Chapter 8: Advance to the second round
Mainz is still in the scouting stage, the 30 players planned for the first team have not been fully selected, and the league has not yet started, so Klopp is not in a hurry to replenish the number of first team players, but has been examining the training attitude.
No. 1 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, No. 12 goalkeeper Jerome Wamz, No. 9 center Wang Zhen, No. 11 left winger Ben Arfa, No. 27 left winger Benjamin Orr, No. 15 right winger Michael Zack, No. 14 right winger Mike Hank, No. 6 midfielder Rolick Kanna, No. 16 midfielder Demetrio Albertini, No. 19 midfielder Christopher Babac, No. 18 midfielder Nigao Karankica, No. 7 midfielder Franck Ribery, No. 8 midfielder Zvezdan Misimovic, Midfielder Mimoen Azaoch No. 33, midfielder Ricardo Montolivo No. 32, defender Thomas Link No. 2, defender Christian Vaons No. 3, defender No. 4, defender Spasoye Brajć, defender No. 17 Markel Rose, left-back Nicklas Wieland No. 91 and left-back Markelle Schutte are all tentatively named as members of the first team and reserves.
No. 24 left midfielder Dimitri Payer, No. 43 midfielder Luka Modric, No. 63 attacking midfielder Scott Kuhn, No. 99 centre-forward Claudius Webber mixed into the second team, and No. 53 Tamas Berkzer mixed in the second team to wait for selection.
In addition, Mark Klopp, Mechute Ozil, and Wang Erlei have entered the new second-tier lineup.
In addition to them, the U17 also has several young talents, but the performance is slightly worse, so they still stay in the U17, however, the second team is also currently bloated, if the U17 players do not mention the second team, they can only be sent to other teams to play.
If there are problems in the German Cup and the league, there is no ball to play, and the young talents in the second tier team may also be loaned out.
At present, Mainz has formed a super first- and second-tier team lineup of 53 people, which has exceeded the number of ordinary teams by too much.
When the game returned to home, it was not only the Mainz fans who were happy, but also the Mika club, because they finally ushered in the first high-income game of the year, and the income was divided equally, which was a pie in the sky for a small team like Mika.
From this point of view, it is also impossible to say whether it is a good thing or a bad thing that they met Mainz in the first round.
After all, if other UEFA minor league teams are opponents, even if they advance to the main competition, they may not be able to earn so much, even if they add bonus income.
Within Germany, Mainz was the first club to have an official competition, so the attention of the German mainstream media is here. On the one hand, Terrandescart 2 bought the rights to broadcast the entire UEFA Cup schedule, and on the other hand, Terra 5 and Terry 7 also bought the rights to broadcast the game temporarily.
As a result, all kinds of commentators who had basically nothing to do all summer gathered in this game, hoping to see clues from the game and give Mainz a review of the season.
On July 28, 2005, the game was held on time.
Mainz made a slight personnel change, originally at left-back, but due to the lack of left wing-back at the end of last season, Michael Schutte was replaced at left-back, Link was rested, and Warnes temporarily took on the right-back position.
Link is an all-round defender who often plays at left and right wing-back for club or international matches, and Warnes is a little less experienced in this area.
Jurgen Klopp wants to test what kind of performance a few veterans can play in Mainz's squad.
There is also the test of what kind of strength Michael Schutte can play, whether he is as talented as he showed at the end of last season.
In addition, in this game, Cana sat on the bench and Albertini took on the midfield position.
On the one hand, the veteran needs to find his form in the game, and on the other hand, in this game, change the formation.
Kanna doesn't fit into this lineup.
Ben Arfa dropped back to the left midfield and played in the centre, with Benjamin Orr on the left midfield, Michael Zucker resting and Mike Hank on the right midfield.
"In this game, Klopp made a very big adjustment, the lineup in the last game performed extremely well, but this season, Mainz wants to advance in the league and the cup at the same time, and it does need a second or even a third lineup, and Klopp is extremely experienced in using such a game where the victory is decided."
"From this point of view, Klopp is not a conservative coach, sticking to a set of lineups last season is because of Mainz's lack of major generals, although Mainz's reinforcements have been criticized this season, but after all, a lot of fresh blood has been added, and whether Klopp can make good use of these people is the focus of our attention."
"In the last two seasons, Jurgen Klopp has been known for discovering new talents, and if he can show a stronger technical and tactical level and more adaptability, then Germany will have a new young coach."
"It's very interesting that in the past, the German domestic league was tactically conservative and competed with Serie A for defense, and in the last two years, Klinsmann and Loew have worked together to reform the national team, and in the league, new coaches like Jurgen Klopp also advocate attack, perhaps, in recent years we will see a new Bundesliga, a change from the twilight of the Bundesliga, if so, then we have reason to support more clubs like Mainz to rush to the Bundesliga and shine."
"From the start, the game was in Mainz's hands without any surprises, but the Mainz players didn't want to take control of the situation, but launched a tidal wave of attacks, and it was only a matter of time before Meka suffocated."
"Coming, coming, Frank Ribery! TOOOOOOOR――! Ribery, two goals in a row, the season has just begun, Ribery's form is amazing, and it is a long-range shot, two games in a row, will we have another heavy artillery? ”
After Ribery scored, Mika couldn't stand it anymore, and in the 33rd minute, Wang Zhen's header from outside the penalty area was hung in the far corner and the goal was successful.
Yibian fought again, in the 47th minute, just debuted, Wang Zhen scored the second goal of the game after dribbling the ball past three people in the penalty area and shaking off the goalkeeper.
"Tremble! The King is coming! Wang Zhen, the fans sang Wang Zhen's song, two European games, five goals, I'm afraid I can't find the second more brilliant data, this is Wang Zhen's first two European games, although it is only a qualifier, but, in the whole of Europe, no one can make a debut so perfectly, the golden bomber has found a successor in the Bundesliga! ”
After completing the goal, Wang Zhen also greeted the audience.
As soon as the fifty minutes arrived, Wang Zhen was substituted.
"In my opinion, Klopp is not trying to protect Wang Zhen, after all, Wang Zhen is a well-known iron man, I prefer to believe that Klopp is seizing the opportunity to exercise his tactics, and Klopp once again sacrificed his bladeless tactics."
"In this lineup, Ribery and Ben Alfa have strong offensive ability, the midfielder is not weak in attack, and the right winger Mike Hank's header ability is also good, and he can go into the penalty area to become a center forward when necessary, this lineup should be the basic skeleton of the second squad that Klopp has honed in order to fight on both fronts, however, Ribery and Alfa are not irreplaceable in this lineup, no wonder Klopp wants to buy a large number of midfielders, Klopp this season, the ambition is amazing."