Chapter 11: The Embattled Magat
After the game, Magath returned to the lounge without saying a word, and at the press conference after the game, the reporters expressed strong doubts about Magath not letting Ling Feng play, which made Magath very depressed, yes, very, very depressed!
The most popular way to measure the level of a head coach's coaching level is to look at the results of the game, and a superstar like Ling Feng was thrown on the bench and did not play when the game was behind, knowing the end of the game.
Rostock are no better than Hamburg, they just took advantage of the home field, and there was a lot of luck in the free-kick they scored.
However, looking at Hamburg's last game, he played very conservatively in the first half, knowing that fifteen minutes had passed in the second half, Magath was replaced by Polish teenager Saganovski and played three forwards, but the 19-year-old did not show extraordinary strength on the field, he wasted opportunities again and again on the field, far less than Chinese striker Hao Haidong, let alone Ling Feng.
With Ivanoscas defended and Balon without effective air support, there was only one Kovacevic left in midfield busy and unable to create a threatening attack.
Careful reporters also saw that Ling Feng had always been eager to try on the bench, but he didn't say a word to Magath from beginning to end, and Magath didn't look at Ling Feng at all, and Magat didn't send Ling Feng to appear until the end, plus the rumors some time ago - people with severe colds can smell a trace of cattiness from it.
After the game, Magath was reluctant to accept an interview with the media, and Ling Feng patted his ass and left without saying a word, which greatly increased the interest of the media.
Hellerbach, an impatient man, and Baron, a straightforward big man, became a breakthrough point for the media, and sure enough, in an interview, the two said at the same time that they "don't understand why Magath didn't replace Ling Feng on the field", and said that "if Ling Feng plays, Rostock will be the second 1860".
Although it was not obvious to point out Magath's mistake, but when it came to this, it was already very difficult to give Magath face, and the reporters were ready to report again, it turned out that in addition to the conflict between Ling Feng and Magath, most of the other players in the Hamburg team were dissatisfied with Magath's approach.
A win can cover up some of the problems in the team, but after a loss, the fans are not so talkative.
Many fans ran to Magat's door and put up banners and slogans, strongly asking Magath to let Ling Feng play, and at this time Magat was hiding in the house and didn't dare to come out - he didn't dare to guarantee that he would not be scolded to death by the angry fans after going out - even if he was not scolded to death by the fans, he had been drowned by the media's saliva.
At the same time, the major giants who received the news came forward one after another, and the "Battle for Lingfeng", which had died down, was once again staged in European football.
Beckenbauer spoke on behalf of Bayern again: "Ling Feng is the most comprehensive player I have ever seen, such a player can play his full level under the leadership of a good manager, for my negotiations with the Hamburg team some time ago, it is an absolute rumor, however, if Ling Feng is willing, Bayern Munich's door is open for him at any time." ”
Of course, Beckenbauer's original German words mean this, but after being translated into Chinese, there is a language problem, what is called "Bayern Munich's door is open for Ling Feng at any time"? This sentence works in all units, but it makes people feel ridiculous when used in football teams.
Open the goal, could it be that Beckenbauer decided that Bayern would drive Kahn away when they met Hamburg in the future, leaving only an empty goal for Ling Feng to shoot?
Similarly, giants such as Manchester United, Milan and Real Madrid have also rushed to send invitations to Ling Feng, although it may not be valid now, but according to reliable information, Ling Feng's goal is to win the championship of the five major European leagues, and this news really shocked the senior management of the major giants.
In other words, after Ling Feng won the Bundesliga championship in Hamburg, he will definitely choose Serie A, La Liga and the Premier League as his next stop, these giants have the strength to compete for the domestic league championship, who doesn't want to get a super player like Ling Feng again, in this way, not only in the domestic league, but also in Europe is the place where Ling Feng's strength is really shown.
Therefore, it is very important to choose to have a good relationship with Ling Feng in advance - because Ling Feng's joining is free, and no one wants to let go of such a big pie.
The news of Ling Feng and head coach Magath spread quickly throughout the world football world like wings, in this regard, Chinese fans said that Magath is unreasonable, Ling Feng is their pride, and he was put on the bench by the head coach, and no one wants to see such a thing.
At the same time, Paris Saint-Germain Club also stood up and said that Ling Feng is definitely a player who respects his elders, Fernandes personally told the media how much respect Ling Feng had for him when he was at Saint-Germain, and for players like Ling Feng, he should try to play to his strengths, Fernandez regretfully said that coaches like Magath don't know how to use people at all.
Magath was half angry when he heard this, but Fernandez is a gold medal coach with the title of "Triple Crown", although everyone on the earth knows that Ling Feng helped him lay down this country, but people also have the capital to brag about it, so after he said that he is not good at using people, Magath is also famous in the coaching industry.
However, Magath's nightmare has not passed, at the same time, Inter Milan's Djokaeff and Juventus' Zidane, as well as Ronaldo, who has just transferred to Barcelona and is in excellent form, also publicly said that Magath's approach is simply "unreasonable", and claimed that any manager should be proud of a player like Ling Feng, even if it is absolutely acceptable to tailor a lineup for him, Magath didn't know why he put Ling Feng on the bench and watched the team fall into a stalemate.
The three of them seemed to have a unified line, and the evaluation of Magath was: "He is only suitable for leading a group of second-rate players, and the Bundesliga is very out of reach for him." ”
Magath's so depressed! His current situation can really be described as embattled, even the senior management of the Hamburg club expressed great incomprehension of his approach, although his old comrades-in-arms did not say it, but the meaning is obvious, he did something wrong!
How could Uncle Ma do wrong? The stubborn Magath will never admit his mistakes, and the next game at home against Stuttgart is his only chance to turn the book, but at present, Stuttgart has won all three games, and he doesn't know how many grades there is when Ling Feng does not play, and Magath also has a hunch that this game will not be so easy.
In order to appease the players, Magath had to try his best to make himself laugh during training, but the result seemed to be very bad, the players had become accustomed to his ****** and immobile coffin face, and suddenly saw a flower blooming on the coffin, stunned, frightened, the most funny Colts, when he saw Magath smiling at him when he picked up the ball, he immediately stopped the frightened ball, and even ran away crying and crawling.
It's not an exaggeration at all, Colts is the living treasure of the Hamburg team, I don't usually see him passing by, although he is also a person in his thirties, but his mentality is similar to that of a child, even a funny king like Ling Feng has to retreat when he sees him, and his funny degree can be seen.
Ling Feng once told the media that it was a pity that Colts didn't go to Hollywood.
Koltz also has a unique skill, which is that tears come when he speaks, according to his own words, he studied at an acting school in Hamburg when he was in middle school, so his acting talent is so great.
Seeing Magath smile at him, Cortz was indeed frightened, but the subsequent exaggerated performance was completed by his own inspiration, but this look was photographed by a reporter on the side, and the next day there was a new report in the media - "Magath Iron Bowl Policy, Colts is Frightened" - with the live footage, the fans' disgust for the tyrant of Hamburg is increasing day by day.
As a last resort, Hoffman convened another high-level meeting of the club, and this time the question discussed changed from "how to solve the relationship between Magath and Ling Feng" to "who will take over Magath's position", and the senior management of Hamburg could no longer stand this grumpy manager, and they wanted to seek a gentle, kind and respected head coach to take over Magath's position.
All of this is also related to Siyue, the S.P Foundation she represents, together with many Chinese companies in Hamburg, put pressure on the top management of the Hamburg club - if they do not give them a satisfactory answer, then many Chinese companies will withdraw their investment, which makes the already troubled Hamburg club executives even worse.
However, all this is done in the privacy of all the players and members of the coaching staff of the Hamburg team, but unfortunately, it is really difficult to find a particularly suitable manager, who is prestigious and amiable, such a coach is either retired or a big name, which is what they can afford to hire in the Hamburg club?
After a long day of discussion, there was still no good result, and finally the head coach had to be selected as the head coach of the youth team, Lille, hoping that he could temporarily replace Magath until the club found a suitable head coach.
In the fourth round of the Bundesliga, Hamburg hosted Stuttgart. The fans came to their home stadium early, not for anything else, just to see if Ling Feng could play.
The contradiction between Ling Feng and Magath has been heard in the streets, Magath did not let Ling Feng play in the last game, resulting in the team's away defeat has made the fans very angry, if Ling Feng is not arranged to play in this game against Stuttgart, then they will collectively shout the slogan of Magath's dismissal at the Arena Stadium.
Sure enough, in the list of Hamburg players announced before the game, Ling Feng still did not get the starting position, but continued to sit on the bench, but what made the fans feel a little better was that another Chinese player, Hao Haidong, also appeared in the squad, although he was still a substitute, but it was much better than not even having a chance to play.
Stuttgart scored a total of eight goals in the first three rounds and conceded only one, and in the opening game of the Bundesliga, they defeated Schalke 04 4-0 at home, and the goal difference once equaled the 5-1 victory over Hamburg in the first game.
As soon as the game began, Stuttgart launched a fierce attack on the door of Hamburg, and they naturally knew the news of Ling Feng's feud with Magat, even if they verbally said that they were not afraid of Ling Feng, but if Ling Feng did not play, their victory would be easier, so the head coach of Stuttgart ordered before the game that the battle must be resolved in the shortest possible time, so that even if Ling Feng played, the overall situation could not be reversed.
With this in mind, Stuttgart staged a strong attack on the home ground of Hamburg.
In the thirteenth minute of the first half, Stuttgart was awarded a corner, Slocks sent the ball away, and centre-back Russian Smirnov headed home to break the deadlock.
Seeing that Magath still did not have the idea of replacing Ling Feng on the field, the fans of Hamburg booed the coach's box, and even under the leadership of some fans, tens of thousands of fans shouted together: "We want Ling, Magath get out", which made Magath angry and half dead.
Maybe Magath originally had a hint of the idea of changing Ling Feng to play, but the fans of the home team said that Magath would not let Ling Feng play even if he was killed, since he stood on the sidelines and was hit on the head by the home team's fans with cabbage, Magath sat in the coach's seat, with that coffin face, without saying a word.
However, Hamburg's nightmare was not over, and ten minutes after the last goal, Stuttgart seized on the gap in which Hamburg had pressed heavily to create a counter-attack.
Vedrell broke the ball at the back, a long pass to Goora on the right, who dribbled past Hoelebach near the center circle and saw the gap, stuffed the ball behind the Hamburg defender, Croatian striker Rabak started forward quickly at the moment of passing, Henkoz was not in a good position, and was quickly broken through by Rabak, forming a one-on-one chance.
Although Colts had already fought hard, in the face of such a one-handed goal, Rabak still easily scored the ball and extended the score to 2:0.
In terms of scoreline, Hamburg was two goals behind at home, but the drama ensued, Hamburg was sent off by a person, and strangely enough, the Stuttgart coach's expression suddenly became very nervous, as if the referee was not helping them but helping Hamburg.
Because the referee showed the red card to no one else, it was the head coach of the Hamburg team who was pointed out by Qianfu - Magat!