The most popular derby match in the world is undoubtedly the Ruhr derby between Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund. Fans swear and fight over trivial matters. What they love most is to tear the opponent's jersey into pieces.
The story begins in 1925.
The two cities have always been in a state of economic competition. Although they are both workers, they cannot fight with shovels, so football has become their weapon, and the stadium has become a new battlefield.
The tense atmosphere between the two sides has also been brought to the stadium. Not only fans fight each other off the field, but also various conflicts often break out among the players on the field! www.81zw.??m
Since the first derby in 1925, the Ruhr derby has been going on for 86 years, and Dortmund’s home game against Schalke 04 is the 139th derby in 86 years!
Schalke 04 showed excellent form from the beginning of this season, especially the rise of Huntelaar, which kept them at the top of the standings.
But the happiest thing is the performance of the last Bundesliga champion Dortmund, which was ranked eighth in the league after seven rounds!
During that time, Schalke 04 fans would laugh out of their dreams.
Moreover, Huntelaar has always ranked first in the scorer list. Everyone is looking forward to the scene when Schalke 04 wins the league championship this season and Huntelaar wins the golden boot.
But all this changed because of the appearance of one person!
Yes, that's the kid who is currently ranked number one on the scorer list.
The most unacceptable thing for Schalke 04 fans is that the opponent turned out to be a Dortmund player!
Why?
Why does this hateful neighbor bother us every time we do something good?
Especially that Chinese boy, why did his appearance completely change the situation?
This makes many Schalke 04 fans hate Ye Chen to the core!
Dortmund started the season in a completely different situation than Schalke 04. Their ranking at the beginning of the season caused many fans to ridicule that their mobile phone screens were not long enough to find Dortmund.
But everything changed with the arrival of Ye Chen!
Now after 13 rounds, they rank first in the league with 28 points. Although Bayern also has 28 points, their goal difference is 2 less than Dortmund!
Of course, the credit for the goal difference also comes from that damn Chinese boy...
It was Ye Chen's five goals that made the difference between the two teams who originally had the same goal difference.
Ye Chen!
These two words hurt the hearts of Schalke 04 fans all the time.
Of course, no matter what time the derby is, you can't just look at the team's paper strength.
Mental attributes are also particularly important!
Just like the Double Red Club in England, no matter what time period, the competition between the Double Red Club will be extremely intense and exciting!
So the game hasn't officially started yet, but Dortmund is already enveloped in a strong derby atmosphere.
In order to vent their inner anger, many Schalke 04 fans also posted videos of burning Ye Chen's jersey on Instagram!
They insulted Ye Chen unscrupulously, called him a yellow-skinned bastard, and even stretched out the corners of his eyes with their fingers, making a "squinting" motion.
This is the most direct insult to China!
And this phenomenon is also spread from person to person, as if burning Ye Chen's jersey can make them climax!
Of course, Kagawa, who is also Asian, could not escape the fate of being discriminated against. They tore up Kagawa's jersey, and even dug up a lot of Sakura Country's dark history to insult Kagawa!
Not just them, Gundogan, Santana and Gotze...
Any Dortmund player would be insulted, but because Ye Chen and Kagawa are Asians, they scolded them more fiercely and unscrupulously.
After all, Asians are not popular in Europe, especially Chinese.
The Chinese are not only smart, but also willing to endure hardships and stand hard work, which has led them to take away many jobs from idle white people...
But Dortmund fans are not vegetarians either.
Their counterattack was equally fierce.
Don’t forget, they, Atsushi Uchida, are also from Sakura country!
I can only say that it is fortunate that the third brother Hao Junmin is gone, otherwise he would definitely have been insulted.
No snowflake is innocent in an avalanche!
Both fans have extreme fans, and they also added a flame to this Ruhr derby.
As the game approaches, the atmosphere becomes more and more intense.
Outside the training ground, countless Dortmund fans gathered spontaneously. They held up signs they made and expressed their thoughts.
When Klopp coached the Ruderby for the first time, he was directly infected by the strong atmosphere.
In Dortmund's training base, the players have become taciturn, and even train more seriously.
Although they lost to Arsenal, that defeat was forgotten early on.
You can lose in the Champions League, but not in the Ruhr derby!
It's just that Klopp now has a very headache.
We play Arsenal on the 23rd. Dortmund only returned to Dortmund on the morning of the 24th, but they will play Schalke 04 on the afternoon of the 26th!
Dortmund has no chance to breathe at all!
Klopp previously applied to the Bundesliga to adjust the time by one day, but was rejected.
Of course, although Dortmund lost the last Champions League game, the players on the field fought hard until the last minute.
So much so that the main players, especially the core midfielder Shinji Kagawa, cannot keep up physically and can only be placed on the bench!
In addition, Svenwind was injured in the 25th minute of the last Champions League game... Not only was he unable to play, but Gundogan's physical fitness was also an issue.
And Gotze, who was replaced with 28 points, also had to wait for the team doctor's injury assessment report. For a while, it can only be described as being stretched!
It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!
Klopp looked at the players' physical fitness and injury list, and he knew that Dortmund had to change their formation.
Variable arrays mean adventure!
The image of Ye Chen playing as a left winger in the last El Clasico is still vivid in my mind. Before Ye Chen has mastered the position, he can no longer be arranged to play as a winger.
Of course, the back line is the biggest problem.
Hummels, Schmelzer, Piszczek and Santana all played for 90 minutes in the last game, but the most important problem is that Dortmund doesn't even have anyone to rotate!
The gap between the strength of the substitutes and the main players is too big. Klopp feels that none of these four people can be replaced...
This is also Dortmund's biggest problem now... Their staffing is a problem not to mention three-line operations, but also two-line operations!
What's more, the intensity of the Champions League is greater than that of the league.
After all, the Champions League is a competition between European giants. Not to mention the hard work, the players are eager to express themselves in the Champions League, so as to gain the attention of more wealthy teams.
This also directly causes them to work harder, and they cannot recover at all when their physical energy is exhausted.
However, the situation at Schalke 04 is completely opposite to that at Dortmund.
Schalke 04's last game was on the 19th, and they have been resting for a full week now.
Waiting for work with ease.
The most important thing is that Schalke 04 is not weak. They are currently ranked fourth in the league, only one point less than Borussia Monchengladbach, which is third in the league!
Under such circumstances, both the media and some platforms believe in Schalke 04.
At least no one believed they would lose at the Westfalenstadion...
Some fans even shouted loud slogans: Pull Dortmund from first place!
This also makes countless fans dream about the 2006-07 season.
At that time, the Bundesliga entered a fierce stage of championship competition, with Stuttgart and Schalke 04 both hoping to win the Bundesliga championship.
Schalke 04 can retain the Bundesliga trophy as long as they beat Dortmund.
But Dortmund defeated Schalke 04 2-0 at the last minute, spoiling the opponent's dream.
Even if you win, it doesn't matter. Dortmund fans rented a small plane and put up a banner with a line of small words written on it: You will never win the championship!
With such a story, how could the hatred between the two sides not be great?
It is precisely for this reason that the Ruhr derby is the only game that does not require mobilization by the head coach.
Because everything and everyone reminds you that this is the Ruderby!