Chapter 176 It’s Too Early

Zhou Yi originally went to Klopp after the training. Unexpectedly, he was approached by Klopp before the training started.

"Are you free?" Klopp put his hands in his pockets and tilted his head to look at Zhou Yi, who had just changed into training clothes.

"Yes." Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, then nodded. The training hasn't started yet, so of course he is free. Besides, even the head coach didn't go to the training ground. Even if the training time starts, I'm afraid he won't be able to start training...

"Okay, I have something I want to talk to you about and want to hear your thoughts." Klopp made a gesture, and the two of them walked a few steps to the side and came to a secluded corner where there was no one around, so that they could talk more easily. .

"What do you think of the team's situation this season?" Klopp said no nonsense and got straight to the point.

Zhou Yi was also used to the head coach's speaking style, so he also didn't talk nonsense and answered directly: "We have some bad luck this season. There are too many injuries to our players."

"Well..." Klopp nodded and then said. "So do you think we should make some trade-offs?"

Klopp asked very directly. This is also because he has discussed the team's tactical issues with Zhou Yi before. The two sides have the experience and foundation of this kind of dialogue. Many times, Klopp does not regard Zhou Yi as a simple player, otherwise he would not go to him to discuss issues.

"With all due respect, coach, it's too early to consider the choice now." Zhou Yi said bluntly.

Klopp did not show a surprised expression, and seemed not very surprised by Zhou Yi's answer.

"We have just qualified for the Champions League group, and we are still clinging to Bayern Munich in the league. We have not even passed half of the league, and no one knows what will happen in the future. If we consider giving up a certain competition now, I am afraid that in the future I will regret it. Anyway, I am confident in the future of the team." Zhou Yi said what was in his heart, and then looked at the head coach.

As he said to Cortana, he has the right to make suggestions, but whether or not to listen to his own suggestions is the head coach's business, and he cannot force others to listen.

If Klopp still wants to give up a certain event, he can only choose to accept it and try his best to play the game well. This is what he should do as a player. He can't openly disobey orders, right? Although some people on the Internet jokingly call Zhou Yi a "ball tyrant", Zhou Yi does not want to be that kind of "ball tyrant".

After listening to Zhou Yi's words, Klopp explained: "To be honest... our plans always have to be made in advance. In addition, I don't know if you have noticed that the desire for victory within the team is obviously not as good as before. So prosperous..."

"certainly,

Some people seem to have lost their motivation. But I think not everyone is like this... In fact, I have never understood this problem..." Zhou Yi said. "Why do you lose motivation after winning a championship? Do some people think that as long as they have one championship, they are not interested in winning more championships? "

Klopp laughed after hearing Zhou Yi's rhetorical question: "Yes, I can't figure out why this is the case."

"I don't know what others think, coach, but I still like championships and want to win more championships. So I don't want the team to give up a certain game early - if we don't win the championship in the end, I hope It’s because we tried our best and didn’t give up early. At the very least, I won’t regret it that way.”

After Zhou Yi said these words, he looked at Klopp and remained silent.

Klopp also fell silent.

There was silence between the two of them.

I don't know how long it took for Klopp to finally come to his senses. He waved his hand to Zhou Yi: "Okay, you go to training first."

Zhou Yi then turned around and walked towards the training ground.

He didn't know if his words were really listened to by Klopp, and he didn't know if he could really change the head coach's mind. But he did everything he had to do, and that was enough.

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During the following training, Zhou Yi did not notice any change in the head coach's thoughts. But this is normal. It has only been one day, how could it be possible to see it?

Zhou Yi expressed his opinions and completed the task. He originally wanted to talk to Klopp about this issue. He didn't necessarily force the head coach to make adjustments. He just wanted to express his opinions and hoped to have some influence on the head coach's decision.

There was not much time left for Zhou Yi to pay attention to this issue.

Soon, Dortmund will leave for an away league game.

In this away game against Hoffenheim, Klopp adopted rotation. Many players who participated in the last game against Galatasaray were not included in the starting lineup, and some were not even included in the 18-man roster. They did not go to the away game at all, but rested at home.

There are still two Club World Cup games waiting for them, and Klopp will of course ensure that the players get adequate rest.

Although the rotation may make it difficult for the team to play away from home, Klopp has no choice.

Of course, doing this doesn't mean he gave up the game. At least Zhou Yi was still on the starting list.

In addition, Yan Min also started again - his performance against Galatasaray was very good in the last game, which also won him the opportunity to start consecutively.

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As people worried before the game, Dortmund, who had rotated significantly, did not play very well on the road. They were stubbornly blocked by Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim played very fiercely. Just eleven minutes into the game, their forward Kevin Worland received a yellow card for aggressive fighting in the frontcourt.

In the 17th minute, their high center Sven Siplock took advantage of a cross from the wing and headed past the goal guarded by Langerak - even goalkeeper Weidenfeller was sitting in this game. On the bench. Generally speaking, it is difficult for goalkeepers to participate in the rotation, and Klopp even rotates the main goalkeeper, which shows how unfavorable the current schedule is for Dortmund.

After taking the lead, Hoffenheim became more excited as they played, and the players ran and fought more actively.

In the 37th minute, Kevin Wallander scored Hoffenheim's second goal. Before the first half was over, the home team Hoffenheim took a two-goal lead.

"Although many people guessed that this game would be difficult to play, no one expected that it would be this difficult... Hoffenheim is already two goals ahead! In a series of recent intensive games, Dortmund has played very well. Pain...This season, Dortmund, as a chaser, is even more difficult than last season..."

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As the Hoffenheim players celebrated their second goal, Zhou Yi stood on the field with his hands on his hips.

Contrary to what the commentators thought, he was fully prepared for the difficulty of this game. In simulated competitions, this happened many times.

The team is indeed very tired, and even if they rotate, it won't get much better. Because in terms of the thickness of the bench, Dortmund is actually not strong - it was okay at first, but after many main players were injured, the thickness of the bench was suddenly thinned.

These are objective difficulties, but they do not make Zhou Yi give up subjectively.

If he wants to win the league title, he must not surrender now. No matter how great the difficulty is.

He had just expressed his inner thoughts to head coach Klopp, and he had spoken out his rhetoric and did not want to give up early.

Do you want to slap yourself in the face so soon?

Of course not.

Zhou Yi turned to look at Yan Min. Yan Min also started this game. Even though he was 0:2 behind, there was still no frustration on his face - it was still the same.

Zhou Yi laughed.

Yan Min is such a magical person, I really don’t know where his fighting spirit comes from...

But that's not important. What's important is that he has fighting spirit, and that's fine.

The game is not even over in the first half. Just as he said to head coach Klopp, it is too early to judge whether the team can win the game.

Yan Min's fighting spirit can play a very important role.

As long as there is a chance to counterattack, Zhou Yi will try his best to pass the ball to Yan Min, and then use Yan Min's own speed and breakthrough to threaten Hoffenheim's defense.

This is really effective.

The connection between Zhou Yi and Yan Min posed a great threat to Hoffenheim's defense.

Especially after taking a two-goal lead, Hoffenheim seemed to feel that victory was in hand and that it would not be a problem to win the tired Dortmund, so he relaxed a little.

This gave Zhou Yi and Yan Min the opportunity to show their talents.

The performance of Zhou Yi and Yan Min in turn stimulated the other Dortmund players.

They saw that neither Zhou Yi nor Yan Min gave up, so what reason did they have to give up?

Although Zhou Yi does not wear the captain's armband, he is very prestigious in the team.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zhou Yi is simply a role model for the team.

So the Dortmund team cheered up and launched wave after wave of attacks towards Hoffenheim's goal.

When Hoffenheim reacted, they were already overwhelmed by Dortmund, and it was not as easy as they thought to regain the advantage.

They can only shrink in their own half and hold on, hoping to hold on until the end of the first half, and then they can make adjustments.

In the 44th minute of the game, they were about to succeed, but they lost the ball.

Zhou Yi passed the football to Yan Min during the attack. Yan Min used his personal breakthrough to tear apart Hoffenheim's defense, and then passed the football to the center. Forward Schieber, who started the game, shot , the football flew into the goal!

"Sibel! Dortmund got a goal back! But unfortunately, the first half is about to end. Dortmund played really well during this period. After conceding two goals, they seemed to have woken up. After continuous bombing, they finally blasted Hoffenheim's goal. The only pity is that the first half is about to end, and Dortmund's good momentum will also be suspended. Hoffenheim ushered in A precious respite, and there’s no telling how the situation will change after the fifteen-minute intermission..."

Duan Xin felt sorry for Dortmund, the goal came too late...

Most people think the same as Duan Xin. For example, in the Hoffenheim coaching bench, although the ball was lost, head coach Gisdol was not very upset. Although he was dissatisfied with the team losing the ball, he quickly cheered up and began to plan what to do. Adjustments were made at halftime to contain Dortmund's offense.

Even in his opinion, conceding the ball at this time is a good thing for his team - because it can wake up players who were too relaxed before.

At this time, if I say something harsh during halftime, no one will take it seriously.