Chapter 37 Lucky Angel
The game against Bochum is home, so Zhou Yi, who was not included in the 18-man roster, appeared in the South Stand with Mark's family again.
Before the game started, "Dad" Bruno and the others also talked about the last game with Zhou Yi, expressing regret that Zhou Yi sat on the bench for 90 minutes but did not get the chance to play. Zhou Yi was more open-minded than them in his conversation.
After the game began, Dortmund, who played at home, quickly gained the upper hand.
In the last game, Dortmund won the away game against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Although it was a narrow victory, the positive effect of the victory was still very strong. Dortmund's players have recovered a lot. Now they are at their home court again, and amid the constant cheers of the fans of the Southwest Billiards, the players are all striving for the first place.
This time, Dortmund took the lead in the 20th minute of the game, and the person who scored the goal was... Barrios, who scored the goal in the last game!
"Lucas" Westphalon's live broadcast Norbert Dicole shouted with the microphone.
Behind his voice was the roar of all Dortmund fans: "Barrios!!!"
Zhou Yi was also among them, shouting loudly.
He was sincerely happy for Barrios. He had not scored a goal in seven consecutive league rounds, but this time he scored goals in two consecutive league rounds!
Now, the pressure should be gone, right?
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After Barrios scored, his teammates rushed up excitedly, hugged him and celebrated the goal with him.
"I scored goals in two consecutive rounds, I did a pretty job!"
Congratulations to him.
Barrios was also very excited. After being hugged by his teammates, his first reaction was to struggle hard, wanting to break free from his teammates and run to the bench.
He wants someone to hug him.
But after struggling for a while, he remembered that Zhou Yi did not appear on the bench in this game because he was not on the roster!
There was some regret, but Barrios was even more excited. Before the last game, Zhou Yi told himself that he would definitely score a goal. When he really scored in the game, he was thinking of thanking Zhou Yi for his blessings. So when he hugged Zhou Yi, he shouted "Thank you".
But now, for the second time in a row, Zhou Yi said before the game that he would definitely score in the game, but Barrios was a little unbelievable that this was caused by Zhou Yi's blessing... He began to feel that this may not be a simple blessing, but a blessing filled with some mysterious power. Zhou Yi is simply his lucky angel!
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"Barrios scored another goal! After scoring the only goal in the game against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the last round, he scored again in this game! This is really amazing! Either you don't score goals in seven consecutive rounds, or you have goals in two consecutive rounds of league goals!" Marcel Leif also felt that it was a coincidence when commenting on the game. "No matter what, the cloud of distrust that enveloped Barrios' head can dissipate!"
After Barrios scored, Dortmund played better and better, and the players' condition was recovered. In terms of players' strength alone, Dortmund still has to be stronger than Bochum, as long as everyone performs normally, it will be difficult for Bochum to take away the victory from the away game.
At the end of the first half, Dortmund scored again. The person who scored this time was central defender Subotic, who used a corner kick to make a contribution to Dortmund.
The cheers in the south stands were deafening, almost temporarily deaf.
Dortmund fans have not seen such a exciting game for a long time. Although they only scored two goals, the situation on the field was firmly controlled by Dortmund in the first half, and Dortmund could play whatever they wanted.
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"We can clearly hear the cheers coming from Westphalia Stadium, and Dortmund fans cheered in the stands... Indeed, it is not surprising that they did this, because this is the first time Dortmund scored two goals in a game this season! Ha!" TV commentator Duan Xin teased Dortmund. He is a Bundesliga commentator, but he has his own home team in his mind. That is Dortmund's enemy Bayern Munich. So he commented that Dortmund's game is easier, and he can also tease the two teams on the court.
However, Zhou Jianliang in front of the TV didn't think there was anything funny at all, and he even sighed.
Although his son said that he did not make the roster in this game, Zhou Jianliang finally chose to sit in front of the TV and watch this game that seemed to have nothing to do with his son.
For this reason, his wife Li Cuiyun complained about him in dissatisfaction.
Zhou Jianliang rarely showed his "magnanimity" as a man and snorted: "What do you know!"
But he couldn't explain to his wife who didn't understand football why he still wanted to watch this game, because he didn't want to see if Zhou Yi could play in this game. He, a fan who had never cared about Dortmund and had never watched Dortmund's games before, just wanted to learn about Dortmund's situation through recent games.
If Dortmund's situation is still as bad as before, and the scene and the result are the same, it means that his son's chances of playing are getting bigger and bigger. Because Klopp must seek change, it is impossible to let the situation continue to change. For the head coach, if the team cannot win continuously, he must adjust the lineup and try more combinations.
But on the other hand, if Dortmund's performance improves, his son's chances of playing are getting lower and lower. Because for a coach, if the team continues to win and performs better, then he has no reason to adjust the existing lineup in any case...
To this end, he has to see Dortmund's game with his own eyes and learn about Dortmund's recent situation.
So he waited in front of the TV.
But what he saw was Dortmund, who performed better than the previous game, scored two goals in the opponent's 45 minutes in the first half!
He began to feel that his son might have almost zero intention to make a appearance in the recent past...
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In the end, Dortmund defeated Bochum 2-0 at home with two goals in the first half.
Zhou Yi and his companions in the South Stand cheered for the team's victory. They never thought that if the team's performance improved, his chances of playing would be lower...
The next day, the players who did not participate in the game came to the training base for restorative training, but Zhou Yi unexpectedly met Barrios in the locker room.
Logically speaking, players who participated in yesterday's game are not used to participate in today's training because they need rest and they have the power. The coach will give them a holiday.
Therefore, if the coach arranges that the players who do not come to participate in the training will not appear at the training base.
"Lucas?" Seeing Barrios in the locker room, Zhou Yi greeted him in surprise. "Why are you here?"
Unexpectedly, Barrios grabbed Zhou Yi's shoulder: "I'm here to thank you specifically, Zhou Yi!"
"Ha?" Zhou Yi didn't understand.
"You are my lucky angel, Zhou Yi! I must thank you in person!" Barrios said to Zhou Yi with some excitement.
Zhou Yi still didn't understand.
"You told me before yesterday's game that I would definitely score. I really scored! This is the second game in a row!" Barrios continued to say excitedly.
Zhou Yi then realized that he was a little amused and irritated when facing such an excited Barrios: "Lucas, but in fact... that is your own ability, and whether to score a goal is your own decision. If you perform well in the game, you will find you..."
"Of course, of course I have the credit. But you have it too!" Barrios was very sure.
Faced with such a stubborn Barrios, Zhou Yi had to spread his hands: "Okay, then I am your lucky angel, Lucas."
Hearing Zhou Yi admit it, Barrios grinned and patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder: "Come on, boy!"
After saying that, he was about to leave.
"Hey. Since you are here, why don't you train with us?" Zhou Yi tried to stay.
Barrios turned around and smiled even brighter: "No need, Zhou Yi. I made an appointment today and I want to celebrate it. I scored goals in two consecutive rounds! Come on, train!"
After saying that, he left happily.
Looking at Barrios's back, Zhou Yi rolled his eyes...
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In the next tenth round of the league, Dortmund played against Leverkusen away. As Zhou Jianliang predicted, Zhou Yi did not make it to the 18-man roster.
However, before going out for the away game, Barrios specifically found Zhou Yi and asked him if he had dreamed of divination.
Zhou Yi naturally knew what he was concerned about, so he naturally had to say good-looking words at this time. Moreover, in the virtual game of dreams, Barrios did score the goal.
So he nodded and said, "That's right. I dreamed that you scored a goal again, Lucas."
"Okay!" Barrios seemed very excited, as if he was instantly filled with confidence.
Seeing Barrios so happy, Zhou Yi felt that if Barrios could appear with a happy mood, he would have made contributions to the team...
But in fact, he doesn't think Barrios can score three consecutive league goals.
But when he was watching the live broadcast of the game at home, when the game was in the eighth minute, he stood up from the sofa in surprise!
In the TV screen in front of him, there is a scene of Barrios running wildly towards the corner flag area. Marcel Leif, the head commentator of German pay-TV pre-fan, was shouting: "Unbelievable! Unbelievable! Three consecutive league goals! Lucas Barrios, he did it!"
"Hehe..." Zhou Yi murmured in front of the TV in a daze.
In the end, with Barrios' goal, Dortmund tied Leverkusen 1-1 away. Although he did not win, he did not lose. He was unbeaten in three consecutive rounds, which was quite good.
After the game, the score and the scorer of the game were played on the screen. On Dortmund, Barrios's name was very eye-catching.
Zhou Yi looked at this name and felt that things were just three times. Barrios' luck in the next game shouldn't be that good...
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PS, in order to celebrate the Spring Festival with everyone, tomorrow is the third update!
Chapter completed!