amaotonovel Chapter 305 European Fan Culture
Chapter 305 European Fan Culture
Chapter 305 European Fan Culture
At 8 o'clock in the evening, Weidenfeller drove his blue Porsche to Li Qiao's door on time.
"Dad, are you sure you don't want to come with me?"
"No, my old bones can't move anymore," Li Shan said.
Li Qiao chuckled and said, "You don't look old at all."
"Okay, let's go, don't keep your teammates waiting too long, but let me state in advance that drinking is fine, but don't bring me a girl back."
Li Qiao chuckled, "Don't worry, if that's the case, if you don't beat me to death, Diana won't spare me."
After getting into the car, Li Qiao first said: "Can you drive slowly, you Germans seem to drive like fast cars."
Weidenfeller expressed his incomprehension, and asked in surprise: "Don't you Chinese drive like this?"
"Of course not, 40 kilometers per hour is not bad in our urban area",
Weidenfeller suddenly laughed, "In Germany, only bicycles are so slow."
"By the way, why don't you have a speed limit on German roads?" Li Qiao asked.
Weidenfeller shook his head and said: "I don't know, anyway, I never drove without a speed limit since I was a child."
Li Qiao knew that nature could not be changed easily, so he said: "Then try to slow down as much as possible."
*****
About 10 minutes later, the bar arrived. Li Qiao saw that the name was very long. He took out his mobile phone and looked it up. It was translated into Chinese, and it could be "South Stand Bar".
"It's not far from my home," Li Qiao said.
"It's not far away. You can come here often in the future. The history here is longer than the Dortmund Fans Museum. In fact, if you want to understand the Dortmund club, the best place is not the showroom of the Fans Museum, but here."
Li Qiao didn't believe it at first, but the moment he stepped into the bar, Li Qiao believed it. The mottled walls reveal a kind of vicissitudes of history. More importantly, there are old photos and jerseys on the walls, some of which are black and white. It must have been a long time.
Walking, Li Qiao saw a familiar photo - "Michael Rummenigge", now one of Bayern's Big Three, former Dortmund player.
"Our famous traitor at Dortmund," Weidenfeller said.
"Hehe, it's not that serious, joining Bayern is considered a traitor"?
Weidenfeller said solemnly: "Of course, Joe, if you become popular in the future, no matter where you go, as long as you don't go to Bayern."
Li Qiao was startled, and thought: "Damn, I really want to go to Bayern."
Li Qiao is very talented in football, but he still does not have a deep understanding of European football culture. In Europe, football is not a game, but a belief, and a totem of a city. Bill Shankly once said: "Football has nothing to do with life and death, but it is higher than life and death."
In Europe, football is the second belief of many people besides religion, so they will hate those traitors who "surrender to the enemy". After Goetze went to Bayern, when he returned to the "Signal Iduna Park Stadium" for the game, 8 people greeted him with foul language and the middle finger. The scene was really "spectacular".
Moreover, this kind of fan culture is recognized by the whole society. In Europe, fans insult players in the stadium. If the words are racially discriminatory, the club will be punished.
In 2011, after Neuer transferred to Bayern, he returned to the Schalke 04 home game. The fans in the stands behind the goal scolded him for 90 minutes, not only scolding him, but also insulting Neuer's mother, but Neuer could only bear it.
Li Qiao was stunned, thoughtful, Weidenfeller saw it and asked: "Joe, you don't really want to go to Bayern, do you?"
Li Qiao chuckled, "It's too far away."
Weidenfeller was anxious, "No, as a Dortmund native, you can't even think about it."
Li Qiao didn't answer, and walked straight in.
*****
The bar owner "Wagner" is a good friend of Weidenfeller's. As soon as we met, the boss poured Weidenfeller's favorite beer before Weidenfeller opened his mouth.
"Haha, Li Qiao, welcome to Dortmund," said the boss "Wagner".
When Li Qiao saw strangers, he was inevitably shy and just nodded, because Li Qiao was not used to it. In the Chinese Super League, it is impossible for players to drink with fans, but in Germany, many players and fans are friends. In 2013, after the Hamburg team lost 2 to 9 to Bayern, in order to apologize to the fans, the players even went to the local fans bar to apologize.
"Joe, whatever you want, I'm treating you," Weidenfeller said.
"Hehe, it's not your turn to treat guests here. According to the rules here, Dortmund players come to drink and drink for free," Wagner rushed to say.
"Handsome, what would you like to drink?"
"A martini," said Joe Li.
Wagner laughed, "It's for girls. The Dortmund players are all men, either vodka or dark beer."
"Dark Beer Bar",
Wagner served Li Qiao a bottle of dark beer and drank some wine. Li Qiao relaxed and asked the bar owner about the history of this bar.
It turns out that this bar was co-founded by two diehard fans of Dortmund South Stand. It has been more than 40 years since it witnessed the history of the rise and fall of Dortmund club.
"I still remember 1997, the year we won the Champions League. There was no Internet at that time. On the day of the final, the bar was full. In the end we won the championship. The lads did a good job. It is a pity that our old man (Heathfield) then went to Bayern."
Wagner talked about the past as if it was yesterday, and the excitement on his face was beyond words.
"Also in 2001, when we won the Bundesliga championship, the stadium lawn was robbed by fans," Wagner laughed.
Li Qiao remembered that on the way in, he saw a turf with a "watch" in a glass frame on the wall, "Is that the one on the left of the door?"
Wagner nodded with a smile.
Wagner waved at Weidenfeller, "I want to talk to you about something."
"Then I'll leave for a while," Weidenfeller said to Li Qiao.
Li Qiao nodded, just as he wanted to see it alone.
*****
With the help of the dim lights in the bar, Li Qiao looked left and right. The fans here are very friendly, and no one made a fuss when they saw Li Qiao. What Li Qiao didn't know was that many big-name Dortmund stars had been here, and the fans were no strangers to it.
Suddenly Li Qiao saw a very strange scene. There were two people sitting opposite each other on a table, but one was wearing a Dortmund jersey and the other was wearing a Schalke 04 jersey.
"Won't the two of them fight"?
Li Qiao's first reaction was - someone came to mess things up.
But not only did the two not fight, they also toasted and drank frequently.Li Qiao's curiosity was aroused, he left the bar and walked towards the two of them.
"Joe"?
The fan wearing the Schalke 04 jersey yelled in surprise, and the one next to him wearing the Dortmund jersey immediately pulled Li Qiao to sit down.
"you"?As he spoke, Li Qiao pointed to the jerseys on the two of them.
"Thomas, go ahead," said the man in the Schalke 04 jersey.
After understanding, it turns out that the two are two brothers, the mother is American, the father is German, the elder brother is called "Torsten Thomas", and the younger brother is called "Torsten Chandler".
Dortmund and Schalke 04 are both in the Ruhr area of Germany, just like the relationship between AC Lilan and Inter Milan, Rome and Lazio.
"Wouldn't you start playing while watching football at home?"Li Qiao asked.
Thomas said: "I used to fight a lot when I was a kid",
"I used to get beat up all the time, but now he can't beat me," Chandler said.
"Who told you that your favorite Schalke 04 results are not good," Thomas said.
"The happiest year in my life was the year when Dortmund went bankrupt. You know, if I had money, I would definitely buy Dortmund and change it into a women's football team," Chandler said, taking a big sip of beer.
"Hehe, Dortmund is a team that has won the Champions League no matter what, what is Schalke 04?"After speaking, Thomas spread his hands, meaning there was nothing.
Li Qiao found it very interesting to hear the two of them bickering, "Let me take the beer from you two."
Thomas said "thank you", but Chandler just smiled, but Li Qiao liked such a person, a smile between friends is worth a thousand words.
"I didn't watch Dortmund's games at first, but because of Li Qiao, I will take a look at Dortmund's games in the future," Chandler said.
"Li Qiao, I hope you score for Dortmund soon," Thomas said.
"Thank you, we will be friends from now on," Li Qiao said.
*****
After drinking with the "Thorsten" brothers for a while, Weidenfeller came back, and Li Qiao invited Weidenfeller to join in the drink. Weidenfeller is a very generous person, and the four of them drank together.
"What happened just now?" Li Qiao asked.
Weidenfeller put away his smile, "A fan named "Jacob" is a diehard Dortmund fan. He recently got sick, which is difficult to cure. Wagner and I discussed going to see him."
"Then how can I help"?Li Qiao asked.
Weidenfeller shook his head.
"Goal!" !Thomas said.
"Goals can cure diseases"?Li Qiao thought.
"For Dortmund fans, seeing the team win makes them happy, and all diseases are cured."
Of course Li Qiao knew that this was just a way to win spiritually, but the deep friendship behind these words moved Li Qiao very much.
"Joe, remember what I told you this afternoon, why did I bring you here"?Weidenfeller asked.
"Um",
"You should understand the fan culture here. In Germany, the relationship between fans, clubs and players is more like family. In the most difficult years of the club, it was fans like Thomas who supported us, and Dortmund was able to revive that day."
"I always keep a part of my salary every month, and the rest is given to my wife," Thomas said.
Needless to say, Li Qiao also guessed that the remaining part must be used to buy football tickets.
When we talk about rich and powerful families, we always like to use two words - "context", but no one can explain clearly what is connotation, but today Li Qiao has a vivid understanding of these two words.
"Thank you", Li Qiao said to Weidenfeller.
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