Football: The national football team was expelled and rewarded with a long-range goal card Chapter 033

In the locker room, Klopp was earnestly explaining tactics, and the players listened intently.

“Did you all understand?”

“Understood!”

The players shouted in unison.

Klopp nodded in satisfaction, “You all remember, tonight I only want victory!”

“Understood, boss!”

“This is Westfalen!”

“We won’t let them leave unscathed!”

Klopp nodded in satisfaction, “Get ready and go out, don’t keep them waiting too long!”

With that, he was the first to leave the locker room.

The other substitute players followed him out of the player tunnel.

Substitutes and coaches enter the field early; only the starting players of both teams wait in the tunnel to enter with the referees.

As Ye Chen passed through the tunnel, he was suddenly bumped by a black player.

Sankoh glared at Ye Chen, looking fierce, and said, “Kid, watch your leg!”

This was a provocation from Sankoh.

Ye Chen knew that he would face such targeting until his strength was recognized.

But he wasn’t afraid. Looking at the fierce Sankoh, Ye Chen calmly said, “Bring it on!”

Seeing Ye Chen’s disdainful expression, Sankoh was instantly furious!

Why was this guy so arrogant?

Just a hat-trick in the last game?

What’s there to be proud of?

If it were me, I’d… Forget it, I won’t compare myself to him!

I’m a defender, I can’t compare goals with a forward!

Just don’t let him score today!

Sankoh thought to himself.

In fact, there’s a pecking order in Europe.

White people look down on black people, black people look down on yellow people, as for yellow people… they are accustomed to accumulating strength and then astonishing everyone!

Ye Chen’s excellent performance in the previous game had caught the attention of coaches from various teams, especially Augsburg’s head coach, Lucien Favre!

And Favre had specifically instructed Sankoh to pay close attention to this kid’s shooting.

According to Favre’s judgment, Ye Chen should be a starter.

After all, Lewandowski’s form was very poor in the last game, and with two games in three days, he should logically be rested.

But he miscalculated; Ye Chen didn’t get a starting opportunity. It seemed Klopp didn’t recognize his strength much…

Currently, Augsburg was ranked sixteenth after seven rounds. Although they hadn’t won a single game, they had drawn four, which was decent for a newly promoted team.

Normally, it would be unrealistic for a newly promoted team to get three points at Westfalen, but since Dortmund had two games in three days and had just suffered a major defeat, Favre had a small idea.

Take a gamble, and a bicycle can turn into a motorcycle!

Ye Chen didn’t know much about this team; he didn’t recognize a single player among their starting eleven.

Their strength was probably just average.

But as soon as Ye Chen walked out onto the field, he was truly startled by the enthusiastic atmosphere.

The game hadn’t even started yet, and the fans were already setting off fireworks.

The entire stadium was ignited with passion!

In fact, at Westfalenstadion, there’s a south stand that can accommodate a total of 25, 000 people, and there are no seats, so everyone watching the game in the south stand must stand for the entire match!

And this stand is home to Dortmund’s most loyal fans!

Of course, the south stand is also the fundamental reason why Westfalenstadion has become Europe’s top “Devil’s Home Ground.”

As Klopp emerged, the fans were already cheering his name.

For Klopp, they only had adoration.

After all, it was he who led this young Borussia Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga!

In fact, Ye Chen’s resolute decision to come here was also partly due to “Uncle渣” (Klopp).

It wasn’t that he liked Klopp as a person, but rather that his coaching style and habit of using players perfectly suited Ye Chen’s taste.

In his tactical philosophy, the team should achieve total attack and total defense, and because of this, he habitually uses younger players with more abundant stamina.

Ye Chen felt that he could grow rapidly under him!

Just like in recent training sessions, Klopp had corrected Ye Chen’s positioning and ball handling several times.

Of course, this is a coach’s ability to develop players; he uses his experience to make players better.

In Europe, when it comes to player development, Guardiola is naturally the best, and Klopp is also among the top three.

After all, players generally improve when they join his team…

The atmosphere at Westfalenstadion was very enthusiastic, but Ye Chen’s appearance did not cause a stir among the fans.

However, when Kagawa appeared, the stadium DJ loudly called out his name, and the fans gave him warm applause.

Clearly, Shinji Kagawa had already conquered the fans here with his own feet.

The match quickly began.

Augsburg did not give up the game; instead, they adopted a very low stance from the start, setting up a defensive counter-attacking formation.

Ten of the eleven players on the field were defending.

Ye Chen sat in his spot, observing the game. Before the match, Klopp had instructed Ye Chen to observe and learn from Lewandowski’s positioning.

However, breaking down a compact defense is a world-class problem. The Dortmund players on the field tried long shots, crosses, and corner kicks, but the effects were all very ordinary.

But now, they could only wait for the opponent to make a mistake.

As long as they could score the first goal, the opponent would panic, and then they could exploit the gaps to score a few more.

Lewandowski on the field was clearly working very hard, but several of his shots were not hit cleanly.

Part of it was a stamina issue, and another part was a mental issue.

Playing for a European giant, any small problem will be infinitely magnified.

Therefore, giant clubs are actually not suitable for the growth of young players.

Back to the game!

Just as the game reached the 23rd minute, Lewandowski pulled to the left to receive the ball, Perisic sent a through ball, and Lewandowski quickly charged forward.

But Augsburg’s left-back, Marcel de Jong, slid in directly, kicking the ball out of bounds first, but due to inertia, he collided with Lewandowski!

Lewandowski fell heavily to the ground, wincing in pain.

And when Lewandowski landed, he also landed on De Jong, and both of them were groaning on the ground.

The team doctor quickly entered the field for treatment. Seeing this, Klopp immediately called Ye Chen to warm up.

So early?

Even Ye Chen himself was a little surprised.

“System, this wasn’t arranged by you, was it?” Ye Chen asked in his mind, a little bewildered.

“The system only acts on the host and will not affect anyone else in this world!”

“I was just joking with you, why are you so nervous!” Ye Chen was a little happy that Lewandowski was injured and made a joke with the system.

As for why he was happy…

This was a rare opportunity to play!

Augsburg made the first adjustment, substituting Tobias Werner for Canadian international De Jong, while Lewandowski got up from the ground and gestured that he didn’t need to be substituted.

Klopp also called Ye Chen back.

But Lewandowski was limping.

Dude, get off the field quickly. If you force yourself to play while injured, it will only worsen the injury!

This was Ye Chen’s heartfelt thought.

Although he was in competition with Lewandowski, he hoped it would be a healthy competition.

Just like Messi and Ronaldo, they are rivals to each other, which pushes them to grow.

The main thing was that he wanted to earn a starting position fairly, rather than being “given” a starting spot because Lewandowski was injured!

…

On China Sports Channel 5, Huang Jianxiang’s partner today was the famous commentator Zhan Jun!

“Friends, we notice that although Lewandowski has received treatment from the team doctor, his running is still not very natural!” Zhan Jun said while observing, “However, Dortmund really can’t afford any more injuries right now. Barrios’s injury has already made the forward line stretched thin. If another forward gets injured, Dortmund will only have Kuba and Ye Chen as forwards!”

Huang Jianxiang also nodded, “But it seems he can’t hold on anymore. He’s sitting on the ground, signaling for a substitution!”

“The fourth official on the sidelines has also raised the substitution board, number 16 Ye Chen replaces number 9 Lewandowski!” Zhan Jun said passionately, “The moment countless viewers in front of their televisions have been waiting for has finally arrived! We just don’t know if young Ye Chen, playing his first home game, can shoulder the task of scoring for Dortmund! Let’s wait and see!”

On the sidelines, Ye Chen took a deep breath.

Only after the team doctor helped Lewandowski off the field from the other side did he step onto the pitch!

This was his first match at Westfalenstadion, and he had to give it his all!

The kind where not a single drop is left…