Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 336 The Fallen Wolfsburg
Raiola just started to receive this offer because he was procrastinating. He really didn’t think that moving to Manchester City would be good for Zhang Yuan. In the new league environment and Mancini, who didn’t see each other well, Zhang Yuan might be there again. It will waste a season.

But a few days later, Raiola changed his opinion. Although Manchester City has introduced a lot of forwards, but apart from Tevez, it seems that there is no leader. He believes in Zhang Yuan's strength. It doesn't matter if he is not familiar with the environment. , Tevez didn't quite adapt to the Premier League at the beginning, but he adapted later, didn't he also become the team's thigh? !
Zhang Yuan also has such strength. It doesn’t matter if Mancini doesn’t like Zhang Yuan. Raiola believes that when negotiating conditions with Manchester City, the number of games can be put on the agenda. If they don’t want to add this, It's okay, I really don't want to serve you anymore.

All of the above are reasons for Raiola to convince himself. The real reason is money. Schalke 04 will definitely get 3000 million euros from this deal. This is the liquidated damages clause. According to Magath during the winter break According to the spirit of the latest instructions before, there is no one in this team that cannot be sold, but Neuer and Zhang Yuan are not for sale.

But Zhang Yuan’s not-for-sale product is not up to him. This is the credit of Raiola. He just added the liquidated damages to it. Sustained performance, honestly not expensive.

Even Gomez and Benzema can sell for so much money, there is no reason why Zhang Yuan is cheaper than them.

It is certain that Schalke 04 will get a benefit of 3000 million. The important benefit is Raiola. In fact, Manchester City has not given Raiola any benefits now, but Raiola has a way to make Manchester City willingly give it to himself. Great benefit.

During the second contact, Raiola directly told Manchester City CEO Gary Cook that Zhang Yuan had no intention of leaving Schalke 04 for the time being.

Gary Cook is not interested in Zhang Yuan himself, but because of their boss, Mansur. Mansur is also interested in Zhang Yuan because people he knows well said, but others did not recommend it. Sur himself watched Zhang Yuan's game highlights and thought that this is the next Kaka, Messi, and Ronaldo. The team should invest in such young people.

Cook is naturally very concerned about what the boss explained. It doesn't matter if he doesn't communicate well with the head coach Mancini. He is actively working on this matter anyway.

The answer I got now is no, but Raiola didn't say it to death, but said that he has no plans to leave for the time being.

Cook is not a fool. He is not afraid of digging the wall because the wall is too hard, but he does not have a good hoe!

Manchester City is not very attractive, everyone on the earth knows this, but Manchester City is rich. Now that the team has recruited, its own strength is at least in the Premier League. Schalke 04 is also rich if they have no money. Without the Champions League to play, Zhang Yuan may not necessarily refuse, the key is that Raiola has to get through.

In the football circle, Cook naturally knows some of Raiola's gossip, he has made up his mind to talk to Raiola about treatment, and spend money on Raiola, so that this very annoying fat man Zhang Yuan persuaded.

The terms of Zhang Yuan's contract are kept secret, Manchester City does not know, but Raiola knows that Raiola is now waiting for Manchester City to make an offer for himself, and he will tell Cook about the liquidated damages when it is appropriate. Then let Cook raise the offer.

Schalke 04's next opponent is the defending champion Wolfsburg. After Magath left, they faced the problem of Stuttgart in the third-line battle. The depth of the bench is not enough to deal with the third-line battle. After 22 rounds, Wolfsburg only accumulated 25 points, which is not like a defending champion at all.

But this is nothing, the Bundesliga audience is used to it, this situation may only appear in Bayern Munich, but it is not surprising that it appears in other teams.

Their recent state is not bad, but very bad. They have not won 10 rounds in the league, making many media lament whether the team is going to the relegation zone if this continues.

Under such a bad record, Aminfei obviously can't stay in the position of head coach. He was fired by Wolfsburg in January. Now the team is represented by the head coach of the reserve team, Kostner. , but he still failed to bring victory to Wolfsburg after he took office.

In the 23rd round, facing the strong enemy Schalke 04 and the former Magath, the German media generally did not look favorably on Wolfsburg.

But Schalke 04 is not so easy to take it lightly. Magath said in an interview: "Wolfsburg has a very strong strength. The recent performance is not a reflection of their true strength. In the first round of this season , They defeated us once, now it's our turn to take revenge, I hope the boys can win this game!"

The reporters also asked Zhang Yuan what he thought of the game. Zhang Yuan's answer was exactly the same as that of head coach Magath. He also believed that this must be a difficult game.

Before the match, Magath announced the starting lineup, and Gao Jun was on the list, which made Gao Jun very happy. This was a major event, and he was surprised that he could also play.

In the starting lineup announced by Magath, Gao Jun is not playing the winger he is familiar with, but the right back. The original main force, Rafinha, has been suspended for accumulating yellow cards. Originally, Magath had other options, such as the substitute list. Westermann could play there, but Magath had an idea.

Judging from the daily training, Gao Jun trains actively, runs more, and is willing to participate in defense.

Magath knows Wolfsburg very well. After all, he has only left Wolfsburg for less than a year. The personnel used by Wolfsburg have not changed much from last season. Very bad, the reason is that their defense is really bad. The number of goals conceded ranks third from the bottom among the Bundesliga teams. At present, they have conceded a total of 44 goals, while Schalke 04 is only as many as 15. That's it, only one-third of Wolfsburg.

For this reason, Magath wants to take advantage of this weakness. The two full-backs must make full use of it and boldly advance.

In a comprehensive comparison, Magath feels that using Gao Jun, Gao Jun’s defensive ability is actually not very strong, but this does not matter. The full-backs Magath needs are mainly on offense, and they must be able to run. Although Wolfsburg Offensively he was just as good, but Magath trusted his central defenders and midfield to form a defensive line.

On the afternoon of the 21st, the main event started, and the players of Wolfsburg also took a deep breath. In the midweek Europa League, they drew with Villarreal away. Coach Magath, the old players want to prove their strength and want to tell Magath that you are gone, and we are fine.

So as soon as Wolfsburg came on the field, they attacked very aggressively. Of course, this is their normal state. Otherwise, there would be no top-heavy situation. This problem is really not unique to this season. Wolfsburg's defense is not much better, they also conceded more than 40 goals last season, not one of the few teams conceding the fewest goals.

Because Gao Jun was a rookie in the starting lineup, Costner obviously noticed this. After the opening game, the Wolfsburg team frequently launched attacks on the right side of Gao Jun's main defense, and Gao Jun, who was starting for the first time, was also a little nervous. This position was obviously uncomfortable at the beginning.In the 2nd minute of the opening, Dzeko took the ball from the right and Gao Jun slipped in the penalty area. Fortunately, Wolfsburg had no players to keep up in time.

Zhang was too far away to go up to comfort Gao Jun, while the captain Neuer in front of the door patted Gao Jun and gave him a smiling expression.

This means take it easy and relax.

After the opening 5 minutes, the entire team of Schalke 04 gradually adapted, but generally speaking, Wolfsburg, who played at home, had the advantage. Both sides played conservatively. It was very lively when you came and went .

In the 30th minute, the Schalke 04 team took the lead to break the deadlock. Rakitic took a corner kick. Zhang Yuan scored a header 5 meters from the goal and scored his 16th league goal of the season. Schalke 1-0 lead!

Zhang Yuan was hugged by his teammates and ran to the fans to celebrate. Gao Jun also ran over. On the way back to the court, Zhang Yuan comforted Gao Jun, "Brother Gao, don't be nervous, just get used to it for a while!"

"I'm fine. I was a little nervous at the beginning. There are too many fans!" Gao Jun laughed.

Wolfsburg's stadium can accommodate about 30000 people. This is not a big stadium. Gao Jun is also a member of the national team. I have seen the scene of 3 people. This is really nothing, because of the first game in Europe Because of the tension.

Zhang Yuan smiled and didn't say anything else. It's good that Gao Jun can play well in this game without being nervous. Maybe Gao Jun has another way to the right back. After all, the competition in Schalke 04's midfield is much fiercer than that of defenders.

(End of this chapter)