Chapter 397: The Old Club is Here
But the emphasis on feelings is the importance of feelings, since he met Dortmund, Lin Yu will not show mercy, as Klopp said, he feels that playing with all his strength is the respect for his old club, otherwise, it is to look down on the old club, and it is also a betrayal of his own style.
Although the knockout round of the Champions League still has some time to start, and there is a Premier League game before the game, the media seems to be unable to wait, and there are many reports from all sides, some of which continue to play the video of Lin Yu's past game in Dortmund, and some of the old news at that time are ridiculed, in short, it is very lively outside.
It's just that Lin Yu didn't pay attention to the Champions League at this time, he didn't want to lose another league loss because of the Champions League, the last time he lost to West Ham United, he blamed himself enough, and now he doesn't want to lose again.
The 26th round of the league is against Newcastle, which are as weak opponents for Chelsea as West Ham United, but this time, no player dares to take this battle lightly, and the whole Chelsea team, from the coach to the players, are waiting for this game with the determination to win.
Jose Mourinho did not disappoint the fans, fielding the strongest Chelsea squad at the moment to claim a hearty home victory, and although Lin Yu did not score, he dominated the game alone, providing three assists and completely playing with the opposition backline to applause.
Because the national team played the FA Cup after the game, many players in the team still have some physical problems, so in this game, Lin Yu has completely become the absolute motivation to make up for these disadvantages. He ran back and forth, running left and right. Use your own runs and passes to save your teammates' stamina, and that's it. He didn't score, but he did provide three assists.
It was Eden Hazard, Oscar and later Juan Mata who scored goals.
Although Lin Yu did not score, after this game, he was undoubtedly voted the best player, after all, his performance is obvious to all, no one can deny it.
After this game, Lin Yu was still at the top of the scorer list with 33 goals, while Van Persie, who was in second, was already unable to catch up.
Of course. The number one scorer is a small thing, but the important thing is that Chelsea have retained their top spot in the league and are still holding their heads high and marching towards the title, much to the disappointment of those who were expecting Chelsea to collapse.
After winning this league victory, Lin Yu began to be willing to talk about his old club Dortmund and the upcoming quarterfinals in front of the media.
Some media asked Lin Yu: "For your old club Dortmund." How would you respond? Will Jose Mourinho let you play? ”
'Borussia Dortmund are a strong team, they are the defending champions, we have to give it our all, otherwise. You may be defeated! Lin Yu fully affirmed Dortmund's strength, and also expressed his meaning by the way, that is, to go all out to deal with his old club. I just don't want others to misunderstand.
It's actually very difficult to be caught between the fans of two teams. Lin Yu didn't want to offend the Dortmund fans because of this, and certainly didn't want to mess up the relationship he had just made with the Chelsea fans. So take the first step to speak your mind, and don't guess between fans and fans.
Naturally, this matchup has also attracted wide attention from the German media, especially the Dortmund media, these media used to be the main body of reporting on Lin Yu, and since Lin Yu joined Chelsea, he has also been paying attention, and now the two teams meet in the Champions League, and the quarterfinals are encountered, which is not a good thing for anyone, after all, the knockout round is not better than the group stage, this is definitely a battle to the death, one team must be eliminated, and the other team must advance.
The first leg was played at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home stadium, which also led to a large number of German media rushing to London for the sole purpose of interviewing Lin Yu.
After all, Lin Yu is the only FIFA Ballon d'Or winner in Dortmund history, Lin Yu has brought too much joy and glory to Dortmund fans, and now he has become an opponent, and the media also wants to know what Lin Yu thinks and wants to know what Lin Yu's state is.
Naturally, Klopp and Royce, who were the focus of attention, also became the focus of the interview.
The media all have a unanimous opinion, that is, Klopp cultivated Lin Yu, and Lin Yu has been sublimated in Chelsea! There is no doubt that Jurgen Klopp is Lin Yu's mentor, and Reuss, who used to be Lin Yu's partner, is also known as the golden partner, and of course there will be many people who compare the golden partner of the past with the dream quartet of Chelsea today.
Klopp's impression of Lin Yu has always been very good, in fact, he is very concerned about the players who went out of Dortmund, including Shinji Kagawa and Gotze, but people are inevitably partial, Lin Yu, as his most outstanding disciple, is also the disciple he is most reluctant to let go, he naturally cares more.
When asked about Lin Yu, Klopp always said happily: "I am very pleased that he is doing well at Chelsea now, Lin Yu is undoubtedly my best disciple, I am afraid no one doubts this, he has now become our opponent, to be honest I still have some regrets in my heart, but he was taught by me, I know him, so others may not be able to beat him, but I am not necessarily, Dortmund is not such an easy team to admit defeat!" ”
Klopp's answer always seems very decent, not only acknowledging Lin Yu's strength, but also expressing his belief that he will not admit defeat, they go to Stamford Bridge, not to lose, but to win!
Although Dortmund did not have Lin Yu this season, they still firmly dominated Bayern Munich in the league, so there were even media reports that Lin Yu was actually irrelevant to Dortmund.
Klopp can't say anything about such an evaluation, although he doesn't think so, but if he refutes it, it will make the players in the team sad, so he simply doesn't say anything.
However, Royce was very excited, as Lin Yu's iron buddy, he went to London alone to meet Lin Yu several times. Only he knows that there is no Lin Yu's Dortmund. Although the league is now firmly ahead of Bayern, the difference in points between the two teams is only three points. The Champions League group stage and the one-eighth knockout stage were both thrilling, not because of the team's strength. is still the team's previous shortcomings, and the bench thickness is too poor.
When there was Lin Yu at the beginning, he could make up for these shortcomings alone, and Lin Yu on the court could use his running and passing to save his teammates' physical strength, but without Lin Yu, it would be a little troublesome.
The real test is the Champions League knockout round, and now when you meet Chelsea, whether Lin Yu is useful or not, you will know if you compare it. It's not that he grows up others and destroys his own prestige. It's really that he knows Lin Yu too well, and he understands Lin Yu's strength too well, and his team is confident, but if he is fooled by those unscrupulous media and thinks that Lin Yu is an insignificant character, then he is purely looking for death.
In terms of brackets, Chelsea are the first team and Borussia Dortmund are the second team, which is not bad. You must know that last season, Dortmund was only a third-tier team, if it wasn't for the Champions League last year, the points would have increased all of a sudden. Otherwise, they will probably still be treated as a third-tier team.
Although this kind of classification is determined by European points, it is actually of little significance as a reference for strength, but it is always meaningful. Pot 2 teams vs. Pot 1 teams have to be careful anyway. So Reus's worries are not unreasonable, not to mention that Dortmund's main champions are now at Chelsea.
Klopp and Royce coincided in their thinking. His idea is to try to draw away from home, and it is best to score goals, as long as there is an advantage in away goals, then when it comes to home, it is not impossible to take advantage of the home stadium to kill Chelsea. The reason why he thinks so is because of Lin Yu, if there is no Lin Yu, he is not afraid of Mourinho's team, after all, he has an advantage in several encounters with Mourinho.
Before going to London, several Dortmund players called Lin Yu, including Reuss, Hummels, Piszczek, Subotic, and the old captain Weidenfeller, etc., Lin Yu's popularity in Dortmund is really good, and the team has a very iron relationship with him except for the new players who transferred after he left.
"We're in London, you've got a treat!" Royce laughed on the phone.
"It's no problem to have a treat, anyway, even if you all come, I'm not afraid of being poor. But the question is, do you still have the heart to eat after losing the game? Lin Yu said with a smile.
"you, whoever told you we're going to lose, wait and see, you won't be able to cry when the time comes."
Piszczek on the side hurriedly grabbed the phone and said, "Yes, you kid has to invite us to dinner even if he cries." ”
"Hahaha, no problem, then see you in London, if you can really make me cry, let alone invite you once, even if I pay all the money every time you come to London." is different from the bickering with the media, the bickering between Lin Yu and his old teammates, on the one hand, is a symbol of good feelings, and on the other hand, they are actually all energetic in their hearts.
No one wants to lose, even if Royce knows that Lin Yu is terrifying, he wants to win against Lin Yu and prove that he is not worse than Lin Yu.
It's a little sad to say, whether Lin Yu loses or Royce loses, I'm afraid that they won't be in the mood to eat, drink and have fun after the game, what has become of it? It's really a two-skin face that doesn't have any consciousness at all!
A tree lives a skin, a person lives a face, if you don't even want a face, then it's really meaningless to live.
So although it is very lively on the phone now, in fact, everyone understands in their hearts that it is okay for those who win to eat, drink and have fun, but it is really impossible for those who lose to go.
It was Lin Yu who decided to wait for the Dortmund players to come to London, and invite them to have a meal before the game, as long as it does not affect their rest and training, I believe Klopp will not object, eat and drink before the game, everyone has no psychological burden, and they are not afraid of the media gossip.
When Dortmund arrived in London, the media in England had another climax.
They seem to recognize the deep friendship between Lin Yu and the Dortmund players, and when Lin Yu and the Dortmund players go out to eat, they are not idle.
"May I ask Lin Yu, are you bribing your former teammates?" The reporter's questioning was still faceless and inappropriate as always.
"Have you ever been tricked into getting into bed with a meal? How could such a strange question come to mind? Although he was facing a female reporter, Lin Yu was ruthless, and the other party's question made him very unhappy anyway, so he didn't care if he said something excessive.
His words choked back all the reporters' questions, and the helpless English reporters knew that Lin Yu was not easy to deal with, so they could only put their ideas on the Dortmund players.
A reporter asked Piszczek: "Lin Yu is the object of hatred of many defenders, because he always likes to play with defenders between applause, if you have the opportunity, will you black-footed him?" ”
"This joke is too big, how can I get a black foot, even if it is a striker I don't know, I won't do such a barbaric thing, but I have a way to deal with Lin Yu, you don't have to worry about this, you see that the dishes are up, can you let us have a quiet meal?"
Piszczek is also an old fritter, how could he be remembered and wound in, so his answer is actually similar to not answering. (To be continued......)