After the draw for the Champions League came out, the Leverkusen players on the training ground were also talking.

"I grass,"

"Death group."

"Lazio, Dynamo Kyiv, we have to compete with them for places, Lazio definitely needless to say, the key is that we have to do Dynamo Kyiv, home and away against them must grab points, away Lazio will be very important!"

"Kyiv Dynamo is also very strong, Bayern almost planted at their feet last year, Eastern European teams are always very mysterious, you don't know if there will be some demons in their team suddenly, didn't Dynamo Kyiv jump out of a very terrible striker last year? Bought by AC Milan and forgot what it was called. ”

Ballack and Beinrich are analyzing, but they just can't remember the names of the strikers that AC Milan bought in the past.

"Shevchenko."

Zheng Zhi interjected on the side.

"People call it a Ukrainian nuclear warhead."

"Ah, Zheng, you actually know him. Yes, everyone calls him a Ukrainian nuclear warhead, and it's scary to hear this nickname, but I think it's not that strong, mainly because the defense lines of Real Madrid and Bayern last year were too bad, all of them were big names, and they didn't target people at all, if it were me, I would stare him out of temper. ”

For Shevchenko's nickname, Barak scoffed.

"Michael, not necessarily. You never know the true strength of your opponent until you actually fight each other, or should I make a bet with you? ”

"What bet?"

Barak came interested.

"I'm betting this guy can get the top scorer in Serie A."

"Just this season."

"Huh?" Barak was amused, "What are you kidding?" ”

"A rookie from Eastern Europe came to Serie A for his first season, and you actually said that he could win the top scorer in Serie A? It's absolutely impossible. ”

Barak grinned, "You're going to lose, say, what are you going to bet on me?" ”

He absolutely does not believe that a rookie can get the top scorer just after landing in the small World Cup, are the Serie A defenders all fools? No way......

"So, at the end of the season, a new Lamborghini?" Zheng Zhi smiled weirdly, "The stakes are only more attractive if they are big enough." ”

"Huh? Crazy, isn't it? Barak's jaw was dropping. Paralyzed, this bet is too big, judging from his current income, if he wants to buy the latest Lamborghini sports car, it will also cost two months' salary!

"I know you have a lot of money, but you can't waste it like that, can you? Forget it, I don't bet with you, I know that I won, it's not interesting. Barak waved his hand, quite righteous, and didn't want Zheng Zhi to break the bank.

"No, I'm rich, but that doesn't mean I'm going to lose, and no one knows who the 2000 European champion is, isn't it? Haven't you watched sports news? That guy is in fourth place at odds to win the Serie A scorer list, and there's a reason why I dare bet with you. Hurry up, do you dare to bet, are you afraid of losing? ”

"Phew, I'm scared? I'm saving you money, and since you have to give me the money, I can't help it, so I'll bet with you. We need to find a witness. ”

"Stefan, you testify to us, if Shevchenko gets the top scorer in Serie A this season, I lose his latest Lamborghini sports car, if Shevchenko doesn't get it, he loses me!"

Stefan Beinrich rolled his eyes, not knowing what to say, are young people so proud nowadays? Just play like this at every turn, and this money is not picked up for nothing by falling from the sky, don't you feel distressed?

"Zheng, you've thought about it. I feel that the probability of your loss is too great, there is no need at all, you might as well bet on Batistuta or Ronaldo, these two gods are in Serie A, are there other players or anything? I think the biggest probability is that Ronaldo will be the top scorer, or Batistuta, provided that neither of these guys gets hurt, and if they are injured, the others are not on the same level as them. ”

Beinrich scratched the back of his head, as if he didn't feel quite right, "No, Bierhoff won the top scorer when he first arrived at AC Milan last year, Milan's midfield is so strong, feeding the striker is too simple." Michael, you have to think about it, too. ”

"What do you think, although Bierhoff won the top scorer when he first arrived in Milan, he is not the first year to play in Serie A."

"You think about how many years he's been playing in Italy and he knows the Italian league inside out!" Ballack is also clearly familiar with Italian football and is familiar with Bierhoff.

Indeed, Bierhoff is an old fritter in Italy, he only came to AC Milan late in his career, and his resume is actually quite rich, but he has not been in the big clubs before.

Born in 1968, Bierhoff only made a name for himself in the 1996 European Championship final, when the 28-year-old came off the bench in the final between Germany and the Czech Republic, where he made his first touch of the ball to level 1-1 for a backward Germany and then scored the winning golden goal to become a hero for the Germans. Later, at the age of 30, Bierhoff became the top scorer in Serie A and captained the German national team.

Oliver Bierhoff is a late-blooming striker "Big Mac", when the "German tank twin barrels" composed of Worrall and Klinsmann bombarded indiscriminately, Bierhoff could only be a spectator, and when Worrall retired, he caught up with the opportunity to partner with Klinsmann, and it was because of his appearance that he filled the vacancy left by Worrall.

Indeed, Euro 96 was a watershed moment, and before that Bierhoff was an obscurity. Neither in Hamburg nor Borussia Mönchenchen, Bierhoff did not get many appearances, so he left Germany for Austria to join the Salzburg team. It was a quiet and happy time in Austria, and Bierhoff scored easily in the competitive Austrian Serie A, but when Inter Milan extended an olive branch to him, he did not hesitate to come to Italy. However, once in the big club, Bierhoff couldn't find a place at Inter Milan and played little minutes, so he was loaned out to Ascoli side in the second division midway through the season, where he was sold for a bargain after that season.

At Ascoli, Bierhoff was in a slump as he doubted his suitability for Serie A. However, he quickly adjusted his mentality and threw himself into the game. Bierhoff opted for the number 20 shirt that we would later be familiar with, and although he scored a lot of goals and won the top scorer in the second division over the past few seasons, the limited Ascoli fell to the third division instead of being promoted to the first division. The president of Ascoli could not bear to bury a player of quality, so he recommended Bierhoff to Udinese. In this way, Bierhoff came to Udinese in the summer of '95 and embarked on the road to take-off.

In his first season at Udinese, Bierhoff scored 17 goals in one go, more than half of which came with headers, and his powerful header became a beautiful sight in Serie A, and Udinese also relied on this powerful weapon to achieve a good result of 10th place. Not only that, but Bierhoff's excellent performance also led him to receive invitations from both Germany and Italy, because his grandmother is Italian, and he can represent Italy. But after weighing it again, Bierhoff still chose Germany, where he was born and raised, and he later had the famous "Golden Ball" in the European Championship.

Barak believed that Bierhoff and Shevchenko were fundamentally different. Shevchenko is a rookie, but Bierhoff is not!

However, even if there are many reasons, Zheng Zhi believes in his own judgment, thinking that he remembers very well that Shevchenko won the top scorer in Serie A in his first year at AC Milan, and the numbers are gorgeous, 24 goals, and Bierhoff only scored 18 goals when he won the top scorer in Serie A, which is 6 less. And Shevchenko was the top scorer more than once, and four years later, he scored another 24 goals and was again the top scorer.

"Okay, that's it, you must remember to save your money and buy me a Lamborghini when the time comes." Zheng Zhi was satisfied that Barak accepted his bet.

It was at this time that Robert Kovacs arrived, and the Croats were cursing loudly.

"Neurotic!"

"It's so neurotic!"

"Damn bastard, he left without saying a word, this matter has been hidden for so long!"

"Robert, what's wrong? Who you off? It can't be that my wife ran away with someone else, right? ”

Beinrich looked at Kovacs, who was angry, and dared to joke with him.

"Get out!"

"It's Niko who ran away!"

"Damn, he became a traitor!"

Nico Kovacs, his own brother.

"Huh? You mean, he ran away with your wife? Beinrich's mind hadn't turned a corner yet.

"Stefan, are you going to die if you're not kidding?" Robert Kovacs glared at him.

"He went to Hamburg."

"I don't understand, why did he do this, what was the point of going to Hamburg? Could it be that Hamburg's future is better than that of Bayer Leverkusen? ”

Robert's voice was finally a little softer, but his eyes were still full of resentment.

"I don't understand it either." Beinrich finally got serious.

"Where to go, what the hell can I do? If I had to find a reason, I think it should be because of money, right? Aside from the money, I don't understand why he made such a choice. ”

"Well, that's all there is to it." Zheng Zhi also nodded.

"He really shouldn't go."

"He's going to miss a lot of things."

"However, we have one less defender now, which is really too hasty, I don't know if the boss will buy another defender, I feel that the back line is still a little thin, I hope Lucio can grow up as soon as possible!"

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At this time, Worrall was also furious. Because he just found out.

He rushed to the fat man's office and roared.

"Dead fat!"

"Are you having a brain twitch? Why sell Niko? ”

'Do you think we really have too many people at the back?'

"Damn, damn it!"

"You're a pig!"

Don't look at Worrall's usual sven language, but Worrall is also a vicious guy with a bull fork, and he has a lot of classic quotes that can make people want to kill people with hatred.

Most famously, he had a feud with Bierhoff, and his insult to Bierhoff was so classic that Bierhoff should probably go to Müller Wohlfath (the team doctor for Bayern Munich and the German national team). Shooting with a header all the time brings pain to his body, and maybe it has left a sequelae.

- Is he worthy to talk about football philosophy? His own football philosophy is not yet in the dark. No, he has his own football philosophy, but playing Brazilian football with a pair of Maltese feet, it doesn't matter.

Now, according to Carl Mund's stature, Worrall directly scolded him as a pig, which is very appropriate.

"Rudy,"

"There's nothing I can do about this,"

"He didn't renew his contract and insisted on leaving."

"Maybe it's because the salary from Hamburg is too high, so he believes that he made the right choice."

Carlmond was also good-tempered, and Worrall scolded him like this, but he didn't get angry, but explained it with a pleasant face.

"There's still time, we've got a dozen days left, and I'll do my best to find a defender for you. But I think that at the moment we have a very reasonable squad and plenty of personnel, don't you think that our midfielders can actually play at the back? ”

"Huh?"

Worrall immediately glared, "You let my midfielder play at the back?" ”

"And who's going to play in midfield?"

"Dead fatty, you can't get a score!"

"Don't even think about it!"

"Okay, okay, that's what I said, I mean, it's the worst of times, you can think differently. I'm going to Duisburg the day after tomorrow, so I'll take care of the rest of the rest. ”

"Rudy, you can do it!" Carlmond's right hand pressed heavily on Worrall's shoulder, and his gaze became serious. "There's nothing we can't solve."

Worrall really quieted down, everyone was sold, what else could he do? "Okay,"

"You'd better remember what you said today, or you'll go and get Daum back."

"Christophe? Don't mention him to me. This guy's brain is really going to be broken, he called me today and said that he had a second test in the United States, the test result was negative, he hoped to give him back a fair time, he wanted to go back to the club. ”

"Oh my God, I don't know if his head lacks intelligence, even if his 10,000 tests are negative, he can't come back, alas, he really can't figure it out."

"He just took a short time in the United States, and then went abroad to coach is the best result, but he still wants to come back, do you think he has a problem with his brain?"

This time Carlmond was a little excited.

It was Worrall's turn to listen, "Maybe he just loves this club deeply, after all, this team was built by his own hands, just like the father of these children." It doesn't mean anything else, in fact, you should talk about it and don't let him have any more illusions, he can't come back. ”

"Uh......"

Carlmond was stunned for a moment, "Okay,"

"Maybe."

"Then I really should have made it clear to him."

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August 15, Berlin time, Duisburg.

Leverkusen's buses slowly drove into the MSV Arena, and the 99-00 season of the German Football First Division finally started, and the eyes of fans all over Germany fell here.

The Duisburg vs Bayer Leverkusen match was the first game to kick off. Worrall lined up with a 352 formation, with all the main players on the pitch.

Goalkeeper: Marseille Dick

Defenders: Kovac, Lucio, LaMelo

Midfielders: Beinrich, Ballack, Zheng Zhi, Emerson, Ze Roberto

Forwards: Kirsten, Neuville

"Spinach Company Chiguoguo is not optimistic about Duisburg, even if Duisburg is playing at home, Spinach Company still opened a handicap of two goals and two and a half goals for Duisburg. This shows that Spinach believes that Leverkusen's powerful attack can beat Duisburg into a sieve. ”

"Duisburg's warm-up results this summer were miserable, losing all five warm-up games, conceding an average of three goals per game, the defense was not good, and the attack was a mess. It's no wonder that the spinach company isn't bullish on them. ”

And Bayer Leverkusen's strength in the last two warm-up games was indeed too strong, not only beating Aston Villa 7-1, but also winning the UEFA Cup. It seems that today Duisburg will not escape the fate of defeat either. ”

"I think it's a sure thing to win, but how many are you? Let's wait and see. ”

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