93 West Stand Bar
With Dassler's help, she has made very detailed preparations for joining Freiburg, which has made Sunset's confidence even stronger.
The updated new image in the circle of friends, including the new hairstyle and clothing, has received many likes, but Zhen Xuexi has also reminded him to focus on football and not be distracted.
Sunset doesn't explain, but he thinks that Thomas makes more sense in this matter, and that the images are cooler from his heart, which makes him feel more happy, and even has the urge to go wild in Germany.
On November 7, Freiburg played Duisburg away in the Bundesliga, and Sunset was dragged by Thomas to a bar where Freiburg fans gathered.
"Come on, data analysis can be done at any time, that is, you have to know what kind of players the fans like..."
When it comes to integration, Sunset finds Sunset's destiny, and Sunset discovers that football is not just a training ground and a playing field, but can have so many elements at play. When he was in China, with the appreciation of head coach Zhen Xuexi, the care of fellow villagers Xiao Zhi and Yang Kuo, and the guidance of friends such as Arshavin and Tymoshchuk, he naturally integrated into the team. It's like here, and before you even see the team, you have made yourself all the grass and trees, and it's really so difficult for teams from different cultures to integrate?
Located on a street in the old town of Fort Ferraiburg, the West Stand Bar takes its name from the stands of the Black Forest Stadium and is a characteristic German standing seat and a die-hard stand for the team. As the name suggests, this is a gathering place for die-hard fans. The bar is not far away, less than half an hour walk.
To Sunset's surprise, the red-tiled and blue-walled building is a lively bar in the basement and a teaching building at the University of Freiburg next door, and there is no difference between the two on the outside, and there is no fence to separate them. Fans in jerseys and students with books in their arms walked side by side, and then naturally separated and walked to their respective destinations, without a trace of unnaturalness.
Walking into the bar was met with some trouble, first a group of fans wearing red and black Plaid Freiburg jerseys were disturbed by two of their intruders. The laughter and noise immediately stopped, and he stared at the two casually dressed guys with expressionless faces. Several of the bearded and meaty fans had a particularly bad eye, startling Sunset, who had never been to such a venue before.
Then there's the bartender who has to check Sunset's passport, which is 18 years old in Germany and even younger in the eyes of Westerners.
Thomas laughed and stopped the bartender:
"Hey, man, don't be so serious, he's got a beer or something, he's a new Freiburg player, just coming to watch the game..."
The bartender looked Sunset up and down, wondering whether he thought he didn't understand German or didn't care, and questioned in front of Sunset:
"He? Japanese? It's echelon, right?"
Thomas pushed him away with a smile and said:
"First team, trust me, he will train with the team when the team comes back."
Hearing this, the bartender got out of the way, but still didn't believe it.
"He's not that Kinoshita, I've watched 2 teams play..."
The bartender was talking about Kosuke Kinoshita, a 21-year-old Japanese player who joined Freiburg's U19 at the beginning of 13 and was promoted to the second team, and it is said that he will not be able to play and return to Japan. There is also a Japanese international Takasho Yano, who joined Freiburg in 10 years, made 12 appearances in the 10-11 season without scoring a goal, and did not even play in the 11-12 season, and then left Freiburg to return home.
Instead of gloating, Sunset worries about her future in Freiburg.
Freiburg has been playing attacking football since the beginning of the meritorious coach Fink, and is known as the Brazilian team of Blaisgau. The current coach, Streich, also sees the offense as the best gift for the fans.
In Freiburg's 442 formation, the defence began with the two strikers at the top harassing the opposing centre-backs with the ball. As soon as the ball is passed, all players begin to press forward against the opposing players, while they will maintain a tight position near the midfield, compressing the space and isolating the opposition players through purposeful and continuous running, so that the opponents do not have much time and space to organise their attacks, and it is difficult to penetrate their tight and orderly formation.
Freiburg's collective pressing style of play requires players to remain highly focused throughout the game, to be aware of the position and movement of their teammates and opponents at all times, and to move accordingly. The two forwards have to constantly pull and change positions and swim in a wide area, which requires a lot of their running ability and physical fitness.
Most of Freiburg's players have two characteristics: young, tall and very physical. And the physical fitness of the two Japanese players is also very good, both above 188, which is a rare tall player among Japanese players.
Even so, their experience in Freiburg can be called a failure, so mentioning them makes Sunset feel bad.
Seeing that Sunset was not so emotionally high after sitting down, Thomas asked why, and then enlightened him:
"The tactical arrangement has its own coach care, and it's useless to care about it now, everything will wait until the team is in the team, anyway, I've been in Freiburg lately, and if there is a problem, we can just face it together." Would you like a Black Forest beer from their own brew?"
Here they were discussing whether the players could drink or not, and the Freiburg fans on the other side were very curious about the two uninvited guests and shouted at the bartender:
"Hey, Peyton, who are they? What are you doing here?..."
The bartender still didn't believe Thomas's words, and muttered:
"The Bavarian said he was a football agent, and the Asian kid was a new player from Freiburg, so the hell believed him..."
At this time, an old man with gray hair put down his beer glass and opened his mouth in the chorus of everyone:
"Hey, don't be stupid, he's Freiburg's new player and he'll be registered as soon as the winter transfer window opens. Hehe, I've asked Old Fergt, it's true. ”
The old man's words attracted the attention of many people, and while looking at Sunset curiously, he asked the old man about the situation.
"Uncle Hoffman, don't sell it, tell me what you know, or we'll call old Fergt directly... Is he Japanese? Our club is not suitable for Japanese players, hasn't the top management attracted coaches yet?..."
Old Hoffman sold enough before he spoke:
"Haha, Bremer, you are wrong with the management, this time they changed countries, he is a Chinese player, and it cost us a million euros. The 16-year-old is said to have scored a lot of goals in their league and had many more assists. The club intends to put him on the bench for Griffo and Philippe..."
The news caused an uproar among the fans, with Bremer shouting the loudest:
"Is there something wrong with the club's upper echelons? 1 million euros! Enough for us to buy another Griffo! ... is still a Chinese kid player."
Old Hoffman knocked on the table a few times with his beer glass, stopped the crowd from complaining, and then said:
"The management is not stupid at all! He is said to have some quality, and Streich also recognises that he can be used as a substitute and come on in the final moments of the game to make a difference to the team. And most importantly, Chinese players are valuable, at least in their league. It is said that he can sell for 8 million euros right now, so think about it, if he performs well, we will have a good substitute and it will continue to increase in value. If we were like the two Japanese, we could still sell for as little as 5 million euros, and the management was clearly doing a good job. ”
As he spoke, old Hoffman stopped Bremer again.
"Be quiet, Bremer, his German is not standard but it's okay, he understands what you say. At least for now, I still have a crush on him. I saw him running in Castle Hill, and I also talked about it twice, you must know that he just arrived in Freiburg yesterday, and he insisted on training in the afternoon and this morning, running on the fox trail, the whole course is 8227 meters. As far as his German and diligence are concerned, I think he deserves our respect, and his skills are another matter, and I think his attitude is fine. ”
After the elder Hoffmann's explanation, and the fact that the Freiburg game was about to start, the fans put these questions aside and cared about the game...