Football: The national football team was expelled and rewarded with a long-range goal card Chapter 117

As Dortmund conceded, more and more people began to question Klopp.

Forcibly putting a top striker on the left wing—wasn’t that a terrible waste of talent?

Countless doubts emerged online.

Even the fans watching the match started complaining.

“What’s wrong with Klopp? He’s usually so good, why is he making such strange moves against Bayern?”

“Is Klopp poisoned? Or has he been forcibly dumbed down?”

“Even fans can see the problem, why is he, a team coach, still doing nothing?”

“What kind of half-match is this? What the hell is Ye Chen doing on the field?”

Win together, lose together?

Doesn’t exist!

Fans, upon seeing something they didn’t like, immediately expressed their opinions very directly.

Unfortunately, Klopp, who was on the sidelines, couldn’t see any of this.

Gomez was celebrating wildly, while Ye Chen watched from a distance, clenching his fists.

To be honest, he was having a tough time.

When he played on the left wing in previous training matches, his mindset was more relaxed, and coupled with weaker opponents, he could recklessly attack their defense.

The opponents simply couldn’t keep up with his rhythm.

But now it was different.

The opponent was Bayern!

He needed time to adapt to their rhythm, to their defensive intensity.

To put it this way, his opponents in the last match were a bunch of small monsters, so it was naturally easy to play. But now, they suddenly became a big boss, seamlessly transitioning, plug-and-play?

Unrealistic!

Could a top coach like Klopp not see this? At this moment, he was watching everything on the field, his mind in a brainstorm!

“Ye, come here!”

Taking advantage of the opponent’s celebration, Klopp yelled at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen quickly ran to Klopp’s side, “What’s wrong, boss?”

Klopp handed the water bottle to Ye Chen, “Is it difficult to play?”

“A bit, I’m very unaccustomed to this position,” Ye Chen said truthfully.

Klopp nodded, “I’m changing your position now.”

“Huh?” Ye Chen, who was drinking water, froze for a moment.

“Don’t stick to the left wing anymore, do you see the front field? This entire area is your running zone!” Klopp waved his hand towards the front field, saying grandly.

“But then the left wing will lack a supporting point!” Ye Chen frowned and said, “And wouldn’t the left wing defense have problems like this?”

“Just listen to me first!” Klopp didn’t have time to explain to Ye Chen. He directly placed the tactics board in front of Ye Chen, and his mouth chattered like a machine gun.

Ye Chen kept nodding.

“Understand?”

“Understood!”

Klopp nodded, “Go call Kagawa over!”

“Okay!” Ye Chen quickly ran back onto the field and called Kagawa over.

Klopp grabbed Kagawa’s shoulder and unleashed another torrent of instructions.

As a top coach, Klopp had his own considerations.

Putting Ye Chen on the left wing was a gamble, but had anyone considered that once the gamble succeeded, Dortmund’s attacking trident would rival all European giants!

At that time, the combination of Ye Chen, Lewandowski, and Götze would be enough to sweep through the Bundesliga and shock Europe!

Moreover, before the match began, Klopp had mentally prepared himself, giving Ye Chen a half to explore and adapt.

Since playing as a left winger wasn’t working, what about playing as a withdrawn striker?

Of course, when Kagawa returned to the field, Dortmund’s style of play changed.

The 4- 2- 3- 1 formation shifted to a 4- 2- 4, and the deeper Ye Chen needed to take on some of the link-up play.

Just like Real Madrid’s “pot striker” (Karim Benzema), when Cristiano Ronaldo was still at Real Madrid, he did more of the link-up work!

So what is a withdrawn striker? What is their role?

The main role of a withdrawn striker is to connect the forward line and the midfield. Their task is to drop back into deeper spaces to receive the ball, then set up teammates, pass back, or distribute wide; if there’s an opportunity to turn, they can also create chances for the forwards!

“Understand?”

Kagawa nodded heavily, “I understand, boss!”

Dortmund changed their style of play.

Trying new variations again in such a high-stakes match!

If they won, he would be hailed as a god, praised for his brilliant tactics, but if they lost, he would be criticized severely.

Just like Guardiola’s tactical change in Manchester City’s Champions League final…

In football, it’s about winning or losing.

But Klopp wasn’t afraid; he was a coach with an adventurous spirit!

He was also someone who had “madness” etched into his bones!

To be honest, he could have played it safe with Perišić or Großkreutz, but in a Klassiker of this magnitude, he directly put the 17-year-old Ye Chen in the starting lineup!

Just like last year, when he defied all opinions to start Götze in the second Klassiker.

Today, Götze was an indispensable part of Dortmund’s right wing, but last year he was just an 18-year-old kid who couldn’t even stand firm on the field!

As a top coach, could Klopp not have anticipated what might happen?

No!

He just had the confidence to solve everything!

More importantly… he genuinely trusted Ye Chen.

Just like he trusted Götze back then!

Some players are destined for big occasions!

Returning to the field, Ye Chen felt much more confident. To be honest, he had felt very awkward for the past twenty-plus minutes.

His previous training had focused on striker positioning, including his SS-level Poacher skill, which was also about roaming in the forward line!

It could only be said that he was not a wide player.

But after Klopp’s adjustments, he felt alive again!

It was as if an invisible shackle on him had been removed…

The divine striker was back in position!

“Beep!”

Lewandowski passed the ball to Ye Chen, who passed it back to Kehl.

The match continued.

Bayern, having scored, chose to sit back, while Dortmund pushed forward to attack.

Of course, Kagawa on the left gave Ye Chen a live lesson: what to do when encountering Lahm?

Just pass the ball away!

Let him be strong, don’t confront him head-on!

Bayern did not opt for man-marking; they played zonal defense.

Anyone who entered a zone with the ball would be double-teamed, but this also gave Ye Chen enough space!

They say a tree dies when moved, but a person thrives when moved!

37 minutes and 24 seconds.

Dortmund attacked.

Shinji Kagawa received the ball on the left, and Ye Chen actively moved forward to receive.

After the ball reached Ye Chen’s feet, he decisively made a wide long pass!

“Boom!”

The ball arced beautifully through the air, accurately landing in front of Götze!

Just this wide-ranging distribution made the commentators on site scream.

“Oh my god, this is the most beautiful long pass distribution so far!”

“Ye, back in the center, seems to have come alive; he can accurately judge his teammates’ runs!”

“It looks like Bayern needs to find a way to limit him!”

However, before the commentator could finish, Götze carried the ball forward.

Rafinha, who was in front of him, was not playing in his preferred right-back position today; Bayern had also made adjustments to limit Ye Chen.

But in this situation, Götze directly pressed Rafinha into the ground!

“Boom!”

After getting to the byline, Götze decisively crossed!

The ball speed was very fast, but Lewandowski in the middle had already sprinted forward.

“Thud!”

Lewandowski launched a diving header!

His header just grazed the ball, and the high-speed ball changed direction, flying towards the goal.

However, Neuer once again proved his ability!

Almost in a flash, Neuer instinctively stretched out a hand to block, and the ball was stopped by him just before it could cross the line.

But the ball didn’t go out of bounds; instead, it flew towards the penalty spot.

Badstuber quickly rushed to clear it.

But a ghostly figure appeared, and the young man in the yellow jersey arrived in hot pursuit.

Facing the wide-open goal, he unleashed a powerful shot!

“Boom!”

The ball flew towards the goal with his full fury.

The fallen Neuer, no matter how strong, could only watch helplessly as the ball went in…

The ball hit the back of the net!

The scoring Ye Chen rushed towards the Dortmund fan section, roaring loudly, “Believe me, I can do it!”