Chapter 158: The core of Dortmund U19
When Zhou Yi and Mark went out to warm up, Mrs. Wagner immediately shouted: "Mark, Mark, look here, here!"
She stood up in the stands, waving her arms vigorously and shouting at the pitch. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
She wanted Mark to know where they were sitting so he wouldn't have to be distracted looking for them during the game.
Sure enough, after hearing her shout, Mark looked up and found his mom, dad and sister in the stands, so he waved excitedly to them to indicate that he saw it.
And Zhou Yi next to him also greeted them.
Seeing that both teenagers were greeting her, Mrs. Wagner sat down satisfied.
The mission has been completed, now wait for the game to begin.
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Zhou Yi looked around at the stands during the warm-up, the Berlin Olympic Stadium, which can accommodate 75,000 people, seemed empty, and after a visual inspection, the audience should not exceed 5,000.
Although he also saw cameras and broadcast equipment on the sidelines, Zhou Yi also felt that not too many people would watch the live broadcast of the game in front of the TV.
The live TV broadcast is only to show the importance of the German Youth Cup final, but it is impossible for the audience to watch the TV station or not.
Zhou Yi asked himself if he himself would not be interested in the German Youth Cup.
Once you're in the first team, everything will be fine.
How do you get to the first team?
It's simple, just perform well.
What does it take to perform well?
Win the championship!
Isn't there a great opportunity right in front of you?
This youth German Cup championship, no matter how difficult it is to win, Zhou Yi does not plan to let it go.
It was arguably his first stepping stone into the first team.
For this game, Zhou Yi has been preparing in the virtual system for more than a week, and he has not even taken the first two Ruhr derbies so seriously.
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Back in the dressing room, head coach Yebala's expression was still more serious.
"The opponents are not weak, they were champions of the Under-19 national league last season. But remember, you're strong too!" he was encouraging the players.
"None of the teams that can make it to the final are weak, so if you think the opponent is strong, you might as well think about yourself, you are also very strong. We've been preparing for their tactics for a week, and everybody has worked hard for a week and I'm sure it's not impossible to beat your opponents as long as you can play your part in training in the game. ”
Yebara then spoke about the tactics of the game: "...... Their tactics are high pressing, which we have been trained in in training. In short, remember that in this game, you have to be more adventurous, dare to go forward, and cooperate with Zhou Yi. ”
Speaking of this, Yebara set his sights on Zhou Yi.
The core of Dortmund's U19 midfield is now Zhou Yi, and although Gotze is more famous, there is no opinion on this arrangement, including Gotze.
Zhou Yi is responsible for using his passing to control the tempo, and if you want to be adventurous, then more through passes.
But if it's just Zhou Yi who makes a direct pass alone, it's useless, and the whole team must cooperate, otherwise he can only make mistakes again and again.
So it's not a matter of one person or not, it's a matter of the whole team.
Yebara has to make a point of mentioning it in this game, because if there is a lack of cooperation at that time, the dire consequences of choosing to take risks will be immediate.
You know, Freiburg's high pressing tactics determine how quickly they counter-attack after grabbing the ball.
Freiburg is an expert in this regard.
After reminding the players of this, Yebarra relieved everyone's pressure.
"Of course, we didn't worry too much. After all, we are the attacking side, and as long as you can do your best and play at your own pace, Freiburg will always have to be passive. ”
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Meanwhile, in Freiburg's Under-19 dressing room, their head coach Streich is also emphasizing the tactics of the game to his players.
"Based on our observations and analysis of their previous games, we can see that the real core of this team is not Götze. It's him. Christian Streich pointed to the name on the tactical board at the top of the centre circle of the pitch.
"Zhou Yi. He is the heart of the Dortmund team, and Dortmund's passing organization depends on him. It's different from when we met them last season. This man is characterized by good passing in short and medium distances, good at spotting openings and opportunities on the pitch, and flexible movement, but the shortcomings are also obvious, and his body looks very thin. So his physical confrontation ability is not strong, as long as you can stick to him in the game and use your body to interfere with him, you can affect his performance. ”
That's all Streich has to say about his players about the heart of Borussia Dortmund.
Because there's really nothing to say. Zhou Yi's advantages are very prominent, but the disadvantages are equally obvious, and it is very simple to deal with, just paste it.
But the next Gotze, he wants to say a little more.
Because Mario Gotze is more comprehensive than Zhou Yi, he can pass the ball like Zhou Yi, of course, maybe the pass in the positional battle is not as good as Zhou Yimiao, but it is not bad. He can also break through with the ball and he can also shoot and score.
There's a reason why such a player can become a talent that the whole of Germany is looking at.
Just last summer, Gotze also won the Under-17 European Championship with Germany's Under-17 youth team, which is enough to show his quality.
Unlike Zhou Yi, who has distinctive characteristics but is also simple to deal with, Ge Ce is more comprehensive, and it is not easy to contain him very simply.
So Streich spent almost all of his time talking about Götze.
As for Gotze, Freiburg's players were clearly listening a little more seriously......
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Although this is a junior German Cup final that not many people pay attention to, the procedure for a final is to be followed.
The players who started on both sides had to wait in the tunnel for the referee to take them out.
And while the players on both sides are waiting in the tunnel to play, who is the most eye-catching?
It's not Borussia Dortmund's talented Mario Gotze, it's ...... Zhou Yi standing behind Gotze.
As the only oriental face in the two teams, Zhou Yi can be said to have a high return rate.
Any Freiburg player who passes by him will think of the manager telling them that this thin man is the heart of Dortmund's midfield, and they can't help but turn their heads to look at him, wanting to see what secrets can make him the heart of Dortmund.
They had always thought that the heart of Dortmund should be Gotze.
But when Dortmund reached the final of the German Youth Cup and became their opponent, they knew for the first time that such a drastic change had taken place in the Dortmund academy - a Chinese replaced Gotze's place and became the heart of the team!
Wouldn't Götze have any opinion on that?
Zhou Yi smiled at first, but when someone looked at him, he simply said in German: "Do you want to take a group photo? It's not expensive, five euros a time." He also gestured five fingers.
The other party showed an expression of "Are you a nervous person" and walked away from him.
"Hey, Zhou Yi, five euros at a time is not cheap. Gotze, who was standing in front of him, turned back to him. "It's less than a euro to go to a public toilet. ”
"Mario, do you think taking a picture with me is the same as going to the bathroom, right?" Zhou Yi rolled his eyes.
"That's not what I meant......" Götze defended. "But if a fan asks me to take a picture, I won't take money. ”
Zhou Yi patted Goetze on the shoulder, and said with the expression of a confidant sister: "Mario, you can't be like this, you are a talented teenager in German football, you can't practice yourself like this......"
Gotze looked confused: "What's wrong?"
"If you do that, someone will say in the future: 'It's cheaper to take a photo with Mario than for me to pee!'" Zhou Yi said solemnly.
Hearing this conversation between these two people, the Dortmund U19 players around them couldn't help but laugh. The uneasiness and nervousness of participating in the final of the German Youth Cup for the first time more or less disappeared into the laughter.
The Freiburg player next to him was confused - are these two really teammates? The final has not yet begun, and the opponent seems to be infighting......
They suddenly thought of their previous guess - it seems that Ge Ce is still angry about Zhou Yi robbing him of his core, and he can't let go of it!
The only thing that puzzled them was why these two men were fighting among themselves, and the other Dortmund players could still laugh?
None of them have a heart or lungs!
Take a closer look at the expressions between Zhou Yi and Ge Ce, and see how the two of them don't seem to be joking......
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P.S., during the double commuter pass period, continue to ask everyone for a commuter pass!!