Chapter 248 This is really not revenge
Shinji Kagawa ran back and gave Zhou Yi a hug.
"Thank you, Zhou Sang!"
Zhou Yi patted his back and said, "Where is it? This is your own ability. How beautiful is the one who has passed Mertesacker! It's like Walcott passing me, haha!"
Shinji Kagawa also smiled.
Other teammates flocked to surround them and celebrated the goal together.
Although winning a draw in the end has no impact on the team's qualifying situation, who would miss this opportunity if he could win?
A victory is always better than a draw. They are not close to Arsenal, and they don’t have to consider Arsenal’s fate.
"Zhou Yi's assist! Another backcourt steal!" He Ping was very excited. "I wonder if Wenger really regrets this scene now?"
The TV broadcast happened to give Wenger a close-up shot. Obviously, the live director of this game is also a very understanding person. He knows the recent story between Arsenal and Zhou Yi.
Faced with the loss of the ball in the final countdown, Wenger seemed very angry. He slapped hard and then shouted. No one knew what he was yelling, but looking at his movements and expressions, everyone knew that he was very upset.
In a critical game, Arsenal lost two goals in a row while leading, and the second goal was scored by his cousin at the last moment, so he didn't even leave time to equalize the score!
Can he not be angry?
He was so angry that he was about to explode.
What the hell is going on?!
Actually, it’s easy to find the reason. Just ask the youth training director Liam Brady.
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In the stands, Arsenal fans were silent, and they couldn't believe that their team could still lose to Dortmund at home.
Arsenal scout Allen Powell sighed softly in a quiet crowd.
This scene was really not what he wanted to see, but he saw it.
If Liam Brady had agreed to the conditions offered by Zhou Yi, how could there be such a sad story like today?
That's right, the special genius clause has only one place per season, but isn't this quota just for the real genius? Compared with the players in the Arsenal youth training camp, isn't Zhou Yi a real genius? What is Zhou Yi not worthy of using the special genius clause?
As a result, because of Brady's stubbornness, Arsenal missed such an excellent genius player.
Powell also read their answers to the interview. Brady dared to say that he didn't regret it?
Now? I won’t regret it after looking at it again!
Powell looked back at the rostrum. He didn't know if Brady would appear there, but unfortunately he couldn't see Brady's expression.
Powell has resentment towards Brady because because of him, he missed an opportunity that could become famous all over the world. He can no longer say that Zhou Yi was mined and brought to Arsenal...
In the future, Zhou Yi became completely successful and famous. People read about the old stories about Zhou Yi and interviewed people related to Zhou Yi, but they would not have anything to do with them.
Moreover, Arsenal also gave himself an enemy for no reason.
There is no stupider choice in this world...
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After Shinji Kagawa scored, the game ended. Arsenal had only time to kick the football out and had no chance to organize an offense.
After the game, Zhou Yi was once again stopped by reporters in the mixed zone.
A reporter asked Zhou Yi if he had the pleasure of revenge when he helped the team defeat Arsenal away. Zhou Yi shook his head quickly: "No, no, what you said is too exaggerated. I have no hatred for Arsenal. I have said it before? I didn't choose Arsenal, and I have their own reasons for not choosing Arsenal. This is not a problem."
"Is it the head coach's arrangement for sudden defense during the game?" Some reporters are also more concerned about the changes that Zhou Yi showed during the game.
After all, the grudge between Zhou Yi and Arsenal has become an old topic, and there is no newness or popularity.
"Yes, it was Klopp's arrangement." Zhou Yi said.
"We also saw your changes in the second half, and your performance in defense is getting better and better, but before that I think everyone would think you are not a defensive material..."
"Yes, including myself, I think so, just look at my little body." Zhou Yi laughed at this point. The reporters who interviewed him also burst into laughter. There are not many star players who are willing to laugh at themselves. "But I think that's just a misunderstanding. In fact, nothing is impossible and impossible in the football world. I'm very happy that I played in this game."
After answering the reporters' questions, he waved his hand, saw the reporters goodbye, and left the mixed area.
After the game, Dortmund's head coach Klopp once again answered the reporters' questions about letting Zhou Yi go to defend.
"...I think Zhou Yi has his own unique advantages in defense. I'm very happy. I saw it in the game. Will Zhou Yi become a full-time defender? Of course not! What do you think of?" Klopp smiled. "Zhou Yi will not become an engineer-type midfielder, which will waste his talent in offense, but being able to become a midfielder with balanced offense and defense will help his room for improvement..."
Wenger was once again besieged by reporters at the post-match press conference, so there is naturally the question about Zhou Yi.
Although Zhou Yi was very open about this matter and didn't think it was a big deal, the reporters wanted to create gimmicks. Naturally, Zhou Yi didn't cooperate, so they forced them to use gimmicks.
Wenger did not cooperate, even though he lost the game, he insisted that he did not regret the club's decision.
Of course, he couldn't admit that he really had a little regret in his heart, that was, he was hitting the youth training director Liam Brady in the face. How could the two of them cooperate in the future?
But it doesn't matter if he doesn't admit it. The reporters can figure out a lot of things from his expression and attitude.
So the next day, when British newspapers all over the country reported the game, they focused on the past of Zhou Yi and Arsenal.
"…Wenger said he didn't regret it? But I think he was just a stubborn duck. He couldn't admit it on the surface, and I'm afraid his intestines would be regretful at this time, right?"
"Liam Brady did a good job in Arsenal's youth training supervisor. To be fair, I don't want to blame him or something, but to be honest, just to be honest, at least in the matter of Zhou Yi, he made a mistake. Arsenal lost an excellent talented player and was also in a embarrassing situation in the Champions League!"
Fortunately, it was just an embarrassing situation, not a dangerous situation. This is the only place where Arsenal supporters can feel relieved. Although they lost to Dortmund at their home court, their rival Marseille also lost 0-1 to Olympiacos at home.
What does this mean? It means that Arsenal also won the right to qualify in the group one round ahead of schedule. Because even if Arsenal lost to Olympiacos in the last round and Marseille defeated Dortmund away, the two teams scored the same point, but in terms of mutual victory and loss, Arsenal will have the advantage of one win and one draw, and will also eliminate Marseille.
So although he lost to Dortmund in a bad manner at home, he still got the right to qualify in the group, and Arsenal could breathe a sigh of relief.
However, if they qualify as the second in the group, they will encounter any powerful opponents in the knockout stage.
Dortmund, who has qualified from the Champions League group stage for two consecutive seasons, obviously can no longer trap them in the Champions League group stage.
Everyone is thinking about how far Dortmund can go in the knockout stage. Last season, Dortmund won the quarterfinals all the way until it was not favored by others, which scared many people.
This time, I wonder if they can scare more people...
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Back to the league, in the 14th round of the league, Dortmund will face Schalke 04 at home, excluding the Super Cup, which is the first Ruhr derby of this season.
Although they are all Ruhr derbys, the importance of the Super Cup is obviously not comparable to that of the league.
Schalke doesn't have to play in the Champions League this season, but they play in the Europa League, but their performance in the league is much better than last season.
It can be seen that the intensity and pressure of the Champions League are indeed unmatched by the Europa League.
This season, Schalke ranked fourth in the league, with 25 points.
After the thirteenth round last season, where is Schalke 04? The 15th place in the fourth to last place, with thirteen points.
Chapter completed!