Midfielder Ruler

The Chinese media are deliberately playing up the Chinese derby in the Ruhr area, while the German media and mainstream European media are deliberately leading players from both sides into their designed traps.

In the world's top ten popular regional derbys like the Ruhr Derby, players must join the war of words in order to create greater public opinion.

As time went by, under the deliberate guidance of the media, Brazil international Rafinha, who was directly sent off in the first half of the season, couldn't help being interviewed by the local media. He said: "We will definitely report when we return to the home court. The revenge of the half-season away game loss! We want to let the group of vampires know who is the king of the Ruhr area!"

Rafinha's remarks naturally won the support of Schalke o4 fans, and even after his words, Twitter found that there were many fans, especially female fans.

Shaheen, who was sent off for fighting with Rafinha, mocked Rafinha unscrupulously when he was interviewed by German Kicker: "Some people choose exaggeration to describe themselves as extremely powerful when they are not capable enough, but we Dortmund is different, there is no reason to be strong!"

The implication of Shaheen is that Rafinha can only talk big words, and he is not very good at all.

The media spread Shaheen's words to Rafinha's ears with embellishments, and he was almost blown away. He said angrily: "Dortmund is strong? This is the biggest joke I have ever heard! Please forgive my ignorance!"

"The ignorant should consciously shut up! Victory belongs to Dortmund!"

Tang Zheng, one of the highlights of the first half of the season, also joined the war of words.

At that time, it was originally a conflict between Tang Zheng and Rafinha. If Shaheen hadn't stepped forward, Tang Zheng would have taught Rafinha how to behave himself. Now that he knows that Rafinha fired at Shaheen through the media, he naturally Will not sit idly by.

Next, veteran Asamoah also joined the war of words.

At the same time, the head coaches of the two sides also used the media platform to fight in the air.

Magath first said that only Schalke o4 is qualified to represent the Ruhr area, and then said that they will beat Dortmund at home in the Veltins Arena, and still win by a big score.

Although Dortmund coach Klopp is not particularly good at verbal battles, he also knows the truth that he should not be cowardly at critical times. He said in an interview with Bild: "Want to beat us by a big score? Is this an international joke? We won the round, they lost the last round, or...did I get it wrong?"

Hearing Klopp's response, Magath's lungs were almost exploded, but he knew that he was not the kind of head coach who was good at verbal battles, so he consciously closed his mouth at this time and focused all his attention on The Ruhr Derby at home on the preparation weekend.

The head coaches of both sides put up the exemption card, and the players could not bear the restlessness in their hearts. They used all available platforms to attack each other.

The long-lost Ruhr Derby showed their enthusiasm off the field.

Of course, it's not that they have any great personal hatred, but this game is quite critical.

In the past 23 rounds of the Bundesliga in the 2oo92o1o season, Dortmund has come to the fourth place in the league with its recent good performance, only one point away from the third-ranked Schalke O4, which means that this Ruhr Derby not only represents class struggle , It is also about competing for a place in the Champions League next season!

At present, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich have the same 51 points in the league, but Leverkusen ranks with a goal difference advantage. The third-ranked Schalke O4 ranks third with a difference of five points, and Dortmund ranks with 45 points. Fourth, they are only two points ahead of fifth-ranked Hamburg.

There are eleven rounds left in the league, and Schalke O4, who are playing at home, naturally don't want to lose the chance to compete for the league championship, so the next league is for them not to be missed.

The same is true for Dortmund. Their season goal is the top four in the league, but the team is in good shape now.

Most of them are aggressive young people, and they don't want to be content with the status quo. They are only six points away from Bayern in the rankings, not many, just two win points.

Coupled with the hamburger behind him,

Naturally, there is no room for loss, otherwise once Dortmund loses points in the away game and Hamburg beats Bayern in an upset, the league rankings of the two sides will be exchanged.

While Tang Zheng was actively preparing for the weekend Ruhr Derby, he also cooperated with Shaheen in accepting media interviews and fired at Rafinia, in order to affect the state of Rafinia's weekend league.

According to Tang Zheng's research on Rafinha, the Brazil international has a bit of a hot temper, and it's easy.

Schalke O4's right-side defense is where Tang Zheng is going to focus on utilizing.

At the same time, Chinese international Hao Junmin, who plays for Schalke O4, actively follows the team training and strives to integrate into the team in the shortest possible time.

Now his biggest problem with the team is the language barrier. The conceded goal in the last game was due to his lack of communication with the central defender, which allowed Grafite to find space.

In addition, the Chinese media has been particularly crazy recently, constantly hyping the Chinese Derby in the Ruhr area.

To be honest, Hao Junmin was very unconvinced.

Everyone is Chinese, why is there such a big difference?

Of course, Hao Junmin also has self-knowledge.

He has only been in the team for a month, and his strength is not as good as Tang Zheng's. How could he win the main force when he first arrived?

Didn't Tang Zheng, who entered the Bundesliga last summer, also play three games as a substitute to get the main position?

With a good attitude, Hao Junmin no longer pays attention to the China Derby in the Ruhr area hyped by the Chinese media. He puts all his attention on the preparations for the league. He believes that his own opportunities will eventually come.

Magath, who has ended the war of words, is particularly troubled. Those Chinese media will ask him the same question almost every day.

It is undeniable that Hao Junmin is an outstanding existence among Chinese players, but there is still a certain gap compared with Tang Zheng. It is difficult to stand out in the current Schalke o4 team. He was given 75 minutes to perform in the last round of the league , It's a pity that he didn't seize the opportunity.

Under such circumstances, you still count on yourself to give him such a key chance in the Ruhr Derby?

What international joke?

Looking at the Chinese reporters waiting outside the training ground, Magath frowned deeply.

All of a sudden, he wanted to ban Hao Junmin.

But soon, he let go of this thought.

He saw that Hao Junmin's training attitude was very positive, and his state seemed to be better than last week's team training.

The main right back Rafinha will play in the Ruhr Derby against Dortmund at home. The right midfielders have Asamoah and Farfan, and there is no place for Hao Junmin at all, but if his training status can be maintained until the league The day before the start, you can consider giving him some playing time to play his familiar position.

On the day of the game, Schalke O4 fans wearing blue jerseys and holding blue fan scarves could be seen everywhere outside the square of the Veltins Arena, even though there was still half a day before the game started.

There are also a lot of Dortmund fans 40 miles away, but compared to the Schalke O4 fans sitting at home, there are still a lot fewer.

Moreover, they are also the focus of the security personnel of the Veltins Arena. They are always nervous, as if the enemy is coming.

The game time of this Ruhr Derby did not take care of the Chinese fans. It was played at 8:30 p.m. local time in Germany, which is 3:30 a.m. Beijing time.

If you want to watch the game, you have to stay up late.

At about six o'clock in the afternoon on February 26, the Dortmund team walked from the lobby of the hotel where they stayed to the parked bus.

At this time, night has enveloped the entire Gelsenkirchen.

Tang Zheng couldn't help but looked up at the night sky, he could feel the unique smell from this city.

Because the taste is very unique, it is like the temperament and gracefulness of a woman who has been washed out of her beauty after going through the wind and snow.

But he doesn't like this city, he prefers Dortmund full of human touch.

Nearly 500 meters away from the Veltins Arena, the bus on which the Dortmund players were riding was surrounded by fanatical Schalke O4 fans, but under the influence of the stadium security and the local police, they did not do anything out of the ordinary. It's just that the progress of the bus is very slow.

Schalke fans boos, and the middle finger!

There are even many Schalke fans holding high the ugly image of Dortmund players made.

Among them, Tang Zheng was the most conspicuous.

As a Dortmund thigh-level player, he became the main target of Schalke fans, especially after he had a spat with Rafinha, he became the number one target of Schalke fans, and his Twitter account was even hacked Technical Schalke fans invaded.

Fortunately, the Dortmund fans, who are proficient in hacking techniques, reacted quickly and came back immediately, but they didn't make any mistakes.

"childish!"

Through the car window, Tang Zheng looked at the Schalke fans who were outside like a vast blue ocean and gave comments.

Hummels, who was sitting next to him, smiled: "I bet you will be sprayed into scum by the fans who proudly go to the Schalke Stadium!"

"Are you talking about yourself?"

Tang Zheng countered.

"..."

The bus was surrounded by Schalke O4 fans, and the progress was very slow. It was already half an hour later when it stopped at the designated position on the stadium.

Five hundred meters, half an hour.

The speed is not generally slow.

When the Dortmund players changed their training shirts from the locker room and entered the Veltins Arena, the long-awaited Schalke fans booed loudly.

And of course, endless middle fingers.

There seems to be only one color blue left in the whole stadium!

Schalke fans defend the glory of the club just like defending their own children.

Football, in this city, has risen to become an indispensable culture in a quiet life.

This season, Schalke O4 is only five points away from Leverkusen in the league table. Facing rival Dortmund, three points are planned, so as supporters, Schalke fans naturally have to give the visitors some warning.

The media reporters who came to the scene were very surprised. The game has not started yet, and it is only entering the warm-up stage. As for it?

Interested media saw the unique sound test equipment at the Veltins Arena, where a shocking number was displayed: 1o8

To be continued.