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Signal Iduna Park is very quiet.

The team doctor of Munich 1860 carefully carried Javier Portillo onto the stretcher and off the field.

The socks and shoes below the Spanish striker's right calf were removed, and the exaggerated swelling of the ankle was exposed to all eyes.

A few minutes ago, the collision between Metzelder and Portillo happened in an instant. There were many fans in the stadium who did not carefully see the accident at that moment. When Portillo was lying on the ground with his right leg When the referee sternly showed Metzelder a red card, Dortmund fans were dissatisfied: they suspected that Portillo was making a fuss, deliberately lying on the ground and refusing to get up, so that the coach severely punished May Zeld.

But when the whole process of the collision was played back on the big screen in the stadium, and when Dortmund fans saw Portillo's injury, they suddenly became speechless.After the fans looked at each other in blank dismay, even the shouts of cheering that were originally hoarse became a lot weaker.

The referee awarded Munich 1860 a penalty, and Beckham stood in front of the penalty spot.

If the ball is finally penalized, and Dortmund is now playing with 10 people on the field, then Munich 1860 can seal the victory in advance.

But Karl's attention wasn't all on the pitch. He was worried about Portillo's injury, turning his head every few minutes to look at the exit of the tunnel.

Finally, the figure of the team doctor appeared there, and trotted to Karl's side.

"Bones are fine, God bless." The team doctor said happily: "I initially suspected that it was a ligament injury, but the extent of the injury will not be known until I go back for a more detailed examination."

Carl breathed a sigh of relief.

There was a burst of excited cheers on the field, Karl looked up, and Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller was picking up the ball from the net with a frustrated face.

……

After the game, Portillo boarded the club bus relying on the strength of crutches. Countless reporters took photos of him getting on the bus with crutches.

How many media are gearing up, waiting for the two coaches of Munich 1860 and Dortmund to fight at the press conference after the game.

But after the press conference started, this group of people was disappointed, because the reality development was completely different from what they had imagined.

Neither Oston nor Dortmund's head coach Dole has spoken ill of the opposing team, and his attitude can even be called polite.

Karl ignored the provocative remarks of individual reporters, but explained Portillo's injury in detail: "The team doctor told me that he has no fractures, but the specific injury will not be known until the MRI is done, and the club will inform on the official website at that time. Ours."

And the Hornets coach Dole, his ass just touched the seat, and before the reporter started to ask questions, he grabbed the microphone and said: "I am very sorry for the unfortunate thing that just happened in the game. The slightly injured one is not too serious, Metzelder and I will visit him in the hospital when his diagnosis comes out."

The reason why Dortmund's coach apologized so quickly and performed very low-key is not difficult to guess: Dole has been the team's head coach for less than a month. The internal affairs have not been dealt with for the time being, and naturally he does not want to make enemies in the league first-of course, Dole chose this way of handling because he is not a head coach with a fierce personality. If Dortmund's coach is replaced by Mourinho Ao, the type who can say that he is reasonable even if he doesn't reason, maybe the press conference has already become a mess.

The humble style of Munich 1860 head coach Karl Oston is incomprehensible: Although this is not that kind of arrogant personality, the main players in the team should also show some signs of being maliciously fouled by opponents during the game!What about his impressive taunting skills?Why haven't you opened fire on Dortmund yet?Many people believe that as long as Oston is willing to say a few harsh words, what awaits Metzelder tomorrow will be a disaster!

But what is going on with this harmonious atmosphere now?Is Karl Alston going to become the Holy Father? !

The media finally left the press conference unhappy. What they didn't know was that Carl was really not prepared to be so kind. Get in, but—Portillo forgives Metzelder.

After the game, the Dortmund defender took the initiative to apologize to Portillo. Although many teammates expressed resentment and could not step forward to teach Portillo a lesson, Metzelder's sincere attitude moved the Spanish forward. , he forgave the other party's mistake so easily.

Players don't hold grudges, so Carl, the head coach, can't chase him down. It can be seen that the Holy Father is Portillo, not Carl.

……

The coach and players of 1860 Munich performed generously, but the fans panicked.

Since the photos of Portillo walking with difficulty on crutches were exposed, countless fans are worried: when the team is singing triumphantly on three fronts, the main attacker is actually injured!What will I do in the future!

"Bild" made an estimate based on Portillo's scoring efficiency in the last two seasons: If Portillo missed all the remaining games of the 1860 Munich season, then the Lions' total goals this season The number will be at least 10 less!

It only takes a little data comparison to know how much weakening the team's strength will be caused by the loss of Portillo in the next game of Munich 1860: What does 10 goals represent?Although most of the defenses of the Bundesliga teams are not very good, the probability of big score games is not very high. Sometimes after a round of the league, most of the score games are 0:0, 1:0 or 1:1. of!Even if some teams have survived five rounds of the league, the total number of goals may not necessarily be ten!

Moreover, in the Bundesliga total scorer list in the 0506 season, Leverkusen's top scorer Andrei Voronin only scored ten goals in a season, but ranked 12th on the total scorer list .

Although the team still has Dzeko and Irving with extraordinary strength on the forward line, without Portillo, many games that were supposed to win have suspense...

How is Portillo's injury?How long will he be off for this?This is undoubtedly the question that fans and the media are most concerned about, but the game with Dortmund has ended for one day, and 1860 Munich has not yet given the fans an answer.

In the midst of worry, someone suddenly remembered: Isn't the date of the Munich Derby eighteen days away?Portillo was injured precisely at such a sensitive moment. Will he not be able to play in the match between Bayern Munich and Munich 1860?

The Munich Derby is now not only the most anticipated game for Munich fans every year, but also one of the topics that other German fans talk about. Since last season, the tickets for the Munich Derby are the first to be sold out in all Bundesliga events , The ticket sales speed can't even keep up with some popular UEFA Champions League matches.

If Portillo is unable to play in the city derby in the end, the excitement of the game will definitely be greatly reduced.

Under the deliberate reminder of the media, all the fans remembered this incident, and then they began to blame the "culprit" Metzelder loudly.

And the most jubilant ones are not the German fans or the fans of Munich 1860, but the Spanish fans-if someone wants to ask which countries in the world are football powerhouses, but they are not rich in world-class strikers?Germany and Spain must be on the list, especially Spain. They have proved themselves in other leagues in recent years. There are only two forwards: Torres, who has developed smoothly in Liverpool, and Portillo, the winner of the Bundesliga Golden Boot.

There are few excellent local strikers, and fans will naturally cherish them like treasures, especially Portillo, who just performed a hat-trick in the national team friendly match in March. He is very popular in Spain, and now there is sudden news of injury , and the injury has not been disclosed, how can the Spanish fans not care or be angry?

From the fierce words of the Spanish media, everyone can feel their calf protection: "Does Metzelder know that he is 1.90 meters tall and weighs 84 kilograms with all his strength? Tillo's ankle, how much damage would it do to Portillo? If he had lifted his foot a few centimeters higher during the game, Portillo's tibia, fibula would have been broken!"

"Marca" also viciously called Metzelder a "martial arts master" and suspected that he "must have taught himself Chinese martial arts while watching Bruce Lee."

This is the deliberate black man, and he pulled Bruce Lee and Chinese martial arts to lie down.

The German media basically cannot write such reports, but there are a lot of similar news in Spain. Because of Portillo, they recently targeted Metzelder, but the next news hot spot will appear, Makaas Spanish media such as World News will immediately hack a new replacement in the same way-this is the current normal state of the Spanish media.

When it comes to the power of English tabloids, many celebrities will turn pale when they talk about it, but in recent years, the fighting power of the Spanish media has gradually not lost to that of the English media, and even has the potential to catch up in terms of ruining people's reputation: English media They like to play sarcasm, like black humor, and like to expose all kinds of scandals. In order to dig news, they once sent someone to pretend to be a rich man to invite a supermodel to dinner, and then offered a sex deal of [-] pounds a night to see if the supermodel would be hooked; But the Spanish media, their favorite method for black people is to take out of context and fabricate fake news, and they will bite at random when they catch the topic, and their morals are worse than that of the English media.

Munich 1860 did not appeal to the German Football Association to add his suspension, but behind him was a group of clinging Spanish media, and he didn't know what Metzelder felt in his heart.

In other parts of Europe except Spain and Germany, there are also many fans who are concerned about Portillo's injury, but they start to digress periodically: "God bless Portillo is fine, Otherwise, Mr. Alston will be so sad! The way he frowns slightly at the post-match press conference is so distressing...I really want to help him smooth the wrinkles between his brows..."

……

Originally, after the match with Dortmund, Munich 1860 has climbed to the second position in the Bundesliga standings, and it is only one point away from the No. The odds of winning the championship not only did not decrease, but increased. This is the collateral effect caused by Portillo's injury: bookmakers feel that the most important striker of the Lions is injured, and the attack power will be greatly reduced immediately, even if Munich 1 is still in the standings. This advantage will soon be overtaken by other teams.

It is not only the bookmakers who have the same idea, but many teams under the pressure of the Lions: Werder Bremen, Stuttgart, Bayern Munich and even Nuremberg are all ambitious and want to win in the next few rounds of the league. Make a comeback.

And Munich 1860 did not disclose Portillo's injury three days after the end of the match with Dortmund, and every management's faltering attitude in interviews with reporters has attracted speculation from the outside world. Few people bet that Portillo must have found a more serious injury during the inspection, maybe the kind that will spend all the rest of the season on the bench, otherwise why would 1860 Munich cover up Refuse to tell the fans the truth to ease their hearts?The reason why the club is so secretive must be that they believe the truth is even more unacceptable by the fans!

So, is this the case?

No.

Portillo’s full-body detailed examination results actually came out as early as the day after the game. The team doctor patted his chest and said to him: “It’s just that the ankle ligament is damaged, and the rest of the right leg is intact. Month, no, he'll be back on the field in two weeks!"

But Karl has been holding back and not sending out.

If it was only a two-week break, Portillo would definitely be able to catch up with the Munich Derby half a month later, but after three weeks of rest, he would only be able to play in the German Cup semi-finals or the 30th round of the Bundesliga.

This is truly a sensitive and wonderful time.

Carl realizes he has an opportunity to outplay his opponent.

He earnestly told the team doctor: "Without my permission, don't disclose Portillo's injury to anyone, especially the time of his recovery."

The team doctor didn't know, so he agreed.

Carl then visited Portillo in the ward again.

Although he was anxious about his injury at the beginning, after receiving the guarantee from the team doctor, Portillo's mood returned to a calm state. When Carl pushed the door in, he even sat on the hospital bed and held the Disk, playing the latest version of Football Manager 2007.

Karl glanced at the LCD TV on the wall and realized that Portillo's home team was Real Madrid, and the team's coach was... himself.

He couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

Portillo smiled mischievously.

It was just a game, and Karl didn't care about it after being surprised: "Does your foot still hurt badly?"

"It doesn't hurt so much anymore." Portillo said honestly: "Dr. Renbok said that I can start recovery training next week."

"Fortunately, you are not seriously injured. Otherwise, even if you stop me, I will complain in front of the media."

Portillo's eyes are bright with a smile: "In fact, I hated him (Metzelder) a little at first, but after the team doctor told me that my injury was not serious, the resentment was not too deep. There's not much good to say about him in the papers, and I think... he's pretty unlucky, too."

"You can't always be so soft-hearted, Javier." Karl educated his disciples: "You are lucky that your injury is not so serious this time, but if you encounter someone maliciously fouling you in future games, and That man is ten times more vicious than Metzelder. What will happen to you then? If you unfortunately fracture your right foot and tear your cruciate ligament, can you guarantee that you will never resent? I won’t give you other examples. To see what you would do if you were Irving from last season."

Portillo was speechless.Irving is indeed a living example around him, an example that was almost ruined by the black feet of the defenders.

"I'm very happy to see the media's recent campaign. Although Metzelder has a lot of scolding, he can just warn the opponents you will meet in the future-warn them to see Javier. After Portillo, you can't do whatever you want."

Portillo never thought of this, Carl's words made him cruel, and he lost the last trace of sympathy for Metzelder.

"Javier."

Portillo straightened his back.

Carl started to talk about business: "I want to ask you something."

"What's the matter, boss?"

"Wrap gauze for a few more days, and use crutches for a few more days."

Glancing at the inscrutable boss who was smiling, Portillo didn't ask why, but just nodded and said, "I see, boss."

The next morning, the official website of Munich 1860 issued a notice: Javier Portillo sprained the ligament of his right ankle, no bones were injured, and he may miss the team's game for three to four weeks.

……

"Portillo is really seriously injured, isn't he?" Lena Carver put down the knife and fork and asked worriedly.

Koch maintained the movement of eating, and glanced at his girlfriend: "Why do you suddenly care about my teammates?"

Lina smiled at him: "Because of you, I became a fan of 1860 Munich, and like other fans, I hope that Portillo will recover soon so that he can play in the derby. Besides, you should have a good personal relationship, right? Although I haven't met him, but love Wujiu, I also need to care more about my boyfriend's friends."

The reason why Linna guessed that Koch and Portillo had a good relationship was because Koch had never had any news of discord with his teammates. Both Ertillo and Koch are recognized by the outside world as "Auston's direct line". Shouldn't the direct line disciples be good friends?

Koch's expression was calm: "Bo, Javier's injury is under the care of the team doctor, so you don't have to worry about it."

"But..." Lina thought hard for a long time, and finally found an excuse that she thought was perfect: "Do you know Jane? She is a friend of mine who works in a bank. She is crazy about Portillo. She can't eat anymore, she asked me to inquire about Portillo's condition. Just tell me, I'll go back and tell Jane so that she can feel at ease."

Koch suddenly remembered what the boss told everyone in the locker room two days ago-"No one should disclose Portillo's injury to the outside world, especially the fact that he will train with you in the near future. If a reporter asks, you just follow what the official website says."

Picking up the water glass and taking a sip of water, Koch said nonchalantly: "You can tell your friend that although Javier's injury is not serious, he needs to rest well. It may be 20 days, but it is also possible for a month."

"Poor Portillo." Lina said with sympathy and emotion, but her eyes were shining with excitement.