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Chapter 221 The Miracle of Huo Village Meets the Opponent (1)

Even in the small town of Karlsruhe at eight or nine o'clock, its early morning is quiet and calm, rarely seeing Chinese-style hustle and bustle, but there is one place that is very lively, and that is the home stadium of the Karlsruhe team Wilder Park Stadium.Today is the day of the quarter-finals of the German Cup. Baden-Württemberg's capital team Stuttgart will come here to compete with Karlsruhe for a semi-final seat.

One side is from Stuttgart, the largest city in Europe with a population of more than 200 million, and the other is Karlsruhe, a small Hesse city with 20 people. One is a Bundesliga team and the other is a Bundesliga team. With the miraculous rise of Karlsruhe, this derby has attracted much attention, and even heavyweight newspapers such as "Bild", "Kicker" and "Mirror" had to leave a place for it.

Fans came to Wilderpark early to watch the team's training. For the first three days, Karlsruhe's training was closed, and fans and reporters could not see it. This caused dissatisfaction among some die-hard fans and reporters. Because these fans are used to watching the training of their beloved team every day and then doing what they should do. They can't see their idols and stars, and they feel like something is missing in their hearts.

The first player to come to the stadium is still Li Huan, the favorite player of the fans. Although the Chinese defender often makes amazing moves on the court and in interviews, it is said that his private life does not conform to the traditional German concept, but in football, Li Huan But he is rarely criticized by fans and the media. He never misses training without reason. He has the same bravery and tenacity as the Germans on the field, and never gives up fighting until the last moment.As a foreign player, he was able to conquer the fans and the media in just over half a year. Li Huan relied on his extraordinary performance on the court.

Li Huan held on to the handlebar of his bicycle with one hand, and waved at the cheering fans with the other hand. He was not the only player in Karlsruhe who rode a bicycle to train, but none of them had the same fame and income as him.Although many domestic media took Li Huan's riding a self-confidence bike as a joke, but Li Huan didn't care. He never cared about other people's opinions after his rebirth, and no one in Germany commented on this big-name player's maverick One after another, private life here is not as concerned as it is in China.

Li Huan just got into the car, captain Stoll's Mercedes-Benz also arrived, and then Martins, Capalani, and Echina also came to the stadium ahead of time. It seems that many players lost a moment in today's derby normal heart.

"It's rare to come so early." Li Huan greeted his teammates while casually playing with the ball.

"I haven't been able to sleep for a long time. It's the first time to start such an important game." Martins knew that he would appear in the starting lineup yesterday, and he didn't sleep well in the middle of the night because of his excitement.

Capalani looked at the crowd of fans and said, "They were earlier than us."

Eichner and captain Stoll brought the training ball together, and Stoll said, "This time we must give them some color."

Everyone knows who they are referring to in Stoll's mouth. Yesterday Stuttgart's head coach Trapattoni and chairman Staudt made a show on Stuttgart's TV station. Although the two seem to be in harmony now, they both hit Karl Sruhe came to say that they had a good relationship, and Trapattoni promised that he would try his best to bring Stuttgart a championship. When the league fell behind Bayern by several miles, everyone knew that Trapattoni was talking about the German Cup , he simply ignored the existence of Karlsruhe.Trapattoni not only ignored Karlsruhe, but also didn't seem to care too much about Li Huan. He said that Stuttgart has players who can restrain Li Huan. The gap between the level of players in the Bundesliga and the Bundesliga is obvious. If you underestimate the enemy, you won't capsize in the gutter.

The chairman of Stuttgart, Mr. Staudt, has made all preparations behind his back to win Trapattoni, but on the surface he is still complimenting the old Italian coach. He said that he believes in Trapattoni's coaching ability. Now Stuttgart is On the positive side, although Karlsruhe has performed exceptionally well this season, there is still no way to compete with Stuttgart. Trapattoni's command and adjustment ability in the cup are outstanding. He expects Stuttgart to win [-]-[-] The game defeated Karlsruhe and reached the semi-finals. Thomason, Gomez and Sordo each scored a goal.

Li Huan smiled and said: "Let's beat them three to zero today, and let that Mr. Chairman swallow what he said."

Stoll's idol, Summer, was fired by the chairman, and Stoll didn't like him very much. He snorted and said: "He should swallow shit, because his brain is full of shit. "

Li Huan said with a smile: "If everyone plays with this mentality, I'm afraid it will be difficult to kill Stuttgart. They are all excited and nervous. It's normal to lose. We win if we win. It's them who should be nervous, not us."

Martins said: "This is our first derby, can you not be excited? Just like when you had sex for the first time, couldn't you be excited?"

Li Huan asked back: "Isn't it the first time for me, I'm only one year older than you?"

Martins said: "It's different, you are a star, and I am a rookie."

Li Huan kicked the ball up and hit Martins on the ass. He laughed and said, "You kid actually teased me. You are the star. I didn't hear anyone from Stuttgart say that one player will buy our whole team and return the star." , ball your head."

Stoll said: "What Li Huan said is that compared to Stuttgart, none of us is a star. We can only rely on everyone to work hard together."

Li Huan said: "We are barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. Don't always think about getting upset, just play as hard as you can. It doesn't matter if we lose. If they lose, Trapattoni will have to go back to Italy."

While several people were joking, the head coach Becker and the players all arrived, and the training officially started. Although Li Huan had been playing in midfield for the first three days, in today's public training, Li Huan still appeared at the right back position. This is Becker. In the face of a strong enemy, Becker had to be cautious. No matter what tactics Trapattoni adopted against Karlsruhe, he must do everything possible to increase the chances of winning for Karlsruhe.

After the training, Becker made the final game mobilization to the players. Becker said: "Although our most important task this season is to enter the Bundesliga, but the German Cup has reached the quarter-finals, and there are only two games left to play. Entering the final, we have never been so close to the championship as today. It is our mission to win the first championship for the team and fans in 50 years. Today we must work hard for the fans and honor. The opponent is much stronger than us, but This is not terrible. We have met two Bundesliga teams this season. Whether Bayern is strong or not, we drew them. Bielefeld is also a Bundesliga team. Who would have thought that we scored five goals for them. Stuttgart is famous. , but it is not without weaknesses. In the past three days, we have also seen through the video that their defense has many problems. It only depends on whether we can catch it. If we can play our own characteristics and seize Stuttgart's flaws, it is not a big deal to win. Impossible. Even if we don’t win in the end, there is no loss for us, we still have the league to fight, I believe everyone will win the game, and the [-] fans at the scene will give us endless motivation.”

On Wednesday afternoon, Stuttgart's bus drove into the Weld Park Stadium, accompanied by more than 1000 fans. For Stuttgart, this game is equally important. They have not won this event for nearly ten years. The championship, and the league They also won nothing in 14 years, and their hunger for championships is no worse than Karlsruhe.The fans in Karlsruhe warmly 'welcome' the Stuttgart bus, but without flowers and applause, the Stuttgart stars got boos and ridicules.In addition to laughing at the short-sightedness and greed of the chairman of Stuttgart, they also laughed at Trapattoni's oldness and incompetence, because after Staudt fired Sammer, the Italians did not bring better results to Stuttgart.

This is the most common scene in the derby. The Stuttgart bus didn't stop, and the Stuttgart stars sat in the bus and looked at the Karlsruhe fans who gave them the middle finger. They were going to use their goals on the pitch. ball to avenge them.

After Stuttgart got used to the stadium, the head coaches of both sides attended the pre-match press conference. Trapattoni seemed very relaxed. He first praised the stadium in Karlsruhe. Well, it's big, it's suitable for a fierce and exciting derby, he is very hypocritical to say that Karlsruhe is a strong team, the best opponent of Stuttgart, this derby will become a game that is popular with fans The classic battle that is often missed, but he said that he is sorry that Stuttgart will win the final victory. The players and fans of Stuttgart are full of hunger for the championship and victory. They have fully prepared for the game. They must win this game .When talking about the difference between German football and Italian football, and why he was able to succeed in both countries, Trapattoni said that he likes challenges and trying new things. He often watched German football when he was coaching in China. Because at that time, the European football world was Germany and Italy competing for hegemony. Although the footballs of the two countries were very different, they had one thing in common, that is, they both used all means to pursue victory and played winning football.He is now trying to integrate his coaching ideas with German players at this point.He succeeded at Bayern, and at Stuttgart he will surely take this young team to the top.

Becker's speech before the game was very succinct. He said that he respects Trapattoni and Stuttgart. This is a perfect combination of a gold medal coach and a champion team. He believes that after the integration period, Stuttgart will launch to the Bundesliga champion Charged, Becker joked that Trapattoni would be better off ceding the FA Cup semi-final to Karlsruhe, who hadn't tasted a title for 50 years.In this game, Stuttgart will definitely encounter difficulties that he can't even imagine in the Bundesliga. Karlsruhe's desire for the championship is stronger than Stuttgart.

(End of this chapter)