In any case, Zhang Yuan thinks that this is definitely not a good thing for coach Slomka, after all, as the head coach of Schalke 04, he is holding a scarf with the slogan Schalke 04 written on it, which will somewhat reduce his status in the eyes of the club and fans.

If it were the players, it would be a disaster, they would become the laughing stock of others, the fools in the minds of Schalke 04 fans.

After changing their clothes and everyone came to the training ground, Slomka did not greet everyone to warm up, but apologized to everyone, admitting that he was careless last night and did not notice what was written on the scarf, so he became the target of Dortmund's media ridicule, and he wanted everyone to forget about it.

Forget? Where is it so easy, Zhang Yuan feels that it doesn't matter, Slomka is actually a victim, he is very sympathetic, but some players in the team don't think so, they just haven't shown it yet.

With the victory in the derby, Schalke 04 has accumulated 35 points, surpassing Bayer Leverkusen and Hamburg in the rankings, and the two teams met in this round of the match, and the draw was cheaper. Schalke 04 are currently just five points away from Bayern Munich at the top of the table and two points away from second-placed Werder Bremen, with 15 rounds of league games remaining.

However, their next opponent, Wolfsburg, whose current manager is Felix? Magath, Magath has rich coaching experience in the Bundesliga, once coached the Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, led Bayern Munich to win the 04-05, 05-06 season of the Bundesliga championship, but because he attaches great importance to physical training and poor performance in the European competition, it caused dissatisfaction with Bayern Munich, and was finally swept away, this season just took over Wolfsburg, under his tutelage, experienced ups and downs in the early season, and now Wolfsburg is more stable, has achieved 3 consecutive wins, the state is very good, even if it is at home, Schalke 04 may not be cheap.

For Schalke 04, the worst news is the oolong incident of Slomka, the best news is that the main striker Kuranyi has returned, Kuranyi's comeback is of great significance, Kuranyi is not only the sharpest knife on the front line, but he is also the key to enriching the team's style of play, and for a long time, Slomka has been attacking in the frontcourt, and the core around it is Kuranyi, Zhang Yuan's arrival Slomka is at most to use Zhang Yuan as a tactical supplement to Kuranyi's failure, and it is obviously inappropriate to bet on a person, If Kuranyi is not in good form and there are no players who can step up, it will be miserable.

During the team's training preparations, Schalke 04 issued a statement strongly condemning the Dortmund fans' immoral behaviour towards Slomka, as the manoeuvre was a bit too much.

In the following days, of course, the whole incident slowly subsided, but the laughing stock incident of Slomka must also be known to the whole country, and it is estimated that there are no fans who do not know the own goal incident caused by the Schalke 04 manager.

On February 16, the Schalke Stadium was full of fans, and when it came to attendance, the first in the Bundesliga was Dortmund, and the second was Schalke 04, and the two teams even competed for attendance.

On February 20, Schalke 04 will welcome Porto in the first round of the Champions League knockout round, but Slomka still welcomes Wolfsburg with a full squad.

Schalke 04's starting line-up today is unchanged from the previous game against Borussia Dortmund, except for the return of Kuranyi in attack, Asamoah returned to the right and midfielder Jones was replaced by Kobyashvili after a suspension.

Wolfsburg today is not the usual 442 formation, but 4231 formation, goalkeeper Benacio, central defenders Shimunek and Madelen, right-back Costa, left-back Shafir, two midfielders Gentner and Josue, three attacking midfielders Marcelinho, Dejaga and Santana, and single striker Grafit.

Magath's formation is full of attacking power, but the defense is not good, Ruosue is thin, weighing only more than 120 pounds, plus he was not born in the back of his debut, and his defensive ability is average, and Gentner was originally playing in the forward position in Stuttgart, so Wolfsburg's defensive ability is not strong from the card.

Wolfsburg has a famous Japanese player, Makoto Hasebe, also transferred to Wolfsburg during the winter break like Zhang Yuan, joined Wolfsburg, before this game, the domestic media and Japanese media have hyped up the Asian derby, domestic fans naturally hope that Zhang Yuan can have a long face for China, and Japanese fans obviously hope that Hasebe Makoto will have a long face for Japan, Zhang Yuan of course hopes that he can perform better, he also has a competitive heart, especially long-term patriotic education, he is not interested in Japan.

Ahead of this match, Zhang Yuan was definitely the more convincing of the two, while Makoto Hasebe was a little more lackluster, and this match was still not Magath's first choice.

After the start of the first half of the game, Wolfsburg, who was about to break through the Schalke Stadium, was in full disadvantage except for the first few minutes, no way, the 4231 formation Magath was also temporarily adjusted, and it could be played during training, and it was really on the pitch that Schalke 04 played the front court and the midfield and the backfield were seriously disjointed, Schalke 04's 433 formation The two wings were very active, especially Zhang Yuan's side, Magath did not study Zhang Yuan, he adopted regional joint defense tactics, Gentner is very critical, But Gentner's defensive ability is insufficient, and Rakitic leads Schalke 04 midfielders to press Wolfsburg's midfield at any time, Gentner and Josue are really stretched, and the impact of Kuranyi in the middle is very strong, and in the end it became Zhang Yuan against Shafir, and it is obviously difficult to prevent Zhang Yuan, and as a result, the game went on for 20 minutes, Zhang Yuan tried 3 times, 3 successes, and Shafair was very depressed.

In the 25th minute, Zhang Yuan once again successfully broke through Shafir, crossed to the front of the penalty area, Kuranyi directly volleyed, the ball hit the right post of the Wolfsburg gate, popped up the bottom line, and almost opened the scoring for Schalke 04.

After this goal, Magath knew that he couldn't do it like this anymore, so he directly told Gentner that you should keep an eye on Zhang Yuan on the side, and leave the middle side alone for the time being.

With Gentner's close defense, Zhang Yuan began to reduce attempts to pass, try to pass the ball as much as possible, and reduce passing errors, so as not to give Wolfsburg a chance to counterattack. Zhang Yuan is also a player who plays football with his brain, he saw Gentner close to the defense, so he deliberately went to the side and pinned down Gentner to the side, so that Wolfsburg's middle defense formed a gap, and Rakitic began to frequently insert forward, still forming a greater impact on Wolfsburg's middle.

However, the Wolfsburg defenders were still very tenacious and successful in defending at the edge of the penalty area, Schalke 04 dominated but could not convert the advantage into goals, and the two sides drew 0-0 in the first half.

At halftime, Slomka did not make tactical adjustments, Schalke 04 played well in the first half, and was not affected by his troubles, and Kuranyi's comeback role and ability to play the ball in the front court are beyond doubt.

What is puzzling is that Magath did not make adjustments, in the first half Wolfsburg was already quite passive, if no changes were made, it is likely that Schalke 04 would score in the second half, but Magath did not make adjustments, the reason is still to counterattack, if the formation is changed, then the attack power in the front court will be weakened, and the counterattack speed will be reduced, and he also wants to bet for a period of time, if it doesn't work, he will make adjustments.

In the second half, Schalke 04 still has the initiative, especially Kuranyi's state is very good, the middle can't get through, Kuranyi began to move frequently to the two wings, Zhang Yuan, Asamoah frequently went to the middle of the activities, Rakitic also waited for the opportunity to plug in, more than ten minutes ahead, Schalke 04 completed 4 shots.

Magath on the sidelines could no longer sit still, the defense in the midfield was too weak, and the back line could stand the test again, but it would be difficult to hold on for long, so in the 61st minute, he made substitution adjustments, and Japanese player Makoto Hasebe finally came on the field, and he replaced Santana, who was inactive in the frontcourt.

When Hasebe came on, he played at right-back, with right-back Costa replacing Gentner in defensive midfield, and Gentner moving up front to take Santana's place.

Why did Magath make such an adjustment, the reason is that this adjustment has strengthened the defensive strength of the midfield, and at the same time Hasebe Makoto has outstanding ability to move up and down, Hasebe Makoto was originally a midfielder and has a certain defensive ability, but he is also very good at running, Magath just hopes to not only suppress Schalke 04 on the side, but also hopes that Hasebe Makoto and the front court will open up a side corridor, Grafit's ability to grab the point and shoot is also good, and the side cross will cause trouble for Schalke 04 gate.

But soon it was the Japanese player's mistake that caused Schalke 04's goal, in the 65th minute, Hasebe Makoto made a long pass mistake, the ball did not go far, hit Kulanyi who blocked him, Kuranyi intercepted the ball, directly diagonally to Asamoah in the penalty area, Asamoah did not make adjustments and shot directly, was blocked by Benasio, but the follow-up Rakitic shot through the door of Wolfsburg, and Schalke 04, who was playing at home, led the opponent 1:0.

The trip to the Schalke Stadium turned into a sea of joy, and the advantage was held for so long, this goal finally broke the deadlock, and Schalke 04, who are in the top three, are very likely to win again.

Schalke 04's fans set a record for the highest decibel cheers in the Bundesliga, and this time their cheers don't seem to be any weaker than the record-setting one.