Ice Shooter of the Green Field

Vol 2 Chapter 148: Zenit St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg, which has just entered winter, seems to be not too cold for the Russians, but for the Germans it will not be too comfortable.

This time the expedition, Dortmund fans have only a few hundred diehards. This is the second time in Dortmund's history that they have traveled to Russia. Before that, they had only one expedition to Russia. That was in 2002, Dortmund defeated Lokomotiv Moscow 2:1 away.

There are still two players in the Dortmund camp who participated in that game. They are Brazilian full-back Dede and the current captain Kyle. Kyle is still the main force, and it is no wonder that he looks righteous and can withstand the cold.

Under such circumstances, the warm-up beforehand becomes particularly important. Klopp led the team to the hotel where the team stayed at noon. After enjoying a Russian-style lunch of borscht and caviar with bread, the players After a short nap at the hotel, in the afternoon we set off for the St. Petersburg Stadium.

The current head coach of Zenit St. Petersburg is the famous coach Luciano Spalletti from Italy. This season was regarded as a relatively failed season by Zenit fans, winning the first Russian Premier League championship and the UEFA Europa League championship in team history. The meritorious coach Ed Wo Carter was fired.

But the biggest reason for the decline in the record is the departure of the core members. The core members of Arshavin, Tymoshchuk, and Bogrebnyak left one after another. The players who bought could not replace their role in the team. The record It's normal to be bad.

Of course, Zenit cannot be underestimated.

In the case of the Russian Super League with three rounds coming to an end, they still maintain the third position in the Russian Super League. If they can remain until the end of the season, they can still participate in the UEFA Champions League qualifying next season.

This is a UEFA Champions League level contest.

Zenit may not have the style of the UEFA Champions League, but they are still a strong team in the UEFA Champions League qualification level in the Russian Super League. So is Dortmund. Although Dortmund has not even been able to squeeze in the UEFA Cup in recent years, it has already entered the European Union this season. United, and there is a high probability of entering the Champions League next season.

Maybe the next time we meet, it will be the Champions League!

Of course, this is not a Champions League exercise.

Dortmund's record in the first two rounds was a two-game winning streak, but Zenit was defeated by Twente in the away game. To qualify, he must have three points.

Dortmund needs to further consolidate its position in the group and strive to lock the first place in the group as soon as possible. This can not only relax the schedule, but also give the teenagers a chance to exercise, and of course they want three points.

In this game, Dortmund did his best, intending to win the next victory at the Petrovsky Stadium.

Zenit has some rotations in the lineup, which is good news for Dortmund, because Zenit’s current situation in the league is not stable. They are ranked third, but Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA Moscow are closely following. Behind him, the Champions League seat is not safe.

So they still need to work hard in the league, because the Russian League is not New Year's Eve, and now the Russian Super League has three games to end. At this juncture, even if they attach importance to the Europa League, they will not try their best.

This is good news for Dortmund.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the game is about to begin.

Taking off his training uniform, he went straight into the jersey with a chill, and Qi Ce opened his hands to breathe in the heat. When he warmed up just now, he sweated a little bit, but it became colder when he calmed down.

But fortunately, the game is about to start, let yourself move, it will not be so cold.

After the game started, Zenit mastered the situation on the court without any accident.

In fact, in terms of hard power, the gap between Zenit and Dortmund is not that big. In addition to a large number of Russian internationals, there are also the skilled Portuguese international Danny and his compatriots, international center defender Mela, and Hungary international Szabol. Ts Husti, South Korean international Kim Dongjin and other players.

Of course, the more important thing is that they have long been accustomed to playing in such cold weather. In Russia, this weather is not too cold. It may be suitable for players who play in Russia all the year round.

But Dortmund, who came to Russia for the second time, was different.

Most of the players on this team have not played in the Russian league. Under such a temperature, the players are not very comfortable and play passively.

Klopp knows that this kind of temperature will not allow the players to sprint and press with high intensity. Although he has no experience in leading the team in Europe, this situation can still be imagined.

Even if you do a good job of warming up in cold weather, the probability of players cramping will be higher than usual!

As a believer in scientific football, Klopp will certainly pay attention to these issues.

He decided to be safe first. Dortmund did not start the game, which was rare. In the backcourt, Zize and Kuba were responsible for interfering with the opponent's pass in front.

The style of the Russian team is always aggressive, but this does not apply to Zenit, who is a rare technical team in the Russian Super League.

Perhaps this may also be the reason why they have achieved a stable record or even a championship in the Russian Super League in recent years. The core of the previous team, "Tsar" Arshavin and Ukrainian midfielder Tymoshchuk, were not the kind of tough fighting Type player.

Maybe the midfielder Tymoshchuk is tougher, but after all, he is a midfielder and must have some hardness, but in general his style of play is not rough.

The same is true for the players who remain in the Zenit team.

Portugal international Danny, he is full of spirituality, as well as the Italian player Rossina who came later, the meritorious coach Ed Vocart looked down upon.

Of course, this is not entirely the case. After all, Russia, a fighting nation, must have a tenacious player, and the Russian international Denisov, who has the most matches against Qi Ce, is a tough guy.

But in terms of offense, Zenit played very delicately.

Rosina, who has not been reused by the previous coach, is now ushering in the spring, because his current coach is Spalletti, his compatriot in Italy, he is also the main player of course, now what he has to do is to let the former The stupid Dutch knew that not reusing him was the reason Ed Wocart dismissed get out of class.

The Italian midfielder is good at playing on the right, and it is Schmelzer who directly confronts him.

Soon he discovered that Schmelzer was not easy to play here.

Although Schmelzer was miserably blown by Robben in the previous game against Bayern Munich, he is definitely a capable player. He is very active in grabbing. Although he sometimes loses position, he is behind him. Hummels can help him fill the spot.

Rosina found that he could not find a chance on Schmelzer's side and could only pass the ball all the time.

The Portuguese midfielder Danny, who has been reused under both coaches, is actually the core of this team's offense.

Originally Spalletti wanted Danny to rest because he had been injured before, but the eagerness of the militant Portuguese to apply to play was very strong, and Spalletti finally agreed.

You must know that he was the standard champion of the team last season, and he performed very well with the sky-high price of 26 million euros. Klopp believes that this is the opponent player that Dortmund needs the most attention in this game.

In the beginning, Danny became the most active player on the field. His organization and dribbling connected the team's offense. He also worked well with Rosina on the wing. Zenit couldn't make it to the right. Rossi So Na simply went to the middle ~www.wuxiahere.com~ and cooperated with Daniel Dodo, trying to find opportunities in the middle.

In the middle is Kyle, Subotic and Hummels.

Dortmund's defense has become more and more stable, Shaheen is more started to be moved to the midfielder position by Klopp, and the attacking midfielder is occupied by the newly joined Shinji Kagawa.

This is to make use of the characteristics of Sha Xin's long pass, and Kyle can wipe Sha Xin's buttocks and do dirty work.

The two sides played calmly. It should be said that the tactics of the two teams are very clear, and the execution is also in place, and the game is deadlocked for a time.

Klopp was calm. Compared to Zenit, Dortmund also wanted to win, but from the current standings, Dortmund is in a better position, and a draw is not completely unacceptable.

But it was Qi Ce that made Klopp more determined.

He has a player who can break the deadlock at a critical moment!

He has brought Qi Ce for a year and a half, and he has been a veteran player. Klopp believes that Qi Ce has this ability.

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