Chapter 153: A New Interpretation of the Colloquialism

Since entering the Dortmund academy, Zhou Yi has been training with the U17 and U19 players on the one hand, and on the other hand, he has to spend more energy and time on physical fitness and strength training than ordinary players. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Because this is the lesson he has missed in the previous seventeen years of professional formal training, he must make up for it. Otherwise he wouldn't have been able to achieve his dream of being a professional footballer.

And he had to hurry, he only had a year left. He was almost 18 years old when he arrived at Borussia Dortmund, so what player was just starting to train at the age of 18?

If there was no system in his head, Zhou Yi would probably not dare to dream of "becoming a professional player".

But the system can only help him improve his experience and consciousness, and the strengthening of his body requires real training, not dreaming.

He has been in Dortmund for more than half a year, but when his parents are on the phone and his classmates leave messages on QQ asking him about his impressions of the city, he can't say anything.

Because he had never been to any other part of Dortmund than Mark's house, the football stadium near Mark's house, the restaurants that Mark's family frequented, and the Bracker training base.

He and Yang Muge, who are also in the Ruhr area, are only twenty or thirty kilometers apart, but they have never met except for the games between the two teams.

Why?

Because he has to hurry up and train, he wants to improve himself.

Otherwise, a year later, he doesn't know if he will be able to win Klopp's favor and sign Borussia Dortmund on a professional contract.

After more than half a year of training, Zhou Yi has made great progress in both physical fitness and strength.

His height has jumped from 1.71 meters to 1.75 meters, and his weight has also risen from 58 kilograms when he first joined the team to 65 kilograms today. His ability to fight on the court has also increased significantly, and the scientific and correct training has allowed him to grow rapidly.

But in Yebara's view, Zhou Yi's progress will face a very severe test in the upcoming Youth German Cup final.

Freiburg's U19 may be the strongest opponent he has faced in Borussia Dortmund's U19 months – much better than Schalke 04U19, who would not have finished fourth in the Western Conference if they were stronger.

Zhou Yi, as the core of Dortmund's U19 midfield organization, will inevitably be targeted by Freiburg's U19.

Physical confrontation will also be commonplace.

At that time, how well Zhou Yi can play may directly determine the final ranking of Dortmund.

There were several reasons why Borussia Dortmund U19 eliminated Freiburg U19 in the quarter-finals - at that time, Freiburg's U19 was focused on the league title, and the quarter-final match against Borussia Dortmund U19 was not the main force. In addition, Freiburg's current high-pressing style of play was still a prototype at the time, and it was not perfect, but this season they are more mature.

Thirdly, even in the face of Freiburg's U19 at the time, Dortmund only played a 1-1 draw with the opponent in the regular game, and finally eliminated the opponent by penalty kicks, which is too much luck......

And luck is not certain, last year on the Dortmund side, this year to the Freiburg side?

So in order to prevent Zhou Yi from being restricted by Freiburg U19 in the final and becoming a weakness of Dortmund U19, Zhou Yi was taken from the start of the final?

Yabarah would never do that.

Since Zhou Yi arrived at Borussia Dortmund U19, he has quickly become Dortmund's midfield conductor.

Now the entire Dortmund U19 team has become accustomed to letting Zhou Yi take control of the team, if Zhou Yi is won in the final, what is the difference between this and cutting off his hands and feet first for fear of being bitten by a snake?

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While Yebarra was struggling to cope with Freiburg's Under-19s' high-pressure style of play in the final, Zhou Yi, Gotze and Mark were frustrated by the delay in winning the game.

"We've been practicing for more than a month, right? As a result, we haven't won a single game in seven games!"

It was another day when there was only training in the morning, and in the afternoon the three of them gathered at the football field near Mark's house for special training.

After a group of special training, when the three of them sat on the ground to rest, Mark complained.

"We're trying to go in the right direction, it's just a matter of luck. Zhou Yi comforted Mark.

"But luck is the hardest because it's uncontrollable. Götze said.

"No, luck is manageable. Zhou Yi said.

His point of view surprised both of them.

Everyone knows that luck is illusory, otherwise why is the god of luck a goddess and not a male god? It must have something to do with the unpredictable and fickle temper of women.

The biggest charm of luck is that it is unpredictable, but why does Zhou Yi say that luck is controllable?

"There's a Chinese proverb that 'a blind cat hits a dead mouse,' and this phrase describes good luck. Zhou Yi said.

"Hmm...... It sounds like our German proverb 'blind chickens sometimes find grain'......" says Götze. "It's also a description of good luck, blind chickens can find grain, isn't this good luck?"

"That's right. Zhou Yi nodded. "But on the other hand, if the blind chicken and the blind cat don't go for it at all, how can they find the millet and the dead mouse? ”

Zhou Yi entered a state of serious nonsense again. However, Mark and Gotze did not realize this, and they listened intently as Zhou Yi explained the deep meaning behind the proverb.

These proverbs don't just mean good luck, they show us that good luck favors those who persevere. If the cat thinks that it is blind and abandons itself in the nest, then it will not be able to bump into it even if there are dead rats on the ground? If the chicken thinks that he can't see it anyway, and certainly can't go out to forage for food, then how can it peck at the grain, even if there is grain everywhere?"

Zhou Yi said very seriously.

Mark and Gotze listened stupidly -- they had listened to it for more than ten years, and they had long been accustomed to the common proverbs given by the general public and universal values, and they still had such a meaning...... That's what happened!

"Why do proverbs emphasize blind cats and blind chickens? In everyone's opinion, such an image is a weak person, and it is impossible to complete the behavior of catching rats and pecking rice. But they succeeded in catching the rat and finding the grain. The proverb creates the image of two underdogs, but allows them to accomplish the impossible. Is this just a matter of luck? I think the deep meaning behind this is to remind us that as long as we are willing to work hard, persevere, and do not bow to difficulties, even the greatest difficulties can be overcome, and even if everyone thinks that it is impossible, we can definitely accomplish it!"

As he spoke, Zhou Yi clenched his fists and looked up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, his emotions were impassioned.

"In the face of the impossible, if you decide that it is impossible and do not make any effort, then good luck will never come. On the contrary, if you work hard and do not give up in the face of the impossible, then good luck will favor you! This is the correct interpretation of these two proverbs! Therefore, there is also a proverb called 'Luck always favors the strong'. The 'strong man' here is not a strong man, but a strong man who does not abandon or give up, dares to challenge himself, and says 'no' to the impossible! Such a strong man is the real strong man!"

After listening to Zhou Yi's impassioned words, Mark and Gotze couldn't say a word, they frowned and fell into deep thought......

However, Zhou Yi interrupted their contemplation: "Okay, get up and continue to practice, you have enough rest." I'll have to warm up again if I rest!"

Mark and Götze withdrew from their contemplation and stood up to continue their practice.

Whether training so hard has the same meaning as Zhou Yi said, they are still not very clear.

But if you don't train, it will make it worse, and they know that.

So no matter what the future holds, it's time to train now.

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There are still five days to go before the final, and the day before the final, the team will finish training at the Brackel training base and fly to Berlin for the pre-final acclimatization training.

Although there is less than a week left before the final, the training at Bracker is no different than usual, and there is still a "game" part.

Now the three of Zhou Yi don't need to discuss any strategy before the game starts, just follow the usual special training.

So the head coach Yebara blew the whistle and the game began.

It is still a strategy of fast passing, fast cutting, and cross-switching. After three passes, Gotze passed the ball to Zhou Yi, and Zhou Yi made a mistake when he passed the ball directly to Mark without stopping, and the football was kicked and rolled to the sideline, and then it was picked up by the captain of the defending player Hohenshu who chased up.

The whistle sounded, and Yabara raised a finger: "Attacker, lose one point!"

There is no laughter outside the venue, because everyone doesn't think it's funny, and you may not find it funny if you watch comedy every day.

After Yebara finished shouting, Zhou Yi and Gotze did not shake each other, but returned to the center circle and took a football to start again.

The second inning started after Yebara's whistle.

Continuous and fast passing, you can't stop the ball at all, the ball will be surrounded by the opposing player, the worst result is naturally to be directly cut off, and the best result is to lose the ball a few seconds later......

The players watching the game from the sidelines had serious expressions. In fact, they can all see how difficult the trio's strategy is. When everyone is facing at least two defenders to rush to defend, it is too difficult to pass the ball without stopping while interspersing runs.

But the three of them insisted on doing so, completely ignoring other possibilities.

Choose the most difficult path and rise to it.

The teammates also had to be in awe of the courage of the three men - they had asked themselves after so many days of watching the game, and they felt that they would not be able to hold out for so long.

Of course, maybe the trio also thought about giving up, but Yebara didn't give them the option to give up the towel......

Therefore, the times create heroes, and the heavens will descend on the people...... Most of these heroes who take on big responsibilities may be forced......

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ps, it seems that we have another alliance leader?

I'm sorry sorry, but I'm sorry to allow me to make up for it later......