Phi-Fic Chapter 245 The Heart of a Champion
Chapter 245 The Heart of a Champion
Chapter 245 The Heart of a Champion
On May 5th, at 30:[-] p.m., Berlin Olympic Stadium, German Cup final, Dortmund vs. Wolfsburg.
Although it is a neutral stadium, Dortmund still drew the "home court", so they wore the familiar yellow jersey.
This is the fifth time that Shen Peng has come to this stadium. Among the first four times, two were away games against Hertha Berlin in the league, and the other two were the German Cup finals he participated in the previous two times.
Although he has participated in the German Cup final for the third time, he has not yet won the German Cup. This is also a small regret. Today, he will make up for this regret here.
However, Wolfsburg performed very strongly this season and was the only team to beat Dortmund in the league, so Klopp did not dare to underestimate it. The whole team also did targeted training before the game.
In this game, Aubameyang also started the game. Klopp asked him to find the feeling of cooperating with Shen Peng and Mbappe.
After the game started, something that Klopp did not expect happened: the Wolfsburg players played very aggressively and made great moves.
Originally, this was not a big deal. If they did too aggressively, they would just wait for a red card, and they would not even think about winning the game.
But it's different now, because Dortmund will play the Champions League against Barcelona in a week, and the venue happens to be the Olympiastadion in Berlin!
If Dortmund's main players are accidentally injured in this game, they will definitely miss the Champions League final!
Neither the player nor the coach wants this to happen.
For players, missing the Champions League final will be a great pity in life. Although the Champions League is held every year, except for the top teams, how many teams have the chance to enter the Champions League final?Throughout Dortmund's entire team history, it is only the third time it has reached the Champions League final, so no player wants to miss this game.
For Klopp, this lineup is now Dortmund's strongest lineup. If one or two of them are missing, the combat effectiveness will definitely decline. If they miss the Champions League, then whether it is Klopp or these players, they will lose one of the top honors in the football world after the World Cup champion!
Even now, some people think that the competitive level of the Champions League final has surpassed the World Cup final, just because the World Cup is held every four years and the Champions League is held every year, so the Champions League appears to be slightly lower!
In this way, Dortmund, whether it is the coach or the players, is a little timid. Wolfsburg is the German Cup champion this year, and they are not afraid of fighting hard now.
Although he understands the opponent's plan, Klopp is a little helpless. This is an unsolvable "conspiracy": if you want to win the German Cup, you must be prepared to lose the main force in the Champions League;
At this time, Klopp hoped that in the other semi-final of the German Cup, Bielefeld defeated Wolfsburg. If the current opponent is the "Bundesliga powerhouse", even if they adopt the same tactics, Dortmund is not afraid. They can completely avoid physical confrontation and defeat the opponent.
But now, the opponent is Wolfsburg, an opponent that Dortmund almost has to go all out to beat. If Dortmund is restrained, then the only thing waiting for them is to lose.
The head coach of Wolfsburg, Hei Jin, saw that the team had the advantage on the field, and smiled triumphantly. Sure enough, everything was as he expected. Dortmund's goal this year is to win the Champions League, and they will definitely deal with Barcelona with all their strength.
Now he is grateful to Real Madrid in his heart. If Real Madrid eliminates Dortmund in the Champions League, then Dortmund will definitely go all out to play in this German Cup final. With Dortmund's current strength, it will be really difficult for them to play.
"Klopp, if you are going to compete for the St. Brad Cup, then give us the German Cup." Hei Jin looked at Klopp across half of the pitch, and said to himself proudly.
Klopp rested his chin on one hand at this time, frowning in thought. He was thinking about whether to give up the German Cup strategically. After all, Wolfsburg seemed to be bound to win this game.
If you give up this game and win the Champions League, then everything is easy to talk about; but if you give up this game and lose the Champions League, there will be only one Bundesliga champion this year, and the double "runner-up" of the Champions League and the German Cup will also be used as an argument.
As he was thinking, Wolfsburg scored first.
It was Gustavo who scored with a covert grounder that rolled into the bottom right corner of the goal after receiving a pass from his teammate in front of the penalty area.
In fact, a large part of this goal is related to Wolfsburg's tactics. They found opportunities in the fierce fight in the midfield, and then instigated the attack in the frontcourt.
With a sigh, the Champions League final may be more common for teams such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich, but for him, for Dortmund, it is a rare opportunity, so he decided to give up the German Cup. He does not want Aubameyang to get hurt again.
The current thickness of Dortmund's lineup allows them to achieve these results this season is already very good. The dream of having a triple crown is indeed very good, but how many triple crowns have there been in history?Winning the Champions League and the league title, the double crown, is already a remarkable achievement. Now Dortmund may not have the background to win the triple crown.
Thinking of this, he had to tell his players to protect themselves—this meant that he had strategically given up on the game.
But as soon as he came to the sidelines, he found that Shen Peng was waving his hands and clapping his hands to signal to his teammates. It seemed... was he encouraging his teammates?
Shen Peng also saw the situation in this game, so he was signaling his teammates to cheer up and not be suppressed by the opponent.
After seeing this scene, Klopp was slightly touched in his heart. Standing on the sidelines, the words he was going to say were stuck in his throat.
It is true that the Champions League is really important, but is it worth it to lose a heart to compete for the Champions League?
Only those who try their best to win every game, no matter what difficulties they encounter, are worthy of winning the championship.
It is not impossible to give up some games strategically. For example, if they win the league championship in advance, the last two rounds can be used for training. But if they have to give up even the current final, then when it comes to the Champions League final, what will they have to compete with their opponents?
Thinking of this, he immediately shouted at the players on the sidelines: "Be serious! Let me see who doesn't work hard, and they don't need to play in the Champions League final!"
(End of this chapter)