got off to a good start, and Dortmund's next performance began to get better - they have entered the quarterfinals of the German Cup, but this time the German Cup can be described as a dark horse, and there are only three Bundesliga teams that have entered the quarterfinals, namely Dortmund, Bremen and Bayern Munich, and there are three Bundesliga teams in the other five teams, namely Duisburg, Aachen and Lubik, a third-tier team, which is also Hoffenheim that Dick feels very familiar with, What's even more outrageous is that there is also a fourth-division team, Gretelhoff!

In the draw, Dortmund and Bayern both drew two strong Bundesliga teams, Dortmund's opponent was Duisburg, Bayern's opponent was Aachen, Bremen was lucky to draw Gretelhof, and Lubik met Hoffenheim.

Against the Bundesliga team, even if Duisburg is now at the top of the Bundesliga, Dick does not feel that he has to play with the main force, and in this game, he still sent all the substitutes, except for Weidenfeller, who started, the other eleven were all substitutes......

Duisburg put up a stubborn resistance away from home - they also caused a lot of headaches for Dortmund's substitutes, although Donovan and Ricken scored in the game, Duisburg stubbornly equalised, they once put Dortmund on the brink of elimination, but in the penalty shoot-out Dortmund substitutes withstood the pressure and beat Duisburg 4-2 to advance to the last four of the German Cup!

Although the game was a little uglier, no one said that Dortmund played ugly, because in the other games, the Bundesliga team did not perform well, Bremen beat the fourth-tier team Greterhof 3-2 after a hard-fought away battle, and Bayern Munich lost 1-2 away to Aachen and missed out on the semi-finals......

Hoffenheim, who had some interest from Dick, failed to beat their opponents in the same division, losing 1-0 at home to Lubik and failing to reach the last four.

"It's good if we can win, after all, the German Cup is not the most important game......" Dick said after the game, "but the most important thing is that we are in the final, aren't we?" ”

Maybe it's because he's too arrogant, so arrogant that the German Football Association can't see it, when the draw was made, there was no Bundesliga team vs. Bundesliga team, but directly let Dortmund and Bremen draw together, Aachen and Lubik are happy to draw together, if Dortmund and Bremen enter the Champions Cup after the end of the season, then no matter which of them enters the final, even if they lose the final, they will participate in next season's League Cup as a Bundesliga team - Judging by the standings of these two teams in the Bundesliga, neither of them has much hope of making the Bundesliga......

"It doesn't matter who the draw is, we will win anyway, whether it is Bremen in the semi-final or Bremen in the final, it will be the same for us." Dick continued to stiffen his mouth.

However, Dick's stubbornness seems to have a point, and after the season restarts, Dortmund are arguably the best team in the entire Bundesliga......

On February 7, away to Wolfsburg, Dortmund conceded a goal first, Dede equalized before the end of the first half, Gomez overtook the score at the beginning of the second half, Borowski extended the lead in the 54th minute, substitute Rickon scored the fourth goal in the 78th minute, although Wolfsburg pulled back a point, but Dortmund still defeated Wolfsburg with a score of 4-2, won four consecutive league games, and continued to trail Bremen by one point.

On February 14, Dortmund challenged Munich 1860 away, although it was an away game, Dortmund still suppressed the home team, Olic scored twice in the game, Dortmund defeated Munich 1860 by two goals away, increasing the league winning streak to five, Bremen's performance was also unusually strong, they beat Kaiserslautern 1-0, and continued to lead the game by one point!

By the end of the winter break, Borussia Dortmund had won four in a row in all competitions, averaging nearly three goals per game, a form that would have been praised by all.

However, one thing has also been noticed, after the winter break, Arshavin, who performed extremely well in the first half of the season, seemed to suddenly be dumbfounded, in these games, he started every three league games, but the performance was only mediocre - why did Arshavin, who was extremely vigorous in the first half of the season, suddenly wither?

Dick was mentally prepared for this.

As soon as he joined Dortmund, he had an excellent performance, as I said before, that is because the Russian league is not the same as other leagues in Europe, their league is not a New Year's Eve, but a natural year - in fact, everyone can understand this, after all, it is too cold in Russia, if it is a New Year's Eve, even the Russians can't stand it in the winter months, let alone foreign aid......

In this way, the players who are used to playing in the Russian league are in good shape in the summer, and in the winter, their form will decline - this is a natural reaction of the body for a long time, because for them winter is a time of vacation, in fact, before the winter break comes, Arshavin's form has begun to decline, but at that time, Dortmund's overall performance is excellent, and he will not immediately decline in form, so it is not remarkable, and after the winter break, His form continuity is even worse, and his natural performance will drop slightly.

The Russian league usually starts in March and ends in early December, Dick is not worried that Arshavin will sink like this, now is the time for him to adjust his form, and in the following time, his form will naturally gradually improve, and when it comes to the late sprint, he will also be an important member of Dortmund.

The key now is not to let Arshavin lose confidence - Dick has already talked to Arshavin since the training camp, saying that I know that you will not be in good shape in the next step not because you don't work hard, but because you are used to this rhythm, so don't worry, I will use you no matter what, all you have to do is to adjust slowly and get back to form as soon as possible......

In fact, players have times when their form fluctuates, and the important thing is that when their form fluctuates, their own efforts and the support of the coach must be equally strong, so that they can get through the difficult period as soon as possible.

Arshavin is very clear about this, so he is not in a hurry when he does not perform well on the field, but keeps running more actively, so that his body is tired, and it is also a shortcut to get back to the feeling of the game!

For Dick, all this is under control, and he has more confidence in the next game.

However, he can master the things on the field, but he may not be able to master other things.

He had lived under the same roof with Charlotte for more than a month, but Dick was polite, except for the awkward meeting in the morning, Dick had not even done anything rude, and for more than a month, he had not gone out to find a woman, but he did not feel any suffocation, quite a little pure-hearted......

"Hmm, am I already enlightened enough to become a monk?" Dick sometimes thinks so.

However, Charlotte didn't seem to have any awkward feelings with him, and it was natural to wander the streets of Dortmund every day, and when Dick came back, she would go out to eat with him, sometimes she didn't go out, and she didn't get tired of hiding at home and watching TV for a day, and slowly, Dick seemed to get used to the presence of such a person around him.

He even thought it might go on like this until one day......

On 18 February, after a day of training, Dick returned to his home, only to find it empty.

This kind of thing doesn't happen before, because sometimes Charlotte will run out on her own, sometimes she forgets the time and comes back a little late, not too late, and when it's time for dinner, she will always be home.

So Dick didn't care, but went to the shower himself, preparing to go out to dinner with Charlotte later.

After taking a shower, Dick sat on the couch and watched TV, waiting for Charlotte to come back, but while waiting, he felt that something was wrong, because the time had come to seven o'clock in the evening, and Charlotte had not returned.

"Where did you go?" Dick stood up a little agitated, then walked around the room, and soon he realized that something was wrong—because sometimes some of Charlotte's personal belongings were scattered around, but he didn't see them today!

He rushed into Charlotte's room like the wind, and then looked at the empty corner in a daze—where Charlotte had kept her luggage, but now she couldn't see Charlotte's luggage.

After a moment's pause, Dick immediately rushed out of the room, and then he noticed something he had overlooked before—a piece of paper on the coffee table, which had been under his nose for so long, and he hadn't noticed!

Somewhat dazed, he picked up the paper, and then Charlotte's font appeared in front of his eyes.

"Di, I'm leaving...... After staying for so long, my family finally found me, and it took more than a month to find me, hehe, they are so stupid. ”

"No way, I'm going back now, I've had a lot of fun for more than a month, I'm glad you can be with me so naturally, just like I'm your family...... There's not much fun in Dortmund, but with you, this place is a very good feeling. ”

"I'm going back, but it's not a parting of life and death, don't worry that you won't be able to meet me again, if you have time to go on vacation to Monaco, the Casino de Monte Carlo, I'll be waiting for you there, remember not to run around in the future, remember to come to Monaco to find me, understand?" I'm sorry I didn't win your money this holiday. ”

"Goodbye, Dick, remember to come to me!"

Dick was a little dazed by the few lines of words, and then he sighed, folded the paper well, and put it in his pocket.

Then he looked at the room, which suddenly seemed empty, and let out a sigh of relief.

He had never felt that this room was empty, but at this time, he felt that this room was empty like never before!

"It's boring...... Dick lit a cigarette, then leaned against the wall and tilted his head back to smoke - he rarely smoked in the living room when Charlotte was there, because Charlotte didn't have much of a liking for cigarettes, but now that he was finally free!

Really...... Free?

Thinking of this, Dick stood motionless with a cigarette in his mouth for a long time, and then suddenly stood up straight.

"Ah, it's so boring! Since you have nothing to do this night, let's go to the bar! ”

With that, Dick put out the butt of his cigarette in the ashtray and strode out.