Chapter 92 Announcement of Starting List

Although the distance between the two cities of Schalke and Dortmund is very close, Zhou Yi has no intention of letting his parents go to the away game to watch the game.

The Ruerderby is very rare, and this is also the first time that my parents have the opportunity to watch the Ruerderby live.

However, Zhou Yi believes that life safety is more important than watching the game live.

He is not scaremongering. In fact, there are indeed security risks in the Ruhr derby.

When the Ruhr area, a region supported by heavy industries such as coal and steel, fell into stagnant economic development due to industrial adjustment and energy depletion, more and more unemployed workers became an unstable factor in social security.

In 1979 Schalke football hooligans formed Germany's most notorious violent group, the "gelsenszene". Dortmund's football hooligans responded in 1982 by forming the fascist group "borussenfront".

In the time that followed, the two violent teams began to fight and crush each other.

There is a statistic that illustrates the problem: In the 1984-1985 season, when Schalke 04 met Bayern Munich in the league, a total of 64,000 fans went to watch the home game. But during the Ruhr derby, the number of spectators dropped sharply to 41,000.

Isn’t it said that the Ruer derby is full of seats and the atmosphere is warm? Is it because Schalke 04 fans are not loyal enough?

Of course not, because many fans don't risk their lives just to go to a game...

Therefore, many fans dare not go to watch the game live.

The current situation has actually not improved much.

Just last year’s Ruhr derby,

A large-scale conflict broke out between fans from both sides, and the police eventually arrested more than 200 people...

Dortmund and Schalke have become increasingly hostile over the past decade. Every derby is like a war.

This may have something to do with the fact that the two teams have alternated between glory and decline in the past decade or so. When one party is brilliant, the other party will decline. The brilliant party will naturally be domineering in various ways, while the declining party will naturally be disliked in various ways.

From 1999 to 2005, Schalke 04 remained undefeated in the Ruhr derby for seven years, with a clear advantage. During that time, Dortmund was in financial crisis and its performance declined seriously.

But since Klopp took charge of Dortmund, the situation has gradually reversed. To be precise, after Zhou Yi started playing in Dortmund's first team, the balance of victory and defeat turned upside down.

Since the 2008-2009 season, Dortmund and Schalke 04 have met ten times, nine of which were in the league and one in the German Super Cup.

In these ten meetings, Dortmund only lost once. In the first half of the 2009-2010 season, Dortmund lost 1:0 to Schalke 04 at home. Zhou Yi watched that game from the south stand of Westfield Stadium and he was deeply impressed.

Then he got a chance to play in the game against Hoffenheim. From then on, when Dortmund met Schalke 04 in the Ruderby, not only did they not lose, they didn't even draw, they won completely!

Therefore, some media say that Zhou Yi is the real nemesis of Schalke 04. It is no wonder that Schalke 04, both the team coach and the media reporters, are very concerned about whether Zhou Yi can play this time...

Zhou Yi also had a war of words with Schalke 04 reporters. He once used Newton's second law to ridicule the ignorance of Schalke 04 reporters, so he was naturally a thorn in the side of Schalke 04 fans.

He didn't want his parents to take this risk...

Therefore, in this Ruhr derby, although Zhou Jianliang wanted to go and experience the atmosphere of the most popular derby in Germany, Zhou Yi still did not dare to satisfy his wish. He could only watch the live TV broadcast in a high-end apartment with complete security facilities...

This high-profile game is closely watched two hours before kick-off, as both teams will announce their starting lineups at this time.

The home team Schalke 04 announced the starting lineup, starting goalkeeper Hildebrand, starting defenders Atsuto Uchida, Howeders, Matip, and Ogo. The starting midfielders are Fox, Yang Mage, Roman Neustadt, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Draxler, and the starting forward is Adam Sauloi.

In fact, both teams were plagued by injuries before this game.

Needless to say, Dortmund's main forwards Huntelaar and Farfan of Schalke 04 both missed this game due to injuries, and the main midfielder Hogel also missed due to injuries.

Because three important main players are missing, Jens Keller is very concerned about whether Zhou Yi can play. If Zhou Yi couldn't, he would be relieved.

He is also paying close attention to the developments in Dortmund.

But two hours before the game, Dortmund did not announce the starting lineup.

This is a bit counterintuitive.

Generally speaking, the starting lineup is announced two hours before the game. This is the practice of many teams. Dortmund has done this before, even in the Ruhr derby.

So it doesn’t make sense to explain this behavior by saying, “This is a Ruderby and needs to be treated with caution.”

So why hasn't Klopp announced his starting lineup?

This got everyone's attention.

Everyone in the media gallery was whispering to each other, speculating on the reason.

"Perhaps you are still hesitating whether to let Zhou Yi appear? Or in what form?"

"It seems that Zhou Yi's physical condition may not be as good as he told us? Is that why the coaching staff is hesitant about whether he should play?"

"I used to think that Dortmund was letting off smoke bombs, but now it seems that putting Zhou Yi on the squad is really a last resort?"

"It's over. Dortmund's game is going to be a bad one..."

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Jens Keller has also been paying attention to Dortmund's starting list. After discovering that Dortmund did not announce the list, he and his assistants got together to discuss it.

In the end, they came to the same conclusion as everyone in the media box, that is, Klopp must also be hesitant to let Zhou Yi play. If Zhou Yi's physical condition is really okay, then without saying anything, he will definitely be placed in the starting lineup. It's on the list.

As a result, the starting list has not been released yet, so there must be something wrong with the Zhouyi.

This shows that Zhou Yi's body has not fully recovered, and he may not have reached the standard for playing. There may also be a struggle between Zorc and team medical leader Braun.

Keller can even imagine a scene of Dortmund's internal struggle.

If this is the case, it would be a good result for Schalke 04.

Any team, when they start to have disunity within them, is when they go downhill.

It wasn't until the pre-match warm-ups for both players were almost over that Dortmund announced their starting lineup for the game.

And Keller also got the starting list as soon as possible.

When he couldn't wait to expand the list, he was surprised.

"Is Zhou Yi starting?" He stared at Zhou Yi's name on the starting list and asked in surprise.

Keller wasn't the only one asking similar questions.

In the press box, online.

Everyone asked the same question.

"Zhou Yi starts the game?!"

"Zhou Yi actually started the game?!"

Yes, Zhou Yi started.

In the starting list announced by Dortmund, Zhou Yi is impressively on the list!

Klopp has been putting out smoke bombs before. When it comes to serious matters, he can no longer put out smoke bombs, otherwise wouldn't it be stupid to get himself involved?

So in the end the answer was announced, and Zhouyi was still the starter.

It's just that after being surprised and stunned about Zhou Yi's first appearance, many people have different opinions.

Some people think that Dortmund has been setting off smoke bombs before, hiding them well, but now the true purpose is finally revealed. If this is the case, it means that Zhou Yi's physical fitness is not a problem, but he can play in the game.

Some people think that this does not explain any problems. They stick to their previous judgments and believe that the Dortmund coaching staff made this decision after hesitation and struggle. This does not mean that Zhou Yi has met the requirements to play. Maybe it is a last resort. And for that?

Jens Keller is the latter.

Now that this is the case, if he doesn't want to do the latter, he probably won't be able to do it.

Besides, he didn't have time to temporarily adjust tactics and arrange staffing... he could only bite the bullet and go ahead.

"What should I do?" the assistant coach asked him.

He gritted his teeth and said: "Continue with our tactics and focus on us, no matter how they change. Try to defeat Dortmund's arrogance in the first half!"

When he said this, he gritted his teeth, not knowing whether it was because of anger or fear...

Zhou Yi started, which really had a big impact on him.

After all, it was the Book of Changes...

The nemesis of Schalke 04!

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