Chapter 465: At least half a grade down

Zheng Zhi was once again selected as the best team in the Champions League this week, but the best player still does not belong to the Bundesliga team. In the choice of the best player in the Champions League, the Bundesliga players are more disadvantaged, generally Serie A players take such honors , Because Serie A is dazzling enough.
On Friday morning, German sports media reports were basically focused on the Champions League. Germany now has three teams in the Champions League, Leverkusen, Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin. The situation of the three is different, but Bayern Munich is in the most difficult situation.
Bayern Munich had 1 win and 3 draws in the first four rounds, but only scored 6 points. In the first round Bayern Munich 2: 1 PSV Eindhoven, second round Glasgow Rangers 1: 1 Bayern Munich, then at home, Bayern Munich 1: 1 Warren West Asia, followed by Valencia 1: 1 draw. The European runner-up last season encountered an unprecedentedly bad situation. In the next two rounds, they first played Eindhoven away and returned home to play the Glasgow Rangers. In the standings, they were only ranked third. The Glasgow Rangers. With 7 points in the rankings, and Valencia with 6 points in the second, the initiative to qualify is not in their hands.
Hertha Berlin ’s prospects are good, they ranked first in the group with 8 points in the group H, the second place is Chelsea with 7 points, the third is AC Milan with 5 points, Chelsea and AC Milan directly confront in the fifth round, if Hertha Berlin can tie Galatasaray at home and they can qualify early. The most dangerous situation is AC Milan. In the fifth round, they must kill Chelsea at home in San Siro. Otherwise, they can only play in the UEFA Cup. AC Milan play in the UEFA Cup? What a sad thing that is.
Leverkusen's future is the brightest. In the face of the weakest opponent Maribo, they also only need 1 point to advance. Even if it was Lazio in the final round, Lazio has already made it to the group, but it is estimated that Lazio will not give up the first place in the group.
The headline of "Kicker" sounded the alarm for Bayern Munich-Bayern Munich is facing a desperate situation. If they cannot beat Eindhoven in the fifth round, they may have to bid farewell to the Champions League this season.
Similarly, they think that both Hertha Berlin and Leverkusen will be able to score 1 point at home in the fifth round-Hertha Berlin and Leverkusen will not miss the chance to qualify at home, they only need 1 point You can successfully advance to the second stage of the Champions League group stage.
However, they believe that once these two teams advance to the second stage of the group stage, they will face a huge test-if both teams can successfully advance to the second stage of the group stage, they will continue to fight on multiple lines, especially In the Bundesliga, Hertha Berlin will continue to get rid of the nightmare of the relegation zone, and Leverkusen will continue to defend the honor of the top of the list. In the next two weeks, in the absence of Chinese, Leverkusen will face a huge test. Barack will be a key player in the team. Can he lead Leverkusen to continue to win?
"Photo"-The Chinese missed four games due to injury, the opportunity for Barak to lead the single-core team came, Michael Barack will have three to four games to prove himself. Whether you can prove that you are one of the best in the Bundesliga and whether you can prove that you can become the core of Leverkusen depends on these games. The first game was against his old club Kaiserslautern.
Kaiserslautern started with a two-game winning streak, followed by a three-game losing streak, currently ranked 11th in the league, is in the trough, and in the process of updating, Rihagel changed the starting lineup last season, now Almost all of his starting lineups are new faces, and the team continues a victory to reverse the decline. Facing such a team of Kaiserslautern, Waller and his team are still confident. Despite the lack of Zheng Zhi, the team should not be able to overturn the gully at home after experiencing the Dynamo ice and fire experience in Kiev. Even the spinach company is very optimistic about Leverkusen. They opened Leverkusen. In the handicap of one goal and one half at home, I do not believe that Kaiserslautern can make waves on the road.
As Saturday gets closer and closer, the eyes of the media and fans are on the league again,
The preparation on the Leverkusen training ground was very relaxed. After the hard fight in Dynamo Kiev in mid-week, Waller didn't dare to increase the training of the players with a large amount of exercise. Basically, it was mainly recovery.
What makes Waller very happy is that although Zheng Zhi was injured, Lucio returned with a mask. In order to protect Lucio's nose bridge, the doctor specially made him a protective mask, which looks like Zorro.
"Hey, Zorro."
"You will awake a bunch of German girls like this."
Emerson finally returned to the training ground. Although he did not participate in the collective training, he was in a good mood. He played a joke on Lucio.
"I bet there will be many girls writing to you."
"It's time to find a girlfriend."
Hearing such chats, Barak hid far away. His previous incident was still vivid in his mind, and there was a shadow in his heart. He promised his fiancee that he would not engage in other things outside. Concentrating on playing football, next spring, he will become a father, he will try to become a father in advance, to fulfill the responsibility of a father.
He worked hard to train, learn, and challenge himself. Facing Kaiserslautern this weekend, he cares very much. Zheng Zhi's absence does make him feel the pressure. The entire German media is watching him to see if he can lead Leverkusen to defeat the old club, which is a test for him.
He himself was not sure whether he was really ready.
After the training, he habitually went to the gym. At this time, Zheng Zhi should be there. Zheng Zhi was not seriously injured. Maybe he continued training there. This has become the most used scenery in the club, no one is more diligent than him.
Sure enough, he saw Zheng Zhi in the back of the gym. Although his legs and feet were inconvenient, Zheng Zhi still didn't relax his upper body exercises. He was training with dumbbells.
When Barak walked in to him, Zheng Zhi didn't find out, he could imagine how focused he was.
Barak didn't greet him, but spoke directly.
"You know, the whole of Germany is watching me now, and they are eager for me to lead the team to the results."
Er, Zheng Zhi discovered Barak just now, put down the dumbbells, and then sat up.
"and then?"
"I suddenly felt a lot of pressure," Barak took his heart out of his lungs. "This is the first time I have faced this situation. Really, I didn't expect the whole Germany to have such high expectations for me. Originally I thought it was nothing. , But it seems that I am wrong now. They put the responsibility of reviving Germany on me. "
"It's your honor, isn't it?" Zheng Zhi asked inversely. Now that the German talents are dying, Barak is indeed already the best player representative. Who is not optimistic about him?
"Yes, it's my pleasure, but it's also my pressure. What if I don't do well? What should I do? I used to have Zaiho by my side, and now you are by my side, but I never took the team alone. "
Zheng Zhi was silent for a few seconds, and then said: "When the bird grows up, it will definitely leave its parents, and then fly high."
"The flowers that always stay in the greenhouse cannot grow. Everyone can not be born to be a leader. He must go through tempering. You should be grateful for such opportunities, and cherish and do everything. As for the results, Is it really that important? No one is always successful, but his heart must not be defeated. "
"Michael, you think too much."
"Go all out and enjoy the process, don't worry too much about the result."
"Actually, the situation in front of me is pretty good. I believe we can beat Kaiserslautern at home. You have to remember that I'm not around, that is the team's brain. You are not just rushing to find a way to score. You are commanding this team, this battleship, you are the captain, no longer a gunner, not just a repairman, nor a signal soldier. I mean, do you understand? "
"Yes, I understand that, just like you did before, I will try to reach a level like you."
"Yes, what are you worried about? Are you worried that we can't win?"
"You know, even if you play a great game, you may not be able to win because there is only one winner."
"If you can replace me in full, this is really a good thing, I am happy for you."
"Of course, I will not stop, I will continue to make progress, and competition will allow us to grow together."
As a friend and competitor, Zheng Zhi did not avoid this topic. If both can succeed, isn't that the perfect ending? If you have a dark side in your heart and always think about your opponent's abnormal performance, it's too bad.
"Kick it well, it's up to you on the weekend."
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At 16:30 on Saturday, almost half of the Germans were concerned about the game of Leverkusen vs. Kaiserslautern. The live broadcast screen was even switched to the player channel. Barak and former coach Rehag Er hugged together, the two were happy, and the picture was very warm.
but,
After the game started, it was completely different.
Kaiserslautern's style is quite savage. Although he is playing away, he is not gentle at all. Under the attention of home fans, they have fouled up to 8 times in the first ten minutes, almost once a minute. .
Leverkusen led by Barack played very smoothly, which reminded everyone of the game in Dynamo Kiev in midweek. Although the weather conditions were not so bad, the situation on the court seemed almost the same.
Zheng Zhi wore a hood, wrapped in a thick coat and sat on the stands, with Emerson sitting beside him.
"How do I feel like something is going wrong?"
"The situation is a bit bad."
"Does Kaiserslautern want to learn from Dynamo Kiev?"
"Well, Rihagel must have an idea." Zheng Zhi nodded.
Twenty minutes later, Leverkusen still did not organize any decent offensive. The other party knew that Barak was the core of the organization and invested a lot of troops around him. Barack himself was put down 5 times, and at the same time There was no threat from the ball. Instead, he hit a two-footed goal with good quality, but failed to form a goal.
Overall, he can play personally.
But Leverkusen is not good overall.
Waller was very anxious on the sidelines, constantly reminding Barak that he must be calm and not reckless.
The happy teammates in the player channel just now were not friendly to Barak after the game started, and they kept fouling him. Barak could n’t believe everything in front of him every time he climbed up. In order to deal with him, the former teammates were so ruthless and so dark?
If he had been in the past, he would be furious, but he told himself that he must not be impulsive! Even if Waller didn't remind him, he wouldn't get angry. The whole of Germany was watching himself. The more he had to show his true skills, the more difficult it was, the more calm he would have to find a solution to the problem.
However, despite his efforts to restrain himself and perform well, Kaiserslautern did not give him time.
In the 33rd minute, Kaiserslautern intercepted the ball in the backcourt and played a quick counterattack. Latinho sent a straight ball on the left. The striker Tare shook off Ramello and Novotny to rewrite the score. At 1: 0, Leverkusen fell behind at home!
A scene that dare not imagine.
The fans in the stands were disappointed.
"Ugh,"
"Michael really cannot replace Zheng Zhi."
"If Zheng Zhi is present, it is impossible to play so embarrassed,"
"Michael is not Zheng after all."
"You can't do it without Zheng. I feel it has dropped by at least half a grade."
The eyes of the fans are sharp and eccentric. When Zheng Zhi was there, they never thought that the game would lose, but now they have no idea.
"I feel like we are going to lose? Alas, I hope not."
"Balak didn't play badly, but he didn't have the organizational skills of Zheng Zhi. It was not good to play well alone. He had to lead the team. Obviously he failed to lead the team."
"This is too bad."
At the end of the half, Leverkusen is still 0: 1 behind, the score is not what everyone imagined before the game, it seems that Leverkusen is going to overturn in the gutter at home? If you overturn the ship, Leverkusen has only three points left to lead, and the following chasers will get closer.
"Zheng, where are you going?"
"My return trip to the dressing room ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Zheng Zhi left the seat and quickly got out of the exit. He was going to talk to Barak in the dressing room. Things are not so bad to this extent, Pakistan Lack can do better.
In the locker room, Waller was furious against everyone. Zheng Zhi heard it outside the door, but he didn't push the door in immediately, but waited until Waller finished talking.
Everyone saw him coming, and a ray of light habitually appeared in his eyes instantly.
If Zheng Zhi is on the court, the game will not be played like this? Unfortunately, he was injured.
God, if he does n’t play in the next four games, what shall we do?
For Zheng Zhi, they are full of dependence.
"Michael,"
"Let's talk?"