berlin light

Chapter 212 Self-recommendation Wave Plane

In the next league game, Union Berlin easily won.

Back at home, Union Berlin ushered in their second opponent Galatasaray in the group stage.

As a team in the Champions League, this Turkish team is not strong, and they are like younger brothers after leaving their devil's home court.

As the first UEFA Champions League game at home, Villas-Boas obviously spent a lot of thought. In this game, he rarely sent two forwards, David Villa and Robin van Persie played in the United Ocean, and Union Berlin temporarily replaced Diamond midfield.

This attitude of clearly wanting to win by a big score made the Galatasaray players very angry, and at the end of the first half they were already 3:0 behind.

Angry is angry, they also want to give Berlin Union a good look, but he doesn't allow it because of their strength!

Galatasaray's away game is difficult because Turkish fans are no different from hooligans, they can scare the players who play in Istanbul.But without the convenience of the home court, they were completely played by Union Berlin players at the Hoffmann Stadium.

The strength of the two sides is not at the same level. In the first half, the ball possession ratio of the two sides was 73 to 27. Berlin Union shot 14 more times, while the Turkish team didn't even have a single shot. If it weren't for the Berlin Union players not being too serious, Maybe the score is not as simple as 3:0.

In the second half, the Galatasaray coach replaced two defensive players at the beginning of the game. This move really worked, so they only scored two goals in the second half, and the total score became 5:0.

At the end of the game, the Galatasaray players completely collapsed. As a Turkish giant, they have not experienced such a tragic defeat. They arrived in Berlin with great enthusiasm, and finally they could only leave in a daze.

There was no news in the post-match press conference. Boas is not Mourinho. As a nobleman, Boas doesn't like to beat the dog in the water, especially when there is no language conflict between the two sides.

But the next day he was in the headlines again in the European media.

Because the Galatasaray coach was fired before returning to Turkey, Boas killed 4 peers in 3 games, and the name of the coach killer is well-deserved.

Boas even felt that the eyes of the players were a bit strange when they looked at him, which made him very dumbfounded.

After a day off, Boas wanted to go out and relax with the players, but he was disgusted, so he could only go to Hoffman Manor to complain.

"Mr. Coach Assassin, what's the matter, do you want to change your career to be the Chairman's Assassin?" Edward joked when he saw Boas.

"Edward, it's just a coincidence." Boas didn't see anything special, went to the wine cabinet to find a bottle of wine he liked, opened it, and blew on the bottle without sobering up.

"Hey, bastard! Do you think you're drinking beer? I really want to know if the aristocratic education you received is fake?" Edward said dumbfounded. He didn't know how much the bottle of wine cost, but it could be placed at the door as a prestige. They are not cheap, and the old butler pays special attention to this.

"Damn aristocratic education, my grandma is a good person, but I don't like those rules at all."

"Villas, this guy is really a headache."

"Today I decided to eat here."

"As you like."

Boas just moved out from Hoffman Manor some time ago. Although Xiao Lizi is still here, he often stays out at night. Edward still likes them here, at least it is more lively.

After returning to the league, Union Berlin will go to an away game against Cologne.

What everyone didn't expect was that Cologne's talented striker Lukas Podolski praised Union Berlin in an interview with reporters: "Union Berlin is the strongest team in the Bundesliga. There is no doubt, if possible. , I think I will also play for Union Berlin in the future, they are full of ambitions, everyone can see that Union Berlin is making history, and I hope to be a part of it.”

This is the first time that a player has clearly expressed his yearning for Union Berlin. Although it is in the league, this kind of thing is a good thing. Everyone carries the sedan chair. Edward also spoke highly of Podolski: "Lu Kass is one of the best strikers of the new generation in Germany, and he will definitely have a place in the national team in the future."

But he didn't say a word, even if you are the main force of the national team, you may not be able to play in Union Berlin.

The former Shibo Aircraft was the main force of the German national team, but he did not perform very well except in Cologne. This kind of player is completely the way of playing for a small team, and there is no way for Union Berlin.

Union Berlin will never be able to play around one player, even if it is Ronaldinho!
Of course, there will be no suspense in this game. Van Persie scored twice and Union Berlin won easily with 4 goals. Podolski, who expressed his longing for Union Berlin before the game, did not even enter the squad.

Edward thought that the matter would be over here, but what he didn't expect was that the manager of Bo Aircraft found a relationship after the game and directly invited Edward to have dinner together.

"Hello, Mr. Hoffman, I am Norbert Pflippen, Polti's agent, and I take the liberty of taking your time. It is a great honor for you to honor me."

Podolski's agent's attitude was very low. Originally, he felt that Edward was not on the same level as them, especially after he heard about what happened to an Italian agent named Mino Raiola in Berlin.

"Hello, Norbert, do you want to talk about players when you come to dinner with me today?"

Edward asked after sitting down.

"Yes, Mr. Hoffmann. Poulti is a talented player. He yearns for Union Berlin very much. If it is not inconvenient, he will definitely come to have dinner with him today. Recently he always said that he wants to play in Berlin. , as an agent, of course I have to satisfy his wish."

"Hmm..." Edward began to tap his fingers on the table, and it took him a long time before he began to speak: "With all due respect, he can't play the main role in Union Berlin at his current level, and we don't lack strikers. If he really thinks If Union Berlin plays, he can try to play as a midfielder and winger, and if he is really good, Union Berlin is willing to pay a high transfer fee for an excellent local player."

Union Berlin earned 2 million euros in the last transfer period and has not spent it yet. This money is used to buy players, and it can completely drop a lineup full of first-class stars. Maybe there will be a premium after Abramovich comes, but buying half a world-class team There is nothing wrong with the stars.

He didn’t watch Podolski play much, they were all in the German national team. He remembered that Podolski’s performance in the national team was really good in his previous life. If he can really play, Union Berlin will pay 1000 million Or 5000 million what is the difference?Union Berlin is willing to pay high transfer fees for players. If Podolski really plays very well and stably, it doesn't matter if it is 5000 million.

"Okay, Mr. Hoffman, I will tell Porti what you said when I go back, and I will urge him to become a better player."

I have to say that this agent is very good at life.

It won't be entangled all the time, let Edward make a promise now, and say that Podolski will play well, as if playing for Edward, it is really a person.

During the meal, the other party said a lot of interesting things, and Edward listened with gusto.In the evening he stayed in Cologne for one night before returning to Berlin the next day.

On the second day, Podolski was still the target of the German media's verbal criticism. Originally, Union Berlin was a thorn in the side of many teams. Now there are German players who actively want to play in Union Berlin. If they don't strangle this hole, future players What if everyone wants to play in Union Berlin?
Under such circumstances, Boas certainly came forward to support Podolski: "Lukas is a very talented player. It is normal for him to hope to play in Berlin Union. Good teams play and he has a great eye for that."

"Mr. Boas, do you have anything to say about the next game? The striker Morientes, who was sold to Werder Bremen by Union Berlin, has scored 7 goals in the Bundesliga. He is now Werder Bremen. The player with the most goals."

"That's really great. Although he hasn't played for the team, I still wish him well. I thought Morientes was an excellent player before, and he has now successfully proved himself."

"Mr. Boas, Schaff's team ranks just behind yours. This game is very important to Union Berlin. Do you have the determination to win?"

"Determination, of course! But determination cannot determine the outcome of the game. Werder Bremen is a strong team. Their offensive ability is very strong. Even if it is a home game, I believe it will be a fierce battle. Well, today is the day." Say so much."

Originally, Boas was going to stand up to support Podolski, but he didn't expect the reporters to ask so many questions.He was very decent when answering. He likes Bremen's playing style very much. Boas feels that Schaff is more talented than him.

The opponent's lineup is far inferior to Union Berlin, but Bremen's offense looks no worse than Union Berlin at all, and it will even be more exciting when the team is matched. Boas has realized his own shortcomings at this time.

Now Union Berlin is doing well not because he is good, but because the players are good.

As long as the atmosphere in the Berlin Union team is good, and then arrange some tactics casually, the team can win all the way.He is now coaching Union Berlin in general and continues the tactics discussed by Mourinho and Edward before.Although he wanted to arrange some things of his own, he was afraid of affecting the team's performance. On the other hand, he didn't have that much confidence in himself.

He doesn't know what level he is now. After all, the players' ability is too strong, which affects his judgment.For example, if a substituting player scored a goal after a substitution, is it his ability to make substitutions on the spot or the player's personal ability?

Recently, Boas has been thinking about this issue.

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At the pre-match press conference of the league, Schaaf was very polite: "Union Berlin is ranked No.1. They are a strong team. Now we are in the position of challengers. Today's game will be very difficult. , we have made a lot of preparations.”

Boas also complimented his opponent, he really admired Schaff: "Mr. Thomas is a very talented coach, I often watch Bremen games, I believe today's game will be very exciting. "

The coaches of the two teams were very polite in the pre-match press conference, but the game entered a climax from the first minute.

Schaff's team is a standard diamond-shaped midfielder, with two high center forwards, Klasnic and Morientes, at the top. Although both of them are tall, they have good skills. Morientes Si is a Spanish player and Klasnic is a Croatian player. As a player from the former Yugoslavia, his skills are still very good.

And Micoud, who transported shells behind them, had no way to win Zidane in the competition for the main position of the national team. He could only serve as Zidane's substitute and even announced his withdrawal from the national team because of this, but his skills But he is very good. Many people even say that he is the last outstanding classical midfielder. Riquelme is more famous than him, but Micoud is not inferior to Riquelme in terms of strength.

Their individual offensive trident is currently one of the best offensive combinations in the Bundesliga, and has even become a winger-forward trident combination comparable to Union Berlin.

In the first minute of the game, Micoud used his precise scalpel pass to give Union Berlin a blow.He hit directly behind Nesta with a through ball, and Morientes almost succeeded in grabbing the point. If it weren't for Van der Sar's quick reaction, Union Berlin would have fallen behind.

Soon the Union Berlin players understood how difficult the opponent was. Not only were they sharp in attack, but Schaff's team also had a good defense. For example, the chain defense of Juventus they encountered before was very good, but Today Bremen's defensive system is also very good.

They compressed the distance between the defense and the frontcourt, and even used offside tactics, and they were very successful.After Union Berlin intercepted the ball in the backcourt, the moment Harvey Alonso kicked out, the entire defense line of Werder Bremen took a big step forward, and Ronaldinho raised the flag as soon as he received the ball.

Boas was finally completely stunned at this time, the opponent's coach is really amazing!
He never expected that Schaff would actually use the offside that has been abandoned by many teams, and it also had a very good effect.

Bayern also used offside against Union Berlin before, and in the end they had to suffer the consequences themselves, but seeing Bremen's tactics today, he felt that the opponent's coach seemed to have targeted it. Schaff may be at the beginning of this season Targeted tactics were arranged for the Berlin Union.

Why do I say that, because they rarely used offside tactics in previous games, but they used them without hesitation in today's game, and the coordination was perfect without any mistakes!
It is even possible that at the end of last season, Schaff began to train the team to create offside tactics, just to deal with Union Berlin.Now it can be seen that his preparation for the game is far less than that of the opponent.

It’s not that Boas doesn’t have his own ideas, but he has absolutely no confidence to make changes to the team. He’s not as paranoid as Mourinho, and he can’t convince the players. He doesn’t know what the players will think of his tactics. .

Boas sighed and finally understood the difficulty of taking over such a strong team.

Maybe going to a team that is not so strong is the best choice.

Seeing the players on both sides coming and going, the head coach of Union Berlin, Villas-Boas, started to wander.

(End of this chapter)