Chapter 065: Group draw for the League Cup
At the end of the seventh round of the league, Dortmund's eyes are focused on the group group of the UEFA Cup.
Now the group group draw ceremony is close at hand.
Klopp flew to Nyon, Switzerland, on his own, and he went to attend the group draw ceremony. The team was handed over to his assistant Kovac, who led the team in training.
The Dortmund players relaxed a lot in an instant, very relaxed.
Subotic found Gu Zhen directly and said, "Xiao Gu, how is it?" Let's hang out together at night? ”
Gu Zhen stared at Subotic suspiciously, what do you mean?
Subotic immediately said: "Didn't the draw for the group stage of this season's UEFA Cup start in the evening? Let's get together and see which group we're going to be placed into. By the way, let's go get together! ”
Gu Zhen chuckled lightly and said, "I think it's you guys getting together and taking a look at the lottery ceremony by the way, right?" ”
After these guys finish training, they really often go to some bars and clubs to party, Gu Zhen knows.
That's the way it is in European football, the coaching team and the club management team will only control you during the training time, and after you leave the training base, the time is all yours, you can do whatever you want? The club side doesn't interfere too much, as long as you don't cause problems for the club.
It's the same with coaches, everyone is actually just a working relationship, to put it bluntly.
Sometimes the coach may remind you of it, but as for what you do, he really can't control.
Otherwise, there would be no Ronaldo clubbing, Ronaldinho sleeping in all the clubs in Barcelona and so on.
More often than not, professional players still rely on self-discipline.
Of course, players don't have to fool around when they go to parties, and players who want to support themselves and their families with this job are measured.
Even if you go to a party to have fun, it's not a degree, and you won't have it.
Borussia Dortmund's players often hang out in clubhouse bars, as was the case in Mainz. In the past, they often came to make appointments with Gu Zhen, but Gu Zhen's time was basically spent on training, and he rarely went with them, and then gradually everyone asked him out.
Everyone knows that Gu Zhen is an ascetic, and they know that Gu Zhen is a young man with dreams, so they didn't delay Gu Zhen.
To tell the truth, they were very envious of Gu Zhen.
People who have dreams are worthy of respect, and people who have dreams and dare to chase them are even more worthy of respect.
A person like Gu Zhen who has a dream and dares to chase it, and works so hard, is even more worthy of respect.
Many people saw their previous shadows from Gu Zhen's body.
It's just that they are now changed by reality, and when they see Gu Zhen like this, they are very touched, and they also admire Gu Zhen very much in their hearts.
However, if you want them to be like Gu Zhen now, they can't do it.
Today is a bit special, and Subotic also feels that Gu Zhen should sometimes go to get together with his teammates, so he can't be too withdrawn.
Subotic laughed and said, "It's all the same, it's all the same!" ”
Gu Zhen thought about it and didn't speak yet. Subotic immediately said: "Don't think about it, let's go to the gathering together, just take it as if everyone watched the lottery ceremony together, you have been away from everyone for too long!" ”
Hearing Subotic say this, Gu Zhen understood, bowed his head slightly, and said, "Okay! I'm going to check it out tonight and see which ladies you're spending the day with? ”
Subotic immediately laughed and scolded: "You get out ......"
That night, Gu Zhen and his teammates came to a leisure club they frequented.
After coming here, Gu Zhen realized that he was thinking too much.
Today they really didn't come to play, or simply to watch the UEFA Cup group draw ceremony.
Subotic smiled strangely and winked at Gu Zhen and said, "How is it?" Aren't you disappointed? ”
Gu Zhen shrugged his shoulders slightly, indicating that of course not.
However, Gu Zhen was indeed a little disappointed, he wanted to see how these colleagues usually played, but now he doesn't seem to be able to see it.
However, it is good that you will not be tempted by these miscellaneous things.
Kyle immediately said: "Wow, Gu Zhen from our team is here, today is really special!" ”
The players of the Dortmund team also echoed and screamed.
Gu Zhen really can't stand the enthusiasm of these people, these guys are really too enthusiastic. Gu Zhen immediately raised his hand and said, "Guys, please let the little brother go, give the little brother a way out!" Here, I thank all the big guys! ”
This caused the Dortmund players to burst into laughter.
To tell the truth, they were just joking, and they really didn't think about Gu Zhen.
They knew that Gu Zhen was Mr. Klopp's treasure, and they didn't dare to bring Gu Zhen to ruin.
Kyle immediately said, "Alright, alright, the lottery ceremony is about to begin!" Be quiet! ”
Everyone's attention was focused on the lottery ceremony.
To be honest, this year's UEFA Cup is still a bit difficult.
At the moment, there are no strong teams eliminated from the Champions League, and now there are many strong teams in the UEFA Cup. The most eye-catching of these are, of course, the Rossoneri AC Milan from Serie A and the now deep-pocketed Manchester City.
These two teams have gained a lot of traffic in the eyes of the media.
AC Milan has been on a downward trend in recent years, but for now, they are still very strong, especially in this UEFA Cup, where they are the favourites to win the title.
And then there's the Manchester City team.
An Arab consortium from the Middle East has entered the ownership, wielding countless oil bills in their hands, seducing countless Celestial Empire players, wanting to build a super giant.
They are very similar to Chelsea when Abramovich was just in charge in the transfer market for half a year, they have money and poach people everywhere, which makes them a great improvement in strength, and they also think that Manchester City is also the favorite to win the championship.
These two teams are very popular at the moment.
Of course, in addition to these teams, there are many teams that are very strong, and there are many teams from the top five European leagues. For example, from La Liga, there are teams such as Sevilla, Valencia, Racing Santander, Deportivo La Coruna and many others.
In addition, there are many teams from the Bundesliga, the Premier League and Ligue 1.
The strength of these teams is really not weak at all, and there are also giants from the Eredivisie, and these teams are also good players in the Champions League.
What's more, at this time, the teams eliminated from the Champions League have not yet joined, so the strength of this year's UEFA Cup is still very strong.
Now many people are watching the group draw for the UEFA Cup this time.
Subotic suddenly turned his head to look at Gu Zhen and asked, "Xiao Gu, what team do you think we will draw, will we meet AC Milan and Manchester City?" ”
Gu Zhen was surprised, immediately turned his head to look at Subotic, and immediately said, "How do I know this?" I'm not a god! ”
Yes, Gu Zhen is not an immortal!
Subotic immediately said, "Guess what, we want to see your guess!" ”
Gu Zhen looked left and right, and seeing that everyone was staring at him, Gu Zhen felt that there must be something greasy in this. But he really didn't know what these guys had done, and he looked closely, but he didn't see anything.
Subotic immediately said: "Just guess what! ”
Gu Zhen looked around blankly, and then immediately said, "Okay! Then I'll just say it, I don't think our luck will be so bad, we won't draw AC Milan and Manchester City! ”
"Wow!" Subotic, Weidenfeller and others immediately raised their hands and cheered.
Kyle and the others shook their heads in disappointment, very helpless.
At this time, Gu Zhen somewhat understood what was going on?
It turns out that these guys are betting on themselves, and I said why do these guys value their own ideas so much? I see.
Kyle immediately said: "Then let's hope that Victor can bring us good luck in Dortmund!" ”
Then he very reluctantly took out a wad of banknotes from his pocket and handed it to Subotic, and said lightly: "You keep these for me first, there will always be a point I will get back!" ”
Subotic smiled and said, "I'll wait!" ”
Then the guy went to count the bills.
In fact, Gu Zhen also took a look, and saw that he had a lot of banknotes, but in fact, he really didn't have a lot of money, and he couldn't buy a pair of sneakers. It seems that they are not really gambling, that is, they are just having fun.
That's good, it's just a matter of having fun.
Now the draw ceremony is really about to start soon, and everyone's eyes are glued to the TV screen, watching the draw about Dortmund's fate this time.
The draw was held in Nyon, Switzerland, and there were a lot of managers who took it very seriously. Gu Zhen also saw Klopp from the screen, and Klopp was also very serious.
Then, the draw ceremony began, and if a team was not drawn, everyone would be nervous.
Gu Zhen didn't know how he finished watching the lottery, and the results of the lottery ceremony were as follows:
Group 1: AC Milan (Italy), Partizan Belgrade (Serbia), Hertha Berlin (Germany), Spartak Moscow (Russia), Karkiv Metallurgy (Ukraine)
Group 2: Portsmouth (England), Paris Saint-Germain (France), Sevilla (Spain), Wolfsburg (Germany), Sampdoria (Italy)
Group 3: Valencia (Spain), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Manchester City (England), Club Brugge (Belgium), Nancy (France)
Group 4: Standard Liege (Belgium), Benfica (Portugal), Galatasaray (Turkey), Nijmegen (Netherlands), Racing Santander (Spain)
Group 5: Schalke 04 (Germany), Aston Villa (England), Poznan (Poland), Heerenveen (Netherlands), Deportivo La Coruna (Spain)
Group 6: Slavia Prague (Czech Republic), CSKA Moscow (Russia), Rosenborg (Norway), Stuttgart (Germany), FC Twente (Eredivisie)
Group 7: Ajax (Netherlands), Tottenham Hotspur (England), Copenhagen (Denmark), Zilina (Slovakia), Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Group 8: Braga (Portugal), Feyenoord (Netherlands), Hamburg (Germany), Saint-Etienne (France), Olympiacos (Greece)