Champion’s Heart

Only six minutes into the game, Schalke 04 organized an attack and hit the edge of Dortmund's penalty area. Draxler broke through with the ball and was knocked to the ground by Sven Bendera. The referee Kihir awarded Schalke 04 a free pass. Ball, and gave Sven Bender a verbal warning.

The referee of the Ruhr derby is very bad. Any penalty you make, no matter how fair, will be booed.

Just like now, he only gave a verbal warning to Sven Bender instead of playing a card to Sven Bender, and was booed by the Schalke 04 fans...

But if he does get a yellow card, he may be booed, maybe by the Dortmund fans, maybe by the Schalke 04 fans - they think that Sven Bender should be given a red card and he should be sent off directly. The end...

Schalke 04 received a free kick that was 34 meters away from the goal and slightly to the right.

Boateng ran to take the free kick.

The home fans were excited and cheered for Boateng with rhythmic applause.

Boateng has made five appearances in the league since joining Schalke before the summer transfer window closed, scoring three goals.

This performance is good and gives Schalke 04 fans high hopes for him. I hope he can perform well at Schalke 04 and help Schalke 04 rise again.

Boateng himself is also full of confidence. After joining Schalke 04, he has all kinds of confidence. He said that he came here just for the championship. He believes that Schalke 04 is an ambitious and wealthy team that will definitely make a difference in both the league and the Champions League.

The free kick he took hit the wall and was refracted, which made the Schalke 04 fans even more excited!

The scene was filled with eager cheers.

But this refraction is not particularly exaggerated.

Therefore, the changed football was still caught by Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller with quick reaction.

Weidenfeller! He made a wonderful save! Although Boateng's free kick did not score, it may be a good sign... Both sides will definitely give us a wonderful game! Duan Xin Said fairly and objectively.

He is truly fair and objective. Because there are Chinese players in these two games, and both of them are the main players of their respective teams. So whether Schalke 04 wins or Dortmund wins, Duan Xin can regard it as a victory for Chinese players.

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In the sixth minute, Boateng's free kick changed direction and threatened Dortmund's goal.

Three minutes later, Dortmund responded in kind.

In the ninth minute, Royce volleyed with his left foot from 22 meters in front of the goal, and was picked up by Hildebrand.

But what everyone is most concerned about is actually Zhou Yi's performance.

Not only Chinese fans, but German audiences are also very concerned about it.

Everyone wants to see what Zhou Yi can do when he returns to the court after being injured for more than a month.

After the game started, Zhou Yi got the ball a lot, but he mostly chose more conservative passing options, and did not hold the ball for a long time after getting the ball to attract the opponent's defensive players, and then distribute the football.

Judging from the ten minutes of the game, he was more dispatching in the midfield, but he was not directly organizing.

Marcel Leif said: After all, it is the first game in more than a month. Zhouyi may still need to find a feeling...

Duan Xin tried hard to find the highlights of Zhou Yi's performance in these ten minutes of the game: Zhou Yi quickly passed the football out, and he was able to pass it accurately. This shows that Zhou Yi's control of the court situation is still as good and stable as ever... …”

As for Zhou Yi not passing the ball forward much, he kept silent.

Jens Keller is also paying close attention to Zhou Yi's performance. Through the observation of these ten minutes of the game, he believes that his judgment is correct. Zhou Yi's physical condition has indeed not met the requirements for playing in the game. The reason why Klopp Letting him start is either due to pressure from the top management or because he wants to take a gamble.

The possibility of taking a gamble is very high, after all, Klopp is a gambler...

But this is good news.

Keller relaxed a little.

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Klopp was also paying attention to Zhou Yi's performance. He was not surprised or incredible in these ten minutes.

Any player returning to the court for the first time after a long-term injury is likely to perform like this.

It takes getting used to the rhythm, both physically and mentally.

In Klopp's view, Zhou Yi is slowly finding his rhythm.

He didn't expect Zhou Yi to perform well as soon as he came up. Although he knew Zhou Yi would always surprise him, he was still a little conservative.

And judging from Zhou Yi's passing, after a month's rest and only two weeks of joint training, Zhou Yi's feeling with his teammates is not unfamiliar, and his passing is still very fast and accurate.

that's enough.

Zhou Yi's precise passing on the court not only satisfied Klopp, but also surprised others.

Of course they didn't know that although Zhou Yi was injured, he had not given up training for more than a day for more than a month. It was just training in the virtual world. But that can also help him maintain a certain state.

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Yang Muge was not responsible for defending Zhou Yi in this game - it was not that Keller thought Zhou Yi did not need to be guarded by someone, but Keller did not consider the possibility that Zhou Yi would play, so he did not assign Yang Muge the task of defending Zhou Yi. .

Who would have thought that Dortmund would let Zhou Yi start the game!

Keller was completely caught off guard.

In a temporary adjustment, Keller asked Yang Muge's midfielder partner Neustadt to defend Zhou Yi.

In Keller's view, Neustadt has a strong enough body, which is perfect for dealing with Zhou Yi, who has just recovered from injury. Using his body to crush Zhou Yi, he puts huge psychological pressure on Zhou Yi, forcing him to be unable to perform at his true level. .

As for Yang Muge, because his body is not very strong, his visual impact is not strong, and he has excellent running ability, he was given the task of sweeping the midfield by Keller - he is not limited to marking a certain person, but Be there wherever he is needed. This arrangement is actually quite in line with Yang Muge's characteristics. Yang Muge has such an excellent running ability. If it is only used to restrict one person, it would be a bit wasteful...

However, Yang Muge looked at the tall figure of his teammate. He was 1.90 meters tall and weighed 83 kilograms. He was next to Zhou Yi. His physical advantage was indeed obvious.

But Yang Muge knew that Zhou Yi was not the kind of person who could be overwhelmed by simple physical confrontation. On the contrary, will Neustadt's height and weight become a shackle that makes him less flexible when defending Zhou Yi?

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Neustadt joined Schalke 04 on a free transfer from Monchengladbach last summer. In the 2011-2012 season, Monchengladbach performed well. Under the leadership of Swiss Favre, they finished fourth in the league and qualified for the Champions League play-offs. It was Reus who made a major contribution to the team's attack, and he joined Dortmund last summer.

In terms of midfield defense, it was Neustadt and Norwegian strongman Nordveit who formed a strong iron gate that helped Monchengladbach secure its defense and achieve outstanding results.

After the end of that season, his contract expired and attracted the attention of many wealthy clubs, and he eventually chose to join Schalke 04.

Last season, he partnered with Yang Muge at Schalke 04 and became the main midfielder. He played 31 times in a season and scored three goals.

But it was the first time for him to mark Zhou Yi in a game.

Neustadt didn't think there was anything wrong with this arrangement. He was confident and wanted Zhou Yi to see how powerful he was.

Ten minutes into the game, he had not once defeated Zhou Yi head-on. But he was not in a hurry. On the contrary, he was quite proud. He was happy for his successful defense against Zhou Yi - wasn't he? Under his defense, Zhou Yi was unable to send artillery shells forward and organize an attack. After getting the ball, he didn't dare to control the ball too much and quickly passed the ball out. This is obviously avoiding yourself!

This is not the first time Neustadt has participated in the Ruhr derby, nor is it the first time he has played against Zhou Yi. He knows very well what Zhou Yi can do under normal conditions.

Today's Zhouyi is obviously different from the normal Zhouyi.

It seems that the injury has indeed affected him, but at the same time, Neustetter believes that his own defense must also be an important reason for Zhou Yi not performing normally...

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