In Cottage Bus, assistant coach Guido Hoffman is undoubtedly the one who broke down the most.

Lashnika walked away the day before the final match, leaving him with just 30 hours to prepare and a 3-0 scoreline.

An away comeback?

Are you kidding!

A team that can't find even a healthy striker, a team that can't even get a match line-up, and you expect him to score at least three goals in a row on the road?

You might as well kill him!

If he hadn't been working in the club for nearly ten years, he would have wanted to leave his pick and leave!

Ketbus manager Heydrich also knew that this was really impossible, and only comforted the interim coach: "Guido, we all know that the team is difficult now, but no matter what, we have to play the last game, after all, we are the only representative of the East German region." ”

Hoffman sighed: "There's only one day, can you conjure up a healthy lineup for me?" Can you give me a striker who can score, Mr. Manager? ”

Heydrich could only pat him on the shoulder with regret-

Hoffman, who took over the makeshift whip, sat around with a few colleagues, scratching his ears and cheeks for the decisive battle in 30 hours.

"First of all," he said, looking at the empty tactical board, "let's count the people we can still use...... Goalkeeper? ”

"Tremel is fit and Penteke is always available." Goalkeeper coach Stephen Zifort answered him.

Hoffman shrugged his shoulders and smiled self-deprecatingly: "This is the only position we have enough manpower, what about the back line, can we make up four people?" ”

"If you don't count Karnik in '88 and Hackenberg in '89, we have a total of six healthy defenders...... "Fitness coach Dirk Coral marked the numbers of the defensive players on the tactical board for him, "but Dasilva, Pavčević and Tsvetanovic are all thirty-four or five years old, and they don't have much fitness anymore......

"Oh shit," Hoffman scolded, "do you have to use these veterans who are about to retire to play such a crucial game?" What about the back? ”

"Timo has returned from injury and is recovering well, and Kurt can play."

"Let's hope he doesn't get hurt again...... Hoffman muttered, "Striker...... What to do? Shao must not be in front, that is self-defeating! ”

Several coaches fell silent.

Academy coach Jess Mertzger, who was temporarily redeployed to the coaching staff: "Didn't we sign a lad during the winter break? ”

Hoffman's eyes lit up: "Nils Peterson? Give it a try! He was impressed by the 88-year-old young man, "4-2-3-1, Nils up front, Iliyev can only play on the left, and Shao can sit in midfield...... So we now have another question, who else is on the right side? ”

Several coaches looked at each other again, at a loss: except for Shao Jiayi and Ilyev, who had just recovered from injury, the other main players were all admitted to the hospital......

"What about the young men in the reserves, Jace?" Hoffman had to ask again, "Isn't there a wide player who can pass and shoot?" ”

Jace rubbed his chin: "I'd rather recommend GOOD-QIN for U19 than for those in the reserves." ”

Hoffman was slightly stunned: "I have the impression that it is that Chinese boy?" ”

"That's right," Jace clasped his hands to his chest, "this lad has played 22 starts, scored 26 goals and has 10 assists, I can't think of a better fit than him." ”

"Very good count," Hoffman nodded slightly, "can he play right midfield?" ”

'Of course, that's what he's best at, attacking midfielders, central midfielders, even defensive midfielders and right wing-backs, he can adapt to them, he just lacks some experience in senior football. Jace never shy away from praising the hardest-working players under his team, "Are you going to check him out?" ”

"Do you think I still have time?" Hoffman waved his hand vigorously, "Hurry up and train together!" ”-

"It's a shame that our manager has left the team at the most critical moment of relegation," Hoffman said in a low voice as he stood on the training ground half an hour later, looking at the few players in front of him, "I know everyone in the outside world looks down on us, and they are touting that Cartbus has always had a 'three-year relegation' curse, but we still need to fight until the last second, even if some of you are leaving after this game, but who wants to leave as a loser?" ”

A dozen players looked up at him.

He grinned: "Well, I'm not a good eloquent orator, but we really don't have time, in order to get the lineup, I had to recruit two young lads from the echelon, Nils," he pointed to the young man who was 1.88 meters tall, "You come as a single striker, I don't need you to score three goals in a row alone, but I have to nail their defense in their penalty area." ”

Nils Peterson, 20, was slightly nervous, but more excited, and replied with his fists clenched hard: "I will, coach." ”

"And the lad from China, Goode Qin," Hoffman beckoned again, "this lad is the best player for our Under-19s, he can play all positions on the right side and in midfield, and in this game, you start at right midfield, go down the ball high, pass it to Nils, you can cut inside when the time is right, you know?" ”

"Understood, Coach!" Qin Gude shook his hands, he didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to usher in an official competition before the age of 18, and he was still a starter, which made him can't help but be a little eager to try.

Hoffman quickly finished the tactical requirements, and then he clapped his hands vigorously: "We only have two hours of training time, we have to drive to the away stadium after lunch, everyone has to give it their all, even if we are not favored, we have to fight like a man!" ”

He really wanted to boost his morale, but even Qin Good, who had just come to the first team, could clearly see that most of the big brothers of these first team had some numbness and indifference on their faces, he couldn't help but sigh, and the hot blood on his body instantly cooled down-

After the training, Qin Goode also sneaked on to the spinach website, wanting to put thousands of euros on his home team to bet on luck, but he was disappointed to find that the two largest spinach companies in Europe had chosen to give up the bet on this game, and he could only look at the hundreds of thousands of euros he had just won back from the Champions League final and sighed-

31 May 2009, Nuremberg, Bavaria.

"Good afternoon, friends of the audience, this is the Deutsche TV 2 sports channel, today is the second leg of the Bundesliga relegation play-offs, the third place in the Bundesliga Nuremberg hosts the third from the bottom of the Bundesliga, Ketbus commentary." German TV apparently also thought that the result was not in suspense, so much so that only a second-line commentator was arranged, and no guests were even invited.

But McKenna dutifully explained the situation of the two teams: "Cartbus lost 3-0 at home three days ago, and manager Prashkica resigned irsponsibly early, and now only the assistant coach is in charge, they are not only injured, but also demoralized, and it may be difficult for them to take advantage of Nuremberg's home stadium." Although Nuremberg has been a frequent shuttle between the Bundesliga and the Bundesliga as a lift, it still has a strong appeal and influence in the local area. We can also see from the footage that the 48,000-seat Gend Stadium is almost full, which is probably a bad road trip for the visiting team Cottage. ”

Even in the away dressing room, Qin Goode could still hear the loud noise of the home team's fans in the stadium, and he could even feel the ceiling of the dressing room always shaking with the chopping feet of the fans.

In such a harsh environment, even if he was less than two meters away, he was not proficient in German and could not understand how Hoffmann deployed his tactics...... As for the rest of the teammates, except for Shao Jiayi, veteran captain Timo Rost and fellow newcomer Nils Peterson, who are still a little motivated, most of them still look like they are waiting for the slaughter.

The door to the locker room was pushed open, and a staff member leaned out half of his body: "Gentlemen, it's time to play." ”

"Let's go!" Hofmann had done his best, and as for how much the players could play, it was beyond his control, and he waved his hand as the players checked their equipment one last time before rushing out.

"Don't be nervous," Shao Jiayi patted Qin Gude's shoulder, with a hint of coldness in his expression, "Let's go." ”

Qin Gude suddenly showed a smile.

What is there for him to be nervous about? Anyway, it's impossible to take the responsibility of losing......-

As a club in the Bundesliga, Nuremberg's turf quality is much better than that of Botbus in the Bundesliga, which also makes Qin Goode run more freely.

With three goals in hand and home convenience, Nuremberg were a little too relaxed from the start, with the club's staff and fans even throwing huge signs to celebrate the team's return to the Bundesliga after a year's absence.

Due to the last defeat at home, Petbus had less than 500 fans with the team, 500 to 46,000, which is too miserable......

Hoffman really lined up a 4-2-3-1 lineup, and while defending the back, he relied on Shao Jiayi to organize the attack in the frontcourt. As the highest-paid player in the team, Shao Jiayi is also the player who is most eager to show Xiàn: although he made more than 20 appearances throughout the season, due to Prashnica's stubbornness and prejudice, he could only play as a substitute for the Eastern European players brought by the coach for most of the time, until the last ten rounds of the league, the team that had fallen into the quagmire of relegation did activate him and give him the chance to start again, which made him very aggrieved. Now that he has finally become the absolute main force of the team again, he is eager to tell the world that the flame in his heart has not been extinguished, and his left foot has not rusted.

With his personal skills, Shao Jiayi formed a great threat to the absent-minded home team in the front court, and just half a minute into the opening game, he got a chance to take a free kick, but unfortunately Shao Jiayi's left foot has not yet moved, and a curling ball flew out of the sky.

"It seems that the Chinese Shao is in average condition," McKenna shook his head and began to read the lineup, "The game has started, let's take a look at the starting lineup first, Nuremberg sent the traditional formation of 442, goalkeeper No. 1 Schaefer, defender...... Cottages lined up a lineup of 4231, No. 1 goalkeeper Tremel, 4 defenders are No. 21 Pavčević, No. 28 Radlic, No. 35 Atan, No. 33 Tsvetanovic, well, it can be seen from the number that these four defenders are not the main force, no way, their main force is all injured, followed by the double back No. 16 Kurt and No. 7 captain Rost, the midfielder No. 20 Shao Jiayi sits in the middle, the left midfielder No. 11 Ilyev, the right midfielder No. 99...... GOOD-QIN？ The striker is the number 26, Petersen, who just moved in during the winter break. McKenna finished reading the list and quickly rummaged through the few documents in his hand.

"Oh!" He hadn't found what he was looking for yet, but there was a commotion in the live broadcast screen, and he couldn't help but look up, but only saw the replay.

In the 8th minute, Shao Jiayi took a free kick for the second time, and the football drew a huge arc, far bypassing the human wall, grazing the post and spinning into the goal.

1-0！