Chapter 15 Chance to Prove Yourself

The warm-up match that Zhou Yi was waiting for arrived after a week of training.

Dortmund's warm-up match opponent is the Bundesliga team Wolfsburg who also trains in Switzerland.

This is a warm-up match at the Bundesliga level.

And this warm-up match is not closed, but open to the outside world.

Both journalists and fans can watch the game on the training ground from the sidelines. For the Chinese reporters, this warm-up match is an opportunity for them to fully understand Zhou Yi's level. Although they have already seen Zhou Yi's training sessions, training and competition are different after all.

Or the game can better reflect the level of a player.

At the same time, they can also predict Zhou Yi's prospects in the first team by observing Zhou Yi's performance in the game, and see if his previous self-confidence is really justified.

Zhou Yi was very excited, and he finally got his dream opportunity.

Gotze noticed that Zhou Yi suddenly became different from usual, so he asked curiously: "It's just a warm-up match, why are you so nervous, Zhou Yi?"

Zhou Yi rolled his eyes: "You are nervous!"

"Not nervous? Then why are you acting differently than usual?"

"I'm excited!"

Gotze was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "Just a warm-up match made you so excited... This is not the performance I know Zhou Yi should have."

Zhou Yi really didn't know what to say in the face of such a Goetze. He had to explain to Goetze: "This warm-up match is very important to me, Mario. It determines whether my life will be easier in the future."

Getze thought that he was still asleep, and Zhou Yi had to go to morning exercises. This day is indeed a bit bitter...

But what does this have to do with the warm-up match?

Could it be that if you performed well in the warm-up match, you don't need to do morning exercises?

Maybe there is some kind of private agreement between him and the coach?

The more Gotze thought about it, the more he felt that things should be like this, otherwise why would Zhou Yi always say that he is valued by the head coach?

Gotze always felt that Zhou Yi had a strong self-confidence, but he couldn't figure out where this self-confidence came from. Now he felt that he had found some reason.

He thought of Zhou Yi's daydream - he said that he would play in the first team a little earlier than himself... Could it be true?

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The warm-up match between Dortmund and Wolfsburg was held on the training ground, although there were no stands. But there were still a lot of spectators. There are fans of both teams - this part is not a lot.

Most of them are journalists.

Journalists from Germany make up the vast majority.

There are some local media in Switzerland, and another group that attracts the attention of passers-by is Chinese journalists.

Since domestic media reported Zhou Yi's excellent performance in training, Chinese fans became more enthusiastic about Zhou Yi, and the number of Chinese media who came to Switzerland to report Zhou Yi first-line also began to increase.

From the initial less than ten people. There are now more than twenty people.

These Chinese reporters naturally came to watch Zhou Yi's first game in Dortmund, even if it was an irregular warm-up match.

We also want to see if he can bring his excellent performance in training to the game.

There are a lot of players who look good in training. But once in the game, the performance will be greatly reduced.

Because training and competition are different after all, even if it is a warm-up match. That's more real than training.

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Before the game, Klopp announced the starting lineup for this warm-up match.

The starting roster for this kind of game doesn't tell much. Because the warm-up match is mainly to inspect the status of the players and the running-in of the team, who will start and who will be on the bench does not explain the problem.

Such warm-up matches often have no restrictions on the number of substitutions. It is also normal to change all the starting lineup during the game.

Therefore, it is normal that hard-hitting main players such as Weidenfeller, Hummels, and Schmelzer did not appear in the starting lineup.

in the offensive lineup. Lucas Barrios, who transferred to the team this summer, started, along with Kevin Grosskreuz, who also transferred this summer, and Mario Gotze. Zhou Yi also started the game, and his midfielder partner was Sven Bender, who also joined the team this summer.

It can be seen that the offensive end of this starting lineup is basically new players. Klopp seems to want to examine the new players' understanding of the team's offensive tactics.

Klopp let Zhou Yi start, and put Shaheen, the core midfielder of the team last season, on the bench, because both of them are organizational midfielders, but the styles and characteristics of the two are not exactly the same. Klopp Want to see the difference between Zhou Yi on the court and Shaheen on the court.

When the players were going from the locker room to the pitch, Zhou Yi joined the head coach Klopp.

"Hi, Coach." He greeted proactively.

"Is there something wrong, Zhou Yi?" Klopp asked him.

"Well, I want to discuss something with you..." Zhou Yi said. "Can you stop substituting me?"

Klopp watched him, waiting for him to continue.

"I want to prove to you that my physical strength can support me to play a whole game." Zhou Yi said confidently to the head coach.

His self-confidence comes from his current physical strength value of 76. If he didn't have a thing in his mind that can quantify physical strength, no one would believe him. He really wanted to show this to Klopp as evidence. up.

Klopp looked at Zhou Yi in surprise, he was a little surprised that Zhou Yi made such a request to himself:

He shook his head and refused: "No way. This is a warm-up match. I think about giving every player a chance to play. If you don't get down on the court, it means that one person will not be able to play. That's for the other players. It's not fair to the players."

"I know, coach, I know. But for this game, let me prove it." Zhou Yi did not back down, but insisted on his own opinion.

Klopp still wanted to refuse, but the moment he opened his mouth, he suddenly thought of something, so he said awkwardly: "If you promise me a request, I will do what you want, boy."

"I promise!" Zhou Yi nodded without hesitation.

"Hey, I haven't said what the request is yet."

"Anyway, I agree!"

"Ha! Well, let's make a bet, if you can play the game for 90 minutes - I don't even ask you for the quality of the game in these 90 minutes, as long as you can play the game for 90 minutes , Even if you win, I will cancel your special treatment in the future. If you can't insist on playing for 90 minutes, then you will have to increase the morning training from one hour to one and a half hours, accept it?" Klopp said.

"I accept, I accept!" Zhou Yi nodded repeatedly. "And I'm not going to take a walk in the game, I'm going to be good enough!"

"Go ahead and prove it to me, young man." Klopp slapped Zhou Yi hard on the back.

"Of order, sir!" Zhou Yi saluted Klopp and ran to the pitch.

Seeing the back of Zhou Yi running excitedly, Klopp snorted and shook his head.

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When Zhou Yi wore the No. 35 Dortmund jersey and appeared on the field with other teammates, the Chinese reporters on the sidelines were a little excited.

I didn't expect to get the chance to start in the first warm-up match. It seems that Zhou Yi's performance in the usual training must have been recognized by the head coach.

A photographer picked up his camera and observed the expression on Zhou Yi's face through a telephoto lens.

"Well, smiling, confident, and calm. This kid is really nice!" He exclaimed in such admiration.

"There are dramas and dramas! Zhou Yi's psychological quality is much better than that of domestic players!"

Everyone is waiting to see Zhou Yi's wonderful performance in the game.

After the players from both sides stood still, the referee blew his whistle, and the game officially started!

Because Dortmund kicked off, Zhou Yi quickly received the pass from his teammates.

In this game, when Klopp announced the starting lineup, he had already arranged Zhou Yi's work. He replaced Shaheen as the team's offensive organization and rhythm control. For an eighteen-year-old young man, this can be regarded as a "heavy task".

However, in the previous daily training, Zhou Yi's position has always been the same, so the teammates were not surprised.

Zhou Yi's performance in training proved that he is capable of this position.

After Zhou Yi got the ball in the backcourt, he didn't look up to observe the situation, nor did he hesitate. Instead, he quickly assigned the football to the side, and then moved by himself.

This is the rhythm he is familiar with.

Next, just like he played in the youth team, he will firmly control the rhythm of the game on his side, and then use the pass to lead the Wolfsburg wolf by the nose, so that the wild wolf becomes obedient dog.

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"Jurgen, what did you and Zhou Yi talk about when you were at the bottom?" Assistant coach Bovac asked Klopp curiously on the sidelines.

"The kid challenged me."

Klopp's words surprised Buvac: "Someone dares to challenge you? Did you scold him?"

"Of course not, I'm a kind person, Gerico." Klopp smiled with his legs crossed.

"This... please forgive me for not agreeing..." Bovacs laughed dryly.

Klopp turned his head and grinned at Buvac: "Aren't I friendly like this?"

Buvac leaned back: "I'm afraid you will eat me."

Klopp rolled his eyes.

"Hey, Jurgen, what do you think?"

"I don't think much about it. I think this may be an opportunity for that kid to experience the world of a real adult. It's much crueler than the world of a boy who loves to dream. I hope he won't cry when the time comes .”

Klopp looked at Zhou Yi who was shaking his head left and right on the court, looking for a space, and gritted his teeth slowly. (To be continued.) Enable new URL