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Today's Topics: Is Auston cronyism? "("Munich Daily"): "David Beckham just transferred from Real Madrid to Munich 1860 last summer, and was appointed as the team's first captain by the head coach Karl Oston. After half a season, His performance on the court is outstanding, but his results off the court are mediocre. Yes, the Lions locker room has always been united, but this credit should not be counted on him. The England star seems to use all his energy except for the game. It’s time for a commercial endorsement.”

"Many fans know that Oston and Beckham have a good personal relationship, but most people think that their friendship started after the 06 World Cup. However, the author was fortunate to learn from an unnamed person recently that Oston Donton and Beckham have known each other much earlier and their friendship is far closer than the average fan realizes."

"If this is indeed the case, is it wrong for Orston to parachute his friend into the captain of the team? Shouldn't he select other outstanding players from the team to take up this position? For example, the No. The second captain, Lars Bender, and the third captain, Lambert Koch, are natives of Munich and both came from the club's youth training camp..."

"Munich 1860 Like an Army" (sub-page of "Munich Daily"): "Oston manages his team like an army. A team rule, if any player violates the team rules, he will be severely punished. Under such a high-pressure rule, everyone in the Lions team is in danger. Even on holidays, they dare not revel in reckless revelry. It is less than ten o'clock in the evening The clock will go to bed, what a restrictive nature for a young player who is only about 20 years old..."

"Should the salary structure be adjusted in Munich 1860?" "("Transfer Market"): "According to a recent Bundesliga salary survey data issued by the German Football Association, the team with the highest player salary among the 18 Bundesliga teams is Bayern Munich. As high as 7000 million euros, the highest salary in the team is goalkeeper Kahn, with an annual salary of 500 million euros... As Bayern Munich's evenly matched rival in the same city, the total salary of the Munich 1860 team is even less than half of the opponent's total salary, ranking among all Bundesliga teams in terms of expenditure China is also due to its mid-lower status, which is very inconsistent with their status as the Bundesliga champions last season..."

"Of course, low wages are a common situation in Munich 1860. Even the salary of the head coach Karl Oston is not as good as that of the coaches of Bayern, Leverkusen, and Dortmund. The coaches of the Premier League are compared. However, many young players have played for the first team for more than one season, but their annual salary is still hovering at the limit of hundreds of thousands of euros. Once the transfer window opens, these players are bound to be recruited by other teams with high salaries. Temptation, in order to prevent problems before they happen, 1860 Munich may have to raise the salary of the players one step earlier to avoid poaching from other clubs..."

Koch walked into the head coach's office and saw several copies of today's newspapers spread out on the table, while his boss stood with his back to the door and stood in front of the window looking at the training ground in the distance.

Without deliberately interrupting Carl's gaze, Koch took two steps towards the desk lightly, wanting to see what was written in those newspapers.

After reading the headlines in each newspaper, his complexion was a bit ugly: From the sentences in these news, anyone can easily guess that someone deliberately broke the news about Munich 1860 to the media, and that person must have something to do with the team. Close connection, otherwise, look at the phrase "go to bed before ten o'clock at night", will ordinary fans know that Lions players don't go out to play even if they are on vacation, and they go to bed obediently at 10 o'clock in the evening?

Is there anyone on the team who doesn't like the nightlife and goes to bed early?Koch thought seriously: Lars, Ogo, Shao, Gebhardt...

"Lambert?"

"I'm here, boss." Koch quickly stopped thinking and looked up at the team coach.

"The show hosted by your girlfriend invited you to be a guest for three episodes?"

"Yes, boss."

"If I remember correctly, the day before yesterday happened to be the third issue?"

"That's right, boss."

"For the time being, don't be a guest on the show anymore. If you like this kind of off-site entertainment very much, you can wait until summer."

Koch suddenly raised his head to look at Karl, but caught a hint of reproach in his gaze.

The Lions goalkeeper's face flushed immediately, and then turned pale in the next second.

It was red because he heard that the boss seemed to be suspicious of him, and it was pale because he was also the type of person who obediently went to bed at ten o'clock in the evening recently, and Linna did ask him about his annual salary recently , and very much hope that one day he can become the one who wears the captain's armband in the game...

In the 26th round of the Bundesliga, 1860 Munich challenged Borussia Dortmund away.

Borussia Dortmund is the first offensive team in the history of the Bundesliga to use high-position pressing. In the late 90s, their football brought a pleasant breeze to German football. Nearly ten years have passed, and they have experienced highs and lows It's not that the Hornets haven't tried other styles of play, but in exchange, the high-position pressing tactic is the most suitable for them, so this system has been retained.

High-position pressing pays great attention to the cooperation and ability of the team. If every player sticks to his position and performs well, the sense of restraint and oppression caused by the opponent will be amazing.

Relying on the home court advantage, Dortmund launched an offensive frenzy from the very beginning of the game. Their offense not only cooperated tacitly but also had amazing speed!

Just over a minute into the game, Dortmund striker Smolarek received a direct pass from his teammate. He slammed the ball into the left space of the penalty area and crossed the ball to the center of the penalty area before Mertesacker stepped forward to block it. After receiving the pass, a striker Barkley shot from a small angle towards the left side of the penalty area!

Koch leapt forward and blocked the football back with both hands.

After Mertesacker took the ball, he immediately made a long pass, and the football flew to the middle of the field. After Dortmund midfielder Akkin failed to stop the ball, the angle turned and fell to Ozil's feet.

Ozil was overjoyed, picked up the football, and was about to turn around and launch a counterattack. Unexpectedly, two Dortmund players near the center circle quickly surrounded him and went bankrupt. Their actions to prevent Ozil from breaking through were very rough and fierce. Ozil I don't know why his feet were soft, and the pass failed when he was more than ten meters away from the Hornet's penalty area, and the football was cut back by Dortmund.

Dortmund defender Metzelder fired a heavy shell from his own half, the football flew high into the air, crossed the Dortmund half, crossed the center circle until it flew into the Dortmund half and did not land, the flight distance is full More than 40 meters!

As many as seven or eight Dortmund players followed the football to the half of Munich 1860. Looking down from the stands, almost the entire stadium was filled with the bright and fiery yellow jerseys of the Hornets!

At the front of the penalty area, a Dortmund player finally received the long pass. After stopping the ball, he passed it straight to forward Smolarek, who dribbled the ball into the penalty area!

Although the football was sent to him again in just a few tens of seconds, the goalkeeper of the Lions team looked calm, and he didn't seem to take this single sword seriously.

Until Smolarek approached the dangerous distance, Koch kept his eyes on the Dortmund striker, predicting the direction of his shot.

Smolarek took the opportunity to stretch out his right foot and kicked towards the space, and the football turned into a powerful shell and blasted towards the goal again!

Before the Dortmund striker took his foot, Koch had already detected his intention from Smolarek's eyes staring at the right side of the goal, and then took the first step to take off on the spot!

Koch's prediction was correct, but Smolarek was still sure that his shot would go in, because he felt that the Lions goalkeeper jumped too early, and he was a high ball. It must have been scored by rubbing against the crossbar, but when the football flew to the goal, Koch's body would definitely fall uncontrollably, and the opponent would not even be able to touch the football with his fingertips!

But in the blink of an eye, Smolarek's complexion changed drastically!

The football flew near the goal line, but the goalkeeper of Munich 1860 did not fall quickly under the effect of the earth's gravity as he thought. Instead, he still stood proudly in midair. Although his body fell a little, it was not obvious!

According to this height, and the height of Lambert Koch, it is entirely possible for him to touch the football after straightening his arms!

Terrible air force!

How could a goalkeeper have such a terrifying ability to stay in the air? !

Just before Smolarek was astonished and had no time to be upset, Koch, as he thought, reached the football in mid-air with his palm, and blocked the ball at the goal line by virtue of his own tyrannical strength outside!

"Boom!" This is the sound of a football hitting the ground.

The Dortmund striker was transfixed.

……

Amid wild cheers from the visiting fans, the assistant coach stepped forward: "Koch's performance exceeded my expectations."

Carl didn't turn around to look at his assistant, but looked straight into the field and asked, "What kind of performance do you expect him to do?"

The assistant coach thought about the words: "Young players are always impulsive and irrational when they encounter problems, which affects their performance on the court. When I saw the newspaper saying that he had an argument with his girlfriend today, I thought he would bring his emotions into the game , I didn’t expect that his current performance is exactly the same as usual, or even better.”

Carl was silent for a while, and said with emotion: "He has matured."

……

Dortmund pressed forward heartily in the first 10 minutes. They focused on the defensive midfielders and central defenders of 1860 Munich. Once the football was at the feet of the defenders, they stepped forward and pressed forward, waiting for the Lions players to step out. When the ball is played, use this opportunity to grab the ball to yourself, and then attack immediately.

The high-position pressing tactics are very dependent on the discipline and execution ability of the players on the field. The more tacit the overall cooperation is, the stronger the suffocation will be felt by the opponent. If there is such a tacit understanding, or someone's physical strength can't keep up, then not only will the team's lethality plummet immediately, but it will also give the opponent a good chance to counterattack.

Against Dortmund, Karl can actually use the drag tactics. The high-position pressing tactics are very exhausting. As long as they survive the first half, the Dortmund players will definitely not attack as fiercely as they are now in the second half. By then, the Lions will be able to blow up. The counter-offensive horn will find the field again.

However, Karl didn't want to be aggrieved for 45 minutes in the first half. Judging from the expressions of the Lions players on the field, they also seemed to be holding a fire in their stomachs, and they were extremely dissatisfied with the current situation.

So Karl made gestures outside the court and adjusted the players' positions: Khedira was originally playing as a midfielder in this game, but Karl moved him back to the position of the midfielder, so that there are more midfielders on the field One became a three-man, and while Khedira shared the pressure for Hummels, it also created redundant tasks for Dortmund's players. In this way, as long as the net of the Hornets is not tight enough, they will be found by Munich 1860 sooner or later. loophole.

The opportunity came quickly.In the 23rd minute, Hummels launched an attack from the backcourt. Dortmund midfielders Klinger and Ricken came forward to surround him. Hummels tried to pass the ball to the middle but failed. Khedira found his teammates Coming to the rescue in trouble, Hummels tipped his toe and sent the ball between the legs of Dortmund player Klinger.

The football rolled to Khedira's feet, and Khedira didn't hesitate, and directly kicked it into the midfield.

Ozil stopped the ball and then passed the ball to Lars. The two made a two-to-one cooperation and picked the ball into the penalty area.

After Portillo slanted into Dortmund's defense, Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller made a decisive attack. Portillo shook the goalkeeper's right foot and easily pushed the ball into the net, 0:1!

1860 Munich took the lead away!

Just when Portillo scored, the Dortmund coach realized that the cooperation of his players was no longer so tight, so he desperately greeted the players outside the field, telling them not to press all around the midfield and quickly return to defense.

The first half ended with a 1:1 draw.

After the start of the second half, the situation on the field has undergone a subtle change: Dortmund defender Metzelder is always sticking to Portillo, no matter whether Portillo is involved in the offense or defense, he will go up to cause damage .

Karl understood that the Hornets probably felt that Portillo was very threatening and wanted to engage in one-on-one marking.

Although there was a player who followed him closely, Portillo did not extinguish his fighting spirit. He still actively participated in every attack of the team and tried to get rid of the defense.

In the 50th minute, Beckham dribbled the ball from the right and broke into the Dortmund half. Seeing the actions of his teammates, Portillo also quickly broke forward.

Because Portillo had been cruising near the center circle before, the Dortmund defender did not guard against his sudden start. When Portillo brushed past his body and ran forward, Metzelder reacted and chased him.

The passing cooperation between Beckham and Russ is a classic. When the heartthrob broke through to the front of the penalty area and all the fans thought he was going to shoot himself, Beckham suddenly raised his foot and passed the ball straight to the right. Portillo of the road!

Portillo dribbled the ball down the Dortmund wing at high speed, with Metzelder in hot pursuit.

In the blink of an eye, Portillo had come to the penalty area, and Metzelder panicked. He ran forward a few steps with all his strength, and then stretched out his right foot and kicked forward regardless!

All the fans felt a blur in front of their eyes: Portillo and Metzelder were running back and forth with a basket and a yellow. Then the yellow jersey suddenly accelerated. I don’t know what happened. The blue and yellow figures suddenly Overlapped together!

"Back tackle!" The commentator only had time to exclaim: "Metzelder fouled!"

But in an instant, Metzelder, who was wearing a Dortmund home jersey, got up from the ground with his hands and feet.

But Portillo still fell to the ground!

Not only that, but the footage captured by the camera also showed that the Spanish striker was curled up, covering his ankles with his hands, and his expression was very painful!

"Broken! Portillo looks injured! Did Metzelder kick his body when he tackled the ball just now?"

The narrator Gaynor was in a hurry, and spit out a long series of words without panting: "Metzelder must have hurt Portillo, look at Portillo's sweaty face-if I have to use If there is an adjective to describe this Spanish striker, that word is 'honesty'. Portillo has never made small moves on the field since he joined Munich 1860. Many Latino strikers have rough shovels on the opponent's defenders in order to protect themselves. When playing the ball, they all like to use exaggerated falling postures to win the sympathy of the referee, and it is better to cheat a judgment that is beneficial to themselves-but Portillo did not, he never used any immoral means in the game. After receiving preferential treatment from the referee, he must have been really injured this time..."

Karl quickly turned around and rushed to the coach's bench to urge the team doctor to come on the field to treat Portillo.

The head coach dared not refuse to speak to the team doctor. He picked up the first aid kit and ran to the court, but when he ran to the sidelines, he dared not enter the court—the referee hadn’t blown the whistle to suspend the game!

Just as the team doctor turned to Karl for help, the referee's whistle blew!

The team doctor immediately ran towards Portillo without stopping.

On the court, the referee showed a red card to Metzelder with a stern face!

Off the court, the Dortmund coach wiped his face annoyed, but he did not go to protest to the fourth official, because anyone with a discerning eye knows that the referee's penalty is fair.

"This penalty is very accurate." Gaynor said into the microphone: "The whole process has been replayed on the big screen just now: the Dortmund defender chose a tackle from behind to prevent Portillo from shooting, but he landed in the wrong direction and missed the ball. Instead, he stepped on Portillo's ankle... Poor Portillo, his ankle was twisted and deformed in that moment..."

In the Signal Iduna Park Stadium, the team doctor carefully took off Portillo’s socks. Whether it was the fans in the stadium or the audience in front of the TV, they could clearly see it through the lens, but it was only a few minutes In the past, the right foot of the main striker of Munich 1860 was swollen a full circle than the left foot.