Star Coach

In the 2002 German Cup final, at the Berlin Olympic Stadium, Hoffenheim played against Schalke 04, the German Southern League team played against the Bundesliga team, and it was also a duel between Jiangshan, the young coach, and the famous old coach.

The game was quite tense. Before the end of the first half, the two sides were tied 1:1.

The second half was in chaos for a while. In the 79th minute, Hoffenheim striker Kuranyi finally broke the deadlock and scored a close shot.

The score became 2:1, Hoffenheim was leading, and there were about ten minutes left before the end of the game. All the pressure was tilted to Schalke 04.

After Kuranyi scored, he ran madly and rushed towards Jiangshan. Poor Jiangshan didn't have time to avoid Kuranyi's bear hug.

Being picked up by Kuranyi and spinning in place, Jiangshan was very worried that Kuranyi's next move would be to kneel down and propose. Fortunately, Kuranyi's sexual orientation was normal, and he didn't kneel down, but just said a lot of words of gratitude to Jiangshan.

Jiangshan was a little depressed. He was thinking about celebrating with the team and showing his passion, but it was all ruined by this guy, the damn pigtail player.

Tuchel's eyes were moist, and he kept saying, "German Cup, German Cup, as long as we win the German Cup, our two years of hard work will be worth it."

"Wow... so touching!" Anna behind Tuchel burst into tears, "Uncle, you are so passionate!"

Hoffenheim's fans went crazy, and the passion that had been suppressed throughout the game burst out. Uncle Mateo blushed, blew the trumpet hard, and the band started playing.

Hop and Rothaus also jumped up from their seats, "We have hope, we have hope."

Rothaus also wanted to give Hop a bear hug, but looking at the boss's mood, he seemed to think further. He said quickly, "Boss, after the game, I will ask the lawyers to declare Jiangshan's contract invalid. He must be retained for one year no matter what."

"Keep your ass, now you have to think about how to retain the players in the team." Hopp wanted to beat Rothaus to death, this guy is ignorant.

He was more generous and let Jiangshan leave. Jiangshan would remember this host-guest relationship no matter what. In the future, when the team is promoted to the Bundesliga, it is not impossible to invite Jiangshan to coach. But if they tear their faces with Jiangshan, both sides will have a hard time.

The most important thing is that Hoffenheim's players have skyrocketed in value through this season's games. Countless teams are eyeing them, even Bayern is watching. In addition to Lahm, Pander may be poached by Bayern.

At the end of the season, how many players they can retain is what Rothaus needs to pay attention to.

"Walker is not easy to deal with. You should have a good talk with him." Hopp said unhappily.

The game started again, and Schalke 04's players were a little flustered. The offense was disorganized and the speed could not be improved.

Stevens finally couldn't sit still anymore, and changed players, immediately changed players, it was time to fight for his life.

Whoever was slow would be sent off, Stevens finally felt Jiangshan's sinister intentions and used the last few minutes to make up for it.

Veltman and Muller replaced Asamoah and Wilmots respectively, speeding up the front court to grab the last blow.

Jiangshan sneered, "You finally woke up? Unfortunately, it's a bit late."

Jiangshan followed the substitution, first replacing Didik. The impact of the front court was no longer useful, and the last few minutes could only defend, leaving only Kuranyi. Kuranyi's ball control ability is stronger than Didik, and his playing style is smarter.

Dorante came on and replaced Kuranyi's position. Kuranyi appeared in the front again, just holding the ball and running, and he didn't need to attack.

Huth returned to the back line at the same time, and changed to a five-back lineup again. The midfielders followed and recovered, and the fence was very dense.

Dorante was like a mad beast. He not only wanted to do the work of a striker, but also the work of a midfielder. He could intercept and steal the ball, just like a god descending from heaven.

In the last few minutes, Hoffenheim was in a passive state. After Dorante came on the court, he barely withstood the opponent's attack.

Schalke 04's impact was too poor. There was no way to penetrate Hoffenheim's defense. The game had entered injury time.

In injury time, the referee gave Schalke 04 enough time. Jiangshan waved his hand, strengthened control, and did not give up the ball easily.

Wiese saved Sander's shot and did not want to get up for a long time. When the players slowly left, he raised his head and observed like a thief.

Put the ball on the right side of the penalty area line and waved to his teammates, "Go up, all go up."

After his teammates left, he picked up the ball again and put it on the left side of the penalty area line.

Jiang Shan covered his face and said, "It's too obvious, brother. I can't stand it anymore."

The referee really couldn't stand it anymore and rushed over to give Wiese a yellow card for deliberately delaying time.

Wiese waved his hands awkwardly and took the yellow card readily. He pretended to kick the ball to attract the attention of Schalke 04 players. Then he lightly passed the ball to the nearest Kai.

Kai took two steps and did not pass the ball forward, but instead passed the ball back to Wiese. Sander and Agali rushed over.

Wiese passed the ball to Kai's feet again. Kai faced the diagonal Veltman and did not move forward. He passed the ball to Hunt beside him. Hunt passed it to Huth. Huth did not dare to neglect it and took a step quickly.

It was sent to Rahn's feet. Rahn rushed forward a few steps, directed his teammates to move forward, and then passed the ball back to Kai's feet.

The passing between the midfield and backfield was quite smooth, the ball was always in motion, and it was able to avoid Schalke 04's pressing. They did not invest enough manpower and were unable to snatch the ball.

"What kind of hero is it to pass the ball back in the backcourt?" Stevens roared in frustration, waved his hand, and asked all the players to go up. They had to fight for their lives at the last moment. Losing one was a loss, and losing two would not matter.

Dorante was very conscious, and Jiangshan felt that he could join the party. He followed Njemets closely without any instructions, and was very considerate. It was almost like sleeping with his wife, right?

Njemets was already physically exhausted, and under Dorante's care, he seemed to be staggering. At the last moment, he finally got the ball, but Dorante was stuck to him.

He had to push him, but who knew that Dorante fell to the ground like a balloon, and rolled a few times. The scream was too miserable.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle, warned Njemets, and did not take out the card. Dorante was a bit too much of a show.

Time passed quickly, and before Schalke 04 got the ball again, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The German Cup final, the game is over.

Hoffenheim 2:1 Schalke 04.

The game was full of twists and turns. Schalke 04 scored first, but Hoffenheim scored two goals in a row to overtake the score and win the championship.

This was Hoffenheim's first reversal of the season, and the only reversal, and they won a championship, the German Cup.

As soon as the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Jiangshan jumped up excitedly, "Finally succeeded, the German Cup. My first valuable trophy."

The players were more excited than the fans. At the beginning of the season, who would have thought that the team from the German Southern League would win the final championship?