Under the great attention and repeated hype of all German and even some European media, this focus event of the final battle of the first half of the Bundesliga has aroused high interest among the German people. Many Germans who are not familiar with the football circle are still the first to watch it.
Once I heard that a professional team has emerged in the small town of Tübingen. It has achieved five consecutive jumps in five years. Even after it just joined the Bundesliga 2, it has already won the second place in the league. It actually beat the Bundesliga team last season.
Frankfurt and Freiburg are all squeezed in behind.
In comparison, Cologne's news value is much lower, even though Cologne has not lost a game since the start of this season.
Except for the RTL TV station in Cologne, which still sings praises for the Cologne team, other media have taken a neutral attitude, even slightly leaning towards the Tübingen youth.
Because at the beginning of the year, the two teams had played against each other in the German Cup. It was also a cold and windy winter. Cologne fell into the absurd situation of not scoring in ten games in the Bundesliga, while Tuebingen Youth was making great progress in the Southern Regional League. Two
The meeting between the two players gave Cologne the intention to find a shooting sensation in the amateur team. As a result, after 90 minutes, except for the loaned Rigobet who scored a goal, Cologne still had nothing to gain, but was defeated by
The little Tubingen youth scored three goals in a row and was shamefully eliminated.
I don’t know to what extent this unexpected defeat shook the Cologne team’s confidence in relegation. In short, after this game, the Cologne team plummeted. The board of directors’ stinginess and eagerness for quick success, as well as the chaos and confusion of the coaching change, made this Bundesliga team
The founding team and the first Bundesliga champion was inevitably sliding into the abyss.
In other words, Cologne is also rich. Because of the glorious history of three Bundesliga championships and four German Cup championships, Cologne can still attract some talented young people to join this team even though it has been lingering at a low level for more than ten years.
Think of it as a winning dream.
For example, Podolsky, a young man from Tubingen, hesitated for a long time but still rejected him. Even if Wang Ai went to Cologne in person, he could not move the heart of this 17-year-old boy. This made Wang Ai quite helpless, but he was also determined.
Try your best to win the heart of the first half champion.
Honor is the life of a team. This is not only an oath, but also a reality.
After the Cologne team was relegated this season, they invited the famous "upgrading expert" Friedheim Funkel as head coach, and everyone's intention to return to the Bundesliga was well known. And this man has led many Bundesliga teams.
The team's upgraded coach has also lived up to expectations. The unbeaten record since the start of this season has made Cologne's board of directors, club and fans breathe a sigh of relief.
Of course, that’s assuming you don’t meet the Tubingen youth!
The disastrous defeat 10 months ago almost sounded the death knell for Cologne's Bundesliga journey last season. Even if the Tübingen youth defeated Schalke 04 in the end and won the German Cup, there was still no
Let Cologne forget the shame of this game.
Today, even though the coach was changed, Cologne also lost many of its main players and came to the sad place of Tübingen again. However, the status of both sides has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Before October, Cologne was in the Bundesliga and Tübingen was in the regional league. There was still one Bundesliga between the two sides. After October, Cologne was first in Bundesliga and Tübingen was second in Bundesliga. Cologne was undefeated in 16 games.
, Tübingen won 10 consecutive games. Cologne lost many main players, while Tübingen successively added three main players, Qu Bo, Chen Yang, and Zhang Yonghai, and only lost one Allison.
The old powerhouse is still strong, and the new ace is impressive.
On December 12, the same day that Ali came to visit Tübingen, a large number of media entered the small town. Among them were RTL TV station, a die-hard Cologne supporter, and China Central Television, a die-hard Tübingen supporter.
Sports channels, as well as the relatively neutral German TV channel 2, etc.
The atmosphere in the small town suddenly became tense. Even the bookish atmosphere of the university town could not hide the tension before the war.
"What's the use of being a half-marathon champion?" Mr. Jimbos knocked on the blackboard in the club meeting room to teach everyone: "This is not only an honor, but also a real benefit."
The teammates looked at the handsome Mr. Jimbos attentively.
"Everyone knows that in the second half of the season we will have to fight on three fronts. German Cup, UEFA Cup, Bundesliga 2, tell me which one do you want to give up?"
The team members shook their heads in unison.
"Yes!" Mr. Kimbos nodded: "This should be my last season in Tübingen. My wish is the same as yours, to get all the honors I can get, so I have no regrets. We in Tübingen
From the state league, the regional league to the Bundesliga 2, the youth has completed the decades-long journey of many teams in three years. Every step we take is creating new history, not only the history of Tübingen but also the history of German football.
.Didn’t Bild say a few days ago that we are the most improved team in the history of German football? Then we must make this title even more beautiful.”
Speaking of this, Mr. Kimbos raised a finger: "Now let's talk about the half-season championship. This championship will not issue a trophy and will not be recorded in the history of the Bundesliga. So why is it important? Because it determines other football teams in the second half of the season.
The team's attitude towards us. For example, teams in the relegation zone will not treat us as a target to gain points. In the same two relegation battles, one is against the first place and the other is against the second place, they will try their best
Which one are we trying to defeat with all our strength? Even the teams competing for promotion places will subconsciously focus on other opponents, such as Frankfurt, Freiburg and Cologne. If we win this game, to a large extent, we will
This means that we have a huge advantage in the competition for promotion places in the Bundesliga this season. This will give us more energy to deal with the German Cup and UEFA Cup games, and will be more conducive to our allocation of physical strength. Let me talk about it below
Let’s talk about the precautions for this game.”
After hearing this, the triathlete stood up from the side and operated the slide projector to present the Cologne team's lineup, main stars, and tactics one by one.
At the end of the speech, Mr. Jinbos clapped his hands: "Boys, 10 months ago, we had Bai Guanghai, but not 'Stuka'. We had Wang Ai, but not 'Doctor' yet. In the past ten months,
, If I remember correctly, Ozil's height has increased by five centimeters. Although Mertesacker has not grown any longer, his girlfriend has become taller... In short, we have become stronger, while Cologne has become weaker.
, even if they are undefeated in sixteen games, we must use the afternoon game to tell them..."
Speaking of this, Mr. Jimbos waved his fist: "That's because you didn't meet us!"
This chapter has been completed!