Chapter 156: Returning Home
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The players on both sides did not relent because of these two yellow cards from Gagelman, and they still played as they pleased.
On the court, people turned on their backs, Zhou Yi fell several times, and there were several dirty places on the turf on his jersey.
In the fierce confrontation, Schalke 04 had the upper hand. In the 35th minute, they scored again against Borussia Dortmund.
It was Huntelaar who scored the goal this time, and it was Japanese full-back Atsuto Uchida who assisted him.
When Huntelaar put the ball into the Borussia Dortmund goal, the cheers over the Schalke stadium were loud as if they could tear down the roof.
Schalke 04 fans vented all the emotions that had been pent up in their hearts for several seasons - these seasons, Schalke 04 has not won as long as they meet Dortmund, and the originally evenly matched Ruhr derby has become one-sided, and any Schalke 04 fan is holding back the fire.
Schalke 04 now have a two-goal lead over Borussia Dortmund in the game, something that has never happened in a Ruhr derby in recent years.
In last season's Ruhr derby on this stadium, Schalke 04 also finished by just one goal ahead of Borussia Dortmund.
A one-goal lead is an unsafe score, but a two-goal lead is safe in the eyes of many.
Schalke 04 fans were confident that the team would win the Ruhr derby because of this two-goal lead. So they cheered so loudly as if they had seen the future of the team winning this game, and they had to celebrate, not only to beat Borussia Dortmund in the Ruhr derby, but also to shatter their dream of a third consecutive league title.
"Huntelaar!!' his goal was crucial," Marcel Leif said. "Maybe it's a goal that decides the league title!" At this time in Munich, there must have been a lot of Bayern Munich fans cheering!"
"Dortmund did not play as well as Schalke 04 in the first half, and falling behind by two goals can be said to have pushed them to a dead end, not that they are completely hopeless, but at least the odds of winning this game have become very low. I think it's realistic to think about it, it would be good for Dortmund to equalize in the next game, it's better to get a point than not to get a point, right?" Duan Xin also said.
On the domestic network, the quarrel between Bayern Munich fans and Dortmund fans also became white-hot because of this goal, Bayern Munich fans ridiculed Dortmund fans that their league championship was going to fly away, and Dortmund fans scolded Duan Xin, the Bayern Munich fan commentator, for not being worthy of sitting in the commentary seat.
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The first half ended with Schalke 04 leading by two goals, and at half-time, Jurgen Klopp made changes to his squad to replace Hummels with Shahin, leaving Dortmund with only three defenders at the back. It was a risky substitution, facing a morale-boosting Schalke 04, and the Dortmund backline, with only three defenders, didn't know if it could withstand Schalke 04's attack in the second half.
But Klopp had to make this substitution, because in the first half, Zhou Yi was very tightly contained by Schalke 04, and someone needed to go up and share the pressure for him.
Shaheen is the best candidate.
He's a player who plays both offensively and defensively, and when he comes on the pitch, he can play the role of two people, help defend in defence, and somewhat make up for the void in the back line after Hummels is gone. In the attack, it can help Zhou Yi share some of the work of organizing the offense, while reducing Zhou Yi's pressure, it can also create more opportunities for Zhou Yi, because once he is active, it will inevitably attract the defensive attention of Schalke 04, and the defensive pressure faced by Zhou Yi will be much lighter.
So Shaheen is actually a very key figure. Jurgen Klopp was well aware of this, so after making the substitution decision, he spent a long time at half-time telling Shaheen what to do when he came on and what the others were going to do.
For Shahin, this is the first time he has been entrusted with such a task since his return to Dortmund. Previously, he was a player in the team, helping to fill in the gaps, and he would not be assigned such an important task.
Shaheen has no problem with this, after all, in the two years since he left Dortmund, the team has changed dramatically, won two league titles, and the team has found a new core. And he himself is not as good as he is at Real Madrid or Liverpool, and if he wants to be a pivotal core when he returns, it will be whimsical and unfair to his current Dortmund team-mates.
Therefore, he does not have too much hope for his status after returning to Dortmund, he does not expect to be able to play the main team, as long as he can get the opportunity to play.
But this time, he was a little surprised when he was suddenly given a heavy responsibility.
After the break, as the players walked towards the court, Zhou Yi and Shaheen walked together.
Shaheen lowered his head and remained silent, as if he had something on his mind.
Zhou Yi patted him on the back: "What do you think, Nurui?"
"Ah......h "I'm thinking about the second half of the game, I don't know if I can do it......"
"Don't think about it so much, Nuri, just play as you normally would. Zhou Yi said.
"But if we lose...... Shaheen is worried that his performance is not good enough, causing his team to lose the game.
"I'm not going to lose. Zhou Yi smiled and encouraged him. "We've had forty-five minutes. When the time comes, you thrust forward more, and I'll be behind you. ā
Shahin doesn't know where Zhou Yi's confidence comes from, but he doesn't blindly release negative energy, if he always emphasizes in front of his teammates that the team may lose, such a person will not be liked.
Seeing that he was about to walk to the player's tunnel, Zhou Yi patted Shahin's shoulder again: "This is the Bundesliga field you are familiar with, Nurui, you are wearing a Dortmund jersey now, there is nothing to worry about, just play like you did when you were here before!"
With that, he sped past Shahin's side and ran onto the pitch.
Leaving Shaheen alone, he stopped, looked at his back, and pondered what he had said.
Then he looked down at the jersey he was wearing, the yellow and black Dortmund jersey.
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Before the second half, Borussia Dortmund made a substitution, with Shaheen coming on for Hummels.
"Klopp's substitution...... It is understandable to bring on Shahin, after all, he can strengthen the control of Dortmund's midfield and share the pressure of Zhou Yi's work, but Hummels...... With only three defenders, will Borussia Dortmund's back line be able to withstand Schalke 04's attack, or will Shaheen be able to play their part before their backline is blown up by Schalke 04?" Marcel Leif questioned Klopp's substitution, and he wondered what Klopp thought when he arranged it.
As Shaheen ran onto the pitch, he heard the voices of the Schalke 04 fans in the stands at the back, laughing at him as a loser who went around the big clubs and then came back to Dortmund.
Indeed, when he resolutely chose to leave Dortmund and go to Real Madrid, he left an impression of "desperate to go to the giants", but what he did so desperately switched to was that he couldn't even play in the giants, and finally had to go back to the place he had abandoned to find his form, and after he went out for a spin, he came back to the team that he once regarded as the core, but he could only play as a substitute. It's ironic.
Therefore, being ridiculed is also a helpless thing.
This is the price he wants to come back for the young frivolity at that time, including everything now, it is the price.
But people can't always live in the frustrations of the past, right?
It's still going to look forward, to move forward.
Shaheen looked down at the yellow and black Dortmund jersey on his body again, and then looked up, and in front of him, there were nine people wearing the same jersey as him, they were his teammates, teammates who had been before.
At that time, I was arrogant and arrogant, and I felt that the world was so big, didn't I have a place for myself? The sky was high and the birds could fly, and the sea was wide and the fish jumped, and I wanted to go to the wider world outside to make a name for myself.
But after being scarred and exhausted, I realized that the desire to go home was so strong.
So when Real Madrid wanted to keep him out on loan, he chose to go back to Dortmund on loan.
Because for him, it's going home.
Return home and regain peace to your wandering mind. I also draw energy from home and start anew.
He stepped onto the pitch and ran to the men who were wearing the same jerseys as him. (To be continued.) )