92 A low-key start
The characteristics of Jin Ming are obvious, and they are also very attractive to Magat.
But that's about it.
Jin Ming's table is not enough for Magath to make Jin Ming the main force of Schalke or something. When Kim Ming was at FC Seoul, his talent stood out from the crowd. But in the Bundesliga, in Schalke, there are too many players with quality and talent. Jin Ming was not enough to impress Magath at once.
Magath is the head coach of the championship, and when he arrived at Schalke, he opted for a solid strategy. He wasn't willing to take risks for the sake of his grades. After all, he couldn't bear Schalke's high salary.
Magath is very good, and there are very few German coaches who are stronger than him, but his reputation is not very good.
No matter which club he goes to, he will always have a bad relationship with the club's hierarchy. And when you leave the club, you will have a lot of trouble with the club's players. Of course, if that's all there is, Magath is at best a personality coach.
But what makes many clubs angry is that Magath has gone too far.
Like he was in Wolfsburg, he had a lot of support from the club. When his first season was not satisfactory, Wolfsburg supported Magath behind him and met all his demands. Otherwise, Magath would have been out of class long ago.
Of course, Magath also gave Wolfsburg enough in return. Magath led Wolfsburg to the Bundesliga title last season.
But he did not receive the support and affection of the Wolfsburg hierarchy and the fans, on the contrary, he was attacked by the Wolfsburg hierarchy and fans.
Because of what?
It was because Magath accepted Schalke's invitation before the season ended, saying that he would go to Schalke next season. And Magath is very single. Faced with questions from the media, he directly said that Schalke's high salary was the reason why he chose Schalke.
This is Magat.
Magath's answer was handsome and direct. But it made Wolfsburg angry.
Since it was for Schalke's high salary, Magath was of course reluctant to leave Schalke. Magath has a stubborn temper, but he still has a lot of skills to be able to become a champion coach.
After he came to Schalke, he learned about Schalke's strength. Although Schalke is not weak, it is not the top in the Bundesliga. It's really not easy to win the championship. Therefore, Magath chose a very safe style of play.
Defend and counterattack.
A lot of people don't think of Magath's choice.
After the start of the Bundesliga, Magath actually played with a back five. Magath first defended steadily, and then relied on his individual ability up front to counterattack. The front trident, especially Farfan, Rakitic, and Kuranyi.
Among them, Kuranyi is a real center forward. He is tall and has a lot of skill on his feet, but it's not bad. The header was good and the shot was good. And Farfan is a striker with a strong attacking ability.
Farfan can play anywhere up front. Quick, technical, and the Schalke frontcourt is the best attacking player at the moment.
And Rakitic is the heart of Schalke's midfield.
Ugly style of play.
It really is. But Magath doesn't care, Magath is not a coach with a habit of cleanliness. Although Magath is not as famous as Mourinho, the two men are very similar in many ways.
Both of them don't care about other people's evaluations.
This is the case with Magat. He doesn't care about other people's evaluations, he just needs to win the championship. He is more interested in the result of the game than the process of the game.
In the first round of the Bundesliga, Schalke challenged Nuremberg away.
Originally, many people thought that Magath got the highest salary in Schalke, and Schalke's strength was not bad, Magath should be ambitious. In the first round of the Bundesliga, it will be a good appearance.
It's a pity that everyone is wrong.
Magath is not a rookie coach who has just debuted, and he doesn't care about some false names.
In the face of a weak opponent like Nuremberg, Schalke also counterattacked defensively. Schalke garrisoned the backfield, but Nuremberg attacked Schalke. It's a pity that Nuremberg's strength is limited, and there is nothing to do in the face of Schalke.
Schalke, on the other hand, took advantage of several counter-attacks to completely crush Nuremberg.
Since coming to Schalke, Kuranyi, who has been unstable, is very good in this game. Probably because of his mentor Magath, Kuranyi scored twice in the game and finally won 2-1 away at Nuremberg.
In the second round of the Bundesliga, Schalke faced Bochum at home.
It's also a weak team.
However, at home, Magath still adopted a sound strategy. There are very few teams in the Bundesliga, and even weak teams will not be restrained. This is mainly due to the fact that in the Bundesliga, there are no real big teams other than Bayern. The small and medium-sized teams in the Bundesliga may be afraid of Bayern, but the other strong teams are not as much of a deterrent.
It is precisely because Bochum faced Schalke, who was defending and counterattacking, that he still attacked as always, and was counterattacked by Schalke one after another. Farfan, Moritz and Westermann at the back scored to win 3-0 at home to Bochum.
In the third round of the Bundesliga, Schalke faced Hoffenheim away.
Hoffenheim was the big dark horse last season. Schalke played defensive in this game, and Hoffenheim did not play offensive with him. Rangnick himself is an academic coach who plays tactics.
You Magath want to play defensive counter-attack, and you want to attack it yourself, so Rangnick is not so stupid. The two teams fought non-stop in the midfield, and almost no good chances were created. In the end, the two sides reached a 0-0 draw.
Schalke's shortcomings in this game were exposed.
That is, in the battle of battle, there is a lack of methods. And once the opponent does not attack, it will be difficult for Schalke to create zào opportunities.
Overall, though, Schalke have had a good season.
Last season's Bundesliga champions, VfL Wolfsburg, won two and lost one of their three games and lost 4-2 to Hamburg in the third. Three rounds accumulate six points. Bundesliga giants Bayern have had a terrible start to the season.
Two draws and one loss in three rounds, accumulating only two points.
As a result, Schalke is in first place after three rounds.
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"Jin Ming doesn't know when he will be able to play."
Li Bo is a little anxious these days.
When Jin Ming just transferred to Schalke, it caused a sensation in Chinese football. After all, Chinese football is currently in a very sluggish situation, and there are only two Chinese players who have played in Europe in recent years.
One is Zheng Zhi, who is currently in Celtic, and the other is Shao Jiayi in the German Second League.
Don't talk about Shao Jiayi, let's talk about Zheng Zhi. With the retirement of Fan Zhiyi and Hao Haidong, Zheng Zhi has become the best player in Chinese football. Zheng Zhi can play the position of the forward midfielder, in which he can pass and shoot, and is the best forward midfielder in China.
Put him in the position of the back midfield, he can attack and defend, and he is the best back in China. Even let him come over to play as a central defender, he is still the best central defender in Chinese football. So much so that Chinese football is lamenting why there is only one Zheng Zhi in Chinese football.
But even Zheng Zhi, who is so good in Chinese football, is not very good after coming to Europe. First played in Charlton, then Charlton was relegated, and Zheng Zhi could only play in the Championship. This summer, Zheng Zhi came to Celtic and started playing in the Soviet Super League.
Or away from the mainstream leagues.
Even Zheng Zhi is like this, not to mention other Chinese players. Coupled with the current sluggish Chinese football, there are no bright stars.
At this time, Jin Ming came to Schalke, which still gave hope to many Chinese fans.
Therefore, when Jin Ming came to Schalke, Chinese football was still very sensational. As the reporter with the deepest relationship with Jin Ming, Li Bo came to Germany from South Korea this time. It is to continue to follow the line of Jin Ming.
Pity.
The Bundesliga has started, but Jin Ming didn't even play once.
And in these three rounds, Jin Ming only entered the list of eighteen people in the second round. The first and third rounds didn't even make it to the eighteen-man roster. This is already the fourth round of the Bundesliga.
Jin Ming once again entered the eighteen-man list, but did not start either.
This made Li Bo very distressed.
If Jin Ming continues to sit on the cold bench like this, he, a reporter who uses public funds in Germany every day, may be called back by "Sports Weekly". After all, "Sports Weekly" does not need too many reporters abroad in the first place.
Because most of the news about international football in the "Sports Weekly" is copied directly from the newspapers of other countries. There is no need for a journalist based abroad.
This time, it was because of Jin Ming that "Sports Weekly" paid a little attention to it. But if Jin Ming continues to be unpresented, "Sports Weekly" will definitely not spend these unjust money.
"What, in a hurry?"
"Of course. Touhou, aren't you in a hurry? ”
Li Bo saw that Wen Dongfang next to him was stable these days, and he couldn't see any nervousness, so he was very puzzled. Even if Li Bo is called back to China, he can still be his reporter without much loss.
But Wen Dongfang is different.
Wen Dongfang only has one player, Jin Ming. If Jin Ming is abolished, the status of Wen Dongfang, the agent, will also decline with Jin Ming.
"Huh. Li Bo, what's the use of being in a hurry. Jin Ming himself is not in a hurry, why should I be in a hurry. ”
Wen Dongfang smiled and shook his head.
For Jin Ming, Wen Dongfang is becoming more and more satisfied. Since coming to Schalke, Jin Ming's training platoon is full. Aside from training every day, you can't do anything else when you get home. Also try to learn German.
It's been almost two months since he came to Germany, but Jin Ming hasn't gone out to Gelsenkirchen properly.
I came to Schalke, sat on the bench every day, and had not played a game yet. But Jin Ming did not match his age, and he did not show the slightest anxiety, but trained harder.
This made Wen Dongfang appreciate it very much.
Those who can achieve great things must learn to endure and endure.
Wen Dongfang and Li Bo are discussing Jin Ming, and even domestic fans are discussing Jin Ming. However, the party Jin Ming sat on the bench, not discouraged at all, but watched the game on the field very seriously.