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Chapter 38 When winning has become a habit

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At the end of the half, Borussia Mönchengladbach entered the lounge with a 2-0 lead.

Karl looked at the players drinking water and chatting with a relaxed face. Although the team lacked one player, they were not at a disadvantage in the confrontation, which made him not worry too much about the score.

"Everyone did a good job in the first half. Of course, if Andre can be more calm, maybe we are already ahead by 4 or 5 goals." Karl turned his head and glanced at Voronin, which made the Ukrainian feel a little ashamed and wanted to dig into the ground.

"However, the Bochum team will definitely put more pressure on us in the second half, so I will adjust the lineup next. Peter replaces Tony, and we will play without a forward lineup in the second half."

As soon as Karl finished speaking, Nick was stunned: "No front lineup? Does Karl want to stick to it?"

But Karl went on to say: "Don't think that this lineup is just to keep the 2:0 score advantage, because when the opponent is too high, Sebastian, Everton, and Nick, it is a good opportunity for you to expand the score."

Only then did Nick suddenly realize that Karl is really an old fox. In front of such a ecstasy, the Bochum team will definitely give it a go. And he, Deisler, and Everton are all good counterattackers. Sometimes, a low-key on the football field may be more effective.

After the start of the second half, the home fans found that the team had changed at the beginning of the game. Veteran Weinhof came on to replace the older Polster, but the team's current lineup is a bit incomprehensible to the home fans.

"What kind of plane? It's only halftime and we're going to defend to the death?"

"There are no forwards, so what can be used to contain the opponent's defense?"

"I don't understand, but since Carl can lead the team unbeaten in 6 rounds, there should be a reason for him."

Neuluhle took a look at the changes on the field, then turned to look at Karl who was sitting on the coach's bench with a smile on his face.After hesitating for a while, he suddenly made a forward gesture towards the Bochum players on the field.

Bochum pressed hard.Madavikia on the right is very active. The Iranian star's speed is his biggest killer. He has repeatedly broken through Borussia Mönchengladbach's right defense, but unfortunately the outflanking in the center is always not in place.

Nick commanded the defense line calmly. Although the Bochum team looked aggressive, the defense line of Monchengladbach was not paper. After several tentative attacks, the Bochum team was a little helpless.

Neululler rushed to the sidelines again and continued to make forward gestures. Perhaps in his opinion, the Bochum team did not invest enough troops in the attack.

Carl, who was sitting on the coach's bench, finally showed a smile, and Nick on the court also smiled.

After the number of offenses increased, due to the large number of people in the penalty area of ​​Borussia Mönchengladbach, the Bochum team chose more long-range shots from the outside of the penalty area. Except for Fryer in the 63rd minute and Madavikia in the 69th minute. A high-quality shot, most of the others hit the plane.

Just as there were exclamations from the Paul Cabage Stadium, Nick suddenly launched a fierce press on Fryer.

At this point in the race, Fryer was dragged by Nick to run for more than an hour, and his physical fitness finally became loose, and it was this looseness that Nick keenly discovered.

When Fryer saw Nick coming up, his feet were also a little messy. He glanced behind Nick, and Worm was moving over quietly, so Fryer pushed the arch of his foot.

But Nick judged it very accurately. He fell to the ground sideways and broke the ball. Then he got up quickly, stabbed his foot, and charged like a tank!
"Beautiful! Nick's interception, he suddenly rushed through the midfield, Bochum's backcourt is empty, this is dangerous." Huang Jian couldn't help applauding, and his eyes were fixed on the live broadcast camera.Tao Shan on the side didn't speak, but he clenched his fists involuntarily. It could be seen that he subconsciously regarded himself as a fan of Nick.

Just after Nick crossed the center line, Deisler and Everton fired both arrows and started galloping along the two sides of Bochum.

This made the two defenders of the Bochum team lose sight of one another and retreat in embarrassment.

Since the opponent did this, Nick didn't have any hesitation. He accelerated and rushed towards the penalty area of ​​the Bochum team.

At the penalty area line, Fahrenhorst could no longer bear Nick's madness, and a sliding shovel flew towards Nick's feet.

Nick sneered, but the ball was already out of his feet, and he jumped up to avoid Fahrenhorst's flying shovel.

The ball was unbiased and just passed to the foot of Deisler who inserted into the penalty area from the right. Deisler took the ball, followed by a low shot, and the ball rolled past the opponent's goalkeeper.

"Go in, go in, go in! Go in! Nick passed the ball calmly, assisted Deisler to score another goal, and the score became 3:0. The Bochum team basically had no hope of getting back." Huang Jian's voice was loud, and he didn't consider whether the fans watching the live broadcast listened to the volume of the TV at the maximum, and whether it would affect the rest of the neighbors.

Tao Shan also laughed and said: "The goal was unremarkable. Nick's interception was too fast, and the Bochum team's defense was too slow. The frontcourt was 3 against 2, and Nick was not greedy for credit. This is a player with a big heart."

"Director Tao, it seems that Coach Carl's substitution adjustments in the second half have paid off. This no-forward lineup made the Bochum team relax their vigilance, and the pressure was too high, so that when Nick rushed over, the opponent's defenders could only be exhausted."

"That's right, the formation of European coaches is worth learning. Don't look at it as a lineup without a front, but once the speed of Deisler, Everton and Nick is rushed, it will be more effective than anything else."

Huang Jian and Tao Shan also saw the mystery of Borussia Mönchengladbach's lineup, and they discussed with relish.

All the Borussia Mönchengladbach players on the field rushed towards Deisler, scrambling to hug him, which made Deisler even more happy.

Looking at Deisler and Nick, Fryer's eyes were full of loneliness and jealousy. It would be great if he could have such a teammate by his side.

After the score expanded to 3:0, the Bochum team made a complete attack. Anyway, they lost three goals. Do you still care about losing a few more?

But the Bochum team kept throwing bombs into the penalty area, but none of them detonated. The ball was pushed out by Anderson and others. Although the second landing point was basically controlled by the Bochum team, in front of the defense line organized by Nick, the Bochum team seldom organized an effective second attack.

On the contrary, Nick launched a few fast breaks after stealing the ball, which made Neululler break out in a cold sweat, but it was a pity that neither Deisler nor Everton had a good shot.

The time soon came to the 90th minute, and the fans of Borussia Mönchengladbach stood up one after another, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle for the end of the game, because they were already impatient.

Since Frankfurt lost to Wolfsburg yesterday, Rostock also lost to Schalke 04, and Nuremberg drew with Stuttgart. In this way, after winning this round, Bochum with 27 points ranks ahead of Bochum with 27 points (the goal difference is 2 less than Borussia Mönchengladbach), Rostock with 26 points, Frankfurt with 25 points, and Nuremberg with 23 points, and finally jumped out of the relegation circle.

Following the referee's two short and one long final whistles, the Baucaberg Stadium fell into a sea of ​​joy.The fans sang and danced to celebrate that the team had finally jumped out of the relegation zone.

In the major squares in the urban area of ​​Mönchengladbach, the fans watching the big screen were also ecstatic. After waiting for so long, the team finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the municipal authorities of Mönchengladbach also sent a large number of police to maintain order, so as not to cause unnecessary losses.

Nick was also taken aback by the post-match press conference. With 7 unbeaten rounds, more and more reporters came to interview Borussia Mönchengladbach, many of them from the East.

After a brief speech by the press officer, Karl began to criticize Neululler for his shameless diving, but Neululler naturally refused to submit, and instead asked the league committee to punish Voronin heavily.

"I think Mr. Neulule is still suitable to be a drama actor. His performance is really more professional than those professional actors."

"Oh, I think Mr. Karl is covering up his players. That manic Ukrainian is simply a negative teaching material for players. I strongly request the league committee to punish him. Otherwise, more players will follow suit. How can the safety of our coaches be guaranteed?"

"Haha, Mr. Neulule is simply made out of nothing. We will appeal. If you are a flop, I think your reputation will be ruined."

"Hey, Mr. Carl dares to sue the villain first, this matter will not be like this, if necessary, I will ask my lawyer to file a lawsuit in court."

The two coaches faced each other tit-for-tat, and the reporters on the scene were so addicted to it, they almost didn't shout 'what's the use of arguing, let's fight'.

The news officer saw that it was a bit embarrassing, so he had to come forward to mediate, and the two gave up.

Then came the time for reporters to ask questions, and everyone raised their hands quickly. There were too many people, and the probability of being selected was not much greater than the probability of 22 out of 5.

Seeing the face of an oriental beauty in the front row, the press officer thought to himself that this must be a Chinese, and Nick has always liked Chinese culture, so let this 'Chinese' ask questions first.

After being called by the press officer, the beautiful woman almost dropped her pen on the ground in excitement, causing the audience to burst into laughter.

"Sorry, sorry."

As soon as Nick heard it, he knew that this was definitely not a Chinese reporter. Chinese reporters usually asked him questions in Chinese, but this German-speaking reporter was either Japanese or Korean.

After calming down a bit, the beauty asked: "Hello, Nick, I am Shizuko Matsushita, a reporter from TV Tokyo, Japan. I am very glad to have the opportunity to ask you questions today. After winning today, Borussia Mönchengladbach has successfully escaped from the relegation zone, and scored 7 points in 17 rounds, which is the team with the most points in the last 7 rounds. I have noticed that Borussia Matsushita has won every game with you. In my hometown of Japan, people kindly call you Mr. 100%. How did you do it?" of?"

Nick almost heard Panasonic's skirt, and almost sprayed out with a mouthful of saliva.

But I didn't expect my name to attract so much attention from the Japanese. Japanese football has improved rapidly, but it is not German football that I learned, but Brazilian football. It is still rare for reporters to pay attention to German football.

"I am very happy that Japanese fans can call me that, but there is nothing special about winning in football. When winning becomes a habit, everything will be solved."

Nick said something lightly, making the reporters on the scene silent.

When winning has become a habit, is this suitable for Borussia Mönchengladbach?

Although Borussia Mönchengladbach is unbeaten in 7 rounds, it is still ranked at the bottom of the Bundesliga standings. Nick actually said this, and the reporters all pondered.

"Does anyone still ask questions? If no one asks, today will be over." Seeing that Nick had silenced these reporters, the press officer laughed inwardly, so that he could get home from get off work early and cook for his wife.

Lauren hurriedly signaled that she had a question to ask, but the press officer had no choice but to call her name.

"Nick, this game highlights your importance here. At the same time, Sebastian's performance is also remarkable. Compared with the game before his suspension, this is a great improvement. Do you know the mystery?"

"Oh, Sebastian has always been excellent. He is the most talented German player I have ever seen, but he is very young, so it is understandable that his performance is unstable. But you will soon find that Sebastian will step up to the throne of superstar step by step."

Nick's words seemed very old-fashioned, and he didn't feel that he was younger than Deisler. The reporters all laughed comfortably.

At this time, another male reporter with an oriental face signaled to speak, and the press officer agreed.

"Hi Nick, I'm Li Donghao, a reporter from Seoul Sports Daily. I noticed that you like oriental culture very much. What do you think about Asian football, especially East Asian football?"

Korean?Nick frowned a little, not to say that the Koreans made Nick feel uncomfortable, but Li Donghao's question was a bit oriented toward Korean football.

"I don't know much about Asian football, but there are also some high-level players, such as Yang Chen who played in Frankfurt, Madavikia from Bochum, Bagheri from Bielefeld, and Ali Daei from Bayern Munich." Nick never mentioned Korean football. Li Donghao couldn't help it, and even asked: "Nick, do you know Cha Fangen?"

"Oh, Cha Bum-geun is very far away from now. He is a great player, but it is a pity that there is no successor." Nick naturally knew Cha Bum-geun, but changed the subject and began to talk about the successor of Korean football.

Li Donghao wanted to ask again, and other reporters started clamoring.

"We still have a lot of questions to ask, how can a Korean keep occupying the microphone?"

"Now it's about the Bundesliga, not about Asian football."

"Can Korean football also be discussed?"

Nick was also happy. Koreans have always been narcissistic, and they will do anything to achieve their goals. In his previous life, he didn't like Koreans very much, except for Korean beauties.

At this time, a British reporter asked: "Hello, Nick, I am Blair, a reporter from the British Guardian. You are playing better and better in Borussia Mönchengladbach. I want to know if Borussia Mönchengladbach can stop the giants from poaching you. As far as I know, you are not only concerned by domestic teams in Germany, but even Ferguson and Wenger are paying attention to your games. If these teams invite you, what will you do?"

"I am very happy to have other teams paying attention. Mr. Ferguson and Professor Wenger are people I respect. But I am now a Borussia Mönchengladbacher. In two or three years, I will not consider leaving the team." Nick once again firmly expressed his attitude. As for whether the club will sell him, it is not something he considers, and even if he leaves at that time, the fans will understand him and will not blame him.

The entire press conference has almost become Nick's personal expertise. Neulule, who wanted to show off, saw that no one asked him about the flop, so he had to leave halfway with sophistry.

After more than an hour, the press conference was finally over, and Nick also let out a sigh of relief. As Borussia Mönchengladbach's performance is getting better and better, media reporters are paying more and more attention. In the future, he should attend less press conferences, otherwise Bai Jie will wait impatiently at home.

The next day, the major media used Nick's words as the headlines of their news stories.

"When winning has become a habit, who can break the myth of Nick?" - "Kicker"

"Nick has become a habit of winning, what limit can he challenge?" - "Bild"

"Winning is terrible, Borussia Mönchengladbach will impact the new Bundesliga structure." - "Munich Daily"

"Borussia Mönchengladbach + Nick = no solution" - "Ruhrsport"

(End of this chapter)