Chinese players in Europe

Chapter 886 Two Different Stories

"Oh oh oh oh oh... the goal! The goal! In the last minute of the game, Stuttgart's star Fink took advantage of the opportunity of a corner kick and smashed the old goalkeeper with a powerful header. The goal guarded by Daniel Haas! 1:2, Stuttgart won the derby in Baden-Württemberg. They successfully qualified for the UEFA Champions League next season in the last round of the league. Finnheim...it's a pity they have to accept relegation after struggling for two seasons. Next season, they will go to the second division of the Bundesliga."

"I really miss the blue whirlwind created by Mr. Lannick back then... It's a pity that the past has become history. Hoffenheim was brilliant for a while, but soon fell like a meteor, and it was never the same again. The bravery. The old goalkeeper Haas is 38 years old this year. This is his last season in Hoffenheim, but he did not expect that the team that has stuck to it all his life will be relegated to the second division when he is about to say goodbye. League..."

"This world is like this, some people come, some people go, some teams are brilliant, and some teams are lonely. Most of the players who created the 'Blue Army' back then have retired, only Salihovic and Su Kulini and Haas are still sticking to this stadium. Although Sukulini and Salihovic can still play games, they are not young and they don’t have many years to play. For them, The most painful thing is this, in the place where I am famous and brilliant, but in the end I have to bear the fate of the team returning to the low-level league again, it is really uncomfortable..."

"Hoffenheim head coach Markus Babel sat on the coaching bench with a face full of pain. His assistant Zeidler did not go to comfort him. In fact, at this moment he was also scratching his hair with a face of pain. It seems that the fate of the team's relegation made this old courtier who witnessed the rise and fall of Hoffenheim extremely painful..."

"It is said that the club chairman, Mr. Dietmar Hopp, has had enough of this incompetent German coach. Maybe next season, the person sitting on the Hoffenheim coaching bench will no longer be Babel. Klinsmann ? Love? Or Shaf? I heard that Mr. Hope is in private contact with these famous marshals who are at home..."

"Who knows? Anyway, we won't be able to see it next season, at least for a year...I hope they are lucky and can return to the Bundesliga in a year... "

On the TV screen, a silent image of the Rhine-Neckar Stadium appeared. The Hoffenheim fans in blue jerseys hugged their heads in pain, and many even crouched on the ground hugging their heads. Crying with a headache.

On the field, every Hoffenheim player looked depressed and dazed. Sukulini and Haas looked extremely pale. Only Salihovic, who still wore the captain's armband on his arm, bit his lip tightly. , staring blankly at the Rhine-Neckar Stadium, which seemed to have fallen into the end of the world, holding back tears, stepped forward to comfort his teammates one by one...

"Snapped--"

Ralph Lannick raised his hand and pressed the remote control in his hand, turned off the TV, lit a cigarette, and fell into silence.

For Rangnick, there are two days that he can clearly remember in his life. One is May 2010, 18. The championship, this is not only the most glorious moment in the history of Hoffenheim, but also the most glorious moment in his coaching career-although he has coached many teams since then, and has also received various championship honors, but For him, that was the season that really belonged to him, a season that belonged to the Hoffenheim era.

The other day was also in that year, in the same month of May, but instead of cheering after the double, it was full of painful memories.The team sold a large number of key players, and their beloved disciples left one by one. The Hoffenheim dynasty that they built gradually fell apart. A season of brilliance died prematurely before the whole world could appreciate their brilliance.Murphy's departure symbolized the end of Hoffenheim's era, and Rangnick also left the city where he left five years of memories...

Hoffenheim can be said to be the deepest pride in the heart of Lannick's life, and it is also the most difficult to comfort... pain in his life.

But fate is so joking, and there will be one more day that Lannick is destined to remember in his life-May 2023, 13, that is, yesterday, he received a call from Dietmar Hope, and he begged himself Back at the Rhine-Neckar Stadium, begging myself to lead this country team that was once brilliant and also once abject to return to the stage of the First Division.

Mr. Hope told him that it wasn't for me, it was just for Hoffenheim, it was just for the [-] residents of this village, and they had to go back to where they belonged!

"I'll think it over carefully, Mr. Hope."

Here's Lannick's answer.

He didn't accept or refuse, he just said he would consider it.He was not putting on airs. At the moment he saw Hoffenheim's relegation, although he was no longer the head coach of this team, he still felt pain in his heart.

In fact, there is no moment when he does not think about returning to this small village that made him famous and made him one of the top European champion coaches. However, it has been so long, do the fans there still remember him?Do the players there still know him?There, is it still the same as before...

Lannick has a lot of worries, and he has a lot of worries. Although he has already agreed to Mr. Hope's request in his heart, now he is just looking for a reason for himself to go back.

As long as you want to go, are you worried that you can't find a reason?

Lannick found it.

He told himself: "I like it there, I belong there, and I want to go back to the place I should go back to most!"

Two days later, less than a day after Hoffenheim, which had been relegated this season, fired its current head coach Marcus Babel, another piece of news that shocked German football and Europe appeared on its official website—"Welcome Mr. Ralph Rangnick returns to the Rhine-Neckar Stadium. As one of the best and best champion coaches in today's football, Mr. Ralph has returned to the place he most wants to return to. This is our honor, This is also the beginning of a new era!"

When Ralph Rangnick returned to Hoffenheim and drove the entire Rhine-Neckar stadium into a frenzy, far away in the Spanish capital Madrid——

The Bernabéu stadium is buzzing with people, and the last league game of the 2022-2023 season of the Spanish Football League is going on at the moment.

The opponents are Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the life-and-death rivals. This season, the two teams are very tight in the standings. Barcelona ranked first with 79 points, while Real Madrid followed closely with 78 points. This is a game. A veritable battle of champions.

And the game has gone on for 85 minutes, and the score on the field is still 0:0.If the game ends in a draw, Barcelona will lift the league title this season on the ground of bitter rivals Real Madrid with a one-point lead.

The Megalings in the Bernabéu stadium are constantly cheering for their players with loud voices, hoping that they can perform a miracle at the last moment of the game, defeat Barcelona, ​​and then win the league title.

The commentators in the commentary are expressing their views on this "entangled" championship decision.

"It's been a very competitive season. Real Madrid and Barcelona are doing very well in the league, but there is only one champion and they have to give it their all for the glory!"

"I think the reason why Barcelona can overwhelm Real Madrid is that they still believe that their former ace veteran Leo Messi, although he is 36 years old, his speed is not as good as before, and his breakthrough has lost the sharpness of the past, but his His experience and his skills have benefited Barcelona a lot. In many key games, Messi stepped forward and scored key goals!"

"Tello's performance is also good. This genius who came out of La Masia's youth training camp has completely transformed into a superstar. Now he is a well-deserved super ace of Barcelona!"

"Compared with Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid has done much less in this respect. Neymar is undoubtedly a superstar, but he does not have absolute authority in Real Madrid, and many stars do not believe him. And in the treatment of veterans ... I won't talk about this point, look at Mo, look at Ozil, and look at Varnera... These old courtiers who have helped Real Madrid win countless championship trophies in the past ten years, sitting collectively On the bench, I am really moved... In fact, as early as three years ago, when Kaka and Ronaldo left the Bernabéu Stadium, the Galaxy Battleship II, which had been feared by European football for nearly eight seasons, had already It's starting to go downhill!"

Indeed, as these narrators feel, the players who dominate the Galaxy battleship today are no longer the golden generation of players who led Real Madrid to win the tenth Champions League trophy in history in 2012-2013. Most people have left the Bernabeu Stadium, Kaka retired, Ronaldo returned to the Portuguese League for retirement, Higuain went to the Qatar League, Benzema is now the image ambassador of French football... and Murphy and Ozi Although these veterans are still in the team, their chances of playing are very small. It seems that this season, they have played less than 8 times in the league.

For them, their time has passed.This is a brand-new era, an era where heroes rise together.

Maybe there are still many Megalings who remember that Mo Fei helped Real Madrid win seven league championship trophies in the past ten years, and the number of Champions League trophies in the honor showroom has also increased to 14, as well as three Copa del Rey trophies, and the World Club Cup... Maybe some people still remember that Mo Fei was once the seven-time World Footballer of the Year, the five-time European Football Ballon d'Or winner, and the honor of being named the professional player who contributed the most to football in the new century...

However, all these have become the past.

Because, he... is old.

Although Murphy does not admit this, all the fans and all the reporters think so. He can no longer be as fast as before, and he can no longer penetrate the opponent's defense with gorgeous breakthroughs that make people suffocate... Perhaps all he could rely on was his experience.

"I still have a strong heart to pursue victory and championship!"

Mo Fei often said this to his friends and teammates. Many people nodded with a smile, but they didn't care when they turned around.In their view, this is just the self-consolation of a belated hero.

Could it be that he knows what other people are saying in private and what they are thinking? He doesn't care. Although he is 35 years old, he still wants to prove himself. He wants to prove that he is still the best professional football player, no better than anyone else. Difference.

Seeing the stalemate on the field, Mo Fei sat quietly on the bench, did not speak, just watched everything on the field quietly, others thought this old guy was asleep, but only the old players in the same batch as Mo Fei He Mofei knows that his brain is always running, thinking about how to break the deadlock after playing - although the chance of him playing is very small, but this has become his habit, he just can't stop using his head to fantasize all of these.

"Mo, go warm up."

While thinking in his mind, the head coach's voice came.Mo Fei was taken aback for a moment, but when he looked up, he saw Raul smiling brightly at him.

Raul returned to Madrid three years ago. Of course, his identity is no longer a player. The golden boy who made the Bernabeu crazy and remembered by the Bernabeu has taken on a new look. He is now the head coach of Real Madrid.

"Hey, Gonzalez, you finally think of me? If you want me to say, you put me on earlier, these little brats in Barcelona would have been scared to pee their crotch."

Mo Fei pouted dissatisfiedly, then put on a yellow vest and ran to the warm-up area.

Raul smiled noncommittally, but stared at Mo Fei's slightly aged but still tall figure, in a daze.

Soon, under the leadership of the assistant coach, Mo Fei stood on the sidelines of the court.

"Ha, who is that! That's Mo! The super Mo who once made the whole world crawl at his feet! Haha, this old guy is going to play? Does he still have the strength to pass and shoot? Oh, oh, it seems Real Madrid have completely given up the game and the championship, they must know that no matter how hard they struggle, they will not be the opponent of Barcelona, ​​ha..."

It was naturally the Catalan narrator who made such a mocking voice. Could it be that he heard such a voice, but he curled his lips in disdain. In his opinion, Catalans are still as annoying as ever, uh... Very bad!

Unlike the booing of the Barcelona supporters, there was an overwhelming cheer at the Bernabéu Stadium, louder than ever-in fact, although Murphy is getting old, but what he has done for this stadium No one has forgotten his contribution. In the hearts of Real Madrid fans, Murphy will always be their patron saint and the hero of the city.

This is also what makes those young superstars who came to Real Madrid very envious and jealous. They can't figure it out. It's just a past star. The truth, but why—his popularity here is still so intense?
They can't figure it out, because they will never understand what Murphy means to this city and this stadium.

"Oh oh oh, Mo's on! Ha, Mo's on! Although it is very likely that we will lose the league title this season, Mo's appearance still makes everyone feel bright. He is the hero of this stadium. Our patron saint, without him, the world is not important anymore. Mo, come on!"

"Momomomomomomomomomomomomomo, the greatest superstar of the 21st century, is here! It's beautiful! Raul Gonzalez finally did something at the end of the season to make everyone Everyone will applaud the good thing, that is, he let Mo play!"

"To be honest, why did I come to the Bernabéu Stadium to apply for a home commentator? The reason is Mo, because I am his fan. I want to see his performance by his side every weekend and cheer for him. Applause for him... No matter how the years pass, he is the deepest imprint in my heart, Mo, we are all your supporters, hardcore supporters! Keep playing football and keep showing your demeanor!"

The Bernabéu was boiling instantly, and the monstrous momentum emanating from the entire stadium at this moment was even more enthusiastic than their winning the league championship.

"What a group of self-deceiving guys! Mo's era has passed, now is the era of Barcelona's resurgence, and Real Madrid belongs to the past tense!"

Some commentators who are pro-Barcelona are still taunting sourly, and still attacking Murphy's play without compromise.

But soon, they shut up because Real Madrid scored.

Mo Fei threatened Barcelona with his first touch of the ball. He actively ran out of space in the frontcourt. When he received the ball, before he started, the Barcelona defender knocked him to the ground.For these young defenders, Could it be that the current speed is too slow.

The Bernabéu stadium was full of shouts and curses, but Mo Fei on the field showed a bright face.

Free kick, about 25 meters, this is simply a position tailored for him!

Although he is old, although he is no longer running fast, his experience, his skills, his free kick skills... are still there!
Without any surprise, the "King of Free Kicks" volleyed casually, and the football directly pierced through the ten fingers of the Barcelona goalkeeper...

1:0, Real Madrid took the lead at the end of the game, and the goal was-Could it be!
The Catalan commentators were dumbfounded, the Barcelona fans were dumbfounded, and the Barcelona players on the field were also dumbfounded—they never expected that the championship would change hands in the blink of an eye, and let them swallow The bitter fruit of failure is the "old guy" they look down on.

They were in a daze, but the Bernabéu stadium would not be in a daze, "GOOOOOOOOOAL!"

After the game, Mo Fei, the veteran who helped the team score a key goal and miraculously won the league championship, once again became the focus of reporters.

Faced with the reporters' pursuit, Mo Fei just smiled and waved his hands, full of superstar style: "I just want to say, whoever said that I am old, then he will die!"

The reporters were in an uproar. They didn't expect that after so many years, this old superstar is still so hot-tempered and arrogant!

However, they were soon relieved, perhaps this is the real Mo Fei, a superstar who fans all over the world can't put it down.

When the reporters wanted to interview Mo Fei again, Mo Fei had already gone far away, leaving only a tall and straight back for everyone.

A figure came from afar: "I am not old yet, facts will prove everything, just like what happened today!"

(End of this chapter)