Chapter 135 Chapter 135 Unprofessional
On October 20, Leverkusen faced their UEFA Champions League group match opponent, Workers Tel Aviv, at home. The process was uneventful, with Kiesling, Deldiyok and Vidal each scoring a goal, causing the opponent's goalkeeper to retrieve the ball from the net three times in frustration.
After winning this game, Leverkusen has two draws and one loss in the three group matches that have been played. As long as they don't perform too badly in the next three games, it can be said that there is basically no pressure to advance.
In the ninth round of the Bundesliga, Leverkusen continued to wait for Mainz at home, but accidentally lost 0-1.
After the game, several reporters, like sharks smelling blood, grabbed Leverkusen's players and coaches and asked them whether there was an internal conflict in the pharmaceutical company.
Because Ryan Deli did not play today, the sunny young man from Banya did not even make the roster.
A strange light flashed across his glasses, and the middle-aged reporter caught Kroos, who was said to have the best relationship with Leandri.
"Did any conflict occur in the team? Why didn't Leandri play today? Did he do something to be hidden by the club?"
For some reason, Cross wanted to bypass the reporter. He had other things to do and had to leave earlier than the race today.
When the reporter saw this situation, he was even more certain that there must be something hidden in Leverkusen's locker room, and he decided to add fuel to the fire.
"Tony, as Leandri's best friend, why don't you speak up for him? Are you just going to watch him being hidden by the club?"
Cross stopped and asked, "Do you know what day it is today?"
The reporter's brain started working at high speed, but he still couldn't figure out anything.
"Today is the day when Ryan Deli takes an exam at school! What's the point of hiding him? If you want to learn from the British tabloids to dig out gossip, then do it more realistically. Do you have Ryan's class schedule? Who is his professional teacher?"
"You're not professional at all."
The tone is bland and the language is sarcastic.
After arguing with the reporter, Kroos went back to the locker room to take a shower. Today, Leandri had a periodic test in his professional course, so he had to ride a big donkey to pick him up.
Leandri is in his last year of study at the University of Bonn. In order to graduate on time, he must complete the remaining modules this year. He also has a thesis to finish. He has even started preparing for his master's offer.
Two days before the game, Leandri ran to Heynckes to ask for leave, and whispered to himself that he might not be able to participate in the next league game because of the exam. He was a little worried that Heynckes would be unhappy. As a result, the head coach waved his hand and gave him one more day off to let him review.
After all, German universities are notoriously difficult to graduate from. Very few people can graduate on time, and it is normal for students to delay graduation for two or three years.
Leandri was not worried about failing the course. What he was worried about was that he would not be able to complete the credits and exams, which would delay his undergraduate studies by another year.
Schulz would always recommend his mentor to him and asked him to continue his studies for a master's degree at the University of Bonn after completing his undergraduate studies.
The loss to Mainz in the ninth round caused Leverkusen's ranking in the Bundesliga to drop from third to fifth, and the young players' psychology began to fluctuate again. Last year’s experience of going from half-marathon champion to second place was unforgettable for them. This year’s results have been fluctuating again, and the young people are all suffering from PTSD.
The impetuous atmosphere on the training ground gradually spread to each other, and everyone's mentality was no longer as peaceful as before.
At this time, the veterans that Heynckes and Völler had spent so much effort to buy began to take effect. Morientes and Bala encouraged everyone to practice more, and little by little their bad tempers were eliminated. As the oldest brother, Hyypia always relieves his emotions with some young people when he is free.
Heynckes felt that the effect was too good, and the relatively stable captain Rolfes said in front of the whole team that there would be no problem this year.
"Why are we panicking? We are only fifth, while Bayern Munich is already 11th. They only got this ranking after catching up some points in the past two games."
The locker room thought it made perfect sense and immediately gave enthusiastic applause.
As the saying goes, if you are not well, it will be sunny. If you are well, what will happen? !
Bayern's experience was even worse than theirs, and the strange thing was to comfort the young people in the pharmaceutical factory.
On October 27, Leverkusen went away to play against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the second round of the German Cup knockout match.
Compared to the fans shouting for three consecutive German Cup titles, Heynckes himself is not obsessed with this. If he has to make a choice on Leverkusen's three fronts this season, the first one to be eliminated must be the German Cup, which it has won twice in a row.
It’s not that the German Cup is not cost-effective, but that the Champions League and the league are more attractive.
Heynckes rotated some players, including Kroos, Vidal and Kiessling, and sent a lot of substitute players on the field.
The process was not particularly thrilling. The game went into a penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw.
Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Leverkusen 3-2 and advanced to the next round.
In fact, Leandri tried very hard to save the shots in the penalty shootout. He saved two goals from the opponent in succession but was still powerless. The opponent's goalkeeper played very well today. He saved Helmes' shot. At the same time, his teammates were not particularly reliable in the penalty shootout today. Only Ballack and Banetta were successful in the penalties, while Deldiyok and Balic both missed.
Okay, then let’s focus on the Champions League and the league.
On the last day of October, Leverkusen welcomed their opponent in the tenth round of the Bundesliga.
Schalke 04.
For a while, many eyes in Europe were focused on this game.
A big PK between goalkeeper and striker!
The twins are at war again!
And Real Madrid heritage!
The goalkeeper duel between Leandri and Neuer has gradually developed since the transfer of the Real Madrid prince to the Bundesliga in 2008, and has always attracted the attention of fans. Those who like to make trouble even hope that the coaches of both sides will change their formations and let the second goalkeepers play. We want to see Leandri/Neuer play as center forward/defender!
How can it not be an innovation and a tactical improvement to let the goalkeeper defend the goalkeeper? !
As for Morientes and Raul, this is not the first time that the two sides have faced each other. Both of them came from Real Madrid, but Morientes became a victim of the club's superstar policy because of the Galacticos' superstar policy and has been displaced in many teams over the years. However, Morientes always hit Real Madrid hard every time, and it was with him that Real Madrid began to avoid the clause.
Not to mention Raul and Leandri, anyone who knows a little about Real Madrid or Leandri knows that this Chinese goalkeeper was once trained by Real Madrid as the next captain. Not to mention that his father is the current president of Real Madrid, Leandri grew up in La Fabrica since he was a child, playing from U8 to Castilla, and finally to the first team to represent Real Madrid. During the youth team period, apart from the short time in Castilla due to skipping grades at a young age, at which other stages didn't you exchange team flags with opponents on behalf of the echelon? It can be said that Leandri is the legitimate prince of Real Madrid.
How many times did AS and Marca take photos of Raul, Guti and Casillas taking him to practice and go out for fun? With his strength and qualifications, all the Melcos were waiting for him to grow up and let the bullfighting dance once again dance on the lawn of the Bernabeu. It was a pity that the club's helmsman made a mistake halfway through.
Although this league match is the focus of the Bundesliga, it also attracted many La Liga fans due to its high content and topics related to Real Madrid.
The Real Madrid first team, which had just played against Hercules, finished a relatively relaxing training and review and then disbanded, but there were still some people sitting in the tactical room who were not planning to go off work to spend time with their wives.
Casillas turned on the equipment skillfully and then returned to his seat. Sitting next to him were national team teammates such as Ramos and Alonso. Marcelo and Ronaldo, who had known Leandri for a long time, also did not leave. As for Kaka, he was pulled to stay by Rogo.
When Mourinho remembered that his notebook was left in the tactical room and turned back, he saw the main players sitting inside. The Magic Bird even looked outside. It was still daylight and the sun was hanging. He was not dreaming.
Mourinho looked at the two opposing teams and knew what these people were doing. Schalke and Leverkusen both entered the Champions League this season. Both Bundesliga teams performed well. Maybe they will meet in the next game.
The Real Madrid coach thought about it and sat down in the last row quietly.
Who wants to go to work? Watch the game!
Leandri threw Kroos aside as soon as he entered the court, and surrounded Morientes and chattered. The big center forward of the Russian team looked at Leandri like this and always imagined that he was constantly shaking his own tail.
"Fernando, we agreed that today I would make Raul cry in your arms!"
Morientes was annoyed by the kid and kept nodding, but he always felt that something was wrong with this sentence.
Seeing that Morientes agreed, Leandri moved closer to Kiessling, greatly sacrificed his mental strength, and took the initiative to draw an extra lot for the German striker. Seeing the lucky lot, Kiessling patted Leandri's shoulder with emotion and said that he would make Neuer's action of picking up the ball into muscle memory today!
Leandri was satisfied.
First of all, he really wanted to beat Raul to tears. My old captain, I cannot break my promise to Morientes. Besides, my greatest respect for you is to defeat you, and to defeat you badly!
Secondly, this is an outrageous goalkeeper derby, and many people are waiting to see two rebellious goalkeepers confront each other in the middle of the goal! Leandri had already planned it out. Heynckes had already said that as long as the team led by a large enough margin, he would be free to attack.
Leandri had already arranged the script. Leverkusen defeated Schalke 04. When the miners were preparing to counterattack, he turned into a defender, stole the ball from Raul, then dribbled through the opponent's entire defense line and scored the final goal in the shocked, painful and envious eyes of Neuer. After the game, he will go to comfort the old captain who is crying in Morientes' chest, and tell him that victory and defeat are common in the military.
During the warm-up, the whole team noticed that their goalkeeper was very excited. Ballack was very satisfied with Leandri's passionate state after staying in Germany for a long time. This is right. Why are you Spanish doing such soft passing and control? You need passion!
When the two sides lined up, Leandri was only one body length apart from Neuer. The two goalkeepers had fighting spirit and smiles in their eyes.
As for Morientes and Raul? When Leandri was leaving the house, he heard his center forward pointing at the enemy and whispering that he would kill the guy!
Leandri was satisfied and followed Rolfes' footsteps onto the lawn.
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