Champion’s Heart

Although it is a training camp, there is still time for journalists to interview and ask questions every week. This time, Zhou Yi was selected to attend the mid-week press conference with head coach Klopp.

Just as Dortmund officially announced the introduction of Shinji Kagawa, who is in the same position as Zhou Yi, at this press conference, these two young players became the most concerned topic of reporters.

A Chinese reporter asked Klopp: If you buy Shinji Kagawa, aren't you worried that his position overlaps with Zhou Yi's?

Klopp shook his head: Don't worry, the two of them have different playing styles and have different effects on the team. Moreover, Zhou Yi's range of activities is very large. Although he and Shinji Kagawa are both attacking midfielders, their positions are not the same. Do not overlap.

Another reporter asked him: Is this out of concern about Zhou Yi's physical fitness?

We are going to participate in the Champions League this season. It is a very normal choice to strengthen the team lineup and supplement strength. It is very normal to have many high-level players in the same position. Klopp denied the reporter's speculation.

Then a reporter threw a question to Zhou Yi: Zhou Yi, are you worried about the threat Kagawa Shinji brings to you?

Zhou Yi smiled and shook his head: Don't worry.

The answer was simple, but it could be seen that he was full of confidence.

Seeing Zhou Yi's confidence, the Chinese reporters felt more at ease, but they still had to ask: Do you think you can coexist with Shinji Kagawa?

Facing this question, Zhou Yi spread his hands: This... I haven't seen him, nor have I trained or played with him. How do I know if I can coexist?

Journalists also realized they were rushing things.

No one has come to the question of whether they can coexist, so what should I say?

Through this press conference, the Chinese media saw Zhou Yi's confidence, which is a good thing. Zhou Yi is confident and not afraid of competition, so they are not so anxious.

Shinji Kagawa hasn't come to the team yet. When he comes, there is a problem that everyone is very concerned about-within the team. How should Zhou Yi and Shinji Kagawa get along?

a Chinese. A Japanese, same position, competitor.

It's just so intriguing.

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For Zhou Yi, this question is actually not complicated at all - how does he get along with other teammates.

Just how to get along with Shinji Kagawa.

Shinji Kagawa is just one of his teammates, nothing more.

As for the coexistence with Shinji Kagawa. He is not worried either, because he feels that whether they can coexist is something that Shinji Kagawa should consider, not himself. If Kagawa Shinji can't coexist with himself. If he is in good form, Klopp has absolutely no reason to replace himself, right?

So go at your own pace.

Now Zhou Yi's long pass is better than when he started long pass training last season. Great progress has been made.

In the last game of last season, he almost completed a beautiful assist with a long ball, but it was a pity that Barrios wasted.

After more than two months of training every night. Zhou Yi's long pass performance in the virtual space is getting better and better.

At the same time, as his physical fitness improved, his range of activities on the court further increased. He also uses long balls a lot more often. He fully experienced the thrill of finding a teammate tens of meters away with a precise long pass.

It's like a cruise missile, hitting wherever it points!

Now when he retreats to the back line and kicks each other with the defenders. If he wants to push forward, he doesn't need to pass back and forth with his midfield teammates anymore, and push forward layer by layer. Although it is safe, it is too slow, and the opponent can quickly retreat to organize the defense. In this way, when Dortmund's offense advances to the frontcourt, it will start to fight positional warfare again.

Although Zhou Yi still has excellent situation analysis ability in positional warfare, wouldn't it be better if a simpler and faster method could be used to resolve the battle?

Now Zhou Yi has a new weapon. When he is in the backcourt, he can launch a long pass and fast attack at any time. As long as he sees the space in front of him, he can immediately send a long pass over 40 meters to send the football up. Hit the opponent by surprise.

Moreover, having a long pass also makes Zhou Yi's offensive methods more varied, and opponents are more difficult to defend - he can pass long or short passes, so how does the opponent know what he will do next?

It was precisely because of the hint of strength that Zhou Yi was full of confidence. Not afraid of any challenge.

Besides, if the main position is retained because no one challenges him, doesn't that mean that he is actually quite weak?

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Amidst the doubts, worries and curiosity of the Chinese media and fans, Shinji Kagawa finally came to Dortmund's training ground in Austria.

He came with a huge Japanese media reporting team of no less than 50 people.

When they appeared outside the training base, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Good guy, this battle! Some of the Chinese reporters tutted. Calling and embracing!

From the way he played, he has already won Zhouyi! Someone joked.

It's a pity that I can't go to the locker room. I really want to see the scene of the two of them meeting... Some reporters felt sorry for missing such a big news material.

I said, comrades, should we hang the national flag on our chests in the future, so as not to be considered Japanese in the future?

Then how can it be? The Japanese are so wretched, they don't look the same as the Chinese at first glance!

For foreigners, how can they tell the difference between China and Japan?

Oh, that's true... But I don't think you need to worry too much. Let's come first, and they will arrive later. If they are mistaken, they will be mistaken for Chinese!

A group of Chinese journalists watched the excitement and talked a lot.

Then Kagawa Shinji entered the training base, and the Japanese reporters were blocked outside, just like the Chinese reporters, but they were still looking into the training base with great interest.

Seeing the Japanese reporters like this, the Chinese reporters suddenly thought of what they looked like when they came to the training base and outside the training base after knowing that Zhou Yi had been transferred to the first team.

The hostility towards them before suddenly became lighter—because everyone is the same person, they can fully understand the feelings of these Japanese reporters.

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So what was it like when Zhou Yi and Shinji Kagawa met in the locker room?

When Shinji Kagawa, accompanied by translator Junpei Yamamori, and assistant coach Buvac came to the locker room, the players who were chatting were quiet and turned to look at Shinji Kagawa.

Hey, guys. I brought you a new teammate. Japanese player. Shinji Kagawa! assistant coach Buvac said succinctly, straight to the point, and no nonsense.

Captain Kyle came up first and extended his hand to Shinji Kagawa: Hi. This is Sebastian Kyle. The captain of the team, you can find me if you have any questions.

After listening to Junpei Yamamori's translation. Shinji Kagawa nodded again and again, bowed slightly, and held Kyle's hand.

Hey, Zhou Yi. I know how to distinguish between Chinese and Japanese. Mark whispered beside Zhou Yi.

How to distinguish? Zhou Yi was curious.

It is the Japanese who always like to nod and bow when they speak...

Ha... Zhou Yi covered his mouth and smiled. You observe very carefully!

Chinese people keep nodding and bowing when they really don't like to talk. But he didn't know why there was such a difference.

While the two were talking, Kyle began to introduce Shinji Kagawa to his teammates one by one. When Shinji Kagawa saw each teammate. When you greet them, you will nod and bow slightly. Looks very polite.

But Mark has a different perspective: Hey, if you say that the Japanese always bow like this, will their waists still be okay?

This... Zhou Yi was stopped by the question. He really didn't know how many Japanese people had herniated lumbar discs.

Just as he was talking, Kyle led Shinji Kagawa to Mark and Zhou Yi.

This is Mark, Mark Wagner, who was transferred from the second team to train with the team. Kyle introduced.

After Junpei Yamamori finished translating, Kagawa also held Mark's hand, then bowed slightly and said in Japanese: Hi, I'm Shinji Kagawa, please take care of me!

There was no change in attitude because Mark was a player who was transferred from the second-tier team to train with the team.

Next, it was Zhou Yi's turn.

Who is this……

Before Kyle finished speaking, Shinji Kagawa asked first, This is Zhou Sang!

Huh? Zhou Yi was surprised, You know me?

Not only him, but Kyle and others were also surprised that Shinji Kagawa would know Zhou Yi?

Gotze also asked Mark in a low voice: Do they know each other?

Mark shook his head in confusion: I don't know...

Hey, what's so strange about this? Grosskreutz had an expression that I knew, They are Chinese and Japanese, so close, isn't it normal to know each other?

Everyone was wondering, Shinji Kagawa spoke a string of Japanese, and then Junpei Yamamori translated it into German to clarify Zhou Yi: When I was in Japan, I often heard Kist-san mentioning you...

Zhou Yi didn't expect Shinji Kagawa to know Keist: Do you know Tim?

Yes, I know him. He tried his best to persuade me to join Dortmund. He also often mentioned Zhou Sang to me, saying that you are the most powerful young man he has ever seen! Shinji Kagawa said with a smile, and it was obvious that he and Ki The relationship with Sturt should also be good.

This made Zhou Yi feel that he was getting closer to the Japanese player at once, because both of them were friends with the same person.

Ha, don't dare. How is Tim?

It's very good. He asked me to greet you and said that he couldn't go back to Germany to see you because of work. I'm sorry. As he spoke, Shinji Kagawa took a step back and bowed to Zhou Yi, which was slightly wider than before. . Apparently, he did it on behalf of Tim Kester.

Zhou Yi quickly waved his hand: No need, no need.

Kyle didn't expect Shinji Kagawa and Zhou Yi to chat, coughed quickly, and said to Shinji Kagawa, Well, let's go next...

Only then did Shinji Kagawa react, and quickly apologized to Kyle, and then said to Zhou Yi: I'll go first...

Zhou Yi waved his hand: Go ahead, we'll talk later.

Shinji Kagawa bowed slightly to Zhou Yi again, and then followed Kyle to the next teammate.

The Chinese reporters outside the training base guessed and worried about the gunpowder-smelling encounter scene, it seems that the painting style is completely wrong...

They probably never thought that Zhou Yi and Shinji Kagawa still had the bond of the same person. (To be continued.) Enable new URL