long live football

When the team returned to Munich with the Bertoni Cup, the whole city was boiling.

Because the season is not yet over, 1860 Munich will usher in two important games in the next ten days to determine the league and German Cup champions, so the club did not arrange parades and other programs for the players, but only sent a bus to the airport to pick them up They, after the 0607 season is completely over, calculate how many championships the team has won, and then prepare for the celebration.

However, although the club deliberately kept a low profile, the excited fans could not calm down. They found out the flight the team took and organized a pick-up event.

Once out of the tunnel, all the coaches and players of the Lions team were shocked—the whole waiting hall was full of fans of Munich 1860. At a glance, there might be hundreds or thousands of people, and they were as young as four or five years old. By the age of seven or eighty, it is obvious that most fans come with their families.Everyone wore uniform jerseys and held various slogans expressing their inner excitement. It was rare that they were in order and did not affect the passengers coming and going at all.

Seeing the players and coaches appear collectively, the Lions fans couldn't hold back their emotions any longer. They waved their arms vigorously and cheered. Some of them were young and excited, and couldn't help but run towards their favorite star Went over, hoping to get an autograph.

Seeing signs of chaos in the waiting hall, Karl waved to a club staff member who followed the team: "Find the leader of these fans and tell them that if anyone wants to sign an autograph or take a photo, they can come back to the club with us. Let the players stay at the gate of the base for an hour to contact them, but don't make too much noise in the airport, so as not to call the police."

The staff nodded and quickly ran to the place where the fans gathered. He knew who to find to calm these fans down—the foundation of the club is the fans. They played vigorously in foreign games, and the team won more victories. 1860 Munich has always been very grateful to the fans for their contributions, so every year, it regularly organizes free tickets for fans, presents signed jerseys and other benefits to fans. , the club staff and the leaders of these fan groups have also become more familiar.

With the intervention of the organizers, the entire Lions easily left the waiting hall and boarded the club's bus.

Those fans who came to pick them up by car also took back their cars one after another, followed the bus spontaneously, and drove slowly towards the club base.

The Munich 1860 blue bus was followed by hundreds of cars for a while, and they lined up on the highway, which is simply magnificent.

Some young people drove cross-country or sports cars, sometimes followed behind the bus, sometimes overtook them to keep pace with each other, and kept whistling into the car, as if they regarded the big men in this car as blondes. Like chasing.

The players also opened the curtains by the windows, kept waving their hands outside, and occasionally saw the immature smiling faces of a few young fans.

Germans attach great importance to family life. After work, their first choice is to go home to spend time with their families instead of having fun with friends. Therefore, even in big cities with a population of one million, people who hang out on the streets during the day Not many, and after seven or eight o'clock in the evening, the streets are even more deserted.

But when it comes to weekends, especially when there are football games, the whole city seems to come alive, and almost all the vehicles passing through the roads are going to the stadium to watch the game.Moreover, the fans did not go by themselves or with friends, but took their wives and children with them, completely treating the game day as their own family activity day.

So when the bus arrived at the gate of the base and the Lions got off the bus collectively, no one was surprised when they found that the first batch of fans rushing toward them were under 10 years old. Pen and paper, and began to sign.During the entire interaction process, all the players took extra care of these young fans, because they are the future of the club.

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Although the Europa League champion is not as sensational as the UEFA Champions League champion, its influence cannot be underestimated.

Before the Lions won the cup, many media said: "If Munich 1860 successfully wins the Bertoni Cup, then the Bundesliga will also usher in an excellent opportunity to improve its influence and image."

This sentence is not empty talk.

Some people may wonder: "It's just a Europa League. It's already a big deal to make 1860 Munich more attractive in Europe. How can it improve the brand value of the Bundesliga?"

In fact, over the years, when fans of other top leagues mentioned the Bundesliga, they always said a few cold and noble ironies: "The overall level is low, and the championship competition is not fierce. It is far worse than the Premier League/Serie A." "There are not many in the European arena." Only Bayern Munich deserves attention." "There are no tigers in the mountains, but monkeys are kings."

It will leave such an impression on people because many fans in other leagues do not like to watch Bundesliga games. The only way for them to understand German teams is through the Champions League or Europa League. In the European arena, the face of the Bundesliga is basically Relying on Bayern's support... Even if other teams get a place in the Champions League, it will take several seasons to get such a chance to play soy sauce. If they can't even get a place in the quarterfinals, they will go home.

This year the Premier League officially topped the throne of the world's No. [-] league. It's not that Premier League fans have never boasted so much in the past, but as long as they open their mouths, they will always be strongly criticized by La Liga and Serie A fans. But this season, when Premier League fans repeat the old tune, Most La Liga Serie A fans shut their mouths tightly-why?Because this year's Champions League semi-finals, the Premier League teams accounted for three seats!Looking at the five major leagues and the whole of Europe, which league has such a strong momentum?

The face of the top league cannot be maintained by only one team. La Liga has been ridiculed repeatedly because it has two "Western Super League" teams. Only the top four in the Premier League and the seven sisters of Serie A in the past can do more. Blossom, not only the domestic league championship competition is fierce, but also has a good performance in the European arena, such a league will be truly valued.

The Bundesliga is only in its infancy now, but the momentum is good. The birth of Munich 1860 has made many fans in other leagues suddenly realize: "Ah, it turns out that the Bundesliga is not Bayern playing against itself."

Now many media fans from other countries have begun to study Munich 1860, and even gaming companies have opened a betting market, allowing fans to bet on how far the Lions will go in the Champions League next season.

The average age of the first team of Munich 1860 is 22.5 years old, no matter which league it is in, it can be called a "youth storm", but compared with this title, most European media prefer to call them "miracles" .

Because this is not only an occasion for young players to prove themselves, but also a holy place for veterans to rejuvenate.

In England, due to the pressure of public opinion, McLaren had to reuse Beckham and Owen, while in Germany, Loew was willing to use the Lions players.

"Yes, I came here for 1860 Munich and I enjoyed watching their games."

When Loew was caught by reporters in the stands of the Allianz Arena in the final round of the Bundesliga season in 0607, the coach of the German national team said frankly: "Oston's employment philosophy is very similar to mine, and we all like to reuse. Young players, after all, young people are the future of Germany. And there are so many outstanding young people in the Munich 1860 team, Bender Brothers, Koch, Ozil, Khedira, Hummels, Mertesacker, Dan Special... I really want to thank Oston, just watching one of his games allows me to inspect so many outstanding players!"

The reporter memorized all these names in his heart, and thought to himself, "Now Munich 1860 has already occupied three or four places in the national team. If Loew recruits all the remaining players, I'll fuck it. Wouldn't Munich 1860 be equivalent to the German national team? ', but asked further: "Among these young players, who do you think will develop better in the future?"

"Lambert Koch." Loew said his answer without even a slight hesitation: "After watching the penalty shootout in the Europa League final, I think he can already shoulder the important task of the main goalkeeper of the national team." Yes, I and other members of the coaching staff intend to put him on the No. 1 jersey. Spain has a 'Saint Cassie', maybe we can have a 'St. Koch' in Germany in the future?"

Is Koch going to be the main goalkeeper of the national team?The reporter trembled with excitement: This is big news!

When "Bild" published Loew's words truthfully, the entire German football world was shocked - it took less than two seasons from his debut to being called up by the national team, and then to taking over the No. 1 jersey. It's just in time for Kahn to withdraw from the national team, but there has never been a goalkeeper so fast in the history of German football!

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The last Bundesliga game of the 0607 season happened to be 1860 Munich at home against Cottbus.

After 90 minutes of the game, the Lions led 3:0.

Tens of seconds into stoppage time, the referee began to blow the whistle: the overall situation of the game has been decided, and it is better for everyone to get rid of it early. Besides, the chairman of the Football Association has stepped down from the stands to prepare for the awards. He should end the game so that work can be done. Come to the podium quickly.

In the stands, the fans have been busy since Irving scored the team's third goal. When the game ended, a giant portrait that occupied the entire South Stand was slowly pulled up—a mighty The majestic blue lion!

At this moment, whether it is the fans in the stadium or waiting in front of the TV, as long as they cast a glance at Allianz, they can clearly feel the majesty of this lion barking its teeth and claws and devouring mountains and rivers.

The huge portrait was made by the fans themselves, and the cost of materials alone cost thousands of euros. It took nearly 200 painters more than a week to make it. It is the largest portrait of the team emblem that has ever appeared in the history of the 1860 Munich team.

And next to the blue lion, there were quite a few banners, with all kinds of exciting words written on them: "Second Bundesliga crown!" "League champion-defending!" "Season goal: Triple crown! "

The tune of "We are the champions" replaced the team anthem of Munich 1860 and echoed in every corner of the Allianz Arena.

The 2006-07 Bundesliga Champions Award Ceremony has officially begun!

Because of Chairman Auer's kind invitation, the entire Cottbus team also stayed to watch the ceremony, and will join the Lions team for a celebration banquet later.

Carl stood at the innermost side of the player tunnel, watching his players run from the tunnel to the center of the stadium one by one, bathed in the enthusiastic cheers of the fans.

When Carl came out as the last man, the whole stadium shook.

Zwanziger, chairman of the German Football Association, handed over the "salad plate" symbolizing the Bundesliga championship to captain Beckham. Beckham first held up the award plate to signal to all fans, and then passed it to each teammate in turn, expressing "The championship is the crystallization of the unity and cooperation of the whole team."

Then the players held their salad plates high and went around the field side by side to accept congratulations from the fans. The Bertoni Cup was also brought to the scene, which was held by the vice-captain Lars.

"We are already the double champions." The club chairman Orr on the podium said proudly: "It's a pity that the German Cup final is too late to catch up with this celebration, but we will get the third place in a week's time." I'm going to double the size of the club's room of honor, and I'm going to hold a big celebration banquet to show them off to everyone!"

Karl stood very close to Orr. Hearing this, he couldn't help but glanced at Zwanziger, hoping that the other party would not be offended by Orr's words.

Even if the chairman of the Football Association thought Orr's words were too arrogant, he didn't show it on the face at this time. Instead, he smiled at Carl: "When you played just now, my eardrums were about to be shattered by the cheers of the fans. If the fans choose for themselves, I think they will be very willing to let me hand over the trophy to you first."

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After going around the field to show the fans the championship prize, according to the usual practice, there are speeches and celebrations by the team captain and head coach.

Beckham took the microphone first. He is a seasoned heartthrob and won endless applause from the fans with just a few words.

The microphone was handed over to Carl. After the applause died down, he said: "Our players are the greatest in the world, and our fans are also the greatest in the world."

The fans couldn't say anything, they just applauded, applauded non-stop.

Then there is Auer, the club chairman has great ambitions, and after taking the microphone, he began to talk about his own "Triple Crown" ideal: "We have already won the Europa League and the league championship, but I think only two championships are not enough , There is still a German Cup final waiting for us in a week, and now we are going to sprint to the German Cup! We must win the Triple Crown this season!"

"Triple Crown!" "Triple Crown!" "Triple Crown!" Short words resounded throughout Allianz.

The cries of the fans are intoxicating, and the expectations of the fans are dizzying.

Carl stood in the middle of the court for a while, turned around and was about to walk off the podium.

But just as he turned around, he realized...

All the players lined up, blocking his way with weird smiles on their faces.

Each of them holds a nearly overflowing glass of beer with both hands.

The wine glass has a capacity of at least two liters.

A thought flashed into my mind like lightning: run!

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German beer is famous, and Munich's beer is even more famous.

It is no secret that Bayern Munich likes to play beer baths after winning the championship. In the past few decades, because of the few honors in Munich 1860, they have never had the opportunity to learn from their rivals in the same city.

Since Karl Oston took over the team, they won the Bundesliga Championship in the first season. The fans are humble and introspective: it is just a Bundesliga championship, and they still need to work hard in the future. Don't celebrate now.

The team won the Bundesliga championship in the second season, and the fans began to move around.

Now that the third season is coming to an end, the team actually has a chance to win the glory of the "Little Triple Crown"!The fans can no longer hold back their agitated hearts!

Two weeks ago, a voting event was held at the largest fan forum of Munich 1860, and about 10 fans followed and participated.

The poll goes like this:

What celebration do you most want to see after the team wins the season?

—splash beer! (69.7% of the votes)

Who is the person on the team who most wants to see splashed?

—Carl Alston! (100% vote rate)

In addition, as many as ten Munich brewery owners wanted to sponsor this event. They stated that they would not only provide free beer to the 1860 Munich team, but also give some sponsorship fees to these players.

The person in charge of the website hit it off with the sponsor and started contacting the club immediately.

Orr has no objection to this sponsorship at all, but he has a bit of a headache for the option to get 100% support...

Distressed for a long time, Orr even invited the team's assistant coach, captain and others to come up with ideas. After everyone's discussion and negotiation, finally, all insiders unanimously decided: Anyone can tell this matter, but Auston cannot be told. !

That's why Carl was out of breath being chased by his players in the field, poor Lions coach, he still thinks it's just a coincidence.

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"I've never seen Oston so lively in public... oh, his long legs run so fast, more than a minute has passed, and no player can catch up to him !"

Another commentator interjected: "But Auston can't struggle for long, look, his players have divided into four groups, ready to encircle him."

"This scene is really interesting, and it is rare in a hundred years. I must ask the director for a video tape to take home as a collection."

"Remember to make an extra copy for me."

"Remember that game? Eagles and chickens, this is the live version."

"No, I think it should be reversed. This is chicken and eagle."

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When the encirclement gradually narrowed, Karl finally couldn't hold it anymore.

"stop!"

He raised his right hand to block the players in front of him, took a breath, and asked, "Are you really going to splash?"

"Splash!" What a united voice.

Carl took a deep breath, straightened his back suddenly, raised his hand to wipe the thin sweat from his forehead: "Wait for me for a minute."

The players involuntarily opened their eyes a little bit, and looked at their boss suspiciously: What are you doing after waiting for 1 minute?Does he have any tricks that can break through the siege of more than 1 of us within 20 minute?

Thinking of this, everyone raised their vigilance and stared at their target with piercing eyes.

But the following facts proved that the first team members of 1860 Munich all thought too much.

Their manager wasn't about to run away, he was just... undressing.

The pair of hands that are slowly unbuttoning the jacket are worthy of all praises: they are delicate and white, neat and clean, with long fingers, full nails, and well-defined joints.

And, very flexible.

With just a few movements, the coat, tie, and vest were stripped off the body one after another.

The dark pattern brocade white shirt worn underneath was exposed.

With a "gudong", I don't know who swallowed.