Chapter 108 Welcome Back to the Road of Legend

? After Mark scored twice, Dortmund went from one goal behind to one goal ahead, and the situation of the game was reversed.

The game restarted, and Schalke 04, who was not willing to lose the game like this, did not give up the attack. Originally they had a chance to win the game, but now they have to lose and cannot even maintain a draw. Who can accept such a big turn?

Facing Schalke 04's fierce offensive, Dortmund chose to shrink its defense. It seemed that Schalke 04 had the advantage, but in fact Dortmund's situation was far from as bad as everyone thought.

At least the players' mentality is very good now.

After Schalke 04 pressed forward, they also relied on Dortmund to counterattack.

Zhou Yi's position was retracted and he became a defensive midfielder. When switching from defense to offense, he used precise long passes to deliver the football to a position that could threaten Schalke 04's defense. Wandowski's excellent ball-handling ability and Royce's speed attack constantly harassed Schalke 04's defense, making it impossible for them to rush forward and attack desperately.

It was not until the last five minutes of the game that the score difference was still only one goal. Schalke 04 then put aside all worries, put in a desperate fight and went out in full force.

But there is not much time left for them.

Even Yang Muge was replaced at the last moment. This was certainly not because his performance was not good enough, but because at this time, Schalke 04 did not need any defense at all, they only wanted to attack. Yang Muge made little contribution to the team in the offense, so he was replaced.

But unlike Schalke 04 head coach Stevens, although Dortmund faced great offensive pressure from Schalke 04, Klopp did not replace Zhou Yi. Although Zhou Yi is a person who seems to be unable to help defensively.

Last season, Klopp replaced Zhou Yi many times to strengthen defense when the team needed extreme defense. But later he discovered that Zhou Yi could actually play a very important role in defense, so he began to keep Zhou Yi on the court. He would only replace him unless he was exhausted and could no longer run.

This is naturally because Klopp understands Zhou Yi's strength. He is not useless for defense. On the contrary, he is of great significance to defense. He is actually indispensable in Dortmund's defensive system.

Therefore, while Yang Muge was replaced, Zhou Yi stayed on the court. Schalke 04, which was fully attacking, certainly had no time to take care of Zhou Yi. So Zhouyi, who could no longer be restrained, began to feel uneasy about letting the team be beaten by Schalke 04.

Watching the Schalke 04 players come out in droves and swarm up,

Even the full-backs have become wingers, and the huge space in their backcourt is like an endless grassland. Zhou Yi was thinking - such a good opportunity, why don't we fight back?

So in the 89th minute, he launched a counterattack with a long pass. After receiving the ball from the wing, Royce did not pass it to anyone. In fact, he did not have any passing objects for him to pass to at the time. , with everyone else still behind him, he drove the ball towards the Schalke 04 goal alone. Facing the attacking Schalke 04 goalkeeper Angnestal, he easily sent the football into the goal.

3:1!

Dortmund completely killed the game!

"Marco——" Nobby, the DJ at the scene, shouted with a microphone.

"——Royce!!!" Dortmund fans in the entire West End Stadium echoed with the most enthusiastic voices.

"Well, this game is over, I even think the remaining few minutes of injury time are meaningless." Marcel Leif said. "But this result is really surprising, especially for those who have watched this game from the first minute. After the game started, it was clearly Schalke 04 who had the advantage, and they also took the lead until During the beginning of the second half of the game, many people probably believed that Schalke 04 could definitely take away three points this time. But after Mark came on, everything changed..."

As he spoke, the TV broadcast gave a close-up shot of Mark Wagner, in which he was hugging Zhou Yi. So this one shot captured the two main contributors to Dortmund's victory in this game.

"Mark was in such good shape after his comeback, which is really unexpected. I think this may be an important reason why Schalke 04 lost the away game. Because Stevens probably didn't expect this critical situation. Mark Wagner turned out to be a god! There was absolutely no arrangement for Mark in the plan he made before. This made Schalke 04’s defense a little overwhelmed after Mark came on the field and they didn’t know how to defend him..."

Mark hugged Zhou Yi and said, "I know you don't care, but I still want to say - thank you, Zhou Yi, thank you very much."

Zhou Yi waved his hand: "Congratulations, Mark, congratulations on returning to the road of legend, hahaha!"

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In the mixed group, Mark Wagner was grabbed by reporters, and countless microphones were extended to him. Everyone wanted to hear his comeback speech.

"For me, it's like a dream." Mark said facing the reporters' cameras and microphones. "Whether it's injury or comeback, it's like a dream. To be able to return to the court and score goals after not playing for more than a year, I can't ask for more. I feel my physical condition now Very good. I'm eager to play more and score more goals for the team. But it also depends on the coach's arrangements. I will listen and abide by them. I haven't played football for more than a year. I can't be too happy. in a hurry……"

He was already a little incoherent.

A Chinese reporter asked him: "Talk about Zhou Yi, Mark, you are very good friends. What kind of help did he give you during the time when you were injured?"

Mark smiled and said: "Didn't you all see the help he gave me today?" Then he said seriously. "Yes, Zhou Yi and I are very good friends. I'm very happy that I met him. He really helped me a lot, but it's definitely not just these two assists."

"It is said that in the Dortmund team, there is a saying of 'Zhou Yi's welcome ceremony'. Is it true?"

"Of course, hahaha!" Mark laughed happily. "Didn't you all see it?"

At the post-match press conference, Klopp also told reporters that he was happy to see Mark score a goal when he came on the field: "...I know my players very well, and when I sent him on the field, it was not just to feel the atmosphere. , the reason why every one of my players can play is because they are qualified to play. I am very happy with what Mark showed today, but I am not surprised because he also showed these things to us in training. Mark He’s a very smart player and I’m glad he’s back in the team, which gives us another strong signing.”

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After the game, not only the local media in Dortmund, but also the media across Germany paid attention to the game.

After all, this is a Ruhr derby, and every Ruhr derby attracts much attention, not to mention that this Ruhr derby is also accompanied by the strong comeback of a talented German player.

Mark Wagner's two goals not only gave Dortmund fans a shot in the arm, but were also good news for the German national team.

As Klose ages, Germany also encounters forward problems. Mario Gomez cannot always make people completely reassured, and Podolski's condition is getting worse year by year. Currently, the German team's striker is Thomas. ·Mueller is holding on, Mark Wagner has returned from injury and is in excellent form, which obviously gives the German national team one more option on the front line.

If Mark can continue in this state, it will be just around the corner for him to return to the national team again.

In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, everyone can definitely look forward to his performance wearing the German national team jersey.

The German media praised Mark's return and lamented that with Mark's recovery and Royce's return, Dortmund, with Zhou Yi, Mark, Royce and Gotze, will make their youth storm even more intense.

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When Zhou Yi finished training and returned to his house, he found Cortana sitting in the living room watching TV, and what was playing on the TV screen was the news about the game the day before yesterday, and the host was talking about Mark.

After hearing Zhou Yi walk in, Cortana suddenly turned off the TV, as if a child was worried about being discovered by her parents while watching TV. She also grabbed the book next to her and pretended to read it.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yi laughed and said, "Don't worry, I won't laugh at you."

With that said, he walked towards his house.

"It's natural for a sister to care about her brother. Don't always act cool when nothing happens. It's very tiring."

Zhou Yi waved his hand at the door, walked into his room, and closed the door.

Cortana turned to look at him, saying nothing. (To be continued.)