Chapter 97: Tuchel's Magic 4

Bayern Munich Club.

In the huge conference room, only five middle-aged people were seated.

The big screen was playing the match between Dortmund and Lewokusen.

Matthias Sammer, holding a big cigar, frowned and said: "Li Kang's transfer fee and salary are too... uh, he has many shortcomings, especially his ball control skills, and moreover, he is not German."

No one questioned.

Because Sammer is the last "free man" in German football, a legend recorded in football history, his eye for people has never been wrong!

"This Lewokusen will not become a trouble for Bayern; Guardiola has many ways to restrict Li Kang!"

"If his transfer fee and salary were cheaper... I mean, if his ball control skills were better!"

"We will conquer him with our personal charisma!"

Westfalenstadion.

The crowd was deafening.

All Dortmund fans believed: the crisis had been resolved.

Tuchel crossed his arms in front of his chest, his expression relaxed.

He was full of confidence in his players' defense in tight spaces.

"Unless Maradona, Messi, or Cristiano Ronaldo possess him! Otherwise, Li Kang cannot escape this prison!"

Tuopu Laotou and Dino had solemn expressions.

Lewokusen's number 10 was surrounded by five people!

The opponent was not a fragile little Japanese, nor a barbarian!

Even Weigl, the worst at frontal defense, had an interception success rate as high as 71%!

Not to mention Papadopoulos and Hummels!

It was basically impossible to create shooting space relying solely on physical advantage!

Inside the penalty area.

Papadopoulos moved first!

He stepped out with long legs from behind Li Kang, stabbing at the football!

Next.

All Dortmund defensive players, as if executing a control chain, made perfectly timed defensive moves!

In Li Kang's vision, no phantom appeared.

His left foot lightly pushed.

The football seemed to become part of his body!

At an unbelievably slow rolling speed, it evaded Papadopoulos's tackle, yet did not completely escape Lewokusen's number 10's control range!

Hummels followed the football's rolling path, sliding in with a tackle.

Ginter stepped forward two steps, tightly marking Li Kang's position!

Chemistry!

This is the defensive quality Tuchel instilled into Dortmund!

In Weigl's mind, he was preparing to launch a counterattack long pass; at this moment, Lewokusen's defense was completely empty!

The next scene.

Made everyone hold their breath.

Ginter stumbled.

Li Kang's left foot tapped, touching the side of the football!

Then he lifted his right foot, making a passing motion!

Weigl hurried to block!

But he saw an extremely shocking scene!

Turn around?

Turn around!

A turn that amazed the world over forty years ago!

Lewokusen's number 10's right foot lightly hooked!

The football rolled back from behind him to its original position!

Hummels' tackle missed!

Papadopoulos lost his balance, blocking Weidenfeller!

Time seemed to freeze at this moment!

Tuchel's pupils shrank slightly!

Tuopu Laotou and Dino were stunned!

Over eighty thousand fans in the stadium had expressions of horror in their eyes!

In Dortmund's penalty area, people were overturning like horses!

The only one able to stand was Lewokusen's number 10!

Empty goal!

An absolutely empty goal!

The flowing, seamless motion did not pause for a moment!

That incredibly agile left foot!

Before the football stopped rolling!

Dance again!

He rolled out a beautiful arc!

Dortmund's net was lifted high!

0:2!

!

Westfalenstadion, Europe's most terrifying devil's home ground, suddenly fell silent.

"Kruyff turn!"

"Li Kang! He single-handedly took on five Dortmund defenders!"

"An incredible classic moment!"

"Who says his ball control is no good!"

"His golden left foot! Makes the devil tremble!

! He conquered Bei lai yin!

! He conquered the countless viewers in front of the TV!"

"Great turn!"

"Li Kang helped Lewokusen expand their lead advantage!"

Duan Xuan and He Wei couldn't restrain themselves!

Before the match, many spectators complained that the two's commentary lacked objectivity, favoring Li Kang!

But in this situation, not restraining is the most objective way of commentary!

Dragon Kingdom livestream room.

The big screen replayed the entire goal process.

Bullet comments flew across.

-【Li Mingdeng looks handsome! In a static narrow space, taking on five!

-【Ayatoure's "Kruyff turn" that time had plenty of space, and it was taking on four!

-【The school PE teacher taught this move, not as complicated as Li Kang's.

-【There are many highlights, but Li Kang's is the most perfect, gorgeous footwork, perfect body flexibility!

-【The golden left foot isn't key to ball control, but the support for the turn!

-【If any Dortmund defender moved half a beat slower, Li Kang's turn and escape would fail!

-【Makes sense...

Li Kang didn't celebrate immediately.

He looked at Brandt with blood flowing from his nose, waving to the sideline!

Dino and Tuopu Laotou were about to celebrate, but after seeing this, they immediately shouted for the team doctor to come on.

"Boss, why is Brandt bleeding from the nose?"

"Didn't see clearly, looks like Gentile's clearance..."

"Who cares! We need to complain! Let the referee give an extra yellow card!"

"Right!"

Said that.

The master and disciple rushed toward the fourth official...

Another side.

Tuchel stared blankly for a few seconds, then quickly calmed down.

He waved again to summon Weigl and Shinji Kagawa, quickly making gestures.

Dortmund's fans are not so easily frightened!

Even if trailing by two goals, or even three, they believe the team can equalize!

The mighty atmosphere of Westfalenstadion rose again!

Hummels patted his partner's shoulder, saying: "Next, you mark that kid! Treat him like Messi!"

Papas's expression was somewhat complex, his fame came from the World Cup clash between Greece and Argentina, during the defensive interception he accidentally grabbed "little Messi" hard with his hand.

The great Eastern country gave him a loud nickname: "Catch Bird Brother".

If Messi hadn't later become a father successfully, Dortmund's central defender would feel guilty for life.

The center circle restarted.

Dortmund changed from their aggressive attack.

The defensive line and midfield left a huge gap, as if waiting for Son Heung-min, Brandt, and Kislin to dive in.

The speed of football passing was also extremely slow!

Schmelzer retreated.

Ginter advanced.

Tuchel, in the adverse situation, revealed his signature formation.

Three-center-back system!

All player movement information flooded Li Kang's brain.

At this moment.

He fundamentally couldn't judge Dortmund's attacking direction!

God's perspective isn't omnipotent before the ever-renewing tactics!

Otherwise, in the 2012/13 season, Barcelona with peak-late Xavi+Messi wouldn't have been blood-washed 7:0 by Bayern.

The organizational core of Dortmund gradually shifted to Weigel.

In the eyes of European coaches.

If Weigel's future does not suffer a major injury, strengthen physical training.

He will absolutely grow into the most sought-after defensive midfielder.

At under 19 years old, his various statistics crushed Bayern's Alonso.

The highest running distance in the Bundesliga!

The highest effective pass success rate in the Bundesliga!

The highest interception and tackle success rate in the Bundesliga!

Match time passed minute by minute, second by second.

Dortmund slowed down their passing rhythm.

Leverkusen dared not relax.

Royyns and Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan frequently swapped positions, hiding lethal intent.

What about Shinji Kagawa?

This guy always unintentionally or intentionally stuck close to Li Kang in attack.

As Weigel organized and distributed.

Leverkusen's defensive line gradually exposed gaps.

It's normal to have gaps!

Even if 50 people played against 11, gaps would still appear!

But top-tier defensive players can make exposed gaps vanish in an instant.

Leverkusen's defensive players clearly lack such ability.

The frequency of exposed gaps increased, and the stagnation time grew longer.

Weigel, staying back, was very patient, delaying the launch of a deadly attack.

As Van Gaal said: football is not a one-person sport.

Even if Li Kang could detect defensive loopholes through God's perspective, he lacks instant teleportation.

Defense relies on the whole.

"A spatial sawing battle!"

"Tuchel's magic doesn't just weaken our own players' core abilities, but also weakens the opponent's players' core abilities!"

"Leverkusen struggles to hold on; Weigel's ball-holding ability in the back is strong, unafraid of pressing!"

Minute 24 of the match.

Tuopu Laotou sensed something wrong, rushed to the sideline, and shouted: "Don't lose position!"

The words had barely fallen when it was already too late.

Royyns withdrew, pulling out Jonathan Tah.

Mkhitaryan made a lateral run, pulling out Bender.

Leverkusen's defensive line was torn apart!

Aubameyang launched a sprint!

"Is it a direct long pass behind?"

"No!"

"Ginter!"

Weigel delivered an ultra-long diagonal pass!

Ginter surged from the flank to the right rib area to receive the ball!

He then followed up with a straight through-pass!

When all Leverkusen players focused their attention on Aubameyang.

The laterally running Mkhitaryan slowed his steps, went around Bender, then suddenly accelerated, bursting through the opponent's defensive line!

The ball happened to roll to his feet!

"Beautiful!"

"Aubameyang is merely a sheep assault!"

"The real killing intent lies in Mkhitaryan's hands!"

Li Kang wanted to make a recovery, but it was too late—no matter how fast a person is, they can't outrun the ball!

Mkhitaryan made a slight leg swing and shot!

Boom!

The Armenian during Dortmund's era was still not a big flop!

Lai Nuo's reaction was not slow! His judgment of the shooting angle was completely accurate!

The ball suddenly skimmed the ground and shot toward the lower left corner.

At 8 yards from the goal, a ground bounce deflection occurred!

The Leverkusen goalkeeper, lying on the ground, had no choice but to watch helplessly as the ball passed over his body and flew into the net!

1:2!

!

Westfalenstadion erupted with a roar like mountains collapsing and seas surging!

"A ground-skimming strike!"

"Mkhitaryan helped Dortmund equalize!"

Lai Nuo tried his best! Shooting from the ground is the hardest to deal with!

Dortmund didn't give up! The problems in Leverkusen's back line were fully exposed!

Although Weigl didn't directly participate in the decisive blow, he absolutely made a major contribution to this goal!

Live broadcast room.

-【Tuchel is awesome! With this, even the Chinese Super League knows how to play against Leverkusen!】

-【A bit like the tactics against Mönchengladbach! Chinese Super League clubs can't pull it off, the demand for vision and ball-playing ability from the holding midfield organizer is too high.】

-【Plus the off-the-ball running ability of the frontline teammates, Dortmund's this goal is: pull out space → maintain space → create new space → finish!】

-【I think this season I'll play positional warfare, awesome!】

-【Is Li Kang hiding?】

-【Not hiding, he can't teleport instantly, if Shinji Kagawa were brought out, Dortmund's attacking methods would be richer!】

-【Positional defense best shows football's team nature, Li Kang is a person, not a moving wall.】

Sideline of the pitch.

Dino said helplessly: "Boss, are we sending Li to mark Weigl?"

Tuop waved his hand: "No, Dortmund's attacking organization will shift back to Shinji Kagawa!"

There's nothing we can do, the back line is just at this level.

Against weak teams and Enrique it's fine, but against a fiery team like Dortmund with many explosive points, it's like tissue paper.

On Leverkusen's bench, the atmosphere was somewhat solemn.

The other side.

Tuchel didn't celebrate for too long.

Instead, he again gestured for Weigl and Gundogan to come over, wildly making hand signals.

In open play, how to defend against Leverkusen's attacks? Dortmund's coaching staff has already found the answer!

Lai Nuo kicked the goalpost twice heavily, shouting loudly: "Don't lose position, don't be led by the nose! Watch the ball! As long as your reaction is a bit slow, you won't be caught out of position!"

Jonathan Tah was very discouraged.

In past matches, Li Kang always helped the back line defuse crises in advance.

But the current situation is very difficult.

Rodez, Mkhitaryan, and Aubameyang are all top-tier off-the-ball killers.

If Shinji Kagawa is brought out again.

The consequences are unimaginable...

Pa!

The big black guy's shoulder was patted once.

Jonathan Tah lifted his head, and saw Li Kang.

"Li? You mean... let me..."

The match continued.

Dortmund gave up high pressing.

The formation gradually retreated.

Leverkusen's central advance encountered little resistance.

"Is this still Dortmund? Low-position dense defense?"

"This is simply Tuchel tailoring tactics specifically for Leverkusen!"

"Combined with Aubameyang's speed, as long as Dortmund wins the ball back, Leverkusen's backline will be easily torn through!"

Brandt drove the ball into the thirty-meter zone.

Dortmund's pressing began!

Mkhitaryan and Shinji Kagawa simultaneously closed in!

One stepped forward.

One made a sliding tackle.

Börges sallied from the flank, but his position was held by Ginter!

Brandt had no choice but to pass the ball back to Kramer!

Kramer was about to pass back to Li Kang, but saw him charging toward Dortmund's defensive line, while raising his hand to signal to continue passing back.

Pass back to the center-back?

No need to think much.

The ball rolled to Jonathan Tah's feet.

Tuchel suddenly furrowed his brow.

Tuopu Laotou stared for a moment, then shouted loudly: "Hit Ginter!"

Although Jonathan Tah's defense is poor, his ball-playing ability has reached the threshold of a top defender!

Peng!

The thick black leg fiercely whipped the football!

Accompanied by the gasps of Leverkusen fans!

No technical skill needed.

Just need strength.

The football pierced through Dortmund's half on the right flank, rolling toward the baseline!

Behind Ginter, it was torn through again!

Borges sprinted forward with all his might!

He pressed the ball down with his left foot!

He lifted his head to observe.

He made a slight adjustment.

He then sent out a cross!

"The quality of the pass is very high!"

"But the aerial advantage isn't significant! Only Klose is up there!"

"Oh no! Li Kang has made a forward run into the penalty area?"

"Iconic moment! Again?"

The iconic moment did not come.

In Li Kang's field of vision, no phantom of the Sky-Shattering Echo appeared!

But the body flexibility and leaping power enhanced by the passive module upgrade are terrifying in themselves!

After a long run-up!

He pushed off the grass with his left foot!

He leaned forward, lunging toward the penalty area.

Weigl, following closely behind, was stunned!

The football spun as it fell toward Dortmund's penalty area!

Weidenfeller, after predicting the ball's trajectory, dared not come out!

This cross is of exceptionally high quality!

The trajectory happened to be exactly in the gap between the goalkeeper and the center-back!

It must be said, the Leverkusen defenders on the backline, though poor at defense, have explosive attacking prowess.

Klose was about to jump, but Papadopoulos firmly shoved him with his buttocks!

Hummels leapt high into the air.

He was preparing to clear the ball!

Suddenly, he realized a shadow had obscured the spotlight?

He shifted his gaze upward!

He was stunned!

It was Li Kang!

The Leverkusen number 10 soaring in midair!

He did not use his foot!

But used his head!

Westfalenstadion.

Eighty-three thousand fans were stunned!

The devil's home ground, where no player has ever breathed air at such height on the green pitch!

"A diving header!"

"Van Persie's classic..."

"Oh no! Did he misdirect it?"

The football grazed Li Kang's forehead!

It changed direction!

It did not crash into the goal.

But plummeted sharply toward the lower right!

Thud!

The football happened to strike the head of the Bundesliga header monster!

It bounced into the net!

Weidenfeller stared blankly.

Klose looked utterly bewildered.

1:3!

!

"Beautiful! Li Kang's header flick-on! Klose broke through Dortmund's goal in his own specialty!"

"One man single-handedly created three goals!"

"The advantage continues to persist!"

"No one can defend against anyone anymore!"

"Attacking back and forth, an endless feast of offense!"