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Compared with Freiburg's relaxation at halftime, the Cologne team felt depressed and aggrieved, Freiburg's attack did not seem to be as powerless as against a strong team like Bayern, knowing how Freiburg would play, who would pass, who would run, who would respond... These routines are very clear when I look back, and I think they can be prevented, but they were so bad at the time, it was really depressing.
However, after 4 goals down, the Cologne team was depressed, but they were unable to recover, and only recovered a goal in the 82nd minute by Modeste, when Freiburg had replaced Sunset, Halilovich, and Petersen, and the early Ming Jin was closed.
Freiburg, who beat Cologne 4-1 at home, once again overtook RB Leipzig and moved one point behind Bayern Munich to second place in the Bundesliga.
'Freiburg's quality can't be measured by promotion horses at all, they have become a strong team in the Bundesliga, and they are still a very young, honour-hungry team, and if they can maintain a stable squad, I think they will have the ability to make a special impact on Bayern in two or three years and will surprise European football..."
"As for Sunset, I don't have much to say, he's a unique talent who does everything a young player has never done, and he's just getting started. His role for the team far exceeds his goals and assists stats, and although these stats have proven him to be excellent, I insist that his role cannot be measured by these stats, Freiburg with him and Freiburg without him are two teams..."
At the post-match press conference, Cologne coach Peter Stogall unreservedly praised Freiburg and Sunset, although Freiburg coach Streich modestly stated that Freiburg is only a mid-table team and Sunset is just a young man who needs experience and improvement, but these cannot stop the media from starting to promote Freiburg and Sunset.
Former Hoffenheim coach Gizdol also said publicly in an interview as the head coach of the Hamburg team who will face Freiburg in the next round:
"Of course I have a headache... Freiburg is winning, and not only do they have Sunset, but Wagner, Petersen, Schweinsteiger, Philip... They have experienced veterans, top players like Wagner, Peterson, and talented players like Sunset..."
"Sunset is certainly a talented player, and as Coach Sturgel said, his role is not just about scoring goals, it's his tackling that is what we need to be most careful about. To be honest, I never thought he would reach his current heights so quickly, I can only say that he fits in well with the German style of football, maybe he will be a good winger in the Premier League or La Liga, but he will not be a talented player who can improve the team. ”
"Yes, I knew him for a long time and wanted him, unfortunately he chose Freiburg, but now it seems that he chose the right one, Coach Streich has developed his potential very well and they are not bad. Of course, it's our turn to play next, we have to not only guard against Sunset, but also be careful of other people, we need to work together as a team, it's better to suppress them with attacks, don't give them the opportunity to attack calmly, otherwise, as we can see, Bayern can't prevent Freiburg's attack..."
These afterglow-focused toutions have turned the Chinese media upside down, and they can finally write articles without looking at the blushing unwilled praise themselves, and the evaluations of these coaches and players are much more convincing than the-field roles.
These news only make Sunset's agent Thomas happy, after all, the higher the exposure, the higher Sunset's commercial value, and now Thomas's commercial sponsorship negotiations for Sunset are full of schedules, and more and more new phone calls are constantly being made to him.
Sunset continues to ignore the news, basking in her own happiness.
On February 13th, Sunset went to Vauban Elementary School to participate in an exchange activity and spent a simple football afternoon with the children playing football, which was full of fun.
And Stefan, an extreme fan he didn't want to provoke, was actually the football coach here, and because he was easy-going and cheerful, he was very popular with children.
These school kids are not aiming for professional football, but simply enjoying football as a sport outside of school. The real football seedlings are trained in elite training centers in Germany, and then they go to the district team, advanced training centers, or enter the echelons of various clubs, which are two different things from football education in schools.
"Stefan, I thought you were a coach to develop reserves for Freiburg, otherwise how could a guy like you have the patience to treat children so gently..."
Stefan looked stunned and said loudly:
"How is that possible? I would be very happy if I could recommend a candidate for the Freiburg echelon, but there are so many talents for us to see at a glance. All I do is continue to train the children's interests, and then introduce the children's situation to the coaches of the training center and the echelon, and the professional things are done by professional people. I am more interested in developing generations of Freiburg fans, which is the foundation of Freiburg. Yu, I said whether it was good or bad, but you have too clear a purpose, you don't know how to leave things to time or God, and you think that if you do it, you must ask for results, but I guess the effect is not good, right?..."
Stefan's words made Sunset think about it for a long time, he didn't expect that the football hooligans who fought and caused trouble in football would actually teach him a lesson with a peaceful attitude, and it sounded quite reasonable, which made him reflect on his football understanding and mentality...
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, on February 18, Freiburg went north to Hamburg to challenge the only tumbler in the Bundesliga, the former king of the north.
However, the veteran powerhouse that once won the Champions Cup with the current head coach of Quancheng Taishan, Felix Magath, has been declining in recent years, and has been barely relegated in recent seasons, and even struggling to maintain the honor of being the only team to be full attendance in the top competition through play-off wins. This season, they are also in the bottom three of the relegation zone with 5 wins and 4 draws, but the last three games have begun to rebound strongly, winning 1-0 at home to Bayer Leverkusen, 3-0 away to RB Leipzig, and 2-0 at home to Cologne in the German Cup.
In addition to Sunset, Halilovich, who returned to the People's Park, was also the focus of media attention before the game, his experience in Hamburg was a bit anticlimactic, and the relationship with Hamburg coach Gisdor was also very difficult, so the media wanted to get some strong comments from him...