Chapter 300 Hoeness's wishful thinking
Chapter 300 Hoeness's wishful thinking
On the second day after Bayern Munich entered the German Cup final, the general manager of Bayern Munich Hoeness filed an application with the German Football Association to advance the German Cup final.
In the past, the final of the German Cup in each season was after the end of the season, even later than the final of the European Champions Cup.It can be said to be the latest event to end among the five major European leagues.
But there are some exceptions.
For example, the final of the German Cup in 2006 was moved forward by one month, because the World Cup was held in that year, and it happened to be held in Germany.In order to facilitate preparations and the smooth holding of the World Cup, the German Football Association moved forward the German Cup final that year.
The reason why Hoeness asked for the final to be brought forward is similar to this.
Because there will be the European Cup in 2004, Bayern Munich is a big player in international football, and there are many international football players from various European countries in the team.
If the German Cup final is too late, it will be very detrimental to the preparations of the national teams.The most important thing is that it is not conducive to the preparation of the German national team, because Bayern Munich has the largest number of German international players.
The original German Cup final was held on May 2004th, and the first match of the [-] Portuguese Euro Cup was on June [-]th, which was less than half a month away, so it was too tense.
So Hoeness hopes that the German Football Association will allow the German Cup final to be played in advance, taking into account the actual situation of the national team.
Hoeness's request seems reasonable.
But it still caused controversy in the media.
Especially the media in Bremen, they are collectively firmly opposed to Hoeness's proposal.
"...The schedule of the German Cup has been decided a long time ago. Now Uli Hoeness can change it if he wants to change it...I think the whole of Germany, and only Bayern Munich has such ability. The German Football Association sometimes has to soften its knees in front of Bayern Munich..."
"The national team competition is definitely not a reason to change the German Cup schedule at will. If the German Cup schedule can be changed for the national team, why not change the league and Champions League schedules as well? Don't the two teams that have entered the Champions League final have a large number of international players?"
"Obviously, this is Hoeness's conspiracy against us!"
Why did the media in Bremen have such a big opinion on Herne's request to advance the German Cup final?
Because they could all see the true thoughts in Hoeness's heart.
The real intention hidden under this high-sounding reason is to do everything possible to weaken the strength of Bayern Munich's opponents and increase the possibility of Bayern Munich winning the German Cup final.
Hoeness often does this kind of thing, so the media are not surprised.
So why playing the German Cup final in advance can improve Bayern Munich's chances of winning?
To advance the date of the final, the German Football Association will not advance too much, which is estimated to be one month.In this case, it happens to be the final sprint stage in the league.
If at that time Bayern Munich can bite Werder Bremen tightly.That time may be the final battle.
At this time, there is suddenly an additional German Cup final that must go all out. What impact will it have on both sides?
Werder Bremen was the hardest hit. At that time, their physical fitness may face a huge test.This season, everyone mentioned more than once that the reason why the Werder Bremen team can have such a crazy performance has a lot to do with them not being distracted from Europe.
This ensures that their physical energy will not be consumed too quickly.
You must know that Werder Bremen is basically supported by a lineup this season.Their starting lineup is their strongest lineup, and the strength of the bench is far from the main force-this is a problem for many mid-tier teams, because they have no money and are not attractive enough, so the thickness of the lineup is limited.They are often not able to fight on multiple fronts, but can only do their best in one battle.
This is very prominent on many Bundesliga teams.In German football, only Bayern Munich has the ability to fight on multiple fronts.All other teams must give up other events for one event.
Werder Bremen, who rely on only one lineup to win the world, suddenly had an unplanned key game in the most competitive situation in the league. Can their physical fitness continue?
The German Cup final is not the kind of game where you can give up if you just give up, without any hesitation.In any case, it is the final, and it is still a relatively important game.Who doesn't want to win the championship in the team that reached the final?
But if you want to win the championship, you have to go all out.
At that time, it is doubtful whether Werder Bremen still had the strength to slam Bayern Munich in the German Cup final.
Even if they really smashed Bayern Munich and won Bayern Munich.So what's next for the league title race?
Werder Bremen must face the choice of the German Cup or the Bundesliga.
In this regard, Bayern Munich is not so troubled.
Their lineup is thick enough to handle two events, which is simply child's play for them who have to fight on the third front every year.
At that time, Bayern Munich, with plenty of physical strength and a deeper lineup, will be able to wait for work and easily face Werder Bremen.
This is Hoeness's wishful thinking.
Although Hitzfeld won the championship, he has something to say.But at this time, Hoeness always considers the interests of the team.
The important thing is not his personal grievances with Hitzfeld, but whether Bayern Munich can have one or two more championships.
He will do whatever is good for Bayern Munich.
When it comes to the honor of the club, he has no personal feelings.
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Although everyone can see Uli Hoeness's wishful thinking, there are many complaints about Bayern Munich's domineering in the media.
But the German Football Association finally agreed to the request of the Bayern Munich club and arranged the German Cup final on May [-].
When the decision and date came out, the media in Bremen reacted strongly.
"What did I say? What did I say before? I said, this is Uli Hoeness's plot against Werder Bremen. Now let me be right?! Why this day, because Werder Bremen will challenge Bayern Munich away! Hoeness obviously hopes to interfere with our preparations by adding a German Cup final, making it more difficult for us to play away games!"
"The German Football Association has almost become a dog raised by Hoeness and Beckenbauer-after seeing this, will anyone doubt my words?"
"Bayern Munich played two consecutive games, one to determine the German Cup championship, and one to determine the league championship. Uli Hoeness is really a good card!"
Unlike the Bremen media, which were full of complaints, the Munich media cheered this decision.
The "Munich Daily" even gave the two games a name called "Four Days of Decisive Battle".
From the German Cup final on May 30th to the second round of League No.[-] on May [-]th, it was indeed four days.
Four days is a decisive battle.
Who will lose and who will win, and who will win? It all depends on the two games in four days.
Moreover, the result of the first game can affect the second game, or it can not affect the second game.
It is a test for the adjustment ability of the head coaches of both sides and the psychological endurance of the players.
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League No.20 five rounds, Werder Bremen defeated Wolfsburg 2:0 away.
Rongguang scored another goal in this game.This is the No. 12 goal he scored this season.
Bayern Munich also defeated Hertha Berlin 2:1 away.
The two teams are still ten points apart.
Werder Bremen did not shake off Bayern Munich, and Bayern Munich did not catch up.
At present, the situation is still favorable for Werder Bremen, so only the media in Bremen are clamoring for unfairness. The Werder Bremen club has not made any comments on the date of the cup final in advance.
If this point difference can be maintained until the second round of No.30, then the decisive battle that Bayern Munich hopes will no longer exist.Because there are only three rounds left in the league, Werder Bremen leads Bayern Munich by ten points, even if they lose all the last three rounds, they can win the championship.In fact, before the match against Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen will win the championship three rounds ahead of schedule.
Now it depends on Werder Bremen's ability to maintain this very advantage.
Everyone is very clear that Bayern Munich will not make Werder Bremen so easy, they will continue to catch up and put pressure on Werder Bremen.
After all, although Bayern Munich performed poorly in the first half of the season, their prestige still exists. They are the boss of the Bundesliga.
If they really exert their strength, I am afraid that no one can stop them.
"The performance of the Werder Bremen team has not been stable, and it has been the case in the past few seasons. The unstable Werder Bremen meets the stable Bayern Munich. I think this league is worth seeing..." Some media commented on the remaining games of this season.
Schaaf is not worried about the psychological problems of the players, what he is worried about is the physical problems of the team.
From training, he has already noticed that the team's physical energy is exhausted very quickly, and it will not be able to replenish for a while.
After all, it is too difficult to win the whole season with only one lineup.
But he didn't dare to change the lineup easily, because the strength of the substitute lineup was not as good as that of the main team, and he might not be able to match the performance of the main team after coming up.
In order to let the players get enough rest, the current training has been changed from two training sessions a day to one training session a day.
But even if this is the case, the decline in the physical fitness of the whole team may be just a drop in the bucket.
You can tell the team is tired.
Although the team's fighting spirit is still very strong, they are [-] points ahead of Bayern Munich, ranked first, and have a chance to win the double crown... All these make the players of Werder Bremen very excited.
But Scharf feels that this kind of mental excitement cannot solve all problems.Physical fitness is the foundation of modern football, and mental strength must be put into practice.
With such a worried mood, he led the team on the journey-challenging Stuttgart, who also performed well this season, away.
This is a contest between the first in the league and the third in the league.
It was also the encounter between Rongguang and Lahm, two Bayern Munich "abandoned generals" in the league.
Two players who were abandoned by Bayern Munich were reborn in their respective teams.
Rong Guang has scored twelve goals and is currently Werder Bremen's top scorer.
After Magath's transformation, Ram secured the position of Stuttgart's main left back.
In the eyes of Bayern Munich fans, this scene is really ironic-if they don't leave, Bayern Munich now doesn't have to compete with Werder Bremen for the championship. No team in the league can threaten their dominance!
Rongguang can form an invincible striker with Ma Kai, and after Lizarazu is injured, they don't have to worry about not having a good left back...
(End of this chapter)