Zhou Yi was right. Yan Min’s affairs were not a big deal. After saying everything, it was over. The game was over and the defeat was decided. What’s the point of discussing these things now? Be more active and look forward.

Besides, there is a more important game waiting for everyone next time. If you still focus on the past game, you will miss the hot topic of Ruldby.

Due to the ups and downs of Dortmund's performance this season, it can even be said that it is in poor condition recently, so this Ruhr derby has also attracted much attention.

Schalke 04 is a home game. Can they defeat Dortmund at home and end the embarrassing record of Ruld's unbeatable in recent seasons?

Can Dortmund use the Ruhr derby to complete a key turning point? Or will this Ruhr derby become the last straw that crushes Dortmund, leaving them deeply trapped in the quagmire, unable to extricate themselves and accelerate their fall?

In such an important game, whether a core player is absent or not is of course likely to determine the outcome of the game.

Since Zhou Yi was injured in the Champions League group stage against Naples, he has missed four league games, one German Cup, and two Champions League group stages.

This is the most games he missed since playing in the first team at Dortmund.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this is the worst injury Zhou Yi has suffered in his career.

So can Zhou Yi come back in the game against Schalke 04?

There was also endless debate among the media and the fans.

"... Zhou Yi has been practicing with the team for more than a week, and his physical fitness should have met the requirements for playing games. Why can't he play? If Arsenal did not play for the sake of conservativeness, he has been resting for another half a week, so why can't he play yet?"

"...It's hard to say, so I just took three more days off. What's the use? Not to mention the physical condition, I just said that I was injured for a month and had only been practicing with the team for a week. How good can I be in? The Ruhr Derby is not an ordinary game. In such a critical game, I have to force the game if I don't recover to the best. What if I don't perform well? Will Zhou Yi take the blame for the team's failure?"

"Actually, what is most worrying is Zhou Yi's injury. Dortmund is too evil this season, with many people injured in succession. Gundogan's small injury ended up like this. Will Zhou Yi become the second Gundogan?"

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"I don't want to, but it's really worrying. The cervical spine problem can be big or small. Dortmund's official government has no clear statement. The more they do, the more worried it is..."

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It is not just the media and fans who are concerned about whether Zhou Yi can play. In the group "Exclusion of Lao Guo", everyone is also concerned about Zhou Yi's injury recovery.

Yang Muge asked in the group: "Zhou Yi, can you play in the weekend league?"

His questions immediately attracted the attention of others.

"Yes, yes. You didn't even play against Arsenal, but Dortmund lost. If you don't pay Schalke 04, you will lose to Lao Yang!" Sun Pan didn't bother to watch the fun.

Zhou Yi thought about what Klopp had talked to him alone after training today.

Klopp announced his plan and then hoped that Zhou Yi would cooperate.

"...I know you are good friends with Yang Muge of Schalke 04, and you must have a private relationship. I also know that cheating good friends is not a good thing, but this time, I hope you can keep your mouth on him, Zhou Yi. In the next game, we can't afford to lose, and we don't want any surprises. Do you understand?" Klopp said in his eyes.

Of course, Zhou Yi understood that he was not a blind man or a fool, so how could the team’s recent situation be unclear?

So he nodded and said, "Sir, you misunderstood me. I don't mind 'deceiving' good friends."

He spread his hands out.

Faced with such a "shameless" Zhou Yi, Klopp didn't know what expression he should make...

Zhou Yi said in the group: "I don't know. Now the coaching staff and the team doctor have not given me a definite statement. Today, Dr. Braun said that I should be able to play, but the coaching staff did not put me in the main team during the training arrangement... So I don't know what's going on..."

Zhou Yi did not say directly: "Of course I won't go there!"

If you answer so simply, it will easily make people feel that there is a fraud.

Zhou Yi, who plays midfielder, is good at playing tactics, so why can't he understand such a simple question?

So he said something ambiguously, so that people would not easily guess his purpose, but instead became more realistic. This answer fully reflects Zhou Yi's entangled mentality of wanting to play but likely not being able to play.

Even Yang Muge felt a little sorry for Zhou Yi after seeing Zhou Yi's answer.

"Damn, can't I go there yet? Zhou Yi, you won't be the same as Gundoan, right?" Sun Pan was also surprised.

"Stop teasing, how is that possible! I feel that my health is fine, but I don't know what the coaching staff thinks..." Zhou Yi's decisive answer at this time actually strengthened the authenticity of his previous statement.

The normal idea of ​​a player is of course not to want his injury to be as good as possible. So if Zhou Yi admits that he is seriously injured, it will be a bit artificial and false, which will make people suspicious.

If Zhou Yi wants to confuse Yang Muge, of course he cannot change his style significantly.

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"Yang, what did Zhou Yi say?"

The next day, Yang Muge was pulled by head coach Jens Keller on the side of Schalke 04's training ground.

"He said he didn't know either. He felt that his body had recovered almost, but the coaching staff hadn't made up his mind whether to let him appear." Yang Muge answered honestly.

Just as Zhou Yi had no psychological burden for "deceiving" his friends, Yang Muge was not resistant to helping the coach find out about Zhou Yi.

It's nothing for each of them to win the team. Moreover, he didn't do anything to be sorry for Zhou Yi, he just asked about Zhou Yi's situation.

However, Zhou Yi is actually much more scheming than Yang Muge...

After listening to Yang Muge's answer, Keller fell into deep thought.

What does Zhou Yi mean by this answer?

He felt that his body had recovered almost the same? What does it mean? Can he appear?

But it seems that the coaching staff has not made up their minds yet? What does the Dortmund coaching staff mean?

Appear or not?

Regarding whether Zhou Yi appears, it is indeed the focus of everyone's attention recently.

Keller also has his own judgment on this.

He thinks...

"Coach?" Yang Muge's voice interrupted his thoughts. He then realized that Yang Muge was still standing in front of him. He had already obtained the information he wanted, but he didn't seem to waste each other's time. So he waved to Yang Muge: "Thank you, Yang. Go and train!"

"Okay." Yang Muge didn't talk nonsense to Keller, turned around and ran back to the training ground.

Seeing Yang Muge simply return to the training ground, without any nonsense complaining, Keller thought that Yang Muge was really an honest person, and had never caused trouble for the coach in the team, and was very low-key.

So Keller didn't believe that Yang Muge would lie to him. What he said must be the original words Zhou Yi said to him. The information would not be fake.

It is precisely because Yang Muge is honest that Zhou Yi probably wouldn't have thought that Yang Muge would be arranged to inquire about him, right?

When facing his friends, he can't lie, right?

After confirming that the information source is correct, Keller continued to analyze possible results.

He thought Zhou Yi's words should be true. His body may meet the requirements of being able to play, but whether he can play games depends on the arrangement of the coaching staff.

What would the Dortmund coaching staff think?

Keller combined previous information and then analyzed it himself. He felt that Klopp would not take risks in this game.

What they value more is a long-term healthy Zhouyi.

In terms of the importance of the game, Keller does not think that the Ruhr derby is necessarily more important than the Champions League match against Arsenal.

After all, the winner of the Ruhr Derby cannot affect much, but if Dortmund loses the Champions League and fails to qualify from the group in the end, how much money will the Dortmund club lose just money?

It was previously reported that in order to allow Zhou Yi to play in the Roul derby against Schalke 04, Klopp deliberately gave up the game against Arsenal.

Keller didn't believe this.

Now that there is information from Zhou Yi’s personal statement, Keller is more convinced of his judgment. That is, Klopp does not intend to let Zhou Yi play in the Ruld Derby.

In this way, the training he arranged for the team before for Zhou Yi when he was not present was not in vain...

The preparations for the Roul derby were held before the start of the Dortmund match against Arsenal.

Now he just needs to confirm.

It was confirmed, and the result was reassuring.
Chapter completed!