As the first game of the season gets closer and closer on August 11, the atmosphere in the Hamburg squad is starting to become more and more solemn, after all, Hamburg's main attackers last season have left one after another this summer, although Calhanoglu has been added, but the strength has dropped a lot is undeniable.

And this time Hamburg's away destination is Gelsenkirchen in West**.

Located in the northern part of the Ruhr region, the city of Gelsenkirchen has a population of about 300,000 people, developed in the middle of the 19th century with the rise of coal mining, and is one of the largest centers of coal mining and coking industry in Germany, with industries such as steel, chemicals, oil refining, machinery, glass, and clothing.

The opponent of the Hamburg team this time is one of the symbols of the city, the Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04.

There is still a certain gap between the strength of the two teams this season, although the two teams only differed by three places last season, but the operation of the two teams in the summer transfer is completely two extremes.

Schalke 04 ranked 4th last season and entered the Champions League, this season they basically kept all the main lineup of last season, based on this, they also upgraded the lineup, spent 10 million to introduce K Boateng from AC Milan, and this time there is a very familiar name in the list of Song Zhong in his previous life - Goretzka, a popular German international in the future, but now he is just a very potential star.

The purpose of Hamburg's game is very clear, that is, to take away a point from Schalke 04's home stadium, after all, the two teams won one of the two meetings last season, and judging from the historical battle record, Hamburg is not worthy of Schalke 04 at all.

Even though Schalke 04's home stadium is very scary, Hamburg is very confident!

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Fink, like many coaches, usually announces the squad directly to the players a day in advance, which is to remind the players that you have to play tomorrow and have a good rest tonight.

Originally, Song Zhong didn't have any hope of being on the squad, but just yesterday Lasoga's knee suddenly felt uncomfortable, and for the sake of insurance, he will not go away with the team tomorrow, so in such a situation, how could Fink not take himself.

De Broney ...... Shelbre ......"

This name after name was pronounced by Fink, and everyone was not surprised, after all, the training and strength of the team were usually seen by everyone.

There's one last name left!

In fact, according to Fink's habit, his last spot is usually a defender, but the name that is often pronounced in the current list has already been read out, so the last spot is ......

So everyone focused their attention on Song Zhong's body.

Song Zhong also thinks that the last place should be, and now there is no real center forward in the team, who is this place not given to himself?

But Funkton's time is a bit long, and this time is very difficult for Song Zhong.

Now Song Jong is both excited and nervous!

"Song!"

"Whew!" Finally getting the final voice, Song Jong breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Damn, you can't just say it faster! I'm so nervous! Song Zhong whispered in his heart.

The teammates saw that Song Zhong had entered the list and came to congratulate him, after all, Song Zhong's position was no threat to them, none of them were center-forwards, and the only Lasoga who might not want to congratulate Song Zhong was that he was not angry, who told him to bring his own glass attributes, who could blame him?

"Thank you, thank you!" Song Zhong thanked his teammates for their congratulations, "I will cheer for everyone on the bench!" We're going to take the points away from home! ”

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This match was Song Zhong's first away trip to the top league, and on the bus, the other teammates were looking at their phones or closing their eyes and listening to music, while Song Zhong was very nervous, and even his legs were shaking.

But Calhanoglu next to him seemed unusually relaxed, listening to music all the time, very comfortable.

"Song, don't be nervous, just calm down!" Goalkeeper Drobney, an old player sitting behind Song Zhong, patted Song Zhong on the shoulder and said.

Drobney has actually seen a lot of Song Zhong's situation, the newcomers are in a similar state, either the kind that can't sit still, very excited, or very nervous, just like Song Zhong, both states are normal, if they are calm like old players, it is not normal.

Drobney still remembers his first game, even though he spent the entire game on the bench.

"It's okay, I'll figure it out!" Song Zhong took a deep breath and said.

"If you're nervous, take a deep breath! Or think about how you can celebrate if you're able to play and score a goal right away! ”

For nervous players, it's better to think of something good, Drobney suggested to Song Jong with great experience.

In the opening game, Bundesliga hegemons Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Mönchen 3-1, Borussia Dortmund also won by four goals, and the most exaggerated may be Hertha Berlin, who beat Eintracht Frankfurt 6-1 at their home stadium.

The only thing to watch in this game may be whether "Hunter" Huntelaar, who will have his birthday the day after the game, can perform well and help the team win and give a birthday present for his birthday.

Schalke 04, who are aiming for the Champions League, have the confidence that this game will be won, after all, in the face of Hamburg, which has declined, there is no reason why they should not win, and more importantly, several of his competitors have all won.

Schalke boss Keller tweaked his starting line-up for the first round of the Cup: Atsushi Uchida and Farfan replaced Högel and Sholoy respectively, with only Clemens starting as the new signing.

The team's two sharpest weapons, Draxler and Huntelaar, appeared in the starting lineup without any surprises.

On the other hand, Hamburg has a strikerless formation, Calhanoglu appears in the starting lineup as a starting center forward, and is about to make his Bundesliga debut, while Drobney, who just comforted Song Jong, was replaced by Adler, who returned from injury.

Fink is also very clear about this game, that is, the main defense, but not to defend, he knows that the level of his back line is limited even if there are reinforcements in the summer, and he will definitely not be able to defend it, so the counterattack must be sharp, and in training, he is also encouraging the players to attack bravely after defending.

And Schalke 04 here Keller is to ask the players to focus on me, don't be in a hurry after playing, slowly look for opportunities, this is the first league game of the season, their own strength is also superior, there is no need to attack as soon as you come up, it is better to be stable, boiled frogs, and slowly kill the Hamburg team.