The final result of this game was 3 to 2. Dortmund beat League Cup champion Hertha Berlin and achieved their first victory of the season. Such an ups and downs victory also made Dortmund fans feel very satisfied——
They are not so naive that Dick will continue to bring big wins when he takes office. In fact, although Dick, the head coach, leads the team with a high winning rate, his winning rate exceeds 65% in the two years at Atletico Madrid and he is undefeated.
The probability is more than 90%. However, his games have rarely resulted in big wins. If he can win, Dortmund fans feel very satisfied.
"I'm very happy to win this game, but Dortmund still has a long way to go. In the summer we left a lot of people, and a lot of people came. The current Dortmund can only be regarded as a temporary combination. But I am
The players are confident that they will get through this difficulty quickly. Maintaining the record of undefeated home wins against Hertha Berlin? Well, this is a good result, but I don’t care about such a record, I care more about,
It is to win some heavyweight championships. If you can't win the championship, it will be meaningless no matter how long you keep this kind of record. Such a record is only meaningful the moment it is dug out from the pile of old papers. Normally, it will not be remembered at all.
rise."
Dick seemed very optimistic at the post-match press conference. He even discussed some tactical details with reporters. When the press conference ended, he seemed to have more to say: "I'm very happy.
Being able to discuss some tactical details with people normally, because such discussions will not reveal any secrets, but will make me improve. The same is true for Dortmund, we need more nutrients to grow."
"A manager who truly loves football."
The media after the game commented on Dick like this. Dick seemed to have integrated into the entire German football circle very smoothly. Although he seemed very flamboyant compared to the down-to-earth Germans, he was able to arouse the Germans in all kinds of serious matters.
People's resonance - unlike before when he was questioned at Atletico Madrid, when he came to the Bundesliga, he got an extremely perfect start because of his new fame and the current situation of German football!
However, Dick knows one thing very well - although there are environmental reasons for all this, another big factor is that he does have real ability. No matter what method he uses, he can lead the team to win. This is what attracts Germany's attention.
The biggest reason for recognition in the football world - Germans are actually very proud. In this case, if you start to feel arrogant now, once the performance declines, those serious German reporters will still criticize Dick mercilessly, just like
They did that after the League Cup defeat, and there is no good way to counter this kind of criticism, because they will definitely be convincing...
This is motivation, but it is also pressure.
However, one good thing about the Bundesliga is that their schedule is very loose. Dick looked at the schedule and found that the league only has one double match per week. This schedule gives the team enough time to adjust - especially in the opening stage. Dick
It is entirely possible to have the main players appear all the time to increase their coordination and avoid overtiring them.
After a week's rest, Dortmund ushered in the second round of the game. The opponent in this game was not bad. It was Leverkusen, the league runner-up last season. Dortmund will challenge this opponent away from home - following the
After last season's Champions League final, Dick met Leverkusen again.
Leverkusen's recent form seems to be bad. After being eliminated from the League Cup, they were also held to a 1-1 draw by newly promoted Cottbus away from home in the first round, although Simak, who is considered to be Ballack's successor,
After scoring a goal in the game, Leverkusen still failed to win. The only thing that made them happy was that Bayern did not win either. They drew with Monchengladbach 0-0 away from home.
Dick also attaches great importance to this game. Although Warnes has recovered from his injury, Dick still did not send him to play for safety reasons. Kyle's injury has not recovered yet. Dick's starting lineup at the Bayer Arena
, exactly the same as the starting lineup at home in the first round.
Leverkusen fielded their strongest lineup, with Bute guarding the gate. The newly joined Juan and Lucio partnered as central defenders, with Sebeczen and Placente on both sides, and midfielders Simak and Ramilao partnered in the center.
, Schneider and Basturk appeared on the wings, and the strike partners were Berbatov and Neuville. More than 20,000 Leverkusen fans at the Bayer Arena kept shouting loudly, hoping that their team
Able to take revenge at home!
Their head coach Top Muller accepted the award for the Bundesliga's best coach of last season before the start of the game. This was also a stimulus for Leverkusen. They were tied in the first round and naturally did not want to win in the second round.
Unable to win again, after all, this is their home court!
In the first half of the game, Schneider made a pass after continuous breakthroughs from the wing. Berbatov grabbed the first spot in the penalty area and then passed the ball out. Placent, who assisted, tackled in the penalty area.
The shot helped Leverkusen open the scoring. This conceded goal exposed the Dortmund midfielder's insufficient protection of the midfielder in the penalty area. This conceded goal was the same as the second conceded goal in the last round of the league. After staring at the opponent's forward,
In this situation, he let go of the opponent's player in the back row. Although Demel performed very hard, his strength was limited after all...
Dick didn't pay too much attention to this. He had no intention of letting Demel become the main player. After all, he was still young. Kyle was the main candidate in his mind. After Kyle recovered from injury, Dortmund would no longer be easy.
Lost such a ball.
After taking the lead, Leverkusen continued to launch attacks, but Simak did not get many opportunities under the defense of Rosicky and Demel, and it was even less possible to replace Ballack, Leverkusen's most threatening offense.
The player was their veteran winger Schneider. Under the pressure from his winger, Dede had to pay more attention to defense, which made Rivaldo somewhat helpless.
Dortmund seemed a little passive on the court, but they still equalized the score shortly after the start of the second half. Rosicky, who advanced forward, sent a beautiful diagonal pass at the front of the penalty area. Okocha, who inserted into the penalty area, received the ball and made a pass.
Vinaggi used his agility to get ahead of Juan and swung his head in the small penalty area to attack the goal. The ball flew directly into the Leverkusen gate, and Dortmund equalized the score.
After scoring the goal, Cavinagy seemed very excited. He celebrated crazily, and Dick also clapped his hands encouragingly off the court - but he knew that this goal did not prove that Cavinagy had adapted.
The current tactics, after all, in this attack, Cavinaji played his role in River Plate, running in the penalty area, and then grabbing points - except that he did not fight with the opponent's central defender but moved away through movement.
Driving Juan, this approach is quite good, at least it proves that he understands that he does not have many advantages in physical confrontation with the defenders who play in the Bundesliga, even if Lucio and Juan are both Brazilians
.
The final score was a one-to-one draw. Leverkusen did not lose the game at home, but getting one point in the away game was still acceptable for Dortmund. Dick admitted after the game that the team's cooperation was not very good, but
"We are improving every game." Topmuller seemed a little frustrated. He thought it was their relaxation in the second half that punished them.
A week later, Dortmund returned home to welcome Stuttgart - the current Stuttgart are not the youth team that will make a whirlwind in the future. They are now just a mid-range Bundesliga team, while Dortmund has two main players returning from injury.
Ens returned to the main lineup and partnered with Ismail as a central defender, Metzelder sat on the bench, and Kyle also returned from injury, forming a three-back midfielder with Frings and Rosicky.
Such a lineup seemed to immediately show great power!
After the stalemate in the first half, in the 39th minute, Ruit, who stepped in to assist, received a direct pass from Okocha and then crossed the ball. Rivaldo, who stepped in at the back point, stabbed the ball into the goal.
The team opened the scoring, and in the 67th minute, Rivaldo created a free kick. He pretended to take the penalty but pushed the ball away. Dede, who was in the back row, met the ball and shot hard, and the ball flew straight into the goal.
In the blind corner, Dortmund expanded its lead.
Although Kyle brought down Kuranyi in the penalty area ten minutes later and Dundee got a point back with a penalty kick, but in the 87th minute, the two substitute players completed a beautiful cooperation, Alves on the right
After a long drive and a breakthrough, he made a cross. Everton followed up with a header and the ball flew into the dead center of the goal. Three to one, Dortmund secured the victory!
"I'm very happy to see that our team is playing better and better. This victory is quite beautiful. Conceding goals in every game? Yes, our defense still has some problems, but that is because we pay more attention to offense. I
We will not give up defense, and our defense will still take time. At the same time, if the offense becomes better, the pressure on defense will also be reduced. Dortmund has many excellent players, and it is difficult to find a starting lineup from these players.
This is a very difficult thing, because everyone is so good. Next we will have a long training period, which is crucial for us, because what we will face next will be the league and
The double challenge of the Champions League! This is the time to test the thickness of our bench, but I am not worried because we have enough bench players."
Dick seemed confident at the post-match press conference, but others could not fault it. They had two wins and one draw in three games, and were tied for third place with Bayern. Although the top two players, Bochum and Rostock, both had three consecutive victories.
, but they are weak after all. The competition between Dortmund and Bayern will continue, and Dortmund's offense in these three games has become more and more beautiful, both in terms of the individual abilities displayed by the players and the overall cooperation.
It is obvious that Dick's more positional attack in Dortmund still has considerable advantages in the Bundesliga. The opponents in the first three rounds were very good, but Dortmund was still able to achieve such results.
With the state they are showing now, they will only get better and better!
For Dick and Dortmund, the real test will be after the first round of the German Cup at the end of the next month against the national team, the fourth round and the beginning of the Champions League. That will be the real test for Dortmund!
Dick also understands this, so even though the results in the league are good now, he will still let the team train harder in the next time and fight for the more important games in the future!
