体坛英语资讯：Analysis: Leipzig back in its favored underdog role
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 11-- <span word="Roles">Roles</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Bundesliga">Bundesliga</span> <span word="runner">runner</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="swords">swords</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="Tottenham">Tottenham</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="last">last</span>-16-<span word="round">round</span> <span word="duel">duel</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Mourinho">Mourinho</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span>.</p><p><span word="English">English</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="their">their</span> 57-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="spying">spying</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Munich">Munich</span> <span word="arena">arena</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neighbours">neighbours</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span>.</p><p><span word="Mourinho">Mourinho</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>. <span word="Achieving">Achieving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goalless">goalless</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>, <span word="Bayern">Bayern</span> <span word="Munich">Munich</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="Leipzig">Leipzig</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outsider">outsider</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="cruising">cruising</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>," <span word="the">the</span> 23-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="Timo">Timo</span> <span word="Werner">Werner</span> <span word="commented">commented</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="break">break</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="last">last</span>-16-<span word="round">round</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</span>, <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="German">German</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="setback">setback</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="international">international</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blond">blond</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>. "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="football">football</span>-<span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rated">rated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="league">league</span> "<span word="was">was</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="well">well</span>."</p>
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