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When the time entered July, the German football world seemed calm on the surface. In fact, almost all teams were secretly carrying out transfer transactions, but they refused to let the news out until the real deal was concluded.

In the annual transfer market, whether buying or selling, the first thing the club has to do is to keep it secret.If others know about the intention to buy a certain star in advance, it is very likely that competitors will be attracted, and the value of the star will immediately rise upon hearing the news.Conversely, if the news of cleaning the locker room is leaked, other teams that originally sought to buy in good faith will immediately become arrogant and put on a look of "I have to think about whether to buy or not". The club will definitely sell people in the end, and wait for the price to drop slowly.

Although there is no game to write about at the end of the season, newspapers from various countries speculate that today the club manager secretly met with a certain star agent, and tomorrow it will be revealed that the star took a mysterious girl on the beach for vacation, and the day after tomorrow, he will tie a talented South American player with a European giant... …Three points of truth and seven points of lies, in short, as long as the compilation is confusing and attractive enough, fans will still read it with great interest, and the sales volume will even be higher than during the season.

Less than a week after July, when the giant clubs were still pretending to be reserved, and the small and medium-sized teams had already completed one or two transfer transactions, Munich 7 turned out to be in the transfer market. The pile of torpedo bombs, the quick action, and the swiftness of the release, really beat everyone by one measure: Tisser and Limlinovic packaged and transferred to the Russian Super League team St. Petersburg for 1860 million euros.

Pulke transferred 55 euros to the Austrian first division team Etminer.

Schroeter moved to Nuremberg for 70 euros.

Weissenberger moves to Eintracht Frankfurt for 60 euros.

Kurz transferred to the German second team Pfullendorf for 20 euros.

In addition, Costa, Lauter, and Kivoyo were sold to Serie A, Agostino went to the Premier League, and Borimilov returned to his hometown of Bulgaria on a free transfer after his contract with the club was terminated...

In addition to Hassler who retired before, Cheney and Schroeter who will not renew their contracts after the expiration of the contract, 1860 Munich left 14 players in just one month, and the first team suddenly became [-]/[-] empty. !

"Half-moon cleansing 14 people Munich 1860 is like a supermarket opening" - Germany "Transfer Market" "Amassing 570 million fortunes, but the owner of the Lions team smiles" - German "Bild" "Financial crisis affects the team 1860 sells people to pay off debts" ? "—German "Munich Daily" Generally speaking, it is difficult for a small Bundesliga team to win headlines in the transfer season, but in July the German media focused on Munich 7, not because the Lions earned more money (1860 million euros, which is the price for a big club to sell a substitute), but because they sell people for too much money...Where have you heard of a small team selling almost half of the locker room in one go?

Given that Munich 1860 has never made such an eye-catching move before, it is no wonder that "Kicker" commented: "Since Karl Oston moved in, it seems that Munich 1860 has never been silent. Time will always create something to occupy the page."

"Whether you've seen Karl Alston coached or not, whether you think he's an up-and-coming coaching star, or a young kid who's still young, one indisputable fact is that— Karl Oston is a very courageous coach. He dared to make a major change to the team. This is something that many famous coaches would not try. Perhaps it is because he is young and aggressive, or because he has Full confidence and strength can give the team a good helm."

"Furthermore, it is not uncommon to see resolute and decisive coaches in football, but there are very few clubs that are willing to toss together with the coach. The management of Munich 1860 has always had conservative, stubborn and rigid evaluations among fans in the past. How can it be this time? Also burning blood? They actually trust this young coach who is not yet 30 years old so much, let him toss the team as much as he wants, the power delegated is so great, the author has never in German football seen."

"Kicker"'s evaluation of Munich 1860 and Karl was more to the point, but other media's comments on the bold move of the Lions were mixed. Many media believed that such a straightforward sale would make the team stronger. With a big reduction, 1860 Munich will not have a smooth start to the next season.

After this emotion was conveyed to the fans through the reporter's pen, it also aroused the anxiety of many fans.

For this reason, Karl accepted a short interview with "Transfer Market". He used the reporter's microphone to tell the fans: "Although 1860 Munich has sold a lot of people, most of them are either too old to retire, or they have never been born. Last season, it was gradually impossible to get the main position. Selling them is to streamline the locker room. Their departure will not have a big impact on the team, because our core lineup has not changed, and the team will continue to improve in the future. Supplement with fresh blood."

The reporter asked: "Even if there is no change in the main lineup, but next season 1860 Munich will play in the Bundesliga and face the German Cup. When fighting on two fronts, don't you worry about not having enough substitute players?"

"Munich 1860's first team should keep around 23-25 ​​people. This is the best number in my mind. It can not only meet the needs of the game, but also ensure that every player can be rotated and have enough players to play. Time. We are not a giant, and we can’t pile up [-] or [-] big-name stars on the first team like a giant. In that case, although the bench is thick enough, the players will undoubtedly cause infighting over who can play and who can’t. Now our situation is quite good, everyone can play the game, and the atmosphere in the locker room will be relatively harmonious."

Keeping the number of players in the first team at around 25 has many advantages. For example, the club’s expenses are saved, everyone can play games, the lineup is more stable, and there will be fewer conflicts in the locker room. However, there are still disadvantages. The disadvantages are The bench is not thick enough. Once the team has a large area of ​​injuries or the players are tired, it will easily affect the results.

If there are only advantages and no disadvantages, then the giants will not desperately buy people in the first team. When the team faces two lines, or even three lines, or four lines, it is the time to test the thickness of the bench. However, Munich 1860 As Karl said, now they can't even touch the corners of the giants. In Germany, they only have two fronts at most. Naturally, they give priority to economical and practical lineup configurations.

The reporter was a little suspicious: "Such a large-scale sale of 1860 Munich really has nothing to do with the club's financial situation?"

...Of course it's relevant, otherwise these players might be able to sell for 700 million next month.It’s just that these words can only be thought in the heart, Karl will not say it, all he will say are beautiful words: "How can it matter? As far as I know, the financial situation of the club is not bad. When we are in the most crisis, we It has survived and will only get better in the future. To be honest, the club is already looking for signings for the new season."

The focus of the reporter's attention was immediately shifted: "Which players are interested in Munich 1860 in the new season? What is your specific plan for recruiting?"

Carl talked eloquently, his speech was very fast, the reporter nodded while listening, and took out a notebook from his pocket to write down the words that he thought were very important - the "Transfer Market" sent to interview him this time The reporter is probably a newcomer, so he doesn't know the little tricks Carl likes to play when facing interviews.

When Carl is telling the truth and is full of confidence, his words are always very concise, but if he wants to play tricks, he will put on a charming and talkative posture, successfully chatting with reporters, and finally the press conference Going back to the newspaper office with a head full of things and a recording pen that is almost out of battery, when you carefully sort out the interviews in the future, you will find that they didn't get anything really useful at all...

Karl had just stepped off the newspaper in Germany, and he became a news figure in England again.

The old player Agostino broke the news to the media: Karl Oston controlled the large-scale sales of 1860 Munich in the German transfer market, and the purpose was to clean the locker room for his personal wishes.

Agostino voluntarily disclosed the things about the former head coach when he was interviewed by the media in the area where the team was located after he moved to the Premier League. Jeb discovers, after re-interviewing a makeover, an article titled "A Long-Planned Revenge?"Auston was accused of deep scheming" report appeared in the "Sun", a newspaper with a wide range of radiation.

In this report, it records in detail a conflict that broke out in the locker room of Munich 04 in the middle of the 05-1860 season, who were the main participants, and then described how the head coach Karl Oston resolved the conflict. The infighting, at the end, was Agostino's tearful complaint: "Most of the players Oston sold in this month were involved in the locker room strife! His solution to the problem at that time Very gentle, we all thought it was over, Tisser still dreamed of playing for the team in the future, but within a few months after that, he and I were sold at once... Now seeing Munich We know all about the transfer record in 1860, and Oston has never forgotten it! He has always remembered it, and finally found a chance to clean us up in the summer!"

"Auston is like a dictator. He will not allow a second voice in the dressing room! Whether it is days, weeks or months, he will always find an opportunity to deal with you. The scheming is simply too scary..."

People who have been following the "Sun" may be confused from time to time. Carl Oston's image in this newspaper is always very changeable, sometimes charming, sometimes annoying, sometimes deep... Now he is described as a devil Does this mean that after Jose Mourinho, the "Sun" has found a new person who "focuses on blackening you for the rest of your life"?

However, the "Sun" report did not make Karl's image worse. What is funny is that in a random street interview conducted after "The Sun", many fans actually stood at Karl Oston's side to speak : "What's wrong with scheming? For a head coach, this must be a necessary skill."

"A coach with a pure heart like a sheep? Come on, it's impossible for that kind of person to succeed in football!"

"This guy named Agostino is not kind. He said bad things about his old club just after he transferred, and he said it so badly."

"Isn't there only one voice in the locker room? If everyone is arguing, how can the game be played?"

"I think Auston's method is very good! During the season, he used a gentle method to appease, and during the transfer season, he ruthlessly cleaned out all the unstable factors in the locker room. How cruel! How masculine!" Nympho ING Street After the investigation, I don't know if the "Sun" will vomit blood. Anyway, Agostino definitely felt uncomfortable after reading it.

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The people who should be cleaned have been cleaned out, and the next step is to consider what new players to introduce.

The team's midfield is thick enough. There are six players in their primes, including Cheney, Schwartz, Shao Jiayi, and Lehmann. Now they can play their own roles when they are normal, and there are Bender Brothers, Ozil, and Gebha. Special class, before Munich 1860 hits the European competition, this kind of lineup can only wait to be streamlined, and there is no need to buy people.

In the frontcourt, there are only two partners, Portillo and Yekas, and Leporte as the main player in the rotation. Shao Jiayi and Russ also have impressive offensive power when they are in the front position, so they only need to buy one or two substitutes. Players will do.

However, there is a problem with the defense line. There are many capable players who can hold the field at critical moments. There are no general-type players who can coordinate the overall situation. If there is a chance to meet a defense general, Karl would like to add a few.

It’s just that defensive talents are hard to come by, the price tag of star players is staggering, and the little monsters are either in the youth training camps of giants, or are still waiting to be famous (defense personnel have few chances to shine, and it is difficult to become famous), It is not easy to dig out a few quickly, you can only touch them.

In addition, due to financial difficulties, the transfer of Munich 1860 has to be carefully calculated, how to save and how to get it, which makes Karl feel envious and jealous of those teams that are waving money all over the world...

Not Manchester United.

In May of this year, the Glazer family from the United States acquired Manchester United, and their purpose of buying the Red Devils was to make money-everyone knows Manchester United’s global gold-absorbing power and influence, and perhaps running other teams is a money-losing business, but It is too easy to make money from running Manchester United, and even if it is transferred to the next family, it can make a fortune immediately.

The method used by the Glazer family to acquire Manchester United is not fair, and even a bit despicable: Manchester United was once a listed company, and the Glazer family borrowed 7.9 million pounds from the bank. Delisted for private use.

If the new owner is a super rich man like Abramovich, perhaps Manchester United fans will not say anything, but the Glazer family bought the club with a loan from the bank, passed on the debt to the team, and used the money earned from running the team to support the players and repay the debt. Bank loans, this kind of behavior really disgusted the fans.

But disgusting is disgusting, the established fact cannot be changed.

After all, Manchester United still changed hands, and Ferguson's transfer funds for the new season are also pitifully small...

Carl more or less heard from the call with Ferguson that the net investment of all the transfer transactions of the Red Devils this summer will probably not exceed 1000 million pounds.Like last year, he spent nearly 3000 million pounds to buy Rooney in one go, and it is estimated that there will be no more in a short time.

Well, it was Chelsea - it was the Blues who made Karl feel extremely jealous, and wished he could steal money from the opponent.

With a rich man like Abramovich as the boss, Chelsea has been waving money all over the world in the past two years, saying "I am not short of money".

Because of envy, jealousy and hatred, Carl spoke in a strange tone: "I heard that your boss offered Gerrard £4000 million, and he ignored you?"

Mourinho could smell the sour smell through the phone line, and he smiled lazily: "Although it is like that, but we have money, and we can buy better ones."

"You also bought Adriano for 6000 million pounds last month, but Adriano didn't want to leave Inter Milan at all."

"But we have money."

Carl sneered: "Chairman Abramovich wanted to buy Ronaldinho with 1.2 million yuan, but Ronaldinho renewed his contract with Barcelona on the back foot. You just spread gossip, and you didn't even get a small hand."

Mourinho smiled slowly: "Sorry, but we are so rich."

"Nouveau riche!" The gods have to bear it for a long time, let alone Karl.

Mourinho corrects him: "A 'very rich upstart'."

Carl was ready to drop the phone wearily.

Mourinho showed great kindness, and finally stopped teasing the word "money": "I heard you are going to make a movie?"

"It's a cameo, and there are only a few shots. It probably won't take a day to shoot it." Carl replied, "It's a football movie called "Become Famous", and it will be released by the end of this year."

"Is it fun to make a movie?"

"...It's also my first time filming, so how do I know this." Carl pondered for a while: "This movie is at the time when stars and celebrities are looking for guest performances everywhere, and the background is in the Premier League. Why don't you try it too?"

Mourinho pondered for a moment.

Just when Karl thought that the other party would agree to try something new, he heard Mourinho finally say: "Forget it, I don't like to make jokes."

Carl raised his eyebrows, and the veins burst out on his forehead: "Do you think I'm just trying to make fun of you?"

"No." Mourinho said sincerely: "You are going to sell your hue."