Captain Football System

Chapter 90 Finally Playing

At 4 pm on April 26, Bochum played away against Sandhaus.

Originally, according to Bochum's current momentum, people almost thought that Bochum would win this game, but when they saw Bochum's starting list, people were surprised to find that there was no Shen Peng's name in it!
In other words, Shen Peng did not start this game!
Before the game, Neuluerer accepted an interview.

"May I ask Mr. Neuluerer, do you have any tactical arrangements for putting Shen Peng on the bench in this game?"

Although the attention of the Bundesliga [-] is not as high as that of the Bundesliga, some media will still come to report. The one who is asking questions now is a local media in Bochum. They have a good cooperative relationship with Bochum.

Neulurel himself was a little helpless.

Before the game started, Shen Peng came to tell him that he could only play in the second half. The reason given was that he had played a lot recently and needed to rest.What else can Neulurel do, just let him go!

However, in front of the media, he will not ruin Shen Peng’s image, and bearing the pressure of public opinion for players is an essential quality of a good coach, so he said: "Yes, we are experimenting with new tactics in this game. You have also seen it before. In the last German Cup, although Shen Peng made a great contribution to the team's victory in the end, he was marked by the opponent and did not play much role. So now we will try some tactics without Shen Peng on the field."

"So that's the case, but if this is the case, do the players have any objections?"

"Shen Peng has no opinion on this. He said that he will obey the team's arrangement in everything." Neulurel didn't blush and his heart beat. Anyway, he said what he said, and he didn't care how much the outside world believed.

"However, Shen Peng's fans seem to be dissatisfied with this. They say you did this on purpose. What do you think about this?"

"I just want to say, why did I do this on purpose? My treatment is linked to the team's performance. The better the team's performance, the more I get. Deliberately not letting Shen Peng play will only make the team's performance worse, so I have no reason to do this." Neuluerer's tone was very calm.

Next, the reporter asked some other questions, and then the interview was over.

Shen Peng's failure to start has indeed caused a lot of repercussions. Many fans in Bochum have clearly expressed their dissatisfaction with Neuluerer. Shen Peng has no injuries, so why not let him play?

The most puzzled is Sandhouse's head coach, Schwartz.

He learned some experience from Freiburg, so this game arranged for a player to closely guard Shen Peng, but if Shen Peng does not play now, their tactics practiced for a week will be tantamount to wasted practice.

"What is that guy thinking?" Schwartz was puzzled at this time.

Although he couldn’t figure it out, he still had to respond, so he said to Aschenbach—he was the one who trained to defend Shen Peng before the game: “You play in the normal position in this game. If Shen Peng plays later, you are man-marking him.”

"Okay, Mr. Coach."

Schwartz pondered for a while, and said: "Bochum's defensive focus is actually on that kid named Shen Peng. Although we don't know why he didn't play, we have to score as many goals as possible before he plays. Bochum without Shen Peng will not be much better than us. As long as we win this game, we can temporarily advance to the bottom [-] and have the opportunity to play in the playoffs and stay in the Bundesliga second."

Sandhausen is currently ranked No.17, two points away from No.16 Dresden. Although Dresden has not yet started the game, Dresden's opponent in this round is FSV Frankfurt. The latter, like Bochum, is currently a team with a chance to upgrade, so FSV Frankfurt will definitely strive for a victory at home.

Originally they faced Bochum with the mentality of a draw at home, but if Shen Peng did not play, then they would have a chance to win and get a head start on the way out of relegation.

Soon, the game began.

Since Bochum did not have Shen Peng on the field, they played a little awkwardly. It seemed that after Shen Peng was used to scheduling in the midfield, they suddenly lost this scheduling, which made them unaccustomed.

In this regard, Sandhausen's players launched a fierce attack.

Before Shen Peng came, Bochum was also ranked [-]th or [-]th, so his strength was not much stronger than Sandhausen. Under Sandhausen's attack, he looked a little embarrassed, which made Neuluerer's expression on the coach's bench change for a while.

And his scene was also keenly captured by the television cameras.

Because this is an away game, Xi Beier can only watch the game at home. Seeing this scene, she couldn't help but say: "It's what you deserve! This is the consequence of you not letting Shen Peng play. If the opponent scores first, we will see what you will do!"

Many other Bochum fans in front of the TV have the same thoughts as Sibel, and the cameras have captured it. Shen Peng is obviously sitting on the bench now, without any injuries. Why not let him start?

Some conspiracy theory fans even wondered whether Neuluerer was afraid that Shen Peng's high prestige in the team would affect him, so he put Shen Peng on the bench.

Neuluerer can no longer care about the comments of outsiders at this time, and he is thinking about how to keep the score until the second half.

Originally, if the formation in the last game against Hamburg St. Pauli was followed, that is, the 4-2-2-2 formation, the game would be easier, but in that way, after Shen Peng came on the field, the other midfielder had to go forward to kick the midfielder, otherwise he would have to change.

This time, two people were changed, so Neuluerer gritted his teeth and still used the previous 4-4-2 midfield diamond formation, temporarily replacing Shen Peng with Kramer.

But now it seems that Kramer is indeed lacking in strength, and he is very embarrassed in this position.

So Neuluerer had to constantly direct the defense from the sidelines.

The good thing is that after halftime, Bochum finally failed to allow the opponent to score, and the score was still zero to zero.

After the intermission, Neuluerer finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Shen Peng could finally play in the second half.

In the second half, he replaced two people in one breath. In addition to Shen Peng replacing Kramer, he also replaced Scheiderhauer, who performed poorly in the first half, with Reinholz.

After the start of the second half, people were surprised to find that Bochum had a substitution, and it was Shen Peng who hadn't played before.

"This guy is finally on the stage!"

"Let me just say, I don't know what Neulurel is thinking, Shen Peng should have been allowed to play, otherwise the first half would not have been played like that!"

"Yes, if Shen Peng had been on the court earlier, it would have been three to zero by now!"

"Three to zero is unlikely, but the goal is certain!"

Apart from the audience, Aschenbach of the Sandhausen team was the one who cared about Shen Peng the most, and his goal finally appeared.

(End of this chapter)