Chapter 281: Home Field Advantage
Three o'clock in the morning.
Hotels in Seville.
Second floor.
There was silence in the hallway.
The door to the hallway was opened, and a man in a bathrobe stepped out of the door, his brows furrowed slightly, his eyes slightly red and swollen, and his half-arched back made him look a little listless.
He.
It's Christian Paulsen.
A Danish player born in the 80s, Paulsen came through the Copenhagen academy and rose to prominence at the 2002 World Cup, before joining Schalke 04 to achieve real fame and being voted Danish Footballer of the Year for two consecutive terms.
Paulsen then travelled to Seville.
In fact, Paulsen has the opportunity to go to Serie A, join the giants AC Milan, Inter Milan, even Roma is very interested in him, but unfortunately his game character is too bad, when he played for Schalke 04, there was a conflict with AC Milan in the Champions League, he used all kinds of small actions and trash talk, trying to provoke AC Milan core Kaka.
After the game, Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti expressed strong dissatisfaction with what Christian Paulsen had done, calling him "rubbish on the pitch".
In addition, at Euro 2004, Paulsen had a conflict with Totti, and Clash with Gattuso in the Champions League.
Wait a minute.
The Italian side eventually gave up on bringing in Poulsen, who had to come to La Liga to join Sevilla, who were interested in him.
Since joining Sevilla, Paulsen has performed quite well, relying on solid defense and assists, and he has been considered "the best signing in La Liga that season". ”
No doubt.
Paulson is at the peak of his career.
In the eyes of the outside media and fans, Paulson is always in good spirits, very active in every game, and very positive, he seems to have a sense of positivity and unlimited fighting spirit.
Now Paulson seems to be less positive.
He walked to the top of the stairs in a decadent manner.
After taking a closer look at the firefighting facilities in the distance, he opened the window of the staircase, jumped out of the lighter and lit a cigarette.
That's right.
It's a cigarette.
Smoking is too harmful to professional players, and Paulson doesn't smoke often, he just smokes a stick to relieve boredom when he's in a bad mood or has something he can't figure out.
That will make the mind flexible.
"Hiss......"
Paulson took a deep breath and exhaled it vigorously, looking at the concentration and movement of the smoke, he knew that he couldn't smoke, just a gesture.
This one brought him back to his senses!
Afraid!
Worry!
Two emotions came to Paulson's mind, and after receiving a service call, he agreed on impulse, and the reason in favor of giving it was simple - he lived alone.
Sevilla had exactly an odd number of players, so he was assigned a room to himself.
"I'm alone, and what I've done, no one else knows." Paulson thought so, but when he vented his impulse, he became afraid.
This can be big or small.
If it is exposed, it will be a 'violation of discipline' at worst, and it may also be expanded to 'Sevilla players call Ji-goal', and there will be countless media reports following suit, and the matter will also become a stain on him.
He has a wife.
There are children.
Exposure can also affect family harmony.
Even if the matter does not come to light and there is no aftermath, Paulson feels guilty, he is guilty of his own actions, and his professionalism tells him that even if it is indulgent to find happiness, it should not be the night before the game.
That's irresponsible for the whole team.
Fear, chagrin, regret, guilt...... All kinds of emotions came to his heart, and Paulson's expression became very complicated.
He took another hard breath, then jerked his head up.
"There's movement!"
In the distance, near the corner of the elevator, the door of a room opened.
Two cleaners walked out.
"Cleaner? Still working at this time? Paulsen looked closely, he couldn't see clearly because it was a bit far away, but he was sure that there was something wrong with the cleaner.
"That's certainly not a cleaner!"
Paulson's thinking became extremely clear, and he quickly noticed something unusual, one was that the cleaner should have tools, and the two cleaners only carried a bag in their hands, and from a distance, they could tell that it was a small bag for women.
Other than that.
These two cleaners are too quick to exaggerate!
One of them is quite average, and the other is obviously *** fat tun, it must be a hot woman, a woman with such a figure, will work as a cleaner in a hotel?
"If it were in St. Pauli, the woman would be the most likely ......"
Paulsen reacted.
He walked briskly to the room, sniffing at the door.
Perfume!
Very strong perfume smell!
"Just now it was a woman, two women, who came out of Canute and Alves' room......" Paulson incarnated as a famous detective in the movie, "these two guys, did the same thing as me!" ”
This discovery eased Paulson.
It turns out that similar things, not only did he do it alone, Canute and Alver also did it, with these two guys in front, even if it really broke the news, who would care about a Paulson?
Canute and Alves are much more famous than him!
The shield is ready!
Paulson let out a long breath.
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Person.
Once you do something guilty, the look in your eyes says a lot.
The next morning, as Sevilla had breakfast, Paulson's eyes kept on head coach Juan de Ramos.
Ramos was a little distracted, but he noticed Paulson anyway, "What is he looking at?" Is there something wrong? ”
"Does he know me...... Yesterday I was looking out the window and didn't sleep at one o'clock at night? Ramiston straightened his back and took a serious attitude.
This look made Paulson a little weak.
Fortunately, nothing happened.
If it's not reported on the news, the manager and other team-mates don't talk about it, it means that no one else knows about it, and it's over.
Paulsen suddenly felt relaxed.
Sevilla then set up a training session in the morning.
Meantime.
St. Pauli is also actively preparing for the competition.
In the face of the game with Sevilla, the pressure on St. Pauli is still relatively large, just like the judgment of the media and fans, Sevilla is indeed a strong team, even if it is placed in the European arena, it is a 'quasi-giant' level, especially this season, Sevilla can compete with Real Madrid and Barcelona for the La Liga championship, and its strength and state can be said to have reached the top level.
If you compare the German team, they are much better than Schalke 04, Stuttgart, and Werder Bremen, and can barely be compared with Bayern Munich.
Of course, it's Bayern who are in normal form.
Ranked fifth in the league this season, Bayern, which can be said to have done nothing in Europe, cannot be compared with the current Sevilla.
Such an opponent is too challenging!
It is not an exaggeration to say that Sevilla is the most powerful team in the League Cup, and they are very good at attacking, and they will play big when they encounter small balls, which is a normal play.
Before the game, Bergman kept reminding the defense that the team playing La Liga must defend well, otherwise it is not surprising that the goal will be turned into a funnel.
In addition, he demanded that the confrontation on the field be tougher.
And then there's the offense.
St. Pauli played at home in the first leg, and if you want to win the two legs, it is better to play with an advantage at home, so you also need to pay attention to attack.
Attention should be paid to both defense and offense.
That's embarrassing.
The strength of St. Pauli's squad cannot be compared with Sevilla, and it is almost impossible to pay attention to defense and attack, so in terms of offense, Bergman only requires passive counterattacks, and when he takes the initiative to advance, he also reminds the players not to attack too forward.
Fortunately, in recent times, St. Pauli has put a lot of energy into offensive training.
In terms of offense and counterattack, St. Pauli's midfielder mainly relies on Bor, who was not as good as Sulentik in the past, but this season Bor's performance is quite good, and he has gradually replaced Sulentic and become the core of the attack.
In addition, the side is still dominated by the left side.
Albrecht's ability is undoubtedly the best in the team, and although he can't compare to the top wingers, his speed can put pressure on any opponent and he is also very suitable for quick counter-attacks.
Of course.
The goal still relied on Zhen Shaolong.
In addition to the above three, Kreuzer and Luz can only play 'corners'.
Luz was on the bench for this game.
In order to strengthen the defense at the back, especially against the opposition full-back Alves, and also to strengthen the defense on the left side, Bergmann decided to rest Luz and send an additional midfielder.
Brückner.
Brückner doesn't have much attacking ability, he can even be used as a central defender, but the defense is still very good, with Brückner playing in the back, Sulentik can support the left side.
This way the defense is somewhat assured.
Although it is not explicitly said, St. Pauli's formation has almost become 4231, with two backs, three midfielders, and a single striker, which is St. Pauli's preparation for Selivia.
Bergmann was also unsure of the effect of the change.
When the game started, he couldn't help but walk to the sidelines, take a closer look, and as soon as the game started, the head coach walked to the sidelines, showing his inner anxiety and uncertainty.
The other side.
Ramos sat very steadily, he shook his toes, his calm expression was a little unenergetic, and he even yawned a lot.
A commentator in Spain made an analysis based on the comparison of the behavior and expressions of the two coaches, saying, "Ramos is very confident, he doesn't even care about the game, probably just at the beginning, the result has been determined, and he probably wants to sleep." ”
"That's a good idea. Get a good night's sleep and wake up Sevilla have won by a big margin! ”
"On the other side, St. Pauli coach Bergmann is nervously standing on the sidelines and he must be worried because they are facing a strong Sevilla ......"
The Spanish commentator's analysis is based on Sevilla's strong strength.
Sevilla did show a strong offensive as well, taking advantage of the kick-off opportunity to launch a series of attacks towards St. Pauli.
A wave.
A wave.
Another wave.
In just 10 minutes, Sevilla made seven or eight advances, attacking the St. Pauli half in succession.
But......
Sevilla didn't seem to be in any form, with the much-anticipated Alves not actively inserting an assist and striker Canoute making a mistake and squandering the only shot on goal.
Other than that.
The players on the pitch were not very active in running, and the offense was like putting on a show, but it didn't have much real effect.
On the contrary, St. Pauli took advantage of the rare attacking opportunity to push to the penalty line, and Bol came to shoot a cold shot and almost broke the Sevilla goal.
"Hoo ......"
Watching the football fly off the line, the home St. Pauli fans let out a sigh of regret, but they were happy with the team's performance.
The Spanish commentator immediately changed his story, "Sevilla don't seem to have adapted to the game yet, they still need time to ......"
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