long live football

If "Football" is the largest and most professional football newspaper in China, then "Sports Weekly" is undoubtedly the sports weekly with the largest circulation and the greatest influence in the hearts of Chinese fans.

Real Madrid's first trip to China in July 2003 was accompanied by dozens of translators and reporters sent by "Sports Weekly". At the end of 7, they even invited football king Maradona to China for a week-long visit.

It can be said that now that the Internet has not yet been popularized in the whole of China, a professional newspaper such as "Sports Weekly" that comprehensively reports world sports news is one of the few platforms where many fans can get in touch with European football.

In the overseas football section of "Sports Weekly", some pages are reserved for reporting on domestic players studying abroad. However, in 2004, Chinese players studying abroad encountered extensive injuries and problems. They could not play games. The editors had nothing to write, so they could only fabricate empty and boring news over and over again, such as "the player's injury has worsened", "the injury is about to heal", "may play next month", "[-]% will continue to sit on the bench".

Until some readers wrote to protest: "Can't you report some news that has nothing to do with the team's game in the newspaper? It's annoying to read some unrealistic lace news for the price of buying a newspaper every week. I don’t know? Who would like to see a picture of sitting on the bench like a photo of a photo!”

The editors racked their brains and began to search for news.

When they heard from Shao Jiayi that his head coach spoke fluent Chinese, their eyes immediately brightened—a Bundesliga Bundesliga coach who is very familiar with China?This is worth at least two, no, three issues!

Let him talk about Shao Jiayi, the first issue.

Talk about Munich 1860 and German football, two issues.

Let’s talk about the impression of China again, the third issue.

ha!Perfect!

The editor-in-chief of "Sports Weekly" immediately sent someone to invite the Munich 1860 Club, and as soon as he got a positive reply, he caught the reporter on the plane to Germany.

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Sun Dawei was sitting on the sofa in the reception room of the 1860 club in Munich, nervously holding the recording pen and notebook in his hand, while silently chanting the questions to be asked in his heart.

When out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of a trouser leg entering the door of the reception room, he immediately stood up, stammered and said hello in German: "Hallo."

The visitor gave him a surprised look, and then smiled gently: "You can speak Chinese, and I can answer it fluently."

Hearing this friendly mother tongue, Sun Dawei did not hide the expression on his face - as expected, meeting is worse than hearing!Although when he came to Munich, his colleagues from the newspaper repeatedly told himself, "Carl Osten's Chinese is really good, and it doesn't matter if your German is scum, as long as you can take a taxi from the airport", but in his heart I was still a little apprehensive, after all, for most people, they couldn't believe what they hadn't seen with their own eyes.

After a brief emotional leak, Sun Dawei readjusted his facial expression in just a few seconds when he sat back on the sofa, making himself professional and polite-although he was young, he was still calm, otherwise The newspaper office would not send him such an important overseas interview task to complete.

After the simple greetings, they took their seats again, while the cameraman of "Sports Weekly" kept walking around with a camera to find a suitable angle for taking pictures.

Sun Dawei took a deep breath, turned on the recorder and began to ask questions: "For a new head coach, you have achieved considerable success after coming to the Bundesliga Bundesliga. You have been unbeaten in ten league matches. Winning the approval of the fans has also surprised many people. What do you think made you win in your first try as a manager?"

Carl folded his hands in front of him and replied: "First of all, I learned a lot at Manchester United. Without the knowledge I gained there, I don't think I will ever learn how to be a head coach. The second is hard work, Whether it is to become a good player or a good coach, uninterrupted hard work is the most basic. There is an old saying in China called "know yourself, know your enemy, and win a hundred battles". I think this implies that if you want to be successful, you must Do a lot of work on the opponent beforehand. In the end, luck is also very important. Isn’t there a saying that says that football is round and only God can control it.”

"The season is about to pass halfway, do you have any goals next? About the team or the game."

"As for the goal, I have one for the time being." Carl said with a smile: "But I have many ideals."

"Is it convenient to reveal it?"

"Leading the team to win more victories is a short-term plan. As for the long-term, I like to prove it with actions."

Then they talked about Shao Jiayi. Sun Dawei wanted to know whether Shao Jiayi was considered the main player in the current Munich 1860 lineup, and whether he could start every game in the future.

After spending some time thinking about it, Karl decided to tell the truth: "Shao Jiayi is definitely the main force in the team now. Anyone who knows a little about Munich 1860 knows that the general aging of players is the biggest problem we are facing now. It's a pity that a young, strong and skilled player like Shao is wasted on the bench. But... I can't guarantee that he can start every game. After all, there are factors that affect players such as status and injuries at any time. It could happen, I always decide the starting lineup a day or two before the game based on the performance of the players."

Sun Dawei seemed quite satisfied with this answer, because he thought Karl was telling the truth.

Sun Dawei has interviewed other foreign coaches before, including Manchester City where Sun Jihai played, Manchester United who signed Dong Fangzhuo, etc. When he asked about the future of Chinese players in the team, the managers and coaches of those clubs would always talk to them. When he played Tai Chi, he first praised Sun Jihai and others, and then said that he was full of expectations for their future, but in the end, he didn't say anything about the substance—Sun Dawei liked the frank communication with the young coach of Munich 1860 in front of him. .

"Which head coach do you admire most in world football?"

Carl's answer was not unexpected to Sun Dawei, because he knew that the other party would definitely say "Ferguson". It is no secret to anyone that Carl Oston studied under Ferguson.

But after Ferguson, Carl spit out another name, which surprised Sun Dawei: "Who? Mourinho? The one from Chelsea?"

Carl nodded.

Mourinho's reputation in Europe is not very good now. He has been labeled with multiple negative labels by the British media: utilitarian coach (he always makes Chelsea play defensive counterattacks, and the game scenes are not beautiful enough to make people feel dizzy. sleeping), arrogant (just in his early 40s, he doesn't seem to care about anyone), big mouthed and aggressive (from his spats with Ferguson and Wenger, and his constant attack on those who say bad things about him British tabloid).

Sun Dawei thought that even if Karl was the second candidate, he would answer such prestigious coaches as Lippi, Capello or Wenger.But Mourinho, although he already has several championship trophies, hasn't he only coached for more than two years?No one knows whether he is the kind of short-lived coach.

"Can you explain why?" Sun Dawei asked.

Karl rubbed his fingers and slowly replied: "He has an extraordinary desire for victory, and he is very confident that he will definitely succeed. His coaching style is also very distinctive, he looks fearless and can attack. All the roadblocks that prevent him from winning are very unique and difficult to imitate. He is also very passionate, passionate about work and football, as if the flame will never be extinguished, which is very enviable. ——Although I also Granted he's highly controversial, but he can do a lot of things that others can't."

Unexpectedly, this young coach’s boasting was quite sincere, and he didn’t see the defiant and overestimating problems of ordinary young coaches——Sun Dawei couldn’t help thinking this way, he flipped through his notebook, Realizing that he still had one question left, he asked, "After Shao Jiayi, does 1860 Munich have plans to introduce more Chinese players? Or, do you have any plans for the Chinese market?"

Once again beyond Sun Dawei's expectation, Karl answered this question very patiently: "We have no idea of ​​introducing other Chinese Super League players. After all, in Asia, we don't have many scouts there. But as the head coach of 1860 Munich, I We welcome talented Chinese players to try out in Munich, and if they are suitable, I will definitely sign them."

"Actually, I have many, many ideas about China." Karl's face showed a bit of idealism: "When 1860 Munich can achieve a career in German football and be liked by Chinese fans, I hope the football team The team can come to China for a trip. The club can also carry out various cooperation with Chinese companies and Chinese Super League teams, such as opening stores around the team, regular friendly matches with Chinese Super League clubs, and signing contracts to let Chinese players The team looks for talented young players for us, and even cooperates to run a football school..."

Karl said a lot, but Sun Dawei only remembered to listen to it from the very beginning. He was amazed at the opponent's ambition-you are just a Bundesliga team, right?For such a grand plan, it is almost the same to replace Bayern in the Bundesliga.

But immediately, Sun Dawei dispelled his idea: Bayern probably has no interest in Chinese football at all. As for the trip to China and the cooperation with the Chinese Super League... It is estimated that the influence of Munich 1860 in China will reach the current Real Madrid, Like the Milan duo or Manchester United, it is possible to come true.And that day may be very far away.

However, perhaps as the Munich 1860 coach just said-"Anyone can have a dream".Maybe this is the other party's dream?Moreover, the other party is not a hard-working employee like Sun Dawei who has been tempered in the society and has to watch the editor-in-chief's face every day for his salary. Sun Dawei is really not in the mood and has no right to laugh at anyone with dreams.

The interview lasted for a full hour, until the assistant coach of 1860 Munich came to remind Karl that they were going to have an internal coaching meeting, and Sun Dawei turned off his recording pen.

After Carl said goodbye to Sun Dawei very politely, he shook hands with the photographer before getting up and leaving the reception room.

Sun Dawei glanced at the photographer, and the photographer gave him two thumbs up: "The photo is great! The head coach of Munich 1860 is simply a supermodel! He is a brother... Hehe." The photographer smiled cheaply Two voices: "You are made even uglier by the foil."

"Bah!" Sun Dawei sneered at the photographer, but turned his head and fell into deep thought.

He looked at the recording pen in his hand, and suddenly had a wonderful intuition: Although Karl Oston is just a head coach and not a top star, he will definitely become popular in China, absolutely.

Shao Jiayi's performance in Munich 1860 will bring him the attention of professional fans, and his handsome face can greatly attract women - don't think that handsomeness is not important in the football world where people are judged by performance, look at Baker Ham, he has proved with personal experience that a good player + a heart-throb face can make women all over the world go crazy for it!

Moreover, the most extra points is that Carl Alston speaks fluent Chinese.

Since the reform and opening up, more and more Chinese people have gone out of the world, clearly aware of the gap between China and developed countries in Europe and the United States. In addition, the government wants to prevent the people from feeling "proud when they make a little progress". When going abroad, there is always a bit of self-criticism, which makes ordinary citizens always think that "the moon in foreign countries is rounder than China's". If foreigners say that China is not good, then China is really not good. Foreigners praise it In China, many Chinese people are very happy and excited.

It will be said that there are so many sketches in cross talk, why are people like Dashan so popular?He was even rated as "one of the most influential foreigners in China since the reform and opening up"?Isn't it because he is a Canadian.

A pure-bred foreigner has received a comprehensive Western-style elite education, has a very good academic record, and even speaks fluent Chinese. He also admires Chinese culture and is enthusiastic about traditional Chinese skills. This greatly increases the pride of the Chinese people. Satisfy their curiosity.This is the sensational effect caused by scarce goods after China began to integrate with the world.

Now, the "rare thing II" is born: Karl Alston.

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从德国杯中被淘汰出局的慕尼黑1860将全副精力都放在了联赛之中，他们将不败战绩从第五轮开始一直保持到了No.16轮。之所以说是“不败战绩”而不是全胜战绩，是因为慕尼黑1860在No.14轮和No.16轮比赛均是和对手打成了平局。

Although the team climbed to the fourth place in the standings like a rocket in the past two months, the fatal problem was gradually exposed and was realized by their opponents-physical fitness, of course. physical fitness.

It is easy to rely on a group of veterans to achieve stable results, but it is more difficult to win continuously.Munich 1860 can take the lead in the first half and score goals in every game, thanks to their increasingly mature tactical system.

But in the last few rounds of the league, the coaches of the opponent teams almost saw the weakness of Munich 1860 in the second half, and they chose to increase their offensive in the second half, so Munich 1860 encountered a very embarrassing situation: the first half desperately The lead created will be eliminated by the opponent in the second half.

However, not all, since Carl took charge of 1860 Munich in ten games, they have only been drawn in two games.

But when doing things, we must always be prepared for anxiety. If there is any sign of failure, we must kill it in the cradle first.

The 17th round of the Bundesliga is also the last game before the winter break.

德国足协在昨天公布了关于假期的最新消息：2004-05赛季德甲德乙等职业联赛的冬歇期，将从12月14日持续到1月21日，1月22日开始进行第18轮联赛的比赛。

The opponent of Munich 1860 in this round is Allen. It is a team established in 1996. In just a few years, it has played from the amateur league to the professional league, and climbed from the regional league to the Bundesliga. The record is sturdy. At the same time, it also shows that the players of this team have a very tenacious fighting spirit.

A brief summary is that this team is likely to be a thorn in the head, and Munich 1860 will be stabbed if it is not careful.

Munich 1860 is an away game, and the venue of the game is the Weser Stadium, the home stadium of the Allen Club, a small stadium that can only accommodate 11500 fans.When Karl pushed open the door of the away locker room with a notepad in his hand, the voices of the players playing and laughing clearly entered his ears.

Seeing the head coach come in, the big smiles on the players' faces were slightly restrained, but it can still be seen that they are all very excited-not for the game, but because they can have a holiday after the game.

Carl looked around at all the players, and asked with a smile, "Do you have any plans for a New Year's vacation?"

The players replied enthusiastically: "Of course I want to celebrate the New Year with my family!"

"I'm going to her hometown with my girlfriend for Christmas."

"Meet my father-in-law and mother-in-law by the way? Ha, you can also do the engagement together!"

"Munich is too cold, I want to go to Hawaii or Australia to escape the cold."

"Yes, I'm also planning to take a vacation. It's impossible not to take advantage of such a long vacation." Carl said with a smile: "But for the club and the team, this long vacation has another hint—— "

When all the players were attracted by Karl's words, he said slowly: "The transfer window will also open in January."

Some players immediately changed their faces.

Although Karl changed the topic as if nothing had happened later, unfolded the tactical board and began to explain the tactics, but almost everyone understood the deep meaning of what he just said: during the transfer period, the club can buy and sell players at will. Not good, then the club can buy a new player who can replace the player, or even crueler, sell the player directly.

This game is going to be tough!The brainwave frequencies of the players are instantly synchronized.