Chapter 198 Big Words Lie Ahead

After Zhou Yi broke into the penalty area, he knocked the football to Royce with his heel, allowing Royce to easily shoot the goal.

After scoring the goal, Royce ran to Zhou Yi, hugged him and thanked him for the assist.

This goal gave Dortmund a 4:0 lead over Werder Bremen.

The TV broadcast was replaying Royce's goal, and the focus was all on Zhou Yi's backheel pass.

When he inserted the ball into the penalty area and led it to the wing, he kept his head down and did not observe the surrounding situation at all, but he knocked the football behind him very decisively.

Everyone is accustomed to Zhou Yi's performance, so it's not too surprising. But it’s still amazing.

"Zhouyi's wonderful biography! It's like he has eyes in the back of his head!"

"Zhou Yi's sudden forward penetration and dribbling attracted the attention of most Werder Bremen defenders. This in turn created opportunities for Royce to penetrate deep, and ultimately allowed Royce to be unmarked. The shot was successful! Not only did he pass the ball, Zhou Yi also used his running to mobilize the opponent and organize the attack..."

"Leading 4:0, this game can be said to have ended early... Dortmund showed their level last season in this game. If they can achieve this level this season, even Guardiola Bayern Munich probably has no chance, right? Unfortunately... this can only be a flash in the pan..."

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Werder Bremen didn't get a better scoring opportunity until Dortmund took a four-goal lead. They got a one-on-one chance, but Weidenfeller struck in time to block Peterson's shot.

Not long after, Klopp replaced Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi tried his best in this game. When he was replaced, even though it was only 70 minutes, he had already run nearly 12,000 meters. You must know that the game only lasted 70 minutes, and there was still more time before the end of the game. Twenty minutes, if Zhou Yi keeps running like this, he might be able to reach 14,000 meters by the end of the game...

This is also a very rare running distance for Zhou Yi.

From this running data, we can also see how hard Zhou Yi works.

Klopp naturally saw it, so he replaced Zhou Yi in advance to let him have a good rest. Anyway, Dortmund is now leading Werder Bremen 4:0 in the away game. Even if Werder Bremen scores one or two goals, it will not damage Dortmund's victory.

In this case, why should Zhou Yi be left on the court to waste energy unnecessarily and increase the risk of injury?

Due to poor recruitment during the winter break, Dortmund must protect Zhou Yi if they want to achieve good results in the second half of the season.

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After Zhou Yi came off the field, Werder Bremen became a little more active.

Winning this game at home now seems unrealistic; they now hope

But in the 80th minute, Dortmund penetrated the goal for the fifth time.

At that time, Mark received a long pass from the backcourt in the frontcourt and got a single chance. He passed the attacking goalkeeper and then easily pushed the football into the empty goal.

"5:0!! Oh oh oh! It's unbelievable! Dortmund can actually play such a game in an away game! It's been a long time coming..." Marcel Leif put his head in his hands and shouted in disbelief.

The Weserstadion was silent.

"If Dortmund can maintain the momentum of this game, with the current four-point gap between them and Bayern Munich, really... anything is possible!"

Werder Bremen finally got a goal back at the last moment of the game, but this was because Dortmund no longer cared. They were absent-minded and were scored by Werder Bremen midfielder Echicek, which allowed them to Werder Bremen avoided the bad luck of being shaved off by the opponent at their home court.

After the game, Klopp also praised the team's performance in this game: "As we all know, we encountered a lot of difficulties. So I am very happy to see the team perform like this in this game. We did not I am intimidated by the difficulties. The league is only half over, so it’s too early to say what will happen then. Let’s wait and see!”

Klopp was naturally inspired and inspired by such a beautiful victory on the road.

He had been hesitant before giving up the league and focusing on the Champions League. It would be great if the league can qualify for next season's Champions League.

But now it seems that the team's combat effectiveness is still stronger than he imagined.

Zhou Yi also directly challenged Bayern Munich in an interview after the game: "It's only a four-point advantage. Dortmund will not give up so easily. We will fight until the end."

After the game, this game naturally attracted widespread attention from the media.

In particular, the "harsh words" released by Zhouyi after the game made the media very concerned.

As a core player of Dortmund, Zhou Yi's words and deeds will of course be taken seriously and amplified by the media. However, Zhou Yi's image in the media has always been very neutral, neither good nor bad, very measured, and rarely said anything that is sensational.

But recently, Zhou Yi has made two strong statements in a row.

Once on social networks, and again this time, when facing reporters, he directly declared war on Bayern Munich.

This makes everyone feel strange, because it does not conform to Zhou Yi's traditional image in the media...

Zhou Yi's changes aroused heated discussion among everyone. Everyone was wondering why Zhou Yi was suddenly so aggressive and proactive in stirring up trouble.

Not only the fans and media are curious, but Dortmund's teammates are also curious.

Why did Zhou Yi do this?

They have played together with Zhou Yi for several years and are very familiar with who Zhou Yi is. When did Zhou Yi frequently make strong statements in the media like this?

It's usually Grosskreutz who does this...

"Hey, Zhou Yi, what's wrong? You've stolen my job recently..." Grosskreutz said to Zhou Yi in the locker room where training resumed.

Everyone also cast curious eyes on the two of them.

Zhou Yi smiled and spread his hands: "Because I want to push myself to a dead end."

Everyone in the locker room was shocked. What did Zhou Yi mean by this?

"Pushed to...a dead end?" Grosskreutz couldn't understand.

Zhou Yi said with a smile: "Yes, you have said all the big words and made it known to the whole country. It's hard to retreat in the face of the battle, right?"

"Big talk? Backing off?" Not only Grosskreutz, but many Dortmund players felt that their brains were not strong enough to understand Zhou Yi's words.

"Now it seems that our hope of winning the championship is actually quite slim. After all, Guardiola's Bayern Munich has performed very stably this season. Anyone will feel despair. Me too." Zhou Yi said. "But the league is only halfway through. Isn't it too early to give up now? It's just that it's really difficult to catch up with this Bayern Munich team. I need a little courage, so I did this - when the whole world knows that I have given up to them. After issuing the challenge, I have no way out. At this time, I can only try my best to make my big words come true."

After Zhou Yi finished speaking, the locker room fell into silence.

No one expected that Zhou Yi would do this in order to force himself, nor did they expect that the current situation would push Zhou Yi to this point...

Yan Min was the first to jump out to support Zhou Yi: "I don't think this is a big lie!" He said in not very standard German.

"Since we could reverse them last season, why can't we this time?" Mark Wagner is also an eternal supporter of Zhou Yi.

Royce raised his hand: "I think Zhou Yi is right, it is difficult, but it is not a reason for us to give up. Think about the game that just ended, how well we played on the away road! I don't believe that such a game is just A flash in the pan.”

Then more and more people came out to express their support for Zhou Yi.

The locker room is back together.

Although they are facing many difficulties now, the just-concluded game against Werder Bremen did give them confidence and fighting spirit.

Most importantly, the strength of their team said they weren't going to give up, which gave others confidence.

With Zhou Yi here, there is always a way!

His performance in two crucial games against Bayern Munich last season was proof of that.

If the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich has any nemesis in German football, it can only be Zhou Yi.

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