This is the most basic principle of high-position pressing, that is, if you want to steal, everyone should steal together, and then the division of labor is clear, who will steal the ball at the foot, and who will block the passing route.

Up to this point, Aubameyang has done quite well.

But then Ramirez found that the opponent's player was pressing too much, so he turned around and took the ball two steps to the right.

At this time, Aubameyang made no further moves.

He neither stepped forward to close the ball, nor had any intention of blocking the ball. He just stood there and took two symbolic steps this way.

But of course such "forcing" could not affect an experienced player like Ramirez. He saw the opportunity and passed the ball to Gary Cahill, who had already pulled over to receive the ball.

Cahill then handed the ball to Ivanovic in front, thus breaking Dortmund's high press.

Therefore, Pan Yi decided to use Aubameyang as a breakthrough point to attack later!

Taking advantage of a throw-in opportunity, Pan Yi called Kanter in front of him and said a few words softly:

"Let me tell you, when the ball is picked up in the backcourt, every player should pay attention to their distance and try to widen it to the side."

"This will try to stretch their defense as much as possible and don't make it easy for them to support the wing."

"We will try our best to plan attacks on the wings later, especially our right wing, understand? We must make full use of the width of the field!"

Make full use of the width of the field. This is a famous saying of Xu Yang, a famous national security player. It is almost as famous as "I have been to Morocco".

However, he used this word so much in his explanations that everyone found it annoying.

But in fact, this is not essentially nonsense.

Why do full-backs and wingers play more and more prominent roles in modern football?

It's because everyone knows how to use the space on the court and how to block the space.

Therefore, everyone always focuses on guarding the most dangerous area in the middle of the court, and it is always difficult to break through from the middle.

Under this premise, it has become the choice of most coaches to use the separation between wingers and full-backs to tear apart the opponent's defense on the wing through cooperation or breakthroughs, and then move the ball to the center to score.

And wingers and full-backs who have good positional sense and strong abilities are all good at utilizing the space on the wing.

They can always stand in the right position and attack in the widest range, so that the distance between the opponent's defense lines can be widened as much as possible. Then once someone is broken through on the side, the defender in the middle will be able to cover up the defense.

It also requires running more distances, and of course support will not be as timely.

On the court, a lot of changes often occur in 0.5 seconds or even 0.1 seconds. Therefore, after the width of the court is widened, the defender needs to run a few more meters, which may determine whether the ball can pose a threat!

Kanter, who is Pan Yi's proud disciple, certainly understands these principles.

He nodded to express his understanding and quickly ran back to the court.

Soon, Pan Yi's latest instructions were conveyed to every player on the field.

As a result, Chelsea's offensive began to gradually shift to the right, and began to develop more towards the side where Aubameyang is responsible for pressing.

Willian and Ivanovic, who originally focused on attacking there, also began to consciously move wider to catch the ball.

In the 18th minute of the game, Chelsea once again got the ball in the backcourt, and David Luiz started to take the ball forward.

At this time, Dortmund's players also quickly switched to defensive mode and took up positions one after another.

The forward line also began to press on David Luiz who had the ball as usual.

David Luiz first took two steps to the left and found that the defense here was very good. Whether he was dribbling or passing the ball, there were risks. This forced the Brazilian to stop suddenly, turn around to protect the ball, and knocked back to the standing goalkeeper.

Terry, the captain of the back-row support team.

Terry knew that his ball control skills were average, so before Immobile could pounce, he turned and passed back to goalkeeper Courtois to reorganize.

Courtois observed it and passed it to right center back Gary Cahill.

At this time, Aubameyang came up to press Cahill, but it was obvious that he still did not exert his full strength.

So Cahill easily turned around and passed the ball to Ivanovic standing on the right line.

At this time, Dortmund's defense had a small problem.

That is, on the wing, only left back Schmelzer can defend Ivanovic.

Because at this time, their defensive midfielders Kyle and Bender in the middle were competing with Chelsea's defensive midfielders Kante and Ramires, and could not come over immediately.

In addition, Ivanovic's position is very far to the side. If the midfielder comes to cover at this time, it is likely to cause a defensive gap in the middle.

And Ivanovic immediately took the ball forward without hesitation after getting the ball.

This famous "Knife Guard" is unambiguous when attacking!

Seeing that Ivanovic's position was already close to Dortmund's defense, Schmelzer had to stand in front of him, guarding against Ivanovic's direct attack after receiving the ball.

But this also created a gap behind Schmelzer.

At this time, Ivanovic heard Kanter's shout from the middle, glanced ahead, and saw William starting up.

So Ivanovic passed the ball forward without thinking.

He used a half-high passing kick, and the ball just passed Schmelzer's head and fell to the right corner of the penalty area behind him.

As soon as Ivanovic passed the ball, William sprinted as fast as he could, instantly getting rid of Schmelzer, facing Ivanovic's pass, he stopped for a moment, and then

The whole person rushed into the right side of the penalty area.

The linesman did not raise the flag and the ball was not offside!

And because this time the passing and running coordination was perfect, William's speed also completely increased, so he immediately created a one-way goal!

But Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller's reaction was also very quick.

As soon as William dribbled the ball into the penalty area, he had already abandoned the goal and attacked!

But the Brazilian's masterful control of football came into play again at this time.

Before Weidenfeller could pounce in front of him, he raised his right foot and fired a half-high ball.

The ball just passed Weidenfeller's head and slowly fell towards the unguarded goal behind him.

William, who had just completed a shot, didn't even wait for the ball to hit the goal. He turned around and rushed out to celebrate the goal.

Dortmund's defenders have been outside the penalty area recently. Who can stop this shot?

As William expected, the ball landed inside Dortmund's goal line.

At this time, William had already rushed to the sidelines, opened his arms, and roared at the fans!

It was only at this time that the fans at Stamford Bridge woke up from their tense gaze and burst into loud noises!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"

"In the 18th minute, Brazilian star Willian took the lead in scoring for Chelsea!"

"One to zero! This is also Chelsea's first goal in the Champions League this season!"

"This goal is a wonderful offensive cooperation. Their cooperation on the right side broke through Dortmund's defense. Willian's quick backstroke successfully countered offside and formed a single goal."

"Although Dortmund's frontcourt pressure has been good since the beginning, preventing Chelsea from finding good opportunities to attack. But this time, they failed."

"After the tenth minute, seemingly under the instruction of coach Pan Yi, Chelsea began to focus its attack on its right wing, and this change quickly bore fruit."

"The situation is now a bit unfavorable for Dortmund. I wonder what Klopp will do in response?"

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This goal obviously disrupted the rhythm of the game that was originally stalemate between the two sides.

The main reason was that the morale of both sides was ebbing and flowing, which made this fierce offensive battle unbalanced, and the advantage began to tilt towards Chelsea's side.

When Dortmund was in possession of the ball, Chelsea grabbed the ball more fiercely and fiercely, making it difficult for the opposing players to hold the ball.

It was difficult for Dortmund's players to control the ball comfortably under Chelsea's pressing, so errors in passing and receiving began to increase.

When Chelsea had the ball, Dortmund's defense became less active.

Especially Aubameyang, he hardly puts any pressure on Chelsea's defenders.

This made Klopp, who had been standing on the sidelines directing the game, look a little stiff.

Why after Lewandowski left Bayern, he didn't immediately replace Aubameyang as a center forward, but instead bought Immobile from Italy and Adrian Ramos from Hertha Berlin.

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In addition to the technical characteristics that indeed prevent Aubameyang from playing an offensive center, his ability to execute tactics on the court has also been a headache for Klopp.

This may be a common problem for African stars, even if Aubameyang spent his youth training in Europe.

But Klopp has no choice, he only has these people.

To compete with Pan Yi, he must make good use of all the players on hand who are capable of playing sharp offense, and Aubameyang is certainly one of them.

Although Shinji Kagawa can also play this position, and he also has better teamwork skills, but his body is too disadvantaged, thin and lacks balance, it is really difficult to perform in such a head-to-head game where Klopp is preparing to go head-to-head.

That's why Aubameyang was used.

Moreover, Aubameyang repeatedly assured Klopp before the game that he would 100% implement the tactical instructions of pressing in the frontcourt!

But now it seems that he was in place every time, but he didn't really try his best!

Klopp was a little angry.
To be continued...