Chapter 116 Worship and Respect(1/2)
Hamburg and Bremen are both cities in northern Germany, with a distance of only about one hundred kilometers.
The bus from St. Pauli set off at 1:00 pm and drove into Werder Bremen's home court, Wiess Stadium.
The Wesser Stadium is named after its geographical location. It is located on the right bank of the Weser River. It was built in 1909 and has a history of almost a hundred years. However, it was not until 1930 that it became the home stadium of Werder Bremen.
In 1963, the Bundesliga was officially established, and Werder Bremen also began to renovate the main stand, but due to funding, policies and other reasons, the reconstruction of the main stand was carried out for 34 years and was not completed until 1997.
This 34-year renovation has brought the number of seats at Wessel Stadium to 43,000, and its effect is also very obvious.
For example, in the past two seasons, almost every game was full, and the number of spectators in the game continued to be popular, which also continued to create higher returns for Werder Bremen Club.
At the same time, Werder Bremen Club has also begun to consider continuing to expand the audience stands.
In the entire Europe, Weiss Stadium is definitely not big and cannot meet the top stadium standards, but it is already the largest competition venue that Zhen Shaolong has encountered since entering the professional league.
The number of audiences with more than 10,000 per stand is still very impressive.
While warming up before the game, Zhen Shaolong looked around the stands and felt a slight excitement in his heart. He dispelled the practice of continuing to "provoke the fans".
“That would be unwise.”
"As long as you win the game, the effect will not be bad after the game!"
In the choice of tasks and life, Zhen Shaolong chose life without hesitation. After all, only by living can the task be completed. There are too many fans on the other side, and rashly provoking them may be overwhelmed by saliva.
"Zhen, are you going to provoke the fans? I mean, 'Protest the violence of the court', okay, whatever it is, but I suggest you don't..."
Kruze kindly came over to remind him that he was really afraid of Zhen Shaolong and continued his previous away game.
Before Zhen Shaolong answered, Gene came over in surprise, "Boss, look!"
"Look!"
"That's the big mouth 'Ritchie', I get it! I've heard that he lost his bet, so he wanted to protest the violence on the court with Zhen..."
“—?”
Under the surprised eyes of many players, including Zhen Shaolong, the big mouth "Ricci" standing with the reporters took off his coat, which was a white undershirt inside, and there were a few lines of clear big words printed on the front--
“Protesting on the stadium’s mental violence!
Reject women's underwear!
St. Pauli,
Will win!”
The group of people were stunned.
Big Mouth "Ricci" took off her coat and handed it to the person next to her. Then she wore a big-character underwear and ran quickly under the bottom of the stands. Some fans in the stands were confused, so because Big Mouth "Ricci" was too close to the stands, most fans couldn't see clearly, but some fans still saw clearly, and they immediately angrily launched an "attack".
Various snacks, small flags, miscellaneous items, and even balloons have become weapons in the hands of fans. The big mouth "Ritchie" rushed for more than 100 meters in the rain of bullets, but he is not a professional athlete after all. After running more than 100 meters, he feels very tired after slowing down and may be attacked.
So Big Mouth "Ritchie" narrowed the "circle" and he approached the stadium, making most of the "weapons" unable to attack him.
Then……
He was caught up by the stadium security guards and pressed to the ground.
"Don't move!"
"What are you doing!"
"Be honest!"
Big Mouth ‘Ritchie’ was so sad that he couldn’t run the entire distance because he was at most a reporter, not a player who wanted to play.
Is Weiss Stadium a place where anyone can be arrogant?
The big mouth "Ritchie" was tragically pressed to the ground, and then was dragged out of the stadium by the security guard.
He couldn't even get in any longer.
Big Mouth 'Ritchie' didn't want to come in anymore. He fulfilled his promise and could give the audience an explanation. As for not being able to run a full lap, it was not a problem at all. He had an excuse, "It's not that I don't want to do this, but the security guards don't allow it."
This farce shocked the stadium.
Every fan in the stands was discussing, "That's Big Mouth 'Ritchie'. I know his program. He said he would protest the stadium mental violence with the other party's No. 13 player."
"That's a protest?"
"I think it's a provocation!"
"Absolutely a deliberate provocation! St. Pauli will win? Is he talking in his sleep?"
"Will it be the 13th next? It is said that he will do this when he is away..."
The Bremen fans in the stands became alert, and their bodies prepared the 'weapons' in advance.
———
Zhen Shaolong had long lost his plans, especially seeing the big-mouthed "Ricci" take the lead, which is equivalent to "warning" the fans. If the home team fans don't know, they can do it quickly so that they can't react.
The fans are all prepared. Isn’t it a wolf to get into the tiger’s mouth?
He is not that stupid.
After the warm-up before the game, Zhen Shaolong calmly returned to the locker room with his teammates. His approach surprised the media reporters, and at the same time found another statement-
"Because the opponent is Bremen! It is impossible for Saint-Paul to defeat Bremen!"
"It's meaningless for him to say victory or something."
"This is the rational way..."
St. Pauli dressing room.
The players were all sitting in the locker room, sitting for the final preparation, some listening to music to relax, some closing their eyes to rest, and some talking about their opponent Werder Bremen.
Zhen Shaolong kept comforting Kruze, "Look, your name is similar to Kruze. Kruze is the top star, and your future may not be bad either."
"take it easy!"
"This is the semi-final four in the German Cup. There are a lot of media and fans pay attention to it. When you have good performance, tens of thousands of fans will look at you."
"Think about it!"
What Zhen Shaolong said was probably not a comfort.
In fact, he knew how to comfort people, but the effect of "Real" made most methods unable to proceed normally. He could only remind Cruze in a tactful way to express it well.
But the effect doesn't seem to be very good.
Kruze kept looking at the court outside the window, and he could tell that he was indeed a little nervous.
Bergman pushed the door and walked in.
Bergman seemed a little tired. It seemed to be annoying job to deal with reporters, but his eyes were very bright. He was obviously looking forward to the game. He made low-key pre-war arrangements and kept reminding the team to pay attention to defense. "We must do a good job in defense. There is no need to say more about Bremen's strength..."
It was not until the end that Bergmann talked about the offense, but he only said one thing, "Zhen, you are at the forefront, don't have to participate in the defense, just try to find opportunities!"
The teammates all looked at Zhen Shaolong.
Many people were surprised that no one in the team has the right not to participate in defense, but Zhen Shaolong is a special one. In normal games, he hardly participates in defense.
That is a ‘unpublic’ approach.
Some teammates also complain in private, especially Felix Luz, who thinks that most of them are a waste of time when Zhen Shaolong is ahead.
Now Bergman said in one sentence that Zhen Shaolong can "openly" not participate in defense, and at the same time, it also puts pressure on him.
If you don’t participate in defense, you must perform well in offense. The best performance of a forward player is naturally to break through the opponent’s goal.
The assistant coaches were surprised by what Bergman said, "Is this really good to put pressure on Zhen...?"
Bergmann also knew it.
He hopes that pressure can become motivation, and hopes that Zhen Shaolong can perform better.
Zhen Shaolong doesn't feel much pressure? Most of the other teammates don't care about the outcome, but he hopes to beat Werder Bremen and get close to the German Cup finals, and it's not difficult to win the game and complete the task.
That's a new skill!
Zhen Shaolong was extremely expectant. He came with the mentality of "working hard to win". If he was under some pressure, it would be no big deal.
After the time was almost the same, Sao Paulo walked out of the locker room.
In the player channel, many players couldn't help but look at their opponent Werder Bremen. The most eye-catching opponent was undoubtedly Klose standing in the middle.
Klose is the star of Bremen, the main striker of the German national team, and a true world-class star.
Zhen Shaolong and Kruze stood together.
They talked about Werder Bremen players in a low voice, and even said the names one by one.
When talking about Klose, Klose suddenly said, "He is indeed my idol. Our names are almost the same. It's hard to imagine. I'm going to compete with him soon, and he is still our opponent."
"Why don't you go over and say hello? This is a rare opportunity."
"I know him, but he doesn't know me." Cruze said a little sad.
Kloze seemed to have heard his name. He turned his head, glanced at Kloze, and smiled, but immediately turned his head indifferently, as if he was looking at an ordinary fan who liked him.
Kruze felt very frustrated, "We are opponents! He doesn't respect me!"
To be continued...