Chapter 115 Nuri's Troubles

Shahin's worries about various things had reached the point where they were affecting the team's performance, so Kyle, as captain, had to have a talk with Shahin.

Actually, both transfers and contract renewals are a player's own business, and others generally don't interfere too much.

But if it affects the whole team, the captain can't just sit idly by.

In the locker room at the Brackel training base, Kyle went straight to Shahin.

"Hey, Nuri. Can we talk?"

Shahin looked up and saw it was the captain, so he knew what he wanted to talk about. He spread his hands. "I'm sorry for my recent performance, Captain. But don't worry, I can adjust. It's not a difficult thing for me."

Seeing Shahin take the initiative, all of Kyle's words were stifled back, and he just nodded after a moment. "Okay, I hope so."

Then he turned around and went back.

Shahin continued to busy himself with his own affairs, but Zhou Yi glanced at him a few more times.

Just last night when he was sleeping, Zhou Yi entered the virtual system and pulled up the data of his teammates. He found that Shahin's data was no different from the previous period, and there were no signs of it rising.

It could be seen from the numbers that at least the virtual Shahin, which reflected reality, had not recovered.

Unlike what he said, that he could adjust...

Numbers don't lie, so Zhou Yi felt that Shahin wasn't telling the truth when facing Captain Kyle.

But wanting to hide it was his freedom. Who would openly admit that they were in poor condition and were being disturbed by off-field factors?

If it were Zhou Yi himself, he probably wouldn't admit it either.

Actually, none of this is important. As long as the team can win and Shahin can perform well in the game, even if he gets one assist, all the voices against him from the outside world will disappear.

Football matches ultimately depend on the result.

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On April 24th, in the 32nd round of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund challenged Nuremberg away from home.

When the two sides played against each other in the first half of the season, Borussia Dortmund defeated Nuremberg 5:0 at home.

In that game, Zhou Yi made his first start for Borussia Dortmund's first team and played his first game at the Westfalenstadion.

Zhou Yi, who wasn't at all timid, turned the first half of the game into his personal show.

He completed two assists in the first fifteen minutes.

His excellent performance helped Borussia Dortmund win 5:0 against Nuremberg at home.

That was the first time that Borussia Dortmund had defeated their opponent in a long time, after a period of unstable form.

It was also the foundation for Zhou Yi to completely secure his starting position at Borussia Dortmund.

But the situation was different in this game half a season later.

After the game started, both sides were locked in a stalemate.

It wasn't until the 27th minute that Borussia Dortmund broke the deadlock.

Zhou Yi delivered an assist, and Barrios scored the first goal for the team.

This goal ignited the Westfalenstadion, especially the passion of the Südtribüne (South Stand).

But just when everyone thought that Borussia Dortmund had finally opened the door to victory, three minutes later, in the 30th minute, Nuremberg immediately equalized!

The goal was scored by Frantz.

After that, no one scored in the first half. Even with the rousing cheers from the Südtribüne, Borussia Dortmund couldn't suppress the visiting team Nuremberg.

This was inseparable from Shahin's poor performance.

Marcel Reif mentioned Shahin's poor form more than once while commentating on the game.

He even believed that Klopp shouldn't have let Shahin start at this time.

During the half-time break, Klopp replaced Sven Bender with Götze in order to strengthen the attack.

In Marcel Reif's opinion, this was a risky and somewhat foolish substitution.

Because Kevin Bender was considered to be in relatively good form as a defensive midfielder, but now he was being replaced, leaving a Shahin in poor form.

Now Borussia Dortmund's midfield could be said to have no barrier at all.

However, Götze was also very active after coming on, running tirelessly in midfield, participating in the team's attack and defense.

And most importantly, after Götze came on, because of his experience playing with Zhou Yi in the youth team, he cooperated better with Zhou Yi.

Even if Shahin didn't perform well, Götze could still organize the attack with Zhou Yi.

However, in Marcel Reif's opinion, Götze should have replaced Shahin, not Sven Bender.

After Götze came on, in the 62nd minute, Barrios scored twice, and the assist was still from... Zhou Yi!

"Zhou Yi!" Duan Xin shouted excitedly, "Although his midfield partner's performance is really not very good, what is gratifying is that Zhou Yi is still trustworthy! This is his second assist in this game! There are reports that Barrios and Zhou Yi have a very good relationship, and I think if I were Barrios, my relationship with Zhou Yi would definitely be good - who wouldn't have a good relationship with a teammate who loves to assist them so much? Haha!"

"Although Borussia Dortmund is not performing well on the field, they are still taking the lead for the second time. Shahin should be relieved, and Klopp can also be relieved..." Marcel Reif said sarcastically.

But in the 77th minute, Klopp's heart must have been hanging again.

Because Nuremberg equalized again!

"Eigler! 2:2! Tenacious Nuremberg! Borussia Dortmund's defense is full of loopholes, but in my opinion, the biggest loophole appears in the middle of their midfield!" Marcel Reif criticized mercilessly. "If I were Klopp, I would have replaced Shahin!"

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Klopp obviously felt a strong sense of crisis from this goal, so he made a decisive decision, and this time he replaced Shahin.

When Shahin left the field, there were sporadic boos from the stands.

These were some Borussia Dortmund fans expressing their dissatisfaction with Shahin.

They were dissatisfied with Shahin's obsession with Real Madrid and his lack of interest in fighting.

In their opinion, this was disrespectful to Borussia Dortmund.

When Shahin left the field, he lowered his head and didn't seem to be in high spirits. After shaking hands with Klopp perfunctorily, he sat on the bench.

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After replacing Shahin, Borussia Dortmund changed from a dual-core tactic to a single-core one, and Zhou Yi became the only core. He no longer had to assist Shahin, and he could control the overall situation by himself.

So Borussia Dortmund's performance began to gradually improve.

His passing and scheduling, coupled with Götze's breakthroughs, allowed Borussia Dortmund's midfield to regain control of the situation and play the attack with great success.

Finally, in the 84th minute, Zhou Yi passed the ball to Götze, who dribbled past a Nuremberg player and sent the ball into the penalty area. Barrios successfully broke the offside trap, received the ball and shot, and the ball flew into Nuremberg's goal for the third time!

"Lucas Barrios! Hat trick! He completed a hat trick! What an amazing performance! He saved Borussia Dortmund!" Marcel Reif shouted excitedly.

Barrios, who scored the goal, was also very excited. He ran to Götze, hugged him, and waved to Zhou Yi, signaling him to come over and celebrate together.

Almost all the Borussia Dortmund players on the field rushed to Barrios and surrounded him.

The cheers from the Südtribüne were deafening, resounding through the skies.

Klopp on the sidelines was also very excited. He waved his arms vigorously and roared through gritted teeth.

The heart that he had been holding up could finally fall back down...

After the excitement, he looked at the players who were still celebrating on the field and locked his eyes on Zhou Yi.

He thought of Zorc's words.

But to be honest, he wasn't very supportive of Zorc's proposal before, because the dual-core tactic he had worked so hard to train was just starting to get better, and now he wanted to dismantle it? He didn't want that.

In Klopp's plan, this season would be used to integrate the dual-core, and next season would be the time for the dual-core to show off their skills. He wanted to achieve something in both the domestic league and the Champions League.

But just when he had experimented with a little feeling, he had to break up the dual-core...

Klopp still hoped that Shahin could stay at Borussia Dortmund with peace of mind.

But after watching Shahin's performance in this game, Klopp realized that perhaps this was just his wishful thinking.

Before this, there had been rumors about Shahin's transfer, but Shahin had handled them quite well.

But this time, when Real Madrid joined in, the situation changed.

Klopp knew that Real Madrid's energy was too powerful, and it had moved someone like Shahin.

Those previous transfer rumors might have involved agents using them as bargaining chips for contract renewals, but this time... maybe Shahin wanted to go to Real Madrid himself.

Although everyone was a member of the G14, Borussia Dortmund, with its tight finances, was clearly too small compared to Real Madrid...

Now there was a direct comparison between Zhou Yi and Shahin's performance. Zhou Yi sent out two assists in this game, and the third goal was also initiated by him.

The team seemed to be in pain when it was dual-core, and it seemed simpler to switch to single-core...

All of this prompted Klopp to finally make up his mind.

If someone wants to leave, and you can't keep them, then let them go. Borussia Dortmund has never been a team that can't function without someone.

And Klopp believed that Zhou Yi could completely fill this vacancy.

In addition, after Shahin leaves, it will also give Götze more playing opportunities. Look at Götze's performance, he also needs a stable playing environment...