Grassroots Glory

In the 60 minutes of the game, Schalke 04 extended the score to 2:0. Magath deliberated for a while with his cheek on the sidelines, and finally made up his mind to replace Makoto Hasebe who had already received a yellow card. Another Asian player, Iran international Djaga, played. Djaga is an all-rounder in the frontcourt. He can play as an attacking midfielder, attacking central midfielder, wide midfielder and striker. Today, Magath positions him as one of the three midfielders. His offensive attributes are significantly higher than Makoto Hasebe. In the last half an hour, Magath is ready to use the midfield and offensive dual-core to make a final effort.

Hase-kun has been replaced... Huh~ He is too tired today, he can finally rest.

Seeing this substitution, Maeda Kenhei heaved a sigh of relief in the commentary seat ahead. Makoto Hasebe's performance today was a complete disaster. He finally didn't have to see his country's players being abused on the field.

The commentary on Iran's national television saw that Dejaga was given the chance to play, and he was very excited. They seemed to be very confident that Dejaga could play the role of a substitute.

Magath let Dejaga play at this time period, and it did play a certain role from the scene. Dejaga may not be much better than Makoto Hasebe in terms of technical ability, but the tough style of the Persians is what makes them stand out in the world. The world's signature is the same in all fields. Dejaga obviously inherited this traditional style. He has skills at his feet, but he is also active in the midfield rush and running, and his physical confrontation is also slightly stronger than Makoto Hasebe. At least he After playing, Wolfsburg gradually formed a balance of power in the midfield. Of course, this is also directly related to Schalke's conscious and active contraction to reduce oppression after leading by two goals.

But regaining a certain amount of initiative on the scene didn’t work. Zhou Tiancheng and Rakitic shrank in front of the central defender at the same time. The two lines of defense were tight. I hope that Yu Dzeko's high-altitude bombing does not have such strength at all.

Three minutes into stoppage time, Blüsch pointed to the middle circle to end the game. Slomka, who won the crucial battle, was elated, while Magath looked gloomy. He took the initiative to take the blame at the press conference after the game: The players did not perform at their own level, but this is my reason, they restrained us tactically today, but this is only the first leg, back home, we will play better football.

The focus of the reporters is not on the losers. I don’t know how many people have heard such inspirational declarations, but the winners are more valuable.

It is worth mentioning that a large number of British reporters came to the scene today. Of course, they did not come to pay attention to the game itself, but to spy on the military situation for Liverpool.

Speaking of the upcoming Champions League group stage, Slomka became more cautious: Liverpool naturally does not need to be evaluated. Their glorious history is the best comment. We are about to face a great team, and it is Away at Anfield. It will be the most difficult game and we are mentally prepared to accept any outcome.

Slomka kept his attitude very low, but the German media is not so pessimistic. Germany's largest newspaper Bild mentioned when looking forward to this matchup: Milko Slomka may be more convinced There is no need to be pessimistic at all. Liverpool's midfield configuration is very strong, but their defense is not without loopholes. Carragher and Hyypia have the space behind the high-defense combination. Gram 04 can be fully utilized to make a fuss.

The German media faithfully provided advice and suggestions for defeating Liverpool, but it is hard to tell whether it will help Schalke 04 in the end by publicly pointing out the opponent's weaknesses in this way, or it will be a disservice to leak the team's tactical secrets in advance.

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Although Zhou Tiancheng knew that there would be many challenges in the expedition to Anfield, when he actually landed in Liverpool, the fans of the home team warmly greeted him at the airport. Although they were stopped outside the boundary line and did not act too aggressively, Hundreds of people chanted This is Anfeld at the same time,

(Here is Anfield), the decibels at close range still make Zhou Tiancheng's heart beat faster. This is the first time he has seen such a scene. Even in the Ruhr Derby, Dortmund fans did not make trouble around the bus. England fans It seems to be more fanatical. But he turned around and glanced at Rakitic. Instead of being nervous, he showed some freshness and excitement. Zhou Tiancheng quickly closed his eyes and took a deep breath for two seconds, forcing himself to adapt quickly.

This is Anfield! The catchphrase is as familiar in the football world as the song You'll Never Walk Alone.

An hour before the game, the Schalke team took the visiting team bus to the stadium on Anfield Road. The name of the stadium was derived from the name of this small street when it was first built, but now the word has been completely associated with Liverpool.

In the passageway in front of the locker room of the stadium, the eye-catching slogan Here is Anfield is also hung. The legendary Liverpool coach Bill Shankly personally created a famous saying that is widely circulated. Generations of Liverpool players will remember who they are fighting for when they see this slogan, and for the visiting team from afar, it is also a must-win declaration to defend the home court.

In the locker room of the visiting team, Slomka closed the door to isolate the interference of the home fans outside, glanced at the faces of all the players, and suddenly stared at Zhou Tiancheng and asked, Zhou, can we win today?

Ah... yes! Zhou Tiancheng replied reflexively.

Reason? Slomka continued to ask.

Uh, I think we... are stronger. Zhou Tiancheng's brain was working fast. He is not a Liverpool fan. Apart from Gerrard, he is not familiar with the changes of Liverpool in the past two seasons, so he held back for a long time to come up with such a The jack-of-all-trades answer.

Slomka's eyes became playful. He didn't intend to let Zhou Tiancheng go, and then asked: If Gerrard and you are one-on-one now, do you have the same confidence? Where does your confidence come from? ?”

Zhou Tiancheng held his forehead for three seconds and replied: I know him, but he may not know me. This is my chance. He is very strong, but you have to try to know if you win or lose.

Slomka nodded, looked away from Zhou Tiancheng, and raised his voice to emphasize to everyone: Did you hear it? Do what Zhou said! Show your strength! Even if you lose this round, the initiative to qualify is still In our hands, what pressure do you still have? Only active offense can cause trouble, show our attitude! We are the number one in the Bundesliga, and the time has come to show their fans the highest strength of the Bundesliga. This is Anfield, but today we It is to capture here!