big mouth ball king

Chapter 170

Cologne was the champion of the German Cup last season, and thus won a place in the UEFA Cup this season.

Unlike the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup, as the second level of European club leagues, has a more complicated competition system.

The first is the first round of qualifying, two rounds of home and away games, and only the teams that advance can qualify for the group stage.

The group stage is a single round-robin competition, five teams form a group, the top three will advance to the knockout stage, together with the best third-placed teams in the UEFA Champions League, they will form 32 teams.

Then there is a one-on-one knockout match, and finally hit the final.

The first round of draws that will determine the fate of Cologne is about to take place. Stevens and the Cologne manager came to Monaco. Who is Cologne's first opponent?This is related to whether the team can advance to the group stage. Stevens doesn't want the team to be in the first round of the UEFA Cup.

In the end, Cologne's first opponent came out, Odense from Denmark.

Coming out of the lottery scene, Stevens was surrounded by German reporters.

"Odense? Sorry, I really haven't heard of this team before, I only know that it is a Danish team."

"Cologne will play an away game first. On September 9, will this be detrimental to the team?"

Stevens shook his head, "Participating in the UEFA Cup is an unknown challenge. This is a European-level confrontation. I think it will be difficult. Every game will be very difficult."

"If you can't make it to the group stage, will it affect the team's budget?"

Stevens smiled and shook his head, "Anyway, we definitely can't afford 1000 million stars, so it won't have any impact."

"I interviewed Tang Zhenglong yesterday, and he said that Cologne's goal is to win the UEFA Cup."

"..."

"I'm sure Don was joking."

*****
Early September is the national team match day, and there will be a two-week break. Cologne has few international players. Except for Podolski who went to the German team to report, the rest can stay on the team. For the team, this is a rare rest.

At the end of August, Tang Zhenglong received a call from the head coach of the national team Dujkovic.

"Dui?"

"Don, the national team is going to call you up."

"Ok."

"But you don't need to come back this time."

Asian teams treat overseas players like treasures. Except for important competitions such as the World Cup qualifiers, they will basically not be called back.

Tang Zhenglong was a little disappointed. I heard that if the national team is recruited, they will be reimbursed for round-trip air tickets.

"Okay, Boss Dee."

"Just call me Dee."

"Don, what size do you want to wear?"

"Number 99, this is my lucky number."

"No problem, No. 99 is reserved for you. Don, your mission is to help the team during the World Cup qualifiers."

"I know, I like batting sticks best."

"What is hitting a stick?"

sweat.

"I mean playing South Korea, Bangzi is our respectful name for South Korea."

"I see."

Duy is a Serb, so he doesn't understand anyway.

"It's up to you to play South Korea in the top ten."

"Don't worry, I will work very hard to play South Korea. Even if we can't make it to the World Cup, it will be worth it if we can pull the stick into the water."

The interpreter next to Du Yi was dumbfounded. Tang Zhenglong couldn't translate what Tang Zhenglong was talking about.

"Okay, then I won't bother you, Tang, the national team supports you."

"Thanks, Dee."

In fact, there is another reason why Du Yi didn't call Tang Zhenglong to participate in the friendly match, that is, he still doesn't know how to use Tang Zhenglong yet.

winger?

Tang Zhenglong is too lazy.

forward?

Tang Zhenglong doesn't seem to like being in the restricted area.

front waist?

joke.

So, looking at Tang Zhenglong's impressive scoring statistics, it's strange that Du Yi didn't know how to use this player.

Duy decided to fly to Germany after the friendly match to watch Tang Zhenglong's game live. If he had the opportunity, he could talk to Stevens about how to use Tang Zhenglong better.

*****
"Don, will Claudia be upset if I ask you out alone?" Meyer laughed. It was the first time she asked Tang Zhenglong for a manuscript after the World Cup.

Tang Zhenglong took a sip of his coffee, looked at his phone, and casually said, "It's okay, you have no threat to Claudia."

Meyer was furious. What does that mean?I'm not as good as Claudia?
"Tang, this is the manuscript I wrote, take a look."

Tang Zhenglong looked at it, and with the help of translation software, he could probably understand it.

"Did Tang Zhenglong score so many goals because of hard training?"

"what happened?"

Tang Zhenglong shook his head, "I don't really like the word hard work, it's a bit weak. There are too many hardworking people in this world, but there are a few who have become stars. I think it's better to replace it with talent."

sweat.

Tang Zhenglong's brain circuit is indeed different from that of ordinary people.

Meyer chuckled, "Okay, I'll change it to talent."

Tang Zhenglong continued to read.

"He doesn't fit in because he's a shooter, and a shooter needs to be a lone ranger sometimes."

"Where did I not fit in? Cologne likes me from top to bottom."

"But I interviewed the players in Cologne, and they said that you are not very popular in the team."

"Who said that?"

"I have to keep my interviewees confidential."

Tang Zhenglong said unhappily: "I know it even if you don't tell me, it must be that guy Schultz."

Tang Zhenglong pointed to the laptop screen, "This sentence must be changed, it can be written like this."

"He was loved by his Cologne teammates because he was born to be a leader."

Meyer was a little queasy.

"Don, we are "Kicker", and we must be responsible for what we say."

Tang Zhenglong patted the table, "What do you mean?"

"I……"

"Okay, I can delete this sentence, but I can't write what you said, it's too nasty."

Tang Zhenglong was a little upset, but he still accepted it.

Continuing to read, Tang Zhenglong's face became more and more strange, "This sentence must be changed. What does it mean that his goal is to become the number one star in Asia?"

"I'm now the No. [-] star in Asia."

"This sentence can be changed to, his goal is to become the world's number one star."

Meyer was dumbfounded, "Don, you have never won the Asian Footballer, how can you be called the number one star in Asia?"

"I don't care, I score so many goals a year, of course I am the number one star in Asia."

"Okay, I'll delete this sentence too."

"I like this sentence. In private, he is actually a sunny boy."

After thinking for a while, Tang Zhenglong said, "I can give you a hint. In fact, he is still single, and German girls have opportunities."

Meyer rolled her eyes, "Don, don't overdo it."

"Just to hint, do you have to kill the fantasies of female fans about me? That's a cruel thing."

Meyer held his notebook, "I'm leaving, the manuscript will be published in the next issue of "Kicker."

"Remember to watch."

"Remember to hint!!"

(End of this chapter)