Chapter Seventy-Five: The Future Feud
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The reason why the derby is called a derby is because it is not an ordinary game. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info there are always a lot of stories going on around this game. Although the match against Stuttgart is a thing of the past, the media in Baden-Württemberg and Germany are still hyping up some things about this game these days.
For example, what Lehmann said to Chu Zhongtian before he made a free throw, German TV specially invited an expert in lip interpretation to come over and translate it. With this interpretation, Chu Zhongtian's penalty kick and the celebration after it also have another meaning.
Chu Zhongtian, as a player who scored the winning penalty under pressure at the last moment, also received widespread attention after the game. The official website of the Bundesliga conducted an exclusive interview with him.
The content of the interview is mainly about the derby.
There's so much to talk about off the pitch in this game...... Stuttgart's big-mouthed striker Gomes jumped out after the game to criticize the Hoffenheim players: "I always had a good impression of this team in the first half of the season, but now I'm going to change that opinion, some people are just fucking upset, yes, I'm talking about Weiss!" ”
Weiss was responsible for entangling Gomez in this game, so the two of them were entangled throughout the game, plus Weiss was nicknamed "German Gattuso", the defensive action must not be clean, and his temper was also very hot, so Gomez was very angry by Weiss. In his post-match interview, he was heavily critical of Hoffenheim's Weiss.
His own players were attacked, as the captain, how could Chu Zhongtian not stand up for his teammates.
He certainly knows that Weiss is not the kind of player who is suave, he is the kind of person who can jump up and fight his opponent in order to win the game, so he will definitely have a lot of moves in the game that are not so ...... "gentleman". Gomez will undoubtedly be upset by Weiss, but that's not a reason why he can attack his teammates casually. The things on the field are solved on the field, and then talk about these things after the game is over, and it is even more unpleasant...... When Chu Zhongtian was asked by the official Bundesliga website what he thought of Gomez's remarks, he said: "Gomez scored two goals in the game, I don't understand what he has to complain about. Was it because he didn't score a hat-trick? It didn't make sense to say that it was over, he was just unhappy with the last-minute loss. Yes, he's fucking upset that they lost the game at the last minute! ”
Chu Zhongtian finally learned Gomez's tone and said. Of course, "fucking" must be blocked when this sentence is boarded, otherwise it will teach bad children...... Although children may have been swearing all sorts of swear words for a long time, there are still some things that still need to be done.
Standing up for your teammates, although this practice may be criticized by the media and opponents, is very popular with your teammates and can greatly increase your prestige in the eyes of your teammates. As a captain, it's incumbent on you.
Stuttgart were certainly unhappy with the last-minute loss, especially as they insisted that the penalty was a misjudgement, and after the game, the foul Manian felt innocent: "I just got up and he went down, it's none of my business!" ”
Chu Zhongtian's answer as another party was: "He should go and watch the game video again, I don't have anything to say." The referee and I thought it was a penalty and that's it. ”
So what did he think of Lyman's provocation?
"I heard what he said to me, and I thought to myself, 'If you're going to punish me there, I'll punish you.'" If you can't, then you have nothing to say, right?'" Chu Zhongtian smiled at the reporter on the official website of the Bundesliga, and he said this quite confidently. He is a person who is confident in his own strength and does not admit defeat. Anyone who wants to provoke him in an area where he has confidence will end up like Lehmann...... They then also talked about Ibisevic, who had failed to score a goal in three games and was in a goal drought.
Chu Zhongtian told reporters the story of Ibisevic's first season in Metz: "At that time, he didn't score a goal for half a season, and he was under huge pressure, but he finally broke out at the most critical moment. So I'm not worried about Ibi's 'goal drought' at all......"
After the interview was sorted out, it was posted on the front page of the official Bundesliga website, and the editor accompanied a photo of Hoffenheim shrugging his shoulders in celebration in front of Lehmann, with the caption: "The Chinese captain of the Bundesliga leader, the one who embarrassed Lehmann." ”
The Baden-Württemberg derby is actually a new thing. There have been similar matches before, but the two teams involved are not heavyweights, the teams have different positions, the goals are different, there is no direct competition, and this game is very dull even if it is a derby, just like any ordinary Bundesliga game.
But with Hoffenheim's rise and, above all, their unexpectedly impressive performances this season, they began to pose a direct threat to Stuttgart's position in Baden and, more importantly, Stuttgart's position in the Bundesliga.
There was a direct conflict of interest between the two teams, and the derby was on fire. As a result, there was a lot more war of words between the two sides after the game than in ordinary games. It's like a "derby".
Since this match, a lot of new history has been made, and in a few years' time, perhaps the match between Hoffenheim and Stuttgart will always be so hot and exciting, and it will become an indispensable part of the German football map, just like those long-established derbies - Milan city derby, Inter Milan and Juventus Italian derby, Real Madrid and Barcelona Spanish national derby, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur north London derby, Celtic and Glasgow Rangers old derby, River Plate with Boca in the Argentine National Derby...... Hoffenheim and Stuttgart may become the eternal enemies of Baden, attacking each other and digging into each other's walls...... Just like any rival team does. But in any case, no one will ever know the name "Hoffenheim" anymore, and there will always be such a team in German football. Hoffenheim was once ridiculed as "their name is Hoffenheim 1899, so where have they been in the last 100 years", and this will never happen again, and in the next 100 years, there may be many people who remember their names well, just like people now have Manchester United, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool...... Impressed as well.
※※※ Put aside the entanglement with Stuttgart for the time being, Stuttgart has not yet become Hoffenheim's mortal enemy. But their next enemy has almost become Hoffenheim's mortal enemy...... On the afternoon of 28 February, Hoffenheim will travel to challenge Borussia Dortmund. The two teams have been bonded since before they even played each other. Initially Rangnick's phrase "Chu can be the second Summer" annoyed Dortmund fans, who are known for their fanatics, and in their minds, Sameer is the only one, a man from the yellow monkey who also delusions to be compared to their heroes? Later, many people in Germany hated Hoffenheim, Dortmund fans were in the vanguard, and then the first meeting between the two teams, Hoffenheim cut the old powerhouse 4:1, leaving no face for the away team. Dortmund fans countered with physical threats against Hope and racist remarks against Chu Zhongtian in the stands. After the game, the war of words continued, with Hope denouncing the Dortmund fans and Dortmund arresting a young fan, a move that pitted Hoffenheim and Dortmund fans against each other.
Later, as Hoffenheim's results got better and better, their beautiful and passionate style of play was accepted by more people, and finally in their first match with Bayern, those who had opposed them and hated them were impressed and began to turn against Hoffenheim and applaud the brave and tenacious Hoffenheim.
Only Borussia Dortmund fans continue to cling to their ill-fledged feelings towards Hoffenheim, which are now helping the two teams down the path of a feud.
In the 22nd round of the league, Hoffenheim challenged Dortmund away, because the Dortmund fans threatened to kill Hope in the last meeting, which created a very tense atmosphere between the two teams, so before this game, Dortmund Club solemnly warned some fans not to make trouble at that time, and the Dortmund police are also like big enemies.
Originally, after the last meeting between the two sides, Hope said that if the opponent could not guarantee his personal safety, he would not go to the away game. However, apart from a holiday to Florida in the United States, he did not miss any of the team's away games. That's not because he's broken his promise, it's because the other side has made a promise, and those opponent fans don't have that much bad feeling for Hope himself.
But Dortmund is a very special place.
Despite this, Hope is still going to Dortmund because he has already made an appointment with Dortmund's chairman, Dr. Laubar, to have a meeting with Dortmund's general manager, Watzke, to discuss the Bundesliga's "50+1" (note) policy.
In order to ensure Hope's personal safety, Dortmund provided him with a separate box.
※※※The tension that pervades the supporters of the two teams has also affected the players on both sides.
From the start, the game went into a very intense confrontation - not in terms of attack and defense, but in terms of physicality.
As Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp said before the game: "We have to work the fight in the game because the opponent is very fierce ......"
Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim are currently the fewest losing teams in the Bundesliga, both losing just three games. However, there is still a big difference between these two teams, Chu Zhongtian loses less and draws less, they win a lot, and they attack sharply, and the goals are always one after another. Dortmund's attack was very weak, scoring only one goal per game seemed to be routine, and 1:1 became Dortmund's signature score.
Both teams are currently unbeaten at home. Hoffenheim now have a good chance to beat Borussia Dortmund and end their unbeaten run at home, which the whole team likes to do.
Last time, on their home turf, they were called "bitch" by Borussia Dortmund fans, and the Hoffenheim players still remember these things.
After the winter break, Dortmund went four games without a win, which put a lot of pressure on the whole team, and the performance of the players naturally became more and more impatient under the pressure.
At the beginning of the game, Chu Zhongtian kicked on the thigh of the opponent's midfielder Hai Naur (tamas_hajnal) in a scramble for the ball. The 27-year-old Hungarian midfielder collapsed to the ground and rolled in pain.
Chu Zhongtian didn't mean it, it was just a mistake, so he hurriedly went to comfort the painful Hai Naur. And the referee's whistle also sounded, and he ran towards Chu Zhongtian, groping with his right hand in his breast pocket.
"It was only four minutes into the game, and Chu Zhongtian had a foul...... It looks like a ......foul that went straight to a red card," Duan Bin, who was commentating on Yang's match in the Beijing studio, said with some concern. If the game has just started and Chinese player Chu Zhongtian is sent off, then this game will lose the value of continuing to pay attention to many Chinese fans.
"Oh...... Oh! The German commentator screamed, as if his own thigh had been kicked by Chu Zhongtian. What a brutal foul! It's not too much to give a red card! It looks like Hoffenheim are going to lose their captain at the very beginning of the game......"
Rangnick certainly didn't want Chu Zhongtian to be sent off at the start of the game. He watched anxiously from the sidelines.
Chu Zhongtian was explaining to the Dortmund players who came up: "I didn't mean to, he pounced too fast, I didn't catch my foot......"
Referee Fandel ran over, he lined up the crowd, and then rushed to Chu Zhongtian and showed him a ...... Yellow!
"What? Yellow? Was it just a yellow card foul? The German commentator was surprised.
Also surprised were Borussia Dortmund's manager Jurgen Klopp and the Dortmund fans in the stands.
Everyone thought that Chu Zhongtian's kick should be a red card, and even Chu Zhongtian himself thought so, so he was very humble to comfort the other party for the first time, hoping that this action could improve his image in the eyes of the referee.
Rangnick and Duan Bin breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, no matter how controversial this decision was, Chu Zhongtian's continued stay on the court was the biggest victory. At this time, they didn't care about thinking that this yellow card was Chu Zhongtian's fifth, even if he didn't eat the red card, he wouldn't be able to play the next round of the game against Werder Bremen...... Duan Bin was still busy wiping Chu Zhongtian's buttocks: "Theoretically, Chu Zhongtian should have been sent off with a red card for this foul, but the referee Vander must have considered that the game had just begun, and if he sent off Hoffenheim's absolute core, it would greatly affect the excitement of the game, so he gave Chu Zhongtian a yellow card to warn him......"
Chu Zhongtian escaped, and hurriedly went to comfort Hainauer, who was being examined by the team doctor, and then he quickly withdrew from the crowd. As for the Dortmund players who protested, the object of their protest was the referee, and it was not him, so he did not mix.
Dortmund were unhappy with the decision, with manager Jurgen Klopp sarcastically making whistle gestures while Dortmund's players surrounded the referee for an explanation.
The explanation given by the referee was that he believed that Chu Zhongtian's kick was rushing the ball and not rushing people, and the injury was just an accident. So the subordinates showed mercy...... For such an explanation, the Dortmund players have to accept it, and if they don't accept it, they have to accept it, otherwise what else can they do? Do you want to go on strike with a Super League team? Obviously not.
Although Chu Zhongtian was not sent off with a red card, his kick was like a match, which completely ignited the fire of the two teams - Dortmund was angry because of the referee's decision and Chu Zhongtian's kick, and the Dortmund fans in the stands kept insulting the Hoffenheim players, which also made the Hoffenheim players hold a fire in their hearts.
In the next game, the two sides continued to foul and fought fiercely. It may be time for the referee to think about it, and feel that his punishment for Chu Zhongtian was a bit too light, so he was more biased towards the home team Dortmund in the next enforcement, Dortmund won a number of free kicks in front of the field, but failed to pose a threat to Hoffenheim's goal. However, in the fifteenth minute, Hoffenheim also won a free kick in front, Salihovic hit the goal directly, the ball was slightly wide of the post, and the Dortmund players and fans broke out in a cold sweat.
Five minutes later, Borussia Dortmund had a great chance when Paraguayan striker Valdés (nelson_valdez) got on the end of the penalty area and fired a shot from Owomoela (patrick_owomoyela), but Haas, who started in place of the injured Hildebrand, saved the ball and gave Egypt's Zidan (mohamed_zidan) a chance to make a follow-up shot, and he easily pushed it into the net, and Haas was too late to save...... 1:0!! Borussia Dortmund take the lead at home! It's only been twenty minutes since the game started! They're off to a good start! ”
Zidan, who scored the goal, and his teammates came to the stands of the Dortmund fans and cheered with the people above.
The stands are the ones where Dortmund's most die-hard fans are located, and they are bright yellow as far as the eye can see.
In addition to tens of thousands of Dortmund scarves, there are slogans and portraits that insult Hoffenheim.
Hope's head was topped by a red scope, and even a fool could tell what it meant. Others turned Hope's avatar into a devil. Someone changed Hoffenheim's logo by adding a comma in the middle of "1899" and a euro symbol at the end, which became "18,99?". That means Hoffenheim was only worth eighteen dollars and nine cents. In addition, there are fans holding up signs that read "Our football has been ruined by you", and the resentment can be seen...... After Borussia Dortmund's goal, these slogans fluttered even more vigorously...... ※※※Note: The so-called "50+1" policy is a policy formulated for the purpose of ensuring the healthy development of the Bundesliga, the policy stipulates that in Germany, the majority of the ownership of the club's shares - more than 50% - must be owned by the club itself, and the ownership of external investors cannot exceed 49%, which eliminates the possibility of investors directly owning the football club and maintains the autonomy of the club. This has avoided the situation of Premier League teams such as Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool.
For example, Hoffenheim, although their big boss behind the scenes is Dietmar, who is worth 6.3 billion euros. Hope, but he does not directly own, or legally control, the club, which is currently chaired by Hoffman. Although Hope has an office in the club, he doesn't have any signs, and he is more like a super fan who has a lot of money and loves the team.
In fact, Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen are in a similar situation, and the financial support behind them is the well-known Volkswagen Group and Bayer Pharmaceutical, respectively, and both of them have deep pockets. Hope is just using himself as a consortium.
The policy was voted on by the Bundesliga in November 2008. However, the small and medium-sized teams wanted to relax the restrictions of the policy and give the club more autonomy and flexibility, and Hope went to Dortmund to discuss this specific matter with Dortmund general manager Watzke.
(To be continued)