Chapter 016 - Friendly Match to Stage the Dragon Country Derby?
Wolfsburg, AOK Stadium.
Half time over.
Magnum got up from the bench and returned to the locker room without saying a word.
The score shown on the sideline scoreboard is 2:0.
VfL Wolfsburg reserves lead.
It's not that he's not unhappy with the scoreline.
Playing away from home, the opponent's club is another level higher, and it is normal to fall behind.
What he was unhappy about was the attitude of the players on the pitch.
Melleg, who accompanied the team to watch the game, wanted to catch up with Magnum and say something, but he held back and just told the substitutes to warm up.
In the locker room of the St. Pauli reserves.
The players are rushing in.
They all talked and laughed, their expressions were relaxed, and they couldn't see that the score was falling behind.
"Do you see De Bruyne? How did he come to the reserves! ”
"It could be a transfer, to prevent injury, to come over and stay fit."
"Sam, hurry up and pack up after the game and go to the first team game, isn't your idol Schurrle?"
A young player said with his arm around Sam Schreck's shoulder.
Schrek nodded, a hint of expectation on his handsome face.
Although he was only transferred to the reserve team this season, he has long been a well-known star in St. Pauli.
He is also the only young player in the youth squad who has been selected for the U16 and U17 national teams many times.
The Bundesliga and Bundesliga side B reserves can also be counted as the club's Under-23 team, which is already considered a leap for the seventeen-year-old.
Although it was the first time he played against these older players, he was the only bright spot in the first half for St. Pauli, and as a playmaker in midfield, he made a few good passes and breakthroughs, creating some threat.
Some teammates even swore that if they maintained this form, Schrek would definitely be promoted to the first team by Lining.
But some people don't think so.
"Schurrle doesn't play like you do."
A cold voice interrupted the conversation.
It is the almighty to return to the locker room early.
"Teach... Practice, I ......"
As soon as Schrek wanted to explain, his teammates on the side preemptively retorted:
"Sam has tried hard enough."
"Effort?"
Magnum smiled disdainfully.
"Sticking to the ball when you attack, not returning to your position when you defend, that's effort?"
Although he was only a temporary coach, his previous glorious experience still allowed Magnum to easily gain a foothold in the reserves, when he saw him open fire, and the temperature in the locker room dropped sharply.
"Can anyone tell me what league Wolfsburg reserves play in?"
"Northern German League."
Te'o, who was studying German hard, replied loudly.
"What about us?"
"It's the same!"
"Wrong! It's not the same! In my opinion, if they play in the Bundesliga, we are the Bundesliga! ”
Almighty's loud voice echoed throughout the locker room.
"Most of you are your age, what, throw in the towel now? Admit that others can get a high salary in the future and enjoy the beauty of the car, while you can only mix in the low-level league, or go home to move bricks? Is that what you are all about? ”
"I didn't give up as an old guy in my thirties, so you just gave up? Admit that you are inferior to others so quickly? ”
The almighty voice grew louder and louder, and even turned into a roar in the back.
With his impassioned tone, the players' expressions changed from stunned to thoughtful.
"Some people will think, this is just a friendly match, there is no need to be serious, so let me ask you, look at your opponents, they are stronger than you, but they are more motivated and hardworking, why is that? Because they know that even if it's a friendly match, they have to put their heart and soul into it, otherwise they will just be like you, and there will be no ball to play in the future! ”
Almighty words are like nails piercing into the hearts of players, they are all young people, and they are all fighting all the way from the fiercely competitive youth echelon, how can they easily admit defeat.
Seeing the faces that were flushed with excitement, Magnum knew that what he said had worked.
After all, they are still a group of rookies who have never played much in professional games, and if they play a little bit of chicken blood, their state is completely different.
Some things are useless to say in advance, and they must be given the hottest taunts when they are most relaxed.
"If someone is unwilling to do this, then go out with me and warm up! Then let the unbeatable wolf cubs know on the pitch that we're pirates! ”
After saying that, Magnum waved his hand and took the lead in leaving the locker room.
He was followed by the red-eyed Theo Hernandez, who was also average in the first half, but still scrappy.
Sam Schreck looked at his other teammates and followed.
I have to say that the coach's words went to his heart.
………
Under the leadership of Magnum, all the players of the St. Pauli reserve team returned to the pitch and began to warm up.
This unusual behavior also attracted the attention of the off-site media.
It was just a friendly match for the reserve team, but there were more than a dozen media present today.
They are basically divided into two camps.
On one side are the local media in Germany and Wolfsburg, who are targeting the team's number one star, Kevin De Bruyne, who is about to move to Kevin De Bruyne.
It is said that Wolfsburg have reached an agreement with Manchester City, and this friendly will be De Bruyne's last game in the Wolfsburg shirt, but depending on the situation in the first half, he may not play.
On the other side, there is a group of yellow-skinned and black-haired Longguo media, who are coming for Zhang Zhe.
Yes, Zhang Zhe was also in the reserve team today and started the game.
Well-informed media reports have already reported that he is returning home to join the BJ team, and this reserve team game is also his last appearance at Wolfsburg.
He did well in the first half and scored an assist.
This made the media of the Dragon Kingdom on the sidelines collectively climax, and they all prepared headlines in their hearts.
"Zhang Zhewolf's last game made another assist, De Bruyne applauded and cheered on the field"
"The professionalism of the players of the Dragon Kingdom is highly praised, Zhang Zhe stood on the last shift before leaving the team"
At this time, some sharp-eyed media have discovered that among the warm-up players of the Bundesliga team opposite, there are also two Asian faces.
The German-speaking reporter immediately asked his local counterparts next to him, and only then did he know that the former Japanese rising star Ryo Miyaichi had just transferred to St. Pauli and was likely to appear in the second half.
And the guy who warmed up with the team, and his red hair doesn't look like a good person, but he still seems to be a dragon countryman?
A friendly match staged a dragon country derby?
Zhang Zhe finished exploding the former Japanese emperor?
One by one, more exciting headlines passed through the minds of the Dragon Country reporters, but unfortunately, before they could dig out more fierce information, the second half of the game was about to begin.
Before the game restarted, Mellegre found the universal who returned to the bench.
In the evening, it was a first-team game, and as a director, he had to rush to another stadium to provide logistical support for the team.
He came to lighten the burden of Magnum.
Friendly match, there's no shame in losing to Wolfsburg, anyway, just a little bit, don't let Ryo Miyaichi get injured again.
Magnum nodded absentmindedly, looking at the anger in the eyes of the young men who were about to appear, thinking that this time there was still a kick.
As soon as Megler had gone, he turned to the fourth official and said:
"Substitution, No. 13 Miyashi is on."
I don't know if it's the effect of his half-time reprimand, or the debut of Ryo Miyagi, anyway, at the beginning of the second half, the St. Pauli reserve team changed its decline, both in terms of running and mental outlook, and even played back and forth with Wolfsburg.
In the second half, St. Pauli's reserve team changed from a defensive 4-4-2 to a versatile 4-2-3-1.
The most technically good Sam Schrek is the midfielder, with Theo and Ryo Miyaichi on his left and right.
The effect of the change of formation was immediate, and the speed advantage of the two people was fully exerted, and the two wings of Wolf Castle were bursting out.
Especially Ryo Miyaichi, unlike Te'o, who only knows how to punch his head when he switched to a winger, he has both speed and good dribbling skills, and he can stir up the opponent's backline by himself.
Apparently this guy didn't take Melleg's instructions to heart either.
St. Pauli's counteroffensive and Miyaichi's activity were unexpected by Wolfsburg, and they were a little confused for a while, thinking that they were in control, and they didn't know whether to continue to attack or stabilize the defense first.
At this time, the almighty loudspeaker came into play, and he shouted directly off the field:
"Stare at that number 29! Get on my body! ”
Wearing the No. 29 jersey of Wolfsburg is his fellow countryman Zhang Zhe, who can still calmly take the ball in the first half, he can't be chic this time, St. Pauli's two young and strong backs take turns to grab, forcing him to choke enough, and he made mistakes in an instant.
As a striker, he had a problem, and the quality of Wolfsburg's attack was greatly reduced, and what was even more fatal was that as soon as he was cut off, St. Pauli had a chance to counterattack.
Under the almighty real-time command, St. Pauli played a high-quality counter-attack, and it paid off quickly.
The breakthrough is still here in Zhang Zhe, under the high-tempo confrontation, he didn't stop a ball and was stealed in an instant.
The St. Pauli midfielder, who grabbed the ball, passed the ball to Schrek who came back to answer the ball as soon as possible, and Schrek did not stick to the ball this time, turned around with a big foot, and passed the ball to the left side of the front court.
Te'o, who had been ready to start, stopped the ball steadily, and then began to take the ball and rush to the middle.
If nothing else, at least the momentum is very scary.
Wolfsburg, who bore the brunt of the attack, was a little flustered at the back and was about to scramble up, but Te'o slid the ball behind him and then rushed forward in stride.
The ball is divided!
Even in the reserves, Te'o's impact and explosiveness are outstanding.
After bringing the ball to the edge of the penalty area in three or two steps, in the face of the opposing central defender, Te'o did not hesitate, pushed diagonally with his left foot, and sent the ball from the middle to the right side of the penalty area.
The slightly clumsy Wolfsburg central defender could only see a brown figure stabbing obliquely, and the unmarked latter did not make any adjustments, and shot directly with his feet.
The ball was powerful, although the angle was small, but the Wolfsburg goalkeeper still didn't have time to react, only felt a black shadow pass over his head, and his scalp and heart were cold at the same time.
Ball in!
2-1, St. Pauli reserves recover a goal!