In the field of football, there have been some stories of fathers and sons, such as AC Milan Maldini father and son, and there are also stories of brothers working together, such as Manchester United's Neville brothers, and even twin brothers, just like the De Boer brothers in the Netherlands, both of them have become famous Dutch stars-

The Bend brothers were born in Rosenheim, a suburb southeast of Munich, next door to Schweinsteiger's hometown of Kolbermore.

Ever since Kaiserslautern brought Schweinsteiger from Rosenheim to Kaiserslautern, their scouting system has focused heavily on selecting materials in this area, and as a result, in 1999 they successfully poached the twin brothers of the Bend family from this area, and successfully cultivated them to become another outstanding representative of the club's academy.

For the Bend brothers, they were sorry because they arrived in Kaiserslautern at a time when the greatest manager in the history of the team had left the city, but they could feel the respect and love they had for this great manager in the words and deeds of all the people in the city.

They will never forget the great shock of Yang Cheng coming to Kaiserslautern to watch a game and being warmly greeted by the fans of the city, which could not be lost to the team to win the championship, because they all wondered how much they had to contribute to the city's football to be so respected.

After entering the team, they began to feel Yang Cheng's contribution to the city.

The advanced and perfect youth training system ensures that everyone in the youth training system can get the opportunity to grow and play; A robust and extensive scouting system, as well as the proximity of the National Academy Centre, have facilitated the selection of talent from all over the world, which has contributed to Kaiserslautern's steady development.

The size of the city hindered the growth of Kaiserslautern, but what Yang Cheng did for this team gave him the foundation and strength to be based on the top of the Bundesliga, and from Yang Cheng left in 99 to the present, Kaiserslautern has won 3 league championships, 2 cup championships, and the record is not outstanding, which can be called the best club in the Bundesliga except Bayern.

What's even more rare is that the attacking style of play that this team has inherited from the Yang Cheng period, advocating technology and creativity, has made Kaiserslautern the most popular among all teams in the Bundesliga, which has also made the number of fans in Kaiserslautern continue to rise, and the popularity of the club has also been greatly improved.

From the peak of Kaiserslautern set off by Veron, Vanney, Nedwede and others during the Yang Cheng period, to the Kaiserslautern Sanya King period composed of Ballack, Deisler, Schweinsteiger, Kyle and others, and now the third period composed of many club academy players such as the Bend brothers, Kaiserslautern's glory has been continued.

And behind all this, it is the contribution of that one person!

"I really hope to be selected for the national team!" Big brother Lars is looking at the TV, playing Cristiano? Ronaldo won the Champions League MVP, which is undoubtedly a dream for this young player who is still playing for Kaiserslautern and has a poor reputation, and he hopes to win this award one day.

"Don't be stupid, you can do it!" Polite? Bender was also a little apprehensive, but it seemed to be relatively relaxed, but if you pay attention to his eyes, it is not difficult to see that he is not at all relaxed.

"The leader and the captain are right, Caesar needs reform now, he needs more young people, this is our chance!" Polite? "And let's not forget, we have an innate advantage, which is that we come from the youth system in Kaiserslautern, which no one else has. "Are you going to go through the back door?" Lars asked his brother with a smile.

Polite? Bender grinned, "How is this possible, I'm just saying that we know Caesar's tactical philosophy better." ”

This is true, they have grown up in Kaiserslautern's youth system since childhood, and the youth training of this team is in the same vein as Yang Cheng, so they are very suitable for Yang Cheng's tactical requirements.

With the 4231 frenzy set off by Yang Cheng, Bremer has also adjusted Kaiserslautern's tactics in the past two or three seasons to become 451, with two of the defenders who are responsible for playmaking and defense being Kyle and Sven? Bender, Lars? Bender, on the other hand, was placed by Bremer in the attacking left midfield position.

The quality and potential of the two brothers need no need to be said, they received an offer from Chelsea at the age of 16, 17-year-old Alex Ferguson called them, and 18-year-old Arsene Wenger wanted to sign them from Kaiserslautern, but in the end they both chose to stay at Kaiserslautern and stay at the club that has produced countless miracles.

Lars? Bender is both offensive and defensive, characterized by a very well-rounded, active running, good technique, can be competent in multiple positions, can not only play attacking left midfield, right midfielder, central midfielder, midfielder, and even full-back, is a rare all-rounder.

Relative to his brother, Sven? Bender's characteristics are more single-minded, he is a defensive midfielder, and he has made rapid progress and excellent physical fitness under the guidance of Kyle over the years, but his defense is not blindly relying on the body, but more on anticipation and vision to intercept the opponent's passing line, and he has a solid technical foundation, once the interception is successful, he can directly and effectively ensure that he does not lose the ball, and then pass the ball to his teammates, or even launch his own attack.

Polite? Bender made 23 appearances in the Bundesliga last season, winning two medals, which is a very impressive achievement for a defensive midfielder, but this is not to say that his contribution to defense is not great, at least Bremer has said many times that in Kaiserslautern's double midfielder, Sven? Bender is crucial.

Both brothers are seen as future hopes by German football professionals and have previously been selected for the warm-up games in Germany and Denmark, as well as appearances.

But obviously, the nature of that warm-up game is almost negligible, more like Yang Cheng's investigation of the marginal people of the national team, almost all of the selected marginal players of the national team, as well as some potential young players, so it is of little significance to be selected for that national team, what really matters is to be selected for the national team to prepare for the European Cup qualifiers in September, which is what the media calls Caesar's first phase, which is meaningful.

While the brothers were watching the live TV, their mobile phones rang on the sofa in the distance.

The Bend brothers looked back for the first time and saw two identical Google phones on the desktop, one left and one right, and the one that rang was on the right, which was Sven? Bend's cell phone.

"Mine!" The younger brother jumped over at once, grabbed his mobile phone, and his face seemed to be full of surprise in an instant, "Brother, the phone number of the Football Association!" He waved his phone vigorously, but he held it firmly, for fear that one of them would accidentally get rid of it.

When Lars heard this, he rushed over as soon as possible, and sure enough, he saw that the call was from the headquarters of the German Football Association.

The last time they were selected for the national team, it was this phone call, for which they specially saved the phone number in the address book, but they didn't expect it to call again.

"Pick it up!" Lars was a little sour, what does this phone call represent, his brother knows better than anyone else, and he is also worried in his heart, if he calls his younger brother first, will he also call himself?

"Hello!" Polite? Bender immediately answered the phone and greeted him with a smile. ..., "Hello, I'm Paul?" Beyer! The person on the other end of the line responded politely.

In a word, it made both brothers excited, no matter who was selected for the national team, it was something to be happy for them, and Paul? Bayer is the number one assistant coach on the current national team's coaching staff, responsible for informing every international player selected for the squad and arranging all training arrangements.

"Hello, Mr. Byer!" Polite? Bender shuddered.

"Congratulations, Mr. Bender, you have been selected for the national team squad at the end of August, and hopefully you will be able to gather in Eintracht Frankfurt immediately after the game against Bayern Munich at the end of August, and we will start preparing for the European Championship qualifiers." Paul? Bayer said with a more official smile.

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Byer!" Polite? Bender politely agreed.

"Well, you can come with Barak and Kyle then." Paul? Bayer laughed that he had also been in Kaiserslautern and still had a bit of a good impression of the players who came out of here.

"Okay!" Polite? Bender responded.

"That's it, you'll have everything ready then, goodbye!" After all, Paul? Bair hung up.

“yes！！！！！” Polite? Bender clenched his fists excitedly, and rushed over directly to hug his eldest brother, "I was selected for the first issue of Caesar, brother, I was really selected for the national team this time!" ”

Lars? Bender was a little bitter, but he still squeezed out a smile and nodded to his brother, "Congratulations, Sven!" ”

Polite? After being excited, Bender immediately realized something, and patted the eldest brother on the shoulder, "It's okay, big brother, maybe they notified me first, and it will be your turn soon!" ”

Lars? Bender nodded apprehensively, "I hope so!" ”

But in fact, the brothers stared at Lars all night? Bend's phone, but it never rang.

This made both brothers feel a little disappointed, especially Lars? Bender, because he knew very well that this meant that he was not selected for the first phase of Caesar, although it did not mean that he would not be selected for the national team from now on, but he was still a little disappointed, so that the next day, in order to prepare for the second round of the Bundesliga against Bayern, the team was in Fritz? While training on the field at the Walter Stadium, Lars? Bender stared at the Caesar stand.

Caesar Grandstand and Fritz? The other stands at the Walter Stadium are not much different, the difference is that this one is an exclusive area for die-hard fans of the Bundesliga Red Devils, and the seats in the stands are red, but on each seat, a crown and Caesar are engraved on it? Yang Cheng's name is used to show the club's gratitude and remembrance of Yang Cheng.

Fans in Kaiserslautern are proud to be able to watch the game from this stand, which for them is the most sacred and inviolable of all.

"Silly, what do you think?" Bremer noticed Lars? Bender, feeling a little depressed, walked over.

"Nothing, boss!" Lars? Bender said lightly.

Bremer nodded, he knew a little, because the German Football Association had announced the first phase of Caesar's squad on the official website, and many players who participated in the previous warm-up squad were lost in this list, and some were even regulars of the previous national team, but now they have been rejected by Yang Cheng.

"When he led Kaiserslautern, we had a star-studded team, with Veron, Nedved, Ballack, Lucio, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Deisler...... These names are scary to say now, but at that time, they were not very famous, and no one knew that they would be able to become the world's first-class superstars after joining Kaiserslautern. ”…,

Lars? Bender couldn't stop nodding, this is the most admirable thing about Yang Cheng, because every time he goes to a team, he can always cultivate a group of outstanding stars, so many people are proud of him playing under him.

"But many people may not know, that is, Mr. Yang Cheng has very high requirements for players, you know, many people think that our training intensity is very high, but I dare to say that our training intensity is much worse than Real Madrid, and this usual gap is also reflected on the field, because the strength of the game is accumulated over time, not suddenly erupted."

"Mr. Yang Cheng has very high requirements for players, not that he can't look down on the players he admires, so you can be selected for the last national team training list, which in itself represents his appreciation and affirmation of you, and you can't be selected for this year's national team training list, you can only say that you are not doing well in some aspects, or you are not good enough."

Speaking of this, Bremer patted Lars on the shoulder, "You are only 21 years old, take your time, there are still a lot of opportunities, but the most important thing is that you have to show your strength and let them sit in the stands have a good look!" ”

Lars? After hearing this, Bender couldn't help but nod heavily, he felt that Bremer was right, at least his brother Sven? Bender's selection shows Yang Cheng's attitude towards young players, and he failed to be selected, because he must have not done enough in some aspects.

"Do a good job, boy, learn more from Ballack, learn more from your predecessors, they all have a lot of things worth learning from you, not only football, but also their desire to win the game and fighting spirit."

After finishing speaking, Bremer stopped being verbose and directly asked Lars to go back to training, but looking at his back, Bremer couldn't help but remember what Yang Cheng had said to him before.

Today's German team and many German players have enough skills and bodies, and it can be said that they have all the qualifications to become top stars, but they always give people the feeling that something is missing.

"They lack a breath!" At that time, Yang Cheng told Bremer his judgment.

"They have grown up under a complete set of systems since childhood, and have been scientifically cultivated and educated, just like flowers in a greenhouse, lacking the tempering and testing of nature, so although they have excellent technology and excellent abilities, they have never been able to make people shine and be unconvinced."

And Yang Cheng also talked about his worries, he always felt that whether the players can complete the transformation from rookies to first-class stars actually depends on this breath, with this breath, they will be hungry for the game, they will want to show their best side anytime and anywhere, want to kill the opponent, which will spur them to go all out and improve.

But there is no such breath, there is no talent, there is no technology, when you are young, you may be talented, but as you mature and grow up, you will gradually become obscure to everyone.

Compared with Spain and top teams like Italy, the German team is actually only one breath away!

As soon as Yang Cheng said this, Bremer had a very obvious feeling, because he was coaching in the Bundesliga, so he was very aware of the current situation in the Bundesliga, although they all admired technology and precision, emphasizing overall and running without the ball, but in fact, there is a common problem in Bundesliga teams, that is, the passage of high morale.

Looking at the competitiveness of the Bundesliga team in the Champions League over the years, although there is a gap in the overall ability of the team, is there no problem with fighting spirit? Is there no spiritual element?

"More than ten years ago, you gave a bright hope to the football of this country, and ten years later, I hope you can bring great character to the football of this country, just as you did when you built Kaiserslautern!" Bremer sighed rather embarrassedly. ..., he also understands that the reason why Yang Cheng called Ballack again is of little significance at the competitive level, the key is at the spiritual level, after all, Ballack represents not only the football field, his fighting spirit and unremitting efforts are what the current German national team needs and lacks, which is the reason why Yang Cheng called Ballack.

It is foreseeable that as the character of this German team gradually takes shape, Yang Cheng will gradually send a group of veterans such as Ballack, Deisler, and Kyle out of the national team, and then recruit more young rookies, so that the entire German national team is full of combat effectiveness, passion and winning.

These are what Yang Cheng does best, from Kaiserslautern, to Inter Milan, to Liverpool, to Real Madrid, he has always been able to make those teams that have fallen into the wrong shine again and again, and hopefully this time he can do the same in Germany.

Thinking of this, Bremer couldn't help but look forward to and be curious about the future of Caesar's version of the German national team, and he really wanted to know how Yang Cheng would transform the current German team, after all, this team put aside the mental level, at the tactical level, there are also many advantages and disadvantages.

When it's good, it's bad, it's bad, how to play the good side and cover the bad side, this is undoubtedly a big test of Yang Cheng's tactical ability, and this is not a club, you can bring in transfers, this is the national team, and it can only be adjusted under the existing personnel framework.

There is no doubt that the latter is much more difficult than the former.