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Time quietly entered the end of September, and one day Manchester United fans were surprised to find that Karl Oston, who had often sat on the bench this season and was called "a scene of Manchester United's bench" by some female fans, had disappeared!

When the fans logged on to the official website of Manchester United, they found that there was a new update on it: Mr. Karl Oston, the former second assistant coach of the club, has recently resigned and went to Germany to become the head coach of the Bundesliga team Munich 1860. I wish All is well with him.

The news was immediately reposted by major online media, and appeared on the sub-pages of the "Manchester Evening News" and "Daily Mail" the next day.

The news caused quite a stir in the British Isles. Fans lamented the youthful football coaches nowadays. Mourinho, who just turned 40 last year, won the supreme glory of the Portuguese Super League "Triple Crown". And this year he became the coach of an old and strong team like Chelsea. Before people recovered from his youth, they discovered that Karl Oston, a young man under 30 years old, has also become a member of the top five leagues. The head coach of a veteran team!

The male fans expressed great envy and hatred for this, and questioned whether Karl was successful in the Bundesliga.The female fans regretted that they had one less reason to go to the stadium to watch the game, and then they don't know when they will have another handsome and charming coach in Manchester?

And in German football, where Karl will work for a long time in the future, the waves he caused are by no means smaller than those in the UK.On the day the Munich 1860 Club officially announced the new head coach candidate, a bold headline was immediately updated on the website of the "Munich Daily": "The Bundesliga Welcomes the Youngest Coach Munich 1860: He Has Proved His Worth"...

When Karl arrived in Munich, the fifth round of the Bundesliga had just ended. Munich 1860 took advantage of their home court and beat Duisburg 1-0 with difficulty.

Striker Lauter scored the winner five minutes from time, but there was an element of luck in it - the ball hit the post, rebounded and hit the Duisburg defender. Fly into the goal after two rebounds.It can be said that this is luck + own goal, but the long-lost victory still gave the fans of Munich 5 a little confidence. They hope that the team's situation will get better and better.

The club chairman Orr provided Karl with a two-year contract, with an annual salary of 2 euros plus bonuses. The amount of bonuses is closely related to the team's achievements.Orr promised him that if the team did not fall to the regional league after the 20-04 season, and also achieved a good result in the German second division (top five in points, etc.), then he would get a Rich red envelopes.

Karl asked with a smile at the time: "What if the team is promoted to the Bundesliga?"

Chairman Orr was not impressed at all. He shook his head and said: "The team started so badly-four consecutive losses. I don't have any expectations for promotion this season. We can return to the Bundesliga next time. Do it again this season, this season I just hope that you can make the team's final results not too ugly, and if possible, it is best to go far in the German Cup."

Karl nodded and didn't say anything more, but he had already set a higher goal for himself in his heart.

After signing the contract and officially becoming the head coach of the century-old team of Munich 1860, Karl was not in a hurry to meet the players.

This is a trick he learned from Mourinho: When you come to a strange team and aspire to become a king that everyone fears, it is best to do your homework in advance and be familiar with what you should know everything.It will only make people laugh if you rashly tell a group of unknown guys how great you are and how far you will take them, but if you can point out the strengths and weaknesses of each player, first take their little If you establish your own position after the victory, the effect of conquering people's hearts will be much more immediate.

So when Carl first appeared in front of the 1860 Munich players, he had already watched all the team's game videos last season, memorized the names and characteristics of each player, and even picked up a When a first-team player comes to him, he can quickly and accurately tell the opponent's technical characteristics, preferred foot and what aspects need to be strengthened in training.

And this move, as he thought, shocked all the players at once.

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The most discussed in the dressing room of Munich 1860 these days is the new head coach Karl Oston.

Although the Germans are rigorous by nature, everyone has a heart for gossip. Although everyone was serious and obedient during training, once they returned to the locker room and closed the door, heated discussions immediately began.

Captain Harles was really exhausted from the training just now. As soon as he walked into the locker room, he touched the bench and sat on it. He said breathlessly: "Our new boss is really the strangest coach I have ever seen. one of."

The other players nodded their heads one after another. Forward Su Keer wiped his sweat with a towel and said, "There is no showdown, no empty lectures, and no active friendship with us like some coaches... There is nothing we have thought in advance. The situation has arisen, these three days he just asked us to play intra-team games over and over again, what exactly does the boss want to do?"

Hales looked at his teammate Costa: "You are familiar with the assistant coach Mr. Garrard. Does he know what the new boss is doing?"

Costa shook his head blankly and said: "Mr. Garrard said that the two coaching staff meetings held by the new boss were all about tactics for the next round of the league, and didn't mention the situation in the team at all. Maybe he is very satisfied with us. Are you going to change the status quo?"

"This is definitely impossible." Hales, who has reached the end of his career, said disdainfully: "Which head coach have you ever met who is satisfied with the team he left behind after taking office? Whether he really wants to reform, It’s just for show, the managers will do drastic surgery on the team, because then the club chairman and fans will not scold them for not doing anything.”

Casta scratched his head, thought hard, and said, "It seems that the new boss is checking our status... I heard Mr. Garrard mention that when we were training these days, the new boss took A notebook reads and memorizes something, Mr. Garrard said he wrote a lot, but no one knows what it is."

The other team members talked a lot: "The new boss is really mysterious."

"Listen to what Costa said, is it possible that the order of the main force in our team will be changed after the new boss finishes observing?"

Some people said indifferently: "Never mind him, anyway, what is supposed to come will still come, we just wait."

But not everyone in the locker room is so relaxed, especially the captain Hales, who is 36 years old this year. Many players have already retired at his age, but Hales feels that he is not old. Play in the professional league for another two years.Moreover, as the person with the highest prestige in the eyes of the players besides the coach, he was worried that what would happen if he was not liked by the new coach?Not being the captain of the team is still a trivial matter, I'm afraid the new boss thinks he is too old and wants to sell him during the transfer period...

Su Keer saw that everyone was chatting enthusiastically, but Shao Jiayi was the only one who sat in a daze and didn't say a word for a long time.Out of concern for his teammates, he patted Shao Jiayi on the shoulder and asked curiously, "Shao, what are you thinking?"

Shao Jiayi suddenly came back to his senses, and answered Su Keer very embarrassedly: "It's nothing, I'm thinking about our new boss."

Su Keer saw that he looked normal and didn't seem to be having any trouble, so he nodded and went to talk to others again.

Shao Jiayi looked around at the laughing and chatting teammates in the locker room, shook his head, and still wondered if he was daydreaming: he accidentally bumped into the new coach Oston on the way back to the locker room after training, and said something in German As soon as the "I'm sorry" came out of his mouth, Shao Jiayi heard the new boss who was about the same height as him ask himself concerned: "Are you okay?"

Shao Jiayi replied reflexively at that time: "I'm fine."

The new boss asked him again: "Is the intensity of the training too high?"

"No, the training is not tiring at all!" Shao Jiayi quickly stated: "I can definitely persevere!"

The new boss smiled at him and walked away.Seeing that the new boss didn't show any displeasure just now, Shao Jia happily turned around and walked to the locker room, but after taking two steps, he suddenly realized: Wait, did the new boss speak Mandarin to him just now?

Well, it seems to be... and it's Mandarin Chinese!

Shao Jiayi swears that this is the first time he has heard a foreigner speak such authentic Putonghua, the intonation is so correct that it can't even compare with the red mountain in China!

This is simply unexpected.For some reason, Shao Jiayi suddenly had a very strange idea in his mind: Could it be that the new boss is of mixed race?Influenced by Chinese cultural background?However, looking at the bones, facial features, hair color, and transparent eyes, you can't even see the shadow of half Asian blood...

Forget it, Shao Jiayi, who almost wanted to break his head and didn't dare to ask the new coach, finally thought happily: I am not good at German, and it was troublesome to communicate with any coach in the past. From now on, I probably don't have to worry about it anymore, right?

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After a brief 3-day run-in with his players, Karl ushered in his first professional game in Germany: in the 2004-05 season, the sixth round of the Bundesliga League challenged Cottbus away.

Cottbus is located in the southeast of Brandenburg, Germany, close to Poland. Although it was founded more than 1860 years later than Munich 100-Cottbus was founded in 1966, but it is a team in the Bundesliga. This is a very strong team. After being promoted to the Bundesliga in the 99-00 season, they have been successfully relegated for 2 years, and they did not fall back to the Bundesliga until the 02-03 season.

The German media industry is not as developed as in the UK, and the public is not particularly keen on tabloid news, but the news about "the youngest coach in the history of the German second division" still attracted the attention of most media. In recent days, even some non-sports newspapers There are also such messages on the board.

For a Bundesliga match, the match between Cottbus and Munich 1860 attracted too much media.

As soon as Karl walked into the mixed area of ​​the Friendship Stadium, he was surrounded by reporters. One of them almost raised the microphone to his teeth: "It is said that the chairman Orr decided to invite you because the club encountered a financial crisis. Coach, is this true?"

"Many fans of 1860 Munich expressed their concerns online. They think you are too young and immature. What do you think of this?"

Karl was so crowded that he had to stop his steps: "Anyone can think that I am too young, but young is by no means the same as immature."

"In your opinion, is there any difference between these two words?" The reporter chased after him.

Karl originally wanted to enter the stadium earlier, but then he thought that today was his first public appearance in an official game. Being impatient with the media is equivalent to making enemies for himself in advance, and in case the fans who are watching the live broadcast are left unhappy. The good impression is also a bit bad, so he said patiently: "Most of the current teams attach great importance to coaching experience, so we see even the head coaches who are just starting out are not young. But before World War II, young coaches were everywhere. Yes, as far as I know, the Hungarian Arpad Vitz was only 1926 years old when he became the coach of Inter Milan in the 27-30 season. He also led the team to win the top league championship. I am not a few years younger than him , so, whether you are young or immature, you can see what I have achieved in the future before talking."

The reporter held up the microphone, racking his brains to think of the next tricky question, but Karl had already pushed him away and entered the field.

"Ha, a very interesting counterattack! The coach of Munich 1860 Oston is indeed more mature than his age!" Football commentator Gaynor said with a smile in front of the microphone: "Let's take a look at his How is your coaching ability?"

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PS: Attached is the roster of the Munich 04 first team around 1860. The number in front of the name represents the jersey number. However, Karl will clean up the team in the future, so everyone should take a look at this list. Every new season in the future , I strive to send a list of the first team or the main force: goalkeeper:

1 Hoffmann 29 Jantsch

Guard:

5 Votava 4 Kurz 2 Stranzl 25 Pfdler

24 Ehlers 44 Hoffman 7 Costa 3 Meyer

Midfielder:

8 Shao Jiayi 17 Borimilov 13 Cerny 10 Hassler

6 Tisser 20 Weisenberg 14 Weissinger

23 Gorritz 12 Schwartz 30 Seth Cutty

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