Zhou Yi was going to find Klopp after the training ended, but he was found by Klopp before the training began.

"Are you free?" Klopp put his hands in his pockets, tilted his head to look at Zhou Yi, who had just changed into the training suit.

"Yes." Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, then nodded. The training had not started yet, so of course he had time. Besides, the head coach didn't even go to the training ground. Even if the training time began, I'm afraid he couldn't start training...

"Okay, there is something I want to talk to you and listen to your thoughts." Klopp made a gesture, and the two of them walked a few steps to the side and came to a secluded corner where there were no ones to facilitate their conversation.

"What do you think about the team's situation this season?" Klopp did not say nonsense and started straight to the point.

Zhou Yi was also used to the head coach's speaking style, so he didn't talk nonsense, but answered directly: "We are a little unlucky this season, and the players were injured too much."

"Well..." Klopp nodded and said. "Do you think we should make some trade-offs?"

Klopp asked very directly, because he had discussed the team's tactical issues with Zhou Yi before, and the two sides had such experience and foundation in dialogue. Many times, Klopp did not regard Zhou Yi as a simple player, otherwise he would not have gone to discuss the issues with him.

"I am very proud, coach, it's too early to consider making choices now." Zhou Yi said something.

Klopp did not show a very surprised expression, as if he was not very surprised by Zhou Yi's answer.

"We just obtained the right to qualify for the Champions League group and are still tightly chewing on Bayern Munich in the league. We haven't even passed half of the league, and no one knows what the future will be. If you consider giving up a certain game now, I'm afraid I will regret it in the future. Anyway, I have confidence in the team's future." Zhou Yi said what he said in his heart and looked at the head coach.

As he said to Cortana, he has the power to suggest, but whether he listens to his own advice is the head coach's business, and he cannot force others to listen.

If Klopp still wants to give up a certain event, he can only choose to accept it and try to play the game well. This is what a player should do. He can't openly disobey, right? Although some people on the Internet joked that Zhou Yi is a "ball dominant", Zhou Yi does not want to be that kind of "ball dominant".

After listening to Zhou Yi's words, Klopp explained: "If you want to say early... our plan must be made in advance. In addition, I don't know if you noticed that the team's desire for victory is obviously not as strong as before..."

"Of course, some people seem to have lost motivation. But I think not everyone is like this... Actually, I have never figured out this question..." Zhou Yi said. "Why do you lose motivation after you win a championship? Does anyone think it's good to have one championship, but you are not interested in winning more championships?"

After hearing Zhou Yi's rhetoric, Klopp laughed: "Yes, I can't figure out why this is the case."

"I don't know what others think, coach, but I still like championships and want to win more championships. So I don't want the team to give up a certain game early - if we don't win the championship in the end, I hope it's because we're trying our best, not giving up early. At least, I won't regret it if that."

After Zhou Yi finished speaking, he looked at Klopp and said nothing.

Klopp also fell into silence.

Quiet between the two.

It took me a long time to finally come to my senses. He waved his hand to Zhou Yi: "Okay, you go to train first."

Zhou Yi then turned around and walked towards the training ground.

He didn't know if his words were really listened to by Klopp, nor did he know if he could really change the head coach's mind. But he did everything he should do, which was enough.

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During the next training, Zhou Yi did not see any changes in the head coach's idea. But this is normal. It only took one day, so how could it be seen?

Zhou Yi expressed his opinions and completed the task. He originally wanted to talk to Klopp about this issue, but he didn't have to force the head coach to make adjustments. He just wanted to express his opinions, hoping to have some impact on the head coach's decision.

There is not much time left for Zhou Yi to pay attention to this issue.

Soon, Dortmund will set off to play the league away.

In this away game against Hoffenheim, Klopp used a rotation. Many players who participated in the last game against Galatasaray did not enter the starting lineup, some did not even make the 18-man roster, and did not go away at all, but rested at home.

There are two club World Cups waiting for them next, so Klopp certainly needs to ensure that the players get enough rest.

While rotation may cause the team to play hard on the road, Klopp has no choice.

Of course, he did this not mean that he gave up the game. At least Zhou Yi appeared on the starting lineup.

In addition, Yan Min also started again - he performed well against Galatasaray in the last game, which also won him the opportunity to start continuously.

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As people worried before the game, Dortmund, which had largely rotated, did not play well away, and they were stubbornly blocked by Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim played very fiercely. Just eleven minutes into the game, their forward Kevin Walland received a yellow card for actively fighting in the frontcourt.

In the 17th minute, their high center Sven Seplock took advantage of a cross from the wing to head the ball to the goal guarded by Langerak - in this game, even goalkeeper Weidenfell sat on the bench. Generally speaking, it is difficult for goalkeepers to participate in the rotation, and Klopp has even rotated the main goalkeepers, which shows how unfavorable the current schedule is for Dortmund.

After leading Hoffenheim became more and more excited, and the players were running and fighting more actively.

In the 37th minute, Kevin Walland scored his second goal for Hoffenheim. Before the first half was over, the home team Hoffenheim led two goals.

"Although many people have guessed that this game will be difficult, no one expected it to be difficult to play... Hoffenheim has already led two goals! In recent series of intensive games, Dortmund has played very painfully... This season, as a chaser, Dortmund is even more difficult than last season..."

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When the Hoffenheim players celebrated their second goal, Zhou Yi stood on the court with his hands on his hips.

Unlike the commentators' belief, he was fully prepared for the difficulty of this game. In the simulation game, this situation occurred many times.

The team is really tired, and even if it is rotated, it has not improved much. Because in terms of bench thickness, Dortmund is actually not strong - it was OK, but after many main players were injured, the bench thickness was suddenly thinned.

These are objective difficulties, but Zhou Yi cannot give up subjectively.

If he wants to win the league championship, he will never surrender now. No matter how difficult it is, it will not work.

He just expressed his inner thoughts to head coach Klopp, and said all his bold words, not wanting to give up in advance.

Do you have to slap yourself in the face so soon?

Of course not.

Zhou Yi turned his head and looked at Yan Min. Yan Min also started in this game. When he was behind 0:2, he still had no frustration on his face - he still looked the same.

Zhou Yi laughed.

Yan Min is really a magical person. I really don’t know where his fighting spirit comes from...

But this doesn't matter, what's important is that he has fighting spirit, that's fine.

The game hasn't even ended in the first half. As he told head coach Klopp, it's too early to judge that the team can't win the game.

Yan Min's fighting spirit can play a very important role.

Next, as long as there is a chance to counterattack, Zhou Yi will try his best to pass the ball to Yan Min, and then use Yan Min's own speed and breakthrough to threaten Hoffenheim's defense line.

This is indeed very effective.

The connection between Zhou Yi and Yan Min posed a great threat to Hoffenheim's defense line.

Especially after leading two goals, Hoffenheim seemed to feel that he was sure to win. It was not a problem to win the exhausted Dortmund, so he relaxed a little.

This gave Zhou Yi and Yan Min the opportunity to show their strength.

Zhou Yi and Yan Min's performance in turn stimulated other Dortmund players.

Seeing that Zhou Yi and Yan Min did not give up, what reason do they have to give up?

Although Zhou Yi does not wear the captain's armband, he is very prestigious in the team.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zhou Yi is simply a role model for the team.

So Dortmund's entire team was excited and launched wave after wave of offensives towards Hoffenheim's goal.

When Hoffenheim reacted, they were already suppressed by Dortmund and could not raise their heads. They wanted to regain their advantage, but it was not as simple as they thought.

They can only shrink in their half and stick to it hard, hoping to defend until the end of the first half and then make adjustments.

When the game reached the 44th minute, they were about to succeed, but they lost the ball.

Zhou Yi passed the football to Yan Min during the offense. Yan Min used his personal breakthrough to tear open Hoffenheim's defense line, and then passed the football to the middle. The striker Siber, who started in this game, shot with a shot and the football flew into the goal!

"Siber! Dortmund scored a goal! But unfortunately, the first half is about to end. Dortmund played very well during this period. After conceding two goals, they seemed to wake up. After continuous bombing, they finally exploded Hoffenheim's goal. The only regret is that the first half is about to end, and Dortmund's good momentum will be suspended. Hoffenheim ushered in a precious breathing time, and after fifteen minutes of halftime break, how the situation will change, it's hard to say..."

Duan Xin felt sorry for Dortmund. This goal came too late...

Most people's ideas are the same as Duan Xin. For example, Hoffenheim's coaching seat, although he lost the ball, head coach Gistor was not very upset. Although he was dissatisfied with the team's goal, he quickly cheered up and began to plan how to make adjustments at the halftime break to curb Dortmund's offensive.

Even in his opinion, conceding the ball at this time is a good thing for his team - because it can wake up players who were too relaxed before.
Chapter completed!