Losing the German Super Cup at Bayer Arena, Tang Zheng's heart is a little uncomfortable, he is the kind of player with an extremely strong desire to win, and he will do his best in every game. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The stoppage-time equaliser showed his never-give-up spirit, but the result of the penalty shoot-out was hard for him to accept.

Tang Zheng didn't blame his teammates or the coach for the loss, he only blamed himself for not being strong enough.

If he is stronger, he can help the team beat Bayer Leverkusen with his individual flashes.

As a result, Tang Zheng's training time became longer.

To Tang Zheng's surprise, Pirlo, who was invited to join the team through his own and Klopp's efforts this summer, also took the initiative to practice after training, which surprised him very much.

"Isn't that weird?"

Perhaps sensing Tang Zheng's strange expression, Pirlo said with a shrug of his shoulders.

"Uh~" Tang Zheng didn't hide it, and said bluntly: "Seriously, a player like you who has won the Champions League and the World Cup will take the initiative to practice even when he is over 30 years old, which will be somewhat surprising." ”

"Shake off, have you forgotten what you told me in Milan? I'm still one Treble away from a career, I'm 32 years old this year, I don't have much of a career, so I have to work hard or I won't have a chance. ”

Tang Zheng remembered what he had said to Pirlo two months ago, and laughed dryly.

Immediately after, Tang Zheng seemed to think of something, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he smiled: "That, Andre...... I wonder if you can teach me how to take a free kick?"

"You want to learn free kicks?" Pirlo raised his eyebrows and said suspiciously: "I see that your long-range shooting skills are very strong, and your crosshairs are even more accurate than mine, so it stands to reason that there should be no problem with free kicks." ”

"That being said. Tang Zheng shook his head and said: "You just can't kick a falling leaf ball like you, unless you are particularly lucky, you will fire anti-aircraft guns, so the main penalty for set-pieces before you come is usually Mario or Nuri." ”

'You take a set-piece and show me. ”

Pirlo pulled the soles of his feet, and the football was kicked at Tang Zheng, who wrapped his left hand around his chest and pinched his chin with his right hand.

Tang Zheng was not pretentious, pulled the football to about 28 meters away from the goal with the sole of his right foot, and then retreated enough distance, and looked at the upper right corner of the goal by the way.

This is a habit he has developed with practice, and the shot is always aimed at a corner, and the error cannot exceed ten centimeters, otherwise it will be overturned and restarted.

Tang Zheng turned his head to look at Pirlo and gave him a look, and Pirlo nodded knowingly.

“Boom~”

The soccer ball flew over the training wall, but after reaching the highest point, it did not fall, but went straight above the crossbar.

The set-piece was high above the crossbar, and Tang Zheng looked at Pirlo in embarrassment.

Pirlo didn't laugh at Tang Zheng, but solemnly analyzed: "The power of the direct free kick is very important, but it has not reached a particularly important point, and kicking the free kick will definitely encounter the human wall, if you want to pursue the direct free kick of the fallen leaves, you must cross the human wall, but it is difficult for you to kick this kind of ball with the kick of the instep, in fact, you can try the part between the instep and the ankle, because it is from back to front, the contact area here is larger......"

Speaking of this, Pirlo bent down to set up the football, retreated enough distance and looked at Tang Zheng: "You watch, I'll use the fallen leaf kick first." ”

"Hmm. After Tang Zheng nodded, in order to see the touch of the ball more clearly, he was half-squatting behind Pirlo's side.

Pirlo's run-up is not far, but his number of runs is a bit high, with three small steps and the last one covering a long enough distance to bring enough power to the shot.

With a muffled sound of "Boom~", the ball flew over the wall with lightning speed, flew to the highest point and then plummeted, grazing the underside of the crossbar and flying into the goal.

At the same time, Tang Zheng's brain was also simulating Pirlo's entire movements.

As a result, he shook his head, many habits were already set, and there was no need to imitate everything at all.

"About 30 meters away from the goal is the time when the fallen leaf ball is powerful, because the distance is limited, the football needs distance to fly to the highest point and then fall, and this distance is also limited, so I recommend a distance of about 30 meters to use this footwork choice...... In fact, kicking a free kick is very simple, consider the distance between the football and the goal, the distance between the football and the human wall, as long as you know it, I believe it will be twice the result with half the effort for you. ”

Tang Zheng nodded as if he didn't understand, and then pulled the ball with the soles of his feet, and didn't stop until he was about thirty meters away from the goal.

Pirlo's four-step run is a personal habit, and Tang Zheng is used to a three-step run, that is, a gradual increase in the run, each step is farther than the previous one.

Tang Zheng didn't try it immediately, but stood in place and thought, and muttered at the same time: "The contact part of the ball, the contact surface of the football, the distance between the football and the goal, the distance between the football and the human wall." ”

After about ten seconds, Tang Zheng's eyes lit up and he began to run.

Run in three steps, with your left foot about 20 centimeters on the left side of the soccer ball and your right foot kicking from back to front like a whip.

The ball shot with great power, but it didn't go over the wall and smashed directly into the head of the training wall.

Tang Zheng shook his head a little disappointed, Pirlo stood next to him and nodded: "The touch part is right, but the hitting part is too high, if you go down a little bit and maintain the shooting power just now, I believe the effect will be better." ”

It was another attempt of about 30 meters, and because I was too focused on the hitting part, this time I didn't have time to fall above the crossbar.

"I am too focused on the hitting part, and the force is a little too strong, so before touching the ball, you must think clearly about how you should touch the ball and how to hit the ball. Pirlo was beside him, like a stern teacher.

"It's too strong!"

"Oh my God, do you have too much energy? ”

"The support foot is too far away from the football, which increases the chances of firing anti-aircraft guns. ”

"Don't use your thighs, use your calves!"

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It wasn't until half an hour that Tang Zheng's free kick was kicked decently under Pirlo's supervision.

It's just decent, and there's still a long way to go before you can kick a free kick in front of tens of thousands of fans.

But Pirlo is very optimistic about Tang Zheng, because Tang Zheng's progress is so fast, so fast that it is surprising.

Looking at Tang Zheng, he had the feeling that there was someone to succeed him in the mantle......

At the end of the half-hour free kick practice, Tang Zheng and Pirlo tried to cooperate with the practice with the logo board regularly placed.

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While Tang Zheng and Pirlo are training, head coach Jurgen Klopp is discussing with two assistant coaches, Geliko Bvacs and Peter Kravitz, about how to make Tang Zheng and Pirlo compatible.

Tang Zheng's comprehensiveness has been perfectly reflected in the past two seasons, so in order to ensure that the basic tactics of last season can be replicated intact, Tang Zheng's comprehensiveness must be used.

And if Tang Zheng takes on the tactical importance too much, then Pirlo's position will be a little awkward.

The decline in fitness brought about by the increase in age will inevitably affect the implementation of high pressing, and with the addition of a captain who is over 30 years old, the midfield activity is greatly reduced.

In this way, all tactics must be reversed.

However, the new season is imminent, and it is undoubtedly risky to abandon the usual tactics and choose a new one.

In addition to its own outstanding performance, it has a certain relationship with the sluggish performance of other strong teams.

I believe that after a season, the team that performed poorly last season will definitely improve a lot.

So it's unrealistic to start over again, so the problem is Pirlo.

How much will he help the defense while taking on the responsibility of playmaking?

At the end of the day, it's about whether Pirlo's fitness can last the whole game.

Jurgen Klopp's emphasis since taking over Borussia Dortmund is the fitness of the players, and in his world, fitness is the key, and only sufficient fitness can complete the tactics that have been formulated.

"It's a real headache. Klopp habitually rubbed his temples, and after a while turned to his two assistants and said, "Rest." ”

With that, Klopp stood up with his desk and walked to the window.

Through the open window, he saw the first-team training ground.

At sunset, two players were training.

"Interesting. ”

Geliko Bovac stood next to Klopp and muttered.

Klopp looked into the distance and did not speak, but looked at Tang Zheng and Pirlo thoughtfully.

And in his mind, he gradually has a clearer tactical system.

It's just that it will take some time to get used to it if it is fully implemented.

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A week is not too long, but not too short, the whole Dortmund team travelled to Baden-Württemberg to start the first round of the 2011-2012 German Cup, where they took on Sandhausen away.

Sandhausen hails from the Bundesliga, and their best result in the third division was the team's best result, having been promoted in the 2007-2008 season.

However, they have won quite a few good results in the amateur league, winning the Baden-Württemberg Cup 12 times.

Not many people know about this team, but when it comes to one person, it becomes clear.

In 2006, Hoffenheim owner Dietmar Hoppe planned to merge Sandhausen, Hoffenheim and Waldorf in Heidelberg to form the new Heidelberg 06 club, but the plan was put on hold due to disagreements over the location of the new stadium.

Closer to home, the first round of the German Cup of the new season attracted a large number of home fans.

For fans of these third-tier teams, the outcome of the game may have been decided, but that didn't stop them from coming to Hart Forest Stadium to cheer on the home team.

The level of the team is destined for the number of stadiums, but the atmosphere at the Hart Forest Stadium is very frenetic, with everyone in attendance chanting hysterically, which adds a lot of excitement to this unsuspenseful game.

Due to the big gap in strength between them, Dortmund won the opponent bloodlessly in the away game.

0：3

The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.

Although Borussia Dortmund beat the third division team on the road, some German media outlets did not buy it, believing that Sandhausen was too low-level, and instead took advantage of Dortmund's lack of fluency in attack on several occasions.

Manager Jurgen Klopp smiled at the outside media's opinion and his attention began to shift as he prepared for the upcoming season.

The first few rounds were not easy to play, first at home to the old powerhouse Hamburg, then Hoffenheim and Nuremberg, who had an impressive performance last season.

At this time, the first round of the 2011-2012 German Cup season was a shocking upset.

Last season's relegation was thrilling Wolfsburg lost 3-2 away to RB Leipzig, who was only established in 2009......

Of course, this has nothing to do with Dortmund, and it has nothing to do with Tang Zheng.

It was the next day that had something to do with Tang Zheng.

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At noon on August 1, local time in Germany, the German Footballer was officially released, co-sponsored by the "German Sports Journalists' Association" and the authoritative German magazine "Kicker".

The award recognises outstanding male athletes in German football during the year, and all players who play in the German First Division as well as German players who play in overseas leagues are eligible to participate.

The Chinese media and fans are looking forward to the award, as Tang Zheng is likely to be recognized by more professional journalists as the best player in the 2010-2011 Bundesliga.

Sure enough!

When the official website of the authoritative German magazine "Kicker" was refreshed, Tang Zheng's handsome photo appeared in a prominent position on the official website of "Kicker".

The title is: German Footballer of the Year 2010-2011 - Don!

"In the past 2010-2011 season, no one could shine more than Don's statistics, with eighteen goals and twenty-one assists in the league, eleven goals and nine assists in the Europa League final, five goals and five assists in the German Cup, an astonishing thirty-four goals and thirty-five assists in the third line, his personal contribution was as high as 61%, and the 2010-2011 season can be said to be a season for Don, which is amazing......"

The report of "Kicker" made Chinese fans and Dortmund fans even more excited and excited.

Borussia Dortmund also praised their original choice, while Bayern Munich looked quite helpless at this time.

Everything was prepared at the beginning, but a medical report led to the transfer being stranded and cheapened Dortmund.

Now even if the price is 50 million euros, damn Dortmund has no intention of selling.

The reason why the Chinese media is excited is that they feel that Tang Zheng is already a well-deserved number one star in Asia!

The Japanese and South Korean media scoffed, but they had no practical information and could only watch the Chinese media flaunt their might in their eyes.

Tang Zheng was named German Footballer of the Year 2010-2011, and in addition to being the first Asian Footballer of the Year, he is also the fifth footballer from another country to win the award after Germany, Brazil, France and the Netherlands.

Winning the German Footballer of the Year can be said to be Tang Zheng's expected result, after all, in the past season, no one has shined more than her statistics, plus Dortmund won the treble, and the winner has become a non-Dortmund player.

This honor is Tang Zheng's third personal glory after the European Golden Boy Award and the American Footballer of the Year.

And he believes that in the near future, the title of the best player in the world will also become his bag!