Before welcoming AC Milan at home, Dortmund had maintained a six-match winning streak in all competitions, including four in the league, one in the German Cup, and one in the Champions League. The last time they lost was the away loss to Ajak in the Champions League.
Sri Lanka's game - such a good state could not last too long. When they welcomed AC Milan at home, their state had actually begun to decline.
AC Milan, on the other hand, came to challenge with a dual mentality of revenge and reality - they lost to Dortmund again. They had already lost two consecutive games against Dortmund at home, and now they have only won three games in this group.
Four points, two points less than both Dortmund and Ajax, so this game is also a must-win for AC Milan!
So in this game, AC Milan's players put down all the airs of being a wealthy team, put down their bodies and had a hard and excellent fight with Dortmund!
In fact, AC Milan was very unfavorable in this game. In the 35th minute, their captain Maldini was replaced by Costacurta due to injury. Not long after the second half started, Nesta received his second yellow card and was dismissed.
After being sent off, Dortmund began to suppress AC Milan's attack. In the 70th minute, Gomez almost scored with a header over Costacurta, but it hit the crossbar and bounced out. Arshavin's follow-up shot also failed.
Higher than the beam...
Just when everyone thought that AC Milan could score one point at most by relying on defense, in the 86th minute, Kaká, who had not performed well in the entire game, scored with a beautiful sideways volley shot.
The only goal! The role of the star was revealed at this moment. His shot allowed AC Milan to gain a crucial three points in the away game under extremely difficult circumstances!
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, AC Milan's players celebrated as if they had won the Champions League. In fact, they had tied with Dortmund in these two games. With Dortmund's current situation
As for the personnel, they really have nothing to be happy about...
"We were unlucky in this game."
At the press conference, Dick's first words were this. Normally, the reporters would have booed Dick, thinking that he was being stubborn after losing. However, today, when Dick said this
At this time, the reporters began to sympathize with Dortmund a little bit...
Dortmund's performance in this game was not bad, it could even be said to be very good. Dick's crazy running tactics effectively curbed AC Milan's performance, and their quick counterattack also made AC Milan's defense suffer.
It is unspeakable that Maldini's injury and Nesta's accumulation of yellow cards show that Dick's tactics are still very successful. However, no matter how well prepared they are, they can't compete with fate. Dortmund missed two or three winning chances at home.
opportunity, AC Milan seized an opportunity that was not an opportunity and won...
So when Dick said this, even Ancelotti did not refute. He just smiled and said: "This is football...Two weeks ago, we had bad luck at San Siro."
"That's right." Dick nodded, and then shook hands with Ancelotti: "The only lucky thing is that Ajax also lost... But the situation of this group will be more complicated next!
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This point also resonated with reporters. Indeed, in another game played at the same time, Celta finally won a victory. They beat Ajax 3-2 at home. In this case, this
After the four rounds of the group, AC Milan ranked first with two wins, one draw and one loss, with seven points. Ajax ranked second with two wins and two losses. Dortmund also had two wins and two losses, but because it lost to Ajax, it ranked first.
Third, Celta is at the bottom of the group with one win, one draw, two losses and four points - but even if they are at the bottom, the gap between them and AC Milan is only three points...
With the current situation of this group, until the last round, I really don’t know who will qualify, who will be eliminated, and who will go to the UEFA Cup...
"The death team is the death team. The situation is so complicated, and this team is really exciting..." Many reporters whispered to each other.
But there is another group that is even more exciting than the group Dortmund is in, and that is Group B where Inter Milan is located. After losing 0-3 to Lokomotiv Moscow in the last round of away games, Inter Milan was defeated by Lokomotiv Moscow at home in this round.
After a draw, although they are still first in the seven-point group, Dynamo Kiev is second with six points, Lokomotiv Moscow is third with five points, and Arsenal are at the bottom with four points. If they lose to Arsenal again at home in the next round, then
It is basically impossible for them to qualify...
Angrily, Moratti called Dick again. On the phone, Moratti agreed to all Dick's conditions and said that he would confirm all contract details with Dick during the Bundesliga winter break.
Adriano was injured in the UEFA Cup, and Moratti also gave up the idea of bringing Adriano back in the winter - let him recuperate in Parma...
"After the winter break, I will finalize the contract." Dick said very understandingly.
However, Dortmund's condition seems to have declined after an ugly loss to AC Milan. The failure to score points in this hard-fought battle also dealt a huge blow to the young Dortmund, which made them lose in a key league match in midweek.
Suffering a defeat, after Ballack opened the scoring, although Gomez helped Dortmund equalize the score three minutes into the second half, Pizarro's goal before the end helped Bayern beat Dortmund 2-1 at home. Dortmund was in all competitions.
After winning six games in a row, he began to suffer two consecutive defeats...
After losing this round of the league, Dortmund's ranking slipped to fourth place. The top five teams all achieved victories, which widened the gap between Dortmund and Stuttgart at the top to five points. Bremen also took advantage of
With this victory, they surpassed Dortmund by three points and returned to the third position. Although Bayern is still in fifth, the gap between them and Dortmund is only one point.
Consecutive defeats against two heavyweight opponents logically damage morale. However, Dortmund did not perform badly in these two games, which gave Dick a place to use. He started
Mobilizing the players' emotions and blaming the defeat on luck - this approach will not make the players instantly full of health and mana, but at least it will not further worsen the morale of the players.
The most effective way to undo the impact of a defeat is to win quickly.
At this time, a just-right FIFA match day gave Dortmund a chance to breathe.
Dortmund would lose these two key games even though they played well. The previous six consecutive victories also had a huge impact on the players' condition. After the game against Bayern, Dortmund faced
There is a FIFA match day, and it will not be until November 22nd, that is, nearly two weeks later, that Dortmund will usher in the thirteenth round of the league. If we seize this opportunity to let the players have a good rest
Let's use our best condition to face Leverkusen at home in the 13th round and the Champions League away game against Celta Vigo in midweek. Only in this way can the team's morale and state be completely restored!
When the four international players Arshavin, Olic, Vaughns and Kyle went to participate in the national team competition, the other Dortmund players began to make adjustments in earnest.
Many players have a welcoming attitude towards FIFA match days. Although not many main players will leave, it means that four positions will be vacant in the main lineup. This is a good opportunity for them to take the lead.
, of course, if they perform poorly, they will be taken down quickly after the game. Based on this alone, they will train themselves seriously to make their performance in the team even better!
Dortmund's current coaching staff is quite good. They have done a good job of restoring the players' strength and maintaining a better condition. Dick is not a stingy person. In addition to paying Marriner a sufficient salary, he also
He used his own money to pay bonuses to other members of the coaching staff - assistant coaches never earn much anyway, so they would be happy if he leaked some money...
It is precisely because of such efforts that when the league resumed, what everyone saw was a Dortmund team that had fully recovered its physical fitness and condition and had high morale!
Once again, nearly 80,000 people poured into the Westfalenstadion. Although they had lost two key games in a row, it was precisely because Dortmund did not lose ugly that they still maintained enough confidence and enthusiasm.
After waiting for nearly two weeks, they can't wait to see the performance of Dortmund players!
Dortmund's players did not let them down, or Dick did not let them down.
In today's game, Dick sent out a 442 formation, with goalkeeper Weidenfeller, Dede and Alves on the wings of the defense, Madoni and Metzelder as central defenders, and the double midfielder was Ke
Ringer and Borowski, Owomoyela and Everton on the wings, Donovan and Gomez partnering up front.
All four international players are rotated.
Leverkusen, which previously ranked second in the league by only one point, four points ahead of Dortmund, is naturally not a team to be trifled with. Last season they were almost relegated, but this season they finally recovered and played well.
Pretty good.
This game became a goal battle again, and the back-and-forth attacks from both sides kept the heat in the stands very high...
In the 29th minute, Donovan scored with a shot from the front of the penalty area. Just six minutes later, Neuville equalized the score with a wonderful sideways volley shot in the penalty area. In the 51st minute of the game, Owo Moyela
Dortmund's first goal gave Dortmund the lead again, and in the 77th minute Babic helped Leverkusen equalize the score again...
In the 85th minute, Gomez's sixth goal in the last five league rounds made the entire Westfalen boil! After the initial discomfort, Gomez quickly showed his strong
Scoring ability!
Three to two, a thrilling victory. This victory did not allow Dortmund to rise in the rankings, but they were only one point away from Bayer Leverkusen, which had slipped to third place. At the same time, the morale of the Dortmund players was boosted.
