Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 282 We have the strength to win the championship
On the second day after the competition, Zhang Yuan sent Mr. Xie and his party to leave Germany. Seeing that Zhang Yuan was still calling for a car, Mr. Xie joked: "Your son, if you have so much money, why don't you build a car for yourself?" ?”

Hoffman once said once before that he could teach Zhang Yuan to drive if he asked Zhang Yuan to buy a car, but Zhang Yuan didn’t have much time, and then there was no more on this matter. Every time it was time to use the car, he had to trouble Hoffman drives out.

"Mr. Xie, I still have money to buy a car, but I don't have much use for it. I usually ask him to pick me up when I drive!" Zhang Yuan pointed to Hoffman, "He is my friend, you know he drives a taxi Yes, you can pick me up anytime, which is very convenient."

"Hey, I still have to buy a car, haha, how can I not buy a car if I have money! If I have money, I will buy a car first!" Teacher Xie laughed.

Cars are still very important in the minds of Chinese people. The life people yearn for is to have a car, a house and a wife, and Mr. Xie is no exception.

"Hehe, if you want to buy a car, I might as well give you one!" Zhang Yuan blurted out.

"Forget it, the teacher doesn't have much money, but it's not easy for you to earn money! You don't get paid for nothing, don't send me away! This time I can come to Germany to watch your game with my own eyes. Being a fan is already satisfying! Thank you for helping me fulfill a dream I never dared to dream of before! Thank you so much!" Teacher Xie refused, sincerely saying words of thanks.

"Mr. Xie, you have been kind to me in education! It is my honor to invite you to watch the game! In the future, if your time is convenient, I hope to invite you again!" Zhang Yuan said from the bottom of his heart. When he was in school, Teacher Xie took a lot of care of him.

"Hehe, I'm really itchy. I'm afraid your teacher's wife won't agree!" Mr. Xie said with a smile, taking a peek at his wife who was raising the child.

"That's okay, I'll convince her later!" Zhang Yuan laughed.

Gu Lin hugged Zhang Yuan fiercely when he was parting, and there was no need for too many words of thanks between the two of them.

"Play well, you can call me in big games in the future, but you have to pay for board and lodging!" Gu Lin said with a smile.

"Okay, no problem! If you want to come over, call me, and I will definitely handle it!" Zhang Yuan said with certainty.

"Some classmates from high school used to want to come and see, but it's a pity that we made an appointment this time! Next time we have a chance, we will come and see you together!" Gu Lin said.

In high school, Zhang Yuan had a few other friends besides Gu Lin, but these students made a lot of trouble in the group, and asked Zhang Yuan to treat them to the football game. Unfortunately, Zhang Yuan sent out the invitation on his own initiative, but these students didn't know where they were going. For some reason, he didn't come with Gu Lin.

"Okay, actually, I still miss you a lot. In the blink of an eye, we haven't seen you for several years!" Zhang Yuan said with emotion.

After sending off Mr. Xie's family and Gu Lin, and returning to Gelsenkirchen, Zhang Yuan immediately threw himself into team training.

At the end of the two rounds, Schalke 04 has won both games. Currently, it has 6 points with Wolfsburg. Both teams have the same goal difference. Schalke 04 temporarily ranks first.

The fans of Schalke 04 are very happy. Although there are only two rounds of matches, Schalke 04 has shown a new look in the new season. Several teenagers Moritz, Knia, Zhang Yuan, Sabu Lano is doing well and it looks like the future is bright for Schalke 04.

Many fans came to the training base to wait for their favorite players, hoping to get autographs. The disadvantage of not having a car caused Zhang Yuan and Degan to be surrounded by fans asking for autographs after training every day.

"Boy Lightning, do you think we can win the championship trophy this season?" A middle-aged fan asked after asking for Zhang Yuan's autograph.

"Why not?! I think we have the strength!" Zhang Yuan said confidently.

Later, in an interview with the official Schalke 04 TV station, Zhang Yuan also shouted that we also have the strength to compete for the championship!

He was the first person on the team to shout such a slogan, and of course these remarks were faithfully spread by everyone.

According to the analysis of the outside media, they are unanimously not optimistic about Schalke 04. It is true that they are a strong team and only need to deal with the league and the German Cup in the new season, but their transfer market in the summer is too quiet. Englar and others introduced Konia and others, but Schalke 04 actually made money.

In modern football, even if it is a Bundesliga club, it is simply impossible to compete for the championship with negative investment. Therefore, Zhang Yuan's remarks are only consistent and have attracted doubts from the media.

Of course, as the European golden boy last year, a star who scored 20+ goals in a single season, Zhang Yuan can only say that he is confident when he makes such remarks. You are still young, so don't let it go too early.

In response to the media's doubts, Schalke 04 players also stood up to support Zhang Yuan's statement.

Neuer said: "We really didn't have any big money this summer, but I believe in the overall strength of our team. I believe what Zhang Yuan said. We have the ability to compete for the championship. I also hope that the result will be as we wish!"

Rakitic said: "In fact, as long as we can play our normal level, I think we will have a chance!"

What is rare is that Kuranyi also stood up to support Zhang Yuan's statement: "I have fully prepared for the summer training camp, and I have prepared everything myself. I feel that I am full of strength! Are we strong contenders for the championship?" One? I want to say yes, I am willing to do my best for this goal!"

The players were expressing their views, but Schalke 04's top management didn't say much. When Magath was asked about his goals for the season, he said rather slickly: "It's too early to talk about the championship, but of course we will fight for the championship." Work hard for this goal!"

But the reality is that what happened next hit Zhang Yuan in the face. On August 8, Schalke 22 challenged Hoffenheim away.

Hoffenheim played well in the first half of last season, but the second half plummeted and lost the chance to compete for the championship early.

During the summer transfer, they introduced many players with the support of Hope to fill in the gaps. However, Rangnick only scored one draw and one loss in the first two rounds, and his record was not good.

Facing such an opponent, Schalke 04 was also at a loss. The two sides played relatively openly in this game. I don’t know if it was because of the exhaustion of character. Zhang Yuan completed 5 shots in the audience, and there were 2 goal frames.

In the end, they could only reach 0:0 with Hoffenheim in the away game, but fortunately Wolfsburg lost, Leverkusen and Hamburg caught up, and the three teams scored 7 points together.

This draw was just the beginning. On August 8, Schalke 29 was upset by the newly promoted Freiburg at home. Zhang Yuan's character continued to deteriorate.

After the game, Zhang Yuan looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh. He was also thinking, could it be that his character has been defeated before, why is it so difficult to score a goal.

Onlookers may be able to explain Zhang Yuan's doubts. In the game against Hoffenheim, the two sides were very open. Zhang Yuan hit the post twice, but Hoffenheim had as many chances, and their forwards also missed a lot of opportunities. Otherwise, even if Zhang Yuan can score, the final draw may not be certain.

In the game against Freiburg, Freiburg head coach Robin Dutt fought back unswervingly. He seized the space where Schalke 04's full-backs were forced to press, and South Korean striker Cha Doo-ri scored. The only goal of the game.

This shows that Schalke 04 still has relatively large defensive loopholes. On the other hand, Schalke 04 actually created a lot of scoring opportunities in the two games, but in terms of the ability to seize opportunities, Schalke 04 is still There is something lacking, when Zhang Yuan was working, Kuranyi was not working, and when Zhang Yuan was not working, Kuranyi was still not working.

In addition to Zhang Yuan's lack of a goal scorer, this is the biggest problem for Schalke 04 at present, and Magath naturally has no good face after this game.

In the post-match press conference, he scolded his striker for his poor ability to seize opportunities, but scolding is his only way. He has no extra options on the striker line. It is inappropriate for Altintop to play as a center forward. Asamo Ah is not as good as Kuranyi, and the big buffalo is even on his purge list.

2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss ended the game in August and ushered in the national team match day. The Chinese team has no important matches to play in September. After the Chinese team negotiated with the Schalke 8 club, Zhang Yuan does not have to return this time China, the Chinese team requested that there be two Asian Cup qualifiers in November, you should let us go.

In fact, the Chinese team made concessions to this request. In fact, the Schalke 9 club has no right to refuse in the games including September, but the coach of the Chinese team, Coach Gao, does not want to let Zhang Zhang go because of two irrelevant friendly matches. Yuan ran back and forth, which affected his state. He knew that Zhang Yuan was very important to Schalke 04.

(End of this chapter)