Grass roots glory

Chapter 249 Ruud's first goal

Inspired by Hao Junmin, Zhou Tiancheng privately told Westermann and Neuer to help him see if there was a suitable single-family house.He knew that these two lived in the villa area with the highest average price in Gelsenkirchen.

Originally, this should be the agent's job, but the last time I called him because of Yang Cheng's matter, Lorca was in Munich to discuss a contract extension.Because Zhou Tiancheng is now famous, Loka's business has gradually expanded to the whole of Germany, and he has established contact with many young demon stars.With a distance of hundreds of kilometers, Zhou Tiancheng thought about it and decided not to bother him.Anyway, his popularity in the team is a trivial matter.

As soon as the two heard that Zhou Tiancheng was interested in buying a house next to him, they immediately agreed, and Westerman also said: "Zhou, this is not a big deal, but it is still troublesome, you can't let us help for nothing, right? "

"Hey, Haike, as far as our relationship is concerned, talking about money hurts feelings?"

Westerman and Neuer looked at each other, shook their heads and said, "No, no, no, Zhou, everyone is not short of money, why would we ask you for money? But you moved here next to us, then we have to I often come to Cengfan. Well, you have to cook Chinese food for us."

Zhou Tiancheng was taken aback: "Since when are you still interested in Chinese food?"

Neuer said: "It was the trip to China with the national team a few months ago that made me interested in Chinese food. It really deserves to be a kingdom of food culture. Haike is also very curious. We are tired of eating after you moved here. Western food can often come to you to try something new. This request is not difficult for you, right?"

"Uh... small idea. You are welcome to come anytime." Zhou Tiancheng is actually not very good at cooking. He doesn't usually cook, so it might be unpalatable. What can you tell?

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Zhou Tiancheng's special training plan for Hao Junmin is still going on. After targeted strengthening, Hao Junmin is gradually able to keep up with the rhythm of the team's training. Magath is amazed and even more aware of his choice And surprise.

The team's winter training is intense, but the content is not much. During this period, new players have joined the team one after another.

Schalke's investment in this winter window is one of the best in the Bundesliga. In addition to Baumjohn and Hao Junmin, they also introduced a 1.8-meter-zero defensive midfielder Klug from Nuremberg. He is 28 years old and was selected for the German U21 national team. , is not well-known but is a practical player, and the price is not expensive. Schalke only spent 15 euros to win him.It can effectively enhance the midfield defense. In addition, it also introduced the midfielder Bogdan Müller from the regional league Karelz, the Norwegian Super League Tromso midfielder Regin Wusen and the transfer from the Macedonian League. Gavranovic will come... There is also a deal of Korean media attention. The K-League giants Suwon Bluewings (also known as Suwon Samsung) striker Edu will join the defending Bundesliga champions on a free transfer.

In terms of player transfers, Holtby went to Bochum on loan, and Altintop joined Frankfurt on loan. These are two transfers that have attracted a lot of attention.

During the entire Bundesliga winter window, the most influential transaction should be the joining of Hao Junmin. After all, Chinese fans and the media are paying attention.However, the big move is one aspect. Although Schalke has made great signings, the Bundesliga's winter transfer bid king belongs to Magath's old club Wolfsburg. They introduced the Brazilian Gremio defender Revel. The transfer fee is only 500 million euros... The performance of the Bundesliga in the winter window is really thunderous and rainy. Schalke 04 has earned enough to introduce Ruud van Nistelrooy and Hao Junmin, but the other teams as a whole have no weight Level signings.Bayern, which can spend the most money, can't even come in, and sent away Tony, Baumjohn, Autor, Bruno and Brafhead one after another.

The transfer window is over, and the No.18 round of the Bundesliga will start on January [-], which means that the second half begins. For all Bundesliga teams, it is time to go full steam ahead.Those who compete for the championship, those who relegation, and those who compete for the Champions League or Europa League qualification in the middle, each has its own needs.

Schalke 04's first opponent in the second half is Nuremberg, playing at home.Three days before the competition, Zhou Tiancheng celebrated his 21st birthday.Weibo has an automatic birthday push function, so Zhou Tiancheng received many blessings from fans that day.And I don't know if Jiang Hao revealed Zhou Tiancheng's birthday. Anyway, when Zhou Tiancheng walked into the locker room, everyone in the team pushed the cake and gave him a big surprise.Even Magath took the lead in singing the birthday song. At this moment, he let go of the majesty of the "devil" and turned into a kind and gentle old man.

Zhou Tiancheng also did not shy away from expressing his birthday wish: In the next year, he hopes to win the Triple Crown together with the team!
Jiang Hao was a little worried: "Brother Cheng, you can't say anything about your birthday wish, or it won't work."

Zhou Tiancheng didn't take it seriously at all: "Sincerity leads to spirituality. And I never pin my hopes on God."

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The home game against Nuremberg, after reinforcement, the new lineup made its debut.Magath still chose the 4-3-3 template in the formation, Holtby's position was replaced by the newly joined Klug, and Jiang Hao was chosen as the starting striker.Ruud van Nistelrooy was used as a back-up by Magath.

As for Hao Junmin, who is widely concerned by the Chinese media, it is impossible for him to play in the short term.In this tight winter training, his main energy was on strengthening his physical fitness, and he basically didn't participate in the team's tactical training, and he was still too early to play.Hao Junmin himself can take it easy, giving up his domestic fame and fortune to land in the Bundesliga, he is mentally prepared to start from scratch.

Although it is at home, Nuremberg's 5-4-1 iron barrel formation today caused Schalke a lot of trouble.The central defender Otell, who was on loan from Bayern, became the most outstanding performer.He has repeatedly made difficult clearances in the penalty area.Moreover, he made full use of his experience to defend around the front, which greatly limited Jiang Hao's advancement speed.

"Although Andres Otter's chances in Bayern are slim, once he arrives at a relegation team like Nuremberg, his ability will be shown immediately. Bayern's defenders who can't play the ball are enough to be the defensive core of a relegation team ..."

This shows the reason why the Bundesliga is not as competitive as La Liga and the Premier League-Bayern's star monopoly is too brutal.

Nuremberg is currently ranked No.16. This ranking means that they will play relegation playoffs, so they belong to the level of fighting for relegation.The most direct purpose of forming a 5-4-1 formation is to grab points as much as possible.

The two sides fought 0:0 in the first half, which means that their tactic was successful, but for Schalke, this result is absolutely unacceptable.

At the beginning of the second half, Magath took the lead in making substitutions, replacing the defensive midfielder Kluger, who replaced Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The audience cheered immediately. Although many people had doubts about the veteran, they cheered for the team's way of strengthening offense and striving for victory.

The broadcast camera focused on Van Nistelrooy's jersey for the first time-his Schalke career will wear the No. 39 jersey.

Kuranyi on the bench flashed a trace of loneliness, but under the eyes of everyone's expectations, he felt disheartened from the bottom of his heart.This substitution means that he has no place in Magath's heart.

He bit his lip. Although he was struggling in his heart and was nostalgic for the team he had played for seven seasons, he had to admit that his time at Schalke had come to an end—although he did not Will leave immediately, his agent told him it would be in his best interest to wait until the end of the season to talk about a transfer.

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On the field, with the addition of Van Nistelrooy, Schalke has an extra fulcrum on the offensive end, and it can be seen that Magath's winter training has achieved remarkable results. Van Nistelrooy and his teammates cooperated smoothly, and no new and old players can be seen at all. The jerky feeling between.

Less than 10 minutes into the second half, Schalke's advantage in the field has been significantly expanded compared with the first half.Van Nistelrooy completely attracted Autor, this is Magath's targeted tactics, Van Nistelrooy is just a bridgehead, his existence is to gain more space for Jiang Hao.

Van Nistelrooy did not feel at all that he had desecrated his past status by playing young players.In fact, he was seriously injured last season and was hidden by Real Madrid. He even thought about retiring. He chose Schalke 04. It was the future and vitality of this team that made him feel that this place might inspire the deepest part of his heart. that passion.

And Jiang Hao didn't rush after being repeatedly blocked in the first half. Instead, he used his breakthrough to attract the defense and then looked for a teammate with a better position nearby.

And Schalke's goal came out of such mutual selflessness.

No.604 minutes, Zhou Tianchang made a pass to launch a counterattack. Jiang Hao broke through to the right side of the penalty area with the ball at high speed, and then passed the ball low and flat to the middle, but passed slightly behind Van Nistelrooy. When Van Nistelrooy turned around, he was caught by Autor Clinging tightly from behind.

"Van Nistelrooy! Do you want to pass back? The front of the penalty area is empty! Zhou followed up at high speed, and his long-range shooting ability is quite strong!"

But Fan Ni took a look, Zhou Tiancheng was surrounded by the opponent's midfielder, and Jiang Hao was in an offside position again... He decided to kick himself!
In fact, this series of processes only happened in a flash, and what was shown in the camera is that after receiving the ball, Van Nistelrooy directly leaned on Autor and flew upside down to shoot, the ball bounced in front of the goal, wiped The goalkeeper's fingertips rebounded and flew into the goal!
Marcel Leif's eyes widened suddenly, and he didn't react until the Schalke players flocked towards Van Nistelrooy, and he began to explode: "WOW!! GOOOOOOAL!!! Forgive my slow reaction, just now I thought I had crossed Time and space, you must have the same feeling as me, this is the signature move of Van Nistelrooy at the age of 24, but this goal...can you imagine that he is 34 years old and has only played one game this season?"

In the BJ studio, Duan Xuan sighed: "This is really an old man talking about teenagers. Schalke needs the finishing ability like Ruud van Nistelrooy. Now all doubts about him can be temporarily stopped. The king of the small penalty area, Lian Quite old, still able to eat."

Surrounded by his teammates, Van Nistelrooy knelt in the corner flag area, roaring ferociously.

He has been waiting for such an opportunity.

When the outside world said that his legend was over, he didn't want to just give up, so he left the Bernabeu temple.

Everyone thought that he just changed his life in another place, but after leaving the temple, without such a dazzling superstar aura, he seemed to have found a more authentic self.

PS: Let's update a [-]-word chapter first, and continue at night.

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