Chapter 282: Round 1: Cologne
Kurtz once thought that his team would make a big mistake at the beginning of the official game and experience the cruelty of the first division, but he didn't expect his players to "give themselves a long face", and they actually pulled Kaiserslautern back on the edge of the cliff before the last minute!
So, although the opponent was not strong, when Ni Tu's assist accurately found Rakic, and Rakic kicked the football into the goal with a single stroke, the Bundesliga Red Devils manager excitedly ran thirty or forty meters on the opponent's home field to vent his excitement.
Lutz smiled and shook his head in the coach's seat, his partner is becoming more and more passionate!
When Kurz returned to the starting point after the celebration, Rutz leaned over to him and asked: "How is it, are you more confident about the future of our team now?" These boys are still working hard in the end, and they have survived for us! ”
Kurz had already calmed down properly, he turned to his assistant who was chatting with him and said: "We can win this game!" We're going to win it too, good job guys! ”
Yes, Kaiserslautern won, and although it was a difficult win, it showed the spirit of not giving up, especially the new generation of "Red Devils" represented by Ni Tu, Rakic and Kirsch, who kept trying to fill in the holes in the current situation of the team throughout the game.
Kurtz is becoming more and more pleasing to Ni Tu and Rakic, and by the way, he is also full of praise for the new signing Kirsch, in his opinion, this will be the team's new offensive trio in the frontcourt, a midfielder, a winger, and a center.
With poor signings, Sam's departure and Ilicevic in poor form, Kaiserslautern was forced to abandon the old-fashioned style of playing with wings and centre-forwards, and the new trio was already lingering in the manager's mind.
While the trio is a bit of a nondescript, it's the best thing Kaiserslautern can do in his current form, and the trio's performance on the pitch against Osnabrück has strengthened Kurz's belief.
Next up will be Bundesliga side Cologne, with the first round of the Bundesliga just around the corner.
FC Cologne is the latest club in the current Bundesliga camp, but it is the most successful team in the early days of the Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern's most glorious time was also when Cologne went into decline, they were relegated in 99, and since then have been moving up and down between the first division and the second division, is a famous "lift" team.
Like Kaiserslautern, the Colognes have not given up on their team's future, limiting their squad to the strength of their squad and playing every Bundesliga match as if it were a final.
It stands to reason that Kaiserslautern is still certain against such a team, but Cologne is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp either. They spent a lot of money to buy back their "prince" Podolski from Bayern Munich last year, and the "plane" partnered with Slovenian Novakovic in the front line was enough for the Bundesliga Red Devils to drink a good pot.
Kaiserslautern has no capital to take any opponent lightly, and theoretically the other 17 teams in the first division are the ones they cannot and dare not take seriously, and their trip to the Rheinenergy Stadium is destined to be the first of 34 tests.
Kurtz is serious about this opponent and everyone wants to get their team off to a good start to the new season with a good start to the season, so as to set the tone for the rest of the season.
For the promoted polo team, the victory in the first game seems to be more important, it can help the team to relax and relax, and the three points are in hand, and they are one step closer to the completion of the relegation cause!
So after the first round of the German Cup, which was not easy, Kaiserslautern prepared non-stop for the showdown with Cologne.
On the training ground, Ni Tu was very excited, and he maintained this good mental posture against Osnabrück.
The Chinese seems to be very interested in what is going to happen next, and it is his state of mind that underpins his competitive form, which he has shown good competitive value so far, all thanks to his self-disciplined attributes...... Ni Tu is the first Kaiserslautern player to be physically and mentally ready.
Rakic is always "close" to Ni Tu between training, and the excuse for this chat is to thank Ni Tu for the assist passed to him in stoppage time in the first round of the German Cup, and it is because of Ni Tu that Rakic has become Kaiserslautern's star of the day.
"Hey, Ni, I found that your passing ability is already so strong, that pass against Osnabrück that many people can't pass! Come on, why did you kid suddenly open up so much! ”
Ni Tu was a little speechless by this teammate who was a little in a hurry, Rakic really couldn't be idle for a moment, and his gratitude to himself has been said from the end of the German Cup to today......
"I said, Srjan, I used to be very strong, but you didn't notice it! After the last round of the German Cup, you said that this pass was not 5 times, but 3 times, and besides, my ears are going to be calloused! ”
Rakic smiled and said, "Isn't this an emphatic point, but I still want to thank you, and I'll treat you to a drink when I have time!" ”
Ni Tu just smiled, pointed to his teammate helplessly, and went back to the field to continue fiddling with football.
At the same time, on the training ground of the Cologne team, their players are also conducting targeted training for the game, Cologne has eaten more Bundesliga rice than Kaiserslautern, the promoted opponent, but to be honest, they almost starved to death last season, facing a "starving ghost" who has not eaten for several years, their head coach knows that he must not underestimate others, in case he is not careful, he will be eaten alive by Kaiserslautern and beaten to the teeth!
So he urged his team members very seriously.
"We were lucky in the first round and got a promoted horse, but what I want to tell you is, don't underestimate them, they have a criminal record, Kaiserslautern also came back from the second division, and ended the season with a salad plate!"
Cologne coach Bowman also knows that in principle they and Kaiserslautern are direct rivals, and both teams are also facing the pressure of relegation, which means that this is a six-point match, and at the end of the season, a matchup between the two sides is likely to determine who will stay in the first division and who will be forced to return to that crowded place!
Both teams are gearing up to snatch a three-point game from each other to lay a solid foundation for their relegation in the new season.........