Chapter 318: Setting Sail (1)
Mintal felt as if he was stuck in a quagmire and could no longer organize the attack effectively. Although he tried very hard to get rid of Zhang Cheng, but his physical strength had dropped a lot at this time, maybe he could barely deal with Zhang Cheng one-on-one.
But now in this situation, Zhang Cheng and Marc help to help defend, Mintar feels helpless, and he has done his best.
Soon 10 minutes passed like this, and in stoppage time, Zhang Cheng received Federico's return pass in the box. Originally, Federico just wanted Zhang Cheng to delay time, but he didn't expect Zhang Cheng's newborn calf to be not afraid of tigers, and he shot directly outside the penalty area.
The football was like a shooting star, straight into the net, Karlsruhe, and one more goal ahead.
2:0, the final score, Karlsruhe won their first opponent in the Bundesliga.
Before leaving, Mintar found Wu Feng and said very regretfully: "Wu, you still won." It seems that I am really old, and the future belongs to you young people! ”
"Thank you for the compliment, I will use this as my motivation to move forward! In our China, there is a saying, the old horse is determined to be thousands of miles, you are only in your early 30s, just in the prime of life, I look forward to meeting you again! "Wu Feng also admires Mintal, this opponent is a gentleman on the field, not at all because he is a football senior.
"Well said, the next time we see each other again, I will definitely try to find a way to score!" Mintar regained his self-confidence and made an agreement with Wu Feng.
At the press conference after the game, Coach Hans Meyer once again expressed his appreciation for Wu Feng, saying that Wu Feng has made great progress since the last meeting.
A real superstar is not a one-step climb, Karlsruhe has given Wu Feng a stage to give full play. Here, Wu Feng has grown step by step into a world-class goalkeeper.
After the end of last season, Wu Feng's status was recognized by the authoritative media in Germany, and even the media of some other leagues had a preliminary recognition of Wu Feng.
Nuremberg had already restrained Karlsruhe well in this game, but the brilliance of the superstar could not be concealed casually. Although Mintal is one of the world's best players, Wu Feng has made Nuremberg lose their hope of winning.
Becker said that Karlsruhe had not yet shown their best in this game, and they were passive in the face of fierce attacks from their opponents, and they did not take chances on several occasions. Thankfully, Karlsruhe's most important part of the game was still very consistent, but it was Wu Feng who changed the course of the game.
The game is the process of seizing opportunities, and if you seize them, you can win. There are no worries at the back, the quality of the players up front needs to be strengthened, and Karlsruhe will become stronger and stronger, and this season Karlsruhe is not just fighting for relegation.
A day later, the first round of the Bundesliga was over, and the Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich first showed the fighting power of the new season, winning 3-0 and ranking first on goal difference. Schalke 04 played last season's Bundesliga king Stuttgart and ended up drawing 2-2, with both sides picking up just one point.
Dortmund actually lost to Duisburg 1:3, Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen both drew with each other, and Karlsruhe ranked second in the first round of the Bundesliga with three points and two goal difference, which was really a big surprise.
Referring to Karlsruhe in the first round of the Bundesliga, The Kicker said: "Karlsruhe didn't show any more aggressive tactics in the first game than they did last season, they only relied on the magic of Wu Feng to keep the goal, and then the other players could get the chance to score. This season, they haven't changed much except for another newcomer, Zhang Cheng! ”
"Bild" said with a slight ridicule and sourness: "Wu Feng! It's Wu Feng again, Karlsruhe spent a lot on summer transfers, but in the end it was Wu Feng who they got for free before. Zhang Cheng, another goal, was also a free Chinese player, and he performed very well, playing 10 minutes, successfully freezing Mintal defensively and scoring a long-range goal. The other three newcomers had little room to play, and if they had known this, Chairman Thaler in Karlsruhe should have used all the money to raise Wu Feng's salary. ”
Even Karlsruhe's own media outlet Karlsruhe Sport did not save any face for Becker and Thaler, who pointed out sharply. Karlsruhe have already reached the Bundesliga, but the players who spent the summer on the bench are still the only ones who can help the team.
Becker is to blame for this problem, Karlsruhe should not just be aiming for relegation this season, they should play more open-minded with Wu Feng.
After slamming Karlsruhe's summer transfer, Karlsruhe Sport began to criticize the players' performances on the pitch. They felt that Federico was too lazy defensively, and while he was the team's midfield commander, he should have worked a little harder defensively.
"Wow, Brother Feng, the German media is too powerful. Won the game, and was criticized like this. If you want to be in China, after winning, the local media will already blow a sledgehammer! "Although Zhang Cheng can't read German newspapers yet, there is translation software, and when I search the Internet, I can find it everywhere.
"The German media is like this, picking a bone in the egg, and you just take it as a deaf ear. Otherwise you don't have to do anything, they're exaggerated and boring. Wu Feng seems very helpless about these media, he has long been surprised by these things, people are just looking for topic news, what can you do.
In the following training, Zhang Cheng's performance got better and better, which also made Becker more and more satisfied. And Gerra and Moss are gradually integrated into the team, their defense is better than Stoll and Boden, but not as good as Pisoter, but the physical strength is much better, and they can be rotated slowly.
And Ruibrand is also a tall center, but there is no way to compare with Klose and Toney, but it can be said that he is barely enough to go to the first division.
Cohen and Hag don't have much to do, although they are a little bigger than Zhang Cheng, their talent and strength are really much worse, and they can only continue to play as substitutes.
On August 18, in the second round of the Bundesliga, Karlsruhe welcomed Hannover 96 at home. In the warm-up match before the season, the opponent actually won Real Madrid, and his strength should not be underestimated.
Although they lost to Hamburg in the first round, in Becker's mind, Hannover 96 was no less dangerous than Bayern. Therefore, he arranged Zhang Cheng to start this game, and then replaced Stoll with Gerra, which shows the importance he attaches to this game.
Soon after the start of the game, Zhang Cheng's performance put Becker at ease, and Gerra gradually stabilized, and cooperated better and better with Pisot to keep Karlsruhe at the back.
I don't know if the warm-up game took away all the good luck of Hannover 96, and they played a tough game.