For the next period of time, Yang Cheng always focused on the plan he specified before the game.

In the 27th round, Kaiserslautern beat Red and White Essen 3-0 at home, and Ruud van Nistelrooy scored again.

In the 28th round, Kaiserslautern defeated Cologne 2:0 at home with Marshall's brace.

In the 29th round, Kaiserslautern ushered in the old enemy Oldenburg, this time Kaiserslautern played with the main force, with Denilson and Deisler's brace, as well as Ballack's hat play, and Vanney's goal, the home team defeated Oldenburg 8:0, and won the biggest lead in the Bundesliga this season.

After winning this match, Yang Cheng immediately announced that the second day of the competition would be off, and on May 12, he regrouped and went to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to prepare for the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Although the team is on vacation, Yang Cheng is beginning to become heavier and heavier as the competition approaches.

Barcelona's narrow 1-0 win at home to Real Madrid narrowed the gap between the two teams, and it is not clear whether this is good news or bad news for Kaiserslautern.

It's just that Yang Cheng couldn't laugh when he heard the news, because Barcelona's state was also adjusted well in this game, obviously Bobby? Robson is also reluctant to give up the Cup Winners' Cup, for him, the league title is in contention, and the finals of the Cup Winners' Cup and the Copa del Rey are also not to be given up.

It is foreseeable that in the final, Barcelona will definitely do their best!

Paul? Bayer was arranged by Yang Cheng to go to Rotterdam to explore the way, Tim? Hank and Schmidt are working out the team's fitness before the final, while Muhrensteen and Moniz are busy planning the team's training plan after they move to the Netherlands.

Everything was going according to the plan that Yang Cheng had arranged before, but as the soul of the team, Yang Cheng didn't feel relaxed at all, his heart always seemed to be pressed by a huge stone, and he was panicked!

In the past few days, people have started to call Yang Cheng one after another, all of them wishing him victory in the final.

Terai in Brazil? Santana personally called Yang Cheng, and he told Yang Cheng with his own personal experience that when he led the team to participate in this kind of crucial final for the first time, he was also very nervous and heavy, and he thought that the most important thing for Yang Cheng at this time was to make himself relaxed as soon as possible.

"Only by maintaining a relaxed and agile mind can we cope with the rapid changes in the game in the finals!" Terrey? Santana persuaded sincerely on the phone.

Yang Cheng also knew that this old friend was for his own good, but he couldn't relax.

He is not yet 26 years old, and if he can really lead Kaiserslautern to the European Cup Winners' Cup, he will become the youngest manager and champion in the history of the Cup Winners' Cup and indeed major European cups.

Although the German Second League has not yet determined the champion, there is no suspense, Yang Cheng has begun to set a record of his youngest head coach to win the championship in the German Second League, but this is a season, experienced a game to obtain, under the accumulation, Kaiserslautern is playing at home again, Yang Cheng does not have much pressure.

But the Cup Winner's Cup is different, the opponent is the extremely powerful Barcelona, a super giant that Yang Cheng has heard of countless times in his previous life and has given birth to a top superstar, in the face of such an opponent, I believe that not only Yang Cheng, anyone in his position will definitely be as nervous and heavy as him.

Today's situation is different from the Super Cup against Dortmund, because Yang Cheng at that time can be said to be fighting against the water, he is barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, so he dares to fight, but now Yang Cheng is burdened with the expectations of everyone in the team, not only the team, but even the whole Europe, and even the world, are staring at him.

When Yang Cheng sat alone outside the balcony of the apartment, watching the sunset, he suddenly wanted to find someone to have a good chat.

At that moment, the phone miraculously rang.

"Yang Cheng, it's been so long to listen to the phone!" Sienna's voice came from the other side of the phone.

Yang Cheng could imagine that Sienna on the other side of the phone must be smiling at this time, her smile was very beautiful and charming, Yang Cheng could imagine it when he closed his eyes.

"Why don't you speak?" Sienna didn't hear Yang Cheng's response, which was a little strange.

"What should I say?" Yang Cheng asked with a wry smile.

Sienna chuckled, "It seems that you're really not in a good mood, but it's normal, you met Bobby?" Robson and Barcelona, it's normal to be under a lot of psychological pressure! ”

Yang Cheng was amused in his heart, but he could see that this little girl must have understood this game, otherwise, with her football literacy, she would definitely not know Bobby? Robson and Barcelona, she knows Ronaldo and Figo eight times, and the others may not know each other.

"But what about ......" Sienna didn't know what Yang Cheng was thinking in her heart, "I'm still very optimistic about you, hey, I'm going to go to the Netherlands to watch you play in person, and even the air tickets and football tickets have been booked, you have to come on!" ”

Hearing the excitement transmitted by the little girl in the microphone, Yang Cheng smiled bitterly, but did not let Sienna hear it, but nodded and said, "Don't worry, I don't want to lose!" ”

This is true, but he doesn't want to lose, but he is also a little worried that he can't win!

"That's pretty much it, this is the first time I've been to the scene to watch a football game, although the whole world is not optimistic about you now, although I think Ronaldo and Figo are also very good and handsome, but who let me be a partner with you, in short, I support you!"

Yang Cheng was grateful in his heart, Sienna made this phone call at this time, undoubtedly to cheer herself up, obviously she had also seen some reports from the outside world, and all supported Barcelona.

Hung up Sienna's phone, Yang Cheng had just walked to the gate when the phone rang again.

"Yang Cheng!" Heidi on the other side of the mic? Krum's gentle voice.

"Heidi!" Yang Cheng replied with a smile.

Heidi visibly hesitated on the other side of the microphone, apparently not knowing what to say, "When are you going to Holland?" ”

"Tomorrow!"

"Oh, I'll be there in the afternoon of the game, but I've already booked my tickets in advance!"

"Hehe, thank you!" Yang Cheng didn't know what to say.

"In short, hello.xzsj8.Good cheers, no matter what the result of the game is, you are the best in my heart!" With that, Heidi hurriedly hung up the phone.

Yang Cheng on the other side of the phone looked at the earpiece that was making a beeping busy tone, and shook his head with a wry smile, "What day is today?" Why do they call to comfort themselves one by one? ”

After hanging up the phone, Yang Cheng sat on the balcony for a while, and finally simply went out to walk around.

Kaiserslautern fans can be met everywhere on the streets of Ottebach, they are all used to seeing the head coach of the team they support on the street, although occasionally one or two young girls run up to ask for autographs and group photos, but more often than just say hello from afar and encourage Yang Cheng.

When it comes to Barcelona in the final, even many Kaiserslautern fans themselves are not optimistic, let alone outsiders!

"Hey, Mr. Yang Cheng!"

Yang Cheng turned around and found that from the direction he was walking from, a very familiar person chased after him from behind.

"You are?" Yang Cheng didn't recognize it for a while.

The man panted and stood still in front of Yang Cheng and pointed ahead, "I'm Isola Bella's waitress, do you remember?" ”

Yang Cheng thought for a while, immediately thought of it, and nodded: "Remember, you have something to do with me?" ”

"Our boss asked me to invite you to Isola Bella for a seat, I know your address from Andres, but when I went they said you were out, so I chased you out and looked around, and I met here."

Tony? Vecchino wants to see me?

Yang Cheng's mind suddenly came to mind about this Italian, he hadn't been to Isola Bella for a long time, and now there happened to be nowhere to go, since it was an invitation, let's go for a walk.

As the waiter of Isola Bella came to the door of this Italian restaurant, Yang Cheng found from afar that the exterior decoration of this Isola Bella had changed.

Originally painted in black and white, it is now red, and there is even a coat of arms painted on the façade of Kaiserslautern, which is so visible that you can see it as soon as you pass by on the street.

"When did you redecorate?" Yang Cheng asked strangely.

The waiter smiled, "It's been a month, but you've been leading the team around lately, and you rarely come here for dinner, so you don't know, the players know it." ”

Yang Cheng was secretly embarrassed, he has been going from the apartment to the stadium for a while now, two points and one line, and rarely goes to other places, and shopping is not what he likes, so he doesn't know about Isola Bella's redecoration.

"It seems that your boss has changed his mind and betrayed the Bianconeri!" Yang Cheng smiled and pushed open the door of Isola Bella and walked in first.

When he first entered the door, Yang Cheng was still a little guarded, for fear of Tony? Vechino suddenly shouted from the counter next to the door like the first time, but unexpectedly, after entering, he found that the back of the counter was empty, and there was no one at all.

"Even the Juventus flag has been removed, it seems that he is determined to switch to Kaiserslautern!"

That's when Tony? Vechino stepped out of it and said, "Are you talking about me?" ”

"Hi, Tony!" Yang Cheng stepped forward with a smile.

Tony? Vechino was obviously blaming Yang Cheng for laughing at what happened to him before, he glared at him deliberately, and then took Yang Cheng's hand, "Come, I'll introduce someone to you!" ”

Turning into the main hall of the restaurant, you can see that there are many customers in the restaurant, including Bremer, Lutz, Kosch, and even Melzer and others, and they are all gathered around the No. 1 table.

When the players saw Tony coming in with Yang Cheng, they all stood up one by one, "Ah, boss, you're finally here!" ”

Yang Cheng first noticed the players, but was soon attracted by the bald old man sitting at table No. 1 next to the players, who was looking at him for a long time, his hair was almost gone, but his eyebrows were white and long, obviously he was not young.

But from his face, there is no trace of time, no wrinkles can be seen on the square face if he is not careful, those eyes are slightly sunken, and they are covered a lot by drooping eyebrows, but his face is very ruddy, and his spirit is very strong.

When he saw Yang Cheng, the corners of his mouth showed a look of approval, and then beckoned to him and motioned for him to sit down, but after this series of actions, he suddenly coughed violently.

An old German woman sitting next to him immediately stepped forward and patted him gently on the back, telling the old man not to get too excited.

Yang Cheng suddenly thought of something, especially when he saw the almost pilgrimage expressions of Bremer and others, he suddenly understood that there was only one person who could make them like this, that is, one of the fathers of the three German frameworks, the first legendary superstar and great leader in German history, and the greatest star in the history of Kaiserslautern, Fritz? Walter!

He suddenly had an impulse, because although he was facing an old man who was dying, behind him was the spiritual symbol of the whole of Germany, but it was only because of a ball game, because of the Bernese miracle that could never be repeated!

"When...... They said, Tony renovated the shop, and I ...... I just want to meet you! "Fritz? Walter spoke slowly, in a somewhat soft voice, and it was clear that he had been in poor health.

"Sit!" Fritz? Walter pointed to the seat across from him.

Yang Cheng was stunned for a moment, table No. 1 has an extraordinary significance to Kaiserslautern, even the chairman of the club, Frederick, did not dare to sit here, can Yang Cheng?

"I'll let you sit, and you'll sit!" Fritz? Walter stubbornly insisted.

Looking at the old woman beside him, Mrs. Walter nodded immediately.

Yang Cheng slowly came to Fritz under the attention of Bremer, Melzer and others? Walter sat down across from him.

The old man stared at Yang Cheng with a smile as if he was looking at a rare treasure, and then nodded incessantly, no one knew what he was thinking, and he didn't know what he wanted to do.

"Can you let me talk to him alone?" This sentence, the old man asked his wife.

Mrs. Walter was a little worried about her husband's health, and she had forbidden him to go to the stadium for all these years, just because she was worried that his body would not be able to withstand the excitement of the game, but this time, he insisted on coming to Kaiserslautern to see it, and said that he wanted to meet the young man who brought Kaiserslautern back to the Bundesliga.

In the end, Mrs. Walter couldn't help her husband's insistence, smiled at him with some indulgence and nodded, and then motioned to Bremer and the others to disperse, so that Yang Cheng and Fritz? The two of Walter sat at table 1 in front of the window.

"I'm getting older, and my body is getting worse day by day!" Fritz? Walter said with a sigh of embarrassment.

Yang Cheng was silent, he could understand this old man's mood, no one was willing to accept the reality of his old age, especially a hero like him who had achieved incomparable glory and was still praised and praised by countless people, and he did not accept his aging, which was even more uncomfortable than death for them.

"I just heard them say that you've been under a lot of pressure lately and you're worried about losing this fight, right?"

Yang Cheng looked at the wise old man in front of him and couldn't help nodding.

The old man suddenly laughed, "You are like me in this regard, always trying to not disappoint those who trust you, and for this reason you do not hesitate to carry layers of baggage on your body. ”

Yang Cheng didn't know whether this was a compliment or a criticism, so he continued to remain silent.

"I remember the night before we had to play the final against Hungary, I was so nervous that I could barely sleep, I was lying in bed, tossing and turning, and I couldn't sleep, thinking about what if I lost tomorrow? What if I behave too badly tomorrow? In case ......."

The old man smiled and shook his hand, as if to sweep away these sorrows from his mouth, "It's too much in case, but our head coach at that time, Saipp, whom I respected the most?" Hellberg told me something else. ”

"The spirit of football is not only a reflection of a person, a team, and even the spirit and morality behind a society, football is not just a sport, because the vast majority of football fans will not participate in the championship competition, but they can be honored because the team they support won the championship."

"It's a spiritual transmission!" When the old man said this, he seemed to be in too much of a hurry, and quickly took a few breaths to calm down.

"Football has given me many, many things, money, power, status...... But after so many years of realization, I began to understand that football has brought me more than just these, there are also some colorful games and enjoyment, these games have the joy of success and victory, but also the regret and regret of twists and turns, mistakes, and failures. ”

"Football is not only about winning and losing, because football really touches people's hearts, really connects countless fans all over the world, and they go to this field one after another, and they don't fall in love with this sport, not because of the outcome of the game, otherwise, they will fall in love with basketball, they will fall in love with other sports, not football!"

"What really touches people's hearts in football is a spirit, a spirit that can directly reflect the football people, this spirit determines whether you are a strong person or a weak person, and also determines whether you are a winner or a loser!"

Yang Cheng listened to Fritz silently? Walter's words, he suddenly had a feeling of emotion, because he heard Fritz? The intention of Walter's words is because the so-called strong may not be the real strong, and the weak may not be the real weak, and the same is true of victory and defeat!

"It is also the spirit of football that determines that there are some people who know that they will lose, but they still bravely walk into the field; There are some people who know that they are going to be beaten, but they still stick their heads out without hesitation, so in the world of football, the loser of many games is greater than the winner! ”

Fritz? At this point, Walter suddenly burst into laughter, and his face showed a kind of nostalgia for the past.

"You know what? Whenever I can't help but think back to the past, when I think back to that game that was praised by so many people, I feel the most excited, the most satisfied, and the most proud, not because we finally won that game and reversed the mighty Hungary. ”

"It's me, as the captain of West Germany, I call on all our players to bravely walk into the stadium of the final and face the mighty Hungary without fear!"