Grass roots glory

Chapter 61 Strong Response
Schalke U19's defense suddenly fell into chaos. Matip's main duty was to mark the tall Fermelin. Gotze just used Fermelin's cover to slip into the penalty area from his side, waiting for him to react. Come here, it's too late when you want to go back to defend Goetze.

Although Zhou Tiancheng has always paid close attention to Gotze, he chased back from the midfield all the way to the penalty area, and when he was about to squeeze his body, Gotze showed the flexibility of a small man and his super high golf quotient, and he slammed to the left Lightly dodged Zhou Tiancheng's shovel, the next step was to directly face goalkeeper Fellman's single-handed goal.

Felman was very focused, but Götze was very particular about his handling. He directly used the ground push. For a tall goalkeeper like Felman with a height of 1.9 meters, it is very easy to make a close-to-the-ground save in a short period of time. Difficult, Gotze pushed and shot the ball very fast. Although Ferman had tried his best, he could only watch the ball slowly roll into the goal with desperate eyes, beyond his reach.

Only one and a half minutes into the opening game, Schalke U19 encountered a blitz attack from the opponent and fell behind 0:1.

After losing the ball, Zhou Tiancheng squatted on the spot. It seemed that he was sad, but in fact he was smiling wryly. Sure enough, the system is not deceiving, even though he has paid enough attention to it, the opponent's strength is indeed not an ordinary character.

At least in the last few rounds of the U19 Youth League, Zhou Tiancheng has never met someone who can smash the ball twice in a row at the moment of his tackle, and easily avoid his own tackle.Although Zhou Tiancheng has not personally experienced the intensity of the first-team Bundesliga, he feels that Gotze's dribbling rhythm is already ahead of most people on this platform.

The Schalke U19 players were all disappointed, which was in stark contrast to Dortmund's joyous celebration scene.

Although there are not many spectators for the youth team games, the players do not want to be scored by their opponents. After all, Schalke players have been trained in the club since they were young, and they have long regarded this team as their honor.

Only three people had slightly better expressions, namely Zhou Tiancheng, Jiang Hao and Elgort.Although Zhou Tiancheng and Jiang Hao also had bitter expressions, their mentality at the moment was not as unbalanced as other Schalke players.As for Elgort, it is better to understand that as the overall controller of the team, even if the sky falls on the field, he must maintain enough calmness.

Zhou Tiancheng was standing there thinking about the defensive mistake just now, when Fellman came over to comfort him: "Zhou, don't be too sad, I am also responsible for the conceded goal."

Fairman wore the captain's armband to calm his emotions. Since Hewedes was transferred to the first team, Elgort handed over the captain's armband to Ferman, who also has first-team training experience. When faced with the concern of the captain, there must be an appropriate response.He glanced at Fairman, smiled, and said, "No, Ralph, you're thinking too much. I'm reflecting on my mistakes. This is just the beginning, and there are plenty of opportunities."

Fellman also smiled, patted Zhou Tiancheng on the shoulder, and assured him, "You can rush forward and attack, and leave it to me later."

At the same time, the German national TV commentator Marcel Leif, who was in charge of broadcasting the youth derby in the Ruhr area, introduced Mario Gotze to the audience eloquently: "The most outstanding talent of Dortmund's youth training camp, he has just started. Scoring a goal, but still less than 16 years old, has already shined in the 19-year-old youth team, it is really amazing!"

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Although the start was bad, Schalke U19 is a team of champions after all, and this setback will not make them mess up.On the contrary, it will further stimulate the fighting spirit in their bones that they must never lose in the face of the deadly enemy.In fact, Schalke U19s made their opponents feel their rage after kick-off was resumed.The Dortmund U19 midfielder led by Goetze encountered close pressure from Schalke, and even Jiang Hao stepped up his running to cooperate with the midfielder to attack the opponent on both sides.As long as Dortmund gets the ball in midfield, there will be Schalke players rushing up to press for the first time.Among them, Zhou Tiancheng's role is the most significant. His defense mainly relies on anticipation and skills. As long as he is not a player with superb skills like Gotze, it is easy to suffer if he does not understand his characteristics.

Schalke U19 quickly entered the state, and the game quickly showed the stalemate confrontation state that the Ruhr Derby should have.Schalke used active running and counter-robbing to take back the initiative in the midfield bit by bit.Multiple steals directly from Dortmund's midfielder to launch quick counterattacks not only reduced the chances of Gotze in the midfielder position to get the ball, but fundamentally cut off the source of the biggest threat, and Schalke U19's own offense has repeatedly threatened Dortmund. defense.

Jiang Hao's sprint speed on the forward line is still a threat that opponents have to guard against, but the equalizer created by Schalke's most dazzling attack today has nothing to do with his specialty.

Just 19 minutes after Dortmund U10 scored a goal, Zhou Tiancheng received a kick from Jiang Hao and made the ball. He showed his hard-trained dribbling skills at the front of the penalty area. He swayed from side to side and dunked two defenders. The player's tackle, the shot from the outside of the instep, and the control of the footwork are very delicate. The ball first hit the right post, and then bounced into the lower left corner of the goal due to a strong rotation.

Absolutely unsolvable world wave break!Zhou Tiancheng's operation can be called a fairy ball in the youth team field. Not to mention that the young goalkeeper of the opponent has no response, even if it is replaced by top goalkeepers like Buffon, Cech, and Casillas, there is no advance notice. Prediction and movement, I am afraid I can only look at the ball and sigh.

Zhou Tiancheng's unexpected kick instantly ignited the enthusiasm of everyone in the team, and everyone ran over to hug and congratulate.

"Hahahaha, Zhou, to be honest, is such a tricky shot a trick?"

"Never mind him, it's strength to be able to get in. Zhou, I'm curious now how much you have to suppress the bottom of the box?"

Jiang Hao was a step slower than the others, but he tried his best to squeeze up from behind, and made a bow gesture with Chinese characteristics to Zhou Tiancheng: "Brother Cheng, I accept! This wave of response is very strong!"

Zhou Tiancheng enjoyed everyone's cheers very much, and immediately ran to the coach's bench. Elgort, who had always been calm on the spot, was already waiting for him with open arms. Zhou Tiancheng threw himself into his arms without any hesitation. hug.Although Elgort kept begging for mercy: "Slow down, slow down! Zhou, I'm an old man... Hahahaha!" The smile on his face couldn't be closed, and his heart was full of joy.

From this detail, it can also be reflected that for the veteran Schalke people, the Ruhr Derby is not only about winning or losing, but also the honor of the two teams and the two cities.

(End of this chapter)