greenery is king

Chapter 533 The Dark Horse

The relationship between Mainz and Schalke is not bad. Many players trained by the Schalke youth academy have a background of playing in Mainz. It may be because of this reason that Schalke stepped on the field before the game. Unusually smoothly, Mainz not only opened the stadium but also turned on the lights, and dispersed the reporters and fans, giving Schalke a very good training environment.

There is still some time before the game, although players from both sides are already in the stadium, but no one has gone out, they are all waiting for the time, and at this time the TV in the lounge is playing the interview before the game.

When talking about this game, Mainz coach Tuchel said: "If you don't consider the current situation of the two teams, over the years, our game against Schalke is not a level struggle like David and Goliath. Schalke will go all out, but we will also do our best to create surprises, we are all dark horse teams, after this battle we will be able to see who is the real dark horse."

And Schalke's interim coach Eshkorn said very euphemistically, "Mainz is a nightmare for all teams this year. We will deal with it carefully and try not to make mistakes."

And Jurado, who has scored goals in two consecutive games recently, was also interviewed. He said confidently: "Our ranking is a true portrayal of the recent state, which we have achieved in almost every week of the game. It showed. We are full of confidence in the game and will try our best to win. Although we are still a relatively young team, we will definitely become a whirlwind that shakes the whole of Europe!"

There was a burst of laughter in the locker room, and everyone looked at Jurado. Jurado rubbed the back of his head and smiled, "What did I say? Interesting, right?"

"It's really good. We have shown amazing fighting power every week, and our opponents can only tremble in front of us." Metzelder said with a smile.

When everyone was joking, Magath also walked in lightly. He has been in good spirits on happy occasions recently. Although he is still in the suspension period, what does it matter?Isn't he still free to enter and leave the locker room?It's just that you can't direct on the spot.

"Everyone is in a good state, keep it up! They have already sent the lineup, you should also take a look." He said and hung a piece of paper on the tactical board, "Goalkeeper Wittkelo, fullback Heller, Fati, center back Bang Gert, Nowitzki, Midfielders Riise, Caligiuly, Polanski and Fuchs, Forwards Araghi and Schurrle. This lineup is not what I expected and we don't need to do more Arrangement, just insist on me as the main, do our own things well, they have no better way. Riise, Polanski and Schurrle are all good players, but only need Just pay attention."

Almost at the same time, Tuchel also arranged tasks for his men in the locker room of the home team. "Schalke's lineup is the same as we expected. The goalkeeper Neuer, the defenders include Escudero and Papadopoulos. Howard S and Metzelder, this is already their most fixed combination, the two full-backs are willing to assist, so pay attention to them, it is best to play behind them when they attack. The midfielder is still Jurado , Maputi and Holtby, speaking of this midfielder, I am most optimistic about Holtby, and we have already agreed before the season that he is willing to come to us on loan, but in the end it didn’t work out. Looking at it now I'm not wrong in my opinion, this little guy's ability is indeed extraordinary. And the strikers are Raul and Farfan, these two people don't need to say much, they can only fight hard in the midfield without giving them a little respite It's an opportunity." At this point, his finger was on Ai Huan's name, but he didn't say a word for a long while.

"Boss, how should we guard against Ai Huan?" Someone finally spoke timidly.

Who knew that Tuchel sighed a long time when he heard the words, then shook his head and said helplessly, "Ask God, I don't know how to guard against this bastard, maybe we should try foul tactics, but I really know Even if we use such a tactic, it is absolutely impossible to gain the slightest advantage."

The game started under such circumstances. All the players of Mainz felt as if they had lost the game when they came out. They were all a little downcast and unable to cheer up. The other Schalke players don't know how to limit Ai Huan, and this player is impossible to ignore. No one can tell how to play in such a cup.

After the start of the game, Schalke launched a tidal wave of offense. Although Ai Huan did not play in two consecutive games, his state was as hot as a volcano. At the beginning of the game, he surprised Maine with a super long-range shot. Everyone in Ci was in a cold sweat, and they didn't know what to do.

In the 7th minute, Farfan broke through from the right and quickly passed to Ai Huan. Ai Huan was tackled by Fuchs when he broke into the penalty area.The Mainz players protested that the place of the foul was on the edge of the penalty area, but the referee did not change his mind, and he still firmly pointed to the penalty spot.

Ai Huan sat on the ground and sorted out his sneakers. Although the tackle just now was a foul, it was relatively clean, and he didn't run towards his own legs, which also made him feel quite interesting.What surprised him the most was that he had already sped up the moment he caught the ball just now, but at this speed he was still blocked by a foul. It seems that this defender is quite powerful, so he couldn't help but look at Fuchs a few more times .

The negotiation between the two sides at this time has ended, and the players of Mainz did not give a better reason, so in the end they could only leave angrily, and they could only wait for the next Schalke player to take the penalty kick up.

Ai Huan never took a penalty kick, he walked directly to the side, and Raul was unwilling to do it, so this matter can only be handed over to Farfan.Farfan is actually Schalke's first penalty shooter, so he walked to the ball without hesitation and played with the football seriously.

The whistle sounded, Farfan accelerated directly and came to the ball in the blink of an eye and swung his thighs. Witklow also rushed to the left at the first time, but almost at the moment he suddenly noticed that Farfan suddenly slowed down But at this time, he had no other choice but to watch Farfan lightly kicked a spoon, the football drew an arc in the air and flew into the goal easily, and the score became one to one. zero.

(End of this chapter)