[Haaland].
This is a difficult forward to evaluate.
The strength is definitely there. He is obviously an all-around forward like Lewandowski or Vieri or Shearer in height and weight, but he is a point-grabbing forward.
Not suitable for holding the ball or making transition passes. It is best to have room to adjust before shooting.
This is the end of a counter attack.
It looks like Cristiano Ronaldo who has been transformed into No. 9, but his finishing ability is still far behind.
The lack of header ability itself places considerable restrictions on the team's formation.
Single arrows will give him a hard time.
Diamond 442 should be the most suitable kicking style for him.
Although Dejan the Football King can use his own understanding to maximize his strengths and avoid weaknesses.
But players who have been drawn to this level are somewhat reluctant to not take advantage.
Dejan Lu stood up directly and said, "I will play forward today."
"I have no objection."
Cantona looked at Dejan Lu, and Ferguson went to the press conference.
Andy Cole took a look and wanted to know who Dejan Lu was partnering with.
Brian·Kidd simply handed the tactical board to Dejan Lu and said, "You take a look, I will talk to Alex later."
Anyway, Ferguson won't refute Dejan Lu's idea. It's better to let Dejan Lu adjust the starting lineup directly. He can also hand in the starting changes earlier.
Sometimes things can't be changed because of the delay.
The starting lineup can only be changed one hour before kick-off to allow both sides to deal with emergencies.
As long as they are in the big list, you can change any of them.
After all, players sometimes become acclimatized, and there are many cases of gastrointestinal problems in away games. It is not impossible to modify the starting lineup on a large scale.
Dejan Lu thought about it and still felt that it would be better to partner with Cantona.
Behind him is Scholes, who has stronger forward penetration ability.
After a slight modification, he handed the list to Kidd. Kidd glanced at it and unexpectedly Dejan Lu gave up his old partner Irwin.
Dejan Lu smiled and nodded.
Kidd handed over the list directly.
Ferguson really has no objections when he comes back.
I'm just curious about what kind of role Dejan Lu will appear on the court today.
As a top coach, he doesn't think there is any difference between the team's full-backs who are good at crossing and those who like to go to the center.
This unknown pleasure made Coach Scotland couldn't help but hum.
If you listen carefully, you can hear the famous song "Auld Lang Syne."
During the warm-up on the court, Dejan Lu can feel the difference between it and the good brother Roberto Mancini that was drawn before.
Even if he is not as heavy as [Haaland], you can still feel that the first touch of the ball by this young man with explosive physical fitness is indeed not good, so his shooting often needs to be adjusted.
But the advantages in other aspects are also obvious.
Today Dejan the Football King is probably going to have another wild ride on Westfalenstadion.
Dortmund's home stadium is the famous European Devil's home stadium.
Even though the size of the stands has been reduced, more than 40,000 the Hornets fans still roared loudly.
The stadium is not big, and the north stand is for both sitting and standing purposes, which can accommodate more fans, so the stadium size will be smaller, which will make it easier to collect music.
Coupled with the enthusiasm of workers' fans, Dortmund's home court has become one of the home courts that adds the greatest bonus to the team.
Take away the stadiums where football hooligans like local chickens and Argentina terrorize opponents, and this is the most terrifying stadium in Europe.
Even if I have conquered this place before, I can't help but feel shocked when I come to Westfalenstadion again.
"Let's go back and prepare to appear."
Bruce waved and shouted.
Dejan Lu followed his teammates back to the channel.
"Players from both sides are already making final preparations. The first round of this season's European Champions Cup semifinals is about to start at Westfalenstadion."
"Yes, the formations of the two teams today are similar. Manchester United gave us a big surprise. Ferguson actually changed his usual formation."
"I believe the fans must be very curious, so let's take a look at the starting lineup of both sides."
Dortmund 3142 Sweeper diamond midfielder:
Goalkeeper: Stefan·Kroos,
Defender: Kohler, Ru Leo·Cesar, Sammer, Schmidt,
Midfielder: Reinhardt, Stephen Floyd, Patrick Borg, Stefan·Reuter,
Forwards: Karl-Heinz Riedle, Lars Ricken.
Manchester United 442 diamond midfielder:
Goalkeeper: Schmeichel,
Defender: Phillip·Neville, Parister, Steve·Bruce, Gary·Neville,
Midfielder: Giggs, Redondo, Scholes, Beckham,
Forwards: Dejan Lu, Cantona.
"Dortmund's strength is not bad. Lars Ricken's recovery from injury is very important."
"Yes, what's interesting is that Ricken has also attracted the attention of Brazilian football. Former Brazilian coach Pereira said that he looks like Pelé when he plays. But Dejan is rated by Pelé as the greatest No. 7 and can play with him."
"The formations of both sides in this game are similar, and Dejan also appears at the forward position. Ricken is Number 9.5, but he prefers to move on the right, while Dejan prefers to move on the left. The two may meet when they have the ball. I am looking forward to seeing what kind of sparks can be created between the two geniuses."
"I have to say, Dortmund's lineup is really luxurious."
Being able to make British commentators exclaim like this also proves Dortmund's strength.
Sammer is the best free agent after Beckenbauer, and Ricken is also the best talented player in Germany in this era. It is not easy for Wolong and Phoenix to be on the same team, not to mention there are also national players such as Reuter and Floyd.
Ricken is just like Totti, a player who can let his teammates play around him and has his own system.
But this one is really short-lived.
The only foreigner in the starting line-up, Brazilian defender Cesar, plays for many giants, and Borg is even more of a supernova Czech Republic. With such a balance of old, middle and young, a team with strength in each position can already compete with giants from all over the world.
After the coaches of both sides shook hands, a huge TIFO slowly rose from the stands.
It is the scene of Ristichelfield and Ricken lifting the cup together, which fully demonstrates the ambition of the home team.
At 7:30 in the evening, Czech Republic referee Vaclav Croder blew the whistle to start the game.
Dortmund After kick-off, the commentator was telling Dortmund's tactics today.
The diamond back four is nothing new either. This is the product of the transformation from man-to-man to zone man-to-man marking, and was first used by Pal Chernau when he coached Bayern.
The two Champions Cup final teams, Bayern in 1982 and Hamburg in 1983, both used this system.
Not unfamiliar to older fans.
This tactic is more comfortable against 433, but not so comfortable against two forwards. This system goes one step further and is a five-back system with 3 central defenders. The game between defense and offense is the biggest reason for changes in formations and tactics.
Seeing his opponent's position, Ferguson couldn't help but laugh.
Unexpectedly, Hitzfeld insisted on their approach, so today Manchester United has enough advantages in terms of formation alone.
This is a common perception.
The coaches have their own forums and occasionally conduct workshops.
Hitzfeld is also constantly paying attention to the field.
If the Dejan Lu in his previous impression was sharp and sharp, like a sharp sword, today's Dejan Lu has put away its fangs.
But the German coach doesn't think Dejan Lu has declined.
Instead, he put on a disguise and was ready to launch a fatal attack at any moment.
Cunning bastard!
It can be seen from the movement that Dejan Lu will not choose to get close to his players whether he is in the middle or on the side, so what should he do with leaving a certain amount of space?
Of course, he waits for his teammates to pass behind his players, and then starts to get the ball.
So every time Dejan Lu ran, he was terrified.
He keenly noticed that neither Dejan Lu nor Cantona would choose to enter the penalty area directly.
Both men will run and stop with the defender to create time for their teammates to come up.
This is a very smart way of playing.
The only problem is that there are smart players against him.
During the opening period, neither side had a decent attack, and they were more testing.
Borg passed the ball to Ricken, and Ricken immediately moved the ball to the side.
Giggs's defensive ability is not as good as Beckham's, and he can only rely on his consciousness to try to predict his opponent's movements.
Ricken was not in a hurry. When confronting Giggs, he kept observing the position of his teammates.
"Patrick."
Seeing his teammates rushing forward, he immediately shouted Borg.
Such an action still attracted Redondo's attention.
However, Redondo just pressed forward, and Ricken immediately turned around and kicked the ball directly to the other side of the court.
Widespread transfer.
Reinhardt looked at it and felt that he couldn't stop. He took off and jumped towards the middle while running.
The Floyd who came up hit his chest, and took two steps forward without anyone in front of him.
Phillip·Neville left his position to double-team, Floyd immediately passed the ball to the right.
Reuter took advantage of the situation and then passed the ball low. The ball was very fast and easily found Riedle. However, Riedle's shot was ridiculously high and went directly into the stands.
The Dortmund fans who were planning to celebrate sat down with some regret.
This opportunity is really good.
"Dammit, give me the ball!"
Having played football with Dejan Lu for a long time, Schmeichel has become accustomed to scolding his teammates after kick-off.
After all, it is easy to waste counterattack opportunities if you don't open quickly. Dejan Lu is a person who will seize the opportunity if he has one.
But today the Dortmund caddy was not cooperative at all. After scolding the opponent, Schmeichel snatched the ball from the caddy.
Looking at his position in the frontcourt, the Danish goalkeeper took a run-up and drove the ball hard.
Bang——
The ball quickly flew over the center line, attracting the attention of Hitzfeld.
"Be careful, we're looking for a striker!"
Hitzfeld shouted.
Dejan Lu starts up very quickly, as if it was launched directly.
The terrifying explosive power made him appear to be teleporting.
What's even more frightening is that Cesar has been lagging behind, and Dejan Lu has no danger of being offside when starting.
The Brazilian defender's position was far enough back, and he took the opportunity to move towards Dejan Lu without even looking at the ball's position.
Westfalenstadion watched in horror as Dejan Lu flew forward. Their defender kept approaching, and the two finally collided in front of the penalty area.
Don't give in to each other!
No one has any intention of giving up.
The taller Dejan Lu turned around to observe, but Cesar was focused on the confrontation and did not look back at all.
This kind of performance makes Hitzfeld a little worried.
How do you handle the ball without looking at where it lands.
Listen to the sound?
If you can distinguish this thing accurately in a noisy stadium, it's not that good.
Seeing the ball falling, the two people had reached the left side of the top of the arc.
The ball landed directly on the right side of Cesar.
Kroos reminded me deliberately, but was afraid of distracting his teammates.
But this ball Cesar obviously didn't notice it.
The ball bounced off the ground and flew in front of Dejan Lu, and the Brazilian defender showed a surprised expression.
Damn, he forgot about the ball!
It was too late to stretch my legs.
The most important thing is that he has no power left in the confrontation.
Under his desperate gaze, Dejan Lu raised his left foot.
Bang——
Not much power.
However, Cesar immediately noticed that in order to confront him, Dejan Lu had not observed the frontal situation for a long time, which meant that he could only rely on guessing the approximate location of the goal.
Thinking of this, Cesar felt hopeful.
Keep your head up and follow the trajectory of the ball.
It seemed like a year had passed, but maybe it was only less than a second.
A moment is eternity.
Kroos met the near point and gave the ball a chance to score. The ball flew all the way from the right side of the crossbar into the goal and hung on the right side of the net.
Manchester United's second attack since the start.
Dejan Lu's first counterattack broke Dortmund's goal.
After scoring the goal, Dejan Lu ran all the way, avoiding his teammates who came up to celebrate, and ran back to his own penalty area to hug Schmeichel.
"Well done, Peter, that's an assist!"
Dejan Lu shouted with a smile.
Schmeichel, who didn't pay much attention at first, was infected by him and followed suit, hugging Dejan Lu fiercely.
Schmeichel thought, when he renews his contract, should the club add an assist bonus to him?
"Goal!"
"Dejan Goal!"
"GoalGoalGoal!!!"
"After 15 minutes of testing at the beginning, Dejan saw through Dortmund's defensive strategy and easily found their loopholes."
"In addition to his unparalleled talent, Dejan also has another notable sign when playing football, and that is his excellent game reading ability. We all know that he likes to change different styles, but by referring to the heat map of Dejan's running in each game, we can know that Dejan In fact, the target is different in each game. He is testing the opponent's weak points and then exploiting them. "We all know the result. Dejan has a crazy and terrifying scoring efficiency. At the same time, an occasional assist can make him top the assist list. This is the way smart people play."
"Just like Dejan said, talent and physical condition are innate, but most people's souls are intact. When you envy other people's talents, you will find even more desperate that your brain is not as good as others. This is the biggest gap between ordinary players and Dejan!!!"
Hilton in front of the TV nodded.
As a goalkeeper, he knows exactly what Dejan Lu is doing.
Technical excellence is a guarantee.
But Dejan Lu is also smart.
He draws the goalkeeper closer but rarely hits closer.
There is no difference between a player with excellent skills and an empty goal who is far away from the goalkeeper's reach.
Even the powerful shots that scare goalkeepers are rarely used by Dejan Lu.
Sometimes Hilton doesn't know whether Dejan Lu is kind or proud, disdainful of hurting others to win the game, or thinking that he can win with just a little strength.
No matter what, he is the scariest player Hilton has ever seen.
There is no way that Argentina liar can compare with Dejan Lu.
Cesar, who is already in the Flamengo youth team, is also watching this game.
His jersey is exactly the same as the name printed on the Dortmund defender and former Inter Milan defender.
Both are Júlio César, but the difference between the two lists is huge.
There is a small chance that the names of four to five sections are all the same. The difference between Júlio César Soares Espíndola and Júlio César Coelho de Moraes Júnior.
The goalkeeper suddenly thought that if he went to Inter Milan in the future, some unfamiliar fans would think that he was switching from defender to goalkeeper.
It would be quite interesting if something like that happened, and my career would be lengthened by a lot.
Stefan·Kroos took the ball out and threw it to the midfielder, only to find Cesar rubbing his shoulders on the side.
"Are you okay, man?"
Kroos asked worriedly.
"It's okay, but that guy is really tough."
Cesar complained.
"Be careful."
Kroos patted his arm and said.
It seemed that today's game was more difficult than he thought.
Stefan·Kroos had a bad feeling in his heart.
Lars Ricken stepped on the ball and stared at Dejan Lu with burning eyes.
Every talented boy will regard Dejan Lu as his goal. He is 5 years younger than Dejan Lu, only 19 years old, but he looks about the same age.
If you don't pay special attention, he and Dejan Lu are more like the same generation than Diego Maradona and Dejan Lu.
A counterattack goal cannot convince the genius who is preparing for the college entrance examination. He is going to show some real skills to let Dejan Lu know that he is also a genius.
Ricken knocked the ball horizontally, and Riedle immediately returned it to Ricken.
Ricken did not dribble the ball in a hurry, but turned around and passed back to Reuter.
As a German player, he still has certain principles in terms of tactical discipline.
Hitzfeld won't tolerate him if he rushes into his opponent's complete formation right after the kickoff.
Manchester United's pressing speed was very fast, and Floyd did not dare to take the ball too much. As a single defensive midfielder, he played it safe.
Fortunately, there is Sammer behind him, so he can just pass back when pressed.
Sammer still chose to advance with the ball by himself.
When attacking, Dortmund's full-backs cannot all press forward, so he plays the role of participating in the attack.
You need to take the ball to create enough space and then distribute it to teammates on the wing.
Scholes has rushed towards Sammer.
The German defender always felt that this young man from Manchester United had an indomitable momentum, and Sammer subconsciously knocked the ball out. The next second, Scholes's toe kicked on his supporting foot.
Beep——
The referee didn't want to blow the whistle.
After all, it was a foul in the frontcourt.
But who the hell tackles and doesn't tackle the side with the ball, onto the supporting foot?
Czech Republic The referee even suspected that this was the new Keane trained by Manchester United.
Come right up and give your opponent a kick.
However, this new Keane looks a little thin.
Ferguson couldn't help but cover his face, turned his head and said, "Go back and find a tackle teacher for Paolo. If you really can't, let him watch the tackle video of Paolo·Paolo Maldini. He always gets a yellow card and kicks his ass!"
Kidd couldn't help but nodded.
Only the Manchester United coaching staff knows that Scholes really didn't mean it.
This guy's eyesight is not good to begin with, and he seems to have lost his mind when he tackles the ball.
Even if he plays behind the striker, early yellowing will have a big impact.
"Are you okay, Captain?"
Kohler pulled up Sammer and asked.
"It's okay, that guy didn't shovel hard."
Sammer shook his head and said.
He didn't understand the meaning of Scholes's kick.
The young man didn't look fierce either.
He didn't do anything to the young man, let alone revenge.
Damn, did you really go out of your way to shovel him just for fun?
Otherwise there is no way to understand it logically.
If I really scold you, it's okay for you to give me a kick.
After getting up, Sammer couldn't help but glance at Scholes, wondering what was going on.
The kick-off from the backcourt is another long process of organization.
Hitzfeld's tactics are typical anti-counterattacks.
When they had the ball, the positional battle wasn't very good.
If you don't pull the opponent's formation, then the positional battle can only be fought inside by the winger.
There are not many wingers with this kind of ability.
As for the middle, that's a joke.
Even Diego Maradona can't break out from the middle when the opponent is in the half court and the defense is well organized.
Sammer didn't dare to pass the ball to the full-back too much.
If the full-back presses forward and is hit on a counterattack, he will definitely lose the ball, so he can only cooperate with his teammates to move forward little by little.
Fortunately, these German players have good basic skills and solid skills.
After avoiding Scholes with a spike, he encountered Beckham's pressing.
Sammer chose to dunk the ball and circle in place.
This kind of non-glorious passing action is surprisingly useful for getting rid of someone, regardless of whether the opponent can catch up or not.
Then he passed the ball to Reuter.
Reuter caught the ball and lobbed it into the penalty area. Unfortunately, the ball was easily ejected by Parister who was over 1.9 meters tall.
Borg also wanted to grab the ball with Redondo, but the two people rushed towards the ball from different directions.
The moment they met, Redondo bumped his shoulder, causing Borg to stumble.
Immediately after taking the ball, he turned around and made a long pass.
Boom——
Westfalenstadion burst into loud boos.
What did they see?
Dejan Lu was like a wild horse running wildly on their home court, and their terrifying explosive power was vividly displayed.
Long strides, exaggerated steps.
Almost in the blink of an eye, he dribbled the ball to their penalty area.
Fortunately, Cesar was not slow in returning to defense this time, and he destroyed the attack with a tackle on the line of the penalty area.
"Almost, Dejan's counterattack speed is really fast."
"Yes, the following corner kick is also very dangerous for Dortmund. Dejan motioned Beckham to take the kick. This young and handsome wide player is obviously taken care of by Dejan."
"The siege was released... Dot launched a counterattack!!!"
This is the way Dortmund is best at playing.
When counterattacking, their entire formation was pressing forward.
The passing speed is not very fast, but the players' feet are very stable.
Patrick Borg hesitated a little after taking the ball, and Redondo made a sliding tackle from behind.
Although the ball was not snatched away, the ball still escaped the control of Borg.
Reinhardt saw this and rushed up to get the ball. After being pressed, he could only move to the side to protect the ball.
Hitzfeld couldn't help but shook his arm fiercely.
With just two simple steps, the best opportunity to counterattack was lost.
After a few seconds of delay, the Manchester United players had returned to the half court.
Reinhardt couldn't get up, so he had to face the sideline. When his teammates came up to pick him up, he quickly passed it to Floyd.
Floyd gave Reinhardt again.
Reinhardt took the ball this time and simply passed it into the penalty area, and he really found Lars Ricken.
In front of multiple defensive players, the young man who was still in high school dunked and shot directly. Manchester United's defender failed to block his shot, and the shot penetrated the Manchester United goal.
boom--
"Lars!!!"
Westfalenstadion, who had been suppressing it for almost half an hour, finally burst into cheers for the first time today.
The joy of the Hornets fans was accompanied by the roar of Schmeichel.
"Damn!!!"
"You idiots!"
"Shit, I want to replace the leader with youth team players, at least they won't run as slow as you, damn, damn bastards..."
Schmeichel complained about excessive F content.
It's really disgusting to lose this ball.
The defenders are all in that part. If he passes the ball to the weak side of the defense and scores a goal, Schmeichel won't even curse.
Your mother and the others are having a meeting there, blocking the field of view but unable to block the shot. Are you teasing the goalkeeper?
There are four defensive players in the front alone!
"Relax man, Dejan will still score."
Steve·Bruce persuaded.
Schmeichel:...
Is it a matter of scoring goals?
If the co-author wins every game, then he won't be allowed to get the clean sheet bonus, right?
Hearing this, he squirted at Bruce again.
"Okay, it's almost done Peter."
Parister went up to persuade.
The two Neville obviously didn't dare to speak, and he was the only one who could.
"I didn't scold you, did you, damn idiot..."
Schmeichel cursed.
Parister turned to look at little Neville. This time Big Brother is here to help you get scolded.
His voice caught the attention of Dortmund players.
After celebrating, the Dortmund players slowed down as they ran back.
Afraid of being bitten if not paying attention.
"Sometimes I'm afraid that guy will burst a blood vessel." Cantona pointed his chin in the direction of his own penalty area and complained.
Schmeichel's face is redder than that of ordinary people.
Dejan Lu smiled and nodded.
This kind of personality is quite good.
A goalkeeper who can direct the defense is always better than a quiet one.
Schmeichel threw the ball out after being reminded by the referee.
After Cantona returned the pass, Redondo began to organize in the backcourt.
Dortmund players pressed forward very quickly, and the goal just now boosted their morale.
This was not in line with their tactics, but Hitzfeld made no sound to remind them.
Facing a team like Manchester United, conventional tactics cannot win.
Giving players more freedom might bring surprises.
Ricken, who scored the goal, rushed towards Redondo very actively.
Redondo and Sombrero flick easily toyed with the Dortmund genius, and then passed the ball sideways to Giggs.
Giggs starts directly after receiving the ball.
His speed is also quite fast, and Reuter was passed by him with a human ball without even reacting.
Schmidt and Floyd rushed towards Giggs at the same time.
"Pass the ball, pass it!"
Cantona and Scholes are both in the middle, and only Dejan Lu is in the front.
Ferguson looked a little anxious on the sidelines.
But Giggs didn't pass the ball and was still running wildly with the ball.
Floyd and Schmidt obviously have a tacit understanding. After Schmidt grabbed the ball, Floyd followed up with a sliding tackle and took the ball from Giggs's feet.
"Damn it, damn it!"
Ferguson couldn't help but curse.
Dortmund launched a counterattack again.
With his teammates nearby, Floyd passed to Reuter who was retreating.
Reuter ran forward with the ball.
The transition speed between offense and defense of both teams during this period was quite fast, which made the players in the middle a little uncomfortable.
When approaching the penalty area, Reuter chose to pass the ball out into the penalty area in advance.
This cross is obviously looking for Riedle.
But Bruce also noticed that the passing route was too obvious.
The Manchester United captain was stuck in position and pushed back hard. Riedle had no room to jump. Gary·Neville came over and kicked the ball to Redondo.
Bang,
Redondo turned around and kicked.
He noticed that Dortmund's defense was in a high position, and he didn't even turn around to observe again.
This ball is not given much, after all, it is in a high position.
Dejan Lu and Cesar had a confrontation in the middle circle.
Obviously Dejan Lu's jumping ability is better. He overpowered the Brazilian defender and passed the ball to Cantona.
Then Dejan Lu turned around and ran away.
Cantona dribbled the ball through the center circle, and Sammer caught up behind him.
The absolute speed of the French is not too fast.
However, his passing was very accurate. Knowing that he could no longer carry the ball, he immediately sent a pass.
After Dejan Lu caught the ball on the left, he moved his left foot to prepare for dribbling laterally. Unexpectedly, Schmidt failed to adjust his center of gravity and fell down.
Click——
Seeing this, Dejan Lu pushed forward with his right foot and simply entered the penalty area head-on.
Kohler on the other side ran towards the penalty area and made a sliding tackle.
But it was still a step too late. Dejan Lu pushed the shot from the inside of the foot in front of the small penalty area.
Bang——
The ball flew directly into the goal from Kroos who was making a save.
Schmidt, who was lying on the ground, looked at Dejan Lu running towards the corner flag area, feeling that this was a human-shaped bulldozer...