I Just Can Score

St. Pauli ushered in the German Cup.

The full name of the German Cup is the German Football Association Cup, hosted by the German Football Association. The participating teams are not only professional teams, but also amateur teams.

The competition system of the German Cup is relatively simple.

There are a total of 64 professional teams and amateur teams that are eligible to participate in the competition every year. They all start from 64 to 32 in the first game. The opponents, home and away games are determined by drawing lots, and the final victory is determined by a game.

The significance of the German Cup championship is that the champion can qualify for the German Super Cup that year and the UEFA Cup group stage next season.

For ordinary clubs, the championship is really far away. The meaning of participating in the German Cup becomes the bonus that can be obtained for promotion-after entering the top 16, each additional round of the German Cup will give you more than 30 points. million pounds of prize money.

The money still makes a lot of sense for a small club.

St. Pauli is not considered a "too small" club, but the club's economic situation is not good. The attitude towards the German Cup must be to play as many games as possible.

But St. Pauli's luck was not so good.

In the first game in August Low, it was not bad to directly advance to a non-professional league team, but in the second game, they met the Bochum team.

Bochum is a team that has been in the Bundesliga for many years.

Last season, Bochum was in a bad state and was relegated at the end of the season, but strength is strength. This season Bochum has been ranked first in the Bundesliga Bundesliga since the start of the season, and it is still stable until now, pulling down the second place by four points.

St. Pauli met Bochum, and it was an away game, so it was a bit difficult to win.

Bergman simply decided to give up the game.

Anyway, if you try hard to head-to-head with your opponent, it will be difficult to win an away game, so you simply regard the game as a training ground, and let a few players who have played few games come out to find their status.

So Zhen Shaolong and Kruse entered the starting lineup.

Regardless of whether it is training or focusing on the game, it must be a good feeling to be able to enter the starting lineup, and the opponent is still the powerful Bochum team.

Both Zhen Shaolong and Kruse were looking forward to it.

Another rookie, Freiberg, can only lament, because he just entered the roster. Presumably Bergman also wanted to find opportunities for him to play, but compared with entering the starting lineup, it is still a lot worse.

Kruse was thrilled.

On the bus ride to Bochum, he kept talking—

"I'm going to start! I'm representing the first team and I'm playing in the German Cup. Can you believe it?"

"I'm a little nervous."

"What if I don't perform well in the game? I won't have a chance next time? Maybe Mr. Bergmann may let me return to the youth team..."

Zhen Shaolong's forehead hurt when he heard it.

He was actually a little excited when he represented the team for the first time, but seeing Kruse's appearance, he was not nervous at all.

He comforted Kruse, "It's okay, it's similar to the youth team game, as long as you play normally."

"Your level is very good."

"Look, Frey didn't start. What does it mean that you start? Mr. Bergman is more optimistic about you!"

Zhen Shaolong's consolation may have some effect, but the time limit is only a few minutes. After a short time, Kruse started talking again, "I told Natalie, and she said she would go to the scene to support me. From Hamburg to Bochum , it's a long distance, do you think she'll go? Can I see her at the stadium?"

"How do I know?" Zhen Shaolong rolled his eyes.

"I really hope she can go. I kind of hope she doesn't, because I'm not sure I can behave well if she sees..."

Zhen Shaolong covered his ears.

When the bus was halfway through, Zhen Shaolong couldn't stand the nagging anymore, so he simply went to the front and found Freiberg, "Hey, Frey, change your seat,

Dickert said he wanted you to tell him what to do when he was on the field. "

"Me? Point him out." Freberg was a little dazed for a while, but then he reacted and raised his head proudly, "Of course, although you are all in the starting lineup, I am actually the better one..."

As soon as Freberg walked away, Zhen Shaolong immediately grabbed his seat, and after only five minutes, he felt a sad look behind him.

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The bus carrying St. Pauli players drove into the Ruhr Stadium in Bochum.

The players got out of the car with their luggage.

The disembarkation location is close to the mixed area, and the reporters shooting can be seen from a distance, but no players will take the initiative to go there, because the time is very tight, they will not have a long rest, and they will enter the game to participate in the warm-up.

Zhen Shaolong got out of the car and heard a distant voice, "Zhen Shaolong! Here!"

It is Chinese.

Zhen Shaolong turned his head and looked over, there was a Chinese reporter in the distance, he looked at Bergman hesitantly.

"What's wrong?"

"It's a Chinese reporter, and it's the first time I've seen it. Can I go over and have a look?"

Zhen Shaolong asked.

Bergman hesitated, nodded and said, "Okay, but you only have three minutes, and you have to go to the warm-up later."

"Thank you, sir."

Zhen Shaolong saw the reporter who was shouting. He was wearing a suit and eyes. He was about thirty years old and had a standard Chinese appearance, which made people feel a little friendly.

"You are Zhen Shaolong, right? My name is Wang Tao! I came here from Munich for an interview." Wang Tao was a little excited when he saw Zhen Shaolong, and several German reporters next to him saw that there was news to interview, so they all came together. Unfortunately, the two of them He speaks Chinese.

"Yes, you can call me Shaolong, but I prefer to be called 'Brother Long'."

"Brother Long...?" Wang Tao twitched the corners of his mouth. Fortunately, there was no one around who could understand Chinese, but it would be a bit of a disadvantage to be called Brother Long, right?

He is thirty!

Zhen Shaolong asked, "Are you here specifically to interview me? I just played in the professional league, I really didn't expect..."

"You are very famous. Some time ago, there were many media reports in Germany that you just entered the professional league and scored two goals." Wang Tao entered the interview mode, "Can you tell us about the situation in St. Pauli? For example, for the Is the environment still adaptable? You can also talk about this game.”

Zhen Shaolong nodded and said, "Okay, yes, but my time is very short, and I will participate in the competition soon."

Wang Tao hurriedly recorded.

"It's my first start, yes, I'm starting this game. St. Pauli is not bad, there are a lot of interesting teammates, I hope to succeed here. In fact, I am sure to succeed because I always If I can score, it will be the same in the next game, just wait and see me score!"

This kind of style of talking about the game without talking about the opponent, not talking about the teammates, but only talking about his ability to score goals really confuses Wang Tao.

Zhen Shaolong said a few words and left.

Wang Tao was still standing there, looking at the recorded things, and felt that he should focus on revising, otherwise the domestic fans would think that this guy has no other skills, but his arrogance is very good?

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The game is about to begin.

Zhen Shaolong stood in the middle circle and was ready to kick off. Next to him was Felix Lutz. Zhen Shaolong was a technical striker, and Luz was a center forward who relied on his body.

The partner of a technical forward and a center is a combination that complements each other.

Bergman still considered the deployment of troops, but he didn't seem to have considered an important issue: the relationship between the two was not good.

In the entire St. Pauli team, there are some who get along well with Zhen Shaolong, such as Keane, Boll and others who have been taught a lesson, and there are also neutral relations, that is, teammates who occasionally say a word on weekdays and basically have no relationship.

When it comes to 'hostile' relationships, Luz must be one of them.

Luz is that Zhen Shaolong is hostile, and the two basically don't speak. The main reason is that Zhen Shaolong always replaces him every time he plays. There is competition for positions in the team, and the relationship will definitely become tense.

Zhen Shaolong felt helpless about this.

This is unsolvable.

As long as you want to become the main force of the team and increase your playing time, your teammates will definitely be affected.

It was Luz who was affected before.

Zhen Shaolong and Luz stood together without any communication, and Luz looked over with an unfriendly look, as if saying, "I won't pass it on to you if I have a chance."

Zhen Shaolong didn't care at all.

Does he rely on cooperation to score goals? Perhaps the cooperation also has a little effect, but in terms of current strength, the effect is still negligible.

Finally the game started.

The degree of attention of the German Cup is much higher than that of the German Second Division. The live broadcast of the game is also the German Sports Channel. The commentator Eisfeld introduced the players of the two teams at the beginning.

The Bochum team has many stars, so it is natural to focus on it.

St. Pauli is the name has been taken.

When Eisfeld introduced Zhen Shaolong, he still said a few more words, "This is a young Chinese player. He scored two goals in his first appearance in the Bundesliga Bundesliga. But perhaps more attention should be paid to His number is thirteen..."

"Will he be St Pauli's best player?"