Chapter 56 The Core of Dortmund U19
When Zhou Yi and Mark went out to warm up, Mrs. Wagner shouted at the first time: "Mark! Mark! Look here! Here!"
She stood up in the stands, waved her arms vigorously, and shouted to the court.
She wanted Mark to know where they were sitting so that he would not have to be distracted from looking for them during the game.
Sure enough, after hearing her shouts, Mark looked up and found his mother, father and sister in the stands, so he waved to them excitedly, indicating that he had seen it.
Zhou Yi next to them also greeted them.
Seeing that the two teenagers were greeting him, Mrs. Wagner sat down with satisfaction.
The mission has been completed, so wait for the game to begin now.
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Zhou Yi looked around the stands while warming up. The Berlin Olympic Stadium, which can accommodate 75,000 people, seemed empty. After watching, it was obvious that there should be no more than 5,000 spectators on the scene.
Although I also saw cameras and broadcast equipment on the sidelines, Zhou Yi also felt that there shouldn't be too many people watching the live broadcast of the game in front of the TV.
Live TV is just to reflect the importance of the Youth German Cup final, but it is impossible for the audience to watch the TV station.
Zhou Yi asked himself that he would not be interested in the Youth German Cup.
After arriving in the first team, everything will be fine.
How can I go to the first team?
It's very simple, just perform well.
How to perform well?
Win the championship!
Isn’t it a good opportunity right in front of you?
No matter how difficult it is to win this Youth German Cup champion, Zhou Yi does not intend to let go.
This can be said to be his first stepping stone to enter the first team.
For this game, Zhou Yi has been preparing for the virtual system for more than a week, and he has not even been so serious in the first two Ruhr derbys.
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When he returned to the locker room, head coach Yebala's expression was still quite serious.
"The opponents are not weak, they were the champions of the U19 National League last season. But remember, you are also very strong!" He encouraged the players.
"No team that can reach the final is a weak team, so if you think your opponent is strong, you might as well think about yourself. You are also very strong. We have been preparing for their tactics for a week, and everyone has worked very hard this week. I believe that as long as you can perform normally in the game, you will be able to defeat your opponents," he said.
Then, Yebala talked about the tactics of this game: "...Their tactics are high-pressing, which we have already trained in targeted training. In short, remember that in this game, you must be more adventurous, dare to go forward and cooperate with Zhou Yi."
Speaking of this, Yebala turned her attention to Zhou Yi.
The core of Dortmund's midfielder at U19 is now Zhou Yi. Although Gotze is more famous, Gotze has no objection to this arrangement, including Gotze.
Zhou Yi is responsible for using his passes to control the rhythm. If you have the spirit of adventure, you will pass more directly.
But it would be useless if Zhou Yi just made a direct pass alone, and the team needed to cooperate, otherwise he would have to make mistakes again and again.
So whether to take risks is not a matter of one person, but a matter of the whole team.
Yebala wants to make it special in this game because if there is not enough coordination and terrible consequences of choosing to take risks will immediately occur.
You know, Freiburg's high-pressing tactics determine how fast they counterattack after grabbing the ball.
In this regard, Freiburg is an expert.
After reminding the players to pay attention to this point, Yebala relieved everyone's pressure.
"Of course, we don't worry too much. After all, we are the offensive side. As long as you can do your own good and play at your own pace, Freiburg can only passively respond."
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Meanwhile, in the locker room at Freiburg U19, their head coach Streich is also emphasizing the tactics of the game to his players.
"Based on our observations and analysis of their previous games, we can see that the real core of this team is not Gotze. It's him." Christian Streich said, pointing to the name on the tactical board, which is located above the middle circle of the court.
"Zhou Yi. He is the core of Dortmund's team, and Dortmund's passing organization is all based on him. This is different from when we met them last season. This person's characteristics are good passing in the middle and short distances, good at discovering space and opportunities on the court, flexible running positions, but his shortcomings are also obvious, and his body looks very thin. Therefore, his physical ability is not strong. As long as you can hold on to him in the game and interfere with him with your body, it can affect his performance."
Streich said so much about Dortmund's core.
Because there is really nothing to say. Zhou Yi has outstanding advantages, but his shortcomings are also obvious, and it is very simple to deal with, just stick it on.
But he would like to say more about Gotze next time.
Because Mario Gotze is more comprehensive than Zhou Yi, he can pass the ball like Zhou Yi. Of course, maybe the pass in positional battles is not as good as Zhou Yimiao, but it is not bad. He can also drive the ball and break through, and he can also shoot and score.
There is a reason why such a player can become a genius that attracts attention throughout Germany.
Just last summer, Gotze won the U17 European Cup with the German U17 youth team, which is enough to show his strength.
It has distinct characteristics from Zhou Yi but is also simple to deal with. Gece is more comprehensive, so it is not easy to curb him simply.
So Streich almost talked about Gotze in the next time.
For Goze, Freiburg's players obviously listened more seriously...
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Although this is a Youth German Cup final that few people pay attention to, the procedures that should be taken in the final are all necessary.
The players starting from both sides have to wait in the player channel, waiting for the referee team to take them out.
And just as the players on both sides are waiting in the passage to appear, who is the most attractive?
It's not Dortmund's talented player Mario Gotze, but... Zhou Yi standing behind Gotze.
As the only eastern part of the two teams, Zhou Yi has a high turnaround rate.
When any Freiburg player passes by him, he will think of the head coach telling them that this thin person is Dortmund's midfield core, and he will not help but turn his head to look at him, wanting to see what secrets are there in this kid's thin body that can make him the core of Dortmund.
They had always believed that Dortmund's core should be Gotze.
But when Dortmund broke into the final of the Youth German Cup and became their opponent, they realized for the first time that such a drastic change had taken place in the Dortmund youth training camp - a Chinese man took the position of Gotze and became the core of this team!
Wouldn't Gotze have any comments on this?
Zhou Yi smiled at first, but later when someone looked at him, he simply said in German: "Do you want to take a photo? It's not expensive, five euros at a time." He also gave five fingers.
The other party showed a look of "Are you crazy?" and then walked away from him.
"Hey, Zhou Yi, five euros are not cheap at a time." Gotze, who was standing in front of him, turned around and said to him. "It's only less than one euro to go to a public toilet."
"Mario, do you think taking a photo with me is the same as going to the bathroom, right?" Zhou Yi rolled his eyes.
"I don't mean that..." Gotze defended. "But if any fans ask me for a photo, I won't charge you."
Zhou Yi patted Gotze on the shoulder, and said with a close sister's expression: "Mario, you can't do this. You are a talented boy in German football. You can't do this..."
Gotze looked confused: "What's wrong?"
"If you do this, someone will say in the future: 'It's cheaper to take a photo with Mario than to urinate me!" Zhou Yi said seriously.
Hearing the conversation between these two people, the Dortmund U19 players around him couldn't help but burst into laughter. The anxiety and tension of participating in the Youth German Cup final for the first time disappeared into the laughter.
The Freiburg player next to him looked confused - are these two really teammates? Before the finals started, the opponent seemed to be in an internal strife...
They suddenly thought of their previous guesses - it seems that Goce is still resentful of Zhou Yi robbing his core and can't let it go!
The only thing that puzzles them is why these two people have had an internal strife and the other Dortmund players can still laugh?
Are they heartless?
If you take a closer look at the expressions between Zhou Yi and Goce, you will see that they don’t seem to be joking...
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Chapter completed!