Go back to the past and be the king

Chapter 157 The Newly Promoted Horse Has Its Own Dreams
The schedule for this season came out early.

The opening game of the Bundesliga was on the night of August 8, with Wolfsburg, who had just lost in the Super Cup, against Stuttgart.

And the first opponent of Munich 1860 was Schalke 04, who ranked sixth in the Bundesliga last season!

Since this season is still the same home court as Bayern Munich, the two teams are destined not to play at home at the same time on the same day.

Therefore, the German Football Association also had to put the games of the two teams at different times.

And the first round of the game 1860 is the one that came first.

As a reborn person, Lu Chen clearly understands how strong Schalke 04 is this season.

If it hadn't been for Bayern Munich to perform better this season and Schalke 04's focus is in the Champions League, I am afraid that the Bundesliga champion in the 09-10 season would not be Bayern.

It can be said that most of the players in Schalke 04 this season can be selected as the best in Schalke's team history in the past ten years.

Especially the goalkeeper position, Neuer, he was valued by Bayern and finally taken away because of his dominant ability in Schalke 04.

Also taken away by Bayern was the team's right back Rafinha, who left the best of himself in Schalke 04.

Although he played well enough after arriving at Bayern, there is still a gap from when he was at Schalke.

Rafinha's full name is Macio Rafael Ferreira de Souza (Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza), he is a Brazilian, and he represented Brazil in U04 before Schalke 20 In the World Cup, it was because of his outstanding performance in this event that Schalke 04 took a fancy to him.

In the event just mentioned, Rafinha played in every game and scored a decisive goal in extra time in the quarter-finals to help his team eliminate Germany 1-4. .

The manager at the time Asauer described him as an "unpolished diamond", and the chairman Schnussenberg also very much hoped to have the 19-year-old in the team.

The defender was so impressed by Schalke's sincere attitude and unremitting efforts that he rejected invitations from other top European clubs and came to the Ruhr area.

This choice is a very correct decision for both parties.Rafinha adapted quickly to the new team and played well.His back-heel passing and excellent dribbling skills often confuse opponents.

He dominated the right flank, and his possession rate was often the highest in the whole game, which made Schalke's game full of passion.

Soon, he was loved and embraced by Schalke fans.In his first season, he was voted Player of the Season by the Schalke Supporters Club.

And it wasn't just in football: he learned German well and integrated quickly with those around him.

There are more than the two of them in the future stars of the team, and Rakitic, the future hero of the Barcelona Triple Crown, is still in Schalke 04.

Rakitic started his career in Basel, but he was really known by the public in Schalke.

In 2007, due to his outstanding performance in Kassel, Rakitic was invited by many strong teams such as Serie A and Premier League.

But Rakitic finally chose Schalke 04 and took over the No. 10 jersey left by the former midfielder core Brazilian player Lincoln.For this Schalke paid a transfer fee of 500 million euros.

19岁的拉基蒂奇也的确证明了自己的能力。在2007年赛季德甲沙尔克与卫冕冠军斯图加特的揭幕战上，拉基蒂奇替补出场并且只是第一脚触球就用一脚大力远射帮助1:2落后的沙尔克04扳平了比分。

With this ball Schalke escaped from the Daimler-Arena.

Recalling his first Bundesliga experience, Rakitic said: "It's not very pleasant not to be able to start, but I told everyone my ability with a wonderful goal. This is a perfect start!"

Of course, the most satisfied must be Schalke's head coach Slomka, because he found a core player who can entrust important tasks after Lincoln left.

After the Stuttgart game, Rakitic successfully squeezed into Schalke's starting 11-man squad, and of course it has been until now.

In the away game against Bayern Munich, Rakitic scored a beautiful goal, although in the end Schalke failed to bring back the three points from the Allianz Arena, his performance left the audience inside the Allianz Arena. deep impression.

In the subsequent game, Rakitic also assisted Jones to score and helped Schalke win the first victory of the new season in the Champions League.

In the UEFA Champions League game against Chelsea, the team came off the bench in an unfavorable situation and led the team to launch a fierce counterattack. His own shot hit the goal post.

Although he failed to score a goal, he still played the morale of the sand mine!

In 2008, that is, last year, Rakitic has become one of the most watched stars in the Bundesliga this season. Since the summer of 2007 when he switched from the Swiss club Basel to Schalke 04, he has represented Schalke 04 in the first battle 20 times.

"All Sports" predicts that in the summer of 2009, Inter Milan, Juventus and Liverpool will compete fiercely for the Croatian teenager.

However, Rakitic signed a four-year contract with Schalke 2007 in the summer of 04. The media predicted that the Croatian teenager would be worth around £4 million.

Not only these new stars with great potential, but also Bordong, who is as stable as a pinnacle in the defense, and Farfan, who has just transferred from Huo Cun, are all very capable players.

Therefore, before the start of this game, the media was full of rumors about Munich 1860.

Kurtz is not an easy-talking head coach, especially to the media.

However, this time he didn't fight too much with the media.

Because he doesn't have much confidence in his team. His team has just gotten used to it, and the core he relies on, Lu Chen, has just recovered from injury. How much strength he can play is still a matter of opinion.

Facing the more powerful Schalke, he dare not speak big words, even though it is at his home court.

However, Lu Chen didn't have any scruples.

So what about Schalke, we have never been afraid of Bayern, let alone a Shakhtar team?

So when interviewed by the media, Lu Chen said without hesitation: "Schalke 04 is a strong team, but we are not weak. This is our home court. I will do my best to help the team win. .”

However, some reporters were very dissatisfied with Lu Chen's attitude.

You guys are just newly promoted and you're just a young player who just had a good season.

Facing a strong team, you should lower your attitude a bit.

You're so arrogant, is it because you've already chosen the champion?

　The author is Duote, so the resentment towards sand mines may be a bit heavy.

　　If I inadvertently write something that is unfriendly to sand mine fans, I hope sand mine fans will keep their minds...

　　If you can't maintain a normal state of mind...

　　……

　　You are here to hit me...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)