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1 October 1997, Olympic Stadium, Munich

In the opening match of the first round of the Bundesliga 979 season, Kaiserslaou challenged Bayern Munich away

The scoreboard time jumped back to 0, but the score on both sides of the red scoreboard did not change, the box on the left for the home team was 0, and the box on the right for the away team was 2. f

The entire Olympic Stadium booed the sky, and even many fans stood up excitedly, throwing tissues, plastic bags and other miscellaneous objects at the Kaiserslautern players celebrating the victory under the stands to vent their frustration.

0:2, Bayern Munich, which aims to win the championship this season, lost!

Before the season, the team's slogan of striving for multiple championships was still in the ears, but the two games made everyone question the team's plan!

The former lost the first ever League Cup title and the second lost the opening game of the Bundesliga this season, making it a big start, and both games were lost to the same opponent.

2:0！ Kaiserslautern defeated the mighty Bayern with goals from Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ballack!

Scoring three goals in two games without conceding one, Kaiserslautern's performances were astonishing, and the victory in both games was unquestionable.

The Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was in unrivalled form at the start of the season, scoring twice against Stuttgart and netting the only goal of the game in the final, which broke the deadlock.

As Yang Cheng expected, as long as Kaiserslautern's midfield can create chances, Ruud van Nistelrooy will be able to convert them into goals, because he is the kind of goalscorer who lives to score goals!

Trapattoni was completely depressed "This is his third consecutive defeat to Yang Cheng, he is very helpless, especially in this game, the team is obviously pressed by Kaiserslautern without temper, whether it is fighting spirit or morale, and even tactics have been comprehensively suppressed, if it is not for the defense is good" I'm afraid the score is not just B

Turning his head sideways and looking at Yang Cheng with joy on his face after the victory, Trapattoni wanted to congratulate the young manager, but he couldn't do it because he had lost two games in a row and couldn't fight back.

But is he able to blame his players?

He knew very well in his heart that he couldn't, not only could not blame him, "but also to save morale as soon as possible, because the first three rounds of the league were completed in a few days, and time simply did not allow him to let the team continue to sink too much."

After three rounds, the league will begin to enter the preparation period for the national team competition, with a two-week break, followed by two more rounds of "two more breaks" for the national team to play two European matches in the 199 World Cup qualifiers in France.

So in the post-match press conference, Trapattoni did not go as aggressive as he did once, but gave a somewhat positive assessment of the team's performance, saying that the players were working hard, "but Kaiserslautern was in better condition."

"Football is like that, the early league games are always very difficult, because every season we have to take a few players and bring in a few players" to run in the formation, and after a long vacation, the physical condition of the players has to be adjusted, so I was not surprised at all to lose to Kaiserslautern! ”

"Rate Kaiserslautern?" Trapattoni struggled to squeeze out a smile in the face of reporters' questions" "This is a young team, Ruud van Nilson, De Nielsen, Deisler, Ballack and others are all very good, and this team plays a very different kind of football, their scramble in the front court and the pressure in the midfield have created a lot of trouble for us and made us very uncomfortable, and their flexible interspersed runs in the game have made our defense encounter great difficulties!" ”

"If I were to judge this Kaiserslautern team, I would say that this is not a promoted team, this is a team with the best quality in the league and they can even win the league title!"

Speaking of this, Trapattoni suddenly changed his words, "Of course, the league is a long process, most of the players in Kaiserslautern have no experience in the top league, and their manager has not led the team to the top league, so I still don't like this team!" “

"So what kind of team do you think has the best chance of winning the championship?" A reporter asked with a smile.

Trapattoni smiled, "First of all, this team must have excellent strength, secondly, I think that if you want to win the championship, it is impossible to rely on a single lineup, so the thickness of the bench of this team must be sufficient, so that the impact of injuries can be minimized, thirdly, the goals of the team, including the management, must be the same, to support the work of the head coach, and finally, the most crucial point, is to have a manager who is familiar with the Bundesliga and knows how to deal with all kinds of emergencies at any time!" ”

"These conditions are very important, and only if they are met can the team have a chance of winning the championship!"

As soon as Trapattoni finished speaking, the reporters at the scene were in an uproar.

"You seem to be talking about Bayern Munich, Mr. Trapattoni?" There was a journalist who said with a smile.

Trapattoni shrugged his shoulders noncommittally, signaling that the reporter was free to speculate.

If you look at these requirements according to his requirements, it is true that Bayern is the only team that meets these conditions.

Originally, Dortmund was also a big favorite, but with the resignation of Heathfield, with the hiring of Scala as the head coach of the Bundesliga team that is not familiar with the Bundesliga, Dortmund's prospects for winning the championship are not optimistic, at least many people are worried that the team will be infighting, because Scala may not be able to suppress the big stars in the team.

As for the other favorite, Leverkusen, it is very suitable in all aspects, but Daum is not good at using the team's bench, although Leverkusen's main squad is very strong, but the rotation is very bad, and it is because of this that Bayer Leverkusen has lost many key games, resulting in the final championship aside.

As for Stuttgart, although Loew's team is very prosperous in the Bundesliga, it has a weak attack and weak defense, and Stuttgart's championship is very weak, and the state is too fluctuating to be stable.

Looking at all the teams that have won the championship in the league, almost all of them are teams in solid form, and there will rarely be any major fluctuations in form, even if the players will have ups and downs, but there will be substitutes who will rise quickly, take responsibility, and ensure the team's combat effectiveness.

Stuttgart has done a bad job in this regard and has left Elber this season, which has a very big impact on Stuttgart, so if this team wants to win the championship, Bayern alone may not be able to overcome it.

It is precisely because of this that all the media will unanimously agree that Trapattoni's declaration is to build momentum for Bayern to win the championship.

As for Yang Cheng sitting next to Trapattoni, and Kaiserslautern behind him, no one will think that this promoted team has the strength and opportunity to intervene in the championship team!

"What do you think of Mr. Yang Cheng's words to Mr. Trapattoni?" One reporter immediately shifted the topic to Yang Cheng, because he felt that this seemingly polite Chinese, although always maintaining polite attention, actually did not care about Trapattoni's topic at all.

"Totally agree!" Yang Cheng replied without hesitation, with a sincere smile.

The reporters were a little surprised by his answer, and they were still expecting Yang Cheng to refute Trapattoni's words.

"Kaiserslautern returned to the Bundesliga this season, with the glory of the quadruple in one season, many people think that Kaiserslautern can make a difference in the Bundesliga this season, what do you think?"

'I hope so, but I think we're coming back to the Bundesliga with a normal heart because we're a young team and we still need to learn, we need to grow and improve!'

"But you beat the mighty Bayern Munich twice before the season to win the first League Cup!" There was a malicious reminder from a journalist.

As soon as this sentence came out, Trapattoni's face immediately sank, obviously angry about Kaiserslautern's defeat of Bayern, and at this moment the scar was uncovered by reporters, and there was fire in his heart.

"If beating Bayern means that you can win the championship, then there are too many Bundesliga titles, because it is difficult for Bayern to remain unbeaten for a season, and I will never equate beating Bayern with surpassing Bayern, in my opinion, Bayern is the strongest team in the Bundesliga this season, there is no one!"

Yang Cheng's words made Trapattoni's face improve a little, and the eyes that looked at this young man were also a little emotional, obviously thinking that Yang Cheng was very knowledgeable, at least in this case, he still knew how to take care of his face.

"And what about Kaiserslautern?"

Yang Cheng smiled, "We are the lowest average age team in the Bundesliga, we are a youth army, I will not make predictions about our results, I will not put pressure on my players, I will tell them, do their best, try to show the best of themselves, that is enough!" “

Dealing with this ambiguous answer, the reporter seemed at a loss, but he was helpless.

"A lot of the players have expressed their appreciation and gratitude to you after the game, I heard that you played the relegation game at the Harden Stadium in the 9596 season in the dressing room before the game to motivate the players, and you used this trick against Borussia Dortmund before, is this considered a means for you to fight the enemy? Aren't you worried about the backfire? ”

Yang Cheng smiled and spread his hands, but did not answer.

But the meaning of his smile was very obvious, and that was, lo and behold, we won the championship!

The reporters were immediately amused by Yang Cheng's funny behavior, and laughed.

"So Mr. Yang Cheng, is there anything you would like to say to Kaiserslautern fans?" Gran, Nack has finally found his chance, and here at Bayern, he doesn't have the privileges he had at the Fritzwalt Stadium.

Yang Cheng smiled at his old friend, the townlights were shining frequently, but he said word by word: "I want to tell all the Kaiserslautern fans, I can assure you that you will see a Kaiserslautern team that is constantly improving and growing!" Our Red Devils are just on the way! “

I don't know if it's because the league has just started, there were 4 draws in the first round of 9 league games, the highest score was Karlsruhe's home defeat to Werder Bremen, the most goals were Cologne's 3:2 home win over Duisburg, and then Kaiserslautern defeated Bayern 2:0 away, a big upset in this round, and the remaining two games were Bayer Leverkusen's 1:2 away defeat to Schalke 04 and Bochum defeated Bielefeld 1:0 at home.

As a result, Kaiserslautern is second in the league behind Karlsruhe, but everyone knows that the first round of the league table is not enough. Four days later, Kaiserslautern returned home to promoted Hertha Berlin.

Both teams are promoted this season, and both teams have strengthened their strength in the summer, Hertha Berlin even drew at home to Dortmund in the first round of the league, which makes Hertha Berlin ambitious, hoping to step on the shoulders of the promoted brothers from Kaiserslautern.

Visiting Fritz, Walter Stadium, but vainly trying to defend Hertha Berlin with offense, is undoubtedly a funny head.

Yang Cheng also used active attacking tactics at home, Ruud van Nistelrooy broke through Hertha Berlin's goal in just one and a half minutes in the opening minute, and Van Nistelrooy scored twice at half-time, and Nedved scored a heavy shot.

After the rematch in the second half, Kaiserslautern frequently created opportunities, Hertha Berlin wanted to counterattack, but in the 55th minute, Deisler scored another goal 4:0!

After that, Yang Cheng replaced the outstanding Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy with Klose, who was warmly cheered by the fans at Fritz and Walter Stadium, enjoying the hero's treatment.

Klose worked hard after the game, but seemed to be unable to keep up with the team, with movement and awareness but just couldn't score, squandered at least two great chances, and even had a knockback that was almost counter-attacked by Hertha Berlin, but Kosch continued his excellent performance in the previous two games, and made tackles at crucial moments to keep his team from conceding. The score of 4:0 was also maintained until the end of the game, and Kaiserslautern won two consecutive league wins!

But what really caught Yang Cheng off guard was the next day, when all nine games in the second round of the Bundesliga were over, Kaiserslautern was at the top of the league table, and he was alone by 2 points ahead of other rivals.

Bayer Leverkusen beat Bochum 3-2, Karlsruhe drew 2-2 at Munich 0, Borussia Dortmund beat Cologne 3-0 at home and Duisburg beat Schalke 1-0 at home, while Bayern drew 1-1 at Borussia Mönchengladbach in another high-profile match.

As a result, after 2 rounds, the team with 4 points is piled up, but only Kaiserslautern team has 6 points from 2 consecutive wins, ranking first in the league table, and their record of scoring 6 goals and conceding 0 goals is also the best in the Bundesliga.

This suddenly made Kaiserslautern a little flustered, and Yang Cheng even began to wonder if his team was really qualified to win the championship?

After successive victories over Stuttgart, Bayern Munich and other Bundesliga powerhouses, coupled with the encouragement of Kaiserslau's knee promotion history in the previous life, Yang Cheng suddenly became a little hot-headed.

But three days later, the team challenged Cologne away, and an embarrassing score of 0:0 suddenly made Kaiserslautern look extremely embarrassed, and Larsson, who replaced Ruud van Nistelrooy, performed sluggishly, with only one shot on goal in the whole game, and the lack of a weak forward line caused Kaiserslautern's midfield to become the main attacking firepower.

Ballack and Nedved alone contributed six and four shots respectively, most of which were from distance, but Kaiserslautern was so tired that he couldn't hold his feet accurately, and they all turned into anti-aircraft guns.

Despite the clear advantage in the game, Kaiserslautern could only settle for a 0-0 draw.

After 90 minutes of the game, Yang Cheng returned to the locker room and scolded with a smile.

"Look, I said it a long time ago, the Bundesliga is not that simple, you believe it now? …”

The players were stunned for a moment, then shook their heads and laughed.

"I can't win this game, I have to take the main responsibility, but if you want to escape, you all have to be responsible, so during the women's week when the league is off, you all have to wake me up, don't get hurt, otherwise, you will feel good when you come back, understand? …”

"Understood, Chief!." The players shouted in unison.

Then there was a burst of laughter in the locker room, which greatly dispelled the depression caused by being flattened.

The most surprising thing in the third round of the league was the outbreak of Bayern Munich.

They were also promoted and both were away at the Olympic Stadium, but Wolfsburg's experience was very different from Kaiserslautern's, who defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 with courage and blood, but Wolfsburg was not so lucky.

5:0, every goal is bloody, which makes people feel shocking to watch, especially Elber's brace, which makes Trapattoni happy, and I believe that the next forward combination of Elber and Yankel will become Bayern's magic weapon for attacking the city.

Despite a 0-0 draw away from Cologne, Kaiserslautern is still tied for the top spot with seven points, but the goal difference is dominant, so Kaiserslautern still ushered in a two-week league suspension as the top of the league.

At present, there are many international players such as Nedved, Salihamidzic, Larsson, etc., Ballack and Kyle have also been selected for the German training squad with their outstanding performance in Kaiserslautern, and Veron, Denilson and others have also been selected for the Argentine and Brazilian national teams respectively to participate in the South American competition.

Due to the suspension of the league, the team's training was also suspended, and Yang Cheng went directly to Paris, France on the second day after the league was disbanded.

The selection of the best coach of the French football magazine has come to an end, in order to maintain the mystery, it was not announced to the public, but it will be announced in the evening of the 9th TV station, and all the well-known managers in Europe were invited to witness a simple award ceremony, and then introduced in the special page of the French football magazine the next day.

Nowadays, it is an era that values stars and ignores the role of coaches, so the award of the best coach is a world of difference compared to the award of the European Ballon d'Or, but fortunately, Yang Cheng does not covet this award too much.

Others may not be, but Heathfield, who led Borussia Dorthal to win the Champions League, deserves the award!

So this time, Yang Cheng came to Paris with the mentality of focusing on participation! To be continued.