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Munich 1860 Football Club, located in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, was founded in 1860 and is one of the oldest teams in Germany and Europe.And it became a founding member of the Bundesliga 3 years earlier than the rival Bayern Munich in the same city. Because the team's team logo is a lion, it is also nicknamed "Lion Team".

If Bayern Munich is the team with the best financial situation in the Bundesliga, then Munich 1860 is undoubtedly the worst representative. They have been plagued by financial crises for decades. , and was even downgraded by the German Football Association to the third level of the regional league.

In the early 90s, the owner of Munich's catering industry, Wild Moser, bought the team and led Munich 1992 back to the Bundesliga in 1860. Since then, Munich has not been relegated until the 03-04 season, that is, last season, the team Encountered an incomparable predicament again.

It all starts at the Allianz Arena.

The city of Munich originally had an Olympic Stadium built in 1972, shared by the two top teams in the city, Bayern Munich and Munich 1860, but when Germany bid for the 2006 World Cup, in order to cope with the World Cup, Germany needed more In addition, the Munich Olympic Stadium is too old, so after the vote of the citizens, a brand-new proposal to build the most luxurious stadium in Europe was passed, because the project was named by the German Allianz Insurance Group Sponsorship, so it is also called the Allianz Arena.

The cost of building the stadium is as high as hundreds of millions of euros, and a club cannot afford it. Therefore, Wildermoser, the chairman of 1860 Munich, chose to share the construction costs with Bayern Munich. common arena.

This proposal was approved by Bayern, but it caused great controversy among Munich fans. The fans of Munich 1860 were very angry and began to accuse Wildmoser of betraying the club.

The dissatisfaction of the fans, Wildemoser, of course, was ignored. The construction of the Allianz Arena started as scheduled. Wildemoser and his son Wildemoser Jr. are the project leaders.

Then in 2003, the Bavarian police suddenly broke into Wildmoser's home and arrested him and his son for bribery!Afterwards, the media learned from the police that the reason for the arrest of Wilder Moser was that they, as the project leaders of the Allianz Arena, disclosed the bid price to a construction company during the bidding process and made a profit of 280 million euros.The police will charge the father and son, chairman of Munich 1860, with fraud, bribery and tax evasion.

This case caused a great sensation in the whole of Munich, not only among the fans, but also among the citizens. It also indirectly affected the status and performance of the team's players and coaches.Then after the end of this season, the team's core forward and German international Martin Max quickly chose to transfer and leave.

In the end, Wildemoser tried his best to bear the charges and went to jail, while the club chairman Wildemoser accepted the plea agreement on the condition of giving up the chairmanship of Munich 1860, and was finally released.

The chairman of Munich 1860 was succeeded by Karl Auer after Wildmoser resigned.After Orr took office, he took many measures to improve the club's finances and status, but it was too late. In addition to the lack of forwards this season, the team performed too badly in the 03-04 season and finally earned a spot in the standings. The status of No.2 from the bottom, relegation to the second division.

Misfortunes never come singly. After starting from the second division in 04-05, Munich 1860's performance was not good. They suffered a 4-game losing streak at the beginning of the season. Tactics and employment strategies.

Goetz originally had the idea of ​​leaving at the end of last season. Now after being booed wildly by the fans, he immediately submitted his resignation letter to the club, and Chairman Orr also followed the fans' wishes and agreed.

So the season had just started, and Munich 1860 was without a coach.Although assistant coach Jem Garrard took over the position of head coach temporarily, Chairman Orr knew that this was not a long-term solution. It's been a year, what Munich 1860 needs at this time is a head coach who can turn the tide.

The worried Orr thought about it, and suddenly thought of his old classmate Laurie Oston, and...his son who was an assistant coach at Manchester United.

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Munich 1860, such an old German team, has half of the fans of Munich City. Even if they are relegated to the second division, it is hard for ordinary people to imagine that the chairman of the club will invite someone under 30 years old to be the head coach. , even if that person is shrouded in the halo that Ferguson added to him.

For example, Carl, when he first heard Laurie’s words, he was half-believed-many European stars will choose to be head coaches after retirement. They all have decades of professional experience and know a lot about football, but they often start from old The assistant coaches of the club either start coaching from the third or fourth tier teams.

And he, Karl Oston, a person who is neither a star nor has received much systematic training (UEFA course tutoring is not counted, Karl has already received a professional certificate this summer) why did he receive such an invitation ?Did the chairman of Munich 1860 really make this decision based on a little impression of himself?Is this bold, or hasty?

In the end, it was Lowry who personally solved the mystery for Karl. The reason why Orr decided to invite Karl instead of others is very simple: First, the financial management of 1860 Munich was not very good. Standard, barely able to be self-financed, but since taking over the construction project of the Allianz Arena and former chairman Wildmoser resigned, they have encountered a financial crisis again, and they can hardly even pay the salaries of the club players. The annual salary of the new head coach is naturally not much, only 20 euros. It is more difficult to find an experienced coach at such a price than to invite the former coach Goetz back.

Secondly, the team has suffered a four-game losing streak in the new season, and the points are at the bottom. Some German media have claimed that "after the end of this season, Munich 1860 is estimated to fall into the regional league." Most people in football are very realistic. The coaches are no exception, everyone wants to have a glamorous start, and no one wants to have a mess.

Each of the above two situations can cause a fatal blow to the team, not to mention both of them. Orr really had no choice but to let Laurie invite Carl, because in his opinion, young people want to Those who can break through the world may not be so concerned about the team's current poor results and the somewhat shabby treatment.

"Although the salary is a bit low and the team's current performance is not good, I think this is an excellent opportunity." Laurie said before hanging up the phone: "Ouer has promised me that if you are willing to go to Munich, he will Give you all the trust, you can also give your opinion on the transfer, he promises he will take it seriously."

In the Premier League, the head coach generally acts as a manager and is responsible for buying and selling players for the team, but in other leagues, the head coaches are not very involved in transfer matters, and the club manager will take full responsibility for it.

Karl laughed silently when he heard this-give the head coach the right to speak on the transfer?In Munich 1860, where even the coach's salary will be reduced, it is a question of whether they can afford to buy people next season. Isn't this a blank check?

Maybe even Orr knew that his words might not come true, he was just expressing his sincerity.

Carl thought for a few minutes in silence.

The new contract that Ferguson showed him a few days ago has already included the salary. The salary of Manchester United's second assistant coach is beyond Karl's imagination, and it is much higher than the 1860 euros offered by Munich 20. Maybe this is the reason. The difference between the European giants and the declining old teams?

If Karl is only looking for money and good looks, Manchester United, which has a huge annual salary and media focus, is of course the best choice. As long as he has nothing to do and spends more time at Old Trafford, fans all over the world will know about Ferguson With such a No. [-] person around, maybe someone will deliberately dig him, just like the history of digging those stars.

However, since Ferguson returned, the rest of Manchester United have seldom been able to make their own voices in the game. At best, they are in charge of training and assisting in collecting information on opponents.And when Queiroz took over as an assistant coach this season, he didn't delegate power to Karl like Mr. Smith did. On the contrary, he also liked to ask about everything in person. Karl's life became more leisurely, and he didn't like this comfortable life. cold.

A challenge, he knew he needed a challenge.

Staying at Manchester United will undoubtedly continue to grow, but in the end after a few years, Carl is not Carl, he becomes "Ferguson II".

It is not difficult to become a head coach, all you need is a certificate.But to become a famous coach, you must have your own unique coaching style. Looking at today's world football, gold medal coaches are all like this.

It is not enough to pick up human teeth. A chick who cannot do without teaching can only become a sparrow, but only a young bird who is not afraid of falling proudly has a chance to become a goshawk.

Karl wanted to be "Auston I".

In addition, he had already missed Oxford United last time, so he couldn't miss the opportunity of Munich this time...Munich, the city full of his infinite memories.

Laurie was still saying: "Al is my old classmate. He has one of the greatest advantages of this person, that is, he promises what he promises and keeps what he promises. This is why he even chooses to open a meat factory for business, because This is true, if the product is good, the sales will be good, unlike those shops where the bosses are all cunning..."

"I will go to Munich." Carl took a deep breath and made a decision: "Please ask Mr. Orr to prepare the contract, and I will bid farewell to Sir Alex today."

Laurie was very happy: "Ha, now our father and son are in the same city, and I can also go to the stadium to watch your game!" After a pause, he hesitated: "Alex, how about I come Speak for you?"

"No." Carl refused, "I will talk to Sir Alex in person, and thank him for taking care of me these days."

The author has something to say:

PS: Before 08, German football was divided into the First Division Football League, the Second Division Football League and regional leagues. The regional leagues were no longer national competitions. Germany was divided into three regions: the north, the south and the west.Although there are not as many grades as in England, the general rules are similar, and the bottom three in the Bundesliga season are relegated, and the top three in the Bundesliga are promoted.However, from the 08-09 season, the league was restructured, the German Football League C was established, and the level of German football became the Bundesliga, the Bundesliga, the Bundesliga, and the regional league.So when Karl first went to Germany, there was no Bundesliga, and Bundesliga was relegated to the regional league.In addition, both the Bundesliga and the Bundesliga have 18 teams, and the Bundesliga has 20 teams. PPPS: Historically, Goetz did not resign at this time. He was dismissed by the club in 06, so I changed the plot.There is also about the annual salary of the head coaches. There are not many people in the world who are over ten million euros. According to the data I found, about the Premier League: Around 05 "According to the investigation conducted by the "Independent", the Premier League The annual income of the 20 coaches ranges from 60 to 400 million pounds, but an average level generally accepted by most clubs is 100 million pounds. Kobishley (Charlton), Joel (Tottenham), Ala The basic salaries of Dyce (Bolton), McLaren (Middlesbrough) and other coaches are maintained at this level." Bundesliga news in 03: "Bayern coach Hitzfeld takes the top spot with an annual salary of 358 million euros , Dortmund's Sammer followed with 325 million, Leverkusen's Top Muller ranked third with an annual salary of 252 million euros, Kaiserslautern's coach Gretz's annual salary of 95 euros... the least It is the head coach of Cottbus, Gail, who has 47 euros." There is also data from the British Championship, "In the British Championship, which is second only to the Premier League, the average level of coach income has shrunk to 20 pounds.".Although I haven’t found out about the Bundesliga Bundesliga, the difference between the Bundesliga and Bundesliga should not be as outrageous as the English Premier League. The annual salary ranges from 30 euros to 45 euros. If anyone has more specific data, please let me know, and I will modify it.Finally, I would like to lament that the salaries of the Premier League coaches are really high, killing other leagues in seconds.