Chapter 28: The Coming Rain (1)
Li Huan conquered the head coach and assistant coach in three days, conquered the fans in Karlsruhe in three games, and now he is trying to conquer the Bundesliga, and the next opponent is Munich 1860, which is stationed in Munich City and shares the same stadium as the giant Bayern Munich.
Karlsruhe and Munich 1860 have a lot of connections, their biggest home win was 1964/65 9-0 defeat Karlsruhe, and sixteen years later, Karlsruhe also completed the revenge of Munich 1860, they bloodied Munich 1860 7:2 at home, which was also the biggest defeat of Munich 1860 away. Now two teams that were passionate once they started to fight have met again.
Munich 1860's head coach Maurer's fear of Li Huan is not a day or two, as early as Li Huan's pass and shot to draw Bayern Munich, Maurer once asked Shao Jia about Li Huan's news and details. And now Li Huan is finally coming to Munich, after he swept Hoffenheim and beat the Higan team, and his name and strength are better than when he drew with Bayern Munich. If at that time Maurer was more curious, now he is more fearful. The reason for his fear was that he didn't know how to break through this Chinese, and he also didn't know how to defend this Chinese, and he remembered a joke told by a reporter, "Karlsruhe can play 10 players, and Li Huan can handle the entire right defense line alone." At the time, he thought it was just a joke, but now it looks like it's true.
In the past two days, Maurer has been training on Li Huan's right side of the attack, which is what Maurer has always hated, if Li Huan is just defending well, it's a big deal not to attack on the right side, but he is very good at attacking, and he is the number one killer of Karlsruhe attacking the city, and Maurer can only ensure that he does not concede a goal in the Allianz Stadium by defending his attack in the game.
Opposite Li Huan is Munich 1860's left-back Shafir, Shafir's characteristics are also good at attacking and defending, his skills are very good, often inserting assists teammates to score, is Munich 1860 in the stalemate to break the balance of the player, and in front of Shafir is the young Mitchell Raum, he is a product of the Munich 1860 academy, has been Munich 1860 youth team coach and assistant coach Maurer very much believes in the young players he has bringed, Mitchell Raum is one of them, The right side of these two people is very good in the first two games and the pre-season warm-up games, the warm-up game 3:1 beat the former Bundesliga champion Bremen, 2:1 and then beat Borussia Mönchengladbach, and the Premier League duo West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers are all 1:1 without falling down, although there are goals conceded in every game, but only one of the four goals conceded was penetrated on the left side, and neither of them conceded goals in the first and second rounds, which is why Maurer put Shao Jia on the bench with confidence.
But let these two people go to PK with Li Huan and Federico, Maurer always felt uneasy, he felt that Li Huan was very strange, the speed of 10 seconds and 30 seconds in 100 meters, it is said that free kicks hit 100 shots, and extremely violent volleys. Can his two disciples really deal with it? However, looking at his bench sitting, Komjanovich's defense is similar to Shafir's, but the assists are not as good as Shafir's. Shao Jiayi? After getting along for more than two years, Maurer never knew that he would defend, and Maurer even wanted to push him to the front line, and the defender of the forward did not match him.
However, the two youngsters on the left side of Munich 1860 were very dissatisfied with Maurer's caution, the young people are all newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers, the opponent is just a Chinese who has not played a professional game, the age is similar to them, why are they afraid of him, they think that the reason why Li Huan has such an excellent performance in the previous game is purely because the opponent is too unfamiliar with him. Both Mitchell Raum and Shafir's discussed giving Li Huan some color to look at during the game.
When the whole Munich 1860 was ready to meet the challenge of Karlsruhe, the saddest thing was Shao Jia, he did not play 15 minutes in the two games combined, and they were all in garbage time, if he was an old man about 30 years old, then he would be relieved to retire on the club's bench with an annual salary of two years, but now he is just 25 years old, and he is in the year of playing, so it is really painful to waste his youth on the bench. And now the country is already hyping the Chinese derby of the German Second Division, but the opponent Li Huan is like Zhongtian, in Karlsruhe is the absolute main force, China's sports media and sports stations have also sent people to the small town of Karlsruhe to interview Li Huan, it seems that the domestic media never care, don't care, now is the time to be popular. And I don't know if I have a chance to play, even if I play, it is estimated that it will be a few minutes, I'm really sorry that the Chinese derby is a title.
In the end, Shao Jia finally made up his mind, and after the afternoon training, Shao Jia went to Maurer's office, he needed to talk to the head coach and friends about his thoughts, he needed more game time.
After listening to Shao Jia's conversation, Maurer sighed heavily and said: "Shao, we have known each other for more than two years, I still remember what you looked like when you came to the 1860 trial, your offense is very distinctive, and the two of us are also quite temperamental, but your defense is really problematic, you have been in Munich 1860 for more than two years, but your defense has not improved much." Don't blame me for using Mitchell Raum, if a player has a similar offense to you, but he likes to defend more than you, I think any manager knows what to do. ”
"Coach, give me a chance, I won't let you down, I'll try my best to defend, even if it's a cramp, even if it's half an hour, I don't want to have only 10 minutes, even five minutes. Shafir and Mitchell Raum can't prevent Li Huan, I am Chinese, I know my compatriots, I know his habits, I believe that I will have a way to deal with him. Shao Jiayi suddenly remembered a famous quote from a politician he had accidentally seen, "Maybe all the campaign promises I made can't be fulfilled, but if I don't promise, I can't fulfill even one of them." He had an idea and lied to Maurer, but in fact, he didn't know how to deal with Li Huan at all. But now Shao Jia is really eager to get such an opportunity, whether he wins or loses, he has to play, and sometimes some unconventional means are also necessary.
Maurer's eyes lit up, and he stood up and said in surprise: "Do you have a way to deal with Li Huan?" ”
Shao Jia said without hesitation: "Well, I have a way." ”
Maurer sat down slowly and said, "Okay, Shao, you go back, I will consider your request carefully, don't worry, as long as it is beneficial to the club's results, I will do it." Rest and train and wait for my call. ”
When Shao Jia heard that there was a play, she immediately said excitedly: "Don't worry, I will, thank you." After speaking, Shao Jia turned around and left the head coach's office.
Maurer looked at Shao Jia's back as he went out, and fell into deep thought, although he didn't believe Shao Jia's words, but he really couldn't think of too many good ways to deal with Li Huan, or a lot of time to give this Chinese Shao a little time, he could surprise him.
After Shao Jia returned to his home, he immediately dialed Peng Xiaolang, who was far away in Berlin, he needed some information about Li Huan, for his compatriot, now Shao Jia knows that he knows very little, Peng Xiaolang went to Karlsruhe to watch Li Huan's game, and he had contact with Li Huan for a day, maybe he can give himself a little advice.
Peng Xiaolang answered Shao Jia's phone and immediately said in surprise: "Brother Shao, congratulations, the German Second Division will stage a Chinese derby in three days, I really envy you, when will I be able to appear in the professional arena." By the way, Brother Shao, will you start that day? “
Shao Jia was a little embarrassed and said: "I don't know, but Maurer told me that he would give me more time to play, and now Munich 1860 is very competitive, and it is not easy to become the main force." “
Peng Xiaolang said with some disappointment: "Well, yes, Brother Shao, I will also go to Munich on the day of the game, and when the time comes, you will have a treat, I will call Li Huan." He's a good man. ”
Shao Jia said: "Okay, there is no problem with this, as long as he is willing to come, I will definitely invite." But I want to ask you something now, you watched Li Huan's game live that day, and stayed with him for the night, do you know the technical characteristics? I want to ask, my position is exactly opposite to Li Huan. “
Peng Xiaolang thought for a while and said: "I don't know much, but Li Huan is really fast, Brother Shao, you must be careful of his speed, the Super League and the original A fast horses are simply slow compared to him, and he shook it over, and you don't even have a chance to foul." If you want to foul, do it early. Li Huan's long-range shot is also very good, 71 meters away, he dared to hang the door, I saw it very clearly at the time, he glanced at the goal at that time and smiled. In the midfield, you have to make timely kicks to interfere with his long shots, don't let him easily get up without any interference, otherwise it's over, I think his range should be within 40 meters. Of course, you have to be able to keep up with him, otherwise there is no way to defend yourself. Peng Xiaolang poured beans into a bamboo tube and told Shao Jia what he thought and understood, after all, he had a better relationship with Shao Jia, and he didn't think that he could defend if he knew the opponent's shortcomings. Otherwise, Zidane's Marseille maneuver is known to everyone on earth, but there are a few who can defend.
"Okay, thank you, Lang. I'll think about it. Shao Jia hung up the phone, Peng Xiaolang gave him a good message, there is a big difference between watching the video and watching the live game, you can only know how big the difference is when you see it with your own eyes.
(To be continued)