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"I'm a reporter from Süddeutsche Zeitung. It is said that Anthea Cranstone agreed to guest star in "Fame" because of you. Is this news true?"

"Last week, the British media photographed you having dinner with Real Madrid stars. Is there any work involved? I am from "Transfer Market."

"Alan Cranstone appeared in Munich a few days ago, and you just returned to the city from Newcastle that day. Is his appearance related to you? Because it seems that Alan Cranstone's relationship with his sister has always been a problem. Very concerned about..."

"The same handsome and charming face, the same personable manner, the same dedication, and now there is also a celebrity girlfriend who is famous all over the world - the British "Sun" has frequently used the term "coaching" in recent reports based on the above points. David Beckham' came to refer to you and was recognized by many fans, do you have anything to say about this phenomenon?"

At the press conference held in Munich 1860, reporters from many European media kept asking Karl like a fly smelling fishy.

The person "harassed" by them, Carl Alston, didn't answer a single question. He just leaned back on the back of the chair, looked at the reporters with a blank expression, clasped his arms, and showed some intentions with his fingers. Unintentionally groping and knocking each other.

On his left and right, sat three young men: Edin Dzeko, Dennis Ogo and Dante Bonfim Costa Santos.

The real purpose of this press conference is to introduce the new players of 1860 Munich to the media and fans, and announce that the signings of this season have ended. This is a procedure that most famous clubs will go through before each season .

It’s just that at this meeting with the media, the new lions’ limelight was all “robbed” by their future coach—most of the reporters were not interested in them at all, they just took a few hasty photos In the photo, all the attention was focused on Karl Oston. Not only did that fanatical attitude not make others feel envious, but it made people feel scalp numb just looking at it.

Dozens of media swarmed up, spitting at Karl Alston, which scared the three of Dzeko. Before the meeting, they had expected to be noticed by the media, and then their fame could Get a little taller, but now, suddenly, they feel a little bit of awe at the creature called "The Reporter."

While most people are happy to be famous, the price of being famous is not something everyone is happy to accept.Dzeko, Ogo, and Dante were all thinking at the same moment: If they were pestered by so many reporters at the same time to ask questions about their personal lives, what would be their reactions?Afraid to flee without a fight?Or surrender to them?This is still on the premise that the media treats them friendly. What if the questions asked by the reporter are particularly tricky and weird?Can you handle it yourself?It shouldn't be possible... How will you react then?angry?angry?Swear?

The brainwaves of the three were synchronized within a second: Dealing with the media is really a test of IQ and self-cultivation.Well, we will also become stars in the future (for sure!), being chased by the media will happen sooner or later, why not start now and learn how to deal with the media from the head coach Mr. Alston?

The three of Dzeko once again started to pay attention to Carl Oston, and looked carefully from top to bottom, trying to deeply imprint the hairstyle, dress, posture, and facial expressions in their minds, so that they can be recollected in the future...

Looking at them, I felt some admiration: Why is Mr. Alston's expression so calm?If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be really hard to imagine that there were dozens of reporters standing in front of him who kept asking questions.Regardless of whether this is pretending or sincerity, the skills are deep enough!

But almost at the same time as the three were feeling emotional, Karl Alston said something that almost scared them to tears: "The protagonists of today's press conference are the three young people sitting next to me. Are you focusing on the wrong thing? ?”

Swish!The reporters collectively turned their heads and concentrated their piercing eyes on the three of Dzeko.

Ogo's heart stopped beating: Mom, can you stop turning your heads all of a sudden? This movement is really scary!

"This is not fair!" "Bild" reporter Biermann protested: "You are the head coach of Munich 1860, of course we can ask you any questions!"

"Yes, you can ask." Carl Oston said calmly, "But I can choose not to answer anything related to my private life."

"Don't you like being scribbled by us at will? At least you can refute the rumors about yourself." The reporter sent by the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" is quite experienced. Is it for Carl's consideration, but the intention is to get the words out of Carl's mouth.

"Okay then, I'll just tell you one thing." Carl leaned forward slightly, his gray-blue eyes scanning the crowd: "I'm not in a relationship with Anthea Cranstone."

With a sound of "Wow!", the crowd exploded. "Reason!" "Why?" and "Mr. Alston!" shouted one after another. Although the reporters shouted louder than the other, it was because it was so noisy that no one could hear what the other was saying. .

"Bang bang bang!" Several loud bangs sounded in the exhibition hall.

The crowd raised their heads to look for the source of the sound, only to find that the noise just now came from Carl hitting the microphone with a water glass.

After seeing that everyone stopped talking, Carl put down the water glass, and said in a low voice to the microphone: "Those who want to continue to ask about my personal life can leave, and I will not answer any more questions related to this. Next, to Everyone who is interested in the team's new season and new players can continue to ask questions."

The reporters exchanged glances with each other, and then looked at the new 1860 Munich player sitting in the stands with a nervous expression and a stiff movement—why did they look like three big white rabbits?I didn't buy any famous football stars, so I bought some newcomers with personality!It’s better to get into fights, drink too much, go to nightclubs, get tattoos, smoke, pierce your ears, and be proficient in everything, so that there will be topics to talk about, and there will be a need for hype, and newspapers will sell well...

Some people were really not interested in seeing the immature and unknown newcomers on the stage, and reporters from the entertainment pages of several large newspapers took the lead in leaving.

Most of the people left behind are sports reporters, and they have to catch up with the manuscripts when they go back today.

"Bild" reporter Bierman stood up: "After the signing of Munich 1860, the first team list displayed on the official website contained 8 players under the age of 20, and a year ago, you were still called As an 'old team', such a high frequency of blood changes and the intensity of training new players make people think of Arsenal's coach Arsene Wenger, may I ask you to learn from him in the transformation of the team after you took office?"

Carl looked at Bierman, and the smile on the corner of his mouth suddenly deepened.

Bierman's heart beat wildly a few times, but he still tried his best to look back with a calm expression, as if what he asked was just an extremely ordinary question.

But this is actually a trap question.

Wenger is a famous coach in the world. It is not bad to learn from him, but it depends on who is learning from him.The whole world knows that Carl and Ferguson have a mentoring relationship, and Manchester United will soon come to Munich to play a friendly match with the Lions. But I started with a sensational title "Auston's personal words: Ferguson is not as good as Wenger, the latter's experience is more helpful to me", and then made a big challenge between Carl and Ferguson.

And if Carl says that Wenger's experience didn't help him at all, the media can say, "Auston deserves to have a close relationship with Ferguson, and even inherited the old man's grievances and hatreds together. Look at his attitude." , didn’t take Wenger seriously at all!”

What is conscience?What is morality?Can I eat it?For the vast majority of media outlets, newspaper sales are everything.

"There are many head coaches in football who like to reuse young players and have achieved great success. Their experience is undoubtedly a valuable asset, which can remind and awaken every coach. For example, Mr. Wenger of Arsenal , and Mr. Thomas Schaff of Werder Bremen. They won the league and cup double last year. It took a lot of my energy..."

Karl talked endlessly about the team's preparations for the new season and how to deal with the top teams in the Bundesliga. Although Bierman wanted to intervene several times, he couldn't find a good time. After the passage, many reporters only remembered "Werder Bremen", "Dortmund" and "Bayern Munich" in their minds, and forgot everything else.

The next few sharp questions were also blocked by Karl one by one. His appearance of being invulnerable and invulnerable was really helpless. Many reporters changed their targets and began to pick up the soft persimmons.

Now it was finally the turn of Dante, Ogo, and Dzeko to be depressed.

The reporters were sharp and aggressive, the questions were comprehensive and tricky, and with great anger - Auston was slippery and not sticky, which is not a good thing for reporters, they couldn't find fault at all In this place, the dignity of the "Uncrowned King" was challenged, and he could only fire at the three new team members.

The three of Dzeko kept praying in their hearts: Reporters, just keep pestering Mr. Alston, I'm not fun at all, please don't torture me...

But praying is of no use.

This has a direct consequence: in the next few years, no matter how famous the three are, as soon as the club opens up media interviews, they will definitely jump behind their teammates immediately and hide themselves tightly.

……

After Munich 1860's new season preparation training began, Karl announced the team's new captain, goalkeeper Hoffman, at a team meeting after several discussions with the coaching staff.

Hassler's retirement and Tisser's transfer have resulted in the collective absence of the first and second captains in the locker room. For the stability of the team, the new captain needs to be appointed as soon as possible.

Karl originally intended to select a player from the central defenders as the new captain.

Many teams in Europe are captained by central defenders. They are more stable than the offensive players in the frontcourt (defensive players will not be frustrated because they can't score goals, which indirectly affects team morale). Better view (the position is farther back and has a wider field of view, you can see the offense or defense of the players in the field), fewer rotations (guarantee the quality of defense, and always integrate into the head coach's tactics), and a longer life cycle (compared to frontcourt players, There are fewer transfers of central defenders, and the prestige in the locker room is naturally high if you stay in the team for a long time).

On this basis, if you add the nationality of your own country and the club's youth training background, it is simply a perfect template for a captain.For example, Barcelona's captain Puyol, and Manchester United's captain Keane.

In Munich 1860, there were almost no people who met the above conditions, and there were only two who were barely suitable: midfielder Schwartz and goalkeeper Hoffmann.

As for the others, they are either too young to have enough prestige in the team, or they have insufficient character and ability-to be honest, the two Karls selected are not particularly satisfied.Schwartz's character is not calm enough, often a little frizzy, while Hoffman is more than calm and lively, sometimes he is too silent. Although the captain said that it is better to find mature players, but if you can't It would be a pity to communicate well with everyone.

In the end Carl chose Hoffman.

There is only one reason, and that is when he considers a special situation: If Munich 1860 has a conflict with the opposing team or even the referee during the game, it needs a captain who can dissuade his teammates in time and contain all adverse consequences Or do you want a captain who will take the lead in fighting the opponent if there is a disagreement?

Schwartz, who occasionally acts impulsively, was eliminated.

……

On July 7, a plane full of Manchester United coaches and players took off from Manchester and landed at Munich International Airport.

Karl has done a good job as a landlord. He not only booked the best hotel near the Allianz Arena for the opponent, but also personally took all the players of 1860 Munich to the airport to pick them up.

On this day, the spotlights in the international airport were flickering, and when every Manchester United player walked out of the passageway, some fans would exclaim and the reporter would press the shutter.

This is not just a friendly match, but also a face project, especially for the 1860 Munich club.

The players of Munich 1860 naturally welcome the whole Manchester United team, and even many players are fans of Manchester United stars, but it is difficult for them to express their admiration in public places—except admiration and admiration. Like, more people's eyes show envy.Yes, envy, the plane is first-class, the hotel is five-star, the sponsor is world-class... These are all the treatment that Munich 1860 cannot get at present.

Two days later, the Allianz Arena was packed.

Today's stadium stands are very mixed, almost half of the fans of the Bundesliga team are gathered, and there are some fans who don't like to watch football but just chase stars.

When the camera panned somewhere in the stands, the fans in front of the TV froze - so, what was that?He is a player of many Bundesliga teams such as Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund, etc.!

They actually came to watch this friendly match?

"That's right! It's the players of these teams who just passed the camera lens." Gaynor, the commentator of Bavarian Radio, smiled and said: "Although not every team is present, the Bundesliga stars The numbers are still huge. And the reason why they are at the Allianz Arena is simple, Sir Alex Ferguson said that in this game, Manchester United will play as much as possible."