In a sense, Sun Xingming and Zhou Yi are very similar, and indeed they can be compared.

Both men came to Germany in 2008.

Seventeen-year-old Zhou Yi went to Dortmund, while sixteen-year-old Sun Xingming went to Hamburg.

At the time, both of them were still unknown athletes in German football, and did not attract everyone's attention.

Sun Xingming benefited from the open policy of the Korean Football Association. As part of a cooperation project between South Korea and the German Football Association, he was caught by the Hamburg Club and went to Germany to receive football training. At that time, a total of six South Korean players were given the opportunity. Among them, Sun Xingming joined the Hamburg Football Club and three others joined Nuremberg.

Zhou Yi was joined by Dortmund's youth training camp because of a football reality show. At the same time, several other partners who participated in the shooting of the reality show with him also joined different clubs and started their different football lives.

After he entered Hamburg, Sun Xingming received youth training in Hamburg and participated in the second-tier team competition. Has accumulated a lot of game experience. From 2008 until 2010, he grew up in the youth training camp in Hamburg for two years.

Compared with him, Zhou Yi's way is going to be wild. He didn't have long before he arrived at the Dortmund youth team, he went from U17 to U19, and represented U19 in the Youth League and Youth German Cup. The performance was excellent, only used Less than a season later, he was transferred to the first team from the youth team.

It can be said that from this point of view, Zhou Yi has indeed manifested a stronger talent than Sun Xingming, and the development trajectory of the two here is completely different.

Zhou Yi, who was promoted to the first team, was only dormant for half a season. He took the opportunity in Dortmund's game against Hoffenheim, became famous in the first battle, and then gradually secured the main position of Dortmund's first team. By the end of the season, Dortmund even simply let go of his original midfielder Sahin even for him. Facts have proved that their decision is correct.

Although Shaxin was lost, Dortmund then created an era of their own.

Winning the league title and winning the Champions League for three consecutive seasons is the most glorious time in the history of Dortmund Club, and even the one that won the Champions League in the 1990s was not comparable.

At this time, Zhou Yi not only quickly grew into the core of Dortmund, but also became the hottest star in the world football-saying "Rising Star" is wrong-every summer his name is indispensable to other major clubs.

It is also a coincidence that Zhou Yi in Dortmund determined that his core position started from the 2010-2011 season and has been three seasons so far.

Sun Xingming won his first professional contract in his life and represented the Hamburg first team for the first time in the Bundesliga, also in the 2010-2011 season.

In three years, Zhou Yi has become a hot star, and Sun Xingming has also grown a little in Hamburg.

Now, Sun Xingming has joined Leverkusen, and the transfer fee worth 10 million shows his strength.

These two young people are now rapidly growing into leaders in their respective national teams. Therefore, it is not reluctant to say that the confrontation between the two of them is the top level of football between China and South Korea.

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Before the game, the two were asked by reporters about their impressions of each other.

"Sun Xingming? He is an excellent striker and very threatening. Klopp has reminded us to pay special attention to him in the game. Last season he scored three of our goals when he was in Hamburg. It is a very powerful Opponent." Zhou Yi said to South Korean reporters, which made Korean reporters listen to the same as eating honey. Being able to get such an evaluation from Zhou Yi, their vanity was greatly satisfied.

Zhou Yi did not say this to take care of the face of Koreans. He is telling the truth.

Klopp did remind them to pay attention to several players in the Leverkusen formation, Sun Xingming is one of them.

Zhou Yi is no stranger to Sun Xingming. Before he was in Hamburg, he played with Dortmund three times, starting twice and starting off the bench. Sun Xingming scored three goals in these three matches, all of which were scored last season.

Among them, Dortmund lost the game to Hamburg in the fourth round of the league last season 2:3. The culprit was Sun Xingming. He scored twice in the game to help Hamburg win and gave Dortmund the first game of the season. And the only failure.

Because of such a history of confrontation, Klopp will remind everyone to pay attention to Sun Xingming.

After the transfer to Leverkusen this season, Sun Xingming started ten times, came off the bench once and scored six goals, ranking third in the number of goals in the Leverkusen team, second only to those who scored nine goals. Kisling the striker and Shini Sam, who scored seven goals in midfield.

Some Chinese journalists also ran to interview Sun Xingming and wanted to hear his views on Zhou Yi.

In South Korea, Sun Xingming is an idol and a superstar, but when referring to Zhou Yi, his attitude is very respectful: "For me, he is not only a strong opponent, but also our Asian players, especially East Asian players. Pride. I also dream of one day being able to achieve great achievements in the club like him."

The same is true for Chinese journalists.

And no one thinks that Sun Xingming said so in order to coax them. Zhou Yi's achievements and status are there. Sun Xingming just told the truth.

Although Zhou Yi was one year older than Sun Xingming and played in the Bundesliga a season earlier than Sun Xingming, it could also be regarded as Sun Xingming's predecessor. Therefore, Sun Xingming's use of such an attitude is not an insult to him.

No matter what opinion the South Korean fans have on China, they are not qualified to express their dissatisfaction in this matter.

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In addition to the contest between Zhou Yi and Sun Xingming, this game is also a "brother Derby" between the Bend brothers-the twin brother Lars Bender of the midfielder Sven Bender playing in Dortmund in Leverku Mori also plays in the midfield.

Although both players are midfielders, their positions and characteristics are different.

Sven Bender is a purely defensive midfielder, defensive and fierce, but offensively lacking in prowess, there is nothing to show.

Lars Bender is a "BOX_TO_BOX" player, that is, a midfielder from the penalty zone to the penalty zone. He has excellent offense and defense, a tough style, a large coverage area, and a strong round-trip ability.

The battle between the two brothers will certainly become one of the highlights of this game.

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The focus of everyone's attention was on these things. But only one day from the start of the game, the accident happened.

Royce was injured in training!

Although it is not a very serious injury, but I do not know whether it can catch up with the game against Leverkusen.

Team doctor Dr. Braun's suggestion is to not allow Royce to take part in the game and take a break.

But this game is very important for Dortmund. If they lose to Leverkusen at home, they will be opened by the other side and Bayern Munich. At that time, the league championship may become a bubble.

However, if you insist on Royce playing with injuries, you must consider the next Champions League group game away from Galatasaray next week. That game is equally important and crucial for Dortmund. If the injury to Royce and Leverkusen ~lightnovelpub.net~ caused his injury to become serious, he missed the next game against Galatasaray, or missed more games Who is responsible for this loss?

After thinking about it, Klopp still put Royce on the big list. But he also promised Dr. Braun that he would not let Royce start the game. As for whether Royce should be sent off the bench, it depends on the situation.

This is also a kind of practice. Taking into account the pressure of the head coach, Dr. Braun did not strongly adhere to his suggestions, but acquiesced in Klopp's approach. Of course, he did not forget to say one more sentence: "If possible, try not to let him play."

Royce, who was about to start, couldn't start, and his position was freed up. So who can replace Royce's position?

In the last game of playing Mainz, Mkhitaryan served as a starter, but his performance was not satisfactory. Of course, although Mkhitaryan is a midfielder, he can also play the edge of the stove, so if he is to replace Royce, it is not impossible. If there is no better choice, Klopp might just do it.

But now, in fact, there are better choices, Klopp turned his attention to Yan Min.

Yan Min's funds are doing well, and his training has been working hard as always. In the limited playing time, he all showed convincing performance. And he was originally a wing player, more suitable to replace Royce. The only problem is that he is better at playing on the left, although he is a right footer.

Of course, this is not a big problem in Klopp's view. Because in the game, Yan Min did not change his position, nor did he not play the right. His right foot can shoot inward when he is on the left, and he can send a pass with good accuracy when he changes to the right.

Is there any better candidate than him?