Chapter 252 What Did I Say?

Before Schalke 04's home game against Augsburg, Dortmund challenged Monchengladbach away. In this game, Dortmund did not win. They tied with Monchengladbach 1:1.

Bayern Munich defeated Werder Bremen 4:1 at home, taking the opportunity to narrow the points gap to one point.

In the evening, the last game of this round, Schalke 04's home game against Augsburg is about to begin.

Yang Muge was sitting in the locker room, listening to coach Stevens' final instructions.

"Augsburg are last, but that doesn't give us a reason to ignore them. I ask you to stay focused during the game and not give the other side any chance."

Yang Muge listened very attentively, but his teammates didn't care so much about what the head coach said.

Facing the weakest opponent in the league at home, is there any suspense in this game?

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When Yang Muge followed his teammates out of the tunnel, Sun Pan shouted in the group: "Old Yang!"

"Hey, he looks a little serious." Zhou Yi said.

"Are you nervous?" He Ying asked.

"I think I'm nervous!" Guo Nu said.

"Maybe you're just serious?" Zhou Yi didn't see it that way.

During the discussion in the group, Yang Muge stepped onto the court. The home stadium of Schalke 04 was proudly played by Schalke. When it was first built, it was a world-renowned stadium and was considered the most modern stadium in Europe at the time.

UEFA's governing body gave the versatile stadium a five-star rating, commenting: "This stadium goes far beyond the essentials and could perhaps be defined as a six-star stadium."

The roof of this stadium can be retracted to be completely closed, so when it rains, there is no need to worry about excessive water accumulation on the field.

Moreover, the turf of the stadium is equipped with electric tracks, which can be moved electronically, making it very convenient and efficient to replace the turf.

This is the first time for Yang Muge to play in such an outstanding stadium.

He had warmed up on this court before, but the feeling was completely different from the game.

He turned and glanced at the bench.

I saw my good friend Draxler. He did not start this game but was a substitute.

When Draxler saw Yang Muge looking over, he made a "come on" gesture towards him.

He was delighted that his good friend was finally able to play in the first team.

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This game was also broadcast live in China. Chinese fans are much happier now than before, because they can watch Zhouyi's game through the Bundesliga, and they can also watch Guo Nu's game through Serie A live broadcast. Sun Pan The games can be broadcast live through La Liga. These three leagues are also free, so fans do not have to pay to watch.

And now, in the Bundesliga, they have one more person to watch, and that is Yang Muge.

"Yang Muge, one of the Five Little Dragons, plays as a defensive midfielder. Everyone should be familiar with him. He is now the main midfielder of the Olympic team. But this is his first time playing for Schalke 04, and Still the starter." Duan Xin said.

The TV broadcast camera also gave Yang Muge a close-up. Since Zhou Yi performed well in the Bundesliga, German TV broadcast agencies have also paid special attention to Chinese players.

Will Yang Muge become the second Zhouyi?

The Germans are also very curious.

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In the first half of the game, Augsburg did not cause any trouble to Schalke 04. Huntelaar opened the scoring for Schalke 04 in the 16th minute of the first half. This is also his twelfth goal of the season. Currently, he is not only the top scorer in the Schalke 04 team, he is also ranked first in the scorer list of the entire Bundesliga.

Huntelaar's goal ignited the atmosphere at the Schalke Stadium, and the Schalke 04 fans gave a huge cheer.

This scene is the epitome of the first half of the game. In the first half, Schalke 04 firmly controlled the situation and took the lead, while Augsburg was completely suppressed by Schalke 04 and had no power to fight back. Can fight with all his might.

Anyone who saw Augsburg's performance would not think that they could threaten Schalke 04's goal.

The only regret in the first half was that Schalke 04 only scored one goal and failed to score one more goal. However, the Schalke 04 fans didn't care or worry. Anyway, there were still forty-five minutes left, and one or two more goals could still be scored.

As for Yang Muge, whom Chinese fans and commentators are concerned about, his performance in the first half was mediocre. It can’t be said to be bad, but it can’t be said to be good either. He was quite satisfactory in handling the ball. There was nothing that stood out to people, and they quickly remembered him. Performance.

"Obviously, Yang Muge is different from Zhou Yi. He is not the kind of player who can decide the game. I think even if he develops well in the future, he will only be an outstanding role player..." Marcel Leif said.

Because of Zhouyi, he also paid attention to Yang Muge. But after watching half of the game, he made a conclusion about Yang Muge.

Indeed, Yang Muge was not outstanding at all in the first half. He conscientiously completed the task assigned to him by the head coach - defending in the midfield.

However, because Augsburg was too weak, they did not pose any threat to Schalke 04's goal in the first half, so Yang Muge naturally had no chance to perform.

During the halftime break, the commentators and commentators were commenting on the game. They all believed that Schalke 04 would win this game at home. It is indeed timely for Schalke 04 in the local derby. They need a victory to rebuild their confidence.

In the group that excluded Lao Guo, everyone was also discussing the first half, but the focus of their discussion was all on Yang Muge.

"I also think Lao Yang's performance in the first half was too mediocre. It would be great if he could score a goal in the second half..." Sun Pan said.

"Yes, you will become famous once you score a goal!" Guo Nu said excitedly.

But Zhou Yi has a different opinion: "I think Lao Yang still needs to contribute defensively. Goals are what the media and fans like to watch, but they may not be what the head coach likes. Schalke 04's current problem Steven Si must be very clear. He asked Lao Yang to start, and he must also hope that he can strengthen the team's defense in the midfield..."

"That's what I said, Zhou Yi. But now Augsburg is too weak to pose any threat to Schalke 04 offensively. It's too difficult for Lao Yang to perform defensively..." He Ying felt that Zhou Yi's statement was a bit unrealistic.

"Yes, as for the Augsburg attack, it hasn't reached Lao Yang yet, so there is probably no threat..."

Guo Nu and Sun Pan also agreed.

Zhou Yi insisted on his opinion: "Even so, I think Lao Yang can't think about scoring goals, but to complete the defensive task. Even if he doesn't shine, it's no problem. The most important thing about his position and task is not to shine, but not to make mistakes. .”

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The atmosphere in the Schalke 04 locker room was very relaxed. Although the team only led the opponent by one goal, judging from the performance in the first half, who still doubted that they would lose to Augsburg?

There is no suspense about the outcome of this game. The only suspense is winning a few goals.

Head coach Stevens also had the same idea. He praised the team's control in the first half and asked the team to continue attacking in the second half and strive to expand the lead early.

At the beginning of the second half, Stevens did not make any substitution adjustments, and the leading team did not need to do so.

Augsburg, which was one goal behind, used up one substitution at the beginning of the second half. They replaced midfielder Davids with forward Auel.

When they made substitutions, Zhou Yi said in the group: "This substitution can at least show that Augsburg has no intention of admitting defeat in the away game."

"It's just a substitution. There's no need to be too sensitive, Zhou Yi..." Sun Pan said.

"This is not sensitive, Panpan. If the head coach of Augsburg thought that his team was weak and would definitely lose to Schalke 04 in the away game, he would not have used a substitution so early. Quota. When do you think the team will make substitutions at the beginning of the second half?" Zhou Yi asked.

Sun Pan remained silent.

He Ying and Guo Nu in the group also fell silent.

Because they found that Zhou Yi was right. This is indeed the case. Only when the team is unwilling to fail will the team make substitutions in the midfield, and replace the midfielder with a forward. Augsburg's desire to strengthen their attack is very obvious...

But the Schalke 04 players on the court didn't seem to think so. After the start of the second half, they continued to launch a fierce attack on Augsburg's goal, trying to expand their lead as quickly as possible.

For the Schalke 04 players, it seemed that the halftime break failed to cool down their offensive enthusiasm at all.

But the first goal in the second half was not Schalke 04, but Augsburg!

"Sasha Molders!! Oh my God! Augsburg equalized the score! Just when Schalke 04 was about to expand the score, it gave them a heavy blow!"

At the Schalke Stadium, Augsburg players celebrated the goal crazily.

As the last team, being able to draw with Schalke 04 at their home stadium is indeed a very good result.

Compared with the excited Augsburg players, the Schalke 04 players seemed a little confused - they didn't quite understand why they lost the ball and how the score was equalized. The previous games went so smoothly that some players even had the illusion that they were leading Augsburg by more than one goal, so when they found out that Augsburg only scored one goal and equalized the score, they did not react.

"What did I say?" Zhou Yi sent an emoji to the group with hands spread out and shaking his head. (To be continued.)