I Just Can Score

Brugge is one of the traditional strong teams in Belgium. They won the Ligue 1 last season and ranked second last season. They were also able to participate in the UEFA Cup qualifiers. After three rounds of qualifiers, they successfully broke through. into the UEFA Cup group stage.

Brugge is a frequent visitor to the UEFA Cup, and even occasionally can enter the Champions League. They still have certain strengths. Even if they are in the small leagues, they are not something that St. Pauli can underestimate.

Brugge's attitude towards the first round of the group is to try their best to win.

Group B of the UEFA Cup is not considered fierce competition, but Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League is obviously much stronger, and other teams can almost only compete for second and third.

Club Brugge are aiming for second place and will have to fight for every win if they want to achieve that.

St. Pauli is the opponent that must be won.

Bruges coach Emilio Ferreira and other members of the coaching staff conducted a detailed study on the situation in Group B. From the perspective of several competitors, St. Pauli is the easiest to deal with, even if St. Pauli is from Bundesliga.

so what?

St. Pauli directly broke into the UEFA Cup group stage with the qualification of the German Cup champion. Last season, they did not even win the Bundesliga championship. Even recently, their performance in the Bundesliga is not bad, but there is one thing that is not a short-term result What it can make up for: They don't have any European experience.

In the eyes of Brugge, other teams and the European media, St. Pauli is a pure rookie team in the UEFA Cup. Their strength is not good and they have no experience. Desperately went back home.

The goal of the Bruges game is to beat St. Pauli at home, but their attitude towards the game is very serious. For example, they noticed that St. Pauli's leading striker Zhen Shaolong arranged a targeted defense.

As long as this player is restricted, it is equivalent to cutting off most of the opponent's firepower.

In the locker room before the game, Emilio Ferreira said very positively, He is the core striker, taking most of St. Pauli's goals!

Defend him! Prevent him to death! Don't let him score, and what we have to do is let the opponent see what a European-level game is!

On the other hand, Bergman is also making pre-match arrangements. He speaks very carefully and repeatedly tells the players what to do in the game.

It can be seen that many players are a little nervous.

this is normal.

Bergman also had no good solution. It was a very ordinary UEFA Cup match, and it was just the first round without pressure, but there were no players in the team who had experience in participating in European competitions.

Bergman regretted that he didn't sign an experienced veteran during the summer signings. Even if this veteran was difficult to play, he could use his experience to tell everyone what to do.

Now even Bergman is a little nervous. Like the players, he is leading the team to participate in the UEFA Cup for the first time.

This is a bit embarrassing...

Brugge's judgment is correct, St. Pauli is indeed a complete rookie in European competitions.

No matter how nervous the whole team is, they still have to participate in the game. Soon, the time is almost up. One by one, the players walk out of the locker room and prepare to enter the field in the player tunnel.

At this time, the Young Bradell Stadium and the surrounding spectator stands were already overcrowded.

The local Bruges fans are excitedly looking forward to the game. They are very satisfied with the team's performance in the UEFA Cup. They can enter the UEFA Cup group stage with the second place in Belgium. Bruges played very well. In the first game of the group stage, the opponent is a rookie club from Germany, and they also hope that Bruges can beat their opponents.

Finally, the players from both teams appeared on the stage.

Most of St. Pauli's players are plain on the surface, but in fact, they are somewhat nervous about the game. Bergman said a lot before the game, but Bergman's understanding of Bruges is also through the media, reports, and the lineup. Kind of things, rather than personally experienced.

players, not to mention.

Brugge is a Belgian team. The two sides have no experience in fighting each other for a century, so naturally there is no understanding.

When the game started, the ignorance and nervousness had an impact. St. Pauli's performance was a bit chaotic, and they didn't play in a normal state at all, so that they were suppressed by Brugge when they came up.

Brugge's performance is too stable. They also participated in the Champions League last season and reached the top 32 of the Champions League. This experience allows them to face the UEFA Cup group stage without any psychological pressure at all. In addition, it is a home game, and the players on the field quickly entered the state.

On the one hand, it is an away game, the strength is not dominant, and the game is a bit chaotic.

The other side is the home court, which is stronger, rich in experience, and quickly enters the game state.

The confrontation between the two sides also quickly produced a gap.

In the thirteenth minute of the game, Brugge's Croatian striker Bisk Balaban grabbed a point in front of the goal, overwhelmed Jean and Surentic, and sent the ball into the gate guarded by Hornarev.

Balaban! Strong Balaban!

He scored the first goal for Club Brugge, the leading goal, and it became 1-0!

The game started in less than fifteen minutes, and Bruges scored a goal, which shows the gap between the performances of the two teams. What St. Pauli should do is not to win, but to adapt to the feeling of playing against teams from other countries .Their players are obviously a little too nervous...

It's not surprising. St. Pauli has no European experience at all. They need to accumulate first...

The game on the field made Bergman a little anxious, but he couldn't do anything, he could only use his voice to remind the team to be steady and play more steadily instead of being chaotic.

field.

Zhen Shaolong also saw that the team played too chaotically.

Brugge is not that strong, they can't completely suppress St. Pauli, St. Pauli still has a lot of offensive opportunities, which also caused some troubles. The style of play, the consequences of some chaos in rhythm, is that the front and back courts are messy.

Perhaps Zhen Shaolong was the only one who was not chaotic, and even a little nervous before the game was gone, because he couldn't think of a reason to be nervous.

nervous?

Why?

Other players will be nervous, because they are afraid of poor performance, Zhen Shaolong has no such worries, because the game skills are the foundation, no matter whether it is a European competition or a German league, as long as it is an official game, the effect of the skill display is the same .

Skills will not be super effective, nor will they be discounted because of nervousness.

On the premise of reaching the level of a top player without relying on personal strength, a large part of Zhen Shaolong's performance depends on the effect of the skills he has mastered. He can't think of a reason to be nervous at all.

So he wasn't nervous at all.

When Belgium celebrated the goal, Zhen Shaolong shouted in Bor's direction, Kick it well! What are you doing! Pass the ball to me if you have a chance!

Surentik was standing with Albrecht, and Zhen Shaolong also shouted the same words, Pass the ball if you have one!

The teammates who heard the shout nodded immediately.

They do get nervous.

After more than ten minutes of the game, the nervousness was reduced, but it was still very depressing to be behind. Even Sulendik was a little confused for a while.

This is the UEFA Cup, but how to play when you are behind?

he does not know.

Now Sulentiq realized that he didn't need to think too much at all. The team's leading shooter said, Pass the ball if you have it!

What else are you thinking about?

Just look for opportunities to kick the ball over!

The other teammates also thought about the same thing, they all found the easiest way to play, just pass the ball to Zhen Shaolong, and there is no need to think about other things.

As long as you can pass the ball successfully, it is the best performance.

Zhen Shaolong is the team's leading shooter and the top scorer in the Bundesliga. It must be right to pass the ball. Even the head coach Bergmann will raise his hands to support him. ) Book friends, pay attention!