Grass roots glory

Chapter 426

After two days of repeated training, the cooperation between Zhou Tiancheng, Goce and Shinji Kagawa has begun to become proficient.Although Gotze and Kagawa are both attacking midfielders, that is to say, it is difficult for the three to have the opportunity to play at the same time, but through this kind of training, Zhou Tiancheng felt the difference in training requirements between Klopp and Magath.

Although both of them put a lot of emphasis on physical fitness.But there are still differences at the level of tactical application.Magath puts more emphasis on covering the court space with abundant physical energy, and oppressing players who run without the ball at all times.Klopp, on the other hand, puts more emphasis on efficiency with the ball, advancing quickly, hitting the ball with one kick, and pressing high in the frontcourt.The ideal state pursued by Klopp is to firmly suppress the ball in the opponent's half.

He was pleasantly surprised by the effect of Zhou Tiancheng's integration.Originally, Zhou Tiancheng's ability is quite comprehensive. He can switch back and forth between the midfield brain and the defensive iron gate according to different situations. Klopp is naturally aware of this. At the same time, he can also clearly compare that allowing Zhou Tiancheng to continue to control the ball. He will be even more powerful.

Among other things, Klopp found out that he told Zhou Tiancheng to take care of his teammates' rhythm, but Zhou Tiancheng didn't seem to listen.But to his surprise, Shinji Kagawa and Gotze were also somewhat driven by Zhou Tiancheng.Especially Shinji Kagawa, although he was very embarrassed on the training ground, the number of consecutive passes with Zhou Tiancheng is steadily increasing.

"Jurgen, it goes without saying that Zhou must be the main defensive midfielder, but who do you want to use as the front midfielder?"

Klopp smiled: "As long as Zhou's position is determined. As for the others, don't worry for now, wait for the game to test. It is enough to confirm that he can play when facing Schalke. "

Before the German Super Cup, Klopp still has the opportunity to test the lineup.Dortmund will take part in the Telecom Cup, a commercial competition created in recent years.

This event is sponsored by the famous German giant Telecom and T-Home, a famous European telecommunications company.Founded in 2009, this competition often invites the most watched Bundesliga teams to participate.Bayern is naturally a regular visitor, and Dortmund, as last season's defending champion, was also invited to participate for the first time as a matter of course. The other two teams are Hamburg and Mainz.The former is the regular host of this event, and the reason why Mainz can receive the invitation is simple.Don't look at this team hovering in the bottom half of the Bundesliga standings all year round, but their attendance rate last season was enough to rank in the top five in the Bundesliga, second only to Bayern, Dortmund, Schalke 04 and the famous Bundesliga Komura The Hoffenheim team is in line with the organizer's "high attention" standard.

This year's Telecom Cup, as a preview before the start of the season, has received unprecedented attention.The reason is simple, a huge number of Chinese media and fans are paying attention to Zhou Tiancheng's Dortmund debut.

Although Zhou Tiancheng's first show is defined as a commercial event like the Telecom Cup, it feels a bit cheap. After all, it is still a commercial event. At least the Chinese media and fans are more inclined to regard the German Super Cup as Zhou Tiancheng's official debut. It looks better, but this does not prevent them from observing Zhou Tiancheng's running-in with the new team.

Of course, there are still a larger number of Dortmund fans who are looking forward to this high-priced new aid with countless topics to be worth a lot in Dortmund.

According to the draw, Dortmund played against Hamburg first.The competition adopts an elimination system, the winner enters the final, and the loser competes for the third or fourth place.

Zhou Tiancheng played 10 minutes against Hamburg before replacing him in the second half.

In the limited playing time, Zhou Tiancheng's performance is definitely not bad. In Klopp's 4-2-3-1 formation, Zhou Tiancheng and Sven Bender partnered with double midfielders, and Gotze topped the front midfielder Location.

With such a formation, playing the midfielder actually requires sacrificing a lot of offensive firepower. Klopp's arrangement is obviously reserved.But even so, Zhou Tiancheng still sent many accurate long passes, and the cooperation with Gotze also showed the effect of training. After a few times, he inserted the shot and it was very threatening.

However, the tastes of the fans are very single. Watching Zhou Tiancheng, they must score wonderful goals.When facing Bayern in the final, this wish failed to come true.The newly appointed Heynckes used a stable 4-4-2 formation to tie Dortmund for nine 10 minutes. Zhou Tiancheng played six 10 minutes without any goals or assists.And on the other hand, Bayern did not rush to use Neuer, so the direct dialogue between the former Schalke champion members that everyone expected before did not take place.

After the game, the media didn't have any gossip. They all knew that this was normal. After all, this kind of game has only two functions: one is that the head coach needs to adjust the lineup to prepare for the new season, and the other is to find a feeling for a star like Zhou Tiancheng.No star will be fully fired at this time.

Originally, this was common sense that did not require any debate, but when it comes to Zhou Tiancheng, any topic is worth talking about.

Especially for a certain type of fan.

"Mining Area News" has also been paying close attention to Dortmund recently. After all, this is the opponent of the Super Cup a few days later. Of course, the focus of their tracking is still Zhou Tiancheng. Everyone knows that he is the winner of the Super Cup.However, subtle changes have taken place in the psychological balance of the media in the two places, and the Gelsenkirchen media has become the party that wants to pray for Zhou Tiancheng's situation.

So when Zhou Tiancheng failed to score in two games, they thought it was a sign of something going wrong, and the Mining Area News immediately followed up with a colorful headline.

Zhou Tiancheng is not acclimatized?
Although it is short, the meaning to be expressed is very rich.In Schalke 04, Zhou Tiancheng will never lose his firepower, but in Dortmund, he can only show the level of an ordinary first-class player. Is it because Klopp didn't find the manual?

No, of course they are not standing in Dortmund's position, but just want to say one thing: he shouldn't go to Dortmund at all!

After going around in a big circle, I finally returned to the hearts of Schalke fans.After such guidance from the media, Schalke fans began to criticize Zhou Tiancheng again.

Fatty Xie in the Gelsenkirchen fan club has something to do again.

He has now strengthened the club's security facilities and replaced them with tempered glass windows and large iron doors. Even if Schalke fans come and smash him, he is not afraid. As for verbal attacks and containment, he has long been immune.

He even thought it was a pleasure, crossed his legs in front of the computer and used his trumpet to confront the local fans: "A group of SBs who don't understand the ball, it's just that it's not time for him to exert his strength, of course I have to give you the big move Keep it up, hope you guys can still laugh after the Super Bowl."

Although there is a large group of people attacking him collectively below.

"What a faithful dog's leg."

"There is still someone speaking for him, probably a Chinese? I suspect they don't know anything about loyalty."

"Boy, Schalke will not only have the last laugh in the Super Cup, but also the last laugh of the season!"

But Fatty Xie doesn't care, what's the use of die-hard loyalists?It is to resolutely help the idol fight the war of words!

Fatty Xie looked at the room with a smile. Those who can stick to it are those with a firm stand. The more people scold him, the more he feels the significance of this place.

(End of this chapter)