There were no upsets in this round of Bundesliga, and all the major teams won.
Dortmund defeated Nuremberg and Leverkusen defeated Mainz.
The most eye-catching game was Schalke 04 playing against Bayern Munich at home, but they were beaten 0:4!
In fact, Schalke 04 played pretty well in this game, but suddenly collapsed after withstanding Bayern Munich's attack for 75 minutes.
Franck Ribery's goal in the 76th minute broke the deadlock, and then Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mandzukic, and substitute Pizarro each scored a goal, which directly silenced the home fans.
So after the sixth round, there were no changes in the upper reaches of the standings. Hamburg, Dortmund, and Bayern Munich were still in the top three with 16 points, while Leverkusen was fourth with 15 points.
Schalke 04, which faced strong opponents after the start of the game and was beaten by both Hamburg and Bayern, fell directly to 14th in the standings.
However, Schalke 04's next opponent is not that strong.
They will challenge Darmstadt, seventh in the Bundesliga 3, away from home in the second round of the German Cup, which should be a good opportunity to adjust their mentality and morale.
Of course, the top Bundesliga players will also join the German Cup battlefield on September 25th and 26th.
Dortmund also played away games against Munich 1860, which is currently in the Bundesliga 2, and Leverkusen played against Bielefeld, which is also a Bundesliga 2 team.
There are two Bundesliga "wars" between Freiburg and Stuttgart, and Bayern Munich and Hannover 96.
But these two games are not the most watched games in this round of the German Cup.
The most eye-catching thing is a showdown between the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 teams!
That's St. Pauli's home game against Hamburg.
Because this is one of the most intense and distinctive derby matches in Germany!
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As a once iconic team in German football, Hamburg is also a well-known club with a long history in Germany.
Therefore, in Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany, the Hamburg team has always taken it for granted that it is the master of this city.
But for more than a hundred years, there has been another team that doesn't think so, and that is St. Pauli.
Unlike Hamburg fans who are more "orthodox", St. Pauli appears to be much more "rebellious".
The St. Pauli district itself is located on the side of Hamburg's port. It is a working-class community. At the same time, it is also the location of Hamburg's red light district and a gathering center for Hamburg's politically left-leaning citizens.
Yes, the Reeperbahn where Pan Yi went to sign the FM endorsement contract is right here, which also proves the liberal style of St. Pauli fans.
Liberalism sparked a new wave of fan activism in the emerging punk rock scene, and St. Pauli has since adopted skull and crossbones as symbols of resistance.
Moreover, this pattern has become mainstream among St. Pauli fans and can be seen everywhere in the game stands, including flags, slogans and even tattoos.
The pursuit of freedom, bohemianism, and over-idealism are all fundamentally in conflict with traditional Hamburg fans.
This kind of conflict continues on the court, which is the tense and heated atmosphere of the Hamburg Derby.
This atmosphere has decreased in the past two years, but not because the conflicts between them have eased.
It's because St. Pauli was relegated from the Bundesliga in the 2010-2011 season!
Hamburg has maintained a glorious record of never being relegated from the Bundesliga, so the two have not met for more than two years.
In the second round of this year's German Cup, fate put them together again.
These two real mortal enemies in the same city are about to face off!
Such a derby will certainly attract a lot of attention, making it the most discussed game in the second round of the German Cup.
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As the German Cup match date approaches, the city of Hamburg is full of tension.
Many fans are wandering the streets wearing the jerseys of the teams they support. If you see a fan from the opposing team, it's okay to glare at them. If you don't like them, it's very possible to directly attack them.
The Hamburg Police Department had to strengthen its security forces.
Starting two days before the game, you can see police cars patrolling 24 hours a day, and the security force on each street has been significantly strengthened.
At the same time, the entire Hamburg team also felt the solemn atmosphere.
When some fans came to watch Hamburg's training, they put up slogans:
"Help us beat up St. Pauli!"
"Death to those Reeperbahn bitches!"
"Pan Yi, please win this derby!"
In fact, for Pan Yi, it is indeed difficult for him to participate in this kind of hatred with class and ideological contradictions like the locals.
But he understands that no matter where in the world it is, as long as it is called "Derby", this game must be extremely important.
Not to mention the more famous derbies such as Milan Derby, Madrid Derby, Manchester City Derby and North London Derby, the Berger derby he watched in Serbia was enough to make him tremble with fear.
This Hamburg Derby must be the same.
And derby is always difficult, it has nothing to do with the strength of the two teams.
Just like when Liverpool, which is in full swing, meets Everton, who is fighting for relegation, this Merseyside derby will be inextricable.
In the year when St. Pauli was relegated from the last place in the Bundesliga, they met Hamburg, which ended up ranking 8th in the league, and also recorded a win and a draw, which made the people of St. Pauli very proud.
Therefore, at the mobilization meeting before the game, Pan Yi asked Hamburg locals Lin Zhijian and Jonathan Tower to tell the derby stories they knew, including the old players Janssen and Weiss who had played in Hamburg for many years and participated in the Hamburg Derby.
Terman and others are here to mobilize everyone.
He wants everyone to know that although this is just a German Cup match, even if it is for the fans and to defeat the rivals in the same city, we still have to fight for it and we must play with all our strength!
Captain Westermann also promptly reminded the players that they must pay attention to the upcoming game: "We have not had a Hamburg derby for two years, and every fan will be looking forward to it. Some of you may not understand that plot, but for us
Say, defeating St. Pauli may be more important than defeating Bayern!"
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On the other hand, St. Pauli is also actively preparing for the game.
The significance of the German Cup to St. Paul's is actually not that big in itself.
As a Bundesliga team, their bigger goal is to perform well in the league and strive to return to the Bundesliga as soon as possible.
In the German Cup, you can basically play as far as you can, and it doesn't matter if you are eliminated.
But now the opponent in the German Cup is Hamburg, and this game is immediately given special significance.
St. Pauli coach Roland Vallabek knows the significance of the Hamburg Derby very well, because he played for St. Pauli during his player days.
If you can win the Hamburg Derby, you can gather the support of the fans. Even if the team's performance is worse, it is still acceptable.
On the contrary, the team's performance is better, but losing the Hamburg Derby will still dissatisfy the fans.
Fans are the support of the club.
It is very important for the club to satisfy the fans.
Therefore, even if there is no conflict between St. Pauli and Hamburg in private, when it comes to the competition field, they must fight like life and death enemies.
What's more, the Bundesliga has played eight rounds now, and St. Pauli is only in the middle of the standings. For a team that aims to return to the Bundesliga, the results are really not good.
St. Pauli fans already have some complaints and distrust towards the head coach, and some even started to call for Valabek to be dismissed from get out of class.
Therefore, Valabek also wants to use the victory in this game to regain the support of some fans.
No, if he can win this game, his coaching position will definitely be as secure as a rock!
After all, the current Hamburg is not the original Hamburg. The current Hamburg is a strong team!
This is a Hamburg team led by Pan Yi that remains undefeated and ranked first in the Bundesliga!
To win the derby and defeat the first place in the Bundesliga, this is definitely a major victory that can be recorded in history for St. Pauli, which is ranked ninth in the Bundesliga!
Of course, it is not necessary to win. If we can draw with such a powerful opponent and then eliminate the opponent through a penalty shootout or something, it will be enough to satisfy the St. Pauli fans.
So although it seems difficult, Valabek has made thorough preparations for this game.
In addition to things on the court, there are also things outside the court.
He understands that as a head coach of St. Pauli, he must show his contempt and disdain for his rivals in the same city to the outside world.
This attitude is very important.
As long as he can show his hatred for Hamburg and lead the team to defeat Hamburg, he will be able to gain huge support from St. Pauli fans.
This is how enemies should treat each other!
So, the day before the game, Valabek spoke freely when interviewed by reporters:
"Hamburg team? What team is this? In addition to St. Pauli, we have a second professional team in Hamburg? Oh, actually there is. There are two professional teams in Hamburg, one is St. Pauli, and the other is
It’s the St. Pauli Youth Team!”
Of course, the interviewing reporters knew that this was a routine spat before the start of the Hamburg Derby, and they were also happy to see such attitudes from the coaches of both sides.
So the reporter "kindly" reminded Valabek that Hamburg is currently the No. 1 team in the Bundesliga this season.
Valabek then "suddenly realized" and said in a very perfunctory manner, "Really? I didn't expect that the level of the Bundesliga is so bad now. To be honest, I didn't pay attention to Hamburg at all. I only focused on
The upcoming Bundesliga opponent Ingolstadt."
Then the reporter mentioned Hamburg's head coach Pan Yi, saying that he is the most popular coach recently.
Wallabek also made a simple comment: "I don't know him. I only know that he is from the Dragon Kingdom, and as we all know, the Dragon Country people can't play football, and naturally they can't teach any decent football. But
One can only imagine how bad the Hamburg team will become under his leadership..."
All in all, Valabek's speech in the interview was to press the hamburger to the ground and stomp it over and over again.
This made Hamburg supporters very angry.
And Pan Yi only had a very simple response: "A sage named Lu from our Dragon Kingdom once said that a gentleman does not speak. It means that it is useless to talk, so just come over!"
Comparing the two sides, it seems that Hamburg has somewhat lost to St. Pauli in this war of words.
This also makes the fans of St. Pauli very happy, and Valabek is also very satisfied.
However, what he didn't know was that he had already pissed off an opponent he shouldn't have...
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Miller Gate Stadium.
Every corner of the stands around St. Pauli's home stadium has been occupied by fans.
Among the more than 20,000 fans in the audience, most of them were fans of the home team St. Pauli. However, because it was a derby match in the same city, many fans of the visiting team Hamburg also came. At a glance, there should be four to five thousand people.<
/p>
From the moment players from both sides started to warm up, the St. Pauli fans never stopped shouting and singing.
On the one hand, this is to cheer for our own players, and on the other hand, it is to intimidate the visiting team’s players and fans.
This is a declaration, telling the sworn enemy that this is St. Pauli!
No matter what Hamburg becomes today or how strong it is, St. Pauli will never be afraid of you!
St. Pauli fans are extremely looking forward to the team defeating Hamburg, but to be fair, most fans are not optimistic that St. Pauli can win.
After all, Hamburg can now beat Bayern, beat AC Milan, and rank first in the Bundesliga.
And St. Pauli is just a German second division team.
The St. Pauli fans were very happy to hear what head coach Varabek said before the game, but their reason also told them that winning is difficult.
They just hope that the team can play with momentum.
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Even if you can't win, you still have to let the damn burger know how powerful it is!
This is the mentality of St. Pauli fans now.
Hamburg fans think slightly differently.
They feel that St. Pauli is not on the same level as Hamburg now, and the other party dares to provoke them, so they must give them some trouble today!
This is the biggest expectation for Pan Yi and his team. There is nothing more satisfying than beating the opponent at the home court of the rival in the same city.
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Hamburg's players were warming up, but their eyes glanced into the stands from time to time.
In the stands close to the players' tunnel, there is a group of very eye-catching fans.
Most of them wore St. Pauli's brown and white home jerseys, but basically no shorts or trousers.
Some are jeans and some are short skirts, and the length is only about ten centimeters at most.
Some simply wear small underwear directly, with only the wide jersey covering the surface.
And even the jerseys can hardly cover their majestic peaks, and their passionate jumping is even more likely to cause a flash flood.
Obviously, these are female workers of the Reeperbahn and supporters of St. Pauli.
Therefore, whether it is the fans in the nearby stands, the players warming up in the audience, including the staff, security guards, and police, it is difficult to take their eyes away from this scene of long legs.
"I said, are these St. Pauli fans?" asked Van Dijk, who was doing leg presses.
Next to him is Hamburg captain Westermann. The two of them are today's double central defenders.
"No. To be honest, they are the only ones that St. Pauli can use." Westerman shook his head, "I heard that if St. Pauli wins, their players can go to the Rope Avenue and still be able to do it."
Enjoy the free service..."
"Hey, are there such good benefits?" Van Dijk swallowed, "No wonder St. Pauli fell to the Bundesliga. After finally winning a game, his legs became weak. How can he continue to win?"
He is from the Netherlands. To be honest, he has seen female workers in Amsterdam, but he has never heard of such a good thing.
"Haha," Westerman laughed, "we Hamburg players should not go there. Even if we go, we must not let anyone recognize us, otherwise it will be miserable."
"What?"
"That's the base camp of St. Pauli fans! It can be said that more than 90% of them are St. Pauli fans. Of course they don't like our Hamburg team."
"Oh..."
"However, it is said... it is said." Westerman put his mouth to Van Dijk's ear, "Our boss Pan Yi has been to the Reeperbahn and received a warm welcome from the workers there." p>
"Really? I didn't expect him to go to that kind of place." Van Dijk's eyes widened, and then he couldn't help but glance at Pan Yi who was standing on the sidelines, "But the leader's charm is really amazing, I think he must
It’s also free..."
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After the warm-up, the coaching staff took the players to the tunnel and returned to the locker room for final preparations.
When everyone in Hamburg walked to the sidelines, those hot female fans in the stands actually waved at them crazily.
Some fans even took off their jerseys and swung them around in their hands, obviously to attract the attention of the Hamburg players.
Van Dijk's eyes lit up and he rushed forward.
This is an opportunity to interact with them openly.
He can shake hands with countless girls, and they may even give them hugs, or he may also receive some special services after the game...
Haha, it seems that Westermann is really an alarmist, obviously they don’t hate Hamburg players!
However, Van Dijk's excitement did not last long.
When he approached the stands, a large group of girls shouted: "Get away, big guy! You are blocking our view of Pan Yi!"
So Van Dijk could only walk away angrily.
Only then did he realize that it was because Pan Yi was walking behind him.
These girls are all here for Pan Yi!
Wearing the St. Pauli jersey, my heart is still Pan Yixin...
Pan Yi also walked towards them with a smile.
He found that there were indeed a few faces here that looked familiar. They were the ones he came to ask for autographs and photos with when he went to the Reeperbahn last year.
But to be honest, Pan Yi couldn't recognize them clearly. After all, these female workers are all wearing jerseys now and they look similar.
But it doesn't matter. Being able to "incite" some rival fans on the spot, and they are also female fans, is also good for damaging the opponent's morale.
So, Pan Yi came to the stands despite the hostile eyes of countless male St. Pauli fans.
Soon, he was buried in the enthusiasm of the girls.
Some actually came to shake hands, others opened their arms to hug, and some were unruly, taking advantage of the chaos and waving their hands freely and caressing them everywhere.
Pan Yi didn't do anything to resist, he just said something about it, then waved to everyone and got into the players' tunnel.
Behind him, only bursts of laughter and laughter were left: "Pan Yi, remember to come and play more, I am willing to serve you for free. I am at No. 221 Reeperbahn, don't go wrong...
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Home team locker room.
Valabek stood in front of the tactical board, giving final reminders to his disciples:
"Hamburg are used to playing very oppressive football, which was the case when they faced Karlsruhe in the first round of the German Cup. Although many teams now play high-pressing football, they need to be stronger and faster, not only by the defender.
It’s faster to switch to attack, and it’s faster to switch from offense to defense.”
"Each of them runs and covers a wide range, but the formation is very compact. Sometimes when they press into the opponent's penalty area, the back line has completely passed the center line. Normally, it should be thirty meters or even
Smaller."
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"So we must be careful not to be carried away by their rhythm, we must firmly hold our front, and then wait for opportunities to counterattack."
"Next, are the Hamburg players we need to focus on..."
Valabek spoke seriously, and the St. Pauli players listened carefully. There was almost no unnecessary sound in the locker room.
"Their center today is Mitrovic, the tall Serbian. Although he is not fast, he is strong, has strong air control ability, and has good running awareness and shooting ability. In short, he is a difficult person to deal with.
opponent."
"There are also two wingers, one named Wu Lei and one named Sun Xingmin. Both of them are relatively typical Asian forwards. They are fast, have strong impact, are very good with their feet, and are very sharp in dribbling and passing. They must also be
Pay attention to their breakthroughs on the wing."
"The midfielder named Kanter, although he looks very thin, is very capable of running and grabbing. Yes, don't be fooled by his small body. His defensive coverage is very large, and he also has
Very good passing and back-breaking abilities. Be sure to pay attention!"
"There is another one, this is a Turkish man named Calhanoglu. He also has a wide range of activities in the midfield. Although he is not as good at grabbing as Kanter, he has a very good long-range shooting ability. Also,
His free kick skills are very good. Be careful not to foul easily at the front of the penalty area. Pay attention and pay more attention!"
"The full-backs on both sides should also pay attention. Whether they are on the left or the right, they have a very strong ability to penetrate behind and provide assists. When defending, they will often receive their own backcourt ribs to expand the area. These two
Not everyone is simple, so you must pay attention."
"And their centre-back..."
At this point, defender Gunter couldn't sit still for a while. He raised his hand to interrupt the head coach's speech:
"Coach, the opponent's players you mentioned should pay attention to this and that. Are there any players who need to be taken care of in particular?"
"Uh, well..." Valabek looked back at the tactical board.
Indeed, he has just introduced "key points" to almost all the players in Hamburg, except for the goalkeeper and the central defender who has not yet finished talking.
It's like the teacher underlining the key points during an exam and underlining the entire book. Of course, the students don't know how to focus on review.
Wallabek didn't know how to end it for a moment, so he suddenly raised his hand:
"That's it! Let's go out and deal with these bastards!"
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But in the visiting team's locker room, Pan Yi didn't discuss tactics with the players at all.
He just said: "Kick me to death! If you can score four, don't just score three! Let them know who is the real master of Hamburg!"
Van Dijk, who was sitting on the bench, was mumbling:
"Tsk, tsk, the girls from St. Pauli are so good to you, but they want to punish you to death. The boss is so inhumane..."