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On January 2005, 1, the winter break ended and the Bundesliga Bundesliga resumed.

In the 18th round, Unterhaching played against 1860 Munich at home.

翁特哈兴足球俱乐部是慕尼黑市南部的一个小镇翁特哈兴的地区球队,成立历史不过20多年的翁特哈兴曾经在1999-2000，2000-2001两个赛季与拜仁、1860一起跻身于顶级联赛,对于总人口才有1万多人的小镇翁特哈兴来说，这着实是一个了不起的奇迹。

所以它与慕尼黑1860之间的比赛,也可以称作是一场小型的“慕尼黑德比”。翁特哈兴和慕尼黑1860的运气都不大好，前者在01-02赛季就掉入了乙级联赛，1860也在04-05赛季前来作伴。

Fans couldn’t watch the official Munich Derby before Munich 1860 was upgraded, so many people bought tickets to come to the Am Sports Park Stadium in order to feel the atmosphere, wanting to see how the "Little Derby" played.The stadium that can only accommodate 15000 seats is full of people. It seems that there are far more than just these fans. Maybe the organizers also sold some standing tickets?

But at first glance, the fans of the two teams are all standing. Those wearing blue jerseys are fans of Munich 1860, while those with red upper body and blue lower body are fans of Unterhaching.Although there is still half an hour before the opening match, the stadium is extremely lively at the moment: singing, clapping, drumming...

There are also male fans who have just finished eating sausages and bread, and then take beer cans and pour alcohol down their throats. This scene is not common in leagues in other countries, because drinking in the stadium is prohibited in many countries, but in In Germany, because the fans are well-disciplined, the Football Association never cares about drinking beer during games.

Standing and watching games is also a feature of the German league, not only because stomping their feet from time to time helps to keep warm when it is cold, but also because German fans are so enthusiastic about the game that they can’t sit still when there are players on the field. !

Healthy financial operations and an upbeat atmosphere of fans are the Bundesliga's sharp weapon against other leagues. Even the booming Premier League in recent years can despise La Liga and Serie A for their dilapidated stadium facilities and unfavorable commercial development. But when it comes to the club's debt ratio and the degree of fans' loyalty to the club, even the Premier League will obediently shut up their mouths of showing off.

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In the shabby away locker room of the Eminem Sports Park, Karl was explaining the tactics to the players, while rubbing his frozen hands from time to time. When he saw that most of the players sitting in front of him were as nervous When shivering from the cold, he couldn't help complaining: "Did Unterhaching not pay the heating bill? Or did he want to freeze us all to death first, so that they could win without a fight?"

The players were amused by him, and the heat from two or 30 people opened their mouths to form a cloud of white mist visible to the naked eye.

"Today's starting lineup: goalkeeper Hoffman, backcourt, Stranzl, Jankel, Komlinovic, Costa, midfielder, Meyer, Hassler, Tisser, Shao Jiayi, forward On the line is Portillo and Jekas."

After reading the starting lineup, Carl looked around the faces of his players. No one showed dissatisfaction on their faces. He smiled and asked loudly, "Are your hands and feet frozen?"

"Frozen!" the players yelled in unison, and a few funny ones deliberately pulled up the collar of their jerseys and buried their heads in it—such as the Bender twins.

"Can you still run?"

"Yes! Boss."

Carl nodded in satisfaction: "Remember what I told you, our goal this season is—"

This time the players' answers were not so tidy: "Upgrade!" "Return to the Bundesliga!" "Play a real Munich derby!"

After a burst of wolf howling, the players looked at me and I looked at you, and burst out laughing.

"You are right, we are a Bundesliga team, and we should return there sooner." Karl opened the door of the locker room, and another gust of cold draft blew through the hall, making the hair on the person who was blown stiff.

The young Yankel took the lead, raised his hands high, roared "Go!" and rushed out of the locker room against the cold air.The other players followed behind him. Although they were also trembling, they were in excellent spirits, and their eyes showed the desire for victory.

……

Carl, who was wrapped in a down jacket outside his coat, appeared at the door of the player tunnel.

"Yo~ Alston is finally willing to wear a suit over his Armani coat to keep warm?" The commentator giggled: "My wife bought me a coat that is similar to his, and if I insist on wearing it, I will say Anyone who only wears a coat in this weather, either brings his own stove or has a foolish head smoking!"

"Are you sure you're not too jealous to say these things? And, are you kidding me?!"

The commentator's partner couldn't help but rolled his eyes in front of countless audiences, and questioned in a particularly incredible tone: "We are going to explain a professional league between two Bundesliga teams, and your No. A focus of attention turned out to be what did the head coach of 1860 Munich wear today!?"

The previous commentator touched his nose in embarrassment, raised his right hand and said: "Okay, okay, my fault. Let's return our attention to the game, first look at Unterhaching and Munich 1860 What is the starting lineup of..."

On the court, the captains of the two teams were guessing coins. The captain of Unterhaching guessed correctly. He first picked the team's half, and 1860 Munich got the right to kick-off in the first half.

The referee blows the whistle and the game begins!

Hassler poked the ball to Meyer on the right, and Meyer dribbled the ball from the wing into Unterhaching's half!

The entire offensive chain of 1860 Munich moved with Meyer's movement. After several months of training without the ball, the players of 1860 Munich are now cooperating more and more tacitly on the court.

Not only is the level of teamwork improved, but the most important point is that when each player is on the field, they will not only pay attention to themselves, but will search for their teammates regardless of whether they have the ball or not. Opportunities to match offense or defense.

Unterhaching's two central defenders gradually double-teamed up, forming a siege to Meyer.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Meyer took a look around, then cut inside, and passed the ball to Yekas 20 meters away.

Jekas's position is not far from Unterhaching's penalty area, but Meyer's pass angle is not good and it is a bit off.However, Yekas is worthy of being a good player who has just been absorbed into the national team by the Greek coach. He actually stopped the ball steadily with his ingenious body movement and excellent technique!

As soon as Jekas received the ball, Unterhaching's central defenders followed him. He first drew the ball vigilantly under his feet, and kept dribbling forward to prevent the football from being intercepted by the opponent.

When approaching the front of the penalty area, he suddenly turned around and passed the ball back to Portillo who did not know when to follow up from the right rear!

"Munich 1860's new aid this winter, Javier Portillo, who used to play for Real Madrid, is very timely!" Tillo's past: "...After Fiorentina announced the abandonment of the striker, Oston chose to bring him to the Bundesliga at a favorable price. For Real Madrid and Fiorentina, this deal is still a good deal, but Bo Is Ertillo really suitable for 1860 Munich? Let's see how he does."

Unterhaching's defender has a sliding shovel!Portillo narrowly dribbles the ball away.

He broke into the penalty area and after passing a defender, there was only a defender and goalkeeper left between him and the goal.

It was a great chance to shoot, but Portillo hesitated... his pace with the ball was a little slower than before.

"Shoot! What the hell is he thinking?!" It was Garrard, the assistant coach of Munich 1860, who asked this question before the commentator.

But Unter Haching would not give Portillo a chance to "think about life" in front of the goal. He once again tackled the ball at Portillo's feet!

Portillo didn't have time to dribble the ball, so he could only kick the ball towards the goal first!

Bang!Unterhaching's goalkeeper didn't even need to look to know the ball hit the post.

"Portillo missed a good opportunity!" The commentator regretted: "The two new signings of 1860 Munich almost made contributions to the new owner today. Unfortunately, what a good opportunity was wasted."

Karl did not look disappointed and regretful at Unterhaching's goal like everyone else. He just looked at Portillo on the field and found that the opponent's aura was very depressed and his expression was a little sad.

In the 9th minute of the first half, Unterhaching launched a counterattack.

The Unterhaching player first passed the ball into the midfield with a big kick, and then passed the ball to the No. 11 forward with a long shot.

Forward No. 11 moved forward with the ball quickly, and sensitively avoided Jankel's sliding tackle. When he reached the front of the penalty area, because there were too many people in the defensive line of Munich 1860, it was difficult to break through, so Unterhaching forward chose Daliyuan Goal!

Hoffman reacted quickly, he jumped high, and tried his best to save the ball out of the goal!

The football landed right at Jankel's feet.

Carl's spirit was shaken, and he ran towards his own half: "Attack! Don't stand still, attack immediately!"

When Yankel heard the sound, his body shook, and he kicked the ball to his teammate Costa reflexively on his toes!

Costa quickly took the ball to the midfield, and 1860 Munich started a counterattack blitz.

In 11 minutes, Costa ran near the midfield and gave the ball to Hasler on the right.

Hassler broke through with the ball, and around his body, Meyer, Tisser and others followed up step by step, while Jekas and Portillo immediately ran to the Unterhaching penalty area, always ready to attack .

At 11 minutes and 40 seconds, Hasler cut inside, and after a two-for-one cooperation with Tisser, he passed the ball straight to Portillo.

Portillo dribbled the ball forward for only four or five meters, and passed the ball across to Yekas when there were no defensive personnel pressing forward, front, rear, left, and right.

Yekas was just going to respond to Portillo at any time, or wait for an opportunity to make a follow-up shot after the opponent's shot was unsuccessful. When he saw the football flying towards him, he was taken aback for a moment, and then pointed at the football without thinking. Foot volley!

The football flies to Unterhaching's goal like lightning!

The goalkeeper Unterhaching jumped up quickly, but the football seemed to be conscious, and it just drew an arc that avoided his hands and got into the net!

"1:0! Diofanis Yekas, the Greek teenager who just joined Munich 1860, made a major contribution!"

After scoring the goal, Yekas was very excited. He knew that this shot would help him consolidate his position in the hearts of the team and the fans, so he turned around excitedly and hugged all his teammates one by one, and kept talking. .

Although Karl's eyes were also drifting towards Unterhaching's goal, the protagonist in his sight was Portillo.

With a faint smile on the corner of Portillo's mouth, he is congratulating his teammate Yekas for his goal.

But Karl caught the anxiety in his eyes—reminiscent of Portillo's performance in the past ten minutes, his distraction before shooting, receiving a pass near the penalty area, and giving up to his teammates despite his good position , Rather than saying that these are two mistakes made by Portillo, it is better to explain that he is extremely unconfident.

Can a missed shot cause such a big blow to him?Karl couldn't help but began to ponder and evaluate Portillo's psychological construction in his heart. Is he always so unconfident, or has he suffered too many blows, so he is still immersed in decadent emotions and can't recover?

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"We need a substitution in the second half, Low for Portillo," Karl announced during the intermission.

The players didn't have any surprise expressions on this sentence, even Portillo. Only Lauter, who was substituted, couldn't help showing a surprised expression.

"Our offense was very good in the first half. Even in Unterhaching's home court, there was no panic. In the second half, we continued to do so, pouring the ball into their penalty area layer by layer, and then came up with a deadly kick. Shoot."

"However, although in the second half I am not going to make you give up the offense, the defense also needs to be strengthened a little bit more. Our defense has always been very tight, and it is precisely because of this that Unterhaching can use long-range shots or surprise attacks to score. Yankel, you need to retreat deeper, Komlinovic and Stranzl, the two of you are at the front to respond at any time."

Carl raised his chin towards every player he named: "Costa, even when you are attacking, your position should not exceed the midfielder. Lauter, your position in the second half retreats a bit, and Ha Sler together, responsible for its task of organizing the attack."

While talking, Carl drew the offensive and defensive position maps on the tactical board, reminding each player of their own position and the route map when they run.

In fact, most of the tactical preparations have been done before the game, and only a little something new was added during the intermission.After finishing what he wanted to say, Carl asked them to return to the court early to warm up. When Portillo was left alone in the locker room, he walked over and sat next to him, and asked, "Did you shoot in the first half?" What were you thinking while you were there?"

"I'm thinking..." Although Portillo raised his head, his eyes were not in the eyes of his opponent Carl, and his eyes were lowered: "I think other people may be in a better position than me, and their chances of shooting the goal should be better than mine." I am big."

"Don't you realize that you're the one in the best position?"

Portillo lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, boss, I wasted the opportunity."

"A goal doesn't matter, anyway, we are ahead of the opponent now, and every striker has made mistakes like yours." Karl tried not to let any dissatisfaction in his voice: "I just want to ask you one thing. "

"What is it?"

"If you encounter such an opportunity next time, don't even think about it, just kick towards the goal with your feet! I don't want you to score a goal, I just want you to kick a beautiful shot with full momentum."

Portillo raised his head again, and he looked at Carl with surprised and complicated eyes.

Carl looked him straight in the eyes: "Can it be done?"

Portillo nodded fiercely: "It can be done, boss!"