Soon, people knew that Dick was indeed a vengeful guy - in the weekend's home game against Hamburg, Dick sent out most of the substitutes, including Okocha, Rivaldo, Rosicky, and Vaughn.
None of the five main players, including Si and Ruit, played. Cavinaji, Olic and Everton formed the front trident. Ricken replaced Rosicky's position in the deep-lying organization. Ismael and Metze
Germany partnered with the central defender, and the young Alves was deployed at right back.
Dortmund, who had replaced half of their main players, performed reasonably well in this game. They drew 1-1 with Hamburg at home, but Bayern failed to seize this good opportunity. They lost 2-0 away from home.
Werder Bremen, which widened the gap between them and Dortmund to three points. This was also an unexpected surprise for Dick - originally he was prepared to be caught up by Bayern or even overtaken.
Prepared, but Bayern failed to show such ability at this time - their dominance has indeed declined compared with previous years. Even if Ballack's joining has almost succeeded in changing their midfield, the midfield and backfield
Aging in the frontcourt is inevitable.
Although to be greedy, it would be a pity not to seize this opportunity to expand the lead even more. However, for Dick, one thing he knows is that the league can lose some points now, but in the Champions League such a situation
This game can be called a life and death battle - after all, they are only three points ahead of Auxerre. If they lose to Arsenal again this round, they must at least draw with Auxerre in the away game in the last round.
To get a chance to qualify, it is naturally not a wise move to have the final decisive battle away from home. Even if PSV beat Auxerre, Dortmund's situation will not be good, because if they lose to Arsenal, Assen
Nerazzurri must have qualified early. In the last round, they might let PSV out and successfully squeeze out the powerful enemy Dortmund led by Dick. And you still can't say anything, because after qualifying early
Under certain circumstances, sending out substitutes to train young players is something that all teams will do...
Therefore, this game is no less than a decisive battle. If they can win, Dortmund will be able to advance to the group stage one round in advance, and Dick will be able to smoothly train substitute players and some key players. If they cannot win, Dortmund will be able to qualify in the final round.
The game will involve Dortmund more energy.
What's more, with Dick's character, he must win back after losing the game. This has almost become his characteristic. How can he give up the game easily? It's better not to joke...
For Wenger, he knows this very clearly.
Wenger and Dick have played against each other before, and they know that this young man is full of tricks in the game. Although in terms of the overall situation, he often fails to achieve the best results due to his own impulsiveness, however, in a single game, he
There are endless whimsical ideas, and on-the-spot planning is top-notch. This aspect is Wenger's weakness.
However, Wenger is still quite confident about winning away from home.
The reason is simple: Dortmund is not yet strong enough for Dick to demonstrate his on-the-spot command and mobilization abilities.
Dick has a lot of on-the-spot changes that have reached a very high level. However, this requires more proficiency in the cooperation between the players and the proficiency in the head coach's adjustment habits - yes, there is also a need for cooperation between the players and the head coach.
Otherwise, it will be difficult for the players to fully demonstrate the coach's intentions.
This is the case with Dortmund now. Although they have become very proficient in the new tactics arranged by Dick, they are only proficient in this set of tactics. There will not be many changes in other transitions. Dick can at most
After some local adjustments, Wenger is really not worried about this situation.
As for Dortmund's tactics, Wenger also basically understands that Dortmund's offense is mainly concentrated in the middle. Eighty percent of their goals are completed in the penalty area and at the front of the penalty area, and the offense rarely starts from the side.
Starting from the middle, Wenger is not very worried about the attack in the middle. Arsenal's defense in the middle is quite strong. With two top players, Campbell and Vieira, Wenger is not worried about his defense.
You must know that although Dortmund's results so far this season are pretty good, their offense is actually not particularly good, especially when facing the opponent's intensive defense. They do not have too many offensive methods. On the contrary
Yes, if the opponent plays against them, then they will be able to get a lot of opportunities. PSV can draw with Dortmund in the away game, but will be beaten easily 3-1 by Dortmund at home, just because of the backcourt.
It’s a question of how many holes there are, but for Arsenal, they don’t seem to have such a problem.
And one thing Wenger is confident about is that their wingers can suppress Dortmund - since the beginning of this season, Dortmund's wingers have not had any bright spots. Dede is diligent and diligent, and Ruyter is old and powerful. But to say how strong they are, it is really
Not to mention!
Arsenal's current wing is unprecedentedly powerful. Ashley Cole and Lauren are both full-backs with excellent assist abilities. Ljungberg and Pires are also top wing players. In addition, Henry is accustomed to playing from the wing.
Arsenal can completely attack Dortmund by breaking the surface and forming an advantage from the wing - more importantly, they don't need to take risks to attack in the away game, and they can counterattack. In this way, they can form a lot of pressure on the wing
Good breaking point!
So after coming to Dortmund, Wenger was very confident. Although he seemed very low-key in interviews, because Arsenal had lost consecutively recently - losing to Auxerre 1-2 in the Champions League.
We also suffered two consecutive defeats in the league, and now we have lost three games in a row. If we are high-profile, it is not very good.
Dick was naturally not fooled by Wenger's low profile. He knew that Arsenal was becoming stronger and stronger now. They would create an unbeaten record next season. Wenger also led the team in a steady and steady manner.
His team will gradually become stronger, and their team will reach its peak next season. Before that, it will not be easy to defeat them.
Fortunately, Dick understood this a long time ago, and he also made certain preparations before this game - Alves replacing Ruyter was not just about giving Ruyter a break, the most important thing was to let Alvis
Weiss sat down and got ready.
Of course, the current Alves is not the Alves who will sweep all the wings by himself in the future. He is only 19 years old now. Although his physical fitness is already very good and his offensive ability is also very good, he still lacks the ability to grasp the timing of the attack, his confidence and his skills.
It has not reached the top level yet, but what Dick needs to use is his momentum. If he can create some opportunities with offense on this side, then it will be a variable - in this case, such a variable is very
of importance!
Wenger's on-the-spot command was slightly inferior. What Dick wanted to seize was this opportunity to highlight the surprising players in the starting lineup, thereby breaking the deadlock on one side and gaining an advantage in the entire battle!
On the evening of October 30th, Westfalenstadion!
More than 60,000 Dortmund fans once again made the entire stadium extremely enthusiastic. They were shouting crazily because in the previous day's game, Bayern had been eliminated from the Champions League. Although Leverkusen retained the qualification
Hope is also faltering. For the entire Bundesliga, Dortmund is currently in the best situation. As long as they can defeat Arsenal at home, they will be able to qualify for the group in advance. For Dortmund fans who have always wanted to snatch Bayern's dominance
For me, being able to achieve better results than Bayern in the Champions League is an extremely proud thing!
Of course, if they fail to qualify for the group stage in the end, they can only shut up in frustration and let people comment, "Sure enough, only Bayern is reliable in the Bundesliga! When Bayern is not in good condition, other clubs are unreliable."
Got it!"
No matter how frustrating it is, you can only listen to such words. If you want not to listen to such words, you must have achievements as a basis.
Only with Nanwei's appearance can we talk about Shuyuan, and only with Longquan's advantage can we talk about decision-making. If you want to have confidence in this world, you need to have strength in the final analysis, especially on the football field.
When he got Dortmund's starting lineup, Wenger was surprised. There were no changes in other positions. Kavinaghi came forward, Rivaldo and Everton behind him - Okocha sat on the bench.
, the three midfielders are Kyle, Rosicky and Frings, the left back Dede, the center backs Vaughns and Ismail, but the right back is the 19-year-old Brazilian young player Alves!
"Is Ruyter injured?" Wenger's first thought was like this, but he immediately became vigilant. When facing Dick, any slight change in the opponent's lineup needs to cause enough concern.
alert!
"The young Brazilian full-back... he can't be better at attacking and defending than Ruit, so he must be quite good in offensive ability. Dick wants to win by strengthening the offense. In this case, we will use this
Counterattack and score a goal!"
After thinking this way, Wenger immediately made some arrangements in the locker room, while Dick encouraged the team loudly in the locker room. He was also very confident, especially when Toure was injured and unable to play.
, when Campbell was partnered with French defender Sigan at the central defender position...
This bald central defender has good physical fitness, but as a central defender he lacks a lot, the most lacking is his stability!
If Toure and Campbell were partnered, Dortmund might not be able to score easily, but seeing him, Dick was not worried at all about his team being able to score - even if Arsenal retracted its defense,
If Xigan's defense is not in place, it may cause fatal holes in their defense!
The game started with the crazy shouts of Dortmund fans. Wenger's counterattack tactics were still very effective. Shortly after the opening, Dortmund's offense took advantage. At the 22nd minute, Arsenal made a counterattack and Henry came from the left.
Frings, who was being replaced, was knocked down at the edge of the penalty area with the ball. Henry took the free kick himself. The ball drew an arc and flew into the gate of Dortmund. Arsenal, at a disadvantage, won the away game with a goal.
Taking the lead with a score of less than zero!
Henry is running around the pitch with his arms outstretched. The French striker is now in his best moments. He can do almost anything on the pitch - this is his fifth goal in the Champions League this season, an average of one goal per game.
