Chapter 394: Transfer rumors
After the German Super Cup, the league is already very close. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis season's Bundesliga kicks off on August 5, which can be said to be quite early, because in the summer of 2012 there is the European Championship and the Olympics, in order to make room for these two competitions, so the European leagues will end earlier than usual, which requires them to start earlier.
Borussia Dortmund have a German Cup game ahead of the league on 5 August.
After being unexpectedly knocked out of the German Cup last season by a Bundesliga team, Dortmund will not be able to underestimate the German Cup this time.
Therefore, in this game, Dortmund will not send a second-tier team to participate.
It was the last relatively official warm-up game before the start of the league.
In this game, Zhou Yi started again and was replaced by Shinji Kagawa, who had returned from injury, in the 67th minute. Borussia Dortmund also defeated Hinterhosson 3-0. Broke into the knockout round of 32 of the German Cup.
Their next match will be played on October 25 against Dresden.
Borussia Dortmund were eliminated in the round of 32 last season and were eliminated after just two rounds of the German Cup.
This time, Dortmund should try to avoid such an awkward situation.
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In the new season, Zhou Yi of the Five Little Dragons is the first to make his debut, because the Bundesliga started at the earliest.
On August 5, 2011, the opening match of the new Bundesliga season, Dortmund hosted Hamburg.
Before the start of the season, the German media conducted a season-looking analysis of each team.
The goal of the defending champions is clear, of course, to defend the title. However, it will be difficult to defend the title.
Because of the analysis of the Bundesliga in the 21st century in the past 11 years, only Bayern Munich has successfully defended the title once, that is, in the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 seasons, Bayern Munich successfully defended the title.
The subsequent Bundesliga championship trend is basically Bayern Munich winning the championship once and other teams winning the championship once.
The 2000-2001 season was the Bayern Munich title, followed by Borussia Dortmund. In 2002-2003 Bayern Munich regained the title, and in 2003-2004 Werder Bremen defeated Bayern Munich to win the league title under Schaff.
The next two seasons were the era of Bayern Munich.
In the 2006-2007 season, Stuttgart won the championship. In the 2007-2008 season, Bayern Munich regained the title again. However, in the 2008-2009 season, the league title was changed to Magath's Wolfsburg. In the 2009-2010 season, Bayern Munich regained the league title under the leadership of Louis van Gaal after a change of manager. In the 2010-2011 season, Dortmund came out of nowhere and took the league title.
So according to the previous rules, will this season's league championship belong to Bayern Munich again?
Why is it said that only Bayern Munich is the hegemon in the Bundesliga? Because no matter who takes the championship, Bayern Munich can always get it back, as if the league championship was their family, and it is just an accident to leave someone else.
Besides, it has always been easier to play than to defend, look at the previous teams, Werder Bremen, Sttgart, Wolfsburg, including Dortmund, can win the league title, but not the next season.
To put it bluntly, it's easy to think that they have more luck than strength.
And the difference between an ordinary team and a giant seems to be that after an ordinary team wins a championship, it is satisfied, and then the team falls apart, and the one who should go to the big club goes to the big club, and the one who should raise the salary is raised, but the desire to win is not so strong.
Bayern Munich, on the other hand, can continue to be hungry for glory, which is important.
So although Klopp shouted the slogan of defending champions in an interview before the season, everyone will still wonder if Dortmund has the ability to defend the title.
In addition to doubts that Borussia Dortmund will be able to defend their title, Dortmund also need to deal with the sudden rumors that Zhou Yi is leaving Dortmund before the league starts immediately.
In fact, since the end of last season, Zhou Yi's name has been frequently mentioned in the transfer market.
The giants are chasing him.
Just like when they chased Shaheen.
However, at the beginning, it was just chasing the wind and shadows, and there was no definite news.
As the Bundesliga approaches, the news is getting more and more true.
One moment said that Barcelona was interested in introducing Zhou Yi as Xavi's successor, one moment said that Bayern Munich had targeted Zhou Yi, another time said that Manchester United of the Premier League admired Zhou Yi very much, and another time said that Arsenal's Arsene Wenger praised Zhou Yi.
None of this news is a traditional catch-up, but it seems that there are signs of it.
For example, Arsene Wenger did say in a recent interview that he praised Zhou Yi, and he thought that Zhou Yi was able to perform like this at such a young age, which is really amazing, and in the end it can only be described as "talented".
Ferguson also admitted to reporters that Manchester United was indeed observing Zhou Yi's performance.
There is also the fact that Zhou Yi is negotiating a contract renewal with Dortmund, but in the case that the club has renewed the contract with Gotze, Grossreutz, and Mark Wagner, the news of Zhou Yi's successful contract renewal with the club has not been able to come out for a long time.
These seem to be the evidence that Zhou Yi is leaving Dortmund.
Because these rumors appeared too close to the game, Dortmund did not have time to refute the rumors, but at the pre-match press conference, Klopp answered everyone's questions.
"I didn't hear Zhou Yi tell me that he was leaving, and if he wanted to leave, he would definitely say it to me. So if he didn't say it, it means that he won't leave. As the head coach of Borussia Dortmund, I certainly wouldn't want Zhou Yi to leave. He's at the heart of Borussia Dortmund and he's not going anywhere. ”
"Then is the issue of his contract renewal with the club resolved?" a reporter asked.
"The renewal is always in progress and we can agree on it very quickly. I'm sure there won't be any problems either. Klopp replied.
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Although Zhou Yi has not had time to refute the rumors to the outside world, he has already explained to his teammates that he will stay at Dortmund, and his contract renewal negotiations with the club are going well, and it should not be long before he will sign.
As the heart of the team, this is what he has to do, which is to face his teammates, be honest about the situation, and not deceive them, otherwise he will not be able to gain the trust of his teammates. When the people's hearts are scattered, how can this team still be brought with it?
In addition, for Zhou Yi, in addition to using words to refute rumors, he can also use actions.
Tell everyone who is worried that he will leave Dortmund that he will not leave.
In the league opener against Hamburg, Zhou Yi was in the starting line-up. He also set up Mark Wagner's opener in the first half.
After the goal, Mark and other teammates hugged Zhou Yi.
Norbert Dicker, the announcer at the scene, shouted: "Zhou Yi has completed the assist! He has once again shown his ability to find a vacancy! Such a good performance, I don't think anyone will be willing to let him go!"
For the first time in the stands, the name of the assister was not shouted after a goal was scored.
"Zhou Yi!Zhou Yi!!"
They waved their arms in the stands and chanted Zhou Yi's name in unison. And what about Zhou Yi?
Accompanied by his teammates, he waved to the fans in the stands, and the interaction was very good, and he couldn't tell that he was leaving.
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After Mark's goal, Dortmund were firmly in control of the game.
In this, Zhou Yi naturally made great contributions, and his performance was normal, as if he was not affected by the transfer rumors at all.
At his instigation, Mark set up Götze for another goal to give Dortmund a two-goal lead over Hamburg in the first half.
Judging from the field, Dortmund were firmly in control. Zhou Yi continued his form from last season perfectly, Mark also performed well, and Gotze and others were also in good form.
It's as if the team hasn't gone through a summer break, with no run-ins and no breaks.
'Jurgen Klopp hasn't gone on a big show this season and it seems wise now. Because Dortmund's system is already perfect, there is no need to bring in a large number of players to increase the burden of the team's run-in. Their main core is unchanged and the team can be quickly integrated. That's one of the reasons why they've been able to continue their form from last season, which naturally benefits their ......performance in the league," Analysed Marcel Leif. "But there is also a question, that is, will such a squad still be a little weaker? You know, last season Dortmund played on two fronts, because of player injuries and other reasons, resulting in inconsistent performance. This has something to do with their lack of reserve strength. If they don't bring in more good players this season, what will they do when the Champions League starts again?"
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At the start of the second half, Hamburg fought back and scored a goal. They tied the score at 1-2 and were only one goal behind.
Borussia Dortmund then made substitutions, with Shinji Kagawa coming on in place of Robert Lewandowski.
When the Japanese came on the field, there were huge cheers and applause at the West**** Stadium. This is Shinji Kagawa's first league appearance since his injury.
His performances last season captured the hearts of many people, and Dortmund fans loved the small Japanese player.
Shinji Kagawa high-fived Zhou Yi, who was the closest, after coming on the court, and then ran to his position.
Five minutes after he came on the field, Zhou Yi found him with a precise long pass, and after Shinji Kagawa stopped the football, he shot directly into the far corner, and the football bypassed the ten fingers of Hamburg goalkeeper Drobney and flew into the goal!
3:1!
Borussia Dortmund reextended their lead to two goals!
"Shinji Kagawa! he sealed the win for Borussia Dortmund!" Marcel Leif shouted. "Scoring just on the pitch is a perfect comeback!"
And Shinji Kagawa obviously knew who he was thanks to for this perfect comeback, and after the goal, he turned around and ran back to the midfield, hugging Zhou Yi tightly.
Scoring in his first league game after his comeback will be a huge confidence boost for him and a much easier path for him to come. Scoring goals is really important for a player who has been out of action for half a season due to injury.
So Shinji Kagawa should thank Zhou Yi well, without Zhou Yi's selfless help, he may have to go a long way on the road to regain his state and confidence, and take a long detour.
With Zhouyi, you can get twice the result with half the effort.
With such a core, who wants him to go?