Chapter 166: Against the Galactic Battleship Real Madrid
The next day, Borussia Dortmund's players and fans gathered at the Porcez Square for an even bigger gathering to celebrate the club's eighth Bundesliga title in its history.
At the celebration, fans shouted the slogan "Cheng Hai stays" to keep Cheng Hai, hoping that Cheng Hai will not leave Dortmund this summer.
Because, with Cheng Hai's more and more perverted performance, although the liquidated damages clause will not take effect until next summer, there are already many local tyrant clubs that are not bad for money and are ready to poach Cheng Hai at a price that makes Dortmund excited.
One of them is none other than Borussia Dortmund's opponents, Real Madrid.
After Cheng Hai played the club's full game for the first time last night, staged a senior to lead Dortmund to a 6-0 bloody defeat of Bayern Munich, and stepped on Bayern's corpse to win the Bundesliga championship four rounds in advance, there were a lot of media reports last night and this morning.
Among them, there are naturally many owners and head coaches of major world giants who have praised Cheng Hai after seeing Cheng Hai's physical fitness skyrocket:
Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern 6-0 to win the 2011/2012 Bundesliga title four rounds ahead of schedule! 》
"Cheng Hai played the whole game for the first time in the club, and the running distance of 16.83km set a new world record! 》
"Cheng Hai set a record of 16.83km and played the whole stadium to stage the big four, and led Dortmund to defend the Bundesliga championship four rounds in advance! 》
"After the European Super Cup and the German Super Cup, Dortmund won the Bundesliga championship four rounds ahead of schedule to win the third crown of the season! 》
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich congratulates Borussia Dortmund on winning the Bundesliga title and hopes Cheng Hai to join! 》
"Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho expressed his hope that Cheng Hai will join the Galaxy Battleship, and Florentino said that Real Madrid will offer a transfer fee of 150 million euros, hoping to attract Cheng Hai this summer! 》
With Cheng Hai and Borussia Dortmund's €100 million liquidated damages not taking effect until next summer, it is clear that no club can afford to take him away with €100 million this summer.
But that doesn't mean Cheng Hai can't leave Borussia Dortmund this summer.
Because, those clubs that are not bad for money can also offer a transfer fee that is difficult for Dortmund to refuse to take Cheng Hai away.
If Dortmund doesn't let go, then Cheng Hai will leave directly at a price of 100 million euros next summer, and Dortmund may have to suffer hundreds of millions of euros in losses.
For example, on the information that broke out by Real Madrid, Florentino is ready to offer a transfer fee of 150 million euros.
If this is true and Dortmund agrees, Cheng Hai will not have to wait until next summer to transfer to Real Madrid this year.
If Dortmund don't agree, then by next summer, they will only get a maximum of 100 million euros in liquidated damages, and don't think about the transfer fee of 150 million euros.
This is definitely an astronomical income gap for Dortmund, and it cannot but be carefully considered.
However, the authenticity of this news is not high, because in a few days it will be the Champions League semifinals of Dortmund vs Real Madrid.
If Real Madrid lost to Dortmund, Cheng Hai also led Dortmund to win the championship, and Cheng Hai won this year's Golden Ball Award, then 150 million euros is no problem.
But this season is not over yet, if Mourinho leads Real Madrid to defeat Dortmund and finally win the Champions League, it is debatable whether Cheng Hai is still worth the transfer fee of 150 million euros.
After all, the previous world record transfer fee for Ronaldo's transfer to Real Madrid was only 94 million euros.
Cheng Hai suddenly raised more than 50 million, and if he didn't even have a Champions League title in hand, whether it was worth it remains to be considered.
Therefore, Real Madrid's intention to break the news of soliciting Cheng Hai like this at this time is more sinister, just to shake the military morale of Cheng Hai and Dortmund.
Judging from Cheng Hai's age, it is indeed difficult for a young man under 20 years old to refuse Real Madrid's call.
However, what Mourinho and Florentino don't know is that Cheng Hai, who has a system plug-in, is confident that he will not lose championships and honors in any team.
Therefore, he does not need to rely on the way he joins Real Madrid to increase his value and the possibility of winning honours.
Some players cry and shout to join Real Madrid, in addition to Real Madrid being a super giant in the world and joining Real Madrid has face, but also because it is easy to win the championship in Real Madrid.
But for Cheng Hai, as long as he is in the place, there will be no shortage of champions, so he doesn't need to hug Real Madrid's big legs at all.
Although joining Real Madrid is indeed a big face, it is not a necessity for Cheng Hai, and he does not need to make money by joining Real Madrid and increasing his fame and status.
Therefore, after participating in the celebration in the square and accepting the subsequent interview, when learning about the remarks of Mourinho and Florentino, Cheng Hai said unceremoniously:
"I don't know if I'm going to move in the summer, I don't know if I'm going to move to Real Madrid. All I know is that in the semi-finals of the Champions League, I will give it my all and beat Real Madrid with my team-mates to reach the final. ”
The implication is that Real Madrid's solicitation will not allow him to let his opponent go in the game, and he will still do his best to lead his teammates to defeat Real Madrid to advance to the final and eventually win the title.
It seems that the statements of Mourinho and Florentino have had the opposite effect.
Subsequently, Dortmund followed up with a statement, saying that Cheng Hai was not for sale at the club, and Cheng Hai would not be transferred this summer under any circumstances.
Borussia Dortmund's statement was unanimously supported by fans and the media, but in reality, those who know a little more about football know that these are mere verbal promises.
If any club offers a transfer fee of 200 million, Dortmund will definitely have to surrender.
Because, if you don't accept it, keeping Cheng Hai for one more season is doomed to lose 100 million euros.
It's a suffocatingly large transfer fee, and there is no room for emotion.
But no matter what, Cheng Hai's statement still reassured Dortmund fans a little.
Whether Cheng Hai wants to go to Real Madrid or not, he will definitely go all out in the match against Real Madrid. Because, only the better Cheng Hai's performance, the greater Real Madrid's determination to get him, and the higher the transfer fee and annual salary.
If Cheng Hai's performance is not outstanding and Dortmund is also eliminated by Real Madrid, then it is impossible to say how high Cheng Hai's status in the hearts of Mourinho and Florentino is.
Therefore, everyone can be sure that Cheng Hai will not release water in the game.
On April 14, 2012, Dortmund ushered in the 31st round of the Bundesliga with Schalke 04.
If it is usual, in this Ruhr derby, Dortmund will definitely do their best and fight with Schalke 04 to the end.
However, with the league already won the championship ahead of schedule and the next game against rival Real Madrid, the Ruhr derby, which was supposed to be Mars hitting the Earth, was abandoned by Klopp.
He put most of the main players in the training base to rest and train, and pulled most of the substitutes to go to challenge Schalke 04 away.
However, Cheng Hai's physical fitness is not something to worry about.
Not to mention his perverted deep sleep recovery ability, just Cheng Hai's current physical fitness, even if he doesn't need deep sleep and rest, and has an ordinary rest like an ordinary player, it is enough to cope with such a schedule without being unable to play the Champions League semifinals.
Therefore, in the 31st round of the Bundesliga against Schalke 04, Cheng Hai still started away from home.
And Cheng Hai did not disappoint.
Although Dortmund was basically a substitute and away from home, they did not play well, and they were scored two goals by Schalke 04 at home.
However, Cheng Hai played a mainstay role in this game.
If it weren't for his interference and pressing that ran all over the field, I'm afraid Schalke 04 would have scored more than two goals.
The atmosphere of the Ruhr derby will allow the desperate Schalke 04 to score more goals.
But it was precisely because of Cheng Hai's physical strength that he rushed and interfered with the whole court that Schalke 04's attack was often interrupted, and finally ended up without a problem, and only scored two goals in the end.
In terms of offense, Cheng Hai was even more surprising.
In addition to one assist, Cheng Hai also scored three goals directly into his own pocket and scored a hat-trick to help Borussia Dortmund win 4-2 on the road
You must know that this is still a hat trick that Cheng Hai often completed when he often withdrew his half to help defend and was unable to follow up the attack in time.
This efficiency is enough to make people admire.
But what is even more frightening is that in the three hat-tricks, in addition to a long-distance shot from outside the penalty area and a header in a corner kick attack, Cheng Hai also scored a goal with a direct free kick.
The free kick on the right side of the front of the penalty area, about 26 meters away from the goal, was supposed to be taken by Grosskloitz, but Cheng Hai took the initiative to go up and ask for the free throw.
Through the training of the first two days, Grosskloitz naturally knew that Cheng Hai had practiced the curve kick, and contacted the free kick in the training, the goal rate was very high, and it was no problem to take the free kick, so he gave up the penalty right.
But others don't know!
Just when the commentators and fans were still discussing how Cheng Hai would come to grab a free kick and whether he would hit the ball directly off the crossbar, Cheng Hai actually took a big arc free kick comparable to Beckham's full moon scimitar and sent the ball directly into the dead corner of the goal.
Goalkeeper Annestal didn't even make a save, he just raised his hand in surrender and watched the ball go into the net.
The free-kick caused a huge response after the game.
The Spanish media, in particular, are increasingly disillusioned with the prospect of semi-finals.
Because, Cheng Hai didn't know how to curve the ball before, and he had never taken a free kick.
Unexpectedly, just before the Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid, Cheng Hai not only skyrocketed in physical fitness to create a world record of 16.83km across the field, but also learned to take a curve ball and can take a free kick and send the ball directly into the goal.
In the praise of Dortmund fans and Cheng Hai fans for Cheng Hai's super fast progress, the media in Spain and Real Madrid are becoming less and less confident in whether they can defeat Dortmund in the semifinals.
Bayern Munich, who played the main team, was bloodied 6-0, and won 4-2 in the Ruhr derby with a group of substitutes.
Of course, it is only the media that is frightened on the surface, and as the coaches and players of the proud Real Madrid, they naturally will not admit defeat before the game.
Both coach Jose Mourinho and players Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and others have expressed strong confidence in winning the game against Dortmund.
In their remarks, Cheng Hai's achievements are respectable, but football is an 11-man sport, and Real Madrid's strong overall strength will surely defeat Dortmund and advance to the final.
Cheng Hai didn't respond, because he knew that after making up for the shortcomings of physical fitness and arc, his strength had become so strong that even Real Madrid couldn't prevent it.
The semi-final must have been won by Dortmund, so there was no need for a pre-match war of words.
Of course, other Dortmund players don't think so, and everyone is still a little cautious about Real Madrid's galaxy battleship.
Therefore, they also gave an interview to reporters before the game and expressed their confidence in beating Real Madrid, which is actually just a performance of psychological cheering for themselves.
If you are really confident, you should be like Cheng Hai, who directly ignored the opponent.
In addition to the direct dialogue between the two clubs, the outside media also conducted a lot of analysis and research on this two-legged Champions League semi-final.
Although Real Madrid threw Dortmund ten streets in terms of fame, in this season's Champions League semifinals, everyone is still more optimistic about Dortmund because of Cheng Hai's factors.
Originally, Cheng Hai's strength was terrifying enough, but now he has increased the physical fitness that can run all over the field, as well as the ability to shoot and hit the arc.
In everyone's opinion, if Cheng Hai plays normally, it is basically impossible for Real Madrid to advance to the final.
Soon, race day arrived.
At 20:45 on April 17, 2012, with the referee's whistle, the first leg of the 2011/2012 Champions League semi-final Dortmund vs Real Madrid officially began at Dortmund's home stadium Westfalen Stadium.
Dortmund's side is of course the main force, from the back to the front are goalkeeper Weidenfeller, defenders Piszczek, Hummels, Subotic, Schmelzer, back Sebastian Kehl, fullbacks Kagawa Shinji, Mario Goetze, forward Gundogan, center Lewandowski, shadow forward Cheng Hai.
And, because of winning the championship four rounds in advance, most of the main players in the 31st round of the Bundesliga match between Dortmund vs Schalke 04 were rested.
Real Madrid are a different story, as they are only four points ahead of second-placed Barcelona and are far from winning the title ahead of schedule.
Therefore, in the league, Real Madrid still has to work hard, and there are more distractions, and they cannot devote themselves to the Champions League semifinals like Dortmund.
There are even two big players, Carvalho and Altentop who were injured before the game and could not participate in this game.
This is also the reason why most media believe that Real Madrid will have a lot of luck in the two-legged Champions League semi-finals this season.
But no matter what, the outcome is always known only after the fight.
Even if someone is injured, Real Madrid's starting line is still star-studded, much brighter than Borussia Dortmund's.
Real Madrid's starting lineup from the back is goalkeeper Casillas, defenders Marcelo, Ramos, Pepe, Arbeloa, Khedira, Granero, full-backs Ronaldo and Di Maria, forward Nuri Shaheen, and forward Benzema.
There are also a bunch of superstars on the bench, such as Kaka, Mesut Ozil, Alonso, Higuain and so on.
Because Cheng Hai brought too much pressure to Real Madrid, Mourinho rarely adopted a double back formation, and did not choose Kaka or Ozil in the forward position, but chose Nuri Shahin.
Not only because Shaheen defended better than Kaka in midfield, but also because Shahin transferred to Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund and was heavily abused by the Dortmund media and fans when he moved to Real Madrid last year.
At the same time, after the transfer to Real Madrid, Shaheen rarely played and was reduced to a water cooler caretaker, which gave the Dortmund media and fans a reason to ridicule him, saying that he gave up the opportunity to play the core of the organization in Dortmund and went to Real Madrid as a water cooler caretaker, which was a brain caught by the door.
Therefore, it is difficult to say about other games, but in this game, Mourinho started Nuri Shaheen at the Westfalen Stadium and it was definitely in the right place.
Amid the scolding at Westfalen Stadium, Nuri Shaheen's form will definitely be bursting.
Because he has to prove that he is right on the right path, and if he is to respond to the Dortmund fans who scold him, he has to put in the best possible performance.
That's why Mourinho forwent Kaka and Mesut Ozil instead of starting with Shaheen.
Mourinho was not bad, as soon as Nuri Shaheen stepped onto the grass of the Westfalen Stadium, he was abused by the Hornets fans in the stadium, and the scolding of "traitor" and "garbage" was endless.
With the psychology of wanting to prove that he chose to transfer to Real Madrid, coupled with hearing the abuse of the fans of the original team, Shahin's fighting spirit and motivation are even stronger.
He's going to work hard, he's going to put in his best performance and shut up these fans who are insulting him.
Therefore, after the start of the game, whether it is in the front and back courts, whether it is offensive or defensive, everyone can see Nuri Shaheen running all over the field.
If there is no Cheng Hai to make a comparison, Shahin's performance is very good. Not only in terms of attitude, but also in terms of his contribution to Real Madrid at both ends of the pitch in attack and defence.
However, when there is another player on the pitch who can run all over the pitch and is better than Shaheen in terms of physicality, speed, technique, off-ball movement, point grabbing, and physique, Shahin's performance is not so commendable.