Chapter 319: Competitiveness
Heathfield was in his office on Saturday morning with his roster in hand, and he still hasn't made up his mind about the starting line-up for this afternoon.
Although the media predicted that he would play as a substitute, he also wanted to win, and he could not afford to lose to Eintracht Frankfurt at the Olympic Stadium.
Just then, Mateus walked into the office.
The beard that hasn't been shaved for a few days makes Mateus look more attractive to a mature man, and it is also a little vicissitudes.
"Chief,"
"I want to be a starter in the afternoon."
"I'm fit enough for the weekend and next week."
Mateus gets straight to the point and explains the purpose of his presence here.
"You know, I can't let the outside world think I'm not good, I can't even lead the team to victory."
Heathfield looked up at Mateus, and he understood what Mateus was trying to do. At 38 years old, he is still full of fighting spirit and competitiveness, and he is no different from the 18-year-old.
Although Mateus is full of controversy for the national team and club, he still chooses to trust Mateus, hoping that he can lead Bayern to another brilliant future.
"Lothar,"
"Our goal is the Champions Cup,"
"In the league, even if we don't have this win, we won't have much trouble."
Heathfield still wanted him to rest.
"Let Stefan rest, I don't need to. You can't get all the substitutes on the pitch, can you? It's a terrible arrangement, and although we have a huge advantage in the league, it doesn't mean that we can get it nine times out of ten, and we can't lose the morale of the team. ”
"It's the Champions Cup, Dynamo Kyiv isn't the end of the road, you know."
Mateus didn't take Dynamo Kyiv seriously at all, arrogantly believing that Bayern Munich could easily step past Dynamo Kyiv to reach the Champions League final.
'We can consider Manchester United or Juventus.'
Heathfield was silent for a moment, but still opened his mouth, but did not talk to him about the nihilistic final.
"I'll only give you 60 minutes at most, so let's just warm up for the semi-finals. If you can't solve the problem in 60 minutes, I'll replace you. ”
"Don't mess it up."
"You should also know that if you don't do it well, you will definitely be bombarded by the media after the game."
Heathfield hasn't put Matterus in the main lineup in the past few days, which makes Heathaus keenly aware that Heathfield may also let him play as a substitute in the game, so he took the initiative to come to him.
Mateus nodded, "I know,"
"But if I don't play, the media will have more to say, and then they will talk even more badly, so I have to play!"
He was a fighter by nature, and he didn't want to be a turtle with a shrunken head. He would rather face Zheng Zhi directly and accept Zheng Zhi's challenge than sit on the bench and wait passively, this is not his style, he must fight back.
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Heathfield ended up adding Mateus' name to the starting line-up.
At the press conference in the afternoon, when reporters saw Bayern Munich's starting lineup, many people expressed their surprise.
"This time Mateus is estimated to be finished, he is alone with a group of substitutes to play, Bayern Munich is likely to capsize at home, Frankfurt is the main lineup, once Mateus loses the duel with Zheng Zhi, then he will step down from the altar, followed by all the negative news about him, he will face great pressure."
"I wonder if it will affect the Champions Cup?"
"I'm more bullish on Eintracht Frankfurt."
Heathfield's starting line-up was goalkeeper Kahn; The defenders are Babbel, Helmo, Tanat, Link; Midfielders Mateus, Fink, Salihamidzic, Saba; Forwards Ziegler, Ali? Day
In this list, it is true that only Kahn, Salihamidzic and Mateus are regular players, and the rest of the players are all substitutes, so it is no wonder that reporters are making such a fuss.
"Heathfield is determined to make a difference in the Champions Cup, and he actually gave up on this game, but why should he go to Mateus? I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out......"
Bayern Munich fans were also disappointed after looking at the starting list, they hoped that Bayern Munich could go all out at home, win Eintracht Frankfurt, and avenge the away loss in the first half of the season, but now this squad is going to fight Eintracht Frankfurt, who are eager to get a place in the UEFA Cup? They feel very weak, and the current Eintracht Frankfurt team is not the relegation team they were at the beginning of the season.
"Unless Eintracht Frankfurt's form continues to be sluggish, there will be more than one luck."
The handicap for a draw remains unchanged, but the water level has been declining, which means they are increasingly less and less optimistic about Bayern Munich.
Eintracht Frankfurt fans were thrilled with the starting line-up.
"This lineup?"
"The main squad has lost to us, what can this squad do?"
"It's as if I've seen another victory, another defeat for the Olympics!"
In the away dressing room, Schuster inspired his disciples.
"Do you see?"
'Bayern Munich don't want to play against us in the league, we have to take our chances, the three points we lost last week, we have to get them back this week. We had to play aggressively, more resolutely and tougher than them. Even if it's a substitute, they're afraid of getting hurt. ”
"Zheng, your opponent is coming, you have to fix him fiercely and tell this guy that he should retire instead of playing on the field."
"Of course, you can also prove that he is still the brightest man in the Bundesliga."
Schuster cast a defiant glance at Zheng Zhi.
"If you do well enough, then the victory will be yours and Eintracht Frankfurt. If you fail, then tomorrow's newspapers will trample you into hell. ”
"Take your chance!"
Zheng Zhi remained silent, and in his heart he was actually thinking about a duel with Mateus. There is a lot of hope to win today if the team-mates can do well.
"Chief,"
"I'll do my best."
He nodded.
But it is not so easy to win, and the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse. Although it is a substitute, every player can easily become the core of the main force in the general Bundesliga club, and it is not an ordinary substitute.
It's up to them to see if they're going to die.
Iranian Ali Daei, for example, may just be waiting for this match. He came off the bench in the first half of the season to create a penalty for Bayern Munich, but Mateus missed it......
This time he got the chance to start, the whole of Iran is watching, can he give his best?
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