St. Pauli's tournament is the German Cup.

The full name of the German Cup is the German Football Association Cup, which is organized by the German Football Association and is participated by not only professional teams, but also amateur teams.

The format of the German Cup is relatively simple.

Every year, there are a total of 64 teams from the professional and amateur teams that qualify for the competition, all of which start from the first game of 64 to 32, draw lots to determine the opponent, home and away, and one game to determine the final victory.

The significance of winning the German Cup is that the winner qualifies for the group stage of the German Super Cup that year and the UEFA Cup next season.

For the average club, the title is a bit far away, and the meaning of participating in the German Cup has become the prize money that can be obtained by qualifying - after reaching the round of 16, you can get more than 300,000 pounds for each additional round of the German Cup.

The money still makes a lot of sense for the small club.

St. Pauli is not a 'too small' club, but the club's financial situation is not good, and the attitude towards the German Cup is definitely to play a few more games if they can.

But St. Pauli's luck was not so good.

In the first game of August low, it was good to meet a non-professional league team and eliminate the opponent to advance directly, but in the second game it met Bochum.

Bochum is a team that has been in the Bundesliga for many years.

Bochum's form last season was not good, and they were relegated at the end of the season, but strength is strength, and this season Bochum ranked first in the Bundesliga from the beginning, and still has stable results, pulling down second place by four points.

St. Pauli met Bochum, and it was still an away game, so it was a little difficult to win.

Bergmann simply decided to give up the game.

Anyway, if you try to meet the opponent, it will be difficult to win away, so you simply use the game as a training place, so that a few players who have played less can come out to find their form.

So Zhen Shaolong and Kreuzer both entered the starting lineup.

Whether it's training or paying attention to the game, it must be a good feeling to be in the starting lineup against the strong Bochum team.

Zhen Shaolong and Kreuzer are quite looking forward to it.

The other newcomer, Freiberg, was left to lament because he was only in the squad, and presumably Bergman also wanted to find a chance for him to play, but it was still a lot worse than being in the starting lineup.

Kreuzer was thrilled.

On the bus to Bochum, he kept talking.

"I'm going to start! It's for the first team, it's the German Cup, can you believe it? ”

"I'm a little nervous."

"What if I don't play well in the game? Not a chance next time? Maybe Mr. Bergman, maybe get me back into the youth team......"

Zhen Shaolong's brain hurt when he heard it.

He was actually a little excited to start for the team for the first time, but when he saw Kreuzer's appearance, he was not nervous at all.

He comforted Kreuzer, "It's okay, it's the same as the youth team, as long as you play normally." ”

"You're at a good level."

"You see, Frei didn't start, you started, what does that mean? Mr. Bergmann is more optimistic about you! ”

Zhen Shaolong's comfort may have had a little effect, but the time limit was only a few minutes, and it didn't take long for Kreuzer to start talking again, "I told Natalie, and she said that she would go to the scene to support me." It's a long way from Hamburg to Bochum, do you think she'll go? Can I see her at the stadium? ”

"How do I know?" Zhen Shaolong rolled his eyes.

"I wish she could go. I kind of wish she wasn't going, because I wasn't sure I could behave well if I let her see ......."

Zhen Shaolong covered his ears.

Halfway through the bus, Zhen Shaolong couldn't stand the nagging anymore, so he simply walked to the front and found Freiberg, "Hey, Frey, let's change seats, Dickett said, he hopes you can instruct him on what to do on the field." ”

"Me? Mentor him. Freiberg was a little stunned for a while, then reacted, and suddenly raised his head arrogantly, "Of course, although you are all in the starter, I am actually better......"

As soon as Freiberg walked away, Zhen Shaolong immediately grabbed his seat, and only five minutes later, he felt a complaining look behind him.

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Buses carrying St. Pauli players drove into the Ruhr Stadium in Bochum.

The players got out of the car with their luggage.

The drop-off location is close to the mixed zone, and the reporters can be seen in the distance, but no player will take the initiative to go there because the time is very tight, and they will not have a long rest before entering the playing field to participate in the warm-up.

Zhen Shaolong followed and got out of the car, and heard a shout in the distance, "Zhen Shaolong!" Over here! ”

It's Chinese.

Zhen Shaolong turned his head to look over, and in the distance was a Chinese reporter, who looked at Bergman hesitantly.

"What's wrong?"

"It's a Chinese journalist, and it's the first time I've seen it. Can I go over and have a look? ”

Zhen Shaolong asked.

Bergman hesitated, nodded and said, "Okay, but you only have three minutes, and you'll have to go to the warm-up in a moment." ”

"Thank you, sir."

Zhen Shaolong saw the reporter who shouted, he was wearing a suit, with eyes, about thirty years old, and a standard Chinese appearance, which made people feel a little kind.

"You're Zhen Shaolong, right? My name is Wang Tao! I came from Munich specifically to cover the news. Wang Tao was a little excited to see Zhen Shaolong, and several German reporters next to him also came over when they saw that there was news to interview, but unfortunately the two spoke Chinese.

"Yes, you can call me Shaolong, but I prefer others to call me 'Long Shao'."

"Dragon...... Few? Wang Tao tugged at the corners of his mouth, fortunately, there was no other person next to him who could understand Chinese, but how could it be a little awkward to call Long Shao?

Zhen Shaolong asked, "Are you here specifically to interview me?" I just played in the professional league, so I didn't expect ......."

"You're famous. Some time ago, there was a lot of media coverage in Germany that you just entered the professional league and scored two goals. Wang Tao entered the interview mode, "Can you tell us about the situation in St. Pauli?" For example, are you still comfortable with the environment? It's okay to talk about this game. ”

Zhen Shaolong nodded and said, "Okay, you can, but my time is very short, and I will participate in the competition soon." ”

Wang Tao hurriedly recorded.

'It was my first start, yes, I started this game. St. Pauli is not bad, there are a lot of interesting teammates and I hope to be successful here. In fact, I'm sure I'll succeed because I always score goals and the next games will be the same, so just wait and see me score! ”

This style of talking about the game without talking about the opponent, not talking about the teammates, and only talking about the fact that he can score goals really makes Wang Tao scratch his head.

Zhen Shaolong said a few words and left.

Wang Tao was still standing in place, looking at the recorded things, and felt that he should focus on revising it, otherwise domestic fans would think that this guy has no other skills, and he is very arrogant?

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The game is about to begin.

Zhen Shaolong stood in the center circle ready to kick off, and next to him was Felix Luz, Zhen Shaolong is a technical striker, and Luz is a center who relies on his body.

The pairing of a technical striker and a central striker is a combination that complements each other.

Bergmann still had a lot of consideration, but he didn't seem to have taken into account an important issue: the relationship between the two was not good.

In the entire St. Pauli team, there are those who get along well with Zhen Shaolong, such as Keane, Bol and others who have been taught a lesson, and they also have a neutral relationship, that is, teammates who occasionally say a word on weekdays and basically have no interaction.

When it comes to 'hostile' relations, Luz is certainly one of them.

Lutz is Zhen Shaolong is hostile, the two basically don't speak, the main thing is that every time Zhen Shaolong plays, he is replaced by him, there is competition for positions in the team, and the relationship will definitely become tense.

Zhen Shaolong was a little helpless about this.

This is unsolvable.

As long as you want to be the main force of the team and increase your playing time, there will definitely be teammates who will be affected.

It was Luz who was affected before.

Zhen Shaolong and Lutz stood together, without any communication, and Lutz's eyes also showed unfriendliness, as if to say, "I won't pass it on to you if I have a chance." ”

Zhen Shaolong didn't care at all.

Did he score goals in a coordinated manner? Maybe the cooperation also has a little effect, but with the current strength, the effect is still minimal.

Finally the game started.

The German Cup has attracted a lot more attention than the German Second Division, and the live broadcast of the game is also a German sports one, and the commentator Esfeld opened the introduction of the players of the two teams.

Bochum has a lot of stars, so it is natural to focus on them.

St. Pauli is the name that has been carried over.

When Esfeld introduced Zhen Shaolong, he still said a few more words, "This is a young Chinese player, he scored two goals in his first appearance in the Bundesliga, but perhaps more attention should be paid to his number 13......"

"Will he be the best player at St. Pauli?"