Midfielder Ruler

As Tang Zheng and Dortmund completed their contract extensions, those clubs that had thoughts about him shook their heads helplessly.

They had to re-find players and strengthen the team.

In this summer, the player with the highest transfer value is Argentine golden boy Aguero from Atletico Madrid, who joined Manchester City for 45 million euros.

Also leaving is goalkeeper David de Gea, who joined Manchester United for 20 million euros.

Atlético Madrid, who received the money, did not put it in their pockets and wait for it to depreciate. Instead, they immediately spent 40 million euros to buy striker Falcao from Porto and 12 million euros from Galatasaray. Arda Turan, Gabi was bought from Zaragoza for three million euros.

Tang Zheng's good friend Sanchez joined Barcelona with a variable clause of 26 million euros plus 4 million euros. Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas returned to Barcelona with 39 million euros, of which 5 million euros came from his own pocket. It's amazing.

Another La Liga giant, Real Madrid, continued to wave their checks after buying Sahin. They bought Coentrao from Benfica for 30 million euros, repurchased Callejon for 5 million euros, and 10 million euros. Bought the 18-year-old French central defender Varane from Lens.

The purchasing power of the Bundesliga this summer is not strong, and only Bayern has tens of millions of euros in expenditure.

They spent 22 million euros to poach captain Neuer from Schalke 04, and 13.5 million euros to buy Manchester City's central defender Jerome Boateng, who has German nationality.

In addition, there is no tens of millions of transactions.

The Premier League is still the super predator in this summer's transfer window, with frequent transactions.

Serie A, which has been surprising so far, has unexpectedly surpassed La Liga to become the league with the second most spending in the European transfer market.

Ligue 1, which has been unable to become a predator in the European transfer market, surpassed the Bundesliga this summer and became fourth.

Tang Zheng, who returned to Dortmund to complete the contract extension with the team, did not continue his vacation, but stayed in the Stobelari training center.

Dortmund next season will have greater challenges. He must return his body to a competitive state suitable for the game as soon as possible.

According to the plan, the team will regroup on July 10 to prepare for the German Super Cup at the Bayer Arena in the second half of the year.

And before that,

Dortmund still has the Telecom Cup to play.

The Telecom Cup competition system is rather strange. The first half and the second half are only half an hour each, which is of little significance to the participating teams.

Even if there is, it is only for training and grinding, because no one will inject too much energy here.

Before Dortmund gathered to prepare for the 2011-2012 season, Dortmund's official website once again announced the joining of two newcomers. This year, the 21-year-old Nuremberg midfielder transferred for 4 million euros.

The other is Lowe of Chemnitz, who joined for only 200,000 euros.

This transfer is very targeted. With the captain Dede terminating his contract and leaving freely, it is time to find a substitute for Schmelzer.

In the summer of 2011, the overall structure of Dortmund did not change much, and some were just repairs to various lines. Even if Shaheen, one of the players who played the most games last season, left the team, it would not have much impact on the head coach Klopp .

While Tang Zheng was training alone at the Stobelari Training Center, his business manager Chen Jia also used his contacts to attract advertisements as much as possible.

The French shampoo brand Clear has great interest in Tang Zheng, and they intend to sign a commercial endorsement contract with Tang Zheng.

Unlike Cristiano Ronaldo, the number one star in global promotion, Tang Zheng's promotional efforts are limited to Asia, specifically China.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo has a huge fan base in China, compared to Tang Zheng, his degree of recognition in China is not as high as Tang Zheng, so Qingyang executives hope to sign Tang Zheng to completely open up the Chinese market.

The two hit it off!

Tang Zheng didn't bother with the specific details, he only needed to attend the press conference and sign his name in the contract.

Two million euros per year, the two parties signed a two plus one endorsement contract.

Afterwards, the sports equipment supplier Nike very much hoped to renew the contract with Tang Zheng when there was only one and a half years left in Tang Zheng's contract, but Chen Jia couldn't see Nike's sincerity towards Tang Zheng at all.

Tang Zheng has made remarkable progress in these two seasons. He won the European Golden Boy Award in 2009. He was the best rookie of the Bundesliga in 2010 and ranked among the top three best players. This summer he was officially named the best player of the season by the Bundesliga.

Dortmund's ability to win the Triple Crown in the past 2010-2011 season was directly related to Tang Zheng.

Moreover, he is only 22 years old this year, and the evaluation price of the famous German website "Transfer Market" has also reached 45 million euros.

The renewal price offered by Knike is only 2.5 million euros a year, with an annual increase of 15%. The two parties will renew the contract until 2016.

This is still far from the minimum of 4 million euros in Chen Jia's mind and an increase of 20% per year, so the contract renewal negotiations between the two parties have come to a deadlock.

Chen Jia was not worried about this.

Tang Zheng's outstanding performance in the Bundesliga, local German sports brands Adidas and Puma have seen it. They are also trying to poach Nike and sign Tang Zheng, but the price has not yet been negotiated.

At the beginning of July, Chen Jia brought two pieces of good news to Tang Zheng in the United States. The famous beverage supplier Coca-Cola was willing to sign a contract with Tang Zheng at 1.2 million euros per year for two years.

The other one is Xuanmai Chewing Gum, one million euros per year, signed for two years.

This price tag is not very high, but it is not low either. You must know that Yao Ming's Coca-Cola endorsement fee was only one million US dollars per year.

Whether it was Clear shampoo, Coca-Cola, or Xuanmai chewing gum, Chen Jia didn't let Tang Zheng sign for more than two years, because she was optimistic about Tang Zheng's sports career prospects.

She firmly believes that in the near future, Tang Zheng's market appeal will definitely be stronger!

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In a blink of an eye, Dortmund's pre-season training time for the 2011-2012 season arrived.

Except for Barrios who will represent Paraguay in the Copa America, all other players will return to the team.

On the day of returning to the team, many players showed signs of losing their shape, except for Tang Zheng, who maintained his figure very well, just like the start of the league.

When Hummels saw Tang Zheng in the Stobelari training center, he exclaimed: "Oh-my-god! What are you kidding? This summer, he went around trying to make money with endorsements, yet his figure didn't go out of shape? Too bad It's unscientific!"

Others like Sven Bender, Schmelzer, and Lewandowski did not speak, but their expressions betrayed their thoughts.

Tang Zheng shrugged his shoulders and gave a contemptuous look: "I have been working hard in the Stoberari training center for half a month, and I still insist on high-intensity training every day. How can I be like you? Are there any comparisons? Is there a comparison? sex?"

Only then did everyone give such an expression...

Pirlo, who came to the Stobelari training center early, nodded secretly when he saw Tang Zheng who was in good shape.

He knew that there was nothing wrong with his choice this summer!

According to the club's past practice, the head coach Klopp introduced new players to the returning players on the day of the training camp.

Among these new aids, the most eye-catching is undoubtedly the former AC Milan star Andre Pirlo who joined Dortmund on a free transfer this summer.

"welcome!"

Tang Zheng walked towards Pirlo and gave him a big hug.

Immediately, Tang Zheng gave the former Nuremberg midfielder Gundogan a hug: "Don't be cautious, everyone will be brothers from now on!"

Dede left Dortmund on a free transfer this summer, and the first captain naturally became Sebastian Kyle, but he has a relatively reserved personality and likes to do things in a low-key manner, so the matter of welcoming new players fell to Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng and Pirlo have known each other for a long time, and have talked many times in the social network since then. He is mainly responsible for the somewhat introverted Gundogan.

Besides, Pirlo is an old monster in football, and he doesn't need others to take the initiative to speed up the pace of integration into the team like Gundogan who was born in the 1990s.

Another point is that when Jing Duoan came to the team, he probably couldn't play the main force. The defensive midfielder positions include Sven Bender, Kyle and Pirlo, and Tang Zheng can also play the defensive midfielder, but he was pulled to the front most of the time last season. The waist position, which means that Gundogan can only play a rotation at most this season.

This is also the trouble of coming from a small team to a big team, and you have to adapt slowly.

Before the official start of the 2011-2012 Bundesliga season, in addition to the Telecom Cup and the German Super Cup, Dortmund did not have any warm-up opponents, but comprehensively focused on the recovery and strengthening of the players' physical fitness.

At the same time, with the arrival of Pirlo, Klopp's team tactics have undergone some changes.

There is no doubt about Pirlo's ability, so it is necessary to formulate a set of tactics for him without affecting Tang Zheng's performance.

Tang Zheng often likes to return to the midfield to take the ball and organize the offense when the frontcourt is restricted, and Pirlo is the kind of player who is good at sorting out the offense.

In this way, the functions of the two overlap somewhat, which is equivalent to waste.

Shaheen gave up performance because of his personality and age, but Pirlo can't treat him like this, he must pay attention!

Unless, the state is really declining very seriously.

"Headache!"

Klopp rubbed his temples with the index fingers of both hands.

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Dortmund's first match after regrouping was the Telekom Cup at the Allianz Arena.

The Telecom Cup is an event sponsored by the German telecommunications giant t-home. In addition to Bayern, three teams are invited every year. This year, the teams invited are Dortmund, Mainz and Hamburg.

The difference from regular competitions is that the Telecom Cup game lasts for 60 minutes, that is, half an hour each for the first and second halves. If the winner cannot be determined within 60 minutes, it will go directly to three rounds of penalty shootouts until the winner is determined. until.

Teams don't care much about games like these that can only test summer signings and run-in players. Dortmund sent a large number of substitutes and young players.

The same is true for Mainz, which is drawn against Dortmund, but in order to test the coexistence of Tang Zheng and Pirlo, Klopp led the starting lineup.

So the central 5 commentator He Wei joked when he saw the starting lineup: "Dortmund is a bully!"

Tang Zheng was the best player in the Bundesliga last season, with 20+ goals and assists. Pirlo is a famous star. Facing Mainz, whose average age is less than 23 years old, He Wei is not to blame. would be so ridiculous.

Relying on their advantages in organizing and attacking, Dortmund defeated Mainz 2:0 and advanced to the final.

Although the game was won, Klopp had a headache.

Before the start of the game, Klopp's tactical arrangement was very clear, but Tang Zheng had become accustomed to retreating to organize the attack when he was instructed by the key points in the past two seasons, and he couldn't change it for a while.

Tang Zheng's retreat will inevitably affect Pirlo's performance.

In another semi-final, Bayern Munich lost 1:2 to Hamburg.

A day later, the 2011 Telecom Cup final kicked off again at the Allianz Arena.

Klopp tried to temporarily put Tang Zheng on the bench, his position was replaced by Gotze, and Pirlo partnered with captain Kyle.

The game process was obviously much smoother than the previous game, even smoother than last season's game.

This... is Pirlo's ability!

But Klopp couldn't let Tang Zheng sit on the bench, not to mention that the fans didn't agree, and the club's top management didn't agree either.

The highest salary in the Bundesliga, playing as a substitute?

Moreover, Tang Zheng's abilities are fine, but he and Pirlo are not calling for the time being.

Tang Zheng replaced Pirlo in the second half. The game may not be as smooth as Pirlo's presence, but it is more aggressive.

In the end, Dortmund defeated Hamburg 3:1 in the final and won the third Telecom Cup.

After the Telecom Cup, Dortmund is preparing for the 2011 German Super Cup.

Since they won the domestic double last season and grew up according to relevant rules, their opponent in the German Super Cup is Leverkusen, which ranked second in the league last season.

The venue for the match is the Bayer Arena.

During the three days of actively preparing for the Super Cup, Klopp racked his brains.

In his heart, Tang Zheng and Pirlo's coexistence problem is no less difficult than the England national team's dual virtue coexistence problem.

In fact, in the final analysis, Tang Zheng was too comprehensive.

It doesn't matter if the ability is too comprehensive, the problem is that every aspect is done very well.

Throughout the 2010-2011 season, Tang Zheng was the midfielder with the most goals and the most assists in Europe.

No matter which coach it is, Tang Zheng's various abilities cannot be ignored.

On the eve of the German Super Cup, Klopp chose the next best thing, the two have a clear division of labor, and the well water does not violate the river water.

Tang Zheng concentrated on participating in the attack in the midfield, and Pirlo was responsible for connecting, sorting out and transferring long passes.

However, a new problem emerged in this German Super Cup held at the Bayer Arena, that is, the lack of activity brought about by Pirlo's rising age.

Without Tang Zheng's retreat, Pirlo is not enough to bear the heavy pressure.

The Bundesliga emphasizes physical confrontation, not to mention that Pirlo is over 32 years old, his physical confrontation ability is not strong, he can only sort out offense through passing.

Therefore, when he was heavily marked, Dortmund's offense could not be launched smoothly.

Leverkusen at home played very aggressively, and Dortmund took the lead in conceding a goal away!

The coexistence of Tang Zheng and Pirlo must be resolved!