Chapter 31: Obeying Advice and Asserting Yourself

In the last round against Karlsruhe, Zhen Shaolong came off the bench for 30 minutes and scored two goals for St. Pauli, almost single-handedly, leading the team to win all three points away from home.

His performance amazed St. Pauli and the Bundesliga as a whole.

If it were other strikers, scoring two goals in 30 minutes and helping the team win, it was actually nothing, just an occasional good performance, but Zhen Shaolong was a little different, he was only eighteen years old, and it was the first time he landed on the professional field.

Not only the regional media that followed St. Pauli, but also some big media reported on the game, focusing on Zhen Shaolong, who performed well.

The topic of "scoring with the first touch of the ball" has been repeatedly mentioned by various media, such as "German Football Newspaper", which said, "In the 100-year history of football, there is no detailed record, but there are certainly very few players who can do it, maybe he has set a new record." ”

The Bundesliga column in the Munich Focus Weekly jokingly said, "Maybe he can apply for football Guinness, because there is no precedent before." ”

With such multimedia reports, Zhen Shaolong will naturally become quite concerned.

When St. Pauli ushered in the league again, there were many people who followed the game, including some media from outside the region, as well as scouts from various clubs, who wanted to see Zhen Shaolong's performance live.

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In this round of the league, St. Pauli hosted Ontehachen, and both teams were in the 'relegation zone', with little difference in strength and form.

St. Pauli relied on home advantage, scoring two goals in the first half to give them a strong lead.

The overall state of the team is good, and Bergman naturally will not make substitutions.

Zhen Shaolong can only sit on the bench.

When the time came to the second half, St. Pauli seemed to be careless, or the opponent's performance had improved, and from the 77th to the 82nd minute, Unterhachen scored two goals in a row, and the game took a sharp turn for the worse.

Bergman stood on the sidelines and wanted to curse!

Five minutes ago, he thought he could get another three points and wait for the clock to pass for victory, but the situation turned too quickly.

Untehachen actually caught up!

If the game continues like this, maybe the loser will be St. Pauli.

Bergman couldn't take it anymore and opted for a substitution: a midfielder, a defender, and a need to strengthen the defence.

Other than that......

Bergman hesitated, but still let Zhen Shaolong play, replacing center Felix Lutz.

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There wasn't much time left, but it was nice to get a chance to play, especially at the Porte Miller stadium, where more than 20,000 St. Pauli fans sat in the stands around it.

Zhen Shaolong was still a little excited.

Stadium radio Hukaert introduced the fans, "Replacing Felix is No. 13 Zhen, a young Chinese player who also came through the St. Pauli academy and played in the German North League with the St. Pauli youth team. ”

"Don't underestimate him, in the last round against Karlsruhe, Zhen performed very well, he scored two goals and led the team to victory!"

"Now Mr. Bergmann has chosen to replace Zhen, probably hoping that he will continue to perform wonderfully......"

The fans in the surrounding spectator stands are still looking forward to it, and they hope that Zhen Shaolong can continue to perform well and lead the team to victory.

But Zhen Shaolong found that it was not easy to perform.

The team is too passive!

Untehachen was not stronger than St. Pauli, nor was he much better than St. Pauli, but they played well and suppressed St. Pauli with their attack.

St. Pauli are also trying to fight, but the overall form is a little bad, two consecutive waves of attack were intercepted in midfield, and most of the time they need to defend solidly.

Zhen Shaolong was alone in front, lonely and a little helpless.

He couldn't help it.

Football is always under the control of the opponent, even if you try harder, what can you do?

One minute.

Three minutes.

The game passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it went into stoppage time, and the situation remained unchanged.

In stoppage time, Onterhachen were more aggressive and seemed to be looking to take advantage of the late goal to score another goal to get the win.

St. Pauli became extremely passive.

Head coach Bergman stood on the sidelines, very worried about the defense, he kept shouting to remind the defense, and then saw Zhen Shaolong standing in the front court, and also shouted angrily, "What are you doing, go back to defense!" Defend! ”

Zhen Shaolong was a little innocent, he symbolically ran back a few steps, and continued to stand there.

Go back to defense?

No!

"I'm on the pitch just to get chances, to score goals, and if I need to go back to defend and let someone else play!"

Zhen Shaolong thought stubbornly.

Finally, stoppage time passed, but St. Pauli held on to the goal, and with the referee's whistle, the game was officially over.

St. Pauli drew with Unterhaching.

St. Pauli's players were not in a good mood, they had a good chance to win, scoring two goals in the first half, but the opponent was too good in the second half, and they quickly equalized the score, and they wanted to score again at the last time, and almost lost the game.

Bergmann was in a bad mood and the win turned into a draw, and the opponent was still Ongterhaching, who was in front of the line, and he went to the dressing room to make a good fire.

Each player was scolded a few times.

Zhen Shaolong did not escape.

"What are you doing! You think the striker just stays in front? No! It's a professional league and everyone has to be involved in defense! Bergmann's tone was stern.

Zhen Shaolong pursed his lips and listened.

"yes, you played well in the last game, you scored two goals, you were the hero of the team's victory!" Bergman continued to scoff, "But so what? Remember! You're just an ordinary player, your strength can't catch up with others, and you don't have special treatment in the game! ”

Zhen Shaolong was scolded and depressed, carefully recalled the situation after the game, and did not feel that he had done wrong, but the head coach Bergman accused him of 'not participating in defense' according to the final game results.

What if there was a chance?

Just find an opportunity to score a goal and St. Pauli will win!

What about getting involved in defense? It's still just a draw, so what's the point of playing!

But......

Bergman has a saying that he has in his heart: in the professional arena, everyone has to be involved in defense.

This sentence cannot be said to be an iron law, but I have heard it many times.

Zhen Shaolong fell into a tangle of contradictions, "How should I defend in the game?" Am I being too stubborn, or is Bergmann blaming me? ”

"I'm right! Because I can't defend! ”

Bergmann was right...... Everyone has to be involved in the defense, including the strikers. ”

After dinner, Zhen Shaolong went to the gym to exercise, still thinking about this problem, and looked a little unrelenting on the outside.

"What are you thinking?"

A female voice interrupted thinking, and Zhen Shaolong looked up to see that it was Rena.

Zhen Shaolong's rejection of the words of the 'righteous gentleman' made Rena feel very annoyed, and she ignored him for more than a week, but fortunately, time can dilute everything, and the relationship between the two is still back to the past-

Ahem...... can only be regarded as ordinary friends.

Zhen Shaolong took the water handed over by Rena, drank it in one gulp and thanked him, "Still working so late?" ”

"It doesn't close until nine o'clock."

"It's hard."

"You too, you still come to exercise at eight o'clock, and at this time every day, only you are left." Rena rolled her eyes, if it weren't for Zhen Shaolong, maybe she would have been able to get off work earlier.

Zhen Shaolong laughed.

"By the way, it looks like you have something on your mind, is it because of today's game? I heard there was a draw, you played? Rena asked.

"Hmm."

"What's not to figure out?"

Zhen Shaolong glanced at Rena and felt that it was okay to talk to her, so he talked about his troubles.

Rena sat next to her, and smiled patiently, "Is this it?" There's nothing to worry about here. ”

Zhen Shaolong looked over.

"Let me hear from you." "When I graduated, I got a job as a teacher at a nearby public elementary school, and my family wanted me to be a primary school teacher because it would be easier. ”

"But I prefer fitness, and my dream as a kid was to become a fitness trainer. It's not just a hobby, long-term fitness also helps to keep in shape, but now I regret it a little bit, because the working hours are long and the salary is not high, and occasionally I think that what my family said makes sense......"

Zhen Shaolong suddenly realized, "I understand." ”

Rena laughed.

"What you mean is that sticking to your own ideas is the right thing to do. For example, if you become a fitness coach, you can make your body better, and you can marry a better man in the future, although it is a little hard now, but the future is very long, and everything is worth it. ”

"It's the same for me. I'm a striker and a striker's job is to score goals. So I should stick to myself, it doesn't matter what other people say, as long as I keep going, I will have greater success in the future! ”

Zhen Shaolong's depression in his heart was gone, and he also laughed heartily.

Rena was a little confused, "That's what I mean?" ”

"Isn't it?"

"Stay in shape...... Can I marry a better man in the future...... There is still a long way to go...... That's right......" Rena found herself convinced, and she couldn't find the words to refute it.

"Thank you!"

Zhen Shaolong was in the joy of 'self-affirmation', and his gratitude came from the bottom of his heart.

Rena didn't know whether to cry or laugh, "I should thank you, because I found that I was motivated to continue working again." ”

Zhen Shaolong's expression suddenly froze, because a system prompt sounded in his ears.

"Hint: A new system task is triggered, and the host can complete it in one of the following three ways--

1. Make the following statement: If you want to thank me, go crazy with me all night long! ”

2. Touch Rena's peak for more than five seconds.

3. Touch Rena's tun-part for more than five seconds.

Rewards: Increases Strength Index by 1 point and Appearance by 1 point. ”