Chapter Eighty-Nine: "Infernal Affairs"

Zhou Yi is right, Yan Min's matter is actually not a big deal, everything has been said, it is over, the game is finished, the defeat is decided, what is the point of discussing these now? Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

And there's an even bigger game waiting for everyone. If you still hold on to the games that have passed, you will miss the hot topic of the Ruhr derby.

Due to Dortmund's ups and downs in performance this season, and it can even be said that they have not been in good form recently, this Ruhr derby has also attracted much attention.

Schalke 04 are playing at home, can they beat Borussia Dortmund at home and end the embarrassing record of Ruhr derby winless in recent seasons?

Will Dortmund be able to use the Ruhr derby to pull off a crucial turnaround, or will this Ruhrderby be the last straw that crushes Dortmund, leaving them in a quagmire, unable to extricate themselves, and hastening their downfall?

In such an important game, the absence of a core player is of course likely to determine the outcome of the game.

Zhou Yi has missed four league games and one German Cup, as well as two Champions League group games, since picking up an injury in the Champions League group stage against Napoli.

It was the most of a game since he started playing in the first team at Borussia Dortmund.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this is the most serious injury Zhou Yi has suffered in his career.

So can Zhou Yi make a comeback against Schalke 04?

There was also a lot of debate among the media and fans.

“...... Zhou Yidu has been training with the team for more than a week, and his physical fitness should have met the requirements for playing, so why can't he play? If he didn't play for Arsenal for the sake of conservatism, why can't he play now that he has rested for half a week?"

“...... It's hard to say, so what's the use of resting for three more days? Let's not talk about the physical condition, let's just say that I have been injured for a month, and I have only been training with the team for a week, how good is the state? The Ruhr derby is not an ordinary game, and in such a crucial game, he is forced to play before his condition has recovered to his best, what if he does not play well? Let Zhou Yilai take the blame for the team's failure?

"In fact, the most worrying thing is Zhou Yi's injury, Dortmund is too evil this season, and many people have been injured in a row. Gundogan's small injuries have been dragged on like this in the end, will Zhou Yi become the second Gundogan?"

"Woo Woo Woo Woo T

"I don't want to, but it's really worrying, cervical spine problems can be big or small, and now Dortmund officials don't have a clear statement, the more they do this, the more worrying it is......"

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Not only are the media and fans concerned about whether Zhou Yi can play, but in the "Crowding Out Lao Guo" group, everyone is also concerned about Zhou Yi's recovery.

Yang Muge asked in the group: "Zhou Yi, can you play in the weekend league?"

His question immediately attracted the attention of others.

"Yes, yes. You didn't play against Arsenal and Dortmund lost. If you don't play against Schalke 04, you will lose to Lao Yang!"

Zhou Yi thought of what Klopp had to talk to him alone after today's training.

Klopp announced his plan, and then hoped that Zhou Yi would cooperate.

“...... I know that you and Yang Muge of Schalke 04 are good friends, and you must have a connection in private. I also know that cheating on a good friend is not a good thing, but this time, I hope you can keep your mouth shut about him, Zhou Yi. We can't afford to lose in the next game and we don't want any surprises. Do you understand?" Klopp said, staring into Zhou Yi's eyes.

Of course Zhou Yi understands, he is not blind and stupid, how can the team's recent situation be unclear.

So he nodded and said, "Sir, you misunderstood me." I don't mind 'cheating' on my best friend. ”

He spread his hands.

In the face of such a "shameless" Zhou Yi, Klopp didn't know what expression he should make......

Zhou Yi said in the group: "I don't know, now the coaching staff and team doctor haven't given me an exact statement, today Dr. Braun said that I should be able to play, but the coaching staff didn't put me in the main team when the training was arranged...... So I don't know what's going on......"

Zhou Yi didn't say directly: "Of course I won't go on!"

The answer is so crisp, but it is easy to make people feel that there is fraud in it.

Zhou Yi, who plays in the midfield, is good at playing tactics, how can he not understand such a simple question?

So he said it in an ambiguous way, so that people wouldn't easily guess his purpose, which was a little more realistic. This answer fully reflects Zhou Yi's tangled mentality of wanting to play but is likely to not be able to play.

Even Yang Muge felt a little sorry for Zhou Yi after seeing Zhou Yi's answer.

"Damn, can't you go on yet? Zhou Yi, you won't be the same as Gundogan, right?" Sun Pan was also surprised.

"Don't tease, how is it possible! I feel that my body is fine, but I don't know what the coaching staff thinks......" At this time, Zhou Yi's categorical answer strengthened the authenticity of his previous statement.

Of course, a player's normal thinking is that he doesn't want to be injured as badly as possible, so if Zhou Yi admits that he is seriously injured, it will be a bit contrived and false, which will make people suspicious.

If Zhou Yi wants to confuse Yang Muge, of course he can't change his style.

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"Yang, what did Zhou Yi say?"

The next day, Yang Muge was stopped by head coach Jens Keller on the sidelines of Schalke 04's training ground.

He said he didn't know either, he felt like he was almost recovering, but the coaching staff didn't seem to have made up their minds about whether to let him play or not. Yang Muge replied honestly.

Just as Zhou Yi has no psychological burden on "cheating" his friends, Yang Muge is not resistant to helping the coach find out about Zhou Yi's news.

Each is his own master, for the sake of the team's victory, it's nothing. And he didn't do anything to be sorry for Zhou Yi, he just asked Zhou Yi about the situation.

Zhou Yi is actually much more scheming than Yang Muge......

After listening to Yang Muge's answer, Keller fell into deep thought.

What does Zhou Yi mean by this answer?

He thinks he's almost recovered? What does it mean, is he ready to play?

But the coaching staff doesn't seem to have made up their minds yet? What does the Dortmund coaching staff mean?

To play or not to play?

Regarding whether Zhou Yi will appear, it has indeed been the focus of everyone's attention recently.

Keller also has his own judgment on this.

He thinks......

"Coach?" Yang Muge's voice interrupted his thoughts, and he realized that Yang Muge was still standing in front of him, and he didn't look like wasting each other's time if he had already got the information he wanted, so he waved his hand to Yang Muge: "Thank you, Yang." You go train!"

"Good. Yang Muge didn't talk nonsense with Keller, turned around and ran back to the training ground.

Seeing Yang Muge simply return to the training ground, without complaining a word of nonsense, Keller thought that Yang Muge was really an honest man, and he had never caused trouble to the coach in the team, and he was very low-key.

So Keller didn't believe that Yang Muge would lie to himself, and what he said must have been what Zhou Yi said to him. The intelligence will not be fake.

It is precisely because Yang Muge is honest that Zhou Yi probably wouldn't have thought that Yang Muge would be arranged by himself to find out about him, right?

He can't lie to his friends, right?

After confirming that the source of the information was correct, Keller proceeded to analyze the possible results.

He thinks that Zhou Yi's words should be true, his body may meet the requirements of being able to play, but whether he can play or not depends on the arrangement of the coaching staff.

What will the Dortmund coaching staff think?

Keller did this by combining the previous intelligence and then analyzing it himself. He didn't think Klopp would take any risks in this game.

They value a long-term healthy Zhouyi more.

When it comes to the importance of the game, Keller doesn't think the Ruhr derby is necessarily more important than the Champions League game against Arsenal.

After all, a win or defeat in the Ruhr derby doesn't affect much, but if Dortmund loses the Champions League and fails to qualify from the group, how much money will Dortmund lose in terms of money alone?

It was previously reported that Jurgen Klopp deliberately forfeited the game against Arsenal in order to allow Zhou Yi to play in the Ruhr derby against Schalke 04.

Keller was not convinced.

Now that he has the information from Zhou Yi himself, Keller is even more convinced of his judgment. That is, Klopp does not intend to let Zhou Yi play in the Ruhr derby.

In this way, the training he arranged for the team before for Zhou Yi's absence was not in vain......

Preparations for the Ruhr derby took place before Borussia Dortmund's match against Arsenal began.

Now he just needs to confirm.

It was confirmed, and the results reassured him.