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"I want you, no, you must be the absolute protagonist in the second half."

This is what Carl said to Hummels at half-time.

And the moment the young German midfielder heard these words, the flame in his chest was immediately ignited.

"Portillo and the others have to maintain their strength in the game against Real Madrid two days later, so they can only play the full half of today's game. Defense will become your main task in the second half of the game. Whether it is fighting, shoveling Whether it is a decision or a foul, on the premise that you can't go too far, I want you to do everything you can to dissolve Bayern's offense."

"What is too much? What is too much?" Hummels took a deep breath and asked calmly.

"You can get a verbal warning from the referee, you can get a yellow card, but never get sent off."

Hummels bit his lower lip and nodded heavily: "I understand, boss."

Rao, as the mastermind of the whole plan, was still surprised by Hummels' sensitive response and obedience.

A player who grew up in Bayern's youth training camp and has been influenced by Bayern Munich's club culture for more than ten years, after the transfer, he can accept the fact that he will face his old club so quickly...

But this is European football, and anything can happen here: since there are people like Beckham who sanctify youth training and teenage years, and who have been obsessed with their old masters for decades, never willing to join any team in the Premier League Players who have played against Manchester United; there are also players like Hummels who are unwilling and eager to prove themselves because they were not valued or treated fairly when they were young.

Karl quickly calmed down his surprise, and didn't even show a little bit on his face. He just adjusted his strategy and prepared to add another fire to the heart of the young midfielder: "Remember why you left the Bayern second team at the beginning? , came to Munich 1860? Because you want to become famous as soon as possible. And now is your best chance to become famous.”

Hummels has ambitions, and big ones at that.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even be willing to stay on the bench for a few years, and immediately agreed to transfer after Karl's invitation.

"There is no more bloody story than a player fighting for a new club and then killing the old club. All the media loves to hype such grievances, and readers like to read such plots the most. They will shape you Become a second Eto'o."

"Second...Eto'o?" Hummels muttered.

Eto'o, one of the best strikers in world football, Barcelona's goal machine, was born in Real Madrid.He was discovered and cultivated by Real Madrid. At first, he wanted to play for the Galaxy Battleship, but Real Madrid didn't pay attention to him. The wear and tear on the bench and the loan career for several years made him finally decide to switch to other teams and finally came to Barcelona. , Become Real Madrid's sworn enemy.

While playing for Barcelona, ​​Eto'o was always full of combat effectiveness whenever he encountered a match against Real Madrid. He repeatedly staged bloodbaths for his old club's goals.

Seeing that Hummels' expression changed and finally became firm, Karl knew that he didn't need to say anything more.

……

Although he had made up his mind a long time ago, when he saw familiar people wearing familiar jerseys standing opposite him on the court, Hummels' heart still trembled.

The group of people in front of him, they used to be his idols, the goal he was trying to catch up with...

Now I have to set foot on the dream I once had. Even after taking dozens of deep breaths, the psychological construction seems not enough.

In the 51st minute of the game, Bayern striker Roy Mackay broke through with the ball, and after swaying Beckham with a beautiful fake move, he came to Hummels.

Hummels came head-on, and he moved very quickly, but he didn't look too tough, because he didn't immediately poke Makaay's ball away.

The Bayern striker, however, had already anticipated the enemy's opportunity, cleverly used a trick to turn around with the ball, and rubbed Hummels' shoulder with his body to force a breakthrough.

When the two were in physical contact, Ma Kai's thigh even collided with Hummels, causing the latter to stagger.

After passing Hummels, Ma Kai didn't wait for other 1860 Munich defenders to surround him, and suddenly shot angrily.

Amidst the exclamations from half the stadium, Koch jumped up and tried his best to block the football beyond the goal line.

Hummels heaved a sigh of relief. He turned around and ran into the penalty area, and said to the team goalkeeper: "Thank you." He obviously felt that it was because he failed to guard Ma Kai in time that Bayern got the chance to shoot. .

Hummels thought he would get a generous forgiveness from his teammates and a "what's there to thank, buddy?", but Koch reprimanded him unceremoniously: "What are you thinking in your mind? Boss You forgot what I said to you at halftime?!"

The young German midfielder was a little stunned by these few words.

Dante and Ogo came over and patted him on the shoulder: "Lambert is not scolding you, Matz, he just cares too much about this game, so he doesn't want everyone to make mistakes. Well, let me tell you this , Whatever the boss asks, he must do well. The boss told you so much during the intermission, everyone heard it, and Lambert is sure he will take care of it..."

Hummels looked in the direction of the goal with some uncertainty.

The Lions goalkeeper took a deep breath and nodded to him with a serious face: "I'm sorry that I was a bit aggressive just now. But, Hu, Matz, it's time for you to fulfill your mission. Bayern players won't do it just because you are their predecessor. Teammate, I will let you go."

It is inappropriate to have too much conversation during the game, Hummels nodded to his teammates, turned around and ran towards the midfield.

While running, he suddenly remembered that when he was defending Ma Kai just now, he met Ma Kai's gaze, which was full of hostility and defense.

'It can't be broken anymore', Hummels thought: 'Koch is right, you and Bayern are no longer in the same camp, no matter how important those stars were in your heart before, now they are equal to you Yes, you are fighting on the same field, you are rivals, you are sworn enemies...'

……

Bayern Munich is angry because they have been completely played by their opponents.

Karl Alston himself played a not so cunning little trick in front of their eyes, but damn it, each of them found out the truth, but obediently took the bait as the enemy wanted.

And this anger, which grew more and more angry when they thought about it, would not disappear just because one attack was stopped. In fact, they quickly launched a second offensive.

In the 55th minute, Schweinsteiger tried to penetrate the goal of 1860 Munich with a world wave, but thankfully all the Lions players were crowded in their own half. Stopped it at a distance.

In the 62nd minute, Bayern striker Ma Kai took the ball again. He adjusted his position while controlling the ball and running forward. When Hummels came up again, Ma Kaay didn't care much. He thought he could play another forced breakthrough. .

This time, though, he wasn't so lucky.

"Hummels! He stabbed the ball away from Ma Kai's feet without hesitation, and even almost kicked the opponent's ankle!" The commentator exclaimed: "This steal is so precise and ruthless!"

After stealing the ball, Hummels didn't miss it, and immediately passed the ball to Ozil in the front right.

Ma Kai fell to the ground in front of him.

"Ma Kai fell! Could it be that Hummels actually had physical contact with him in a place I didn't see just now?"

Tens of thousands of Bayern fans are looking forward to it, desperately hoping that the referee will issue a yellow card to the damn 1860 player.

But until Munich 1860 launched a counterattack and Ozil dribbled the ball across the midfield, the referee did not blow his whistle.

Of course, the whistle was not blown because Hummels did not foul. The referee was beside them at the time and saw the whole process of stealing the ball clearly. Ma Kai's fall was due to the inertia of his body.

Since this steal, Hummels' performance in the game has become more and more fierce. He has participated in every defense of the team, and every attack of Bayern has been blocked by him.

Hummels seems to be transformed into a tank, firmly guarding the area between the midfield and the penalty area, and no one can pass him.

In the 73rd minute, when Pizarro dribbled the ball from the right and tried to cut inside, Hummels gave him a fierce shovel.

The angle of his tackle was clever, just as Pizarro raised his right foot, poking the ball away from the opponent's foot.

However, the consequences were consistent. Pizarro, like his teammate Ma Kai, also fell to the ground because of his foot.

After the tackle, Hummels had already left Pizarro at the fastest speed, and when the opponent's buttocks were in close contact with the turf, he stepped forward in a friendly manner and took the initiative to pull the opponent up from the ground.

The referee soon blew the whistle to suspend the game, but he hesitated for a long time when making the penalty, and finally gave Hummels a verbal warning, and said: "If there is another time, I must give you a piece. Yellow card."

Hummels defended himself with an innocent expression: "Mr. Referee, you can see clearly that all my actions are within the reasonable range, and I did not foul on purpose."

The referee gave him a warning look: "Of course I know you didn't foul, otherwise you must have got a yellow card by now. But next time, your movements need to be smaller, I don't want to see too many people I don’t want to see a whole team come to me to protest because a player is injured.”

Hummels smiled and walked away.

Suddenly there was violent boos in the stands, and the Bayern fans in red jerseys stared at Hummels and gave him the middle finger.

Even if Pizarro is not injured, Hummels' actions are within a reasonable range, but obviously Bayern fans still think he is a sinful kick.

Hummels spits on the turf and looks away.

His head coach is nodding and smiling at him.

He remembered another sentence the boss said to him during the intermission: "When the Bayern fans are afraid of you, they will boo you wildly. Don't have any negative emotions because of it. The enemy's booing is the best for you." praise, and then you'll know you did something right and succeeded."

Patting his chest, Hummels straightened his chest toward the home stands: "Come on, speak louder, I'm not afraid!"

He sure enough got more boos.

……

Although the game ended with a small score of 0:1, there were too many stories to tell in these 90 minutes.

Inside the VIP box at the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich chairman Franz Beckenbauer and general manager Hoeness had a whispered conversation.

Unlike the tens of thousands of fans sitting in the stands below who seemed to be suffering from a nightmare, the two most powerful people in the Bayern Munich club looked calm, as if they were not affected by the team's loss at all.

Auer, the chairman of Munich 1860, was a little disappointed. He had always wanted to see Beckenbauer's frustrated and annoyed expression.

Everyone has a bit of human weakness: the more you lack something, the more you want to show off.

Orr, of course.

Although the chairman of Munich 1860 feels that he is on an equal footing with the chairman of Bayern, he is no match for the latter in terms of wealth, prestige, or power. Men's self-esteem has been hurt in the past few years, so as long as there is a way to recover Orr would never let go of this opportunity.

For example, in the Munich Derby twice a season, as long as the Lions trampled on their rivals in the same city, Orr would be as happy as if he had paid off his bank loan. There is no difference underfoot.

However, if the opponent is unwilling to cooperate, the fruit of this victory will not be so delicious.

Looking at the plain face of the Bayern chairman, Orr tried to enhance his sense of superiority: I don't believe you will feel happy after losing!Although you look calm on the surface, you are actually angry in your heart... That's right, it must be like this!

Orr guessed half right, and Beckenbauer was not an undercover agent sent by another club. How could he be completely nonchalant about Bayern's loss?The reason why he is calm is because he has used strong self-control to get rid of negative emotions, and he has begun to think about the longer-term future-this is why the football emperor is the football emperor.

Beckenbauer is considering the team's coaching change.

The conversation with Hoeness just now was also to inform the other party of this idea, and asked the general manager of Bayern to start looking for a new successor.

Since last season's league title was taken away by rivals in the same city, Bayern's board of directors has been dissatisfied with Magath.

After the start of the new season, Bayern has a strong lineup and a thick enough bench, but they can't cope with two-lane battles. Although the performance in the Champions League is good, the league result is fourth. While dissatisfaction is soaring, the top management is patient with the team's coach. also started to decrease.

And today's Munich Derby is actually an investigation of Magath by the board of directors-in the case of Bayern's superiority in all aspects, if Magath can easily defeat Munich 1860, then this season will let him start well and finish well. After the next year, the club will consider changing coaches based on the Champions League record.If the game is lost, it means that Magath cannot fulfill the club's expectations of him (let Bayern dominate domestically and Europe at the same time), and he must leave during the winter break.

Now, the result of the game is out, and Beckenbauer has a decision in his mind.

However, who to find as Magath's successor?

While several names popped up in his mind, Beckenbauer looked towards the mixed area of ​​the court.

Karl Alston.Although they are in different camps, the "Football Emperor" really appreciates the young coach of Munich 1860: he attaches great importance to the club's youth training, cultivates young stars, and can control the famous superstars (Beckham and Irving, two world superstars) After the meeting, I have never made any dissatisfaction with the team); there has never been a scandal in the locker room, and the discipline is at the forefront of all German clubs; Poor (Although the Champions League has not yet appeared, but defeated Real Madrid and Lyon, the reputation has already been played).

It's a pity that the opponent stands on the opposite side of Bayern Munich.

Unlike players who can be bought and sold, the only way to poach a head coach from an opponent in football is to pay a termination fee.

Beckenbauer did not shy away from poaching the corners of his rivals, not to mention that Auston's liquidated damages were only a few million.But the problem is that Orston may not be willing to respond to his poaching - the other party is not like the type who is open to money, but apart from the high annual salary, it is difficult for Bayern to promise anything to Orston.honor?support?that power?friendship?Between Austen and Munich 1860, none of these things is missing.

Forget it, Bayern doesn't have to have him, it's actually quite interesting to play against Alston.

Find someone who is as good as Oston, or even better, to be the head coach. The Bundesliga will definitely have a lot of exciting dramas in the future, and the competition will bring progress, which may have an impact on the Bundesliga and German football.

Beckenbauer has been serving German football all his life. In his opinion, the current national team coach Loew has a soft personality and is not iron-blooded enough, while Oston, although he looks gentle on the surface, is actually cold and hard. After more tempering, I am afraid that it will be even more sharp.

Germany's insistence on youth training has led to the emergence of young talents in the domestic league in recent years, and the training of the new generation of coaches must keep up. Only when the development is balanced, German football will usher in overall prosperity.

……

People often use the phrase "I guessed the beginning, but not the ending" to express their helplessness towards reality.

But there are also many things, you know the beginning and guess the end, but you are powerless to change.

Just like Carl's current situation.

In the brightly lit Allianz Arena, the number 1:2 on the scoreboard was dazzling.

The home team is at the front and the visiting team is at the back. Such a score shows that the owner of the Allianz Arena is the one behind in the game.

Most of the fans in the stands were silent. They just reaped a joy from here two days ago, but now they are about to feel sad again.

And the passionate voice of the commentator seems to be still echoing in my ears: "Oh, here comes Ronaldo's chance! Lift your foot and shoot... a good goal! The ball went in! In less than 1 minute after the start of the second half, Real Madrid's Forward Ronaldo, the Brazilian superstar who we almost thought had been ruined by his bad weight and was only dawdling with talent, suddenly exploded with unimaginable offensive power!"

"He first passed the defense of Munich 1860 defender Jankel on the right side of the front of the penalty area, then dribbled the ball laterally, and suddenly raised his foot to hit the goal! The power of this shot is not very strong, but the angle is very tricky! Pay attention to the slow motion Replay: how well the ball was played, and it landed in the side net, Koch didn't save it, Mertesacker didn't intercept it..."

"Ronaldo finally shined at a critical moment! This is the superstar Real Madrid. Although their defense is in a mess, they have several of the world's top swordsmen on the front line... Capello in such a critical game Starting Ronaldo was beyond my expectations, but what was even more surprising was that he actually scored!"

"What activated the Aliens? Probably the terrible prospect of not qualifying for the group stage made him feel panicked. Not only Ronaldo, but other Real Madrid stars are also showing unprecedented unity on the field, as if they have accumulated half a season of unity. The spirit of collaboration exploded at this moment..."

The match between Real Madrid and 1860 was relatively calm in the first half. Portillo and Ruud van Nistelrooy scored goals respectively. Therefore, during the intermission, Karl did not change the team's tactics, but replaced them. One or two tired players (started against Bayern two days ago and played the whole game).

But I didn't expect the situation to take a sharp turn as soon as the second half of the game started.

It all started with the outburst of Brazilian star Ronaldo.

Before he received a pass from his teammate Diarra and broke through to 1860 Munich with unmatched speed and gorgeous dribbling, no one expected his goal. After all, the Brazilian star has been obese and unstable recently. Troubled by his status, the Real Madrid club has been rumored to sell him.

But the reason why "Alien" is called "Alien", perhaps in addition to his unmatched skills at his peak, is also because no one can guess when he will explode.

Ronaldo's sudden goal stunned the stadium and perhaps the world after the game.

Karl immediately made adjustments to the team, because seeing the ability of the "alien" to shock the audience, he tried to keep the players firmly within the half court and not to act rashly.

I don't know how many fans of 1860 Munich prayed at this moment: God, please bless Ronaldo's state for only a few minutes!Please let him down quickly!

But God doesn't stand behind the Lions all the time.

God also favors Ronaldo, otherwise he would not be given such a proud talent.

"Oh, it's Ronaldo again! He played like a god in today's game! The Munich 1860 defender tried to trick Ronaldo into the penalty area and defend close when he dribbled inside, but Ronaldo has no experience against defenders. Rich! He just flicked the football to the side with his foot, and immediately opened the distance between the two! Then he shot a wonderful curve ball towards the dead corner of the goal—go in! Go in again!”

"My God, that's Ronaldo! Before he shoots, he doesn't even look at the goal, he doesn't try to fool the goalkeeper, he just twitches with his senses, awareness and exquisite footwork, and the football flies into the goal automatically! Let me tell you, it was him who shot so fast that he escaped the Lions keeper!"

"See? Lambert Koch jumped in the right direction! But it's a pity that he encountered a sophisticated alien! If Ronaldo stopped to take a look before shooting, or turned his foot, the ball would be gone. Was thrown out!"

Although the German commentator sensibly stood on the side of his country's team, he still couldn't help but fall in love with the football of the Real Madrid superstars: "Not only Ronaldo, but other Real Madrid stars also performed very well. No mistakes so far! If Real Madrid played like this from the beginning of the La Liga season, they would have been invincible."

What a wonderful way to say this.All the fans who heard the commentator's words couldn't help thinking: Isn't it because Real Madrid can't dominate the world now that although you have the best players in the world, you are not united at all?

Carl used up the last substitution and tried to fight back.

But Real Madrid didn't give him this chance. Those stars worth hundreds of millions of euros all went head to head with Munich 1860 as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Compared with unity, perseverance, and drive, Karl felt that 1860 Munich would not lose to any team in the world.

But in the final period of the game, the unity and cooperation of the two teams were evenly matched, but the Lions lost to the flash of inspiration at the critical moment of the players...

Looking at the Brazilian star with a round belly in Real Madrid's No. 9 jersey, Karl even felt a sense of awe in his heart.

There is a kind of football that cannot be resisted by even the best teamwork.

There is a kind of player who is at the forefront of the times in terms of speed, technology or awareness, and even surpasses this era.

He can walk in the 89 minutes of the game, but as long as 1 minute, he can become a "terrorist" in the eyes of the goalkeeper and defender, and use his personal power to change the outcome of the game.

This is the flash of a superstar.

This is Ronaldo.

……

When the last second of stoppage time passed, Capello let out a long breath.

Real Madrid defeated Munich 1860 and they finally broke into the knockout round!

The iron-blooded coach with a stern face all the year round was photographed by many cameras at the same time with the expression of the survivors. In the past, Capello would definitely be annoyed by his gaffe, but now, he just wants to be thankful that he can report to the club chairman after returning to Madrid. up.

Thank goodness Real Madrid won, there will be countless people in the team who will keep their jobs because of this battle.

On the court, many players showed expressions similar to their coaches. Ronaldo, who had just performed a god-level performance in the game, seemed to have been drained of all his energy at once, lying on the turf panting with his bloated body.

Countless reporters in the mixed area watched intently, as if the coaches and players of the two teams approached, and a scene of hungry tigers preying on food was about to be staged.

Carl went straight to Capello and held out his hand: "Your team taught me a lesson."

Capello, in a good mood, shook hands with the opponent, but he didn't know what the Lions coach meant by "learned a lesson".

Carl didn't explain either, and after shaking hands, he turned and left.

From that back, Capello saw a bit of despair.

But the Real Madrid coach didn't care. Failure is common in football. Anyone with a strong mind will always get through adjustments.

Looking at the back again, Capello muttered a word silently.

None of the media reporters who were very close to the coach of Real Madrid heard this sentence clearly, but the assistant coach of the team understood the mouth shape, and the sentence was: "Young people are awesome."

In the post-match press conference, Carl played earlier than Capello.

When he pushed open the door of the conference room and walked onto the stage, everyone in the exhibition hall paid attention to him.

There was praise, curiosity, and eagerness in those eyes.But only, no ridicule.

It is not easy for a team to participate in the Champions League for the first time in decades, but it has forced Lyon and Galacticos Real Madrid to the last game to end the suspense of qualifying. This is not easy. Munich 1860 is in the group stage Their outstanding performance has won the respect of many national media-the loss to Real Madrid in the last game did not reduce this respect by half, because anyone who understands football can see that Real Madrid played in today's game It's against the sky. In fact, if they can continue this fighting power, no one will question even if they win the Champions League final directly.

The flashing lights were frequently turned on, and dozens of reporters raised their hands to ask questions.

However, Karl did not name any newspaper. He does not want to answer any questions now, but has something to say-this is why he came to the press conference in person instead of letting the team's assistant coach or captain attend instead.

"As you can see, 1860 Munich lost to Real Madrid and lost the chance to reach the Champions League knockout stage. However, my players played perfectly, they did everything I expected them to do, the game failed The reason for this is not the players, but if there is anyone who needs to bear a little responsibility for this, it should be me."

When Karl spoke, the entire venue fell silent, and everyone listened intently to the self-examination of the coach of Munich 1860, and frantically drafted relative questions in their minds, as well as the headline of tomorrow's newspaper.

"In the two games against Real Madrid, we had almost the same players on the field, but the process and ending were extremely different. Because I couldn't bear to give up the domestic league, quite a few players couldn't do their best in this game, I saw a team of 1860 Munich that was struggling with fatigue - before the game, I thought that the team might suffer some impact in the game because of physical problems, but I didn't expect the impact to be so serious, and Real Madrid, What they did was amazing, my predictions were wrong, so now I've tasted the bitter fruit of failure."

No matter how this group of media from all over the world viewed Karl Oston before, from this moment on, they all labeled him as "special", because in Europe, he was willing to bear the responsibility for the failure of the game Head coach, to be honest, there are not many.

As for what angle the reporters will use to report these words when they return to the newspaper office?No matter what Carl’s original intention is, the news in the major newspapers and magazines tomorrow will definitely be wonderful and varied—there must be all those who say good things about Munich 1860, those who say bad things, or those who look at the issue from a neutral perspective.The media have the ability to interpret the same sentence into many different meanings.

But now, the most urgent desire of the media is to pry open the mouth of Karl Alston, the client, and make more words.

But they were disappointed in the end, because Karl stood up and left the venue after saying the last sentence, leaving all the rest of the time for today's winner, Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello: "The last point, Munich 1860 and Without leaving Europe this season, we will keep going."