Chapter 254 A Low-Key Person
The most eye-catching scene of Yang Muge happened when he suddenly appeared in front of Auel and then shoveled the football down.
That was the first time in this game that he surprised everyone and made their eyes light up.
But then, after the light dissipated, he was like a dark stone, lying quietly on the ground, inconspicuous. If you didn't look carefully, you might not be able to find it at all.
But if you ignore him because of this, you will stumble more than he does.
Didn’t Augsburg already illustrate this?
Yang Muge stood on the court, and the close-up shots of the TV broadcast were never given to him again after that defense.
But he didn't care about this problem.
He just wants to complete his defensive duties, and he doesn't care if he gets the limelight.
He is a defensive midfielder who always keeps his mission in mind.
Not to be pushy, but to be defensive.
After Auel almost succeeded in counterattacking, Schalke 04 began to notice the problems in their defense, so they played a more balanced game. In defense, Yang Muge did not need to hold the sky with one hand.
So Yang Muge was hidden again, or he hid himself consciously.
When the whole team began to no longer ignore defense, there was no need for him to steal the spotlight.
Augsburg's counterattack was contained.
In the 66th minute, defender Christian Vouchs overtook Schalke 04.
Only then did Augsburg's counterattack arrogance be completely defeated.
Then the game completely entered the rhythm of Schalke 04.
Augsburg no longer has the ability to threaten Schalke 04's goal, but what about Yang Muge? There is no chance for the limelight anymore.
In the 84th minute, Yang Muge's roommate Raul completely sealed the victory for Schalke 04, 3:1. With only six minutes left in the game, there was no suspense about the outcome.
After the celebration, Raul even ran to hug Yang Muge: "How is it?
Young people, are you still nervous? "
Yang Muge smiled: "I have forgotten my nervousness."
"Haha!" Raul smiled and patted his shoulder. "You are a defensive midfielder, Yang. Maybe your position is not glamorous and you don't have much limelight, but it is very important, so just keep playing."
Yang Muge nodded: "I will, Raul. I will continue to play like this, and I don't want to be in the limelight."
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In the end, Schalke 04 experienced some twists and turns at home and defeated Augsburg, who was last in the league, 3:1.
The best player of the game was given to Huntelaar who had one assist and one goal in the game.
Except for those few defenses, Yang Muge has nothing that people will remember after the game. He is not a favorite in the eyes of the media and fans.
Based on this, Chinese reporters are somewhat worried that Yang Muge will return to the bench after this game, or may not even make the squad.
So at the post-match press conference, Chinese reporters only asked questions about Yang Muge, hoping to make the young man's name remembered by head coach Stevens.
But they obviously underestimated Stevens' love for Yang Pastoral.
"Young? He performed very well, nothing to fault. We had little pressure on defense most of the time, but when the threat suddenly came, he maintained good concentration and reacted correctly, I'm very pleased with his performance."
Stevens said.
Hearing what he said, the first reaction of the Chinese reporters was not to be happy, but to look at each other in confusion - because they were surprised that Stevens would give Yang Muge such a high evaluation. They originally thought that a polite compliment from the other party would be a good result.
Unexpectedly, Stevens also explained in detail why and what made Yang Muge's performance good.
This shows that he is not trying to deal with Chinese reporters. It also shows that his love for Yang Muge comes from the bottom of his heart.
What these anxious Chinese reporters don't know is that in the opinion of Schalke 04 head coach Stevens, he has found the best candidate for midfield defense.
He doesn't need the kind of player who plays as a defensive midfielder but also constantly rushes forward to organize attacks or even steal the center's job.
He doesn't need to show off his footwork when getting the ball in the backcourt, passing several midfielders.
What he needs is someone like Yang Muge who is conscientious, no nonsense, but able to complete all the tasks you give him.
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Yang Muge's game is over. For him, this game actually has no room for media speculation. He neither scored nor assisted in the game. Schalke 04's three goals were nothing to him. Many relationships.
He only completed a few defensive tasks in the game, but isn't this a basic requirement for a defensive midfielder?
Even if the media wants to brag, they can't brag from this point on.
Zhou Yi's debut and Sun Pan's debut both had gimmicks and hot spots, making it easy for media promotion. Zhou Yi had goals and assists, and Sun Pan single-handedly helped the underdog eliminate the powerful Dortmund.
What does Yang Muge have?
Schalke 04 defeated Augsburg at home. This was a normal result. Yang Muge only successfully defended a few times in the game, but other than that, there was nothing.
Yang Muge has become a difficult problem for reporters.
This game was the last of the Five Little Dragons to make their debut in a professional game. Logically speaking, it was very meaningful and must be written about in a big way.
But Yang Muge's situation is difficult for reporters to deal with.
He himself is also very low-key, and his shyness and introversion can be seen in interviews after the game. He didn't want to talk too much about his performance in the game, but said that the victory was the result of the hard work of the whole team, and he was very happy to be able to play...
Such an answer is too common!
If it were anyone else, I'm afraid he would have been promoting himself endlessly...
These Chinese reporters stopped Yang Muge's teammates in the mixed zone, hoping to hear more comments about Yang Muge from his teammates.
However, the vast majority of Schalke 04 players have similar comments: "He is a good person, easy to get along with, and although he doesn't talk much, he always has a smile on his face..."
Then what?
Gone.
Gone? !
Yes, it’s gone!
In the end, I only got some other supplements from Draxler's mouth.
Because Draxler is Yang Muge's friend at Schalke 04.
Some reporters who are not very demanding start writing articles with these things in hand.
However, some reporters with high requirements feel that these materials are not enough.
Although he was called the Five Little Dragons, they knew the least about Yang Muge before, and they all more or less ignored this person. And in fact, there was really nothing about Yang Muge that they should pay attention to. In terms of personality, he stands out like Sun Pan. In terms of achievements, he is certainly not as good as Zhou Yi. In terms of talent, he is not as good as He Ying, who has been famous for a long time. Even Guo Nu, who plays for Cesena, has a gimmick - with his height of 1.78 meters, he can be the main center back of a team in Serie A. He is full of explosive muscles. , which is enough for the media to speculate for a while.
What does Yang Muge have?
Nothing at all.
After much deliberation, some reporters thought of the other four little dragons among the five. Zhou Yi said that the five of them are very good friends, so can we get more details about Yang Muge from them?
So, next, Zhou Yi's phone rang.
As soon as they picked up, the other party introduced himself as a reporter. Zhou Yi thought it was an interview related to him, but he didn't expect that the questions asked were all related to Yang Muge.
So after ending the call, Zhou Yi complained in the group: "Damn it, I just answered the phone, and it turned out that he came to me because of Lao Yang. In the ten minutes of the call, he was all asking questions about Lao Yang, and one was about me. None! The majestic Dortmund core actually became Lao Yang’s green leaves!”
Sun Pan laughed happily in the group: "Hahahaha! The reporter did a great job!"
Guo Nu also laughed and punched the ground: "2333333333!"
Ten minutes later, Sun Pan said in the group again: "Damn it, I also received a call from a reporter, also asking about Lao Yang!"
"Haha." Zhou Yi sneered. "Retribution comes so quickly!"
Immediately afterwards, He Ying also suddenly popped up in the group: "What's going on? I received a call from a reporter asking me questions about Lao Yang."
"I guess the reporters really couldn't find anything more about Lao Yang, so they came to us for help." Zhou Yi said.
"That's true. Lao Yang is indeed a very low-key person. He is so low-key that everyone almost ignores him..." Guo Nu agreed.
"At this time, Lao Guo, you must be anxiously expecting the reporter to call you, right?" Zhou Yi suddenly brought the topic to Guo Nu.
Guo Nu suddenly had a bad premonition: "I didn't!"
"Look, you can still talk in the group, which means the reporter didn't call you at all. It seems that the most invisible 'invisible man' among the five of us is not Lao Yang, but Lao Guo!" Sure enough, Zhou Yi Then it got dark.
"Damn it!" Guo Nu made a face-covering smile with tears in his eyes, and then said, "You can get hit by this!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he said excitedly in the group: "My phone rang!"
"Lao Guo breathed a sigh of relief - finally someone remembers me..." Sun Pan said.
"Don't be too happy, Lao Guo, this call was made by me." Zhou Yi said.
Guo Nu picked up the phone next to the computer and took a look. The name of the caller was really...Zhou Yi's name!
"Fuck!" he shouted angrily in the group. "Damn it, it's really you!"
"Hahahaha!" Sun Pan laughed and punched the ground, "Good job, Zhou Yi!"
"Pfft!" He Ying was also amused.
"Are you moved?" Zhou Yi put down his cell phone and typed on the computer. "Look, I'm the only one in this world who treats you well, and I'm the only one who hasn't forgotten you. Having me as your friend is really a blessing you've cultivated in eight lifetimes!"
"Go away!" Guo Nu had just finished sending this message, and then said, "My phone rang again. Could it be you again, Zhou Yi?"
"Don't you know how to take a look? Am I such a boring person?" Zhou Yi said seriously.
"Yes!" Guo Nu replied without hesitation.
Then he was silent again.
"Well, it seems that Lao Guo is really being interviewed by reporters..." Zhou Yi speculated.
Then he chatted with Sun Pan in the group: "I think Lao Yang must treat a few of us to a good meal, so that we can be worthy of us trying our best to say good things to him in front of reporters. I almost called Lao Yang the savior of Chinese football. …”
"Will Lao Yang feel a lot of pressure?" He Ying asked.
"Just put some pressure on him!" Zhou Yi said. "He can be low-key as a person, but he can't be too low-key when it comes to playing football. Otherwise, wouldn't we become his secretaries and customer service staff every time after Lao Yang's game?"
"Yes, Lao Yang should be allowed to give us wages!" Sun Pan agreed. "Lao Zhou, you accepted a one-minute interview for 500 euros, right? Then it was 5,000 euros just now!"
"Yeah, I forgot about this..."
While everyone was chatting, Guo Nu reappeared in the group: "The interview is over. I said a lot of good things about Lao Yang!"
"Well, Lao Guo, it really takes half an hour for you to be interviewed. We only need ten minutes." Zhou Yi sent out screenshots of the two sentences before and after Guo Nu, which was exactly half an hour.
So when Guo Nu was unprepared, he was hacked by Zhou Yi again... (To be continued.)