Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 223 Kuranyi's Luck
If Borussia naively thinks that they can draw with Bayern Munich in the last game, then of course they can score points against Schalke 04, which is weaker than Bayern Munich and lacks Zhang Yuan. In the end, they will be unlucky.

From the very beginning, Schalke 04 had an active advantage, and the overall strength gap between the two sides became obvious. Rakitic's forward movement greatly increased the variable factors in the frontcourt, so there was no need to single-handedly go on both sides.

The two aggressive defenses of Englar and Jones ensured the safety of the midfield, and the two full-backs, Westman and Pender, were able to step forward frequently.

In the 5th minute, Schalke 04 got a free kick. Pandel sent a very precise arc kick. Kuranyi succeeded in countering offside. No one around him interfered, but he kicked the ball into the air. The ball went to the Borussia Mönchengladbach fans in the stands behind the goal.

In the last game against Leverkusen, Kuranyi flew a one-handed goal in this similar situation, and this time it is the same.

The fans at the scene exclaimed "Oh...", maybe they were amazed, what, Kuranyi flew again!
Zhang Yuan stood up from the stands and watched Kuranyi's one-handed attack closely. When Kuranyi hit the fly, Zhang Yuan held his head in regret. Although he was not on the field, he still hoped that his team would win. Can reduce their own guilt.

The main position, he is sure he can earn it back!
Zhang Yuan thought that he had a 90.00% chance of scoring this kind of single-handed ball. He also missed a single-handed ball, but those were barely shots while running at high speed. The ball Kuranyi got was different!
"Why are you Kuranyi so bad, you can lose such a single sword?!" Qian Huan shouted.

"No, he's not that bad, but he's had bad luck recently! He's still a German international, but he was fired by Joachim Loew in October!" Zhang Yuan didn't think Kuranyi had no strength.

Kuranyi's misfortune lies in his free-spiritedness, and his expulsion from the national team was entirely his own fault, as Kuranyi walked off the pitch during half-time of Germany's World Cup qualifier against Russia in October , and even disappeared after the game. According to gossip, he went to play with friends!

Growing up in Brazil since he was a child, Kuranyi has the free and unrestrained character of the Brazilian in his character, but he played too unrestrained that time, and it is not surprising that Loew fired him.

The national team was removed from the club, Zhang Yuan squeezed out his center position in the club, and he was unlucky enough to fall into a scoring drought. This game is an opportunity to prove himself.

It's a pity that just 5 minutes into the opening, he failed again!

Mayer deployed a number of players in the midfield and focused on offense. However, in the face of Schalke 04's aggressive forward pressure, Borussia was stunned, and there was danger in front of the goal. The game progressed to the 17th minute. Borussia lost the ball after all.

Degan steals the ball from Friend and finds Rakitic with a direct long pass. Rakitic cooperates with Kuranyi and sends the ball. .

Schalke 04 scored 1:0 on the court. Zhang Yuan stood up and applauded Altintop Jr. After taking the lead, everything will be easy. Schalke 04's defense is still trustworthy.

After Borussia lost the ball, Mayer did not change his tactical thinking. Sometimes a team's tactical thinking takes shape, and random changes on the court may cause chaos in the end.

This conceded goal is the disadvantage of playing three central defenders. The defensive midfielder is not in place, the central defender is not able to make up the defense in time, and the wing is a loophole. Schalke 04 just caught this loophole accurately.

Shortly after this goal was scored, Schalke 24 won a penalty in the 04th minute. Kuranyi passed the ball to Farfan with his heel. Farfan was tripped by Leifers in the penalty area. After taking a penalty kick, Farfan took the penalty and made a direct hit. Schalke 04 led the opponent 2:0 at home.

After losing the ball, Borussia could only give it a go, but Schalke 04's defense was indeed in place, and Borussia was still unable to attack.

But on the football field, you can never be sure. In the 30th minute, Baumjohann broke through the double-teaming of Jones and Ernst without any other midfielders to support him, and then passed the ball to the striker Friend. Friend took the ball and faced Hewedes, dribbled the ball, and shot from an angle. Hewedes failed to tackle the ball, and Friend shot the ball into the goal guarded by Neuer.

With a flash of inspiration from Baumjohann and Friend, Borussia tenaciously pulled back a goal. After scoring this goal, Borussia's morale was boosted. Schalke 04's gate poses a threat.

In the 35th minute, Marin's free kick at the front of the penalty area went straight to the goal and was saved by Neuer.In the 45th minute, Baumjohn's powerful shot from 19 meters in front of the goal was effortlessly taken by Neuer.

Schalke 04 also had a chance, but unfortunately the main center forward today was the unlucky Kuranyi. He helped Farfan win a penalty in the first half, but the more important duty of a center forward is to score goals. He obviously failed to do it today .

In the 32nd minute, Farfan advanced at high speed from the right and sent a very comfortable cross from the right side of the penalty area. Kuranyi had already started from outside the penalty area at high speed and hit the small penalty area line. Facing the goalkeeper who could hardly make an effective choice, He mercifully kicked the ball over the billboard.

In the 37th minute, Rakitic split the side, Altintop Jr. made a pass, and Kuranyi smashed the ball over Borussia's crossbar again.

Kuranyi couldn't hide his disappointment, holding his head and sighing secretly about his bad luck!

At the end of the first half, Altintop Jr. scored another goal in the 45th minute.Englar dribbled the ball in the middle and then made a wonderful pass to Altintop, who passed Gospodarek and shot directly to the goal.

Another wing, another Altintop Jr., and Mayer paid the price for his attacking tactics.

At the end of the first half, Schalke 04 led the opponent 3:1. Judging from the score of the scene, this is very good. Zhang Yuan in the stands is very satisfied with the result. Schalke 04 has a clear advantage, if not Kuranyi wasted the opportunity and the score was more than 3:1.

Buskens and Mulder were a bit of a headache watching Kuranyi's performance, but there was no substitute on the bench. Sanchez, Lovenkrantz, and Kobiashvili were not center forwards. Sanchez and Kobe Yashvili occasionally has the opportunity to rotate this season, while Lovenkrantz is limited in his own strength, and he can't even get a rotation, and there are few opportunities to play as a substitute.

There is also a striker Asamoah on the bench. He can go to the middle, but his scoring efficiency is not as flattering as that of Kuranyi. Now there is a new term for striker, defensive striker, Ah Samoah may be that type, he is very active in pressing and defending, and it is not appropriate for the goal to be pressed on him.

They both miss Zhang Yuan very much, but Zhang Yuan will be suspended for 5 games, and the games before the winter break are hopeless.

Qian Huan was also very satisfied with the first half of the game. The two sides scored 4 goals, and he did not let him go all the way from China to watch the game.

During the intermission, Zhang Yuan told him about some characteristics of the Bundesliga. Qian Huan and Qin Hao listened with gusto. They are fans, but the Bundesliga is not as popular in China as Serie A, Premier League, and La Liga. They don't know much.

At this moment, the camera caught sight of Zhang Yuan on the stand outside the box, Zhang Yuan talking and laughing immediately appeared on the big screen at the scene, the Schalke 04 fans immediately cheered and applauded when they saw it!

Qian Huan pushed Zhang Yuan's arm, "Look, we have appeared on the big screen!" After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and Qian Huan's waving figure appeared on the screen simultaneously.

Zhang Yuan waved to the audience when he heard the applause. Zhang Yuan didn't come outside the box until the game started, so the fans didn't notice in the first half.

Now I noticed that in the stands on the lower floor of the box, the fans turned around to greet Zhang Yuan and gave them a thumbs up. Zhang Yuan greeted them from across the stand with both hands giving thumbs up.

"It seems that you are quite popular here! Amazing!" Qian Huan also gave Zhang Yuan a thumbs up.

"Hehe, it's okay! The fans here are very kind to me. Except for the fact that the reporters are annoying to live here, the fans rarely disturb my private life!" Zhang Yuan said to Qian Huan.

Qian Huan liked Zhang Yuan's personality very much. From the Hoffmans and his sons, he could tell that Zhang Yuan was a kind and friendly person.

(End of this chapter)