Champion’s Heart

v5 Chapter 169: A long night

"What?! The game is delayed?!"

When Benitez heard the news from his assistant, he refused. →

Similarly, in Arsenal's coaching seat, Wenger looked at his assistant coach inconceivably.

At the same time, they were informed of Istanbul.

This is so unexpected.

Prior to this, they did not think about the outcome of the team’s key battle, and whoever went out and went out of the game also thought about it. But no matter what they thought, no one thought that the match between Dortmund and Galatasaray was over without finishing!

The sudden news caught everyone off guard.

UEFA has issued a notice that the match between Dortmund and Galatasaray was postponed until tomorrow afternoon, and the score is now temporarily fixed at 0:1, Dortmund leading away.

But the ghost knows what will happen to the two teams after this night?

Originally Dortmund was in good condition, but now it was quenched by heavy snow in Istanbul.

So after the rematch, can Dortmund still take the initiative? Or is Galatasaray able to sweep the decline of the first 31 minutes and fight for dignity at home?

The different results of this game will inevitably lead to the fate of the two teams in another game.

Originally this fate can be decided at the same time.

Now it has to be postponed.

"Don't care about that. No matter what Dortmund and Galatasaray are doing, we have to beat Arsenal by more than three goals at home. But we haven't scored yet and we have to work harder! Nites said.

Almost the same thing was said by Wenger: "... The safest way is to never lose yourself. It doesn't matter if they push it or not."

So next, both teams on the field started to work at the same time.

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For Arsenal and Naples, the match between Dortmund and Galatasaray was delayed, and the impact on them is not great. They just need to do good things.

But for Dortmund, it was a big trouble.

After confirming that the game was postponed, Dortmund players began to bathe and change clothes.

The staff of the Dortmund club was busy making a porridge.

Because they had already returned the hotel room and were ready to finish the game, it was directly called a plane flying back to Germany.

They have always been like this. They go away after playing the game on the road, so that players can rest for another day.

But who can think that this game was postponed, causing them to stay in Istanbul for another day?

So they have to find the hotel again.

Finding a hotel that can accommodate more than 20 people at a time is not so easy, especially on this snowy night, many flights have been delayed or cancelled, and those who are staying in Istanbul certainly need to find a place to stay.

The hotel suddenly became nervous.

In order to be able to book a hotel, the Dortmund Club is running at high speed.

Klopp had to consider what impact this game would have on the team and how to eliminate this effect. In addition, this game was delayed by one day, Dortmund will go back one day later, this is not as simple as the team to take a day off, but unexpectedly this series of plans was forced to change.

Because Dortmund won the Champions League last season, so they will next participate in the World Club Cup.

After returning to China to play the sixteenth round of the league, they had to rush to Morocco to participate in the World Cup semifinals there, their opponent is the Chinese team Guangzhou Evergrande who just won the AFC Champions League.

The time is actually very tight, even if the game is not postponed, for Dortmund, the time is not ample.

The Champions League game was originally played on the evening of the 11th, but is now delayed until the 12th to finish. The 16th round of the league between Dortmund and Hoffenheim was on the afternoon of the 14th, and the World Cup semifinals On the evening of the 17th...

And the match between Dortmund and Hoffenheim is still away, that is to say, during this time, Dortmund has to travel around from one place to another.

Klopp had to reconsider the training arrangement and the team's physical training plan to be readjusted. He took advantage of this time to gather the coaching staff and hold an emergency meeting outside the locker room.

In the locker room, the players have taken a bath and changed their clothes, but they are asked to stay in the locker room because the hotel has not been settled. , Might as well rest in the dressing room.

The players gathered together to discuss this special game.

"Half of the game was postponed. This is the first time I have encountered such a thing..." Groscroyz sighed. "How about you, Zhou Yi?"

"Of course, this is my first time. My career hasn't grown yet, Grand Cross." Zhou Yi said.

"Our luck is really bad. Without this heavy snow, I dare say that we are now two goals ahead of the first half!" Aubameyang complained. He feels very good in this game. Although he has not scored yet, he firmly believes that he will definitely score. This feeling is so strong. As a result, Daxue interrupted his feelings.

Most Dortmund players are frustrated with this result.

There are even people who think this is a bad sign, indicating that Dortmund may not get the results they want on the road.

Words like "bad luck", "bad signs" and "ominous signs" frequently appear in the dressing room.

The atmosphere of the team that had been fighting before was suddenly changed.

This change was obvious, Zhou Yi felt it. He felt that it was more worrying than postponing the game and the snow and hail.

So he stood up from his seat, slap his hands, and motioned everyone to be quiet.

The other players turned their heads to look at him, and when Zhou Yi seemed to have something to say, he shut his mouth in coordination.

Although Zhou Yi is young, he is also regarded as an "old player" in this Dortmund team. In addition to his performance in the game, his prestige in the team is still very high.

"I have some different opinions, and I don't think it's an ominous sign." Zhou Yi opened the door and said without turning around. "Of course, postponing the game now will interrupt our good state. But are we the kind of team that loses after being interrupted once?"

Zhou Yi asked everyone.

"We are the defending champions, we encountered so many difficulties last season, but the final winners are all us. So it is just a game delayed by the weather, how much can it affect us?"

Zhou Yi also wanted to continue to persuade his teammates. As a result, Gross Kreuz suddenly jumped up and echoed Zhou Yi with a very positive tone: "Yes! The wizard has spoken, what else do we have to worry about!"

He said so, the teammates in the locker room all showed a "sudden understanding" expression, and then all nodded in agreement with Groscroitz.

"That is, the wizard said that we will win, then we will definitely win!"

"Yes, the wizard's words are so effective!"

...

After listening to everyone's comments, Zhou Yi was a bit crying and laughing-he just wanted to use his words to encourage the morale of the team, but he did not expect his teammates to interpret his words that way.

But okay, as long as you don’t struggle with "bad luck" or "bad signs".

Anyway, what he wants is the result, as to how to achieve this result does not matter.

Yan Min has heard of the nickname "wizard" in Zhou Yi before, but this is the first time he has felt the power of this nickname up close. His eyes were dumbfounded. He didn't expect Dortmund's players to trust Zhou Yi so much, and even some superstition. Zhou Yi's casual words can make everyone settle down and reverse the atmosphere in the dressing room in one fell swoop.

It’s hard to believe if it’s not what you saw.

In the past, Yan Min always thought that the "wizard" was just a nickname given to Zhou Yiqi by his teammates. It was a kind of intimate performance. Otherwise, it was the nickname given to Zhou Yiqi by the media.

Now that he saw it, he realized that his previous ideas were all wrong. At least these Dortmund players really believe that Zhou Yi has the mysterious ability from the East...

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When Klopp finished their meeting, good news came from the hotel. The club finally booked a hotel for them. They can now go.

So assistant coach Bovac returned to the locker room and greeted everyone to take the bus.

At this time, it was already 11pm local time. The players were actually very tired. They couldn’t wait to leave, return to the warm hotel room, then take a hot bath, take a good night’s sleep, and recuperate. Sharp against tomorrow's make-up.

But things did not develop smoothly to their imagination.

From the time when the bus left the stadium, it encountered a big congestion in the city-because of the bad weather, Istanbul's traffic was paralyzed~lightnovelpub.net~The bus was blocked and unable to move.

The road back to the hotel is extremely long.

The inability to return to the hotel has slowed down the tired players.

The efforts Zhou Yi made in the dressing room just now seem to have failed.

The cloud of "Ominous Omen" once again shrouded everyone's head.

At first, everyone would complain a few words, but at the back, there was no complaint anymore. The players were tired and fell asleep directly in the car. There was a snoring sound in the car.

Klopp couldn't sleep. He looked up at the following table with his wrist up. It was already past thirty. They were still stuck in the road, and they didn't know when they could return to the hotel to rest.

Listening to the snores of the players, looking at the dense brake lights in front of the highway.

Klopp sighed in his heart. The night of this game day was too long...