Sports Weekly all-media reporter Huang Sijun
Haaland, who returned from injury and won five consecutive league rounds, finally restarted fire, and delivered a wonderful assist twice, but his limelight was completely overshadowed by an unknown little brother. Tom Alexander Rothe, who was only 17 years old and 169 days old, made his Bundesliga debut and opened the scoring with a header in just 24 minutes, Dortmund immediately went on a killing spree, scoring five goals in 14 minutes, ending wolfsburg at half-time and winning 6-1 at home. In addition to Roth, who became famous in the first game, two other U19 squad youngsters, Lion Semic and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, also made their Bundesliga debuts on the bench before the final match to celebrate Children's Day.
Borussia Dortmund beat Wolfsburg 6-1 at home.
Roth became famous at the age of 17
Borussia Dortmund have been injured so far this season. In the last round of the 2-0 away win over Stuttgart, Renner (thigh muscle), Dahoud (shoulder) and Hummels (thigh muscle) retired from injury, while Rafael Guerrero (muscle) and Torgan Hazard (back) were also injured before facing Wolfsburg, with 11 people on the injury list. As a result, coach Roze recruited several echelon players in this week's training.
Roth, who was only 17 years old, was excited after opening the record.
With Guerrero, Hazard and Paslak all sidelined due to injury, Nico Schultz was not yet eligible to start after three rounds of suspension due to a muscle injury, and Roth, who was the main left-back or left-winger, became the biggest beneficiary, wearing the number 36 shirt and starting directly in the professional team competition list for the first time. On the bench, there are also 17-year-old England winger Baino Guitens and 18-year-old right-back Semić, plus an early season player Antonios Papadopoulos (22).
Facing such a brutal Dortmund, Wolfsburg in the last round of 4-0 home win over Bielefeld after the opening of the fierce momentum, Germany international Lucas Nmesha almost opened the record just 3 minutes, but Kerber quickly moved and struggled to save at the goal line to save the danger. After fending off Wolfsburg's opening attack, Borussia Dortmund quickly took over the game and completed his first shot in the 10th minute – Reus's cross from the right was not far from Being Unblocked by Lacroix, and Roth's right-footed shot from the middle of the box, which was unfortunately blocked by Lacroix with his left foot in front of the small penalty area. Despite unsuccessful first shots, Rattle, who played as a left-wing defender in the 3421 formation, continued to show a strong desire to assist and did not tie his hands and feet because of his debut in the Bundesliga.
The big brothers stepped forward and slapped Roth on the head.
In the 24th minute, Brent's corner kick from the left was headed to the front post, and the 1.92-metre-tall Roth leapt high in front of Bornau and flew into the far end of the goal after a brilliant header, 1-0! After scoring, the excited Roth first shouted at the "yellow wall" behind the goal and jumped into the air, and then rushed to Brant, who gave him an assist. Brandt picked up the little brother, and the other teammates immediately came forward to congratulate him, and gently patted Roth's head, the scene was both joyful and warm. Roth said after the game: "It took me a second or two before I realized the ball was really in. I was incredibly happy. I never thought it would be like this after just 20+ minutes of playing. I got goosebumps all the time! ”
The U19 team outputs 3 elites
At just 17 years and 169 days old, Roth became the third player in Bundesliga history to score a debut at just 17 years old (the other two being Peter Knebel of Bochum and Ralph Augustine of Borussia Dortmund), and the youngest one. In the Bundesliga's youngest goalscoring list, Roth is 4th, behind Mukoko (16 years and 28 days), Wertz (17 years and 34 days) and Nuri Shaheen (17 years and 82 days). In addition, Rotter is the 8th youngest Bundesliga player in Dortmund history and the youngest defender.
Lott, who made his dream debut, smiled brightly after the game.
Like Mucoco, Roth is from St. Pauli and only joined Borussia Dortmund's U19 team last summer. Borussia Dortmund U19 has performed well this season, not only leading the way in the U19 Bundesliga West with an unbeaten record (12 wins, 2 draws), but also winning the West German FA U19 League Cup (2–0 against Schalke 04 in the final), reaching the junior German Cup final (with Stuttgart on 20 May) and a historic first-quarter final in the Junior Champions League (0–1 defeat to Atletico Madrid). In the process, Roth, a key left-back, made outstanding contributions, making a total of 27 appearances, contributing 3 goals and 11 assists.
Rozer was so bold in using Roth not just because the latter performed well in the U19 team. Rozer said after the game: "Tom was of course on our list early on and we were well aware of his strength. We brought him with us in training last summer and he's played great this season. Given our injury situation, today is the time to give this kid a chance. He immediately blended into the game and did not shy away from the stage. The goal also boosted his confidence. He did quite well today. The Germany U19 international said: "I am very happy that the coach has given me the confidence to start today. ”
England rising star Baino Guitens, just 17 years old, also made his Bundesliga debut.
Baino Guitens and Semic, who came off the bench in the final moments of the game, are also the backbone of the U19 team. In particular, From England's Bairno Gitens, he scored six goals in five youth Champions League games, including scoring twice in the quarter-finals of a 5-3 penalty shoot-out against Manchester United and winning the final round of the penalty shootout. After that match against Manchester United, the England rising star who transferred from Manchester City in the summer of 2020 received widespread attention from the German media, with many seeing him as the next Sancho. Dortmund's professional team director Kyle also revealed that they plan to officially promote Baino Guitens to the professional team next season. Visiting Stuttgart in the last round, the England U18 international made the squad for the first time.
The wounded Haaland finally broke through
Roth's goal was like opening up Dortmund's second line. Three other defenders – Akanji, Witsel and Emre Jan – also scored. Among them, Arcangi scored for the first time this season, and Borussia Dortmund have scored in the Bundesliga with 18 different players this season, the highest in the league. In the 38th minute, Haaland scored easily into the empty net with the help of Reus, finally ending the 421-minute club game goal drought since his return from injury in mid-March, and the score suddenly became 5-0! It was Wolfsburg's worst half in Bundesliga history.
After the change of sides, Haaland completed the 22nd and 7th Bundesliga score twice this season with the help of Brant, re-overtaking Nkunku in the unmatched round with 18 goals, reclaiming the third place in the Bundesliga top scorer list, and also making the game play in less than an hour completely into "garbage time". Wolfsburg didn't score a face-saving goal from Baku until just before the finale, setting the score at 6-1.
Haaland's left-footed shot from a tight angle into the net in the 54th minute won his second goal.
Haaland's second goal, and the scene where he assisted Witsel's goal after a half-time run, gave the impression that the Norwegian magic boy was finally back to normal and that his injured left ankle didn't seem to be a big problem. During the international break in March, Haaland injured his left ankle in a 9-0 friendly sweep of Armenia. Back at the club, his ankle was still swollen so much that he almost missed the big fight against the Leipzig RB. Although he eventually started and played the game, he was clearly out of shape and Borussia Dortmund also lost 1-4. In the last round of the 2-0 away win over Stuttgart, Haaland assisted Brant to open the record, but the shot still felt like it was not recovered.
At a pre-match press conference with Wolfsburg, Rozer revealed that Haaland's left ankle injury had not yet healed. For a long time, Haaland has been taking painkillers to keep training and playing with injuries, and refuses to undergo an MRI. Rozer said: "I received a photo from a few weeks ago (above) and saw that his foot was bent at 90 degrees. You can be sure that his ankle was damaged to some degree. But if the player doesn't want to, you can't force him to undergo an MRI. It's not ideal, but things are getting better. After the match against Stuttgart, his ankle swollen, but he had to treat it for a while. ”
Not all Dortmund fans have bought into Haaland's injury training and playing, and some even suspect that his refusal to undergo an MRI is to avoid falling in value due to continuous injury suspension. Due to the ongoing transfer hype in recent months, especially in January, when he publicly accused the club of shifting the pressure to him, more and more yellow and black fans were "fanning the passers-by" of Haaland.
After a second stroke, Haaland's smile reappeared.
After scoring two goals in this game, Haaland did not celebrate as hard as before, and did not "happily interact" with the visiting fans as he did after the goal against Wolfsburg in the first round. Especially after scoring the first goal in front of the "yellow wall", he just applauded Reuss who fed him the cake, and then slowly walked over without even a smile on his face, which made people feel very abnormal. But after scoring the second goal, his smile finally returned. Either way, Haaland was able to regain his sense of goal in time before the next round of the away match against Bayern, which is certainly a good thing for Borussia Dortmund and the entire Bundesliga.