Midfielder Ruler

In a blink of an eye, it was the beginning of August, and there was only one week before the opening of the 2009-2010 Bundesliga season.

But Dortmund first ushered in the first round of the German Cup in the away game. With a set of substitutes, they easily defeated Weiden from the Western Amateur League.

Tang Zheng hadn't formally practiced with his teammates because of language communication, so he didn't go with the team for the first round of the German Cup, but stayed at the training base to exercise his muscles.

This summer, Dortmund has only bought Bayern central defender Hummels, Paraguayan striker Barrios and River Plate midfielder Tang Zheng so far. Those free loans, exchanges and free transfers are ignored. After all, Dortmund is no longer Dortmund, the previous team that dominated German football and European football.

Some media paid attention to Dortmund to slap their face. The response of Tang Zheng and Klopp made them very embarrassed.

"Hey Florian, what are we practicing today?"

In the morning, after Tang Zheng warmed up with his teammates, he was sent directly by head coach Klopp to Florian Wangler, one of the physical coaches.

According to Klopp, Tang Zheng now needs to spend more time in the gym. His strength confrontation is outstanding in South America. A situation affecting his performance appeared, and he had to practice until Florian Wangle was satisfied.

"It's still the same as yesterday, core muscles, shoulders, back, upper body, etc..."

The muscular Florian Wangle said after leading Tang Zheng into the high-tech gym of the training center.

"It's boring."

Tang Zheng had experienced the boringness of muscle training at River Plate in the past, so when his physical condition was good enough to cope with Ajia and Libertadores Cup, he would spend more time on training with the ball and technical training. origin.

Hey……

But what Tang Zheng didn't expect was that the 29-year-old Florian Wangle reacted very much. He stopped and said with a serious face: "Let me tell you, a professional football player wants to have a good performance on the field." To play, first of all he must have excellent physical condition and physical confrontation, the fierce confrontation in the Bundesliga is second only to the Premier League, and the position you want to play is very important, otherwise you will be like Kyle, who can only play half of a season!"

"Cough cough."

The excited Florian Wangler froze for a moment,

Turning his head to look, his face turned red instantly.

Because the vice captain he just mentioned, Sebastian Kyle, was leaning against the door of the gym, arms crossed, looking at him leisurely.

"Sebastian, let me explain." It's immoral to speak ill of people behind their backs, and Florian Wangler was obviously aware of this.

Sebastian Kyle smiled: "No need to explain, you followed Jurgen to Dortmund and I know you well, it's okay."

After finishing speaking, he walked towards Florian Wangler, patted his shoulders reassuringly, and then turned his head to look at Tang Zheng who was a few centimeters taller than himself: "Florian is right, I was just negligent before. Strength training, it is too late to regret now, so you must train your body well while you are young, especially in fierce competitions, strong and powerful muscles can often buffer the damage caused by opponents."

Immediately, Sebastian Kyle meaningfully patted Tang Zheng's shoulder twice, then walked towards the treadmill.

"Okay, let's practice!"

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Three days before the start of the league, Tang Zheng was recruited by head coach Klopp to train with his first-team teammates.

Prior to this, Dortmund played an unannounced teaching match with Aachen at the training base. Tang Zheng had a chance to come off the bench, but his performance did not meet Klopp's expectations.

But this was also within his expectation, after all Tang Zheng hadn't practiced with the team yet, so it's normal for him to not cooperate with each other tacitly.

As the league draws closer, more and more media are paying attention to whether Tang Zheng can make his debut in the first round of the new season.

But Klopp said that Tang Zheng had just finished participating in the Copa Libertadores, and it would take some time to adapt to the Bundesliga style.

They knew that the reason why Klopp said this was to let Tang Zheng go into battle lightly, after all he only turned twenty this November.

The media was very dissatisfied with this, but there was nothing they could do, and they were helpless.

It is worth mentioning that after a week of intensive daily German learning, Tang Zheng can communicate with his teammates in daily German.

At the end of the day's training, Tang Zheng did not go back to the locker room as usual, but stayed on the training ground for training with the ball.

Forty-nine-year-old training ball manager Franz Joseph greeted Tang Zheng while picking up the ball: "Hey, Tang...do you practice more?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Tang Zheng replied in simple German, and then struggled to choke out a few words: "That...football...I...come...to clean up."

Fortunately, Franz Joseph had communicated with Tang Zheng a few times in the past, and he was able to understand what Tang Zheng wanted to express.

Soon, Tang Zheng was the only one left in the empty training ground.

In fact, it is not surprising that many European players treat football like a job.

Now that you are off work, you should return to your own life.

Tang Zheng is different, he and Borussia Dortmund have the same goal, they both need to be recognized urgently by others, as the Bundesliga is getting closer, he must adjust his state to the best in advance.

It's like he was training with his teammates today. He didn't find the feeling of playing in the river plate at all, and he always felt half a beat behind.

In the final analysis, it is not because of his physical condition, but the rhythm of the Bundesliga is faster than that of the Arab League and the Copa Libertadores.

This kind of fast does not represent the fast of one or two people, but the fast of the whole.

In the past, Tang Zheng performed well in River Plate, apart from his ability to read the game, he had a good understanding with the core players in the team. When he came to a new team, he had to re-adapt to everything and keep up with the overall speed.

Nowadays, language communication has made some progress, but it will take some time for normal and complete communication.

It wasn't until the sun had completely set that Tang Zheng packed up the football and handed it over to football administrator Franz Joseph.

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Compared with Argentina's nutritious meals, Germany's nutritious meals have a poorer taste, but the rigorous Germans can guarantee the high nutrition of the food.

Tang Zheng followed Florian Wangle in the gym for more than a week, and he obviously felt stronger. His weight changed from Dortmund's 80 kilograms to 81 kilograms.

Don't underestimate this kilogram, they are all strong muscles, and these muscles are grown in the core muscles and upper limbs, which can give great help in critical confrontations.

After dinner, Tang Zheng took a taxi back to the new home that Rodrigo helped him find the day before yesterday.

The new home is in a high-end community in the south of Dortmund, called Phoenix Lake, and it is said that his teammates Weidenfeller and Hummels also live here.

Compared with the crazy rising housing prices in China, the high-end neighborhoods in Dortmund are really cheap.

Considering that his parents might come for a trip in the future, Tang Zheng bought this three-story villa with a small garden under Rodrigo's suggestion.

Because the landlord owed a lot of debts for speculating in stocks, the house was sold quickly and cheaply. The total property area of ​​600 square meters was only 170,000 euros.

Now that the house is bought, Tang Zheng feels that it is necessary to take a driver's license test and buy a car.

Because it takes nearly 20 minutes to walk from the door of the house to the door of the community, it will make people crazy if it goes on for a long time.

After seven o'clock in the evening, Tang Zheng waited for his German teacher to arrive at home as usual.

"Ding dong~"

Tang Zheng turned his head and glanced at the clock in the living room. It was two minutes before half past seven, so he stood up and opened the door.

"Brother Tang Zheng, I have a surprise for you, do you want to know?"

He Mengdi who was standing at the door shook her delicate little head and said with a smile.

"Why are you still so boring?" Tang Zheng rolled his eyes: "You have been my teacher, when do you think you will grow up?"

"Tch, don't make fun of my greatness with your dullness." He Mengdi saw a pretty sad face out of the corner of her eye, and she quickly changed her voice: "Just tell me if you want a surprise or not!"

"Do you think I will believe that you brought me a surprise?" Tang Zheng was speechless.

"Then I don't care, you close your eyes first." He Mengdi said slyly.

Tang Zheng could only close his eyes helplessly, but thinking of He Mengdi's mischievousness in the past, he added: "If I find out that you are having fun with me, you will be finished!"

"How dare I have fun with you?" He Mengdi pulled out her best friend Zhao Lina who was hiding on the outer wall, and said mischievously, "You can open your eyes now."

"You're finished..." Tang Zheng half-opened his eyes and was about to say 'you're finished', but he paused halfway through the words. He stared blankly at that clear and fair face, with his mouth half-opened and his right hand closed. He paused in mid-air, as if someone had tapped his acupoints in a martial arts novel.

He Mengdi snapped her fingers mischievously, and the corners of her mouth raised a beautiful arc, and said with a smile: "How about my brother, is it enough surprise?"

"What? Aren't you going to invite me in?" Zhao Lina said with a smile with big beautiful eyes.

Only then did Tang Zheng react, he shrugged his shoulders, gave way with his mouth pursed, and made a gentlemanly gesture of welcome.

"I remember what you called Zhao Zhao Zhao?"

Tang Zheng, as the host, poured a glass of water for the two of them, sat on the main sofa, and asked a few words.

"Hey...someone is going to be heartbroken. They have wiped their hands and held hands. Now I don't remember the name."

He Mengdi made a particularly disappointed expression and looked at Zhao Lina.

"Hehe." Tang Zheng smiled awkwardly, shrugged his shoulders and looked at Zhao Lina, changing the subject: "By the way, did you also come to study in Germany? But... why didn't you come together?"

"She came to Qianli Xun..."

The impatient He Mengdi was pulled by Zhao Lina before she finished speaking, and she quickly changed her voice: "She is like you, she can't get along in China, come to Germany to see if there is a chance."

Speaking of this, He Mengdi showed an indignant expression: "The Germans are so rigid, they don't even give our family Nana a chance to try out."

In fact, Zhao Lina just rushed over today, and she is still jet-lagged, where did she try out?

It can only be said that He Mengdi, who is a matchmaker and an addict, is deliberately creating an atmosphere where Zhao Lina suffers from injustice, hoping that Tang Zheng can step on the colorful auspicious clouds and accept her best friend...

(To be continued.)