Chapter 118 Fresh Wind
No matter how everyone views Klopp's substitution adjustment, it cannot change the fact that Yan Min is about to appear.
Some Dortmund fans couldn't help but hold their heads in their hands when they saw Yan Min standing on the sidelines, lamenting: "No? Why is it him! We're going to be finished!"
Yan Min's performance against Arsenal last time was condensed into the label of "forced shots, missed a good shot, and was arrogant and unrepentant after the game."
As soon as Yan Min is mentioned, everyone will think of "the culprit who caused us to lose to Arsenal away."
Coupled with the media's hype, no one has a good impression of Yan Min.
When Yan Min joined the team at the beginning, everyone still had expectations and hopes for him because he and Zhou Yi were compatriots. However, after the game against Arsenal, Yan Min's image in the hearts of not being an Odoirtmond fan almost collapsed.
When he replaced Aubameyang, there was not much cheer in the stands.
"Yan Min replaced Aubameyang... Klopp's substitution is very...uh, bold." Marcel Leif said. If he replaced a famous star and replaced a new player, Klopp and Yan Min will have to bear a lot of pressure. If Yan Min performs poorly, people will definitely question whether such a substitution is suitable after the game.
"I don't know why Klopp made such a substitution adjustment, but now it seems that the situation is becoming more beneficial to us little by little..." The English commentator was a little confused, and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief.
Aubameyang's speed advantage is a strong guarantee for Dortmund to fight back. Although he wasted several opportunities in this game, as long as he was on the court, he would always pose a threat to Arsenal's goal.
And now, Klopp has replaced this threat, and the one who is replaced is a rookie who wasted a great opportunity to equalize the score in the last match. This will of course make Arsenal supporters breathe a sigh of relief.
With everyone's unfriendly and sarcastic eyes, Yan Min raised his head and ran to the stadium.
Replaced with Aubameyang, he will appear in the left forward or left winger. This is a counter-substitution, and he has no adjustment instructions arranged by the head coach to convey to his teammates.
He just walked across the court and appeared in his position.
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When the game started again, everyone's attention to Yan Min quickly passed.
After all, the competition is the most popular.
How can Dortmund get rid of its current predicament?
This is the most concerned issue for everyone. As for Yan Min, it doesn’t matter.
However, as soon as Yan Min came on the court, he actively participated in the game, which made people unable to ignore him.
In the 69th minute, Reus made a diagonal pass, Yan Min ran into the empty space, stretched out the ball from Reus, and gave the football to Mark in front.
Mark then turned and shot, and the football flew into the goal from Szczesny with his arms raised.
Dortmund fans cheered. But soon, their cheers came to an abrupt end because they all saw the referee's raised arms - this means offside!
Who is offside?
Slow motion shows that Mark is not offside, but when Reus passes the ball, Yan Min is offside. Although he only offside for half of his body, he is offside after all. Because he passed the football to Mark in the offside position, even if Mark does not offside, the goal will be invalid.
"It's that boy again!"
Some fans complained.
They felt that if Yan Min didn't touch the ball, Mark would have no problem with receiving the ball.
However, if Yan Min didn't touch the ball, they wouldn't care much about whether Mark could still receive the ball...
In their opinion, Yan Min is very active, but also very reckless, so they would rather Yan Min than be so active, otherwise they would know that they would cause some trouble... Then, like this time, Dortmund's goal will be ruined, and they will definitely not be able to spare him!
Especially when he saw Yan Min had no apology for his offside this time, many people became increasingly dissatisfied with him.
But some people don't agree with their views.
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"Hey, Yan Min!" Zhou Yi shouted Yan Min's name loudly on the court. When Yan Min turned his head to look at him, he gave the other party a thumbs up. "Just run like this! Be more active!"
Zhou Yi uses language and body language to encourage his compatriots and fellow villagers.
He didn't know if Yan Min would be affected by this offside, but he didn't want Yan Min to be jealous of this.
With Zhou Yi's encouragement, Yan Min grinned.
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Because of Yan Min's offside, Mark's goal was invalid. Arsenal played a free kick in the backcourt where Yan Min was offside.
They took the opportunity to launch an attack and continued to hit Dortmund's 30-meter area until they were blocked by Dortmund's foul.
Arsenal won another free kick from the frontcourt to the sidelines.
Cazorla kicked the free kick directly in front of the goal, and Arsenal's tall German defender Mertesak jumped up and headed.
The football was slightly higher than the crossbar, which shocked many Dortmund fans in a cold sweat.
Arsenal, who equalized the score, was full of momentum. He didn't even have a shot in the past sixty-one minutes, but now they have shot continuously and can threaten Dortmund's goal.
In the 74th minute, Arsenal once again hit the football in Dortmund's 30-meter area. Faced with Arsenal's aggressive offensive, Dortmund seemed to have few ways and could only use fouls to curb the opponent.
This time, they gave Arsenal another free kick.
The person who took the free kick was replaced by Ozil.
Ozil kicked the football in front of Dortmund's goal, and Weidenfell attacked, trying to pick the football directly from the air.
But when he jumped up, he realized that the situation was different from what he thought. There were two people between him and the football, and he was not sure to take the football off directly...
So he changed to hit the ball and wanted to hit the football out.
But this change was too hasty and he failed to touch football.
Football made Arsenal defender Koscheerney at the back point reach the top!
"Heading! So dangerous!"
Amid Marcel Leif's exclamation, the football fell out of the left post...
"During this period, it was a panic in front of Dortmund's goal..." He Ping said. "If Dortmund lost this game at his home court, the situation would be bad..."
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Arsenal is now in high morale. When Dortmund got the ball in the backcourt, they launched a frontcourt press, hoping to use the frontcourt counterattack to launch a counterattack on the spot, and catch Dortmund off guard.
Under the crazy pressing of Arsenal players, Dortmund could only fall back and forth in the backcourt, but it was also dangerous, as if Arsenal would be cut off at any time...
At this time, Yan Min did not retreat and participate in the team's back foot. He pulled to the side and hung it in front, hoping that his teammates would discover him and then pass the football to him.
Zhou Yi discovered him, and the place where he was was indeed a space.
So when his teammates turned the football backwards, Zhou Yi did not stop the ball, but took a step forward, grabbed Framini, and then passed the football directly over with one kick.
The football drew an arc in the air, bypassing the players on both sides separated by him and Yan Min.
He landed on the side road, in front of Yan Min.
At this time, Yan Min had already seen Zhou Yi's pass. When the football flew in front of him, he did not stop the ball, but instead stretched out his foot to drive the football that Zhou Yi sent forward!
I took advantage of the situation and accelerated to catch up.
Just run along the side road!
"Yan Min! His speed is very fast!" He Ping shouted, his voice excited.
When Dortmund was sieged by Arsenal and squeezed in the backcourt, a ball suddenly hit the football, and then a Dortmund player drove the ball and ran wildly, just like a sprinting cavalry. This scene really boosted morale.
Facing Yan Min's dribbling, Arsenal also responded quickly.
Their central defender Koscheerney quickly leaned towards the wing to compress Yan Min's activity space.
But Yan Min is the best player in a narrow space because he is a real wing assaulter!
Facing Koscheerney who came up to compress his space, Yan Min made a move to continue to dribble and break through along the sideline. His left foot stretched out, but he just flicked the ball and then stepped over the football, and suddenly thrust the football inward with the inside of his foot!
At the same time, he stopped suddenly and turned inward!
This change of direction is very ordinary, but it is very effective for tall and slow-responsive players.
Yan Min threw Koscheerney aside, then cut inside and rushed to Arsenal's penalty area!
His actions caused a riot in West** Stadium.
The Dortmund fans who had previously performed indifferently when he played on the court cheered Yan Min without reservation at this moment.
"Yan Min's change direction breakthrough is very beautiful!" He Ping shouted.
In the middle, Mark and Reus were desperately chasing Yan Min as he dribbled the ball.
Yan Min also saw two people, but he did not pass the football immediately, but continued to lead the ball into the penalty area, which forced another central defender, Mertesak, to lean over, making the penalty area appear more empty!
When Mertesack was pushing up, Yan Min also ran to the edge of the penalty area, and he finally passed the football out!
The football rushed towards the door against the turf, and the speed was very fast.
Mark didn't catch up at the front point at all, and could only watch the football rolling over in front of him.
Reus behind him struggled to shovel the football, hoping to get a shovel and shoot.
But he was still one step slower and didn't encounter football...
"Yan Min's cross! Oh! It's a little bigger... It's a pity, it's a pity!" He Ping felt regretful as if he had missed this opportunity.
There was regretful exclaim in the stands of West** Stadium, but soon the exclamation was replaced by applause - although the ball did not go in, the attack was indeed beautiful. Especially Yan Min's series of performances of moving forward and turning inward cuts away from Koscheerny on the side was really exciting.
Chapter completed!