Chapter 36: Helen of Germany (1)
Karlsruhe's head coach Becker gave his speech with a noticeably loud applause, mostly from Baden-WΓΌrttemberg. In the face of a group of reporters, Becker talked eloquently, from team building to training, from the team's tactics to the team's future vision, Becker talked about his own views. For journalists in Baden, this was the first time they had known that Becker was so talkative.
'We won a tough win and if you just look at the scoreline you think I'm lying, but actually, it's true, we played poorly in the first half, the opposition defended against our right flank, last season we had a poor attack. We've been able to win four in a row this season as long as our summer signings have bought the players we need the most, and they've brought us in attack and goals.
Although I don't like to praise any player individually, because football is a whole sport, I still have to say that Li Huan and Federico, who joined in the summer, have brought a revolutionary change to our attack, and they need speed and skill on the right side. The cooperation is also very tacit. But today Aachen set up a stumbling block on our right flank, and our Maxima Li Huan never ran. Speaking of this, Becker couldn't help but be proud, because it was his change in formation in the midfield that won a big victory, and for a coach, tactical victory is the most worthy of boasting, like Real Madrid, a pile of superstars, a coach can win.
"Li Huan is a team that allows me to change tactics for him, we rarely play 433, the Germans' favorite formation used to be 352, and now it is 442, but I always think that the formation is dead, the player is the most important, since the formation restricts the characteristics of the player, I want to liberate him, so I removed a midfielder and replaced a striker. In the end, it turned out that our gamble was correct. Li Huan scored a goal or assisted two of them, he is a great guy, but don't ask me how great he will be, I see Frank in him. The shadow of Beckenbauer. β
Becker's praise of Li Huan caused a stir among the reporters in the audience, and no one thought that a head coach like Becker would put Li Huan and Frank. Beckenbauer is linked, in Germany, Beckenbauer is a god-like being, and this young man seems to be a bit cynical, is there a cynical god? If anything, then his people are also out of luck.
Next, the press officer in Karlsruhe announced that journalists are free to ask questions of the manager and players. The reporter of the Karlsruhe newspaper La Stadt, who had been given the right to speak, first asked Becker a question, and he asked: "Coach Becker, did you have a pre-match rehearsal of the 433 formation in the second half today, and will Karlsruhe play this formation in the future?" β
Becker said: "As I said earlier, the formation is dead, the players are alive, and our style of play will not be limited by the formation. The next one may be a 442, or a 433, or of course a retro 352. β
The reporter of "City Daily" immediately asked Heijin again: "You just said that Aachen can also rush to the Bundesliga, what are you judging on this basis?" β
Black gold smiled: "It's very simple, my opinion on the Bundesliga is very simple, the Bundesliga is different from the Bundesliga, the players' skills are generally rough, and the creativity is average, so the chances created are not too many, the important thing is to see the ability to grasp the scoring opportunities, we have a great striker Schrodruff, he can take the chances, Coach Klinsmann's attention to him will give him extra motivation, I believe he will lead the team forward." β
The reporters also gave the two head coaches the opportunity to ask two questions, and the rest of the time was almost spent asking Li Huan, Li Huan's eloquence and witty words made the reporters laugh from time to time.
It wasn't until a young reporter from the Chinese newspaper Globe who had just arrived in Germany asked a pointed question that the press conference became serious.
The reporter named Ma Xin easily got a chance to ask a question, and he asked Li Huan: "Mr. Li Huan, you are majestic in the German Second Division, and you also scored a hat trick in the last round, only Xie Hui back then can catch up with your current limelight, I want to know why you have not played a professional game in China with your skills and quality." β
Li Huan was silent for a moment and asked rhetorically: "Is there a professional league in China?" β
Ma Xin was not quite used to Li Huan's sharp words, was stunned for a moment, and said: "Of course there is, there is a team in the Chinese Super League and the second division." β
Li Huan snorted lightly, broke a news, and said: "At that time, there were indeed professional teams looking for me to play, both the Chinese Super League and the Chinese League, and there was a person from South Korea who wanted to introduce me to Chengnan Yihe." But I ended up choosing Germany. β
Ma Xin actually wanted to ask why Li Huan was not found to have a talent for playing football until he was 20 years old, and how did he practice his football skills before the age of 20, but Li Huan deliberately distorted his meaning and took the topic elsewhere, but when he wanted to ask again, someone had already grabbed him in front of him. As a competitor in the same class, Jia Lei naturally will not let Ma Xinzai prevail at the press conference, she asked Li Huan: "At the beginning of the second half today, your position is very free, almost equivalent to a forward-guard, have you ever thought about changing to a forward-garde in the future, after all, what is most lacking in our national team is a midfielder with a creative surname." β
Li Huan smiled and said: "Kitchen knives can occasionally kill people, but the main function of kitchen knives is to cut vegetables, not kill people." In addition, it doesn't matter what position the national team lacks people, I play for myself. β
Li Huan's speech attracted applause from reporters, this young player is indeed very likable, and his words are not leaky, but when it is time to break the news, he still breaks the news, and will not let reporters have nothing to write. His remarks at the press conference just now were comparable to a talk show.
-- The day after the match between Aachen and Karlsruhe, Li Huan attracted a lot of attention in Baden, with his portrait on the pages of major newspapers, and local television stations broadcasting his goal highlights many times, especially his goal in five consecutive games as a defender, which became a legendary topic and was discussed by fans and non-fans alike.
Li Huan was once again scored by "Kicker", and "Bild" was also impressed by this Bundesliga player, they selected Li Huan into the best team in this round of the Bundesliga, and now Li Huan has stood in the best right-back position for four consecutive rounds. Li Huan's strong appearance made many defenders joke, "Do you want to be famous?" So you go and score, this year a defender wants to be famous only to score or be scored. β
It only took four league games and a German Cup to conquer the small city of Karlsruhe, and he is now walking in this quiet big city with a population of only more than 200,000 (as the Germans say), and he is often recognized, some older people will say hello to him, while younger people will ask him for autographs, ask for group photos, sometimes go to the bar for a drink, someone will invite him for a drink, and he will receive a discount when repairing his bicycle. However, the Germans are very polite and not as fanatical as domestic fans chasing stars, so when Li Huan tasted the convenience brought by being famous, his normal life was not disturbed.
Zhou said that the team was on vacation and rested, Li Huan slept at home until the morning before getting up, he felt very tired, after the game he knew that he fought with Aachen, his running distance almost reached 20,000 meters, this is a terrifying number, many teammates made fun of Li Huan that day may have taken doping. But there is still a task today, and his agent called to say that the shooting of the commercial film should be in advance, because of the international superstar Diane who worked with Li Huanshaoer. Kruger was heading to Venice, Italy, so the commercial for Tuesday night was scheduled for the afternoon.
Although Li Huan is on the Morena Group for Diane. Kruger was a little dissatisfied with the change of arrangement at will, but was able to talk to Diane. The joy of making commercials with superstars like Kruger still hides this little dissatisfaction. Although he is now well-known in Karlsruhe, he is just a nobody compared to Kruger, who has just starred in "Troy" and "National Treasure", and the Morena company naturally does not care too much about his feelings.
In the afternoon, Watts drove to Li Huan's house, and when he saw Li Huan, he hugged Li Huan affectionately, and said: "Li, your performance is fantastic, your performance yesterday will definitely make Morena feel that the 300,000 euros he spent for you is too insignificant." Li Huan was still not very accustomed to Watts's intimacy, he patted Watts on the back, pushed him away, and said, "Watts, I'm very tired today, why do you have to go to Stuttgart today?" β
Watts said: "Diane is still going to Venice to participate in the film festival, this is because the Morena company has a relationship with Diane's agent to invite her to move her big frame, naturally according to her will, but the time is very short, don't worry, it won't delay your rest, Lee, I believe you are as strong as a lion." β
"Well, I hope so. I haven't met Diane yet. What about Kruger's real person. β
"God, you are so sorry, she is the pride of our Germanic nation, the first beauty in Germany, she used to be a super model, but after engaging in acting, her talent has been more fully developed." Watts exaggerated.
"Isn't it just for me to make up for this regret, I hope it doesn't disappoint." Li Huan said.
Although he went to meet two world superstars, Li Huan still only wore a casual long-sleeved shirt and a pair of old jeans underneath and followed Watts to the headquarters of the Morena Group of Companies in the car.
(To be continued)