Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 257 Unwilling

Villarreal went into a frenzy, Pellegrini and his assistant coach Curassis embraced tightly, and their players, whether they were substitutes or main players, all ran towards Llorente .

He was pressed tightly on the grass, and the yellow flags were flying in the visiting team stands. There were many Villarreal fans present today, and the visiting team stands were packed. Although the team is small, their fans are very enthusiastic. Followed the team all the way to Germany.

Now Villarreal's performance has lived up to everyone's expectations. Schalke 85 has almost been declared a death sentence in 04 minutes.

Bolton paid the price for his strong support, and Mulder paid the price for his hesitation!
Pellegrini used his own substitutions to save the team's situation and seized Schalke 04's defensive loopholes.

After the re-kick-off, Pellegrini stood on the sidelines and asked his players to control the ball, not to lose the ball easily, as long as they survive the last few minutes.

Schalke 04 seemed a little annoyed and made consecutive fouls. For this reason, Zhang Yuan, Englar and Rakitic received consecutive yellow cards.

Mulder also lost his sense of proportion at the last moment, and did not arrange a counterattack. Buskens had already left the stands. He knew that the big thing was over, and it was almost impossible for Schalke 04 to come back in this state.

The strength of La Liga is that they do a good job of cooperating in a small area with small skills, and their personal skills are also very good. It is very difficult for Schalke 04 to break the opponent's ball when they are impatient.

Spending the last time in a daze, Schalke 04 was finally eliminated by Villarreal with an away goal disadvantage.

Many Schalke 04 players heard the whistle at the end of the game, and they were lying on the court as if they were sad or relieved. Zhang Yuan covered his face with his jersey so that no one could see his expression. He was trying to control his emotions. tears.

It wasn't because of being eliminated, he had experienced the failure of promotion in Rimini, and that kind of failure was more uncomfortable than elimination.

He wanted to cry because he was not reconciled. He contributed three goals in two games, but he still failed to get the team's promotion.

After celebrating with his teammates, Senna walked towards Zhang Yuan alone. Zhang Yuan had already calmed down at this time, and his jersey had already been put down.

Seeing Senna approaching him, Zhang Yuan also walked over and stretched out his hand first, "Congratulations, Marcos!"

"Thank you! Can we exchange jerseys?" Senna patted Zhang Yuan on the shoulder and asked.

"Of course!" Zhang Yuan took off his jersey and exchanged it with Senna.

Cena held Zhang Yuan's jersey and said to Zhang Yuan before leaving: "Zhang, you performed very well! I believe you will stand on that highest podium one day!"

"Thank you, Marcos! I will continue to work hard, and I hope we will have the opportunity to compete together next time!" Zhang Yuan took a deep breath and said.

Senna left with a smile on his face, who knows next time? !

Back in the locker room, Buskens was already waiting for the players of Schalke 04. He hugged each player one by one and attached words of comfort.

When it was Zhang Yuan's turn, Buskens gave Zhang Yuan a big hug, and whispered in his ear: "I'm proud of you! Zhang Yuan, you made these two rounds not ugly! Don't be sad, in the future You will have many opportunities! Do it well!"

Zhang Yuan nodded, and after showering, he and Mulder participated in the post-match press conference. The best player in this game was Zhang Yuan.

"Zhang, you played very well in the two rounds, but you were eliminated in the end! Are you disappointed with the result?"

"Yes, I am very disappointed! Our opponent is a very strong team, which has brought us great pressure! The opponent has performed better than us, and the promotion is a matter of course!"

"Many fans at the scene today blamed the team's performance at home. What do you think?"

What the reporter said was not true. It is true that Schalke 04's weakness in the home field made the fans dissatisfied, but there were only a few people who booed the home team. In the final stage, the boos of the fans increased. Also heard.

"Today's result disappointed the fans. I can understand their thoughts! We didn't do well!"

"So what do you think of your performance today?"

"Maybe I should do more!" Zhang Yuan answered whatever he wanted.

Schalke 04 is not the focus of attention. Villarreal is more favored by reporters. The reporters not only asked Pellegrini and Senna their views on today's game, but also asked Villarreal Yar's vision for the future.

Mulder and Zhang Yuan tactfully left the press conference first. It's not good to adjust their mood after losing, and they don't want to see their opponents in the same scene.

"Bild" used a photo of Zhang Yuan covering his face with his jersey when reporting on the Schalke 04 match, "Schalke 04 led twice and was eliminated!"

They gave Zhang Yuan a super-high 1 point in this game, and commented on Zhang Yuan: "Boy Lightning is the most shining star in the game. He dragged Schalke 04 ashore twice. He is not responsible for the elimination!"

"Kicker" magazine quoted photos of Schalke 04 players lying on their backs in the stadium. They also gave Zhang Yuan a score of 1. They believed that from the perspective of the personal performance of the two teams, Zhang Yuan was undoubtedly the best. Excellent.

On the pages of the German media, Bayern Munich is the real focus. They beat Sporting Lisbon 7:1 at home, and eliminated Sporting Lisbon with a score of 12:1 in two rounds, creating the difference in the Champions League round of [-] knockout rounds. record.

Bayern Munich is the positive image of the Bundesliga team, so the negative image is Schalke 04. The media have summarized and written about Schalke 04's exit.

It’s nothing more than a few items. The first item is that Schalke 04 ranked second in the Bundesliga last season, and Villarreal also ranked second in La Liga last season. Real has the upper hand. If Zhang Yuan hadn't played so well, you wouldn't have won a draw.

Second, why is the mental state of the team so poor and fragile? !Many media vaguely pointed out that the contradictions of Schalke 04's top management led to internal discord in the team, and they did not know who was instigated by it. Many media pointed the responsibility to Muller. The summer transfer was a failure and was bought at a high price. Both Engelal and Farfan failed to show their worth, did nothing during the winter break, and dug their own walls and sold Ernst, which led to chaos for the team.

Article [-] The acting head coach is, after all, an acting head coach. His level is not high, he lacks sufficient coping methods, and the center and frontcourt are seriously out of touch.

In such an external atmosphere, Schalke 3 challenged Wolfsburg away on March 13. The result was no surprise. Schalke 04, whose morale was hit, lost to the opponent. The score was very open, 04:4, The forward line performed well in this game. Farfan, Zhang Yuan, and Asamoah each scored a goal, and Zhang Yuan also contributed an assist.

On March 3, the fourth round of the German Cup started. Zhang Yuan still started this game. During this period of time, he had been fighting continuously and his physical condition was not very good. As a result, Zhang Yuan’s performance in the whole game was very poor. Schalke 18 lost 04:0 to Mainz in the away game, and lost the opportunity to continue in the German Cup.

According to the normal arrangement, Buskens and Mulder should let Zhang Yuan rest, but their German Cup is their chance to turn around, so they still sent the tired Zhang Yuan on the field, but they still couldn't get rid of the situation of being out. destiny.

On March 3, Schalke 22 finally ushered in the home game. This time Zhang Yuan sat on the bench and Kuranyi served as the starting center.

The Hamburg team, which came from afar, is currently ranked above Schalke 04, 4 points away from Hertha Berlin at the top of the list, and they need these three points.

Kuranyi finally got the hang of it. Schalke 32 took the lead in breaking the deadlock in the 04nd minute of the first half, but the next game entered the rhythm of the Hamburg team. Conceded two goals and finally lost the game.

After the game, the fans of Schalke 04 could no longer restrain their anger. The fans of Schalke 04 can be said to be the most tolerant fans. No matter what, they supported their team from beginning to end. But this season Their behavior is more abnormal, booing their team is not the first time.

The reason is that the team played too poorly. The performance of Schalke 04 in the past few seasons gave the fans too much confidence. It is too high. I always think that the team can at least reach the top three, and the Champions League can at least reach the top 8 like last season.

(End of this chapter)