long live football

There are many coaches and players in world football who are not devout Christians, but most of them are very superstitious about luck.

From the various habits before and after the game, to the way of dressing, to the color of the underwear and socks worn during the game, and even whether the left foot or the right foot is taken first when walking out of the locker room...as long as they do one of them One thing, and then win the game, then they will think it is a symbol of good luck and stick to it, otherwise, they will firmly believe that this behavior or object has brought them bad luck.

For example, in the 98 World Cup, the French team would kiss the bald head of goalkeeper Butters before the start of every game; former England captain Bobby Moore insisted that he would be the last player to wear shorts in the locker room; If Ya participated in the penalty shootout, he would urinate on the court; French national team coach Domenech would first look at the players' constellations when deciding on the starting lineup, and so on.

There are many coaches and players with high IQ and high education who have superstitious habits. They also know that this is unscientific, but they can't change it, and they are unwilling to change this habit.Some scholars once said after researching this: "People in European football generally have superstitious habits, which are not a manifestation of ignorance, but belong to the category of psychology. The 'luck theory' can bring strong hints to people's psychology. , enhance or lower the players' self-confidence and strength, and indirectly affect the outcome of the game."

There is an example that can prove this: the football king Pele once gave the jersey to the fans after a game, but he fell into a scoring drought in the following game. Pele thought it was because of the jersey, so he ignored it through his friends. All the jerseys were taken back. When the jersey was returned to Bailey's hands, he immediately returned to his brave state and scored goals repeatedly.But Bailey didn't know at the time that the jersey his friend helped him get back was not the one he wanted, but a jersey he wore in a bad game.

Karl is calm and rational most of the time, but because he himself has an unbelievable experience, he has a noncommittal attitude towards many superstitions circulating in football.

A good spirit is not a bad spirit, and there is a saying in Europe that has a similar meaning.

Now this proverb is fulfilled in Karl.

Before the game, he was a little worried and thought, "If this time we meet the crazy Parrot Legion, we will be in trouble." Then Munich 1860 did see a Werder team that "will attack if they die" at the Weser Stadium. Bremen -

Werder Bremen produced two shots in the first 7 minutes.

One kick was thrown by Koch, but the other kicked into the net against the body of the Lions goalkeeper.

1:0, Werder Bremen took the lead just a few minutes after the start of the game.

But it's not over yet.

In the 15th minute, Frings launched an attack from the left side. After Borowski got the pass, he shot from a far point in the penalty area. The ball hit the post and bounced back. Werder Bremen striker Klose plugged in at the right time A header was shot in front of the goal, and Koch narrowly saved the ball by relying on an extremely thrilling leap.

In the 17th minute, Portillo's volley from the middle was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper Reinke, and 1860 Munich failed to counterattack.

In the 19th minute, Werder Bremen midfielder Micoud broke through from the wing. He tried to dribble the ball inside but was blocked by Jankel and passed the ball to his teammate Frings.

Frings shot from the right side of the penalty area, but before the action was completed, he was tackled by 1860 defender Dante Santos.

Dante was very close to Frings, almost body-to-body. He lifted his right foot from Frings' side and tried to poke the ball to his teammate Ogo who was responding a few meters away.

At this moment, a burst of violent boos suddenly broke out in the stadium!

Behind the goal of 1860 Munich is the home fans stand. They booed Dante earth-shatteringly, accompanied by many indecent movements and gestures.

The boos were too close and too loud, Dante was frightened suddenly, his right foot just shook, but the trajectory of the football rolling changed greatly.

The ball was originally passed to Ogo, but at this moment it slipped straight past the baseline.

Werder Bremen wins a corner.

In the 21st minute, Miku fired a corner kick from the right, Klasnich jumped up and headed the goal, the football was saved by Koch, Klose made another header near the penalty spot, and the football spun towards Koch The other side of the body flew away. At this time, no matter how amazing the goalkeeper was, it was impossible to change his body direction in mid-air, and the football flew into the net again.

"2:0, Werder Bremen leads again at home! The Parrot Legion's strong midfielder configuration, coupled with their home court advantage, made Munich 1860 retreat. The opponent has entered a crazy offensive rhythm, and the Lions can parry Can you live?"

Conceded 20 goals in just 2 minutes, which is definitely not a good sign.

Munich 1860 needed a change.

Carl must act.

It is no longer a wise choice to play against Werder Bremen at the Weser Arena. Maybe they have the same offensive power in the frontcourt, but it is obvious that Werder Bremen has the stronger momentum at the moment, not to mention there are 1860 fans here. They are all loyal fans of the Parrot Legion, and their loud noises can significantly interfere with the offense of [-] Munich - the second goal just lost by the team proved this point, if it weren't for the sudden voice of the fans, Dante There would be no wrong pass and Werder Bremen would not have won that corner.

Karl decides within seconds that the team needs to step up their defense for the time being.

He took his right hand out of his pocket, raised it above his head, and slowly pressed his palm down, making a gesture of pressing down.

Several Munich 1860s on the field have been paying attention to their head coach. After seeing Karl's hand gesture, they hurriedly nodded to their head coach, and then ran quickly, passing the new news to those teammates who were not looking at the sidelines. tactical instructions.

After 1 minute, Munich 1860 completed the evolution.

……

After changing the formation to a defensive counterattack, 1860 Munich's defensive line, which was not strong enough in appearance or use, finally parried Werder Bremen's offensive frenzy.

Carr temporarily buys some valuable time to put aside his concerns about the game and study his opponent's performance.

Yes, he made a lot of preparations before the game, but the information is that the dead are alive. Every new game, Werder Bremen may produce new variables.

Werder Bremen today adopted a total defense 442 formation. Goalkeeper Reinke, backcourt Owomoyela, Andreasen, Naldo, Schulz, midfielder Frings, Bauer Mann, Miku, Borowski, Klose and Klashnic in the frontcourt.

Werder Bremen's defense is nothing to praise. Their player lineup is actually somewhat similar to that of Munich 1860. Both are full of offensive power in the midfield and frontcourt. The defense is weaker than the frontcourt, and the current Parrot The frontcourt of the Legion is stronger than that of the Lions. There are many future quasi-international players in the Munich 1860 team, but Werder Bremen now has several national team players playing.

Perhaps this is why they advocate offensive football. Bremen coach Thomas Schaff probably firmly believes that "attack is the best defense".

Micoud, the French national team midfielder known as "Zidane II", is the core of Bremen's offense. He participates in almost all threatening offenses, and he is mentally tough. When in adversity, he can often stand up and change the direction of the game.

German international Frings and Borowski are another combination in the midfield. Borowski's organization and header ability are exceptional, thanks to his height of 1.94 meters, while Frings this Just transferred from Bayern Munich this season, but after a few rounds of the league, he has secured his position as the main force.

But the most shining star on Werder Bremen's front court is not the above few people, but the double K combination-Klose and Klashnic.

Klasnic once formed a chilling attack combination with former Bremen striker Ayrton, who was the biggest contributor to Werder Bremen's domestic double crown in 2004. In the summer of 04, Ayrton moved to Saudi Arabia In Erke 04, the club bought Klose as a partner for Klashnic. Originally, many fans were not optimistic about the combination of the two, but when KK met, it produced a great chemical effect.

Both Klose and Klashnic have amazing scoring abilities. When they partnered, not only did they not weaken each other's attack power because of competition, but they learned a selfless style of play. Both of them did their best during the game. Teammates create opportunities. In his early years, Klose was criticized by many media for "only attacking with headers", but now, he is firmly ranked as the assist king in the league list.

At first glance, the entire midfield of Werder Bremen seems to be perfect and impeccable, but after careful study, Karl found that many times when the football was passed to Klose's feet, the opponent would not take a few steps. Pass it out, and rarely take the initiative to break through with the ball.

And the frequency of passing the ball will rise even higher when Klose is under close pressure-it seems as if he is deliberately avoiding physical contact with 1860 players, maybe it is not intentional, but just a subconscious reaction of the body , and if it is the latter, it is more interesting, because people's subconscious actions can actually better reflect the real needs of the heart.

After replaying Klose's information briefly in his mind, Karl quickly thought of a very crucial point.

At the end of last season, Klose suffered a serious injury to his right knee. He spent the whole summer recovering from treatment, and even missed this year's Confederations Cup match when Germany was the host. , because he was very unwilling to miss the Confederations Cup. Klose has been playing hard since the beginning of the season. Injuries cast too much attention.

But the injury has existed after all. Even if the scars disappear after treatment, those pains and sufferings that have been experienced must be sealed in the heart.

This should be the reason, Klose will choose to pass the ball more when he is pressed when he has the ball, rather than the reason why 1VN directly surpasses others: he is subconsciously afraid that the physical confrontation with the opponent will cause his body to be injured again.

Carl thought he had found a breakthrough that might turn the tide of the battle.

He inspected the court and waved to Portillo who was closest to him.

Munich 1860 is currently playing conservatively on the field. Even the two forwards, Portillo and Jekas, have no tasks. They just run around the center circle to help their teammates defend, so it is very easy to attract his attention.

Almost as soon as Portillo saw Carl's movement, he ran over with two legs.

"What's the matter, boss?"

Karl hooked his fingers at the opponent, and after the opponent got closer and almost stepped on the sideline with both feet, he moved his head closer.

"Send a message to Dante and Yankel and tell them to pay more attention to No. 11 Bremen." Karl put his lips in Portillo's ear, and whispered: "As long as No. 11 takes the ball, you can Let them step forward to steal, the best close-fitting defense, the movement can be bigger, but don't foul, just stick to it, let the opponent misunderstand..."

Of course Karl will not let the team's defenders add injuries to Klose again, that is against the spirit of competition, and it is not necessary. What he has to do is to make reasonable use of the rules of the game to increase the psychological impact on the opponent.

Portillo listened obediently, without moving.

The behavior of the two on the sidelines caught the attention of the commentator Gaynor: "Oh, Oston is whispering to his players. What are they talking about? Is Munich 1860 going to change again?"

The live broadcast camera closes in to give a close-up of the heads of the two, but it is difficult to see Karl's mouth shape clearly. The young coach of Munich 1860 has never let down his vigilance against camera sneak shots. When he whispered to the players, he also used one hand Covering his mouth, so that outsiders can't see the shape of his mouth when he speaks, and can't understand what he said.

The camera can only capture half of Carl's face with his head bowed sideways, as well as Portillo's red face and red ears.

……

27 minutes into the game,

1860 Munich did not make any changes in tactics, nor did Werder Bremen.

Just when Gaynor and countless fans in front of the TV were wondering what Carl told Portillo, the situation on the field changed again.

It happened in the 35th minute of the first half. Frings passed the ball from the right side of the penalty area to Klose. Klose stepped forward to outflank. They were all next to each other, but the referee didn't blow his whistle because Jankel didn't make any foul action.

The football had just flown to Klose's feet, and Jancker had already tackled it ferociously. Klose's reaction was a little slower, and the football was shoveled away by Jankel.

Ozil got the ball, turned and sprinted towards midfield.

This is the first counterattack of 1860 Munich since the change of formation in the first half. The players' offensive desire to endure for a few minutes was completely stimulated. Their running was fast, concise and very efficient.

After dribbling the ball across the half, Ozil passed the ball to his teammate Shao Jiayi, and then speeded up to break through the penalty area. After Shao Jiayi cooperated with Yekas and Ozil a few times, he took a long shot from the front of the penalty area and the football flew into the air. To the middle of the goal.

Jekas jumped from the spot and tried to head the ball in, but his movement was blocked by the Werder Bremen defenders, and his forehead just brushed the edge of the football.

Just as Yekas sighed for missing the shot, Ozil suddenly appeared behind him, raised his right foot and volleyed the falling football!

"TOOOOOR! 1860 Munich scored!"

After pulling back a goal, the morale of the Lions increased, and they began to have confidence in the game.

In the 37th minute, Werder Bremen striker Klasnich's long-range shot was destroyed by Schwartz and the ball went out of the baseline. Klasnich fired a corner kick and Borowski headed the goal. The angle of the ball was too high High, flying out directly above the beam.

In the 41st minute, Bowman passed the ball from the right, Klose inserted at high speed and tried to continue to break through with the ball, Dante and Ogo double-teamed.

Klose dribbled the ball a little slower, and seemed to be considering whether to continue to break through or pass the ball.

A few seconds later Klose made his decision. He first tilted his shoulders to the left, and at the same time waved the football with his feet. He used a fake move to shake Ogo. The action failed to fool Dante, not only that, but the opponent stuck to his body tightly, blocking all his attempts to pass the ball.

There are only two ways left for Klose, either dribble the ball forcibly, or continue to maintain the status quo until the ball is cut off, and he will never choose the second way.

Once again, he made a feint to attract Dante's attention. Klose pushed the ball out first. The football passed between Dante's legs and flew into the distance. Then he immediately accelerated, trying to forcefully pass.

As long as Klose passes him, he can almost form a one-handed sword. In a critical situation, Dante suddenly remembered Portillo's words. He swallowed, and suddenly half of his body blocked Klose's way. , while making a vicious tone: "Aren't you worried about your right leg?"

Klose froze for a moment, his right leg came to a sudden stop before hitting Dante, and the overall speed immediately slowed down by half a beat.

Dante turned quickly and ran in the direction of the rolling football.

"Klose made a major mistake! He tried to push the ball past others, but his reaction speed was not as fast as Dante's. He gave his opponent a big gift in vain!" Gaynor lamented.

Dante swept the ball back before Klose. After receiving the ball, Janker kicked the ball and passed the ball back into the half.

The entire Munich 1860 acted again, and they ushered in their second chance to counterattack.

Yankel passed the ball to Shao Jiayi, and Shao Jia passed to Lars Bender again and again.

Lars suddenly accelerated after half-time, and made a two-for-one cooperation with Ozil. The football went straight to Jekas. Jekas shot from the front of the penalty area. Werder Bremen defender Schulz rushed to the goal .

Schulz made a tackle to make a clearance, but the football bounced and flew towards the goal. Fortunately, Bremen goalkeeper Reinke reacted quickly, otherwise the Parrots would have their first own goal this season.

But the ball saved by Reinker did not fly very far. It landed near the penalty spot. Frings and Yekas fought for the ball together, but Portillo suddenly felt that he was ahead of the two. Lift your right foot and poke before!

The football rolled towards the goal and slipped between Reinke's legs into the net!

"Munich 1860 evened the score in just ten minutes, which is unbelievable!" Bavarian radio commentator Gayner shouted with his mouth open: "Since Oston whispered to Portillo on the sidelines, the game The situation has changed a lot. What did the two of them say? The reporters must go to interview Portillo as soon as the game is over. A perpetual puzzle! As for Karl Alston, well, we all know he won't say anything to the press..."

The cheers of the Bremen fans in the Weser Stadium have long since subsided. They were once plunged into extreme excitement at the beginning of the game, but now they are generally infected with worry: Is Werder Bremen in their home stadium? Can it only maintain the leading momentum in just [-] minutes?

The referee's whistle sounded, the first half ended and the score was tied at 2:2.

……

During the half-time break, the Werder Bremen players sat in the locker room to rest and replenish their strength, while wondering why the head coach hadn't lectured them yet.

Thomas Schaff was sitting on the bench with a serious face, thinking about how to deal with 1860 Munich in the second half.

There was something wrong with Klose, and Schaff could see it. Not only him, but other players also noticed it more or less.

For some reason, the Parrot Legion's sharp knife performed well in the first 30 minutes of the first half, but the state took a sharp turn for the worse in the next ten minutes, making frequent mistakes.

Shaf frowned, a little confused, but he didn't have much time to figure it out.

The intermission is only ten minutes. In this short period of time, he has to find out and solve the problems in the first half, give the players a lecture, and instruct them how to play in the second half... and now, four or five minutes have passed up.

As for Klose, Schaff didn't have time to have a good talk with the other party. He had only two options: either to replace Klose directly, or to tell the other party not to make mistakes again, and then insist on keeping him on the court.

Klose is the core of the team. He is a very important general in the hearts of the coaches, other players and fans. If he is replaced at halftime...

Weser Stadium away team dressing room.

Carl tore a page from the notepad and handed it to Koch: "Keep these in mind, and it's best to engrave them in your heart."

Koch looked up in surprise after a cursory glance: "These are—"

"The shooting habits of the Werder Bremen midfielders. Given how many times they bombed around our goal in the first half, it's really easy to put it all together."

Carl clipped the pen on the notepad and put it in the coat pocket: "Every player has his own good and favorite way of shooting, and in a game, they tend to stick to the same inertia from beginning to end - Crowe Ze and Borowski like to shoot with headers, and headers are relatively good at predicting the direction. I don’t need to say more about this. Of the remaining shots, 80% of the shots are on the right side of your body. I hope they can do it in the second half Still here."

Koch was quite moved. He looked at Carl with sparkling eyes like a puppy: "Boss, you have done so much for me..."

"I just summed them up by the way while observing the game, but don't expect me to do it for you every time." Carl patted Koch on the shoulder: "I came up with a good idea. Before every important game in the future, You need to watch the latest video of the opposing team’s three games, and then summarize the shooting habits of the main players. This is a task, or homework, whichever way you understand it. Complete it carefully, and I will spot check from time to time. .”

The flame in Koch's eyes went out, and he struggled endlessly: "Don't do this, boss, you know that I hate sitting and watching videos the most, why don't you double my training tasks instead?"

Carl twitched the corner of his mouth and showed a smirk: "Don't bargain with me, Lambert."

"Well, it's all up to you, boss." Koch walked away with his head shrugged.

The changes that can be made, Carl has already made in the first half, for the other players, he just smiled and said: "20 minutes after the first half, your performance was very good, and we continued to play like this in the second half - to burn the flames Go to the Werder Bremen half, press harder and don't give them any chance to pass the ball comfortably."

"Yes, boss!" All the players shouted in unison.

At the end of the intermission, the players walked out of the channel one by one.

Karl noticed that Klose had not been replaced by Schaaf.