Chapter 24 A Chinese player who is different from Zhou Yi
While Chinese fans were teasing Zhou Yi, Yan Min did meet Zhou Yi at the training base in Dortmund.
But he didn't go to worship the mountain.
Zhou Yi probably wouldn't think he is the leader of Dortmund.
When he saw Yan Min, he was very happy: "I really hope you can come, but I didn't expect it to be so smooth." Zhou Yi patted Yan Min's shoulder and said, "How is the result of the physical examination?"
“Passed.”
Sometimes a physical examination is like a formality. Basically, being able to have a physical examination means that the player is already a member of the team. There are not many people who are stuck during the physical examination, but there are really few, so that every time there is a news, it will be reported widely.
"Well, I guess they must have not claimed to the public that you are as strong as a cow. Because I was not announced like this at the beginning." Zhou Yi looked up and down Yan Min and said.
Then both of them laughed because neither of them was strong.
The Dortmund official website reporter who was responsible for taking photos was laughing as he watched the two Chinese chat in Chinese, and he didn't understand why, but he still pressed the shutter and made a name for the photo in his heart: the two Chinese players had a great time talking to each other on the training ground.
"How many days have you arrived?" Zhou Yi asked again after laughing.
"I arrived yesterday."
“Is the jet lag reversed?”
"I didn't think there was a time difference." Yan Min's answer had his usual self-style. It was okay to say that he was confident or arrogant.
Zhou Yi smiled: "Young people are good."
"This, Zhou Yi... you are only two years older than me, right?"
"It's also two years older." Zhou Yi said seriously with his eyes staring, "Call for Senior!"
Yan Min called out "Senior" reluctantly, and then complained: "It's not Japan, what's the name of "Senior."
"What do you want to call me?"
"I just want to call you Zhou Yi!" Yan Min said.
As a junior, speaking to his seniors in this way is easily regarded as an "unpolite" behavior. From this small detail, you can see why Yan Min is not liked...
But Zhou Yi didn't care about Yan Min's attitude. He nodded with a smile: "Very good."
Then he changed his face and said to Yan Min: "If you have any questions, you can come to me, but I suggest you try to solve them yourself. Here, language is the first priority, life is the second important, and football is the third important. If you can't do your own life well and live a mess, I believe you can't play well. How is your ability to live independently?"
Yan Min replied: "I have been away from home since I was a child and I have been accustomed to being alone."
"That's good." Zhou Yi nodded vigorously. Then he stretched out his hand and said, "Welcome to Bracker Training Base, welcome to Dortmund."
The two people held their hands together, and the reporters next to them pressed the shutter of the camera in their hands again.
※※※
Yan Min passed the physical examination, Dortmund officially announced that Yan Min was joining, and the club also held a small welcome ceremony for him, inviting some fans and reporters. After all, he was introduced as a first-team player of Dortmund, not just a youth team player like Zhou Yi.
The reporters who came were mainly Chinese journalists, after all, Chinese players, and Chinese media were most concerned. Now, in addition to paying attention to Zhou Yi and Yang Muge, the Chinese journalists who are stationed in the Ruhr region have another person to report. But no one will complain about the increase in workload. On the contrary, every Chinese journalist who came to attend the welcome ceremony has a happy smile on his face.
They are journalists, but they are also supporters of Chinese football. They all hope to see more Chinese players in European arenas. Yan Min can land in Europe and join Dortmund. Everyone is very happy and proud, and they are full of expectations for Yan Min's future.
The Dortmund fans who came to support the game were mainly members of the "Black Gold" fan organization led by Old Wagner. They have a very good relationship with Zhou Yi. Because of this relationship, the club found them and supported Yan Min, who is also a Chinese, and created momentum.
Although the welcome ceremony was not large, the atmosphere was still very warm because of the "black gold" fans and Chinese reporters. This also made Yan Min feel the enthusiasm of Dortmund fans. No wonder people say that Dortmund fans may be the best fans in the world.
He is also increasingly looking forward to playing football in front of these fans, just like Zhou Yi.
When he took his jersey at Dortmund from the team's athletics director Zolk, the rainy shutter sounded and the flash flashed.
Yan Min blinked hard in front of him. This was the first time he enjoyed such treatment...
Behind the yellow jersey is his first team number - 13, and his last name "YAN".
Judging from the numbers, it is quite high, but this does not mean any problem. Today's football teams rarely arrange player numbers according to the order of appearance. Nowadays, even if they wear the No. 10, which symbolizes the core, it is possible that the team will sit on the bench and can't play several games in a season. This is especially true in Dortmund. Zhou Yi, the core of the team, wears No. 23, which means the last place if it is placed in the national team. It is often the number of the second substitute goalkeeper.
The team's main center back Hummels wore the No. 15 jersey. The main left back Schmeltzer's jersey number was even bigger, number 29. Another main right back Piszczek was No. 26.
Therefore, it is impossible to speculate or guess Yan Min's prospects in Dortmund from the jersey number.
After taking the jersey, Yan Minzi told reporters: "I will train hard and study hard. I don't know when I will play in the first team, but I can guarantee that I won't embarrass our Chinese players!"
This is very sharp and confident of young people, and even a little "arrogant" - the face of Chinese players is probably not something you can afford.
But Yan Min said that, which was in line with his usual speaking style. The Chinese journalists present were a little stunned - they didn't have a deep understanding of Yan Min before. If Yan Min had not joined Dortmund this time, they would have known nothing about Yan Min's information.
However, everyone soon realized that in addition to Zhou Yi, who was impeccable but boring when speaking to reporters most of the time, Dortmund now has a Chinese player who doesn't speak through his brain but is more topical. This is a good thing for their reporters.
But some reporters were worried about Yan Min - is his personality a good thing or a bad thing in the locker room of a wealthy family in Dortmund?
※※※
Three days after Yan Min arrived in Dortmund, he appeared in the box at West** Stadium accompanied by Chinese agent Li Jicheng to watch the 2013-2014 German Super Cup.
Yan Min was not included in the roster at all in this game. Not to mention whether his ability can meet the appearance requirements, he just arrived in Dortmund and had not even started the system training. Naturally, he did not have the qualification to represent Dortmund.
Before the game started, Yan Min had already felt the enthusiasm of Dortmund fans. West** Stadium is worthy of being the stadium with the highest attendance rate in Europe last season.
Before the game started, live broadcaster Norbert Dicole led all fans to shout Dortmund's roster, which made Yan Min feel like he was in a typhoon.
Anyone who comes to West** Stadium for the first time will be deeply shocked. Zhou Yi is like this, and Yan Min is no exception.
At the same time, what touched Yan Min even more deeply was that among all the Dortmund players who were praised, his compatriot Zhou Yi received the greatest cheers.
The tsunami-like shouting made Yan Min feel a little excited, and his body clenched his fists trembled slightly.
His agent Li Jicheng saw this scene next to him and couldn't help but tease, "Why, are you nervous?"
"No, it's excitement. I was wondering what it would be if I could enjoy such cheers one day...?" Yan Min said gritting his teeth.
"Well, come on!" Li Jicheng encouraged him. It is a good thing for young people to be full of beautiful visions for the future.
※※※
Every player who played at Dortmund received unreserved cheers from fans, and naturally the only booing to welcome Bayern Munich players.
Even Lewandowski did not escape the boos, but was just a little smaller.
Gotze was absent due to injury, otherwise when he called his name, the booing would be the biggest one in the audience...
Dortmund fans have clear love and hate, and do not hide their emotions.
※※※
"Welcome to the Super Cup in the 2013-2014 season, against both sides, the league champion Dortmund last season and the German Cup champion Bayern Munich last season!" commentator Marcel Leif introduced to the audience.
With the referee's whistle, the game began.
"When the game was going on, the temperature in Dortmund was 30 degrees. Look at the dazzling sunshine on the court. You can think about how hot it is now. This is a test for both players..."
Marcel Leif is not exaggerating. For Germany, which does not sell single air conditioners in shopping malls, temperatures exceeding 30 degrees in summer can be called "high temperature".
"Bortmond was not optimistic before the game. After all, they lost two generals, Gotze and Lewandowski, this summer, and the most important summer training camp was mainly used to make money in China. However, this game was arranged at Dortmund's own home court, which may be a balance and compensation... Home advantage helps Dortmund's performance. Everyone knows that their condition is always good at West** Stadium... And Bayern Munich, both Ribery and Gotze were absent due to injury in this game, which will definitely have an impact on their strength. Not enough Lewandowski's appearance will make up for the team's personnel losses during the attack..." Marcel Lef seized the time to introduce the starting list of both sides to the TV audience.
"...It can be seen that Dortmund is still the main lineup of the previous season, and most of the newly introduced players are on the bench. Mark Wagner is the starting lineup, and both Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan are on the bench... After all, the lineup of last season was proved to be very successful. In this important game, Klopp did not want to risk adopting new players who did not cooperate with the team well enough... After being poached by Bayern Munich, Klopp also under tremendous pressure. If he loses to Bayern Munich in the Super Cup, his voice will probably be even louder..."
Chapter completed!