Chapter 38: Mixed Blessings

Either way, it's nice to have back-to-back wins and be at the top of the standings. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

It's just that the Dortmund fans didn't rejoice for long.

Borussia Dortmund announced on Tuesday that Gundogan's injury is not optimistic, and he will need to be out for another month after only two weeks of rest.

This is absolutely bad news for Borussia Dortmund fans.

Previously, the national team's strong recruitment of Gundogan caused his injury to worsen, and when he only needed to rest for two weeks, the fans felt that there was no need to make a fuss, so they should give Gundogan a rotational rest.

Who would have thought that now that the injury is getting worse, I still need to rest for a month?!

Is this a joke?

It seems that the injuries suffered in the national team are not as minor as expected......

The Dortmund statement mentions: "...... Gundogan remained unavailable for the next few weeks. On Monday, Gundogan went to the hospital for an MRI to determine the extent of his injuries. Borussia Dortmund's team doctor, Marcus Braun, believes it will take about a month to recover due to the overload on Gundogan's spine......

This means Gundogan will certainly not be available for the rest of the German national team and will miss several league and Champions League games at Borussia Dortmund, and may not be available until the Borussia Mönchengladbach game on October 5.

Soon after, the details of Gundogan's injury were revealed in detail - according to the examination, Gundogan was slow to recover from the injury due to back compression caused by the displacement of his spondylolisthesis, and two weeks have passed without any signs of improvement.

Dortmund this season is facing a multi-front situation, with dense matches, which tests the team's bench depth very much, and Gundogan's injury will have a huge impact and loss on Dortmund It is not yet known, but the anger of the fans has been uncontained.

Angry Dortmund fans tweeted: "Is this what Loew wants to see?!" and also @Loew and the German Football Association, as well as the official accounts of the German national team.

There were also Dortmund fans who launched a campaign on Twitter to "ask Loew to apologize to Dortmund fans", and it quickly received 10,000 likes.

And the Dortmund media went to interview Loew and asked him to talk about his views on the matter - in fact, to embarrass Loew in person.

Loew also looked helpless: "No one wants to encounter this kind of thing, I can only say that it is a pity......"

Dortmund's reporters were unrelenting: "If you had also let Gundogan rest, wouldn't it have been where he is today?"

"I don't know. Loew shook his head and shrugged, giving a very vague answer.

Borussia Dortmund and manager Jurgen Klopp have remained silent on the matter.

Now they can't say anything, and from the club's point of view, they will inevitably find an excuse for other clubs' supporters to attack them, thinking that they have no overall view and want to damage the interests of the German national team for their own selfish interests. But if they help Loew speak, it will offend the fans with money.

Klopp was asked by reporters before he said: "We will pay close attention to Gundogan's injury, this is a very sad thing...... Fortunately, Zhou Yi is ...... healthily."

This remark was interpreted by the Chinese media as "setting up a FLAG", which scared many Chinese fans to pray for Zhou Yi on the Internet, for fear that he would be "cursed" by Klopp......

Gundogan's injury upset fans, but in fact, it was not the injured Gundogan who upset Dortmund FC, but Gundogan, who was renewed.

Before the start of the pre-season training camp, it was said that one of the most important tasks of the club's management this season was to sign new contracts with key players from those teams.

Of course, this includes the outstanding Gundogan - Gundogan was originally bought as a backup for Zhou Yi, but after Shinji Kagawa left the club, Zhou Yi's position premise, Gundogan partnered with Sven Bender in the back position very well, and performed well, so that Shahin, who was bought out by the club, could only play as a substitute.

But the renewal of Gundogan's contract did not go well.

Among the many transfer rumours surrounding the departure of Borussia Dortmund players, Gundogan has a lot to do with them, and they are all interested in big clubs, such as Real Madrid and Manchester United.

Originally, the contract renewal negotiations were not going well, but now Gundogan is injured again, and Gundogan's agent said to the club that since he still has to rest for a month, the player of course hopes to recuperate and recover from the injury first, and the mood will also be impressed with the recovery of the injury, and the contract will be renewed after the injury is healed.

The club also did not want to force Gundogan to renew his contract if he was injured, which would give the impression of taking advantage of the fire. After Lewandowski's transfer turmoil, the club's image is not very good, Tolewandowski's agent "Fu", now many people think that Dortmund is a club that does not believe in its word, after all, their CEO Watzke can not admit it when he agrees......

As a result, Dortmund had to temporarily suspend contract renewal negotiations with Gundogan's agent.

But Gundogan's contract expires in June 2015, with less than two years to go, which is too long for the player and the club to happen.

If they don't negotiate a contract extension, Gundogan will follow in the footsteps of Shinji Kagawa, Gotze and Lewandowski......

It's okay to go to Real Madrid and Manchester United, what if they are poached by Bayern Munich again?

Therefore, Gundogan's injury, as soon as the contract renewal negotiations were suspended, the top management of the Dortmund club was a little bit of a wax.

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In the fourth round of the league, Dortmund challenged Eintracht Frankfurt away. With an important game to come, it was only natural that Jurgen Klopp rotated in this league as well.

Dortmund performed better than the previous two games, at least in the 10th minute, Mkhitaryan gave Dortmund the first place to give Dortmund a 1-0 lead on the road. The rising star, who had missed most of his previous bout due to injury, finally took his chance in this one.

As a result, Chinese fans began to worry about Yan Min's future again...... But in fact, Mkhitaryan and Yan Min have different positions and technical styles, and there is no possibility of direct competition......

If you want to say that as long as you play in the midfield, there is competition, then Yan Min basically has no way to live......

In fact, Mkhitaryan's competitor should be Zhou Yi, because Mkhitaryan played as a forward midfielder, and he also started in place of Zhou Yi in this game. But everyone doesn't seem to be too worried about Zhou Yi's position, they think that as long as Klopp's brain is not in the water, it is impossible for Mkhitaryan to completely replace Zhou Yi, and in the imagination of Chinese fans, the Armenian midfield star should be brought in as a rotating substitute for Zhou Yi.

Besides, even if Klopp really got his brain in water. With Zhou Yi's status today, does he still have a place to go? Therefore, Chinese fans are not worried about Zhou Yi, but only about Yan Min, who has just arrived in Dortmund and has not yet gained a firm foothold.

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Eintracht Frankfurt, who play at home, were not vegetarians either, equalising in the 36th minute through striker Kadlec.

In the last minute of the first half, Hummels received a yellow card. Before the start of the second half, the fourth official signalled for Borussia Dortmund to make a substitution on the sidelines, with Jurgen Klopp bringing on Papastatopoulos for Hummels.

This substitution was not Klopp's punishment for Hummels' yellow card, Klopp's move was done in consideration of the UEFA Super Cup with Chelsea ahead and the need to give the main centre-backs more rest. A normal rotation.

Ten minutes into the second half - another ten minutes - Mkhitaryan scored twice. It was Grosskreutz who provided the assist this time.

"Mkhitaryan scored twice! He finally showed his value! Since his move to Borussia Dortmund, he has been plagued by injuries! And this game made everyone realize why he is favored by so many European giants! Luckily, it was Dortmund who got him in the end...... Seeing the form shown by Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan successively, I believe Klopp should be a little more relaxed, right? Even if Gundogan can't make a comeback for the time being, everyone doesn't have to worry so much......

Duan Xin is worried: "Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Jonas Hoffman, Mkhitaryan...... Yan Min's competitors are all very strong......"

In this game, Yan Min did not appear in Dortmund's eighteen-man squad at all, and he stayed in Dortmund. This is also his fourth consecutive league game, and the Chinese media do not publicly ask when Yan Min will be in the squad for the game, but that does not mean that they are not in a hurry.

Who knows when Yan Min will get his chance?

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After Mkhitaryan regained the lead for Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt stepped up their attacking momentum and made two substitutions in the 66th and 71st minutes in the hope of equalising at home – a comeback win over Dortmund that they didn't think much about.

Klopp, on the other hand, made a substitution, replacing Kuba with Aubameyang and Zhou Yi for Mkhitaryan.

These two substitutions are very targeted, Zhou Yi's appearance with Aubameyang, can play counterattack, with Zhou Yi's through ball, can give full play to Aubameyang's speed advantage. If Eintracht Frankfurt are not willing to let this fail, they will certainly devote more troops to the attack, and there will certainly be plenty of space behind them, which is a good opportunity for Aubameyang to attack.

At the same time, Zhou Yi's play can also strengthen the control of the midfield, with him, in the face of the possible crazy impact of Frankfurt, Dortmund can also stabilize the position. This is something that Mkhitaryan cannot do at the moment.

After Zhou Yi was substituted, he immediately used excellent passing and running to help the team withstand the wave of Frankfurt's counterattack.

In the face of the aggressive scramble of the Frankfurt players, Zhou Yi appeared calm and calm, and he had the demeanor of a general in his gestures.

Duan Xin was very happy: "Although Mkhitaryan scored twice, you must know that the real core of Dortmund can only be Zhou Yi, looking at his performance, even if there are no goals and assists, who can ignore his importance to Dortmund?"

In the end, under the control of Zhou Yi and the threat of Aubameyang's speed, Eintracht Frankfurt's attack was unable to break through the Dortmund goal.

Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 away to claim their 22nd consecutive league win.

The score was the same as the previous game, but the scene was different, and the course of this game made those who had some doubts about Dortmund see the positive side of the people. At the very least, Jurgen Klopp insists on rotation so that every first-team player gets as much work as possible and integrates into the team, and by the middle and late stages of the season, such a rotation can show the value it deserves......

With four consecutive league wins in the new season, Borussia Dortmund are ready to face their big opponents in the UEFA Super Cup.

But for Zhou Yi, what awaits him is not Chelsea, but a feast.