berlin light

Chapter 299 The scolding war with Barcelona begins

The posture of the Berlin United Great Devil dominates Europe, and everyone in the entire European football world is in danger.

Back in the Bundesliga, they also advanced all the way. The most staggering thing is that Hannover’s 96 bus was kicked 6:0, and the number of shots of Union Berlin reached a terrifying 43 shots, with an average of one shot every 2 minutes. It's completely rubbing against each other.

In the next three rounds of the UEFA Champions League, Union Berlin not only won a complete victory, but also did not concede a single goal.

3:0 Lyon, 4:0 Real Madrid, 5:0 Olympiax In the entire group stage, Union Berlin won all 6 games, scored a full 21 goals without conceding a goal, and created the best group stage in the history of the Champions League score.

In the past, many people thought that Union Berlin was easy to get ahead, and the team would often concede the ball unnecessarily, but now it is seen that Union Berlin has even corrected this problem, so European football is wailing, who is it? Can it stop Union Berlin?
This is very embarrassing, because after the restructuring of the UEFA Champions League in the whole of Europe, only one team, Union Berlin, won the group stage without conceding a goal.

But those media were not optimistic about Union Berlin in the early days. Almost every newspaper criticized Union Berlin in the sports section, but now Union Berlin looks more imposing than the dynasty of any team, let their position It's very embarrassing, but after all, they are in the media. If they can't be the media, they will follow along with the Berlin Union. It is not uncommon for them to slap their faces.

The whole of Europe is looking forward to Union Berlin's next opponent in the Champions League, because no one in the Bundesliga can stop Union Berlin.

Maybe the autumn wind of the leagues in other European countries will be more restrained. If Union Berlin is stronger than Union Berlin, they themselves don't believe it.

Of course, the backdoor teams in other leagues don't think so much about Union Berlin. They have played in European competitions for several consecutive seasons, but they have played against teams from any country. No one wants to meet this team that has played chicken blood.

Union Berlin's skills are good and AC Milan's skills are also good, but Union Berlin's physical fitness is beyond AC Milan.

Some teams have good physical fitness, but their skills are not as good as Union Berlin. At present, Union Berlin seems to be a team with no shortcomings at all.

Regardless of their technical and tactical level, they are the top in Europe, and the young people of Union Berlin have abnormal running ability. If they are really forced to go all out, everyone can run to 13, except for goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar. ,000 meters above.

This is simply a fantasy for the current European football.

And Union Berlin's lineup is too luxurious.Needless to say Nesta, he is now known as the world's number one central defender.And the young people he is partnering with are very promising, but they need to compete for posts. Whether it is Ramos or Vermaelen, they are very strong, and they are likely to succeed Nesta in the world's No. [-] middle school in the future. guard position.

The other positions of Berlin Union are also very strong. The two full-backs have good assists and strong defense, especially Maicon on the right. When Berlin Union sold Alves, many people said that Berlin Union They were looking for their own death, but Maicon's sudden appearance shocked the entire European football world. I admire Union Berlin's vision in the transfer market.

As for the midfielder, let alone the midfielder, Union Berlin's striker is a world-class striker.The midfielder is also very strong, organizing and defending.

Some media exclaimed that there is only time to beat Union Berlin. After these super-strong players retire, Union Berlin may decline.

For this statement, Edward naturally dismisses it. He has a lot of player reserves in the team's youth training camp.

Even if players like Ronaldinho and Robben fade out in the future, there will still be young people like Neymar and Mbappé in the future.

He doesn't mean to leave any room for other teams. As long as he can find outstanding young people, he will bring them back to Berlin to support them. Moreover, the team's scout network is also very developed now, and has spread its tentacles to all parts of the world. , can often receive scouting reports from all over the world, even if there is no foresight of him in the future, it is impossible for the team to lack outstanding young players.It's just that it's impossible to make a completely world-class lineup. No one can make a first team composed of 23 top players without foresight.

And Edward now also encountered a problem.

Neuer, who went out on loan, performed very well. The player himself wants to return to the team to compete with Edwin van der Sar.

He just wants to play as a substitute and slowly become a part of the team.

The strength of the team is too strong, and it can sweep all kinds of championships every season. Young people like Neuer are extremely eager for championships, and naturally hope to return to the team as soon as possible.

And he believes that Van der Sar will definitely retire in the next few years, and it will be a matter of course for him to take over at that time. Even if Van der Sar is replaced, he will get a lot of opportunities to participate in the treatment of Union Berlin.

This is indeed the case, but Stekelenberg needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. Normally, the team needs three goalkeepers, but three equally good goalkeepers are a waste, and Stekelenberg Very loyal, Edward does not want him to waste time in the team.

He naturally knows Neuer's strength, especially in this life, he asked the coach to specially arrange for Neuer to develop attack and physical confrontation in advance during training. Exclaimed, he is the next generation of German national gate.

Not from an emotional point of view, Neuer is definitely the guarantee of the team's future No. 1 goalkeeper, but Stekelenberg is very loyal, and he can't just let him be the third goal casually. This is something that is very troublesome for Edward.

In order to resolve this matter, Edward can only talk to Stekelenburg alone.

"Maarten sits casually, don't be so restrained." Edward smiled and pointed to the sofa next to him, and said to Stekelenburg.

"Is there anything you want from me? Mr. Chairman." Stekelenburg knew that Edward could not be chatting with him because he had nothing to do. The last time he was looking for him was because the team bought Van der Sar and let him play as a substitute.

Edward also recalled that meeting. It seemed that every time he saw the Dutch goalkeeper of the Mesozoic era, he was asked to hand over his position, and Edward was not very embarrassed.

But I have to go on with the scalp, and I can't delay things and have to solve them.

Edward didn't hide and said straight to the point: "It's like this Maarten, you know the boy Neuer in the youth team, he is playing very well now."

"Yes, I know that boy, Mr. Chairman, he played, his...his way of playing is very characteristic..." Stekelenberg didn't know how to describe Neuer's playing style, because he never Having seen such a special goalkeeper, some media have already referred to Neuer as a scavenger goalkeeper. Stekelenberg thinks this title is very suitable for Neuer's way of playing.

"Yes, that kid, he was loaned out, but now he wants to return to the team, Maarten, I would like to let you stay in the team, but I don't want to see you wasting time, because you have played the main force in other teams The strength of the goalkeeper. Although it is cruel, I still want to say that the future of the team belongs to that kid Neuer. After he comes back, he is likely to beat you to become the team's second goalkeeper, so I want to ask you if you want Transfer, I can introduce you to Manchester United to play as a substitute goalkeeper, and with your strength, you will definitely get a lot of opportunities." Edward said very clearly, although he felt very embarrassed, he also knew that he would give Stekelumber Make an explanation.

Stekelenburg's face was a little ugly.

From Union Berlin's No. 1 goalkeeper to No. 3, the goalkeeper is now about to become the No. [-] goalkeeper. It is impossible for him not to be sad.

Edward's statement made it difficult for him to make a choice. After all, it is very good to go to Manchester United as a substitute, and his English is very good, so he does not need to re-learn the language when he goes to Manchester United.

After thinking about this for a while, Stekelenberg said: "Mr. Chairman, I still want to stay in the team, even if it is the third goalkeeper. It doesn't matter."

Stekelenburg is not the kind of very ambitious player. He prefers a stable life. He doesn't like the intrigue life of the Ajax youth team in the past.He believed that it would be the same even if he went to other giants.The atmosphere of Union Berlin is very good, it is the best team in his opinion, and it is very comfortable to get honors here, so Stekelenberg does not want to leave him at all, and follows the team from scratch, step by step To this day, I have deep feelings for the team.

Edward was very surprised. He didn't expect that Stekelenberg would choose the third goal in this way. He will play once or twice a season, which is not bad. There is no problem with the main force, but he is willing to stay in the team and play the third goalkeeper.

Edward is both moved and regretful. In his previous life, Stekelenberg was the main goalkeeper of the Dutch national team for a period of time, but now he is willing to stay in the team and play the third goalkeeper. It must be difficult to have a chance in the future Became part of the Dutch national team.

But Qiuyuan would rather not get many chances, and would rather stay in the team to play football. What else can he say, is it possible to send the player to another team to play football after being knocked out?

It's a good thing to have players with that kind of loyalty.

Love can only be accepted, and he is very happy to see Stekelenberg make this choice, but feels that being the third goalkeeper is a waste of the opponent's talent, Edward decided to find another opportunity to continue to make up for it, proving that the Dutch goalkeeper He may be the person who is most willing to stay in Union Berlin in the entire team.

Even if you treat it as a little Ronaldinho, if you are in the same situation, you will definitely choose to leave the team.

Football is not just about emotions, players need to play too.

Most players would never make the same choice if they had the strength to go to other giants to play as the main force or the second goalkeeper. It can only be said that Stekelenburg is a special person. Loyalty and kindness are valued above many things.

The other party gave his loyalty and completely killed his career path. Edward naturally has to make up for him financially, because he believes that Stekelenberg really wants to stay with the team, and he doesn't want this. He is an absolutely loyal player who doesn't have much money in the end. Although it is impossible to pay the opponent a high salary, but with his current energy, he can do any business and attract the Dutch goalkeeper so that the opponent can make a lot of money.

This is the way of doing things as a Chinese in his soul. If he receives a little favor from others, he will repay it with a spring. Europe doesn't pay attention to these cute words. After all, he is still a Chinese in his soul.

He will never treat any friend badly, nor will he make life easy for any enemy.

The results of the draw for the Champions League knockout round came out, and the opponent drawn by Union Berlin was Barcelona.

Rijkaard and Barcelona executives wailed for a while.

But their mouths are very tough, perhaps because Union Berlin rejected them to buy back Messi at a super low price in the summer, so Barcelona's top management and celebrities frequently caused troubles in the media.

"Union Berlin is a team that has been spending money all the time. They don't have any background. Maybe many teams have lost miserably in front of them, but that doesn't mean that Barcelona will also lose. Barcelona is the greatest giant in the world. Who is the opponent in the knockout round does not make much difference to Barcelona, ​​we will definitely advance to the top 8." When the Barcelona chairman was interviewed by reporters, it was worthy to say, and he did not forget to step on a few feet, Old rivals Real Madrid.

The famous Barcelona star Cruyff also agrees with Mr. Chairman: "Union Berlin is indeed very strong, but they lack the background. They have won many championships recently, but it does not mean that they can win all the teams. Barcelona has the best team in Europe. Football philosophy, I am sure Barcelona will win."

He did not specifically say those words that belittle Union Berlin. Union Berlin is almost an important part of the Dutch national team. His belittlement of Glass United is tantamount to belittling the Dutch national team. He cannot do this kind of thing, after all, he is Dutch.

Even so, his statement also caused dissatisfaction in many Dutch media.

The most popular team in the Netherlands right now is Union Berlin.There is no doubt that Union Berlin is the team that provides the most players to the main lineup of the Dutch national team, even higher than the traditional Eredivisie giants such as Ajax and PSV Eindhoven.

Saying that Union Berlin has no background, although it will not affect the Dutch national team, it is still somewhat uncomfortable, especially for some young people who have never seen Cruyff play. They don't believe that Cruyff is as good as those people so god.

Their idols are young people like Robben, Van Persie, and Van Bommel, but they really don't give Cruyff any face.

Who made Cruyff live in Barcelona, ​​Spain all year round, he is more like a Spaniard.

On domestic forums in the Netherlands, those avant-garde young people who can use the Internet have scolded Cruyff badly. In their eyes, there is no difference between the godfather of Barcelona and a traitor.

Later, the newspapers also used their argument. After all, Cruyff put Barcelona's interests first in many cases, which made the Dutch media dissatisfied for a long time.

Cruyff didn't expect it either, so he jumped out and said a few casual words, making him feel uncomfortable inside and out, and simply shut up and didn't respond.

(End of this chapter)