Chapter 9 Avalanches and Ground Cracks

September 20, Glasgow Rovers vs Mainz. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

It's really a coincidence, Wang Zhen so far, there are not many games about the ownership of the championship and the decisive battle in each season.

One of them was supposed to happen this season.

That was Glasgow Rover's third exit from the Champions League group and then the UEFA Cup.

In fact, Rangers are quite unlucky, they have the strength to win the Champions League for a long time in history, but they have never reached the top.

Just like the Netherlands in the national team, they still have the title of uncrowned king, and the Rangers don't get anything.

And, although it is one of the long-established derbys, Rangers are not welcomed in Scotland.

The reason is simple, as you can tell from the name.

The name of each team has its own reasons and historical origins.

For example, the Celts, the two most populous races in Europe are the Celts and the Germanic peoples, and if you count the three majors, you have to add the Slavs.

The further you go to the coast of Western Europe, the larger the proportion of the Celts in the total population.

In England, Scotland, and Ireland, the proportions are already terrifying.

Therefore, Scotland's first team was called Celtic, and it was very popular with fans.

And the wanderer, as the name suggests, is a name that other people laugh at themselves after they are planted here, isn't it wandering?

In fact, historically, the Celts and Germanic peoples were called barbarians, driving the Roman Empire and almost destroying Western Rome.

But in the course of history, the Celts were forced to the British Isles.

Who is the wanderer who wandered here? With the big toe, you can figure out that it was part of the Celts and Germanic people who had never been on the island.

Historians always like to talk about countries, but in fact, in Europe, race is more important.

As everyone knows, Germany defeated France back then, and did nothing, but Poland suffered.

In this sense, the ethnic distribution in Glasgow is just the opposite of Mainz.

Mainz is half Celtic and half German.

When the two teams meet together, it is not without hatred.

For example, German fans love to sing You Never Walk Alone, and Rangers hate this song.

The reason for this is that the Celtics fan-chosen anthem is that you'll never walk alone.

Mainz fans didn't think it was a big deal and deliberately sang this song.

As the home stadium, Glasgow Rovers fans shouted angrily.

The blue camp and the red camp are as deep as the sea.

Klopp didn't care much about the game, Wang Zhen didn't play, Zidane didn't play, and even Neuer was replaced by Wang Erlei.

A discerning person can see that Mainz is seeking defeat.

However, Klopp has his own considerations, and Klopp is worried that Beckham will not be able to fully integrate into the new camp, so he takes the opportunity to train the newcomer.

This exercise, the Glasgow Rangers are not polite, and they will besiege Mainz.

Mainz holds high the banner of attack, not afraid at all, attack!

As a result, no one in Mainz could take advantage of the opportunity to score, and Glasgow Rovers scored a goal and Mainz returned to Germany with a loss.

The media has not yet figured out what is going on, and they have not yet begun to prepare how to criticize Klopp.

Jurgen Klopp made his third puzzling decision of the season, a pure substitute against Bayern Munich!

In a word, crazy!

When questioned by the media, Klopp's answer was reasonable: "In order to make the Champions League go smoothly, we have made schedule adjustments, and the next week will be three games in a row, and the main players have received call-ups from national teams, we have no choice. ”

Nonsense! When is this, there is no need to release people at all, Bayern has not released, and Wang Zhen has not been called up, nor has he been selected, and whether Beckham will enter the new England team has not yet been determined, and he has not been selected for the squad.

Faced with this kind of list, veteran coach Otmar Heathfield said that he would not be deceived and would definitely send the strongest squad to Mainz.

As a result, it became clear that Klopp was telling the truth.

On September 23, in the sixth round of the league, Bayern Munich, who was ready to go all out, entered the home stadium of Mainz and found that he encountered a group of unfamiliar people.

Even Klose and Ribery couldn't figure it out.

Klose lost to Wang Zhen in consecutive Golden Boot competitions, and even he understood that after joining Bayern Munich, the Golden Boot was even farther away from him.

But Klose just wanted to win Mainz once.

Is it reassuring to win against a team that doesn't have a main player?

The biggest trump card in a team is the team of 20-year-old Ben Arfa.

Before the start of the game, Mainz fans put up slogans thanking Ribery, and some fans held up flags listing the honors that Ribery had won during his time with the team.

Ribery was also embarrassed to thank the fans, so he could only silently bow his head and pretend not to see.

In such a game, the result was obvious again, Mainz was overturned by Bayern 3:1, since this was the first time in history that Bayern defeated Mainz!

But this victory makes people not think about any joy.

Next, in the seventh round of the league, which has been rescheduled to the midweek round, Mainz travels to the next city to face Eintracht Frankfurt.

In this game, Klopp did not announce the list of appearances until before the game, and as soon as the list came out, no fool knew what Klopp was thinking.

Mainz is all the main force to play!

What does that mean?

There is only one reason, this round is on September 27, while the match against Barcelona is on October 3.

This means that Klopp used training methods to adjust the physical tidal high point of all players in the main squad to midweek, and this game is actually prepared for the next Champions League.

Not only this game, but the first few games that were played inexplicably were all in preparation for Barcelona!

That's it? Don't forget that there is still the eighth round of the league at the weekend, and at that time, the main team must definitely save energy, which means that even the eighth round has to be abandoned.

The Frankfurter Zeitung put it bluntly: "The whole Mainz team seems to be crazy for revenge, but we are willing to accept three points for nothing." ”

That's how it was played anyway, and it was played very badly.

Because in this game, the whole Mainz team is practicing tactics.

It's all about preparing for the Champions League, and the tactics are all about dealing with Barcelona.

Can deal with Barcelona's tactics, will Frankfurt still cooperate to be that imaginary enemy? Dream!

Eintracht Frankfurt did not hesitate to change formations several times in the game, and finally overturned Mainz, who meticulously implemented Klopp's tactics.

It's 1:0 again.

At this time, even people who don't know much about football began to participate in the discussion.

First of all, it doesn't make sense to give up four or five games for one game.

Secondly, if you give up these four or five games, will you definitely win against Barcelona?

Third, why is it that except for the game against Bayern, Mainz's other games are played against the attack, and in the end they lose without scoring a goal, is it that the strikers used by Mainz to intimidate the whole Bundesliga have lost their meaning?

Fourth, whether Mainz can win against Barcelona.

At the weekend, September 29, the Mainz substitutes, led by Jurgen Klopp, hosted Borussia Dortmund, and in this game, Wang Zhen and Ben Arfa simply did not play.

Ozil didn't have to play in the year, and people who weren't too stupid could guess what the squad would be like for the next game.

What is surprising is that after getting rid of all the main players, Mainz has become more able to play football and regain its former momentum.

As a result of the game, Dortmund relied on Wang Erlei's hand slip to score the second goal and draw with Mainz. After eight league games, Mainz is six points behind Bayern, which is not too much.

As soon as the game was over, Klopp didn't even attend the press conference and walked away.

Later, the media learned that just an hour after the game, the Mainz squad players plus Klopp flew directly to Barcelona.

Left two full days of adaptation time, trying to work hard.

(To be continued.) )