Chapter 172: Target Upgrade
In the end, Kaiserslautern lost 2-1 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt, who saved some face thanks to a very beautiful goal from Ni Tu. There's nothing unacceptable for a second division team to lose to a A team, let alone just one goal.
Ni Tu's shot hit the goal frame, and finally crossed the goal line as a whole when it landed, although it was difficult to judge, but the referee still judged that the goal was scored based on his own experience, and the referee's error rate seemed to be greatly reduced because it was only a friendly match.
What a pleasant sound of the door frame crashing! So much so that the fans in the stands celebrated the goal with even louder cheers after seeing the referee's arm pointing to the center circle.
"Oh! This ball...... This ball is so beautiful! The fans next to Flender Ritch cheered, they no longer wanted to win the game, they couldn't be happier.
Flender Rheich was also selflessly celebrating Ni Tu's goal, which was the first goal scored by the first team of Kaiserslautern on behalf of the Chinese youth he knew.
"Ni Tu, this is your first goal, I hope you can continue to score more goals for the first team, I believe you will do it!" Flender Richy prayed secretly in his heart.
When the referee announced that the goal was valid, his teammates all ran towards Ni Tu, and they were also very happy, and everyone was worried about whether the goal would be awarded, so Hesse wanted to celebrate the goal as soon as possible. This is also a "little trick" of the players, hoping to improve the referee's cognitive tendency to judge the goal.
"It's not like we don't have any means, Ni, you've done a great job!" Captain Amedick immediately congratulated Ni Tu, who is truly a competent team leader. Other teammates also patted Ni Tu on the shoulder or head, wanting to prove their recognition of the young player at the moment.
He is so hardworking, so self-disciplined, so humble, so potential!
Ni Tu was surrounded by everyone, he liked the atmosphere of the team very much, and full of fighting spirit is what a team should look like!
Looking at the players of the team on the field, Kurtz also seemed very happy, although his team is currently on the backward side, but this does not prevent him from imagining the future, think about it, the team is constantly improving its combat power with the efforts of the younger generation, and one day, it will return to where it should be!
He didn't celebrate much, just waved his fist and gave a brief high-five to Lutz, after all, the team was still behind the opponent.
"Do you think we still have a chance?" Kurtz asked his partner.
Lutz said: "Maybe we can get an equaliser! ”
Kurtz said, "We should be looking long-term, shouldn't we? ”
Lutz didn't understand what the manager meant, but nodded anyway. Kurtz knew that his partner might not understand what he meant, but he didn't say it explicitly, and smiled.
Frankfurt did not know Ni Tu, so he did not form an effective containment against him. In the ensuing period, Ni Tu continued to attack their defence on the flanks and create some threats, which was one of the few bright spots in the whole game of Kaiserslautern.
Ni Tu is not like most Chinese players who "stop the ball 5 meters away and shoot low at the sky", he has skills, and the speed is not bad, although in the professional league is not as fast as breaking through the sky, but it is enough, and it seems that all you need to do is to slowly integrate into the team system.
Ni Tu is thin and may need to work harder for him in the top league, but he has improved enough compared to before, and he now feels that his muscles are full of strength!
In the final 20 minutes of the game, Eintracht Frankfurt still dominated the field, but Kaiserslautern did his best.
With the efforts of Kaiserslautern's frontcourt players, including Ni Tu, Eintracht Frankfurt has always been jealous and did not dare to press too much, anyway, they are the leading side, and there is no need to be too anxious.
It's just that a few arrogant players want to give this second division team a little color, and they are unwilling to show themselves.
After the game, the Kaiserslautern players, who did not win, thanked the fans who came to the stadium, which is a tradition of the team. After a good goal, the fans' disappointment and dissatisfaction with the team's lack of goals throughout the preseason have also subsided, whether they are disappointed or thrown hopes, the curtain of the new season is slowly opened, and no one knows how wonderful the show will be.
The day after the game, the team had a day off, and on the third day after the game, Kurtz told the team that there was a team meeting, which was a normal arrangement.
Just like playing a game of Football Manager, before the start of the new season, there will be a team meeting with the manager, and one of the topics will be to discuss everyone's goals for the season. What to win the championship, relegation, 8 for 6, sit 2 for 1 and other various goals will also be presented to everyone.
Sometimes the players in the team feel that the coach is setting his goals too low and losing their identity. It's like the Real Madrid manager said to his players, we are aiming for a Champions League place! The reserve will be secretly sprayed by the players; It's as if the Kaiserslautern manager said to his players that we are aiming for the league title! Maybe the players will laugh at the manager's retarded mind.
If you are a team that has been in the second division for the fourth season and shouts to win the championship, the difficulty seems to be not ordinary, and the second division team must have a pragmatic goal!
In the team room, the players arrived one after another, and Djandridge was the last to arrive, and his excuse was that he was stuck in traffic, but thankfully he also gave a reason, although it was not good, he was late last season, and there was no reason for it.
"Alright, everyone's here, let's have a meeting now." Kurtz said, "Today is a big day because it will determine our goals for this season!" ”
The team members knew that today was an official meeting, so they didn't prank or anything, and everyone was listening carefully. It was the first time for Ni Tu to participate in this kind of meeting, and it was full of freshness.
On the projector, Lutz has the information of the team itself and the basic information of the remaining 17 teams.
Kurtz said: "Our goal this season is to qualify for the first division, do you think it is feasible? ”
Of course, the goal should be this goal, and isn't Kaiserslautern in the second division aiming for a return to the Bundesliga every season?
So on the surface, no one opposes the manager's proposal, but it cannot be denied that some players have a passable mentality in their hearts. To be honest, many people are tired of hearing the goal of promotion, shouting loud slogans, and as a result, they will still be in the second division next season.
It's not an attractive goal for ambitious players, who are still looking for opportunities to excel, and it's just a slogan for some players......
"I know, everyone must be immune to this goal, this season is our fourth season in the second division, we must change the way we live, here I want to tell you, if we can't be promoted this season, I will get out of the way!" Kurtz also expected the psychological journey of the players for a long time, so he gave himself a military order, you know, the chairman Kuntz did not sign a contract with him to leave without promotion.
"Are you willing to stay in the second division? Do you want your country to have a hard time recruiting you for the national team because you are a player in the second division? Can you want your worth to shrink and no one cares? If you don't want to, let's expect us to do a good job, be promoted, and enjoy the lights of the Bundesliga next season! ”
Is it a good thing for a team that is hard to win in a warm-up match and everyone dares to lose to have such a goal?