Chapter 51: Swapping Jerseys
Dortmund's players were very disappointed. They tried their best and did their best, but still lost the game. They watched their opponents win the championship. This sense of loss and frustration made many young players tear up.
The players of Werder Bremen seemed very graceful at this time. While celebrating, they did not forget to run over to comfort their opponents.
Dortmund's performance in this game was outstanding. Even as an opponent, we have to admit that their passion and ability to turn the tide in adversity are frightening.
Seriously speaking, Dortmund is definitely stronger than Werder Bremen.
They lost the game because they did not expect their opponent to use this sneak attack-like tactic and were caught off guard.
On the other hand, the team’s mentality was not stable enough. After losing the ball in the first half, they were unable to regain their form and wasted a lot of time.
Once they completely overcome these problems, they will probably become even stronger in the new season.
"Next time we meet them, I'm afraid we won't be able to win!"
Fritz stood next to Lin Quan and said with some emotion.
Dortmund has a very young squad and their players are still in their rising phase.
Such a team will not suffer from large-scale injuries, will not open a player supermarket, and will not sell its captain every year like Arsenal.
Then their competitiveness in the Bundesliga will probably continue for a long time.
It is hard to say whether they can continue to defeat Bayern, but other Bundesliga teams will definitely not be able to gain any advantage when facing them.
"Haha, I'm just afraid that they will bear a grudge and beat us to death next time they meet us!"
After hearing Lin Quan's words, Fritz couldn't help laughing: It would be strange if the opponent didn't bear a grudge after snatching the championship away from him at his doorstep!
At this time, players from Werder Bremen and Dortmund have already started exchanging jerseys.
In this game, both sides recognized the strength of the other side.
Lin Quan is young and thought no one would exchange jerseys with him.
Unexpectedly, Reus and Gotze came together and took the initiative to exchange jerseys with him.
Gotze suffered a sudden eye disease before the game and sat on the bench throughout the match and did not play.
His absence was one of the reasons why Dortmund lost.
Although he did not play, Gotze felt that he was the core of Dortmund's midfield and Reus was just a newcomer to the team.
Therefore, Gotze believes that Lin Quan will most likely exchange jerseys with him who is more famous.
But to his surprise, Lin Quan chose Royce.
Lin Quan admires Reus' character very much. In the era of commercial football, there are very few players like him who are dedicated to one city.
Compared to Reus, who played one man for one city, Lin Quan doesn't like Gotze very much.
It is difficult to say how much of Gotze's fault was for Dortmund's loss of the Champions League in the 2012-13 season, but privately contacting the final opponent and transferring to the opponent on the eve of the competition is definitely a big blow to the team's morale.
Even if Gotze contacted Bayern and then transferred after losing in the Champions League, he would not have received so much criticism.
The former was more like a conspiracy by Bayern before the final, trying to undermine the opponent's morale by poaching the opponent's midfield core.
The latter can only be considered as Götzemu being stronger at best, and if he can't beat him, he can join.
In football, there are many cases of joining the team when they can't beat the opponent. There are three such cases in Arsenal alone, including Henry, Van Persie and Fabregas.
Reus was a little surprised that Lin Quan would exchange jerseys with him, so after getting the opponent's green No. 10 jersey, he took the initiative to give his opponent a hug.
"You played really well in this game. Come on, keep playing like this. I look forward to seeing the day when you become famous in the Bundesliga!"
Lin Quan was also surprised. He didn't expect to receive Royce's affirmation and blessing.
So he said, "Thank you, Marco. Next time we go to Bremen for a game, I'll treat you to a meal!"
Royce nodded and agreed: "It's a deal, but I can't treat you to dinner today, sorry!"
Lin Quan smiled and expressed his understanding. At this time, even if Reus invited him to dinner out of courtesy, he would refuse. If this was seen by Dortmund fans, Reus would probably have no place here.
It is a taboo to talk too much with someone you just met. Although Lin Quan really wants to persuade Reus to rest more and reduce injuries.
But the two of them had just met, and it would be very abrupt for him to say such things now, and the other party would definitely not listen.
So we can only wait until the two of us get to know each other better in the future, and then advise each other as a friend! I hope that before that, his days in Dortmund will go smoothly and he won’t get injured so much!
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Werder Bremen did not stay in the Westfalenstadion for too long because they were afraid of angering the 80,000 fans at home and causing an accident.
After accepting the award, he quickly left on the bus.
At noon the next day, after a whole night's rest, all the members of Werder Bremen, who had recovered their energy, took the ICE Intercity Express back to Bremen.
The distance from Dortmund to Bremen is not too far, and Germany's intercity express (high-speed rail) is also very developed, so the team only took an hour to reach the station.
After returning to the club, the club manager, Alofs, came to the crowd carrying a suitcase.
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"Welcome our warriors back in triumph!"
He was very happy to give a warm hug to every player on the team, including the substitutes.
Then he opened the suitcase in front of the players:
"This is the Telecom Cup winning bonus received from the Football Association and sponsors, a total of 300,000 euros!"
Seeing the suitcase of cash, the players seemed to realize something. They stopped what they were doing and looked at Allofs intently.
Werder Bremen is not a wealthy club and the players' salaries are not high.
After the departure of veterans such as Pizarro and Wiese, Werder Bremen's average annual salary has dropped to the lower level of the Bundesliga this season. The highest paid player in the team is captain Clemens Fritz, who earns only 2.2 million euros a year.
For players like Phil Krug who come from the youth team, his salary is even lower, estimated to be around 3,000 euros per week, and his annual salary will not exceed 200,000 euros.
So for the players, this 300,000 euro bonus is still very attractive.
"The team will distribute bonuses based on the contributions of each player in the game. If you have no objection, you can line up and sign here to receive it!"
After saying that, he asked the staff to register on the spot and distribute the bonus directly.
Although Werder Bremen is a little poor, the club does not intend to touch the money.
It’s not much money anyway. Besides, I never thought I would win the championship before, so this money is considered unexpected income.
It would be better to reward the players and motivate them to continue to work hard on the field and achieve good results in the new season.
This approach, of course, won constant praise from the players.
The players had no objection to the bonus distribution plan, so they signed and received their own bonus.
Lin Quan performed very well in these two games and was a key player in the offense, so he received the first-tier bonus of 20,000 euros! There were only five people in this tier, and except for Lin Quan, the remaining four were all team players who played both games and performed well, including De Bruyne.
The second tier bonus is 10,000 euros, which is awarded to the team's main players and important rotation players who played in the game.
The third tier is 5,000 euros, which is awarded to players who are on the roster but did not play in the game, as well as club staff, etc.
After receiving the money, the players' attention was immediately no longer on the training ground.
Especially for the young players who didn't have much money before, or had handed it over to their parents, they were all distracted and their hearts had long been gone! Seeing this, Coach Schaff directly announced the disbandment and gave the players three days off.
After announcing the holiday, he told the young players not to mess around outside. If they caused any negative news, the team would not tolerate them! (End of this chapter)