Grass roots glory

Chapter 22
The University of Munich was eliminated by the Gelsenkirchen University of Applied Sciences, which aroused a certain amount of attention between the media in Munich and Gelsenkirchen. The photos of Zhou Tiancheng and the three of them also appeared in the local newspapers in Munich, but the response But not very strong.It was just a 3-minute buzz from the local media in Munich, and there was no follow-up and no more media requests for interviews with Zhou Tiancheng.It's no wonder, after all, most of the interested in the college league are tabloid newspapers with little influence. Although the media present that day tried their best to highlight the potential of Zhou Tiancheng and the three of them, but the sales of these newspapers were not good, and the audience was not good enough. high.And big newspapers like the well-known sports media "Süddeutsche Zeitung" in Munich will not be interested in the university league at this stage.It is just that the annual national finals can attract a certain amount of attention from these well-known media, which already attaches great importance to youth training.

So Zhou Tiancheng's debut in front of the media was not an instant hit. Although he was a little disappointed, he also recognized the reality more clearly.Obtaining the attention of professional scouts through media reports is just one way.In the remaining few games, he still needs to show a more convincing performance.

Gelsenkirchen University of Applied Sciences took the lead in securing a seat in the national semi-finals, and after that, the other three semi-finals teams also settled down one after another.They are the University of Hannover, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the Technical University of Darmstadt.

Coach Feibitz informed everyone of the bad news as soon as possible before the next training session after the promotion, but what surprised him was that there was no gloom on everyone's faces, but they were gearing up and looking forward to it. There is a bit of a posture of seeing who will destroy who.

For everyone's state, Coach Fabitz is actually very satisfied. At this stage, the impact of the team's own aura on the game can even be equal to its strength.And the self-confidence accumulated through continuous victories has created a positive positive energy atmosphere among the team.

Of course, Coach Fabitz has a habit. Before the game, he is used to singing bad faces, and he will not give everyone affirmation, because he understands the psychology of young players very well. Float to the sky, get carried away.When the morale of the team was at a low point before, coach Feibitz used encouraging expressions to boost everyone's confidence. Not to mention everyone's confidence is close to bursting, he naturally wants to pour cold water on everyone to return to normal Heart.

As the captain, Zhou Tiancheng's state has been highly concerned by Coach Feibitz, who even mentioned a few words to him separately: "Zhou, you have been able to score goals in a row in the last few games. It is really rare for you to be in this position. I am very happy for you. But the same sentence, in addition to your opponent, it is more important for you to surpass yourself. After all, your goal is different from most of them. To be honest, I am also very optimistic about you."

Zhou Tiancheng couldn't help touching his nose, feeling a bit dumbfounded. After thinking for a while, he replied truthfully: "You don't need to say more, everyone understands what you mean, but can you change the way next time? Your routine In fact, it's already OUT, didn't you notice the expressions on everyone just now?"

Coach Feibitz was stunned for a few seconds. When Zhou Tiancheng reminded him, he immediately thought that several people, including Jiang Hao, kept lowering their heads and pinching their noses just now. Maybe they just wanted to laugh but didn't dare.
Coach Feibitz snorted coldly and said: "It doesn't matter if the routine is not deep. As long as you can pay attention, self-confidence is a good thing, but don't underestimate the enemy. After you go back, you should blow the wind in front of them, especially Jiang. This guy is not like you." So honest."

"Uh..." Zhou Tiancheng was at a loss for words for a moment, it was really hard for the coach to say that about his buddies.

And what he couldn't help laughing was, Coach Feibitz said he was honest?

Well, in terms of carrying out his intentions in the game alone, he is indeed qualified to boast that he is meticulous.

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This year's German University League reached the semi-final stage, which is the most chaotic situation in recent years. Due to the upset exit of the University of Munich and the absence of the dominant overlord in previous years, the chances of the four teams to win the championship are basically equal.Gelsenkirchen University of Applied Sciences is the biggest dark horse this year. Although it is not the first time for the other three teams to advance to the national knockout round, the best results in history are only the current semi-finals.

But even so, for Gelsenkirchen University of Applied Sciences, any of these three opponents is a difficult bone to crack.

The historical record of the University of Hannover is the most outstanding of the four teams. In the seven years since the beginning of the new century, they have reached the semi-finals four times. The opponent is the University of Munich, which does not fully explain their lack of strength, but the reference objects are different.Among these four teams, regardless of any one of them, the University of Hannover will have the upper hand in terms of experience and overall strength in the semifinals.

If Gelsenkirchen University of Applied Sciences draws the lottery and meets the University of Hannover, it can only be said that luck has been lost.

But the other two teams are definitely not weak. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has reached the top eight in the country for two consecutive years, and this year it has reached the top four this year. It has become a very strong upstart.The Technical University of Darmstadt is not weak, and what is more noteworthy is that the school team of this school has been steadily outputting talents for the Darmstadt Football Club, which is in the second division of the Bundesliga, almost every year.As a professional player, they can definitely rank among the best in the entire German university team.

From the perspective of qualifications, only Gelsenkirchen University of Applied Sciences is the first time to gain a sense of presence, and the three opponents they will face not only stabilize the overall strength of the school, but also rank among the top two in Germany. Among them, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is the top engineering school in Germany. Even in terms of the best football team of Gelsenkirchen University of Applied Sciences, these three institutions and Compared with them, they are completely strong but not weak.

In fact, Gelsenkirchen University of Applied Sciences has far exceeded the school's own expectations at this point. It has been surrounded by famous schools and strong teams, and it has achieved self-transcendence regardless of whether it wins or loses.

As for the team's goal, it's just a tacit understanding between coach Feibitz and the players.

In the second week after the semi-finals were settled, the matchup situation was released.

The luck of the Gelsenkirchen University of Applied Sciences is not the worst. They avoided the most powerful University of Hannover, but drew the Darmstadt University of Technology with a high output rate of professional players.

This can only be regarded as winning the lottery at best, but when Zhou Tiancheng knew that his opponent would have professional players output every year, a restless factor eager for a duel began to become active in his heart.

(End of this chapter)