Midfielder Ruler

"Congratulations! Winning the German Footballer of the Year, right...do you have any comments?"

"Don, you kid is actually elected as the German Footballer of the Year. I don't care. You have to treat me!"

"I won't cooperate with you if I don't treat you! If you don't cooperate with you, you won't be able to perform! If you don't perform well, you will be laid off..."

"..."

Tang Zheng won the German Footballer of the Year 2010-2011 season. His teammates congratulated him before the start of training the next day.

For this, Tang Zheng gave a hard look.

Where are these guys congratulations?

It is obvious that this gimmick is used to 'blackmail'!

Subsequently, the coaching staff headed by Klopp also expressed their congratulations, which fully demonstrated the brotherhood between coaches and players.

But the new season is approaching, and Klopp's attention is back to the preparations for the league. As the defending champions, they will start the 2011-2012 Bundesliga season opener at home.

The much-watched opening match naturally needs to be performed well, otherwise the media's out-of-context writing skills are no joke.

Besides, the sooner the coexistence problem between Tang Zheng and Pirlo is resolved, the better, otherwise, once the UEFA Champions League comes next month, the impact on the team will become even greater.

In fact, in Klopp's heart, Tang Zheng's comprehensiveness cannot be buried.

Pirlo's organizational and scheduling skills cannot be ignored, which means that there is a lack of a bridge between the two.

And Dortmund's high-position pressure formed last season cannot be lost. In the case of Pirlo's physical fitness problems, the other two players in the middle must have super physical reserves.

The 31-year-old Kyle has a good physical reserve. There are also Sven Bender and Gundogan on the bench. They are young and strong guys. Second only to Tang Zheng.

Coupled with young players with excellent physical fitness such as Gross Kreutz, Kuba, and Gotze, it is very possible to reproduce the glory of last season...

What worries Klopp is the team's scoring ability in the new season. Barrios, who participated in the America's Cup with Paraguay this summer, tore his inner thigh muscle in the America's Cup final.

For Barrios,

This is not the first time that this position has been strained, so Klopp is worried about whether he will have another muscle strain after his comeback.

After all, situations like muscle strain are easy to recur and affect the player's state.

In the 2011-2012 season, Dortmund will participate in the more influential UEFA Champions League. If the former main center cannot guarantee his status, then Klopp should take precautions.

It's just that the team's current financial situation is not ideal, and it is unrealistic to want to buy a strong center...

So in Klopp's tactics, Tang Zheng's role became even more important.

He was able to score 34 goals and 35 assists in various competitions last season. He believes that as long as Tang Zheng has problems with his condition, he can also get astonishing statistics this season, and there are people like Pirlo behind him. Super cannonball output hand.

Of course, all tactics are only in theory, and the specific implementation needs to wait for training to make up, otherwise everything is empty talk.

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In Klopp's heart, Tang Zheng's absolute core position was unshakable, and he was worried that Pirlo would become dissatisfied.

But after Klopp noticed that Tang Zheng and Pirlo often practiced together, this kind of worry gradually became unnecessary.

After two training sessions a day, Klopp called Pirlo: "Andre, I have something to talk to you about."

In fact, Pirlo also guessed a little bit about the intention of the head coach Klopp.

Since resuming training last month, Klopp's tactical play feels a bit awkward, especially for players like Pirlo who have extremely rich game experience and are very sensitive.

Tang Zheng has comprehensive abilities, and is the kind of existence that is outstanding in all aspects, and sometimes he even feels a little envious and jealous.

But now Pirlo is not the same as Pirlo a few years ago. His character has grown a lot, and after he changed to playing as a midfielder, he also realized that serving his teammates is the kingly way. Klopp made up his mind when he promised the main position.

Because what he needs is the main position, not the absolute core position.

Besides, at his current age, playing the absolute core in Dortmund will be somewhat powerless.

Recently, he has been doing extra training on strengthening his physical fitness, in order to be able to keep up with the overall rhythm of the team as soon as possible.

So when Klopp took the initiative to talk about the core position with Pirlo, it was very surprising that Pirlo didn't mean to be the absolute core.

In this regard, Klopp felt speechless for a while.

Knowing this, he should have communicated with Pirlo earlier.

If there had been communication earlier, the German Super Cup would not have been Leverkusen's...

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At 7:40 pm on August 5th local time in Germany, the 2011-2012 Bundesliga season kicked off.

The defending champion Borussia Dortmund will face the veteran powerhouse Hamburg at the Westfalen Stadium at home, and this game is also the opening game of the 2011-2012 season.

Before the game, the Korean media was a little excited.

Sun Xingmin, a post-90s teenager from South Korea, is likely to start the opening game of the 2011-2012 Bundesliga season, because in the past 2010-2011 season, Sun Xingmin played thirteen league games on behalf of Hamburg and scored three goals. Remarkable.

At the age of 19 this year, he is favored by the South Korean media. The South Korean media believe that Sun Xingmin is a super player that only emerges in Korean football in 50 years. His future achievements may not only surpass the legendary Korean star Park Ji-sung, but also very likely to replace Tang Zheng as the number one player in Asia. star!

Actually?

Sun Xingmin did not appear in the squad for the 18-man match in Hamburg, so the Korean media who came to Dortmund were ridiculed by the Chinese media, thinking that they knew how to brag.

Can a young player who can't even make the squad for the competition replace Tang Zheng?

What international joke?

Dortmund, who sits in Westphalia, has the strongest lineup, goalkeeper Weidenfeller, defenders Schmelzer, Santana, Hummels and Piszczek.

The double midfielder combination is Pirlo and Sven Bender, with Tang Zheng as the front midfielder.

On both sides are Gotze and Gross Kreuz, with Lewandowski at the forefront.

It is worth mentioning that before the start of the game, the editor-in-chief of "Kicker" magazine Rainer Holtzshu presented the Dortmund captain Tang Zheng with the trophy symbolizing the German Footballer of the 2010-2011 season.

"Aww-"

More than 70,000 Dortmund fans present burst into loud cheers for Tang Zheng's selection, in recognition of his contribution to the club.

Although Klopp's tactics were not yet perfect in this game, Dortmund still defeated Hamburg 3:1 by virtue of their home advantage and won their first victory at the beginning of the season.

Tang Zheng didn't score a goal, but had an assist, and the penalty that should have belonged to him was given to Pirlo who joined the team, so Pirlo scored his first goal in Dortmund.

The next day, the 2011-2012 Bundesliga season kicked off.

What is surprising is that there were two upsets. Mainz, the biggest dark horse at the beginning of the league last season, beat Leverkusen, the runner-up of the Bundesliga last season, 2-0 at home.

Another upset was Bayern Munich's 0:1 loss at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach, who stayed in the Bundesliga with relegation last season.

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With Dortmund winning Hamburg at home, they have raised the league's unbeaten consecutive games to 39 games, surpassing the 38-long league unbeaten record created by Real Sociedad from April 1979 to May 1980, becoming The unbeaten record of the five major European leagues ranks third, second only to AC Milan, which is unbeaten in 58 league games, and Arsenal, which is unbeaten in 49 league games.

Dortmund's victory over Hamburg in the first round caused many media and fans to hallucinate that Dortmund this season will be the same as last season.

As a result, he was hit in the head in the second round of the away game against Hoffenheim!

In the eighth minute of the game, Pirlo moved a little slower and kicked down the Brazilian teenager Firmino who had made a breakthrough.

Salihovic, who took the set kick, took a direct free kick to the upper left corner of the goal, beyond the reach of goalkeeper Weidenfeller.

And this goal was also the only goal of the game.

As last season's league champion, Dortmund's away loss to Hoffenheim ended the league's unbeaten streak, and many media stood up to criticize.

Pirlo, who sent a direct free kick, was the most direct victim, followed by Klopp.

Of course, Klopp, as the head coach, is the first to bear the brunt.

In the regular press conference after the game, Klopp once again took the initiative to bear all the pressure, saying: "The loss of the game is my responsibility, and it has nothing to do with the players. Hoffenheim players performed very well, and the victory is well deserved..."

Although the pressure of losing the game is on Pirlo and coach Klopp, Tang Zheng himself also has some pressure. There is no way to organize an effective attack.

In the final analysis, the degree of running-in brought by the new aid is not enough.

But in Tang Zheng's mind, this was the direct reason for his not being strong enough.

Pirlo, who did not perform well enough, also took the initiative to prove himself in the next round of the league!

Through this game, Klopp knows exactly where the team's problems lie.

Pirlo's playing style is soft, and his speed rises slowly with age. The team should take precautions before he is oppressed. In the tactics, he should be equipped with a bodyguard and support point to solve the problem of soft style of play and The problem exposed by the slow speed.

In this way, Tang Zheng's coverage becomes wider and his responsibilities are greater.

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A week later, the third round of the 2011-2012 Bundesliga season kicked off at the Westfalun Stadium. Dortmund played at home against Nuremberg, which is currently ranked ninth in the league.

Although Dortmund lost to Hoffenheim in the last round to end the winning streak, the media is quite optimistic about the defending champion, and the three major European bookmakers also opened a one-and-a-half goal handicap, winning 1:1.28, main draw 1:4.89, main loss 1: Odds of 9.41.

This shows how optimistic Dortmund is.

The final result also proved how good their vision was. After 90 minutes, the defending champion Dortmund defeated Nuremberg 3-0 at home. Tang Zheng scored his first goal of the new season through a corner kick and also contributed a assists.

In the past three rounds of the league, the defending champion Dortmund did not occupy the top position from the beginning like last season. They are now ranked sixth in the league with two wins and one loss in three games.

In this game, Nuremberg hopes to replicate Hoffenheim's success, but the head coach Klopp is fully prepared and has an extra bodyguard and support point beside Pirlo, who is in a weak position.

In the offense, coupled with Tang Zheng's retreat and support, the iron triangle combination of Pirlo, Kyle and Tang Zheng was formed, making it difficult for Nuremberg's defensive system to play a restrictive role.

Gotze and Lewandowski, who retreated to support him, both have certain organizational skills, especially the native of Dortmund, Gotze, whose organizational ability is enough to cope with the organizational offensive pressure brought by Tang Zheng's retreat.

Once Tang Zheng stepped forward to participate in the attack, Dortmund's offensive would be overwhelming, making it impossible to defend against.

In the end, Dortmund beat Nuremberg at home.

Next, according to the schedule, Dortmund should challenge Leverkusen away at the Bayer Arena in the next round, but due to the European Super Cup, their next round of the league will be postponed, and they will prepare in advance for the European Super League with Barcelona, ​​the champion of the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League. cup.

Thinking of Barcelona, ​​Tang Zheng naturally clenched his fists.

It is not unreasonable for Barcelona to be called the Cosmos team. They created many records in La Liga last season, the record for the longest winning streak, the record for the most away goals in La Liga, and beat Real Madrid with five goals at home. They won the Champions League twice in three years ...

Two days before the UEFA Super Cup, the Dortmund team flew to Monaco to prepare for the UEFA Super Cup.

Before the start of the UEFA Super Cup, the UEFA Champions League group draw for the 2011-2012 season was held at the Monaco International Convention and Exhibition Center.

Dortmund was the champion of the Bundesliga in the 2010-2011 season, but they have been away from the UEFA Champions League for nine years. Even if they won the Europa League last season, their points in the European war are limited, and the team is ranked fourth.

Some media said before the game that if the second tier AC Milan and the third tier Manchester City are included, the UEFA Champions League this season is very likely to form a super death group.

Of course, this possibility is very small.

Because once the result of the draw follows this situation, the group stage is certainly good-looking, but the elimination of two teams that are competitive for the Champions League will affect the excitement of the knockout stage, so this possibility is very small.

Captain Kyle suffered minor injuries and did not come to Monaco with the team, so second captain Tang Zheng followed head coach Jurgen Klopp to the Monaco International Convention and Exhibition Center to participate in the 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League group draw.

2011-2012 Champions League group draw ceremony, the defending champion Barcelona is undoubtedly the most shining existence, they swept most of the awards.

In the ensuing group draw, Dortmund did not draw into the super death group, but drew the ordinary death group.

Dortmund are drawn in Group F with Arsenal, Marseille and Olympiacos.

In addition to Olympiacos, it is difficult to qualify, Arsenal, Marseille and Dortmund are all likely to qualify...