Grass roots glory

Chapter 608 Club World Cup Champion

The arrival of Dortmund's big-name stars made Japan's Yokohama Airport lively on this day, and countless fans and reporters were waiting here for the belated stars.

Of course, the most popular one should be Zhou Tiancheng.

From the moment he appeared at the airport, cameras from at least three directions were aimed at him at the same time, and his height is considered outstanding among the Dortmund group.

Of course, this is not the main reason. Hummels is also 1.9 meters tall, which is basically the same level as Zhou Tiancheng, but he has not received special attention from the reporters, and there are no fans holding signs and screaming to attract attention. .

This is the gap.

Because of Zhou Tiancheng, Dortmund didn't know what influence is until they came to East Asia.

Originally, Dortmund had a good fan base in Japan.Even though Shinji Kagawa went to Manchester United, the Japanese national team currently has as many as six active international players playing in the Bundesliga, so they never lack attention to Dortmund.

In the past, Japanese fans' interest in Dortmund mainly came from Shinji Kagawa. Now that Shinji Kagawa has left, when the fans here are paying attention to several active international footballers in their country, many of them have been turned into fans by Zhou Tiancheng's various successful operations against the sky.

Perhaps neither the Japanese fans nor the media would have imagined that one day their focus would be on a Chinese professional player. In the field of football, they look down on China's sense of superiority just as they once did to this country.But Zhou Tiancheng's current status forced them to list him as a focal point.

Gross Kreutz said with a smile that there were not many fans who saw Zhou Tiancheng's post, but there were quite a few camera shots.

Even the Chinese media who came to report on the Club World Cup couldn't squeeze in, but they were not idle when they were blocked out. They took pictures of many Japanese reporters scrambling to interview Zhou Tiancheng, and then they didn't need to edit them at all. Coupled with a title of "A superstar is coming! Zhou Tiancheng is fanatically sought after in Japan", it is enough to make Chinese fans feel great satisfaction.

This is really not a magic blow, and it is the same.

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Dortmund's first game in the Club World Cup is on December 12, when they face North American champions Monterrey in the semi-finals.On this day, the Yokohama Stadium was full of yellow and black screens. I don’t know how many fans wore Dortmund jerseys, but the local Japanese fans must have made a great contribution.

Except for the non-stop singing of "You'll Never Walk Alone" from the South Stand of Westphalia, everything is almost the same as the home atmosphere.

Dortmund broke the deadlock in the No.18 minute of the game. Zhou Tiancheng received a knockback from Lewandowski, and a powerful kick from outside the penalty area hit the ground, opening the door to victory for Dortmund.

The audience immediately cheered, and Duan Xuan said excitedly: "Good goal! Zhou Tiancheng brought his good form in the European arena. With one goal, Dortmund can take the initiative."

Next to him was a colleague from the Japanese cable TV station. The guest commentator invited was Shunsuke Nakamura, a former Japanese international footballer. After seeing the ball, he could only shake his head and exclaimed: "This is world-class strength."

In the No.40 minute of the first half, Zhou Tiancheng took a direct free kick 30 meters away, hit an elegant arc with his right foot, and directly hit the dead corner of the goal, marking the final conclusion of this game.

The commentator of the Japanese cable television station sighed: "This goal, Yoshi! Mr. Nakamura, Zhou Tiancheng's ability to set the ball can probably compete with yours."

"Well... aha! There is no suspense in this game, right? The Mexican team wants to bring the game back. In front of Dortmund, this is simply impossible."

Shunsuke Nakamura cleverly changed the subject.

Although he has always been the "golden left foot" of the Japanese national team and is one of the best set-piece masters in the entire Asian football world, he knows in his heart that he still can't be like Zhou Tiancheng in any position near the penalty area. Whether it is a set ball or a long-range shot in sports warfare, they all have a terrifying hit rate-almost not much worse than a penalty kick.

He knew it in his heart, and of course he didn't want to talk about it on this occasion.At present, he has returned to the J-League in Japan, and he has returned to his roots after being famous. Of course, he is very concerned about the reputation he has worked hard for for more than ten years.Why bother to compete with the new generation who is destined to surpass himself, he himself has no intention of doing so.

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In the end, Dortmund defeated Monterrey 3:1. Four days later, they will compete with the Copa Libertadores champion and Corinthians from Brazil for the Club World Cup.

Four days later, the final will be held in Kobe. Dortmund's opponent Corinthians is the champion of the first Club World Cup. The historical record in this event is more brilliant than Dortmund. It is also a veteran giant in the Brazilian League. "The home team of Ronaldo, the five-star Brazil's golden left-footed Roberto Carlos and others.

Today, the overall star-making ability of Brazilian football has begun to decline, but Corinthians' overall strength should not be underestimated.

They were also the first to score in the opening game. Center Guerrero, who once played for Bayern briefly, broke the deadlock for the team.

However, after reacting, Dortmund began to use their physical advantages to take advantage of their high pressure and large coverage area, which gradually made Corinthians lose control of the midfield. Sending a direct pass for Goetze, "Super Mario" broke into the penalty area with a low shot to equalize the score.

Then Lewandowski scored the second goal in the No.709 minute to complete the reversal.

In general, Dortmund still did not encounter any challenges, and it defended the Champions League champion for six consecutive championships in this competition.

Of course, for Dortmund's main big-name stars, they can come to Asia, and naturally various business activities and endorsements are indispensable.What's more, Zhou Tiancheng, a popular superstar from China, even if it is purely for the Chinese market, many big brands will offer him an olive branch.

When Luo Ka called Zhou Tiancheng, he thought that he would refuse, but he didn't expect him to block the road directly.

"Peter, don't tell me about Japanese brands in the future, I won't accept any of them."

Luo Ka was very surprised: "Why? Zhou, don't even consider a big brand like Mitsubishi? Their endorsement is quite high."

"I'm not short of money or famous now, right? I have the right to decide whether to accept the endorsement. This is not a discussion with you. Peter, you can't persuade me about this matter. This is a matter of principle."

Zhou Tiancheng is very serious, it's not that he's an angry youth, he just does whatever he wants when it comes to Japan.He has an idea, it is better not to accept Japanese brands, otherwise, as a Chinese public figure, if there are any bad scandals in the future, I am afraid that he will destroy his image among fans.

Anyway, he is not unique in rejecting Japanese brands. Yao Ming has also rejected Toyota's endorsement contract many times.At most, it can be regarded as imitating the predecessors.

Besides, one more thing is worse than one less thing. Seeing the end of a whole year of intensive competitions, and finally looking forward to a short vacation, Zhou Tiancheng didn't want to make money.

He's telling the truth, and now, he's really not short of money.

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