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After the score was equalized, Arsenal and 1860 Munich stood on the same starting line again. The players of the two teams were highly nervous and played the game cautiously, fearing that they would make mistakes and lose the ball again.

Especially the Arsenal players, they are very hesitant in the choice of offense and defense: they want to maintain the offensive rhythm of the first half, but they have to be careful, because if the offense fails and the Lions score a goal... It would be too shameful for the home court to be sifted by the opponent.

Therefore, the Arsenal fans who expected the team to show their power and continue to overwhelm the Lions could only see their home team players playing conservatively while struggling, and finally dragged the game to the end.

When the referee blew the whistle symbolizing the end of the game, both Wenger and Karl exhaled lightly from the sidelines.

At the same time, a feeling of regret or satisfaction rose in my heart, which I couldn't tell.

Wenger: We were forced to a draw at home.But that's okay, it's better than losing.

Carl: Although I feel a bit regretful that I didn't win the game, but with two away goals, this result is not too bad.

For the media and fans, this ending is both surprising and reasonable.

Arsenal led by Wenger and 1860 Munich led by Carl, the public did not support one-sidedly, because although the Gunners coached by Wenger have not yet won the championship, they can basically win the Champions League place every season. Last season, it broke into the Champions League final and almost won the championship. It is regarded as a popular team every year, not to mention the latter team. Now the most popular European football is 1860 Munich. Germany won the Europa League last season. The team is also the biggest dark horse in the European arena this season.

"Although Arsenal are widely praised for their strong strength, every team will face a formidable enemy against them, but the Gunners who have never won the European championship still lack something... Domineering! Yes, Wenger Elegant temperament, a tactical system that is ahead but not too much ahead of the times, and the lineup of the first team is getting younger and younger, so that the outside world cannot see the power that can dominate European football from Arsenal... Every season Arsenal can be called a strong team, but they cannot be called an overlord, because they lack such temperament..."

The old German football magazine "Kicker", whose professionalism is unquestionable and whose articles are often reprinted by major TV broadcast newspapers, spent the most space on the match between Arsenal VS Munich 1860 after the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals and the most pen and ink.

"On the other hand, Munich 1860, the average age of the first team is too young, and the German team is not experienced enough in the Champions League. It has been breaking the public's glasses since it was born. They are very weak in terms of background. Two seasons ago, except for Beckham and Irving, most of the other players in 1860 were unknown... But it is such a team that has been questioned in the process of growth, but it has played more and more in recent years. The impressive results have so far made it impossible for any other European giants to underestimate... Although public opinion is still biased towards discussing whether 1860 Munich will lose in the quarter-finals or the semi-finals after that, the author The idea is very bold... some dark horses, maybe they can really be black in the end..."

After the game, the popularity of German blowers and British blowers was about the same, but in the analysis of the media, Munich 1860 had a slight upper hand.

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After bidding farewell to the Emirates Stadium, Karl received an invitation to dinner from Prince William.

The dining place is not in any high-end restaurant in London, nor in Clarence Palace, where Prince Charles and his family live for a long time, but in an apartment less than [-] square meters somewhere in the West End of London.

The decoration of the apartment is not luxurious enough, but it is very comfortable. This is one of Prince William's private properties. It was purchased after he graduated from university. The main purpose is to live with his girlfriend or to gather with friends.After all, there are not only Prince Charles and Prince Harry in Clarence Palace, but also a large group of servants of the princes. Even the speaker and the medical team are on call 24 hours a day. Living there for a long time, Prince William feels that he can’t even have a private life. There is.

As soon as he arrived at the apartment, Carl received a call from Abramovich.

The Chelsea boss invited him to dinner, and Karl said sorry that he was already at a friend's house.

So Abramovich made an appointment for tomorrow, but Carl said regretfully: "Tomorrow is not possible, the team has a league game the day after tomorrow, I have already booked a plane ticket in the early morning, and there is no way to stay in London for another day. How about next time? Or when you have a chance to come to Munich, I invite you to taste the most authentic Bavarian cuisine."

Abu had no choice but to agree, and he knew who was the first to ask Karl away.

Being given the upper hand, the boss of Chelsea was a little dissatisfied. He couldn't help slandering the FA: The England national team is a quagmire. Whoever takes over will inevitably sink himself into it. Whether they can struggle out or not depends on their own fate. The FA's salary for the head coach can't be too high. Knowing that I probably can't handle Carl, I actually invited Prince William as a foreign aid, and maybe even promised to be awarded by the Queen as long as I did well. So, so shameless!

Carl hung up the phone, turned around, and saw Prince William standing behind him with a happy face.

"...Do you often smile inexplicably like this?" The silly smile that can be bright immediately even when there is no sunlight reminds Carl of someone who is currently in Manchester.

Prince William restrained his expression for a moment: "No, I just laughed because I remembered something happy." When I heard the phone call, I knew that the rich man in Russia must be deflated, oh yeah~

Carl raised his eyebrows noncommittally, and looked around at the clean and tidy apartment, which was full of group photos: "Without your girlfriend and servants, what is our dinner? Don't tell me it's takeaway, I'm not interested in fish and chips or pizza Not interested at all."

"It's steak." Prince William walked to the kitchen freezer, found two well-sealed steaks and shook them at Carl: "The Angus cattle raised on the Royal Farm are the softest and have the least amount of fat. There are only two pieces of this kind of meat on a cow, because I happened to be in the farm when the chef slaughtered it, so I could get them all. If it was a day later, the kitchen of Buckingham Palace or Clarence Palace would have to take them All taken away. These two pieces of beef have been marinated for three days with the secret sauce made by Mr. Flanagan, the head kitchen of Buckingham Palace. We just need to fry them on the fire. Red, the taste must be the best."

When it comes to eating, Karl is definitely not as good as members of the royal family, so he has no intention of helping Prince William cook. He just visited the entire apartment while helping to clear the table, and then waited for dinner to start.

The taste of Angus steak is really excellent, the meat is tender, the marble oil is not much but evenly distributed, it is half-cooked and fried, the surface is crispy and the inside is sweet and juicy, and then it is full of color and fruity. Wine is indeed the ultimate delicacy on the tip of the tongue.

Seeing that Karl was already intoxicated by the wonderful enjoyment brought by his taste buds, Prince William calmed down a bit, feeling that if he bribed with delicious food, the other party would not refuse him cruelly no matter what.

Sure enough, when Prince William proposed that Carl should replace McClaren as the head coach of the England national team, although the Lions coach showed some refusal on his face, his words were very gentle: "I am with Munich 1860. The contract is not over yet."

"Isn't there only one year left? You can come here after finishing your work in Germany." Prince William smiled: "Although there are many voices in the FA wanting you to take over the team before the European Cup, I don't want to either. My friend has the reputation of breaking the contract, so it’s better to come over next year, anyway, we can catch up with the World Cup in South Africa.”

Carl drank his red wine and was silent for a while. Although it was a bit difficult, he still refused: "Munich 1860 is my hometown team, and it is slowly growing in my hands. If possible, I hope to keep going with it. Like Sir Alex Ferguson did to Manchester United."

Prince William is very sorry, but the royal family's reservedness and good upbringing prevent him from stalking and pursuing, so he can only regret and will not make another retention and request.

Carl was there thinking about the invitation.

If a head coach spends his entire life to bring a small hometown team to the top of Europe, restore a declining giant to its former glory, and lead a national team to win the highest honor in the world, This is the perfect career.

It's a pity that there are too few people in football who can do this. Beckenbauer, who turned Bayern from a small team into a giant and maintained its glory for decades, and led the German team to the World Cup championship, is one of them. Ferguson can Count as half - Ferguson once coached the Scottish national team, and his performance in the 1986 World Cup was not bad for the Scottish team at the time, and he saved Manchester United from decline, not only making the Red Devils a rich family again, but also doubled in business competition development, and finally became a generation of red empire in world football.

To be honest, Karl is not very resistant to the invitation of the England national team, but in any case he will not abandon Munich 1860 to coach in London now.

A person like Mourinho who is aiming for stars and seas and has been pursuing new challenges all his life may abandon his old club because of a very difficult new job, but Carl, the softest part of his heart, has dedicated Gave it to Munich 1860, the team he regarded as his own child.

Therefore, Karl will not leave 1860 Munich voluntarily until the Lions have grown to the point where he is not needed, and until his energy is no longer enough to cope with the work of the club coach.

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As one of the busiest airports in the UK, Heathrow will never lack paparazzi waiting here to get first-hand travel information of stars.

In the early hours of the morning, the "Daily Mail" reporter squatted so sleepy, holding a hot cup of coffee, he walked outside the airport to breathe fresh air.

Perhaps God forbid, just a few minutes after he walked out of the airport hall, he caught a big news!

Prince William drove Auston to the plane himself!

Members of the British royal family like cars very much. Except for the Queen who can’t drive, other princes and princesses have more or less cars. Among them, Prince Charles invests the most in cars. He prefers antique cars and low-key luxury models. Ston Martin, and the cars that Prince William most often drives out to be photographed by reporters are a Land Rover Range Rover and an Audi A3.

In the early years, Prince William’s usual car was a second-hand Volkswagen, which was a gift from Prince Charles for his 18th birthday. Because of its old performance and ordinary style, it has been lying moldy in the garage for a long time—in William On the prince's 21st birthday (British people believe that 21 years old is a symbol of graduating from university, becoming a full adult and starting an independent life), he was very obsessed with the Triumph Daytona 600 motorcycle and asked his father Prince Charles for it As a birthday present, Prince Charles refused to give him a motorcycle because he thought it was too dangerous. Instead, he gave Prince William a horse, not a racing horse, but the kind he rides when playing polo.

Reminiscent of when Prince Charles became an adult at the age of 21 decades ago, Queen Elizabeth II gave him a 1970 version of the Aston Martin Roadster. Prince Charles treats his son more stingy than the Queen up.

Although the prince's car is very ordinary, the license plate is definitely not ordinary-the license plate named "W1lls", which is exactly the same as Prince William's nickname, was bought by a friend of the prince with 2000 pounds in 4.4 and then transferred to him. People all over the UK are familiar with it, and media reporters have memorized its appearance by heart when they first entered the industry.

Although Auston got out of the car with his luggage alone, and Prince William didn't show up at all, who else would drive an Audi A1 with a "W3lls" license plate on the streets of London?There will be no one but the Prince himself!

Just after the game with Arsenal, Auston met secretly with Prince William, and the latter even personally sent the former to the airport. What does this mean?

explain!bright!have!Inside!screen!

As for what is the inside story?

Think about Prince William's current position in the FA, think about what the prince said in an interview recently, and Auston's most eye-catching ability, the upcoming European Cup, isn't the answer ready to come out? ?

Definitely something to do with the England national team!

The British media began to hype the FA, McLaren, the England team, Karl and Prince William's intricate n-corner love again.

This time, because Prince William was photographed driving, and Karl got out of the car, as well as various photos of the previous prince appearing at the Emirates Stadium, the public opinion turmoil was more heated than the previous one.

Last time, the German fans scoffed at the British media's wishful thinking about holding on to the Lions coach, but this time they couldn't help being a little worried: Although Oston made it clear that he would not leave Munich, he refused. I got a sincere invitation from the FA, what about the two times?three times?What if the other party just wants to entangle him?Can Auston still be so determined?

After all, the annual salary given by the FA is a bit small in the eyes of other giant coaches, but it is almost double the salary compared to the head coach of Munich 1860. The annual salary given by the FA to the head coach of the national team is 600 pounds a year, and Karl's salary in the Lions was still less than 05 million euros when he renewed his contract in 300. Including the exchange rate difference, it may have more than doubled.

With such a high-quality and cheap head coach, did 1860 Munich simply win over it with cheats?

The German fans had just finished feeling like this, and saw the news published in the "Munich Daily" that Karl's contract with the club had only one year left, and they became more and more uneasy.

"Renew the contract!"

"Don't go to England!"

"Munich is the best place for you!"

"stay!"

Similar fan cries gradually filled every corner of the Internet and reality.

Many fans took the initiative to express their views to the Munich 1860 club and even the media: "It makes people feel uneasy to think that the British have been coveting our head coach, and there is only one year left on the contract between Mr. Oston and the club. Ahh! Renew it, it's the only way to reassure fans like me."

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Club 1860 Munich did not respond.

Karl was moved by the sincerity of the fans.

Anyway, he has no intention of leaving Munich. There is still one year before the end of the previous contract, and it is not too early or too late to start negotiations on a new contract.

Moreover, the announcement of the news after the contract renewal is successful can also appease the hearts of players and fans.

Now when he walks into the locker room every day, he feels that there are a lot of eyes glued to his body. Although none of the players dare to ask him directly, those eyes will become as pitiful as an abandoned pet from time to time.

Karl did not immediately go to comfort those players, he likes to do more than talk.

At another shareholder meeting of the club, Karl, who has never participated in management practices and has always existed as an observer, suddenly spoke this time. He said that the current public opinion in the media has caused fans to become uneasy, and the club had better hurry up To appease the fans, if the chairman and executive are willing to renew their contract in advance, then their agent Mendes is waiting at any time.

Orr now spends more and more time in the hospital, and Wildmoser basically presides over the club's meetings. After listening to Carl's words, Wildmoser said: "I don't know what Auston you want What kind of new contract do you want?"

Carl: "I'm not good at the details of the contract. The club can send someone to talk to my agent about the contract extension. His phone will be on 24 hours a day."

Wildmoser ignored Carl's words and said: "If you are willing to not modify the terms of the club's current contract with you, then we can add a few years to the end of the deadline."

Does not modify the terms of the contract mean that his annual salary, bonus and all other benefits will remain unchanged from three years ago?

Karl raised his eyebrows: All clubs in the world know that when renewing their contracts with meritorious coaches, the remuneration will be higher every time. Yes, how did it come to Wildmoser that the default rules of world football no longer work?

Who doesn't love the euro?Will Wildmoser think that Jorge Mendes, who is known as the "vampire agent", hasn't come to Munich for three years to ask the club to raise Karl's salary because he has forgotten it?It's ridiculous if they really think so.

In the past three years, although Karl has won more and more championships, he has never asked the club for a salary increase. The reason why he still receives the mid-range annual salary of the Bundesliga is that he wants to maintain a relationship of mutual respect with the club in which friendship comes first and interests come first.

He trusted Auer before and felt that Auer would definitely give him a fair new contract when the contract was renewed, but now Auer has no energy to intervene in the club's affairs, and Wildmoser, who replaced him to execute power, is again Such a greedy person takes it for granted to take advantage of others.

With supreme power in the hands of such a person, what will the club be like in the future?

Carl suddenly had a feeling that his contract renewal work would be very difficult.

He plans to have a video conference with Mendes after he goes back, tell the other party the status quo of Munich 1860, and then work together to discuss some feasible steps, and then let Mendes fly to Munich to start contract renewal negotiations.

But before Carl and Mendes called, his name once again appeared on the headlines of major German media.

"It was revealed that Alston has started contract renewal negotiations with 1860, and the process is not optimistic." "In-depth analysis: What is the reason that hinders the renewal of the contract?" "

"Insider Reveals: Auston Hooks Prince William, Fears It's Difficult to Renew His Contract with the Lions" It turns out that the contents of the Munich 1860 shareholder meeting have been disclosed to the media.

Moreover, the person who broke the news deliberately framed Carl, saying that the whole thing was that the club intended to renew the contract with Carl, but Carl may have been tempted by the FA, and put forward a very excessive salary demand in front of the board of directors, which led to the renewal. The appointment work is not going well.

In relation to the rumors about Karl and England being hyped up in various newspapers and TVs recently, when these seemingly true and false revelations came out, some people really thought that Karl was too big-hearted and didn’t want to stay in Munich anymore.

However, there are also some fans who know Karl very well and firmly do not believe the nonsense in the newspaper: "If Mr. Auston really loves money, why didn't he ask the club for a salary increase in the past three years? Why did he do it for the team's training? Turned down a lot of lucrative advertising contracts? Why didn’t he open his mouth when the FA just invited him in March, and insisted on repenting and asking for high salaries now? This so-called insider didn’t understand Mr. Alston’s words. The fans seem to be very credible, but any fan of Munich 3, if you think about it carefully, you can find many loopholes... The whole thing seems to be pushed by someone behind the scenes, revealing a conspiracy smell!"

As the first group of fans spoke out, more and more Lions fans came out and stood by Karl.

Who would so subtly disclose the shareholders' meeting of Munich 1860 to reporters?

Who would deliberately steer public opinion in a direction unfavorable to Karl?

Perhaps most fans don't understand the grievances and grievances of the Lions' top management, and cannot tell the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes, but who made and promoted the whole thing, Karl can guess with his knees.

It's just that the team has to be managed by the club all the time. Orr can't recover for a day, and Carl has no support behind him, so it's not easy to tear his face with the board of directors.

But this does not mean that he will allow others to smear him without fighting back at all.

Through Orr, who was lying on the hospital bed, Karl contacted a minority shareholder who was present at the meeting, and asked the other party to accept an exclusive interview with Bild, and told the original content of the entire board meeting.

Because "Bild" promised not to publish the photo when the interview was published, and to withhold the shareholder's name, the minority shareholder spoke very honestly: "... that's all the content of the meeting, I don't understand why Some people will deliberately spread rumors to turn black and white, but when it is certain, the other party must be a guy with a lot of selfish desires. He wants to seek benefits through this matter, without considering whether it will be for innocent people, or even for Munich 1860 Clubs do damage."

Comparing the deliberately distorted content of the previous meeting with what was said in the exclusive interview with the minority shareholders, it is almost clear who the person who will discredit Carl and profit through this method is almost ready to come out.

The two generations of chairmen around 1860 in Munich wrestled with each other, and the news that the top management was almost split could no longer be concealed.

For a while, it was really hard to say whether Karl's failure to renew his contract with the club brought more shock to the media fans, or whether the 1860 Munich executives had already intensified their intrigue and brought more shock to the media fans.

Karl felt that it would not be a bad thing to unravel everything.

Covering up internal disputes and presenting an image of peace in the world is of course beneficial to the club in the short term. It can create a stable development atmosphere for the team, but when the time gets longer and longer, the paper will eventually The fire cannot be contained. The sudden eruption of the volcano may burn everything to nothing. It is better to tear open the wound and show it to everyone. Maybe the fans will help the club get rid of the carrion in the wound after learning the truth. If all the pus and blood are squeezed out, it is not certain that the situation will improve by then.