323: The relegation team explodes with unimaginable energy
At the end of the 32 rounds of the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season, Cologne is temporarily ranked 15th in the league, only 33 points more than Wolfsburg, which is third from the bottom. With two rounds left in the league, Cologne has to fight for relegation.
Working hard.
At this time, Munich 1860 faced Cologne, which was difficult.
Often at this time, teams relegating are more difficult to play than teams competing for the championship.
Because they will fight you tooth and nail.
And the Cologne team doesn't dare to relax at all now.
Wolfsburg is very strong and they are capable of reversal. Moreover, Wolfsburg's current goal difference is 6, while their Cologne team's goal difference is 18. In other words, no matter what,
It is impossible for Cologne to tie or surpass Wolfsburg on goal difference. Therefore, even if the points are the same, Cologne will be surpassed by Wolfsburg.
Therefore, at this time, the Cologne team cannot lose.
They couldn't give Wolfsburg a chance to chase points.
Once Wolfsburg catches up with points, their Cologne team will be surpassed in an instant and then fall directly into the relegation zone. ??
Therefore, in this game, even if they face Munich 1860, the Cologne people will not be ambiguous. They are here for victory.
Before the game, Cologne's new head coach Volker Funk said: "We know how powerful Munich 1860 is. They are the best newly promoted team in the Bundesliga this season. They surprised everyone. But, to be honest, Munich
1860 can achieve such results this season mainly because the Bundesliga this season is too chaotic. Many strong teams have lost to themselves, which gave Munich 1860 such an opportunity. I took over Cologne to lead the team to upgrade.
.No matter who the team is in front of me, we have only one task, which is to beat them."
Yes, Fink's mission when he took office was to lead the team to avoid relegation.
Funk was originally the sporting director of FC Cologne. He took over as the coach of the Cologne team on April 27 and was also the interim coach. He only led the team to play these three games.
To be honest, Fink never thought about taking over the team.
But there was nothing he could do.
Because the team's head coach Frank Schaefer directly proposed to resign after losing 1-4 to a relegation competitor in the 31st round of the Bundesliga. No matter how Cologne's senior management and players tried to retain him, they did not agree.
Resolutely resigned.
Obviously, Schaefer felt that the pressure during this period was too great and he could not bear the pressure.
Schaefer was originally the firefighting coach invited by the Cologne team.
At the beginning of this season, Cologne's head coach was Croatian Zvonimir Sordo. This person was a firefighting coach that Cologne hired after the sudden departure of Cologne's former coach Daum. He started in June 2009.
He took over the team and led the team to a decent performance last season, barely surviving relegation and ranking 13th in the Bundesliga with 38 points, 7 points higher than the teams in the relegation zone.
This season, he has only led Cologne The team played 9 rounds, with a score of 1 win, 2 draws, 6 losses and 5 points. The senior management of the Cologne team was not satisfied with his performance in leading the team. They fired him directly and hired Schaefer to put out the fire.
To be honest, after Schaefer took over the team, his performance in leading the team was also very good.
From the time he took over the team to the time he resigned, he led Cologne in a total of 24 official games and achieved 10 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses, including 9 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses in the league, bringing 30 points to Cologne.
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This result is already very impressive for a relegation team.
To be honest, the senior management of Cologne are very satisfied with Schaefer's performance as a team leader, and they also believe that Schaefer can successfully lead the team to avoid relegation.
However, after the Cologne team led by Schaefer defeated Nuremberg 1-0 in the 28th round of the league, Cologne lost to direct relegation competitor Monchenglad 1-5, 1-3, and 1:4.
Bach, Stuttgart and Wolfsburg, this directly caused the originally promising relegation prospects to become confusing, and now they are only three points ahead of the relegation zone.
It’s okay to lose in these few games, but the most important thing is to lose to a direct competitor who is relegated. This is simply giving the opponent six points. No wonder the die-hard fans of Cologne are so angry.
It was because of this result that Schaefer received death threats from die-hard Cologne fans.
It is said that these death threat letters were sent to Schaefer's home, and Schaefer's family was frightened.
Moreover, these die-hard Cologne fans even cooked banners at the training base, "If there is any problem with the team, we will beat you to death!"
The opponents in the next games are Bayer Leverkusen, Munich 1860 and Schalke 04. These teams are difficult to deal with and it is very likely that they cannot win.
Schaefer couldn't bear the pressure and chose to resign directly.
To be honest, the senior management of the Cologne team really did not expect that Schaefer would resign suddenly, which caught them off guard. Because at this time, Schaefer resigned and he did not have time to find a replacement. This time, the senior management of the Cologne team
A big mess.
Cologne's senior management tried their best to persuade Schaefer but ultimately failed to change Schaefer's decision. In the end, Cologne's Tong Yilai resigned. Cologne also had no way to find a suitable replacement in the short term. It had only been three games, and the pressure was still so high.
, there are really not many people who dare to take over. Therefore, the Cologne team asked the team's sports director Fink to take over temporarily and lead the team to play these three games to help the team avoid relegation.
When Funk took over, he told the Cologne players that he took over the team to avoid relegation. He hoped that the Cologne players could show their strongest fighting spirit and strength this season.
They must avoid relegation.
After taking over the team, Funk led the team to a 2-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen at his home court, which was a surprise to Cologne.
The players and fans saw hope. And in this game, the Cologne players showed a completely different state. It was obvious that they really worked hard.
Originally everyone thought that Cologne would definitely occupy a relegation spot, but after the game against Leverkusen, everyone changed their views.
The Cologne team is very capable.
At this time, even when facing the championship contending Munich 1860, the Cologne players were still full of confidence. To be honest, the Cologne players were full of confidence in this game, and now the Cologne players felt that they could defeat any opponent.
When Cologne star Podolski was interviewed by media reporters, he said: "Yes, our Cologne team is indeed a relegation team, and Munich 1860 is indeed a championship team, but so what? Our Cologne team does not have to
No matter how bad the team is, we will definitely be able to win this game. You believe me, I have confidence."
The media reporters all saw that Podolsky was really confident and not just pretending.
Obviously, since the last game against Bayer Leverkusen, all the Cologne players have changed. Obviously, these are brought by Finke. Of course, it is also possible that Scheffe
Your resignation has stimulated them. Anyway, at this time, the people of Cologne are like lions that have woken up. They are not afraid of anyone, and they are also very ferocious. Now they just want to eat meat.
Podolski also said, "We have made all the preparations now. I also know that Tong Yi is the best new coach in the Bundesliga this year. He will definitely be the best new coach in the Bundesliga this season. Moreover, I believe him
He is also capable of being elected as the best coach of the Bundesliga for half the year. The team he leads is very powerful. But I’m sorry, the victory of this game is determined by our Cologne team!”
Yes, Podolsky is so crazy and determined.
Podolski also said, "Not only in this round, but in all the remaining games this season, our Cologne team will win. Cologne fans, you can rest assured that our Cologne team will not be relegated this season.
Will stay in the Bundesliga forever."
Podolski took on the responsibility of a captain at this time. At this time, his words gave confidence to the Cologne players and also gave confidence to the Cologne fans.
This makes the fans of the Cologne team believe in them very much. It unites the entire Cologne team together and is united to fight for relegation.
Cologne fans all like Podolski very much. Podolski is their hero. They also believe in Podolski's words. This season, they will definitely successfully avoid relegation.
Therefore, at this time, many fans of Cologne went to Munich. They wanted to support their team away from home, and they wanted to watch their team avoid relegation. They wanted to stand with their team.
To be the strongest supporter for the Cologne players. r> Podolski continued, "Of course, I know very well that Munich 1860 is very strong. But don't worry, we have made all preparations and we can beat any team. Please believe in us.
We must win this game!"
This is not the first time Podolsky has said such words, which shows that Podolsky is really very confident.
Tong Yi naturally saw the reaction of the Cologne people, and he was also shocked. Sure enough, the relegation team is really difficult to beat.
When Tong Yi was interviewed by media reporters, he said: "To be honest, Cologne is difficult to deal with. They are one of the most difficult teams to deal with now. It is still very difficult for us to defeat them.
We must go all out. More importantly, we Munich 1860 cannot afford to lose this game, we need the championship!"
Tong Yi is right. Munich 1860 really cannot afford to lose in this game.
At this time, they are already behind Dortmund. If they lose again, they will have no chance to tie Dortmund. Because they are too far behind Dortmund in terms of goal difference. Even if they are tied, Dortmund will win the championship.
Therefore, Munich 1860 really cannot afford to lose.
Tong Yi continued, "I know that the clones have been in good shape recently, and their mentality is also very amazing. They have shown a different momentum. But there is no way, we Munich 1860 must win, we cannot afford to lose."
The media reporters nodded one after another, thinking that Tong Yi was right.
In this game, Munich 1860 will definitely have a fierce battle with Cologne. Suddenly, they feel that this game seems to be very interesting, and it should be very exciting. So they are all interested in this game.
Full of expectations, all waiting for the start of this game.
De Bruyne, the number one star of Munich 1860, also accepted an interview with media reporters. He said, "To be honest, I have no special impression of Cologne, but in my opinion, they played against Leverkusen in the last round.
, they are very strong. I really don’t understand how they fell to relegation. They should be strong. In this game, we will definitely go all out and we will not take it lightly. Don’t worry, we will also
We are fully prepared.”
However, media reporters and fans are a little bit unconvinced by De Bruyne.
Because the state of Munich 1860 has been very ups and downs recently. They have not won a game recently either losing or drawing. In this game, Munich 1860 may not be able to win.
Even before the game, there were more people who were optimistic about Cologne than those who were optimistic about Munich 1860. This is a bit outrageous, very outrageous.
At this time, both fans from both sides and other teams paying attention to this game are full of expectations for this game, and they all want to see the result of this game.