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Chapter 399 A Storm Is Coming?

Everyone knows that Zhou Tiancheng's absence will have a fatal impact on Schalke, but Magath just doesn't believe in fate. Whether it is internally or externally, he emphasizes one point: no matter who is missing, the team's goal will never be Change.

This is not Magath's blind confidence. Referring to the last five rounds of the match, Schalke's opponents are Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen, Kaiserslautern, Mainz and Cologne.In terms of ranking and status this season, Schalke should be significantly better than their opponents.And before the game, Magath received good news from the team medical team that Jiang Hao could start training with the team.After being absent for a full three months, he was lucky to be able to catch up with the team's key battle in the final stage.

Although he will definitely not be able to play in the current game, Magath is very concerned about his state. Without Zhou Tiancheng's steady scheduling in the midfield, Jiang Hao's absolute speed is no match for the iron barrel formation of the middle and lower teams. Appears to be critical.So his state recovery progress is very critical for Schalke.

The side effects of lacking the two sharp weapons of Zhou Tiancheng and Jiang Hao immediately appeared in the next round of the league.

In the ninth round of No.20 of the Bundesliga, Schalke was tied 1:1 by Wolfsburg in the away game. In the next No.30 round, Schalke even lost to Kaiserslautern at home.

A draw and a loss in these two games caused a collective uproar in Germany, and the Dortmund media were even more elated. Although they also drew a game, Schalke was even more ineffective. They directly assisted them to expand their point advantage to five points. In the three rounds, Dortmund's last three opponents are Nuremberg, Werder Bremen and Frankfurt... With Dortmund's current state, the last moment of the league is when it is time to concentrate its efforts. It is unrealistic to expect Klopp's team to lose the chain in a row .

The Dortmund media seized the opportunity to make things worse for Schalke. While celebrating the champion who was close at hand, they did not forget to ridicule Schalke: "Schalke is the champion team with the most moisture in the history of the Bundesliga. , without Zhou Tiancheng, they simply don't have the strength to be champions."

There is absolutely no need to stay on the front line for mortal enemies to sarcasm each other. The Dortmund media finally found the pleasure of revenge.

And not just Dortmund, the Munich media even embraced the mentality of the melon-eaters, watching with relish watching Schalke drift away from the championship. "Süddeutsche Zeitung" even boldly predicted: "This must be Schalke's last madness. If they can't win the championship, these champion players have no reason to stay. For example, Neuer made a correct decision. He is getting closer and closer to Bayern. This is definitely a win-win option. With him, Bayern will regain their championship dominance. Joining Bayern will definitely allow him to win more championships."

With Schalke almost certain to miss the championship, various transfer rumors about the main lineup are flying everywhere.Although there are no rumors about Zhou Tiancheng for the time being, the Chinese media have never been idle, and there are quite a few rumors about Hao Junmin.Many quasi-first-class giants in Europe have been associated with him, and one of the most rumored ones is that the "Bat Legion" Valencia has shown a strong interest in Hao Junmin.It is nothing more than the fact that Valencia coach Emery talked about the team's signings before the game against horses and mentioned this sentence by the way: "I am satisfied with this season. But in order to achieve greater goals, we must further strengthen our strengths, such as Schalke 04's Artemisia impresses me all the time..."

Perhaps this is just Valencia's wishful thinking, because Hao Junmin has no intention of leaving at all.It is not easy to play stably in Europe, especially Valencia has a tradition of wingers. He understands that he has to fight for his position again when he goes there.It's not necessary unless it's absolutely necessary.

But even though Hao Junmin's news is fake, Neuer's news is not a rumor, and his agent is indeed trying his best to persuade him to join Bayern: "Manuel, I really don't understand why you have any hesitation. , you plan to play in this small place for the rest of your life? You have done enough for Schalke, and going to a real giant like Bayern is where you can truly show your value."

Neuer was tired of listening to the opinions and questions about "going" or "not going". He just wanted to hide, so he ran to the hospital in Gelsenkirchen.After Zhou Tiancheng's observation in Madrid, the situation improved slightly and he returned to Germany.

"Zhou, let me tell you one thing. I may have to accept Bayern's invitation. We won't be teammates together next season."

Neuer deliberately said this tentatively, he wanted to draw out Zhou Tiancheng's opinion.

Zhou Tiancheng glanced at him suspiciously, and said slowly, "Although I really want to say that you are out of your mind, but since you have already made up your mind, then you should be prepared to be beaten into a colander when we meet again."

Neuer froze for a moment, and then said to Zhou Tiancheng with a dissatisfied expression: "Hey, Zhou, did you listen to me carefully? I just said maybe, maybe, I haven't decided yet!"

Zhou Tiancheng suddenly said, "So you want to ask my opinion?"

Neuer didn't speak, but his expression said so.

"It's your own business. It's great to be able to go to a team like Bayern. The future is boundless."

Neuer was a little disappointed, Zhou Tiancheng didn't keep him.But he said with a glimmer of hope: "Zhou, why don't you think about going together? To be honest, I really don't want to face you on the court in the future."

Zhou Tiancheng laughed: "Manuel, unless you stay, if I really want to leave, I won't be able to wait until now."

"Didn't you just say that it would be good to go to Bayern?"

"That's right for you." Zhou Tiancheng said, "It's not easy for me to be in Schalke until today. I thank Schalke for giving me the opportunity. This team still has ideas and ambitions. Where is it not to compete for the championship? Anyway They're all fighting for a salad plate, so why switch sides?"

As soon as Neuer heard what Zhou Tiancheng said, he immediately said, "You're right, then I won't leave either."

Zhou Tiancheng quickly waved his hand: "Don't, don't, don't learn from me, decide for yourself, anyway, after being a teammate for so many years, I can understand whether to go or not to go, not many players can stick to one goal, you can decide for yourself. "

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At the top of the club, Helter, Clemens and Magath are very firm.

Clemens said to Helter: "Horst, you must keep Neuer. In this special period, you must not make such an opening, otherwise our main players will be snapped up. This will be a A terrible storm!"

This description is very appropriate. If the team's main players are not stable, then after a terrible storm, Schalke's strong championship lineup may be nothing but feathers.

Helter is very confident: "This is not possible. As long as Zhou does not leave, the storm will not fall."

Clemens' eyes lit up: "Have you tested his agent?"

"No, there is no doubt about Zhou's loyalty to the team."

After Helter finished speaking, he walked out of the chairman's office with a smile.

(End of this chapter)