Although the Tübingen training ground is located right behind Fritz-Walter-Stadion, getting to the stadium from Tübingen requires going around a wall with barbed wire, which takes about 10 minutes.
When Yang Cheng arrived at the stadium office, the secretary immediately came forward to greet him. Upon hearing that Yang Cheng was looking for Frederic and seeing his furious expression, the secretary, who had also read the newspaper report about today's match, naturally knew what this was about.
No one dared to stop him, and Yang Cheng could only let him walk towards Frederick's office.
"I'd like to ask you what's going on? We had an agreement before, that everything would be kept confidential until the news was released. You took your commission, but now both Kicker and Bild are breaking the story - didn't you leak the information?"
This was followed by a string of very foul curses, which made it difficult to associate the swearing man in the office with the normally dignified Frederick.
Yang Cheng waited until Frederick finished his phone call and then deliberately paused for a moment before knocking on the door to enter.
"Oh, Yang Cheng, how did you come?" Frederick was greatly startled when he saw Yang Cheng, but still managed to squeeze out a smile and welcomed him warmly, pulling him onto the sofa in his office.
Yang Cheng didn't say a word, letting him pull himself down to sit, then took out the newspaper that Paul brought and slapped it on the table. "What's going on here?"
Frederick had also anticipated this and wanted to laugh awkwardly, but after seeing Yang Cheng's expression, he couldn't laugh at all.
"We had an agreement when we signed the contract, that player transfers and renewals would be discussed with me first." But now it's clear, I don't have any weight in your mind, because at least I'm not even worth $1 million to you!" Yang Cheng rarely cursed.
Frederick's face turned red and green, he was very clear that after this matter came out, not only the head coach, fans and players would be in a panic, because the team had just been promoted from the second division, and had just won the Champions League, but now he was selling off the team's stars.
But he himself also regretted it, "because he had reached a preliminary intention with Leipzig more than a month ago. After that, the team became more and more brilliant, and Yang Chen's position in the team became higher and higher." The influence on fans was beyond his expectation.
Yang Cheng glared at Frederic with unabated anger, looking as if he wanted to say something several times but couldn't bring himself to speak out, because no matter how you looked at it, he was in the wrong. And once he spoke up, the fans would definitely not let him off easy.
"After a long silence, Yang Cheng finally made his decision. 'I'm very sorry, Mr. Frederik,' he said. 'I won't be renewing my contract with the club!'"
Frederick was thoroughly stunned, seeing Yang Cheng stand up to leave, he immediately stood up and pulled him "Don't, whatever you do, don't take it to heart, Yang Cheng, I know... this time's matter is our decision that went wrong, but..."
Yang Cheng waved his hand to interrupt, "No buts, Mr. Frederick, the reason I decided not to renew our contract is that I don't see even a bit of respect and support from you towards me. Maybe Kaiserslautern is just a plaything for you, but it's not for me!"
"But don't worry, before I leave, I will take down another German Cup for you!" After finishing speaking, Yang Cheng turned around and left without hesitation. Nowadays, he is not short of offers, and with the current situation, Yang Cheng's angry departure, coupled with the departure of Marshall and others, Frederic will definitely be torn to pieces by the fans' anger.
Staring blankly at Yang Cheng, who had stormed off in a rage, Frederick suddenly felt a surge of regret. He was well aware of his current situation - without Yang Cheng, Kaiserslautern would inevitably have to reshuffle, and the players would certainly disperse as well. After all, Yang Cheng's performance this season had been so brilliant, so deeply ingrained in people's minds, that without him, what would Kaiserslautern become?
Having thought of this, Frederick started to think about how to make up for it. He immediately made a phone call and asked all the staff members in charge of transfers to stop working. Everything had to be based on stabilizing Yang Cheng first.
June 4, Berlin Olympic Stadium
The duel between Kaiserslautern and Cottbus is considered the weakest DFB-Pokal final in history, with one 2nd Bundesliga team and a third-tier league team, which naturally had no appeal to fans.
But this is absolutely one of the most satisfying matches in the German Cup final in recent years.
Kaiserslautern played with their main force in this final, and before the game, it was exposed that the main striker Marshall would start on behalf of Leipzig in the summer. He scored twice in this game, and Bremen also broke through a direct free kick. With Deisler's shot, Kaiserslautern won 0:3 against Cottbus.
Yang Cheng fulfilled his pre-match prediction, saying he would not make such a big mistake and would win the German Cup championship with strength!
The game is over, but Kaizer Chiefs have no joy after winning the championship, because not only are many players leaving the team, but also the head coach Yang Cheng, who is most respected by the players, will leave.
"This should be the most tragic German Cup victory in history!" Even the live commentator sighed, but the live broadcast camera was aimed at Fredrick, the chairman of Kaiserslautern, who looked embarrassed, especially when he heard the shouts of Kaiserslautern fans on site.
"We want Yang Chen, we want players, not Bernd Schuster!"
"Get out of here, Frederick, you club worm!"
"Kaiserslautern doesn't belong to you, Frederick! Get out of Fritz-Walter-Stadion!"
"Yang, we need you, stay! Continue leading us and create even greater glory!"
Yang Cheng stood expressionless at the bottom of the podium, he didn't turn around, but he was very clear about what happened behind him, only he didn't know how to face it.
Last year at this time he also left Chemnitz in the same atmosphere, but this year he has to leave Kaiserslautern in such a way. Does he really want to continue his coaching career in constant wandering?
Constant wandering, although it can bring Yang Chen more enriching experiences, but it does not bring him the achievements he wants, nor help him realize his own football philosophy.
Now Kaiser's career is just the first stage of his idea, which is equivalent to laying a solid foundation. Originally, he should continue to make further progress on this basis and achieve more brilliant achievements. However, once he leaves and switches to another team, everything will start from scratch again.
But Yang Cheng was also very clear that he absolutely could not tolerate a superior emperor above his head, directing and manipulating him, selling off the team's stars without his knowledge or consent, and he wanted to use this method to defend his own dignity.
Currently, the outside world is not only crazy about Yang Cheng's next home, but also about Kaiserslautern's goals, including Rehagel and Lutke's Dao Hao, but all of them have been rejected.
Dortmund are not willing to let Lewandowski go, which is also understandable. Rehhagel does not want to take over Kaiserslautern either. He's a smart man and he knows that if he takes over Kaiserslautern, his fate will be very tragic because he will live in the shadow of Yang Chen.
The competition in the Bundesliga next season will be extremely fierce, but Kaiserslautern, as a newly promoted team, not only did not make reinforcements, but also sold out the stars in the team. In this situation, any slightly rational head coach would consider carefully.
And this season, Yang Cheng led the team to win four championships. Unless the new head coach achieves better results, it will be difficult to shake off Yang Cheng's shadow.
In this case, Rehagel immediately came out to clarify the rumors from the media, and several other candidates in the rumor also rushed to clarify, making the position of Kaiserslautern's head coach a hot potato for a while.
The board of directors at Kaiserslautern also convened an emergency meeting the day after Friedrich announced that he would not be extending his contract, and before this meeting, the directors were even confronted with protests and demonstrations by fans on their way to the club.
At the meeting, the board made the latest decision not to contact other head coaches for the time being, and to make every effort to keep Yang Chen. Also, temporarily put on hold all player transfers within the team, except for Marshall who has decided to join Leipzig, Kaderabek who will join Denovis, and Rutz who has decided to spend the last part of his career in the Luxembourg league.
Today, almost all members of the board of directors came to Berlin in person to watch this German Cup final on site, and they all witnessed the excellent performance of the team coached by Yang Chen. The team showed an unparalleled dominance on the field, and Cottbus's defense looked so weak against Kaiserslautern's offense.
This should be a team with great potential!
Marshall's two goals were like two loud slaps in the face of Frederik, especially when after each goal, the live camera would focus on Frederik in the stands.
The latter has never been as miserable as it is today, and the image of a well-run club chairman that Yang Cheng had barely established after taking over Kaiserslautern was also destroyed in this storm.
"Yang Cheng!"
When the team returned to Kaiserslautern from Berlin, everyone boarded an open-top bus with the German Cup trophy to celebrate in the city, but Yang Chen did not appear in the parade lineup and stayed alone in Trier, silently facing the training ground.
Werner? Melzer had finally found him and sat down beside him, panting.
"If it's for Frederick's sake, then there's no need to say anything!" Yang Cheng said somewhat coldly.
Whether as a negotiating posture or a genuine decision to leave Kaiserslautern, Yang Chen's attitude is necessary. Otherwise, he would appear too easy to dismiss. And if he really stays this time, he must fight for more power and greater rights for himself.
Meier also knew that Yang Chen had a falling out with Frederic, and he smiled wryly, "I'm not speaking for him, I'm speaking for the fans of Kaiserslautern, for this club!"
Yang Cheng looked up at the German middle-aged man who usually seemed a bit dull, and couldn't help but smile wryly.
"The board of directors has reappointed me to take on the role of vice chairman of the club, as a liaison between the team and the board of directors. Frederic will still be the chairman of the board of directors, but he is willing to delegate the power of the sports department, at that time you will become the first person in charge of the football competition department."
Within the team, buying and selling players, contract renewals and terminations, penalties and rewards will all be formulated according to your wishes, of course, all this is under the condition that the club's resources permit. In addition, you will also be granted the greatest power to take charge of the youth team, the board of directors decides as you wish, making you the only decision-maker in the team's competitive field.
Yang Cheng was inwardly shocked, for this power was truly great and the temptation was not small either. However, on the surface, he still looked calm and composed, making it impossible to discern what he was thinking in his heart.
"Of course, to avoid the previous misunderstanding from happening again, the board of directors is willing to put all these terms in writing into the contract, and greatly increase your salary. Your weekly salary will be increased from $10,000 to $20,000, and there are also a series of other terms. If you can lead the team to win the Champions League next season, you can get a bonus of up to $200,000. If you can lead the team into the Europa League and Champions League, you will also get a substantial bonus based on the team's performance! The weekly salary of $20,000 is the salary that was just increased in the second half of the league season. If we add the multiple championship bonuses at the end of the season and the promotion bonus, Yang Cheng would have earned nearly $1 million in Kaiserslautern this year. At an exchange rate of 7:1, Yang Cheng's net worth would be over 10 million RMB, making him a millionaire."
But this is just the beginning, because according to the new contract offered by Kaiserslautern, Yang Chen's salary will be increased to $100,000 per week, which is equivalent to an annual salary of $800,000. If you add up various bonuses, as long as Kaiserslautern can avoid relegation, Yang Chen can get at least $1 million in annual income. If it gets better and enters the European competition, it will be even higher.
Of course, according to the current market conditions, Kaiser Sautrout offered a signing fee of $50,000 for Yang Cheng to sign this contract. As long as Yang Cheng is willing to sign, he can immediately get this $50,000, which is equivalent to 350,000 RMB.
It's now 0 years, Yang Cheng vaguely remembers that in his hometown, there were only about two or three villages that could reach a million, and most of them were still earth declarations, accumulated over many years. But now he just needs to sign a word, and he can get the wealth declaration that others may not be able to earn in their lifetime.
This instantly gave Yang Cheng a surge of pride in his heart, greatly satisfying his vanity.
But he didn't intend to make a decision so quickly, so he told Melzer that he would think carefully.
The latter also clearly sensed Yang Cheng's worries, after all, this time Frederick indeed overstepped his bounds and interfered with his work, especially when he directly sold away the team's top scorer Marshall without going through him, Yang Cheng's outburst was understandable.
However, what Yang Cheng didn't realize was that his consideration wasn't on this aspect. For him, Marshall was just a transitional period's front-line candidate, and his heart's first choice for the front line was Vanney. Marshall's departure did indeed disrupt Yang Cheng's plan, but it wasn't a fatal blow.
The board of directors has now suspended all transfers, waiting for Yang Cheng's response. Yang Cheng is quite satisfied with this, because at least players like Balak and Bellon have not left, that is, his main lineup is still there. As long as some reinforcements are added appropriately, the team's overall strength will not be affected in any way, but rather will be improved.
The reason for his outrage is that he wants to take this opportunity to gain more and greater power, while avoiding another Frederick-like incident from happening again, because nobody knows who they will secretly sell out next time.
The second day after the end of the German Cup champion tour, Yang Cheng announced in Tübingen that the team would be temporarily disbanded, and all players would start their holidays, with Deng Nisi also going to Brazil national team to participate in this summer's America's Cup.
But before the team gathered, Fritz Walter suddenly arrived at Tillingham training ground, first met with the players, and then had a private conversation with Yang Cheng in his office for more than half an hour. The legendary Kaiserlautern star left Tillingham training ground with a smile on his face.
And as the team was about to disband, Yang Cheng wore a triumphant smile and said something profound to his teammates: "Fellows, see you in a few months!"
When they heard this sentence, the players' hearts were all stabilized at once, because they knew that Yang Cheng ultimately chose to stay in Kaiserslautern and did not choose to abandon them.
However, at this moment, they are not aware that Yang Cheng's sentence has already given him the greatest power in the club football field. At the same time, he will also take full control of the youth training camp from the new season and intervene in all aspects of Kaiserslautern's competitive domain. In addition, he also got a verbal commitment from the board of directors through Fritz Walter.
The day after the team's dissolution, Kaiserslautern held a press conference to officially announce that Yang Chen, who had been heavily speculated about in recent days, would continue with the team on a new two-year contract. Fritz Walter even attended the signing ceremony and expressed his support for Yang Chen!
At the same time, Frederic also officially announced the club's power shift. When Gran Nak heard that Tian Na Melzer was appointed as vice chairman, he immediately smiled in his heart, knowing that Yang Cheng had secured the greatest power for himself in this power shift.
Next is to see how he uses this power, in the transfer market and in the new Bundesliga season, leading Kaiserslautern to glory!