Chapter 59: Historic Moments
Frankfurt, officially named Frankfurt am Main, is the fifth largest city in Germany and the largest city in Hessen. It is an important industrial, commercial, financial and transportation center in Germany and even Europe. It is located in Hessen in western Germany and is located in the lower reaches of the Main River, a tributary of the central Rhine River.
The Meiyin River is quiet and beautiful under the blue sky and white clouds. The boats coming and going on the river are slow and slow, as if they can't bear to break the quiet river surface.
Listening to the rhythmic drum beats in the car, Zheng Zhi leaned against the window, browsing the beautiful scenery of Frankfurt, immersing himself in this tranquility.
When I arrived at the Frankfurt Club, it was already 11 o'clock in the morning.
What surprised Zheng Zhi and the others was that Frankfurt transfer director and club head coach Horst Emmantrout were already waiting here. It can be seen that they took the signing very seriously and attached great importance to it.
Emman Trout also looked at Zheng Zhi for a few special glances. He had actually watched a lot of Zheng Zhi's game videos. The reason why he appeared here today is that he really attaches great importance to this signing.
The team already has a Chinese Yang Chen. Yang Chen performed well in the summer warm-up training, fully demonstrating his technical characteristics. Yang Chen's characteristic is that he is fast, but sometimes too fast, causing offside. Part of this is that the passer players are too slow, and the midfielders may have to gradually adapt to Yang Chen's characteristics in the future. In addition, due to language barriers, the running-in between Yang Chen and German teammates is also a problem.
Now that there is one more Chinese player, it is a good thing for Yang Chen and the club. If the young man in front of him can spark Yang Chen, then the next thing will be much simpler.
"Welcome, young man." Emmantrout extended his powerful hand and welcomed Zheng Zhi in English.
Zheng Zhi also secretly looked at the head coach Eman Trout in his heart. Eman Trout is very handsome, just like the protagonist in the movie 007, Pierce Brosnan! Of course, he is a bit fatter.
"I'm honored to be able to play for Frankfurt and you soon." Zheng Zhi calmly stretched out his right hand and held it with the future head coach.
Like Horton's expression at the beginning, Emmantrout was also shocked by Zheng Zhi's fluent English. He thought to himself that this young man is better than Yang Chen. Players who can speak English must be better communicated than players who can speak English. This is equivalent to building a bridge for Yang Chen. His favorability towards Zheng Zhi has increased a little more.
"Complete the signing procedures as soon as possible." He patted Zheng Zhi on the shoulder...
Although he has not officially signed a contract to become a member of Frankfurt, Zheng Zhi also felt Frankfurt's enthusiasm. Then, under the leadership of the staff, Zheng Zhi easily passed the physical examination, and then accompanied by the transfer director and head coach, Zheng Zhi finally signed his name.
In this way, he became a member of the Frankfurt Club.
There are not many people who witnessed this historical moment, except for the few Frankfurt staff, they are reporters of the Frankfurt Report and the Sports Weekly. Yan Qiang was lucky because he later learned that he had witnessed the historic moment of China's greatest star in Europe...
However, because he missed the summer transfer time, Zheng Zhi was unable to represent Frankfurt in the professional league in the first half of the season. During the next period, he could only represent China in the competition, or train with Frankfurt's first team.
Afterwards, the transfer deputy director took Zheng Zhi and the others to visit the Football Museum in Frankfurt, and Zheng Zhi began to implant the impression of Frankfurt in his mind.
Nickname: Eagle (die adler)
Red and black are the colors of Frankfurt jerseys. At first glance, I thought it was AC Milan...
Although the Frankfurt team, founded in 1861, does not have a very brilliant record, it has a very long history. In such a 137-year-old team, most players are just a drop in the ocean. Only one guy shows greatness here.
Zheng Zhi looked at a giant statue hanging on the wall and instantly felt his position in this team.
Korean Che Fangen! He has made Frankfurt's most glorious history.
During his four seasons in Frankfurt, Che Fangen helped the team win one of the most important UEFA Cup championships so far.
In the display of cards that year, almost every photo was Che Fangen. Che Fangen, who joined the Bundesliga in the late 1970s and early 1980s, was once hailed by European media as one of the best players in Asia for his amazing forward offensive ability. The Asian player goal record he maintained in the Bundesliga was not broken until 1999, and German fans affectionately like to call him Bomb Car.
In the glorious history memorial album produced by the club, there was a photo of Che Fangen holding up the UEFA Cup, which showed the profound impact of this legendary Asian player on the Frankfurt team.
Zheng Zhi was thinking at the moment that if Yang Chen and he and Yang Chen were developing smoothly in Frankfurt, I wonder if Yang Chen had the chance to break Che Fangen's goal record. One day, their avatars would be here like Che Fangen!
"Che Fangen,"
"Zheng Zhi, you must surpass him and press down on the stick." Wu Di was around, "Otherwise, the stick would definitely say, what if you join Frankfurt, it wouldn't be able to achieve Che Fangen's achievements..."
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Afterwards, Zheng Zhi and his team visited the team's training ground.
Here, he finally met Yang Chen, who was sweating profusely during training.
For Yang Chen, his debut was perfect. On August 19, 1998, in the first round of the German Football League in the 1st round of the 1st season in the 1st round of the 1st Frankfurt game against Duisburg, Yang Chen, a Chinese player who joined Frankfurt in the summer, played for Frankfurt, becoming the first Chinese player to play in the Bundesliga and the first Chinese player to play in the top five European leagues.
In this game, although Frankfurt lost 1:2, Yang Chen gave an assist in 25 minutes to help the team equalize the score. Yang Chen played all over the game and performed actively, which gave a good start to his successful career in overseas study.
I won the first round of the league. You can imagine how important Yang Chen’s position in Emmantrout’s heart is. From this we can see how much Emantrout is looking forward to Zheng Zhi. He hopes that Zheng Zhi can activate Yang Chen more easily...
In the second round, Yang Chen still won, but he still did not score.
Zheng Zhi had a profound influence. Yang Chen scored his first goal in the third round of the league this Saturday, and it was also the first goal of a Chinese player in the five major leagues.
It's tomorrow.
So, he was really full of expectations for tomorrow and wanted to watch the game at Valder Forest Stadium...
The staff in Frankfurt were so efficient that they found a house and a car for Zheng Zhi that day, but they must take care of themselves.
Chapter completed!