Midfielder Ruler

When the commentators in the on-site commentary or the remote live broadcast room analyzed the starting lineups of the two sides in the 2011 European Super Cup, the players from both sides had just entered the field to warm up.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola took over Dortmund's starting list from his assistant Vilanova. Seeing almost all young players, he thought he was dazzled.

Andre Pirlo is not there?

What the hell?

When he took a closer look again, there was nothing wrong with Dortmund's starting lineup. It was indeed a starting lineup with an average age of 23.

Looking at the list, Guardiola grinned naturally: "Lan Lai European Super Cup is in the bag again!"

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp had no surprises with Barcelona's starting line-up, everything he expected.

Guardiola is going to pass the football to the end!

The reason why Klopp gave up Pirlo, apart from tactical reasons, is that Gundogan's running ability and physical condition are among the best in the team, and he can cover a large area in the defensive phase.

Coupled with Tang Zheng's supplementary defense, everything will be seamless!

As long as you persist until the second half, the role of veteran Pirlo will be fully reflected.

Was it difficult to beat Cosmos at Stade Louis II?

Of course, the script has been written, and whether the process and results will follow the script depends on the execution ability of the players.

After about 40 minutes of warm-up time, the players from both sides returned to their locker rooms to make final preparations for the upcoming UEFA Super Cup.

Regarding how to play this game, the coach instilled the essence into the brains of each player long before the game started. What the game needs to do now is to strengthen the players' understanding of tactics.

In this match, Kyle missed the UEFA Super Cup roster due to his physical condition, and Tang Zheng once again became Dortmund's field captain. Therefore, Klopp solemnly said to Tang Zheng in front of the whole team: "This is a game. It's a championship game, we lost the German Super Cup last month, so we can't lose this European king of kings again! Do you have the confidence to lead the team to win Barcelona?"

These words were extremely provocative, Tang Zheng patted his chest in outrage and said: "Of course I have confidence!"

After all, he glanced back at the other teammates,

Suddenly shouted fiercely: "Brothers, do you have the confidence to overthrow the universe team?"

"Have!"

The other Dortmund players shouted in unison, majestic.

The vitality of young people is undoubtedly reflected!

Klopp looked at the fighting players and nodded in satisfaction, then clapped his hands vigorously, and said loudly: "Leave the rest of the time to you!"

About five minutes later, UEFA staff knocked on the door of the locker room, informing the players that they could go to the player tunnel and wait to play.

Tang Zheng looked at the handsome face in the mirror, and said to himself in satisfaction: "You are handsome, you must beat Barcelona with your feet!"

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As soon as Tang Zheng came out from the corner leading to the players' tunnel in the locker room, he saw a familiar figure.

And this figure also saw Tang Zheng, the two looked at each other and smiled, and walked towards each other slowly.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"Yeah, long time no see!"

Tang Zheng rubbed Sanchez's short hair with a smile on his face, and then gave a puzzled expression: "No starter?"

Sanchez gave a blank stare speechlessly: "I will definitely come off the bench in the second half."

"Okay, I will definitely shovel you over when the time comes!" Tang Zheng's complexion changed suddenly, and he said seriously.

The communication between the two didn't last long. After all, the battle was approaching, and Tang Zheng, as the captain of the field, had to take into account the feelings of his teammates.

Gundogan played this crucial game for Dortmund for the first time, and he was somewhat nervous. He closed his eyes and prayed to God.

Tang Zheng clapped hands with Gundogan after encouraging Gotze: "Ilkay, don't be nervous, just like you played in Nuremberg, be confident!"

"En." Gun Duoan nodded solemnly, cheering himself up in his heart!

At the same time, the on-site director's camera was shown in the player channel. Tang Zheng, as Dortmund's core player, naturally received special attention from the on-site director.

Central 5 commentator He Wei was a little surprised: "Tang Zheng has a deep affection for River Plate. Everyone knows that every time he plays against a player with a River Plate background, he will take the initiative to chat with him, but...he seems to have a crush on Mascherano. Not too cold."

If Tang Zheng heard He Wei's words, he would definitely say: That's right! I just don't like him.

There is a reason why Mascherano does not catch a cold.

He didn't like some of Mascherano's practices.

There is nothing wrong with people going high, but he refused to play for Liverpool before joining Barcelona.

Refusing to play is a taboo for professional players.

But the world has always been the winner is king, Mascherano's stain has long since disappeared with Barcelona's championship.

Tang Zheng's attention was not on Mascherano, but on the Barcelona superstar he was about to face next.

Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets.

The most important thing is one of the two strongest players in today's football called by the media: Leo Messi!

Competing with masters is Tang Zheng's most exciting thing besides pursuing victory.

Perhaps because he felt that someone was looking at him, Meixi looked up and met Tang Zheng's eyes.

Tang Zheng didn't avoid Messi's gaze, but grinned boldly until Messi looked away in embarrassment.

This classic picture was naturally successfully captured by the live director.

Central 5 commentator Duan Xuan watched and joked: "Tang Zheng is so motivated, Messi dare not look at him! Haha... Dortmund's game is not without chance!"

Harvey, standing at the forefront of the line, turned his head to look at Tang Zheng, who was over 1.9 meters tall, feeling a little worried. His instincts had always been accurate, so he felt particularly dangerous when he saw Tang Zheng.

At this moment, Dutch referee Bonn Kuipers walked into the Louis II Stadium with the referee team and players from both sides.

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"Aww-"

Dortmund fans and Barcelona fans are divided into one south and one north, and the yellow and black and red and blue rivers are distinct, but the moment the players from both sides stepped onto the field, they jointly burst into loud cheers.

The on-site director's camera swept across the Louis II Stadium one after another to capture wonderful shots.

This stadium is unique throughout Europe, and even the world.

Because the stadium includes an office building and even houses the International University of Monaco.

And few people know that the center line of this stadium is on the border between France and Monaco, that is to say, the two goals of the Louis II Stadium, one is in France and the other is in Monaco.

Closer to home, the handshake session between the two sides ended soon. Tang Zheng, as the captain, came to the referee team to shake hands with Barcelona captain Xavi, then exchanged team flags and guessed sides.

"Heads or tails?"

The referee Born Kuipers first asked Barcelona, ​​who had drawn the away draw.

"Tails." Harvey guessed casually.

The coin picked up by Bonn Kuipers' right thumb fell to the back of his left hand, which was the reverse side.

Barcelona won the right to pick a side, and Dortmund naturally got the kick-off.

The European Super Cup kicks off at the same time as the regular UEFA Champions League, which is 8:45 p.m. European time.

It is impossible to have a so-called yin and yang field in this time period, but Harvey, as the captain, still carefully chose the direction of attack in the first half to face the stands where Dortmund fans are located.

Dortmund fans are well-known for their fanaticism. The first half is not the time to decide the outcome of the game, so the crucial second half will put much less pressure on their own fans.

Tang Zheng didn't think too much, he only knew that his side would take the lead in the next match.

After routinely shaking hands again and taking photos with the referees, Tang Zheng returned to his own camp and continued to take photos.

Immediately afterwards, he grabbed the forwards Lewandowski and Gotze: "After the kick-off, don't rush forward with the football, and get close to me who is holding the ball."

Lewandowski and Gotze gave an 'ok' gesture at the same time, indicating that there is no problem.

"beep~"

About half a minute later, the referee Bonn Kuipers blew his whistle, signaling the official start of the 2011 UEFA Super Cup!

"China Central Television, China Central Television, I am broadcasting the live broadcast of the 2011 European Super Cup for you. The two sides of the match are last season's Champions League champion Barcelona and the Europa League champion Dortmund. Dortmund kicked off first..."

Central 5 commentator He Wei blurted out the opening remarks of CCTV.

At the same time, Gotze kicked the football knocked over by Lewandowski to Tang Zheng who was outside the center circle.

Messi and Pedro, standing on the two wings of the arc in the center, rushed towards Tang Zheng in tacit agreement, like a tiger descending the mountain.

Tang Zheng unhurriedly kicked the ball sideways to Jing Duoan.

Maybe it was the huge momentum that erupted at the scene that made Gundogan a little nervous, and his right foot stopped the ball too much!

Messi, who was just trying to harass, his eyes suddenly lit up, speed up!

"Ooh-oh--"

Immediately, a loud exclamation sounded over the Louis II Stadium.

But it stopped abruptly after a few tenths of a second, and Jing Duoan's second reaction was quick, he fell to the ground and stretched out his foot to poke the ball to Tang Zheng.

He Wei, the central 5 commentator who is still reporting on Dortmund's starting lineup, said with lingering fear: "The core performance of the former Nuremberg midfielder who transferred to Dortmund this summer was a little nervous. Fortunately, his reaction is fast enough, otherwise Messi will get football in this place. , that would be an absolute disaster..."

Pedro saw that the football was rolling towards Tang Zheng a little fast, he had a tiger in his heart.

But Tang Zheng seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, he moved his body before catching the ball, blocked Pedro's forward route in advance, and then gave the ball away.

Pedro, who was about to steal the chicken, bumped into Tang Zheng's rock-solid back, staring at him.

After completing his turn, Tang Zheng waded the ball across the center line, looked up at Gotze who retreated to respond, and made a gesture of passing the ball.

Harvey stretched his left leg subconsciously, trying to block Tang Zheng's passing route!

The results of it?

Tang Zheng nimbly used his ankles to dunk the ball, and the football just passed between Harvey's legs.

"Aww-"

As soon as the football passed under Harvey's crotch, the Dortmund fans burst into hysterical shouts like a tsunami.

Who said that only Barcelona people can show off their skills?

Our Don is playing tricks right in front of you!

what?

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"Beautiful!" He Wei, the commentator of Central 5, changed his voice and raised his voice twice: "Tang Zheng cleverly passed the ball past Pedro, and then faced Harvey's up-and-coming fake fax buckle, and passed Harvey's Crotch! This duel between the captains ended with Tang Zheng winning!"

After passing Harvey, Tang Zheng didn't continue to dribble, but flicked his ankle, and the football reached the feet of Goetze who ran out of space.

Gotze, who has emerged in the past two seasons, has delicate skills at his feet. Busquets dare not neglect. He just stood still and did not press forward.

Dortmund's attack was very patient, using Tang Zheng's flexible response point to pass back and forth.

Gundogan made a mistake at the beginning of the game, and his subsequent performance was very cautious.

It wasn't until the 40th second of the game that Gotze sent the ball to the right back Piszczek that Dortmund's attack came to an end.

Piszczek's cross landed a bit late, and Lewandowski, who was interfered by Abidal, failed to exert his strength, and the football fell limply into Valdez's arms.

Barcelona from defense to offense!

Valdés was ready to throw the ball to launch a counterattack, but the Dortmund players who were still in their own half didn't mean to return to the half quickly, but waited on the sidelines.

Piszczek defends Adriano, Gotze defends Alves, Lewandowski closely guards Abidal, Tang Zheng guards Mascherano, Gundogan moves forward to guard Xavi... …

Messi retreated to respond, and Schmelzer followed closely.

Guardiola, who was standing on the sidelines, frowned. He knew Dortmund's defensive strategy best.

This is... high position oppression!

It is for this reason that Gundogan replaced Pirlo in the starting game!

In the twinkling of an eye, six seconds had passed before Valdes held the ball in both hands. He had no choice but to move the ball forward with his big feet.

Looking at Barcelona's starting XI, apart from goalkeeper Valdes, the only players over 1.8 meters tall are Busquets and Abidal. Qi grabbed it, and he took advantage of the opportunity to head the ball to the center back partner Hummels who was pulled out of the position.

Dortmund once again had the ball and organized the attack.

It is true that Barcelona players have outstanding skills at their feet, but their physical shortcomings are fully exposed under Dortmund's defensive strategy.

German sky commentator Marcel Leif laughed: "Jurgen Klopp's tactics are very reasonable, using the physical advantages and physical quality of young players to completely suppress Barcelona, ​​and they get football again! Beautiful ~ Ilka Dee's ball goes to Marcel Schmelzer..."

The Barcelona players wanted to quickly get close to the player with the ball and limit the opponent's technical movements, but Klopp had extremely rigorous arrangements before the game.

Gundogan and Tang Zheng's running positions are very flexible. Once a Barcelona player approaches, they quickly find Tang Zheng or Gundogan, and then send the ball to an open area.

Because whether it is Gundogan or Tang Zheng, they all have a broad vision and can complete the tasks assigned by Klopp.

Judging from the first five minutes of the game, Dortmund's high pressure completely beat Barcelona's high pressure!