Although today's Bremen team is no longer comparable to the team that played in the Champions League two years ago, the competition with the old rival of the "Northern Derby", the Hamburg team, can still be a hot scene to attract the attention of fans. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Even Feng Quan, a "foreigner" who has only been in Hamburg for a few months, can also feel the atmosphere before the "Northern Derby".

During the training week before the game, Feng Quan clearly felt that the number of fans who came to watch the team's training was significantly higher than before.

Not only that, but whenever the players made beautiful moves, played exquisite coordination, or scored wonderful goals in the process of group confrontation practice, the fans would give a warm cheer.

When he returned to the training base on Monday, he thought it was the team's recent good performance that attracted a large number of fans to watch the team's training.

Later, until Feng Quan overheard, the team's captain, Westermann, said in an interview with local media in Hamburg after training: "...... In order to wash away the shame of losing the 'Northern Derby' in the first half of the Bundesliga, all the players of the team will go all out in Sunday's home game to beat the visiting 'Green and White' ......"

So, after returning to his apartment, Feng Quan deliberately searched the Internet for information about the "Northern Derby", and finally understood the importance of this game.

In a sense, even if Hamburg did not make it to Europe at the end of the season. But as long as they can beat Bremen in the 'Northern Derby' at home, their loyal fans will see the team as their "heroes".

Although the influence and popularity of the "Northern Derby" between Hamburg and Bremen are somewhat different from the "Ruhr Derby" between Dortmund and Schalke 04. But the actual gap is not too big.

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Three days before the start of the "Northern Derby", Manfred Otto, the president of the Hamburg club, brought head coach Fink to his office.

"Tosten, I think you know better than I how important this game is the day after tomorrow. Given that we have already lost to them in the first round. So this fight, I don't want to see the disappointed faces of the fans on the pitch. Although Manfred Otto's expression was rarely calm, his words were cold.

"Don't worry, Manfred, I'm sure the team's performance on Sunday will definitely please you and the fans." Fink said confidently.

"Well, if it's really like what you say, it's for the best."

Although the team has achieved a good record of four wins and one draw in the last five rounds of the Bundesliga, Fink knows very well in his heart that Manfred Otto has always been very fond of his manager appointed by the previous president.

Therefore, if you can't beat Bremen or even lose the game at the weekend, your manager's position may be precarious. On the other hand, if he can beat his opponents heartily, then even if he can't achieve his goal of leading the team to European competition at the end of the season, it may be difficult for Manfred Oto to "deprive" him of the coaching whip.

"Humph! There's no way you can get rid of me, at least after the season is over, Manfred! After leaving the club's president's office, Fink said in his heart with some indignation. Because the current Bremen team has no chance to defeat our ......"

The reason why Fink is so confident is that in addition to the fact that the Hamburg team this season is indeed stronger than the Bremen team in terms of strength, it also has a lot to do with the opponent's current poor form.

Bremen, who lost 5-0 to Borussia Dortmund in the last round of the league, have not only been winless for four consecutive rounds, but also slipped to 15th place in the Bundesliga standings, only three points more than Hoffenheim in the relegation zone.

If Bremen continue to lose in this round and Hoffenheim win, there is a good chance that the standings between the two teams will be reversed.

Against a team that is weaker than himself and has been in extremely bad form of late, Fink certainly has reason to believe that his team can easily win.

However, will this "Northern Derby" contest really be as easy as Fink thought......

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Looking at the football rolling into the net, Adler, the goalkeeper of the Hamburg team, spread his hands helplessly.

Adler was a little unbelievable that Westermann, who is more than 1.90 meters tall at the heart of the team's defense, would lose to Bremen defender Aleksandarignjovski, who is only 1.75 meters tall, in the process of heading over.

It was only then that Janssen, who had previously been cut off in midfield, causing the opponent's Kevin Debruyne to drive straight along the right flank, and finally assisted Igoniowski to score a goal, hurriedly ran back to his position and fiercely reprimanded Bruma who replaced Macchioni, who was suspended for yellow cards.

"Why didn't you come over in time to help me fill in just now?"

"I also have to keep an eye on their striker (nilspetersen), and I'm not Naruto in Naruto, can I conjure up another clone to help you make up for it?" Not to be outdone, Buruma said.

After seeing the scene of infighting between Janssen and Brumma, many fans in the stands closest to them immediately booed the two of them.

Loyal Hamburg fans don't allow players to make mistakes. But if the team infighting caused by conceding a goal, it is by no means what the fans want to see.

Fortunately, Van der Vaart, the spiritual leader of the Hamburg team, arrived quickly and prevented the infighting between the two from escalating further. Then, with the help of other teammates, the two were quickly separated.

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Looking at the somewhat "dazzling" score on the big screen in the stadium, Fink, the head coach of the Hamburg team standing in the coach's command area, frowned unconsciously. He couldn't believe that Hamburg, who had the initiative on the field, was already 2-0 down less than 20 minutes into the first half. And, from the start of the game to the present, the Bremen team has only managed to get two shots on goal......

In the stands not far behind Fink, a young German boy who looked to be only about seven or eight years old seemed to have something shining in his eyes.

The boy's father, after seeing the tears in his son's eyes, immediately yelled at Fink, "Tosten, should you do something?" Do you still want to be like last year (Hamburg lost both of last season's "Northern Derby") ......"

In fact, more than 60% possession, 6 shots, 4 shots on goal, and 1 hit the crossbar were enough to prove that the Hamburg players were not as bad as the score reflected in the first 20 minutes of the first half.

In the past two rounds of the league, the goalkeepers faced by the Hamburg team seem to be "playing chicken blood", playing bravely one game at a time.

Especially in the first three minutes of today's game, after Feng Quan broke through the opponent's defense on the left wing, he made an inverted triangle pass, creating an extremely comfortable shooting opportunity for Van der Vaart on the edge of the penalty area.

Van der Vaart's shot was also very good, he stopped the ball with his right foot and then went straight to the left foot to curl a shot at goal. Immediately afterward, the ball was seen flying towards the top left corner of the goal with a strong choice.

However, just as the Dutchman had raised his hands and was ready to celebrate the goal, Bremen's goalkeeper Sebastianmielitz miraculously lifted the football off the line......

Five minutes later, it was Van der Vaart again, who completed a long-range shot from 212 meters from goal. Moreover, on the way to the goal, the football also hit the leg of Bremen central defender Assani (Assanilukimia-Mulongoti) and caused a change of direction.

However, just as Van der Vaart raised his hands again, Militz made another miraculous save......

I don't know if it was the god of luck who favored the visiting Bremen team, or the goal on the right side of the Northern Bank Arena, which was cast by someone who cast some kind of magic that made the Hamburg team unable to break through that side of the goal.

Therefore, it seems that the father of the "crying little boy" should not be angry with Fink......

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In the remainder of the first half, not only did they not control the situation as firmly as they did in the first 20 minutes, but even because of multiple mistakes in the midfield, they almost allowed Bremen to continue to extend their advantage.

Perhaps, it was "stimulated" by the excellent performance of the opposing goalkeeper, when the Hamburg team gradually became disadvantaged in the second half of the first half, Adler also made many world-class saves in front of his own goal.

In the second half of the first half, in addition to goalkeeper Adler, only Feng Quan, Van der Vaart, and a few others such as Son Xingmin played normally.

So, after the end of the first half, most of the Hamburg starters had a dark look on their faces, in contrast to the players of the "Parrot Army" who were playing away from home, with their faces full of joy......

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Hamburg players locker room.

Although shortly after the players entered the dressing room, head coach Fink also walked in close behind. However, it wasn't until the players had finished eating all kinds of snacks to replenish their energy that Fink, who was full of gloom, did not speak.

"Could it be that in the first half of the game, two Hamburg teams were playing? Why, after being two goals behind, do you xx (German national curse) act like a bunch of amateur players? ”

Seeing the head coach with a gentle personality on weekdays, he was so angry at this time, except for a few players who played normally in the first half of the game, they all subconsciously "buried" their heads in their chests.

"And you, Marcel, you're not only a German international, but you're also Geoffrey's big brother. I really didn't expect you to do something like that......"

Although Janssen has a lot of prestige in the Hamburg dressing room, in order to assert his absolute authority, Fink has no intention of being soft-hearted.

Besides, Buruma himself didn't do anything wrong, and the reason why Janssen was angry with him was not just to find face for himself.

In fact, the first goal conceded by the Hamburg team had a lot to do with Janssen.

Bremen's right wing-back Theodebreselassie, after receiving De Bruyne's ball, took advantage of his speed to force a pass past Janssen's defense and burst into the box, and then passed the ball to De Bruyne's feet again, and finally the Belgian broke the deadlock on the field.

Despite reprimanding Janssen, Fink had no intention of "beating him to death".

So, after setting up the second half of the game, and then when the staff informed them that the second half was about to start, Fink first asked the other players to leave the dressing room first, but left Janssen behind.

"Marcel, although I am very disappointed with you in the first half, I still hope that you can play well in the second half as well as your German international." Fink patted Janssen, who was sitting in a chair, on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, Tosten, I will definitely use my excellent performance to wash away the shame of the first half," Janssen said in a firm tone......

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Janssen in the second half of the game really lived up to the trust that coach Fink placed in him.

With a high degree of mental concentration, he not only succeeded in moving De Bruyne, who performed well in the first half, to the other side. And when the team was attacking, he also gave full play to his excellent assist ability.

In the 8th minute of the second half, Feng Quan, who was holding the ball near the halfway line on the left side, cut inside with the ball in the middle, and saw Janssen cut forward from the back at high speed to the front, and distributed the ball at his feet.

After receiving Feng Quan's pass, Janssen took a few steps forward, and then directly took the ball and killed it in the direction of the baseline.

Although Bremen's right-back Selassier is also not weak in physical fitness, he is still a little lacking compared to Janssen, who is 1.91m tall and weighs 83kg.

As a result, although Janssen forced a breakthrough along the left flank, Selassier continued to pull and push him, but he still couldn't stop the German international from hitting near the bottom line.

Because Janssen knows very well that his team's strikers are not good at competing for headers, so when he broke through to the bottom line with the ball, he did not blindly cross directly, but after looking up to observe the situation inside and outside the penalty area, he pulled the ball behind him with his left foot, and then passed the ball diagonally backwards......

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Because Hamburg's Rudneves and Son Heung-min had both rushed into the box, and Van der Vaart was ambushed at the top of the penalty area, there were no other Bremen players on the right flank, except for Selassier, who was in charge of keeping an eye on Janssen, and Clemensfritz, who was ready to help.

Therefore, when Janssen suddenly made a sudden stop and then passed the ball diagonally behind him, no Bremen player appeared on the line of Janssen's pass.

Just when Fritz, who was about to assist in the defense, reflexively ran in the direction of the football, he saw a figure wearing a Hamburg jersey, like lightning, appear on the path of the football.

The Hamburg player who got the ball took the ball sideways in the direction of the middle with the outside of his right foot, and then directly got up and completed a heavy bombardment from 278 meters away from the goal. That's right, it was the king of sprints who completed this heavy bombardment, Feng Quan.

Although Militz was in really good shape in this game, he still didn't dare to be careless in the face of this powerful long-range shot, and directly knocked the ball out of the bottom line on the right side with a single punch.

Immediately afterwards, Van der Vaart's corner kick flew to the front of the goal with a strong internal spin.

Just when goalkeeper Militz was about to attack and confiscate the ball, Janssen, wearing the No. 7 shirt of the Hamburg team, rushed to the goal first.

In the next moment, Brumma, who had an infighting with Janssen in the first half, beat Sokratispapastathopoulos and grabbed the second spot. Then with a flick of his head, he pushed the ball into the top left corner of the goal...... (To be continued.) )