There is a belief called football

Chapter 357
"Joe, is Australia fun?" Weidenfeller asked.

Li Qiao nodded with a smile, and he handed "Weidenfeller" an Asian Cup mascot, and Li Qiao brought gifts to every staff member of the club.

When distributing gifts, Li Qiao obviously felt that his teammates were not happy. In fact, when he was still in "Australia", Li Qiao had been paying attention to the news about "Dortmund". The Bundesliga ended its winter break on February 2, and the first round of the second half of the season started.

But "Dortmund" was tied with "Leverkusen" in the first round of the second half of the league, the score was 1 to 1, and in another game, Bayern defeated "Wolfsburg". In this way, although "Dortmund" and the second-ranked "Wolfsburg" are only 1 point behind, Bayern's points away from the top of the list are pulled to 8 points, which is the distance of three games. There are only 18 teams in the Bundesliga, and there are only 17 games in the half. up.

Li Qiao didn't ask anything, but he guessed that this should be the reason for the bad atmosphere of the team. After distributing gifts in the restaurant, Li Qiao remembered "Klopp". He had a gift specially prepared for "Klopp".

*****
After knocking on the door, "Come in" came from the office.

After closing the door, Klopp gave Li Qiao a big hug, "You are back", "Klopp" almost said: "I miss you so much".

"Coach, the team...",
"Klopp" didn't let Li Qiao finish, "Don't worry, what you have to do now is to recover your physical fitness, don't worry about the game, I won't let you play in the game against "Augsburg" on the weekend, don't worry."

"But..." What Klopp didn't know was that now Li Qiao was eager to fight. Li Qiao felt that he had been training and competing since he came back from the Asian Cup, and he didn't need any special physical recovery.

But Klopp waved his hand. He knew that the rhythm of the Asian Cup was not on the same level as the Bundesliga. He was unwilling to take risks. After all, the Champions League knockout round was about to start in 10 days, and that was the most important game.

"Joe, remember, we're playing against Juventus," Klopp said.

As soon as these words came out, Li Qiao no longer insisted, he nodded.

"What's this"?Seeing Li Qiao take out a small box, Klopp asked puzzledly.

Li Qiao's hometown is very close to the famous hometown of celadon "Longquan". He specially asked Li Shan to buy a small celadon bottle for Klopp.

"Celadon," Li Qiao said and opened the box.

In the eyes of Westerners, porcelain is the representative of China. The name of China and Chinese porcelain are both called "China". Klopp smiled when he saw the celadon in front of him, "Joe, you don't need to do this, this is very expensive."

In fact, for Li Qiao, the price was not bad, a few thousand yuan, so Li Qiao didn't say anything, but pushed the box forward, and then turned around to leave Klopp's office.

"Go to "Bovac", he will help you recover as soon as possible," Klopp said.

*****
What is going on on the training ground is "kicking ass". The thing is this, this is a training, similar to rugby, players play peek-a-boo with a ball in their hands, and whoever is caught will be punished.

Li Qiao saw that "Subotic" was being punished now. Li Qiao participated in this training program every time, but because of his fast speed, Li Qiao was never punished.

Li Qiao looked at his golfers eagerly, he really wanted to participate in the joint training, "Bovac" patted Li Qiao, "Let's go, let's go to No. 6 training ground."

The No. 6 training field is for the injured or players who are not in good condition. These people do not participate in joint training and train alone, usually accompanied by assistant coaches or fitness coaches.

"Bovac" pointed to a row of obstacles on the ground (similar to the 110-meter hurdles, but only half the height), "First do 20 sets of back and forth runs, and then test your sit-ups."

Li Qiao thought to himself: "Small meaning".

But when Li Qiao finished 20 sets of back and forth running, he only did 30 sit-ups, which was not even half of the usual amount.

"Joe, you've regressed," Bouvac said.

"How can it be"?Li Qiao said.

"How is it impossible? I have watched all the games you participated in the Asian Cup. To be honest, except for the semi-finals and finals, it is only at the rhythm level of the German Second Division."

"It's only been a month"?
"Not long after a month"?Buvac said.

In fact, although the winter break of the Bundesliga is as long as one month, the real rest time is only one week, and then go abroad for training immediately. For example, the winter training of "Dortmund" is in Dubai, and training and competition are uninterrupted.

Li Qiao did not participate in the "Dortmund" winter training, so his physical function has temporarily deviated from the requirements of the Bundesliga.

"If you don't believe me, you can weigh yourself. I believe you must be fat."

Li Qiao chuckled: "Then I'll practice hard."

"Go to a physical trainer."

Li Qiao found a fitness coach, who made a detailed training plan for him, starting with swimming, then jogging, running back and forth, running with the ball, and finally shooting... Wait, a cycle of 7 days, I believe Li Qiao will be able to play in the league next weekend.

*****
Li Qiao was swimming alone in the swimming pool, when suddenly a person came, and after a closer look, it was "Weidenfeller", he waved to Li Qiao, and Li Qiao swam to the pool.

"Hey, why are you looking for me?" Li Qiao asked.

"Weidenfeller" knelt down and said, "Joe, you are too mean."

"how"?
"You have such a beautiful girlfriend, but you didn't tell me",
Li Qiao laughed, "Everyone knows?"
"The whole world knows, her name is Diana, and her father is the former manager of "Dynamo Kiev", the one who brought you to Kiev, Joe, you have a good idea," Weidenfeller said.

"Even this has been gossiped by the media," Li Qiao thought.

"Is there anything wrong with this?"
"Nothing, I just think you're great," Weidenfeller said.

Li Qiao thought: "Trick me hard", suddenly Li Qiao thought of something, "Then do you think Helen can come back to work, since I have a girlfriend".

Weidenfeller shook his head, "Don't think about it, it is impossible for the first team of "Dortmund" to have female staff anymore."

"It's all my fault," Li Qiao said.

"Yes, it is indeed your fault."

"Then can you do me a favor?"
"what"?
"I want to recover as soon as possible, so I want to go back and practice more",
Weidenfeller smiled: "Joe, do you know that the club will not give you a salary increase beyond the training time stipulated by the club."

Li Qiao knew that as long as "Weidenfeller" made a joke, he agreed.

"I'll wait for you in the parking lot later."

*****
Although Li Qiao's yard is not as big as the No. 6 training ground, it is more than enough for some simple training.

"Weidenfeller" stood in front of the goal, and Li Qiao shot a goal after finishing 5 sets of back-and-forth runs. Li Qiao wanted to use this fast-paced training to regain his Bundesliga status.

After practicing for an hour, Li Qiao took out a beer, and the two of them sat in the yard to rest. It was already dark and it was quite cold, but both of them sat on the lawn after training, too lazy to move.

"Joe, you played very well just now. I think you have fully met the requirements of the team. There were a few shots that stuffed my chest and felt quite painful," Weidenfeller said.

Li Qiao is also very happy, "Weidenfeller" is at the level of the German national team. Since he has recognized his state, it seems that he has recovered well.

"Roman, as a goalkeeper, what kind of shot do you think is the most difficult to deal with"?
Weidenfeller thought for a while.

Li Qiao continued to ask: "Is it a fake move, or a violent volley, or a light lob"?
"Weidenfeller" shook his head after hearing this, "Neither of them"!
Li Qiao was puzzled, and thought: "There are only a few shooting tricks in total, what else is there?"
"It's the eyes"!Weidenfeller said.

"Eye fakes"?Li Qiao asked.

"No, it's just the eyes. It's hard to describe the murderous look in the eyes of a good shooter, but as long as I see those eyes, I will be scared and know that I will definitely lose the ball."

"Then I don't have that look either"?Li Qiao asked.

"Weidenfeller" chuckled: "Joe, you are very good, but to be honest, you don't have this kind of eyes yet, and you still can't scare me."

Li Qiao nodded, and raised the beer bottle in his hand to Weidenfeller, and the two touched each other.

"Okay, let me invite you to dinner," Li Qiao said.

"Okay, but I want to eat Chinese food," Weidenfeller said with a smile.

Li Qiao took "Weidenfeller" to a high-end Chinese restaurant nearby. Li Qiao felt very relieved to have friends like "Weidenfeller".

*****
In the league weekend, "Dortmund" played away against "Augsburg", and faced Augsburg, which is ranked 13th in the Bundesliga, Dortmund won the game 2-0.

In another game, Bayern tied with "Schalke 04", and "Wolfsburg" also tied with "Frankfurt". In this way, "Dortmund" overtook "Wolfsburg" by one point and climbed to the second place in the standings. The gap from Bayern also narrowed to 6 points.

In the next round, Dortmund will face "Freiburg" at home. "Freiburg" is now ranked second to last in the league. Klopp estimated that it would not be a big problem to get three points on the opponent, so Klopp carried out a rotation. In this game, "Royce" took a break and Li Qiao started.

Maybe it was too long. Li Qiao was in good form during the game. He scored a goal and assisted "Mkhitaryan". Dortmund defeated "Freiburg" 2-0 at home, and also pushed "Freiburg" on the road to relegation.

Because of the winter break, the progress of the Bundesliga has fallen behind. Next week will be a double match against "Mainz" and "Stuttgart". Next week, Dortmund will usher in the Champions League knockout match. The opponent is the Serie A overlord "Juventus".

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