Green Dragon

Chapter 419 The Influenza Sweeps Munich

On the day Longshut returned to Munich, Bayern was away in the 12th round of the Bundesliga. Their opponent was Nuremberg, also in Bavaria.

This game is the 185th Bavarian Derby, but there is no hot scene or smell of gunpowder. After all, the strength of the two teams is too different.

But Heynckes couldn't relax.

Because Bayern's infirmary... is overcrowded again!

At the end of the last round of the game against Frankfurt, Boateng, the main defender and almost full-time, injured his adductor muscle and had to miss more than two weeks.

After the game, a sudden flu left the five main players lying in the hospital:

Lahm, Muller, Mandzukic, Dante, and Schweinsteiger all had a truce, and collectively started drips in the hospital...

That's not all. Two days later, Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben, who participated in the national team competition, were injured at the same time. Abolished, only midfielder Gustavo and goalkeeper Neuer are still healthy...

So Heynckes can only send such starters:
Forward Pizarro.

Midfielders Shaqiri, Alaba, Gustavo, Tymoshchuk, Emre Can.

Defender Contento, Bader, Van Buyten, Rafinha.

Goalkeeper Neuer.

Substitutes... Sorry, except for the substitute goalkeeper Stark, these unfamiliar faces are all from the youth academy!
When the game started, what Eunuch Hai was talking about was not about maintaining his record of killing all quarters, but praying to God, hoping that his players would not be injured again...

Perhaps God heard his prayers, and when the final whistle sounded, Bayern's players returned to the dressing room intact, only... the score was 1-1.

"Unfortunately, Bayern's record of eleven consecutive victories came to an abrupt end here, but we can't blame the coach and the players. No matter how strong a team is, it is impossible to overcome sudden injuries. How much Bayern did before the game Nine of the main players were sidelined due to injuries, and Long Shute, who was on a long journey, almost lost their entire starting lineup. It may be a good result to get a draw in the away game..."

Duan Yixuan commented this way in his post-match summary.

Tao Wei could only frown and say to send his best wishes:

"I hope that the Bayern players can recover from their injuries as soon as possible, because they will soon challenge the strongest opponent in the Champions League group ... and it is still away ..."
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The winter in Munich is indeed quite cold. The average daily minimum temperature in November is about 0 degrees, and the highest temperature is only 7 to 10 degrees, which is similar to BJ.

It's just that Munich's urban population density is slightly smaller, and the heat island effect is not so strong. Of course, the smog may also be smaller...

It's not uncommon for even able-bodied athletes to get the flu during this fall-winter transition.

Of course a cold is normal, and diarrhea is also understandable, but why were Ribery and Robben injured again?
Looking at the report submitted to him by the medical team, Heynckes couldn't help but feel a headache.

The only good news is... at least Long Shute is back in good health.

But... Can Long Shute really lead a group of teammates with runny noses and weak legs to victory?
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"Hi Thomas?"

Long Shute warmed up with the football while greeting Muller who had just entered the field.

But the usually energetic Erwa just said "hmm" and started her own stretching activities.

Long Shute couldn't help but glanced at him, and saw that Mueller's movements were surprisingly slow, looking limp and powerless, and he had to blow his nose hard or breathe air through his mouth from time to time.

Lahm and Schweinsteiger, who entered the arena together, almost looked like this. They even looked so lazy when they raised their eyelids...

This is a typical symptom of recovering from a cold. The whole person feels listless and weak in limbs. They should have continued to rest for two days, but the ensuing Champions League game did not allow them to continue wasting time on the hospital bed.

But what surprised Long Shute was the return of another teammate.

"Let me introduce, this is your new teammate..."

Assistant coach Hermann enters the training ground with a tall player:
"Guys, can you give me a little applause?"

There was no applause in the training ground, but a burst of exclamation.

"Mario...you finally recovered?!"

"Thank God we can finally play football together!"

Surrounded by his teammates, Mario Gomez showed a faint smile.

After six months of injuries, he finally returned to the first team.

But... his position has already been taken by Mandzukic.

Last season's league silver boots, Champions League silver boots, last season's league gold boots, Champions League bronze boots... like a young man who has just entered the first team, he must start to compete hard for his position.

This is the cruel football world.

It is the cruel real world.
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Although most of the cold patients had returned to the team before the game, Ribery, who was slightly injured, also returned quickly, but at the press conference before the game, Heynckes did not show too much optimism.

"Unfortunately, last week, we experienced a terrible national team match day. Injured and sick players could piece together an 18-man roster, and the healthy players in my hands couldn't even form the starting lineup..."

Eunuch Hai was still immersed in the nightmare of last week:

"Although Lahm, Schweinsteiger and others have recovered from the cold virus, their physical condition... To be honest, they are not suitable for playing the whole game in the Champions League. Their illness, as a manager, results are very important, but I don't want to bet on the health of the players."

He paused slightly:
"They won't start this game, it's definitely not a smokescreen."

Of course, Heynckes has such confidence: Although the captain and vice-captain Lahm and Xiaozhu are unable to start, Long Shute and Ribery have already reached the state of playing, and the appearance of the two big men can at least keep a draw .

And Bayern, with nine points in their hands, don't need to beat Valencia away. Since the other game has already been played, Bayern only needs a draw to qualify with Valencia one round ahead of schedule. They don't need to be too aggressive. nervous.

Therefore, Hai Gonggong’s statement is considered by most reporters to be a normal state of mind. Even if this game is lost to the opponent, as long as they draw with Borisov, who is the weakest in the group, Bayern can still qualify smoothly in the final round. It’s no big deal... …

Valencia coach Pellegrino nodded slightly, which is something he would like to see.

Pellegrino is just a novice coach. He only started his coaching career four months ago, and he took over the traditional La Liga Bat Corps. In the two-line battle, Valencia's thin lineup is still very difficult to deal with.

By the end of November, after a week of double matches, his players also had obvious injury problems, and their physical condition was not optimistic. He had to take rotation measures in the last few games, so of course he hoped that this A strong dialogue can end peacefully.

No matter for the coaches or players of both sides, perhaps a draw is the best result, right? -
Declare again:

Except for Long Shute's injuries, the injuries of the other players in this book are all true, and they are not made up for the needs of the plot...

There are so many injuries at Bayern...

(End of this chapter)