Chapter 75 The future feud
The reason why the derby is called a derby is that it is not an ordinary game. There will always be many stories around this game. Although the game against Stuttgart has become a thing of the past, the media in Bawu and Germany are still hyping up some things about this game these days.
For example, what Leman said to Chu Zhongtian before the free throw, German TV One specially invited a lip-speaking expert to translate it. With this interpretation, Chu Zhongtian's penalty kick and subsequent celebration actions have another meaning.
As a player who scored a winning penalty with pressure at the last moment, Chu Zhongtian also received widespread attention after the game. The official website of the Bundesliga conducted an exclusive interview with him.
The content of the interview is mainly aimed at the derby battle.
There are so many things worth talking about in this game... Stuttgart's big-mouthed striker Gomez jumped out to criticize Hoffenheim's players after the game: "I have always had a good impression of this team in the first half of the season, but now I want to change this view. Some people are just fucking unpleasant. Yes, I'm talking about Weiss!"
Weiss was responsible for entangling Gomez in this game, so the two of them were entangled throughout the game. In addition, Weiss was nicknamed "German Gattuso", so the defensive movements were definitely not clean and his temper was very hot, so Gomez was entangled by Weiss. After the game, he violently criticized Hoffenheim's Weiss in an interview.
His own player was attacked. As the captain, how could Chu Zhongtian not stand up for his teammates?
Of course he knew that Weiss was not the kind of gentle player. He was the kind of person who could jump up and fight his opponents for victory, so he would definitely have many actions in the game not that way... "Gentleman". Gomez would undoubtedly be very upset by Weiss, but this is not the reason why he could attack his teammates at will. Things on the court were resolved on the court, and the game was over and talked about these things, and he even sweared, which was really unpleasant... When Chu Zhongtian was asked about his opinion on Gomez's remarks by the official Bundesliga website, he said: "Gomez scored two goals in the game, and I don't understand what he has to complain about. Is it because he didn't make a hat trick? The game has ended and there is no point in saying these things. He was just unhappy about losing the game at the last moment. Yes, he was very fucking unhappy about them losing the game at the last moment!"
Chu Zhongtian finally said in Gomez's tone. Of course, when this sentence is on, "fuck" must be blocked, otherwise it will be a bad thing for children... Although children may have long since scolded all kinds of swearing, some things still have to be done.
Although this approach may be criticized and attacked by the media and opponents, it is very popular with teammates and can greatly improve your prestige in the minds of teammates. As the captain, this is an unshirkable responsibility.
Stuttgart was certainly unhappy about losing the game at the last moment, especially as they insisted that the penalty was a misjudgment. After the game, Manian, who was fouled, felt innocent: "I just leaned on him and fell down. It's not my business!"
Chu Zhongtian's answer as another party was: "He should go and watch the game video again, I have nothing to say about this. Both the referee and I think it was a penalty kick, that's it."
So what did he think of the provocation he had against Lehman?
"I heard what he said to me, so I thought to myself: 'Since you want me to punish me, then I will punish me. If you can't save, then you have nothing to say, right?" Chu Zhongtian smiled at the Bundesliga official website reporter. He said this with a very confident statement. He is a person who is confident in his strength and is unwilling to admit defeat. If anyone wants to provoke him in a field where he has confidence, the outcome is like Lehman... Then they talked about Ibisevic, who was in a goal drought in three games.
Chu Zhongtian told reporters about Ibissevic's first season in Metz: "At that time, he didn't score a goal for half a season, and was under tremendous pressure, but he finally broke out at the most critical moment. So I was not worried about Ibi's 'goal drought'..."
After the interview was sorted out, it was put on the homepage of the official Bundesliga website, and the editor attached a photo of Hoffenheim spreading his hands and shrugging his shoulders in front of Lyman. The title was: "The Chinese captain of the Bundesliga leader, the person who embarrasses Lyman."
The Bawu derby is actually an emerging thing. There were similar games before, but the teams on both sides were not heavyweight. The teams were different in position and goals, and there was no direct competitive relationship. Even the derby was played very dull, just like any ordinary Bundesliga match.
But with Hoffenheim's rise, especially their unexpected and exciting performance this season, they began to directly threaten Stuttgart's status in Baden State, and even further, Stuttgart's position in the Bundesliga.
The two teams had a direct conflict of interest, and the derby game became popular. So the battle of words between the two sides after the game was much more than that of ordinary games. Such a game was like a "derby".
From this game, many new history has been created. In a few years, perhaps the match between Hoffenheim and Stuttgart will always be so hot and exciting, becoming an indispensable part of the German football territory, just like those long-standing derby-Derby-Derby-Derby of Milan, the Italian derby of Inter Milan and Juventus, the Spanish national derby of Real Madrid and Barcelona, the North London derby of Arsenal and Tottenham, the time-honored derby of Celtics and Glasgow Rangers, the Argentine national derby of Riverbed and Boca... And Hoffenheim and Stuttgart may become Baden's eternal enemies, they attack each other, they attack each other
Poaching each other... Just like any hostile team does. But no matter what, no one will not know the name "Hoffenheim". In German football, there will always be a place for such a team. Hoffenheim was once ridiculed for "their name is Hoffenheim 1899, so where were they in the past hundred years?" This situation will never happen again. In the next hundred years, many people may remember their names, just as people today are impressed by Manchester United, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool...
※※※Put the entanglement with Stuttgart aside for the time being. Stuttgart has not yet become Hoffenheim's mortal enemy. But their enemy has almost become Hoffenheim's mortal enemy... On the afternoon of February 28, Hoffenheim will go away to challenge Dortmund. The two teams have formed a feud before they even played. In the initial words "Chu can be the second Summer" annoyed Dortmund fans. Dortmund fans are known for their fanaticism. In their minds, Summer is the only one, and a monkey from the yellow skin also wants to compare with their heroes. Conversely? Later, many people in Germany disliked Hoffenheim. Dortmund fans were the vanguard. Then the first match between the two teams. Hoffenheim beat the veteran team 4:1 and did not leave any face for the away team. Dortmund fans used personal threats to Hope and racially discriminatory remarks to Chu Zhongtian in the stands as a counterattack. After the game, the battle of verbal continued. Hope condemned Dortmund fans, and Dortmund also arrested a young fan. This move completely confronted Hoffenheim club and Dortmund fans.
Later, as Hoffenheim's performance became better and better, their beautiful and passionate style of playing were accepted by more people. Finally, during their battle with Bayern, those who once opposed them and hated them were impressed and began to turn against each other and applauded the brave and tenacious Hoffenheim.
But only Dortmund fans continue to stick to their disgust towards Hoffenheim, which is now helping the two teams toward the path of "fenstein".
In the 22nd round of the league, Hoffenheim challenged Dortmund away, because the last time Dortmund fans threatened to kill Hope, creating a very nervous air between the two teams. So before this game, Dortmund club solemnly warned some fans not to cause trouble at that time, and the Dortmund police were also facing a big enemy.
Originally, after the last time the two sides fought, Hope had expressed that if the other party could not guarantee his personal safety, he would not go to watch the game away. However, except for the time he went to Florida, the United States, he did not miss any away game of the team. It was not that he broke his promise, but because the other party made a promise, and the opponent's fans did not feel that disgusted Hope himself.
But Dortmund is a very special place.
Despite this, Hope still wants to go to Dortmund because he has made an appointment with Dortmund's chairman Dr. Laubar and will hold a meeting with Dortmund's general manager Vatsk to discuss the Bundesliga's "501" (note).
In order to ensure Hope's personal safety, Dortmund provided him with a separate private room.
※※※The tension that permeated the supporters of the two teams also affected the players on both sides.
This game entered a very fierce confrontation from the beginning - not on offense and defense, but on physical confrontation.
Just as Dortmund coach Klopp said before the game: "In the game, we must work hard on fighting, because the opponent's fighting is quite fierce..."
Dortmund and Hoffenheim are currently the teams with the least losses in the Bundesliga, and they both lost only three games. However, these two teams are still very different. Chu Zhongtian lost fewer and had few draws. They won a lot of goals, and their offenses were sharp and they always scored one goal after another. Dortmund's attack was very weak, and scoring only one goal in each game seemed to be a routine matter, and 1:1 became Dortmund's iconic score.
Both teams currently maintain a record of unbeaten at home. Hoffenheim now has a good opportunity to defeat Dortmund while ending Dortmund's unbeaten at home. This is something that Hoffenheim likes to do very much.
Last time, at their home court, they were called "Bitch Legion" by Dortmund fans. Hoffenheim players still remember these things.
After the winter break, Dortmund failed to win in four rounds, which put a lot of pressure on the whole team, and the players' performance under heavy pressure naturally became more and more impatient.
At the beginning of the game, Chu Zhongtian kicked the opponent's midfielder Hainauer (tamas_hajnal) in a competition for the ball. The 27-year-old Hungarian midfielder fell to the ground and rolled in pain.
Chu Zhongtian did not do it on purpose, it was just a mistake, so he hurried to comfort the painful Hainauer. The referee's whistle also sounded, and he ran to Chu Zhongtian, groping in his right hand in his chest pocket.
"Just four minutes after the game started, Chu Zhongtian had a foul... It looked like a foul that gave a red card directly..." Duan Bin, who commented on this Yang game in the Beijing studio, said with some concern. If the Chinese player Chu Zhongtian was sent off just now, then this game would lose the value that many Chinese fans continued to pay attention to.
"Oh...oh!" The German commentator screamed, as if his own thigh was hit by Chu Zhongtian. "This is really a rough foul! It's not an exaggeration to give a red card directly! It seems that Hoffenheim is going to lose his captain just at the beginning of the game..."
Of course, Rangnick didn't want Chu Zhongtian to be sent off by a red card just as the game started. He watched anxiously on the sidelines.
Chu Zhongtian was explaining to the Dortmund player who surrounded him: "I didn't mean it. He swung too fast, and I didn't hold it..."
Referee Vander ran over, he lined up and rushed to Chu Zhongtian, showing him a...yellow card!
"What? Yellow card? Is this just a yellow card foul?" the German commentator said in surprise.
Also surprised were Dortmund's head coach Klopp and Dortmund fans in the stands.
Everyone thought that Chu Zhongtian's kick should be a red card, and even Chu Zhongtian himself thought so, so he felt guilty and comforted the other party as soon as possible, hoping that this move could improve his image in the referee's mind.
Rangnick and Duan Bin breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. No matter how controversial the penalty was, Chu Zhongtian would be the biggest victory. At this time, they didn't bother to think that this yellow card was Chu Zhongtian's fifth one. Even if he didn't take a red card, he wouldn't be able to play in the next round of the game with Werder Bremen... Duan Bin still had to busy wiping Chu Zhongtian's butt: "Theoretically, Chu Zhongtian should be sent off by a red card for a foul this time, but referee Vander must have considered that the game had just begun, and if the absolute core of Hoffenheim was sent off, it would greatly affect the excitement of the game, so he gave Chu Zhongtian a yellow card to warn him..."
Chu Zhongtian escaped and hurriedly comforted Hainauer, who was being examined by the team doctor, and then he quickly withdrew from the crowd. As for the Dortmund players who were protesting, they were the referee, but not him, so he would not get involved.
Dortmund was very dissatisfied with the penalty. Head coach Klopp made a whistle sarcastic move, while Dortmund's players surrounded the referee and wanted to ask for an explanation.
The referee gave an explanation that he believed that Chu Zhongtian's kick was a rushing ball but not a rush, and hurting people was just an accident. So he showed mercy... For such an explanation, Dortmund players must accept it, and if they do not accept it, they must accept it, otherwise what else can they do? Will they learn from the Chinese Super League team to strike? Obviously not.
Although Chu Zhongtian was not sent off with a red card, his kick was like a match, completely igniting the anger of the two teams - Dortmund was angry because of the referee's decision and Chu Zhongtian's kick. The Dortmund fans in the stands kept insulting the Hoffenheim players, which also made the Hoffenheim players feel angry.
The next game, both sides made constant fouls and the fight was very fierce. The referee might be the time to remember that he felt that his sentence against Chu Zhongtian was too light, so he favored the home team Dortmund in the following law enforcement. Dortmund won multiple frontcourt free kicks in a row, but failed to pose a threat to Hoffenheim's goal. However, in the fifteenth minute, Hoffenheim also obtained a frontcourt free kick. Salihovic shot directly, and the ball was slightly off the post, causing Dortmund's players and fans to sweat.
Five minutes later, Dortmund got an excellent opportunity. Paraguayan scorer nelson_valdez received a pass from patrick_owomoyela in front of the penalty area. The ball was not very powerful, but Haas, who replaced the injured Hildebran, saved the ball and lost his hand. As a result, he gave Egyptian player mohamed_zidan a chance to make a follow-up shot. He easily pushed the shot into the net, and it was too late to save Haas... "1:0!! Dortmund took the lead at home! The game only started twenty minutes! Their start was good!"
Zidan and his teammates came to the bottom of the Dortmund fans' stands and cheered with the people above.
That stand is the stand where Dortmund's most die-hard fans are. There is a bright yellow color in sight.
In this yellow, in addition to tens of thousands of Dortmund scarves, there are slogans and portraits that insult Hoffenheim.
A red scope was drawn above Hopp's avatar, and even a fool could tell what it meant. Someone turned Hopp's avatar into a devil. Someone modified Hoffenheim's team logo, added a comma in the middle of "1899" and an euro symbol at the back, which turned into "18,99?". That means Hoffenheim is only worth 18 yuan and 99 yuan. In addition, there are fans holding up slogans with the words "You have ruined our football", which shows their resentment... After Dortmund scored, these slogans floated.
It's getting more exciting...※※※Note: The so-called "501" policy is a policy formulated to ensure that the Bundesliga can develop healthily. The policy stipulates that in Germany, most of the ownership of the club shares - more than 50% - must belong to the club itself, and the ownership of external investors cannot exceed 49%, which eliminates the possibility of investors directly owning football clubs, maintains the club's autonomy, and avoids the occurrence of Premier League teams such as Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool.
For example, Hoffenheim, although their boss behind the scenes is Dietma Hope, who has a net worth of 6.3 billion euros, he does not directly own or control the club legally. The current chairman of the club is Hoffman. Although Hope has an office in the club, he has no brand left. He is more like a very rich and passionate super fan.
In fact, there are similar situations in Wolfsburg and Leverkusen. The financial support behind them is the famous Volkswagen Group and Bayer Pharmaceuticals, each of which is rich and powerful. Hope is just using it as a consortium with his own strength.
The policy was voted by the Bundesliga in November 2008. However, small and medium-sized teams hope to relax policy restrictions to give the club more autonomy and flexibility. Hope went to Dortmund to discuss the specific matter with Dortmund General Manager Vatsk.
Chapter completed!