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In European leagues, La Liga has Madrid Derby, Barcelona Derby, Seville Derby; Premier League has Liverpool Derby, London Derby, Manchester Derby; Serie A has Milan Derby, Rome Derby; other countries also have Porto Derby, Prague Derby, Moscow Derby, Athens Derby, etc., seem to have more than two high-level football teams in most economically developed cities in Europe.

But now, in the Bundesliga, the only remaining city derby is the Munich derby.

Although Germany is also a powerful country in Europe, there are many cities with very developed economies, but the football layout of these cities is basically a Bundesliga team, a Bundesliga team or a regional team. If estimated according to the size of the city, the German front Ten cities are actually able to support the coexistence of the two Bundesliga teams, but the reality is that except for Munich with Munich 1860 and Hamburg with St. Pauli who can reach the top teams, no other city can escape this. Strange circle.

Therefore, the Munich Derby is considered the most popular event in Germany today. Media fans have been hyping the "Red and Blue War" since 10 days ago, and the tense atmosphere has also begun to permeate the city of Munich. Available flags, portraits, slogans, etc., were even ignored by them.

And on September 9th, a piece of news was updated on the official website of Munich 15, and a sentence in the news pushed the atmosphere of the fans to the highest level. Rich Man's Challenge!"

The workers refer to Munich 1860, and the rich man is of course Bayern. This sentence not only explains the difference in the status of the two teams today, but also explains the difference in the composition of the fans of the two teams.

As rivals in the same city, 1860 Munich and Bayern Munich naturally had a lot of grudges against each other. The most famous one happened in the 70s and 1860s, when Bayern deliberately lost to the direct relegation opponent of [-] Munich, which caused the Lions to be relegated.

Decades have passed now, but Blue Lions fans still can't help itching their teeth when they mention this past event.

Carl felt the pressure on his body suddenly increase.

It was as if countless pairs of eyes were staring at him, screaming victory with their throats.

This pressure is given by the club, by the fans, and even by Beckenbauer himself.

Doesn't the football emperor want to see how well he leads the team?

Then let him polish his glasses and wait!

In the battle with Bayern, no matter whether you can win or not in the end, you can't lose anyway!

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In pursuit of this goal, in the fifth round of the Bundesliga match against Hamburg, Carl premeditatedly rotated the main players. He sent half of the substitute players and let the main players sit on the bench to conserve energy for the next game three days later. Derby.

In the end, Munich 1860 lost to the Hamburg team as expected, the score was 1:2.

The Bundesliga has reached the fifth round, and this is the first time that 1860 Munich has lost a game. In the first four rounds, they won two games and two wins. Don't choose this way-there are only three days between the fifth round and the sixth round of the league. If Karl wants to fight with all his main players in the game against Bayern, he has to give up the game against Hamburg.

Choosing between two games of different importance is also an inevitable choice for head coaches after entering the industry. Some immature fans will regard such a choice as a violation of sportsmanship, but in fact, modern football has many schedules. The pace is fast and the competition is fierce. There is simply no room for each team to put in 120 points and play every game well. If any team really does that, it will collapse after one season.

Passive competition is against the spirit of sportsmanship, but the choice is like Tian Ji's horse racing. This is a kind of strategy, and it is also the unspoken rule accepted by the world football.

Coincidentally, Bayern Munich coach Felix Magath made the same choice as Karl in the fifth round of the league. Paul, Sauer and other players also spent this game on the bench.

And at the press conference after the game, Magath personally answered the "Bild" reporter and said: "Bayern will go all out for the match against Munich 1860 three days later."

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The entire city of Munich is filled with a tense and fiery atmosphere because of the upcoming derby.

All kinds of media are very positive. Their performance in the past few days seems to be that in the sixth round of the Bundesliga, except for the Munich Derby, there is no need to pay attention to other events.

Although in fact, there is still a game between Werder Bremen and Borussia Monchengladbach in the sixth round of the league that deserves attention, but compared to the Munich Derby, this game has become unimportant.

Two days before the game, the media were busy interviewing the coaches and players of the two teams, or club celebrities, and wanted to know their views on the game.

The first person to be interviewed was Beckenbauer, chairman of Bayern Munich's supervisory board. The "Football Emperor" accepted the reporter's interview very actively, and said with a smile: "Munich Derby? Yes, I really want to see this game, I can’t even wait. Of course, I will go to the game, not just to cheer for Bayern, but also to see how the current Munich 1860 will perform in the big game.”

Beckenbauer is 60 years old, and he has been running for the World Cup in Germany for the past two years. In fact, he rarely sits in the stadium to watch a game. The last time he watched the game in person was at the Allianz Arena. During the war, so Beckenbauer's current speech and behavior can fully explain how much he attaches importance to the game between Bayern and 1860.

The media then began to hype the love and hatred between Beckenbauer and Munich 1860 in the newspapers. Although they have copied this plate of cold food for decades, they will still take it out and heat it up when it comes to important moments. Popular science new fans, make old fans laugh.

It is not a secret that Beckenbauer has complicated feelings for Munich 1860. It is not a secret in Germany. He said he loved, but he led Bayern to suppress the Lions for decades; Jointly built the Allianz Arena, and even in 1860 when Munich 04 was in financial crisis several times, there was news that Bayern wanted to lend a helping hand; they said they didn't care, but the "Football Emperor" always loved the club of Munich 1860 Expressing opinions on affairs, Beckenbauer and Bayern chairman Hoeness declared that they would no longer cooperate with Wildmoser, which was one of the main reasons for pushing the latter to step down.

Not to mention that Beckenbauer was involved in the entire history of Bayern's prosperity and decline in 1860.

Or he even directly dominated this history.

The rise of Bayern Munich stems from a match with Munich 1860.

That was in the 1965-66 season, the first round of the Bundesliga, Bayern challenged Munich 1860 away.

This is the first Bundesliga game Bayern has participated in since its establishment, and it is also the start of their brilliant casting.

In addition to Konetecka scoring a goal in the first minute of the opening, 1860 Munich failed to break through Bayern's goal again in the next 1 minutes.

Although Bayern finally lost the game 0:1, it was precisely because of this battle that they were remembered by the entire German fans. The stars, they are: "Football Emperor" Beckenbauer, "Bomber" Gerd Müller, "German goalkeeper of the century" Sepp Meyer.

The reporters originally thought that it was the ultimate to interview someone like Beckenbauer, but they didn't expect that even politicians would appear on the sports page, which simply caused the media to fall into a carnival.

After a government meeting, a reporter with good news asked Bavarian Governor Steuber if he knew about the extremely popular Munich Derby. Steuber's response was very straightforward. He directly said "Yes, I know", and then He added: "But I think there is no suspense in this game. There is no doubt that Bayern will win."

That's right, Governor Steuber is a Bayern fan, which can be seen from the fact that he took the initiative to hold a birthday party for Beckenbauer.

The first to be angered by the governor's words was not the coaches and players of Munich 1860, but the mayor of Munich, Christian Ude. Displaying their trophy on the balcony of the town hall while being cursed wildly by the Bayern fans.

"I think that as an influential government official, you should not express to the media before the game, such as who will win the two teams, or how many points the score will draw." When Christian Ude was asked to say a few words about the game, the loyal 1860 fans, the mayor of Munich said righteously: "There is no doubt that Bayern is very strong, but I think 1860 Munich should also perform at home. Not bad, due to limited status, that’s all I can say, thank you.”

However, in the "Munich Post" issued the next day, the Munich Derby took up almost the entire football page. A tie".

What does the Munich Post have to do with Mayor Ude?

Quite simply, the newspaper was founded by Christian Ude.

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Oddset, a local betting company in Germany, has recently opened a number of betting markets, including who will win in the Munich Derby, or will it end in a draw, and which team will score the opponent's goal first, who will score the goal, and so on.

Football betting is very popular in Europe. Almost eight or nine out of ten football fans will occasionally place a bet to buy one, and in Europe, there are still many football team sponsors who are gaming companies.

It's just that in Germany, in order to ensure the cleanliness and health of the league, the German Football Association stipulates that no club can advertise the chest of a gaming company on the front of the jersey.

Affected by this atmosphere, the media began to predict the outcome of the game instead, and actively made suggestions for the two teams.

Today's "Bild" said: "Bayern's offensive power is not strong now, because Ballack has not returned from injury, and strikers Pizarro and Santa Cruz also continue to rest due to injuries, so no matter how Bayern is deployed , both appear to be a little weak on the offensive line, and 1860 Munich should seize this opportunity."

Tomorrow, the "Munich Daily" will talk about: "As we all know, Hoffman, the main goalkeeper of Munich 1860, needs to rest for 2 months due to an abdominal injury, and the substitute Lenz who replaced Hoffman in the league is not performing well. Break through to the goal with the ball, and at least two of the three shots can hit the goal."

From the performance of the two media, it is not difficult to see which side they are on.

Just like "Aspen" is pro-Real Madrid and "World Sports News" is pro-Barcelona, ​​the major German newspapers also have their own biases. "Munich Daily" is more pro-Bayern. They are recognized as the mouthpiece of Bayern in Germany. It is not once or twice that the Daily News has favored Bayern Munich in its reports on football events, and in the transfer season, they not only always get the first-hand signing information that has been finalized by "Football Hollywood", but also often provide information for Bayern Munich's transfers. Hit smoke bombs.

As for other influential publications in Germany, "Kicker" is more rigorous and pertinent. "Süddeutsche Zeitung" and "Welt Zeitung" are the daily newspapers with the largest circulation in Germany, but sports news often quote other newspapers. Bild has often teased Bayern Munich a few years ago. Although it did not deliberately target Bayern Munich, it is inseparable from "Bild" that Bayern can get the nickname "Football Hollywood".

At the turn of the century, Bayern Munich was repeatedly exposed by the media to strife and player scandals in the locker room. For example, in 1996, because of the loss of the game, Kahn angrily strangled his teammate Herzog's neck during the game; in 1999, Lizarazu and Ma In 2000, Beckenbauer's marriage derailed; in 2002, Alves was fined 5 euros by the Berlin police for driving without a license three times in a row; in 2002, the midfielder General Effenberg had an affair with teammate Strunz's wife Claudia; in 2003, Kahn had an affair with the bartender Verena when his wife was pregnant, and promised to divorce his wife as soon as the child was born. married; in 2004, Ballack shoveled his teammate Sagnol's ankle during training... and so on, so many off-field scandals caused many media to give Bayern the nickname "Green Hollywood", Its birth was extremely ironic at the beginning.

However, although there are a lot of lace news, it can't change Bayern's leading position in the Bundesliga. Since the position of Bayern's mouthpiece has been taken by the "Munich Daily", other media began to look for the team they want to support.

Now, Munich 1860 is showing signs of rising gradually. Some comprehensive media are already observing the Lions, and they are ready to offer an olive branch to the other side when the time is right.

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Compared with Bayern, the weakness of 1860 Munich is more obvious.

Lenz's goalkeeping ability is weak. In this era of extremely developed communication, it is no secret that after one or two games.

What about Bayern?Bayern has "The Lion King" Kahn, a world-class goalkeeper.

From such a comparison, it seems that no matter how you look at it, Munich 1860 is the one with a relatively large loss.

What's more, the Lions have no No. 2 substitute goalkeeper except for Lenz, and now that the European transfer window has closed, they can't make up for it even if they want to.

The fans were very anxious about this, and the media also chased the coaches and players of 1860 Munich, wondering if they had thought of a solution to the defense.

However, the 1860 Munich official did not respond to the questions of the reporters.

Head coach Karl Orston simply ignored the microphones held up to him.

The club's training base is closed, except for players and coaches, even family members cannot fly in.

From the move of Munich 1860 to close the base for training, many reporters smelled something special-why didn't the Lions respond to the fans' questions?Why are players banned from speaking to reporters?Because they do have weaknesses in this area, Karl Oston talks too much about it, which will seriously affect the morale of the players!In short, the Lions have a guilty conscience!

The major gaming companies readjusted the game odds, Munich 1860 vs. Bayern Munich at home, the odds are: 7,3.25,1.44, [-], [-].

也就是表示慕尼黑1860胜的赔率是1赔7，平的赔率是1赔3.25，负的赔率是1赔1.44。

The difference in odds is so large, it can be seen that the bookmakers are also optimistic about Bayern.

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In such a chaotic atmosphere, September 9 finally arrived.

Allianz Arena, in the away dressing room.

Holding a piece of paper in his hand, Bayern coach Felix Magath smiled happily: "Do you know what this is?" he asked his players.

Several of the Bayern players sat closer to Magath, and it was clear that the starting list announced by 1860 Munich not long ago was written on the white paper.

"Is it the starting lineup for Munich 1860?" Bayern captain, "Lion King" Kahn asked.

"That's right." Magath laughed: "And their list is very interesting."

The players were very puzzled by Magath's words.

The game was about to start soon, and Magath didn't hold back. He pointed to the starting lineup and read to them: "Munich 1860 starting goalkeeper, Lambert Koch."

The players looked at each other, and suddenly shouted together: "Koch? The Koch who can break a human leg?"

"Hey, isn't he a central defender? Why did he switch to goalkeeper?"

"Are you sure it's not someone with the same name and surname?"

Magath smiled at this time: "It's not the same name and surname, or the incomparably powerful Lambert Koch."

"How did he become a goalkeeper again?" The Bayern players were puzzled.

Someone guessed: "It can't be that Munich 1860 is unlucky, and even the substitute goalkeeper Lenz is injured?"

"No, Lenz was not injured, his name appeared on the substitute list." Magath said: "Leave a good goalkeeper unused, but let a young man who originally played as a defender replace the goalkeeper. It was something I couldn't think of before the game anyway, so I said that Karl Alston's arrangement is very interesting."

"Could it be that this Lambert Koch played the goalkeeper position before?" Schweinsteiger guessed, and quickly denied the idea: "No, I remember it was reported in the newspaper that he had been playing as a goalkeeper since he was a child." He is a striker, and he was transformed into a central defender until he entered the Munich 1860 youth training camp. I have never heard of him being a goalkeeper." Lambert Koch is now considered a relatively well-known young player in Munich. "Munich Daily" and many other media have already investigated him clearly. Anyone who has read the newspaper knows the life of this player who is about to turn 18.

Kahn was extremely surprised: "Is Auston crazy to let a central defender who has never been trained as a goalkeeper appear in such an important game?"

"I guess, Oston is not crazy, but he has to do it." As the head coach, Magath thinks he can understand Karl Oston's decision: "1860 Munich made such a risky move. I think there is only one possibility, and that is—the backup goalkeeper Lenz is in such a bad state that he is even worse than a rookie, and Oston has no one else available, so Koch is tall and strong. Send him up!"

In fact, there are often such situations in the football field where ordinary players replace goalkeepers. For example, in a certain game, the goalkeeper is forced to leave the field due to injury or red card, and the team's three substitutions are exhausted. At this time, we can only find other players. Put on the goalkeeper's uniform and temporarily act as the goalkeeper, while the central defenders are generally the first choice to replace the goalkeeper because of their tall stature and familiarity with the defense line.

Of course, there are even more bizarre existences in world football, such as the former Mexican goalkeeper Campos who has the nickname "Flower Butterfly".Campos is only 1.78 tall, but he was selected as the world's third goalkeeper in 1993. At the same time, he can also attack the city with his excellent skills in the frontcourt.

When Campos played in the Major Leagues, he often played goalkeeper in the first half of the game, and changed his jersey to play as a striker in the second half of the game. Whether he was a striker or a goalkeeper, his performance was very good.

But for the Bayern players, Magath's conjecture can be described as very bold, so bold that his players even couldn't believe it.

However, apart from this reason, there seems to be no other explanation...

After thinking about it carefully, the players finally agreed: "The boss is right. Lenz's performance in the previous few games is indeed the worst goalkeeper in the Bundesliga. It is not surprising that 1860 Munich did not let him start."

"One of the goalkeepers is injured and the other is in poor condition, and they have to find someone from the back to take the lead. 1860 Munich is really unlucky!"

Some people laughed and said, "Isn't it good to let Koch be the goalkeeper? At least we don't have to worry about breaking his leg if we bump into him in the game!" Most of the players couldn't help but nodded at this moment.

As for Lambert Koch's goalkeeping ability, the Bayern stars don't pay attention at all: Ren Koch is so tall and strong, but he has only received a few weeks of goalkeeper training, how can he prevent Bayern Munich's sharp goalkeeper? Offensive line?impossible!

Bayern Munich is full of confidence, I just feel that today is a lucky day, the Red Army will definitely win at the Allianz Arena, and enter 4 of their rivals in the same city, no! 5!No, no, no, we must score... 7 goals!

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"Now, everyone knows our weaknesses."

In the locker room of the home team at the Allianz Arena, Karl winked and smiled at his players with an innocent expression: "'The main goalkeeper was injured, and the substitute goalkeeper was unable to play for some reason. In such an important event as the Munich Derby, the starting goalkeeper turned out to be The guy on the team who's been playing at centre-back! Karl Alston is probably out of his mind!' - I guess a lot of people out there are thinking that now."

Knowing the inside story, the Lions players couldn't help laughing along with "hehe", a kind of prank-like pleasure gradually expanded in their hearts-when the boss announced to the group of media that Koch would replace Lenz as the starting goalkeeper in the game At that time, I am afraid that no matter which reporter or fan, they will immediately feel that there is something wrong with Lenz, and that 1860 Munich has to ask for help on the spot, right?

Who would believe that there is a natural goalkeeper hidden among the Lions players?

Even they themselves, if they hadn't fought against Koch in person, would never believe that God favored Munich 1860 so much.

It's like meeting a pillow as soon as you doze off.

"Bayern Munich must now feel that they have the chance to win, but they will never think that today is the best time for us to beat them."

The players listened carefully to every word Carl had to say.

"Bayern's three main attackers, Ballack, Santa Cruz and Pizarro were all unable to play due to injuries. They played a 451 formation in this game. There is only one Makai in the forward line. Originally, such an offensive power Magath should be worried, but I reckon he's rejoicing now with the starting XI, thinking they'll break through our 'wrecked' defence."

"Judging from today's starting lineup, our offensive power is not only not weaker than Bayern, but even a little bit stronger." Karl nodded to Portillo, Yekas and others, and said: "It's just Bayern's defense... It is very difficult to break through the defense line composed of Sagnol, Lucio, Ismail, Lizarazu, or the goal guarded by Kahn. When Bayern's defense cooperates tacitly , maybe they won’t be able to penetrate their goal for 10 minutes on the fast break. So if we want to win, and win easily and beautifully, we must use unique moves.”

Carl looked at Koch: "Bayern won't see you in the first place, Lambert, so you have to play well and surprise them. When the first shot that must be scored is not scored, maybe it's nothing. , but if there is a second, third, fourth time... Even Bayern Munich will be shocked and fearful, and morale will inevitably be low."

Koch looked at Carl, nodded his head very seriously, and imagined the game scene outlined by Carl in his mind, and his face immediately flushed with excitement.

Karl raised his voice: "When their morale is low, it's time for us to attack. Facing a Bayern Munich that is out of their minds, are you sure you can beat them?"

The players shouted with high morale: "Yes!"

"Then." Carl raised his finger to the door of the locker room: "Go, let those people who don't take you seriously, see how amazing you are!"

The Lions players roared wildly, danced their limbs excitedly, and rushed out of the locker room.

From a distance, the Allianz Arena looks like a bright sapphire in the Vöhlertmannen district in the north of Munich. The color of the outer body of the stadium shows that tonight is the home of 1860 Munich.