Chapter 13 Normal Match

The home stadium of the Shanghai Chongming team is Shanghai Stadium, the name may be a little unfamiliar to outsiders, but as soon as it says "80,000 people stadium", many foreign fans may understand. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Although this stadium is called the "80,000 Stadium", it can't actually accommodate that many people, and the seats are 56,000.

There is a difference of more than 20,000, so why is it still called the "80,000 Stadium"?

Because this stadium was prepared for the Eighth National Games held in Shanghai that year. At the time of the opening ceremony, there were about 80,000 temporary seats, which was also one of the highest in China at that time. Therefore, it is commonly known as the "80,000 people stadium".

The official name is "Shanghai Stadium".

The match between Borussia Dortmund and Shanghai Chongming filled the 80,000-person stadium.

Most of these people actually came to see Dortmund and Zhou Yi. This is very similar to the situation in Guangzhou.

There are also many fans of the Chongming team who came to see Zhou Yi.

In addition, there are many uniformly dressed Shenhua fans, whose blue jersey phalanx stands out in a sea of red and yellow-black people. Judging by their uniform outfits and actions, it is clear that this is the famous Blue Devils fan group in Shanghai.

This surprised everyone - the match between Chongming and Dortmund, what are you Shenhua fans doing in the collective appearance?

As a result, when the game started, everyone knew what they were here for......

They pulled out a banner and displayed it in the stands, in everyone's eyes, and in the camera footage of the broadcast.

On the book: "Only Shenhua can represent Shanghai!"

Chinese above, German below.

Apparently this is Shenhua fans protesting to Dortmund about their "negligence" in choosing their opponents, reminding them that the Chongming team wearing red jerseys against them now does not represent Shanghai football at all.

It is also demonstrating to the fans in Chongming to tell them who is the boss of Shanghai Tang.

However, the banner was quickly confiscated by the interference of stadium security personnel......

But because of this, there were skirmishes between fans on both sides, but fortunately, the security personnel dealt with it quickly and decisively. In addition, everyone's interest is actually on Dortmund and Zhou Yi, so the conflict has not expanded.

The CCTV commentator was clever not to mention what was happening in the stands, not even about the banners. As a national television station, their commentators say anything that can be amplified by the media and fans, which is not good for them.

So it's best to be silent, and the TV broadcast no longer gives a shot of the stands where the blue fans gather.

On the Internet, the management of public opinion is not so strict, and many fans are discussing this episode.

Some people feel that this kind of battle of sentiment between the fans of the two teams in Shanghai continues to the occasion of foreign teams, which is not appropriate.

Some fans angrily said that it was a shame to be thrown into the eyes of foreigners, because there was German on the banner. Of course, German journalists will not let go of this news point, and there will inevitably be a report about it after the game.

However, some fans applauded the practice of Shenhua fans, believing that in the whole of China, only Shenhua's fans are closest to the temperament of European fans. The Blues are several levels higher than the fan groups of other Chinese Super League teams.

And think that those fans who are worried about being embarrassed and thrown abroad are a strong proof that the servility still exists in their bones, when people are derbby in the Ruhr area of Germany, the intensity of the struggle between the fans of the two teams is much more fierce than that of Shenhua and Chongming, and the media all over the world have reported and paid attention to it, and it is talked about by the Chinese media and fans This is a symbol of football spirit and culture, how can the same thing happen in China and become a shame?

There was a war of words between the two factions on the Internet, and the game itself did not pay much attention.

There's nothing too special about this game, except for the initial episode.

It was a little different from Dortmund vs. Hengyuan, in that game, Hengyuan launched some offensive at the beginning of the game, and it could also make Guangzhou fans excited.

And in this game, Dortmund, who had learned from the past, did not take the opponent lightly, they controlled the rhythm and scene from the beginning of the game, so Chongming did not have any chances.

In the thirteenth minute, Reus opened the scoring for Borussia Dortmund.

At that time, the 80,000-person stadium was full of voices and thunderous cheers. In addition to the die-hard Chongming fans, they are all cheering for Dortmund's goal - Reuss is also very popular in China, handsome, good football, naturally many fans.

Of course, the cheering crowd was also indispensable to the group of Shenhua fans - they cheered to their heart's content under the strict protection of the armed police, and they were happy to see anything that could make their mortal enemy embarrassed.

That's the derby mood. This sentiment is not just reflected in the direct dialogue between the two teams.

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Dortmund then continued to work hard, scoring three goals in the first half, Zhou Yi provided an assist, and his work in midfield was one of the reasons why Dortmund were able to have the upper hand.

Shanghai Chongming faced Dortmund led by Zhou Yi and showed no power to fight back.

Yan Min, who did not start in this game, was very dissatisfied with the situation that every time the team conceded a goal, there was a burst of cheers in the stands, and he thought that since everyone is a Chinese, of course you should support the Chinese team, even if you are not Chongming fans, shouldn't you stand on the side of the Chinese team when you are in a foreign war? Why did Dortmund score a goal, and everyone applauded? It was not Zhou Yi who scored, but if Zhou Yi scored, I could still understand your cheers......

The angry Yan Min could only sit on the bench and sulk, looking up at the Chinese fans in the stands from time to time, feeling more and more dissatisfied.

He vented his anger in the halftime warm-up.

The starters all went into the dressing room, while he and the other substitutes stayed on the pitch to warm up under the assistant coach.

He slammed the ball into the goal with one kick after another, but due to the force being too strong and the accuracy was poor, the ball flew everywhere.

"Warm up Yan Min well!" the assistant coach scolded when he saw this.

Yan Min shrunk his neck and restrained his temper a little.

He didn't dare to offend the coach because he was still hoping that he would be able to play in this game...... If he offends the assistant coach, he may have to sit on the bench until the game is over.

The assistant coach still has a lot of say in the selection of substitutions, and the head coach must respect and listen to their opinions.

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Jurgen Klopp made a big substitution at the start of the second half, with four Dortmund players standing on the sidelines waiting to come on as they waited for kick-off.

Because it is a commercial competition, there is no strict limit on the number of substitutions, and how many people can be replaced are discussed by everyone before the game.

So basically, there will be a situation where the starting lineup is changed again and again after a game.

Borussia Dortmund made four substitutions at the start of the second half, with Reus, who had scored in the first half, being replaced. This made many Chinese female fans in the stands a little disappointed.

Fortunately, Zhou Yi was not replaced, so that everyone would not feel bored in the second half......

As for not replacing Zhou Yi at halftime, Klopp had a meeting with Zhou Yi, the club's financial director Treis, and the club's CEO Watzke at the beginning of his trip to China.

Everyone should respect each other's opinions, so all the stakeholders are present.

After some discussion, it was decided not to replace Zhou Yi at halftime in each game, but Zhou Yi could not be allowed to play all the game time, anyway, he would be replaced in the second half, and when he would be replaced, it would be Klopp's own decision.

This arrangement fully takes care of the interests of all parties, and from the perspective of commercial interests, Zhou Yi can bring more time on the court, and can also give a good explanation to the sponsors of the China trip. From the competitive level, not letting Zhou Yi play the whole game is also to avoid him being too tired and injured. As for Zhou Yi himself, he doesn't care when he will get off the field, he is happy to play in front of his compatriots for a while.

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In the second half, although Dortmund made four substitutions in one go, their control of the scene did not decrease, they continued to gain the upper hand, and the game almost turned into an exhibition match for Dortmund.

They seized on that advantage and scored two more goals.

The cheers in the stands came one after another, and the fans even played the Mexican wave, which really made the game a carnival.

This made Yan Min, who was called by the coach to warm up again, really unhappy - we are fighting desperately against Dortmund, can you not look like a spring outing! That is really disrespectful to us!

But when he looked at the field again, Yan Min was even more angry - how could his teammates have the intention of fighting with Dortmund? As if they were afraid of kicking and injuring Dortmund's players, their movements were very cautious and restrained, which was completely different from their performance in the Chinese Super League.

The CCTV commentator explained the performance of the Shanghai Chongming players as follows: "They are so tired after playing a league game three days ago that it is not a good choice to arrange the game in the middle of the normal league." None of our players were able to perform at their best, so it was a bit of a waste of the opportunity to play against the European champions and make the game less enjoyable......"

The commentator also found this kind of one-sided game a bit boring, but he couldn't change anything.

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Three minutes later, Yan Min was called back, and the assistant coach patted him on the shoulder, and Yan Min waited with anticrative anticrative expectations for the assistant coach to arrange specific tactical tasks for him.

Unexpectedly, after the assistant coach patted him on the shoulder, he just said: "Go up and play well, feel the game, there are not many opportunities to compete with the European champions." ”

"Okay!" Yan Min nodded excitedly, waiting for the assistant coach's next arrangement, but the assistant coach turned around and explained to the other players who were going to be replaced, and the content was similar: "Perform well, feel the game, and learn from the European champion......"

Yan Min hurriedly approached the assistant coach and asked, "Coach, is there no one?"

"What else?" the assistant coach was also surprised, looking at Yan Min with a surprised gaze.

"Oh, it's nothing......" Yan Min hurriedly lowered his head and stepped aside.

He knew that the coaching staff probably didn't expect any decent results in this game......

But he won't admit defeat so easily, he can't win against Dortmund, and he still has to find a way to create a little trouble for Dortmund, and if he can score a goal for them, it will be enough!

At dead-ball time, Yan Min was substituted on the field, and he was joined by five other teammates.

Everyone was excited and wanted to learn from the European champions.

But Yan Min frowned, he was thinking about how to score a goal for Dortmund......