Chapter 168: The Gutman Curse

"Whew-"

With the referee on duty blowing the whistle for the end of the game, the Westphalia Lun Stadium was completely boiling, and every Dortmund fan roared hysterically, creating an amazing frenzy. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Champions!Champions!!We are champions!!"

Although it was confirmed that Dortmund were the league champions three rounds of league games earlier, they still couldn't control the heat in their hearts when they received the trophy at home in the final round.

Of course, this wasn't the most frenetic moment at Westphapha-Lun Stadium.

Undoubtedly, the most frenzied moment was when captain Dede, who started the game and played the whole game, held aloft the salad plate, which symbolized the league championship.

The league title has been awaited for the first time in nine years.

"Borussia Dortmund have finally lifted their long-awaited league trophy! The league title is the perfect reward for their amazing comeback all season! they have set a new unbeaten league record, a new top-flight points record, and are even un......beaten in all competitions this season."

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif looked at the captain Dede who was holding the trophy high in the broadcast camera, and suddenly felt a little sad, and his voice changed: "As Schmelzer grows up, Dede, a Brazilian who has played for Dortmund for 14 years, completely loses his place in Dortmund, this is the cruelty of professional football, a generation of new people for the old." ”

"If nothing else, it will be his last Bundesliga game for Borussia Dortmund, thankfully...... Borussia Dortmund also have the Europa League final and the German Cup final and I believe Dede is proud to leave with the treble, Dortmund was at his peak when he came and he left as ......"

At this time, the on-site director's camera gave Tang Zheng who held the trophy high, and Duan Huo, the central 5 commentator, was very excited: "This is Tang Zheng's second full season in Dortmund, the first Bundesliga championship, I believe that four days later, at Dublin Stadium, Tang Zheng will also win his first Europa League championship, and then there will be the German Cup championship......"

As with the end of last year's German Cup, Tang Zheng did not forget to put on the national flag when he held the trophy high.

There is no way to wear the national team jersey to play for the country, and in this way, it can become a kind of glory for the country.

Curves save the country, that's the truth.

Chinese fans who came to Westfal Stadium had mixed feelings.

The same is true for Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV and computer, and they resent the Chinese Football Association, which has more than enough success and more failure, and the famous 'Xiaolinzi' in the Chinese hacker industry can't bear the power of the flood in his body, and his fingers are smartly tapping on the keyboard, typing out the code one by one, attacking the official website of the Football Association......

With Zheng Zhi's return to China and development, Shao Jia is in the German Second Division, and Artemisia Junmin can only be said to be the main substitute for Schalke 04, which means that in the whole of Europe, only Tang Zheng has supported a piece of Chinese football.

And this kind of player doesn't know how to use it reasonably, what a waste!

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The 2010-2011 Bundesliga season is over, but not for Borussia Dortmund, who also have a Europa League final and a German Cup final.

Whether Dortmund can win the treble this season depends on the last two games.

As is customary, Klopp gave his players a day off on the second day of the game.

Tang Zheng did not practice as much as in the past, he called Lu Liang and Hao Junmin of the Dortmund U16 youth team to have a meal together.

Speaking of Lu Liang, we have to talk about Tang Zheng, who took a few videos with the mentality of trying in the winter when he won the European Golden Boy Award, and then handed them over to the team's number one scout Mislintaat, and the result was at a glance.

Of course, it must be boring for three big men to eat together, and it just so happened that Tang Zheng also found a reason to ask Zhao Lina to eat together.

Since the start of the second half of the season, Tang Zheng has focused all his attention on the league, the German Cup and the Europa League, and he has no extra time at all, so he ...... This dinner has the meaning of making amends.

The next day, Tang Zheng fouled Stobelari Training Center to follow the team to prepare for the Europa League final three days later.

Due to injuries to Barrios, Gotze and Grosskreuz, the atmosphere in the whole team is not good.

If the substitute was injured, it didn't matter much, but the three injured were all at the main level.

Although Barrios has been sidelined with injuries on several occasions this season, it has to be said that he has been in excellent form and has scored crucial goals on several occasions.

Barrios missed the Europa League final through injury and was a big loss for Borussia Dortmund's attack.

Lewandowski has improved a lot after a season of growth, but there is still a certain gap compared to Barrios, and many times there is no way to convert good chances into goals.

This is also what the German media and Klopp are worried about.

Tang Zheng is Dortmund's No. 2 scorer, and with Barrios and Gotze unable to play, Tang Zheng's scoring pressure will rise exponentially.

Benfica coach Jesús is not a fool, and he will definitely focus on Tang Zheng, and Dortmund's attack will definitely be greatly affected at that time.

Moreover, the absence of Barrios and Gotze will also affect Dortmund's tactical performance.

The Europa League final is played 10 days before the Champions League final, so the focus of the mainstream European media is on the Europa League final at the same time as the home league.

The British media "The Times" said of Dortmund's injuries: "It is undeniable that Dortmund is surprising with their neat personnel, they have played football to the extreme, especially the injuries of Gotze and Barrios, the attacking style of play and changes have been greatly affected, and Don will also be exposed in front of the opponent's backline, it will be difficult to play his attacking advantage......"

The Spanish media "Marca" and "As" also talked about this, and the Portuguese media "Record" focused on Dortmund's core Tang Zheng, and also made suggestions: "Without Mario Gotze's offensive organization and running in the front, Don's activities will be under Benfica's surveillance, and Jesús only needs to send a player to mark Don all over the field, and the championship will be at his fingertips......"

Dortmund's success this season is directly related to Gotze, Barrios and Grosskreutz, in addition to Klopp's exclusive secret recipe for high pressing.

Coupled with the regulation of Tang Zheng and Shahin, there is a terrifying Dortmund this season.

However, with the injuries of Barrios, Gotze and Grosskreutz, Dortmund's squad holes have been infinitely magnified by the research of professional media.

While the German media and Klopp were feeling a headache, the Japanese media were very excited.

With Gotze and Grosskreutz injured, the left wing-back position is a bit stretched.

Shinji Kagawa, who has played as a substitute for most of the season, will likely be called as the main left wing-back in the final of the Europa League!

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Borussia Dortmund's preparations for the Europa League final have been suppressed by injuries, and now with more media coverage, many players in the squad are feeling the pressure.

Dortmund fans, on the other hand, are in a calm state of mind and are convinced that the team will win the Europa League in the 2010-2011 season.

It's true that the team's three big players are injured, and it's not wrong that Benfica has a full lineup, but there are many historical issues that have to be taken seriously.

Because of this problem, Dortmund fans and Benfica fans broke out into a number of verbal altercations, and even in Dublin, there were clashes between fans from both sides through physical contact.

Fortunately, the local police were well prepared to avoid further expansion of the gaffe.

Benfica fans believe they are backing a team with a long history, the second team in the history of the Champions League to win the Champions League and the second to defend the Champions League, and a staggering 18 consecutive wins in all competitions this season, making them more likely than Borussia Dortmund, who are suffering from injuries.

Dortmund fans were unimpressed, and they dug up old accounts in Benfica's history.

And this old account is the last thing Benfica fans want to mention - the Gutman curse.

When it comes to the Gutman curse, we have to mention Gutman.

The name Bella Gutmann may not be familiar to modern football fans, but his place in the history of world football is nothing short of great.

In his nearly 40-year coaching career, the Hungarian coach has traveled to many countries in Europe and South America, especially in São Paulo, where he became the founder of the 424 formation, and Brazil won their first World Cup trophy in Sweden in 1958.

However, Bella Gutmann's peak was spent at Benfica, where he became the first team to break a fifth consecutive Champions League title in the 1960-1961 and 1961-1962 seasons, beating Barcelona and Real Madrid in succession.

It was also the second consecutive Champions League title that Gutmann asked Benfica's board of directors for a salary increase, which was rejected.

In a fit of rage, Gutmann said: Not-in-a-hundred-years-from-now-will-Benfica-ever-win-a-European-Cup.

The Chinese gist is: from now on, Benfica will not be able to win the European championship in a hundred years!

At that time, Benfica's board members scoffed, and even fans took this as a joke, after all, Benfica's strength is here, and it is impossible to really miss the European championship because of the so-called 'curse'.

But the result?

No one expected that Gutmann's venting would become a prophecy.

Since then, Benfica have reached five Champions League finals and once in the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of the Europa League.

There were no surprises, all six finals were lost!

In the sixties, they reached three Champions League finals, losing to AC Milan, the "Great International Era" and Manchester United 10 years after the Munich air disaster.

Interestingly, before the 1989-1990 Champions League final, Benfica legend Eusebio went to Gutman's grave to pray, hoping that Bella Gutman would take back the 'curse', but Benfica still lost 0:1 to AC Milan.

Twenty-eight years ago, Benfica played in the final of the UEFA Confederations Cup, the predecessor of the Europa League, and the result was equally bizarre, losing 1:2 to Belgian giants Anderlecht.

Twenty-eight years later, Benfica are in the Europa League final again, and Dortmund fans have every reason to believe that Benfica will once again be cursed by Bella Gutmann.

It just so happens that this is a thorn in the hearts of Benfica fans, who have always dreamed of pulling it out quickly.

So when Dortmund talked about the 'Gutmann curse', it was very unhappy, and naturally there was a conflict between the two.

Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, took a flight to Dublin, the capital of Ireland, to prepare for the Europa League final.

There were also a large number of Dortmund fans, most of whom were fans in the South Stand of the Westphalia Lun Stadium, because they were the main cheering army!

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"Mario, can you make it to the final?"

After finishing the adaptation of the venue for the Europa League final, Tang Zheng returned to the hotel and found Gotze, who had just received massage treatment from the team doctor.

Götze shrugged his shoulders and said, "I still feel a little pain, and if I warm up enough, I think I should be able to make it to the final." ”

Tang Zheng nodded, and then asked Dr. Schlenberger, the head of medical care: "Andrés, I wonder if Mario can make it to the Europa League final the day after tomorrow." ”

Schlenberger's expression was serious, first glanced at Tang Zheng, and then shook his head: "Mario can catch up with the final, but it is a little difficult to start." ”

Hearing Schlenberger's first words, Tang Zheng grew up to breathe, and when he saw Schlenberger's serious expression and shaking his head just now, he almost thought that Götze would not be able to catch up with the Europa League final.

Thankfully, fortunately.

The most important of the treble planned this season is undoubtedly the Europa League final, with Benfica looking more difficult to play against than German Cup final opponents Augsburg.

Moreover, Augsburg is from the Bundesliga, and the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season just ended not long ago ranked second on goal difference and was directly promoted to the Bundesliga next season.

There is a big difference in quality between the two teams, and as long as Dortmund don't make mistakes on their own, there is no surprise to defend the German Cup at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

"Dear Dr. Andrés, I'd love to know why your doctors always like to give a very heavy and meaningful expression? Tang Zheng said speechlessly.

"Hey~" Schlenberger shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "Professional habits, professional habits." ”

Tang Zheng was in a much better mood after learning from Dr. Schlenberger that Götze could catch up with the Europa League final, although the core of the team was himself, but without Götze's cooperation, Dortmund's machine seemed to be missing key parts, which was not good for the whole.

At the same time, the German media took a different approach in the event that Dortmund was affected by the wounded.

The 'Gutmann curse', which Dortmund fans value and Benfica fans are worried about, is very suitable for stirring up public opinion and putting huge pressure on Benfica.

We are all Europeans and know that we value each other's so-called 'curses' above all else, so most of the German media headlined: Benfica is 51 years away from the European championship.

In other words, Benfica wants more Europa League or Champions League titles, so wait another fifty-one years!