Chapter 163 The opponents of the German Cup
Although it is amazing to equalize the game when you are four goals away from home, Dortmund has also paid some price.
For example, Weidenfeller will continue to miss the next round of home match against Inter Milan.
That is still a tough battle, and the next time I fight, Inter Milan will probably not underestimate the enemy so much. There will be less opportunities left for Dortmund.
In addition, in the league, because he had just experienced such a difficult game, Klopp made some rotations against the lineup, and Zhou Yi did not appear in the lineup.
Almost half of the main players are either on the bench or in the stands.
In the end, in the ninth round of the league, Dortmund was tied 1:1 by Hoffenheim at home.
This result also led to Dortmund only staying at the top of the league standings for a week. After the draw, they accumulated 22 points. Mainz beat Leverkusen 1-0 away in this round, scored three points, accumulated 24 points, and re-ranked first.
But Klopp doesn't care about this.
It's not bad to be ranked second, after all, the league is still long. In the second half of the season, it's better to compete for the first place in the league from the second in the league than to compete for the first place in the league from the eleventh in the league. Bayern Munich ranked 11th after this round of league ended.
Only Dortmund has maintained good momentum in the Champions League and the league in Germany this season.
Bayern Munich won consecutive games in the Champions League group stage. Currently, they have three games and three wins, ranking first. However, their performance in the league is not very good. In the nine rounds of the league, they only earned 12 points with three wins, three draws and three losses.
The other team that participated in the Champions League Schalke 04 was even worse. Although they ranked second in the Champions League with two wins and one loss, their ranking has dropped to 16th place in the league, and there are only 18 teams in the Bundesliga. They have fallen into the relegation zone
The head coaches of both teams are under tremendous pressure now.
Comparing it with them, Klopp was very satisfied with Dortmund's current situation.
Two wins and one draw in the Champions League group stage. Ranked first in the group. Seven wins and one draw and one loss in the league. Second in the league, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?
Next, three days later, there is a not-so-important match in the German Cup.
Klopp decided to participate by mixing substitutes and second-team players.
On the one hand, because the opponent is too weak
Offenbach's kicker is a team from the German third-level league, that is, the German League C.
To deal with a German-Central team, there is no need to make a big move to dispatch all the main lineups.
On the other hand, it is because the next tenth round of the league is the second and first place in the league. Dortmund will go away to challenge Mainz, who is in an unexpected state this season. This game is worthy of attention for Klopp.
He certainly cannot let the main players consume their energy in a match against a League C team.
The third reason is that Klopp doesn't attach much importance to the German Cup now. He can't be busy with the league and the Champions League, so he just kicks the German Cup.
Zhou Yi found in the virtual space that he could choose Offenbach's kicker as his opponent. However, he did not choose to play with this team. His idea was similar to Klopp.
On the one hand, the opponent is too weak, and it has no meaning to play with them, and it cannot improve one's own strength.
On the other hand, it is better to waste time. If you have this time, practice more long passes by yourself, isn’t it better?
So after seeing a new opponent, he threw it aside and continued his training.
It wasn't until two days before the game that he was curious about how weak the team's data was.
As a result, he was shocked as soon as he opened the list of players of Offenbach's kicker because he found a very concise name in a messy German name, with only six letters, and was separated, with three surnames and three names.
pansun.
Pan Sun
Zhou Yi thought the name looked familiar, and then he remembered that foreigners were used to turning Chinese names upside down, so the correct way to pronounce it should be sunpan
Sun Pan
Zhou Yi took a moment, and quickly clicked in and took a closer look.
When Sun Pan's virtual image appeared in front of Zhou Yi, his chin almost fell to the ground.
At that moment, he had the impulse to withdraw from the virtual world, then got up, turned on the computer, and went to QQ to ask Sun Pan.
Aren't you at Chelsea Youth Team
How could he play in a German C team
Could it be that you have a twin brother who also plays on the goalkeeper
Zhou Yi resisted this impulse and continued to watch.
Goalkeeper.
Height and weight are similar to Sun Pan, whom he knew, but the data has changed a lot and he has become a little confused.
Although Zhou Yi did not confirm, he could already be sure that this was absolutely impossible. Which twin is the same name? This parents are too unreliable.
But why did Sun Pan appear in a German-Central team?
Zhou Yi really couldn't understand this.
However, since Sun Pan is in this team, Zhou Yi is interested in playing a game with this team.
So he entered the game mode.
After ninety minutes of the game, Dortmund finally defeated Offenbach's kicker 3-0.
Judging from the strength gap between the two teams, this shouldn't have been like this.
It's too few to win only three goals.
However, after Zhou Yi played this game, he felt that it would make sense to win only three goals, because Sun Pan's performance was really good. He saved a lot of Dortmund's shots from high and low blocks.
From this simulation game, we can see that Sun Pan and his previous achievements have improved a lot.
Since everyone went their separate ways from reality shows, he has never watched Sun Pan play football. His impression of Sun Pan's goalkeeper is still in reality shows. Now it seems that the huge changes in data make sense, and Sun Pan's ability has improved a lot.
Zhou Yi was also happy to see his friends performing such outstandingly.
He hopes that everyone can make their own world.
The next day, Zhou Yi's first thing after getting up was not to wash up, but to call Sun Pan.
"Zhou Yi, call me so early, Gaha." Sun Pan's Northeast dialect rang on the other end of the phone.
"Is it possible that it is not dawn in London at this time?" Zhou Yi asked.
"Ah, yes, it's a little gray." Sun Pan stuttered a little.
When he heard Sun Pan stuttering, Zhou Yi felt that there must be a ghost, because Sun Pan stuttered only when teasing Guo Nu, which was because he deliberately imitated Guo Nu. In addition, he stuttered because he was unnatural when he spoke. This straightforward Northeastern man seemed not good at lying.
"Where are you now?" So Zhou Yi asked directly.
"In London, what's wrong?"
"You're not in Germany"
"Germany, Germany"
Stammered again.
Zhou Yi decided to go straight to the point: "Are you playing at Chelsea or Offenbach now?"
Sun Pan on the other end of the phone was stunned for a few seconds and then exclaimed: "Damn, how did you know?"
"Nonsense, our opponent in the next German Cup is Offenbach kicker. We will get the player list. Your kid's name is as dazzling as the fireflies in the night. How could you not know?" Zhou Yi said lies more naturally than Sun Pan, which made Sun Pan unable to doubt at all.
But in fact, there is a list of opponent players. If there is one, it will only be in the coaching staff, and as a player, he will not be able to see it. Of course, he can't tell Sun Pan that he discovered him in advance in the virtual space, which is too terrifying.
"It's not fun to rely on, it's not fun at all," Sun Pan shouted. "I also said I'll give you a surprise. Then I will appear in front of you and scare you."
"Haha." Zhou Yi smiled slightly. "I can tell you in advance that I shouldn't be on the roster in this game. So you can't give me this surprise in person."
"Why am I going?" Sun Pan was surprised to hear Zhou Yi say this.
"When playing with a German C team, do you still need me to play in the next round of the league? It's the top spot in the Bundesliga. It's definitely more important that game. I have to keep my energy in that game." Zhou Yi said proudly.
"Damn" Sun Pan was very unhappy. The surprise plan he had planned for a long time was so convicted.
"Hey, aren't you at Chelsea? Why did you come to Germany?"
"I'm on loan. I've performed well in the youth team last season, which impressed the club's senior management, so I decided to train me so I loaned me." Sun Pan began to brag.
Zhou Yi helped out: "I really think you are worth training. I will rent you to the German third-tier team. You didn't get the belly of many ignorant girls in London, but you ran to Offenbach, a place where no birds do not shit to hide from love debts. Then where is Offenbach?"
"Damn, don't judge a gentleman's belly by his villain's heart. I'm a seven-foot man. How can I not be responsible if I get too big?"
"This is not worthy of pride, okay?" Zhou Yi felt that Sun Pan had made all the key points wrong.
"How did you play in Offenbach?" he asked again.
“I haven’t played the game yet”
"You also said that Chelsea value you." Zhou Yi didn't know what to say. "If you really value you, at least you must ensure your appearances in the loan contract."
"Go, I don't care. I have to use my own hands to catch the opportunity by myself."
Chapter completed!