Golden Greenery

Diary of Bastian Schweinsteiger:

Wednesday, November 6, 2002, light rain

My head hurts a lot today, and the coach won't let me rest.

My head hurt because I collided with Zhuoyang in mid-air during training. I pretended that it didn't hurt, because I was afraid of being ashamed when I rubbed it.

Zhuoyang rubbed his head vigorously, the coach said that if it hurts, you should go and rest for a while.

I said that my head hurts too, but I was too embarrassed to rub it just now, can I also take a rest.

The coach ignored me.

Resentment.

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Thursday, November 7, 2002, cloudy. beginning of winter

Lidong was said by Zhuo Yang, I asked him what he meant?

After half an hour, Zhuoyang said that even a pig should understand. But I don't understand.

Why is there such a thing as a pig?

When we ate together in the restaurant at noon, I still didn't understand.

Zhuoyang poured me a lot of drinks, I was so stuffed that I didn't want to drink anymore, Zhuoyang poured them back for me, Per said no waste.

I said I was very supportive, but the coach said that you should run 300 laps, and I will count them for you.

I said I can't stand it anymore.

Resentment.

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Today is the day of the eleventh round of the regional league. The Madyburg youth team is playing against the Barnstorf team at home.

According to the old rules, the team gathered at noon, had lunch together at the base, and after a break, did some simple training. When the time was almost up, the team entered the Victor Football Stadium.

Barnstorf is a strong team in the regional league. They were at the top of the table until the ninth round, and only lost to the Algermisen team in the ninth round before falling to the second place.

Fort Maddie youth team now ranks first with 7 wins, 3 draws and 24 points, followed by Barnstorf with 7 wins, 2 draws and one loss with 23 points. This is a game worth six points.

Klopp attached great importance to this game and made full preparations. Klopp knows that Barnstorff has strength, but he is not as good as the Madyburg youths he trained and dealt with, so winning is not a big problem.

Zhuoyang and Mertesacker also felt that Barnstorf would cause some trouble and the game would be difficult, but they were confident of winning the game.

Because the game is very important, Chairman Angus Mullen also came to the scene, and of course his good friend Professor Carl Norman was beside him.

"Damn it, I think it won't be worse than it is now if my youth team plays in the third division." Mullen was full of roundworms.

Yesterday, in the twelfth round of the C-League, the Maddie first team lost again. At present, they have 4 draws and 8 losses in 12 games.

"I think so. The youth team has great potential." Professor Norman sympathized with his old buddy. "Klopp has done a good job and is a very good coach."

"That damned stubborn old man, I asked him to pay more attention to the youth team and reminded him that there are a few good seedlings in it." Chairman Mullen gritted his teeth angrily. "He actually said they were a bunch of flamboyant kids who would pee their pants in fright in the C-level arena. Damn Stanley!"

"Old man, it's time to think long-term. Stanley Fox is out of date, he's only going to lead your team to the bottom."

"Oh——" Chairman Mullen sighed: "Stanley is also an old buddy. He used to be able to strike late in the regional leagues. I don't know if there will be a miracle this year."

Professor Norman helped analyze: "It's hard to say. The C League is not a regional league, and the competition is much fiercer. Your team has been in the C League for the third year, and there is no improvement at all. You have injected a lot of money into it. , should definitely not want to relegation every year, right?"

In order to gain a firm foothold in the third division, Mullen has invested nearly 20 million euros in the past two years. This huge sum of money is still a considerable amount even in the German first division.

But the Maddie team has to wait until the end every year to avoid relegation, which is a test of Chairman Mullen's overwhelmed heart.

This year he invested another seven or eight million euros, but so far he hasn't seen a single one. Angus Mullen’s money didn’t come from the wind, so much money made him very painful, but for the Madyburg Club, Mullen gritted his teeth and made him appear in the company’s capital turnover. The problem has seriously affected his business.

The reason why Angus Mullen invested so much is to let the team rush to the second division. The commercial development of the second division is completely different from that of the third division. If Madyburg reaches the second division, take advantage of Hannover's geographical advantages, and then do a good job in the team's business development and marketing activities. With stable income, it is not a dream for the club to stabilize in the second division and be responsible for its own profits and losses.

That's right, Maddie's club is small, and so is the stadium. But because of its small size, the cost is relatively low. Moreover, although the club is small, Hannover is a big city. Relying on the benefits developed by this big city, it is enough to support this small club. The prerequisite is that the team must rush to the second division. Therefore, Fort Maddie must not stay at the C level for a long time, let alone drop back to a lower level. Otherwise, everything will have to start all over again, and the previous investment will be thrown away in vain. Angus Mullen doesn't want to endure the suffering of the team in the lower leagues, and he has to continue to repeat investment. If this happens, he would rather sell the club and stay away from football.

Thinking of this, Mullen's flesh hurts even more. This is the team he built with his own hands. There is also the Victor Stadium named after his father. It is said that if you give up, you can give up. But if you don't do this, what will your own business do? Without money, everything is nothing.

"I still need to talk to Stanley again to see if I can give him a little more time." Chairman Mullen rubbed his temple helplessly.

When Mullen had a headache, Resakova and Mark were also chatting in the stands.

"Zhuo is very busy recently. I can only make phone calls every day. If I want to see him, I have to make an appointment." Risa felt a little resentful.

"That's right, except for class, I hardly see his people. Playing football is very hard, and Zhuo is a very hardworking guy." Mark Winster defended his friend.

Raisa is just fussing and scratching, she is not lonely. "Chinese people are always very hardworking, but Zhuo is also the most special one I have ever met. Well, of all people"

Do you have those cannons? Mark sneered inwardly.

"By the way, Raisa. How are you and Zhuo?" Mark was concerned about his friend.

"Zhuo and I are very good. He is a very nice person. He is romantic, humorous, strong, and a gentleman. We are very happy together." Risa has not figured out how to treat Zhuoyang so far, or it can be said that she did not. Know how to face Zhuoyang, how to get along with Zhuoyang.

Zhuoyang gave her a very special feeling, very tender. This feeling makes her very comfortable, like a spoiled little girl, like a glass of Bordeaux red wine, and like a flower basket rocking chair in grandpa's farm.