Barack stood in the middle circle, gritting his teeth, panting heavily, with beads of sweat as big as beans rolling down from his forehead and seeping into his eyes. He immediately reached out to wipe them away, and his hand was like it had just been washed.

  Although tired, although exhausted, Barack still gritted his teeth and persevered, because every time he looked to the side of the court, he saw the head coach who was only a few years older than himself but had been very kind to him, and he seemed to have endless strength.

  After following Yang Chen to join Kaizer Chiefs, he clearly felt the pressure that Yang Chen bore, but was helpless and could only support him with his performance on the field.

  But today's opponent is different from all previous opponents, because they are the invincible Dortmund, and in less than 20 minutes after the opening, Kaiserslautern players were almost suffocated one by one.

  Everyone suspects that if Dortmund continues to attack like this, Kaiserslautern will collapse sooner or later.

  But at this moment Dortmund's offensive paused.

  "Are they going to suffocate?" Barack and Bellon exchanged a glance, with a hint of unusual color in their eyes.

  Everyone who kicks a ball knows that even the most outstanding teams cannot maintain a frenzied attack for 90 minutes, as fast-paced offense and defense are the most physically exhausting, even for the team controlling the pace of the game.

  A game is 90 minutes, even if you attack well in the first 45 minutes, but once you recklessly attack without considering the consequences and collapse physically in the end, aren't you still going to be slaughtered by your opponent?

  It is precisely because of this that every team adopts a combination of fast and slow rhythms to regulate the physical energy of players, ensuring that players have sufficient physical support from start to finish in the game. The change in fast and slow rhythms can also fully confuse opponents, achieving the tactical purpose of catching them off guard.

  That's why when Barak saw Dortmund's offense slow down, his first reaction was that they were out of breath.

  Bailon and Nedved also made such a judgment, the three midfielders found each other, exchanging eye contact, seeing what was in each other's minds.

  In a Dortmund attack, Niedzielan's midfield interception was immediately passed to Bellon, who moved the ball to the flank and gave it to Wagner on the left.

  The latter immediately launched a long drive on the left road, and Barak, who was responding in the middle road, also pressed up.

  Ma Shao followed Yang Cheng's instructions, always pressing the opponent's back line, not daring to relax for a moment. Now, as soon as he saw Wagner find space on the left, he immediately followed Dortmund's retreating defense and pressed up.

  Wagner passed the ball to the left corner of the penalty area, Marshall and Koller competed in the penalty area, but the latter timely blocked the position and cleared the ball out of the penalty area. Barak, who was inserted behind, shot angrily with one foot as he met the ball.

  This shot was slightly off target, but it also made Dortmund's entire team break out in a cold sweat.

  "Kaiserslautern completed their first shot on goal in the 21st minute, as youngster Michael Ballack unleashed a powerful long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area, but it was slightly off target!"

  "It was a very regrettable opportunity, Kaiserslautern's counterattack was quick and seemed to be well-prepared. Wagner found the chance on the left flank and made a decisive insertion, which apparently caught Dortmund off guard. Michael Ballack's long shot was also very resolute, unfortunately it didn't result in a goal!"

  After the first shot, Kaiserslautern somewhat regained momentum, being very proactive on the field, especially in midfield, actively pressing up and taking advantage of Dortmund's gradually weakening offense to grasp control of the game, organizing wave after wave of counterattacks, although no goals were scored, but still showing off Kaiserslautern's strength.

  Watching the team's momentum improve, but Yang Cheng on the sidelines looked worried.

  "No way! Dortmund will definitely not back down so easily!" Yang Cheng felt this was unreasonable.

  Especially when he looked at Hitzfeld, who was not far away, this iron-blooded coach was still unmoved by the situation on the field, and was watching the stadium with a calm and collected attitude, as if all of this had nothing to do with him.

  "It's been less than half an hour since the start, Dortmund can't relax now unless..." Paul Bier was initially unaware, but after listening to Yang Cheng's words and analyzing them slightly, his eyebrows immediately furrowed.

  "They are deliberately retreating, luring us into a crushing blow!" Yang Cheng shouted.

  "Oh no!" Paul Bayer exclaimed in dismay.

  Yang Cheng's heart was also a little panicked, he was the first to expect it because he knew that Dortmund should have won the Champions League in this season, and the summer signings had greatly enhanced the team's strength, plus Heissfeld's personality, they would never slack off at the beginning of the game.

  Unless this is a strategy, a strategy to lure the snake out of its hole after seeing the entire Kaiserslautern team fight to the death and fail to break through!

  "Ivan!" Yang Cheng looked at the scene and found that Nedved, Barak, and Bellon all pressed up, Wagner and Fritz also frequently inserted forward to find opportunities, and only Gattuso was left in midfield without being assigned an attacking task.

  Gatusso looked over and saw Yang Cheng constantly making attention-retracting gestures towards him, especially when he saw Yang Cheng so excited and tense, his heart was shocked, looking forward, suddenly discovering that the Kaiserslautern players who were originally attacking in front of them suddenly retreated like a tide, but at the very front was a player wearing a Dortmund jersey.

  "Andy Moller! A counter-attack after a home team's half-court steal!" Even the commentator was shocked.

  The situation on the field was a dramatic turn of events, causing the fans in the stands to be shocked and amazed.

  "Kaiserslautern was in trouble, Andy Moller's counterattack was quick, Ricken and the two forwards on the right all pressed up, Dortmund's defensive counterattack is Heissfeld's winning formula, just looking at the current situation, it's easy to see that they easily created a 4-4 situation."

  Yang Cheng watched anxiously from the sidelines, he knew Andy Muller's abilities all too well. Looking at Dortmund's counterattack again, he gritted his teeth in his heart, "Take him down, Ivan!"

  Gattuso didn't know if he had heard Yang's words, or maybe on this ever-changing field, he could only rely on his intuition to act. In the rapid retreat, he suddenly stabilized his body and actively stuck to Andy Muller.

  But Andy Moller was a European star after all, and seemed to have anticipated Gattuso's decision, rushing the ball to his right flank before he could get close.

  This pass was perfectly weighted, and Reken quickly made a run down the right flank, touching the ball at the edge of the penalty area before continuing into the box. Bremer immediately stuck to him, using his experience to block off the angle and hold his position, not allowing him to get closer to the goal.

  Ricken's technique is excellent, quickly dribbling and changing direction continuously, leaving the experienced Bremer unable to keep up, and can only make a diagonal pass into the penalty area from the bottom line.

  Cairney watched Chapuisat, and saw Reid nearby, hesitating whether to move forward, especially when he saw Andy Muller rushing into the penalty area, knowing that if he moved forward now, there would be no one defending against the two forwards, in case...