big mouth ball king

Chapter 37

In the first round of the DFB-Pokal, Cologne defeated the amateur team in the regional league - Offenbach Kickers, and successfully entered the second round of the DFB-Pokal.

The DFB-Pokal is a one-round elimination competition, which is participated by all teams in Germany. In the first round, the Bundesliga and Bundesliga teams will draw non-professional teams. It is relatively easy to advance, but starting from the second round, the game will become interesting.

Although it is impossible for a Bundesliga team to meet a Bundesliga team in the second round, it is possible for a Bundesliga team to meet a Bundesliga team, but the probability is not high. Generally, after the first two rounds, both Bundesliga and Bundesliga teams will advance.

But this year, Cologne's luck is obviously bad. They drew the Bundesliga team Dortmund in the second round.

Dortmund is no longer the Bundesliga champions it was in 2002.

At this time, Dortmund was in a debt crisis and the team's management was in difficulty, but even so, Dortmund led by the Dutchman Van Marwijk was still favored by the outside world. At least the outside world believed that Dortmund had no problem crossing the barrier of Cologne.

Cologne's own fans are generally not optimistic about the team's promotion prospects. Many people even think that the team should give up the German Cup and concentrate on the league. The team's most important goal this season is to reach the Bundesliga.

Coach Stevens has some conflicts. On the one hand, the cup is a hotbed of upsets, and it is also an opportunity for small teams to make a name for themselves. Because this kind of single-round knockout is relatively accidental, Stevens does not want to give up this stage.

But on the other hand, Cologne's strength is indeed limited. It is okay to rely on Podolski to play in the Bundesliga, but against the Bundesliga team, Cologne obviously has no advantage.

But Stevens is not helpless, he now has two cards in his hand - Podolski and Tang Zhenglong.

One scored 6 goals and the other scored 5 goals, especially Tang Zhenglong's performance can be described as miraculous.

Stevens even looks forward to Tang Zhenglong's performance in the German Cup, will he also score?

"Don always surprises me," Stevens thought.

*****
"Lu Snakes, I'm back, do you miss me?"

Tang Zhenglong swaggered to the locker room of the second team.

"Hey, isn't this Tang? Did he get fired from the first team? Welcome."

The teammates stepped forward and kneaded Tang Zhenglong, as if they wanted to suck away the aura from him.

"You bastards."

"Haha."

After the quarrel, many people asked Tang Zhenglong to sign.

"If you don't sign for us today, you rest and leave."

"Damn it, you gang of Lu Snakes are really hanging."

"hurry up."

Tang Zhenglong signed his former teammates one by one.

In my heart, the players of the second team all admire Tang Zhenglong, he is a role model, who would not want to play in the first team like Tang Zhenglong!

"Okay, I signed it for you, don't make trouble, I'll find John."

"Then you may have to wait for a while. The U17 just transferred a few rookies. They were lazy during training today. John is training them on the court now."

"Hehe." Tang Zhenglong smiled in his heart, remembering that he had been scolded before, and it's quite interesting to think about it now.

After 10 minutes, John returned to the locker room.

"Tang, my star." John gave Tang Zhenglong a big hug.

"Why do you think of the second team?"

Tang Zhenglong took out a small box, "I remember today is your birthday, I'll give you a present."

Without John's recommendation, Tang Zhenglong would not have been able to go to the first team so soon, and Tang Zhenglong still kept this favor in his heart.

"You have a conscience."

John took the locket and saw the Omega logo.

Although Omega is not as good as Rolex, it is considered a first-tier brand. The price of several thousand euros is equivalent to Tang Zhenglong's bonus for a goal.

"It's too expensive, I can't accept it."

"Take it, it's my bonus for a ball now, but I can't afford Rolex for the time being, it's tens of thousands of euros."

"Haha."

John hesitated, but accepted.

"Don, I hope you can surpass Lucas."

Tang Zhenglong shook his head, "My dream is to surpass Elber and become the greatest foreign shooter in Germany."

John smiled and said, "You really will die if you don't blow for a second."

Back home, Tang Zhenglong saw a stranger opening the door next door.

"Could it be that I went to the wrong floor?"

I checked it carefully and found that there was nothing wrong.

"Thief?"

Tang Zhenglong walked over, "Hi, are you Alia's friend?"

The other party turned around upon hearing the sound.

Fair skin, dark eyes, black hair, tall, typical Turks.

Due to historical reasons, a large number of Turks immigrated to Germany after World War II. The first generation of Turkish immigrants were basically engaged in manual labor, but as time progressed, the second and third generations of Turkish immigrants have integrated into all walks of life in Germany.

Especially in the German football circle, there are many famous Turkish immigrants.

"Hello, my name is Kaya, and I'm Aliya's roommate."

"roommate?"

Tang Zhenglong estimated that Aliya's financial situation should be really tight. Her apartment is not big, and now she sublets it to others.

"My name is Tang Zhenglong, and I live next door."

"I heard Alicia say that you play football."

"Yes, from Cologne."

"I studied acting."

"actor?"

"Yes, I was acting in a stage play in Dusseldorf before, and I came to Cologne just to find a chance to film."

Tang Zhenglong looked at Kaya, he was indeed very beautiful, but if he wanted to be in the entertainment circle, just being beautiful might not be enough.

"Let's have dinner together tonight. I'll treat you. Call Alia."

"I'm afraid it won't work tonight. I still have to go to an audition. I have an advertisement opportunity. I want to fight for it."

"Well then, good luck."

"Thank you, let me tell you, I am also a fan, but I am a Bayern fan."

"Well, hopefully I can go to Bayern one day."

"Haha."

In the evening, at the small restaurant downstairs, when eating, Tang Zhenglong took the initiative to ask: "Alia, have you been tight recently?"

"No, why ask that?"

"You live in a small place and have a roommate, so I think you may be on a tight budget."

Aliya chuckled, "You misunderstood. Kaya and I are netizens. We have known each other for a long time. She has always wanted to be a movie actress. You know, Cologne is a big city, so there must be more opportunities, so she came here."

"Oh I see!"

"By the way, let me ask you, isn't Kaya beautiful?"

Tang Zhenglong nodded, but suddenly realized that this question was flawed, so he shook his head again.

"Hey, but I can warn you, don't think of my friend."

Tang Zhenglong said shamelessly, "What you should be worried about is that Kaya is plotting against me."

"roll!"

(End of this chapter)