long live football

"British tabloid journalists are shameless, if they pick on you, don't be fooled."

"Ah."

"Don't force yourself to train or compete, first adjust your body and mind before you talk."

"Ah."

"Come on for the game."

"Ah."

"Call me when the team is unhappy."

"Ah."

"You can find me in Munich when you are on vacation, you know where I live."

"Ah."

"Remember to report to me if you are bullied."

Ronaldo finally showed a less heavy look: "I'm not a person who likes to complain."

Carl smiled and rubbed the other's hair.

Ronaldo was extremely resistant to this. He turned his head to one side and tried his best to avoid Carl's palm, and urged: "You should get on the plane."

Karl clenched his fist, staring at Ronaldo, hesitating to speak.

Ronaldo frowned: "What else are you going to tell me?"

Carl stepped forward to hug the other party, and sighed quietly: "From now on, you should use less hairspray."

"..." After a few seconds, Ronaldo felt something was wrong: "Why are you rubbing your palm on my back?"

Carl let go of the other party, raised his palm and looked at it: "Well, the hairspray is all wiped off."

……

Karl returned to Munich on the night of the 9th, but that didn’t mean he could go home and rest directly. He had to take a lot of information from the club and go home to deal with it—records of the last two games of Hannover 96, the main players’ Information, as well as the Munich 1860 coaching staff's suggestions on Karl's tactics, as well as the performance of each player in the first team in today's training, etc.

Although the Bundesliga will only replace three new faces each season, due to the existence of the transfer season, it may be that after half a season, the opponents who were quite familiar with the last matchup will become unfamiliar again next season. A team will use one tactic for the entire season, so as long as you have the heart, the preparation work is endless.

Stayed up until three o'clock in the middle of the night to read all the materials and draw up a new starting lineup. After sleeping for only two or three hours, Karl got up to freshen up and headed to the club. Today's game Munich 1860 is an away game. One hour bus to Hannover.

On the bus, Karl was discussing today's opponents with Hassler and Garrard at the beginning, while the other players listened with pricked ears, but then, for some reason, he fell asleep while talking.

When he was woken up by the sound of brakes, the car was quiet and there was no sound at all.

Karl stretched his waist and opened his eyes, only to find that everyone in the car was quietly looking at him—players and coaches, some of them had earphones on their ears, while others were holding books, Others didn't do anything, just looked at him like that.

Seeing Karl wake up, everyone turned their heads back, and Hasler, who was sitting next to Karl, turned his head sideways: "Are you awake?"

"It's so quiet in the car?" Carl rubbed the back of his neck. He remembered that he had vaguely heard the sound of music and mobile games before falling asleep: "Where have we been?"

"You're all asleep, do they still dare to play games?" Hasler said with a low laugh: "When you close your eyes, everyone turns off their mobile phones and MP3 players. I twisted my neck and looked around. We have already arrived in Hannover, the brake just now was waiting for the traffic light, and in about 20 minutes, we will reach the AWD Arena."

The AWD Arena is the home ground of Hannover 96.

What follows is a very ordinary Bundesliga game process, arriving at the game venue, attending the pre-match press conference with the head coach of Hannover 96, the team meeting in the locker room, warming up, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle...

The game finally begins.

Karl stood on the sidelines in his suit, watching the field, just as he had done this past season.It's just that because of exhaustion and tiredness, his eyes blinked a little faster.

He didn't know how much his players paid attention to him. Even on the court, they secretly passed messages to each other: "The boss looks tired."

"I heard from Mr. Hassler, boss, after he got off the plane last night, he looked at the information and saw that it was midnight, and he had to take the bus to Hannover again early this morning. Are you not tired?"

"Where did you say the boss went two days ago?"

"I heard what kind of funeral he was attending...I don't know the specifics, Mr. Hassler refused to say."

"Hey, look! The boss's eyes are about to close!"

"Nonsense, it's so wide open."

"If it were me, I would definitely go back to sit on the coach's bench now! The feeling of drowsiness is the most uncomfortable, and it's hard for the boss to keep standing..."

"Why do you think the boss refuses to sit on the coach's bench?"

"Nonsense, because he is worried that we won't win!"

Sven Bender and Ozil, who were about to babble as soon as they approached on the court, looked at each other, and said in unison, "Then score a goal to reassure the boss!"

Hannover 96 is a team that focuses on defense and has a very tough style of play.

Carl has studied the Hannover 96 games this season and found that they all use the same tactics, that is, they focus on defense from the beginning of the game, and when they wear down the opponent, they immediately press the offense. The same as their steady defensive performance is , Hannover 96's offense is also very fast.

Fans will fall asleep watching a defensive counterattack against such an opponent, so Karl's strategy is to attack wildly.Break through the gate of Hannover 96 first with continuous attacks and win the fruits of victory.

By the 27th minute of the game, a turning point finally appeared on the court.

Shao Jiayi took the ball in midfield and crossed it to Ozil.

Ozil made an unintentional breakthrough. After dribbling the ball around the center circle for a few times, he suddenly took advantage of the Hannover 86 central defender not paying attention, and shot the ball towards Hannover's half with a big kick!

Portillo and Yekas quickly started to break through from the left and right flanks respectively.

After receiving the pass, Lars Bender made another wonderful pass to Portillo.

Portillo suddenly accelerated and went straight into the penalty area!

The Hannover 96 defender went forward and waited for an opportunity to tackle.

Portillo raised his foot to shoot, and the Hannover 96 defender rushed out, but Portillo just made a fake move. After deceiving the opponent's center of gravity, he accelerated again and passed!

From the left side of the penalty area, Portillo volleys vigorously with his right foot!

The Hannover 96 goalkeeper tried his best to save the ball!

But by coincidence, the ball landed at Yekas's feet. Yekas was overjoyed and raised his foot to make a follow-up shot!

The football flew high and flew over the goalkeeper's head and into the goal!

"1:0! The visiting team is leading! This is a typical Munich 1860 attack. Instead of entangled too much in the midfield to get the ball, but to deal with every offensive opportunity cleanly...The players consciously run without the ball between each other Movement, exquisite coordination, and traditional British style of long pass, form this team that combines the characteristics of German and British football..."

After Yekas scored, Karl raised his hands and applauded.

However, after 1 minute, he still couldn't hold it back, turned his body slightly, covered his mouth and yawned.

If he had known that he shouldn't be sleeping on the bus now, that hour not only failed to fully restore his energy, but instead hooked up all the sleepy bugs, if he had been enduring it, he might have endured the drowsiness long ago.

Although Karl had already yawned carefully, when he stood upright again, he found that the head coach of Hannover 96 was staring at him.

Apparently the coach of Hannover 96 felt despised, and he thought with a bit of anger, "You yawned just after Munich 1860 scored a goal. Are you implying that this game is too boring, or that our Hannover 96 is too weak?"

But Karl didn't mean to belittle the other party at all. After seeing the expression of the Hannover 96 coach, he immediately made an apologetic gesture to the other party, and explained: "I almost worked all night last night. I was too tired just now."

The head coach of Hannover 96 didn't appreciate it at all. He lifted his feet a few steps away from Karl, and shouted to the field at the top of his voice: "Run! Let me run! Don't stand still, the ball just passed your eyes Flying past, do you know? Hurry up and chase after me—"

There is a bit of sullenness in these few words-the coach of Hannover 96 is very angry, Karl's apology has no effect on him at all, it's not that he thinks Karl's apology is false, but that no matter whether the other party is really tired Yawning, or deliberately hitting Hannover 96 in the face, Hannover 96 has already thrown their face away!

Fans all over the world saw the head coach of 1860 Munich yawning next to the stadium. The media will not pursue the truth, they will only imagine it according to their own understanding!Fans will also think that this is a performance that the Hannover 96 coach is not as good as Karl Oston!But in fact, after the game, the media and fans didn't pay much attention to Karl Oston's yawn, because during the live broadcast, their eyes were all attracted by a shot——

After Carl Alston yawned, his eyes were full of water caused by sleepiness.

The way he tried to open his eyes wide only made them look more watery, and even his expression was a bit confused.

Countless hearts were beating wildly: "The eyelashes are so long! They are so curled up, and there is even a drop of water hanging from the edge!"

"The eyes! My heart is about to melt when I see such eyes!"

"My boyfriend obviously also has gray-blue eyes, how can he be as blind as a piece of shit compared to Mr. Alston?"

"Lie down in my arms and sleep..."

The time gradually entered the stoppage time period of the first half, but the first half will end in two or three minutes, and the initiative has been in the hands of Munich 3 from the beginning of the game until now. Only then did Karl turn around with peace of mind. Back to sit on the coach's bench.

The commentator Gaynor had a whim: "Oston's habit of commanding on the spot all the time has made many people think that he is standing on the sidelines to supervise and guide his players to play football, so now there is a saying gradually emerging, that Even the players of 1860 Munich are not yet out of lactation, once they leave the command of Austen, they can't do anything."

"But what we're seeing now, it's not like that at all. Auston, he struggled with his own sleepiness throughout the first half, and his standing on the sidelines was just a symbol, and he didn't intervene too much in the game. ... On the contrary, his opponent, the head coach of Hannover 96, has not stopped cursing for nearly 30 minutes..."

"As for the situation on the field, hehe, as long as anyone with a discerning eye can see that 1860 Munich performed well without the head coach on the spot, they even played more and more courageously, with a reassuring temperament. The coach intervened too much, and the players became a little impatient and even at a loss..."

"What caused all this? Is the accumulation of the team different in the past, or is there a gap in the personality of the head coach?"

The game ended with a 0:1 loss at home to Hannover 96.

……

On September 9, Karl received a "special" invitation-Bavarian Governor Steuber invited the chairman and head coach of the Munich 12 Club to a birthday reception on the 1860th.The invitation was not only received by the Munich 13 club, but also the chairman and coach of Nuremberg, another Bundesliga team in Bavaria, as well as some Football Association officials, government officials and celebrities.

In nature, this is an ordinary social dinner, but what is special is that it is Franz Beckenbauer's 60th birthday party, and it is also organized by the governor himself.

Beckenbauer's birthday is on the 11th, and because he had to stay in Marrakech, Morocco to attend the FIFA meeting on his birthday, there was no way to celebrate his birthday.However, when he returned from Morocco, there were two celebrations in succession. One was organized for him by Governor Steubert, and the main participants were all upper-class figures, while the other was officially held by the Bayern Munich club. Bigger celebrations.

The "Football Emperor", who is also the chairman of Bayern Munich and the chairman of the German World Cup Preparatory Committee, has much influence in Germany, which can be seen-a joke has always been popular among German fans, saying that although Beckenbauer never He has served as the president of FIFA and UEFA, but in these two institutions, he has the power not inferior to the chairman.And in fact, if Beckenbauer wants to, he can become the president of UEFA or even the president of FIFA.

Carl and Orr go to dinner together.

He had a relationship with Beckenbauer once, not long after the end of last season, when Bayern Munich played the opening game of the Allianz Arena with the German national team. Surrounded, Karl thought that the weight was not enough, so he didn't move forward.He vaguely remembered that Auer had talked with Beckenbauer at that time. Both of them were the chairman of the club, so they were considered to be of equal status (it just sounded equal...).

However, Orr stayed with Karl at the edge of the banquet today, and didn't talk to those powerful people, which surprised Karl, but he understood the reason why curiosity should not be too much, so he didn't ask.

When the two were talking about Mrs. Orr's litter of newborn sheepdogs, Beckenbauer came over holding champagne.

The "Football Emperor" was dressed in a tuxedo, with gold-rimmed glasses, silver hair, piercing eyes, and a sense of authority.

The other party greeted Carl and Orr in a personable manner.

Carl returned the gift and wished him a happy birthday.

Beckenbauer looked like he was talking, but Orr's face was not very good. He suddenly said that he needed to go to the bathroom, and then turned and walked away.

Karl glanced at Beckenbauer, and out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Orr's hurriedly leaving back, knowing that there must be a rift between the two.

But the "Football Emperor" didn't care about Orr's departure. He nodded slightly to Karl and said in a nostalgic tone: "I almost became a player in Munich 1860."

Carl looked surprised.

"I was born in a family of postal workers. I have loved playing football since I was a child. When I was 9 years old, I joined the 1860 Munich youth team." Beckenbauer said, shaking his glass: "My father is a fan of 1860 Munich. In fact, in the 50s and 60s, Munich 1860’s results were far better than Bayern’s. At that time, we all dreamed of playing for the Lions.” In the 60s, Munich 1860 was regarded as the overlord of the Bundesliga. Little hands have never touched it.

"Then ..."

"In a youth championship in 1958, a player named Paul Fernd slapped me." Beckenbauer talked about the humiliating past, but his face was very calm.

Karl understood: "Bauer Fernd is a player of 1860 Munich." He used an affirmative tone.

Beckenbauer nodded to him: "Yes, because of this incident, I swore never to play for the Blue Lions, and then switched to Bayern Munich."

Karl immediately concluded that the slap of Bauer Feynde changed not only the fate of Bayern Munich, but also the slap that changed the fate of Munich 1860, and maybe even the slap that changed German football.

If there wasn't that slap in the face... Carl took a sip of champagne to interrupt this imaginary thought.He didn't ask what happened to Bauer Fernder. With Beckenbauer's power over the past few decades and his character of remembering the past so clearly, this person will never be happy in the rest of his life.

But Carl was still puzzled, wondering why Beckenbauer said this to himself.

In terms of identity and status, the two are not on the same level at all.And even if it is because of the rivalry between Bayern Munich and Munich 860 in the same city, Beckenbauer is not coaching now, so what can he talk to the coach of the rival?

But Beckenbauer quickly gave the answer. He took a sip of wine and said, "I have some complicated feelings about your team."

Now that Beckenbauer can talk about the past in a flat manner, Karl felt that he would not offend the other party by mentioning it: "Because of the 58-year history, you have always loved and hated Munich 1860?"

"No, not exactly." Beckenbauer shook his head and said, "What I'm talking about is that the 1860 Munich under your coaching made me vaguely see the blue lion that ran across Bavaria decades ago. The momentum, which team I really remember. This club has had many managers before you, but none of them can bring back my memories, and your team did, I have a kind of It feels like the old Blue Lions are being revived...Is the Munich Derby coming soon?" He asked suddenly.

"September 9, the sixth round of the Bundesliga." How could Karl forget such a game as the Munich Derby.

"I will go to the scene to watch the game." Beckenbauer finally nodded to him, then turned and left.

Karl drank the wine in the glass, played with the empty glass with his right hand, and thought: Is the football emperor's attention good intentions or malice?