Chapter 241: The Contradiction Between the Future and the Present (4700)
The 2003-2004 Bundesliga season started particularly early. The war began on August 2.
The opening match was Bayern Munich hosting Eintracht Frankfurt.
Originally, Chinese fans were very much looking forward to Rongguang being able to participate in this game. A few days before the game, some Chinese fans began to debate on the Internet whether Rong Guang would play as a starter or come off the bench.
Brave fans said that Glory will definitely start!
"A $7 million buy player for him to play on the bench? No kidding! ”
Conservative fans, on the other hand, think it makes more sense for Glory to come off the bench.
"After all, I'm just here, and I'm not familiar with my teammates, so it's impossible to start. I guess Xi Shuai will let Rong Guang play in more than 70 minutes......"
"I think it may be more than 80 minutes, and the last few minutes let him go up and make a debut, indicating that my brother is here!"
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But in this game, let alone the glory, he didn't even be able to enter the eighteen-man list!
In response to questions from Chinese journalists at the pre-match press conference, Heathfield said: "It's only been less than half a month with the team, and we don't think he should play so early. ”
He didn't directly say that he didn't plan to give Rongguang a chance to play for half a season, and he didn't want to give the media a chance to hype.
He also doesn't want the player's agent to use the media to put pressure on himself and the club.
The reasons he now gives are reasonable, irrefutable, and flawless.
In terms of the time when Rong Guang joined the team, it is indeed too fast to let him play now.
But it was still a disappointment for the Chinese fans who were waiting for glory to get a historic appearance at Bayern Munich.
They are starting to look forward to playing in the next round of the league.
But the Chinese media at the front in Germany sniffed out something from this arrangement.
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Originally, Rongguang wanted to play the task, so he simply went to Leonard to continue the special training, but Sun Fengyang took him to the scene to watch the game.
"What the Bundesliga game is like, you can't feel it on the pitch, you have to feel it on the sidelines. Watching the game more will help you get used to the rhythm of the Bundesliga as quickly as possible. ”
Sun Fengyang said to Rongguang.
Glory doesn't stick to his own ideas.
Instead, he appeared in the stands of the Olympic Stadium in Munich with Sun Fengyang and Debola.
He watched the game very attentively, and Sun Fengyang was on the side to explain for him.
As a fan who has worked in Germany for many years, Sun Fengyang is very familiar with German football, and it is really suitable for him to explain Rongguang.
Debola's attention wasn't on the game, she was thinking about a problem.
This has just come to Germany, and has just come into contact with the Bundesliga, and Rongguang has encountered so many problems that it needs very professional people to help solve.
If it weren't for Mr. Sun's help this time, with her and Glory, I'm afraid it would really be at a loss.
So what to do after that?
Do you always count on Mr. Sun?
It's still vague, but Debora does have a bold idea.
She wants to set up a team of agents for Rongguang, with many professionals who can solve all kinds of highly professional problems for Rongguang, such as legal or medical problems.
Debora had this idea, also because she thought that after she left in the future, Rongguang would have people around her, so she didn't need to worry about anything.
She was already making arrangements for her departure......
I have to say that she thinks really far.
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In this game, Bayern Munich defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 3:1 at home, and Bayern Munich led Eintracht Frankfurt 3:0 in the first half, completely killing the suspense of this game.
"That's not a good thing for you, Glory." Sun Fengyang said. "The better the team, the more they don't need you. This victory would have strengthened Heathfield's resolve. ”
Rong Guang clenched his fists: "I will try to prove to him that I can do it!" ”
Sun Fengyang gently patted him on the shoulder: "Come on!" ”
But that's not what he thought in his heart.
With Heathfield's habits, it may be really difficult for Glory to get any chance to play in his hands.
Heathfield is a coach who relies heavily on veterans, and in his hands, young players rarely get a chance.
Philippe Lahm was loaned to Stuttgart by Bayern Munich for two years because he couldn't get a chance in the first team.
So since Heathfield said so, then Glory should not want to get a chance.
His efforts, I am afraid, will not impress Heathfield.
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As Sun Fengyang said, the second round of glory still failed to enter the list of eighteen people.
In this regard, Heathfield's reason is still that "Rong and the team are not tacit enough, and he needs more time." ”
In the third round of the league, Bayern Munich hosted Bochum, and the glory still did not appear in the eighteen-man list.
For the third time, he watched from the wall.
This time, Heathfield was tired of the repeated questions of Chinese journalists who had not made the list for what glory.
He refused to explain in his pre-match press conference that he had ruled out the squad, which cost the club $7 million this summer, for the third time in a row.
By this time, a large number of media outlets had finally begun to pay attention to the glorious thing.
Although after the transfer of Mackay, the hat of the Bayern Munich transfer champion this season was snatched away by Mackay, but he is also the second-most expensive player for Bayern Munich this summer.
Such a player, but he didn't even enter the eighteen-man squad for three consecutive games, can't help but attract people's attention.
Rongguang is not injured, and he is working hard in training, so why can't he get a chance to play?
The Chinese media is boiling over and complaining about the glory.
The German media, on the other hand, were unequivocally on Heathfield's side.
"Even though Rong had a very good result in Sao Paulo, it was South American football. For European football, Rong is a complete newcomer. There's no denying that he has a very good talent. But at the same time, his shortcomings are as prominent as his strengths. A man with low physical confrontation ability and not yet adapted to the rhythm of European football, why should he play? ”
"Why do you want Rong to play? Does he have anything to do better than his rivals in midfield? In the current Bayern Munich team, there are Sauer, Ze Roberto, Ballack, Jeremes, Fink, Salihamidzic, Hargreaves, Deisler, Schweinsteiger, Trokhovski in the midfield...... With Rong, there are eleven people, which is enough for a team's starting lineup! ”
"We recognize that Wing has a brilliant record in South American football and is a champion player. But...... Who can play for Bayern Munich who is not a champion? Chinese reporters questioned Heathfield at the pre-match press conference for three consecutive games, why did he not let Rong enter the 18-man list, I think this is vexatious......
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Despite the media support, Heathfield is feeling the pressure.
After the third round of the league, he was called to the general manager's office by Hoeness.
"I need to hear your explanation, dear Otmar." The fat man Hoeness stood up and leaned down, looking at Heathfield, who was sitting across from him.
The gesture made him look murderous, but Heathfield didn't back down, he asked, "What's the explanation?" ”
"You should be clear, Otmar. The club paid $7 million for a player, not so that he could be a spectator in the stands every day. ”
Heathfield smiled: "So you were talking about Rong. I always thought you knew very well that Rong's problem was not a problem. ”
"What's not a problem?" Hoeness was a little surprised.
"With Rong's current ability, he really doesn't qualify for the squad. That's clear, I'm sure you do, Uli. Heathfield said. Are you going to tell me you don't see the flaws in him? ”
"Yes...... But the merits of him are just as dazzling......"
"I admit it, so Uli, Wing is the future of Bayern Munich, I never doubted that. Just now...... He really didn't meet my requirements. We have 11 players in the midfield, and the competition is fierce, and these people include veterans who have made great contributions to the team, as well as famous stars, as well as the hope of the club's own academy...... What would they think if I played a player with such a flaw and took their place, Uli? ”
"Uh......" Hoeness, who had always been known for his discernment, was speechless on the subject.
'For me, the consistency in the dressing room is the most important thing. I'm doing it for the good of the team. ”
Heathfield's words were so plausible that Hoeness was speechless.
Hoeness is an unmistakable troll, but he always puts Bayern Munich's interests first. Think about everything with Bayern Munich's interests first.
He knew that Heathfield had a very good point.
Glory really doesn't have the ability to compete for a spot in the first team right now.
Bayern Munich didn't buy him in the first place, and they didn't want him to play well in the game right away.
It's more of an investment in the future. It's just that the $7 million transfer fee is too eye-catching.
Journalists, the media, and the media are always clinging to the $7 million.
Some media even gave Rongguang a nickname called "Seven Million Boys...... Where is this?
It is precisely for this reason that Hoeness wants to tell the media that Bayern Munich is not a genius, and there is a reason to spend seven million for a newcomer in European football who is less than 18 years old.
But now that Heathfield is talking, he also feels that he can't let Glory play, otherwise there will be more and bigger trouble.
There are only four people in the midfield, and he occupies one after he plays, which means that someone wants to come down, who will play? No one is easy to get down.
"However, you can't keep excluding him from the list like this...... This will continue to create buzz for the media. Hoeness said.
In fact, Heathfield is also tired of the endless idiotic questions of "what is not in the squad".
In the past, he wanted Rongguang to play regional matches with the reserve team, accumulate experience, and adapt to the low-level competitions little by little.
But now it seems that this is not going to work.
Because as long as Glory continues to stay in the Bayern Munich team, it will become a trouble-making machine, and the media will still hold on.
So the best way to do it is to let him leave Bayern Munich.
No one else is at Bayern, so there is no need for those Chinese media to continue to hang in front of them, right?
"Rent him out, like Ram." Heathfield said.