long live football

There are 18 teams in Bundesliga Bundesliga, 34 games a season, and after six more games, the 04-05 season will come to an end.

Towards the end of the season, although it is almost impossible to replenish the fresh blood of the youth team to the first team, Karl has never stopped paying attention to the 1860 Munich Youth Academy. After all, youth training is the foundation of the entire club, and the development of youth training is strong. , The strength of the team will always be strong, and there will be no talent gap.

When Carl came to the training ground of the youth team, small raindrops suddenly floated in the sky, and the breeze mixed with raindrops fell on his exposed skin, bringing some slight chills.However, the training of the youth team players was not suspended because of this, but continued in full swing.

Standing outside the court and looking from a distance, a tall figure, dribbling desperately with the ball, slamming fiercely, but a little slower, came into Karl's sight.

Karl recognized that it was Lambert Koch, a player introduced by himself to the youth team. The opponent seemed to be a little taller than before, about six feet three inches to four inches, but Karl felt that he was taller than before. The height may also be due to the new sneakers issued by the club?He had seen a pair of old sneakers at Koch's house that had been scrubbed clean, and the soles were almost worn out.

Although Lambert Koch is running and dribbling with all his strength, his skills are still not superb enough, and his speed cannot keep up with Timo Gebhardt and other youth team forwards. This gap can be observed with the naked eye It came out - sure enough, not every striker with a height of 195 can become Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and even if Ibrahimovic touches the ball with both feet like a butterfly wearing a flower, his speed is still the flaw of the Swede. This may be the bad side of being tall and not thin.

"How is Koch's performance in the youth team?" he asked.

"Lambert Koch has a very strong body. Although he doesn't look muscular, I tried to let two defenders charge him together, but he knocked me down instead." Youth team coach Bob stood Karl replied: "His football awareness is very good, he has advanced predictability for every offensive line, and his one-foot touch is simply wonderful! The kind of handling the ball without stopping the ball and passing it immediately His efficiency and methods are really not like what a player of his age can do, it's just..."

"Just what?"

Bowler frowned and said: "His height is the most suitable for a center forward, but I found that his speed is not fast at all. After hard training, he is at the average level of the Bundesliga. If he can embark on the road of a professional player in the future, If you play in the top league, this speed alone is not enough. So I want to train him in the direction of Ibrahimovic, but I found that he can't become the second Ibrahimovic. This kid's skills are not flexible enough, maybe it is The lack of talent in this area may also be due to the failure to receive formal training from coaches in the past few years and missed the possibility of further development."

Karl glanced at Bowler, and felt that the other party's expression seemed to be unfinished. If the target of the conversation was still Koch, Karl could guess what Bowler wanted to say: "You think his position is more suitable for the midfielder. field?"

"I just think his chances of being a top striker or center forward are slim, and with the hard work he's been doing in training, putting those skills in the right places may pay off even more."

Carl also agrees with Bob's judgment from the bottom of his heart. Although there are many late bloomers in football, whether most of them have the potential to become top strikers can be seen in their teenage years. One of the most important criteria for judging is to bring ball ability.

Why is Da Luo called the No. [-] idol of fans in the world?It is because he has a huge breakthrough lethality when dribbling the ball; Zidane's ball protection and Marseille maneuvers are world-renowned, and almost no fan does not know; Beckham is often underestimated, except because he pays too much attention to himself. In addition to commercial value, there is another point that his dribbling is extremely tragic; Del Piero was hailed as "Ronaldo's successor" when he debuted, because his dexterous dribbling has the charm of the latter; there are many players in Barcelona. Everyone thinks that Iniesta's role is more important than Harvey's because his dribbling ability is unparalleled and he can break the balance in an instant.

Looking around the world of football, it seems that there is no top striker who is not good at carrying the ball, but Koch lacks talent in this area. If he keeps working hard in the direction of a striker, he may really do a useless effort in the end .

"Then move his position back! Try the midfielder first, and then try the defender if it doesn't work." Carl pondered: "Koch's brain is not stupid, and he works hard enough. Although his speed is not fast and his skills are not fancy, but God rewards those who work hard, I believe there will always be a suitable position for him in such a large football field."

"I also appreciate his sincerity during training. He is one of the few players who stays to practice for himself after the daily training." Bowler nodded and said, "But observing him recently, I have I discovered that he has a special advantage..."

"What is it?"

Just as Bob was about to open his mouth, he suddenly looked at the training ground and smiled: "You'll know it just by looking at the ground."

Carl looked at the field—the training had just come to an end, and the players were chatting and walking off the field to rest. The group walking in the front was particularly eye-catching because it had the largest number of people and was the busiest. Teenagers surrounded one person, talking and laughing, In the center is Koch walking shoulder to shoulder with Ozil.

Carl laughed and said, "Koch took in a bunch of younger brothers so quickly?" He thought of the group of people behind Koch's ass when they first met each other.

"So you know." Bob was a little surprised: "When he first came, I was worried that he would be discriminated against by other players. After all, he joined midway, didn't he? But Koch is so popular in the youth academy. Yes, the players have some small conflicts and don’t want to let me know, they are all resolved with him. It’s strange to say that he is not the oldest one, nor is he the best at the game, how can he be so popular?”

"How's Savio Nsereko's relationship with him?" Karl wondered what the young players who had been beaten up by Koch's boys were thinking now.

Unexpectedly, Bowler said angrily and with a smile: "I punished him to run laps with Koch this morning! Last night at 11 o'clock when other coaches inspected the dormitory building, they found their dormitory lights were on. They actually got together to play poker!"

Karl smiled when he heard this.

Waiting for the players to rest almost, Karl beckoned Ozil over.

Although Özil is now often included in Carl's game squad, most of his daily training is carried out with the youth team players, including Sven Bender and Lars Bender. Karl also encourages them to often Go back to the youth training camp and participate in various competitions and indoor football matches held by the youth team coach Bowler.

It's not that they are not skilled enough, or they can't keep up with the training of the first team, but because of the current situation of the first team, some older players will definitely be washed out by the end of this season, and new blood will be introduced into the locker room. However, given the current financial situation of Munich 1860, it is unrealistic to buy all the vacancies into stars. The youth team is another base for talent replenishment. Karl has already seen a few good players in advance. Zill and the others train more with these players to improve their tacit understanding. When they are in the first team next season, they will be better integrated into the team's tactics.

"Boss, did you call me?" Ozil ran with flushed cheeks.

Carl smiled and said, "Go back to the first team tomorrow, and I will arrange for you to be included in the squad for the next round."

"Really?!" Ozil's eyes widened at once. First, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he rubbed the edge of his jersey with his fingers in uncontrollable excitement. Then he suddenly thought of something, and his expression suddenly became a little tangled. , and secretly glanced at Karl twice.

Carl looked at his restless look: "What do you want to say?"

"No, it's nothing!" Ozil responded, and immediately turned around to return to the training ground, but judging by the way he moved, he seemed to turn his head three times at a time.

Youth team coach Bowler suddenly burst into laughter: "Hey, boss, I think I know what happened to Ozil."

Carl raised his chin and nodded to signal Bowler to understand.

"He probably wants to ask you if he can return to the youth team to train after the game. Our Mesut has made a lot of friends here recently, especially Koch. They should all be assigned to the same group." Bowler laughed as he said, "Although one of them played in the frontcourt and the other played in the midfield, the coordination was a mess. Ozil kept passing the ball to Koch, and Koch After catching the ball, he immediately passed it out again. The two of them passed one after the other, but neither of them shot! Everyone was left aside abruptly. Later, half of the team protested that they could not let the two of them In a group."

Karl couldn't help laughing when he heard this. The atmosphere in the youth training camp is more relaxed than he imagined. The players cultivated in such an environment will definitely be united and friendly. As long as there are more than 3 players with strong friendship To be promoted to the first team, they must have played a 1+1>2 effect in the game.

Liverpool has the "1996 generation" that Liverpool people are proud of, Manchester United has the "92 golden generation", Barcelona's Catalan blood has long been known, and Milan's dynasty in the 90s also benefited from the young backcourt. Training system... Karl wondered when the "Golden Generation of Munich 1860" would appear?

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In the 29th round of the Bundesliga, 1860 Munich played against Saarbrücken at home.

In addition to the home court advantage occupied by Munich 1860, this is not a close game. The Lions are currently competing with Duisburg, which ranks first in the standings, and there is a faint momentum to replace it. Saarbrücken has just Leaving the relegation zone, the [-]th and [-]th places in the middle and lower reaches of the second division are currently hovering.

However, there was an interesting incident during the game, which made this game, which should have been unknown, immediately spread throughout the German professional football league, and gained the attention of European football and even UEFA. It can't be said that it had a profound impact, but after many years of various inventory, commentators will always pull it out and show it again.

The classic moment was found just after the start of the second half, when the score on the court was 1:0, and 1860 Munich temporarily took the lead.

In the 47th minute, Munich 1860 launched an attack on Saarbrucken as soon as the kick-off kicked off. Portillo dribbled the ball into the penalty area in just one minute with his extremely fast speed, surrounded by many Saarbrucken defenders Being around Portillo makes it difficult for Portillo to find a direct shot for a while.

At this moment, Ozil and Yekas rushed to the goal. Seeing teammates responding, Portillo decisively raised his foot to pass the ball, and the football flew high to the right of the goal.

A number of Saarbrucken players in the penalty area immediately ran desperately towards the right side of the goal. The Saarbrucken goalkeeper also left the goal line, trying to get closer to the two of Jerkas so that they could shoot. Save the ball in time.

But in the panic and crowd, a Saarbrucken defender accidentally bumped into the face of his own goalkeeper when he was stepping back quickly. The Saarbrucken goalkeeper felt his nose sore and tears flowed down his face , but no one noticed him at this time. He stood still and covered his nose with both hands, but he was pushed by someone again, and his head smashed against the doorpost with a "bang!" poured onto the turf.

The Saarbrücken players finally realized what was wrong. When they looked back, they found that the goalkeeper was lying on the turf, touching his nose with one hand and holding the back of his head with the other. He was already unable to make an effective save. It looked like that, so they all shouted out: "The game has to be suspended, our goalkeeper is injured!"

According to the conventions of international football, because the goalkeeper has a special position, if any team loses him in the game, it will definitely be in big trouble. Therefore, after the goalkeeper is injured, the game is usually suspended immediately, and the goalkeeper recovers to a state where he can continue to save. After that, restart the game.

This shout scared the other people in the penalty area. Yekas had just found a gap and was kicking the ball into the goal. After hearing this sentence, his brain immediately gave orders to his body The order "Stop shooting, drive the ball out of the field! Saarbrücken's goalkeeper is injured and fell to the ground!".

But in such a short period of time, how can one right foot kick football in two different directions?Although Yekas wanted to kick the ball out of bounds to suspend the game, but under the action of body inertia, the angle of the shot with his right foot was still a little bit towards the goal.

The black and white football flew over a group of Saarbrücken players standing still in the penalty area, flew over the fallen goalkeeper, and unstoppably touched the goal post and fell into the net!

The Saarbrücken players on the field were shocked, and Jekas himself was also very surprised. He immediately raised his hands and shouted at the opponents in front of him: "I wanted to kick the ball out of the baseline—"

But before Jekas finished speaking, the Saarbrücken players surrounded him with annoyed faces, because just now, the referee signaled that the goal was valid!