Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 171 The Crucial Battle
In terms of team winning odds offered by major bookmakers this season, the defending champion Bayern Munich is the only one, and their odds of winning the championship are at the top of the list. Ladbrokes is 1 to 1.44, and William Hill is 1 to 1.40. , far ahead of the other teams in the Bundesliga, there is no way, who makes them the class bully, and the odds of winning the championship at the beginning of almost every season are ranked first.

Behind Banba Bayern Munich are Werder Bremen and Schalke 04. Ladbrokes' odds of winning are 6.00 and 9.00 respectively, while William Hill is 7.00 and 10.00 respectively, ranking second and third.

From the unanimous opinion of gaming companies and outside media, Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 are still far from the championship, but the two teams are definitely strong contenders for the Champions League qualification in the new season. Strong dialogue has attracted widespread attention.

However, given that Werder Bremen is at home and Schalke 04 is short of major generals, the outside world is not optimistic about Schalke 04's away trip. Gaming companies are also generally optimistic that Werder Bremen will win, with a draw and an away loss. The odds are higher.

There are also players from the two teams who have played for Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen respectively. Ernst and Kristajic have played for Werder Bremen, and Ozil of Werder Bremen has played for Werder Bremen. Paul and Bernisch also played for Schalke 04.

They were the focus of the reporters before this game. Ozil felt bitter about Schalke 04 abandoning him, and said arrogantly: "I like playing against my old club very much. This kind of game is a lot of fun, especially in the Home." Another former Schalke 04 player Bernisch also said confidently: "I am very confident in the home game, and we will take all three points at home."

Presumably because of them, Schalke 04's Ernst was much calmer. He said: "Werder Bremen is very capable, but we are not bad. I believe we can win the final victory!"

As for Schalke 04's main player, Zhang Yuan, who is also the focus of everyone's attention, Zhang Yuan said in an interview with domestic reporters: "Although we are short of major generals, I believe we can still win the final victory because we are a whole. "

Afterwards, the German media also interviewed Zhang Yuan and asked about his views on this round of competition. Zhang Yuan still said with certainty: "We will win the competition!"

"So what do you think of Mesut Ozil's comments?"

"His comment? I'm sorry, I only care about myself!" Zhang Yuan knows about Ozil's affairs quite clearly. To be honest, Ozil is a genius, but Schalke 04 has let him go. This is the past. , although Zhang Yuan didn't understand whether the high-level officials were stupid and let Ozil go.

In his mind, there are still two midfield images of Ozil and Rakitic who are full of organizational ability and creativity, so that would be great.

On August 8, in the locker room of the visiting team at the Weser Stadium, Schalke 23 players were making their final preparations. Rutten clapped his hands and kept saying words of encouragement, hoping to boost everyone's morale.

In fact, he didn't need to do this at all. The morale of the players was very high. Almost everyone present today had experienced the disastrous defeat of last season. Many of them felt the same as Zhang Yuan and wanted revenge.

Digan was very unfortunate in this game. Hewedes recovered from his injury in time. He performed very well in this game and was dropped by Rutten.

Although Digan was unhappy, he still obeyed the coach's decision and worked hard in training. Although he was a substitute this time, it might be me next time.

Players on both sides stood in the player channel. Zhang Yuan finally observed Ozil at close range. Ozil did not start in the last game. This time Ozil started. The reason for starting is because of Werder Bremen’s midfield core When Diego went to the Olympics, Schaf put Ozil in the position of the attacking midfielder.

Ozil looks like an alien, this is Zhang Yuan's first feeling, and he also feels that Ozil is actually a little nervous, saying that he likes to fight against his old club, but this is the first time after all , It is estimated that he has not adjusted his mind for the time being.

After playing, half of the Weser stadium was cheered, half booed, nothing to say, the cheers were naturally for the home team, and the other half was for the visiting team Schalke 04.

Zhang Yuan will not be swayed by these boos, he has even been to the Westfield Stadium and the Nou Camp, he has a big heart.

"Let me introduce to you the two teams in this game. The first is the home team Werder Bremen, the goalkeeper Wiese, the right back Pasanin, the center back is Nardo and Prodell, the left back Bernisch, In the midfield, the defensive midfielder Bowman, the central midfielder Frings and Jensen, the forward midfielder Ozil, and the forward line is Pizarro and Rosenberg's partner." The domestic sports station also broadcast the game live, Duan Xuan first introduced the starters of the two teams.

"For Schalke 04, due to Neuer's injury, Schalke 04's starting goalkeeper for this game is Schober, right back Westermann, center backs Bolton and Hewedes, left back Pan Del, midfielder Ernst, central midfielder Rakitic and Kobiashvili, and Chinese players Zhang Yuan, Kuranyi and Altintop Jr. on the front line."

"Both teams are doing their best in this game. It seems that everyone wants to score three points. Werder Bremen has another UEFA Champions League qualifying match against Atletico Madrid in the middle of next week, but this game Schaaf didn't mean to stay strong. Schalke 04 had serious injury problems before. Coach Rutten's formation was greatly restricted. The lack of Jones' midfield interception should be said to be a boon to Schalke 04. The impact is still relatively large. Director Tao, what do you think about this game? Who do you think is more likely to win?" Duan Xuan asked the guest Tao Wei's opinion.

"This game is very important for both teams. Werder Bremen had a guest at Bielefeld in the first round and only got a draw. The result was not ideal. Schaff's team needs This game is to boost the morale of the team. Rutten is the new coach of Schalke 04. This match against Werder Bremen is a test for him. Can he survive this time without a major general? Difficulties are an important weight to evaluate his coaching ability. He also needs a victory to prove his coaching ability and establish his authority among the players. However, in this kind of strong dialogue, I think it is difficult to guess who will win and who will win. Whoever plays better is most likely to win." Tao Wei talked about his views.

This season, Schaff's life is not easy. The club has no money. The only money invested in the summer transfer is to spend 200 million euros to introduce central defender Prodl from the Austrian football club Graz Storm. According to his own ideas, he very much hopes to introduce a team. The famous striker, Klasnic left this season. The original "KK" combination killed the Quartet in the Bundesliga. Now that Klose has left Munich, it will be difficult for Klasnic to return to his previous level after a kidney transplant.

Since the club has no money, it can only rent back the old player Pizarro from Chelsea. Pizarro is a very capable player, but he is nearly 30 years old. Yes, but now he has no choice.

Compared with Schaff, Rutten's life is much easier, but who knows that Schalke 04 suffered an injury crisis at the beginning of the season. The hurdle at the Weser Stadium is really difficult. Indeed, as Tao Wei said, 3:0 The victory over Hannover is really nothing. This game is where Rutten really proves his worth.

So Rutten basically sat on the coaching bench in the last game, but in this crucial battle, he couldn't do it on the coaching bench. He was directing the game from the sideline coaching area at the beginning of the game.

After the opening game, Werder Bremen took advantage of the home court to attack Schalke 04 in the half. Schaff's 442 diamond midfield style of play is very distinctive. The creative attacking midfielder has Micoud in the front, Diego in the back, and Ozil now. They all have a characteristic of creativity and strong passing ability. Diego is also very outstanding in shooting.

In terms of wing attack, Schaff has high demands on the two full-backs, and the frequency of assists is very high.

This is the most basic offensive thinking of Schaaf's team in the middle and wide. In addition, there are some small details. In the midfield, Frings is an all-round midfielder with an excellent overall view. He can not only assist the midfielder Bowman in defense, Also has excellent midfield organization and scheduling ability.

Bowman is the spiritual leader and captain of the team. He can not only relieve the pressure on Frings on the field, but also lead the defense to resist the opponent's attack. However, as he grows older, his physical conditions are weak. The decline, this year Werder Bremen's defense will withstand a great test.

(End of this chapter)