long live football

In most European countries, by the end of May, the competitions are basically over, and the teams are also on vacation.Players can plan where to go on vacation with their families at this time, but for the management of various clubs, the struggle has just begun.

Although the transfer window will not start until July 7st, related operations can start at the end of May, and some long-planned transfer transactions have been paving the way as early as half a year and a year ago.It can be said that June is a month when everyone collectively takes a sneak peek at other people's bowls, estimates what their team lacks, thinks about the budget, and then searches around. After determining the target, they will start in the transfer season.

And for Munich 1860, they still have a very important thing to do in June 2005, which is to re-sign several new stars in the first team, a salary is more, the number of years is longer, and it is also set contract with liquidated damages.According to the list provided by Karl, currently the club intends to sign a long-term contract with Mesut Ozil, Lars Bender, Sven Bender, Javier Portillo... and other first-team main players or scheduled main players .

In fact, when they bought or transferred to the first team, they had already signed a contract with Munich 1860, and the time limit was not short, either two years or three years, and now there are still a few years left before the contract expires. Just signing a contract with better treatment is not because Munich 1860 has too much money to spend, but because the club is worried that these new stars will be poached by other teams in the summer.

However, in just half a season, Ozil and others have shown their super strength and talent on the field, and have successfully gained the attention of the entire German football world. The latest issue of "Transfer Market" has already asserted that these The name "Demon Star" will be coveted by many Bundesliga teams in July and August. If they are not firmly in their hands, Karl probably won't be able to sleep well throughout the summer.

Fortunately, whether they were trained by Munich 1860's own youth training or a few players discovered by Karl halfway, the club just proposed to renew the contract, and they happily agreed.

In addition, Karl also issued another list to the club manager Nesser, which contained the names of all the players he decided to clean up in the summer...

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On June 6, 1 Munich announced that the team would have a holiday from June 1860 to July 6. On July 1, all players will return to the team. After about a week of training, there will be friendly matches against Manchester United and Chelsea, and then return to the training base to prepare for the new season of the Bundesliga.

Munich 1860 was not financially well-off, so it was not possible to go abroad for training camps, but most of the European giants like to choose locations for summer training camps abroad—for example, the beautiful scenery of Switzerland, Italy, and Austria. If the club has the sponsorship of the Middle East consortium If so, I will go to Doha, Qatar, and Dubai. In recent years, considering economic factors, more and more giants have chosen the United States as their training location.

But in Europe, there are more small clubs like Munich 1860. They have no money and no rich sponsors. They rarely even receive invitations to foreign friendly matches. Year after year, they can only guard themselves. The training base is diligently preparing for the battle.

On June 6, Hasler held a press conference and announced that he would hang up his boots and would join the 2 Munich coaching staff after retiring to work for the team's head coach Karl Oston.

Karl attended the press conference together and sat next to Hassler. He also accepted an interview with reporters later, smiling and saying that he admired Hassler's talent and welcomed him to be his assistant in the new season.

On the 3rd, the official website of Munich 1860 updated this appointment. Thomas Hassler's name appeared on the staff list. He will become the second assistant coach of the first team from the 05-06 season.

On the 5th, veterans who have played for the team for several seasons, 32-year-old Cheney and 30-year-old Schroeter announced that their contracts with 1860 Munich have expired, and neither they nor the club intend to renew their contracts with each other. After the start of the season, the Lions locker room will not see the two figures.

Although Cheney and Schroeter did not explain their whereabouts, whether to find another club or retire, 1860 Munich still sent blessings to the two on their official website, wishing them a smooth and smooth career in the future.

The players have left the club one by one, or went home or looking for a place for vacation. Karl is full of longing to find a house in a sunny town in the south of France, and then live in seclusion for the last month to enjoy leisure, but he This wish may not be realized until N years later, because the coaches are busiest when players are on vacation, especially for the head coach. He is the decider of the team's tactics and lineup for the next season. Who will Munich 1860 buy in the new season? , relying on his advice.

On the 6th, Carl received a call from China.

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The caller was Shao Jiayi, which surprised Karl, because although his mobile phone number was not a secret in the team, he rarely received calls from players, and Shao Jiayi had never called him before.

The leadership and leadership relationship between the head coach and the players makes it difficult for them to become close personal partners even if they get along well in the locker room and occasionally laugh and joke together.In the team, except for the Bender Brothers, a few players whom he single-handedly promoted and taught, who dared to call him occasionally to ask for advice, other players would never call him unless they were sick and asked for leave.

What Shao Jia said out of his mouth was even more unexpected to Karl: "Boss, what are your plans for the holiday? Do you want to come to China? Come on, last time I heard you said that you have never been to Beijing. I can take you to climb the Great Wall. Visit the Forbidden City, and, and..."

Carl was stunned for a moment, and the first thought that popped into his mind was "When did my relationship with Shao Jiayi get so good that we could invite him to our house?"

Although Carl is a Chinese core and a well-known "China hand" in the team, his relationship with Shao Jiayi is not that close—in the locker room, Carl will also use Chinese to teach tactics that Shao Jiayi does not understand. After explaining it again, they will also use hugs to cheer and encourage each other on the court, but after they are off the court, the two of them are just like personal friends.

What kind of person a person will be friends with is mostly determined by each other's personalities. Although Carl and Shao Jiayi have a lot in common, their personalities and positions are different. It is destined that one of them can only be a coach and the other a player. The second option is up.In fact, when Carl and Shao Jia communicated, as long as no difficult issues were involved, they were all conducted in German. First, to abide by the rules of the locker room. Second, after all, Carl is now blond and blue-eyed. It is strange for the coach to chat with his players in Mandarin every day.

If speaking the same language means having a good relationship, there are so many Chinese students studying in Munich, but you haven’t seen all of them become friends, right?

Seeing that Karl didn't answer, Shao Jiayi thought that the other party was refusing in silence, so he immediately stammered, "Old, boss, I'm really bothering you, you, you should be busy, I..."

"How is it? What did you say?" Suddenly there was a light female voice on the phone, the voice was not loud, she was of middle age, and she spoke Beijing movies.

Why is there an extra person suddenly?Carl frowned and thought about it, and immediately understood: This woman is probably Shao Jiayi's mother.

I don't know what Shao Jiayi was doing on the other end of the phone, but the woman's voice suddenly shrilled, "You don't even know how to invite someone to play, you stupid child!", and the microphone was covered immediately.

However, because the woman's high-pitched voice has a relatively strong penetrating power, Carl still vaguely heard some: "Be gentle and you will die!" "What if you are sold?" "...not so straightforward... ...You idiot! If you are rejected, won't you try again?" "Even if you don't come, the relationship can be done step by step..."

Karl kept laughing when he heard this: Mother Shao is trying to persuade her child to make friends with him, but it's a pity that Shao Jiayi didn't get his mother's true biography, and now he is being scolded.

Shao’s mother’s approach is the choice of most Chinese parents—children go to school to establish a good relationship with their homeroom teachers, children to play sports with their coaches, and children to get close to their leaders at work.

As for why she asked Shao Jiayi to take the initiative to invite Karl to China, the reason is also very simple. Shao Jiayi only has one year left in his contract with Munich 1860. Although he is the main force in the team, he is not irreplaceable. They will not let players leave freely when their contracts expire. They will either choose to renew their contracts with a year and a half before the expiration, or sell them quickly for some money.1860 Munich now has a surplus of midfielders, and Ms. Shao is probably worried that the club will choose the latter.

When the hand covering the microphone was removed, the first thing Shao Jiayi did was to say to Carl in German: "Boss, I'm sorry! Just pretend you haven't received this call. I will go to the office in person when the vacation is over. The office apologizes to you!"

Shao Jiayi's voice was full of deep remorse, and a feeling of... urgently wanting to find a crack in the ground.

"Poor parents in the world." Carl couldn't hold back the smile in his words: "But your mother's method is useless to me. Compared with traveling and vacationing, you should just convince me with the results of the competition."

Shao Jia felt ashamed and angry.

Karl originally wanted to hang up the phone, but he changed his mind and thought, "If you don't give the other party a reassurance, I'm afraid Shao Jiayi will torture himself crazy this summer." His heart was moved by compassion, and he said: "Next season There is still your place in the big list, don't think too much."

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Shao Jia hung up the phone with an earthy face.

Shao's mother immediately urged: "How is it? What did your coach say?"

"The coach won't come." After seeing his mother's face change suddenly, Shao Jiayi added: "But he said that I will still be the main player in the team in the new season, and I will not be sold in the summer."

Shao's mother let out a long breath, her face was full of joy.She was about to praise her son happily, when she suddenly noticed Shao Jiayi's face, and asked in confusion, "Son, why do you have such a bad face?"

When Shao Jia replied, he almost burst into tears: "Mom, have you forgotten that our coach is proficient in Chinese..."

Mother Shao was struck by lightning.

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Walking is one of Carl's favorite ways to relax and relieve the nervous anxiety caused by work.

Because it used to be the old capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria, the streets of Munich retain many ancient Romanesque, Baroque and Gothic buildings. Walking in a street where ancient buildings and modern buildings complement each other, the sun shines and the breeze blows, enjoying the time like time With the staggered scenery, the spirit will also become loose and comfortable unconsciously.

The method of random strolling can not only help Carl relax, but also help him think about problems-he has been used to doing this since he was in college, he keeps walking, his eyes wander, and inspiration will suddenly come to him at any time, which has troubled him for a long time It was solved easily.

It used to be for school research projects, but now it is for work. Sometimes when encountering a difficult team, Karl also likes to walk while thinking about tactics, and when he has figured it out, he stops, and his stomach often starts to growl at that time Gooing, he randomly found a restaurant and opened the door to walk in, and thus discovered a lot of street food.

In many restaurants that look very inconspicuous or even dirty, the chefs inside often have amazing cooking skills.

He once took Alan and Anthea to eat all the good places he found... This sentence flashed through his mind, and was deleted by Karl.

After making his choice on several signing lists, Carl stopped and inadvertently found himself near the street where he used to live.

It was a street full of memories. As soon as he walked in, all kinds of memory fragments would immediately flood his mind, and he couldn't shake it off no matter how hard he tried.

So Carl immediately made a wise choice, and he turned around, ready to walk another street.

At this moment, a shiny black car suddenly appeared from behind and stopped firmly in front of Karl.

Carl glanced at the opaque window, turned around the front of the car, and prepared to go straight across the road.

A shout came from behind: "Mr. Carl Alston?"

Carl turned his head and saw the car door open, and an elderly gentleman in a black suit with well-manicured hair was stepping down from the driver's seat.

stranger.Carl frowned slightly, looked at the other party and asked, "Excuse me, are you—"

"Someone wants to see you." The old gentleman stood beside the car and said in a steady voice.

"I've never seen you." Carl took a few steps closer, observed the expression of the elderly gentleman, and glanced at the car: "It seems that I haven't messed with anyone who can afford this kind of car."

"You think too much." The old gentleman smiled slightly, walked straight to the rear compartment, and opened the door: "The person who wants to see you is here."

"Good afternoon." The person in the back seat nodded slightly to Carl, and said in a noble but indifferent tone.

Alan Cranstone.