Chapter 875 - Rise to the top
While the Hamburg team was in the dressing room discussing how to split the €5 million prize, the Kicker Magazine editorial office was in chaos in Nuremberg, northwest of Munich in the southern German state of Bavaria.
Everyone was in and out of the office of Editor-in-Chief Rainer Holtschu, and everyone was busy.
Holtzshu, on the other hand, was pacing back and forth in the office, looking very agitated.
Beside him, the secretary was holding a notebook in his hand, intently recording every sentence of the editor-in-chief.
It's Sunday, and tomorrow morning we're going to launch a new issue.
It's all to blame on the damn DFB.
Because, according to the past practice, all important matches will be scheduled for Saturday, but this time, the North and South derby between Hamburg and Bayern Munich is scheduled on Sunday.
Who made Hamburg a relegation team last season?
As the most professional and authoritative sports publication in Germany, the Bundesliga special issue of Kicker Magazine was launched on Monday, so they must stay up late tonight and work overtime to make a new issue of the magazine as soon as possible, otherwise, by the midweek issue on Thursday, the daylily will be cold, who will read it?
To say that for this game, they have also made enough preparations in advance and given a lot of plans.
However, before the game, almost everyone thought that Bayern Munich would win.
This is also recognized, because although the Hamburg team has performed well this season, in terms of strength, how can it be enough for Bayern Munich to play?
Therefore, the kicker magazine has even analyzed in advance how to write those analysis articles after Bayern Munich defeated Hamburg.
But who knows, the Hamburg team didn't know if it was drugs, and they defeated Bayern Munich like chicken.
Well, if you beat Bayern Munich in an upset, it doesn't matter.
Kicker Magazine, as a rigorous newspaper, also made a plan for the Hamburg team's upset, but the problem is that Hamburg beat Bayern Munich in such a way that all the previous plans and preparations were useless.
Early tomorrow morning, what do readers like to read?
It must be an in-depth analysis, and a detailed introduction to the group of players in the Hamburg team, and it is better to have an exclusive interview.
It's funny to say, don't look at the Hamburg team that has performed well before, but their players are really not famous.
One of the more famous is the African player Aboubakar, who has been the top scorer in the league since the beginning of the season.
But as for the specific way of this player, it may be difficult for fans to say why.
As for the other players of the Hamburg team, they are not die-hard fans, and I am afraid that few can say it all.
But now, the situation is noticeably different.
Hamburg defeated Bayern Munich to regain the top spot in the Bundesliga after a decades-long absence.
That's a big deal!
Before the Hamburg management was imprisoned, investors were preparing to buy Hamburg and a series of fierce inside stories, Bild was the first to get the exclusive, earning enough eyeballs and sales, which made the whole Kicker magazine feel very depressed.
But now, the event report, this should have been their strong point, if they can't rely on their own strength to win back a city, then wouldn't it be to let Bild continue to grow bigger and stronger?
Fans spend two euros and end up seeing something that doesn't compare to the cheap Bild?
Don't mess with Kicker Magazine after that!
So, Rainer Holtschu is very upset right now.
"First of all, contact Beckenbauer immediately, I don't care what method you use, even if you kneel down for him and call him grandpa, you have to ask him to hand in a review column of the event before twelve o'clock."
Rainer Holtzshu pointed to the secretary and said very hard.
"He is very important in the hearts of Bayern Munich fans and German fans, and his column has always attracted a lot of attention, so no matter what, let him write it quickly, if it doesn't work, send someone to guard his door and urge!"
"Understood!" The secretary wrote quickly, and in an instant he jotted it down in his notebook.
The editor-in-chief's way of urging the draft is really ......
"By the way, what's going on with Heinz right now?" Holtschu asked.
Carl Heinz Wilder, the chief reporter for Kicker Magazine, specializes in live tracking of major events.
This evening, he led the interview team north to Hamburg to follow up and report on the game.
"I just called him and he said he was still contacting the Hamburg press service."
Speaking of this, the secretary shrugged helplessly, "No way, I heard that there are too many media who want to interview Hamburg tonight, and it is said that they have to cooperate with an event of Sky TV, so ......"
Sky TV is the broadcaster of the Bundesliga, so in many ways, it has advantages that other media outlets don't have.
For this, Holtzshu is also quite helpless.
Don't look at the Kicker magazine is very authoritative in the field of professional football, but in terms of influence, let alone Sky TV, even if it is Bild, they are not as good.
'You call Heinz again and you tell him that he has to get interviews with some of the best players in Hamburg tonight anyway, as well as manager Thomas Tuchel and better with some more Beiersdorf.'
Speaking of this, Holzshu suddenly remembered, "I still had a little friendship with Beiersdorf before, and I will also call him later, communicate, you tell Heinz, I have reserved space for him." ”
"yes, I understand!"
Holtzshu waved his hand and motioned for the secretary to go out.
When the secretary was out, he walked behind the desk, sat down, and exhaled heavily.
It's been a long time since I've been so nervous and stressed, and now it's a little unbearable.
It seems that it is really a bit old!
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night!
Can Hamburg really rise again because of this battle?
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On this sleepless night, in Germany, in Europe, and even in the world, I don't know how many people, how many fans, like Holzschu, stared at Hamburg, withstood the pressure, and survived.
Early the next morning, all major newspapers and magazines went on the list.
If you subscribe to multiple magazines at the same time, you will be surprised to find that almost all the front pages contain a match between Hamburg and Bayern Munich, and if not the front page, it must be in a prominent place.
Everyone was shocked by Hamburg's performance in this match, but also surprised by Hamburg's first Bundesliga title after decades of absence.
Because this team was still struggling with relegation from the Bundesliga a a few months ago.
But who would have thought that in a blink of an eye, they would be at the top of the league!
But almost all the media were full of praise for the performance of the Hamburg players, as well as the pre-match preparation and on-the-spot command of manager Thomas Tuchel.
According to Bild, this is a strong rebound from the management turmoil, and it is the greatest game of the new century.
Kicker magazine also gave Hamburg a very high evaluation in the report, believing that it was a miracle that this young team could reach the top of the Bundesliga.
Even the honorary president of Bayern Munich, Beckenbauer, in his column, did not hesitate to praise Hamburg.
According to the Football Emperor, Tuchel has injected a new football element into Hamburg, which is quite different from the traditional football of the past in Hamburg, which is more advanced and more in line with the trend.
Beckenbauer even asserted that Hamburg had been relegated early this season and that the goal should be to lock up European competitions or even the Champions League zone.
"I didn't show up at the People's Park because it was so cold, but I could feel the frenzy of the Hamburg team and the power of their football."
'It's a brand new team compared to last season's relegation team, he's very competitive and as long as they can maintain their current form and momentum, they will be a strong contender for the top six or even the top four.'
But Beckenbauer also said that the top favorites to win the league are still Bayern Munich, and then Dortmund.
"I've heard some voices that Hamburg are in the lead and have a good chance of winning the title, but I don't think that's realistic."
'Being the leader and being second in the league are two completely different experiences, and Hamburg haven't had that experience in the last few decades, so it's unclear whether they can hold the lead and how long they can hold on.
"Besides, a big reason why Hamburg are doing so well is that they don't have any injuries."
"But as the league progresses, it is inevitable that Tuchel's squad will have injuries and suspensions, and at that point, it will be inevitable that there will be ups and downs, and Hamburg lack the depth of Bayern Munich's bench, so I am optimistic that Hamburg will enter the European zone, but I don't think they can win the title."
Regarding Bayern Munich's defeat, Beckenbauer pointed out that the poor form of Ribery and Robben is a big problem.
"In this game, the two aces in the team did not show the quality of a superstar player, they didn't even pose much of a threat to the Hamburg defence, and all this because they were too tired."
"How to reactivate the game and form of Ribery and Robben has become the most important task for Guardiola and the coaching staff, because we have all seen that without the wings, Bayern Munich's attacking power is greatly reduced."
"As for Pep Guardiola, I'm very supportive of what he has achieved at Bayern Munich, it's quite an incredible achievement, and many of my long-time colleagues at Bayern Munich have told me that they have never seen a manager with so much tactical knowledge like Pep Guardiola."
"Van Gaal may have it, but the Dutch rarely show it, so, who knows?"
"In this North and South derby, Pep Guardiola's on-the-spot command also played an important role, the adjustment in the first half, and the substitution in the second half, it was very timely, and it also brought three goals for the team."
"It's a pity that in this game, Bayern Munich met a crazy Hamburg, and the responsibility for the loss should not be borne by Guardiola, and I believe that this game will not have the slightest impact on Bayern Munich's league championship."
"Any team loses, it's just a matter of time, isn't it?"
As a famous name of Bayern Munich, Beckenbauer's column has always been based on commenting on Bayern Munich.
But this time, it took up most of the space with hamburgers, which is relatively rare.
It is enough to see that this game really surprised him.
Not only him, but the whole of Germany, and even the whole of Europe, were shocked by the performance of the Hamburg team.
Could it be that this game will sound the clarion call for Hamburg to rise strongly and return to the peak of the Bundesliga?
If there were still doubts before, then, after experiencing this game, after learning that the new investor of the Hamburg team is Yang Huan, then their doubts should be dispelled.
Many of the Hamburg team's press and marketing departments are from Southampton and know how to use the media to build momentum.
Taking advantage of the momentum of the victory over Bayern Munich has not faded, while the iron is hot, this group of reporters was once again invited to the People's Park stadium.