Chapter 107 North Rhine-Westphalia Derby
The 2010 German Super Cup was being played at the same time as the Super Cup of other European leagues, and the Premier League, the oldest ever tournament, was also going on this season, which means that the new leagues in other European countries will be in full swing. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The first round of the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season is also on the line, which will start in late August.
There are three leagues that the German media has paid the most attention to: 2008-2009 Bundesliga champion Wolfsburg against 2009-2010 Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich, North Rhine-Westphalun derby Dortmund away to Bayer Leverkusen, Schalke 04 league home against old powerhouse Hamburg.
Some of the highlights were the North Rhine-Westphalia derby and the 2008-2009 league winners, VfL Wolfsburg, who won the 2009-2010 Bundesliga.
Of course, the media attention to these two games does not matter, and Bayern Munich's first league game against Wolfsburg was the opening match of the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season, which was the earliest Bundesliga game to start.
The North Rhine-Westphalun derby is the latest kick-off match in the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season, which was played at 4:30 p.m. local time on August 23.
The media that paid the most attention to the North Rhine-Westphalun derby were none other than the local media in Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen, and the highlight of this game was simple: Dortmund, who finished fourth in the Bundesliga last season, only had a few goal difference behind Bayer Leverkusen, who finished third in the league.
In the 2009-2010 Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund lost just two games, one of which was away to Bayer Leverkusen.
But a big reason why Dortmund lost that game was that Tang Zheng and manager Jurgen Klopp were suspended due to red cards at the same time, and the loss had a certain subjective impact.
Therefore, the local media in Dortmund believe that if Tang Zheng and Klopp are not suspended, it is impossible to lose the away game.
In particular, the absence of Tang Zheng, who is getting better, has a huge impact on Dortmund's overall situation.
Losing away from home becomes unconvincing, unconvincing.
In other words, Dortmund did not lose away games, and Dortmund will replace Bayer Leverkusen in third place by two points, and then participate in the third stage of the 2010-2011 Champions League qualifying round.
In this regard, the local media in Dortmund are very resentful of Bayer Leverkusen......
But having said that, Leverkusen's local media said that if Leverkusen were not unlucky, they would have been the league champions!
Borussia Dortmund, who are fourth in the league, are simply not eligible to compete with Bayer Leverkusen.
When these words reached the ears of the Dortmund players, everyone laughed.
Borussia Dortmund can't compare to Bayer Leverkusen?
What international jokes?
When Dortmund dominated European football, Leverkusen didn't know where to eat!
How dare you say that with this kind of team?
It must be the other way around......
Tang Zheng, who has appeared in newspapers one after another in recent days, has once again become the favorite player of the German media because he said a lot of controversial things.
In an interview with local Dortmund media, he said: "Not qualified? indeed, because we are the best team in North Rhine-Westphalia!"
This statement caused dissatisfaction not only in Leverkusen, but also in the local media in Gelsenkirchen and Cologne.
Although this is true in the eyes of some media, it cannot be said so directly, because in their understanding, it is completely tantamount to ignoring the other teams of North Rhine-Westphali.
Among them, the biggest opinions are the media in Gelsenkirchen and Bayer Leverkusen, who think that Tang Zheng's remarks are too arrogant, and the next road trip will definitely be slapped in the face!
Leverkusen's all-round fighter Vidal said in an interview with local media: "Maybe beating Bayern Munich in succession gives him a lot of confidence, but don't forget, we are Bayer Leverkusen, the great Bayer Leverkusen!
Vidal's comments were well received by Bayer Leverkusen fans, who beat Borussia Dortmund by two goals at home last season and drew with Borussia Dortmund in Westphalen in the second half of the season and remained unbeaten.
Want to be the best team in North Rhine-Westphalun at this level?
Ballack, the former captain of the German national team who returned to Bayer Leverkusen, did not directly target Tang Zheng, but said with a smile: "The young people nowadays are like this, they have no one in their eyes, just like Raul Gonzalez, they lack respect for their opponents, so I think it will be our Bayer Leverkusen who will win the first round of the new season at Bayer Arena next!"
In an interview with Bild, Polish winger Kuba said: "What do we have to show off when we win at home against a lack of soldiers? Yes, only our great Dortmund!"
Captain Kyle also said: "In that case, let's wait for the league to start!"
Tang Zheng, who had no intention of causing a war of words, was like a nobody, concentrating on preparing for the league's focus battle.
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As time went on, the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season kicked off, and Bayern Munich hosted Wolfsburg at home.
Bayern Munich, who lost away to Borussia Dortmund, got the league off to a flying start with a 2-1 thrashing ambitious Wolfsburg side with the return of Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery.
Next, the focus of the German media shifted from Munich to North Rhine-Westphalia.
Bayer Leverkusen's home league game against Borussia Dortmund has been the focus of attention, especially in the Chinese media, who are looking forward to the new season for Dortmund.
Tang Zheng achieved great success in Dortmund last season, and now he is the highest paid player in the Dortmund team, the third captain of the team, which is equivalent to having a 'home' in Germany and becoming their place of faith.
With half a day to go before Bayer Leverkusen's home match against Borussia Dortmund, the square outside the Bayer Arena is already crowded with Bayer Leverkusen fans wearing red and black horizontal stripes.
Among these large Bayer Leverkusen fans, there are many who wear the yellow shirt of the new season at home of Borussia Dortmund.
It is worth mentioning that the official answer of the Bundesliga before the game is that because Dortmund's away black jersey is in contrast to the home jersey of Leverkusen, Dortmund, who is playing away, can wear the home shirt in the away game, and the die-hard fans from Dortmund wearing home fans on the periphery of Bayer Arena Square do not seem to have any sense of disobedience.
With two hours to go before the start of Bayer Leverkusen's home league game against Borussia Dortmund, Dortmund took a bus to the designated location at the Bayer Arena.
Suddenly, the Leverkusen fans erupted in huge boos.
Especially when the players walked out of the bus, Tang Zheng, Kuba and Kyle, who caused a war of words, were deliberately targeted by Leverkusen fans.
Among them, Dortmund's most comprehensive Tang Zheng has received the most attention from Leverkusen fans.
Although Bayer Leverkusen fans believe that the home team will win the game at home, they are still very jealous of Tang Zheng's presence.
After all, Tang Zheng's ability to face a strong team is too good to ignore.
Faced with the huge boos of the Leverkusen home fans, Tang Zheng smiled and didn't care.
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At 4:30 p.m. local time in Germany, the Bayer Arena, which can accommodate 30,000 fans, was full, and Leverkusen fans wearing red and black horizontal stripes occupied most of the stands, and only a small part of the yellow zone belonging to Dortmund fans.
In front of a large number of Leverku fans, this number is completely negligible, especially with this kind of small professional football stadium.
Everyone was waiting for the referee's whistle, and Bayer Leverkusen's starters Ballack and Vidal looked at Tang Zheng with a relaxed face at the same time.
From the feedback information derived from Tang Zheng's facial expressions, they were a little disappointed and even a little annoyed.
They thought that Tang Zheng should be a little nervous when he first came to Bayer Arena, expressing respect and fear for the home team.
But Tang Zheng's facial expression was very calm, chewing gum mechanically, and he was very good.
"Beep~"
At this moment, the referee on duty blew the whistle.
Barrios, who was stepping on the football, stepped on the football to Kuba, and Tang Zheng's chewing gum spit on the ground at the same time, ready to catch the ball.
Really!
The football soon reached the feet of Tang Zheng, who received a return pass from Gotze.
Kiessling, the striker at the front of Leverkusen, rushed to Tang Zheng, Tang Zheng's facial expression was not shocked, and in the face of Kiessling's upper snatch, he made a fake appearance of passing the ball to Kyle, and deceived Kiessling into a feint of stretching his leg to block the ball.
Tang Zheng's right foot takes the ball forward and dribbles forward.
Ballack and Vidal respectively rushed towards Tang Zheng, who took the ball forward, and the home fans at the Bayer Arena erupted in loud cheers, as if they saw Ballack and Vidal, who rushed towards Tang Zheng, cut off the ball.
However, Tang Zheng's next choice disappointed the Leverkusen fans, because Tang Zheng did not continue to stick to the ball, and he handed the football to Gotze, who ran out of position.
"Shhh
Immediately afterwards, the cheers that erupted in the Bayer Arena instantly turned into wild boos and were sent to Tang Zheng.
They mocked Tang Zheng for being frightened by Ballack and Vidal, and chose to pass the ball.
Duan Huo, the central 5 commentator who just finished reporting the starting lineup of Leverkusen at home, laughed at this: "Judging from the reaction of Bayer Arena, Tang Zheng is undoubtedly a thorn in the side of Leverkusen fans. ”
"This is a very normal phenomenon, because Tang Zheng is a key player for Dortmund, and Bayer Leverkusen fans naturally want to interfere with Tang Zheng's on-field performance through their own efforts......"
The frenetic atmosphere at Bayer Arena continued, Dortmund's attack became more and more threatening under Tang Zheng's combing, and the Dortmund fans in the stands began to show themselves...... (To be continued.) )