Chapter 009: Augenthaler's Decision

"Would you like another drink?" Heinrich smiled, "I'll give you a twenty-percent discount, I forgot to tell you that I'm the owner of this bar." Nikel Heinrich. ”

Yang Fan didn't speak, he silently handed over his wine glass.

Heinrich took the empty wine glass handed by Yang Fan and filled it for him before he continued to speak, "Everyone wants to be recognized by others, and they all want to be proud of themselves, which is nothing to be ashamed of. And, I guess, you must have sworn in your heart that you would silence all your critics with a good look. Heinrich squeezed his eyes, and he laughed, "Don't look at me like that, I've been young, and I think I was grumpy." That's right, boy, just do what you want. Teach those who have sinned against you well. ”

Yang Fan took the wine glass handed over by Heinrich and drank most of it in one go. He stood up and gave the strange old man a deep look.

He bowed slightly, "Thank you, sir." You're the first, uh, friend since I came to Germany. He thought about it for a second, then used the word 'friend'.

He put the beer money on the table.

"To thank you...... Hiccup!" Yang Fan burped, raised a finger, and pointed upward, "I decided to give you a gift!"

"I don't need your gifts. Heinrich smiled, "Welcome to my bar in the future, that's the best gift." Don't drink too much, though, it's not good for athletes. ”

Yang Fan paid no attention to the old man's words, and he continued, "Are you a fan of Wolfsburg?"

"Of course. Heinrich pointed to a scarf hanging on the wall, and Yang Fan saw it clearly, it was the scarf of the Wolfsburg team, "That was the first scarf I had, and I was eleven years old that year." ”

"That's good. That's good. Yang Fan smiled and said, "I will definitely give you a gift!" He drank a good amount of alcohol, but I don't know if he was not used to drinking this original German dark beer, or because of his mood, he was actually a little drunk, "Sir, I promise you, I will score goals, score a lot of goals, I will bring victory to Wolfsburg, all the time" He waved his right arm and slashed down as hard as if wielding a sharp knife, "Always win!"

"Ok, boy, I'll see. Heinrich smiled at the young man who was playing with treasure.

"I hate losing, I love winning. ”

"Nobody likes to fail!"

"It's time for you to go back, boy. ”

"Yes, yes-" Yang Fan said in his mouth, but his butt did not move, he no longer drank, he was indeed very self-disciplined, and he did not allow himself to get drunk in such a situation. Perhaps it was rare for someone to talk to him, and the young man began to babble like an old man, even though he was talking to a bad old man.

"Klaus often comes to me for a drink. Heinrich said.

"Klaus?" Yang Fan raised his eyes to look at the other party, and he suddenly felt that the name was familiar.

"You must know him. Heinrich smiled and said, "Klaus Augenthaler." ”

"Ahh I didn't even say goodbye to the old man.

Heinrich watched the young man leave, then shrugged, put away his glass, and continued to wipe the glass, still muttering to himself, "Perhaps, we in Wolfsburg have picked up a piece of gold this time." ”

The Wolfsburg media, especially the "Wolfsburg Comprehensive Information Newspaper", continued to bite Yang Fan, and the media, which vowed to pull Augenthaler from the position of head coach of Wolfsburg, seemed to be firm in one point, that is, Yang Fan, a 'parallel forward', was the last straw that crushed Augenthaler.

Augenthaler saw this qiē that happened to Yang Fan. To be honest, he didn't expect that his confrontation with the media would actually cause this young man to suffer unjustified disasters. He is indeed worried about Yang Fan, he knows the lethality of what the media says, which is enough to destroy even a young man's confidence.

So, during these two days of training, Augenthaler has been keeping an eye on Yang Fan to see if he has been affected by those critical reports.

The Chinese lad in training seemed to be a little silent, was it because of the language barrier, or because he was affected by those words in the newspaper?

Wolfsburg lost at home to Hertha Berlin in last week's league fixture and this week is a double fixture, with one game in midweek, still playing at home against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Now, there has always been a saying that the result of the match against Eintracht Frankfurt will decide the life and death of Organthhaler, and if the team loses to Frankfurt, Organthaler will be sacked!

Regardless of what is said from the outside, for Augenthaler, this match against Eintracht Frankfurt is indeed a game that he cannot afford to lose.

Organthaler has been thinking about the weekend's game against Eintracht Frankfurt, especially in the attacking line. VfL Wolfsburg are now playing in a four-to-five formation, with Mike Hank up front. Of course, a single striker does not mean a single attacking tactic, because there is a tactic in football called the wolf pack tactic, such a team, their goals do not rely entirely on the striker, the entire midfield has a terrifying scoring ability, in the attack, the midfield advances extremely fast, like a pack of wolves roaring and pounced on their prey! Italy's Roma team is the representative team of this tactic.

However, Organthaler chose this formation of five midfielders and a single striker, not really because their midfield is as sharp as Roma's midfield, but because the appearance of the forward line players is really miserable.

Up front, only Germany fringe international Mike Hank is in good form, and among the other strikers, the closest to scoring this season is Diego Klimowitz, who has been more than two months since he last tasted a goal.

In such a situation, Augenthaler can only make tactical changes, and he has recently started to try to play more in midfield.

In this day's training, Yang Fan scored his first goal in the team competition, which was a header score.

Miroslav Calhan's long-range shot caused the goalkeeper to get out of his hands, and Yang Fan showed his keen nose in front of goal, getting ahead of everyone and appearing at the spot where the ball landed, and scoring with a header.

Seeing this goal, Ogenthaler's heart moved, and for the first time, he seriously considered, whether to give this kid a chance and put him in the squad for the game?

If the timing is right, maybe the young man can be played. Give this kid some time and opportunity!

It would be best if Yang Fan could show that he was excellent, and there is no better way to refute those media with practical actions.

The media regarded Yang Fan as a point of attack against Augenthaler, but ignored the fact that once Yang Fan was outstanding, it was also an opportunity to show Klaus-Augenthaler's wisdom.

Augenthaler had been holding back his anger for a long time.

Augenthaler touched his chin and began to think about it seriously.

However, to Ogenthaler's relief, the lad was a little silent today, which was not the same as the situation in the two days he had just arrived in the team, and it seemed that he was still affected by the media coverage. It seems that he is holding his breath and wants to prove himself. That's a good idea, but it's not so good if you're stressed.

So he decided to have a chance to talk to Yang Fan and relieve the pressure on this young man. Still can't put too much pressure on this young man.

A young man with no first-team experience who is already nervous in a completely unfamiliar environment, and now he has been overwhelmingly criticized by the media, this situation is really bad enough, but as you can imagine, the psychological pressure is very great.

Augenthaler thought about it and decided to tell the young man directly, don't have too much pressure, he will give him a chance, even if it is not good at first, it is nothing. In a word, he intends to help Yang Fan relieve pressure. Talk to Yang Fan.

After training, Yang Fan was about to leave, Michael Baker had already helped him find a place to live, and he was moving in today. only to be told that the manager was looking for him. Yang Fan was surprised that the head coach suddenly found himself to talk alone.

"I don't have any problems with my life, coach. Michael has helped me find a place to live and will be able to move in today, well, I'm still used to eating, although the nutritious meal does taste terrible...... However, I will stick to nutritious meals. He said quickly, thinking that Augenthaler was concerned about his life.

"Well, lad, I'm not here to talk to you about this. "Do you know why I'm looking for you?"

"I know. Is it because the media is sarcastic and questioning me?" Yang Fan asked.

Augenthaler nodded, this kid is a smart guy, he likes it very much, because it's easy to talk to smart people...... It's just that Augenthaler suddenly felt a little awkward again, he planned to enlighten this child and relieve the pressure on this child, but, listening to this kid's tone, it seems that he doesn't need to do any work?

Yang Fan's current mentality is indeed not bad, I don't know why, after chatting with that strange old man, his mood suddenly improved a lot. In fact, this young man didn't know that he didn't lack self-confidence, but he needed to find someone who could talk, or, at the root, he was homesick, and when he was wronged, he longed for the warmth of home. Who says that boys can't have a weak side? Men are men because when it's time for them to be strong, their backs will definitely be straight and straight, and their shoulders can hold up the sky!

"I heard you've been practicing your shots?" Ogenthaler asked Yang Fan.

Yang Fan nodded.

"I know you're trying, but shouldn't you do it in moderation?" said Augenthaler.

Yang Fan shook his head: "I'm sorry, sir." I don't understand what you mean......"

"I've heard from the caretaker of the training ground, you practice a lot. That's a good thing, but are you sure you're not getting your rest from doing the extra work?"

"I'm sure. I know that my strength is average, so I hope to improve my ability through guò training...... I'll arrange my own schedule, it won't matter. ”

"That's good. Augenthaler nodded, and suddenly asked, "You really threatened Douglas that if you don't let you train, you will climb over the wall?"

"Ahh

Augenthaler ignored the dumbfounded Yang Fan, he waved his hand, "Go, go back quickly." ”

Yang Fan left a little confused, he still didn't figure out why the head coach would keep him, but just asked these few words that were not 'nutritious'.

Watching Yang Fan leave, the assistant coach who was just next to him who might be acting as a 'translator' for the two of them asked suspiciously, "Klaus, don't you have something to say to that kid?"

"No need. "Do you think this is a lad who was frightened by the words in the newspapers or who could have been crushed by the pressure?"

The assistant coach thought for a moment and shook his head, "I don't know if he's as confident as he seems, but he does look okay." Hopefully, when he actually plays, he won't have stage fright. ”

"Let's see, I'm still more optimistic about this kid. Augenthaler snapped his fingers, "Let's go, let's continue working on the game footage." ”

He has already decided to include Yang Fan in the squad for the match with Frankfurt, as for whether Yang Fan will be given the opportunity to play at that time, it can only depend on the situation at that time.