Grass roots glory

Chapter 190 The first championship, the start of the new season
In the first 10 minutes of the game, it is no exaggeration to say that Schalke 04 was completely exhausted, and the loopholes in the defense were constantly targeted by the opponent.Rosenberry both got two one-on-one chances.

Fortunately, Neuer is good at attacking, and the central defender did not make up for the position. He effectively made up for it by attacking in a wide range.

However, this opening made the Schalke fans who came to the Olympiastadion in Berlin very dull, while the Werder Bremen fans who were not in the dominant number cheered.Although it was played in a third-party stadium, Schalke, as the champion of last season, was willing to go to the away game to cheer for the team.

However, the opening of these 10 minutes made Schalke fans look a bit worried. Compared with last season, the team's state is not very good.

Of course, they firmly believe that the team will have a moment of rebound. Schalke 04's lineup configuration is more balanced than that of the opponent, and it will not be too difficult to tie or even overtake.But what the fans think about is not just this game, but the entire season ahead!

Just because they have absolute love for the team, and Schalke has experienced too many setbacks and troughs in the past, Schalke fans have a strong sense of crisis.

The state of the team makes them unavoidably start to worry about the start of the new season.

According to the official schedule, Schalke's opponents in the first six rounds were all teams in the relegation zone last season, plus newly promoted Freiburg.It seems that the challenge is not big, but it is actually the most dangerous-once Schalke 04 loses points against this kind of relegation team, it will start at a very disadvantageous position in the championship situation.The new season can't expect Bayern to still have a weak start like last season.

Although it is superficial and one-sided to predict the next trend based on only one game, Schalke's state is indeed difficult to give people the confidence to start their six-game winning streak.

Faced with the situation where the side was blown up, Magath did not adjust the back line, but only signaled Zhou Tiancheng to move closer to the side to strengthen the protection of the full back.He still maintains a siege near the midfield. He believes that if the opponent's midfield continues to be high-pressured, opportunities will always appear under pressure.

Zhou Tiancheng moved closer to the left, and Holtby was the main man to mark Ozil in the middle, but his pressure was not too great. Once Ozil got the ball, the insurmountable barrier in front of him was tight. Westerman forced up.

Ozil played 28 league games on behalf of Werder Bremen last season, scoring three goals and assisting [-] times. Looking at the assist data alone, Schalke used a central defender to focus on him, which is not a fuss at all.

It is impossible for Bremen to tear through the defense from the center, and the left side that tasted the sweetness at the beginning... After Zhou Tiancheng's defense is in place, it is not so easy to penetrate.

Even with a pick pass, it was difficult to get past Zhou Tiancheng's top. On the contrary, after being cut off, Schalke 04 was given the opportunity to advance along the side lanes and fight back.

Although Bremen's offense is sharp, they have a lot of problems on the defensive end. Right back Bernisch is also an assisting full-back, strong offensively and weak defensively.One-on-one with full focus on Farfan, who made his first appearance of the season.

The so-called blessing comes with misfortune.Bremen's pressure on the right did make Schalke 04's defense on the left shaky, but in turn, their own defense has also become a huge loophole!

Thomas Schaff is completely crazy about the pursuit of offense. The reason why Bremen's performance fell off a cliff last season was ruined by the colander-like defense, but he seems to have never taken this huge hidden danger into his eyes.He has always believed in "scoring one more goal than the opponent".

But it is a pity that Bremen originally had the opportunity to further grasp the advantage, but did not grasp it, and the punishment for wasting opportunities followed in an instant.

Exactly the same as Bremen's goal just now, Farfan cut in from the side, glanced at the position where Kuranyi inserted in the middle, and crossed to the middle, the latter rushed in front of Mertesacker-this is not By chance, Magath explained to Kuranyi on the sidelines just now, one of which was to ask him to get in at a high speed in front of Mertesacker, and take advantage of the opponent's slow turn and weak mobility to find opportunities.

As a result, the opportunity really came out here.Kuranyi outflanked in place, fell to the ground and poked the ball into the goal lightly with his toe.

In the same way, Schalke 04 hit a basketball "answer ball" (response ball), and it was less than 10 minutes before Werder Werder's goal.

This goal is enough to restore the momentum of Schalke to normal levels. At least the Schalke fans are excited. The blue wave instantly suppressed the green stands of Bremen.

On the other hand, the score returned to a tie, and the score advantage and psychological advantage accumulated by Bremen through the hard work of the opening disappeared.The players' minds fell into disunity for a while, some wanted to attack and others wanted to defend.

If Bremen's strength has the upper hand and has been in control of the situation, it may really be thrown into chaos.But now that the ball is back under the control of the Schalke midfielder, it makes the opponent have no extra thoughts.Regardless of offense or defense, get the ball back first!
The pressure on Schalke's midfield has increased sharply, especially Holtby. Werder Bremen put all the pressure on him. Zhou Tiancheng's balls are not easy to grab. The Bundesliga teams are well aware of this, so Schaaf It is just that Hundt's defensive position is moved slightly back to prevent the ball from passing to Zhou Tiancheng's feet, and the task of pressing Holtby is given to Borowski, who has a stronger defense.

Borowski obviously realized that the pressing at this position is a huge opportunity. He can directly launch a counterattack in the frontcourt, and at the same time, he cannot miss the air, otherwise his midfielder will expose a huge gap, so the fighting is extremely strong. Put a shovel on the side, and while shoveling the ball, it also knocked Holtby to the ground.

Schalke fans broke out a huge boo, sent to Borowski, waiting for the referee Bremer's yellow card to serve.

Borowski made this action, and there was a momentary pause, his eyes turned to the referee.

Bremer raised his hands flat to signal the game to continue.Borowski was overjoyed, and directly picked and teleported into the penalty area.

Thousands of Werder Bremen fans immediately cheered, but their cheers were barely heard on the broadcast.The Olympiastadion in Berlin was completely covered by huge boos from the Schalke fans.

But no matter how dissatisfied they were with the referee's penalty, the ever-changing situation on the field made them feel aroused.

The two central defenders of Schalke obviously hesitated for a moment, but at this moment, Pizarro, who was plugging in at full speed, was about to kill them behind them!
Westerman's second reaction was already extremely quick. He turned around and gently grabbed Pizarro's clothes. He didn't dare to make too obvious foot movements in the penalty area. He could only use such small movements to destroy the opponent's center of gravity. .

However, Pizarro's experience as a first-class striker is also very rich. He fell to the ground when he lost his center of gravity, touched the ball first, and gave it a light push.

Neuer's attack was originally intended to block the front, but Pizarro's sudden kick shot to his left. Out of instinct, he opened his left hand and swung it. However, the strength of the waist and abdomen was not sufficient, and the ball passed him slowly. Roll slowly into the goal.

Although the Schalke fans were extremely dissatisfied and protested by throwing banana peels and mineral water bottles on the field, they could not change the result. 1:2, Schalke fell behind again.

Duan Xuan and Marcel Leff both expressed doubts about the source of Bremen's goal-whether Borowski's counter-robber was fouled.

But soon, the replay of the whole scoring process restored the whole process.

Duan Xuan carefully watched the whole process of the foul, and sighed helplessly: "Unfortunately, the referee's penalty is completely accurate. Although Borowski's whole movement is large, it is not obviously harmful. It is completely shoveled against the turf. Yes, and he tackled the ball first... It can only be said that Holtby is still too inexperienced in the Bundesliga. Although he has been the main defensive midfielder in Bundesliga Aachen before, it will take some time to adapt to the high-level confrontation in the Bundesliga. Now It's hard to say whether Schalke 04's decision to let go of Kobia Schwilli and Kristajic in succession was correct."

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At halftime, Schalke trailed 1:2.

In the midfield locker room, Magath repeatedly emphasized two points. One is to play more concise offense and transition to the frontcourt as quickly as possible.The second is that he gave Zhou Tiancheng separate instructions, and the pressure could be even greater.

In fact, Schalke 04's midfield position in the second half reflected Magath's desperate pursuit of offense, leaving Holtby as a single midfielder. Zhou Tiancheng's position was mentioned in the same line as Rakitic. Attacking midfielder.

In the second half, Schalke 04 held the right to kick-off, which means that Schalke can completely rely on the advantage of holding the ball at the beginning to attack a wave, just like Werder Bremen started the first half.

They have to do the same. The current score is unfavorable, and they must strive to dominate the situation in the first 15 minutes of the second half before they can even hope.

In the second half, Schalke's high pressure brought many chances. Zhou Tiancheng received two consecutive crosses from Farfan after the breakthrough, and his long shot from outside the penalty area slightly missed the post.Startled Bremen goalkeeper Wei Ze a cold sweat.

"WOW! It's really unlucky. Zhou missed scoring opportunities in a row. But facing the Bundesliga teams, Schalke's central defenders overwhelmed halftime. Since Zhou entered the first team, it is really rare."

After losing by the slightest margin twice, Zhou Tiancheng stood where he was. After calming down a bit, he felt that it would be better to change his style of play and mobilize his teammates.

Although the opponent is suppressed on the scene now, every opportunity is precious before the score is equalized.What's more, this is a single-match championship game.I can't be alone, and I can't take the opportunity of the whole team to try my own footwork.

Moreover, the previous goal has proved that the offensive method combining side and center is a huge threat.

The next time he gets the ball, Zhou Tiancheng will go to the wing as usual, then receive Farfan's cross and receive the ball outside the penalty area.Naldo immediately took a big step towards the outside of the penalty area, Zhou Tiancheng blocked him sideways, dribbled two steps horizontally, and swayed his legs on the spot.

Naldo's eyes lit up, and he fell to the ground confidently and swept between Zhou Tiancheng's legs. He was sure that Zhou Tiancheng would never be able to hide from such a short distance!

Naldo's kick from the side was so fast that Duan Xuan exclaimed "be careful" in front of the screen...

However, Zhou Tiancheng didn't intend to shoot from the very beginning, and this leg swing was just a fake move to get rid of Naldo!What is needed is Naldo's shovel.

At this moment, Zhou Tiancheng raised his hand to signal to the side, and then took another step into the penalty area, attracting Mertesacker's attention. With a flick of the outside of his foot, the ball drew an arc towards the penalty area, Asa Moah received a signal from Zhou Tiancheng just now, and immediately got rid of the entanglement of left back Fritz and cut inside the penalty area without the ball.Zhou Tiancheng's pass was just right to the penalty spot. At this time, the defense in the penalty area was completely vacuumed!
"God! Zhou's pass...has he opened the eyes of God?" Marcel Leff was completely impressed by Zhou Tiancheng's creativity.

For Bremen goalkeeper Wiese, there is no choice.Although he knew that he would definitely not be able to hit the ball before the high-speed running Asamoah in his position, but he had to attack to block the shooting angle.

But the sad thing is that before he ran halfway, Asamoah had already observed the position before touching the ball, and directly pushed the dead corner on the left side in the opposite direction, sending the ball into the goal.

"The goal is scored! The goal is scored! Asamoah's shot is decisive enough, but he has to thank Zhou Tiancheng. 80.00% of this military medal is due to that pass."

After Asamoah scored the goal, he quickly walked towards Zhou Tiancheng, wanting to give him a hug: "Zhou, the pass is really good, thank you!"

Zhou Tiancheng gently pushed him away: "You don't need to be thankful. Besides, Gerald, don't play like this, I'm normal!"

Zhou Tiancheng emphasized the last half of the sentence, and said it very seriously.Asamoah's brain capacity is relatively small, and it took him more than ten seconds to realize that he wanted to hug Zhou Tiancheng just now, but was gently pushed away...

He let out a low growl of FUCK, with a look of embarrassment, and yelled behind him: "Zhou! Stop and say who is abnormal..."

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After the score returned to 2:2, the two sides made substitution adjustments one after another. Schaff replaced Frings, and Magath replaced Rakitic, who had consumed too much energy, and replaced him with the previous warm-up team. Priatskas in good form.

Both sides attach great importance to defense, and there are not many opportunities for sports combat.Both sides are striving to seize the opportunity of setting the ball in the frontcourt.

As for the set ball in the frontcourt, Schalke has the advantage here, with many high points.Buleme saw that Zhou Tiancheng, an important high point after Rakitic was off the field, was actually the kicker of the set kick, so he subconsciously focused on marking Kuranyi.

But they ignored an important skill of Zhou Tiancheng!
In the first minute of stoppage time in the second half, Zhou Tiancheng took a free kick 1 meters outside the penalty area. Werder Bremen only created a wall of two players. Obviously, Zhou Tiancheng did not expect Zhou Tiancheng to shoot directly.

Zhou Tiancheng completed the lore in another unexpected way!

All the Schalke fans at the scene were shouting Zhou Tiancheng's name in unison at the moment. The only difference from Going to the Schalke Stadium was that there was no DJ to help out, but the momentum was not much weaker than at home.

In their eyes, where there is Zhou Tiancheng, there is magic.And it is worthwhile for them to follow and cheer in order to witness the stroke of genius.

The score was fixed at 3:2, and Schalke won the first championship of the season.Start the first shot of this new season that is destined to be challenging.

(End of this chapter)