Chapter 390: An Unexpected Starter
"Speaking of which, Rong, aren't you really friends with Klose?" In the interval between special training, Sun Fengyang asked Rongguang.
Rongguang thought for a while, and then said: "I don't have much contact with him in the team, but I will say hello when we meet, and sometimes I will chat a few words, but I don't talk much and don't go deep." So...... I don't think they're friends, right? β
"That's the truth." Sun Fengyang nodded.
They discussed a recent hot topic.
The Barcelona media hyped the relationship between Rongguang and Klose, and Klose admitted in an interview with reporters that he and Rongguang were not friends. This seems to provide an excuse for unlimited hype in the media.
"It's true. The reporters didn't ask me, and if they did, I would have said that Klose and I weren't friends. Glory nodded.
He didn't have a problem with what Klose said, and he didn't resent Klose because of it.
Debora next to her snorted: "Stupid." If a journalist comes to ask you, don't answer the question! As long as you say it, it can be used by journalists. Unless you lie and say that you and Klose are friends. β
"That's not impossible." Glory pouted.
"It's not good to lie, Rong." Sun Fengyang made a glorious joke.
Rongguang shook his head: "I mean, it's not impossible to be friends with Klose." β
As for the hot topics in the media, Rongguang doesn't care much about them.
Rongguang is that he doesn't have this awareness, he behaves well, is there any need to please anyone?
Sun Fengyang and Debora also felt that with their glorious status in Werder Bremen, he didn't need to deliberately please anyone. He just kicked according to himself, and as for what others thought of him, that's his business.
He just needs to be good on the pitch.
And the relationship between Glory and Klose is not that bad, so there is no need to make a fuss.
In a team, not all players can become good friends, there will inevitably be bad relationships, and there will be average relationships.
Most of them are probably just in a relationship, they are teammates when they are usually in the team, but when they go out of the club and enter their personal time, they have little contact with each other.
Glory is not friends in Werder Bremen and Klose, it is a normal thing.
The media hyped up this with ulterior motives, and they wanted to influence and interfere with the glory.
But seeing that Rongguang is now so calm, no one knows that there is nothing to worry about.
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Glory was calm, Klose was a little embarrassed.
He didn't expect that he would tell the truth, and a very ordinary sentence would be used by the media to hype it up.
That "Rong and I are not friends" does smell of gunpowder at first glance.
Although this sentence is explained in the body of the report, it tells everyone that Klose does not mean this.
But the title is so scary that many people have preconceived notions that Klose has an opinion about glory.
Others even read the title and firmly believe that Klose must be dissatisfied with the glory.
So is Klose actually dissatisfied with Glory?
It would be impossible to say that there is no at all, Klose is not a saint. Naturally, he also wants to perform well at his new club and make them think that his transfer fee of 5 million euros is worth it. Whether it's public or private, he wants to score more penalties.
So sometimes, when he ran to the right position on the field, he didn't wait for Rongguang's pass, but watched Rongguang choose to shoot, and he would be a little disappointed.
Especially when Rongguang hasn't scored yet, he will also feel a little dissatisfied, if Rongguang chose to pass the ball just now, then it is time to celebrate the goal......
But Klose is very careful about his behavior, he knows that there will be a lot of cameras on the pitch against him, and if he makes any drastic movements, he will definitely become the talk of the town after the game. So even if Glory didn't pass the ball to him and flew away, Klose didn't say anything, just turned around and ran back.
Unexpectedly, he was cautious and didn't pay attention for a while, and he was caught by the media.
He wanted to explain the glory, but he was afraid that the more he described it, the darker it would be. Originally, people didn't have any ideas, but they pulled him again and again to explain, maybe he would be suspicious. And how exactly it should be explained is also a question......
In short, thinking about it, Klose was very entangled, and he didn't think of how to speak to Glory.
And what's even more embarrassing is that he was already very embarrassed, but he saw glory in the team, and he couldn't avoid it, if he dodged, I'm afraid it would be easier for people to think crankily - if you don't say hello when you see me, doesn't that mean that what the media said is true, you just don't look at me happy?
So, Klose was distressed.
Although his seniority is older than Glory, he is still a newcomer at Werder Bremen, and Glory has proven his ability last season, he is a well-deserved core player in Werder Bremen, who dares to offend the core easily?
Even the head coach is protecting him!
So in the face of glory, Klose is naturally a little weak.
On the night the report broke, Klose tossed and turned, barely staying up all night.
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It seems that fate likes to play tricks on people, and the next day of training, Klose had just entered the locker room, ready to change clothes, and when he was preparing for training, the door to the dressing room was pushed open.
Klose glanced back, and his expression became embarrassed.
The person who came in was...... Glory!
Seeing that Rongguang was already sweating profusely, he knew that he had just come back from practicing alone.
And at this time, there was no one else in the dressing room except Klose.
Klose opened his mouth, but his brain was a little slow to react, and he didn't know what he should do.
Say hello?
What if the other party is dissatisfied with himself and ignores himself at all? That's embarrassing.
Don't say hello?
Isn't it even worse not to say hello but to make the other party think that he is dissatisfied with him?
As soon as he entered the locker room, Klose was already sweating.
Just when Klose was at war with heaven and man in his heart, someone solved the problem.
As soon as Rong Guang, who pushed the door in, looked up and saw that Klose was more meaningful, he was stunned at first, and then raised his hand and said to Klose: "Hi, good morning, Milo." You're here so early, too? β
He took the initiative to say hello to Klose!
Klose let out a long sigh when he heard this-Glory took the initiative to say hello, so there was no embarrassment that he should not greet Glory.
So he nodded and said, "Good morning, Rong." Have you finished your practice? β
"Well, just finished exercising, take a shower, and rest."
After saying that, Rong Guang walked straight into the shower room at the back of the locker room.
Seeing him as if nothing had happened, Klose breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Everything works fine......
But he soon began to doubt again.
Didn't Rong see yesterday's news report? He's so busy with training, he probably doesn't have time to pay attention to the media coverage, right?
But there will be someone around him who will tell him, when he knows the Tao...... What would he think? I'm afraid he won't take the initiative to greet him at that time, right?
Klose began to worry again, nervously like a young daughter-in-law who had just married into a wealthy family......
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Rongguang really didn't take this matter to heart, he didn't expect everyone to be friends with him, so if someone said that he wasn't friends, it would be normal.
Klose was worried and embarrassed.
All the way to the start of the game.
Ahead of the game, head coach Schaaf had already announced the starting line-up for Werder Bremen for this match. Werder Bremen, who originally played 433, changed to 442 in this game, and there was one less person in the three forwards, and the one who was missing was Klose.
And the addition of one man at home is Borowski.
In this game, Bowman rose up from the centre-back position and played in the midfield, and he will be with Borowski in the game to contain Ronaldinho and Deco.
As soon as this starting list was released, there was a reaction from the Catalan media.
"World Sports News" announced: "...... Klose was removed from the starting line-up, and according to people familiar with the matter, it should have something to do with what he said in an interview with the media. In order to secure a home win against Barcelona, Schaaf will have to kill all the instability in the cradle. Obviously, Klose's bad relationship with Glory is a big unstable factor. Having Klose on the bench freed the two men from ignoring each other on the pitch...... This is also a strong proof of our point - the relationship between Rong and Klose is really bad! β
What is said is reasonable, which makes people look at it suddenly and think about it carefully, and they will feel that it makes sense.
So everyone was even more determined that the relationship between Glory and Klose was not in harmony.
Even Klose couldn't help but wonder if it was because of what he said that led head coach Schaaf to take him out of the starting lineup.
He forgot that he didn't start the last time Werder Bremen played Barcelona......
At the pre-match press conference, Schaaf was also asked by reporters about the relationship between Glory and Klose.
"The two of them don't get along?" Schauff shook his head. "No, no. It's true that the relationship between the two of them is not close, but it is not bad either. You can't expect everyone on a team to be close friends, can you? I think their relationship is normal. β
Of course, in the eyes of the media, Scharf's honest words have become "trying to cover up" and "Schaaf must have something unspeakable - you can't really expect him to admit in front of so many people that Rong and Klose have a bad relationship, right?" That would be tantamount to exposing the fact that the team is infighting, which is fatal! β
The media is so good at interpreting the subtext of other people's hearts, whether there is it or not.
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Before the start of the game, the two sides came to the stadium, and the Weser Stadium was almost full.
After changing their clothes in more meaning, everyone entered the stadium to warm up.
KrasniΔ, who started the game, had just run a few steps when he suddenly stopped, then clutched the muscles behind his right thigh with a painful expression.
Assistant coach Kemp noticed Krasnic's abnormality for the first time, and he immediately ran up and asked with concern: "What's wrong with you, Ivan?" β
"My thigh muscles seem to be strained...... Krasnic said in frustration.
"Oh,......" Camp scolded.
When a game is about to start, no one wants to see such a problem.
He turned to beckon the team doctor to come up and examine Krasnic.
After a brief check-up, the team doctor shook his head: "He won't be able to play." β
Krasnic's expression was even more pained.
Some teammates also noticed the abnormality here, and soon they saw Krasnic limping to the sideline with the help of the team doctor.
Not only them, but also the fans in the stadium stands and the Barcelona players who were warming up in the opposite half also noticed the situation.
Everyone saw Krasnic walk off the field with a painful expression on his face, and then walked straight to the players' tunnel.
Werder Bremen fans looked at each other β the main centre-forward was injured during the warm-up for the game, and it was ...... It's too decrepit!
On the Barcelona side, it was first stunned, then happy. Rijkaard was the first to know about Krasnic's injury.
He smiled slightly.
He doesn't want to deny that it's really good news for Barcelona.
The forward combination of Glory and Krasnic was a success last season. Now that Krasnic can't play, the burden of attacking almost all falls on Glory. Then as long as their own team can freeze the glory, Werder Bremen's attack is not a cause for concern.
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Klose also noticed Krasnic's injury and went off the pitch and, like the rest of his team-mates, frowned.
At the start of the game, Krasnic left the field injured and wondered if he would be able to play this game, which seemed to cast a psychological shadow on the players of Werder Bremen.
Originally, they were full of confidence at home and wanted to beat Barcelona, but now the main center forward is injured, and the pressure has suddenly increased.
Some people can't help but wonder if this is a hint and warning from God to tell them not to try to get something that is not supposed to be theirs.
Is this some ominous sign?
Kemp was also keenly aware of the mood changes in the players, so he blew the whistle vigorously and loudly reminded the players: "Concentrate and warm up!" Don't get hurt!! β
But when he shouted like this, it made everyone more nervous - the warm-up was to avoid injury in the game, but now they were injured during the warm-up, what is this?
Glory also noticed Krasnic's injury, but he didn't pay much attention to it, just took a few looks, and then resumed training.
Of course he will feel sorry for Ivan if Krasnic can't play, but that's okay, he always has to do his thing. It can't be because of a teammate's injury that affects your performance, right? That's frustrating......
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Back in the locker room, Schaff adjusted his starting line-up.
Krasnic is sure he won't be able to play in this match, he has a thigh muscle fiber strain, and he needs to rest for at least ten days, and he will definitely not be able to make it in time for the game in front of him.
When head coach Schaaf made the announcement, all eyes were on Krasnic.
Krasnich, who sat in the locker room, looked frustrated. There are not many opportunities to play against a big club like Barcelona, but he missed it out due to injury......
Then Schaaf pointed at Klose and said: "You started this game, Milo. β
Klose looked a little surprised - he originally thought that even if Krasnic was injured, it would be Charlie Steias who would start, but he didn't expect it to be him.
Seeing him like this, Schaaf smiled at him: "Do a good job!" β
He knew the pressure from Klose, so he didn't put any more pressure on him.
Klose glanced at Glory out of the corner of his eye.
Glory didn't look at him, and was lowering his head to place shin guards in his socks.
I really don't know if this unexpected start is good or bad......