Dortmund's pre-season training has begun in full swing.
For the new players who joined Dortmund, they are looking forward to performing well in Dortmund, especially Arshavin. You must know that when he was in Russia, it is now the middle of the season and it is also when his form begins to come out, so in the season
Shortly after the first training camp started, he showed his excellent condition and ability in training.
Borowski is relatively silent, but his running and response abilities have been recognized by everyone.
Although Owomoyela is the oldest of the new players besides Funk, he is the least famous one - Donovan has played in the Bundesliga at least, and Borowski is not.
May's main player last season, Arshavin already has a certain reputation in Russia, and Funk is an old Bundesliga player and a strong player. He is the only one who comes from the third level league. He has no reputation and doesn't look very good.
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But soon, the players discovered his characteristics - he is an absolute all-rounder, whether it is the two midfielders near the wing among the three midfielders, the full midfielders and full backs on both sides, he can do it.
He can play, and his performance in these positions is similar. Even if he is not at the top level, he is at least trustworthy...
In a long season, such a versatile player is indeed worthy of attention.
For the original players of Dortmund, the departure of the six main players gave them hope of playing the main role. Although Dortmund won the double-line championship last season, the substitute players did not have too many opportunities to show their faces.
Now that the six main players have left, it seems that they are starting to get some main positions. For example, Klinger was placed in a deep position by Dick, and Olic has become more of Dortmund's main forward.
Letting them train is also a huge motivation.
For the two young players who have entered the first team, they are very happy to see that they can enter the first team, which means that they are likely to play the main role in the team. There is no top player in the team now.
Star, then no matter who becomes the main player, it is possible!
In this mood, Dortmund's pre-season training not only did not become lifeless because of last season's excellent results, but instead took on a more enthusiastic atmosphere.
"Everything has two sides."
Dick said to Marriner: "If we had not sold so many main players in the summer, then their good form last season might have continued, but the effect of pre-season training would not have been as good. Now our strength is indeed not as good as before.
, but looking at these young people, they have the courage to shoulder their current responsibilities, and they will work harder to maintain the glory of last season... This will be the starting point for Dortmund's glorious continuation."
Time passed very quickly, and it came to July 17th, and the Bundesliga Cup began. Neither Dortmund nor Bayern appeared in the first round. In this round of the game, Stuttgart defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1.
Later, Hamburg also defeated the defending champion Hertha Berlin 2-1. In the semi-finals, Dortmund's opponent was Stuttgart, and Bayern's opponent was Hamburg.
Before this, Dortmund had played against two local amateur teams, and both games were won by double-digit scores. The four-three-three tactics arranged by Dick showed great strength in these two warm-up matches.
With the offensive power, the players in the frontcourt almost took turns, and all the attackers scored goals.
It is a tradition for Bundesliga teams to warm up by playing games with amateur teams near their location. This is also a way to expand their influence and enhance the surrounding football atmosphere. Therefore, few Bundesliga teams go abroad for training or to play commercial games.
This is also related to the fact that their league starts very early - the first round of the Bundesliga this season will start on August 2, which is earlier than the start of the Premier League...
On July 22, Dortmund welcomed Stuttgart in Westfalen.
Dortmund fans are very enthusiastic about the first game of the new season, because not long ago Dortmund just announced that it would redeem the remaining 100% of the Westfalenstadion for 40 million euros.
Forty-nine ownership, now the Westfalenstadion has returned to the hands of the Borussia Dortmund club, which has once again increased the enthusiasm of Dortmund fans to watch the game.
"Stuttgart..." Dick smiled slightly. Stuttgart led by Magath is a standard youth army this season. It just so happens that Dick's Dortmund is also a youth army. Now let's see who is more outstanding among the young players on both sides.
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In this game, Dick sent out 433 starters - goalkeeper Weidenfeller, defenders Dede and Alves on the wings, Warnes and Ismail in the middle, Metzelder was a little small.
Injured and did not play, the midfielders were Kyle, Klinger and Borowski, and the forward partners were Arshavin, Olic and the young Mario Gomez!
"Eighteen-year-old Gomez became Dortmund's starting center in this game! After Cavinagi left, Dortmund did not buy an outstanding center. Head coach Dick believed that the team already had a top-notch center.
The center forward is Mario Gomez... We hope what he said is true. If Gomez can have the kind of performance that Cavinaji did last season, there is no doubt that it will be good for the German national team.
It is a very big help. After a group of veterans retired from the national team, the only reliable center forward for the German national team is Klose. Gomez may be able to become a pillar of the German national team's forward line."
The German commentator said enthusiastically that this is what excites other Germans in Dortmund most now - it is obvious that Dick intends to reuse Gomez. If Gomez can really play, this is not a big deal.
This is not only a good thing for Dortmund, but also a good thing for German football as a whole.
"Stuttgart's starting lineup is 442, the goalkeeper is Hildebrand, and the four defenders are Hinkel, Mela, Boden and... Philipp Lahm, who was just loaned from Bayern! Lahm is at Bayern Youth.
The team plays right midfielder, but Magath puts him in the left back position. Let's see how he performs. The double midfielder in the midfield is veteran Sordo and Meissner.
The attacking midfielders are Belarusian Hleb and the newly joined Cameroonian Blanco, and the forward partners are Kakao and Kuranyi, who has just become a German citizen! Both sides are dominated by teenagers, and Stuttgart has seven midfielders.
Among players under the age of 15, Dortmund’s starting lineup is only 31-year-old Warnes, and there are ten players under the age of 25! What kind of performance will the young players on both sides perform? Let us wait and see!
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For Magath, he is also an ambitious head coach. He did a good job in Stuttgart last season, finishing third and reaching the Champions League... but he lost twice last season.
He was very dissatisfied with Dortmund. Dortmund left six players this time, which was also a good opportunity for him to take revenge.
Most of the players on both sides are young players, so naturally they won't get entangled cautiously at the beginning. At the beginning of the game, the two sides strangled each other, playing fast and fast, and quickly got into the rhythm!
Under the cheers of nearly 70,000 fans at Dortmund's home court, Dortmund's young players quickly launched attacks continuously. Kyle, Klinger and Borowski are not technically sophisticated players, but they are
Because of this, Dortmund's midfield passing has become extremely simple compared to last season.
After receiving the ball in the midfield, he quickly distributes the ball to the wings, and then the full-backs on both wings begin to continuously create opportunities by penetrating forward, passing the ball quickly, and striving to tear through the opponent's defense. This is Dortmund's tactics.
Although such a quick pass will cause a high turnover rate, Dortmund's players are young and can return to defense very quickly, so they basically don't care about such a turnover rate.
Soon, they took the initiative. Stuttgart's two defensive midfielders were both very young. Sordo was 35 years old and Meissner was 30 years old. Faced with such an impact, it was difficult for them to quickly defend.
In place, Stuttgart's defense was constantly attacked by Dortmund.
Hildebrand's show begins.
He first saved Arshavin's long-range shot after breaking through from the wing, and then blocked the close shots of Olic and Gomez. His outstanding performance allowed Stuttgart to withstand Dortmund's attack, and also allowed Stuttgart to resist Dortmund's attack.
Dortmund had some defensive problems - in the 37th minute, Stuttgart made a quick counterattack. Hleb seized the gap after Dede's assist, broke through Borowski and broke into the penalty area, and then
The ball was distributed to the back point, and Kuranyi, who followed up from the back point, met the ball and pushed the ball to score the first goal for Stuttgart.
However, Dortmund was not hit by such a goal. In the second half, they continued to launch rapid attacks, gradually wearing down Stuttgart's defense.
In the 63rd minute, Klinger, who advanced to assist, sent a beautiful diagonal pass. Arshavin received the ball and broke into the penalty area. He beautifully got rid of Mela's defense and then faced Hildebrand. Hildebrand
When attacking, Arshavin did not choose to shoot by himself, but passed the ball out. Gomez followed up and pushed the ball directly, and the ball flew into the Stuttgart gate!
"The ball went in! Gomez scored Dortmund's first official goal of the season! But this goal was thanks to Arshavin's outstanding performance. The Russian showed his speed and skills to the fullest! Portugal National Team
Center defender Mela was directly passed by him, and then he calmly provided an assist to Gomez... It seems that Dick's summer transfer has gradually shown its results!"
Dick waved his fist. He was not surprised by Arshavin's performance. If Dortmund had many important players last season, then Arshavin's performance will determine Dortmund's results to a large extent.
After equalizing the score, Dortmund's players began to appear more comfortable on offense. They continued to use fast passes to look for opportunities. Stuttgart's defense began to expose flaws. Finally, in the 81st minute, Oli
After receiving a pass from Odonko who came on as a substitute, Qi beautifully got rid of Boden and entered the penalty area. Facing the attacking Hildebrand, he calmly pushed the shot into the lower right corner of the goal and scored the winning goal for Dortmund!
"Dortmund is the first team to enter the League Cup final! Last season they were eliminated early in the League Cup. Can Dick win the League Cup trophy for Dortmund this season? Let's wait and see!"
