Golden Greenery

Zhuoyang led the team into the venue, which attracted huge cheers from Hannover fans. This was not Victor, but the home court of Hannover 96, the AWD Athletic Stadium. The first game of the new year after Madiburg's winter break is the quarter-finals of the German Football Association Cup. The opponent is Hannover 96, a team from the same city.

The relationship between Hannover 96 fans and Madiburg fans is very harmonious. The boundaries between them are not clear and the degree of mutual integration is very high. Although there was a rift between the fans of the two teams last summer due to the transfer of the 'traitor' Mario Gomez, overall, it is still close and not like a blood feud like other city derbies.

Cheers are given to Zhuo Yang and to the newly minted European Mr. Golden Ball. He is the darling of the entire city of Hannover, and the Golden Ball is the glory of the entire city.

There have been only a handful of three official matches between Madiburg and Hannover 96 in history. After all, the levels of the two sides were too far apart in the past, and their encounters depended on a lot of fate. Of course, Madiburg lost in all three games. In those years, the teams were defeated. Diebold was not in the eyes of Hannover 96 at all.

Now the situation is completely different. In addition to the historical sedimentation in this city still belonging to Hannover 96, all the limelight has been taken by Madiburg. Only the new people laugh, who remembers the old people crying? This is the reality of the football world. Now the Hanover citizens gathered around Madiburg have surpassed the past.

It is precisely because of Madibau's flourishing and aggressive upward momentum that Hannover 96 had to change its strategic direction of accumulating food and slowly becoming king, trying to return to the Bundesliga at all costs in the shortest possible time. Time has not waited for me. If I continue to waste time like this, all the territory of Hanover City will belong to Madiburg.

However, Hannover 96's return strategy did not go smoothly.

Last summer, Hannover 96 used the 14 million earned from selling Gomez, plus part of the original family fortune, to spend a total of nearly 20 million in the transfer market. This number is very significant even in the Bundesliga. As a result, a large number of players with Bundesliga capabilities flocked in. At the same time, some powerful veterans from the original team also chose to return. The production in the echelon is booming and gratifying. Hannover 96 is completely equipped for the Bundesliga, and the age structure of the old, middle and youth is very reasonable.

Many Bundesliga football commentators say that Hannover 96 will directly play in the Bundesliga with the current lineup, there will be no problem in relegation, and they will sit firmly in the middle of the standings. Before the season, they were regarded by everyone as the top favorites for the first division, and they had booked an upgrade spot in advance.

But no one expected that after the start of the new Bundesliga season, Hannover 96 would perform stumblingly all the way, sometimes beating powerful teams, sometimes losing unexpectedly, and sometimes being tied inexplicably. Halfway through the schedule, Hannover 96 is ranked sixth in the standings with 24 points with 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses. It is 8 points away from Cottbus, the third place in the promotion zone, and 13 points away from the top spot Aachen. It really surprised everyone.

The club's top management used the reason that the team was not promoted after a major overhaul to appease the fans and promised that they would fight back in the second half of the season and vowed not to break into the Bundesliga. So, the fans had no choice but to believe it. After fooling the fans, the club put all the pressure on head coach Ewald Linen.

After Hannover 96 was relegated the year before last, the big-mouthed coach Neulule who had brought the team to relegation in the first few rounds of the Bundesliga League left. The former Kaiserslautern meritorious defender had no choice but to choose after his leg was broken by Zhuo Yang. Retired Danish star and Hannover 96 assistant coach Schjörnberg became the team's temporary firefighting coach. Two weeks later, Ewald Linen officially took office.

Nowadays, Michel Schjörnberg is the coach of the Hannover 96 youth team. He has been here for more than two or three years, and he has not met the culprit Zhuoyang very often.

Coach Li Ning is also a little confused about the team's crazy performance. There are no problems with the tactical arrangements.

There was no illness, no disaster, and a few suspensions, but the team was good every game and bad every time. Even the first and second halves were completely opposite, as if they had eaten something dirty, otherwise it would be impossible to explain.

He is now under a lot of pressure. If the team cannot break into the Bundesliga this season, he will definitely not be able to leave Hannover alive. Not to mention that the club’s huge investment has been wasted, many players have a special clause in their contracts when they come: if this player The season cannot be upgraded and the player will be free to leave.

If something like this really happens, Hannover fans will eat themselves alive, and Hannover 96 will fall apart. If they continue to fight to the death, how can there be so many Gomez to sell? Even if there were, how could a wealthy buyer like Madibao be so generous? According to the internal market conditions in Germany last year, 10 million is a wall for Gomez.

Hannover 96's focus this season is definitely the Bundesliga 2. The FA Cup is completely optional, but I don't know if this is a good or bad fortune. They haven't encountered any strong teams in the previous rounds, so the most powerful opponent will be In the last round, the Bundesliga second division team Offenbach played, but even Offen was still on the bench. In this way, Hannover 96 couldn't shake it off even if they wanted to. It was like being carried by their opponents in a sedan chair all the way to the quarterfinals and in front of Madiburg.

Originally, Hannover 96 had to play as a substitute in the FA Cup, but as the opponent became Madiburg, they could not follow the original plan and had to play as the main force, because Hannover 96 had to lose face.

This is the first derby between the two teams since the rise of Madiburg. For its own city status, to compete for fans and market share, and for the image of the city's traditional boss since ancient times, Hannover 96 dare not not fight. But they are also well aware that there is a gap in strength between themselves and the currently prosperous Madiburg. If their neighbors really get angry, they may not be able to get any good results. The desolation of Red Devils and Manchester United is clearly visible to the whole of Europe. Therefore, the top management of Hannover 96 Club told coach Lining: This game can be lost, but it cannot be too ugly.

In the same way as Hannover 96, Madibao naturally does not want to lose. City derby is never the time to imitate Lei Feng. Of course, if he really loses, Madibao won't be able to think about it. The two sides are not on the same level, and the bird knows the ambition of the swan!

However, Madibao basically played the main force today. They didn’t want to lose. More importantly, the second half of the schedule is intensive, and important events come one after another. The Champions League knockout rounds are no joke. Madibao needs to use this game to give the main players Player pull status. After a winter break, the players are exhausted, and it's time to let the big mules and horses take a walk.

However, although there is a competitive relationship between teams in the same city, Madibau and Hannover 96 have a very good relationship both at the club level and as individual players. Not to mention Gomez's 'blood' relationship, nor Mad Dog Rand, Hannover natives such as Bang Chui Ackermann, and even Zhuo Yang are good friends with their neighbor's goalkeeper Enke, and their fans leader Bald Colliver. He and Zhuo Yang are extremely familiar with each other. Go to the second floor Just follow your own family.

There are many good people in Madibao. In view of all these factors, everyone agrees that losing is not a big deal. As long as you don’t lose too much, it’s best to win, but don’t bully others too much. As a fellow countryman, leave some for others. face.

But football is round, and many things happen by accident and are not affected by human will. This game was beyond everyone's expectations.