In fact, in everyone's opinion, although Dortmund won at home, their subsequent situation was indeed very bad. They only won one goal at home and were scored two away goals... The most important thing is
, Dortmund almost completely managed this victory. There is no rule in the Champions League that cancels yellow cards after the group stage. In such a very difficult game, many Dortmund players received yellow cards. They played against Arsenal away from home.
They will have four generals suspended in the game, including Borowski who opened the scoring in this game, left back Dede, center back captain Vaughns and center Gomez will not be able to play in the away game.
The situation makes it really difficult to have confidence in Dortmund's performance.
However, Dick's various miracles before made no one dare to draw such a conclusion, and Dick's calmness and composure after the game also made many people in UEFA start to feel drummed in their hearts. This guy will not create something new again.
A miracle, right? In this case, what kind of opponent should be arranged for them in the next round...
Dick, however, led the team to start preparations for the league without hesitation. The next weekend's league game is also very important for Dortmund. They will go to challenge Bremen away from home. They have just surpassed Bremen by one point.
If they lose to their opponent in this round, they will be surpassed by two points, which is not a good thing for Dortmund.
So even though they had just played an all-out game, everyone in Dortmund was still focused on waiting for the next game.
In this game, Dick arranged a defensive counterattack tactic. This tactic had a very good effect. Arshavin, who was gradually recovering his condition, used two assists to help Olic and Gomez score goals successively.
The goals scored by Bremen were Miku and Klashnic. In the end, Dortmund drew with Bremen away from home and maintained their one-point advantage!
"This draw is very important to us. It means that we will have an advantage in the next game and get the match point. The Bundesliga championship is very important to us, and we will not give up such a game."
Dick's words after this round of the league confused the reporters. He did not give up the Champions League and did not give up the league... Damn, does Dortmund want to win the Triple Crown this season? Isn't this too arrogant? Is your strength declining this season?
In fact, it is already amazing to be able to retain a championship, but to attack on three fronts, is this because you think you are not dying fast enough?
In response to such speculation, Dick continued to remain silent. Next was a day without midweek games. Dortmund began to rest and accumulate physical strength. They will face Stuttgart at home on the weekend, followed by an away trip to Highbury in midweek.
Challenge Arsenal…
With this period of sprint, the gap between Stuttgart and Dortmund has widened. Now, except for Bayern, which has 45 points and is still chasing Dortmund with 51 points, Stuttgart now has only four points.
Ten points, there is already an eleven-point gap from Dortmund, and Leverkusen is even further behind. They now only have thirty-six points, a full fifteen points behind Dortmund...
"We must win this league, so that we can kick out a competitor... Of course, they beat us in the first half of the season, and we must regain this face at home!"
Dick's words are in line with the appetite of the Dortmund players. Now Dortmund has only lost three games in the league. One was an unexpected loss to Cologne. Now they have defeated Cologne and regained a game. One was a loss to Bayern.
The next step is to get it back, but after losing to Stuttgart, now is the time to take revenge!
It doesn't matter if you lose, the key is that after losing, you have to make up for it so that you can improve. This reason that Dick instilled has gradually taken root in the hearts of Dortmund players.
For Stuttgart head coach Magath, he believes that Stuttgart has shown their strength this season, but they are still too young and are gradually falling behind in the two-line competition, which makes him not very satisfied. However,
Compared with Dick's performance, he still seems inferior. At least Dortmund is also equally young and fighting on two fronts, but they have not fallen behind...
He hoped to defeat Dortmund again to prove his strength, but what they encountered was a wolf-like Dortmund team.
Dick did not use any rotation in this game. All Dortmund's main players played and rewarded the fans who were extremely enthusiastic about this game with a high-level game.
Hleb opened the scoring for Stuttgart in the sixth minute. Seeing the Belarusians performing so well, the Russians in Dortmund would naturally not be inferior. Soon, after ten minutes, he, Borowski and Gomez scored consecutively.
After two one-on-one coordination, he broke into the penalty area and faced the attacking Hildebrand and calmly pushed the shot into the far corner to equalize the score for Dortmund!
After scoring the goal, Arshavin began to accept the cheers of the fans. His current state has begun to recover, and once again people can see the Russian star who scored so many goals at the beginning of the season!
Before the end of the first half, another pass came after Arshavin broke through from the wing. Gomez fell to the ground first and shot the ball into the near corner of the goal. Two to one, Dortmund took the lead!
After overtaking the score, Dortmund did not relax its attack. Although Stuttgart, which had been winless in four rounds, showed a high level in this game, it was still suppressed by Dortmund.
After a period of siege, Olic scored another goal in the chaos. With the goal of the front trident, Dortmund expanded its lead, while Stuttgart only relied on Kuranyi in the 84th minute.
The penalty kick brought back a point and suffered a five-game losing streak!
The only thing that makes Dortmund fans a little unhappy is that Bremen is still tenacious and continues to win, chasing after Dortmund. Next, Dortmund will challenge Arsenal away from home. If they continue to advance in the Champions League, maybe they will
Affecting the league championship...
This idea makes Dortmund fans have very complicated emotions. Of course they hope that the team can continue to advance in the Champions League, but if they continue to fight on two fronts like this, I am afraid the situation will not be good...
But for Dick, this is not a problem. The suspension of four main players is actually a good way to rotate. It is enough to fight in the away game. If you can make further progress, you will take advantage of one more step. You cannot make further progress...
…Dortmund was also eliminated in a disgraceful way.
So Dick's mentality is very relaxed, unlike Arsenal, who are facing a formidable enemy...
On March 11th, Arsenal faced Dortmund at home.
There were no changes in Dick's tactics in this game. Four main players were missing. Naturally, there were substitutes to cover goalkeeper Weidenfeller, left back Madoni, center backs Ismail and Metzelder partnered, and right back.
Alves, midfielder Kyle, Klinger, Riken, forwards Donovan, Olic and Arshavin...
After the ninety-minute fierce battle, the Highbury Stadium was filled with cheers from Arsenal fans, and many UEFA members breathed a sigh of relief. Dortmund finally lost to Arsenal 1-2 away from home, with a total score of four.
It was a pity that they were eliminated from the competition due to one less away goal than four.
In this game, Arsenal focused on attacking Dortmund's left wing to great effect. Henry's two goals were scored after receiving breakthroughs from the left wing. Dick had nothing to do about this.
This is entirely a player problem. Although Dick protected the left wing very well, he still created several opportunities under the opponent's targeted attacks. Although Dortmund scored a goal through a counterattack by Olic,
But there is no way to save the situation...
"I am very satisfied to have reached this point. Facing strong opponents one after another, facing a schedule with no breathing space... my young players have played their best. This Champions League
The strength is actually a good thing for Dortmund, which allows us to face the next league more wholeheartedly. We have already lost the Champions League, but we will not let go of the league championship and the German Cup."
"This is the first time you have been eliminated in a European competition..." a reporter asked.
"Is this really the first time?" Dick asked in surprise. Although his performance felt a bit pretentious, the reporters in the audience all nodded in unison, just to see what Dick would do.
What's the reaction...
"One, two, three, four..." Dick raised his fingers: "It's not easy. This is the fourth consecutive year that I have led the team to participate in the European competition, and now it is the first time that I have been eliminated...
Oh, yes, I have already won three European championship trophies... In this case, what's the big deal if we lose once in a while? Losing once does not mean losing everything. We always have a chance to do it again next year.
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As soon as Dick said this, the reporters had nothing to say. Yes, Dick has indeed lost the Champions League this season, but he has won three European championships and three league championships in the past three years.
What does a loss count? Even if he loses, his performance almost beats more than 99% of professional coaches. In front of such a person, is it too early to start rejoicing over his one defeat?
a little……
The reporters suddenly felt a little unmotivated. They tried their best to hype up the result of Dick being eliminated for the first time in the European competition. Then they discovered to their dismay that such hype would not cause any harm to Dick, but would in fact make it worse.
Fans may not have noticed that he is even more famous before, but after all the hype, people will think of it. Oh, Dick has not been eliminated in the Champions League for more than three years! He has won the European Championship in the past three years.
Ah! This **!
If this is really the case, it will not be in line with their original intention...
Dortmund fans were naturally very regretful. After all, they still imagined that the team could defend the Champions League. However, when they lost, they found that they did not seem to be too disappointed.
After all... we made so much money in the transfer market, after all they sold too many good players, after all... we still have the league championship to fight for...
What's more, their loss was not ugly. They qualified tenaciously in a death group and narrowly lost to Arsenal, who had been undefeated in the Premier League. All of this was enough to satisfy them.
"Welcome back, our hero!"
When the Dortmund team returned to Dortmund from London, what greeted them was not abuse or anything else, but a big banner and a warm welcome from tens of thousands of Dortmund fans, just like when they won the Champions League last season.
