Chapter 71 The dilemma of the defending champion
"Red card?!"
When he saw the color of the referee's brand, He Ping's voice was trembling. What does it mean to "the house is leaking and raining"? This is called!" Of course... in terms of rules, Weidenfeller is the last defender. As long as he can break through, he can face the empty goal. He knocked Higuain down. This is a very bad foul. He can indeed be awarded a red card... But the spirit of the rules is to ensure the smooth operation of the football game. Just give Naples a penalty. Is this red card a bit... too heavy? How can Dortmund, who is two goals behind and one person missing, face the next game? Will the viewing and excitingness of this game be greatly reduced? I think the referee who can enforce the Champions League game cannot look directly at the simple mechanical copying of the rules..."
He Ping didn't care about being neutral and fair at this time. He raised his own doubts, and did not always speak for Dortmund.
Fortunately, Naples doesn’t have many supporters in China, otherwise he will definitely be flooded by fans’ saliva after the game.
German commentator Marcel Leif was even more excited.
"How can this be a red card?! How should this be a red card?! Such a penalty is too severe! Since you have given a penalty, at most a yellow card should be enough!" He angrily sent a series of questions. "This penalty is definitely worth discussing! It will definitely cause controversy among all parties after the game!"
In fact, there is no need to wait until after the game, and now there is a lot of controversy.
Seeing the referee showing a red card to Weidenfeller, Klopp on the sidelines furiously, he rushed to the fourth official and roared: "This kind of penalty! It's not acceptable! The red card is too severe! This shouldn't be a red card! And we haven't protested Higuain's fake fall yet!"
As the head coach of Dortmund, we naturally have to protect Dortmund's interests. Regardless of whether Higuain's ball was fake or not, we should first put the fake hat on him, and hope to put pressure on the referee team in this way.
But in fact, it is difficult to change after the referee has made the penalty.
So this penalty is irreversible. No matter how angry or unwilling Dortmund is, it cannot change the result of Weidenfeller being sent off.
The referee stood at the penalty spot, holding the red card firmly in his hand, and pointed the other hand outside the field, maintaining this posture for more than ten seconds.
Weidenfell initially begged, then became angry, and then he was quickly pulled away by his teammates. If he didn't take it away, he was afraid that he would pounce on him and beat the referee. That would be not as simple as being sent off by a red card. He would definitely be punished additionally. Maybe it would be possible that he could not even play in the Champions League for a season...
Weidenfeller, who was pulled apart, could only accept the result helplessly.
Whether he deliberately wanted to pounce Higuain or not, the fact is that he did pounce on Higuain's ankle, causing Higuain to fall to the ground.
So the referee's penalty is fine. As for the red card... that's really worth discussing, but that's another matter.
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Weidenfell finally left the stadium in disgrace. When he walked off the stadium, cheers rang out in the St. Paul's stadium.
The Italian commentator said: "This is a heavy blow for the defending champions! They are about to throw away the second ball, and one less person!" Although he said it was a very heavy blow, as if he was worried about Dortmund, he heard the tone of his speech, which meant nothing.
Regardless of whether Naples will be supported by other Italian fans at home, it is now a Champions League match. Any Italian team represents the honor and interests of Italian football. As long as you are a normal person, you should win. I hope that the Italian team will perform better and better in the Champions League, so that the Italian team will gain more benefits in the allocation of Champions League places.
Now only the top three in the Serie A can participate in the Champions League next season, and the third one will start from the qualifying round.
There are four places in the Bundesliga, which of course are inseparable from the outstanding performances of Bundesliga teams in the Champions League over the years, especially the two teams Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
I remember that when AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus were both Champions League quarter-finals and were regular visitors to the semi-finals, Serie A also had four Champions League places... But now the "Small World Cup" has long been no longer divided, and this is naturally related to the unsatisfactory performance of the Italian team.
Now that Naples has been assigned to the death group again, the Italian commentator naturally hopes that they can break out of this group and win more Champions League points for the Italian team.
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Dortmund quickly made a substitution.
Substitute goalkeeper Langerak didn't even have time to warm up, so he rushed to the stage, and the unlucky guy he replaced was Kuba.
So Klopp's strategy of trying to strengthen the offense by adding an attacking player during the break was all failed.
With Kuba's departure, Dortmund not only has one less player in the total number of players, but also does not have the advantage in the number of players in the midfield.
It can be said that just as the second half began, Klopp's arrangement was disrupted, so his anger was completely understandable.
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Langrak, who had just been replaced, was not able to become a hero to save the team. When he faced the penalty kick from Insigne, he judged the wrong direction and the football flew into the net without any suspense.
"2:0! Napoli leads Dortmund with two goals!" the Italian commentator shouted excitedly.
Regarding this situation and the result, German commentator Marcel Leif could only say: "The situation is unfavorable, the situation is really unfavorable..."
He Ping was still worried about the referee's penalty: "That red card seems to change the way of the next game..." He believed that the red card prevented Dortmund from exerting their offensive strength, and this game will definitely not be good in the future.
Maybe Dortmund will shrink and defend, hoping to lose a fewer goals. This is the group stage, and it is another group of death. In the end, there will inevitably be a need to score small points and compare goals with each other. If Dortmund loses too badly on the away game, it will be bad, and it may become the last straw that will crush them...
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While Napoli players celebrated the goal, Dortmund's players also found the referee and tried to appeal to him for the red card of Weidenfeller just now.
But what's the use of saying this now? It's more like an emotional vent.
Two goals behind, one person missing, and another away game, Dortmund's morale fell to the bottom.
However, Zhou Yi did not join the team of "siege" the referee. He felt that there was something more important than siegeing the referee.
Even though he simulated dozens of games in the virtual world, he had never encountered this situation today - he fell behind two goals, one less person, and the goalkeeper was sent off, which shows how low the probability is.
But he knew what to do at this time, of course it was to improve the morale of the team.
How to improve the morale of the team?
Just like he did in the game against Chelsea, either organize the offense or shoot in person, or threaten Napoli's goal anyway. As long as teammates can see hope of defeating Napoli or equalizing the score, morale will rise.
It is still necessary to attack. It is impossible to let teammates see hope, and naturally there is no way to say that they have a recovery period.
But the situation facing Dortmund is different from that game against Chelsea.
At that time, Chelsea was mainly defensive, Dortmund could be besieged Chels, and Zhou Yi could naturally send wonderful passes or shoot in person near Chelsea's goal.
And now? Dortmund, who is one less man, was hit by Naples. He is far from the opponent's goal. If he wants to go up, he has to cross the defense and faces a lot of resistance. How can he launch an attack that can threaten the Naples goal?
Zhou Yi turned his attention to Aubameyang who had just appeared on the court.
Speaking of which, Aubameyang is also in decline. He was originally on the court to strengthen the Dortmund offensive, but as soon as he came on the court, the situation might have taken a sharp turn for the worse before his body could run.
It is hard to say whether Dortmund still needs to strengthen the offensive... He himself was a little confused and didn't know what task he should be for now.
At this moment, Zhou Yi found him.
"Pierre." Zhou Yi said to him: "We may have to play defensively counterattack."
Aubameyang looked at him, not understanding why he came to say this to him.
"At this time, I need your speed advantage." Zhou Yi explained.
Aubameyang suddenly realized: "You want me to rush forward?"
"Yes, I will try my best to give you a long pass during the game, and then you have to chase the ball at your own speed and threaten Napoli's goal as much as possible." Zhou Yi simply told Aubameyang about his plan.
Aubameyang is not stupid either. Zhou Yi clicked it and he understood.
Aubameyang, who was still confused and didn't know what to do, immediately became energetic: "This is no problem, speed is what I am best at!" He grinned and showed his white teeth.
"Maybe there won't be too many people supporting you." Zhou Yi continued.
Aubameyang nodded: "Well, I know what's going on now..."
He clenched his fists, and the team was in danger. Of course, it was time for himself to stand up and play the superhero!
Chapter completed!