375 The vicissitudes of Klopp
After nearly half a year of meeting Klopp, Situ Yunbing is still handsome and elegant, while Klopp seems to have been destroyed by time. His stubble is dazzling and his eye sockets are deep, as if he is aged a few years!
Dortmund visited the People's Park Stadium, and Situ Yunbing welcomed Klopp at home, but he just shook hands and nodded before the game to show respect.
Over the past half season, the passionate color of Klopp has gradually disappeared, replaced by silence and a slightly deep melancholy.
Dortmund's first half of the season was disastrous!
Not only did he fall behind in the league and give Hamburg a whopping 16 points, he was also eliminated in the Champions League group stage!
You should know that their group's competition is not very cruel.
The Premier League's 10,000-year-old Arsenal, Ligue 1 champion Marseille, and Greek champion Olympiacos.
It was in this group that Dortmund fought a lot!
The best performance of respecting your opponent is to study your opponent thoroughly.
Situ Yunbing carefully studied teams such as Bayern Munich and Dortmund when preparing for the second half of the season, including their knockout opponent Monaco, who will go to the Champions League next month.
The biggest problem of Dortmund's first half of the season was strategic mistakes.
This strategic mistake is the return of captain Kyle, who is expected to be.
Captain Kyle, who is over 30, was seriously injured last season and had almost no performance throughout the season. He was entrusted with important tasks in the new season. Klopp has created a midfield double midfielder with Kyle and Bend as his partner.
As a result, this combination does not give people confidence.
Then there was frequent changes between Klopp and the full use of young players, and his record naturally could not be stable.
Another factor is that Dortmund puts all the offensive pressure on Lewandowski.
The Polish striker was straightened in the second half of last season, and he needs to take the lead in the new season. If Situ Yunbing had done so, he would have done so, but Dortmund's problem is: they are only Lewandowski.
If Situ Yunbing is Klopp, he will reuse Lewandowski and give him plenty of room for tolerance, but he will not put the eggs in a basket.
Just like in Monaco, there are both Suarez and Garez Bale, and there is no need to mention Hamburg, Griezmann, Reus, Aubameyang, etc. In addition to the forward line, even the midfielder has to add another layer of protection, and the bets are not all on De Bruyne.
It cannot be denied that Dortmund also has some very talented young stars, Shinji Kagawa, Gotze, etc.
But the key is that they often perform well with the wind, but they may not be able to turn the world when they face the wind!
This led to Dortmund's double-line setback in the league and Champions League!
Setbacks are part of growth, but Dortmund will most likely end in disappointment this season.
Klopp's sorrow is conceivable. The problems that the team needs to solve still exist. Whether his trust in young players can receive the expected reward is still a question.
Just like in the Champions League group stage, he gave Perisic absolute trust, but Dortmund only gained the embarrassment of being at the bottom of the group, and it was the team with the least goals and the most goals conceded, which was a terrible sight!
Maybe even Klopp himself will be temporarily lost and question whether his approach and choice are correct.
This is normal. Situ Yunbing once had the idea of giving up and had a moment of disorientation. It tests whether a coach has a big heart, and whether he can survive at this time and unswervingly move towards the right direction he thinks!
If we could see the sun, who would know what would be presented to us?
Maybe it will be a brand new world!
When Dortmund's starting lineup came into view, Situ Yunbing looked at Klopp a few more times, which was quite surprised!
Alonzo sat on the coach's seat and felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, rubbing his hands to show the complexity of his inner emotions.
His pre-match prediction was completely wrong!
Klopp has played Gundogan, Gotze, who has been in a big state, and young players who have been frequently used in the first half of the season are all placed on the bench!
This is the top stadium. The top coach's arrangement of troops is sometimes not a secret, but at critical moments, it may also be unexpected!
Situ Yunbing did not feel any panic. Hamburg is so powerful today, so there is no need to look at the faces of the Bundesliga opponents!
The People's Park Stadium was hustle and bustle. The game against Dortmund became the most anticipated game for fans after Situ Yunbing took office, not because of hatred, but because of excitement!
They can see the most passionate and exciting competition!
The purest enjoyment!
"Good evening for all the audience, welcome to watch the first round of the second half of the Bundesliga!
Today we will broadcast the strong dialogue between defending champion Hamburg at home against Dortmund, the third-ranked league in the People's Park Stadium!
German media no longer predicts the league championship, but I think if Hamburg is narrowed by the chasing players Bayern Munich and Dortmund, they will definitely say that the suspense is back!
At present, Hamburg, which has the advantage of 13 points ahead of the second place, is like taking pictures of the championship sand table!
But as Situ Yunbing said, whether Dortmund announced the championship and was eliminated today or whether it could make Hamburg nervous depends on the performance of the two teams today.
Hamburg starts at 433 today.
Goalkeeper: Navas.
Defenders: Azpilicueta, Van Dijk, Boateng, Ogo.
Midfielder: Rakitic, Kante, De Bruyne.
Forwards: Son Heung-min, Griezmann, Reus.
Before the game, Matuidi suddenly felt uncomfortable and withdrew from the starting lineup. As Aubameyang was about to go to the African Cup, he was hidden by Situ Yunbing and replaced by South Korean star Son Heung-min. Situ Yunbing's approach should be to hope that Aubameyang can save energy, and at the same time, he also allowed Son Heung-min to integrate into the main lineup early to better face the future schedule.
Dortmund started 4231 today.
Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller.
Defenders: Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer.
Midfielders: Kuba, Bend, Shinji Kagawa, Kyle, Groschloitz.
Forward: Lewandowski.
Klopp's arrangement today was somewhat unexpected. For example, Gotze and Gundogan sat on the bench. Maybe he knew that if he fought head-on with Hamburg, then many Tymond would probably not have a good ending, so he chose to use some tough players to strengthen his defense.
In the season opener, Hamburg defeated Dortmund at West** Stadium. Today I don’t know if Dortmund can complete his revenge on the road!
Let's wait and see!"
Just a year ago, Dortmund was able to have the ambition to defeat Hamburg with an advance attack, but now he has no confidence to confront Hamburg head-on.
No matter what, Klopp will not raise his hand to surrender. Since he has lowered his posture, he is just for victory!
With the referee's whistle, the game officially kicked off!
Hamburg took the lead at home, and then quickly passed the ball to Son Heung-min on the right.
Son Heung-min quickly dribbled along the right side, and suddenly shook the ball with confidence in facing Schmelzer. When he thought he had gotten rid of Schmelzer, his idea was actually correct, but he did not expect that the press from the back of the side made him lose the ball.
Groschloitz returned to defend and reached the front of the penalty area!
Situ Yunbing looked as usual, and Son Heung-min's performance was no problem. If you use Reus to attack with a strong card as soon as you start playing in this kind of game, it is easy to hit the opponent's highly targeted defensive encirclement. Therefore, in this kind of game, Aubameyang's performance will be better because the relative space will be greater.
But Dortmund's intention to strengthen his defense today is too obvious. The midfielder is a huge player, who can run and fight, and has a superposition effect on covering each other's defense zones!
Unlike the past when Shahin dragged it back, Kyle and Bend's combination has better defense effect, but this is also relative. If you use the main attack tactic, the risk is still very high, but the defensive counterattack is different. The shortening of the compressed space and the joint defense distance makes the overall defensive strength very strong!
It seems that Klopp still summarized and reflected on his experience of failure in the first half of the season.
If his team can play like this in the Champions League group stage, I dare not say that he can definitely beat the heroes, at least there is no big problem with qualifying.
Not to mention Wenger's Arsenal power, as far as Deschamps' Marseille and Olympiacos are concerned, Situ Yunbing dares to guarantee that even Hamburgers in the middle of last season can be ignored.
Hamburg's offense was frustrated, and Dortmund's counterattack from the backcourt failed to make a comeback.
Kanter's interception on Shinji Kagawa was very good, which made Dortmund forced to fall into a passive defensive formation.
In the 4th minute of the game, when the opponent was strictly guarding and defending, Hamburg had to mobilize the attack of the full-back. Azpilicueta assisted from the right but did not go down the bottom. He just threatened to tear the opponent's defense line and immediately transferred the ball to the left.
Reus looked at Piszczek, Subotic, and Kyle formed an interception circle. He decisively knocked the ball backwards. Rakitic stepped forward and overpowered the ball to De Bruyne's feet. Griezmann inserted and suppressed Hummels before making a move in the front.
However, when Bender came up to press, he shorted the ball to the right side of the penalty area.
Son Heung-min cut inside and shot!
Unfortunately, his shot was a bit outrageous. Although he has been on the rise this season, he has played only a handful of big games. The pressure he brought to him against Dortmund and the rhythm of the game itself must also need him to adapt.
After Sun Xingmin lost the ball, he looked at Situ Yunbing with some concern, but Situ Yunbing looked as usual and did not feel dissatisfied with him.
Situ Yunbing naturally saw his little moves and sighed in his heart that this Korean genius had created a demon by his almost harsh and strictness.
So he made an encouragement gesture to Son Heung-min, hoping that he would not go to the competition with his thoughts, as it would not be beneficial to the entire Hamburg team.
Chapter completed!