at home.
Does this embarrass Arsenal's management?
Wenger refused to answer this question: "I am more concerned about the next game."
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This is the first time Zhou Yi has set foot in London after becoming a Dortmund player, but unfortunately Sun Pan is no longer in London, otherwise he must let Sun Pan invite him to dinner.
Sun Pan said that he was far-sighted. The reason why he did not stay in Chelsea was that he did not want to invite Zhou Yi to dinner.
Zhou Yi can only slap his eyes.
For the game against Arsenal, Zhou Yi was very relaxed.
It's not because Dortmund has already exemplified the team's qualifying, but that he doesn't know what tension is. People with no heart and no heart often don't understand what is nervous.
In the pre-match simulation game, although Dortmund challenged Arsenal away, there was no obvious disadvantage.
This opponent is not worth the tension.
But when the game started, the situation was still somewhat unexpected.
Twenty-five minutes after the game started, neither side scored, and the game reached a deadlock.
For Arsenal, this is an impasse, and they want to work hard to break through this impasse.
But for Dortmund, this is not bad.
But in the twenty-sixth minute, Dortmund's main midfielder Sven Bender had to be replaced in advance because of an injury!
The person who replaced him was the team captain Sebastian Kyle.
Since Kyle's physical condition has declined, it has been difficult for him to play the main role in Dortmund. Most of the time he is a substitute, or there are not many opportunities for him to play.
This season, the league has played 13 rounds. He has only played in the league four times, and he has all come off the bench.
Dortmund's midfield configuration is generally Sven Bend and Zhou Yi in the middle, if Zhou Yi needs to be replaced in advance, it depends on the situation. Change Kyle if you need to strengthen the defense. You need to strengthen control and continue to maintain the pressure on the opponent on the offensive, then go to Jingduoan.
Now that Sven Bender is injured, he can only change Kyle, because Kyle is the only one who can defend in the midfield.
Despite having Kyle on top, it still has a big impact on Dortmund's midfield defense.
In the 38th minute, Arsenal, who played at home, caught the chaos after Dortmund's midfield defense substitution and scored a goal.
"Arsenal! Van Persie! He opened the team's first record!" The British commentator was very excited.
Arsenal fans in the stands were more excited, and they cheered.
"Now it seems that Sven Bender's injury has a great impact on Dortmund..." Marcel Leif regretted the goal loss.
After the goal, Arsenal still intend to chase after the victory. Dortmund recovered the defense across the board and finally reached the end of the first half, without letting the opponent score another goal.
Throw a ball and still have a kick in the second half. If you play two goals, the hope of winning is very slim, and it is good to tie the opponent.
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During the intermission, Klopp rearranged Dortmund's midfield, allowing Kagawa Shinji to pull back a little deeper and contact Zhou Yi. The purpose of this is to allow Zhou Yi not to insert forwards frequently, but also to organize attacks.
Because there is Shin Kagawa as the linker-before Mark was injured, this task was completed by Mark, and he has always done very well.
Zhou Yi can stay in the backcourt and participate in defense without frequent forwards.
"Yes, the first of your main task in the second half is defense." Klopp said to Zhou Yi who was a little surprised.
Not only was Zhou Yi surprised, everyone was also surprised.
What is Zhou Yi good at, not good at, does Klopp not understand?
Everyone knows that Zhou Yi is good at organizing offense, and defending him is mostly just acting, mainly by Sven Bender.
Facing everyone's surprised and puzzled eyes, Klopp didn't explain much, but said to Zhou Yi: "You know what to do, Zhou Yi. In fact, you have an advantage in defense."
Everyone was even more surprised, looking at Zhou Yi one after another-Zhou Yi's defense is so bad, what advantage does he have? If you want strength but no speed, you need speed. If you are squeezed in the defense, you may fly. How can you defend?
In everyone's doubtful eyes, Zhou Yi's expression gradually became serious. He didn't think the head coach was talking nonsense. He felt that Klopp must have said his reason.
So what advantage do I have in defense?
Zhou Yi frowned, thinking hard.
He began to replay the games he played in his mind, whether real or virtual, to find out the characteristics of his defense.
Although Zhou Yi has always been the core of the organization, he still has to participate in the defense, but his participation in the defense is not deep, and it appears that he appears in that position. Klopp also does not require him to become the king of steals like Sven Bend. Sometimes the defense is actually in the right position, and it can play a defensive role...
Zhou Yi thought of this, and suddenly his head lit up.
The right location!
Yes, location!
Zhou Yi understands his advantage in defense.
Sense of location.
This is the most obvious advantage that he embodies himself in offense, and it is also useful in defense!
No one stipulates that the defense must be in direct physical contact with the opponent. As long as it can destroy the opponent's attack or force them to change the original offensive route, this is actually a successful defense.
As long as they don't let their direct threat to the goal.
So you don't need to go directly to steal the ball from the opponent's feet, nor do you need to defend the opponent's breakthrough one-on-one.
As long as he appears in the right position at the right time, and then makes the correct action, he can complete a defense...
Taking it one step further, Zhou Yi thought of his match against Inter Milan last season. In the group stage, he met Inter Milan for the first time. Dortmund, who had one less player in the opening, was beaten like a dog in the first half. But in the second half, Dortmund set off a counter-attack craze. One of the key goals was that he initiated the goal in the backcourt and finally scored.
How did you defend the ball at that time?
It didn't make physical contact with the opponent, but got stuck on the opponent's pass line, and then when the opponent passed the pass, it was directly intercepted...
Such a defensive approach is not difficult for Zhou Yi, because Zhou Yi has to judge the opponent's pass route is very easy, he has a "God perspective". He can easily find all the possible passing routes of the opponent, and then through the experience accumulated in the virtual game, he can guess the opponent's pass.
But Zhou Yi had never thought of it before and used his talents in defense.
Because he also fell into a misunderstanding, that is, because of his physical condition, his position and playing style, he is not good at defending. Even if the head coach requires defense, it is more about coping with errands, and there is no subjective initiative in defense.
Now, he was awake by Klopp.
He realized that defense is not as difficult as he imagined!
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Klopp noticed Zhou Yi, who kept frowning tightly~EbookFREE.me~ Suddenly, his brows spread out, and the light in his eyes burst out.
He knew Zhou Yi must have figured it out, so he grinned.
He was relieved.
Why should Zhou Yi defend?
Because after Sven Bender was injured, Kyle, who did not play often, was not in a good state. The first half lost the ball for this reason.
If you do not want to lose to Arsenal on the road, it is the first priority to prevent the ball from being lost.
If Zhou Yi can play a greater role in defense, of course, can effectively improve the success rate of Dortmund defense.
Secondly, Zhou Yi's participation in defense has one of the greatest benefits, that is, if he can intercept the ball, then he does not need to pass another pass to pass, he can directly attack. True offensive and defensive integration.
This can save a lot of time, but also suddenly enough, so that the other party can not respond at all. (To be continued.)