Chapter 22 Finally scored...
The original home stadium of Schalke 04 was called Parkstadion. In the 1990s, it began to show old age due to the long construction time and outdated facilities. When the team won the UEFA Cup for the historic first time in 1997 and for the centennial celebration of the club in 2004, Schalke 04 decided to build a new multi-functional stadium, which is Veltins-Arena.
In 2001, the stadium was just completed.
In July 2001, it was unveiled as the home stadium of Schalke 04.
As a new stadium, the facilities are very gorgeous and modern. When the league is held at the Fairtings Stadium, the capacity of the whole stadium is 61,524 people (including seats and standing seats). When international matches are held, the capacity of the full seats is 53,993 people. The court is equipped with a switchable Teflon-coated fiberglass top cover, which is supported by 24 steel brackets on the court. In addition to blocking rain and snow, the outward sound can be reduced by 105 decibels when the concert is held.
25 meters above the lawn, there are four large screens, each of which is 35 square meters, which looks extremely clear from the audience. In addition, the lawn of the stadium is also covered with machinery, which can be moved out of the stadium within four hours for concerts and other activities.
On February 11, 2004, there was a rush of people outside the Fairtings Stadium. Most of the fans were wearing blue and white home jerseys, and they were preparing to enter the court to watch the game.
This is the game between Schalke 04 youth team and Bayern Munich youth team at home.
For the match between youth teams, they will more often choose to play in the affiliated secondary stadium. However, due to the relatively high ranking of Schalke 04 in the league, which is one after Bayern, which also affects the youth teams of the two teams. Many fans want to see the Schalke 04 youth team win the game.
Although it is not as good as the average Bundesliga, the number of fans who came to watch the game today is still more than 10,000.
What's more, many reporters came to the scene.
"Which team do you think will be the final winner?" In the pre-match interview, many fans were asked this question.
Of course, the fans have different opinions on this issue, because they are not supporters of a team---
Schalke 04 fans: "We will be the winners. Szoral and Pirk will score goals for the team, and the final game will be 2:0."
Bayern Munich fans: "There is no doubt that it must be Bayern. We will win 3-1!"
"I just passed by with soy sauce..." Neutral fans: "However, Bayern Munich is stronger. I support Bayern!"
Yes, in terms of fame, there is indeed some gap between the two teams. Bayern Munich is in the best. Even if they are not the leaders of the league now, the demand for winning the championship is still the highest.
As for Schalke 04?
Even their first team is only ranked sixth in the league, not to mention the youth team.
Of course, from the scene, the number of fans who support the Schalke 04 youth team to win is certainly the largest, just because... This is the home of Schalke 04, and Schalke 04 fans occupy a huge majority.
In everyone's expectation, the stadium is finally open, and the fans are already waiting. With the passage of time, the game is finally about to begin.
At this time, in the player channel, the players of both teams were ready to play.
The players of both sides have begun to compete in advance in the player channel. They look at each other. Whether they observe the opposing players, these people may become opponents of the higher league in the future. They need to know each other in advance, although this understanding does not seem friendly.
Jack Don is also among them.
However, he did not join this kind of eye-killing game, but silently felt the atmosphere of the court. This kind of atmosphere made him a little excited.
Think about it, there are more than 10,000 fans at the scene!
Compared with here, there are really few spectators in the black ball game in Morocco. More importantly, this is the home court, that is to say, more than 10,000 fans will be supporters of their own team. Unlike the black ball game, at least half of the people come to have fun. Even those who support themselves are just because Buy your own team to win... That's all.
There is no comparison between the two compartments.
Of course, Don Jack, who felt this atmosphere for the first time, would be a little excited. At this time, old Schindler suddenly patted Don Jack on the shoulder from behind and gave him a smile, "Don't be excited, young man."
Yes, don't be excited. It's just a youth team game, isn't it?
It's nothing at all.
Don Jack nodded and said, "I'm just a little excited."
Schindler nodded with a silent smile. In fact, in Schindler's opinion, the performance of the black-haired boy in front of him is already very good. Ordinary young people, when they participate in the official competition for the first time, their calves will keep shaking. They are nervous, excited, and mixed with a kind of uneasiness, which makes him When we get to the court, there is no way to perform at all. It's good to give full play to 30% of our strength.
And the boy in front of him just looks ruddy, but he can't see the tension at all.
"Very steady." This is an evaluation.
Of course, Jack Don doesn't care about this. He cares when he can appear. Think about it. If he can appear and perform, then many audiences at the scene will shout for him!
How exciting!
Just for this, 'I must work hard too!'
Compared with the hostile relationship between young players, on the surface, the head coaches of the two teams, Schindler and Harald. Cerny's conversation was very friendly.
As the head coach of the Bayern youth team, Harald. Cerny is only 43 years old this year. He is a young man in the coaching industry. In fact, he also respects Schindler very much. After all, he is a senior coach. Although it seems that his achievements are higher, of course, these are irrelevant. The most important thing is that the two are talking about the Bundesliga with a smile, as if they are in front of them. Teams that are not under two are not ordinary in the game.
"Schindler, I've been looking forward to today for a long time, and I've always wanted to play against your team." Seeing that the game was about to start, Serney turned the topic to the game: "How's it going? Is there any talent for your team recently?
"Of course!"
Old Schindler's face was affirming, which made the former's eyes shine. As the head coach of the Bayern youth team, when Cerni wants to dig some young geniuses, most of the clubs will directly agree. Unfortunately, Schindler's words made Cerny very helpless, "Every one of my team is a genius!"
Well, it's equivalent to not saying it.
The conversation between the two head coaches broke up unhappily. At this time, the referee had signaled the players of the two teams to enter the field, and the game was about to begin.
Don Jack and some teammates followed Schindler to the bench directly, while the other starters have already played and are ready to kick off. Although he couldn't play at the first time, Jack Don was still a little excited. He looked around and looked at the fans in the stands. He felt that there was a kind of blood flowing in his bones, and even the internal force was shaking in the meridians.
With a whistle, the game began.
First of all, the Bayern youth team kicks off. Compared with the Schalke 04 youth team, the Bayern youth team is more mature. This is not because of the gap between the clubs and coaches of the two teams, but because the Bayern youth team has many players and is a substitute for the Bayern first-tier team to adapt to the environment.
It is not an overdation to say that this team is Bayern's reserve team.
What's the difference between the reserve team and the youth team? Few people know, but at the beginning of the game on the court, most senior fans saw the difference.
The strength of the players of the two teams may not be big, but the gap between the two teams' playing style, tactics, and players' cognition of the game, sense of position, etc. is huge! Bayern's attack is methodical, pushing from the two sides to the middle. If there is no chance, they will immediately divide the ball to the side and then look for an opportunity to hang the ball to the middle. This kind of play is very common, but in this way of play, the Bayern players are not chaotic at all.
In the defense, Bayern's backcourt defense is very tight. No matter where the football is, every player is positioned in his own position. They seem to have their own defensive range. Even if the football enters the penalty area, there will be no chaos. There are few leaks, and the defense is also in place.
These highlights seem to be the most basic, but it is not easy for the youth team to do this.
In contrast, the Schalke 04 youth team is a little worse. In the attack, there is no problem with the team's playing style, but when the football enters the penalty area, there is chaos. There is even a situation of two Schalke 04 fighting for the ball in the penalty area. More often, the midfielder passes the ball, but the ball arrives. On the side, the winger did not keep up, and as a result, the football passed directly to the opponent's foot.
In defense, the backcourt of the Schalke 04 youth team is more chaotic. These German-trained defenders do not know what regional rotation defense is. Their skills may keep up, but their tactical awareness is thrown far away by Bayern's attacking players. When Bayern attacks, it is easy to tear the sand with a few short passes. The defense line of Erke 04, because the latter always leaks, or the defense is repeated.
In a word, as soon as the game started, Schalke 04 showed its shortcomings.
The result was unexpected. In the ninth minute of the opening, the Bayern Munich youth team took advantage of a free kick, 19-year-old Peruvian striker Jose. Paul. Guerrero used his head to help the team score a goal.
The whole audience was silent.
0:1, at the Fairtings Arena, the Schalke 04 youth team is in a backward situation.
Many Schalke 04 supporters, including the Schalke 04 players, are all a little lost, but what they don't know is that there is a black-haired boy on the bench, but at the moment when Bayern Munich scored, a faint joy appeared in his heart: "Finally scored..."
Maybe this means that you will have a chance soon?