long live football

德国杯首轮比赛过后,最出风头的不是8:0虐杀艾福特青年队的勒沃库森,也不是1:2输给地区球队的多特蒙德,而是慕尼黑1860。

Because the Lions had a strange player who was ridiculed as an "alien" by the famous German commentator Gaynor.

Although many players are injured every day due to physical confrontation in the game, it is extremely rare for a defensive player to shovel another player who is wearing a protective shin plate without wearing a shin guard, let alone afterward. The media also found an exploded football...

In many amateur games in Europe, footballs are often kicked out because the balls have been used for too long or have quality problems, but in high-level leagues, this kind of thing is relatively rare. The quality of football in the league is excellent, and it will be strictly inspected before use. Second, modern football pays more and more attention to skill. The more aggressive dribbling and fighting moves are in high-level games, the less frequently they are used.

The most recent time when the same football was exploded occurred in the 2004-05 season. In the UEFA Champions League match between Juventus and Bayern Munich, the Juventus forward and the Bayern defender came to the opposite foot when he was dribbling the ball. The ball was in the middle of the player's legs. It exploded, but neither player suffered any injuries at the time, but this time Lambert Koch was safe and sound, but the forward Hupeidal suffered misfortune.

No media criticizes Koch, they are still busy studying his body and making tut-tut surprises.

Moreover, the media has no reason to blame Koch. Should a boy be blamed for his too strong physical fitness?

God gave Lambert Koch a demigod body, which is the consensus of almost all German media and fans.

In fact, if Koch is a Bosnian, British, French or Spanish, people may complain that "his existence is a disaster for other players on the field" "He should not play too early, he should learn not to hurt others Go play football when you are finished", but Koch is German, and in the world of football, nationality can also determine the nature of many things.

Not only England has a household registration book, but Germany also has it.

……

After the game, Munich 1860 did not return to Munich immediately. They first went to visit the player Hupeidal who was admitted to the hospital.

Koch sincerely apologized to the player whose calf was covered in a thick cast.

The player was also convinced at the moment, and he accepted his fate helplessly: "Actually, what is wrong with you? My injury was not caused by you on purpose, but I should express my apology to you. When I was on the court, I used to be so Despicably doubted you."

Koch shrugged, stepped forward and stretched out his right hand: "Hey, so we are even?"

Player Hu Paidar laughed and gave him a high five.

Karl and Hupeidal head coach watched all this with a smile, and the other side sent them to the gate of the hospital. When the Munich 1860 players boarded the bus one by one, Hupedahl coach said to Karl in a low voice: "You have a very, very special Players, but such players are a sweet burden for the manager."

Karl understood what the other person meant.Rough talent is actually a stress for most coaches.There are so many once-brilliant talents in world football who fall every year. Could it be that they are not worthy of their names and have been over-hyped by the media?No, the mature scouting system for youth training in Europe makes it easy for them to discover talented teenagers, and these teenagers were indeed qualified, intelligent and persistent when they were young.

But why in the end, there are very few people who become top players?Although some of them are crooked by themselves, and others have suffered force majeure (injuries), but more often than not, improper training and guidance make it easier for talented teenagers to gradually become mediocre.

In the next few days, 1860 Munich did not have any games. After work that day, Karl closed his laptop and was about to leave, but through the floor-to-ceiling windows, he found the figure on the first-team training ground who was playing with his head down.

After staying by the window for a while, Carl decided to go over to communicate with the other party.

"It's getting dark, why don't you go home?"

Koch pushed back his sweaty blond hair, exposing his smooth forehead: "I'm not tired after training, so I just want to stay here for a while."

Karl nodded with a smile, but secretly observed the expression on Koch's face.

In the past few days, the German media has given Koch a lot of attention. They have dug up all the information on him from childhood to adulthood, as well as various medical examination data. After research, most of the media have "predicted" that Koch will eventually Become a destructive defensive midfielder who has a rough style of play and can kill the opponent's offensive players after a short time on the field. Gattuso of AC Milan, Cambiasso of Inter Milan and Makelele of Chelsea are such typical "midfield meat grinders".

In view of Koch's extraordinary physical fitness, "Bild" also predicted that he would definitely be a "super midfielder meat grinder" in the future, and joked: "Every team that plays against Munich 1860 in the future will have to play against him. Eleven people went up and 11 people lay down."

Maybe it's nothing for other types of players, but for defensive midfielders, "killing ten forwards in one game" is a malicious joke.

Meat grinder players are not very popular in football. They do the dirtiest and most tiring work, but the players who pick the fruit are basically midfield players. A few red and yellow gemstone cards were issued, but not all fans liked what they got in exchange for hard work. Some home team fans would ignore their contributions to the team, and instead blamed them for playing dirty football and always making trouble for the team. Red and yellow cards will affect the reputation and performance of the team.

Maybe the salaries these players get in the team are top-notch, but relatively, they bear a lot of pressure. Although they will be liked by some fans, most of the time they have to bear the abuse of other fans anytime and anywhere. They don't have many opportunities to get commercial endorsements... It can be said that this is one of the most glamorous positions on the football field.

I didn't feel anything before, but seeing the intense media attention on Koch in the past two days, Carl suddenly thought that he seemed to have never asked Koch if he liked the position of the midfielder.

Most teenagers who just started learning to play football like to enjoy the pleasure of scoring goals as forwards, especially those with lively and unique personalities. The more individual players are, the more they like to lean towards the midfielder-by this standard In other words, Koch should be the type who likes to run and chase football in the frontcourt.

"Do you like being a defensive midfielder?" Carl looked at Koch gently: "Last time when you were transferred from the frontcourt to the midfielder, Bowler and I didn't ask for your opinion in advance. What do you have? Any ideas? Tell me if you have any."

Koch shook his head and said: "I know I'm not suitable to be a striker, boss, if I want to stay in the team, I have to go to the midfield, I understand this."

As if seeing the real purpose of Karl's question, Koch said sincerely without waiting for the other party's answer: "I used to really want to be a striker, but I also like other positions on the court. To be honest, I like any position, midfielder or even goalkeeper. I won't be unhappy because you put my position backward-as long as the ball is played, I am happy, as long as I can stay on the field, I don't care where I stand."

This is the purest answer Karl has ever heard - not for money, not for fame, not for walking on the same path as his childhood idol, just because of his love for football, so he wants to become a professional without hesitation players.

Karl felt that he had reacquainted with Lambert Koch again.

Carl had a sudden thought, and he tilted his head toward the goal: "Come on, let me try your goalkeeping skills."

Koch froze for a moment: "Yes, but I haven't practiced goalkeeping..."

Carl had been sitting in the office for a long time. For some reason, he wanted to loosen his muscles and bones. He picked up the football and walked towards the goal first: "Come on, let's shoot with ten feet. If you want to score more goals than me, I will invite you." You have dinner."

Koch looked suspiciously at Carl, who was in a suit and leather shoes, and said uncertainly, "You want to play football in this suit?"

Carl looked down at himself, the suit was still straight, the shirt was neat and wrinkle-free, and there was not even half a speck of dust on the trousers: "What's wrong?"

Koch pointed to his jersey and shorts, and then to the opponent's: "Are you free?"

Carl smiled: "The suit and shirt have been worn for a long time, and they are as comfortable as sportswear to me." However, in order to be able to move more openly, Carl took off his coat and unbuttoned the first two buttons of the shirt .

For some reason, Koch silently turned his head to one side. The scene just now made him feel unbearable to look directly at.

Rolling up his shirt sleeves to his elbows, Carl stood in front of the goal line and clapped his hands: "Okay, come here quickly."

Koch was still hesitant, and his tone showed "I don't want to take advantage of you": "Although my shooting accuracy is not good, but boss, it must be more than enough compared to you..."

"Don't think of me as a weak chicken, I am also a person who has practiced for more than ten years." Carl recalled some memory fragments in his mind: "It's a pity that I have no talent. At the age of 18, there is no professional team willing to take it. So I ended my studies at the football school and went to university. But you don’t have to let me deliberately, the foundation I laid before is still there, and when I was in Manchester, I also trained with the team.”

At that time, he had just become an assistant coach of Manchester United, and he knew nothing about this profession. He didn't even know how to train or talk to the players. How much physical strength each item will consume the players, and how helpful it is to maintain physical fitness. He also trained with the first team for a period of time.At that time, most people thought it was a means for him to subdue Manchester United players, but no one knew that he was trying to better integrate into the role.

After a moment of silence, Koch said, "Then I'm luckier than you."

The volume of his words was very low, and Carl, who was more than ten meters away from him, couldn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"

Koch just ran over with a smile, and then said silently in his heart: You didn't meet a good coach at that time, but I did.

……

Twenty minutes later, Karl was fully aware of how lucky it was for 10 Munich that Lambert Koch hadn't become a striker.

Ten shots and four kicks flew, two feet hit the goal post, and two feet flew steadily into his arms. Thankfully, two more balls escaped Carl's palm and got into the goal, allowing Koch No loss of face.

Koch didn't feel ashamed at all. Instead, he smiled and sighed: "Boss, your saving skills are good!"

Karl rubbed his sore arms and scolded with a smile: "Don't praise me, this is bad footwork." He walked towards the penalty spot: "It's you who keeps the goal."

Koch suddenly felt a little nervous-he remembered that he had only vaguely seen his teammates practicing goalkeeping skills, but he had never learned how to be a goalkeeper.But looking at the way Mr. Oston made the save just now, his basic skills are still quite solid, with an amateur level close to a professional level. His own shooting is so bad, can he save as much as Mr. Oston?If not, is he going to invite the other party to dinner?

Of course Koch is not a stingy person, it’s just that every penny he earned in the club was used in his family (the subsidies given by the youth team are actually not much), and the pocket money he saved Perhaps not enough for any restaurant in the city, let alone those high-end restaurants... In Koch's subconscious mind, the places Karl will patronize must be high-end restaurants, and every time there is wine to accompany the meal.

Carl saw that the other party looked a little weird, and he asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Koch twitched and asked, "If you win, can I just treat you to pizza?" After a pause, he added, "I'll only treat you to the angry one."

Carl laughed, "As long as it's not vegan pizza."

Koch followed suit, blushing a little.

Carl suddenly thought: "What about you, if I invite you, what would you like to eat?"

"Spaghetti! Pizza! BBQ burgers! Hot dogs! Curry! Fried rice in Chinese restaurants!" Koch said loudly, "I want to eat all of these!"

Carl was not surprised by the other party's request, he was just a little surprised: "Why are they all simple meals, don't you think of blackmailing me for a big meal?"

Koch swallowed, and said hesitantly, "I haven't eaten French food yet..."

"Then go eat French food!" Carl blinked: "But I'll talk after you win first."

When Carr's first shot was caught by Koch, he thought it was a coincidence.

When his second shot straight to the right of the goal was saved by Koch again, Karl stood still and spun his ankle, ready to exert more force later.

The third foot...the fourth foot...

At the fifth foot, Carl's expression became serious.

He stood in front of the penalty spot and thought for a while, then suddenly asked in Koch's anxious expression: "Did you receive goalkeeper training when you were in the youth team?"

Koch shook his head honestly.

Carl didn't have any warning, he suddenly raised his foot and kicked the ball away!

Seeing Koch's expression frightened, his body jumped out almost instantly, and the reaction was so fast that an afterimage even formed in Karl's sight!

And he jumped in the right direction!

With a "bang", the football was hit by his hands together and flew towards an empty grass field.

The sixth ball is a ground ball, and it is one of the most difficult balls for the keeper to deal with because they are very fast and close to the ground, and there is no chance of recovery if the wrong direction is predicted.

But Koch threw it out.

To be precise, when the ball was still a few meters away from the goal line, Koch fell to the ground without hesitation and held it firmly in his arms.

The seventh ball is a high kick.

Karl didn't find the center of gravity of the ball before it was shot. It flew too high and too high, even far beyond the crossbar, and flew towards the fence behind the goal.

However, Koch still dutifully took off and stretched out his hand to hook the ball. It was at this moment that Karl guessed that when Koch jumped up, the top of his head was even higher than the crossbar!

The football goal is 2.44 meters high, and those players who compete for the header in the game usually jump very high, but that is under the condition of running-up. If the goalkeeper takes off from the spot, the height can reach more than 2 meters, which is very amazing. data.

Eighth foot, ninth foot, tenth foot.

Ten shots, all zero seals.

Carl's face has already become serious.

Koch licked his lower lip, Carl's expression made him a little uncertain-is the boss surprised by his performance, or is he upset because he saved all his shots?

While thinking wildly, Koch saw Carl walking out of the field and waved to him: "Wait for me in the parking lot, we will have dinner later. I need to call Bowler and Garrard first." Phone—by the way, tomorrow you will report directly to the first team!"

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On the second day, all first-team players of 1860 Munich lined up in front of the penalty spot, and directly opposite them was Lambert Koch, who looked extremely lonely.

All the first-team coaches and several youth team coaches stood by the court.

There are a few half-grown teenagers around the training ground. They are players from the youth training camp. They sneaked out because the coach is not there. They want to see what happened to the first team. The head coach will personally come to the youth team to transfer their The boss told me to leave.

Could it be that the boss wants the boss to play a first-team match?The teenagers had expected this, but when they sneaked near the training ground, they saw such a strange scene-Koch standing in front of the goal, wearing all the equipment of a goalkeeper on his body.

Huh?Huh huh?

The teenagers opened their mouths wide and saw Portillo, the main player of the team, walk out of the crowd and come to the penalty spot.

There is a football in there.

Koch bent his knees slightly and placed his hands steadily in front of him.

Portillo pushes back a few steps, lifts his right leg...

In the afternoon, Bowler, who came out of the Renbeck Clinic, chose to be the first to call Carl. His voice in the microphone was trembling: "The medical examination results are out, and your judgment is correct, Lambert Koch, he will be A superb goalkeeper!"