Chapter Seventy-Two: Karn as a Narrator

The 2016 German Super Cup will begin on August 14 at 8.30pm local time at Borussia Dortmund's home stadium at the Signal Iduna Park. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

When the Dortmund bus drove into the Signal Park Stadium of Iduna, it was warmly welcomed by the Dortmund fans, who were all armed and gathered from all directions, everyone with smiles on their faces. For fans of both teams, this game is a rare football feast before the start of the new season.

When the fat man followed his teammates into the stadium to warm up, he was immediately attracted by the deafening singing in the stadium, and it turned out that the Dortmund fans were singing the team anthem. Borussia Dortmund-AmBorsigplatzgeboren (song title: German Borussia Dortmund football team - born in Polskplatz), the fat man saw tens of thousands of fans singing together for the first time, it was really shocking, even more shocking than listening to a symphony in the opera house.

This is the second time that the fat man has come to Dortmund's home stadium, the first time is when the fat man signed for Dortmund, the sporting director Zorke took the fat man once, that time he only came in a hurry, just took a few photos and left, and the stadium was empty at that time. It's not like the stadium is full of fans right now, it's a very different feeling.

The Signal Park Stadium is the home of Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund, a UEFA five-star stadium, the largest stadium in Germany and one of the largest football stadiums in Europe, with a maximum capacity of more than 83,000 spectators during domestic matches. The South Stand has a capacity of 25,000 fans, and all the fans are standing to watch the game, and it is also the largest one-sided stand in a European stadium.

The Signal Eduna Stadium was formerly known as the "West** Stadium", and was officially renamed the Iduna Signal Park Stadium after being title-sponsored by the sponsor, and the naming period was from December 2005 to June 2021, but many Dortmund fans in China still call this stadium the West** Stadium.

The Signal Iduna Park Stadium generally maintains an attendance rate of more than 70,000 people per game, which makes the Signal Iduna Park Stadium still hold the world record for the average attendance of the season to this day, while it is followed by real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and other big teams.

"Pong, do you like to play here?" Seeing that the fat man was a little stunned, Weidenfeller asked with a smile.

"Roman, I love it here, the atmosphere is amazing!" The fat man praised from the bottom of his heart.

"When I first joined Borussia Dortmund, I was also attracted by the atmosphere of the game, because it is the best stadium in Europe!" Weidenfeller said excitedly.

Indeed, as Weidenfeller said, the fat man liked it deeply from the moment he stepped on the field today. Great sports facilities, great fans, great atmosphere, playing here will be an unforgettable experience for every player. At this time, the fat man felt that his adrenaline was slowly secreting, and he had a strong desire to fight.

The fat man looked around, and the most attractive thing was the south stand of the stadium, because the singing there was the loudest, the colors there were the most neat, almost all yellow and black, without any other variegation, densely packed with fans. It's hard to imagine that such a small space could accommodate 25,000 fans, because it stands in the stands and has no seats, and is a gathering place for Dortmund's die-hard fans.

Bayern Munich fans also came today, but compared to the huge number of Dortmund fans, the number of Bayern fans is negligible. It can be said that in today's game, Dortmund has occupied the right time, place and people, and the rest depends on the performance of Dortmund's players.

Today's commentators are Deutsche Sport One's football commentator Courter Schmidt and special guest Oliver Kahn, who will be explaining the match to the entire German fans.

Unlike Kahn, Court-Schmidt has no problem commentating on the German Super Cup as a professional football commentator, but his partner today is Kahn, which makes Court-Schmidt a little worried. Although Kahn has also made some cameo appearances as a commentator since retiring, he is not a professional after all, and Court-Schmidt is very worried that Kahn will make some mistakes in the commentary. In addition, Court-Schmidt came with a mission, that is, to try to make Kahn break some information within a controllable range, after all, the fans recommended Kahn as a commentator just to hear him break the news.

In fact, Kahn was quite surprised when he received an invitation from Deutsche Sport. Because Kahn knew that he was not a professional commentator, although he also made a guest appearance as a commentator several times after retiring, it was the first time that he broadcast live to the whole of Germany; Secondly, Kahn feels that he is a Bayern celebrity, and the two teams in this competition are Bayern and Dort, and it is a bit unbelievable to have a Bayern celebrity to explain a game with Bayern participating, because it will cause a lot of tendencies. It wasn't until a friend told Kahn that it was the fan's suggestion that Kahn understood why Deutsche Sport had invited him. Kahn originally wanted to refuse, but in the end he agreed, because Kahn had a lot to say in his heart, and this invitation from Deutsche Sport was a good opportunity.

Bayern's recruitment work in recent years has been too skewed towards stars, which has made Bayern miss out on a lot of potential young players, and the youth training work is getting worse and worse, and Bayern is now having fewer and fewer German players in the main squad...... This Bayern team should also listen to some criticism. Karn decided to accept the invitation.

Kahn's idea was not surprising, as he had previously recommended the Chinese boy to Bayern, but unfortunately Bayern's sporting director at the time, Summer, rejected his offer, and he was also criticized by many German media. Unexpectedly, Dortmund's sporting director Zorke seized the opportunity to introduce Chinese boys to Dortmund. As Chinese boys flourished in Dortmund, Kahn felt more and more that he had been right, and that he now needed a window to speak out to the media that had denigrated him, which was one of the reasons for accepting the invitation.

"Hey, Oliver, welcome to Signal Idona Park, I know you've played here many times when you're a player, is it any different to be here today as a guest commentator?" Court-Schmidt was the first to open the conversation.

"There's a big difference!" Kahn replied calmly, "As a player, every time I stepped into the Signal Park of Iduna, I told myself that the team was going to face a tough game and I had to be ready to try to lead the team to victory; As a narrator, I'm finally not so nervous. But I would say that apart from the Allianz Arena, my favourite stadium is the Signal Park Stadium at Iduna, which has the same atmosphere as the Allianz Arena. ”

Hearing Kahn's calm answer, Court-Schmidt's worries were finally put down, and he found that after Kahn retired, his temper had converged a lot, and he was no longer as sharp as before, you must know that Kahn had the nickname of "Titan" and "Lion King Kahn" when he was a player, because what you see in Kahn is always tough, and it is a battle!

Court-Schmidt was satisfied with Kahn's answer, but not with the fans who watched Deutsche Sport 1 live online.

"Oh my God, I didn't think that Kahn would praise the Signal Idona Park stadium, it's so surprising, shouldn't he be sarcastic about Dortmund?" There are fan messages.

"Kahn has obviously relented, I thought Kahn would choose to fight at home in Dortmund, but I didn't expect him to retreat, the current Kahn is no longer the Kahn of the player era!" Second floor

"It seems that it is impossible to hear Kahn's revelations, Deutsche Sport has clearly set limits for Kahn, damn it, this will be a mediocre commentary." Third floor

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It can be said that as soon as Kahn answered the first question, the ratings of Deutsche Sport 1 began to fall, because many fans felt that this would be a mediocre commentary and were ready to give up watching, which was difficult for Uger, the director of Deutsche Sport 1, who was in charge of the live broadcast, and he immediately gave an order to Court-Schmidt.

"Hey, Court, we didn't pay a lot of money to bring Kahn over to make him praise Dortmund, the fans prefer to hear his revelations, you know, you need to guide him ......"

The smile on the face of Court-Schmidt suddenly became cloudy, and he found himself taking on a hot potato today, an almost impossible task. Court-Schmidt knew he had to find a way to get Kahn to say something prickly, or he might lose his job.

"Oliver, in the 20 Super Cups that Germany has held, Dortmund have won six times, while Bayern Munich has won five times, and in the last three years of the Super Cup, Bayern have lost to their opponents, two of them to Dortmund and one to Wolfsburg, for today's game, do you think that team has a better chance of winning?" Court-Schmidt continued.

"I think Bayern has a better chance of winning this game, after all, Bayern won the double last season, while Dortmund is a double runner-up, so Bayern is stronger, and the hope of winning is naturally greater." Karn spoke his mind.

"But Oliver, this game is being played at Dortmund's home stadium, and with Dortmund having the right place at the right time, do you think Bayern have a better chance of winning?" Court-Schmidt continued to ask.

"Yes, in the end, the game is based on strength, other factors have little impact on the game, no matter where the game is, Bayern is not afraid of any opponent." Karn was confident.

"Oliver, I don't agree with you. You must know that Dortmund has won all the recent warm-up games, while Bayern has not, not only a draw, but also a loss, Dortmund's recent form is much better than Bayern Munich! Court-Schmidt argued.

"Man, what you see is all illusion, Bayern are much stronger than you think, as far as this game is concerned, Bayern beat Dortmund is a piece of cake!" Karn said domineeringly.

When Kahn uttered the word "piece of cake," Court-Schmidt finally breathed a sigh of relief. He just asked a series of questions, each time secretly elevating Dortmund and belittling Bayern Munich, just to arouse Kahn's fighting spirit and make him say some angry words, and now he finally got his wish.

Sure enough, after this conversation, the fans who watched the live broadcast of Deutsche Sports 1 online became lively again, and the ratings began to grow steadily.

"Is it in Kahn's eyes, Dortmund is so unbearable, this is the German Super Cup, a decisive victory, who loses and who wins!" There are fans who are dissatisfied.

"Haha, I like Kahn to say that, as a commentator, you should have a clear point of view, Dortmund is destined to be the second in the millennium!" Second floor

"I'm starting to expect Dortmund to win now because I want to see Kahn get slapped in the face! Ha ha! "Third floor

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As soon as Court-Schmidt was relieved, there was another order from Director Ugg to continue the commentary and try to make Kahn break out more information, because the fans liked Kahn's style of commentary very much.

"Oliver, after making a prediction about the outcome of this game, we should talk about the starting line-ups of both teams for this game. Here's the starting line-up for both teams, you take a look. Court-Schmidt opened the profile.

Bayern Munich (4-1-4-1): Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer, Defence: Lahm, Xavi Martinez, Hummels and Alaba, Midfielders: Xavi Alonso, Midfielders: Thomas Muller, Thiago, Vidal and Ribery, Forward: Lewandowski

Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1): Goalkeeper: Birki, Backline: Paslak, Socoradis Bartra and Schmelzer, Midfielders: Castro and Rode, Midfielders Dembele, Shinji Kagawa and Ramos, Forward: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

"Oliver, what do you think of the starting lineups for both teams?" Court-Schmidt continued to ask questions.

Court's self-esteem has basically given up now, and he knows that fans are more concerned about Kahn's remarks in this game, so Court's positioning for himself is to assist, he wants to stimulate Kahn's desire to speak, and let Kahn break some more shocking news.

'Bayern's starting line-up wasn't too problematic and Carlo Ancelotti's line-up was very solid. Of course, if Boateng and Robben had not been injured, Bayern would have been stronger. Kahn commented.

"Oliver, who do you think Boateng and Robben would have replaced if they hadn't been injured?" Court-Schmidt continued to ask.

'Boateng can replace Hummels and he is more comfortable with the rest of the backline; Robben could replace Vidal or Thiago, his breakthrough was very characteristic and very helpful for Bayern. Karn spoke eloquently.

Every time Kahn answered, it caused a lot of discussion in front of the TV and online fans, because everyone knew that Karn was famously big mouth, and naturally wanted to refute him.

"Kahn is too nostalgic, Boateng hasn't been doing well in recent seasons, he has made more and more defensive mistakes, and Bayern have brought in Hummels to replace him; As for replacing Vidal and Thiago with Robben, Vidal and Thiago played very consistently last season, and Robben would be the best choice if he came on to replace Ribery, who has been injured in recent seasons and is no longer what it used to be. Some fans argued.

"I think Kahn said this entirely because he was team-mates with Ribery before he retired, and to be honest, Kahn's advice is a bit unreliable, he's really not fit to be a coach, his line-up is too old-fashioned." Second floor

"You guessed it right, I heard that Kahn took some management courses after retiring from the army, and did not take the coaching certificate at all, and Kahn also politely turned down the general manager position offered to him by Schalke 04, it seems that Kahn is likely to return to Bayern Munich as a manager." Third floor

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