Golden Greenery

The Cologne team was panicked by Madiburg's high press. Every player was like a frightened quail, not daring to stick to the ball at all, as if the football was burning their feet. As the leader of the team, Podolski has no way to deal with this. He is a support and point-grabbing player who can score goals and organize. However, Podolski's skills are a bit rough, and his speed and strength are his weaknesses. , and more importantly, he is a bit lazy and is far less diligent than Zhuo Yang on the court.

In the second half, the original team of Madiburg played the lantern, and Cologne replaced two midfielders, Springer and Nicklich. Coach Rappold also saw that his home team was not strong, but he could not change his tactics without changing them. It’s all about changing the soup without changing the medicine, so the scene can only remain the same!

In the 55th minute, Zhuo Yang took a free kick on the left side of the penalty area. The ball landed accurately on the head of Musketeer Gomez, who jumped high. The slut's condescending headbutt almost broke the net, 4 :0.

Ten minutes later, Zhuo Yang and Gomez made short passes in the Cologne penalty area, back and forth in a very ostentatious manner. Xinkilovic couldn't bear it anymore, hugged the midfielder and threw Zhuo Yang to the ground. The referee Rex sighed and whistled a penalty kick.

It's too obvious not to brag. Zhuo Yang and Gomez looked at him eagerly after falling in the penalty area several times. Rex didn't pay attention: That's almost enough. Is it really interesting to cause a tragedy? But this time I can’t do anything without a verdict, it’s too much, otherwise the media will say I took the money. Even so, referee Rex showed mercy, otherwise Hinkilovic, who was already carrying a yellow card, would not be able to escape.

"Troll, you come to punish me and get a hat trick." Zhuoyang greeted Gomez.

Gomez was overjoyed: "Okay, it's a real fight..."

"Hey, I'm just being polite, why are you taking it seriously?"

Gomez: "..." The thumbs up on his right hand were messy in the wind.

Faced with Zhuo Yangbiao's penalty kick from the blind corner, 3 had no reaction. He just squatted and allowed the goal to happen. No wonder Cologne Club has taken a fancy to Madiborg's substitute goalkeeper Superman Edmund.

The score on the field was 5:0, Zhuo Yang also performed another hat trick, and then he was replaced by Debich by uncle Klopp. Also replaced was Gomez. Ibisevic had been warming up for a long time.

In the 77th minute, Madiburg replaced Grosso with Schaefer. On the other hand, Rappold also replaced the inactive Podolski with forward Schertz and announced that he would give up the game. But Schertz, who came on as a substitute, made a supplementary shot at the last minute to change the score to 5:1. At least he was not shaved.

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"Bolti, your team is a bit uncertain if it continues like this." Zhuoyang and Podolski exchanged jerseys.

"Who says it's not the case! Well, maybe I worked hard to get promoted last year and have to go back this year," Podolski said.

Hearing this, Zhuo Yang couldn't help but be stunned!

He said that just for casual conversation, but he didn't expect Podolsky to answer like this. Zhuoyang thought to himself: As the captain, as the soul and leader of the Cologne team, you gave up first, which is probably unjustifiable. You think this way, what about others?

Zhuoyang didn't understand Podolski a little, because he himself had never given up in football. The C-League schedule was about to be halfway through, and Madibao was 10 points behind the penultimate place. Zhuoyang did not give up. And he has always secretly cherished the idea of ​​​​making a huge comeback and rushing to the second level, and he did it. Cologne is now only third from the bottom, and it can get ashore with a little effort. How can we just give up? It is far from the dangerous situation of Fort Madi.

As a result, Zhuo Yang looked down on Podolsky. However, whether Cologne is relegated or not is a family matter and has nothing to do with you.

"Then the surrender is really going to happen. What will you do? Are you still going back?" Zhuo Yang asked.

The media labeled Podolski as "loyal". He accompanied the relegated Cologne in the second division, which was very praised. But at that time Podolski was just a new football star and had not been Cologne's absolute main force before. The premise of his "loyalty" was the core position of Cologne's commitment.

But things are different now. As one of the top players in German football with Zhuoyang and Gomez, it is difficult for him to be willing to play in the second division.

"I don't know what to do, let's wait and see." Podolsky was a little helpless.

"Bolty, loyalty is not a complimentary word, it can also be divided into loyalty. Moreover, loyalty is relative, not one-sided."

"Yeah, so it's very difficult for me. Oh, by the way, Zhuoyang, if, I mean if, Madiburg is relegated, what will you do?" Podolski asked Zhuoyang the question.

"Me?" Zhuoyang was surprised that Podolsky asked this question. "I will not let Madibao be relegated, never!"

"Ah~~hahahahaha~~"

Podolsky: "..."

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Something unexpected happened after the game!

The disastrous defeat at the beginning of the year finally ignited the anger in the hearts of Cologne fans. Originally they were looking forward to a new year, but reality gave the fans a heavy blow. The angry Cologne fans did not go to trouble Zhuoyang and Madibao who cut their wounds, but pointed the finger at the Cologne club.

More than 3,500 fans blocked the team bus and refused to leave, demanding that club manager Lettick and head coach Rappold come out for a dialogue and ask them to explain why the team was in such trouble. Faced with the angry fans and the loud insults, these two people did not dare to show their faces. Under the cover of the players, Manager Latic and Coach Rappold sneaked off the bus and fled the scene in an inconspicuous car.

The Cologne fans did not disperse until more than two hours later.

This denunciation put great psychological pressure on Cologne club manager Letik, who submitted his resignation to the board of directors that night. Cologne's top management also immediately agreed to Letik's resignation. A few hours later, head coach Rappold, who no longer had Letik's protective umbrella, was also dismissed by the Cologne club's board of directors.

A week later, the unknown Swiss Hans-Peter Latour changed careers from Swiss Grasshoppers and became the new coach of Cologne.

However, changing hands is not necessarily like changing swords. Latour also failed to save Cologne, which was full of decline. After the end of the season, Cologne ranked second from last in the Bundesliga and sadly returned to the Bundesliga. Prince Podolski of Cologne could not continue to sing the song of loyalty. In the tears of Cologne fans, Prince Polti got his wish and put on the Bayern Munich jersey.

Perhaps as Zhuoyang sees it, Podolski's career has been trending high and low, and he has never been able to meet people's expectations for him. Originally, everyone thought he would copy Zhuoyang's success.

——The king among role players, the prince among civilian teams!

This is what the world will say about Podolski many years later, but in the German national team, he and piggy Schweinsteiger have always been good friends.