Green Journey

Chapter 123 Turning around!Stimulate!

The loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach dealt a huge blow to the morale of Wolfsburg.

Before this game, the Wolfsburg team can be said to be full of confidence in winning the championship, but now this confidence in winning the championship is only half.

Chu Zheng was also a little frustrated!confused!

Only competing for one Bundesliga title made him feel a little physically and mentally exhausted. He really didn't know how those two or three crowns in the season were achieved, and what kind of willpower would be needed to support them.

There are only 4 rounds left in the league.

Wolfsburg's opponents are Hannover 96, Paderborn, Borussia Dortmund and Cologne.

Bayern's four-round opponents are Leverkusen, Augsburg, Freiburg and Mainz.

From the perspective of the strength of the remaining opponents on both sides, Wolfsburg has the advantage.

Because apart from Dortmund, which is currently seventh in the league, the other three teams are all downstream teams.

But look at the problem can not just look at the surface.

At present, the points difference between the three teams of Hannover, Paderborn, and Cologne and the point difference between the 17th Hamburg and the 18th Stuttgart in the relegation zone are extremely small.

As small as a difference of one or two points, winning or losing a game, or even a draw, can drag the opponent into the relegation zone as a stand-in at any time.

On the other hand, Bayern, as long as they win the current No. 4 Leverkusen, the threat of the next three mid-range teams to them is almost negligible.

Because the current points of Freiburg, Mainz and Augsburg are far away from the relegation zone, there is not much pressure to relegation.

So compared with Bayern, Wolfsburg doesn't have to think about knowing that the opponent will fight them to avoid relegation.

In any level of league, one must not underestimate the energy of some weak teams in order to avoid relegation.

This kind of super energy gathered by all people can sometimes even overthrow some wealthy clubs in a row and create miracles.

This phenomenon is not uncommon in the five major leagues in recent years!

Therefore, considering the factors of relegation, Wolfsburg's championship situation is actually much worse than that of Bayern.

Dieter Heiking knew that the morale of the team was a bit low, and there was only one month left in the season. He couldn't give the players a rest and adjust their mental state during the holiday.

All he can do is let the coaching team help the players adjust as best they can mentally and physically.

Four days later, on April 4, Wolfsburg ushered in their opponents in the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal.

Dieter Heijin was relieved that they were really lucky this time, and they drew a real top lottery.

Wolfsburg's opponent in the German Cup semi-finals is Bielefeld from Germany's third pole Bundesliga.

Some time ago, when the German Cup was drawn, Dieter Heiking was really worried that the team would draw Bayern and Dortmund.

Because that means he has to make a trade-off, whether to give up the German Cup or to die with Bayern or Dortmund who were selected and drawn.

To be honest, Dieter Heiking, who lacks personal honor, is not willing to give up the German Cup trophy.

Fortunately, Lady Luck did not completely abandon them Wolfsburg.

Although this game is played at Bielefeld's home court, the strength of the two sides is not at the same level at all.

In the end, Wolfsburg, with most of the bench lineup, won easily with a score of 4-0 and entered the final of the German Cup.

This is also the first time Wolfsburg has reached the German Cup final.

Wolfsburg fans learned that the team once again broke through the history of the team, and their depressed mood eased.

Even some pessimistic fans have begun to comfort themselves.

If you can't win the Bundesliga championship, it seems that it would be nice to have a German Cup championship, at least a consolation prize.

And the other German Cup semi-final can be said to be a dog's brain.

The match between Bayern and Dortmund was extremely fierce. It can be said that it was a battle between the two heroes. The game was dragged into overtime, and then there was an extremely exciting penalty shootout.

As a result, Bayern missed all four rounds of penalty kicks, while Dortmund scored two in three rounds, and finally eliminated Bayern with a total score of 3-1.

Dieter Heiking deliberately watched the video of the game after the game.

After watching the game, this guy suddenly laughed, and seemed to have added some confidence to the team's return to the top of the Bundesliga.

In a blink of an eye, on May 5, after a week of rest, the 2st round of the Bundesliga reignited the war.

Wolfsburg hosts Hannover 96.

In this game, Wolfsburg played with all the main players.

But Dieter Heijin did not arrange for Chu Zheng to play as a midfielder, but to play his old line of defense as a central defender.

In Dieter Heijin's eyes, Chu Zheng's dribbling and ball protection abilities are still somewhat insufficient.

Therefore, he didn't take any risks, so he had no choice but to give up Chu Zheng's crazy and aggressive offensive talent.

And he was also afraid that Chu Zheng would lose control.

What if Chu Zheng went crazy again, and brought the rest of the main force members who had just rested to go crazy, and wiped out the little physical reserve that had just recovered, that would be really sad.

After the start of the game, in the 9th minute, De Bruyne took the ball at the front of the right rib at the top of the arc in the Hannover 96 half.

De Bruyne, who was in the triangle encirclement, made a strong breakthrough, and a right foot to the right broke through the defense of Hannover 96 left back Albernolds.

When he came to the upper right corner of the penalty area, De Bruyne directly kicked a cross and then clicked.

In front of the left goalpost of the penalty area, Dost outflanked and volleyed with his left foot without any interference.

Although Hannover goalkeeper Ziller was in place in time, he couldn't hold back Dost's powerful and heavy shot.

The ball directly covered Ziller's side face and folded into the goal.

After leading 1-0, Wolfsburg's offensive gradually started, and Hannover could only defend passively.

In the 38th minute of the game, Perisic received a pass from Vierinia on the right and cut inward towards the top of the arc in the middle.

After breaking through the defense of Hannover's left midfielder Prib, he directly shot a high-quality shot from the ribs.

The ball went straight in from the upper corner of the right goal. This very dead corner made Hannover goalkeeper Ziller stand and stare blankly.

On the defensive end, Chu Zheng also had two wonderful defenses that detonated the audience.

In the second half, after the adjustment of the intermission, Hannover frantically kicked the ball and made crosses from the two wings.

In the 48th minute of the game, Prib kicked the ball from the left side of the penalty area and made a pass.

The ball passed Naldo at the front point and accurately found Joselu on the right side of Naldo.

Joselu leaned forward and rushed to the top, and the ball was like a bolt of lightning turning towards the goal.

As a result, Chu Zheng didn't know when he would appear on the shooting line.

The ball hit Chu Zheng's face directly and flew out of the baseline from above the crossbar.

In the 59th minute of the game, Hiroshi Kiyotake sent a left corner kick.

This time the previous point was replaced by Chu Zheng, and Joselu, who wanted to repeat the same trick, was directly crushed by Chu Zheng.

Although the ball was cleared by Chu Zheng, it fell to the right side of the penalty spot.

In terms of landing points, Hannover replaced the left midfielder Karaman and the right midfielder Sane after the halftime two-on-one.

Karaman screens for Sane and physically lifts Rodriguez away.

Sane fell back against the falling ball and hit a barb directly.

However, in the next second, everyone's eyes popped out.

Because Chu Zheng appeared in front of the left goal post again, a dry land plucked the onion and pushed the ball straight to the upper left corner out of the baseline.

No one knew how Chu Zheng found these dangerous shooting lines in the dense crowd. The fans only thought it was amazing.

But thinking about it carefully, it seems that every time Chu Zheng defends, he will appear in a key and dangerous position.

They can only say that this is Chu Zheng's football talent!
In the end, relying on the excellent performances of Chu Zheng and De Bruyne on both defensive and offensive ends, Wolfsburg won Hannover 3 0-96 without any risk.

After the game, all Wolfsburg fans and Chinese fans who were concerned about Chu Zheng turned their attention to Bayern at the same time.

Three hours later, at 17:30 Berlin time, Leverkusen's home game against Bayern started.

In this game, Leverkusen fans hope that the team will beat Bayern, win three points, hit No.3 in the Bundesliga and get a place in the Champions League group stage.

Leverkusen is now only two points behind the third-ranked Borussia, and the gap is not big.

On the Wolfsburg side, the fans also hope that Leverkusen can beat Bayern, then they can return to the top of the list.

Dieter Hecking even summoned all the players to watch the game together, because Leverkusen is likely to determine the ownership of the Bundesliga champion this season.

It can even be said that every next round of competition may be a turning point for the championship.

After the start of the game, to the disappointment of Dieter Hecking and Wolfsburg, both teams put on a defensive counterattack posture.

In just 2 minutes of the opening, Leverkusen completed a threatening counterattack.

Leverkusen quickly counterattacked from the right and hit the right side of Bayern's penalty area, which was passed by Bella Rabbi.

At the end of the point, Blanco completed the shot, but it was a pity that the shot was too straight for Neuer to confiscate it easily.

In the ensuing game, the two sides attacked each other, but neither could form an absolute chance to score.

This made Chu Zheng, who was watching the match with nervous anticipation, even more excited.

He could see that neither side wanted to concede the ball, and the tactical play could even be said to be quite conservative.

With the tactical strategy of the head coaches of both sides, the game will often end in a draw.

Once there is a tie, Wolfsburg will once again lead Bayern by two points.

However, the situation changed suddenly in the second half.

Less than 5 minutes after the start of the second half, Leverkusen won a free kick in an excellent position on the left side of the top of the arc.

Calhanoglu hit the goal directly, the ball passed through the gap in the wall, went straight to the upper left corner of the goal, and got into the Bayern goal against the post, leaving Neuer alone.

Seeing the goal was born, there was a sudden burst of cheers in the Wolfsburg entertainment room, and everyone was overjoyed.

Chu Zheng is no exception!

Although Chu Zheng saw the hope of the team returning to the top of the list, he actually hated the feeling of pinning his hopes on other people.

Since then, after the adjustment of Guardiola's substitutions, Bayern's offensive has improved.

Gotze, a [-]-year-old boy, even got a single chance.

It's a pity that when he passed goalkeeper Leno and shot an empty goal, Leverkusen left back Jedvay also rushed back in time to block the ball out of the baseline.

In the 83rd minute of Pisa, Leverkusen once again played a high-quality counterattack.

Still Bella Rabbi!

This guy started dribbling the ball from the front of the top of the arc in his own middle, first leaned towards the left half, then turned a C-shaped line and returned to the middle.

Along the way, many Bayern players failed to intercept the ball for their harassment.

Entering the Bayern half, Bella Rabbi quickly split the side after 30 meters from the goal.

Sun Xingmin received the ball at the front of the right rib at the top of the arc and took it to the end line of the rib in the penalty area, then took a long shot brazenly and sent the ball into Bayern's goal again from the near corner.

This goal directly killed the suspense of the game and sent Wolfsburg back to the top of the Bundesliga standings.

In the entertainment room where champagne flowers were flying all over the sky, Chu Zheng happily looked at Sun Xingmin on the TV screen.

(End of this chapter)