Football giants

Chapter 873 Reaching the Top
While the Hamburg team was discussing in the locker room how to share the 500 million euro bonus, in Bavaria, southern Germany, and Nuremberg, northwest of Munich, the editorial department of Kicker magazine was in chaos.

Everyone was in and out of editor-in-chief Rainer Holtzshu's office, and everyone was very busy.

Holtzshu, on the other hand, was pacing back and forth in the office, looking very anxious.

Beside him, the secretary was holding a notebook in his hand, and recorded every sentence of the editor-in-chief attentively.

Today is Sunday, and a new issue of the magazine will be released tomorrow morning.

Blame the damn DFB.

Because, according to the past practice, any important game will be arranged on Saturday, but this time, the north-south derby between Hamburg and Bayern Munich is arranged on Sunday.

Who made Hamburg a relegation team last season?
As the most professional and authoritative sports publication in Germany, the Bundesliga special issue of Kicker magazine was launched on Monday, so they had to stay up late tonight and work overtime to quickly publish the new issue, otherwise, the day lily would be cold in the mid-week issue on Thursday, who would read it?

Speaking of this game, they also made sufficient preparations in advance and gave a lot of plans.

However, before the game, almost everyone believed that Bayern Munich would win.

This is also recognized, because although the Hamburg team has performed well this season, in terms of strength, how can it be as good as Bayern Munich?
Therefore, Kicker magazine has even analyzed in advance, how to write those analysis articles after Bayern Munich defeated Hamburg.

But who knows, the Hamburg team didn't know if they were on drugs, and they beat Bayern Munich like chicken blood.

Well, it doesn't matter if you upset Bayern Munich.

As a rigorous newspaper, Kicker magazine also made a plan for the Hamburg team's upset, but the problem is that you Hamburg defeated Bayern Munich in this way, making all the previous plans and preparations useless.

Early tomorrow morning, what do readers like to read?
It must be an in-depth analysis, as well as a detailed introduction of the Hamburg players, and it is best to have some interviews.

It's funny to say, despite the outstanding performance of the Hamburg team before, their players are really not well-known.

The more famous one is the African player Abu Bakar who has occupied the top scorer list in the league since the beginning of the season.

But for the specific origin of this player, it may be difficult for fans to tell the reason.

As for the other players of the Hamburg team, they are not die-hard fans, so I'm afraid there are not many who can tell the whole story.

But now, things are clearly different.

Hamburg defeated Bayern Munich and regained the top spot in the Bundesliga after a decades-long absence.

This is a big deal!
Before the management of Hamburg was imprisoned, investors were preparing to acquire Hamburg and a series of shocking inside stories, Bild was the first to get the exclusive, earning enough attention and sales, which made Kicker feel very depressed.

But now, the match report should have been their strong point. If they can't rely on their own strengths to win a victory, wouldn't they want Bild to continue to grow bigger and stronger?
Fans pay two euros and end up with something less than a cheap Bild?

After that, don't mess with Kicker Magazine!
So, Rainer Holtzshu is very upset now.

"First of all, contact Beckenbauer immediately. I don't care what method you use, even if you kneel down and call him grandpa, you have to ask him to submit a review column of the game before twelve o'clock."

Reiner Holtzshu pointed at the secretary and said forcefully.

"He is very important in the hearts of Bayern Munich fans and German fans. His column has always attracted much attention, so no matter what, let him write it out quickly. If it doesn't work, send someone to guard his door!"

"Understood!" The secretary wrote quickly, and wrote down this item in the notebook in an instant.

The editor-in-chief's way of urging manuscripts is really...

"By the way, what's going on with Heinz now?" Holtzshu asked.

Karl Heinz Wilde, the chief reporter of Kicker magazine, is responsible for the on-site tracking of major events.

Tonight, he led the interview team north to Hamburg to follow up and report on the game.

"I just called him and he said he was still in contact with the Hamburg press department."

Speaking of this, the secretary shrugged helplessly, "I can't help it. I heard that there are too many media who want to interview Hamburg tonight. It is said that they will cooperate with an event of Sky TV, so..."

Sky TV is the broadcaster of the Bundesliga, so in many aspects, it has advantages that other media do not have.

Regarding this point, Holtzshu was quite helpless.

Although Kicker magazine is very authoritative in the field of professional football, but in terms of influence, let alone Sky TV, even Bild, they are not as good.

"You call Heinz again, and you tell him to ask him to get interviews with several outstanding players of the Hamburg team tonight, as well as the head coach Tuchel. It is best to interview some Beiersdorf."

Speaking of this, Holtzshu suddenly remembered, "I had a little friendship with Beiersdorf before, and I will call him later to communicate. You tell Heinz that I have reserved a page for him."

"Yes, got it!"

Holtzshu waved his hand, indicating that the secretary could go out.

After the secretary went out, he walked behind the desk, sat down, and let out a heavy breath.

It's been a long time since I've been so nervous and stressed, and now I can't stand it.

It seems that it is really a bit old!

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night!

Can Hamburg really rise again because of this battle?

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In this sleepless night, in Germany, in Europe, and even in the whole world, I don’t know how many people and fans, like Holtzschau, stared at Hamburg, endured the pressure, and survived.

Early the next morning, all major newspapers and magazines were listed.

If there are readers who subscribe to multiple magazines at the same time, they will be quite surprised to find that the game between Hamburg and Bayern Munich will appear on almost all the front pages. Even if it is not the headline on the front page, it must be in a prominent place.

Everyone was shocked by the performance of the Hamburg team in this game. At the same time, they were also surprised that Hamburg reached the top of the Bundesliga for the first time after decades.

Because this team was still trembling for the relegation of the Bundesliga a few months ago.

But who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, they would be at the top of the league table!

But almost all the media were full of praise for the performance of the Hamburg players, coach Tuchel's pre-match preparations and on-the-spot command in this game.

Bild even believes that the Hamburg team has experienced a strong rebound after the management turmoil, and it is the greatest game in Hamburg since the new century.

Kicker magazine also gave Hamburg a very high evaluation in the report, thinking that this young team's ability to reach the top of the Bundesliga is like a miracle.

Even Beckenbauer, the honorary chairman of Bayern Munich, praised Hamburg in his column.

The football emperor said that Tuchel has injected a new football element into Hamburg, which is quite different from the traditional football in Hamburg in the past. This style of play is more advanced and more in line with the trend.

Beckenbauer even asserted that the Hamburg team has been relegated early this season, and the goal should be to lock in the European war or even the Champions League.

"Although I didn't appear at the People's Park Stadium because it was too cold, I could feel the enthusiasm of the Hamburg team and the power in their football."

"Compared with the relegation team last season, this is a brand new team. It is full of competitiveness. As long as they can maintain their current state and momentum, they will be a strong contender for the top six or even the top four in the league."

But Beckenbauer also said that the number one favorite to win the league is still Bayern Munich, followed by Dortmund.

"I heard some voices that Hamburg is the leader and has a good chance of winning the championship, but I don't think this is realistic."

"Being the leader and being second in the league are two completely different experiences. Hamburg has never had such experience in the past few decades. Therefore, it is unknown whether they will be able to keep the leader position and how long they can last."

"Furthermore, one of the important reasons why the Hamburg team is doing well now is that they don't have any injuries."

"But as the league progresses, injuries and suspensions will inevitably occur in Tuchel's lineup. At that time, ups and downs in performance will be inevitable, and Hamburg lacks the thickness of Bayern Munich's bench. Therefore, I am optimistic about Hamburg entering the European theater, but I don't think they can win the championship."

For Bayern Munich's defeat, Beckenbauer pointed out that the poor state of Ribery and Arjen Robben is a big problem.

"In this game, the two ace superstars in the team did not show the strength that superstar players should have. They didn't even pose a threat to the Hamburg team's defense, and all of this was because they were too tired."

"How to reactivate the desire and state of Ribery and Robben has become the most important task for Guardiola and the coaching staff, because we have all seen that without the two wings, Bayern Munich's attack power will be greatly reduced."

"As for Guardiola, I firmly support his achievements at Bayern Munich, which are quite incredible achievements. Many of my old colleagues in Bayern Munich who have been engaged in football for many years told me that they have never seen a head coach like Guardiola who has so much advanced tactical knowledge."

"Maybe Van Gaal has it too, but the Dutch rarely show it, so, who knows?"

"In this north-south derby, Guardiola's on-the-spot command also played an important role. The adjustments in the first half and the substitutions in the second half were very timely and brought three goals to the team."

"It's a pity that in this game, Bayern Munich met the crazy Hamburger. The responsibility for the loss should not be borne by Guardiola, and I believe that this game will not have the slightest impact on Bayern Munich's league championship."

"Any team loses, it's just a matter of time, isn't it?"

As a famous Bayern Munich player, Beckenbauer's column has always focused on commenting on Bayern Munich.

But this time, the hamburger occupies most of the space, which is relatively rare.

It is also enough to see that this game really surprised him.

Not only him, the whole of Germany, and even the whole of Europe, are shocked by the performance of the Hamburg team.

Could it be that this game will sound the clarion call for Hamburg's strong rise and return to the peak of the Bundesliga North King?

If there were still doubts before, then, after this match and knowing that the new investor of the Hamburg team is Yang Huan, then their doubts should be dispelled.

And many people in the press department and marketing department of the Hamburg team are from Southampton, and they know how to use the media to create momentum.

Taking advantage of the momentum of defeating Bayern Munich, strike while the iron is hot, once again invited this group of reporters to the People's Park Stadium.

(End of this chapter)