i want to be king

Chapter 550 Crazy away game

Su Dong still clearly remembers that when he first met Lazio, the Serie A Blue Eagles were still the top team in the world.

The team at that time had top central defenders such as Stam and Mikhailovich, as well as a group of outstanding stars. It was definitely a team that made the fledgling Su Dong Gaoshan admire.

In Su Dong's mind, there has always been an inexplicable impression that Serie A is a strong team.

But when he met Lazio again after the phone gate incident, he really couldn't hide his disappointment.

Compared with the star-studded Serie A Blue Eagles back then, today's Lazio is obviously weaker both in terms of star lineup and overall strength. This makes Su Dong can't help but recall the great escape of Serie A stars in the summer of [-].

If it is said that Su Dong's impact on Serie A Callgate was only in imagination, then in this game against Lazio, he realized this gap firsthand.

Lazio's overall strength is not to mention compared with the Blue Eagles back then, but in today's Bundesliga, it is similar to Werder Bremen, Schalke Zero Four and other teams, or even worse.

Reflected in the stadium, Bayern firmly locked the situation throughout the game and got possession of the ball from the beginning.

No. In the 209th minute, Lazio's left back Kolarov made a mistake in stopping the ball. After being intercepted by Schweinsteiger, Ram stepped in from the edge and made a pass from the bottom.

After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Bayern continued to maintain the offensive against Lazio.

Schweinsteiger sent a kick pass from the right, Su Dong inserted in the back, stopped the ball with his chest, dribbled the ball with his right foot to avoid the attacking goalkeeper, caught up with the ball before the baseline, and easily pushed the empty goal successfully, [-]-[-].

No.80 In the second minute, Su Dong created an opponent's foul in the front of the penalty area and won a free kick for Bayern.

Su Dong, who had already scored two goals in a row, felt that his footwork was just right, and he also practiced free kicks for a long time, so he immediately asked for the penalty.

This free kick was of high quality, with good arc and strength, but it was a bit too pursuit of quality, the angle was a bit too straight, and it was saved sideways by the goalkeeper.

Franck Ribery took the opportunity to catch up and hit a miss in front of the goal, making another victory for Bayern, [-]-[-].

When the French scarface celebrated his goal, Su Dong looked depressed.

After practicing free kicks for so many years, I finally seized the opportunity to take a free kick. The kick was good and aimed at the goal, but it just didn't score. It's really sad to think about it.

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In the end, Bayern defeated the incoming Lazio [-]-[-] and won three consecutive victories in the group stage.

At the Bernabeu, Real Madrid defeated Olympiacos [-]-[-], reversing and boarded the second place in the group.

In this way, the situation in the group stage will be much clearer.

Bayern is far ahead, followed by Real Madrid, Olympiacos and Lazio are difficult to pose a threat to these two giants.

Among them, Lazio's performance is the most disappointing.

The Blue Eagles had previously tied Olympiacos [-]-[-] away and Real Madrid [-]-[-] at home. Many people expected him to be the spoiler of this group. Unexpectedly, this team was unable to cause trouble to the two strong teams, which was disappointing.

It can also be seen from Lazio that after the Calciopoli incident, the overall strength of the Serie A team has declined.

But the German media is more happy, because the decline of Serie A is undoubtedly an opportunity for the Bundesliga.

This also makes Germany look forward to more. The Bundesliga team headed by Bayern can catch up and surpass Serie A as soon as possible. It is best to reproduce the heyday and prosperity of the turn of the century.

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On the afternoon of October 28th, in the No.11 round of the Bundesliga, Bayern challenged Dortmund away.

The Hornet is currently ranked No.11 in the Bundesliga, and there is still a gap in strength with Bayern, but Bayern is playing away.

Bayern has always had a tradition, that is, every time the team sets off for an away game, they only take Bayern's own bus.

If the distance is relatively short, then take a bus. If the distance is far, even if it is a guest at the Bernabeu like before, the team’s bus will take the equipment and players’ food and drinking water in advance, and set off for Madrid to prepare.

The same is true for this away game against Dortmund.

Unexpectedly, this time in Dortmund, the team bus was blocked on the road, causing the team to arrive at the stadium 10 minutes later than the scheduled training time, and the team did not have much time to warm up.

This also allowed Bayern to be overwhelmed by Dortmund immediately after the opening.

Until the No.301 minute, Bayern broke the deadlock on the field.

A long-range shot from Van Bommel was saved by Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller. Su Dong grabbed the opportunity in the chaos in the penalty area and hit a supplementary shot, opening the scoring for Bayern.

This goal also maintained until the end of the game.

Bayern relied on Su Dong's goal to narrowly beat Dortmund [-]-[-].

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After the away game against Dortmund, the entire Bayern team returned to Munich, but the team's bus still stayed in Dortmund.

Three days later, the team will go north to participate in the second round of the German Cup.

The opponent is a third-tier team called the Red and White Allen.

It is said that they were very lucky in the first round draw. They drew a weak team and defeated their opponent at home to advance smoothly.

And this team is currently ranked first in the northern division of Germany's third-level regional league, and its strength should be okay.

The top of the Bundesliga against the top of the third tier is really interesting.

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After the team returned to Munich, Klose and Robben officially participated in the team's joint training.

The recovery speed of the former is later than originally expected, while Robben's recovery speed is not bad.

Since they have just returned from injury, they will not go north with the team for away games.

But the comeback of Klose and Robben is a great relief for Bayern.

The most difficult time was finally over.

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The team rested for two days in Munich and set off northward in the middle of the week to participate in the second round of the DFB-Pokal.

Bayern still arrived in Dortmund, got on the team bus, and headed to the small town called Allen.

Since Klose did not accompany the team, Su Dong went out with the team this time, and after Podolski flu, his condition is not ideal, so Su Dong is likely to start this game.

Heynckes communicated with Su Dong before departure, and got a positive answer from Su Dong.

From Valencia to Barcelona, ​​and now Bayern, Su Dong actually rarely played in domestic cups, unless it was a kind of dialogue between the strong and the strong. Like this expedition to challenge the underdogs, Su Dong has never played.

I have to say, it's really fresh.

Toni Kroos will start this game, and he is in a very happy mood. He even asked his teammates to change positions, sitting in front of Su Dong, chatting with Marcelo all the way, which made Su Dong feel very speechless.

In the past, Marcelo’s best chat partner was Franck Ribery. The French scarred face is actually a character, and he got along very well with Marcelo, but this time Franck Ribery did not go with the team.

Along the way, amidst the chirping of the two, they admired the rural scenery of the North Rhine coal mining area along the way, and it didn't take long to drive into the small town of Allen.

But what surprised Su Dong was that the Copa del Rey knockout round was just around the corner, and the fans here didn't mean to be hostile to Bayern at all. Even though they were actually very close to Dortmund, they still chased Bayern's bus and cheered.

After arriving at the Weiss Stadium of Red and White Allen, Su Dong was even more surprised by what he saw.

The stands of this stadium are very small, and can only accommodate three to four thousand people, but the fans around the stadium are densely packed, and all of them bought standing tickets.

When Bayern's bus arrived, there was even a burst of warm applause at the scene to welcome Bayern's arrival.

"My God, is this an away game?" Su Dong felt very fresh.

Heynckes laughed, "You rarely play this kind of cup, do you?"

Su Dong nodded. He really had never played before. It felt like he had returned to the feeling he had when he played for Sporting in Portugal. However, there are more and more enthusiastic fans in low-level leagues like Germany.

"We seem to be here to win, but why do they..." Su Dong felt very strange.

"Not hostile to us?" Heynckes asked with a smile.

Su Dong nodded, logically speaking, shouldn't the home fans catch the visiting team and spray them to death?
Not only are the fans not hostile, but even the red and white Allen greeted Bayern like a VIP. Is this a bit too enthusiastic?

"Wait a while on the court, they should foul, they will still foul, and there will be a lot of small moves, because this is part of their strength, but off the court, even if they know that we are here to win, they are still very welcome, and even wish to draw a team like us."

Su Dong wasn't stupid either. He looked at the crowds around him, especially those on the sidelines where they couldn't even stand. It was unbelievable. I believe it was absolutely impossible for them to have such an attendance rate on weekdays.

"We seem to be here to help them stimulate the football market." Su Dong laughed.

Heynckes nodded and sighed again, "For us, it's just a passing game, and we even complain about troubles in our hearts, but for them, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Our arrival can help them attract fans who would never come to the stadium on weekdays."

"You know, the low-level teams in all leagues around the world are not easy. They are basically struggling to survive. We may not care about a game like tonight, and forget it after playing it. But for many of their teams, it may change their development and even their destiny."

"The giants stand too high, and occasionally they should lower their heads and look at the lower-middle-class teams that support the league pyramid. Give them more room to live and give them the opportunity to dream. This is the virtuous circle that a healthy league system should have. What do you think?"

Su Dong didn't answer, but looked at the enthusiastic fans in front of him, lost in thought.

(End of this chapter)