When he arrived at the locker room, Zhou Yi could also feel that the atmosphere in the locker room was more solemn than usual...... Or, rather, more solemnly. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Usually before the game, the locker room is like a playground, with very high electronic music playing, and people dancing to the rhythm of the music. From time to time, there would be a loud burst of laughter, and it must have been someone who said something ridiculous that resonated with everyone.

But this time, there was no music, no dance steps, and no jokes.

Everyone was just silently doing their own thing, waiting to go out and warm up.

When Zhou Yi went out with the team to warm up, he also found that the usually sparse stands were full of people, and there were even people standing directly on the edge of the court. Luckily, each stadium is separated by a tall barbed wire fence, otherwise these people would have affected the game.

"This is the Ruhr derby......" When warming up, Zhou Yi's neck was like a radar that couldn't be stopped at all, swinging left and right to look around, he looked at the dense people in the stands and sighed.

The people in the stands are basically Dortmund fans wearing yellow and black Dortmund jerseys, many of these people are the same as Mark's parents, both parents of Dortmund youth team players, but there are also many Dortmund fans.

They may not be interested in the usual youth team games, but in the Ruhr derby, even if it is a competition between youth teams, they will come to cheer for their team.

Because it's not just a game.

The official website of the Dortmund club also had a reporter on the scene, and the blonde hostess was talking about something in front of the camera lens, and behind her was a yellow-black stand.

The stands for the youth team game are not large, and it is estimated that there are only 200 seats full, but judging from the dense crowds now, the people in this stand must be over-standard.

There are so many fans, and there are journalists.

An ordinary youth team league has the feeling of a professional game.

These are all things that Zhou Yi observed, and he was still looking around during the warm-up, it was easy for people to think that he was absent-minded and inattentive, but this was just a habit of Zhou Yi, he was very curious about many things, and couldn't help but want to take a look.

He belongs to the kind of person who walks down the street and sees the crowd in a circle, and absolutely wants to squeeze in to see the excitement.

Zhou Yi's teammates and coaches in Dortmund's youth team are used to it, and they have also experienced the stage when they feel that Zhou Yi is not serious about warming up.

However, the youth training director Ricken, who came to watch the game today, was a little puzzled.

Since Zhou Yi joined Borussia Dortmund's U17s, this is the first time Ricken has been there to watch the U17 game in person.

When the Chinese football teenagers and the Dortmund youth team were in power, Ricken did not pay attention to the Chinese teenagers at that time, and naturally he had no impression of Zhou Yi at that time.

"Is that always how he warms up?" Ricken asked Eccle, the Under-17 coach next to him.

Eckel nodded.

"Hmm......" Ricken frowned, dissatisfied with Zhou Yi's performance.

Ecker guessed what Ricken was thinking at a glance, so he quickly explained: "This is his habit, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't warm up seriously, he seems to be inherently difficult to focus on a certain thing, whether it's warm-up, training or competition, his neck likes to swing around like this, that's to observe the surrounding situation." ”

After being Zhou Yi's coach for more than two months, Ecker already has some understanding of this Chinese teenager.

Ricken resounded Zhou Yi's performance on the field against Borussia Dortmund U17, but he loved to shake his head from side to side......

So he accepted Ecker's explanation.

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Zhou Yi was observing the situation around him, and he was also looking at the players of Schalke 04, and he wanted to find Yang Muge.

But unfortunately, until the Dortmund youth team warmed up, the Schalke 04 youth team did not come out to warm up.

It seems that it was deliberately avoided, after all, this is Dortmund's home stadium.

Zhou Yi reluctantly left the court and returned to the locker room.

Just as Zhou Yi entered the locker room, Yang Muge, who was wearing a Schalke 04 sports jacket, followed his teammates out of the locker room, and the spikes made a dense clicking sound on the marble floor.

As the teammates walked towards the court, they chatted with each other and exchanged some ideas.

Yang Muge seemed silent among his teammates, but he was not withdrawn, because although he did not speak, he always had a smile on his face. It was his signature warm male smile.

Seeing such a smile, even if he is silent, he will not be annoying and ostracized, right?

When Yang Muge came out to warm up, he didn't see Zhou Yi, and he was quite disappointed.

He also wanted to surprise Zhou Yi - he thought to himself that Zhou Yi must not know that he joined Schalke 04!

At the beginning, he deliberately didn't tell Sun Pan about the big mouth and which team he was going to play in, just to prevent Sun Pan from telling Zhou Yi, so that when the two sides met, Zhou Yi would be startled.

When recording the reality show, Zhou Yike teased himself a lot, and this time he will play tricks back!

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In the game against Schalke 04, in the dressing room, the head coach Ekel talked a little more than usual, and everyone listened attentively.

'Schalke 04 is strong, but remember, it's our home turf. You don't have to think about your opponents, you just play at your level and believe in yourself and your teammates!"

As he speaks, Ecker keeps his eyes on his players, observing their expressions and surmising their state of mind.

It can be seen that some people can't wait to come out to teach their mortal enemies a lesson, while others seem nervous.

But whether it's scrappy or nervous, there's always an emotion.

Only Zhou Yi had a calm face, as if the Ruhrderby meant nothing to him.

Ecker figured out in a blink of an eye, Zhou Yi is Chinese after all, and he has only been in Dortmund for more than two months, and he definitely doesn't know much about the meaning of the Ruhr derby, so naturally he doesn't feel anything. For him, the Ruhr derby is just a normal game.

Ecker clearly underestimated the level of knowledge of European football among Chinese fans, who were just ordinary Chinese fans before he decided to become a professional footballer, and there are many ways for such fans in China to learn about European football thousands of miles away, even more so than the domestic Chinese Super League around him.

Ruhr derby?

This word is like thunder for Zhou Yi, how can he not understand the meaning?

His calm is only because he has played dozens of Ruhr derbies in the FIFAOL3 system, and playing so many derbies in a short period of time by one person, I am afraid that no amount of passion will fade......

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When leaving the locker room and walking towards the court, Zhou Yi suddenly heard someone calling him behind him: "Zhou Yi!"

This familiar voice instantly reminded Zhou Yi of the two months he spent recording the reality show "Inheritor of Green".

When he turned around, he saw Yang Muge wearing a Schalke 04 sports jacket, looking at him with a smile.

"Old Yang!" Zhou Yi turned around happily and threw himself back, he directly gave Yang Muge a warm hug. After staying abroad for a few months, people seem to have begun to become like foreigners, with more outgoing emotions and more exaggerated actions to express emotions. If this were to be changed to before, it would be a handshake and a pat on the shoulder.

Of course, the emotions of the brothers and comrades-in-arms who once fought side by side must also account for a large part.

Although he had already known that Yang Muge had come to the Schalke 04 youth team, the moment he really saw Yang Muge, Zhou Yi found that he still couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.

This was understood by Yang Muge as a "surprise", and he was very happy that he could finally trick Zhou Yi.

He patted Zhou Yi on the back: "When we were in the locker room just now, the head coach reminded the team vigorously and asked them to pay extra attention to you. It seems that you are also developing well in Dortmund, and you have a good reputation!"

Zhou Yi let go of Yang Muge, gave a thumbs up and poked himself, and said proudly: "That's, I'm the king of the warm-up race!"

Seeing that Zhou Yi still likes to joke like that, Yang Muge couldn't help laughing.

Zhou Yi was concerned about whether Yang Muge appeared: "Why are you still wearing a coat?"

"I didn't start. Yang Muge shook his head with a smile.

"Huh?" Zhou Yi was a little surprised. "How so?"

"I only came to the team during the winter break, and it's still in the stage of getting acquainted with the team. I was actually surprised to be in the squad. Yang Muge looked as desireless as always, and he was not very anxious about the opportunity to play. "It must be because of you, Zhou Yi. Schalke 04 heard that Dortmund had a Chinese player, so they added me to the squad. ”

Zhou Yi snorted: "Then I'll let you play! Then see how I play their midfielder! You have to be ready to play at any time." ”

"Definitely, definitely. Yang Muge promised on his lips, but he didn't have any expectations in his heart.

"Eh, are you still used to living in Germany?Where do you live now?hotel or dormitory?" Zhou Yi found that he met old friends in a foreign country, and he was excited to have a lot of questions to ask and a lot of things to say to him.

But at this time, his teammates urged him in front: "Zhou Yi! It's time to play!"

They've got someone on the pitch.

Zhou Yi and Yang Muge chatted warmly on the sidelines.

The hostility of the Ruhr derby caused both Borussia Dortmund youth team and Schalke 04 youth team players to ignore each other before the game. It's okay not to even stare at each other with unfriendly eyes, but Zhou Yi is an outlier, he and Yang Muge, who is a Schalke 04 player, chatted happily on the sidelines, it is really different......

"Go quickly, Zhou Yi. Let's talk after the game. Yang Muge took the initiative to end this exchange.

"Okay, let's have a good chat after the game!" Zhou Yi waved goodbye to Yang Muge, turned around and ran onto the field.

As soon as he came on the field, he turned around and shouted to Yang Muge: "I will definitely let you play!"

He shouted loudly, but there was no need to worry about causing displeasure among the Schalke 04 players, because they certainly didn't understand.

Yang Muge smiled and waved at him, and then walked to the bench of Schalke 04.

After taking a seat in his seat, he quietly prepared to watch the game.

He had only heard about Zhou Yi's series of outstanding performances in the warm-up matches, but he had never witnessed them with his own eyes.

He wanted to see how far Zhou Yi had grown after more than two months of training in the high-level football world of Germany.

Perhaps, he can be used as a benchmark and street light for his own progress?