Chapter 577: Great Defeat
After returning to Germany from Spain, Bayern immediately ushered in the 27th round of the Bundesliga, playing against Bochum at home.
Four minutes into the game, Bayern was beaten by Bochum and scored, but in the 31st minute, Lucio scored with a header from a corner kick to equalize the score for Bayern.
After that, the game was very stalemate.
Su Dong came on as a substitute in the 65th minute, and six minutes later, Ribery scored.
In the final stage of the game, Su Dong assisted Lahm to score another goal.
In the end, Bayern defeated Bochum 3-1.
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Three days later, Allianz Arena.
In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Bayern will host Barcelona at home.
After winning the first leg 5-0, Barcelona had lost confidence in a comeback, but at the Allianz Arena, they still played quite actively at the beginning and tried to create some threats.
Bayern basically continued their style of play from the first leg, making it difficult for Barcelona to control the ball and launch an attack.
In the 21st minute, Su Dong received a long pass from the backcourt with his back turned, turned around and passed the ball diagonally behind him on the right side.
Robben drove straight into the game, caught up with Sudong's pass on the right side of Barcelona's penalty area, dribbled inside and dribbled past Abidal, then shot a curved shot with his left foot, scoring the first goal for Bayern, one to zero!
This goal also completely shattered Barcelona's belief in counterattack.
Afterwards, the game completely entered Bayern's rhythm.
Su Dong, Ribery and Schweinsteiger scored goals successively.
In the end, Bayern once again defeated Barcelona 4-0 at home and eliminated their opponent with a total score of 9-0.
This was definitely a humiliating defeat for Barcelona.
The entire Allianz Arena turned into a sea of celebration, and Bayern players danced and celebrated on the field.
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After a brief celebration with his teammates, Su Dong walked over to his former teammates including Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, etc. However, he really didn't know what to say, so he could only hug them as a consolation.
After seeing off the Barcelona players, Su Dong saw Rijkaard standing at the entrance of the player tunnel.
The Dutch Black Swan has long lost the gentleness he had during the Dream Team II dynasty. Now he has gray hair on his temples, and his eyes are not as bright as before. Where is the charm of the famous coach back then?
Football games are like this, the winner takes all, and the loser will naturally have to bear the consequences of losing.
After the first leg, Rijkaard said something in the media, which was considered an apology to Su Dong and expressed his regret. Although the incident had nothing to do with him from beginning to end, as the head coach, he believed that he was also responsible.
But Su Dong did not hate Rijkaard in his heart.
It's as if he has no grudge against Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta and others.
In that situation, who would dare to stand up and speak for Su Dong? Not adding insult to injury is considered good enough.
Thinking of this, Su Dong walked towards Rijkaard.
"Frank."
When Rijkaard sent the last player away and was about to turn around and walk back to the player tunnel, Su Dong called out to him.
The Dutch Black Swan was obviously stunned for a moment, turned around, saw Su Dong, and forced a smile.
"Congratulations, Su, you made two assists and scored a goal, and it was the first round. You did a great job."
It was said that he was smiling, but in fact he looked more miserable than crying.
Su Dong took the initiative to extend his hand and showed a kind smile.
Rijkaard was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand and shook Su Dong's. Unexpectedly, Su Dong took the opportunity to step forward and gently hugged him, just like he did when he played for Barcelona before.
"Thank you, Frank, I will always remember the time I played under you." Su Dong said sincerely.
It's really comfortable to play under Rijkaard.
The training is comfortable, the daily management is comfortable, the training camp and everything else are very comfortable.
This is very rare. It can even be said that the most comfortable and enjoyable time in Su Dong's career so far was the two years he played under Rijkaard. It was really great.
Of course, it was precisely because the players were comfortable that Ten Cate left the team later. Rijkaard had to do everything himself, which caused big problems in the team's management and the morale of the team became demoralized.
Everything has its pros and cons, the key lies in two words: balance.
"What's the matter? Is there really no room for maneuver?" Su Dong asked with concern.
Rijkaard knew that Su Dong was asking him about his position as head coach, and he immediately shook his head. "After being beaten so badly by you, do you think I should still stay here? I have already taken the initiative to resign, and they approved it. It's considered saving face for both of us."
For a superstar like Rijkaard, being fired would be a shameful thing.
"They have already contacted Mourinho," Rijkaard said suddenly.
Su Dong was stunned. "Mourinho? He is not suitable, right?"
"Cruyff said the same thing, but it's useless. Barcelona is a mess now and it will definitely be reorganized this summer. Mourinho is very strong and he should be able to control the locker room and these stars." Rijkaard sighed.
His biggest weakness is management.
It is now proven that Rijkaard made a big mistake by letting Ten Cate coach Ajax.
Neeskens and Eusebio can never fill the shoes of Ten Cate, and both of them have limited roles.
"I heard that Mourinho promised the management that he would lead Barcelona to complete revenge against Real Madrid and Bayern, especially you."
"Me?" Su Dong was a little amused. "It seems Mourinho has never won against me, right?"
I haven't checked Su Dong's specific record, but it seems like he has never lost.
"He submitted a CD containing ideas for team formation, tactical features, and recruitment targets. Rosell has already organized people to study it and has basically locked on to him."
Su Dong nodded. At this point, it was almost certain.
To put it bluntly, Barcelona is now a bit desperate. As long as they can quickly lead the team back on track, they don't mind whether the head coach is in line with Barcelona's traditional philosophy.
What's more, Mourinho also came from Barcelona.
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After seeing Rijkaard off, Su Dong stood at the entrance of the player tunnel and fell into thought.
He is a person who likes to think.
For example, now he is thinking about a question, that is, how is Bayern's management different from other clubs? The membership system of Barcelona and Real Madrid certainly has its advantages, but it also has a natural disadvantage, that is, the elected president often only needs to serve the votes and does not need to consider other things.
Manchester United's management system is relatively balanced, but that is based on Ferguson's outstanding achievements. The commercial operation level and the competitive level are very separate. Once Ferguson retires, Manchester United will immediately have a huge power vacuum.
Bayern has indeed done the best in this regard. The Big Three are all great players who understand football and management.
In fact, there are often disagreements within the Bayern Big Three.
For example, Hoeness does not quite agree with the star strategy of Beckenbauer and Rummenigge, who invested heavily in players. He is the kind of person who is frugal and manages the household well.
And many people probably don’t know that the Bayern Big Three were actually at odds at the beginning.
After Hoeness fired Heynckes, Bayern's performance was very turbulent. Therefore, Beckenbauer and Rummenigge entered the Bayern management as Hoeness's political enemies, and even put Hoeness in an embarrassing situation at one point.
But Beckenbauer also made wrong decisions. For example, he fired Otto the Great Rehhagel with four rounds left in the league. The football emperor regretted it and Hoeness criticized it as a foolish decision. Because of this, Rehhagel became a stranger to Bayern from then on, and even later created the miracle of Kaiserslautern's newly promoted team winning the championship.
Su Dong learned these inside information after joining Bayern, and he was also very surprised.
Looking back from now, Bayern has also stumbled along the way and even made many bad and stupid decisions, but there is one thing that is worth learning from for other teams, that is, Bayern's power is very balanced.
What does it mean?
The reason why Hitzfeld was chosen as the head coach was because he had outstanding coaching results in Dortmund and he was a good friend of Beckenbauer, so he was strongly recommended by Beckenbauer, but this decision was made jointly by the five most powerful people in Bayern at that time.
Chairman Scheele, Beckenbauer, Rummenigge, Hoeness and Hopfner, the five of them met with Hitzfeld together and reached a consensus. Combined with the foundation laid by Trapattoni, Bayern became so strong in the years before the turn of the century.
The same is true for the current superstar strategy.
There were some differences between Hoeness and Rummenigge and Beckenbauer, but after they reached a unanimous agreement, the entire management of Bayern focused on implementing this resolution. No one pulled their feet, and even Hoeness, who had different opinions, fully supported it.
Of course, this is probably also due to Heynckes.
Everyone knows that Heynckes is a good friend of Hoeness. For Heynckes, Hoeness even exposed Daum's drug use, which caused an uproar.
Therefore, in Su Dong's view, Bayern's success lies in the balance of power in the management system.
In contrast, in other top teams such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Manchester United, Arsenal or Chelsea, power is often too concentrated in one or two people, which can easily lead to problems.
Especially for membership-based clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid, the ability of the elected president often determines the future development of the club. Sometimes, the election itself is the fuse for internal friction and decline of the team.
For example, Gaspart, the best vice president and the worst president in Barcelona's history.
After realizing this, Su Dong secretly rejoiced.
As it turned out, his choice of Bayern was the right decision.
Today, Bayern is on a path of rapid development. Su Dong is very confident that he can lead Bayern to win the Champions League title this season.
After the two rounds of matches against Barcelona, he believes that Bayern is full of confidence.
Everyone is ready. The German tank Bayern will launch the strongest and most powerful attack on the Champions League and the first triple crown in the history of the Bundesliga!
(End of this chapter)
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