The warm-up match that Zhou Yi was waiting for arrived after training for a week.

Dortmund's warm-up match opponent is Wolfsburg, a Bundesliga team that also trains in Switzerland.

This is a warm-up match in the Bundesliga.

Moreover, this warm-up match is not closed, but open to the public.

In the game held on the training ground, both reporters and fans can watch outside the court. For Chinese journalists, this warm-up match is an opportunity for them to fully understand Zhou Yi's level. Although they have seen Zhou Yi's training class, training and competition are different after all.

The game can better reflect a player's level.

At the same time, they can also predict Zhou Yi's prospects in the first team by observing Zhou Yi's performance in the game to see if his previous confidence really makes sense.

Zhou Yi was very excited, and he finally waited for the opportunity he had always dreamed of.

Geze noticed that Zhou Yi suddenly became different from usual, so he asked curiously: "It's just a warm-up match. Are you so nervous, Zhou Yi?"

Zhou Yi rolled his eyes: "You are so nervous!"

"Not nervous? Then why do you act differently from usual?"

"I'm excited!"

Goce was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "A warm-up match makes you so excited... This is not what Zhou Yi should do as I know."

Facing such a Göce, Zhou Yi really didn't know what to say, so he had to explain to Göce: "This warm-up match is very important to me, Mario decides whether my life will be better in the future."

Goce thought that he was still sleeping, so Zhou Yi had to attend morning exercises. This day was indeed a bit hard...

But what does this have to do with the warm-up match?

Doesn’t it take for a good performance in the warm-up match and there is no need to practice in the morning?

Maybe there is any private agreement between him and the coach?

The more Goce thinks, the more he feels that things should be like this. Otherwise, why would Zhou Yi always say that he is highly valued by the head coach?

Gece always felt that Zhou Yi had strong confidence, but he couldn't figure out where this confidence came from. Now he felt that he had found some reason.

He thought of Zhou Yi's daydream and said that he would play in the first team a little earlier than him... Could it be true?

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The warm-up match between Dortmund and Wolfsburg was held in the training ground. Although there were no stands, there were still many spectators, and there were not many fans of both teams.

The most are the reporters.

Journalists from Germany account for the vast majority.

There are some local media in Switzerland, and another group that is paying attention to pedestrians is Chinese journalists.

Since domestic media reported on the news that Zhou Yi performed well in training, Chinese fans' enthusiasm for Zhou Yi has increased. The number of Chinese media coming to Switzerland to report on Zhou Yi has also begun to increase.

From the beginning, there were less than ten people, and now there are more than twenty people.

These Chinese reporters naturally came to see Zhou Yi’s first game in Dortmund, even in an inconsistent warm-up match.

Everyone also wants to see if he can bring his outstanding performance in training to the game.

Many players look pretty good in training, but once they get into the game, their performance will be greatly reduced.

Because training and competition are different after all. Even in warm-up matches, it is more real than training.

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Before the game, Klopp announced the list of the warm-up match.

The list of such a game does not explain any problem, because the warm-up match mainly focuses on examining the player's status and detecting the team's running-in situation, and who is a substitute cannot explain the problem.

In such warm-up matches, there is often no limit on substitutions, so it is normal to replace all lineups in the game.

So it is normal for the main players like Weidenfeller, Hummels, and Schmelzer to not appear in the lineup.

In the offensive lineup, Lucas Barrios, who transferred to the team this summer, also Kevin Groschloitz, Mario Gotze, and Zhou Yi also appeared. He also partnered with the midfielder Sven Bend, who transferred to the team this summer.

It can be seen that the offensive end of this lineup is basically new players, and Klopp seems to want to examine the new players' understanding of the team's offensive tactics.

Klopp let Zhou Yi put Shahin, the team's midfielder core last season, on the bench, because both of them are organizational midfielders, but the style characteristics of the two are not exactly the same. Klopp wants to see how Zhou Yi will be different from Shahin on the court.

While the players were heading to the court from the locker room, Zhou Yi came to head coach Klopp.

"Hi. Coach." He took the initiative to say hello.

"Is there anything wrong, Zhou Yi?" Klopp asked him.

"This, I want to discuss something with you..." Zhou Yi said. "Can you stop changing me?"

Klopp looked at him and waited for him to continue talking.

"I want to prove to you that my physical strength can support me in full play." Zhou Yi said to the head coach confidently.

His confidence comes from his current physical strength value of seventy-six. If it weren't for the fact that there was something in his mind that could numerical physical strength, no one believed it, he really wanted to show this as evidence to Klopp.

Klopp looked at Zhou Yi in surprise. He was surprised that Zhou Yi actually made such a request to him:

He shook his head and refused: "No. This is a warm-up game. What I'm thinking about is giving every player the chance to play. If you don't get off the court, it means there will be someone who can't play. That's unfair to other players."

"I know, coach, I know. But in this game, you can let me prove it." Zhou Yi did not retreat, but insisted on his own opinion.

Klopp still wanted to refuse, but at the moment he opened his mouth, he suddenly thought of something, so he said in embarrassment: "If you promise me a request, I will be as you wish, young man."

"I agree!" Zhou Yi nodded without hesitation.

"Hey, I haven't said what the requirements are."

"I've agreed anyway!"

"Ha! Well, let's make a bet. If you can persist in playing ninety minutes, I won't ask you to play the quality of the game in these ninety minutes. As long as you can persist in playing ninety minutes, I will cancel your special treatment in the future. If you can't persist in playing ninety minutes, then you will increase your morning exercise from one hour to one and a half hours, will you accept it?" Klopp said.

"I accept, I accept!" Zhou Yi nodded repeatedly. "And I won't take a walk in the competition, I will also perform well enough!"

"Go, show me the evidence, young man." Klopp slapped Zhou Yi hard on the back.

"As for orders, sir!" Zhou Yi saluted Klopp and ran to the court.

Looking at Zhou Yi's excited back running, Klopp snorted, then shook his head.

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When Zhou Yi appeared on the court with other teammates wearing the No. 35 Dortmund jersey, the Chinese reporters on the sidelines were a little excited.

Unexpectedly, he would get the chance to play in the first warm-up match. It seems that Zhou Yi's performance in daily training must have been recognized by the head coach.

A photographer picked up the camera and observed Zhou Yi's expression on his face through the telephoto lens.

"Well, smile, confident, calm. This kid is really good!" He exclaimed such praise.

"There are plays and shows! Zhou Yi's psychological quality is much better than that of domestic players!"

Everyone was waiting to see Zhou Yi’s wonderful performance in the game.

After the players on both sides stood still, the referee blew the whistle and the game officially began!

Because it was Dortmund's kick-off, Zhou Yi quickly received a pass from his teammate.

In this game, when Klopp announced his lineup, he had already arranged Zhou Yi's job, and he replaced Shahin as the team's offensive organization and rhythm control. This can be regarded as a "heavy task" for an 18-year-old young man.

However, in previous daily training, Zhou Yi's positioning has always been like this, so his teammates were not surprised.

Zhou Yi's performance in training proves that he is competent for this position.

After Zhou Yi took the ball in the backcourt, he did not look up and observe the situation, nor did he hesitate. Instead, he quickly divided the football to the side and then ran his own position.

This is the rhythm he is familiar with.

Next, just like he played on the youth team, he would keep the rhythm of the game firmly on his side, and then use the pass to lead the Wolfsburg's wolf's nose, turning the wild wolf into a obedient dog.

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"Jurgen, what did you talk about when Zhou Yi fell at the end?" Assistant coach Bouage asked Klopp curiously in the coaching seat on the sidelines.

"That boy challenged me."

Klopp's words surprised Buvac: "Someone dares to challenge you? Did you scold him?"

"Of course not, I'm a kind person, Gerlico." Klopp smiled with his legs crossed.

"This... please forgive me and I don't agree..." Buvac said with a dry smile.

Klopp turned his head and grinned at Buvac and smiled: "Are you unfriendly for me like this?"

Buvac leaned back: "I'm afraid you'll eat me."

Klopp rolled his eyes.

"Hey, Jurgen, what do you think?"

"I didn't think much. I think this may be an opportunity for that kid to see the world of real adults. It's much crueler than the world of a dreamer. I hope he won't cry at that time."
Chapter completed!