47 Red Devil Spirit (Part 2)
Heathfield's face darkened when he saw the Kaiserslautern's player come out of the locker room.
Because he didn't see a player he wanted to see, but saw someone he didn't want to see very much.
Rutz replaced Kyle!
When the stadium broadcast called out this substitution, Heathfield's expression was so heavy that it could scrape off the frost, because he found that Yang Cheng reacted much faster than he expected, and he had the courage to use a substitution in the midfield.
Bremer, Kosch, Rutz and Kaiserslautern's three main players in the defense have finally returned. These three players are all famous rear players in the Bundesliga last season. Although they are not young, they are in their prime.
"It seems that this Chinese is not simple!" Heathfield looked at Yang Cheng not far away from him and murmured to himself.
Yang Cheng also happened to see it and nodded politely at Heathfield with respect.
"Guess what he is thinking now?" Paul and Bayer asked with a smile when they saw the actions of the two.
Yang Cheng smiled, "I guess he was pounding his chest and stamping his feet. After Kyle came off the court, our defense line would definitely become stronger, and Dortmund's chances would be less and less!"
The reason why he dared to substitute people in the midfield was because he saw the game analysis information from the game preparation of the super coach system as the first half was approaching the end of the first half. The evaluation of the defense line was concentrated on Kyle, who believed that Kyle was a bit rash and frivolous in this game and made several mistakes.
As for Dortmund's offensive tactics, the super coach system analyzed that most people use Kyle's point. It is precisely because of this that Yang Cheng felt ruthless. Since the opponent wants to focus on Kyle's point, I'll just replace Kyle and see how you can fight!
Facts have proved that Yang Cheng's substitution did play a certain role. At least after the start of the second half, Dortmund's offense was still concentrated on playing in the middle, but under the premise that Yang Cheng had already made arrangements, Dortmund's offense never opened up the situation in the middle.
Gattuso still plays the role of a messenger. Barack, Veron and Nedved all use the premise of sticking to the middle, Wagner and Fritz all defend the two sides, especially Wagner, focusing on dealing with Dortmund's Ricken.
After surviving one or two attacks after the opening game, Kaiserslautern's players played smoother and more and more skilled in defense.
The players started pressing from Marshall in the frontcourt, then went to the midfield and then to the backcourt, forming a multi-level defensive depth. On the backcourt, Bremer, Kosch and Rutz had rich experience and strong strength. In addition, they had many years of tacit understanding, Kaiserslautern's defense immediately seemed impoverished after a little riot at the beginning of the second half.
"It seems that the three of them are the best combination of our defense!" Yang Cheng looked at the game while reflecting on his shortcomings. He was indeed too superstitious about the data of the super coaching system before, so that when he saw that Kyle was ripe and surpassed Rutz, he naturally felt that Kyle should start.
In fact, Kyle is like a typical example of being forced to grow up. He has strength, but his experience and psychological qualities are not qualified to be the absolute main force.
"Yes, not only the three of them, but also Kadeletz and Shaffer have very good strength, especially Kadeletz!" Paul and Bayer supported Yang Cheng's self-reflection.
"Lucio, Luis, Hutt and Kyle all have outstanding potential and outstanding strength, but their youngness can only represent the future. If they are just against the teams in the Bundesliga, maybe all three of them can play, but if they want to deal with the teams in the Bundesliga and even participate in the European Cup of Winners, they will look immature!"
Yang Cheng also felt this more and more, especially when he saw Rutz appearing in the second half and formed a tacit defense line with Bremer and Kosch, he had to admit this.
"The second half was 18 minutes at the beginning of the second half, the score was still 0:0. Although Dortmund took the initiative on the field, Kaiserslautern retreated from the entire line, and the scene was very passive, Kaiserslautern's defense seemed very solid. Head coach Yang Cheng used veteran Rutz to replace young player Kyle in time, which really played a key role."
"Apart from forward Marshall, the other players of Kaiserslautern have retreated to the half-time, and the three lines remain tight and united. They obviously intend to continue to maintain the 0-0 score, but Dortmund doesn't think so. They are determined to win the opponent, and the players are actively pressing on the ground."
At the Isora Bella restaurant on Otbach Street, Kaiserslautern, when Tony came back from buying goods from outside, he immediately heard the analysis of the commentator from the restaurant's TV.
The restaurant's guys were all locals, and were startled by the sound of the door opening. When they saw that the boss came back, they immediately rushed to pretend to do things. But in fact, a few sparse customers in the restaurant were also watching the live broadcast of the football game. How could they please?
Tony knew they were watching the Super Bowl, so he walked to the back of the counter, smiled at the Juventus flag beside the row of wines, and then packed up the things on the counter.
"Oh, Andy, Mueller is at the front of the penalty area and uses his personal skills to shake off Gattuso and shoot from a long time!"
"Koshi, Kooshi blocked the ball with his body in front!"
"Riken took the ball on the right, Bremer stepped forward and tripped him. The referee blew the whistle and signaled that this was a free kick!"
"Andy, Muller came to the free throw point, and the players in Kaiserslautern were actively placing out of the wall..."
He listened to the commentator's voice in his ears, and the TV was facing the counter. Tony sat behind the counter. He was doing nothing and raised his head unconsciously. At this time, the TV swept across every player in the wall.
They all looked so tired and tired, and sweat had already soaked their hair and clothes on their bodies, but at this moment, they stood in front of the free throw point without fear, holding hands, and posing a wall of people.
Seeing the players looking forward one by one, Tony seemed to have understood a feeling from their eyes. If possible, they would move forward collectively at the moment of kicking the ball, using their bodies as much as possible. Because everyone knows that his direct free kick skills are very good.
Sure enough, when the referee whistle blew, the players moved forward in an orderly manner, and no one seemed to dodge. They all seemed so determined, as if they were warriors who were looking for death on the battlefield and making their last fight.
Andy, Muller's free kick hit the bodies of the players in Kaiserslautern and was cleared by big feet.
A sparse cheers suddenly sounded in the entire restaurant.
"Oh my God, these guys are amazing!"
"They were all one by one today, and they performed so well!"
"Especially their integrity, look at the Argentine midfielder. I just saw him lying outside the court with my own eyes, so tired that he wanted to vomit, but look at him running so fiercely now!"
"And Barack, this kid comes forward and returns to defend one after another, and seems not to be tired!"
"Nedved is also very hard-working, and Bremer and Kosch, who have also blocked their opponent's shots with their bodies many times when they can't catch up. This is rare in the past!"
By the end of last season, the morale of Kaiserslautern had been bleak. The players seemed to be in a state of thrilling on the court. Except for the weak team in the German Cup, they won a championship and returned from returning from the German Cup, all the other games were not good, let alone playing so passionately and united like today.
In the club offices of Fritz and Walter Stadium, Frederick was also watching the live broadcast of this game with Werner and Mercedes. They also saw the players fighting and uniting one by one, and were deeply infected by this game.
"Werner, how long has it been since our club seen such a passionate game?" Frederick asked suddenly.
Melzer shook his head with a satisfied smile, "I don't know, it seems that since the 1994 away game, he has re-launched the key battle against the league champions of the season and challenged Bayern's top position, I rarely see it again, it's been two years!"
Frederick couldn't help but nod, "Yes, it's been 2 years!"
"Mr. Chairman, no matter what the final result of today's game is, I really began to believe what you said before. Yang Cheng might really bring something different to Kaiserslautern. That long-lost feeling has finally come back, the feeling of the Red Devils in the Bundesliga!"
The nickname of the Red Devils in the Bundesliga came from that 7:1 game. At that time, Kaiserslautern, Dortmund, Frankfurt and Leverkusen were all competing for the Champions League qualification, but was also competing for the league championship with Bayern. However, before that 7:1 game, Kaiserslautern was still 8 points behind Bayern. With 5 rounds left in the league, everyone thought the overall situation had been decided.
But who would have thought that in the 29th round of the league, Kaiserslautern challenged Duisburg, who was determined to be qualified for the Champions League at the time, while Bayern challenged Borussia Mönchengladbach away.
Both teams are determined to win the championship. Before the game, Kaiserslautern shouted the slogan to strive for the league championship with all his might, and in the game, he killed himself and played an extremely crazy mental state, bashing Duisburg 7:1, firing the first shot of the counterattack horn, and winning all four rounds of the league that followed.
On the other hand, Bayern, influenced by Kaiserslautern, lost 0:2 away to Borussia Mönchengladbach, followed closely behind and lost 0:4 to the home team in a decisive battle with Kaiserslautern, but after one round, he was tied 1:1 away by Karlsruhe.
In the final result of the season, Bayern and Kaiserslautern scored 61 points together, but Bayern finally won the Bundesliga championship with 31:28.
However, Kaiserslautern also defeated Bayern 4:0 with his crazy performance at the end of the season, especially his crazy defeat of Duisburg 7:1, defeating Bayern 4:0, conquering countless fans in one fell swoop and being named the Bundesliga Red Devils.
However, after that season, Kaiserslautern performed poorly for two consecutive years, and fell to relegation last year, and the spirit of the Red Devils was no longer visible.
Chapter completed!