i want to be king

Chapter 552 Bundesliga No Golden Ball

As a player from a weak football country, even if he is already a world superstar, Allen's trip still touched Su Dong very much this time, because this is the first time he has come to such a remote small town to get close to the bottom fans.

On the way back to Munich, Su Dong talked a lot with Heynckes. He found that there were many things that were different from his previous understanding, which gave him a deeper understanding of the entire system of European professional football.

When Heynckes talked with Su Dong, what he mentioned most was football culture.

It includes not only stars, games and victories, but also whether it is a giant or a low-level league team. Every team can take root in the region for so many years because they have a unique culture.

Real Madrid represents the aristocratic nobles, so even the nickname is the famous Galaxy Battleship, Atletico Madrid represents the working class, so their nickname is the Sheet Legion, Barcelona is destined to be the spiritual banner of the Catalonia region, and Athletic Bilbao represents the spiritual heritage of the Basque Country.

Not only La Liga, but also the Premier League. Every Premier League team has its own group of local diehards. In Manchester, the giants are Manchester United, but Manchester City has the most local fans. They represent two different cultures and forces.

The same is true in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich has a nickname, the green Hollywood.

As the well-deserved leader of the Bundesliga, Bayern is also unswervingly taking the international route, introducing superstars and stars, and competing with other top European teams, but on the other hand, they have never forgotten the local fans.

Because in Munich, in Germany, is the root of Bayern Munich!
Su Dong was particularly impressed by Heynckes' words.

"Bayern may not be internationalized, it may not be the Bayern of the world, but it must be Munich, and it must be the Bayern of Germany!"

"Without internationalization, Bayern will lose the qualification to dominate the world football at best. If they abandon Munich and Germany, Bayern will definitely die!"

Regarding this point, Su Dong was a little puzzled, because from the current point of view, the income brought by globalization is very considerable.

For example, in the Premier League, the sale of overseas copyrights has almost caught up with local copyrights.

"This is the difference in the understanding of professional football between the Germans and the British. Since the establishment of the Premier League, they have in fact gradually abandoned their roots and become a game for capital, and the whole trend is intensifying with the influx of capital."

"When Murdoch wanted to buy Manchester United, many Manchester United fans opposed it. They even formed the Red Rebels, claiming to maintain the tradition of the Red Devils. But when it comes to the Glazer family, why is it gone?"

Heynckes' question made Su Dong a little overwhelmed.

"Because they discovered that when the management invested in capital again and again, and even the head coach Ferguson stopped resisting, Manchester United was no longer the Manchester United in their minds."

"The global market can never replace the local market, because in the local market, there are a group of diehard fans who most agree with the football culture of this club. They will unswervingly support you regardless of whether you have superstars, whether you win the championship, or whether your performance is excellent. This support is the foundation for the team to reverse the crisis."

"The support and recognition of local fans is based on the accumulated exchanges over the past many, many years. Maybe the first jersey they wear is the jersey of this team. The No.1 player they know is the star of this club. The first slogan they shout is to cheer for the club. These are things that cannot be given by globalization."

"How much loyalty can the fans brought about by globalization have? How many of them admire you and like you because you are strong now? When you have a crisis one day and your strength is gone, will they switch to other teams? Not to mention, the level of consumption of fans around the world for the team is far behind that of local fans."

After Heynckes made such an analysis, Su Dong immediately felt a sense of enlightenment.

He suddenly understood why Bayern's ticket price is the lowest among many European giants?Why are Bundesliga teams still insisting on standing votes?Why does the Bundesliga insist on the fifty plus one policy and not let go?Why does Bayern have such a strong business operation ability, but the speed of globalization lags behind Manchester United and Real Madrid?
Also, why do strong teams such as Bayern start playing from the first round in the German Cup?

To put it bluntly, this is the difference in concept.

Perhaps the Germans are conservative, but this is their philosophy, and they start from this philosophy to manage and operate their league system.

Local is the world!

Heynckes suddenly smiled at Su Dong, "Actually, you just didn't want to understand this, but you've been doing it all the time."

"Really?" Su Dong was a little stunned, what did he do?
"As far as I know, over the years, many national teams have wanted to invite you to naturalize, but you have rejected them all, because you are only willing to play for the Chinese national team. This proves that in your heart, you have always agreed with this view and practice, and your attitude towards Chinese fans and reporters is obviously completely different from that of others. It is a kind of closeness that cannot be hidden from the heart, such as that time in Hong Kong."

Su Dong smiled awkwardly. He really hadn't thought about this. He just thought that he was a Chinese.

He is a professional footballer and playing football is his profession.

He is a Chinese Su Dong first, and then a professional player Su Dong!
"You may not realize that it is precisely your persistence that makes you so different!"

Heynckes' words made Su Dong think again.

He is a person who likes to think very much, and he is also a Virgo who likes to be entangled.

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On the afternoon of November [-]rd, Allianz Arena in Munich.

In the No.12 round of the Bundesliga, Bayern played against Eintracht Frankfurt at home.

Just 14 seconds into the game, Eintracht Frankfurt kicked off the ball first, but was intercepted by Bayern's midfielder. Franck Ribery sent a diagonal pass from the left to the back.

One to zero!

This goal was maintained until the end of the game.

Bayern beat Frankfurt [-]-[-].

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In the middle of the week, in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Bayern challenged Lazio away.

The game was very intense, Bayern scored the first goal in the first half, and Su Dong opened the scoring for Bayern.

But in the second half, Bayern's defense and goalkeeper Lensing made mistakes one after another, and Lazio pulled two goals in a row.

Before the end of the game, with a corner kick opportunity, Su Dong flew the header, Pepe jumped high, hit the header and equalized the score for Bayern.

In the end, Bayern drew [-]-[-] away with Lazio.

In another game at the same time, Real Madrid drew [-]-[-] away with Olympiacos.

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On the weekend, in the No.13 round of the Bundesliga, Bayern challenged Stuttgart away.

Although both teams have participated in the Champions League, Stuttgart's performance this season is not satisfactory. It is currently only ranked No.11 in the Bundesliga.

On the other hand, Bayern has consumed more energy in the Champions League, especially the impact of continuous two-line battles and injuries, which finally caused the team's state to fluctuate.

In the first half, Demichelis, who replaced Pepe in the starting lineup, made two mistakes in a row. First, he was attacked by Gomez and scored a goal.

At the beginning of the second half, Lucio was too anxious to defend and made too much action. He elbowed his opponent and was sent off by a red card.

The house leak coincided with the continuous night rain, and Bayern had to adopt a stance of strict defense when there was one less player.

Until the No.706 minute, through a quick counterattack, Su Dong scored a goal for Bayern with two consecutive players.

But Su Dong's goal could not prevent Bayern from losing [-]-[-] away.

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Bayern lost!

The winning streak stopped at twelve rounds!

After the first draw of the season in the middle of the week, the first defeat in the league at the weekend ushered in, which made everyone realize that after a brilliant start, Bayern's state has declined.

Su Dong still performed stably, but he couldn't hold back his teammates, including Ribery and Modric, and his condition declined. Lucio's elbow also proved that his condition was very problematic.

Heynckes said after the game that he was responsible for the loss, but he refused to admit that there was a crisis in Bayern, only thinking that it was an ordinary player's ups and downs, and believed that the team would recover soon.

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After playing the No.13 round of the Bundesliga, the European League was suspended again, ushering in the two-week national team match day.

It was also during this period that FIFA announced the top three candidates for the [-] World Footballer of the Year.

What is extremely surprising is that Su Dong lost the election!

Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi!

When the top three candidates for FIFA World Player of the Year were released, the whole world was shocked.

Why was Su Dong not selected?
The FIFA spokesman quickly came forward to explain that Su Dong lost the selection because he had only won one league championship with Bayern in the past year. He did perform well throughout [-], but there were still some shortcomings.

Not only that, the French media also broke the news that in the Golden Globe Awards selected by the French Football Magazine, Su Dong was also not shortlisted for the top three, but the French media put it more bluntly, that is, Su Dong's performance in the Bundesliga was not convincing.

To put it bluntly, the influence of the Bundesliga is not enough!

Regarding such a situation, the media, fans, and even professionals were quickly divided into two camps. Some believed that Su Dong should be selected, while others believed that since the day Su Dong left Barcelona, ​​he had lost hope of winning the Ballon d'Or and the World Player of the Year.

"In the history of the Bundesliga, no player has ever won the World Player of the Year. In the past 11 years, the Bundesliga has not given birth to a Golden Globe Award. In the past 26 years, it has only won one Golden Globe Award."

"If Su Dong wants to win the prize, then he must leave the Bundesliga as soon as possible!"

This statement was heavily bombarded by the German media and Bundesliga fans, especially Bayern fans.

(End of this chapter)