I Want to Be the King of Football

As a player from a weak football country, even if he is already a superstar in the world, this time Allen's trip has touched Su Dong very much, because this is the first time he has come to such a remote small town and has been close to him. Reach the lowest level of fans.

On the way back to Munich, Su Dong chatted with Heynckes a lot. He found that there were many things that were different from what he had understood before, which gave him a deeper understanding of the entire system of European professional football.

When Heynckes talked to Su Dong, he mentioned football culture the most.

It's not just stars, it's not just games and victories, it's not just teams from big clubs or lower leagues, every team has been able to take root in the region for so many years because they have a unique culture.

Real Madrid represents the nobles above, so even the nickname is the famous Galactic battleship, Atletico Madrid represents the working class, so their nickname is the sheet army, Barcelona is destined to be the spiritual banner of Catalonia, Bilbao Athletics represent the spiritual heritage of the Basque Country.

Not only La Liga, but also the Premier League. Every Premier League team has its own group of local diehards. In Manchester, the giants are Manchester United, but Manchester City has the most local fans. They represent two different cultures and forces.

The same is true in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich has a nickname, Green Hollywood.

As the well-deserved leader of the Bundesliga, Bayern is also unswervingly taking the international route, introducing superstars and stars, and competing with other top giants in Europe, but on the other hand, they have never forgotten their local fans.

Because in Munich, in Germany, is the foundation of Bayern Munich!

Heynckes said something that impressed Su Dong very deeply.

Bayern may not be international, it may not be the Bayern of the world, but he must be Munich, it must be the Bayern of Germany!

Without internationalization, Bayern has at best lost its qualification to dominate the world football world. If Munich and Germany are abandoned, Bayern will surely die!

For this point, Su Dong is a little puzzled, because from the current point of view, the income brought by globalization is very considerable.

For example, in the Premier League, the sale of overseas copyrights has almost caught up with domestic copyrights.

This is the difference between the Germans and the British in their understanding of professional football. Since the establishment of the Premier League, they have in fact gradually abandoned their foundation and become a game of capital, and the whole trend is continuing with the influx of capital. intensified.

When Murdoch wanted to buy Manchester United, how many Manchester United fans were against it. They even set up the Red Rebels, claiming to maintain the tradition of the Red Devils, but when it came to the Glazer family, why did it disappear?

Heynckes' question made Su Dong a little overwhelmed.

Because they found that when the management was investing capital again and again, and even the manager Ferguson stopped fighting, Manchester United was no longer the Manchester United in their minds.

The global market can never replace the local market, because in the local market, there is a group of die-hard fans who identify with the football culture of this club the most. You, and this support is the foundation for the team to turn the crisis around.

This support and recognition of local fans is based on the accumulated exchanges over the past many, many years. Maybe the first jersey they wear is the jersey of this team, and the first player they know is this club's jersey. Stars, the first slogan they shouted is to cheer for the club,

These are all things that globalization cannot give.

How much loyalty can the fans brought by globalization have? How many of them worship you and like you because you are strong now? When you have a crisis one day and your strength is gone, will they switch to liking you? Other teams? Not to mention, fans around the world spend far less than local fans.”

After Heynckes analyzed this, Su Dong immediately felt a sense of enlightenment.

He suddenly understood why Bayern's ticket price is the lowest among the many giants in Europe? Why are Bundesliga teams still insisting on standing? Why does the Bundesliga insist on the fifty plus one policy and not let it go? Why is Bayern's business operation ability so strong, but the speed of globalization is obviously behind Manchester United and Real Madrid?

Also, why in the German Cup, Bayern and other strong teams have to start playing from the first round?

To put it bluntly, this is the difference in philosophy.

Maybe the Germans follow the old fashioned way, but that's their philosophy, and that's how they run and operate their league system.

The local is the world!

Heynckes suddenly smiled at Su Dong, Actually, you just didn't want to understand this, but you keep doing it.

Really? Su Dong was a little stunned, what did he do?

As far as I know, over the years, many national teams have tried to invite you to become naturalized, but you have rejected them all because you are only willing to play for the Chinese national team, which proves that in your heart, you have always agreed with This kind of view and approach, as well as your attitude towards Chinese fans and journalists, is obviously completely different from your treatment of others.

Su Dong smiled awkwardly, he really didn't think of this, he just thought that he was a Chinese.

He is a professional player and playing football is his profession.

He is a Chinese Su Dong first, and then a professional player Su Dong!

You may not have noticed that it is your persistence that makes you so different!

Heynckes' remarks made Su Dong think again.

He is a person who likes to ponder very much, and he is also a Virgo who likes to tangle.

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On the afternoon of November 3, the Allianz Arena in Munich.

In the twelfth round of the Bundesliga, Bayern hosts Frankfurt.

Fourteen seconds into the game, Frankfurt took the lead in kick-off, but was intercepted by Bayern midfielder. Ribery sent a diagonal pass from the left, Su Dong quickly plugged in, stopped the ball on his chest and entered the penalty area, and volleyed his left foot vigorously. , opened the scoring for Bayern.

One to zero!

The goal remained until the end of the game.

Bayern beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0.

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In the middle of the week, in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Bayern played away to Lazio.

The game was very intense. Bayern scored the first goal in the first half, and Su Dong opened the scoring for Bayern.

But in the second half, Bayern's defense and goalkeeper Rensing made mistakes successively, and Lazio pulled two goals in a row.

Before the end of the game, with a corner kick opportunity, Su Dong headed the ferry, Pepe jumped high, and the header hit the goal to equalize the score for Bayern.

In the end, Bayern drew with Lazio 2-2 away.

At the same time, in another game, Real Madrid drew Olympiacos 0-0 away.

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At the weekend, in the thirteenth round of the Bundesliga, Bayern played away to Stuttgart.

Although both teams have participated in the Champions League, Stuttgart's performance this season has not been satisfactory. Currently, it only ranks 11th in the Bundesliga. The Champions League group stage suffered a four-game losing streak, which made Stuttgart concentrate all its forces in the league.

On the other hand, Bayern spent more energy in the Champions League games, especially the impact of continuous two-line battles and injuries, so that the team's state finally showed ups and downs.

In the first half, Demichelis, who started for Pepe, made two consecutive mistakes. First, he was attacked and scored by Gomez.

At the beginning of the second half, Lucio was too anxious on defense again, moved too much, elbowed his opponent, and was sent off with a red card.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and Bayern had to take a strict defense with one person less.

Until the 76th minute, through a quick counterattack, Su Dong scored two goals for Bayern.

But Su Dong's goal could not prevent Bayern from losing 1-2 away.

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Bayern lost!

The winning streak stops at 12 rounds!

After the first draw of the season in midweek and the first defeat in the league at the weekend, everyone realized that after a brilliant start, Bayern's form had slipped.

Su Dong still performed steadily, but he couldn't stand the surrounding teammates, including players such as Ribery and Modric, who were all in decline. Lucio's elbow also proved that his state was very problematic.

Heynckes said after the game that he was responsible for the loss, but he refused to admit that Bayern had a crisis. He only believed that it was an ordinary player's ups and downs, and he believed that the team could soon usher in a recovery.

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After the thirteenth round of the Bundesliga, the Europa League was suspended again, ushering in two weeks of national team game days.

It was also during this period that FIFA announced the top three candidates for the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year.

Surprisingly, Su Dong actually lost the election!

Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi!

When the top three candidates for FIFA's World Player of the Year were announced, the whole world was in a frenzy.

Why was Su Dong not selected?

A FIFA spokesperson quickly came forward to explain that Su Dong was rejected because he had only won one league title with Bayern in the past year. lacking.

Not only that, the French media also broke the news that in the Ballon d'Or selected by the French Football Magazine, Su Dong was also not shortlisted in the top three, but the French media put it more bluntly, that is, Su Dong's performance in the Bundesliga could not make him. people are convinced.

To put it bluntly, the influence of the Bundesliga is not enough!

For such a situation, the media, fans, and even professionals were quickly divided into two camps. Some believed that Su Dong should be selected, while others believed that from the day Su Dong left Barcelona, ​​he Hopes of hitting the Ballon d'Or and world footballer have been lost.

In the history of the Bundesliga, no player has ever won the World Player of the Year, and in the past 11 years, the Bundesliga has not produced a single Ballon d'Or, and in the past 26 years, only one Ballon d'Or has been won. prize.

If Su Dong wants to win, he must leave the Bundesliga as soon as possible!

Such remarks were heavily bombarded by the German media and Bundesliga fans, especially Bayern fans.