I am Crazy About Money in Football

In the fifth round of the Bundesliga, Schalke 04 played against Freiburg at home.

The opponent is still not a very strong opponent, at least this season.

Many fans complained that Schalke 04's schedule in the early stages of the league was too good. At least in the first five rounds, there were basically no strong teams, except for Hoffenheim, which was decent, but it was actually not a top strong team.

In this way, it is not surprising that Schalke 04 can top the list in the early stage.

Obviously, this is because many fans are unhappy that Schalke 04 are at the top of the standings.

However, Schalke 04 obviously scoffed at this statement.

If so, then there must be one or several stages in the future, Schalke 04 will encounter strong opponents one after another, if the results are poor at that time, wouldn't it be a plummet and never recover?

Do you think Schalke 04 wants this?

In fact, in the sixth round and the seventh round of the two rounds, Schalke 04 will face Wolfsburg and Dortmund in a row, one game against the defending champion and one game against Rue Derby.

If Schalke 04 fails to achieve the ideal results in the two games, then the top position will definitely be lost.

And this match against Freiburg actually didn't get much attention. Most fans want to see if Schalke 04 is good enough to continue to lead the standings.

Facts have proved that Schalke 04 is really different from last season.

In the first half, Kuranyi opened the scoring with a strong shot, and in the second half, goals from Farfan and Rakitic sealed the victory and easily won a victory.

So far, Schalke 04 has won the opening five consecutive victories.

Ye Feng's performance in this game was quite satisfactory, with no goals or assists. He completed his defensive task very well and did not allow Freiburg to score.

In this regard, "Feng Chui", who has gradually formed a force, has something to say.

"Ye Feng is such a low-key player. When the game is going well, he will always keep his focus on defense and give up the opportunity to show off to his teammates. When Ye Feng really needs to score, he is duty-bound!"

"Obviously, this game does not require Ye Feng to score,

He gave up the opportunity to his teammates. "

"This is the true leadership quality!"

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Of course, Feng Chui's self-entertainment did not cause much response, and at this time, Schalke 04 had already flown to Portugal, ready to challenge the first opponent in the Europa League group stage, the Funchal Nationals.

"This is my first time in Portugal!" After getting off the plane, Ye Feng took a few deep breaths and couldn't help laughing: "The weather here is pretty good!"

Indeed, in terms of climate, Portugal is more pleasant than Germany.

"This Madeira Island is said to be Ronaldinho's hometown, and he grew up here!" Ye Feng suddenly remembered that he had read a report about Ronaldo, who just became the World Footballer of the Year, and said with a smile: " According to him, if he hadn't become a professional player, he would be a fisherman in Madeira by now!"

"Then he must be the most coquettish fisherman on Madeira Island!" Kuranyi said with a chuckle.

Hearing this, several other people couldn't help laughing too.

"How about we come here for vacation during the winter break?" Farfan rolled his eyes. Although he was talking about vacation, it still made people feel that he was planning some bad idea.

"I guess, you think Portuguese girls are more charming than German girls?" Kuranyi mercilessly pierced Farfan's thoughts.

Farfan quickly retorted: "Don't talk nonsense, the quality of Portuguese girls in Madeira must not be very high!"

Several other people were a little curious and couldn't help asking: "Have you done the investigation?"

Farfan snorted, "Think about it, with Ronaldinho's flirtatious character, if Madeira's girl is really attractive, how could he still be thinking about practicing? He has been fooling around with girls every day!"

Never mind, it sounds reasonable!

Ye Feng shook his head helplessly. He really has no right to speak about this point, after all, he is not as well-informed as these bastards.

On the other hand, Jones expressed his disdain. He is too busy every night. What is the difference between a Portuguese girl and a German girl?

However, Ye Feng found that when they were talking about these romances, a few young people who had just joined the team were obviously listening with great interest.

Such as Moritz, such as Matip, such as Hao Junmin...

Well, Ye Feng decided that next time there is an event, he must bring half of his fellow villager Hao Junmin, after all, Brother Jiayi has to take care of him by himself.

In addition, I have to bring my loyal little brother Matip, who kicks me on the court for doing dirty work, so I have to reward him no matter what!

In Portugal, Ye Feng found that the fanaticism of the fans here seems to be no worse than that in Germany. Even if the economic situation here is not very good, it still cannot stop the passion of the fans.

The only thing that makes Ye Feng feel strange is that this game does not seem to cause too much waves in terms of public opinion, and it is not even as influential as Schalke 04 facing a big team in the Bundesliga.

"It seems that even if the UEFA Cup is changed to the Europa League, it will become more and more unbearable!" Neuer also noticed this situation and said with a little emotion.

"What's the use of changing the name? It can't stop the expansion of the Champions League. Whether it's the UEFA Cup or the Europa League, the gold content is getting lower and lower. This is normal!" Engelal said in a rare serious speech.

Ye Feng participated in the European competition for the first time, but his original interest was almost dispelled by them with a few words.

If you think about it carefully, this is indeed the truth.

Originally, only the league champions could participate in the UEFA Champions League, and the runner-up and third runner-up could only participate in the UEFA Cup. In this way, the gold content of the UEFA Cup is almost no worse than that of the UEFA Champions League.

But now, like the Premier League and La Liga, there are 4 teams to participate in the Champions League, and the Bundesliga also has 3 teams to play in the Champions League, and the rest play in the UEFA Cup. Although there are still strong teams, there are almost no real giants.

If things go on like this, even if the UEFA Cup is renamed the Universe Cup, it will be useless.

Suddenly lost interest, the Europa League suddenly became tasteless in Ye Feng's mind, and its importance was almost equal to that of the German Cup.

Think about it, the group stage will play 6 rounds, followed by the round of 32, the round of 16...

If you want to win the championship, including the previous play-offs, you have to play a total of 17 games!

The point is that the Europa League prize money is pitifully small compared to the Champions League. Even Schalke 04, which is in a poor financial situation, is a bit despised.

If Schalke 04 really wants to hit the Bundesliga title, then Ye Feng estimates that Rutten may give up the Europa League.

Schalke 04's lineup is not strong enough to fight on two fronts, and it is still a very long front.

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