"Kim, I heard you scored a hat-trick in the national team."

"How do you know?"

Jin Ming did not delay for any time.

After the match against the Korean team, he returned to China that night. Then there was a quick negotiation with Li Ning Company, and it only took one day for Wen Dongfang and Li Ning Company to negotiate a new endorsement contract.

On the second day after the completion of the contract, Jin Ming officially signed with Li Ning Company.

The momentum is not small.

After all, one is the No. 1 brand of Chinese sports, and the other is a rising genius star in Chinese football. The cooperation between the two sides has attracted a lot of media attention. Of course, this is also the goal of Li Ning Company. However, after the signing ceremony at 10 a.m., Jin Ming left China in the afternoon.

Because Jin Ming wants to rush back to the club.

Because of this national team competition, Jin Ming has been delayed for too long. And this back and forth, Jin Ming's body also has to bear a lot of fatigue.

When Jin Ming returned to Germany, it was February 15, 2010. Just the day before, the 22nd round of the Bundesliga ended. Schalke challenged Wolfsburg away and were beaten 2-1 by Wolfsburg's Grafit.

It was also Schalke's first defeat in the Bundesliga this season. Schalke's unbeaten golden body has finally been broken.

In the previous round of the Bundesliga, Schalke faced Freiburg away.

Freiburg defended and counter-attacked throughout the game, leaving Schalke unable to find a way to attack. In the end, it was a 0-0 draw. Two consecutive rounds of games, one draw and one loss, which is considered the worst form of Schalke this season.

This also allowed Bayern to quickly seize the opportunity to close the score gap with Schalke. The gap is back within 10 points and is now nine points behind Schalke. This left the Bundesliga champions in some suspense again.

At this time, Jin Ming returned to Germany and reported to the club.

"I've been reading the newspaper these days."

After Jin Ming came back, he saw that Magat's face was very ugly. After half a season of strong performance, many Bundesliga clubs have begun to get familiar with Schalke's style of play. Targeted arrangements have also begun.

Schalke's game is also getting harder and harder.

Magath was nervous, of course. If you are a dozen points ahead of your opponent and then you are finally overtaken, or if you overtake and lose the championship, it will become a big laughing stock. Just like Keegan who lost to Alex Ferguson.

Magath is a championship coach, but he doesn't want that.

"Schalke's newspapers are paying attention to me?"

Jin Ming was more happy.

If Schalke's newspaper reports on Jin Ming's game in the national team, you can see Jin Ming's status in Schalke from the side. After all, the status of the East Asian Football Championship is not high, and it is not enough for the European media to pay attention.

"Yes. You scored a hat-trick against South Korea, but the newspapers wrote a lot about you. Congratulations. ”

"Fluke."

Jin Ming and Kuranyi chatted while running.

"I'm glad you came back. It's too awkward. Without your passing, I felt like I was missing something up front. ”

"Me too."

Jin Ming nodded.

When he was in the national team, Jin Ming's performance was very good. But Jin Ming actually felt awkward. Because whether it was at Seoul FC or Schalke, Jin Ming was an out-and-out wing attacker.

My favorite thing to do is to go down and cross.

Jin Ming likes this style of play very much, because Jin Ming has played like this since he was a child. Although Jin Ming's offensive means are much richer now, Jin Ming is always happy when he assists. When he was in Seoul FC, he had Dejan as a center forward to cooperate with him. When it comes to Schalke, they have such an excellent center forward as Kuranyi. They all cooperate very well with Jin Ming.

When Jin Ming crossed, he was also very happy. Because they are all players with quite good header ability, they are very compatible with Jin Ming.

It's a pity that after arriving at the national team, although the national team's striker Gao Lin has good strength, he is very different from the traditional center in the control of high-altitude balls and the application of headers. Therefore, it is impossible to give full play to Jin Ming's cross strength.

This made Jin Ming very awkward.

Now seeing Kuranyi, Jin Ming is really happy. With Kuranyi, his ability to cross with one kick has a place to play.

"Kevin, Kim, I see you have a lot of energy. Do three more laps. ”

Magath has been in a bad mood recently, and he is also very unhappy with Jin Ming. Taking a leave of absence from the club for a garbage game had a big impact on Schalke's attack. So seeing Jin Ming and Kulanyi running and chatting there, it looked a bit of an eyesore.

Therefore, two people were punished for running three more laps.

Jin Ming shrugged. Although Jin Ming did not dare to say that his physical fitness was the best in European football, Jin Ming confidently said that his physical fitness was definitely superior. Three more laps is not a big problem for Jin Ming. But Kuranyi wept and mourned.

Kuranyi is the centre-forward.

I was tired from Magath's training. Now three extra laps are deadly.

…………

"Coach Magath, Jin Ming is excellent in the national team. Would you have started him in this game? ”

Jin Ming came back at the right time.

Because in the next game, Schalke will face derby rivals Borussia Dortmund at home. The Ruhr derby, which is a derby with a long history. Not only in German football, but even in European football.

In particular, both of these are home stadiums with the best fanatical stadiums in European football.

Of course, if the gap between the two sides is too big and the gap in performance is too big, it is impossible to have too much attention. Just like the Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and Munich 1860 are also derbies. But their historical gap and strength gap are too big, so the degree of attention and intensity are much worse.

But Schalke and Dortmund are different.

Schalke has also been a strong team in the Bundesliga for the past decade, and this season they are at the top of the Bundesliga. They are currently nine points ahead of second-placed Bayern Munich and are the favourites to win the title this season.

Borussia Dortmund are doing well at the moment. Jurgen Klopp's style of coaching Dortmund has slowly become fixed.

Therefore, such a derby is more concerned by everyone.

"Perhaps. He had just finished playing for the national team and his body was a little tired. If he's fit, he should start. If you don't meet the physical standards, you can't start. ”

Magath looks hard and is a character coach. But the answer is also very clever.

Hearing Magat's answer, the reporters couldn't help but laugh and cry. However, they have long since adapted to the situation, so they continue to ask: "Schalke have drawn one and lost one in the last two games. Coach Magath, is Schalke a bottleneck? ”

"Bottlenecks? Hehe. ”

Magath hid his anger with a smile.

Magath is definitely not a good-natured person. The results of these rounds were not good, and he was already angry. Listening to the reporter now, of course, I am even more angry. But he's a battle-hardened man, and he won't lose his temper here.

"It's just a minor setback. We are also nine points clear of second place and we have no problems with the team. ”

Magath was not angry, but he did not finish the interview and left the place.

Magath had a bad temper, but he didn't speak ill of him. But Borussia Dortmund's young manager, Jurgen Klopp, is different. When he was interviewed, he didn't have so many scruples at all.

"East Asian Football Championship? What kind of game is this. It's just an Asian-level friendly match, and it's not as valuable as the German second game. My attacking player can pull one at random, and that kind of game can also score a hat-trick with ease. I don't understand this, what is there to say. ”

"Jin Ming? It's just because everyone doesn't understand his characteristics that he has something to show in the first half of the season. Have any Chinese players been successful in Europe? I haven't heard of it anyway. ”

Arrogant.

Klopp was very arrogant.

"Will my words offend the Chinese fans? We at Borussia Dortmund are German and I never care how many fans our team has in China. ”

Before the game, the atmosphere between the two sides had reached the point of saber rattling.

For the competition, Jin Ming was also interviewed. After Jin Ming came to Schalke, he has always been honest. After all, it is a strange country, and European football is indeed more than a notch higher than Asian football.

But it doesn't mean that Jin Ming doesn't have a temper. Therefore, Jin Ming hit back at Klopp and said: "Coach Klopp really don't have to worry. Because I'm in Schalke, Dortmund won't have any Chinese support. ”