As a player from a weak football country, even though he is already a superstar in the world, Allen's trip still had a great impact on Su Dong, because it was the first time for him to come to such a remote small town and see him up close.
Reach the lowest level of fans.
On the way back to Munich, Su Dong talked a lot with Heynckes. He found that there were many things that were different from what he had understood before, which gave him a deeper understanding of the entire system of European professional football.
When Heynckes was talking to Su Dong, what he mentioned most was football culture.
It not only includes stars, not only games and victories, but whether it is a wealthy club or a low-level league team, every team can take root in the region for so many years because they have a unique culture.
Real Madrid represents the aristocracy, so even its nickname is the resounding Galacticos. Atletico Madrid represents the working class, so their nickname is The Sheet Legion. Barcelona is destined to be the spiritual flag of Catalonia, and Bilbao
Athletics represents the spiritual heritage of the Basque Country.
This is not only the case in La Liga, but also in the Premier League. Each Premier League team has its own group of local die-hard fans. In Manchester, the giant is Manchester United, but the largest number of local fans is Manchester City. They represent two different cultures and forces.
The same is true in the Bundesliga.
Bayern Munich has a nickname, Green Hollywood.
As the well-deserved leader of the Bundesliga, Bayern is also unswervingly following the international route, introducing superstars and stars, and competing with other top European teams. But on the other hand, they have never forgotten their local fans.
Because being in Munich and in Germany is the foundation of Bayern Munich!
Heynckes said something that particularly impressed Su Dong.
"Bayern may not be international, it may not be the Bayern of the world, but it must be Munich and the Bayern of Germany!"
"Without internationalization, Bayern will at best lose the qualification to dominate world football. If they abandon Munich and Germany, Bayern will definitely die!"
Su Dong is a little confused about this, because from the current point of view, the income brought by globalization is very considerable.
For example, in the Premier League, the sales of overseas rights have almost caught up with local rights.
"This is the difference between the Germans and the British in their understanding of professional football. Since the establishment of the Premier League, they have actually gradually abandoned their roots and become a game of capital. And the whole trend is continuing with the influx of capital.
Intensified.”
"When Rupert Murdoch wanted to acquire Manchester United, how many Manchester United fans rose up to oppose it. They even formed the Red Rebels, claiming to maintain the tradition of the Red Devils. But when it comes to the Glazer family, why is it gone?"
Su Dong was a little overwhelmed by Heynckes' question.
"Because they discovered that when the management invested capital again and again, and even coach Ferguson stopped resisting, Manchester United was no longer the Manchester United in their minds."
"The global market can never replace the local market, because in the local market, there is a group of die-hard fans who most identify with the football culture of this club. They will unswervingly support you regardless of whether you have superstars, whether you win championships, and whether your results are outstanding.
You, and this support is the foundation for the team to reverse the crisis."
"The support and recognition of local fans is based on the accumulated exchanges over the past many, many years. Maybe the first jersey they wore was the jersey of this team, and the first player they knew was from this club. Stars, the first slogan they shout is to cheer for the club, these are things that globalization cannot give."
"How loyal are the fans brought about by globalization? How many of them admire you and like you because you are strong now? When you have a crisis one day and your strength is no longer strong, will they switch to like you? Other teams? Not to mention, the level of consumption of fans around the world for the team is far behind that of local fans."
After Heynckes made this analysis, Su Dong immediately felt enlightened.
He suddenly understood why Bayern's ticket prices are the lowest among many European giants? Why do Bundesliga teams still insist on standing-room tickets? Why does the Bundesliga insist on the fifty plus one policy and not let go? Why does Bayern obviously have commercial operation capabilities? So strong, but the speed of globalization is obviously lagging behind Manchester United and Real Madrid?
Also, why do strong teams such as Bayern Munich start from the first round in the German Cup?
To put it bluntly, this is the difference in philosophy.
Maybe the Germans are conservative, but this is their philosophy, and it is from this philosophy that they operate and operate their league system.
What’s local is what’s global!
Heynckes suddenly smiled at Su Dong, "Actually, you just didn't think about this, but you have been doing it."
"Really?" Su Dong was a little stunned, what did he do?
"As far as I know, over the years, many national teams have wanted to invite you to naturalize, but you have rejected them all because you are only willing to play for the Chinese national team. This proves that in your heart, you have always agreed. This view and approach, as well as your attitude towards Chinese fans and reporters, are obviously completely different from others. It is a kind of closeness that comes from the heart and cannot be hidden, such as that time in Hong Kong."
Su Dong smiled awkwardly. He really had never thought about this. He simply believed that he was a Chinese.
He is a professional player and playing football is his profession.
First he is a Chinese Su Dong, and then he is a professional player Su Dong!
"You may not realize that it is your persistence that makes you so special!"
Heynckes' words made Su Dong think again.
He is a person who likes to ponder, and he is also a Virgo who likes to be entangled.
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On the afternoon of November 3rd, Allianz Arena in Munich.
In the twelfth round of the Bundesliga, Bayern faced Frankfurt at home.
Fourteen seconds into the game, Frankfurt took the lead, but the ball was intercepted by the Bayern midfielder. Ribery sent a diagonal pass from the left. Sudong quickly stepped in, stopped the ball with his chest and entered the penalty area, and volleyed with his left foot. , opened the scoring for Bayern.
One to zero!
The goal remained until the end of the game.
Bayern defeated Frankfurt 1-0.
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In midweek, in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Bayern challenged Lazio away.
The game was very intense. Bayern scored the first goal in the first half, and Su Dong opened the scoring for Bayern.
However, in the second half, Bayern's defense and goalkeeper Lensing made mistakes one after another, and Lazio scored two goals in a row.
Before the end of the game, with a corner kick opportunity, Su Dong headed the ball across the goal. Pepe jumped high and hit the goal with a header, equalizing the score for Bayern.
In the end, Bayern drew 2-2 away with Lazio.
In another game played at the same time, Real Madrid drew 0-0 with Olympiacos away from home.
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Over the weekend, in the thirteenth round of the Bundesliga, Bayern challenged Stuttgart away.
Although both teams have participated in the Champions League, Stuttgart's performance this season is not satisfactory. It is currently only ranked 11th in the Bundesliga. It suffered four consecutive defeats in the Champions League group stage, which forced Stuttgart to concentrate all its forces on the league.
On the other hand, Bayern spent more energy in the Champions League, especially the continuous two-line battle and the impact of injuries, which finally caused the team's state to fluctuate.
Demichelis, who replaced Pepe in the first half, made two consecutive mistakes. First, he jumped into the head and was sneaked into goal by Gomez. Then, he failed to make a clearance and passed the ball to his opponent, resulting in the second goal conceded.
At the beginning of the second half, Lucio was too anxious in defense, moved too much, elbowed his opponent, and was sent off with a red card.
The house leaked and it rained all night. With one player missing, Bayern had to adopt a defensive posture.
Until the 76th minute, through a quick counterattack, Su Dong passed two people and scored a goal for Bayern.
But Su Dong's goal could not prevent Bayern from losing 2-1 in the away game.
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Bayern lost!
The winning streak stopped at the twelfth round!
After the first draw of the season in midweek, the league suffered its first defeat at the weekend, which made everyone realize that after a brilliant start, Bayern's state has declined.
Su Dong's performance is still stable, but he can't stand up to his teammates around him, including players such as Franck Ribery and Modric, whose condition has declined. Lucio's elbow attack also proves that his condition is very problematic.
Heynckes said after the game that he was responsible for the defeat, but he refused to admit that Bayern was in crisis. He only believed that it was an ordinary ups and downs of player status and believed that the team could recover soon.
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After the thirteenth round of the Bundesliga, the European leagues were suspended again, ushering in two weeks of national team match days.
It was also during this period that FIFA announced the top three candidates for the 2007 World Footballer of the Year.
What is extremely surprising is that Su Dong lost the election!
Kaká, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi!
When the top three candidates for FIFA's World Player of the Year were announced, the whole world went crazy.
Why was Su Dong not selected?
A FIFA spokesperson quickly came forward to explain, saying that the reason why Su Dong was not selected was because he only won one league championship with Bayern in the past year. He did perform well in 2007, but there are still some problems.
What is lacking.
Not only that, the French media also broke the news that Su Dong was also not shortlisted for the top three in the Ballon d'Or awarded by French Football Magazine. However, the French media put it more bluntly, that is, Su Dong's performance in the Bundesliga could not make him...
People are convinced.
To put it bluntly, the Bundesliga is not influential enough!
Regarding this situation, the media, fans, and even professionals were quickly divided into two camps. Some believed that Su Dong should be selected, while others believed that from the day Su Dong left Barcelona, he
He has lost hope of winning the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year.
"In the history of the Bundesliga, no player has ever won the World Footballer of the Year. In the past eleven years, the Bundesliga has not produced a single Ballon d'Or. In the past 26 years, it has only won one Ballon d'Or."
prize."
"If Su Dong wants to win the award, then he must leave the Bundesliga as soon as possible!"
This statement was strongly criticized by the German media and Bundesliga fans, especially Bayern fans.
