As in previous years, Bayern's winter training camp is arranged in Marbella, southern Spain.
This is a famous tourist city, but it also has a very close relationship with football.
At that time, the scandal involving Chairman Hill that led to Atletico Madrid's relegation occurred when he was the mayor of Marbella. At that time, Hill's lawyer was called Laporta, yes, he was the former chairman of Barcelona, and
Also involved in this turmoil is the president of Sevilla.
Look, the world of professional football is really big, but it’s really small.
Bayern has a tradition of going to Marbella for training. They go south for winter training every year, stay in fixed hotels, and train at fixed training grounds. Like Bayern, there are many Bundesliga teams and Nordic teams.
There is no way, from December to January, the entire central and northern Europe is covered with heavy snow, which is not suitable for football at all.
After reorganizing in the summer, Bayern finally had time to sit down and sum up their performance in the first half.
Heynckes is satisfied with the team's overall performance, but he believes that the team's performance is not good enough, especially in the midfield.
Players such as Modric, Schweinsteiger, Van Bommel, Mascherano and Toni Kroos all need to perform better to make Bayern's midfield more controlling.
It's control, not ball possession.
Heynckes believes that Bayern's real test is in the Champions League. They have a huge advantage in the league. He is confident of winning the championship, but that may not be the case in the Champions League.
"I know that many of you are paying attention to the European Cup, but I want to say that with the current lineup of the team, as long as everyone shows their best condition, I believe we will perform better in the Champions League.
A more convincing performance will also be good for your European Championships in the summer."
In addition, Heynckes also said in a high-profile interview with the media on the opening day of winter training that Bayern's reconstruction has been completed, and the team will do its best to reach new heights.
"I am very grateful to Bayern's management for the trust they have given me to complete this difficult job."
"There is no doubt that this is a difficult challenge. I am very proud that I have lived up to the management's support for me. I will continue to lead the team to higher mountains!"
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Unlike his predecessor Magath who blindly trained strictly and even forced Bayern players to go mountain climbing, Heynckes will not be so reckless, but his winter training intensity is not weak at all.
I started training in the afternoon the day I arrived in Marbella, and the next day I focused on adjustments and recovery, but I still practiced twice a day.
On the third day, it was directly increased to three training sessions a day, and each training session lasted for 90 minutes. The content was very compact and the intensity was very high, which made many players feel overwhelmed.
Heynckes' flexibility is reflected in other aspects. For example, after training, he will arrange various interesting activities, such as letting Su Dong play as a goalkeeper, euphemistically called it, to experience the feeling of being shot.
"Believe me, Su, this will be a very unforgettable training session in your career!"
As soon as he turned around, Old Man Hai waved his hand at the Bayern players, "Go ahead! I know you have been unhappy with him for a long time. Don't give me face if you try to kill him!"
Su Dong really played the role of goalkeeper, letting his teammates practice shooting. Moreover, he was tall, long-legged, and very flexible. He was actually very good at guarding the goal. Even Kahn called him professional.
"Su, stop playing as a center forward. You should transform into a goalkeeper. You must be Bayern's first goalkeeper!"
"And you can definitely surpass Ceny and become the goalkeeper with the most goals in history."
"Come on, I'm optimistic about you!"
Bursts of laughter erupted from time to time on the training ground.
If Su Dong felt depressed when he first joined during the winter break last year, then this year, in Marbella, Su Dong feels that the team's atmosphere has been completely activated.
Every player looks very energetic.
The training is very hard, very exhausting, and very tiring both physically and mentally, but everyone's eyes are bright.
This is a team that gives people hope!
Su Dong understands why Heynckes feels that Bayern's reorganization is complete.
Because Bayern has regained its energy.
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After ten days of training in Marbella, the team took a charter flight to Dubai in the Middle East.
With a temperature of 22 degrees, winter in Dubai is simply not comfortable.
What's even more comfortable is that there are many Bundesliga teams and Nordic teams in Dubai, so it's not too convenient to arrange training and warm-up matches.
In Dubai, Bayern played three warm-up matches against Dusseldorf, local team Munich 1860, and Denmark's Copenhagen. They defeated their opponents in all three games and won.
While in Dubai, Bayern vice-captain Sagnol announced that he will continue to stay with the team.
The French right back has lost his main position this season, on the one hand because of injuries, and on the other hand because of Lahm's outstanding performance.
Marcelo's defense on the left is actually a big problem, but his offensive ability is very strong, and he has a good understanding with Ribery, which makes Heynckes rely more and more on him. Sagnol, who has just recovered from a serious injury,
He can only serve as a substitute.
Another one is Podolsky.
Prince Cologne's luck can be described as unlucky. He caught a cold when he was in Munich. During the training camp in Spain, he finally recovered from the cold, but his back injury recurred and he missed all the training in Marbella.
After arriving in Dubai, the injury has recovered, but his position in the team has also been shaken.
In the game against 1860 Munich, even the young player Thomas Muller of the second team came on as a substitute, but Podolski still failed to get a chance and could only sit on the bench.
Prince Cologne is also very anxious about this. He is eager to participate in the European Cup, but it is difficult to guarantee his position in the Bayern team. Sometimes Heynckes would rather let Bastian Schweinsteiger play on the wing instead of playing on the wing.
I'm willing to let him go.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! This made Podolski see no opportunity, so he wanted to leave the team.
But Bayern does not allow him to leave the team now. No one, including Heynckes, wants him to leave the team, because Bayern currently only has three forwards, Sudong, Klose and Podolski. One of them may leave at any time.
A frontline crisis occurs.
The Big Three are also very optimistic about Podolski and do not want him to leave. Hoeness is considering loaning him out. Many Bundesliga teams are interested in Podolski, but they want to pick him up more than rent him out.
This creates Podolsky's current predicament.
When the team returned to Munich from Dubai, Podolski and Bayern finally reached an agreement.
National team coach Loew also said that it would be more appropriate for Podolski to stay at Bayern.
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On January 29, in the third round of the German Cup, Bayern challenged third-level Wuppertal away from home.
Su Dong followed the team on the away trip, but did not play in the game.
Podolski and Klose partnered in the striker, and players such as Van Buyten, Demichelis and Oter were also present.
Bayern finally defeated Wuppertal 5-1 in an away game, won another victory, and successfully advanced.
Klose scored twice and Podolski scored once.
Judging from the performance of the entire game, Podolski's condition was indeed not ideal. The goal he scored was sneaked in during the melee, and it was more like a gift from the opponent.
But no matter what, being able to score goals is always a good thing.
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Su Dong took the initiative to accompany the team to the away game this time.
The last trip to Red and White Allen touched him greatly, so he went with the team again this time.
Although he did not play in the game, Su Dong is still the most popular player in the Bayern team. Many fans at the scene were chasing him for autographs and photos, and Su Dong patiently satisfied their requests just like last time.
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On February 1st, in the 18th round of the Bundesliga, Bayern challenged Rostock away.
As the first game of the second half of the Bundesliga, the first game of Bayern's restart after just undergoing winter training has attracted the attention of the entire Bundesliga, especially Sudong's state.
This was also Su Dong's first game after returning to Germany. He played with Franck Ribery and Robben.
At the beginning of the game, Bayern launched a fierce attack on Rostock, without any reservations because it was an away game.
First, Su Dong hit the goal with a header from a small angle, but it was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Then Modric stepped in, took Su Dong's counterattack, and shot a long shot from the front of the penalty area, which slightly missed the post and went out of the baseline.
Both attacks were very threatening, but they failed to score.
Until the eleventh minute, Modric stepped in again. Su Dong got the ball and knocked back. Modric sent a through pass again. The two completed a one-two at the front of the penalty area. Su Dong broke into the right side of the penalty area.
He threw away the defensive player and passed the ball to the left.
The unguarded Ribery caught up in time and easily pushed the shot into the empty goal, one to zero!
This is a wonderful goal coordination!
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In the 29th minute, after a cross pass from Robben on the right, Su Dong pulled away the defender with his left foot and suddenly shot with his left foot from the top left side of the penalty area, hitting a thunderous long-range shot.
The shot was more than twenty meters away from the goal.
This long shot penetrated Rostock's goal again, 2-0!
Before the end of the first half, Bastian Schweinsteiger passed a long overhead pass. Su Dong broke into the penalty area, raised his foot to remove the ball from mid-air, made a slight adjustment, and pushed the inside of his right foot into the penalty area.
The ball went into Rostock's goal again.
Three to zero!
After changing sides in the second half, Bayern continued to maintain pressure on Rostock.
Su Dong, who scored twice, also had an opportunity. Sagnol sent a cross from the right. Su Dong followed up and shot from the center, but the opponent's goalkeeper bravely saved it.
Subsequently, Su Dong was replaced by Klose.
In the final stage of the game, Robben ran in from the right, received the ball from Klose, and shot a cold arrow with his left foot, breaking Rostock's goal again. The home team also scored a sneak attack before the end of the game.
In the end, Bayern won Rostock 4-1 away from home.
Su Dong scored twice, Ribery and Robben each scored one goal.
The performance of the frontcourt trident has once again been recognized by the German media and fans, especially Su Dong, who is still in excellent condition, which makes everyone believe that Bayern still has a lot to do in the second half.
When Su Dong was interviewed by the media after the game, he once again targeted Arsenal in the Champions League knockout rounds.
