335. The Emperor who created myths and miracles

In the midst of the good news, Heynckes kept a clear head.

He even had some headaches.

In the sweep of Basel, Schweinsteiger suffered a recurrence of his ankle injury at the last minute, although it was not serious enough to be reimbursed for the season, but because it was a continuous injury in the same part, this time he must recuperate, otherwise it is likely to affect his future career.

In addition to the vice-captain Piggy, Bayern also had two wounded in the injury camp.

Van Bitten's injury has not healed since he picked up the first game of the second half, with the worst-case scenario being the possibility of a season reimbursement.

Raphinha's severe cold has just recovered, and he is still in the stage of recuperation and observation, and he cannot play for the time being.

It is unlikely that the two will return to the regular squad in the short term, and Raphinha's absence has left Bayern's backline with obvious holes.

Bayern's regular defenders...... There were only three people, Lahm, Boateng and Bad Stuber!

Yes, that's right, there were only three of them, and Heynckes couldn't even put together a full four-man defense.

Although there are two 212-year-olds in the first-team squad, Brenno and Contento, ...... They're really just there to make up the numbers.

Once hailed as a rising star in the defence, Contento has made 10 appearances this season, a decent number that looks like a decent number, but most of the time he has been a garbage time substitute, and the few starts have also come in the German Cup...... As for Breno, he didn't even get a minute of playing time in the league.

Heynckes clearly didn't have a lot of trust in the two youngsters, and when the defence was in a hurry, the old man preferred to let Tymoshchuk or Gustavo drop back rather than push them onto the pitch easily.

But keeping the midfielder in the back-for-back for a long time is not a long-term solution, and not everyone is Mascherano......

The backline is the position that needs stability the most, and during this time, Boateng and Bard have finally cultivated a little tacit understanding, and re-substitutions will only fall short, so Heynckes can only look for a guy who can be a full-back.

Adhering to the principle that fat water does not flow into outsiders' fields, Hai Gonggong found his "godson", "Austrian Liu Xing" Alaba, and transformed the substitute midfielder who was full of attacking impulse into a fullback.

Alaba's choice was to settle for that because if he continued to stick to his previous position, it would be difficult for him to get a chance to play.

In Bayern's midfield, there is the iron-clad Roberon trio, and Gomez's position is by no means something he can shake, and the remaining two midfield positions, a healthy Schweinsteiger will definitely occupy one, as for the other...... He also needs to compete with Gustavo, Timoshchuk, and Heynckes' other godson, Kroos, and it is clear that Kroos, who has a German household register, has the upper hand, and Alaba can only be ranked fourth.

And if he accepts the manager's advice, he can continue to start in the next game...... How do you say he refuses?

Fortunately, Bayern won most of these games, and Alaba did not have too many tests on the wing, which also gave him time to familiarize himself with his new position and accumulate experience in dealing with various situations.

But...... Will Alaba have the confidence to think that his team's success is due to his back-to-back starts?

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Although the problem of the extreme lack of bench depth at the back was overshadowed by two wild wins, it is a shortcoming that is obviously nowhere to be hidden for professionals, such as the managers of other teams in the Bundesliga, and no one can fail to see the weaknesses in Bayern's backline.

So when Bayern came to the capital Berlin on March 17 to take on Hertha Berlin, their opponents used Alaba's left wing as the focus of their attack.

The head coach of this promoted horse + relegation team in the capital region is the famous "Otto the Great" Alto Rehhagel.

Speaking of this German coach, he can be described as famous and famous, and he is also a famous German coach on the same level as Heathfield, Heynckes, Ratke and others.

Rehhagel, who was unknown as a player, did not immediately become famous after retiring, leading weak teams to relegation, relegation and promotion, and it was not until a few years later that he took charge of Bremen for the second time.

During his 14 years in charge of Bremen, he led the team to a successful promotion and then climbed through the ranks, finishing runners-up in the league for three consecutive years before finally winning the Bundesliga title in 1987, followed by two German Cups, a European Cup Winners' Cup and another Bundesliga title.

After ending Bremen's glory, he briefly joined Bayern, but that kind of one-and-two, self-respecting personality is obviously not suitable for the management style of the Bundesliga hegemon - in Bayern, the head coach not only has the chairman of the club, the chairman of the supervisory board, the sports director and other high-level executives, but also a large group of celebrities pointing fingers and making irresponsible remarks about him, and even the dressing room is full of big-name stars that he can't afford to mess with, in this environment, he can't even do a full season......

Swept away by Bayern, he didn't even want the Bundesliga team, and the down-and-out Rehhagel could only deign to coach in the Bundesliga.

He chose ...... At that time, Kaiserslautern was mixed in the lower reaches of the Bundesliga and could even continue to be relegated.

Then, a great miracle was born in world football.

"Kaiserslautern Miracle"!

In August 1996, Rehhagel joined Kaiser.

Just one season later, in May 1997, Kaiser was promoted to the Bundesliga.

Just one more season, in May 1998, Kaiser won the Bundesliga championship one round ahead of schedule as a super dark horse!

Pressed under them was none other than Bayern Munich, who swept Otto the Great away!

Winning the league title directly as a promoted horse, especially without huge investment and superstar signing, such an example is an absolute miracle!

Miracles don't happen just once.

Otto the Great could make the miracle happen again.

When Rehhagel kept Kaiser in the Bundesliga, he chose to leave again.

After a period of rest, he returned to the game.

Only this time he did not become the head coach of any club again, but took over the coaching whip of the Greek national team.

Originally from Germany, Rehhagel's iron-fisted rule of the army was at odds with the romantic and liberal atmosphere of Greece, and everyone thought he would get out of the way early.

But with the Kaiser miracle, Rehhagel gained a foothold in Greece, and he purged the free-spirited internationals into a disciplined army.

After taking charge, his biggest task is to lead the team to qualify for the European Championship, which is already a difficult task for Greece, a third-rate football nation, not to mention the fact that they have Raul, Morientes, Belleron, Casillas, Puyol, Joaquín, Vicente, Raulbravo, Gabri, Elgra...... As well as the Spain of new and old stars such as Xavi, Alonso, Torres and other fledgling players!

But Oha the Great led the Greek team to march forward, and even played a highlighter record of 15 rounds of unbeaten in the qualifiers, and finally defeated the gorgeous Matador Army in the battle with Spain, and directly entered the finals of the European Championship with the top of the group.

In Portugal in 2004, everyone thought that Greece would only be a spectator.

In the group stage, Greece were in the same group as hosts Portugal, Matadors Spain and Russia, and for the other three teams, Greece was definitely their favorite to grab points.

But Rehhagel refused to serve as a backdrop.

The host was upset 2-1 in the opening game, drew 1-1 with Spain in the second round, and lost 1-2 to Russia in the final round, beating Spain to qualify from the group with more goals.

If there is still some luck in the group stage, then the next knockout round will bring Rehhagel's tactical thinking into full play.

In the quarterfinals, Greece defeated defending champions France 1-0, and the Gallic Roosters, who had top superstars such as Zidane, Thierry, Trezeguet, Vieira, Pire, Makelele, Thuram, Lizarazu and others, couldn't believe they had lost at the end of the match......

In the semi-finals, Greece and the Czech Republic met in a narrow way, and the two teams played until extra time to decide the winner.

At that time, the Czech lineup was at its peak, which could be called the golden generation: with Mr. Golden Ball and Iron Man Nedved as the core, surrounded by Cech, Rosicky, Barosz, Jankulovski, Poboski, Smitchell and other well-known stars, both in terms of personal strength and team fame, they all exploded the two levels of Greece.

But it was still the Greek team that won, the underdogs with the face of the whole team, who killed the game in extra time with the first, last and only "silver ball" in the history of the European Championship.

When the Greek team, which had gone through extra time, came to the stage of the final, the host country who was waiting for them to have a good time.

Portugal in 2004 was almost the strongest in history:

The older generation of Mr. Golden Ball, Figo, Rui Costa, Pauleta, Costinha and others are still young and can still fight, and the Mesozoic Deco, Carvalho, Ferreira, Nuno Gomez, Miguel, Maniche, Thiago, Simão have also shown top strength in Benfica, Porto, Lisbon and other Portuguese Super League giants, as for the new generation of Ronaldo and Postiga, they are hot new stars in Europe.

Add to that the fact that the home team is still managed by the 2002 World Cup-winning coach Scolari, and the sound of Portugal winning the title on home soil overshadows everything.

Then they were slapped in the face!

The scene of Cristiano Ronaldo's tears after the game has become an indelible memory from the beginning of his career, and Figo and others have gradually withdrawn from football, but Rehhagel has created another myth:

"Greek mythology"!

Otto the Great has always been a champion of the powerful, and he has proven himself to be one of the best legends in the world of football to create wonder and myth, and now he is in front of Heynckes and Bayern Munich.

He wants to overthrow this giant who dominates German football!

He's been successful many times before, and he wouldn't mind doing it again!

He Oha the Great wants to be every day!