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Chapter 24: Successfully Ending the Devil’s Race(1/2)

 Zhao Jinge was naturally named the best player of the game after the game, and once again attended the post-game press conference with Dieter Heijing.

At the press conference, Zhao Jinge, who had just scored a hat trick, once again became the center of attention.

After being prompted by the staff, Zhao Jinge also spoke nonsense seriously when faced with reporters' questions.

For example, when asked about his views on the game, he said that Inter Milan was very strong and it was not easy for them to win, but their lineup had a slight advantage and they performed better.

When some Italian media asked for their views on the second round.

Let's just say that anything can happen in the second round. Although Wolfsburg has the advantage, everything is possible in football, and Inter Milan still has a chance to make a comeback.

When asked about league-related topics, I kept talking about Wolfsburg because of the huge pressure Bayern Munich puts on them in the league.

And this means that although they will work hard in the Europa League, they will always be distracted by the league.

When asked about the topic of competing for the championship, it also directly shows that Bayern Munich still has the greater advantage now, and we at Wolfsburg are just a chaser.

After answering some indifferent questions in a relatively low profile.

Zhao Jinge left the venue accompanied by the staff before some of the more difficult media could ask questions.

Although Zhao Jinge still has some reluctance to deal with the media.

But after some wonderful performances, Mendes still asked him to properly participate in the post-match press conference.

Moderate exposure of oneself is also one of Mendes' methods to manage Zhao Jinge's personal image.

This is a clause that Mendes added when negotiating a new contract with the team, hoping to build momentum for Zhao Jinge as much as possible within a reasonable range.

Regarding this year's Golden Boy Award, Zhao Jinge and Mendes are both destined to win.

Trying to get Zhao Jinge as many honors as possible so that Zhao Jinge can be called up by the national team as soon as possible is also something Zhao Jinge is very concerned about.

After all, I have my own system, but if I want to revitalize German football, I must get in touch with the German national team as early as possible.

Winning the Golden Boy Award, the highest personal honor award for this young player, is one of the stepping stones for him to join the German national team.

After all, the German team, which has just won the World Cup, is not accessible to ordinary players.

How to join this star-studded German national team is also Zhao Jinge’s biggest concern after signing Mendes.

At the press conference, Inter Milan's head coach Mancini directly praised the performance of Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne in today's game.

It's almost as if he didn't directly say that Inter Milan was defeated by the two of them, and said that they will definitely be competed by major giants this summer.

But his words are indeed irrefutable.

De Bruyne's departure in the summer is basically a foregone conclusion, and this season will be his last at Wolfsburg.

The only thing that cannot be determined is whether he will join Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester City, which of the two wealthy teams.

Zhao Jinge has also attracted the attention of many wealthy and powerful teams because of his outstanding performance, but for now, these two wealthy teams are more willing to spend a lot of money to buy him.

Mancini is making excuses for Inter Milan's failure, and at the same time he makes no secret of his affection for Zhao Jinge. Regardless of whether he wants to buy it or not, he can quote an appropriate price this summer.

After this most eye-catching battle ended, the Wolfsburg team had no time to relax.

The day after tomorrow, March 15th, they will face the challenge of Freiburg at home.

On the day of the game, Freiburg, which was stuck in the relegation zone, was very pragmatic and set up a super bus at the Volkswagen Arena like Hertha Berlin in the previous rounds.

We only need one point to avoid relegation, and this is the attitude given by the entire Freiburg team.

But facing Wolfsburg, who must fight for three points for the championship, a battle of spears and shields is inevitable.

In this game, Dieter Heijing had to let the tired De Bruyne sit on the bench.

Let Schürrle and Arnold serve as midfield organizers, while Gustav and Gilavoji cooperate to arrange long passes in the backcourt.

What De Bruyne can do alone is divided among the four midfielders.

Wolfsburg changed to a 4-4-2 formation in this game.

Zhao Jinge and Dost serve as the team's double arrows. Facing a dense defense, having a high point like Dost in the penalty area is a great thing for the team.

Zhao Jinge didn't have to be alone, surrounded by a sea of ​​people from the opposite defense.

Bayern Munich's momentum has been too strong recently, and Wolfsburg must improve its offensive capabilities as much as possible even though its personnel are exhausted.

If you can win three points in a game, you must win three points.

In this game, Wolfsburg's entire team performed very well.

With Zhao Jinge and Dost attracting most of the defensive firepower.

Wolfsburg's midfield group, all capable of attacking, continued to wreak havoc on Freiburg's defense with back-ups again and again.

In the first half, Xuerle broke the deadlock with a push from Zhao Jinge.

In the second half, Gustav's heavy artillery attack also opened up the Freiburg goalkeeper's fingers.

Coupled with Zhao Jinge who was the icing on the cake at the end of the game, Wolfsburg defeated Freiburg 3-0 at home.

At the same time, Bayern Munich also defeated Werder Bremen 4-0 at home.

This did not make the Wolfsburg generals feel any joy after reaping the victory. After the point gap between them and Bayern Munich narrowed to 2 points, there was no movement.

Bayern Munich's strength is fully demonstrated when facing the mid- and lower-tier Bundesliga teams.

Except for a few strong teams, they almost never lose points.

Wolfsburg, who are chasing them closely, are already feeling a little struggling. After all, in terms of lineup, they simply cannot compare with Bayern Munich in terms of depth on the bench.

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After a few days of rest, the entire Wolfsburg team flew to Milan. Although they played mainly with the substitute lineup, the main players were still on standby on the bench.

Inter Milan, which was at home, directly fielded its entire main lineup at the Meazza Stadium.

Kovacic and Shaqiri serve as midfielders, and veteran goalkeeper Handanovic also plays.

This time the situation on the pitch has changed from what it was at Wolfsburg.

Inter Milan, which used all its main players, had an advantage on the scene against Wolfsburg, which mainly used substitutes.

But Wolfsburg's substitutes followed the example of their opponent Freiburg in the previous game.

A bus was set up at Meazza, although Inter Milan, who was at home, won the game with a score of 2 to 1.

But Wolfsburg still advanced to the next round of the Europa League with a total score of 5-3.

At the draw ceremony after this round, Wolfsburg also knew its opponent for the next round.

Naples is still a strong team from Serie A. Naples is currently ranked second in the Serie A standings and is competing with Juventus for this year's Serie A championship.

Compared with Inter Milan, which has fallen into the Europa League, this Napoli team is obviously stronger.

The team that had just returned to Wolfsburg from Milan on March 22 had no time to rest, so they came to Mainz's home stadium, the Opel Arena.

The 26th round of the Bundesliga has arrived as scheduled, and this is also the last game of the Wolfsburg Devils' March schedule.

Wolfsburg is a guest to challenge Mainz, which has yet to declare success in relegation.

Mainz is stronger than Freiburg, but they still want to use intensive defense to steal a point from Wolfsburg, which was recently defeated.

Wolfsburg, which had just suffered a defeat in Milan, was at the end of its game, but at the Opel Arena, it still used its most familiar tactics of combining both sides and center.

De Bruyne, who had rested for two consecutive games, finally returned to full form, adding an insurance policy to Wolfsburg's midfield.

But at present, only De Bruyne is the only one in the team who is in full condition. Wolfsburg's overall decline in condition still gives Mainz a chance.

Shinji Okazaki, Japan's current number one forward who is having a good life, scored a goal in a counterattack, allowing Mainz to lead Wolfsburg 1:0 at home.

And after taking the lead, Mainz even replaced the few offensive players on the field, leaving only Shin Okazaki in the frontcourt as a deterrent.

Replacing a defensive midfielder and a central defender completely built a steel line of defense in one's own half.

Seeing Mainz's behavior of neglecting others after taking the lead, Wolfsburg completely abandoned its retreat.

From the moment when the score fell behind, under De Bruyne's control, he launched an endless attack.

After all, if they lose this game and are five points behind Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg will almost lose hope for the league championship.

They have been waiting for Bayern Munich to make mistakes, but the premise is that they themselves cannot make mistakes.

In the 64th minute of the game, De Bruyne, who was in excellent form, used a world wave to equalize the score for Wolfsburg.

Although the intensive defense of Mainz players did make Wolfsburg's ground passes useless.

Due to the limited number of players, Wolfsburg was unable to produce a pleasing combination of positional warfare and passing.

But he was able to keep trying crosses and long-range shots, which rewarded Wolfsburg.

If one long shot doesn't work, then try five times. If five times doesn't work, then try ten more times. Wolfsburg, who controls the ball, uses continuous long shots to constantly put pressure on Mainz.

In the 81st minute of the game, Perisic knocked the ball back when he was surrounded in front of the penalty area. Arnold stepped forward and sent a short pass to the right front of the Mainz penalty area.

Zhao Jinge ran two steps, met the ball and hit the goal directly! The football flew through a slightly falling parabola towards the upper left of the center of the goal.

Another powerful long-range shot! What Wolfsburg lacks most is heavy gunners.

Mainz's goalkeeper Karius judged the direction of the ball correctly when he made the save in front of the goal, and he saved the ball accurately, but there was something wrong with his hand shape when he made the save.

The football hit his right hand and although the force was relieved, it still bounced into the goal!
To be continued...
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