Midfielder Ruler

At the routine press conference after the match, the most frequently asked question by the media was the referee’s question. The head coach of the visiting team, Magath, who was interviewed first, said bluntly. reason……

Suddenly, there was an uproar at the scene. "Δ" Lie Wen Net "Ω

The reporters admired Magath very much. He dared to publicly bombard the referee on duty at the press conference. What a man!

But real men often end up badly, so the media reporters present all secretly scolded Magath for being a fool!

Captain Rakitic had a better tone than head coach Magath when he was interviewed by the media, but he also said something that the media was interested in. He said: "This is Westphalia, we can't change it! But The battle for the second half of the season is the Veltins-Arena! We are waiting!"

There was another uproar.

A veritable declaration of war!

After the routine press release after the visiting team game, it was the turn of Dortmund coach Klopp.

The reporters repeated their tricks and hoped that Klopp would bombard the referee. Then they would have more news to write, but Klopp was not fooled. Facing the reporter's deliberate guidance, he directly changed the subject and expressed his dissatisfaction with the players in the game. I am very satisfied with the performance of this game, and so and so player once again showed a high level and so on.

Of course, Klopp's ability to calmly face the media is directly related to the team's victory in the game.

Now that the team is on the rise, it is impossible to speak out for the so-called fight, otherwise he will not be as simple as a one-game suspension.

When Captain Dede heard Rakitic's declaration of war, he smiled and said only one sentence: "We will wait."

The next day, the core reports of the German media and European mainstream media were all about the Ruhr Derby that ended yesterday afternoon. After all, seven red cards and 16 yellow cards are rare in world football.

Moreover, the fans of the two sides clashed again after the game ended. If the local riot police in Dortmund did not arrive in time, it is estimated that ordinary conflicts would rise to bloodshed.

In the afternoon of the same day, the fine issued by the German Football Association was published on the official website.

Tang Zheng and head coach Klopp were automatically suspended for one round, and Shaheen, who showed throat-locking skills on the court, was suspended for four rounds.

Schalke O4 head coach Magath was banned for three games and fined 20,000 euros for bombarding the referee after the game.

Rakitic has an automatic one-game suspension, Bordon one and Rafinha four.

Tang Zheng and Klopp let out a sigh of relief until they were suspended for one game.

But seeing Shaheen suspended for four games, he was not calm anymore.

Especially Klopp, Shaheen is an indispensable core player in the team. Long suspension not only has a great impact on the players, but also the team.

So Dortmund immediately obtained evidence and appealed, but helplessly, the Football Association rejected their appeal, which means that Shaheen's four-game suspension is a foregone conclusion.

Hey……

Since you can't resist, you can only try to enjoy it!

So Klopp has a headache. The opponent they will face next is very strong, and it is Leverkusen, who is currently ranked second in the league.

More bad luck than good luck!

really!

After 90 minutes, the scoreboard at the Bayer Arena showed a score that was very dazzling for Dortmund fans.

2:o

The home team is at the front and the visiting team is at the back.

Dortmund lost to Leverkusen in an away game. Klopp, who was sitting in the stadium and commanding the game, was very depressed about the game process. The lack of Shaheen and Tang Zheng made the team seem to have lost their backbone.

Whether it is offense or defense, it feels like one person is missing, and there is a certain element of luck in conceding only two goals.

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In the past eight rounds of the league, Dortmund has accumulated 12 points with three wins, three draws and two losses. The results are not particularly bad, but they are not good either!

In particular, Dortmund's goal is to achieve a great revival. It is rare to invest 20 million euros this summer. The top ten must be unacceptable, so the pressure on coach Klopp is very high.

As Dortmund's target in this summer's transfer window, Tang Zheng is also under a lot of pressure. The club's large investment is to allow him to lead the team forward, instead of delaying the revival as it is now.

With Dortmund's away game loss, their league ranking has dropped, the pressure on Tang Zheng and Klopp is increasing.

Fortunately, there are two international match days to come, which means that the continental qualifiers for the World Cup in South Africa are coming to an end, and the media's attention is slowly shifting.

Which national teams directly advance to the World Cup in South Africa next year, which national teams enter the South African World Cup play-offs, and which national teams need to wait another four years will all be decided on this international match day.

Therefore, even if the media wants to put pressure on Dortmund, there is nothing they can do. In the face of the World Cup, a gluttonous feast that is held every four years, any league will lose its color.

There are not many international players in the Dortmund team, only Barrios, Shaheen, Kuba, Zidan and Hajnaur.

Therefore, the impact on the team's running-in training is not great. In addition, Shaheen still has three games suspended, and vice-captain Kyle is injured. The core of the field, the partner Klopp chose for him is also Sven Bender from **.

Considering that Shaheen and Kyle are absent for the rest of October, Tang Zheng's midfielder partner is likely to be Shaheen all the time.

Of course, Hummels, who can play as a defensive midfielder, is a candidate.

However, this option is not very likely, unless Sven Bender is injured or suspended.

During the few days of the international competition day, Tang Zheng's training was very intensive.

The team insisted on training once a day, Tang Zheng still insisted on training twice a day, but strictly speaking, he trained three times a day.

Because after the normal training is over, he will choose to practice basic skills and long-range shooting alone. These two sharp weapons are the foundation for him to gain a foothold in the Bundesliga in the future.

Midfielders are no better than forwards. They receive footballs in front of the goal very rarely, and the only way to score from a place farther away from the goal is a long-range shot. In addition, long-range shots are an effective means of breaking dense defenses.

What makes him feel regretful is that there is no one in the club to practice with him. It is not a big problem to practice the basic skills alone, but there is no physical confrontation in the long-range shooting practice, which always feels like something is missing.

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In the twinkling of an eye, the two international competition days ended, and all the places from all continents to directly qualify for the World Cup in South Africa were produced, and the two-round play-offs to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa will be decided on the international competition day next month.

Germany has already qualified early, so this international match day is more about training for coach Loew.

It has been less than a year since the World Cup in South Africa, and there are so many outstanding players in the Bundesliga. It is really not an easy task for Loew to select the final 23-man squad from so many outstanding talents.

Since Germany has already qualified for next year's World Cup in South Africa, the results of the last two qualifiers are not important, they have one win and one draw.

They were an away draw with Russia and a home win over Finland.

The attention of the German media has also returned to the league. Dortmund, which lost Leverkusen in the last round, has once again become the focus of the German media. They spent more than 20 million euros in the new season and only scored 12 points in the past eight rounds. Some are unacceptable.

"Bild" interviewed some Dortmund fans during the international match day. They made it clear that they were somewhat dissatisfied with Dortmund's performance, and hoped that with the deepening of the league, the team's performance could improve.

With the support of the fans, some German media have become confident and put more pressure on Dortmund.

Now Shaheen is suspended for three rounds before being lifted and come back. The vice-captain Kyle is in the recovery period. As for when he will reach the playing standard, it is still unknown. That is to say, according to Dortmund's current first-team roster, they can choose in the middle of the midfield. There are not many players.

Fortunately, Tang Zheng and head coach Klopp lifted the ban and came back in time, and they will appear in Westfalen in the next league match against Bochum at home.

Before the game, it was natural that some media questioned Dortmund, and Tang Zheng, who felt the huge pressure, said directly: "There is no doubt that our goal is three points!"

Of course, the media didn't approve of Tang Zheng's outrageous remarks before the match, they said that everything can only be talked about by the result.

However, ninety minutes later, the scoreboards at the southwest and northwest corners of the Westfalenstadion showed a dazzling score.

3:o

The home team is at the front and the visiting team is at the back.

Tang Zheng, who played the core of the midfield, played one pass and one shot, and was the biggest contributor to Dortmund's home victory against Bochum.

But after the game, some media still grasped the key points. They believed that Bochum's strength can only be at the bottom of the Bundesliga, and it is not convincing to win the relegation favorite.

After the game, Tang Zheng and head coach Klopp surprisingly had the same caliber, facing the media's doubts and related topics, they kept silent and concentrated on preparing for the next league match.

As a result, Dortmund directly won a wave of three consecutive victories in the last three games in October, and their league rankings reached sixth place like a rocket, only one point away from Stuttgart, which is fifth.

Two of them are in the league, and one is the 1/8 final of the German Cup.

If Borussia Mönchengladbach in the league and Osnabruck from the Bundesliga 2 are not convincing, then the home defeat of Hertha Berlin, which ranked fourth in the league last season, at the end of the German Cup 1/8 final fully shows that Dortmund is on the verge of revival on the road.

Tang Zheng, as the core, performed well in these three games, contributing two goals and three assists, and also made several offensive plans. It was Shaheen who was suspended and Hajnaur who was in a slump when he led Dortmund to the fourth game. The biggest contributor to the winning streak!

But despite this, there are still media who still hold on to it. They believe that Hertha Berlin has lost a lot of main players this season and is no longer considered a strong team.

Regarding this, neither the head coach Klopp nor Tang Zheng seemed particularly speechless.

Coincidentally at this time, the list of 40 candidates for the European Golden Boy Award selected by the Italian "Turin Sports News" came out.

And this list has a lot to do with Dortmund. Tang Zheng from Dortmund was selected for this list. In addition, the Bundesliga also included Badstuber, Muller, and Kroos who played for Bayern Munich. Marin in Leme, and Zuculini in Hoffenheim.

(To be continued.)