Chapter 91 Werder Bremen's Retention [Second update, please subscribe! ]

After three days of rest, on October 20, Werder Bremen hosted the attacking young team Borussia Mönchengladbach at home.

Borussia Mönchengladbach is a very strange team. According to domestic fans, it is the DGL in the Bundesliga - they do not kill unknown people, but only rob the rich to help the poor.

They are good at playing against Bayern, and they can always defeat or tie Bayern in various unexpected ways, making Bayern lose points in disgrace.

But when facing other teams, they are not in such good shape.

In this game, Werder Bremen launched a strong offensive, and Lin Quan and De Bruyne, who were in hot form, scored goals one after another.

Before the first half was over, the score had become 3:0, with Lin Quan scoring 2 goals and De Bruyne scoring 1 goal.

In the second half, Werder Bremen continued to score goals for the home fans.

De Bruyne scored again in the 67th minute, and the score became 4:0. Schaff saw that the game was no longer suspenseful, so he decisively started to make substitutions.

Goal scorers Lin Quan and De Bruyne were substituted one after another. Both of them played for the national team and needed time to rest.

When the outcome has already been decided, there is no need to keep them on the field. If they get injured accidentally, they will have no place to cry.

Although Werder Bremen's twin front stars were replaced, the substitutes did not disappoint the fans on the scene.

In the 77th minute, substitute Ferkrug scored again, and the score became 5:0. The colts were beaten! In the end, Werder Bremen defeated Monchengladbach 5:0 at home, sweeping away the haze of three consecutive defeats.

In this round of the league, Bayern defeated Düsseldorf 5:0 away from home to achieve two consecutive victories and continue to dominate the top spot.

Dortmund lost 1:2 to Schalke 04 at home, and the gap between them and Bayern widened again. The difference between the two teams reached 12 points, and their ranking in the standings also dropped to 12th.

Although the season is not even halfway through, there are already only a few people who are optimistic about Dortmund defending their title.

Everyone can see that there is something wrong with Dortmund's team form this season.

After the game with Borussia Mönchengladbach, the next round of the Bundesliga will be in a week.

Since Werder Bremen does not have any European matches, they have no games to play this week.

So, after the game, Schaff gave the team three days off so that the players who had been traveling back and forth for national team games could have time to rest and adjust their condition.

Upon hearing the news of the holiday, the players in the club cheered.

Some unmarried players suggested going to a nightclub to have some fun, and they wanted to drag Lin Quan along.

Lin Quan didn't like nightclubs and was about to refuse when he heard Captain Fritz say:

"Don't lead the child astray. Lin is still a minor, so don't take him to that kind of place. Come to my house this weekend. Your sister-in-law and I have prepared an outdoor barbecue party. If any of you are interested, you can come along!"

Lin Quan still had to give face to the captain. Besides, he really had nothing to do on the weekend.

At the weekend, Lin Quan called De Bruyne and prepared to invite him to visit the captain's home.

As a result, De Bruyne returned to Belgium and said he wanted to bring his girlfriend to live with him.

After cursing that the man put women before friends, Lin Quan could only ride his bike out by himself.

After buying a souvenir on the way, Lin Quan soon arrived at Fritz's home.

After ringing the doorbell, it was Fritz's wife, Alena Goebel, who opened the door.

Alena is only 24 years old this year, 8 years younger than Fritz.

The age difference is not particularly big, but Fritz looks a little anxious, and Alena is a model with very well maintained skin and figure. When they stand together, they give the feeling of an old man and young wife.

"You must be the Lin that Clemens always mentioned!"

Lin Quan’s yellow appearance was easy to identify, and Fritz had greeted him in advance.

When Alena opened the door, she immediately recognized the other person.

"Hello sister-in-law, is the captain home?"

Lin Quan was very surprised. He didn't expect that the captain's wife was so young and beautiful.

This made him a little hesitant and he didn't dare to go in.

It would be a bit embarrassing if the captain was not at home.

"Here I am!"

Alena noticed Lin Quan's hesitation, and with a smile between her eyebrows, she shouted to the back, and Fritz came over wearing barbecue heat-insulating gloves and an apron.

Unexpectedly, the captain was actually a househusband. Lin Quan felt that his understanding of the captain had deepened.

"Lin, you're here, come in!"

Fritz quickly invited Lin Quan in and enthusiastically took him to the backyard.

Before Lin Quan sat down, he saw the club manager Allofs and the team coach Thomas Schaaf sitting opposite him and chatting.

Seeing Lin Quan coming, Alofs stood up and took the initiative to shake hands with him.

"Lin, how is your stay in Bremen?"

"It's good. The weather here is good, not as dry and hot as in Spain. My teammates in the club also take good care of me, especially the captain and his team."

Lin Quan had no idea of ​​the other party's intentions, so he just casually exchanged pleasantries with him.

"Haha, as long as you like it here, Bremen may not be an international metropolis, but as long as you live here for a long time, you will definitely fall in love with it."

Alofs said with a smile, and then winked at his old partner, signaling him to speak.

Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Shafu coughed and said:

"Lin, the team plans to make an impact in the European competition next season."

It was the first time that Lin Quan heard the club talk about its goals for next season.

At the beginning of this season, the club's main goal was to avoid relegation.

But now, after eight rounds of games, they are fourth in the standings, not only far away from the relegation zone, but they even have hope of getting a ticket to the Champions League.

This gave Werder Bremen some ideas. They believed that with the twin star combination of Lindsay and De Bruyne, Werder Bremen's results this season would definitely be much better than last season.

Setting the goal on relegation at this time would seem a bit too conservative.

Goals that are too conservative cannot inspire the players' fighting spirit. After seeing that they have completed the task of relegation, the players' enthusiasm on the field will decline and they will become unmotivated.

But if they set their sights on reaching the European competition zone, then the players may be able to maintain that momentum and keep fighting.

Maybe, if they fight to the end, they will really be able to make it to the European war zone.

Even if we can't get into the Champions League zone, we can at least play in the Europa League.

The Bundesliga is the top league in terms of points among the top five leagues, and their points in European competitions are second only to the Premier League and La Liga.

Therefore, they can get 7 European competition places every season, including four Champions League places and three Europa League places.

Considering that the German Cup has long been monopolized by the top-ranked teams, this means that the top seven teams in the standings are eligible to represent the Bundesliga in next season's European competitions.

Werder Bremen's performance last season was too poor and they failed to qualify for the European competition.

But this season, as long as they maintain their current form and keep their position in the standings, they will most likely achieve their goal of qualifying for the European competition.

"If we can make it to the European competition zone, whether it is the Europa League or the Champions League, it will increase our income, and playing high-level European competitions will also help us attract more outstanding players to join us!"

Club manager Alofs said frankly.

UEFA is quite considerate of small and medium-sized teams. As long as they make it to the Champions League, they can get a considerable bonus.

If your performance can be further improved, you will get more money.

Of course, big teams, especially some of the top clubs, will have higher broadcasting revenues, which small teams cannot compare with.

In the era of commercial football, wealthy clubs with good performance and commercial development are completely not on the same level as ordinary teams in terms of income.

More money means they can offer higher wages and have more funds to buy the players they like in the transfer market.

The main reason why small and medium-sized teams in major leagues cannot retain star players is because of low salaries and fewer European games, which makes them unattractive to star players and unable to stop poaching by giants.

Players are very realistic. Professional football is nothing more than the pursuit of money and the pursuit of honor.

When they join a wealthy family, they may be able to get both money and honor.

In this case, between a giant and an ordinary team, they will definitely choose the giant! If Werder Bremen wants to rise again, it must increase the team's income and fame.

With the broadcasting fees and competition bonuses from European competitions, plus the sponsorship income from sponsors, the team has the money to buy talented stars to improve the team's strength and performance.

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The improvement in their performance will help them further expand their popularity and commercial value, thereby attracting more fans and better sponsors.

This is a positive cycle!

Werder Bremen was once prosperous. At that time, they could not only compete with Bayern in the Bundesliga, but also compete with giants from other leagues in European competitions.

But now, Werder Bremen has fallen to the point where it has no European games to play and is even close to being relegated.

If they want to revive and rise, it is not enough to just keep the current main players, they also need to spend money to introduce more high-level players.

Among the current players in the club, except for a few international players, the rest are of mediocre strength. They are practical players with little fame and low salaries.

It's not bad to rely on these players to play in the league and avoid relegation.

But if we expect them to go further and make a breakthrough in the European arena, that will not be enough.

Therefore, they really want to keep the two young players, Lin Quan and De Bruyne.

If they can stay, the cornerstone for Werder Bremen's revival may be laid.

Lin Quan felt that there was no need for the club to explain so much about these things to him.

Coach Schaff only needed to announce the matter in the locker room. There was no need to make it so grand and specially send out the club manager and head coach to do their job.

Unless, their purpose is not just to set a goal! It seems that the news about his contract in Spain has already reached Germany.

"Coach, don't worry, I will give my best in every game."

Since the other party did not make it clear, Lin Quan had to pretend to be confused.

"Lin, I want to use you as the core to build Werder Bremen's offensive system!"

Schaff said earnestly:

"With your offensive ability in the frontcourt, plus De Bruyne's assist ability, our frontcourt attack group is basically complete. What remains to do is to continue to improve the strength of the midfield and backcourt and introduce a group of strong players!"

Schaaf tried to paint a grand picture of the club to Lin Quan in order to entice him to stay.

But Lin Quan knew that neither De Bruyne nor himself could stay in Werder Bremen.

Coach Schaff's grand blueprint is doomed to fail! "Please rest assured, coach, before the end of the loan contract, I will conscientiously fulfill the duties of a professional player, score more goals for the team, and win every game as much as possible!"

After saying this, Lin Quan stood up and said goodbye to the two of them.

Sure enough, the captain's request for me to come over was not just to attend a barbecue party.

Lin Quan sighed. He had actually understood the other party's implication a long time ago, but he had been avoiding discussing the matter head-on.

He had a good time at Werder Bremen, but this couldn't be his final destination.

Sooner or later he will leave Bremen and go somewhere else.

If the topic is not brought up, it would be good for both parties to maintain such a cooperative relationship.

But once the topic is brought up, it will probably be difficult for the relationship between the two parties to return to the original state.

Therefore, he could not give the other party a chance to bring up the topic and had to leave here immediately.

"The barbecue will be ready soon. Let's eat first, shall we?"

Fritz saw Lin Quan was about to leave and tried to keep him.

"No, Captain. I have something urgent to do, so I'll leave first. Thank you and sister-in-law for your hospitality!"

Seeing Lin Quan's decisive departure, Shaf and Alofs looked at each other with bitter smiles on their faces.

Sure enough, I can't keep him! "Disappointed?"

Allofs asked his old partner.

Coach Schaff shook his head:

"How can there be disappointment when there is no hope in the first place?"

He was quite open-minded and didn't complain.

There was no hope in the first place, but after they received the news that Lin Quan's contract only had six months left and the penalty for breach of contract was not expensive, they had a little hope.

"The stage of Werder Bremen is too small. It would be a shackle for him to stay here. It is better to let him go and let him fly freely!"

"What about De Bruyne?"

"Like him, there is no hope. In fact, De Bruyne's loyalty to Chelsea is much greater than Lin's loyalty to Barcelona."

After working with Lin Quan for a long time, Schaaf discovered that Lin Quan had no intention of returning to Barcelona.

It is precisely because of this that they had a slight hope of poaching.

It’s a pity that even if the other party does not return to Barcelona, ​​it is unlikely that he will stay in Werder Bremen.

Alofs also understood that what the other party said was right, but he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart.

How do you know if it works if you don't try? If you try and fail, at least you won't regret it in the future.

"I will contact him after De Bruyne comes back. He is different from Lin Quan and there may not be a place for him at Chelsea."

Alofs sighed. Even if the hope was slim, he had to give it a try to see if it would work.

For the revival of Werder Bremen, he will not let go of even a one in ten thousand chance.

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Lin Quan guessed that the club would most likely try to retain De Bruyne, but he did not ask De Bruyne about it.

He has been training seriously these days and actively preparing for the upcoming league.

He counted his points and found that he was not far from 20 points, which meant that he would be able to buy a 20-point talent soon.

As for the next talent, there is no doubt that he will choose to reduce injuries.

(End of this chapter)