Chapter 30: Crazy Zidane
In the thirtieth round of the league, Wang Zhen participated in the home game with crutches and protective gear.
And in the fan stands, watching his teammates win the plate.
Wang Zhen won the league title at home for the first time so far in Mainz so far, and will be the last.
And this time, Wang Zhen was also injured and sat in the stands.
Later in the day, fans will be shocked to find that the greatest legend in Mainz's history has never lifted a salad plate at home.
On May 4, Bayern will play the second semi-final match against Mainz, and on May 5, the match between Real Madrid and Manchester City will begin, which is the reverse order of the previous leg.
In other words, in this game, the first finalist team will be decided.
Until the game, fans and commentators from all walks of life could only watch Wang Zhen sit in the stands.
The doctor said two weeks, then it had to be two weeks, and I couldn't come back for a week.
Wang Zhen also wanted to play closed, but Zidane dissuaded Wang Zhen.
Zinedine Zidane believes that at the Allianz Arena, Mainz's goal will be to force a draw and eventually qualify.
The final needs a healthy Wang Zhen.
This approach has been criticized by many media, many of whom believe that Zidane will destroy Mainz's second Champions League.
It will also be the final step for Mainz to transform from a Bundesliga giant to a European giant.
More than two Champions League titles, UEFA competitions Grand Slam, this is the minimum standard for European giants.
4 May, Allianz Arena.
Wang Zhen still sat in the audience, wearing a suit and leather shoes, watching the game.
The camera repeatedly swept to Wang Zhen, and the intention was very obvious.
Whether in Mainz or Bayern, whether it is the Century Stadium or the Allianz Arena, Wang Zhen is an iconic figure.
Perhaps Bayern's first symbol is Beckenbauer, but Allianz is a new stadium after all, and only Ribery can barely match Wang Zhen in this stadium.
The fans at the scene were not so embarrassed either.
On the one hand, I hope that Wang Zhen can continue the season, but on the other hand, I hope that the team will continue the season, and the two expectations are conflicting.
When Wang Zhen was injured and watched from the wall, it was undoubtedly a scene that Bayern fans did not want to see but were very happy to see.
"It's really a sad year, first F1 superstar Rosberg retired, not long ago NBA superstar Kobe Bryant also retired, and now it's Wang Zhen's turn, and then a large number of superstars will likely retire, including swimming hegemon Phelps, etc., at present, the most powerful retirement is NBA superstar Kobe, his retirement has almost stirred the entire world sports world."
"If Mainz loses this game, then Mainz will choose to hold a farewell match for Wang Zhen someday before June, when more than 10 former football superstars and superstars will participate, and more than 30 sports superstars will attend. If Mainz passes smoothly, then the Champions League final will be the venue for Wang Zhen's retirement. ”
Of course, every Wang Zhen fan hopes that the latter possibility will come, and it is undoubtedly a manifestation of dominance to still lead the team to the Champions League final in the retirement season, but even if all this is not successful, it will not affect Wang Zhen's status in the football world at all, it can be expected that when the day of Wang Zhen's retirement really comes, the world's major mainstream football media will rush to announce the new issue of the top 100 superstars in football history, and Wang Zhen is definitely the top five candidates, at that time, the final ranking may be Pele, Maradona, Wang Zhen, Beckenbauer and Cruyff are in no particular order, because there is no way to tell in that order. ”
In fact, if you rank from the perspective of a champion, Beckenbauer is first, Wang Zhen is second, Maradona is third, Pele is fourth, and Zidane is fifth. If it is ranked from the perspective of data, Pele Wang Zhen can only go hand in hand, and then it can be the second gear of Lao Ma's individual, and Bei Huang and Qiu Sheng can only be in the third gear.
This debate will continue among fans for many years.
Wang Zhen suffers a loss because he is the youngest, the living can only be great, and the dead are legends, and the other few will undoubtedly follow in the footsteps of Yaxin and leave one after another in the next twenty or thirty years, but Wang Zhen still has a long time.
Some people will also say that Wang Zhen does not have any national team honors.
But Cruyff hasn't won the World Cup in the Netherlands.
In sports, the second is the biggest loser, isn't it?
The uncrowned king is still uncrowned, and Mainz is still chasing the Champions League, isn't it?
Zidane made up his mind to enter the final, because that year, in Mainz, Zidane and the team won countless championships in the last two years of his career.
When the game started, everyone was stunned.
Zidane has no intention of defending at all.
Although he played in the back four, Spasoye and Schmelzer frequently intervened, and Hummels also intervened from time to time.
Not to mention Gotze and Mesut Ozil, who have been wrestling with Bayern's midfield almost all the time.
This is something that every fan and commentator did not expect.
Zidane's coaching style is nothing like his own style of play.
But one thing that has never changed, is Zidane's belief that opportunities should be in your own hands, and that it is unreliable to let someone else control the game.
Pep Guardiola would not allow this to continue, so several people, led by Franck Franchio Francisco, fought with Mainz in midfield.
Bayern's lineup looks like a four-midfielder, but in fact Muller is a shadow striker, which means that there are still only three people involved in the foot force, as for Alonso, Alonso's habit of dragging behind is very serious, and he can't go up at all.
The frantic confrontation between the two teams finally came to an end in the 37th minute.
Mesut Ozil struck a through shot and Kane fired a juggling shot from the box, only to find the back of the net.
Like every shot Kane, this shot was so slow, so weird, so chaotic in rhythm that it didn't make people feel like they could score.
But the ball went in.
This time, the game was killed.
If the score continues, Mainz will win 2-0 and beat Bayern twice.
If Bayern score a goal, Mainz will win 2-1.
If Bayern score two goals, Mainz will score one more away goal and advance.
Bayern must score three goals and guarantee that Mainz will not score to advance.
Don't have a chance?
Yes! There are many more opportunities.
In the 44th minute, Ribery stabbed in the diagonal and shot from a distance himself, penetrating the door of Bilky, and the game was tied 1-1, and the big score was chased to 2-1.
Entering the dressing room, Bayern still maintained a strong fighting spirit.
However, at the start of the second half, Mainz was still attacking and didn't care about defense at all.
In modern football, for the giants, the attack is the best defense.
Bayern's time on the ball continues to be pressed, and their attacking rate is getting lower and lower.
In the second half, the two sides fought fiercely, and they almost couldn't run.
In the eighty-first minute, Martinez fell to the ground with cramps.
In the 83rd minute, Hoffman squatted directly on the sidelines and vomited wildly and was replaced by Zidane.
In the 85th minute, Mainz fans began to sing the team song "We are just a carnival club".
With only five minutes to go, Bayern's concept of scoring two goals in a row is infinitely close to zero.
In the eighty-ninth minute, the Mainz fans had already stood up and celebrated wildly.
For the rest of the game, all the Mainz players came off the field for Bayern to shoot, and the time was just enough.
In the ninetieth minute, two minutes of stoppage time, the Bayern players had no interest in continuing.
At 91 minutes and 21 seconds, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game in advance.
"Meaza – San Siro! Here we go! ”
We're coming, where is the opponent? Who is the opponent?
On 5 May, Zidane appeared alone in the stands at the Bernabeu to watch his opponents in the final.
Real Madrid Manchester City After a 90-minute battle, Manchester City drew with Real Madrid away from home, but lost by two goals on aggregate and went out.
Real Madrid advances to the final!
2016, May 28, San Siro Stadium, 2015-2016 Champions League final, Mainz 05 VS Real Madrid!