Chapter Eighty-Six: Psychological Problems

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The news that Ibyšević has undergone surgery proves that he will indeed not be able to play for the rest of the season, even in the penultimate round against Bayern Munich. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

This was a blow to Hoffenheim. While surgery is the best thing to do from the players' own perspective, from the team's perspective, the absence of the top scorer is not only a lack of firepower, but also a psychological impact on the players...... You can see from the usual training that the team is a little absent-minded in training, and everyone always discusses Ibisevic's injury in their spare time. The last time the team went on a winless streak, Demba . Ba said it was a curse. This time, no one said it was a curse, but many people did feel that the second half of the season was too bad for the team, and since Wellington was injured during the winter break, bad luck has been haunting the team, and people are constantly injured. With such frequent injuries, even the high-tech clinic at Hoffenheim FC can't do it.

But luckily, the team still has a psychiatrist, and Rangnick found Hans. Dieter. Dr. Herman (dr._hans_dieter_hermann) wants him to intervene in the players mentally. The job of a psychiatrist is to relieve the pressure and enlighten the players, and at the same time to prevent mental illness such as depression. There used to be a talented midfielder in Germany named Sebastian. Deisler (sebastian_deisler), who was originally regarded as the core of Germany's midfield for the next ten years, unexpectedly suffered from depression due to frequent injuries and excessive pressure, and had to announce his retirement on January 16, 2007, when he had just celebrated his 27th birthday.

Although the players are paid high salaries, they are noticed by the media, they are praised by the fans, and it makes ordinary people look like they are having a good time. But in fact, high salaries and high attention are huge pressures. For professional players, the pressure is everywhere - in any team, the competition for the main position is very fierce, if you are in good form, you will lose the main position, and the pressure in the competition for the position is with the players. At the same time, injuries are also a "good friend" for the players, and frequent injuries can also put a lot of pressure on the players, and Deisler is stressed by having five surgeries on his knee. In addition, the wins and losses of important matches, the wins and losses of the championship, relegation and promotion, goals scored and no goals...... These will bring pressure, and not all players have tenacious nerves like Chu Zhongtian and are not afraid of pressure to face difficulties. If you don't pay attention to the mental health of your players, tragedy will happen sooner or later.

But the vast majority of clubs don't take this seriously, and they don't have a full-time psychologist. It is often the head coach who gives psychological counseling to the players, but the head coach is not professional, the quality level is uneven, and not every head coach is Tony. A psychic master like Donne...... Now in the entire Bundesliga, only Bayern Munich and Hoffenheim have full-time psychologists, Bayern Munich has been taught a lesson by Deisler's incident and realized that players need not only physical health, but also mental health. Hoffenheim, on the other hand, has been emphasizing the role of psychiatrists for several years.

"It's systems engineering, Ralph. It's hard for me to promise you that it will be effective in a short period of time......" Dr. Herman nudged the frames that had slipped off the bridge of his nose.

"But my team can't afford to lose a game now." Rangnick frowned.

"I've heard that victory is the panacea for everything, Ralph. Cologne is not strong, if you can win, maybe the psychological problems of the team will be solved. ”

'It's not the game against Cologne, it's not the game against Bielefeld, it's the two games against Bayern and Schalke. Rangnick shook his head. The team's mental problems right now are like a ticking time bomb that could well be detonated in the most crucial of games.

"At least we have time to counsel the players before the game against Bayern." Dr. Herman thought about it for a moment, "I've been talking to the players since the end of training this afternoon. Make a list of the people you think have the most psychological fluctuations......"

※※※ Right in Ralph. While Rangnick was discussing with the club's psychologist, Herman, how to provide psychological counseling to the players, Chu Zhongtian was also discussing with his two captains how to change the pessimistic mood and atmosphere within the team.

"To be honest, Vidor's injury did hit hard...... The season is coming to an end and we've lost such a great character. And I think the impact on us is not only here, the opponents know that Vidort will not be able to play, they will also attack more boldly in the game, because we lack the most scorer and are a lot less threat to their backline...... "Pell . Nelson said.

"There's a mood in the team right now that Vidor's injury, we're still behind, and the league title is basically out of play. But it's not bad to finish second in the league because we can still play in the Champions League next season. For everyone, even if they can participate in the Champions League, it is a good result...... In the battle for the league title, everyone is not motivated. "Tebel is giving a presentation on the team.

Chu Zhongtian also knew these circumstances, everyone was holding back their strength to win the league championship, and at that time, the team had a neat lineup, and everyone also had the confidence to win the championship. But now the team's most important scorer is seriously injured and the season is reimbursed, which is equivalent to pouring cold water on the heads of the high-spirited players. Hoffenheim is in such a situation right now.

Whether it is winning the championship or relegation, at the last moment, the technique and tactics are often not important, the important thing is the tone, and that breath cannot be vented no matter what. Once it's gone, it's impossible to gather it again.

For Hoffenheim, they are on the verge of letting out that breath.

Whether it's Rangnick, Herman, or the three captains, all that needs to be done now is to stop this breath from letting go.

"That's just one point, what's the point?" Chu Zhongtian asked rhetorically. 'We have to let our team-mates know that there's still a lot to play in the league and that there's a lot of hope.'

"And what are you going to do?" Nelson asked Chu Zhongtian, and Tebel also looked at him.

"I'm going to tell them a story." Chu Zhongtian laughed.

His years at Wimbledon have been an invaluable asset, and he now intends to share it with more people.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian sometimes feels that he should actually sign a contract with Adidas, not Nike. Because his career has fully proved one point - "impossible_is_nothing", nothing is impossible, Adidas's advertising slogan...... At Wimbledon, they defeated the mighty Premier League side Chelsea as an amateur team and for the first time illustrated the phrase "nothing is impossible". They then moved to Metz, where they drew at home against Ligue 1 giants Lyon, eliminated them in the French Cup, and beat Lyon in the French Super Cup at the start of the season, and they are nothing short of Lyon's nemesis. Not only that, but they also won the French Cup as an underdog, lifted the League Cup as a dark horse, and finally defeated the mighty AC Milan in the UEFA Super Cup to lift the UEFA Super Cup. Now in Hoffenheim, as a promoted horse, they drew with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, won the winter title, and are currently ranked second in the league, and have a great chance of challenging for the title...... These things should have been impossible for ordinary people, but they have all come true.

So even if they are missing one Ibisevic, Chu Zhongtian doesn't feel anything pessimistic.

One less Ibisevic, and Salihovic, and Demba . Ba, and Obasi, and himself and his teammates...... Hoffenheim is still a very fighting team, and with their strength, it is not impossible to win the league title. That's always a better chance than an amateur team beating Chelsea in the FA Cup knockout rounds, right?

Ever since beating Chelsea at Wimbledon, Chu Zhongtian has felt that nothing is impossible in this world.

After training, the players returned to the dressing room. No one talks about Ibisevic's injuries anymore, and Ibisevic's name is like a spell with magical powers, and the mention of it is discouraging.

Losing the team's in-form top firepower closest to the league title means God doesn't want to see them win the title either?

Everyone was changing their clothes, or preparing to take a bath, Chu Zhongtian stood up and clapped his hands.

"Wait a minute, I have something to tell you."

Dr. Herman got the list that Rangnick gave him, and the first person in the list was Chu Zhongtian, who felt strange and asked Rangnick: "I asked you to rank the most psychological fluctuations first...... Are you sure he's like that, Ralph? ”

"I'm just thinking he's the captain and I'm talking to him a little bit before I can get the team to work with you. His prestige in the team is quite high. Rangnick explained.

"That's right...... Okay, can you help me call him to my office...... No, I'm going to do it myself, I'm going to see what the atmosphere is in the dressing room. Dr. Herman took the list and went out with Rangnick.

※※※Chu Zhongtian is telling stories to his teammates, of course, telling the story of his participation in the FA Cup when he was at Wimbledon, starting from their qualification for the FA Cup, the most important place is that the team beat Chelsea incrediblely, Chu Zhongtian scored two goals alone and became famous.

"I know this game." Someone suddenly stood up among the teammates who listened with relish, "I remember last year or the year before last, I happened to see a news that the British media selected the top ten upsets in the history of the FA Cup, and Wimbledon Athletic's victory over Chelsea ranked first......"

Chu Zhongtian looked over, and the person who spoke was Kang Po.

Young Camper's usual hobby was reading, so he had the nicknames "Google" and "Professor" in the ranks. The moniker is obvious - what's not to understand, ask Compper, doxing...... "Three of the first four unpopular were created by Wimbledon." "The fourth is...... Did they win against Liverpool? After saying that, he wasn't very sure, after all, it was two years ago, and he didn't remember it very clearly, so he cast an inquiring glance at Chu Zhongtian again.

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Although Wimbledon was a team in the league at that time, it was only a weak team, but they defeated the powerful Liverpool in 1988 and won the only FA Cup in the club's history. ”

As a member of the "Crazy Gang", Chu Zhongtian knows a lot about the past of the Crazy Gang.

'The second was also created by Wimbledon, who beat Burnley...... What kind of team is Burnley, Chu? I know Liverpool but I don't know Burnley. After Comper finished speaking, he looked at it again, and let Chu Zhongtian explain.

Chu Zhongtian naturally knew about this game.

"At that time, Burnley was a League One team, and at that time League One was the highest league in England, equivalent to the current Premier League. So it's okay to say that Burnley was a Premier League team at that time. Wimbledon, on the other hand, also plays in the Southern Regional League and is an amateur team. They beat Burnley in the third round of the FA Cup......" Chu explained.

Had it not been for Wimbledon's win over Chelsea, the game would have topped the top 10 upsets in FA Cup history. Because that match set a precedent for a non-league team in the 20th century to beat a top-flight team in the FA Cup.

If you think about it, it is not a simple coincidence that Wimbledon occupies three of the four places before the FA Cup top 10 underdogs. Because the Wimbledon team has always maintained their courage and integrity, just like the team's legendary head coach Dave Brown. As Bassett put it, "The madness is a spirit, a never-say-die attitude. This spirit inspires them all the time, allowing them to dare to challenge opponents far stronger than themselves, to perform miracles and accomplish things that others consider "impossible", and then leave the whole world stunned and their glasses shattered.

Now the team that changed its name to Milton Keynes is also self-aware, knowing that they can't afford the title of "Crazy Gang", so they voluntarily dropped the name "Wimbledon". So now in the whole of England, there is only one crazy gang, and that is Wimbledon, which is still in the amateur league. The club's boss is currently in a battle with the FA in the hope of returning to the history of the 'Wild Gang' and, if they succeed, will have an additional FA Cup title on the team's laurels table, which their predecessors won for them, beating the unbeatable Liverpool in the final, which ranked fourth in the top 10 all-time FA Cup underdogs as voted by the English media.

"Why can't we even think about something that an amateur team can do?" After the story was told, Chu Zhongtian asked everyone rhetorically.

"I'm hurt, of course I'm sad. But that's not a reason for us to give up, is Hoffenheim equal to Ibby alone? Isn't there a need for all of us to exist? The league title is won by the hard work of the whole team, not by a few goals scored by one person. Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg, Schalke 04...... When these teams win the championship, do they rely on only one person? We're missing Ibi, but we're still having Saiyad, and Ba, and Obasi...... And all of you. Chu Zhongtian pointed over one by one, pointing at everyone.

He didn't mean himself, but everyone knew it. In fact, this team is not without Ibisevic, but if it is without Chu, I am afraid it will be really no play...... Chu Zhongtian didn't continue, he felt that he had finished what he needed to say, and then it would be up to his teammates to understand how much.

"The madness is a spirit, a never-say-die attitude......" Dr. Herman muttered the words he had just heard outside the door.

He didn't know anything about football at Wimbledon, and he didn't know what to do with it. But just this simple sentence suddenly made that unfamiliar name come alive in his mind.

He didn't know those people, he didn't even know what colour Wimbledon wore and he hadn't seen their games. But it's strange that when he heard this, he could automatically associate the image of them gritting their teeth and fighting the field.

"That's a great saying." Herman commented after reading it.

Rangnick was reminiscing about the story Chu Zhongtian had told just now.

'I think we should wait a little longer, Ralph, because it's the day after tomorrow against Cologne. Let's take a look at how the players perform in training. Dr. Herman turned and walked back. Today, I won't bother the lads. ”

※※※On May 9, in the 31st round of the league, Hoffenheim welcomed Cologne at home. It was their first game without Ibisevic and all eyes were on to see if the young team would collapse from the nearest finish, as some media had predicted, after missing the team's most important goalscorer.

As a result, they were disappointed.

Hoffenheim beat Cologne cleanly with a score of 3:0 to the cheers of 30,000 home fans.

In the 58th minute, the Cologne player fouled in front of the penalty area and gave Hoffenheim a free kick in an excellent position, Salihovic took the penalty, and the football went straight to the corner of the goal, and the Cologne goalkeeper could only watch the football enter the goal. 1:0!

In the sixty-eighth minute, the game was active Demba . Ba received Chu Zhongtian's second pass, and shot angrily twenty meters away from the goal, and the football flew into the lower right corner of the goal, 2:0!

In the 78th minute, Hoffenheim won another penalty, this time by Obasi, who calmly fired the ball into the back of the net. 3:0!!

(To be continued)