Tactical board|There is speed and power! Dort, who has a center forward, plays the beauty of German football

Mitch watches the ball

2024-05-08 19:34Posted in Shanghai Super League Scout, Football Tactics Analyst and creator in the field of sports

When Borussia Dortmund started the Champions League with 1 draw, 1 defeat and 0 goals in the Champions League Group of Death, who would have thought they could reach the Champions League final?

Who would have thought they could shine when the squad had a squad of outlisted players such as Jadon Sancho (Manchester United), Marbitzer (Manchester United and Bayern Munich), Hummels (Bayern Munich), Jule (Bayern Munich), Maatsen (Chelsea) and Emrejan (Liverpool).

01. Reenact the magic of 11 years ago? Playing pure German football

a. Reenactment of the magic of 11 years ago: Expectations for the final are different

Eleven years ago, Borussia Dortmund were in the same group as Real Madrid, Manchester City and Ajax, and they beat Real Madrid to top the group and finally beat Jose Mourinho's Galaxy in the semi-finals to reach the final.

Eleven years later, the Hornets were in the group of death with Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle and AC Milan, even though they started with 1 draw and 1 loss, then they used 3 consecutive wins to lock up the promotion place in advance, and eliminated old acquaintances Paris in the semi-finals to advance to the Champions League final again.

This Dortmund team is characterized by good athleticism, speed and strength, as well as good midfield skills (such as Brandt and Sancho, who are very reliable in possession and handling of the ball).

In the Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund ran 750 metres more than their opponents, running almost nine kilometres in total. Among them, Phil Kruger, who plays as a center forward, can run 11,920 meters, which is the terrible thing about Dortmund.

You must know that Mbappe has only 8,340 meters of running distance per game in this Champions League, and the running gap between the two teams is even more than one person.

It's not just the distance traveled, but Paris is at a clear disadvantage in terms of opposing power. Being killed by the opponent in two rounds seems to be an upset, but judging from the data, there are traces to follow.

b. A very good running center: Let Dort play pure German football

The 31-year-old Phil Krueger is a late bloomer, but there is no shortage of examples of such in the German centre-forward. He has contributed 15 goals and 11 assists for Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League and Bundesliga this season, making him the team's top scorer.

Nearly 1.9 meters tall, he has a strong running ability, and at the same time has good strength and headers. With this centre-forward, Dortmund can play a more pure form of German football.

Countless fans will remember the first leg of the semi-finals, after Sancho and Maatsen controlled the ball in midfield, the central defender directly found center forward Phil Krueger with a long pass.

It was with this goal that Dortmund won the first leg and laid the foundation for advancing to the final.

Borussia Dortmund are a team with a lot of impact and a lot of movement, and they have skill at their feet in midfield, so they can play well on the ribs.

In the win over Atletico, all four goals were related to the attack on the ribs. Even if the third goal was a cross into the penalty area that allowed Phil Kruger to head home, Sabitzer cut in front of Brandt to get a through ball, and it could still be seen that Dort's overall movement quality on the offensive end was quite high.

Phil Kruger's advantage in opposing power is obvious, and this time he was able to make a chance, which he took out in the middle.

Then Adeyemi's cross from the flank, Phil Krueger won the ball in the middle of the box and played it to the empty Sabitzer, but unfortunately the promotion hero against Atletico Madrid missed a good chance to score, and Paris still had suspense in the second leg.

02. Giants play at a high level: Manchester United is also a winner?

a. In the right environment: Playing the right football

Jadon Sancho and Sabitzer have been team-mates at Manchester United, but it's hard to get the right stuff there. On the contrary, after the reunion in Dortmund, both of them found their best selves.

Sabitzer contributed 1 goal and 2 assists in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals (a total of 5 assists in this Champions League), becoming the team's number one contributor to reaching the top 4 and the team's assist king.

Jadon Sancho shone in the semi-finals against Paris, completing 13 dribbles (some statisticians believe 12) in a single game, setting a new record for Champions League semi-finals, while also creating a number of excellent scoring chances.

Had it not been for Phil Kruger's missed chance this time, Paris might not have had the chance to frustrate them by hitting the woodwork, because the margin would only have widened.

Jadon Sancho became the winner of the knockout stages of the Champions League and the only player to have more than 25 dribbles in the knockout stages.

The only thing United fans can console themselves with is that Jadon Sancho is good enough that he should be able to sell for a higher price and reduce the team's losses.

b. Sabitzer is part of the elements of German football

Despite being Austrian, Sabitzer is very much in tune with German football culture. He has a good sense of forward play and scoring ability, while also being able to attack on the flanks and on the flanks, making him a very important part of Dortmund.

In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final match against Atletico Madrid, Sabitzer was involved in all four goals, directly contributing three goals, and became the best of the match.

When Dortmund attack, Sabitzer and Brandt are always available in the back row, while Adeyemi has a wide range of movement and a high proportion of sprints, allowing him to switch between wide and second striker.

Using center forward Phil Kruger to complete the control and attack of the second landing point is a killer move for Dort.

The goal of the quasi-stunner against Atletico Madrid was Brandt, who picked up the ball to find the ribs, and then the center forward Phil Krueger followed up, using his own confrontation advantage to create chaos in the second landing point, and finally allowed Sabitzer to follow up and score.

It is worth mentioning that Borussia Dortmund's left-back Mattsen is on loan from Chelsea. While the home side are still working for a place in the Europa League, the youngster is ready for the Champions League final.

This time, it was Sabitzer who received the ball in the ribs, took away Atletico defender Witsel, and let the wide cut Maatsen score in the box.

03. Defend against Mbappe: It's not that hard

a. Mbappe was given 2 points by the team after the game

After the Champions League semi-final match with Borussia Dortmund, the team reported a super low score of 2 out of 10 for Mbappe.

To be fair, in this Champions League, Mbappe faces a total of 5 teams: Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle, AC Milan, Barcelona and Real Sociedad.

With the exception of Real Sociedad, other teams have actually found a way to keep Mbappe at bay. Borussia Dortmund learned from Newcastle's experience in the final round of the group stage by pushing him out with strength.

This time in the Champions League semi-finals, we learned some of the experience of AC Milan and Barcelona, so that the full-backs paid more attention to protection, and concentrated three people to form an encirclement in the local area, which achieved good results.

Enrique previously put Mbappe in the center forward position, which was the most in the interests of Paris, and in the second leg, under the pressure of public opinion, it was a big failure to put Mbappe back to the left winger.

Because Mbappe is actually not good at using a centre-forward, finishing the point of receiving and hitting the goal, because he rarely uses headers. Without Antoine Griezmann, Neymar or Messi in Paris, Mbappe doesn't get many chances on the left wing.

What's more, Dortmund's air defense is good, and Adeyemi's return defense is very impressive. Relying on the winger to constantly help Achraf and Dembele, they cut off the link between them and Mbappe.

Mbappe's lack of motivation to run after all, it is difficult to have a chance in the middle of the crowd. This time he was in an open position, but after a slight pause, two Dort defenders came up to him, causing Mbappe to miss the shot.

Dortmund then counter-attacked, Adeyemi's pace and Phil Kruger's off-the-ball follow-up were impressive.

b. Grab before Mbappe turns

Hummels has been in excellent form in this Champions League, and the veteran, who was abandoned by Bayern, has shone again since returning to Dortmund.

In addition to scoring in the Champions League for the first time in 11 years, his defensive performance is also commendable.

This time, Hummels took advantage of Mbappe's real turn and grabbed it directly.

Mbappe's technique at the feet is not very fine, and at the same time, he is not outstanding in terms of strength. He is characterized by being fast, and the opponent grabs up when he has no time to make a move under his feet, and the effect is the best.

Dort's defensive principles succeeded here, and also allowed Mbappe to remain invisible for long periods of time in the game.

Conclusion:

Inter reached the Champions League final last season and Borussia Dortmund have created a new legend this season. In the Champions League, fame is not the most important thing, an efficient team is the key to victory.

Dort's team has a lot of elements in the attacking line (a powerful center, a quick dash to run Adeyemi and a multi-point back to score), while the defensive end is united, plus the knockout "signing", it seems reasonable to advance to the final.

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