Chapter 1 克洛普的反击

Klopp couldn't possibly fail to see what Stevens was planning. But to break Stevens's plan, the only way was to strengthen the attack. Stevens was relying on the fact that the game was currently a draw, a delicate balance of sorts. If Dortmund could score another goal in a short period of time, breaking this balance, then Stevens's tactical foundation would no longer exist.

At that point, Stuttgart, trailing by a goal, wouldn't be able to defend their penalty area and wait for counter-attack opportunities. If they didn't want to lose the game, they would have to push forward and attack, and then the game would completely fall into Dortmund's rhythm.

That's why Klopp asked his players to press further and further forward, taking advantage of Stuttgart's recent goal concession and the newly substituted defender's need to adapt to the rhythm of the game, to put pressure on Stuttgart.

Although Klopp didn't tell his players his thoughts, Zhou Yi fully understood. Because he had the same view as Klopp—to break Stuttgart's idea of ​​stealing a goal, you could only use goals.

As the saying goes, it’s not about fearing a thief who steals, but fearing a thief who has his eye on you. So, if you just kill the thief with one blow, wouldn't you not have to worry about the thief stealing or having his eye on you?

So Zhou Yi sped up the speed of his passes and his runs to receive the ball.

At the same time, under his leadership, the speed of passing and cutting in the frontcourt of the entire Dortmund team also increased.

Zhou Yi wanted to use such fast passing and cutting to make Stuttgart's defense at a loss, amplifying and tearing apart the lack of coordination after Sakai Gotoku came on, so as to find opportunities.

This kind of fast passing and cutting is not difficult for Dortmund players. They have practiced this specifically in training. And through footbonaut training in the "high-tech small dark room," they can also greatly improve the players' ability to quickly pass and receive the ball.

Dortmund's fast passing and cutting is very famous. They relied on this to defeat those powerful opponents in the past. However, this season, due to Dortmund's serious injuries, coupled with the departure of two important players, Lewandowski and Götze, the team's coordination has declined, so Dortmund has rarely played such fast passing and cutting.

Until this time, in order to forcibly pry open Stuttgart's dense defense, Dortmund brought out their trump card again.

This trick, which had not seen the light of day for a long time, was indeed surprisingly effective. Stuttgart's defense was thrown into a panic, unable to resist.

Sakai Gotoku had just come on the field when he encountered Dortmund's storm-like attack. Normally, it takes time to adapt after coming on the field for the entire game, not to mention encountering such a situation as soon as you come on.

Zhou Yi also intentionally guided the team's offense to exert force towards the position where Sakai Gotoku was located.

Finally, in the seventy-fourth minute, a gap was torn open in Stuttgart's defense by Dortmund's fierce attack!

After a series of dazzling fast passes, Zhou Yi swept the ball directly to the wing without stopping, giving it to Aubameyang who had cut in.

After receiving the ball, Aubameyang stopped abruptly and turned around, using his left heel to knock the ball towards the center, and then feigned a cross, but it was actually a back pass.

After the previous series of passes, Dortmund created the impression that they were going to attack the goal, pressing Stuttgart's defensive line to shrink into the penalty area, very close to the goal. In this way, the area around the arc at the top of the penalty area became relatively empty.

Aubameyang's back pass found this gap perfectly.

Reus even had time to adjust his steps and angle during his run-up, just like he was taking a penalty kick.

He made a small half-circle and then shot directly!

Stuttgart's defenders rushed out to try to block the ball. The ball hit Sakai Gotoku's leg, who had fallen to the ground wanting to block the shot with his body, and there was a deflection!

This deflection happened to make the ball even more tricky!

Faced with this sudden change of direction, goalkeeper Ulreich was also powerless. The ball brushed the far post and flew into the goal!

"3:2! Reus—! He helped Dortmund complete the reversal and overtake the score!! Amazing!! Dortmund scored two goals in a short period of time, catching Stuttgart off guard!"

After scoring the goal, this time Reus didn't rush into the goal to retrieve the ball. He ran to Aubameyang, who had passed the ball to him, and the two hugged each other to celebrate the goal.

Klopp on the sidelines also jumped up excitedly, waving his fists vigorously, his gritted teeth and ferocious expression still there, but this time it was because of excitement...

Sakai Gotoku, who had blocked the ball into his own goal, lay on the ground, covering his face with his hands. He had only been on the field for a short time, and he had helped the other team score a goal. What was that all about!

Stuttgart's teammates couldn't be bothered to comfort him. Everyone was plunged into great disappointment and frustration.

Coach Stevens on the sidelines felt almost the same way. He stood on the sidelines, not making any movements, like a statue.

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At the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich's embarrassing situation of being robbed by Hoffenheim had not fundamentally improved. Hoffenheim used their completely tireless running to keep Bayern Munich's current possession rate at only 71%.

It seems like it's still quite high? But you need to know that in the previous game when Bayern Munich played against Hertha Berlin away from home, their possession rate was 82.4%!

In terms of passing success rate, Bayern Munich was also robbed by Hoffenheim, and they made frequent mistakes. Currently, their passing success rate has also dropped to 82% - as a comparison, in the previous game against Hertha Berlin, Bayern Munich's overall passing success rate was 93.1%!

These two data can directly show the dilemma Bayern Munich is currently facing.

What's worse... Another burst of harsh boos suddenly rang out from the stands of the Allianz Arena.

Everyone knew that Dortmund must have scored another goal!

Now they should be 3:2 ahead of Stuttgart!

This latest change seemed like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of Bayern Munich players, causing their hearts to stop beating for a second.

This Dortmund team is really too tenacious!

Who remembers how many times they have completed a reversal?

Damn it! Being chased by such a tenacious team is really stressful...

A murmur also arose on Bayern Munich's bench and coaching staff.

Although everyone covered their mouths with their hands and tried to lower their voices, the low-frequency hum still added some tension...

Guardiola stood on the sidelines, with his back to his coaching staff and bench. Although he didn't have eyes on the back of his head, he could guess that everyone must be discussing the situation of that game.

"Bayern Munich must wake up!" the commentator of Munich Radio said anxiously. "No team has ever been able to maintain such physical fitness and pressing rhythm at Bayern Munich's home stadium after seventy minutes... This shows that Bayern Munich's suppression of Hoffenheim in this game has not lasted long! The Bayern Munich who was good at using passing and controlling to consume the opponent's physical strength is gone! Although Mainz did not defeat Bayern Munich, Tuchel's tactics must have provided inspiration to Bayern Munich's other opponents..."

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The Hoffenheim players also heard the boos from the stands. They already knew the meaning of the boos.

Dortmund scored!

Bayern Munich players must also know!

This news will definitely affect them, this is our chance!

Hoffenheim stepped up their pressing, accelerated their speed, and expanded the scope of their pressing to Bayern Munich's penalty area, even to goalkeeper Neuer's feet.

In the seventy-seventh minute, Neuer made a mistake under Hoffenheim's completely crazy pressing.

Logically speaking, after the goalkeeper gets the ball, he should also participate in the team's passing and controlling system, and he must pass the ball accurately to his teammates. However, under Hoffenheim's pressing, it is really difficult to guarantee the accuracy of the pass, and what if he passes the ball to his teammates and they are intercepted by the opponent?

So Neuer wanted to clear the ball with a long kick.

With such a hesitation, the Hoffenheim players had already rushed in front of him. He kicked the ball out in a hurry, but he didn't kick it far!

The ball fell at the feet of Herdling, the Hoffenheim player who was pressing in the frontcourt!

After receiving the ball, Herdling did not hesitate and immediately sent a through ball, giving it to Firmino who was cutting in horizontally in the ribs!

Hoffenheim constantly invested troops in the frontcourt to press, which allowed them to have many players in the frontcourt. These people can immediately switch from defense to offense and invest in counterattacks.

Herdling didn't even need to stop the ball to observe and wait for his teammates to cut in.

Firmino received Herdling's pass in the penalty arc, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and faced Dante, the center-back who was closely defending him, Firmino faked a shot, pretending to shoot, and tricked Dante into pausing for a moment. This gave Firmino a chance to open up the angle!

After opening up the angle, Firmino shot again, this time it was not a fake move, but the real deal!

Although he ran to the left, he shot a reverse angle, shooting the ball to the lower right corner of the goal, which also caught goalkeeper Neuer off guard!

The ball brushed the right post and rolled into the goal!

3:3!

In the seventy-seventh minute, Hoffenheim equalized the score!