amaotonovel Chapter 537
Chapter 537
Chapter 537
A defeat makes things interesting in Group E, take a look at the standings:
Manchester City 4 points,
Florence 4 points,
Bayern Munich 3 points,
Borisov 0 points,
In this group, except for Borisov who is studying with the prince, the other three teams are likely to qualify for the group, and the next round of Bayern will face Manchester City at home, Manchester City led by Guardiola.
Before that, Bayern will usher in a strong opponent in the league at home - Wolfsburg.
Some people may say, is Wolf Castle considered powerful?
I think it counts, and the more important thing is that Wolfsburg does have money. On the one hand, the owner-Volkswagen Group has money. On the other hand, he sold De Bruyne to Manchester City last year and earned 8000 million euros.
Wolfsburg burned more than 1 million euros in the summer transfer market.
Of course, in the thrifty Bundesliga, Wolfsburg's doing so is mixed. Bayern's Rummenigge was the first to stand up and criticize "Wolfsburg" as Manchester City of the Bundesliga, undermining the principle of fair competition in the league.
The Dortmund club did not criticize Wolfsburg by name. Klopp said: "Now in Europe, it is becoming more and more difficult for small clubs without money to survive."
So let's take a look at who Wolfsburg burned so much money to buy. First of all, their first blockbuster signing, the purchase of Everton's Warcraft Lukaku for 5000 million euros.
In fact, Lukaku and many giants are rumored to be rumored, including Bayern, Chelsea, and Manchester United, but in the end it was Wolfsburg who really did it.
This is actually very understandable, just like when Cavani was still in Naples, he also had a scandal with the giants of the whole of Europe for a season, but in the end it was Paris Saint-Germain who really paid for it.
Why is this happening?
Because giants generally do not spend sky-high prices to introduce players without Champions League experience, one of the important reasons why Real Madrid spent a lot of money to introduce Bell was that Bell had proved his ability in the Champions League.
Although Lukaku is favored by many football experts, he has not proved himself on a higher stage, so don't think that the rich are all taken advantage of, but they are actually shrewd.
But Wolfsburg, as a second-tier giant in Europe, does not have so many choices. To be honest, if Real Madrid and Bayern are interested, that person will not go to Wolfsburg.
So 5000 million seems to be a sky-high price, but it is a win-win deal for Wolfsburg and Everton.
In addition, there is another ulterior reason why Wolfsburg suddenly became a local tyrant this season, that is, their big boss, the Volkswagen Group, was deeply involved in the "emission gate" scandal. Think about it, every time Berlusconi encountered a scandal, he asked AC Milan to come out to rescue him. In Europe, football is a good way to win people's hearts.
But this is what is under the table. Many people know it, but the person involved will definitely not admit it.
Not long after the transfer earthquake caused by Lukaku, Wolfsburg's second transfer was also a big deal. They used 3000 million euros to bring the young right back "Florenzi" from Rome.
If you didn't know "Florenzi" a year ago, then I don't blame you, but if you don't know him now, then I can only say that you are out. In the UEFA Champions League group stage last season, in the match between Rome and Barcelona, it was Florenzi's half-court lob that violated common sense, allowing Rome to draw the defending champion 1-1.
Florenzi also represented Italy in the European Cup just held in France this summer, and performed very well, so it should be said that Wolfsburg snatched Italy's future star of hope with 3000 million, which should be said to be a good deal.
After the first two transfers, Wolfsburg stopped. Even so, they have become the most money-burning team in the Bundesliga this season ahead of schedule. Looking at Europe, they are also the second most expensive club after Chelsea.
But just before the transfer window closed on September 9, European time, Wolfsburg made another buzzer transfer-the introduction of Senegalese international "Sadio Mane" from Southampton in the Premier League for 1 million.
Mane's characteristics are a bit like Bayern's "Douglas Costa", black, hard and fast, and everyone who watches the Premier League is impressed by him.
Buying Mane for 2500 million can be said to be a very good deal, and you may not believe that such a thing happened.
Because not long ago, Southampton still vowed that "Mane" was not for sale. Why did Mane change from not for sale to sale soon?
That's because Mane opened his mouth and asked for an increase in his annual salary to 900 million euros, which challenged the club's bottom line. In addition, African players have always been unorganized and undisciplined. In the end, Southampton decided to sell Mane before the transfer window closed.
In such a short period of time, the European giants were unwilling to pay a big price. The only one who made a reasonable bid was Wolfsburg, so Southampton gritted their teeth and reluctantly sold Mane to the Bundesliga.
After spending so much money, what is Wolfsburg's performance this season?
One word - very good.
They now have the same points in the Bundesliga as Bayern, with 5 wins and 1 draw, but they have less goal difference than Bayern, temporarily ranking second in the league, and the upcoming round of the league will be the top spot.
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Before the game, German sport1 made a forward-looking report on the game. When the reporter interviewed Wolfsburg head coach "Black Gold", he joked: "Did the club lose so much money in the summer because they lost 1-5 in Munich last season and were stimulated?"
Hei Jin smiled, "That game was indeed a nightmare, I admit it, but our summer money must have nothing to do with that matter, it is the decision of the club's top management, but I am very happy, this year I am finally not afraid of running out of money."
"Lukaku, Florenzi, Mane, have you ever thought about these names"?
"Have you thought about it?" Hei Jin asked back,
"No, I dare not even think about it. Even if I think about it, it is impossible to be associated with Wolfsburg or Bayern."
Hei Jin spread his hands, "Wouldn't it be nice to have more strong teams in the Bundesliga? What's the point of seeing the Bayern family win the championship?"
"Yeah, so Wolfsburg was a surprise, so are you confident you can beat Bayern in Munich and avenge last year's 1-5"?
Hei Jin shook his hand.
The reporter thought that Hei Jin was showing weakness like this, but what Hei Jin meant was "Football is a sport, so there is nothing to revenge, but we will definitely win".
After the reporter asked a few more questions, he finally said, "Good luck to you all."
*****
"We have money, but we don't burn it," Summer said in the face of endless questions.
"This is how you see Wolfsburg spending 1 million in the summer"?
Samer nuzzled, "I don't know, maybe it's right, maybe it's wrong."
"If you were given another chance, would you grab Lukaku?"
"Who told you, I want Lukaku"?
""Bild", "Kicker", "Munich Daily"...", the reporter wanted to continue giving examples, but Sammer raised his hand to indicate that there was no need.
"I can tell you that those are fake, we have not even contacted Lukaku's agent."
"Hei Jin has spoken, he wants to challenge you",
Summer smiled, "The whole of Europe wants to challenge us, do you think I'm afraid of challenges"?
"May I ask if Li Qiao met your request?"
"No, I think Li Qiao should be a top winger. He is still very young and still has a lot of room for improvement."
"What do you think of the last loss in Fiorentina? Is there something wrong with the team?"
Summer asked, "Are you sleeping?"
The reporter froze for a moment, "Can you answer my question?"
"Excuse me, are you sleeping?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Well, why are you sleeping"?
The reporter saw that it was endless, so he replied: "I'm tired, I need to rest."
"Since you will be tired, so will my players. They are also human. Although they are better than ordinary people, Bayern's players are just tired. Don't have so many conspiratorial thoughts, okay?"
"Then what do you think of Guardiola's return to Munich"?
"My current focus is on the next league game, so I can't answer your question."
The press conference after the loss was not easy, and Summer left the scene after dealing with boring questions.
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Before the game, the head coaches of the two teams were stubborn, but when it comes to real PK, everyone knows that this game will be difficult. Dortmund has fallen behind this season. Maybe the league champion will be born between Bayern and Wolfsburg.
Then this narrow encounter is not a 3-point gap, but 6 points. Before the game, Bayern's top management issued a death order and must win at home, otherwise the team will face the league and the Champions League will be passive.
As for Wolfsburg, if 1 million euros are spent, they must be looking forward to a Bundesliga champion, otherwise they will really be taken advantage of.
When the two teams lined up in the stadium before the game, Sammer was a little envious, especially Lukaku. To be honest, he was tempted. The Belgian World of Warcraft is really a shadow of Drogba back then, but Bayern's summer budget was spent on Li Qiao.
On the other side, Hei Jin hugged his hands. The last time he came, Lewandowski used 9 goals in 5 minutes to embarrass Wolfsburg. This time he came back to get back the lost face.
After picking sides, the game was about to start. At this time, Sammer took the initiative to shake Heijin's hand. This was polite. The handshake was very simple, and there were no routine greetings.
The game is about to start, the referee is at the end of the watch, the fans are chanting slogans and booing to increase the atmosphere of the stadium, but what about Li Qiao?
He rubbed his hands, not knowing why, although he had experienced many battles, after coming to Bayern, Li Qiao was obviously more nervous than before.
(End of this chapter)