Haha, finally Lao Chen was blasted by the explosive flower! I don't know why, but originally my heart felt stuffy, and suddenly it opened up, and I feel much more relaxed! But we can't just give up like this, right? A match is 90 minutes, and now it's only just started! Since our rallying power isn't as strong as others, Lao Chen can only update more frequently. Brothers, please support us, let's make a comeback! If by chance the chrysanthemum flower gets blasted back, that would be hilarious!!
No one would have thought that a game which was originally considered to be without suspense, and even a big win for Bayern Munich seemed reasonable, would eventually turn into a bloody battle.
When the game was in its final moments, after Bremer's substitution, Kaiserslautern suddenly ignited their fighting spirit and launched a fierce attack on Bayern Munich, who were desperately defending their goal. It was clear to everyone that this match had transcended mere technical and tactical competition, becoming more of a battle of wills and mental strength.
Whoever can persist until the end, whoever can fight until the last minute, will be able to win this game.
This is also what Yang Cheng has been demanding of the team all along, and this time, he is confident that the team can achieve it.
In the bth minute, Kaiserslautern's knee-high pass cut off Bayern's long pass, and the ball came directly from Keil's feet to Bellon on the right. The latter faced Hamann's defense and calmly chose a diagonal pass to the right corner of the penalty area.
Larsson moved into the area but was forced back by Taarabt and had to choose between going back or playing it back to captain Barrack.
Barak's physical strength had almost collapsed, he took the ball to the right of the arc and made a curved line shot, intending to pass behind Hailmer and Baber, letting Denilson counter-attack.
Hjelmer retreated, Denilson inserted forward, both determined the landing point of the ball, the former wanted to clear the siege with a big foot, but the latter approached fearlessly, although the two had equal opportunities, Hjelmer was more advantageous.
Just as Hjelmer was about to clear the ball, his movement seemed a bit slow, while Dahlen had already kicked the ball forward, which bounced up and over Hjelmer's high right foot before falling back down.
Denilson's foot lightly and easily sent the ball forward, then accelerated in pursuit.
Babel and Hjelme were both shocked, the former thinking that Hjelme would easily clear it but instead he made a fatal error, both of them got a bit flustered and suddenly they were stuck to Danelson.
The Brazilians entered the forbidden area, but did not threaten the angle of the goal. In addition, Kahn had already reacted and blocked the left post, obviously wanting to force Denilson out of bounds.
But just then, a voice suddenly came from behind Drenthe, "Here!" Then it seemed like Drenthe had eyes in the back of his head. After a fake move, he used his heel to knock the ball towards his own back.
Nedvěd came from behind, accompanied by a retreating Streit, the two bodies squeezing each other, apparently Bayern had anticipated Nedvěd's long shot.
But this time, Neuer didn't choose to shoot himself but instead gently passed the ball forward with a stop.
Originally leaning to the right, Van Nistelrooy suddenly ran to the left, using his not-so-familiar left foot, relying on his own inertia, pulling the ball to the right and then losing balance, falling directly onto the grass.
Van Nistelrooy's shot was not very powerful, and the angle was not accurate. He relied on his shooter's intuition to make the move, so after shooting, he lost his balance and fell to the ground, while the ball rolled on the grass.
As Matteo Guendouzi was also brought off balance by Van Dijk, the first to react was Bayern's left-back Alphonso Davies, who sprinted towards goal and even used a sliding tackle in an attempt to clear the ball.
But he was still one step too late!
The ball hit the left post and rolled along the goal line before going into the net!
The main referee blew the effective goal whistle without any doubt, and at this moment, everyone inside and outside the field and in the stands cheered green, especially under Kaiserslautern, it was a surging crowd, and they were all excited to forget themselves.
The players rushed to find Van Nistelrooy and directly pushed the Dutchman onto the grass!
"It's a goal! We really scored! Yang Cheng, we won!" Paul shouted hysterically.
Tim, Hank and others also rushed over, tightly hugging Yang Cheng together.
"This is absolutely a golden goal, and it's very beautiful. The players of Kaiserslautern used their tacit understanding and skilled passing techniques to tear open a gap in Bayern's seemingly impenetrable defense line!"
"From Bellon's pass to Larsen, Larsen's pull-back to Barak, who shifted the ball left to Nielsen, the Brazilian's exquisite stop and astonishing heel pass, then Nedved's calm through-ball under pressure from Streit, and finally Van Nistelrooy's weak left-footed shot - all of this is a testament to the Kaiserslautern players' teamwork and tenacity!"
"Goal is valid! 0:1! The referee indicates 3 minutes of stoppage time, and there are 4 minutes left in the game!"
Bayern Munich's performance in this game was very poor, completely suppressed by Kaiserslautern. On the other hand, Kaiserslautern played well in both offense and defense!
"The game restarted, Bayern obviously wanted to try to catch up with the score, but they had been suppressed for 90 minutes and finally couldn't make a comeback!"
The main referee blew the whistle for the end of the game! Congratulations to Kaiserslautern! Congratulations to Yang Chen! Congratulations to all players of Kaiserslautern! They became the champions of the first German League Cup! They won 1:0 against the powerful Bayern Munich!
After a pause, the on-site commentator couldn't help but praise with emotion.
"It's still remembered that a year ago, in the same Hafenbahn stadium, against difficult brothers Leverkusen, Kaiserslautern lacked the conviction to win the game to avoid relegation, although they scored first but were dominated by Leverkusen throughout the game, and the players seemed disheartened and unable to maintain their lead until the end."
"However, looking back at this match, Kaiserslautern's performance was indeed astonishing. Compared to the team from a year ago, there has been tremendous progress in terms of player configuration and mental state. We have reason to believe that last season's European Cup Winners' Cup champion was not accidental, nor was it luck!"
"As long as Kaiserslautern can maintain their current state this season, they absolutely have the qualifications to become the most surprising dark horse of this Bundesliga season! The young Kaiserslautern team led by Yang Chen will definitely shock the entire German football scene!" And in fact, they are already shocking enough!
"In one year, a German Second Division Championship, a German Cup Championship, a German Super Cup Championship, a German League Cup Championship, and most importantly, a European Champions' Cup Championship. Yang Cheng achieved in his first complete season as a head coach, honors and achievements that are astonishing, even unattainable for countless professional coaches throughout their careers!"
"Let's congratulate Kaiserslautern on their performance in this match, which is worthy of the championship honor!"
"At the same time, let's continue to look forward to the first round of the Bundesliga in 4 days. Kaiserslautern will fully challenge Bayern Munich's dominance in Germany as a guest at the Olympic Stadium, and after this crucial loss, Trapattoni will make what adjustments, let's wait and see!"
While the live commentator was excitedly summarizing this game, also looking forward to the opening match of the Bundesliga, Yang Chen was celebrating with Kaiserslautern players after winning the championship.
"Trapattoni is obviously not a good loser. After the match, he just shook hands with Yang Chen with a cold expression and went back to the locker room directly as a loser. He clearly did not want to stay on the field for even one minute."
The rest of the time turned into a celebration ceremony for Kaiserlautern, especially when Yang Chen led Bremer, Schneider and other players back to the court. The entire Hamburger SV stadium erupted in a tsunami-like cheer.
"You are today's winner at Harboland Stadium! You're also our hero!" Yang Cheng said with a smile to Bremer.
The latter was so moved that he was overwhelmed, especially when he was supported by the team. All the players came close to him and formed a circle around Bremer, tightly united together.
This scene suddenly makes people feel the cohesion of Kaiserslautern!
Although these players came to this team for various reasons and with different purposes, they are now all in one, because in the past 90 minutes, they have been working hard for a common goal, and now they are celebrating their own achievements.
On the stands, Werner Maser also celebrated with a excited face and the high-level officials of Kaiserslautern who came around him. Then he looked at the stadium below with a smile on his face, looking at each player and staff member one by one, finally focusing on Yang Chen's body.
The best player of this match is Bremer, he deserves this title!
No one expected that Yang Cheng would use this veteran, who had clearly been unable to bear the burden of the game, in this crucial match. But what was even more unexpected was that this veteran would have such an outstanding performance.
This reminded Tanaquil of the efforts Yang Xing made in the summer to keep this old general, and a few words he said at that time have all come true.
"Perhaps, choosing him as the team's head coach would be Frederick's, and even the club's history, greatest decision ever!" Melzer muttered to himself.
While the staff were setting up the awards venue, the players and officials dispersed throughout the stadium to freely accept interviews from the media and reporters. Yang Chen stood in the center of the field, smiling as he watched everything unfold.
Gran Nak stands at the comprehensive interview area by the side of the field, with colleagues interviewing Bremmer and others, while he stares at Yang Cheng.
As the person in the German media industry who knows Yang Cheng best, Grennack knew that at this time, Yang Cheng would definitely not like to be disturbed by others. He just wanted to quietly enjoy his own glory.
What a great game! Also a crucial one!
In 4 days, the first round of the Bundesliga will be held at the Allianz Arena where Kaiserslautern will challenge Bayern Munich. With two matches so close together, Kaiserslautern has gained an advantage by defeating their opponents to win the League Cup, and the honor is secondary, but the key is the psychological blow to the Bayern players.
Trapattoni had vowed to take revenge before the match, after Bayern lost to Kaiserslautern earlier in the season, which triggered a classic outburst by Trapattoni at a press conference, but also made Bayern more united. This season, Trapattoni and the club "sold" the team's number one striker Klinsmann together, strengthening the team's strength.
In the League Cup, Trapattoni was eager for revenge because in his second stint as Bayern coach, Kaiserslautern were the only team he had lost to. In that season's Bundesliga, Bayern lost just three games - against Leverkusen, Bielefeld and Werder Bremen - but they also beat all of those teams.
In the UEFA Cup, Kaiserlautern lost 3-0 away to Valencia but immediately returned home with a 1-0 win. Although they were ultimately eliminated, they still managed to exact revenge. At that time, Trapattoni had just taken over and the team was not yet cohesive, so he had no excuses for losing that match.
But for Kaiser Slaught, Trapattoni had an inexplicable anger.
This team is undoubtedly very stubborn and tenacious, the score also made Trapattoni speechless, so when he knew that Kaiserslautern defeated Stuttgart, he was determined to win this final match and complete his revenge.
But unexpectedly, Bayern lost again with a score of 1:0!
This blow is absolutely huge for Trapattoni, because he never thought of holding back and was complacent in the German Cup match last season. Now he is determined to defeat his opponents, and Bayern also gave it their all.
Losing this game is fatal for Bayern, because not only did they lose the league cup championship, but also their confidence, as they were almost at the peak of their self-proclaimed invincibility and yet were ruthlessly defeated by Kaiserslautern! And it's even more embarrassing to have been defeated in such a one-sided manner!
"It seems that this season's Bundesliga, the most worth expecting is not Bayern Munich, nor is it Dortmund, but Kaiserslautern!" Grenn, Nako suddenly burst out laughing, he was more expectant than anyone else, just how far could Yang Cheng lead this young team!
The award stage was set up quickly, but Yang Cheng stood far away all the time.
"I'm really starting to regret this now!" Beikenbao didn't know when he had walked over to Yang Cheng's side.
"What's wrong?" Yang Cheng asked with a smile, his mood not bad.
Beckenbauer stood in front of Yang Cheng, looking at this 26-year-old young man, but he had an inexplicable depth, with a mysterious aura that was hard to put into words. However, what caught his attention the most was his self-confidence.
A dose of confidence sufficient to infect anyone and make them believe he can accomplish anything!
Beckenbauer has seen many people, but few head coaches with this kind of confidence. He used to have it too, but as he got older and his life became more comfortable, that confidence was slowly eroded. That's why after half a season as Bayern's head coach, he announced the return of Trapattoni.
But from Yang Chen's body, Beckenbauer saw this confidence again, and as the championship grew more and more, as Kaiserslautern's results became better and better, Beckenbauer found that Yang Chen's body had this confidence thicker and thicker.
Especially when he was just sitting in the stands, watching Yang Chen confidently defeat Trapattoni with his own eyes, a sudden surge of regret really rose up in his heart.
If it wasn't Frederick but Beckenbauer who had chosen Yang Chen back then, the one winning this game would definitely be Bayern Munich!
Beckenbauer has kicked the ball and coached a team, so he is very clear about how big the impact of this defeat will be on Bayern, and how big the impact will be on Trapatonni!
If he were to let him buy lottery tickets now and choose who would win after the toss, Beckenbauer would unhesitatingly opt for Kaiserslautern, although he was very reluctant to admit this fact, but he had to face the fact that Kaiserslautern was more confident!
It's not a huge gap in strength, but rather that the two matches were too close together, and this one just happened to be lost so badly!
"I regret not asking you one more question back then!" Beikenbao said with a calm smile, collecting his thoughts.
Yang Cheng smiled slightly, when he won the German Second Division's best coach award, Beckenbauer had jokingly invited him to join Bayern's coaching staff, but was rejected by Yang Cheng. Now hearing Beckenbauer's words, it seems that he should regret not choosing Yang Cheng as Bayern's head coach back then.
But times have changed, and Yang Cheng is no longer the fledgling coach he once was. Back then, he was just a rookie with some minor achievements, but now he's a European champion coach, and can't be compared to his former self.
"Two consecutive years of 2. Bundesliga's best coach, and the monthly national football selection for the season's European best coach, I also look forward to you. With this momentum, Kaiserslautern will not be able to keep you! "Beckenbauer said with a seemingly joking tone, but actually meant deeply.
The growth trajectory of a head coach is always traceable, and the tempering of a giant club is indispensable. Only by achieving success in a giant club can one be qualified to be called a famous coach, while Kaiserslautern absolutely does not count as a giant club, at least they lack the power and financial resources of a giant club.
"Anyway, I like this team, I love it!" Yang Cheng smiled and said.
Beckenbauer wasn't angry at all that Kahn had stolen his nickname, on the contrary, he burst out laughing, but said a sentence full of deep meaning, "In Germany, only Bayern Munich is worthy of Kaiser!"
After finishing speaking, Beikenbaoer even patted Yang Cheng's shoulder on purpose, then left.
Yang Cheng looked at his back, pondering his words, he didn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence, but vaguely guessed a bit, just as he wanted to delve deeper, the distant place was already calling, the awards ceremony was about to begin.
This award ceremony will not only present the trophy, but also a prize of $2.5 million, which is a huge sum for a team like Kaiserslautern, so the club is overjoyed.
Under the urging of Yang Cheng, the club immediately took out $1 million to reward all first-team players as championship bonuses, allowing players to personally feel the benefits of winning the championship and further making them believe in the club's reward and punishment system.