Chapter 305 Spend the least money, do the most things
The entire Bernabéu stadium was silent, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the tall and thin figure standing at the edge of the penalty area, arms open to the sky.
This magnificent lob activated all their previous memories of Rivaldo. Who is this person? This is a person who has brought them countless painful memories in Barcelona!
Figo was looking at Rivaldo, and he remembered the time when he and Rivaldo became two wings together in Barcelona. Ronaldo was looking at Rivaldo, and he remembered the time when he and Rivaldo formed an indestructible trident in the Brazilian team.
At that moment, others were looking at Rivaldo, and they remembered the moment when Rivaldo became the World Footballer and the European Ballon d'Or double best player without winning an honor!
Although he is old, he is still the unique Rivaldo, a lonely traveler, a person who regards football as his life!
Dick stood up and clapped his hands vigorously. Soon, the stands occupied by Dortmund fans and Atletico Madrid fans burst into applause, and the entire Bernabeu stadium also began to burst into applause!
Real Madrid fans are beautiful, even if this goal may bring them huge hidden dangers, there is no doubt that at this moment, they were also overwhelmed by Rivaldo's wonderful goal, like a fairy from heaven.
Conquered by goals!
All the applause is for one person!
At this moment, when Rivaldo transferred to Dortmund, for the first time, people felt that he was a real superstar at the top of the world!
"A feast for superstars! The flash of superstars determines the outcome of the entire game!"
"After the game, Dortmund's head coach Dick said that although he is a coach who pays more attention to the overall situation, he does not mind seeing Rivaldo's flashes. This is the most beautiful side of football. Human beings have conquered hands and feet.
The changes brought about by flexibility of this iron rule are clearly reflected in this goal. This draw brought Real Madrid's consecutive winless run in the Champions League to seven games. Now they have only scored two points in the three rounds of the Champions League and are still behind Dortmund.
Two points. The happiest person about this may be AC Milan. In Moscow, Thomasson's supplementary shot helped them get their third 1-0 victory in this group stage. Now they are first in the group with nine points.
They are far ahead in the position. If they defeat Lokomotiv Moscow again at home, they will get the right to qualify for the group two rounds in advance..."
"Real Madrid is in danger! If they can't beat Dortmund on the road, then they are likely to be killed in the group stage! Dortmund's situation is starting to get better now. Of course, they still have to challenge away from home.
AC Milan, that game will be Dortmund's final battle..."
When this round of the league ended, the news that Dortmund played Real Madrid 2-2 away became the biggest news in European football this week. Everyone was sighing for the result of this game. Dortmund's tenacity and Real Madrid's failure
, the flash of superstar... turned this game into a classic.
If it was a confrontation between overall tactics at the beginning, then in the second half, the superstars began to take over the entire game. The final draw proved that Dortmund now has the strength to challenge any team, and under the leadership of Dick
, they also seem to have a great chance of reaching the Champions League final - if they are not defeated in the two-line competition.
On the third day after returning from Madrid, Dortmund ushered in an away game against Stuttgart. Considering that they would face Real Madrid at home three days later, Dick decisively used a large number of substitutes in this game - five points.
The advantage seems to be worth sacrificing one or two games.
Dortmund's substitutes performed very tenaciously in the away game, but luck seemed not to be on their side. In the second half, Stuttgart scored the only goal of the game. Dortmund suffered its second defeat in the league this season, while Bayern
They defeated Nuremberg with two goals at home, narrowing the points gap behind Dortmund to two points.
Dortmund fans didn't care about this, they were looking forward to the next home game against Real Madrid.
On February 26, Dortmund faced Real Madrid at the Westfalenstadion.
In this game, Dick brought his utilitarian football to the extreme.
Although they were playing against Real Madrid at home, Dortmund still focused on defense. They constantly created opportunities through interceptions in the midfield and tried their best to score goals through counterattacks. In the 24th minute, they relied on a sharp strike
In the counterattack, Cavinaji received a pass from Kyle in the penalty area and went straight in. Facing the attacking Casillas, he scored first with a stab shot!
Real Madrid, who were fighting against the odds, launched a crazy counterattack, while Dortmund launched an intensive defense. They maintained their lead until injury time. At this time, the young player Portillo who came on as a substitute became the hero of saving Real Madrid.
After receiving the pass from Zidane, he turned around and volleyed fifteen meters away from the goal. The ball passed between the legs of Ismail and Warnes, and then flew into the blind spot of the goal.
!
"It's a pity that we conceded the goal at the last moment... But it's not a pity that we are still two points ahead, which means that we only need four points in the next two games to qualify. AC Milan has already qualified in advance? This is a
The good news is also bad news. The good news means that we may face an easier situation at the San Siro Stadium in the last round. The bad news is that they will not send their main force against Real Madrid in the next game... Anyway, we have it now.
If the whole situation is affected, even if Real Madrid can win completely, they still have to look at our faces!"
Dick expressed a certain amount of regret after the game. However, as he said, after consecutive draws with Real Madrid, Dortmund has taken the initiative - not only are they still two points ahead of Real Madrid, but because they are tied with Real Madrid.
Although Real Madrid tied the game, they scored one more goal in the away game. In the case of a tie, they still have an advantage. Unless AC Milan can find a way to defeat Dortmund in the last round, even if Real Madrid wins two consecutive games, they will still have an advantage.
You have to be kicked out of the game in frustration!
Dick knows that Dortmund's current strength is simply not enough to sweep the opponent. In this case, being able to maintain the right to qualify has become the first necessary situation. From the beginning, Dick's bottom line is the two games against Real Madrid. Dortmund
He cannot score fewer points than Real Madrid - now that he has achieved his goal, it is a very cost-effective thing for Dortmund to be able to overcome the difficulties in this situation.
The fifth round of the league will not start until March 13th. Before that, Dortmund can focus on the league - a two-point advantage is nothing now...
This weekend, the 23rd round of the Bundesliga.
Dortmund did not have strong opponents in the next few rounds, which also gave Dick some confidence in his rotation. In this game, Dick let Warnes, Okocha, Rivaldo and Cavinaji
The four main players rested, but they still firmly controlled the rhythm of the game at home. Ricken opened the scoring for Dortmund before the end of the first half. Madoni, who came on as a substitute in the second half, received Ricken's free kick.
The goal was scored, 2-0, Dortmund easily defeated Rostock, and even though Bayern also defeated Cottbus with two goals, they still led by two points.
A week later, Dick continued to rotate. This time their opponent was Monchengladbach. Now this old team is on the verge of relegation. The team that once competed with Bayern in the Bundesliga has become like this due to various reasons.
, but they were not without any resistance. Throughout the first half, they used defense to keep Dortmund's offense at a loss, and in the 64th minute they took the lead with Fussell's goal!
In this case, Dortmund's substitute players proved Dick's words right through their own performance - Dortmund is a whole, and every player has outstanding abilities...
Klinger, who replaced Rosicky in this game and served as the organization's defensive midfielder, performed well in the game. Two minutes after the team fell behind, he helped Olic equalize the score with a beautiful long pass, and in the eighth
In ten minutes, he himself used an accurate back-row insertion and hit a powerful shot in the penalty area to help Dortmund get a precious three points!
Two to one, Dortmund made adjustments before the start of the fifth round of the Champions League and achieved two consecutive victories in the league. Although Bayern defeated Leverkusen 3 to 0 at home in this round, they were still defeated by Dortmund by two points.
The advantage is suppressed!
"Now Dortmund has indeed shown its top strength... Dick has begun to show his ability to train young players and use substitute players. Ricken has been decadent for a long time before, but this season under Dick's hands, in a few games
He has performed very well in his playing opportunities, and Alves can be regarded as Dortmund's biggest discovery this season. This full-back with outstanding offensive power has now become Dortmund's main force. Old captain Ruyter can retire with peace of mind...
...Now it is young players like Madoni, Klinger and Demel who can become successful rotation players. It has to be said that what Dick has shown this season is a completely different ability from what he had before...
Even without money, he was still able to tap into the potential of the entire team. Dortmund was able to perform like this on both lines, and the effect of Dick's work was outstanding!"
"The twenty-four-year-old Dick is beginning to show his versatility. With less transfer funds, he has built a strong team with strong self-confidence and discovered more potential internally. Although it has only been more than half a season,
However, Dick has proven that he can do a good job without money, as long as he has the power. Hill must be regretting it now. What he did at the time may be tolerated by other head coaches, but Dick
Dick is absolutely intolerable. He is a head coach who needs no constraints to be able to do his best, but Hill wants to reduce his power... For Dortmund, which has financial problems, being able to invite Dick
It is indeed a very smart thing. If Dick can really win two championships this season as he said, then this can be called a miracle of modern football, to obtain such an outstanding championship without spending anything.
The results are legendary!”
Before Dortmund faced Lokomotiv Moscow, the media was full of praise for Dick. If Dick was always questioned before, then when the Champions League promotion situation is good, questioning Dick again will be
A very unwise thing to do.
Spend the least money and do the most things - this is not something ordinary people can do...
