Grass roots glory

Chapter 113 A napped tiger will be stronger (recommended tickets please!)

After the game, Darmstadt, oh no, to be precise, it should be Ming Tao and Chen Pengfei who enjoyed star-level treatment for the first time. In the mixed interview area, almost all the media present regarded them as The focus of the focus, especially Ming Tao, was asked the most questions about how it feels to beat Schalke 04 by himself.

The focus of tonight is destined to be the upset home team. After the game, Slomka just dealt with the press conference like a routine, and left in a hurry after saying "this should belong to the winner". In front of the camera, as a loser , Slomka felt on pins and needles.

It's not that they can't afford to lose, but that when their strength is at an absolute advantage, it's totally wrong to get such a result in the end.Maybe luck is an objective aspect, but as a qualified coach, Slomka will only think that the hard power of the team is not enough.

The atmosphere in the locker room of the visiting team Schalke was terribly quiet at this time. Slomka did not speak when he walked into the locker room, and neither did the others. After a long silence, Zhou Tiancheng took the initiative to apologize: "Okay, everyone Don’t be sad, you have no responsibility. Today’s loss is due to my missed penalty. The boss arranged me to play in that round because he trusted me, but I thought too simple at the time and failed this. So if you want to pursue responsibility, the responsibility should be mine, and it has nothing to do with everyone."

"Zhou, you don't have to blame yourself. How can you blame it all on you? I should have moved a step to the left in advance for the last penalty kick. I will definitely save the ball." Neuer rushed to take responsibility.

"To put it this way, if I had had one chance in nine 10 minutes, we would have won," Kuranyi whispered.

Seeing the state of the players, Slomka shouted angrily: "Okay, is it useful to think about taking responsibility now? No matter how great your responsibility is, can it be greater than my head coach? What's the point of losing, but You have to learn the lesson, judging from your state today, you didn’t give [-]% investment in the first half, losing a game may not be a bad thing, but you have to learn the lesson, no opponent makes you have the capital to underestimate the enemy.”

Schalke 04 lost in an upset, and teams like Bayern and Werder Bremen, who did not perform well in the league, secretly laughed.Especially for Bayern, their bottom line is to ensure at least one championship in the domestic arena every season. Without the most popular Schalke 04, it seems that the difficulty is less.

After the match, Ming Tao and Chen Pengfei originally wanted to show their friendship as landlords and invited Zhou Tiancheng to taste the special wine here.Darmstadt became an industrial city during the second industrial revolution in the mid-nineteenth century. In addition to traditional industrial sectors, it is also an important wine production and distribution center in Germany. Although it is not as world-famous as the wine produced in Bordeaux, France, it is also a German city. of a major brand.

But Zhou Tiancheng had no choice but to decline, he was not blessed to accept it.Who knows if he will take a sip of wine, the system will immediately jump out to punish Zhou Tiancheng with a punitive electric shock, when the system was just activated, the warning electric shock from the system cast a shadow over Zhou Tiancheng, he didn't dare to go overboard rashly.

Ming Tao had no choice but to give up, but said very cryptically: "Brother Cheng, playing football is very important, but for men's fun, you should try it, otherwise you will live a lifetime."

Zhou Tiancheng squinted his eyes at him, and said slowly, "Xiaotao, I seriously agree with your words, so... well, remember to tell me when you get out of the order."

Ming Tao's face froze all of a sudden, he wanted to make a joke with Zhou Tiancheng, but he didn't expect to get himself into it.

"Pfft! Hahahaha!" After Zhou Tiancheng left, Chen Pengfei couldn't hold back anymore and laughed wantonly while clutching his stomach.

Ming Tao glared at him fiercely, panicked, and scolded in the Sichuan dialect of his hometown: "What are you laughing at, what are you laughing at! Let's go, you are just like me, two single dogs!"

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The German Cup was eliminated, but the Schalke media did not have any pessimism because of this. The team still maintained an upward momentum in the league. Elimination is not a big deal at all.

However, the interval between the two games is only three days. The situation is far from as simple as Schalke media thought. The psychological impact caused by the German Cup upset to the whole team still affects the league. In the next sixth round of the league, Schalke Ke lost 0:1 to Cologne in an away game.

Looking at this game alone, no one would think that Schalke 04 should not lose. Kristajic and Kobia Shivili made frequent defensive mistakes in the midfield. Zhou Tiancheng could only use tactical fouls frequently to contain the opponent's sharp counterattack. The price was that the referee lost his patience, two yellows turned into one red, and Zhou Tiancheng received his first red card in his career.

After Zhou Tiancheng left the field, the already shaky midfield defense exposed a big loophole. No. In the 705th minute, Cologne midfielder Brosinski counterattacked with the ball. After rushing all the way to 30 meters, Neuer was helpless with a world wave outside the penalty area.

Losing two consecutive games to opponents who were obviously weaker than him, and Zhou Tiancheng was suspended for the next game with a red card. Many competitors' media were waiting for Schalke to suffer a double-line three-game losing streak. Zhou Tiancheng couldn't listen to it at all: " I didn’t want to argue about these issues at first, because it’s meaningless compared to leading the team to win. But now I can’t help but want to ask, are you professional sports reporters? Anyway, I didn’t see many footballs when I was a fan The team does not lose one or two games a season, and the Tigers sometimes take naps, but after waking up from the naps, the Tigers will become more vigilant and stronger. If Bayern is at the top of the list now, I am afraid you will not Do you think they will go downhill? If you are worried about the state of our team out of good intentions, you can rest assured that you will soon see the familiar Schalke in the past few games. Haha, I won’t say much, let’s see the final result at the end of the season.”

Everyone could hear the self-confidence in Zhou Tiancheng's words. His statement gave the Schalke media the upper hand again. They believe that the current difficulties are only temporary and the team is not injured. As long as the coaching staff can After adjusting everyone's mentality, it will not be a problem for Schalke 04 to return to the winning track.

And within the team, after two consecutive defeats, Slomka saw that the absolute strength of the midfield of the current 4-3-3 main lineup is still insufficient.Zhou Tiancheng was under too much pressure on both offense and defense.Poverty means change. Slomka thought of the performance of Rakitic and Zhou Tiancheng's partner, and the idea of ​​change began to brew in his mind...

(End of this chapter)