There is a belief called football

Chapter 359
In this Champions League away game against "Juventus", Klopp chose a more secure formation-4231. The reason why he played double midfielders was still afraid of the super attack power of "Juventus".

Dortmund's starting XI is:

Goalkeeper - Weidenfeller.

Defense - Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer.

Double midfielders-Sven Bender, Gundogan.

Avant-garde line-Royce, Mkhitaryan, Li Qiao.

Single striker - Aubameyang.

Among them, in terms of double midfielders, Bender's position will be a little later, and "Gundoan" will stand behind the front midfielder and be responsible for organizing the attack.

In terms of "Juventus", the formation of "Allegri" is also different from that of the league. It is a strange formation of 4312.

Goalkeeper - Buffon.

Defense - Lichtsteiner, Chiellini, Bonucci, Evra.

The midfielder-Pirlo, Pogba, Vidal.

Front midfielder - Marchisio.

Forwards - Morata, Tevez.

At first glance, the formation of "Juventus" looks like a "hourglass of time". Think about it for a while, in fact, the purpose of this formation is similar to that of "Dortmund".

After the captains of the two sides picked sides before the game, "Juventus" won the priority kick-off in the first half.

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After the opening, "Juventus" handed the ball to "Pogba". Pogba is only one year older than Li Qiao. This French star can be said to be the most popular young player in European football. With his outstanding performance, the French won the European Golden Boy Award in 2013.

As Pirlo grows older, the core of the "Juventus" midfielder will definitely be "Pogba". Of course, the premise is that "Juventus" can retain the Frenchman.

"Pogba" kept looking up after taking the ball, "Mkhitaryan" went up and tried to interfere with "Pogba", who protected the ball very well with a very light change of direction.

The essence of Italian football is to protect each other very well, especially in defense. Pogba has a strong ability to hold the ball, and he has at least 3 support points around him, so the "Dortmund" players will not waste energy to grab the ball, as long as they stand in their positions.

After a few passes in midfield, the "Old Lady" Juventus gradually gained the upper hand, and their possession rate reached 65%.

But this is not a worrying thing for Klopp. "Juventus" has a different ball control than "Barcelona". The reason why "Juventus" is nicknamed "Old Lady" is because the rhythm is indeed slower.

Another point is that "Barcelona" has the ball in the opponent's half, while "Juventus" has more of the ball in its own half. "Old Lady" is used to slowing down the pace of the game in the first half, but as long as there is a chance, "Juventus" is also very capable of speeding up.

When the ball reached the feet of "Pirlo", Li Qiao saw that he had a chance, so he rushed up and tried to grab it. "Pirlo" was nicknamed "Sleeping Skin", and he always looked sleepy. Not to mention, Li Qiao's pressing really had an unexpected effect.

Because the "Juventus" players trust Pirlo's ability to control the ball, "Pogba" and "Vidal" have already pressed up at this time.

But "Sleeping Skin" dismissed this idea after a glance, because "Aubameyang" was swimming obliquely to the side of "Lichtsteiner", and if the pass back was likely to go wrong.

Pirlo's hesitation caused Li Qiao to steal the ball. After taking the ball, Li Qiao passed it directly to "Aubameyang", who broke into the penalty area and shot, but the ball was saved by Buffon.

Dortmund intercepted the ball in Juventus' backcourt like this, "Allegri" couldn't sit still, he came to the sideline emotionally and waved "Pogba" to return to the defense, "Allegri"'s command was very exaggerated, those who didn't know thought "Juventus" had already lost the ball.

Pirlo raised his hand to signal to his teammates, "I'm sorry, this ball is my problem." On the other side, Klopp gave Li Qiao a thumbs up. His aggressive fighting won Klopp's approval.

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After Juventus suffered a loss, "Pogba" didn't give the ball to Pirlo much, but passed more to "Markisio" or "Vidal".

But Li Qiao got a bargain just now, and he worked harder and harder. He ran from the position of the left winger to the position of the front midfielder to grab "Pogba", but the French are not "sleepy".

After suffering a loss, Li Qiao looked at "Klopp", and Uncle Zha stretched out his right index finger and pointed down, meaning to pay attention to the position. It is good to actively fight on the court, but don't forget your position.

After 15 minutes of the game, Pogba became more and more confident in holding the ball in the midfield. Often, two or three people from "Dortmund" couldn't grab him.

Klopp doesn't feel very good. "Pogba" alone attracts more and more "Dortmund" midfielders. If he scores a goal at this time, then "Tevez" and "Morata" will get a direct breakthrough.

Klopp stretched out two fingers and pointed down fiercely, meaning that the two midfielders stopped for me! !

The head coach's vision is very sharp. The problem with "Dortmund" now is that Bender and Gundogan can't see "Pogba".

Seeing Klopp's angry expression, Bender became more and more anxious. He pounced and wanted to break "Pogba"'s ball, but Pogba saw the action of "Bender" and made a movement similar to "fried meatballs". He handed the ball from his left foot to his right foot, and then continued to dribble forward.

Bender was passed, and Gundogan shoveled sideways with one foot, but Pogba stretched his arms and protected the ball well.

The double midfielder was passed, Pogba passed directly to Morata in front, the Spaniard pushed the arch of his foot, Weidenfeller rushed to the far corner and saved the ball out of the baseline.

*****
Klopp thought to himself: "No wonder it is rumored that Barcelona has prepared 8000 million euros for Pogba, it is indeed worth it"!
But now Klopp has no time to appreciate Pogba's wonderful skills, and he has to figure out a way to deal with it immediately.

Klopp knew that Li Qiao's passing level has fluctuated a lot recently, so don't let him pass the ball, but let him sprint last, so Klopp gestured and asked Aubameyang and Li Qiao to change positions and put Li Qiao at the front.

Klopp thinks this way. Although Li Qiao's speed is not as good as Aubameyang's, Li Qiao's handling of the ball is more mature than Aubameyang's. That is to say, in a small space, Li Qiao's small skills are more advantageous.

After the position change, Dortmund's style of play was very clear-the ball was passed directly behind Juventus, and the next thing was left to Li Qiao.

Dortmund changed positions, and Allegri saw it immediately, but he was a little confused. According to the information he got before the game, the fastest player in the Dortmund team was "Aubameyang", why he was withdrawn to the side.

If it is facing a rookie team, then Allegri will not think too much, but Allegri knows the strength of Dortmund, and Klopp is an "old fox".

The football field is always false and real. Although Allegri was worried, he did not dare to move his formation lightly.

A few minutes later, after Royce broke through Vidal's defense, he made a straight pass, and Li Qiao and "Chiellini" were chasing the ball at the same time.

The Italians seldom make the first pounce in defense. They will see the ball, wait for the opponent to stop the ball, and then go up to grab it.

Facing Li Qiao, Chiellini thought this way. He firmly guarded the inside line to prevent Li Qiao from cutting inside.

Li Qiao knows that as long as he stops the ball, he will be kicked, so he has made up his mind!
Seeing that Li Qiao was about to touch the ball, Chiellini tackled the ball in front of Li Qiao. The tackle needs to be measured in advance. Chiellini even counted Li Qiao's forward line after unloading the ball.

But Li Qiao didn't stop the ball in the face of the rolling football, but instead smashed the ball and changed the line. In this way, Chiellini was completely wrong.

Juventus' defense is systematic. After passing a Chiellini, there are Evra and Bonucci in front of him. Li Qiao didn't continue to break through. After taking a few steps, he volleyed directly. The quality of the ball was very high.

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After this attack, Allegri understood Klopp's intentions. The number 9 is not as fast as "Aubameyang", but his technique is better. The important thing is to have a brain, and he plays very tricky. Of course, the Italians still have their own way to deal with this situation, that is, arrange a bodyguard!
Allegri gestured for "Vidal" to come over, "You don't need to participate in the offense, just stare at the No. 9 for me, and don't allow him to take the ball, not even for a second."

The Chileans didn't know why the head coach was so interested in the No. 9 all of a sudden, but Allegri's words were an imperial decree in the team. Vidal nodded, returned to the field and stood about 5 meters away from Li Qiao, and never left.

After the first half of the trial, the two teams were in a stalemate and hit each other, and now they turned into a stalemate again. Dortmund's Li Qiao was frozen, and Juventus' Pogba also lost his super sharp breakthrough because of Dortmund's defense moving forward.

Just when everyone thought that the first half might end in a mediocre way, Juventus accidentally scored a goal!

This is a non-threatening shot. "Marchisio" has been restricted by Hummels after he took the ball in front of the penalty area. He finally took a hasty shot and the ball was weak, but Weidenfeller let go and made a mistake similar to the England goalkeeper "Green" in the World Cup in South Africa.

Taking advantage of the buttery hands of the "Dortmund" goalkeeper, Juventus led 1-0 in the first half!
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(End of this chapter)