Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 308 The most popular one

"Hey, buddy, are you okay with your injury?" On November 11th, Schalke 7 played against Hertha Berlin at home. Zhang Yuan was suspended internally and could only sit in the box to watch the game, a little later than him Hoffman who arrived asked.

"Hi, hello! Zhang Yuan, why didn't you show up?!" Joseph asked with his head raised.

"Um, I'm a little hurt! Nice to meet you, Joseph!" Zhang Yuan could only say deceitfully, and by the way, he reached out his hand to the little master Joseph to shake it.

Only at this time did he answer Hoffman's question, "No problem! This game, uh, you know!"

As one of the few friends of Zhang Yuan, Hoffman also knew that Zhang Yuan had been suspended internally, so of course he would not talk too much about it.

Just a few words of nonsense, Neuer's family also came, his brother and his parents, Neuer's father is a police chief, and his brother is a football referee.

It is not the first time that both parties have met. In the past, Neuer would definitely invite Zhang Yuan whenever it was a birthday party, so both parties are familiar with each other.

His father is a sheriff, but he is strict, and his elder brother, like Neuer, is a person who is more able to adjust the atmosphere.

After everyone hugged and greeted each other, they began to sit down and watch the game.

Neuer's family are all fans of Schalke 04. This season Neuer became the captain of Schalke 04, which makes them very proud.

They often come to the stadium to watch games, but their favorite is the North Stand, but they don’t often come to the boxes. Generally speaking, the few joint ventures who rent boxes are at a disadvantage.

Everyone was chatting, and the game soon started.

Magath's starting lineup hasn't changed much. It's still a diamond-shaped midfielder. Zhang Yuan was suspended internally. This teacher unexpectedly used Rakitic on the front line to partner with Kuranyi. It's a big brain hole open.

In the summer, he kept Kobiashvili and Altintop Jr., but these two have spent more time as substitutes so far, not even half of the main players. On the contrary, Magath vigorously promotes young people.

During the summer training, he said harshly that this is not a place for you to connect with basic skills, but in actual operation, he allows young people to get started and accumulate game experience.

Judging from the current results, after more than ten rounds of competition with trepidation, his team lineup has finally seen some results.

After more than 10 minutes of chaotic fighting, Schalke 04 began to gain the upper hand, but the old problems still existed, the midfielder had enough defense, but creativity was not enough. Schalke 04 was unable to break the stalemate for a long time.

0:0 at half time.

"It's too urgent!" Neuer's father said, beating his legs beside him.

He was right. Schalke 04 played positional battles. Once they got to the front and couldn't tear through the opponent's defense, they immediately made various types of crosses, which was useless at all.

The players on the field wanted to win the game too much, and they were inevitably a little impatient in their mentality, but Magath was still cheering on the sidelines.

At this time, there were applause and cheers again on the court. It turned out that the camera was aimed at Zhang Yuan who was watching the game in the box.

On the big screen at the scene, it happened that Zhang Yuan was sitting on the table and chair, looking at the venue in a daze.

He is actually thinking about why the team can't start the situation.

Joseph couldn't wait to walk in front of Zhang Yuan and wave to the camera, laughing loudly, he also woke up Zhang Yuan, and Zhang Yuan hugged him and waved to everyone.

"Zhang Yuan, you are really the most popular one in Schalke! I am also your loyal fan!" Neuer's mother joked.

Zhang Yuan is of course popular. He came to Schalke 04 for less than two seasons, but Zhang Yuan has contributed nearly 04 goals for Schalke 50. No player is more efficient than him. How many times is Zhang Yuan Goal for Schalke 04 at a critical moment.

Although limited by the strength of the team, he has never been able to win any championships, but Zhang Yuan's performance has made Schalke 04 fans impeccable. As the team's current number one star, he has received more support than Noy Seoul is high.

In the game against Bayern Munich, Zhang Yuan was a substitute. As a result, the fans were very unhappy after the game. They left a message on the official website, why couldn't Zhang Yuan play? !He is the nemesis of Bayern Munich!
Why did Magath hide the fact that he knew about the injury, deliberately strike late, and also had the idea of ​​destroying the aura of the team's top star. I even dare to move Zhang Yuan. Who else among you I can't move? !
After the intermission, the game continued. Schalke 04 Magath made tactical adjustments. He couldn't attack for a long time. His solution was to increase the attacking players in the frontcourt.

Let Rakitic drop back to play in midfield, and replace Altintop Jr. with Kuranyi.

This effect is obvious. Under the care of Rakitic, the midfielder's ability to organize and attack has improved. In the 59th minute, Schalke 04 finally took the lead.Rafinha took a corner kick from the right and it was pushed to the back. Schmitz from the left kicked the ball again and made a pass.The deadlock was finally broken.This goal is also Kuranyi's 1th goal in the Bundesliga.

Everyone in the box stood up and cheered, and Zhang Yuan also applauded his teammates. Why couldn't Magath see the role of Rakitic in the midfield? !
He complained for his friend.

After taking the lead, Schalke 04 did not adopt a defensive posture, but continued to attack to put pressure on the opponent, but because the team was not in the best condition.

Originally a draw was acceptable for Hertha Berlin, but now that Schalke 04 has scored a goal, Hertha Berlin naturally has no need to take a steady defense, and they began to counterattack in a limited manner.

In the 78th minute of the game, Hertha Berlin got the best chance after the opening.Taking advantage of a quick counterattack, Hertha Berlin distributed the ball to the right after a series of smooth short passes. Piszczek broke into the right side of the penalty area and dunked Schmitz and shot from a small angle. Neuer barely blocked the ball. Ramos volleyed sideways in front of the small penalty area and hit the empty goal even higher!

The fans of Schalke 04 in the stands broke into a cold sweat. No one wanted to see Schalke 04 win a draw at home.

In the 82nd minute, Altintop Jr., who was replaced during the intermission, was replaced by Sanchez by Magath because he did not have the desired effect on the field. Zhang Yuan also believed that Altintop Jr. did perform too well Too bad, he is almost invisible on the field, and his contribution to the team is close to zero. Now Schalke 04 is in a 433 formation, and his side is equivalent to abolished.

In the 86th minute, Yankel shoveled Rafinha while defending in the backcourt, but was sent off after receiving a second yellow card.

Schalke 04 completely sealed the victory in the first minute of stoppage time.Sanchez broke into the penalty area from the left and was tackled by von Bergen. The referee whistled a penalty kick and Rafinha made a hit, 1-2.

Compared with the previous games, although Schalke 04's state is not good in this game, they still have an absolute advantage on the court. This is a very good phenomenon.

Magath also stated at the press conference after the game that the team is slowly getting on the right track, and he is full of confidence in the future of Schalke 04.

When the reporter asked the reason why Zhang Yuan was not included in the big list, the answer he gave was that Zhang Yuan had not participated in the team's training and competition for a long time, so he did not play in this game, but he It is guaranteed that Zhang Yuan will definitely return in the next game.

His statement also completely put an end to the recent media speculation. Zhang Yuan’s injury was known to everyone, and it was not the first time that Magath had conflicts with Chinese players. Before that, a Chinese player also suffered from the national team. Magath was the first to lose confidence.

The real story is not clear to the outside media, but it does not prevent them from guessing whether Zhang Yuan has lost Magath's trust.

But at the press conference after the game today, Magath undoubtedly told everyone that there was no conflict between him and Zhang Yuan, and that he still trusted Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan's absence of three games in a row has finally come to an end. He is also working hard to show Magath a convincing performance in the next match against Werder Bremen, showing the side Magath would like to see .

However, Werder Bremen is not easy to deal with. After the sinking last season, they routinely raised their heads again. This season they have 7 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss, with 28 points. Ke 04 has the same points, but they scored more goals than Schalke 04, but conceded fewer goals than Schalke 04. Relying on goal difference, they are currently ranked above Schalke 04.

(End of this chapter)