Chapter 292 Gemini
No one likes the feeling of being led by the nose, Schalke 04 is no exception. So Yang Muge changed his original strategy of defending Zhou Yi, and he began to follow Zhou Yi in an endless manner. No matter where Zhou Yi goes, he will be around Zhou Yi not one meter, but looks like Zhou Yi's shadow.
"Old Yang and Zhou Yi, play a zodiac sign!" Sun Pan, who was watching the game broadcast in the group, suddenly said.
"Ah?" Guo was stunned for a moment.
"What is it?" He Ying didn't guess for a moment.
"Gemini!" Sun Pan announced the answer.
When everyone looked at the TV screen, there was always a Yang Muge beside Zhou Yi. Two people stood side by side and ran side by side, and they were really like Gemini...
"puff!"
“3333”
This is indeed quite funny, but people on the court don't find it funny.
When Yang Muge was keeping guard against Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi also felt the pressure.
He has fought with many first-class midfielders. Compared with these first-class midfielders, Yang Muge's overall strength is not as good as theirs, but there is one thing that is outstanding. That is resilience.
Lao Yang is a very resilient player. He is usually low-key and has no presence. He is not a particularly dazzling star on the court. But if he ignores him for this, he will suffer a great loss. He is silent and low-key and does not show off, so he is the kind of opponent that is difficult to defeat. He pesters you, even if he doesn't even have a chance to show his face in a game, he doesn't care. As long as he can stare at you to death.
Regarding this, Zhou Yi was very clear when he was teammates with Lao Yang. In the virtual competitions in recent days, he found that Lao Yang was stronger than before.
It is reflected in toughness like chewing gum. Once it is stuck, it is not easy to throw it off.
No matter how Zhou Yi ran, Yang Muge followed him.
This is true even when running without the ball.
The two people are so close that they can chat.
"Old Yang, you don't have to follow me like this. Look, I haven't got the ball for a minute." Zhou Yi said to Yang Muge next to him.
"Of course, we are in control of the ball this minute." Yang Muge replied.
"Are you tired of running like this?" Zhou Yi asked.
"I'm better physically than you, Zhou Yi." Yang Muge said with a smile.
"Do you think you can curb Dortmund's attack by following me? Dortmund is not the only one!"
"At least it can curb Dortmund's attack by more than 50%?"
"..." Zhou Yi was speechless about such a resilient Yang Muge.
"Are you sure you want to follow me like this?" He finally had to ask helplessly.
While talking, Schalke 04 launched a fast attack and soon hit Dortmund's goal from the backcourt, and then Falfan scored the ball into Dortmund's goal!
The entire Ao went to Schalke Stadium as if it exploded at that moment. Schalke 04 fans jumped up from their seats and shouted.
Amid the cheers, Yang Muge turned his head and said to Zhou Yi: "I won't follow you now!"
After saying that, he ran to the frontcourt to celebrate the goal with his teammates.
Zhou Yi rolled his eyes behind him.
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"Falfan!! Schalke 04 took the lead! They took the lead in just ten minutes of the game!" Marcel Lef shouted excitedly. He was not a supporter of Schalke 04, but he was not a supporter of Dortmund. As a neutral commentator, he was just a little more exciting and intense game. Then the earlier the goal was born, the better.
Falfan was also very excited after scoring the goal, and he even took off his jersey to celebrate the goal.
The action brought him a yellow card after the celebration.
But it doesn't matter, he didn't take this matter seriously at all. Being able to score in the derby was enough to be excited.
Draxler saved to celebrate the goal with him, and Falfan's goal came from his assist.
"Draxler said before the game that he would not let Dortmund go to Schalke Stadium to celebrate the championship. He was really working very hard in the game!"
Schalke 04 players ended their celebrations and returned to their own half. Dortmund's players were already waiting for the kickoff in their own half.
There was finally no Yang Muge around Zhou Yi.
Duan Xin, a Chinese commentator, said: "Zhou Yi was active for a few minutes at the beginning of this game, and then was restricted by Yang Muge. It seems that Schalke 04 is correct to let Yang Muge deal with Zhou Yi, because Yang Muge knows Zhou Yi best and is familiar with Zhou Yi... He defends Zhou Yi in an endless step and also allows Zhou Yi to play no decent performance in these few minutes. After Zhou Yi was restricted, Dortmund's offensive efficiency immediately decreased, which also gave Schalke 04 an opportunity to take advantage of. This ball was scored like this..."
In fact, Yang Muge's contribution is not as obvious as Duan Xin said, but it does exist. If Duan Xin was not a Chinese commentator, she might not have noticed it or mentioned it. Most people would not have noticed what Yang Muge did silently.
This is unfair to Yang Muge, but Yang Muge doesn't care whether it is fair. He just needs to do his job well, and other people's evaluations are not important to him.
After the competition started again, Yang Muge quickly found Zhou Yi in the crowd and came to his side.
Zhou Yi did not chat with Yang Muge this time, and he was thinking seriously. If nothing unexpected happened in this game, he would face such a situation throughout the game. Lao Yang would definitely follow him 100%, unless he was replaced, but I believe Schalke 04's head coach Stevens should not be so idiotic to replace Lao Yang.
So, how can you organize an attack when someone is always inseparable from him?
If there is really no way to organize the offense well, then it will not be organized.
This is Zhou Yi’s countermeasure.
Because as he said to Lao Yang, he is not the only one in Dortmund. Shinji Kagawa also has the ability to pass the ball, so he can organize the offense. He was originally a midfielder, mainly controlling the rhythm.
Moreover, after Schalke 04 just scored a goal, what Dortmund needed was not more straight passes, but to stabilize the rhythm and slash Schalke 04's sharpness. They just scored a goal, so they would definitely think about taking advantage of the situation to score a few more goals.
At this time, if Dortmund fights against them, they will be defeated because their morale is not as high as the other party.
Therefore, at this time, "softness" must be used to resolve Schalke 04's "hardness", just like practicing Tai Chi. Use softness to overcome hardness, and resolve Schalke 04's powerful force into invisible!
Zhou Yi has more back passes and cross passes, and Yang Muge can't do anything to him. He can't go around the front and defend but intercept the ball, right? In that case, Zhou Yi will probably pass the football directly to the front. Based on Yang Muge's understanding of Zhou Yi, he is sure that Zhou Yi will definitely do this.
So he could only stop him behind Zhou Yi and prevent him from going forward. As for Zhou Yi's return pass and cross pass, he was more of an interference. He hoped that Zhou Yi would pass the ball wrongly under his own interference. However, with Zhou Yi's ability, it was not easy to pass it wrongly.
After Zhou Yi's continuous back passes and cross passes, the pace of the game was gradually slowed down. After Schalke scored 04, his morale gradually dropped in the slow-paced game. But they were still unwilling to miss the excellent opportunity.
The decline in morale and inner unwillingness made them a little split, and the Schalke 04 player performed a little more impatient.
In Zhou Yi's opinion, this is a good opportunity.
Any ideological inconsistency between the opponent will provide him with conditions for counterattack.
The only problem now is how to send football to the most critical place, ensuring that one blow is fatal and not alarm the enemy.
Yang Muge is still keeping pace with him. If Zhou Yi goes further, Yang Muge will not defend him alone. He will face a harsh defensive environment, and the space will be almost compressed to zero.
This is a Ruhr derby. Zhou Yi is not exaggerating, but he will really encounter such a situation.
So how to instigate an offensive?
Zhou Yi kept looking around during the game, observing the situation, and trying to keep every corner of the stadium in mind.
Through observation, he found that Schalke 04's defense line was not completely free of loopholes. Because he wanted to score more goals, Schalke 04's attack line was pressed more. In order not to get out of touch, their back line also took a little forward. Only when Dortmund hits the football to their frontcourt will their defense line be quickly recycled and retracted back to the penalty area, and before that they were all outside the penalty area.
Although the distance from the back line to the goal is not particularly far, and the space is not particularly large. However, Zhou Yi felt that according to the rule of Schalke 04's back line, he could make good use of it.
Of course, it is impossible for Zhou Yi to rely solely on any attack, and other teammates need to cooperate. However, Zhou Yi is not worried about this problem because he has a group of good teammates who know and are familiar with their football ideas and know how to run and support themselves.
So he just needs to send the football out.
Thinking of this, he ran forward two steps a little and came near the center line.
Then he did not stand with his back to the attack direction, but moved horizontally along the center line from the side to the middle circle. The speed was not fast, just like his usual jogging, without any signs.
Subotic passed the football from behind, first to Sven Bend, and then passed the football to Zhou Yi.
Generally, in this case, Zhou Yi will continue to pass horizontally or backwardly after receiving the ball, controlling the rhythm as before.
No matter how Zhou Yi passed the ball, Yang Muge still forced him up according to his usual countermeasures to prevent Zhou Yi from passing the ball forward or breaking through.
But what he didn't expect was that Zhou Yi did not stop the ball and kicked the football passed by Sven Bend horizontally with his right foot. The football flew over in front of him and flew directly toward... Schalke 04's backcourt!
Chapter completed!