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The joy of winning the German Cup can be felt everywhere in the whole city of Wolfsburg, with fans singing and dancing, and the media praising Wolfsburg.

However, the media and fans can celebrate to their heart's content, but Wolfsburg cannot point to a German Cup, whether it is the UEFA Cup or the league, it is in the final sprint. After winning the German Cup, Magath only had half a day off, and the next day the whole team trained as usual. They prepare for the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final against Rangers.

In its reports and comments after Wolfsburg won the German Cup, Milan Sport reminded Glasgow Rangers to be careful of Yang Fan, but just as the teams that agreed to the League A have not paid much attention to the League Cup, Milan Sport has obviously not paid enough attention to the League Cup, in fact, Yang Fan was not able to play in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final against Rangers, and he was suspended for accumulating yellow cards.

While the German media praised Wolfsburg for winning the German Cup, they also expressed certain concerns when looking forward to the semi-finals of the League Cup.

The final four of the UEFA Cup are Wolfsburg, Bayern Munich, Glasgow Rangers, Zenit St. Petersburg: The Bundesliga occupies half of the semi-finals, if the German media are a little worried about Wolfsburg in Glasgow, then they are very confident and confident in the first leg of the other League Cup semi-finals Bayern Munich at home against Zenit St. Petersburg, and the Munich media even swore that the powerful Bayern Munich could beat the Russian Premier League team in St. Petersburg by a big score in the first leg of the home game, turning the second leg of the away trip into a formality.

On 24 April, the semi-finals of the 2007/2008 UEFA Cup season began, and after 90 minutes of play, German football was filled with mourning. Wolfsburg were unable to get away from Glasgow without Yang Fan, losing 1-0 away to Rangers. In the other semi-final, Bayern Munich, hungry for a big win, suffered a blow when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Zenit St. Petersburg.

Wolfsburg lost 1-0 away and will have to win the second leg by 2-0 or more goals if they want to progress to the final.

Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw by Zenit St. Petersburg and were given an away goal, which also means that Bayern Munich must win or draw more than 2-2 in the second leg of the away game if they want to advance.

After the first leg of the match, seeing the quality of the team that was unfamiliar to the Germans, the German media began to examine themselves, and they found that the Russian Premier League team did not seem to be a fish belly to be manipulated at will. Of course, the German media is still optimistic about Bayern Munich's promotion to the final, in their opinion, Zenit St. Petersburg's table at the Allianz Arena has won the respect of Bayern Munich, and the Bundesliga team is going to take away games seriously

What worries the German media is Wolfsburg, who have a terrible table for the new German Cup winners away from Glasgow, and if Rangers hadn't wasted their chances, Wolfsburg would have conceded at least two more goals. Moreover, Wolfsburg exposed a big problem in this game, and that is fatigue! This is a team that does not have the strength to fight on two fronts, but it is surprising that they go hand in hand in the German Cup, the League Cup, and the league.

The German Cup has been won, the UEFA Cup has reached the last four, finished third in the league and will continue to qualify for next season's Champions League. Wolfsburg is amazed by such a watch.

However, the biggest shortcoming of Wolfsburg's team lineup is also revealed at this time, almost with a set of lineup to play the world, Wolfsburg's physical fitness has a great problem, in the away game in Glasgow, Wolfsburg's performance is terrible, on the one hand, because of the impact of Yang Fan's suspension on the team, but also one is that the whole team is not in good health, in the face of Glasgow Rangers' desperate scramble and space pressure, completely passive

Although Yang Fan will return in the second leg of the showdown between the two sides, Wolfsburg's fitness crisis will not be alleviated, which is the biggest concern of the German media for Wolfsburg.

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Magath is naturally aware of the team's fatigue, but he can't help it. That's how the squad and the strength of the team are now. And both the league and the League Cup have reached the final sprint stage, and it is impossible to say which one to give up.

Two days later, in the 30th round of the Bundesliga, when the whistle blew at the end of the 90-minute game, the scoreboard on the stadium was: Bayer Leverkusen 2:2 Wolfsburg!

In accordance with international practice, the home team is in front and the away team is in the back.

In this game, Wolfsburg is still playing the main team, Magath hopes that the team can get a win to relieve the pressure of the league tension, and it is best to be able to open up the distance with the chaser Schalke 04 behind him.

However, to his disappointment, the game ended 2-2, with Yang Fan starting the game and opening the scoring for Wolfsburg, taking his Bundesliga tally to 27!

In this game, Wolfsburg was held to a draw by Bayer Leverkusen, and there was bad news on the other field, Schalke 04 won!

In this case, with four games left in the league, Wolfsburg's league points are 55 points, Schalke 04's league points are 54 points, and now Wolfsburg is only 1 point ahead of Schalke and may be overtaken by Schalke at any time.

VfL Wolfsburg's Champions League qualification has been severely challenged, and the threat from Schalke has left them feeling like they are on their backs.

The current Bayer Leverkusen head coach is none other than Organthaler, who was 'swept away' by Wolfsburg last summer, and can lead Bayer Leverkusen to block Wolfsburg and add to Magath and Wolfsburg, and Organthaler is in a good mood.

The biggest disappointment for the Wolfsburg people was that they were unable to win the game with their main players, which also made the whole team even more tired, and four days later, they will be at the Volkswagen Athletic Stadium for the second round of the UEFA Cup semi-final contract with Rangers!

Can this tired Wolfsburg team beat the Soviet Super League giants by more than two goals at home?!

This has also become a big question mark!

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'Wolfsburg is in crisis'!

This is the headline of Der Spiegel, and although Wolfsburg had won the German Cup just a week earlier, the media used such a headline unceremoniously!

This time, the media did not criticize Yang Fan, because this person's appearance has always been excellent, and Yang Fan should not be held responsible for the team's losses and draws in these two games. Yang Fan didn't play in one game, and in another game, Yang Fan also scored, and he was the best player in the team, and you really can't find a reason to blame and criticize such a player.

This time, the media took aim at Magath for criticism.

Magath didn't bother to pay attention to the criticism from the media at this time, and he put all his energy into his work. The problem is that the reality is there, now instead of fighting with the media, it is better to do a good job in a down-to-earth manner, and talk about the results, as long as Wolfsburg's subsequent performance is better than the middle table, the undisciplined media will lick back the saliva they spit out, and if the results are not good, then saying anything in vain will add to the joke.

The season has entered its final sprint, with an average of two games per week. Considering that Wolfsburg's lineup is single, the gap between the strength of the main force and the substitute is too large, and they almost play the world with a set of main lineups, such a density is smacking today. This is also the biggest reason why the media is worried about Wolfsburg and thinks that this team is in trouble!

Magath himself knew very well that he knew what the problem was. In fact, Magath is a coach who attaches great importance to physical fitness, physical fitness, which is what Magath has repeatedly emphasized, modern football. Without physical fitness, everything is in vain, and this is the basis of a qiē technique and tactics.

It's a bit of a bitter humor to talk about now, and the head coach who values fitness has to deal with the fatigue of his players.

Now, it may seem difficult for Magath and VfL Wolfsburg to go head-to-head in the league and the UEFA Cup, and the reality is that they will have to make a painful trade-off between focusing on qualifying for the Champions League in the league or going for the UEFA Cup title. It's a multiple-choice question, a multiple-choice question that's hard to choose!

With the second leg of the semi-final against Rangers coming up in midweek, Magath felt it was necessary to bring the team together at such a pivotal moment to unify the thinking within the squad. Be clear about everyone's goals. Boost morale and lift spirits. Give it your all.

It is necessary to unify the thinking and understanding and clarify the goal, otherwise, the players will be confused, and when the team is most tired, they need to concentrate on the last fight, if they are messed up first, it will be troublesome.

On April 27, the day after the team returned to Wolfsburg from Bayer Leverkusen, Magath showed up at the training ground before training began, and he planned to spend about half an hour speaking to the players, which was very necessary. Because, he just observed, the atmosphere inside the team is a little depressing, which is not a good sign.

"How does it feel to win the German Cup, boys?" Magath decided to start by saying something happy.

Sure enough, when the manager mentioned the German Cup triumph won last week, everyone had a smile on their faces.

"Good, Coach!"

"It's fantastic. Coach!"

"I'll never forget this feeling for the rest of my life, Coach!"

"Yes, it's a wonderful feeling that is indescribable. ”

"Hahahaha!"

Magath laughed with the players. He is a coach who has always been strict, but at this time, it is not suitable to lecture with a straight face, and the suppressed feelings of the whole team must be released, otherwise if the strings are too tight, he will collapse first.

"Yes, that's how it should be. "Wait until everyone is done laughing. Magath continued. "You are champions, and champions should have the appearance of champions. Grimace doesn't belong to a champion player. ”

'I know the results against Glasgow and Bayer Leverkusen were not as good as they could have been and you were in a bad mood. It's understandable, if you're not like you're now, but you're still giggling, I'm going to be angry. Any idea why I say that?"

His words successfully aroused everyone's appetite.

Yang Fan looked up at Magat, the young captain of Wolfsburg thoughtfully.

He was also anxious for the past two days, and felt that he should do something to boost his morale. Now, the coach clearly intends to do just that.

"Someone must have thought in their heads, why do I say that?" Magath continued, "that's because you're ashamed, you're not satisfied with the status quo, you don't think that kind of expression shouldn't belong to you! Because you know you're the champion, the team that just lifted the trophy! That's good! It shows that everyone's position on the team is different from before!"

"Well, to be honest, I was a little worried about whether you would be motivated, we just won the German Cup, maybe someone will be satisfied and think the season is over. But, from your faces, I don't see this worrying situation!

Yang Fan looked at Magat in surprise, he didn't expect the low feelings of the whole team to be able to say this in Magat's mouth, and, obviously, what he said like this was very effective, just look at the expressions on everyone's faces.

This also made Yang Fan feel that he had learned a lesson while being surprised, if he Yang Fan, the captain, came to lecture, it would probably be a reprimand, but is that really useful? Yang Fan compared it in his heart, and had to admit that the head coach's approach was more effective.

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Magath no longer talks about the defeat against Rangers and the draw with Bayer Leverkusen.

"So, can I think so? Everybody is still ambitious! All are still motivated to finish the rest of the season?" said Magath exclaimed, "Sue me, is that so?"

"That's right!"

"Yes!"

"I didn't hear clearly. Magath tilted his ear and yelled, "Answer me, yes-or-no!"

"Yes!" this time. The players almost roared. "We're in high spirits—!!"

Magath nodded in satisfaction. "It's loud. It seems that you guys do have a lot of fighting spirit, which is good. He laughed and continued, "So, now there are two questions, and then, in the league and in the League Cup, what do you think about those two goals? Maga named the team's veteran, former captain Madelen.

"If I had to choose, I would choose the league, coach!" Madelen thought for a moment and replied, he had never played in the Champions League, and he thought that it would never be possible to experience the highest level of European football in his life, but now that there is such an opportunity in front of him, he naturally does not want to miss it! Wolfsburg are now third in the league, and if they can maintain their current ranking at the end of the season, they will be able to play in the Champions League next season.

It should be said that this answer is exactly what Magath wants. He himself has been thinking about it for a long time in his heart, the UEFA Cup championship is certainly attractive, but, objectively speaking, from the beginning of the season, Magath has set the goal for the team to reach the Champions League next season, and the League Cup can reach the semi-finals, which is already beyond Magath's expectations.

Later, he called Dzeko by name.

"League. Dzeko said categorically, "I can't wait to go to the Champions League. ”

Magath nodded, but when he saw that Boateng seemed to want to speak, he called out the Ghanaian by name.

"League Cup. "We've already reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, and in one more game, we may reach the final and be able to compete for the final title, so if we choose to give up the UEFA Cup at this time, I am not reconciled." ”

Originally, the words of Maderen and Dzeko have made many people tend to focus on the league, but when they heard Boateng's words at this moment, there was also a resonance in their hearts, yes, they have reached the semi-finals, if they choose to give up at this time, are they really willing?

It's really unwilling!

Magath has this kind of thought in his heart, as a manager, of course, he also wants to win the championship, but as a manager, Magath must think more holistically, and he must make trade-offs. Although he was not willing to give up the League Cup either.

Several players have been asked, but there is one player that Magath has to ask.

Yang Fan, as the offensive core of Wolfsburg, as the captain and banner of this team, Yang Fan's idea is something that Magath must consider. Even if it is not good, he may be able to selectively ignore the opinions of other players, but Magath must keep paying attention to the ideas of this Chinese player.

Don't look at Yang Fan's youth, but it can be said that he has won the trust of the whole team, and Yang Fan's ideas will affect the rest of the team in a big way.

"Yang, tell me what you think. Magath gave Yang Fan's name.

The others also looked at Yang Fan, wanting to hear what the captain of the team thought.

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