Students from the University of Leipzig like to visit Moritz Bowl, which is the largest student club in Europe. Even German Chancellor Angela Merkel has participated in various activities here.

This was a fortification from the war period. Later, it was given to students from the University of Leipzig and turned into a leisure place, with beer halls, cafes and other facilities, and also held concerts, exhibitions and other activities, and open-air movies.

But sometimes, too many people are also a troublesome thing.

Yang Cheng and Gran Nak passed the path next to Moritz Castle, heading north and entering the University of Leipzig. Because they didn't want to attract too much attention from students, they did not go to Moritz Castle, but walked along the way, chatting about some stories about Yang Cheng and the University of Leipzig along the way, and came to the small park behind the Church of St. Thomas.

"Just here!" Yang Cheng suggested with a smile, he felt that this place was quiet enough.

Grannak shrugged and said that he had obeyed unconditionally, so he immediately asked the photographer who was following him to prepare immediately, and then he and Yang Cheng sat down on the wooden chair in the small park.

While preparing, the photographers couldn't help but give a thumbs up at the environment here. If it's quiet enough, it's nice. The light is good and the scenery is also nice. The surroundings are covered with big trees. The road paved with tightly cut square stones is really unspeakable.

After the staff were ready, Grannak made a gesture and said he was about to start.

"I know you don't like polite words, and you know you're very busy, so I'm going to the point!" Gran Nacker looked at Yang Cheng with a smile, facing the camera sideways, and said in a peaceful tone.

Yang Cheng nodded at the camera without saying a word, without any urgency.

"How do you view the recent period of time, there have been a lot of rumor about the outside world. Are you worried that the team will be affected by the outside world? For example, the morale of the players, or the effect of preparation?" Grannak asked the first question, which is also a question that most fans on the Internet are concerned about.

Yang Cheng smiled faintly and looked at the camera. "I think those comments are normal. Anyone and any organization have the right to express their opinions. They have the right to say how they view us, and I also have the right to decide whether to accept their comments and opinions. I think this is a very fair thing."

"As for preparing for the game, I think it's time to clarify that Sakika Masaya has left the German national team, and I never feel that he has any say in the current national team preparation system, so I will not refute his remarks, because I will not waste my precious time on people like him."

"So far, all I can say is that, including me and the coaching staff, everyone is very satisfied with the preparation results, and the team's progress is also maintained well. We believe we can recover before the European Cup. I am very confident about this!"

Grannak immediately followed up and asked the second question, "When it comes to the European Cup, I encountered Spain in the first game. Do you have confidence in this game? Have you decided how to play?"

This is a question that many fans are concerned about, because everyone can see that Spain's strength is not just a saying. They have maintained a record of winning from the qualifiers to now, and even the warm-up match is full of morale. Bosque's team is hailed as the number one favorite in this European Cup. Moreover, this team has been in shape for many years.

After Aragones won the European Cup, Bosque took over Spain. In the early stage, he consciously wanted to lean towards Barcelona, ​​but in the first game of the World Cup, Spain lost to Switzerland, and Bosque realized the problem. After that, he began to absorb Barcelona players based on Real Madrid and enter the Real Madrid system, thus forming the style of the Spanish national team.

This change made Spain unstoppable in the following World Cup events, running wildly, reaching the finals, and defeating the German team led by Yang Cheng to win the championship. Although many people believe that a large part of the contribution of Spain's strength comes from Yang Cheng, Yang Cheng always said that Bosque is the biggest contributor to Spain's championship.

Relatively speaking, Yang Cheng took over the team after the World Cup in South Africa, and then made adjustments and turbulence. The players in the team were also very mobile and were unable to build a stable defensive system. This is also everyone's biggest concern for the German team.

Spain is good at controlling, passing and attacking. If the German team's defense is not solved well, it is likely that it will encounter a dark goal in the first game. The next two group matches will be very dangerous, because Portugal and France are not weak teams either.

"I will decide the final lineup before the game. For the time being, we are still adjusting and practicing."

But Yang Cheng also did not deny that, "Spain is indeed very strong. We must face the gap. We must clearly see that Spain is far ahead of all the teams in terms of strength, so how to play in the face of Spain is a problem that all teams will feel embarrassed, including us."

"Many people say I am not familiar with leading the national team. I don't deny this, but I have communicated with many national team head coaches. I know the difference between the two. I also know very well that the European Cup and club games are different. My coaching staff and I have also made re-adapt and adjust to this, but no one has seen these efforts!"

Gran Nakk had a look of respect, because he could imagine how hard Yang Cheng and his coaching staff worked in less than two weeks since leaving Real Madrid.

"I was drawn into the Death Group and met Spain, Portugal and France. Do I have any confidence in qualifying in the group?"

"Of course, I have been telling my players that they must have the best level in three group games. We all hope to qualify in groups. Moreover, the three opponents of the three teams are teams of different styles. We have formulated three different tactical plans specifically for them and made targeted arrangements and arrangements for them."

When talking about this, Grannak asked a new question, "Many people are asking, you have always advocated offensive football, and you have always regarded the advocacy as your football creed. Now, your German team is obviously not as strong as Spain, and there are many problems on the defense line. Will you continue to stick to your football belief in the game?"

After hearing this, Yang Cheng couldn't help but laugh, "I can only say that our game style will not change. No matter how far we go in the end, we will stick to our own things, because I have always been very clear that future football is professional, and we must find our own positioning and give full play to our own characteristics. Be small, deep and strong."

"But this may cause you and your team to encounter more difficulties and failures!" Gran Nak reminded.

"I know, this is actually what I have always emphasized. It is too difficult to be a head coach now. Almost few head coaches are sticking to their own things, so I admire Ferguson, Wenger, and Van Gaal. Now I admire Mourinho very much because they are already there, or are sticking to their own things."

"I always feel that ten fingers of a person have different lengths. No one is omnipotent. I am good at attack, so my defense is relatively weak. Mourinho is good at defense, and his offense and ball control are relatively weak. Ferguson and Wenger are impossible to be perfect. So if a team asks Mourinho to coach, it is impossible to force him to play beautiful and sexy control offensive football. This is common sense!"

"Now, many head coaches usually choose to compromise. Many times, in name, they are the team's supervisors, but in fact, under the pressure of actual results, they have to compromise with the stars, so even if the stars are in poor condition, they have to compromise with the management, even if they know they are not suitable, they have to play some unsuitable football styles."

"I think this kind of problem is not just about the environment and club problems. We, as coaches, have problems ourselves, because we are not fighting for the power we should have, we do not insist on what we think is right, and in the end, we will find that we may have won something, but we lost more."

After hearing this, Grann Nak shook his head and said, "You should understand, Mr. Yang Cheng, you are a big brand. You have enough prestige to even make Real Madrid compromise with you, but other head coaches are not good. They want to eat, they want to live, and make money, so they have to compromise and save. I have to say a few words for them."

Yang Cheng nodded, "Yes, I admit this. In fact, we head coaches have discussed a lot about these issues, but we always believe that the more we are in this situation, the more we need to safeguard our own interests and principles, because the final result of compromise is not respect, but constant compromise and constant compromise with all forces."

"I have always believed in one sentence. To win the respect of others, you must first learn to respect yourself!"

What Yang Cheng is talking about is some of the current football problems. For example, in everyone's eyes, firing a head coach is the easiest thing, because a head coach can be dismissed with just one sentence. Therefore, many head coaches often make compromises and concessions in the process of coaching, which eventually leads to their poor performance and are fired and dismissed, becoming the target of fans' attacks. However, they do not know that this is not the team he wants at all.

"There is another question. Dortmund's general manager Votsk had criticized you before, believing that you deliberately ignored Dortmund's international and favored Bayern Munich's international and used nepotism. What do you think about this?"

Yang Cheng laughed, "Bortmond's international players on the 23-man roster this time include Hummels, Schmeltzer and Gotze. I think these three players are all excellent and have the ability to hit the main position, but I know very well what they are almost there, and I also know very clearly why Votzke said that, at least he has not mentioned this issue in front of me."

Dortmund has risen again recently, but their strength and reputation are still too short, which gives them a strong desire to join the national team more and play more in the national team, thereby increasing the team's reputation and influence, and thus forming a strength that can compete with Bayern.

But Yang Cheng must consider more because he is the team's head coach.

"A fan criticized one of your moves, that is, you planned to arrange for the team to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland before the European Cup. The fans' reaction to your move was extremely extreme. Many people think it was completely unnecessary. What kind of consideration did you make this decision?" Gran Nak also didn't understand this.

But one interesting thing is that once the news of Yang Cheng's decision to go to the Auschwitz concentration camp was disclosed, first, the head coach of the Italian national team, Prandelli, also said that he would lead the team to the Auschwitz concentration camp to worship at the right time, and then the head coach of the England national team, Hodgson, also said that he would lead the team to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and the Netherlands also said that he would go.

This incident has formed a trend. Many people are puzzled by Yang Cheng's approach, and even question it, thinking that it is unnecessary and just play football, so why do you have to do so many things?

"I remember a president in Germany once said that anyone who closes his eyes to the past is blind to the future!"

"On the surface, European football is very calm, but in fact, racism and paranoidism are popular, and even many national teams have such problems. This is very unfavorable to the unity of the team. I think it is very necessary for them to experience the consequences of these wrong ideas in person."

"The national team is a symbol of a country. What's the problem with them going to Auschwitz to worship the undead? On the contrary, I think this move is very powerful to help eliminate some unnecessary prejudice within the national team!" Yang Cheng said seriously.

There are many foreign immigrant players in the German national team, such as Ozil, Klose and others. They are all foreign immigrants. If they cannot use effective methods to eliminate some internal instability factors and prejudices, how can this team form combat effectiveness and unite?

The best way to eliminate these prejudices is not to tell a lot of truths, but to let them see them with their own eyes. In the past, the painful lessons and consequences caused by the same prejudice were allowed to eliminate these prejudices by themselves.

"The German national team is very young today. They are only in their early 20s, and their thoughts and personalities are still in the growth stage. I think that in the hearts of many fans, they often over-examination the players. They always over-idealize. A certain player should be perfect and mature, but in fact, he is less than 20 years old, how can he be mature? How can he be perfect? ​​He is just a child, a very ordinary young man!"

"I also look forward to the growth of the team and bringing the whole team to a higher level, but I also know that just teaching them football and letting them learn to play football, then in the end they can only play football. That is far from enough, because a person who only knows how to play football cannot gain a foothold in this society, and the player's playing football time is only those 90 minutes a week."

"Football is the same as other industries and fields in society. If you only know how to play football but not anything else, then you will never succeed because you have to have a meal, have a girlfriend, get along with your teammates and coaching staff, learn how to deal with the media and fans, and know what is right and what is wrong."

"I know that it may feel hypocritical, or it may be difficult to do this, but I have always wanted to do it with my own hands."

"Now is the era of highly developed commercial football. The stars have an annual salary of over one million. Some young people become famous and enjoy thousands of favors. This has formed a thought in the hearts of many players. As long as they can continue to play well, they can continue to enjoy all this. But I hope that my players are not only excellent players, but also excellent talents who contribute to this society!"

After hearing this, Grannak couldn't help but nodded repeatedly, "No wonder Prime Minister Merkel made a special call when he heard that you were going to lead the team to Auschwitz concentration camp, and expressed his support and praise for you, but as your friend, I always feel that you always cause too many troubles for yourself!"

His words made Yang Cheng laugh, "There is no way, I'm old, when I was young, I didn't think so much, but when I became a father of a child, when I watched my children grow up day by day, when I watched my players mature day by day, I really feel that I have to be obliged to do this."

"Perhaps some people will say, if you are a coach and others are also a coach, they will not be like you, so why do you have to make trouble?"

"I think it's precisely because no one does it, so I have to do it more, because I hope to call on more people to join me and pay attention to this issue, especially now."

Yang Cheng’s worries are actually not unreasonable, because many players nowadays are pleased fans with absurd and quirks, winning the attention and pursuit of many fans and professional media, which has become a trend, such as Manchester City’s Balotelli.

Of course, Yang Cheng does not deny that Balotelli has a very high talent, but can't he pursue him without hesitation because of this? Continue to help Balotelli's child's temperament so as to help him improve. What should he do when he is over 30 years old and cannot play football? How can he gain a foothold and survive in society?

Are there few examples of people who are incredible when playing football, but are poor after retirement?

Therefore, Yang Cheng has always said that what he wants is not only an outstanding professional player, but also an outstanding social talent. There are indeed many players affected by his hands, such as Ronaldo and the Portuguese are a big example.

This time, Yang Cheng was not prepared to make concessions. He not only wanted to go to the Auschwitz concentration camp to worship, but also invited three survivors from the Auschwitz concentration camp to let these three old men be players of the German national team, telling their experience of escaping from death and giving them a vivid lesson.

He firmly believes that this can effectively improve some unstable emotions and factors in the team. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!