Grass roots glory

Chapter 230
Although Zhou Tiancheng felt a little strange, Ming Tao refused to elaborate, so he stopped asking.After returning to the field, he specifically explained to Altintop, the starting striker of the game: "Khalil, pay attention to seize the opportunity, the goalkeeper on the opposite side is very good, we were eliminated by him in the German Cup last season The end."

Hearing these words, Altintop consciously glanced back in Mingtao's direction, then waved his hands and said, "It's okay, he's just a newcomer who doesn't appear often."

"That's right, Zhou, don't be too nervous. We can win."

"Hey, how do you know he doesn't play often? I don't think I told you about him, did I?"

Altintop asked back: "Zhou, what are you doing these days other than training? You don't read the news? Don't you know that their main goalkeeper, Robert Enke, died in a car accident?"

Zhou Tiancheng's eyes enlarged slightly: "Ah? I really don't know about this, no wonder..."

Thinking of this, Ming Tao's reaction just now is not difficult to understand.Although the relationship between the substitute and the main force is a rivalry, especially the particularity of the goalkeeper position, the competition is even more fierce.But after all, he is a teammate. With this kind of opportunity to play the main force, anyone with normal three views and emotional tendencies should not be happy.

Hannover is currently ranked No.15 in the standings and is on the edge of the relegation zone. However, after the opening game, they took the initiative to attack Schalke 04. Even the central defenders actively participated in the attack. Balogun inserted from the backcourt. A long shot hit the outside of the post.

From the opening two or three minutes, it was impossible to see that this was a team on the edge of the relegation zone.

There may be only one explanation for such a contrast——

"It is not difficult to see that Hannover is holding their breath. The sudden death of the main goalkeeper Enke has inspired the bloody fighting of the whole team. What a coincidence for Schalke. At this time, Hannover, who are fighting for relegation, must be The goal of the opponent's hard work. Is there anything better to comfort the spirit of the teammates than to fight for the defending champion?"

In the stands of the HDI Arena, Hannover fans sang the team anthem while holding a sign in memory of Enke to cheer for the team.

As the saying goes, those with bare feet are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Schalke 04 did not show any obvious advantages when they met such an opponent who dared to fight for every inch of ground.Slomka deployed a 4-4-1-1 formation today. The midfielder adopted zone defense and used small-scale double-teams to limit Zhou Tiancheng's running and passing.At least in the first half, this trick was very effective. Schalke's offensive lacked continuity, and was cut into countless small fragments to fight each other. There was no good chance. The result was still 0:0 at the end of the half. .

However, in the first half, the opponent's per capita running was one kilometer more than Schalke 04. After only 15 minutes in the second half, the physical fitness began to decline significantly, and gradually could not keep up with Schalke's midfield conduction rhythm. On the scene, Schalke's Opportunities began to increase, but Altintop’s two consecutive turns and volleys in the penalty area were quickly resolved by Ming Tao, and Zhou Tiancheng received Asamoah’s cross from the side to grab a point in front of the goal, but Ming Tao also stretched his legs. .

Ming Tao was the most eye-catching person on the field in these 5 minutes, and the home fans did not hesitate to give Ming Tao their applause. At least the performance of "Enke's successor" in the past few minutes made them excited.

Duan Xuan from BJ Studio was even more excited: "Good job Mingtao! He was ordered in the face of danger. These few wonderful performances are enough to increase his weight in the heart of head coach Slomka. Speaking of which, Slomka's Chinese players are lucky stars. Ah, Schalke has cultivated a Bundesliga top player like Zhou Tiancheng, who can be called a quasi-first-class midfielder in European football. Now, is another future goalkeeper starting to sprout? The future is promising, haha!"

But that's another story. In order to win the game in front of him, Magath replaced Jiang Hao in the No.70 minute.

When the assistant coach Hollerbach went to ask Jiang Hao to warm up, he turned around and asked secretly: "Felix, are you really determined to abandon Kevin? How can you say that this is also a player who has been selected for the national team. Isn't the bench too wasteful?"

But Magath didn’t think it was a pity: “Jiang’s condition is very good. The last game has proved that I only have this standard for employing people. In terms of Kevin’s performance in intensive training these days, who is he compared to Jiang? More qualified to play?"

"Uh... of course it's still Jiang." Hollerbach also admitted.

It is a miracle that Hannover 96 can persist to the final stage, but they still can't persist to the end.

No. In the 708th minute, Rakitic hit the central defender Vinicius (this is not the Brazilian monster who joined Real Madrid) with a long shot from the outside, and rebounded to Asamoah's feet. Asamoah made a strong kick With a volley, the ball flew from Ming Tao's palm into the dead corner.

In the 806th minute, Jiang Hao also scored a goal. Zhou Tiancheng picked a pass to turn offside. Jiang Hao knew Ming Tao's attack rhythm very well, and used the rhythm to speed up to pass him.

After the game, Zhou Tiancheng deliberately walked up to Mingtao and said apologetically, "Xiaotao, I'm sorry, I didn't know what happened in your team, I shouldn't have asked you that just now."

"Brother Cheng, it's nothing, you don't know, besides, the team is slowly accepting it now."

"Although it was a coincidence that you entered the competition, it is God's will. God is giving you a chance, Xiaotao, take it."

Ming Tao nodded heavily: "I understand Brother Cheng, but my idol is Buffon!"

……

Winning Hannover, the second round of the Champions League group stage rekindled the battle. In the next game, Schalke will face APOEL back-to-back at home.

But two days before the game, there was an explosive news related to Zhou Tiancheng from Italy: "Torino Sport" has selected the list of 2009 people for the 40 Golden Boy Award, and Zhou Tiancheng's name is not only on the list , and after the first round of voting, he won the first place with a total of [-] points from [-] authoritative European media, almost securing the Golden Boy Award.

Strictly speaking, this is not particularly explosive news. Zhou Tiancheng's performance in the past season is obvious to all in Europe.Maybe it would have been big news if he had received so much support without a convincing performance.

But this is not the case for the Chinese media. Zhou Tiancheng beat the crowd and is about to win the first European-wide top award. This is big news, and it is super happy news!

In the past, as long as there are Chinese players who can play the main force or even half of the main force in the five major leagues, it is enough to pin the expectations of the fans. Yang Chen scored eight goals in a season in a relegation team like Frankfurt. , and was dubbed the Sun of China. Even if he is in the Bundesliga Bundesliga, Shao Jiayi, who can only sit on the bench in Cottbus, is regarded as one of the representatives of overseas players. As for the top talent in Europe Nomination, I dare not expect extravagantly at all.

Therefore, Zhou Tiancheng has received such a high number of nominations, which makes Chinese reporters feel like they are dreaming of being hit by a big prize.

Golden Boy Award, the best talent award in Europe under the age of 21.The influence is not as good as the FIFA Golden Globe Award (renamed the Golden Globe Award in 2010. This book is for the convenience of narration, and the statement of the Golden Globe Award will not be corrected separately, please support!), but since the establishment of this award, it has been Be regarded as the wind vane of future superstars. Van der Vaart, the first winner in 2003, Rooney, the winner in 2004, Messi in 2005 (the last chapter was written in 2006, which has been revised), Fabregas, the winner in 2006... Which one is not the most famous in the world football? big name?
The selection results of [-] authoritative European media are enough to prove the potential of a young man. After all, this represents the common vision of countless senior journalists in the entire sports media industry.

Although Zhou Tiancheng is the most popular Golden Boy, the second to fourth favorites after him are also very optimistic.They are AC Milan genius Pato, Fiorentina striker Jovetic and Barcelona monster Bojan.

(End of this chapter)