Chapter 175: Substitute Glory
On August 8, 2009, the German Second Division will officially begin. Whether it is a promoted horse or an old powerhouse, whether it is an inspirational relegation or a first-class team, all their ambitions have to be tested by reality.
Kaiserslautern will host FΓΌrth. Before the game, head coach Marco Kurtz announced the team's 18-man squad for the first round of the league, and Ni Tu's name was impressively listed!
He'll have to wait on the bench for his chance and, if it goes well, maybe a few minutes of playing time.
It doesn't seem like there's anything to brag about, isn't it just a substitute? Or a substitute in the second division...... But that's enough glory already. For Ni Tu, who was still an amateur college player last year, is of course the case in the strict sense.
The same Kaiserslautern, also a one-year jump, the last person with a similar player experience was named Miroslav Klose, the main striker of the current German national team, and the top scorer in the history of the World Cup in later generations.
Ni Tu and Klose have a similar experience, both as an amateur player one year ago and also accepted by the first team one year later. The current Chinese young man seems to be inferior to Klose, who is called Klose, and the somersault teenager of the Kaiserslautern team is stronger than Ni Tu in that he has also completed the level 1 jump, that is, jumping on the stage of the national team. It's not so easy for Ni Tu to accomplish this.
Ni Tu doesn't have to think about it, this darkest era is for an unknown Chinese player who wants to enter the national team? If you bring the money, you can enter the national team, as long as the money is in place, the chairman of the Football Association will personally stuff you into the national team, even if you are hated by the national team coach to gnash your teeth!
Of course, the football world still relies on strength to speak, and some people will think, if your strength is enough against the sky, how can the national team not call you? Sometimes it's not that if you have the strength, you will definitely be able to be discovered, Maxima often has, can you really run one-tenth? What's more, Ni Tu is now just a substitute in the second division team that no one knows.
Although only one substitute has been secured now, it is enough to make some people feel envious and jealous, and this representative belongs to Turkish striker Yakam.
Look at the envious and jealous eyes that shot out of him when the manager announced the player list, how much he wanted to sit on the bench The person who sat on the bench was not this Xiaoqiang ordinary Chinese but himself!
"Hey! Allah, have you not heard my confession to you? Why do you still let this heretic step on top of my head? Yackam was praying to his gods, and the Turkish-German player had no doubts about his beliefs, and anyone who dared to defy him was an enemy of those they believed in.
Yacam lamented because he saw the crisis in the personnel arrangement, and he smelled the manager's thoughts with a keen sense of smell. He will be on par with Ni Tu, and the opportunity to play in the first team is something he has worked hard for a long time to get, "That Chinese really achieved it without much effort, it is really hateful!" β
Before he actually stepped on the green field, Ni Tu would not be happy for too long. As he shared his joy with the Flender Richie family, that momentum passed.
The Flender and Riches were still more excited than Ni Tu, and he heard a shouting again...... From the opportunity to participate in Kaiserslautern's trial, to being kept under long-term observation by the team, from the official contract to the first appearance of the second team, from the first goal to helping the team in the last round of the big comeback to be promoted to the third division, Flender and Ritch have celebrated like this.
Flender Lisch said to Ni Tu: "It's a big step in your career, and of course we need to celebrate, right?" "He's going to have a dinner again.
Ni Tu didn't want to make it so grand: "It's just a simple substitute, there's nothing to celebrate, and it's not too late for us to eat when the first team scores a goal one day." β
"You're pretty confident!" Flender Lixi laughed and pointed at Ni Tu and said.
Ni Tuhui: "Of course! β
Ni Tu's Chinese compatriots studying abroad have returned from China, and they don't know the news for the time being, but Du Jianbai, the owner of the "Zhonghua Sichuan Mansion" restaurant, must know, and Ni Tu is not in a hurry He said that he heard it from the host announcing the curtain on TV before the start of the game.
At first, Du Jianbai was still suspicious, until the camera swept over Ni Tu, and he recognized at a glance that this calm-looking young man was a compatriot working in his hotel!
ββ¦β¦ January, February, March......" Du Jianbai pinched his fingers and counted the days, and sighed, "It's only been a long time, this young man is in such a high-level league, does it mean anything?" β
That's right, as a Chinese, he is looking forward to it.
The same is looking forward to people who are far away, the second division league is not broadcast on Chinese TV, she can only use the Internet, fortunately her home network is very fast, she specially requested.
Due to her limited mobility, she just lay on her back and stared at the big screen, and the sound came out of the stereo in German that she didn't understand, and the camera flashed. When he saw Ni Tu's figure, the other party couldn't help but smile......
Before the game, head coach Kurz made a very detailed arrangement.
"Adam, Eric, you two strikers have to work together a lot on the pitch and put enough pressure on the opposition's back line to prevent their two midfielders from pressing too much...... Sidney, Ivo, be careful with the timing, we will be weak when we leave the midfield, and try to create chances for Nemaker and Djan Deridgek...... George, Bastian, you have a heavy task today, and you will have a heavy task in the future, so you must ensure the safety of the team in the middle! George, Florian, be careful with the space behind you when you plug in, Sam and Ilicevic must fill in their positions when they are up front...... Today is the first game of our new season, I hope you can play our strength, I am very optimistic about you, don't let me down, let alone the 30,000 fans outside! β
Everyone is eager to try, and in the first game of the new season, everyone wants to compete for a good prize. Ameddic beckoned the team to come together, and everyone put their palms to the backs of their hands, shouting: "Come on!" Kaiserslautern! β
"Alright, let's get out of the game, boys, go win the game!" Kurtz uttered his last words in the locker room before the game. The big guy walked out and walked towards the playing field.
It was 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was shining, and the Fritzwalt Stadium was about 30,000 people, the stadium was not full, but the atmosphere was good, with fans waving flags and shouting slogans. Whether it's the home team fans or the away team, everyone is looking forward to their players on the field.
But how many people in the stadium of tens of thousands of people are looking forward to Ni Tu coming on the bench? There will probably be a few of them, right?