Chapter 11: Rita Clarifies the Puzzle

After all, it was just an ordinary warm-up game, and after the game the fat man and his teammates took a shower and changed clothes in the locker room, the team drove back to Dortmund without even a press conference. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoBecause tomorrow afternoon, they have another warm-up game, and the opponent is Wuppertal.

What the fat man didn't know was that he was sprayed with blood by two commentators in the first game. At this time, Dortmund's website was full of enthusiastic fans, and the focus of everyone's attention was still the fat man.

"I watched Dortmund's first warm-up game, even if the opponent was a fourth-tier team, the Chinese boy didn't score a goal, he was a parallel product, worthy of the name!" A Dort fan left a message.

"That's right, look at Dembele's performance, and then look at the performance of the Chinese boys, I just want to say that the value of the two has completely dropped." Second floor

"The performance of the Chinese boy is really disappointing to me, the halving of his value is not enough to show how bad his performance is, his current value is reduced by a zero, maybe it is his real value!" Third floor

"His sense of position is so poor, I can't find him in the front line, a striker is always active in the middle and back, and I am also drunk." Fourth floor

"I think the Chinese boy is a very smart player, and it is a smart thing for him to take the initiative to retreat when the midfield is not well organised. Although the Chinese boy didn't score a goal, he did a lot of work for the team. "Fifth floor

'The Chinese boy is evading his responsibilities and he knows he can't score, so he's going to stay away from the opposition goal, in the middle of the field, for sure. Sixth floor

"Dicker and Rupert are right, the Chinese boy is a water cooler player, and I have seen him thoroughly." Seventh floor

"Even the two commentators are not optimistic about the Chinese boy, so who else is supporting him. I think the only people who support Chinese boys now are Zolke and Watzke. "Eighth floor

'I want to send the Chinese boy away as soon as possible, on loan or on a winter transfer, and the thought of a player worth 3,000 euros is that kind of performance makes me angry. Ninth floor

"Tomorrow Dortmund will play another warm-up match in Wuppertal, against Wuppertal. I'm going to go live to cheer for the team, and the Chinese boys are just waiting to be booed by me! "Tenth floor

"Man, you're in too much of a hurry. Borussia Dortmund's third warm-up match will be played at Bracker's training base, and it's not too late to boo him. "Eleventh floor

"Alright then, I'll wait until the third warm-up game to boo him." Twelfth floor

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Unbeknownst to the fat man, he was once again the focus of discussion among Dortmund fans, and the team announced its disbandment when it returned to the training base. When the fat man drove back to the apartment, it was already half past ten in the evening. There is no way to take today's German class, but in the afternoon, the fat man has already called Zhang Yuwei and said that there is a game tonight. However, in front of the community, the fat man met Lita again, a female reporter from the newspaper Bild

"Pang, can you talk?" Rita asked with a smile.

"Rita, it's so late, why don't you go back to rest?" The fat man was surprised.

In fact, since the last interview with Bild, the fat man has not been so resistant to Rita's interview with himself, in the fat man's opinion, Rita is a very professional reporter, and will not write nonsense about the content of the interview. Soon, the two were in a café near the fat man's apartment.

"Pang, I want to talk to you, the content is related to the warm-up match you participated in today!" Rita explained what she meant.

"Rita, did you go to Erkenschwick to watch the game today?" The fat man asked.

"Yes, I follow every game in Dortmund because I'm Bild's full-time correspondent in Dortmund." Rita replied in the affirmative.

"Then you should interview Dembele, he played much better than me today." The fat man suggested.

"I can write Dembele's report without an interview, but you can't, I want to know what you really think about this game." Rita said seriously.

"Why do you say that, is there any difference between me and Dembele?" The fat man was puzzled.

"Yes, because you are the only player on the pitch today who did not carry out the coach's intentions, that's why I interviewed you!" Rita replied.

"You mean I drop back to the midfielder to help organise and pull back into the box to participate in the defense?" The fat man immediately understood.

"Yes, your approach has been criticized by many fans, they say that you are on the pitch, you have not strictly implemented the tactical intentions of the manager, and there is no organizational discipline at all!" Rita replied earnestly.

"How is this possible?" The fat man thought it was a little incredible, "You also saw at the time, the team's midfield organization was wrong, and there was also a problem with the defense of the high ball in the backline, I just went to help." ”

"Pang, I have to say that you are a very smart player and have a good ability to read the game. But my assessment of your game is that you did a lot of work outside of your job, and you didn't do your job well. Rita commented.

"Rita, I don't understand what you mean!" The fat man shook his head and said, "Although I didn't score, I helped my teammates score a lot of goals. ”

'Pong, do you want to be transformed into a midfielder or a defender by Thomas Tuchel?' Seeing that the fat man hadn't understood what he meant, Rita was ready to explain from a different angle.

"No, I don't want to be transformed!" The fat man sternly refused, "I'm a striker, I just want to play as a striker!" ”

'But you didn't show a little bit of quality as a striker. You've been doing playmaking in midfield, defending at the back, and you're showing people that you have the potential to be a midfielder or a backfielder. Rita said earnestly.

'Rita, it was just an accident, I was just thinking about how to help the team, I didn't want to play in midfield or at the back. The fat man explained, thinking Rita was a little too serious.

"Pang, I'm not joking!" Rita said solemnly, "If you don't show your attacking talent in the next warm-up games, but you keep showing your playmaking talent or defensive talent, I think Coach Tuchel will soon let you play in a different position up front. ”

'Rita, Borussia Dortmund have a lot of talented players in midfield, there are a lot of talented players in the backline, I'm just helping out temporarily, I don't have any intention of playing in other positions. The fat man told the truth.

"Pang, you're too optimistic, but in fact it's not." Rita does not agree with the fat man's opinion, "This season, after the team left Gundogan, Msitaryan, Hummels, and injured Reus, coupled with Subodic who is making a transfer, the strength of the midfield has been greatly weakened. Although the team has brought in a lot of talented young players, it will be very difficult to recover the strength of last season. Because it takes time for talent to develop, even if Thomas Tuchel is capable of developing young people, it will take two to three years to recover. ”

"Rita, it's not that serious!" The fat man felt that Rita was too pessimistic, "There are only three or four main players who have transferred away, so the strength of the team should not be greatly affected, right?" ”

'But of those who have left, Hummels, Gundogan and Mkhitaryan are the absolute core of the team, and their departure has almost destroyed Dortmund's existing tactical system, and it will take time for Tuchel to rebuild. Rita analyzed.

Hearing Rita talk about the team's tactical system, the fat man was immediately interested. Rita has been a full-time reporter for Dortmund for many years, and she must be more familiar with Dortmund than herself, so it is time to ask her for advice on this.

"Rita, why did their departure break the team's tactical system?" The fat man asked.

"Pong, the central axis of Dortmund last season, was Hummels at the back, Gundogan in midfield, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang up front. Now that the two on the central axis have left the team, what do you say is that this is not a destruction of the tactical system? Rita analyzed.

If Rita is right, then Dortmund will be in big trouble for the new season. A player who can be called a player on the central axis, it must be a thigh-level player of the team, the absolute core. However, the fat man remembers that Mkhitaryan was the MVP of the Bundesliga last season, and he was not the core of Dortmund's midfield, why did Rita say that Gundogan was.

"Rita, isn't Mkhitaryan the heart of Dortmund's midfield? How did you say that Gundogan was called? The fat man asked puzzled.

"Pang, what you see is just the appearance. Although Mkhitaryan was the MVP of the Bundesliga last season, when it comes to the core of the team's midfield, it is Gundogan. "Gundogan's position in Tuchel's tactics is that of a midfield commander, a lubricator and a metronome in midfield, and he is responsible for distributing the ball and controlling the tempo. As a possession-oriented midfielder, Gundogan's passing is very accurate and penetrating, and many of the goals scored by Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan last season came from Gundogan's assists. Mkhitaryan is positioned as an attacking midfielder because he is positioned higher than Gundogan, and although he is also involved in the playmaking work in midfield, because he is higher than Gundogan, he is also responsible for the team's scoring work, after all, there is only one Aubameyang in Dortmund's forward line. ”

"Rita, even if Gundogan and Msitaryan are gone in midfield, don't we still have Reus, Weigel and Kagawa? They should be able to prop up the team's midfield, right? The fat man continued to ask.

"Royce's recovery from injury is not optimistic and it is likely that he will be reimbursed in 2016; Weigel was talented, but he played well last season because he was backed by Hummel at the back; Without support from the back line this season, I don't know what level Weigel can play as a single midfielder; Kagawa's passing was good, but the Japanese were too weak to support the team's midfield with him and Weigel alone. Rita analyzed.

'There have been a lot of talented young players signed this season, so is there no one who can replace Gundogan and Mitaryan?' Although the fat man knew that what Rita said was the truth, he was just not convinced.

"I don't know, because I still need to observe. However, at the moment, it will be very difficult to find the perfect replacement for Gundogan, Mkhitaryan and Reus. Although there are a lot of talented young people in the team, it will take at least two or three years for these people to reach the level of the three of them. "Rita is not confident.

'What you're saying is that Coach Tuchel will keep letting the newcomers try out these three positions in the warm-up games in the hope of finding a replacement. And I'm one of the potential replacements, right? The fat man finally understood.

"Yes!" Rita nodded.

Sure enough, after listening to Jun's words, it is better than reading a book for ten years, and after listening to Rita's analysis, the fat man finally understood the seriousness of the matter. The fat man didn't come to play midfielder when he joined Dortmund, the fat man wanted to play as a striker, otherwise the 20,000 euros of betting was not bought in vain!

"Rita, do you have any good advice? I don't want to play any position that strikers don't have! The fat man asked Rita for help.

'Pong, you have to show your attacking talent as soon as possible and it's better to impress Tuchel with a constant stream of goals, as long as he believes you have great goalscoring ability, your position as a striker is secured. At that time, even if the midfield was still weak, I am sure you will not be among the Tuchel coaches, after all, the team can still buy players to strengthen the quality. Rita replied.

"Fantastic, Rita! You've done me a great favor! The fat man said gratefully.

"Pang, I just told you about some of the team's situation, and I'm very happy to help you." Rita said with a smile.

"Rita, why are you telling me this?" The fat man couldn't understand why Rita helped him so much.

"Pang, you've seen it, Anna and I are competing. She's not optimistic about you in Kicker's magazine, and I'm supporting you in Bild, and I'm completely opposite to her right now, so I want you to play better and show that I'm more discerning than she is, and I need you to help me win the competition with Anna. Rita stared at the fat man, her eyes burning.

"Thank you, Rita, our goals are the same, and I won't let you down." Fat man packing ticket.

"I believe in you, Pong! You're a very smart player and I know you're going to succeed. Rita encouraged the fat man.

"Thank you, I think so too!" The fat man's confidence was restored, and he responded domineeringly.

The two talked about some other things, and it wasn't until about eleven o'clock in the evening that Rita took a taxi and left. The fat man recognized Rita as a friend from the bottom of his heart this time, Rita knows Dortmund too well, it is simply a door clear, with her help, the fat man is confident that he can quickly integrate into the team. The fat man had the heart to persuade Rita to let go of this senseless competition with Anna, but seeing Rita's unyielding energy, the fat man gave up the idea. "Hey, let's help Rita defeat Anna, and then persuade Rita." The fat man thought silently.

When he got home, the fat man entered the system training while lying on the bed, and the communication with Rita tonight gave the fat man a sense of crisis. After the departure of three absolute main players, the team is facing a rebuild. Players who play in the midfield position are not in a stable position and may even be forced to play in other positions. The fat man doesn't want to change to another position, so he has to work harder. (To be continued.) )