In the 52nd minute, Daisler used his speed and technique to force his way past Heintze on the right flank, sending a low pass to the near post. Larsson, who was at the back post, cleverly used his position to get in front of Novotny and headed the ball into the net, increasing the lead to 2-0!
In the 66th minute, Daisler again made a flexible dribble from the right to the middle of the road, attracting Lamelo out of the defensive position, but flexibly passed the ball to the middle of the road. Nedved took the ball and pushed it straight into Vonn's back, Van Nistelrooy made a flexible insertion in front and directly shot the goal, rewriting the score to 3:0!
After consecutive goals, Kaiserslautern thoroughly controlled the victory of this game. Drexler played a brilliant game, participating in two more goals besides one assist, and even had a direct free kick opportunity, but unfortunately it was slightly high and didn't score.
Dortmund watched the team collapse and made adjustments immediately, having to strengthen their defense to avoid a disastrous defeat, after all, he still had to keep the team's Champions League qualification, if this game ended in disaster, it would be hard to ensure that the next games wouldn't be affected.
However, for Yang Cheng and his Kaiserslautern, Daum was also helpless.
He was brilliant in the defensive setup in the first half, but in the second half, especially after Daxler replaced Schneider, although it was a positional substitution of players, they were two completely different players.
The former is good at passing and organizing, Yang Cheng uses him to make up for Deke's lack of organization. After all, Deke still has a big gap with Bellon; but Daisler is an excellent winger, with speed and technique, and also has a foot that can pass and pass through the middle, which is more than enough to deal with Hainze.
And after Daisler got into a state and gained confidence, he almost turned Heintze into a sieve.
The right road is active, and Leverkusen's defensive pressure is diluted. Then Dernilsen's left road also became active, both sides of the road are active, Kaiserslautern's entire offensive matrix is running, Leverkusen can't defend!
It can be said that Dortmund lost this game without a word!
Yang Cheng, however, was secretly pleased with his team's lineup, which he had personally selected. Almost every position had players of different types, such as Daisler and Schneider, Flynn and Gatuso, Bellon and Deko, etc., all of whom were players with distinct characteristics.
The more such a lineup combination, the more it can bring changes to the head coach's deployment, and the more unexpected.
If your team's lineup is always a combination of those 11 types of players, it will naturally be easier for others to defend.
It was as if this game, when Dom changed people to adjust and refreeze Kaiserslautern's offense again, the score had become 3:0, and Kaiserslautern had already taken down this game!
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"Good news, super good news!"
In the locker room after the game ended, the club's staff rushed in with excitement.
"The latest news from Munich, the league match that started at the same time, Bayern Munich drew 1-1 with Karlsruhe at home, the game is over, we are leading Bayern by 9 points!"
As the staff's words came out, the entire locker room was thoroughly boiling up, and all the players were suddenly hugging each other, excitedly celebrating Bayern's draw at this crucial moment.
With 6 rounds remaining in the league, a 9-point gap has almost sentenced Bayern Munich to death!
Yang Cheng was stunned when he heard the news, and it took him almost a minute to be overwhelmed by a surge of joy, completely immersing himself in happiness.
But this joyful atmosphere did not last long, for he still had a thread of sanity left.
"Alright guys!" Yang Cheng clapped his hands loudly, causing all the players to quiet down, and the locker room immediately fell silent.
"Bayer Leverkusen is tied, that's a good thing! Leading by 9 points is also a good thing! However, we shouldn't be satisfied and stop here because the league hasn't ended yet. There are still 6 rounds to play and if we're not careful, Bayer can catch up with us at any time. I don't want to see us drop the ball at the last minute and fall from heaven to hell! I believe you guys don't want that either!"
Yang Cheng's words calmed everyone down, yes, it's only 9 points and there are still 6 rounds left in the league. Who will win or lose is still unknown, so celebrating and getting excited now is too early.
"Remember what I said, we will win one game at a time, we will take down every victory in each match, we will make history, create miracles, we will be champions!"
"We want a championship! We want a championship!" The players shouted in unison.
At the subsequent press conference, Yang Cheng expressed his opposition to the media's generally optimistic attitude, believing that with 6 rounds remaining in the league, it was still too early to say that Kaizer Chiefs had won the championship.
"Bayern is a team full of blood, I believe they won't give up easily, and neither will we. We'll fight for every game and keep the advantage until the end!" Yang said confidently.
Yang Cheng dare not shout out the championship ahead of time, also because Kaiserslautern still have to participate in the Winners' Cup semi-finals on Wednesday.
This time Kaiserslautern's opponent is Lokomotiv Moscow from Russia.
Yang arranged Bellon and Barak to partner in the first round away game against Moscow Locomotive, with Salihamidzic, Frings and Schneider in midfield, and Klose and Larsson on the front line.
This offensive lineup won a crucial away victory, defeating Lokomotiv Moscow 1-0 on the road with a goal from Barak.
In 3 days, the team will be away challenging Duisburg.
After 90 minutes of bloody battle, Kaiserslautern defeated Duisburg 1-2 away and won the game.
At the same time, Bayern Munich won 3-0 away to Werder Bremen, continuing to put pressure on Kaiserslautern, while Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 at home to Borussia Monchengladbach and dropped out of the championship race.
In this case, the league championship can almost be said to have fallen into Kaiserslautern's hands in advance, while Bayern Munich still has hope and does not want to give up.
A week later, Schalke 04 hosted Dortmund at home.
The current 11th-placed league champions and reigning European Champions are eager to beat Kaiserslautern, but Schalke, who were taught a lesson in the UEFA Super Cup, had to resort to defensive counter-attacking tactics.
It has to be admitted that Ska?a is still a very good defensive coach, although Kaiserslautern pushed Dortmund into a very difficult situation, they were unable to break through Dortmund's defense and ultimately had to settle for a disappointing 0-0 draw at home.
Bayern Munich 3:1 home win over TSV 1860 Munich, won the city derby victory, also narrowed the gap with Kaiserslautern.
Yang Chenxin knew that the players had done their best, and more was to be relieved. This made the team win 4:1 in the home game against Lokomotiv Moscow on Wednesday, with a total score of 5:1 advancing to the final from the semifinals.
The Champions League final opponent of Bayern Munich is Chelsea from Premier League!
The 2017 UEFA Europa League Final will be played on 24 May 2017 at the Friends Arena in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
This will undoubtedly be a highly anticipated match, especially since Kaizer Chiefs are the 7th team in the history of the Winners' Cup to reach the final as defending champions, and all six previous teams have failed to defend their titles without exception. If Kaizer Chiefs can successfully defend their title, they will undoubtedly create another football legend.
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Yang Chen is not concerned about the distant Champions League final, he is more focused on one Bundesliga match after another.
After participating in the UEFA Super Cup match, Kaiserslautern will play away against Rostock.
Due to Kaiserslautern's participation in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, they had to play one day behind Bayern in the schedule. Bayern gritted their teeth and won 2-0 away against Bielefeld, who had already been relegated in advance. Middendorp, the former promising young coach of the Bundesliga, was also sacked in advance.
As a result, all the pressure of winning the championship was on Kaiserslautern.
Yang Cheng repeatedly called on players to relax and reduce pressure before the game, but during the game, the players still carried a lot of psychological pressure, especially when facing Rostock, who was eager to rush into the European arena. The players of this northeastern German team were like they had been injected with chicken blood, fighting fiercely.
Kaiserslautern drew 1-1 away at Rostock and dropped two points again.
After the 31st round of the league, Kaiserslautern's two consecutive draws at critical moments reduced the team's leading advantage to 5 points, with only 3 rounds remaining in the league. It seems that Kaiserslautern is now in a very unfavorable situation.
"This young Kaizer Chiefs team has managed to hold on until now, which is not easy at all. However, their repeated mistakes in the final sprint of the league have once again exposed their shortcomings, namely their youth and ability to withstand pressure at critical moments."
Kicker magazine also commented on this round of matches and regretted the draw for Kaiserslautern at the crucial moment.
"Whether it's the head coach or the team, they're all very young and lack experience in winning the Bundesliga title, especially at critical moments when almost every game decides the championship, but this team has shown signs of weakness."
"In the 32nd round of the league, this will be a crucial match. Kaiserslautern will host Eintracht Braunschweig, led by Tiger Effenberg, at home, while Bayern Munich will face Leverkusen at home. Both matches are must-win games that will also determine the ownership of the championship this season!"
M?nchengladbach is the most ferocious team in recent times, starting from the 28th round of home victory over Bielefeld, they drew with Leverkusen away, defeated Duisburg at home, and exploded coldly against Dortmund away, each game showing the team's unparalleled tenacity, especially Effenberg's performance, which is astonishing.
It can be said that the match against Kaiserslautern is crucial for Borussia M?nchengladbach's relegation battle, so Borussia M?nchengladbach will definitely go all out in this game, and Kaiserslautern is even more determined to win the championship, this game cannot afford to lose.
Bayern and Leverkusen are also not allowed to lose, the former wants to impact the championship, the latter wants to further consolidate their Champions League qualification in the league, so these two teams will definitely fight to the death.
It's almost a matter of life and death, no one wants to lose this crucial game, everyone wants to fight to the end!
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April 25th, afternoon, Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern
In the 73rd minute of the match, Effenberg made a long shot from the edge of the penalty area after a counter-attack.
Reincke made a desperate save, judging the direction correctly, but this shot came suddenly and was too low, he couldn't touch the ball at all, and could only watch as Effenberg's goal pierced Kaiserslautern's goal.
The main referee blew the effective goal whistle without any doubt, and Effenberg celebrated his goal wildly. If the team successfully relegated this season, this would be a golden goal worth thousands of dollars!
Yang Cheng had warned the players before Effenberg's goal, to be careful and cautious, this old tiger is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he can bring momentum to the whole team at critical moments.
But ultimately lost!
Yang Cheng had an urge to grab all the players and spank them, he was like a father repeatedly reminding his son not to touch boiling water, but these naughty kids didn't listen, they insisted on stepping on landmines, touched the boiling water, and ended up scalding their hands.
"Tell me, Paul, shouldn't these idiots be beaten up?" Yang Cheng was so angry that he almost went crazy!
Paul Bayler responded with a wry smile, knowing that Yang Chen had reminded the players countless times to be careful in front of the penalty area, especially against Effenberg, but they still made mistakes.
The big red scoreboard showed the latest score, M?nchengladbach's score changed from 1 to 2, while Kaiserslautern's score remained at 2, and the two sides returned to a tie again.
In the 8th minute of the first half, Kaiserslautern took the lead with a goal from Srdjan Lakic, but in the 39th minute, an effort by Effenberg led to Borussia M?nchengladbach equalizing the score, and both teams went into halftime tied at 1:1.
At halftime, Yang Chen did not blame the players for their performance at all, but repeatedly reminded the players to be careful with Effenberg and Borussia M?nchengladbach's defensive counterattack.
In the second half, Kaiserslautern took control again and Barak's crucial goal once more put them ahead, even giving them a glimpse of victory at one point. For almost the entire second half, Kaiserslautern controlled the course of the game, launching an attack on Borussia M?nchengladbach.
But it was this team that shook the defense line in the second half, and in a counterattack that seemed to have a slim chance of success, Effenberg's sudden insertion, a long shot from outside the penalty area, once again tied the score 2-2!
Effenberg roared towards the sky after scoring, his ferocious expression sending shockwaves!
The match restarted and Kaiserslautern looked a bit down, especially after being twice in the lead and twice equalized, they all started to get a little anxious.
"They have all been under huge pressure, from Bayern!" Paul Breitner sighed.
Yang Cheng's mind was very clear, two consecutive draws were crucial, the leading advantage suddenly shortened from 9 points to 5 points, which indeed made the players feel flustered and at a loss, plus most of them lacked sufficient Bundesliga experience, Yang Cheng himself was no exception, so they were affected by the league situation in key moments.
There is no doubt that this team has extraordinary strength, but no matter how good the strength is, and no matter how outstanding the players are, once there is a psychological fluctuation, nothing can be played out, and everything has to be greatly discounted.
Yang Cheng looked at the court, his heart was not reconciled, because he had barely persisted until now, and had barely achieved today's achievements, would he really have to watch the championship slip away?
Was he really going to throw away a championship trophy that was within his grasp at the last minute?
Time is ticking away, but the situation remains deadlocked. Borussia M?nchengladbach continues to defend steadily against Kaiserslautern's offense. Van Bommel and Larsson are still unable to find gaps in the opponent's layered defense, and the insertions of players like Barak, Dannesbo, and Daemsle are also ineffective.
Nowadays, M?nchengladbach is like a turtle iron bucket, using players to wrap their own penalty area and goal tightly, without leaving any gaps, giving Kaiserslautern no chance.
Yang Cheng looked at the time and turned around, "Hasan, let's get started!"
Salih Hamidi? had been waiting for a long time and immediately jumped up from the substitute bench after hearing the command.
"I'm ready, Captain!" Salih Hamidic was somewhat excited that Yang Cheng could think of him at this time.
This season, after joining Kaiserslautern, his performance was not bad, but compared to the core of the team when he was in Hamburg, his position in Kaiserslautern is relatively marginalized, but that's because this team has gathered countless outstanding stars.
After joining Kaizerslautern, Salihovi? made significant progress, especially in terms of running, passing and dribbling techniques, under the guidance of Moniz and Mullenstein.
"Go up and take the left route, let Derniers shoot the shadow forward, be active in the front area of the penalty zone, let Desler, Bellon, Barak all press forward, I want a victory!" Yang Cheng almost shouted with gritted teeth.
Salih Hamidic heard the head coach's determination and immediately nodded in agreement.
Not long after, during a dead ball situation, Salihovi? was substituted out for Gattuso.
Nowadays, the Kaiser's Slauten are almost all pressing against Borussia M?nchengladbach, and even the entire back line has entered M?nchengladbach's half court. Kehl, Lucio and Kiessling seem to be two wing forwards who actively participate in the team's offense.
Salih Hamzic came on and immediately expressed Yang Chen's idea, and the players looked over immediately.
"I want a victory!" Yang Cheng pointed to himself on the sidelines, making gestures for the players to continue attacking with unrelenting anger, showing his determination not to give up until he won this game.