Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 377 Warm-up Match Opponent

Zhang Yuan's continuation of the record does not mean the end of the game. Mainz also took advantage of a set kick to equalize the score after 2 minutes.

Magath replaced Zhang Yuan with Kuranyi at this time, and the Mainz fans seemed to come to their senses at this time, and the audience stood up and applauded Zhang Yuan who was leaving the field.

Zhang Yuan also applauded and thanked all the fans. He took off the captain's armband and handed it to Kuranyi. Kuranyi smiled and said "Congratulations!"

The end of the game was boring. Everyone saw what they expected and wanted to see. The referee terminated the game as soon as the 3-minute stoppage time came. The final game was 1:1, and everyone was happy.

The Schalke 04 players hugged and celebrated, thanking the fans from afar for an incredible season.

Magath also applauded them on the sidelines. On the way back to Gelsenkirchen, Magath specially expressed his thanks to the team players again.

"Guys, we did a really good job this season! We did things they couldn't even imagine! I'm so proud of you guys! Hope we can surprise them again next season!"

Magath refers to them referring to the outside world. The outside world has a wide range of meanings, including the media and people of the same kind. Before this season, no one was optimistic about Schalke 04. Therefore, after Schalke 04 won the championship, many experts believed that this season Schalke 04 is actually a miracle creator just like Stuttgart.

But this is nothing, the Bundesliga has always been a place where miracles are born. The newly promoted Kaiserslautern won the championship after upgrading. That miracle made more people drop their jaws. Rehhagel is an amazing coach.

Magath can also say that he is so confident now. He brought Wolfsburg the championship when he arrived in Wolfsburg, while Schalke 04 was more difficult, but he also led the ball in just one season. The team won the championship, and the champion coach did not come in vain.

However, the way his accident happened and the way he trained really made many players unbearable, which is also true.

The next day was a big day for Gelsenkirchen. Schalke 04 and the City of Gelsenkirchen jointly held a celebration.

The population of Gelsenkirchen XC is not large, about 30 people, but the proportion of fans among them is very high, among which Schalke 04 fans have the highest proportion, so for Gelsenkirchen These are big things.

It is very interesting to say that Bayern Munich likes to wear Bavarian national costumes every time they win the championship. Schalke 04 has learned a lot here. Instead of wearing traditional German costumes, they put on miners' uniforms.

There are not many Schalke 04 fans who are miners now, but the local fans can be traced back to three generations, and among the two generations there are always family members who have a lot to do with coal mines.

The outfits of the Schalke 04 players were well recognized by the fans. There was a parade on the street, a rally in front of the city hall to celebrate, and the whole morning was spent in a lively manner.

Zhang Yuan's performance after coming to Schalke 04 is in everyone's eyes. This season he contributed a total of 30 goals and 10 assists for the team. Two-thirds of the team's offensive firepower is comparable to Zhang Yuan's. relation.

People in Gelsenkirchen remember his contribution. Today, the city government complied with public opinion and awarded Zhang Yuan the title of "Honorary Citizen" of Gelsenkirchen in front of all the fans.

According to the official statement, this title is in recognition of Zhang Yuan's positive contribution to the sports cause of Gelsenkirchen.

Zhang Yuan has no objection to such awards. He likes the fans of Schalke 04 very much. He even has neighbors and friends with some fans. He will not leave, he is actually quite used to living here.

He accepted this award happily. Although many fans may hate him because of his departure in the near future, he still accepted it. This represents the imprint he left here, and it can be regarded as a souvenir.

Another person who was awarded "Honorary Citizen" on the spot was Magath.

Don't think that the honorary citizens of Gelsenkirchen are worthless. The real reason is that it took half a century to wait for the championship. The city government will never begrudge the commendation of honor for those who have made outstanding contributions to the team's championship.

Anyway, there is no money, and the club will make arrangements. Zhang Yuan earns a lot of money this year. If the tax is removed, the salary and bonuses provided to him by Schalke 04 can easily exceed 300 million euros.

Compared with other giants, this is not too little, and Schalke 04 is even more valuable, because they spent nearly 600 million euros on Zhang Yuan alone.

A few more Zhang Yuan’s high salary, they will soon be unable to bear it, this is the tragedy of 50+1, Bayern Munich is the biggest beneficiary, they have heritage, brand image, they are the most members in Germany The club has great influence in the world, and sponsors favor them very much.

They have formed a virtuous circle. With their achievements, they can wrestle with other top giants in Europe, attract higher and higher sponsorship fees, and they will have more and more money to buy people, and more and more strength to compete.

But the second and third place Dortmund and Schalke 04 are not at the same level in terms of making money. Schalke 04's ability to make money is much worse than Dortmund.

If there is no money to talk about development, if there is no 50+1 policy and Schalke 04 is owned by individual owners, then the situation may be completely different. They can also change from a strong team to a new giant like Chelsea.

They have not won the league title for two consecutive years, but this will not hurt Bayern Munich in the slightest. This season they have reached the final of the Champions League. Although the victory or loss is uncertain, they continue to maintain the dignity of the top European giants. Sponsors are still flocking to them .

And Schalke 04 won the championship here, and the sponsors will also favor it, but it is not as good as Bayern Munich's ability to attract money, and the background is too poor.

The season is not over yet, and many media are asking questions, how will Schalke 04 play next season, the one that failed last season was Stuttgart, will Schalke 04 be next? !
Even if the 09-10 season is over, Schalke 04 champion, Bayern Munich runner-up, Werder Bremen third, these three teams will qualify for the European war next season, among which Werder Bremen will participate The qualifiers, while the other two teams go directly to the group stage.

Heynckes' Leverkusen collapsed in the final stage and was overtaken by Werder Bremen. They can only go to the UEFA Cup. The old coach Heynckes must be full of depression.

Of course, their collapse didn't start at the last moment. They didn't play very well in the second half. They only scored 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses, and only scored 24 points. In the first half, they scored 9 wins and 8 draws. The game has not lost and has accumulated 35 points.

There was a gap of 11 points in the first and second half, and they were overtaken by others as a matter of course. The first three teams all overtook him.

In the end, they can only participate in the UEFA Cup with Dortmund and Stuttgart.

After participating in the celebration, Zhang Yuan and Gao Jun set off to return home. They were called up by the national team, and they could not rest for the time being. Neither of them could go home. According to the arrangement, they would participate in two friendly matches, one against Leverkusen in Jiangyin The other is the friendly match against France on June 6.

Needless to say Leverkusen, the more nonsensical ending of this season is Zhang Yuan's old opponent in the Bundesliga.

France is relatively unfamiliar to Zhang Yuan, and he has never played against most of the players in the French team.

Speaking of which, the French team especially favored the Chinese team in warming up before the World Cup. They also invited the Chinese team before the 2006 World Cup. As a result, Cisse broke his leg accidentally and lost the chance to participate in the World Cup.

It is not enough to say how hard the Chinese team members kicked at that time. Of course, the foul was a foul, but I certainly didn't expect that one kick would ruin the opponent's World Cup trip.

In fact, Cisse has a vitreous physique in the later stage, and he is prone to injuries. In the early days, he was talented and capable, and frequent injuries had a great impact on him. He came back before the 2006 World Cup. Is it really good or not? A question mark.

But that time the French team came to the end. If it weren't for Zidane's shocking top, it is really hard to say who the final champion will be.

This time, the French team once again chose the Chinese team as their warm-up opponent during the World Cup in South Africa in the summer. Many Chinese media laughed at the fact that the French team seemed to be superstitious. With good luck, Domenech seems to want to get back the lost champion of the World Cup in Germany in the World Cup in South Africa.

(End of this chapter)