Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 286 Germany's Hottest Derby!
During the preparations for the fourth round of the Bundesliga, Situ Yunbing felt the unusual pressure from the club.

Hamburg is about to be a guest at the home of the same city rival St. Pauli. When the club chairman Hoffman invited him to dinner, he specially explained the history of the two teams' grievances.

When it comes to the German derby, the Ruhr Derby, the war between Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund, may be widely known.

As for the German national derby, because Bayern Munich has been dominant for a long time, the opponents are constantly changing. From Borussia Borussia to Dortmund, and now the biggest competitor and Bayern Munich will be called the national derby. Some are misnamed and lack traditional meaning.

And the most popular derby in Germany is the Hamburg Derby!

St. Pauli and Hamburg do not actually meet many times, but the cultural backgrounds of the clubs of the two teams are very different.

It is impossible to accurately define Hamburg as an elite club, but judging from the historical glory of the club, the size of the club, and the degree to which the club receives support from the middle and upper classes, Hamburg is actually second only to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga clubs. Even the capital team Hertha Berlin can't compare.

It can be seen that their annual record cannot be guaranteed, but their income is stable in the top 20 in Europe.

Every summer there are always generous investors to inject funds into the club, and their famous die-hard fans are either rich or expensive!

On the contrary, St. Pauli Club, this club only had a leap forward in the mid-80s. In the early 80s, their average attendance per game was less than 2000 people, but in the 90s, St. Pauli's stadium Even though they were on the verge of bankruptcy and were relegated to the third division in the early 21st century, St. Pauli's season ticket holders and average audience numbers far exceeded the average level of the Bundesliga Bundesliga, and even surpassed some Bundesliga teams!
The transformation of the club was in the mid-80s, from an ordinary club to a "religious fanatic" club. They also moved the team from the port to near the cableway, where Hamburg's famous nightlife and red light district are located.

Because of its fans' cultural tendency to left-wing politics, it has won the fanatical support of the people at the bottom. At the same time, St. Pauli has also become the first team in the Bundesliga to officially ban right-wing and nationalist activities and displays.

Perhaps in the eyes of St. Pauli fans, St. Pauli is a team belonging to the people, while Hamburg is just a plaything for the middle class and the upper class. No matter how democratic the Hamburg club is, it is just an appearance.

St. Pauli unites the vast blue-collar class in Hamburg, while Hamburg is the object of support for the white-collar class.

This situation is also common in many parts of Europe.

Just like in Manchester, most fans support Manchester City, not Manchester United. In their eyes, Manchester City belongs to the people of Manchester, while Manchester United belongs to the world.

The same is true in Madrid. Real Madrid is widely supported by the upper class, but Atletico Madrid is the master of Madrid in the eyes of the working people.

Football cannot but be affected by social reality, and it is precisely because of reality that the football world presents all kinds of differences.

Situ Yunbing had to change his work plan during the preparations. Although he had played the most intense matches in Ligue [-] against teams like Toulouse and Nice, he could imagine the pressure brought by the derby. Some games are essentially beyond the scope of competitive sports, and confrontation will also be unpredictable, so he must make the team fully aware.

At the pre-match press conference, St. Pauli coach Stanislavski tried to downplay the conflict between the two teams. He said: "We haven't played against Hamburg for many years, so this will be a brand new contest. As a newly promoted, St. Pauli We will fight for relegation with as many points as possible, Hamburg is the leader now, their strength is unquestionable, we need to avoid distracting us from things outside the field and put our energy into football."

Before the game, Situ Yunbing did not mention the word Derby at all.

In fact, it may be dismissive of St. Pauli in the eyes of Hamburg fans. It is obvious that St. Pauli cannot represent the city of Hamburg on a football level. The UEFA Champions League trophy, or the home stadium of Hamburg, Germany, are all important stages to host the competition.

If beating St. Pauli to the ground will bring great satisfaction to Hamburg fans, then they don't need to be immersed in disappointment for many years. In the final analysis, St. Pauli is just a newly promoted team.

On the afternoon of September 9, when the Hamburg bus was about to drive into the Miller Gate Stadium, the scene outside the stadium made the Hamburg generals on the bus shiver.

Even Situ Yunbing was a little shocked.

On the square outside the stadium, policemen with helmets separated the fans of Hamburg and St. Pauli in an orderly manner, and the confrontation between the fans of the two sides seemed to be a group fight with thousands of people!
I don't know who dropped a stink bomb, and the smoke filled the air outside the stadium, and many fans were choked to tears and snot.

Under the heavy smoke, the bus from Hamburg drove into the Miller Gate Stadium, as if they had not entered a stadium, but a battlefield full of wars and gunpowder!

The Hamburg Derby is not famous, but it is not famous, but the popularity made everyone somewhat depressed before the game, because once football is involved with injuries, violence, and bloodshed, it will bring intense excitement to those who concentrate on playing football. uneasy.

Before the game, Situ Yunbing repeatedly cheered the team up, let them focus on the game, muster up the courage to compete with the opponent, and don't be intimidated by the opponent!
But when Situ Yunbing walked into the Miller Gate Stadium by himself, he was a little uncertain.

Because the surrounding stands basically use barbed wire to isolate the fans in the stands, and before the game started, some St. Pauli fans threw mineral water bottles towards the coach's bench of the home team. Fortunately, no one was hit.

The stadium full of security personnel standing in the aisles of the stands also wore helmets. They quickly searched for the fan who caused the accident by throwing the mineral water bottle, and took him away as soon as they found it. Other St. Pauli fans regarded him as a hero. , making louder cheers.

There were many flags waving by St. Pauli fans in the stands. It was the unofficial symbol of St. Pauli's skeleton pirate flag!
Situ Yunbing could faintly hear the St. Pauli fans insulting and attacking him personally.

It's nothing, he's used to it.

Even if the St. Pauli Club explicitly prohibits nationalist and right-wing activities, it is impossible for club fans all over the world to absolutely abide by the rules set by the club.

Otherwise, FIFA and UEFA would not have to spare no effort to promote anti-racism activities, and there would be no fan disturbances in the stands, let alone fan conflicts.

When the players of the two teams walked into the stadium, the atmosphere at the scene became even more heated. When the emcee read out the names of every player on the field, and when the names of St. Pauli players echoed in the stadium, deafening cheers could always be heard at the scene, and Hamburg After the player's name is read, there will be harsh boos.

Situ Yunbing's starting lineup today is not the formation he planned to make. It was changed just because it was a derby match.

Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas.

Defenders: Westerman, Boateng, Van Dijk, Matheson, Matuidi.

Midfield: Elia, Demel, De Bruyne, Aubameyang.

Forward: Griezmann.

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Although it seems conservative, he actually gave Van Dijk a higher degree of freedom, so more often, Hamburg will still play a 433 formation.

The key is that some young players may not be able to adapt to the atmosphere of this game. Situ Yunbing is a little cautious, but he also hopes that young players like De Bruyne, Griezmann, Aubameyang, and Van Dijk can play well in this game. Get more from it.

As a newly promoted St. Pauli, there is really no bright spot in the lineup.

But in the home game, coupled with the terrifying atmosphere created by the home team fans, St. Pauli suppressed Hamburg and launched a mad attack after the game started through active running and extremely aggressive fighting!
Situ Yunbing frowned slightly on the sidelines, and De Bruyne fell into invisibility after the opening, seemed to be distracted by the atmosphere, or maybe he was intimidated by the wolf-like opponent.

At the same time, Elia's performance was also a bit disappointing. He made two obvious low-level mistakes in the few opportunities in the frontcourt.

On the contrary, Hamburg's defensive players in the midfield showed a tough side. The St. Pauli forward was knocked to the ground twice by Van Dijk, and almost grabbed Van Dijk's jersey and wrestled with the opponent.

The referees each played [-] boards, each with a yellow card, trying to calm things down.

But the trend of the game did not suppress the anger of the two teams at all.

Demel fought with the opponent's midfielder Ball again. After the two fell to the ground in a fight, Ball stepped on Demel's calf with his right foot when he quickly got up, which made Demel ignore it. With calf pain, he stood up and pushed Boll to the ground from behind!

Ball also got up quickly and turned to push Demel angrily. Seeing that the two were about to fight, the referee immediately ran over to separate the two and gave each a red card!
Situ Yunbing turned around with a sullen face and walked to the bench. He saw Cardoso with a worried face and Alonzo with a nervous face.

Obviously, this game is not about playing football at all, it is a competition that moves the class contradictions of the city of Hamburg to the pitch and competes in the most brutal way.

This is not what the Hamburg fans and the Hamburg team want, but this is probably what St. Pauli wants.

When the opponent's fist is already in front of him, there is no way for Hamburg to dodge. Even if he dodges once, he will have to dodge again immediately, completely falling into a passive position. Overwhelm your opponent!

(End of this chapter)