Although Dortmund's players regretted losing the Champions League game, they did not feel too sad. They did not lose badly. They tried their best in the game, but in the end they only lost slightly... This kind of failure did not
It won't dampen their morale too much.
At the same time, although they tried their best at Highbury, the suspension of four main players seems to be a good thing at this time - although other players are very tired, with these four main players in good physical condition and other substitutes,
Dortmund will not perform poorly due to fatigue in the games after the Champions League...
In fact, Dick did the same. In the away game against Freiburg three days later, Dick sent out goalkeeper Weidenfeller, defenders Dede, Warnes, Metzelder and Piszczek.
The lineup of Borowski, Finke, Owomoyela, Everton, forward Gomez and Donovan still won the away game - Gomez, who was suspended in the Champions League, performed well
, his opening goal and Owomoyela's supplementary shot helped Dortmund defeat Freiburg 2-0 away from home, continuing to lead Werder Bremen, who defeated Cologne 3-2 in this round, leading the league first place.
"We've already lost the chance to move on in the Champions League, so we won't lose the chance to win the league and the German Cup."
Dick said after the game that in the German Cup semi-finals in midweek, he also used a top-notch starting lineup to prove his determination to win the German Cup.
Except for the four main players who started in the last round of the league, the other main players have all played. The goalkeeper is still Weidenfeller. Dick will not be rotated in this position. Dede becomes the second player in consecutive starts in the defense.
, Alves is on the right, Metzelder and Ismail partner in the central defender position, Kyle, Klinger and Riken are in the midfield, and Arshavin, Everton and Olic are on the front line.
, this is the first time Dick has played with so many main players in a German Cup game!
Naturally, everyone can understand this. After all, it is already the semi-finals. The other team entering the finals will definitely be the German second division team. In other words, after entering the finals, the honor of the German Cup champion is basically locked in -
—The championship is right in front of you, so naturally you won’t let it go easily.
Bremen will also not let the game go easily. Their ideas are similar to Dortmund. At the same time, if they can eliminate Dortmund in the German Cup, it may have a blow to Dortmund's morale and gain enough psychological advantage in the league.
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This is also the reason why Dick will send most of the main players. At this time, they must fight hard. Otherwise, losing to Bremen will not only lose a German Cup, but will also have an impact on the league!
Although it is just a German Cup, it has extremely important significance.
This game was played at Wessel Stadium, Bremen's home court - in the pre-match draw, Dortmund was unlucky to be drawn away, but Dick didn't care about this. He had not yet played at Bremen's home court.
Lost - won on the road last season, and tied with the opponent in the league this season. Whether it was an away game or not, he didn't really care.
Bremen also used all their main players in this game. Schaff did not send center Charles Teas, but sent two fast forwards, Klasnic and Elton, to play behind Dortmund. However, in this game
In the game, Dick also sent two relatively flexible central defenders...
Miku was tightly entangled by Kyle, while Dortmund seized the weakness of Bremen's midfield and began to pursue it fiercely. Schaff wanted to hit Dortmund's back, but was constantly beaten by Dortmund's three fast forwards.
Playing from behind, he had no choice but to direct the team to return to defense to avoid being penetrated by Dortmund's counterattack.
After struggling for a while, Dortmund did not continue to pursue the game. They were also very wary of Elton's speed and Klashnic's ability to support, and naturally they were not willing to leave any space in the backcourt.
Let the other party take advantage of it.
In this case, the two sides reached a stalemate on the court, and both offenses appeared to be more cautious. Although Dortmund's players are young, the confidence they have accumulated in the past half of the season also allows them to control the situation well.
Dortmund's stable playing style also surprised Schaff - the team that has been baptized in the Champions League is different. Although it seems that the Bremen players are older and should be more stable, Bremen has been in the past one or two years.
I haven't played many Champions League games, so in terms of composure, I may not be able to surpass Dortmund.
After such a period of entanglement, Bremen was the first to lose their composure - their hasty attack gave Dortmund a chance to steal the ball in the midfield. After receiving the ball, Ricken directly sent an extremely precise through ball.
Arshavin arrived first and received the ball before the opponent's full-back!
After receiving the ball, Arshavin immediately launched a fierce breakthrough from the wing. Although Bremen's left back Kostakic is also a defensive hero, his agility is too far behind Arshavin. After being beaten by Arshavin,
When Shavin used his speed to break through, he tried to foul Arshavin to intercept Arshavin's progress, but Arshavin used a change of direction to dribble the ball away and then drove into the penalty area!
"Stop him! And watch out for him passing the ball!" Werder Bremen goalkeeper Lineker shouted loudly. Arshavin entering the penalty area is terrifying. He can shoot and pass the ball. He has multiple offensive possibilities.
Naturally, it can bring greater defensive pressure!
Friedrich wanted to block Arshavin's shooting angle, but Arshavin raised his foot and made a direct pass. Friedrich quickly raised his foot to intercept, but a bigger flaw was revealed. Arshavin passed the ball again.
He buckled it back, then changed direction and broke through again!
After passing two people, the space for him to shoot was actually very small. However, Arshavin did not hesitate. After dunking Friedrich, he immediately took a decisive shot!
The shooting space is small, and similarly, the opponent's goalkeeper's reaction time will also be shortened!
The ball quickly flew to the far corner of the goal. Lineker quickly fell to the ground but was a step too late. The ball flew directly into the far corner of the goal. Dortmund took the lead in the away game!
The moment the ball entered the goal, Dick clenched his fists and jumped up from the coaching bench. Such a goal was crucial, and more importantly, in this goal, he saw the incompetent figure again.
Arshavin can’t!
Arshavin, who is at his best, is back! Although he may have come back a little late, at this time, there is no doubt that he will become the most important member of Dortmund's campaign to win the league and cup!
In Dick's view, as long as they win this game, the German Cup will basically be in Dortmund's possession. No matter how dark the Bundesliga dark horse is, it cannot be Dortmund's opponent to win this game.
, you can focus on the rest of the league, and this goal opened the door to victory for Dortmund!
This goal happened at the end of the first half. During the halftime break, Dick emphasized not to rush in the second half, to deal with the opponent patiently, and then use counterattacks to hit Bremen behind.
"Don't be anxious. Werder Bremen are anxious now, not us, do you understand? Hit them behind and hit their counterattack! Win this game and we will advance to the final!"
Dortmund began to show more patience in the second half, and Werder Bremen had to press forward to attack. Schaff replaced Charles Steas to strengthen the offensive in the penalty area. However, Dortmund's overall defense was quite thick, and with constant
The counterattack also made Bremen's offense seem quite unsmooth.
In the 71st minute, Everton's goal gave Bremen the final blow. In a counterattack, he received Olic's pass and passed Bowman, then broke into the penalty area and faced the goalkeeper and pushed into the far corner.
Successful, Dortmund sealed the victory.
Seeing this situation, Schaff could only let out a long sigh, replaced Miku and Elton, and admitted the defeat-instead of continuing to struggle, it is better to save physical fitness and play in the league. Dortmund is only one point ahead of them, and there is still time left in the league.
After ten rounds, they didn't have no chance.
Dick also replaced Arshavin and Kyle to keep them in shape. In Dick's mind, there are only eleven games left this season - ten league rounds and a German Cup final!
This will also be his last eleven games coaching Dortmund. Not many people know about this now, but as the time approaches, Dick begins to feel more reluctant.
I have to leave something behind, Dick thought to himself.
As Bremen gave up the rest of the game, the next time passed quickly. When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Dortmund players started their own celebration at Bremen's home court.
, they celebrated crazily, because they knew that after winning this game, they would basically get nothing this season - at least they would get a German Cup. For most of the current Dortmund players, a German Cup
The honor is also very, very important.
As for the opponents in the final... neither Aachen nor Lubick can be their opponents. Although there is a small probability of things happening in football matches, for the current Dortmund, they are not worried about this at all.
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We will definitely win. We have performed well enough this season and we will definitely get something!
Dick also joined the players to celebrate the victory of this game with them - he paid attention to this game for this reason. There are too many balls that perform well during the season but get nothing in the end.
The team lost the Champions League game before. Although the loss was not ugly, it was still affected to some extent. If we lose the German Cup again at this time, I am afraid it will be even more affected!
Now, after defeating Bremen, the previous impact has disappeared. For the Dortmund players, such a victory has allowed them to settle down and not worry too much about gains and losses - with Yi Yi
A relatively young team also needs to consider a lot in this regard...
This is a kind of exercise, but it is also very tiring. Of course, this kind of pure work fatigue is much easier than sometimes being distracted outside of work. Dick knows this, so when coaching the team
Sometimes, he demands more of absolute control over the team and a quiet coaching environment. Many head coaches cannot obtain such an environment after working for a long time, but he was lucky enough to obtain such an environment in the early stages of coaching.
The environment is also a very good thing for Dick.
But now, he has enough confidence to make any top team agree to his request.
"Now, let's go home! Waiting for the next game to start! We want to tell everyone with a series of victories that not only the German Cup championship, but also the league championship will not be taken away by anyone!"
