Despite being a friendly match, half of Germany's sports media were covering the match, especially when Bayern Munich beat Espanyol 2-1 at home on home to La Liga Espanyol.

"The Kicker" - 2; 1 and 7:1. In the preparation for the new season, it is obvious that Bayer Leverkusen has been at the forefront, Bayern Munich is far behind, Leverkusen, who has experienced the Daum Xi poison turmoil, is not only not affected, but quickly entered the state, Ballack and Zheng Zhi, who joined in the summer, are perfectly integrated into the team, and they beat Aston Villa 7:1 with full firepower to find the direction back to Great Britain.

Bild – Horror! Terror! Terror! The trio of Zheng, Ballack and Emerson look set to crush any midfield combination, and with the likes of Ze Roberto, LaMelo and Beinrich by their side, they have already sounded the clarion call for the new season.

Eintracht Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - A Zheng Zhi quickly made Leverkusen's midfield have chemistry, while a Qi Hong has not yet shown us anything.

Der Spiegel – There's no doubt that Bayer Leverkusen's 7-1 Aston Villa display was impressive, and if they can score again against Parma in the next game, then this team will be enough to shake Germany.

On the England side, there was no newspaper to cover the game in the first place because of the lack of reporters to follow up with the team. However, on BBC Sports News that evening, the match quickly caught the attention of fans across England.

When the BBC presenter read the news, fans across England were in an uproar.

"Wardfark?"

“1:7？”

"Is Gregory on the youth team? I don't believe it. ”

But after the host then read out the starting list, everyone realized that the truth of the matter was not what they imagined.

"God, all the main forces attacked, and were beaten 1:7? How strong is this Bayer Leverkusen team? Did they capture all the aliens on Earth? But there is only one alien on this planet, Ronaldo, he is at Inter Milan. ”

"No matter how strong you are, you can beat Manchester United? Where have all the Aston Villa players traveled, they weren't playing at all, they were probably away from home, so they just sold face to Bayer Leverkusen, I can only understand it like this, ah, damn it, do you want me to admit that they really lost such a humiliating scoreline? ”

"Unacceptable, totally unacceptable."

Even their bitter rivals, Birmingham, who are still in the lower leagues, couldn't help but jump out and laugh at them, the chairman of Birmingham said in an interview with The Guardian: "It's just a joke, you know we drew 1-1 with Liverpool yesterday, I can't imagine how they lost 1-7 in Germany, the whole Birmingham, no, the whole England was disgraced by him." ”

Aston Villa fans have even petitioned the club to re-evaluate the players to see if they are still fit to play at Aston Villa and that they do not want to be relegated at the end of the season.

Aston Villa manager Gregory had to hold a press conference to explain it to the media fans.

"We really weren't prepared and didn't expect it."

"We really came up against a pretty strong Bayer Leverkusen team."

'When we conceded the first goal, we didn't have a premonition of the slaughter, but when the second goal, the third goal came, we knew we were going to be in big trouble today. It's not often that I see a team play like that, even at Manchester United, we didn't feel that kind of pressure, the whole game we were defending, defending, struggling to defend and my players even had three cramps in the last moments. Believe me, it's a stronger team than Manchester United, we played Manchester United twice last season, and although Manchester United gave us a lot of pressure, we weren't powerless to fight back, but against Bayer Leverkusen, we really couldn't do it. ”

'We only had two chances in the whole game and Dablin grabbed one of them and it's as simple as that.

"If you look at the German media, I'm sure they're shocked."

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Parma's bus slowly drove into the city of Leverkusen and finally dropped off at the Wyndham Hotel. The Wynden Hotel is part of the North Stand of Bayer Stadium and Palma is really convenient. When it comes to tomorrow's game, they just walk to the locker room, and even the bus is saved.

The team was a bit of a stretch, and head coach Alberto Maresani let the players rest early after the team's meal, but he still kept an eye out and let the assistant coach secretly watch in the hallway, lest the Argentine Ortega run out to play in violation of the law.

Badboy at all.

It's just that Ortega, who is one centimeter taller than Maradona, has always been known as Maradona's successor, Malaisani just bought it from Sampdoria for less than half a month, this guy has violated the rules twice, and he has not stopped during the training camp, and the entire locker room is in turmoil, and he is now a little unsure whether he bought him right or wrong. At present, this thorn head still needs to be adjusted.

Alas, what is wrong with learning from Maradona, why do you have to learn from his bad side? At the age of 25, don't you know how to plan your career? Sometimes, Malaisani really thinks Ortega is a brain-dead.

Can Ortega be hailed as Maradona's successor? But it has never been able to meet people's expectations, just like many years later, people hailed Messi as Maradona's successor, in fact, the two of them have a lot in common, regardless of height, in terms of technology, they are very similar. Ortega is extremely skilled at his feet, dribbling through and taking chances in front of goal, and is a typical number nine and a half player, often used as a midfielder or right winger. At the age of 20, Tetega played in the 1994 World Cup in the United States. At the 1998 World Cup in France, he performed well as the heart of the midfield. However, due to too much dribbling at his feet, Ortega seems a bit "alone", which is one of the reasons why he has never met talents. What's even more impressive: Ortega was sent off with a red card in the quarter-finals between Argentina and the Netherlands, and Argentina was eliminated from the tournament after heading Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar......

Ortega is the heart of his team, and Malaisani is not worried. Today's Parma team can be described as strong and strong, not inferior to any Serie A team. If you look at it from the eyes of future generations, this team can be said to be star-studded to the extreme, as one of the seven sisters of Serie A, no matter what position it takes, it can be top-notch.

The first to bear the brunt is the teenager Gianluigi Buffon...... If Zheng Zhi sees the teenager Buffon now, Zheng Zhi is estimated to be very touched, 20 years later, the teenager Buffon has not retired, and he is a Lucio-style old goblin......

A top-notch defence, Gianluigi Buffon on the way up, a future Ballon d'Or winner Cannavaro with world champion Thuram in a luxurious match, and Benarivo also has a place in the Italian national team.

The midfield creativity is a little lacking, Fosse and Dino Baggio are representatives of the former Italian central defenders, sapper type jack-of-all-trades, but lack creativity. Although Ortega is sharp, he is occasionally brain-dead.

Up front, Crespo and Amoruso can be seen as slightly smaller versions of Barty and Ronaldo, and there are also fierce generals and goblins like Di Vaio and Di Natale on the bench.

After squatting at the top of the staircase for almost an hour, the assistant coach finally returned to Malaisani's side to report to work.

"No movement,"

"There shouldn't be any surprises."

"Mm-hmm," Malesani nodded, "that's best, but if he wants to go out, we won't be able to keep him all night." If he has this restless heart this season, then we can only admit it. ”

Malaisani shook his head, he didn't want to think about Ortega's anymore, as the so-called sky is going to rain, his mother is going to get married, and Ortega is going to die, no one can stop him, it's a big deal to deal with him next summer.

"By the way, I heard that Bayer Leverkusen won 7-1 at home to Aston Villa?" Malaisani prefers to talk about tomorrow's opponent, Bayer Leverkusen.

"Yes, the German media were crazy about this game for the first two days." The assistant nodded, then spoke again, not talking about the game, "We should have bought him in the first place, so there wouldn't be so much trouble." ”

"Who?" Malaisani was a little puzzled, not knowing who the assistant was talking about, but he quickly reflected.

"Ahh

"The boss doesn't agree, what can be done? If we can make an offer at the beginning of the year, I believe we can take it, but we can't even open the mouth, alas! "Thinking of missing Zheng Zhi, Malaisani felt a little uncomfortable, the Tanzi family looked down on Chinese players so much? You have to buy Ortega. At the beginning of the year, I decided to buy Ortega in the summer.

Of course, in this matter, Malaisani will not have trouble with the Tanzi family, after all, his current main lineup is still there, and Ortega has more problems, he thinks that Ortega is still much stronger than Zheng Zhi, and he is in the year of play. Aside from letting Chiesa go, which made him a little unhappy, he was generally satisfied.

Of course, if Zheng Zhi can be brought in and made him Ortega's replacement, it will be the most perfect result.

It turned out that at the beginning of the year, when Fiorentina and Eintracht Frankfurt played a warm-up match, Parma was eyeing Zheng Zhi, but because of the club owner, Zheng Zhi missed the fate with Parma.

However, if Zheng Zhi knew, it is estimated that he would not choose Parma, because he knew that Parma's future was far inferior to Leverkusen......

"You mean, he directed the game?" Malaisani's mind is still very flexible.

"I can't say that he directed, but he played a very important role in it. The iron triangle of him, Ballack and Emerson has elevated Bayer Leverkusen to new heights, and with the addition of two wings, Aston Villa is almost amateurish, and it is not surprising that there is a big scoreline. ”

"Oh, it's just an ordinary team in England, no fuss, the score doesn't represent real strength. Tomorrow against us, they won't have that chance. But it's a good time to test our strength for the new season. ”

Malaisani, who has won the UEFA Cup, will not be shocked at all when he hears this kind of news. In this era, Serie A is still the era of the mini-World Cup, and they really don't look up to clubs from other countries, even German clubs.

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On the contrary, Worrall took the game quite seriously. The next day, in the home team's dressing room, Worrall began to stimulate and motivate Bayer Leverkusen's players.

"The team next door is the winner of this year's UEFA Cup."

"If we win against them, it means that our 7-1 win in the last game is a real win and we can beat everything."

"If we lose to them, that score is a joke."

"I'm sure a lot of the German media and fans are waiting to see our jokes, especially the Bayern Munich guys, because they don't believe you can play 7-1, they want you to be rubbed against the turf by the UEFA Cup winners, and then better we lose badly."

"Can we get them to see the joke?"

"No,"

"We are not cowardly Bayern Munich who will lose to the Champions League!"

"So even if it's the UEFA Cup winners, we're going to beat them back!"

"Let them see that we are stronger than them!"

"Come on, boys!"

Worrall's starting XI today was only a change, that is, Novotny became the starting centre-back, replacing the young Lucio, and there was no change in other positions, he believed that the only weakness of the team in the last game was Lucio, and now let Novotny return to the starting position, which is the most powerful Bayer Leverkusen.

But he and his team don't really know much about Parma, and they only see it on TV.

Only Zheng Zhi is the most experienced.

In the player tunnel, what impressed him the most was not Buffon, but the future Evergrande coach Cannavaro.

I have to admit that Cannavaro was really handsome when he was young, the perfect Italian male model, and of course, Buffon was not far behind......

Just like when he met Lippi three months ago, Zheng Zhi's gaze when he met Cannavaro this time was also complex and gentle, and the man in front of him and him had too much intersection in Evergrande.

I don't know if it's because he's too handsome, Cannavaro is naturally very sensitive to people's eyes, and he felt the strange gaze that Zheng Zhi threw at him.

A handsome person is watched all the time, even if it is a man's gaze......

Zheng Zhi's smiling and gentle gaze made Cannavaro's whole body instantly have goosebumps, and for the first time, he actually took the initiative to look away.

It's a little disgusting~

Isn't it that there are no comrades who say that they like him, and there are a lot of them in Italy, and isn't it normal in Germany? At this moment, Cannavaro suspected that Zheng Zhi was also of this type......

It's a pity that Zheng Zhi was reborn half a year earlier, if he was reborn in the second half of the year, his gaze might not be so gentle, because Cannavaro died directly in the second half of the year, personally burying Evergrande's future in the AFC Champions League and the league, and then, Cannavaro was sent to learn the company's corporate culture, and Zheng Zhi took his place and became the acting coach......

Zheng Zhi also felt Cannavaro's discomfort, and finally looked back and chatted with Barak instead.

"Michael,"

"We're going to have very little space for this game,"

'There's no room for Aston Villa anymore, we have to keep the formation more compact, you have to increase the range of movement, and when you defend you have to stifle them at the back as soon as possible. Those two guys are also quite tough, and you won't have an easy time with the ball in front of you. ”

His jaw turned, pointing at Fosse and Dino Baggio. In general, he still remembers the core lineup of this team back then, although many people have forgotten the face and only know half of it, but the back of the shirt is clearly written.

"Don't worry,"

"They can't carry me, and their legs aren't as long as my third leg."

Barak straightened his chest, full of confidence.

Zheng Zhi subconsciously made up how long Barak's third leg was.

"You can use it as a belt, right?"

"Don't underestimate Italy's chain defence, it's hard for us to even create chances on goal, we have played Italy too little, we have basically no experience, the Bundesliga, the Premier League, Serie A have different styles. But in fact, it's okay to lose, it's good to be able to learn something. ”

"What? Didn't you hear what the boss just said? We can't afford to lose. Barak lowered his voice.

"I mean it doesn't matter if you win or lose, after all, it's just a friendly game, the key is that we can improve, grow, learn things, that's no problem, don't worry, the manager is just motivating us, he doesn't really care so much about winning or losing, don't put too much pressure on yourself." Zheng Zhi replied by pressing Barak's ear.

This can only be said to Barak, if it is heard by the whole team, Zheng Zhi will be bad, can the morale that Worrall finally bring up be so consumed?

"No, we'll win!"

'I'm going to tear the UEFA Cup with my own hands and it's the best chance to prove it.' Ballack didn't believe Bayer Leverkusen would lose.

"It's good to have that kind of confidence," Zheng Zhi patted Balak on the shoulder in support.

At this time, a guy in the away dressing room poked his head out and swaggered over. Zheng Zhiding looked at it, isn't it the Ortega who gave coach Parma a headache?

This guy seems to really think of himself as a big star, and even the way he walks looks like Maradona.

However, this is the only thing that is, he has nothing.

Maradona's successor.

Hehe......

Zheng Zhi has heard this sentence for more than 20 years, at least Ortega is not.

And today, he and Ortega will definitely have a bloody and brutal showdown......