Vol 2 Chapter 61: State picks up, greets Derby in Ruhr

Sloemka's statement will naturally make many people unhappy, especially the phrase "the biggest enemy is only yourself", many reporters feel that their home team is ignored.
Sloemka thinks he has the confidence to say this. He knows better than anyone that losing is not the reason for the player's state. It is really just a bit of luck. And luck is sometimes not just looking at one side. Schalke 04's luck in this game is indeed poor, but compared with the trend in the standings, they are lucky. The second-ranked Dortmund was tied 1:1 by Leverkusen at home. Although Schalke's lead was only one point, he temporarily retained the top position.
Stuttgart, who ranked fourth at the same time, defeated Monchen 2:0 at home and once again overtook the tied Wolfsburg in the standings. At present, Schalke maintains 38 points with 11 wins, 5 draws, and 2 losses. The gap between the top three in the standings is only three points. Moreover, Stuttgart and Wolfsburg, including Bayern, ranked fifth, are on the verge of qualifying for the Champions League. Unsurprisingly, the Bundesliga also has only three Champions League places next season (including a play-off place), so the third place competition Even worse than the top.
For the Bundesliga team, participating in the Champions League is not just a face project in the Intercontinental arena, UEFA's solid Champions League participation bonus is not a small temptation. As long as you score in the Champions League, you will be rewarded with 1.7 million euros. The group fee for each game is 340,000 euros. If you win a game, you will receive an additional 340,000 euros. You will tie a 170,000 euros. , You can get a 6 million euro bonus.
10,000 steps back said that even with six total defeats, a prize of 3.4 million euros was credited. This money is enough for the budget-conscious German to buy some practical players with great potential. Because of the Champions League's bonus policy and the Bundesliga's financial environment, new faces of the Bundesliga often appear in the Champions League.
Schalke saw that these teams were torn against each other naturally, this is a situation that only needs to be good, and does not have to look at the face of others. In the past, it was a patent of Bayern for a long time. Feeling cold.
After returning from Hannover, Schalke got more adequate rest than several other rivals. Dortmund, Stuttgart and Wolfsburg were also distracted by the German Cup. In this sense, they were upset early. Not necessarily a bad thing.
Although Zhou Tiancheng does not have the task of the German Cup, he is equally concerned, because every time he plays in the German Cup, Ming Tao and Chen Pengfei will show their faces in the group, and even have to work hard to find some live links to post in the group. , The meaning is obviously obvious, let Zhou Tiancheng cheer for the two of them.
Originally, Zhou Tiancheng was just a word of mouth encouragement. Now that his horizons are high, he is actually not very interested in this game. However, as Darmstadt scored as the German Bundesliga team in the quarterfinals of the German Cup. This dark horse will be given a high degree of attention. Ming Tao and Chen Pengfei, as the key figures on both ends of the offense and defense, have many opportunities to show their faces in the newspaper. Even the national newspapers such as "Photo" and "World News" mentioned them both. Of course, Zhou Tiancheng will definitely be brought together for comparison. Often, he will receive some inexplicable interview calls, but the content is all about Ming Tao and Chen Pengfei. Such calls make Zhou Tiancheng embarrassed and finally face similar calls. He simply resolved in one sentence: I don't know these two people!
Of course, Zhou Tiancheng is not afraid of the misunderstanding between the two, at least Ming Tao should know himself.
Under Zhou Tiancheng's attention, Darmstadt defeated Cottbus at home 2:1. In the same "Chinese derby", Shao Jiayi opened the record for Cottbus, Chen Pengfei passed the shot and the director reversed the game. Later, he won the best in the game.
The most excited about this result is the Chinese media. The Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League are becoming the eyes of the media on Sunday, and the German Cup is seeing Chinese players writing a dark horse legend. This season can be said to be a flourishing age for Chinese players in the European arena. And from this momentum, it is just the beginning.
Of course, for Zhou Tiancheng, he was naturally happy for his buddies, but looking back, he had to help the team return to the track of victory as soon as possible.
Schalke 04 will face Bremen at home in the nineteenth round of the league. Last season's focus battle, this season has lost a lot of suspense as the two teams have different circumstances. Bremen six wins, five draws and seven losses in the first eighteen rounds, only ranked tenth in the league. Although they are not to be underestimated, they are clearly unable to compete with Schalke.
As a guest, he went to Schalke Stadium and Schaff chose a 4-5-1 anti-countermeasures pragmatically. Today is different from the past, and Bremen does not have the confidence to attack Schalke on the road.
Bremen is not as sharp as Schalke 04 in the main scene of the first half, but the scene is not ugly, after all, there are two midfield engines Ozil and Diego. Returning to his hometown, Ozil was very excited at the audience. Several quick counterattacks with a long shot from the ball actually tested Neuer.
"Schalke seems to be stuck in the same dead loop as the last game. They have the advantage on the court, but after an hour of the game, Bremen's several offenses are even more impressive. Sloem If Card can't solve the intensive defense, this will be the dead spot for Schalke's championship~EbookFREE.me~ Marcel Leif said with some concern. Because of Zhou Tiancheng's excellent play, he is now half a sand. Fans of Erke, without prejudice to the neutrality and impartiality of the narrator, he mixed some personal emotions.
But this time Schalke did not repeat the same mistake. Before the end of the game Zhou Tiancheng steals the ball from the midfield and rushes past Diego, Flynns and Mertesacker, rushing into the penalty area and shooting low to complete the lore. Unsurprisingly, Schalke retained a solid three-pointer at the top of the list.
Slomka scored a moment of excitement and knelt towards Zhou Tiancheng in a moment of excitement. This is how he was able to make bold words in front of the media without worrying about being beaten.
At the same time, this victory greatly stimulated the state of the team. In the 20th round of the Bundesliga, Schalke defeated Bochum 2:0 away. The score did not reflect the overwhelming advantage of Schalke. Rakitic, Kuranyi and Purier, who had just joined Dong Dong, have missed at least one must-go goal.
The Schalke media let out a sigh of relief, this state is like Schalke 04 this season. The next round is the most talked about Ruhr district derby. Visiting Dortmund Westfalun is certainly a great challenge, but the Gelsenkirchen media is confident that it may be Schalke’s first in four seasons. The best chance to conquer the Westfalun stadium.