Chapter Twenty-Five: Another Year of Derby
Degan was hopeful about his future with the team and believed he would have a chance, so he didn't let up in training. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
He did not return to Milan on this vacation, but stayed in Schalke, waiting to come back with Zhang Yuan to practice together.
The more he practiced with Zhang Yuan, the more he felt that he had gained a lot, Zhang Yuan was obviously much stronger than in the Rimini period, and great progress had been made in all aspects of body and technique, and it was very difficult for Digan to deal with, but the more he worked hard, the more he could train his level.
In private, Di Gan compares Zhang Yuan and his brother Kaka, the two are slightly different, Kaka's shooting is stronger than Zhang Yuan, don't look at Zhang Yuan's goals, but in seizing the opportunity, Di Gan feels that the current Zhang Yuan is not as good as Kaka.
Kaka is an attacking forward midfielder, Zhang Yuan is a winger, occasionally at the front, and occasionally in the position of an attacking forward midfielder, the position is more flexible.
Zhang Yuan scored a lot of goals, Di Gan saw a little way, Zhang Yuan had a lot of shots, whether it was his teammates or himself, he created a lot of shooting opportunities, Zhang Yuan was not polite at all, he shot the goal, from a certain point of view, Zhang Yuan is the king of iron, it is also reasonable.
In contrast, Kaka doesn't have as many chances as him, which of course has something to do with the defensive strength of Serie A and Bundesliga.
But if you talk about dribbling, Zhang Yuan is stronger than Kaka, he is fast and explosive, the stop-and-go change of direction is a headache for defenders, and his control of the ball is like that of a Brazilian star, and it is easy to break his ball.
Di Gan and Zhang Yuan practiced together, which was completely a kind of torture, but this torture greatly improved Di Gan's prediction and position ability.
In fact, everyone's ability has their own limit, and the anticipation reaction can also be improved through continuous duels, and Degan has at least not reached his limit, and there is still room for improvement.
The three-day holiday has passed, the whole team has practiced together, and the Schalke 04 team also has some internationals, but they are certainly not as many as those giants, so the impact is slightly smaller, as far as the main lineup is concerned, Lakitich, Kuranyi, Westman are absent, and everyone else is there.
On September 13, Schalke 04 will play Dortmund away to the Ruhr derby, which is the highlight of the fourth round of the league.
Last season, Schalke 04 achieved a double kill against Dortmund, which can be regarded as revenge, but a derby is a derby, and there is an old Chinese saying that when is the time to repay grievances, I advise everyone to put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha, but who can do it.
The beams of Dortmund and Schalke 04 are not accumulated in a day, so this game is destined not to be peaceful, both Schalke 04 fans and Dortmund fans have high hopes.
At present, Schalke 04 has 7 points and ranks first by virtue of goal difference, and Schalke 04 fans naturally hope that the team can win Dortmund to continue to lead.
Dortmund now has 7 points, and fans naturally hope that the team can win Schalke 04 and pull the opponent down and trample it underfoot.
Last season was a disappointment for Borussia Dortmund, who managed to pick up just 40 points and sit 13th in Europe.
As soon as last season ended, Dole left and Dortmund brought in young coach Jurgen Klopp. Klopp had previously been coaching at Mainz, and under his leadership, Mainz won the first division and stayed in the Bundesliga for two consecutive seasons, but due to financial constraints, the stage that Mainz could provide him was too small, so after 8 years in Mainz, Klopp came to Dortmund.
He started the season very well at Borussia Dortmund, beating Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 away in the first round, drawing 1-1 at home to Bayern Munich in the second round, and beating Ivbus 1-0 away in the third round, achieving two wins and one draw, and sitting third in the standings on goal difference.
In the face of such a good start to Dortmund, I believe Schalke 04 will not be easy to win a point at Dortmund's home stadium.
In the last round against Bochum, Zhang Yuan spent time in the stands, although everyone knew that Zhang Yuan was already training, but many reporters still asked about Zhang Yuan's situation.
"Zhang Yuan, I guarantee that he has fully recovered and will play 100% in the next round against Borussia Dortmund!" said head coach Luten to reporters.
"I feel like I'm back to 100 percent, can I go on the pitch and see what the coach has to do, and I hope we can give the fans a win!" Mr. Zhang said in an interview.
'Zhang Yuan, he's a real threat, but Schalke 04 is not just him, we'll find a way to limit them, we'll win!' Klopp said.
"I admire Zhang Yuan, but on the pitch we will win in the end!" Schalke 04 has a talent, Dortmund also has it, Shahin replied.
Some media have turned up the past of adulthood, and last year's Slomka's affair was revealed, and the two sides had a war of words.
The external atmosphere of facing a big enemy caused Lüten to be mentally stressed, and he seemed to be reluctant to talk in training, and the players were also nervous.
During the training during the international break, Schalke 04 also arranged an internal friendly against Schalke 04's youth team.
Schalke 04's youth training has always been good, and one of the young players, Julian Draxler, who is just over 15 years old, has scored a first-team goal in this competition.
Draxler found Zhang Yuan after the game and asked for Zhang Yuan's jersey, Zhang Yuan did not refuse, handed the jersey to Draxler, and said mischievously: "Julian, can you exchange your jersey for me?"
Draxler was flattered, Zhang Yuan is now the main player on the Schalke 04 frontline, everyone thinks that he will be the top card of Schalke 04 in the future, and now he actually took the initiative to ask for a jersey from him?!
Draxler quickly took off his jersey and handed it to Zhang Yuan, who was much taller than him, patted him on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement, and left.
Draxler was still in a daze with Zhang Yuan's jersey, and a little boy who was in charge of picking up the ball today ran over.
"Hey, Julie, you're lucky!
Draxler came back to his senses and found that his jersey had run into the boy's hand.
Draxler snatched it and said proudly, "This is mine!"
The little boy pursed his lips and said, "One day I will have it too!"
The boy was also a member of the academy, but due to his age, he could not play on the pitch and was temporarily brought in as a caddy.
Many of these children want to be stars, but not everyone can, Zhang Yuan is their idol out of reach, and they can't usually have many opportunities to contact the first team, just a little more than outsiders, Draxler is their closest idol, and this idol can communicate with him at any time.
Draxler is also full of longing, Zhang Yuan is not much older than him, but he sits in the main position in Schalke 04, Draxler hopes that he will also have that day, hoping that he can fight side by side with Zhang Yuan.
The game with the youth team is more about letting the first team find their form, after all, there is no official game for half a month during this period, and Lu Teng is also worried that everyone will be divided into the game, judging from the situation shown in the game, it is okay, the players are not rusty.
On September 13, Dortmund, the sky was clear and the temperature was 24 degrees Celsius.
Just after 2pm, the Schalke 04 team bus slowly drove into the parking lot, and the players got out of the car and picked up their luggage and walked to the away team's locker room.
The players on the bus outside the stadium were inevitably abused by the Dortmund fans, but not by entering the parking lot.
After Zhang Yuan and his teammates entered the locker room, they changed into their jerseys and went out to warm up, which is very important if you don't want to get injured inexplicably.
Borussia Dortmund arrived at the pitch earlier than Schalke 04 today, and when the Schalke 04 players went out, the Dortmund players were already warming up.
Zhang Yuan had already been here last year, and there was no pressure in his heart, but this time he enjoyed a much more grand treatment than the last time.
Last time, it was Zhang Yuan's stunner that led Schalke 04 to win Dortmund away, and the fans of the Hornets could not hate him, so from the warm-up from his appearance, he was booed, and Zhang Yuan could also hear some fans scolding him for being ****, a yellow-skinned monkey, there is no way to have racial discrimination everywhere, even if there is no them, they will use this to provoke you.
Zhang Yuan didn't react to this, as long as he didn't insult his family, he could bear it, yellow-skinned monkey?!, then he could also say that the person who scolded him was a white-skinned monkey, because everyone's ancestors were monkeys, and the ancestors of white people were also monkeys and not pigs! )