Chapter 60: Rupert relents

The fat man knows that he has inadvertently made a mistake that could trigger a series of unpredictable consequences. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info But it's too late for the fat man to regret it now, can't he call these women now and tell them not to come, isn't this a place without three hundred taels of silver?

It's a big deal that my brother will go out early and return late, and spend more time on training and competitions, they can't see my brother often, so they won't stay long and will leave soon. Anyway, there is the German Super Cup next week, and the new Bundesliga season is about to start, which is the busiest time for my brother, and it makes sense for my brother to find this reason. The fat man thought of a way.

Early the next morning, the team flew to the Spanish city of Bilbao. The city of Bilbao is located in the north of Spain and belongs to the Basque Country, which is famous for exporting iron ore and making ironware. Bilbao is the center of the Basque Country's socio-economic development and is the third largest port in Spain after Barcelona and Valencia. Bilbao is a beautiful city with forests, mountains, beaches and coasts, and attracts many tourists every year. Modern transport and an extensive road network connect the main cities in the Basque Country, including Bilbao, Victoria and San Sebastian.

Founded in 1898, Athletic Bilbao is the second oldest football club in Spain and a founding member of the Spanish Primera Liga that has never been relegated since 1928. Only Real Madrid and Barcelona have this honour at the same time.

Athletic Bilbao has won eight La Liga titles, 24 Copa del Rey titles and two Spanish Super Cups, making them the fourth-best club in La Liga, behind Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. The club uses only players of Basque origin, which has remained unchanged to this day, making it unique in La Liga and even in major European leagues. The nickname of the team is the "Lion of the Basque Country".

It was noon when Dortmund arrived in Bilbao, and soon the team checked into a hotel near Bilbao's home stadium, San Mames. Flying from England to Spain, the fat man can clearly feel that the climate here is more pleasant, and Spain can become a holiday destination in all Europe, thanks to the unique climatic conditions of Spain.

In the afternoon, the team practiced at the San Mamés Stadium, and the fat man noticed that Gotze had a serious and unrestrained smile. The fat man was harassed by the media for a long time last night, Gotze is known as the German Messi, there must be a lot of reporters who want to interview him, with Gotze's performance yesterday, the media interview is estimated not to say anything good, so Gotze's expression today is not strange at all.

Götze was very involved in training today, and the manager Tuchel also called Götze over from time to time for individual guidance, and it was clear that Tuchel valued Götze.

After two days of training, the warm-up match against Athletic Bilbao came as scheduled. The game takes place at 6 p.m. local time. When the fat man warmed up before the game on the pitch, the stadium was already full of spectators, and there was a deafening shout, and the fat man suddenly had the feeling of playing in the Championship.

In fact, the fat man's feeling is right, because Bilbao is the closest city in Spain to the United Kingdom, and the architectural style of the San Mamés Stadium is also quite British, and the fan seats are very close to the venue, and the most noisy stadium in the whole European stadium is San Mames, the second is Anfield, the home of the Premier League Red Army Liverpool, and the third is the West** Stadium, the home of Dortmund in the Bundesliga.

The San Mamés Stadium is unique in that the surrounding stands are steep and cascading, and the fan seats are so close to the playing field that the fans can make a deafening sound when they shout and cheer on the field, which also makes the San Mamés stadium famous in La Liga. Regardless of Athletic Bilbao's form throughout the year, they have always been exceptionally strong in San Mamés. Even giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona are expected to be intimidating in the face of San Mames. In recent years, although the two giants of La Liga have been unbeatable, they have never taken advantage of San Mames, regardless of the League Cup, either barely holding a draw or a difficult small victory, and often losing here, the title of San Mamés Hell Home Stadium is well deserved.

The game is about to start, and today's commentators are still Boris Rupert and Norbert Dicker, but the two are in very different moods today, Rupert has a gloomy and sullen face, and Dicker is full of red and bright energy.

"Man, I'm in Bilbao, Spain, and it's a Spanish holiday destination. Flying from Sunderland in England to Bilbao in Spain, I personally felt that it was more comfortable to be in Bilbao to explain the game, and the weather here was pleasant. Dicker was the first to speak.

'The weather was good, but it always felt like the architecture and atmosphere were similar to the last game against Sunderland, and I feel like Athletic Bilbao is more of a Premier League team at the moment. Rupert pouted and said.

"Man, you're right. Athletic Bilbao are nicknamed the Basque Lions because of their very tough style of play, similar to that of the English team. Not only are they very delicate at their feet, they are good at playing short passes and coordination, and they also have a very tough style of play, which is a unique team in the Spanish football world. Dicker explained.

'I think this should be the strongest opponent Dortmund have faced so far, Athletic Bilbao finished fifth in La Liga last season and are a team that can play in the Europa League, and this game is on their home turf again, so I think it will be very tough. Rupert said.

"Man, you mean Athletic Bilbao is better than Manchester United and Manchester City before it?" Dicker retorted with a smile, "Although Manchester United is a team participating in the Europa League, Manchester City is a team participating in the Champions League." ”

"I'm not saying that Athletic Bilbao is better than Manchester United and Manchester City, but because of the previous International Champions Cup, Manchester City and Manchester United were new managers who had just taken over, and they were not in the best form, so if Dortmund played against them now, it would definitely not be as easy as before." Rupert defended that "Athletic Bilbao has changed very little in the new season, but his overall quality is stronger. ”

"However, the recent warm-up results of the Athletic Bilbao team are not very good, five warm-up games, four draws and one loss, and there is no victory, and the biggest problem of Athletic Bilbao is the lack of characters who destroy the city." Dicker continued to retort.

'But they did a good job defensively and didn't win because they lacked some luck in attack. Rupert continued to argue.

"Alright, man, I see what you mean. One of the big things to watch in this game will be whether Borussia Dortmund's attack can break down the Athletic Bilbao defence. Compared to Borussia Dortmund and Athletic Bilbao, we have a better attack and the opponent is better defensively, right, man? Dicker said.

"Yes," Rubeutt nodded.

Although the two commentators will unconsciously "pinch" each other every time they explain the game, this is actually just a commentary style of the two. The two of them were in a question-and-answer "argument" every time, and some pre-match game information was conveyed to the Dortmund fans in front of the TV.

"Okay, after talking about the situation of the two teams, let's talk about the recent reports in the German media." Dicker smiled mysteriously, "Recently, a very famous German football media changed its style and praised Pang's performance, saying that he is Germany's most promising new star with unlimited potential, anyway, it is a lot of praise......

Hearing his friend Dicker talk about the German media, Rupert's face darkened. The reason why he was depressed today was because he read the new issue of Kicker magazine. He didn't expect that the kicker magazine, which had always been unsightly, would change course and start supporting Chinese boys, which made Rupert very depressed, and he felt that the whole world had betrayed him.

'Damn, damn it, why would Kickball Magazine change its previous opinion, is it really that strong for Chinese boys, when will this kind of talented player be produced in a football desert like Asia.' Rupert didn't understand, 'I used the kicker magazine out as a shield in the last game, and there's no way back.' ’

Kicker magazine is Rupert's spiritual pillar, as the most authoritative football media in Germany, if Kicker magazine denies its previous judgment and turns around in support of the fat man, it can be said to be a fatal blow to Rupert's bottom of the kettle.

"Boris, I don't know if you've read the latest issue of Kicker magazine lately, which has an interview with Pang and says ......," Dicker reminded.

"No, I haven't had time to see it yet!" Rupert refused to admit it.

"Man, you're a big fan of kicker magazine, haven't you read it? I think if you say that, not only do I not believe it, but the vast number of Dortmund fans in front of the TV will not believe it. Dicker teased.

"Okay, man. I'll admit I lied just now, I read the latest issue of Kickball Magazine. Rupert said weakly, and he chose to confess.

"Man, you said in your last game that if Kicker Magazine changed its opinion about Pong, you would do the same, and now that Kicker Magazine has changed, shouldn't you keep your promise?" Dicker continued to press Rupert.

There is no way for Dicker to force Rupert so much, as the fat man is getting better and better, many German media have begun to turn around and choose to support the fat man, and now the direction of public opinion has completely changed, although they can have a personal point of view as a commentator, but they can't deviate too much from reality. Once they are completely out of touch with reality and work against the media and fans, they will definitely be complained by the fans, and they will lose their jobs if they don't get it right.

Dicker knows that Rupert is a very stubborn person and will not change easily, but if Rupert has always insisted on his current point of view, he will definitely be boycotted by the fans, and it will not be so easy for Dicker to help him at that time, so Dicker decided to make this matter clear and let Rupert take the initiative to change.

"I admit that I was wrong about Pang before, and here I want to say sorry to Pang." Rupert whispered, "Pang is really a very talented player, although I have only watched him for a few games, but I can see that he is always improving, he is trying to adapt to the new team, the new tactics, and he is getting better and better now......"

After Rupert said this, his heart suddenly felt much lighter. He finally didn't have to rack his brains about how to belittle the fat man, and he didn't have to bother to chew the words, he could finally explain normally.

The reason why Rupert is not optimistic about the fat man is that he thinks that Asia is a football desert, where there are no football-talented players; Instead, it was misunderstood by the previous German media, believing that the fat man was a seriously overrated player. Now that his friend Dicker has given him a step, Rupert will certainly not give up this opportunity.

"Man, actually, like you, I wasn't optimistic about Pang at first." "We've always been in a stagnant mindset that Europe and South America are the center of world football because we have the best leagues in Europe and South America have the most talented players, so the level of football in these two regions is the highest," Dicker confessed. In fact, this is just an old view more than ten years ago, and it has been seriously divorced from reality. In the last decade or so, African football has begun to rise because there are also many very talented players there; Asia, which has always been regarded as a football desert by Europeans, has been making rapid progress recently, and his league level is gradually improving, so we must look at the development of world football with new eyes, and Pang is the representative of Asian football, and he is using his performance to prove to the world that Asia can also produce very talented footballers......"

"Norbert, thank you, thank you for giving you a chance to admit your mistake." Rupert said sincerely.

"Man, I know you're a big fan of football and you're going to make the wisest choice." Dicker said with relief.

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, their hands clasped tightly to me, they were the best partners and best friends at the same time.

"Hopefully, the Dortmund fans in front of the TV can choose to support Pang like me and Boris. We should put aside prejudice and be honest with every player who plays for Borussia Dortmund. As long as he tries to help the team, he will have our support, because we Dortmund fans are the best fans in the world. Dicker concluded.

The conversation between the two made the Dortmund fans on the TV very touched. Fans also did not expect that Rupert would take the initiative to relent, and Dicker would say such emotional words.

"Rupert finally relented, and I knew it was going to be like this. He can't turn a blind eye to Pom's performance, that's not Dortmund's style and we should fully support the players who are trying to help the team. A fan said.

"That's right. The performance on the pitch is the most convincing proof, and we have to support Pong! Some fans chimed in.

"The performance of the Chinese boy is so good, it only took a month for him to conquer everything, the media, the fans, and even his two commentators, who were not optimistic about him before, which is really a miracle." Some fans sighed.

"I'm looking forward to the German Super Cup more and more, with the Chinese boys and a group of newcomers coming in, Dortmund is fully capable of wrestling with Bayern Munich." Some fans are looking forward to it.