Chapter 112 The first Chinese captain in the Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund have won six games in all competitions (including warm-up matches) from the German Super Cup to the first round of the 2010-2011 Europa League group stage, scoring 16 goals and conceding just four. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
While the attacking group maintained a super goal scoring efficiency, the defensive stability was also very good.
As a result, they have won the UEFA Super Cup, topped the league table and topped Group J of the Europa League this season.
Schalke 04, on the other hand, who finished the Champions League in midweek, have lost all official matches this season.
They have scored two goals and conceded four, finishing second from bottom in the league and third in their group in the Champions League.
As the saying goes, there is no harm without contrast.
Last season's Dortmund defeated Schalke 04 home and away, and since the beginning of this season, Dortmund has won all competitions, while Schalke 04 has lost all competitions, even ordinary fans can see some clues.
Dortmund, who are in good form, have a good chance of beating Schalke 04 even if they play away.
The German media, which have returned to the domestic league, are optimistic about the hot form of Dortmund, but the remaining local media in Gelsenkirchen are optimistic about Schalke 04, but in fact, deep down in their hearts, they are not very optimistic about Schalke 04, but now this situation must show momentum and face Dortmund.
Back at Borussia Dortmund, the team's first step was recovery training in preparation for the Ruhr derby.
The same can be said for Schalke 04, who have lost four in a row in all competitions, and they will be hoping to shake off the overall slump caused by back-to-back defeats at home.
Head coach Magath even issued a gag order with the team, hoping that the players would focus all their attention on the league and try to win Dortmund at home and sweep away the gloom.
At the same time, with Schalke 04 losing to Lyon in the first round of the Champions League group stage, some media have broken the news that the club's senior management has issued a final notice to Magath that if he loses again at Testings Arena, then he can pack his baggage!
In this situation, the Schalke 04 players appear to be under intense pressure, especially Raul, who has been expected to be high this season, and Dutch striker Huntelaar, who joined the team before the summer transfer window closed.
Borussia Dortmund, who have won all competitions, have been in a relaxed recovery session at the Stobelari training centre, with a good atmosphere in the squad and full of confidence for the upcoming Ruhr derby.
They had already beaten Schalke 04 twice last season, so it was planned to take all three points in the next league game.
At this time, the Chinese media did not forget their original intentions and hoped to see Hao Junmin start in the next Ruhr derby, forming a Chinese derby in the Ruhr area again.
In China, thousands of miles away, Yang 5 also began to promote this Ruhr derby early, and the gimmick was the direct confrontation between Tang Zheng and Hao Junmin.
Last season's Ruhr derby made many Chinese fans talk about it.
As for the past two Ruhr derbys, it has been a painful experience for Schalke fans......
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In the fourth round of the 2010-2011 Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt lost 0:1 at home to Freiburg, and then at half past two in the afternoon of the next day, the fourth round of the Bundesliga was played five more games.
Borussia Dortmund, Hamburg and Werder Bremen have Europa League assignments in league matches on Sunday.
It is worth mentioning that the day before Dortmund challenged Schalke 04 away was Zhao Lina's nineteenth birthday.
Like last year, Tang Zheng can only continue to give blank checks because he has to prepare for the league.
Zhao Lina, who is also struggling in Germany, can understand Tang Zheng who is struggling abroad, but many times understanding is understanding, and she is still in a bad mood.
After the words and deeds of Dortmund's first love Saint Hummels, Tang Zheng's emotional intelligence has improved significantly, and he can keenly hear Zhao Lina's bad mood, so his brain is hot and blurted out: "Thank you for your understanding, I want to ...... I'll give you a goal in tomorrow's Ruhr derby. ā
"Huh?" Zhao Lina, who was lying on the bed in the dormitory, was obviously refreshed when she heard this, and a smile appeared on her face again: "Really?"
Tang Zheng shook his head helplessly, his brain was hot just now, but Zhao Lina took it seriously again, and now it is difficult to ride a tiger, so he had to nod firmly and said, "Of course." ā
Next, the two chatted on the phone about some interesting things about their respective teams, and did not hang up until it was close to ten o'clock in the evening.
Tang Zheng looked at the moon hanging in the sky and shrugged his shoulders.
The has been blown out, even if you fight for your life, you have to go down.
What the man says is the water that is spilled.
It's hard to collect the water, and it will definitely do what it says!
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Borussia Dortmund's away trip to Schalke 04 was one of the last two league games in the fourth round of the Bundesliga, with Mainz causing another upset with a surprise 2-0 win at Werder Bremen.
No one could have imagined that after Hoffenheim dropped points away, the visiting Mainz would beat Werder Bremen to temporarily sit top of the league on their own, and manager Thomas Tuchel made headlines in the German mainstream media.
However, the attention of the German media and the mainstream media in Europe is now focused on the Ruhr area, focusing on the recent sluggish Schalke 04 at home against the in-form Dortmund.
On the day of the game, with four or five hours to go, there was a frenetic derby atmosphere around the Battlens Arena.
Wearing yellow jerseys and blue jerseys, they are distinct and tense, as if they may fight at any time.
The police stationed at the Fairtings Arena were nervous, staring at the fans on both sides who were not pleasing to each other.
The overall performance of Schalke 04 in the new season is sluggish, and as fans, they think they should do something at this time, so when the bus of the Dortmund players arrived at the Testings Arena, Tang Zheng, who was sitting in the bus, could clearly hear the tsunami-like boos and insults.
The frenetic derby atmosphere resounded almost throughout the city.
This continued until the warm-up phase.
I don't know if captain Kyle was affected by the fans of the home team in the stands, and he was too excited, and one of his warm-ups was too strong, causing his right thigh muscles to feel a little uncomfortable.
Experienced in the game, he had to stop warming up and find the team doctor.
As a result, the team doctor's examination was not optimistic, and Kyle strained his thigh muscle in the warm-up and was unable to participate in the next league.
Yesterday afternoon, Jurgen Klopp lined up the starting line-up, with captain Kyle in the line-up.
But now Kyle has suddenly injured and he has to make changes to his starting lineup.
Fortunately, Sven Bender has been in good form in training lately, and he will not be in a slump when he is called upon.
It's just that the captain is a little worried here.
According to this season's captain adjustment, Tang Zheng will become the team's captain in this game.
So after Klopp adjusted his mentality after explaining to Sven Bender, he hooked his finger towards Tang Zheng, who was warming up, and motioned for him to come over.
In fact, as early as when Kyle felt discomfort in his right thigh, Tang Zheng was mentally prepared, so he did not feel any discomfort in the explanation of head coach Klopp.
In addition, he had the experience of being the captain on the spot during his time at River Plate, so he was naturally handy this time.
When the Chinese media received the visiting Dortmund adjustment of the starting lineup, they were first unclear, then stunned, and then happy.
According to the press conference during Dortmund's season re-training, Brazilian player Dede is still the team's first captain, Kyle is the second captain, and Tang Zheng replaces Weidenfeller as the third captain.
In the case that Dede was not in the squad for the game, Kyle was the undisputed captain of Dortmund, so when Kyle was adjusted out of the starting lineup due to injury, Tang Zheng, who was originally in the starting lineup, naturally became the captain of Dortmund in this Ruhr derby!
This news is exciting news for Chinese fans who are thousands of miles away.
Although Kyle's injury is something they don't want to see, now that Kyle's injury is a foregone conclusion, it is a fact that Tang Zheng became the first Chinese captain in the history of the Bundesliga.
Gotta get excited!
Chinese full-back Sun Hai, who used to play for Manchester City, was the captain of Manchester City by virtue of his seniority, but Manchester City's influence in the Premier League at that time was limited, and he was not the indispensable soul of the team, so it was not so surprising that he wore the captain's armband as vice-captain.
Tang Zheng is different, he has only been with Dortmund for one season, and now it is only the beginning of his second season.
It is completely by virtue of his outstanding strength and leadership ability to become the captain of the team, coupled with his influence in world football far more than Sun Hai, and Dortmund is a traditional European giant, having won the European Champions Cup, the influence is even greater.
To be the captain of this kind of team, Chinese fans should be proud.
There were about three or four minutes left before the start of the game, and the live director switched the camera to the players' tunnel.
Unlike usual, Tang Zheng did not stand at the back of the queue, but stood in front of goalkeeper Weidenfeller, wearing the captain's armband on his left arm and a seven or eight-year-old caddie standing on his right.
Tang Zheng, who appeared on the broadcast camera, looked very energetic, his refined short hair was meticulously groomed, and he was extremely handsome.
Duan Huo, the commentator in charge of broadcasting the game, said: "I don't know if it's my delusion, I always feel that Tang Zheng is very handsome today, what do you think of Xu Yang?"
"Your question will offend countless single female fans. Commentator Xu Yang said with a smile: "Because ...... He's always been so handsome. ā
"Haha, this is my negligence. ā
German Sky commentator Marcel Leif looked at Tang Zheng with a calm face and said: "Klopp should have thought of this when he announced at the beginning of the season that Don replaced Weidenfeller as the third captain of Dortmund, but when Kyle was injured and withdrew from the starting lineup, it was still a little surprising, I believe...... Chinese fans must be very excited to see this scene, because this is Dortmund history, oh no...... He is the first Chinese captain in the history of the Bundesliga. ā
(To be continued.) )