Chapter 071 Sforza Hangs up His Boots to Coach
"Zhuoyang, this is too much!" Sforza said as he and Zhuoyang walked side by side to the field. "You bully people so much, it makes them crazy."
Zhuoyang was inexplicable: "Brother, tell me clearly, what's wrong with me? Who did I bully?" He didn't realize how much harm he had caused to Zandi. In Zhuoyang's view, this was just an ordinary confrontation in an ordinary game. He was not specifically targeting anyone. He even had no special impression of Zandi until now.
"..." Seeing that Zhuo Yang's expression didn't look like he was deliberately pretending to be confused, Sforza couldn't help but feel worthless for Zandi: I've turned you into a scumbag and made you crazy, but you didn't take it seriously at all. Son, I didn’t even pay attention to you. How unlucky are you?
The professional football circle is actually very small, especially in a small place like German football. After more than two years of professional league training, Zhuo Yang is no longer the junior brother who only knew the names of a few superstars. He almost knows something about Zhuo Yang, an older generation football veteran like Sforza. And Sforza was deeply impressed by Zhuoyang two years ago, not to mention that he is now a popular niche player in the Bundesliga.
At any time and in any society, equality in status is an important prerequisite for living together as equals, and this cannot be changed subjectively. Just like when Klose and Zhuo Yang got acquainted before, they had the look of a superstar looking at a newcomer, but because very little of their personal accomplishments were revealed. But now that they get along with Zhuo Yang, they respect each other and are truly equal.
Sforza has left a deep memory of this Chinese teenager since Zhuo Yang led the Six Musketeers to eliminate Kaiserslautern in the FA Cup two years ago. He has paid a lot of attention to Zhuo Yang in the past two years. For Zhuoyang, Sforza and Klose were the first superstar players he came into contact with except Hassler, which left a deep impression on the fledgling Zhuoyang.
Then he and Sforza chatted casually for a few words, agreed to exchange jerseys after the game, and then each led the team to start the second half of the game.
Even though Kaiserslautern's offensive organization returned to normal due to the entry of the old core Sforza, the old Bundesliga Red Devils' strength declined really seriously, and Madiburg still firmly controlled the rhythm of the game throughout the second half.
Sforza is old, and Kaiserslautern's de facto offensive core in the second half is Engelhardt, who was teased by the Six Musketeers in Karlsruhe last season. After seeing clearly that there were no powerful figures in the opponent's midfield, Zhuoyang felt that there was nothing to do defensively, so he focused on offense. He had not scored a goal in this game.
In the 66th minute, he passed Liddell in a one-on-one challenge and hit the back corner of the penalty area. The German national team's substitute goalkeeper Wiese continued to cry without tears. Zhuoyang also increased his number of Bundesliga goals to 14. , and then he was replaced by Khedira by Uncle Zha.
Today, the Madibao defense line led by the Lion King Lao Song shined brilliantly. There were almost no good opportunities for the opponent in the whole game. The Cameroonian veteran who concentrated on the backcourt was a world-class player. Pengpeng and other three young players were in the game. Under his leadership, he displayed the demeanor of a general. Just when everyone was looking forward to the team's first clean sheet of the season, Madiburg failed to break the defensive cycle of conceding in every game. Kaiserslautern replaced Yankel in the second half. Forward Patrick Helmers scored a goal from a long shot, but this person was a Madiburg player.
The 20-year-old Helmers performed well in the C-League Heigan last year, and because of his extremely malleable age, he attracted the attention of many teams, and Madiburg is the biggest club among them. In the summer, Helmers joined for 200,000 euros. Originally, the club arranged for him to participate in Tuchel's B team's third division league. However, Helmers, who has the style of a general, took the initiative to find the team's top management, especially Uncle Zha. , had a detailed discussion and expressed that he did not really want to stay in the C-League.
After careful analysis, Uncle Zha also felt that leaving Helmers in the C-level was overqualified and would not result in much improvement. But signing him up for the first team,
But he can only be ranked as the fifth forward after the black-faced Dodd, and his style is somewhat similar to that of Cobra Ilye and Dodd, so he obviously cannot get many playing opportunities. At that time, Uncle Zha, who had never led a team to play in the top league, did not realize that Illie would not be able to adapt to the anti-counterattack style, nor did he fully expect that Dodd would be unusable.
Helmers is very mature and sensible. He took the initiative to greet Uncle Zha and Zhuo Yang before and after the game. The young man was polite. Helmers knew in his mind that he would have to return to the peninsula sooner or later, and it was essential to maintain a good relationship with the two big guys with the biggest waists in the team.
Yankel, who was replaced by Helmers, was not as insane as Zandi, but he was not much better. From his back molars to his prostate, everything was sore from being hit by the Lion King Lao Song, and he had a fatty liver. It was all purple and blue. When he was off the field, Lao Song smiled and said to him in French: "Your father and I are exhausted."
After the game, Sforza found Zhuo Yang and exchanged jerseys and contact information, but declined Zhuo Yang's invitation to host a small gathering. Kaiserslautern has lost five games in a row after losing to Madiburg, and the atmosphere in the team is quite delicate. It is a bit inappropriate to leave the team and stay in Hannover at this time.
Kaiserslautern once again fell into relegation crisis at the end of this season. Coach Kurt Jara was fired at the last minute. At the critical moment, Sforza, who was injured and retired, stepped forward and once again served as the interim coach. He once again turned the tide, winning two and drawing one in the last three rounds, bringing Kaiserslautern safely away from the edge of the cliff. It was truly magical.
At the end of the season, Sforza, who was suffering from serious illnesses and injuries, also decided to retire at the age of 35 to become a full-time football coach and continue to display his football talents on another path. It is a pity that the Kaiserslautern club for which he made outstanding contributions did not dare to trust Sforza boldly and only agreed that he would start as an assistant coach in the echelon. In desperation, Sforza left Germany and returned to Switzerland to become the head coach of the Swiss Liga team FC Lucerne. Miraculously, he led FC Lucerne back to the Swiss Super League that year. So Sforza was appreciated by the Swiss giant Grasshopper Zurich, and he immediately joined this prestigious club.
Two years later, Sforza left Grasshopper Zurich and became the head coach of the Swiss U21 National Youth Team due to ideological conflicts with the club in terms of competition and management.
After Sforza left, in the 2005-06 season, Kaiserslautern once again fell into the quagmire of relegation, but this time they did not have Sforza's single-shot savior. After three things, Kaisers finally failed to escape relegation. fate.
Sforza and Zhuo Yang did not have an in-depth conversation today. After that, Zhuo Yang did not see the former famous Swiss star again for several years, and the two had no contact. But they never imagined that when the two contacted each other again, they would start a cooperation that lasted for more than ten years.