There are quite a few people who say that Thomas Tuchel is the German version of Pep Guardiola.

There are many supporters of this kind of rhetoric, but there are also many critics.

But there's no denying that Tuchel's coaching style has been influenced by Pep Guardiola, and it's deep.

Even Tuchel himself has never denied that his coaching career has been influenced by Barcelona and Pep Guardiola from the very beginning, and he himself has repeatedly pointed out the core elements of Barcelona's success.

"Barcelona's performance is based on the team's mistakes and the team's unity to try to get the ball back!"

He himself has been committed to this philosophy from the very beginning of his tenure and has been very successful in Mainz.

But if Thomas Tuchel is a stubborn, dogmatic, dogmatic German manager because of that, you are very wrong.

Born in southern Germany, Tuchel has the persistence and perseverance of the Germans, as well as the tenacity of determination, but without the rigidity and stubbornness of the Germans, on the contrary, he is very tactful and flexible.

For example, when he was in charge of Mainz.

After a year of studying the tactics of Barcelona and Pep Guardiola, Tuchel developed a deep understanding of his football tactics and developed a complex system of tactics and style of play.

But when he coached Mainz, when he found that there were all kinds of different problems and weaknesses in the players in the team, he began to selectively abandon some more complex things, first instilled in the players some simple and easy to understand, and then slowly deepened.

At the tactical level, he will take the lead in arranging the troops according to the opponent's tactics and formations, and then slowly find out the tactical formation that is most suitable for the team and can give full play to the combat effectiveness of the players.

Such an adaptation will undoubtedly make it easier for Tuchel to settle into a new environment.

In Tuchel's first season in charge, Mainz were promoted to the Bundesliga, and Norway coach Jon Andersen, who led the team to promotion, was shocked by amateur side Lübeck in the first round of the German Cup, and the manager lost control of the dressing room and had to be officially sacked two days later, on 3 August.

At this time, Tuchel, who coached the youth team, was called upon to take over from Mainz.

On 8 August, five days later, the Bundesliga officially ignited the flames.

But it was in this rush that Tuchel led the turmoil to Mainz and started the league unbeaten three-game unbeaten campaign, drawing at home to Bayer Leverkusen in the first round and beating Louis van Gaal's Bayern Munich at home in the third.

In the first ten rounds of the league, Mainz won five, drew two and lost three, ranking sixth in the league.

This is quite amazing for a promoted horse, a team that has just experienced a change of coach before the league starts, and a rookie with no professional league coaching experience in the manager's box.

In their first season, Mainz finished ninth in the league and officially established themselves in the Bundesliga.

But a year later, in the 10-11 season, Tuchel led Mainz back to a seven-game winning streak in the league, including a 4-3 win away at VfL Wolfsburg with stars such as Dzeko, Mandzukic and Diego, and a 2-1 away win over Bayern Munich, who finished runners-up in the European Cup.

This season, Mainz finished fifth in the league and reached the Europa League.

However, with the excellent results, Mainz had to face poaching from other teams again and again, and the team's results began to decline, but even so, Tuchel still allowed Mainz to retain their place in the middle of the Bundesliga, and in the 13-14 season, they finished seventh in the league again.

There is no doubt that Tuchel has a good reputation in German football, and he is very endearing to his tactical philosophy that keeps pace with the times, and he has done a very good job of preparing for the game, with a strong tactical set-up and a wide range of tactical tools.

What's more, Tuchel's background as an academy coach gives Tuchel a unique talent in developing young players.

Therefore, many people do not understand, why would Mainz let go of such a meritorious manager?

Tuchel also performed well in the warm-up period after switching from Mainz to Hamburg, but the team was mired in a scandal after the management broke the news of corruption, which made people pessimistic about Tuchel's prospects in charge of Hamburg.

But no one thought that Hamburg, which was full of scandals outside the stadium, repeatedly defeated strong opponents inside the stadium.

In the first round of the league, they defeated the menacing promoted Macolon 2-0 away.

In the second round of the league, they defeated promoted Patborn 3-0 at home.

After two weeks of international breaks, in the third round of the league, Hamburg challenged Hannover 96 away, and in the end, it was Hamburg who came away from home 2-0 thanks to goals from Aboubakar and Douglas Costa, winning three in a row.

And if the first three rounds of competitors were not strong and not convincing in the slightest, then the next few rounds of matches against strong opponents were impressive.

In the fourth round of the league, Hamburg defeated Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 at home; In the fifth round of the league, they drew 1-1 with Borussia Mönchengladbach away; In the sixth round of the league, Eintracht Frankfurt beat 3-0 at home; In the seventh round of the league, they drew 1-1 away with Borussia Dortmund.

In the eighth round of the league, Hamburg defeated Hoffenheim 2-1 at home; In the ninth round of the league, they defeated Hertha Berlin 3-0 away.

Unbeaten in nine league games, with seven wins and two draws, Hamburg's performance stunned the entire German football world.

You must know that as the favorite to win the championship before the season and the well-deserved leader of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich's league start was also seven wins and two draws, and it was only by relying on a few big wins that Bayern Munich overtook Hamburg in the standings.

As for the other teams in the Bundesliga, they are all at the bottom of the list.

In third place is Wolfsburg, who have only 17 points so far, a full six points for both teams.

The almost reborn performance of the Hamburg team simply amazed fans throughout European football and even around the world.

Despite the constant management scandals, he was able to lead the team to such a result, and the head coach Tuchel's limelight was not even lost to Pep Guardiola, who coached Bayern Munich, and was respected and affirmed by almost all Hamburg fans.

Not only that, but fans are also quite satisfied with the team's lineup configuration.

With Aboubakar scoring in front of him, Dougla Costa and Kingsley Koeman forming the devil's wings, complemented by Sukses, Januzaj and Leroy Sane, the team's attacking combination was quite sharp and impressive.

In the midfield, the youngster Weigel sat firmly in the main midfield position, partnering with Clasi, Baddeley and Salgen Hazard, Hamburg's midfield was both offensive and defensive, and basically did not fall behind in several matches against strong teams.

But the most satisfying thing is the backline.

New goalkeeper Oblak was impressive, while at the back, the centre-back duo of Alderweireld and Emre Can and Dickmeier and Osterzolek on the left and right flanks.

Hamburg's backline has improved considerably from before.

So, the team's results improved, the players performed well, and the fans' satisfaction with the team naturally increased.

For Dietma Biersdorf, who is in charge of the team's athletic affairs, it is even more satisfying, and the goodwill of the new management team is also growing day by day.

Coupled with the media push, fans are also increasingly disgusted with the old-fashioned management team led by Kerkhoff.

This also put Kerkhoff and others under pressure.

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"Whew!"

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of his home, Kerkhoff exhaled with a mixture of sighs and helplessness, and immediately covered the glass of the window with a faint mist, full of thin droplets of water.

It's winter, and Kerkhoff feels a chill.

Not just because of the weather outside, but also because of the environment he's in right now.

This must be the coldest winter in recent years, right?

"Mary!" Kerkhoff shouted.

An obese middle-aged maid walked out of the distance from the living room, "Sir, what are your orders?" ”

"Go and get the fireplace in the living room alive, it's a little cold!"

"Yes, sir!"

The maid went, but the living room was silent, making it seem that Kerkhoff was alone.

Actually, no, there were a dozen people in the living room, all sitting, and only Krkhoff stood alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Walking back to the living room, Kerkhoff rubbed his hands, trying to use the friction to generate heat, and the other people in the living room immediately turned their eyes on Kerkhof, waiting for him to speak.

"I've been in contact with Mr. Kuhn lately, but I haven't been able to get in touch before, which I haven't done before."

When everyone heard this, the look of disappointment on their faces was even worse.

"I also contacted Alexander Otto before, and I went to their company in person yesterday, I knew he was there, but his secretary told me that he was not there!"

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other for a while, and one or two of them even turned a little pale.

They all know exactly what that means.

"I received the news that Kuhn and Otto took the representatives of the fan club to the United Kingdom before, if I guessed correctly, they went to see Yang Huan, but we don't know what they talked about and what agreements were reached."

With these words, there was a feeling that the little hope that everyone present still had was completely extinguished.

But after there was no hope, everyone's panic was just a sudden.

They have all experienced many storms, and some of them are already sixty or seventy years old, and they quickly regained their calm.

Even, at this time, they are calmer than ever.

Because their rich life experience tells them that at this time, they will only die faster if they are in chaos.

"Now it's clear!"

Khoff glanced at everyone, "The fan representatives didn't fall to Yang Huan, we don't know, but from the current situation, they at least remain neutral, and we can't count on them at all." ”

"The team's results are so good now, Yang Huan's hand is boiling frogs in warm water, it is really wonderful, the fans have basically accepted the new management team now, coupled with the media's continuous exposure of our problems, resulting in fans now almost one-sided support for the new team, and we are treated like reservoir dogs, regardless of the reason, first beat it up."

This is indeed the attitude of Hamburg fans towards this group of old management team now.

A hint of discoloration flashed in the eyes of many people present, and they were even a little desperate.

Because in a way, they're making enemies of the Hamburg fans.

"In addition, in the past period, Thomas Lake has been contacting major sponsors to clean up the sponsorship system and licensing system, saying that it is to reshape the image of Hamburg, but in the end, it is still to monopolize power."

Speaking of this, Kerkhoff looked around the crowd, and after a long sigh, he said helplessly: "Although we don't want to admit it, we must accept that we have no way out, no reinforcements, and no hope!" ”

"We lost!"

This sentence caused a trace of commotion in the originally dead living room.

A lot of people are at a loss.

Although, they may have been mentally prepared for a long time.

They lost!

Utterly lost!

"But......" Kerkhoff said, "even if I lose, I will not be willing to lose like this, and let that damn Chinese take advantage." ”

When he said this, Kerkhoff looked fierce and resolute.