After the win over Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen did not have time to rest and immediately faced the challenge of Augsburg.

The Bundesliga 24 is just two days away from their just-concluded German Cup, and Werder Bremen experienced their first three-week match of the season.

After a series of hard battles, the players' fitness problems are the biggest test they are facing now.

In the daily training within the team, the coaching staff was worried when they saw the tired looks of the players.

"The schedule is too intensive, and we have played Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in a row, and the physical consumption of the players is far beyond the average game, I am afraid this game will not be easy to play!"

Schaaf nodded, looked at the players who were training on the field, and frowned and thought about how to arrange tomorrow's starting lineup.

Hunt is suspended for a red card and Borussia Dortmund have filed a complaint for additional penalties, the match is being investigated by the tournament committee, and he is likely to face multiple suspensions.

In addition, the team's left winger, Elia, strained her thigh in the previous game and needs to rest for two to three weeks.

This means that they need to play two substitutes up front.

Moreover, Lin Quan and De Bruyne have been fighting fiercely in a row, and he is also very worried about the state of these two.

The two of them can't be easily injured, and if they do, Werder Bremen's record will be greatly affected.

Hey?

Strange, why is that kid different from others and can't see fatigue?

Schaff was still very worried about the physical condition of Lin Quan and De Bruyne, after all, the team's experienced veterans were a little unable to hold up their physical fitness under the repeated fierce battles.

The two of them, young and inexperienced, will not be able to allocate their fitness reasonably, and their fitness condition should be even worse.

But what did he see?

A lively and tired Lin Quan.

However, De Bruyne, who was languishing on the sidelines, was very much in line with his judgment.

Schaaf couldn't understand why Lin Quan would be fine, obviously in the previous competition, his running distance was not short, and it was the kind of acceleration sprint that required a lot of physical strength.

It stands to reason that his fitness should be worse than De Bruyne's, but it turned out to be the other way around.

In the end, he could only attribute it to Lin Quan's diligent daily exercise, and he heard Lin Quan's host family mention that Lin Quan would find time to train his physical fitness every day.

No pain, no gain, with such a training attitude, it is understandable that he can make such progress.

The condition of the players was not good, and Schaaf simply clapped his hands and stopped everyone's training:

"Half the training volume this afternoon, and after this set of trainings, you can go back to rest.

Tomorrow morning, the time to report to the team has been postponed to half past ten, have a good rest tonight, don't waste your energy in places where you shouldn't waste your energy, especially those young players, don't let me hear the news of any of you appearing in the nightclub, otherwise, the consequences you know! ”

Schaff's words sent a cheer from the players, especially the news of tomorrow's postponement of training, which made them very excited.

I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight!

However, everyone has not forgotten Schaf's last warning, those players who like to go out to nightclubs and have fun have to be more restrained at this time and dare not commit crimes against the wind.

Lin Quan has a second-level physical talent, and his physical recovery speed is much faster than that of ordinary players, so he doesn't feel any tiredness.

So, when the team was on vacation, Lin Quan did not leave the training base in advance, but chose to stay and practice alone.

In the past, De Bruyne would stay and train with him, but De Bruyne was so tired today that he didn't even want to move a finger, and he couldn't kick anymore, so he had to go back and rest first.

Also staying at the club was Schaf, who was thinking hard about tomorrow's starting line-up, sitting in his office, looking through the window of his office at the hard-working teenager on the training ground.

The golden sunset shone down from the Weser River, illuminating the training base on the left bank of Weser and dragging the shadow of the teenager on the field for a long, long time......

……

On March 2, at 16:30 p.m., Weser Stadium was full.

Even though it's just a very ordinary league game, the opponents are not the top of the table.

But Werder Bremen fans are not less enthusiastic, and there is not a single empty seat in the stadium with a capacity of 50,000 spectators.

Tickets for the match were sold out a day earlier, and some fans who didn't buy tickets in advance even had to buy tickets at a premium price from scalpers outside the stadium.

This season, as Werder Bremen's record is getting better and better, the fans' enthusiasm for watching the game is also getting higher and higher.

Their last game against Borussia Dortmund at home to reach the semi-finals of the German Cup gave fans hope of winning the trophy.

Fans of the Parrots know that the team's twin stars are likely to leave at the end of the season.

If you don't come to see their game again, you won't have a chance in the future.

Such a historic combination of striker and midfielder has never been before in the history of Werder Bremen.

So, if you can come and watch them live, you won't miss one less game if you miss such an opportunity to enjoy!

Before the game started, Lin Quan felt the enthusiasm of the fans.

When he came out, he was greeted with a standing cheer from the fans.

The players from Augsburg on the opposite side looked at this young man who had just turned 17 in amazement, and couldn't figure it out: how could this guy be so young and so popular here in Werder Bremen?

The two South Korean players in the Augsburg team, Ji Dong-won and Gu Ji-cheol, glanced at each other, and both saw the unconvincing and fighting spirit in each other's eyes.

We are also yellow, we are older than him, we debuted earlier than him, why can he be the core of Werder Bremen, while we are still worried about the main position?

Although both played for Augsburg, neither was an Augsburg player.

The team that Gu Zizhe signed with was Wolfsburg, but Wolfsburg felt that his strength could not play as a starter, so he loaned to Augsburg at a low price and let him train in Augsburg.

As for Ji Dongwon, he is a player for the Premier League team Sunderland, who also felt that he could not adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League, so he also went on loan to Augsburg to exercise.

Two South Korean national team internationals met the same team in a foreign country, and they were going to let go of their hands and feet.

As a result, after 23 rounds, Augsburg finished third-to-last, a full nine points less than fourth-to-last Wolfsburg.

With 10 rounds left in the league, it will be difficult for them to tie these nine points.

If they really had this strength, they wouldn't have been stuck in the relegation zone before.

In this game, taking advantage of the continuous vicious battles of Werder Bremen and the poor state, Augsburg has some ideas.

They drew 3-3 at home to Werder Bremen in the seventh round of the league, and if it weren't for their bad luck to chase three goals in a row, the victory would have been theirs.

It was precisely because of that encounter that Augsburg felt that Werder Bremen was nothing remarkable.

How strong can you be to be kicked into three by a team like us who are at the bottom of the table?

So, in this game, they came up with the anti-guest dominance and launched a fierce attack on the penalty area of Werder Bremen.

When Schaaf saw that the other party had arranged this tactic, his heart was immediately happy.

The team is not in good shape and can't play the tactics of pressing and attacking, so he arranges for the team to defend and counterattack.

Although it is a bit embarrassing to play a defensive counterattack against a relegation team at home, it can't be helped, and now the results are more important.

Dortmund, who finished third, has been on a strong momentum this time and is going all out to grab points.

Werder Bremen's second-place position is not secure, and if they are caught up by Borussia Dortmund, it will be difficult for them to overtake each other in the second half of the season.

And the fourth-place Schalke 04 and their point difference is not very large, taking advantage of their consecutive losses to Dort and Bayern, the other party caught up a lot.

If Werder Bremen continues to lose, they won't even be able to keep their third place.

Although there are four Champions League places in the Bundesliga, the fourth place has to play play-offs with other leagues, and only by winning the play-offs can they qualify for the Champions League.

There is a risk of losing, after all, no other league can stand out, and none of the teams that have reached this stage are easy to mess with.

At this time, seeing Augsburg's choice of pressing attacking style of play, Schaff breathed a sigh of relief.

This game is stable!

On the other side, in the coach's bench in Augsburg, the coaching team saw that Werder Bremen's players were completely suppressed by their own players, and the coaches of the visiting team also felt stable.

Sure enough, as had been speculated before the game, Werder Bremen's players were not in good shape and were clearly out of shape during the game.

I Augsburg can't win the Parrot Legion in full state, can't I bully the Parrot Legion in no state?

We won this game!

In the first fifteen minutes of the game, it looked like Augsburg had the upper hand all the time.

Werder Bremen's players didn't seem to wake up, and they were half a beat slower than others just by running.

They were like an old, rusty machine, barely functioning.

Losing looks like it's a matter of time!

"This guy doesn't look like that, where is it so powerful as touted by the outside world?"

Gu Zizhe and Ji Dongwon saw that Werder Bremen was suppressed by their own team, and Lin Quan failed to make any waves on the field.

I began to feel contemptuous in my heart, and I felt that the other party was nothing more than that.

The reason why the other party has such a big reputation is completely the praise of those unscrupulous reporters!

However, just when the two thought they were winning, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Werder Bremen made a good tackle at the back and the ball was quickly passed to De Bruyne's feet.

After De Bruyne got rid of the defender, he used the most effortless way to pass the ball to Lin Quan's feet.

Lin Quan got the ball!

Gu Zizhe played as a central midfielder, closest to Lin Quan, and when he saw Lin Quan getting the ball, he chose to lean in as soon as possible.

He thinks that with his physical fitness, as long as he fights a little physically, it will not be easy to stop the other party?

In the past, when he was in the Korean national team, he met the players of the Chinese team, and this is how he played.

Few of the Chinese internationals could withstand the collision between him and his teammates.

Not to mention them, even the Japanese team next door with a better record can't withstand their impact.

In terms of physical fitness, the Republic of Korea is the best in East Asia, right?

Gu Zizhe rushed forward with confidence!

In his mind, he had already begun to imagine that he could easily knock over Lin Quan and shock the audience.

Hmph, Chinese boy, let me expose your true colors and let the whole world see this huge weakness of yours!

Seeing Gu Zizhe rushing towards him, Lin Quan adjusted his body slightly and faced the other party with his shoulders.

With a bang, the two collided head-on.

The sound was so loud that it spread throughout the audience through the close-up sound equipment on the scene.

The fans at the scene were in an uproar, and their hearts were full of worry.

Lin Quan was ten centimeters shorter than the Korean man opposite, and the other party took the initiative to rush up and hit him.

He will suffer a big loss from such a collision, right?

On the sidelines, the head coach of Augsburg saw Gu Zizhe's choice and nodded with satisfaction.

This Korean kid is very smart!

Werder Bremen's number 10 doesn't look very physical, and has been avoiding physical collisions with Augsburg's players.

This should be his Achilles' heel!

And this time, the South Koreans collided like this, just grasping the opponent's weakness and then fighting, which can not only destroy Werder Bremen's counterattack, but also completely expose the opponent's weakness.

In the future, when other teams in the Bundesliga encounter Werder Bremen, they will choose to learn this tactic!

The head coach of Augsburg watched the collision between the two with anticipation, looking forward to seeing the picture he wanted to see.

Then they saw that one of the two was bounced back as if it had hit a wall!

It's just that to his and everyone's great surprise, it was not Lin Quan who was knocked away in the collision, but Gu Zizhe.

The latter was hit by Lin Quan and staggered a few steps before he could stand firmly, and sat on the ground with his ass, looking at Lin Quan who had killed him next to him in disbelief.

Why!?

Why was it me who was knocked away?

Ten thousand question marks appeared in Gu Zizhe's mind, and he couldn't figure out why.

The audience at the scene was also in an uproar!

Werder Bremen fans were relieved to see this.

The Augsburg fans, especially those in South Korea, were disappointed.

Why, is our Gu Zi-cheol defeated in the physical confrontation?

In fact, as long as they watch a few more Lin Quan games, they won't feel that the opponent's physical confrontation is weak.

Although Lin Quan's height is not high, his weight is not light at all.

At 74 kilograms, he is rare for a player of his height.

In addition, during the winter break, he learned some defensive skills from Pep Guardiola, including how to make full use of his body to fight.

After learning these skills, he is like a small tank, with strong physical confrontation ability.

Although Gu Zizhe is ten centimeters taller than him, Gu Zizhe's weight is only 75 kilograms, which is only one kilogram heavier than Lin Quan.

In the case of similar weight differences, Lin Quan, who was faster and had a lower center of gravity, naturally grasped the initiative in the physical confrontation.

Gu Zizhe underestimated Lin Quan's physical confrontation ability and overestimated his own physical confrontation ability, so the Koreans who wanted to knock Lin Quan over and humiliate the other party with their bodies could only bring humiliation on themselves.

"Idiot!"

Seeing that Gu Zizhe failed in the physical confrontation, the coach of Augsburg scolded angrily.

However, he soon had no heart to blame the Koreans, because Lin Quan had already dribbled the ball into their penalty area!

(End of chapter)