Volume 1: When a Male Appears, People Pay Attention. Chapter 25: What Should I Do? (First Update Asking for Monthly Tickets)
Chapter 25 What should I do? (First update, please vote for me)
Of course the pressure on Gotze is great, very great.
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this. It was just a game... no, it was just that he didn't play well in half the game. Besides, he had only joined the team for a month. He always had to adapt to the environment and the team, right? He doesn't have a tacit understanding with his new teammates, so it doesn't matter if his performance is poor. Just give him time and he will always get better...
But these things are for the average player. If Michael Kelly's performance was poor, or if James McCarthy's performance was lackluster, it would be mentioned in the news and there would be no such high-profile criticism.
Because everyone knows that these two people are ordinary players and do not deserve their attention. Paying attention to him and criticizing him actually gave him face and promoted him.
But Gotze is different. Mario Gotze, as the most popular super genius in German football today, has been playing football with huge reputation since a few years ago, and his performance in Dortmund is indeed worthy of these prestigious halo. . Some media believe that Gotze's talent is not inferior to Ozil at all, which is a very high evaluation. Ozil is now the core midfielder of both Real Madrid and the German national team. The offenses of both teams must be organized by Ozil.
It is not easy for Gotze to have such an evaluation.
Precisely because he was famous at a very young age, Gotze also had to bear the price of being observed with a magnifying glass.
When others transfer to Liverpool, they can have one or two games, and their performance fluctuates or even continues to be sluggish for one or two months, and then they gradually find their game form and finally integrate into the team.
But Gotze can't.
Gotze is a super genius. As a super genius, you naturally have the abilities of a super genius. It takes others two months to adapt. You have to adapt in two games. Otherwise, why would you be a "super genius"?
The requirements for Gotze can be considered unkind and strict, but everyone thinks it is normal to do so.
Especially since Gotze came with Liverpool's second-highest transfer fee this summer and is still so young, it is easy for people to pin all their hopes on him.
If he performs even slightly poorly, it's a big deal and will get people talking.
Just like after the Community Shield game.
Gotze can't understand English, but he can feel the media's attitude towards him and the fans' attitude towards him.
What's more, he can also see reports from German media on the Internet.
He was a little sullen.
It’s not that he thinks others’ demands on him are too harsh or anything. Since he wants to break through the bottleneck and move towards glory, he still has some awareness.
He was unhappy with his performance.
He also desperately hopes that he can show his true strength, but he has no idea how to do it.
Mario Gotze feels like he is too weak to exert himself.
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As someone who hangs out with Mario Gotze all day long, eats, sleeps, and lives together, how could Chen Yingxiong not know about Gotze's situation.
Besides, he had read and heard what the English media said, and knew what it was about.
He thought that Gotze was depressed because of the criticism, so he enlightened Gotze during the meal.
Gotze's English has improved a lot now that he was forced by Chen Yingxiong. Although the two of them still can't communicate fluently without any problems, they can still exchange a few words.
"You don't have to worry about the media nonsense."
Because the verbal communication between the two people was still not smooth, Chen Yingxiong also saved a lot of nonsense, went straight to the point, and got straight to the point. There was no comforting nonsense, but it just sounded like ** and there was no flexibility. .
If Gotze is a person with a delicate mind, he might be hurt by Chen Yingxiong's tone - are you comforting me, or are you ordering me?
But Gotze is not such a person. He is very obsessed with football and naturally doesn't care about other things. He didn't even consider the tone of Chen Yingxiong's words to him. Besides, after being in contact with him for so many days, Chen Yingxiong was definitely not friendly towards him. He basically treated him as his younger brother. If Gotze was the kind of person who would be angry to death because of Chen Yingxiong's tone of voice, he would have died countless times...
So Gotze didn't take Chen Yingxiong's tone to heart at all. He shook his head and replied honestly: "I am not troubled by their criticism."
Maybe it’s because I’m not proficient in English yet, or maybe it’s because of my personality.
What Gotze said was so true that it would make a sound even if it was thrown to the ground.
Of course, Chen Yingxiong didn't care about this tone.
This is how the two of them communicate these days. All words that have nothing to do with nuclear topics have been cut off, because it does not help them communicate. Instead, it may make the speaker at a loss for words and the listener has trouble.
This is just like when most people hear Chinese spoken by foreigners, they find it very stiff. This stiffness not only refers to lack of proficiency, but also to the stiffness of the words and tone.
When inviting someone to a meal, Chinese people will inevitably talk a lot of nonsense to enhance their relationship. They will ramble on and on and finally come up with their main topic: "I want to treat you to a meal. I wonder if you are willing to give me a favor..."
If I were a foreigner, I would just say: "Are you going to eat?"
Done.
The two people communicated in such a tone and way. To an uninformed outsider, they thought the two were quarreling, and they were so angry that they couldn't speak. However, the two of them didn't think there was anything wrong with this. On the contrary, they thought it was quite good. Being concise and concise saves a lot of trouble.
"It doesn't matter if it is."
Chen Yingxiong didn't believe it when Gotze said he was upset because he didn't ask. He felt that Gotze was pretending to be a hero. But Gotze immediately shook his head decisively and repeated his words: "I'm not worried about this."
Chen Yingxiong felt strange: "Then why are you unhappy?"
Gotze was silent for a while this time, thinking about how to organize his words.
After thinking for a long time, he understood all the English words and then said: "I am angry with myself because my performance is not good, but I don't know what to do..."
Hearing what he said, Chen Yingxiong burst into laughter - What did I think it was? It turned out to be this? !
He felt for a moment that he was worrying for nothing.
But...he rolled his eyes, this seemed to be a good opportunity.
Gotze's character is somewhat introverted. Although he is a very independent person and takes football seriously, he is a bit boring... A 22-year-old man performs better than a 26-year-old Chen Yingxiong. A year old person looks so mature.
Chen Yingxiong didn't like him like this.
He doesn't have much theoretical knowledge. He just feels that if a person is too boring, it will not be conducive to integrating into the team and being able to mingle with the masses, which will naturally affect his position in the locker room.
Gotze's character can thrive in Dortmund because he is a native of Dortmund and that is his territory. He does not need to lower his stature to honor the team. He has played for Dortmund since the youth team. He has friends everywhere, what kind of friends does he need to make? So he's boring, he's a homebody, he doesn't drink, he doesn't go to nightclubs... It's no problem, he just needs to concentrate on playing football, and naturally countless people will come to build a good relationship with him.
But in a different place, in an unfamiliar environment, this trick won't work. If you don't take the initiative to integrate into the team, do you think the whole team should coddle you, let you, and change the whole team to adapt to you? How can there be such a good thing in the world?
The experiences of Chen Yingxiong and Gotze are completely different. Starting from Zenit St. Petersburg, Chen Yingxiong kept changing teams. When he went to a new place, he was completely unfamiliar with the language, unfamiliar environment, and unfamiliar friends. None. If he was just bored like Gotze, thinking only about football, he probably wouldn't be able to survive at Zenit St. Petersburg. If you don't take the initiative to find a way to integrate into the environment, others have no obligation to take the initiative to accept you.
This is what Chen Yingxiong has realized in his many years of playing football, and it is also a truth honed in life - if you don't change yourself but want the world to adapt to you, just wait to die. Those who think that since they are the protagonist, the whole world should just let them get away with them, are all idiots. Even Chen Yingxiong has to adapt to the environment and change himself.
Of course, his own personality is already lively, cheerful, enthusiastic and outgoing, so adapting to the new environment will not be so painful.
When he arrived at Zenit St. Petersburg, he didn't speak the language well, but he smiled at everyone and left a good impression on everyone. It's not intentional, it's his nature.
But Gotze, a young man, has the stubbornness and rigidity unique to Germans. He is too rigid and his character is not likable. Young people should behave like young people. How can it be okay to be bored at home and be a homebody every day?
Chen Yingxiong always felt that Gotze's character was not good, but there was nothing he could do about it. Now the criticism directed at Gotze after the Community Shield is an opportunity for Gotze to see what the consequences will be if he continues like this.
Only Gotze can say "I don't know what to do".
If you seize this opportunity, maybe you can help him change his personality?
He smiled at Gotze and said, "I have a way, but you don't want to..."
Gotze vaguely guessed what it was, and he frowned, appearing very resistant.
Chen Yingxiong spread his hands: "Look. If you don't want to, then you don't have to change. Do you want to succeed in Liverpool?"
Gotze seemed to be having a psychological struggle. He lowered his head and was silent for a while. When he raised his head again, he said to Chen Yingxiong: "I drink non-alcoholic drinks."
The smile reappeared on Chen Yingxiong's face, and he snapped his fingers: "Don't worry, no one will make you drink!"
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