Tianjiao midfielder

Chapter 186
After the restart of the league and the regrouping of the teams, the first thing Hoffenheim and Chen Feng will face is the warm-up match. The team and players are in the offseason for half a month, and they are all in a state of vacation. Even players who work hard in self-discipline will be in a period of ups and downs, and the cooperation with teammates may not be as tacit as before.The team needs to cooperate as a whole. Although some players come back from the offseason in good condition, they are only some players. The team is a whole of [-] people, plus a three-person rotation. Every game is a joint effort of [-] people to win a game. If a game fails because of a person's poor game state, it is not only the responsibility of a certain player, but also the responsibility of the entire team and the coaching staff.

Therefore, after recovery training on the first day after the assembly, the warm-up match will start on the second day. A warm-up match with a local amateur team in Sinsheim can also be said to be an exhibition match.

However, the effect of this kind of warm-up match is not good. After all, the target is only an amateur team, and it is impossible to achieve the goal of the investigation. However, the coaching staff has no good way to do this, because this time the team’s assembly time is too late.As the latest team to gather in the league, there are not many warm-up opponents that can be found, and it needs to be a team near Sinsheim, which makes it even more difficult. In desperation, the coaching staff can only choose a local team for the warm-up match.

The team's new aids Demibel and Schulz were the focus of the two warm-up matches. Although the coaching staff provided a lot of help for the two to integrate into the team, the time was still too short. The late assembly time made it difficult for the new aid and the team's state to be in a more satisfactory state. Fortunately, when facing another team from the Ruhr area - Schalke 04, at least they were still in Sinsheim. They did not have to travel long distances to fight at home, allowing the team to solve their own problems until the day before the game. .

If you talk about the giants of the Bundesliga, people will mention Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Leverkusen, etc., and then Schalke 04.If you talk about the team's youth training, people will mention Stuttgart, Hamburg, etc., and then Schalke 04.Schalke 04 is such a team that is good in some aspects, but not outstanding in all aspects. So what is Schalke 04 most famous for?I'm afraid it's time to mention their century-old Ruhr Derby with Dortmund.

In the football world, Derby is not a new term. There are countless Derbys that happen every year, and there are even world-class battles like the Spanish League Derby, the most expensive team. However, the most intense Derby is inseparable from the word century-old grievances. Some teams have been rivals from when they were unknown to the world. The battlefield of smoke has become the arena for the grievances and grudges between the two sides.

When it comes to the derby between German teams, many fans will immediately think of the Ruhr Derby between Dortmund and Schalke 04.The feud between the two sides has a long history, the two clubs are not far away, and they have both achieved great success, so the confrontation between these two teams every season will become a battle that fans look forward to.With the development of time, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 often get the opportunity to enter the Champions League, which also makes the Ruhr Derby even more special.Borussia Dortmund had won the Bundesliga in previous seasons, while Schalke 04 had never been able to, so fans of the two clubs hated each other even more.

The Ruhr Derby can be traced back to more than 90 years ago.But in fact, Gelsenkirchen, the city where Dortmund and Schalke 04 are located, is not too far away, only about 25 minutes by car.Both cities are located on the banks of the Ruhr River. They are both important resource exporters for Germany and play a key role in Germany's economic development.Schalke is known for its mining industry, while Dortmund is known for its steel and coal resources.The two cities competed fiercely for economic development, and that rivalry carried over to the field.

In the first Ruhr Derby in history in 1925, Schalke 04 beat their opponents 4-2.At the beginning of the establishment of the German League, both Dortmund and Schalke were among the participating teams, so this derby has gradually attracted people's attention.In the 30s, Schalke was the most successful team in Germany.Between 1933 and 1945 they won six league titles, and during this period Schalke 04 also had a clear upper hand in the Ruhr derby.In the 16 derbies in the Ruhr area during this period, Schalke 04 has achieved 14 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and there have also been some one-sided victories. Schalke has defeated Dortmund by 10-0, 9-0, 7-0 and 6-0.Schalke's 10-0 win over Borussia Dortmund remains the biggest margin of a Ruhr derby so far, and it appears to be an unbeatable record.The result of the Ruhr derby didn't seem to matter that much at the time due to regional issues and sentiment among the fans, but that soon changed.It was not until 1943 that Dortmund won their first victory against Schalke 1 through a small 0-04 victory.It was Augusta Lenz who scored the winning goal and is still sung by Dortmund fans to this day.After that game, the balance of luck began to favor Dortmund.Due to World War II, the Ruhr Derby was not resumed until 1947 after a long period of time.The regional league in which the two clubs played was disbanded at the time.Four years later, Dortmund beat Schalke 3 2-04 in the final of the Westphalia Championship.Prior to this, Schalke 04 had an absolute dominance in North Rhine-Westphalia (including Dortmund, Cologne, Borussia and other teams), but after this victory, Schalke 04 also began to realize that Dortmund was challenging their status.

The vast majority of derby confrontations are cultural confrontations formed by class confrontation or urban confrontation. Similar to Manchester City Derby, Manchester City represents the working class of civilians, while Manchester United represents the middle and high-level wealthy class. Different cultures on both sides attract different fans.Therefore, for a long time, Manchester United can conquer the world, but they cannot conquer the city where they are located, because half of it belongs to the blue Manchester City. Unlike the high-pitched and passionate Manchester United team song, the Manchester City team song "Blue Moon" is full of literature and melancholy.They said it doesn't matter if you get relegated, as long as we can beat Manchester United, we are the best team in the city.And Manchester United dominated the Manchester derby, they called Manchester City "noisy neighbours".The crowds and pilgrims come here admiringly, and Manchester United has long been a cultural symbol around the world. The Dream Theater has witnessed countless classic and glorious moments, just like the Manchester United team song "Glory belongs to Manchester United".However, after Manchester City was acquired by an Arab consortium from the Middle East in 2008 and Sir Alex Ferguson retired, the positional relationship between the two sides is changing, and Manchester United is now the catch-up party.

The civilization of Derby is produced by the long history and the different class status represented by the two clubs. It is different from the domestic teams. The domestic club culture is too shallow. The former clubs often change or even go bankrupt due to the change of the group behind them, disband, and leave the country to go to another region. Not to mention that fans in one region just follow one region, so that they are different clubs?What does it matter?Anyway, I just need to be the representative of this city, that's enough, that's our team!It's hard to say whether the fan culture in China or the West is better or worse. It can only be said that the cultural gap has also had an impact on football, resulting in a different atmosphere between the domestic derby and the fans.

And this time Hoffenheim's opponent Schalke 04 is an opponent that should not be underestimated. In the first round of the offseason, Schalke 04 drew Freiburg 1:1 at home, but Freiburg is not the Freiburg that Hoffenheim met. Now ranked No.1 in the league, just ahead of Schalke 0.

The youth training ability of Schalke 04, especially the ability of the first team to train young players is unmatched by other clubs. Schalke 04's youth training camp is also the most famous youth training camp in the Bundesliga, but it is indeed one of the best youth training camps.

Sane, who transferred to Manchester City at a high price in the summer window this season, is one of the representatives, but this is not the most important thing. Schalke 04 has such an outstanding youth player but has not achieved good results in recent years.

Many media joked that if Schalke 04 does not sell these players or leave for free, they can even play against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. The first of these players is Neuer, the world's number one goalkeeper who is now the starting goalkeeper in Bayern Munich. Neuer was the main goalkeeper of Schalke 04 and played very well. Will, even if he is injured now, it is considered to be the most important part of the German team's World Cup trip next year to win the World Cup again.

The left-back position Kolasinac, the best left-back in the Bundesliga last season, has announced that he will move to Arsenal this season, and he will leave for free.Kolasinac's performance after coming to Schalke 04 is also obvious to all. Not only is he physically strong and does not suffer from confrontation, but his offense is also extremely threatening.The right-back is now at Bayern's Rafinha who left the club with a transfer fee of 04 million euros when he left Schalke 800.The two central defenders are Hewedes, who left this summer, and Matip, who left last season. Among them, the departure of Hewedes, who has played for Schalke 04 for more than ten years, brought the club 350 million euros, and Matip defected to Klopp without a visa.

Although Rakitic’s position in Barcelona in the midfield is not particularly strong, his role in the game is obvious to all. Before going to Barcelona, ​​he transferred from Schalke 04 to Sevilla for 250 million euros, and then returned to Barcelona for 1800 million euros after playing for Sevilla for three seasons.Not to mention Ozil, the core of the Gunners, one of the thighs, transferred from Schalke 04 to Werder Bremen for nearly one and a half seasons and then returned to Real Marid for 1800 million euros.

And Draxler, who transferred from Wolfsburg Wolfsburg to the Ligue 4200 giants Paris Saint-Germain for 04 million euros, was also a Schalke 04 player.

In recent years, Schalke 04 will never keep all the players who played in Schalke 04, or they can no longer keep them. The high transfer signing fees and wages of modern football have always attracted Bundesliga players, especially in the Premier League, which is eyeing next door.After all, players are also normal people. They also need to take care of their families and plan for their own future. You cannot expect everyone to be loyal to a team and a city just like the Roman prince Totti, the banner and spiritual leader of Milan, the loyal representative of the team Paolo Maldini, and the soul of Inter Milan Zanetti.

(End of this chapter)