Chapter 858 We Lost

Many people say that Thomas Tuchel is the German version of Guardiola.

There are many supporters of this statement, but there are also many critics.

But it is undeniable that Tuchel's coaching style has indeed been deeply influenced by Guardiola.

Even Tuchel himself has never denied that his coaching career has been influenced by Barcelona and Guardiola from the very beginning. He has also pointed out the core elements of Barcelona's success many times.

"Barcelona's excellent performance is based on the team's unity and efforts to regain the ball after the team makes a mistake!"

He has firmly implemented this concept since the beginning of his coaching career and has achieved great success in Mainz.

But if you think that Thomas Tuchel is a very stubborn, German-style head coach who is obsessed with his own tactical ideas and a bit dogmatic, then you are wrong.

Born in southern Germany, Tuchel has the Germans' persistence and perseverance, but he does not have their rigidity and stubbornness. On the contrary, he is very smooth and good at adapting.

For example, when he was coaching Mainz.

After studying the tactics of Barcelona and Guardiola for a full year, Tuchel has a deep understanding of his own football tactics and has gradually formed a complex tactical system and playing style.

But when he coached Mainz, when he found that the players in the team had various problems and weaknesses, he began to selectively give up some of the more complicated things, first instilling into the players some simple and easy-to-understand things, and then slowly going deeper.

On the tactical level, he will first deploy his troops according to the opponent's tactics and formation, and then slowly figure out the tactical formation that best suits the team and can best bring out the players' combat effectiveness.

Such flexibility undoubtedly makes it easier for Tuchel to integrate into a completely new environment.

In Tuchel's first season as official coach, Mainz was newly promoted in the Bundesliga. The Norwegian coach Jon Anderson, who led the team to promotion, was unexpectedly eliminated by the amateur team Lübeck in the first round of the German Cup. The head coach lost control of the locker room and had to be officially resigned two days later, on August 3.

At this time, Tuchel, who coached the youth team, was appointed to take over Mainz.

On August 8, five days later, the Bundesliga officially started.

But even in this hasty situation, Tuchel led Mainz after the turmoil and remained unbeaten in three games at the start of the league, drawing with Leverkusen at home in the first round and defeating Bayern Munich led by Van Gaal at home in the third round.

In the first ten rounds of the league, Mainz had five wins, two draws and three losses, ranking sixth in the league.

These are quite amazing statistics for a newly promoted team, a team that just experienced a coaching change before the start of the league, and a team with a rookie head coach with no professional league coaching experience.

In the first season, Mainz finally ranked ninth in the league and officially established its foothold in the Bundesliga.

But a year later, in the 2010-2011 season, Tuchel led Mainz to a comeback and won seven consecutive games at the start of the league, including a 4-3 away reversal of Wolfsburg, which had stars such as Dzeko, Mandzukic and Diego, and a 2-1 away victory over Bayern Munich, the runner-up of the European Champions League.

This season, Mainz ranked fifth in the league and entered the Europa League.

However, with the outstanding results, Mainz had to face poaching from other teams again and again, and the team's performance began to decline. But even so, Tuchel still allowed Mainz to maintain its mid-table position in the Bundesliga, and in the 2013-2014 season, it once again won the seventh place in the league.

There is no doubt that Tuchel has a great reputation in German football. His tactical concepts that keep pace with the times make him very likable. Moreover, he has done an excellent job in pre-match preparations, with strong targeted tactical arrangements, rich tactical means and many changes.

More importantly, as a youth training coach, Tuchel does have his own unique way of training young players.

So, many people don’t understand why Mainz would let go of such a meritorious coach?

After transferring from Mainz to Hamburg, Tuchel performed well in the warm-up match. However, after the team's management was exposed for corruption, the team was mired in a scandal, making people pessimistic about Tuchel's prospects as coach of Hamburg.

But no one expected that Hamburg, which was plagued by scandals outside the stadium, would repeatedly defeat strong opponents on the stadium.

In the first round of the league, they defeated the aggressive newly promoted team Cologne 2-0 away from home.

In the second round of the league, they won 3-0 against newly promoted team Paterborn at home.

After two weeks of national team matches, in the third round of the league, Hamburg challenged Hannover 96 away. In the end, Hamburg again relied on goals from Aboubakar and Douglas Costa to escape from the away game 2-0 and won three consecutive victories.

If the competitors in the first three rounds were not strong and not convincing at all, then the following rounds against strong opponents were very impressive.

In the fourth round of the league, Hamburg won a 1-0 victory over Leverkusen at home; in the fifth round of the league, they drew 1-1 with Borussia Mönchengladbach away; in the sixth round of the league, they won 3-0 at home against Frankfurt; in the seventh round of the league, they drew 1-1 with Dortmund away.

In the eighth round of the league, Hamburg defeated Hoffenheim 2-1 at home; in the ninth round of the league, they defeated Hertha Berlin 3-0 away.

After nine league rounds, Hamburg's performance of seven wins and two draws, remaining unbeaten, shocked the entire German football world.

You know, as the favorite to win the championship before the season and the undisputed leader of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich started the league with seven wins and two draws. It was only thanks to a few big wins that Bayern Munich surpassed Hamburg in the standings.

As for other Bundesliga teams, they are all ranked behind.

Ranked third is Wolfsburg, which currently has only 17 points, which is 6 points less than the two teams.

Hamburg's almost complete transformation has astonished the entire European football world and even fans around the world.

Despite constant scandals in the management, head coach Tuchel was still able to lead the team to achieve such results. His popularity was not even inferior to that of Guardiola who coached Bayern Munich. He was respected and recognized by almost all Hamburg fans.

Not only that, the fans are also quite satisfied with the team's lineup configuration.

Abubakar scored goals one after another in the frontcourt, and the devil wingers consisting of Douglas Costa and Kingsley Coman, assisted by Sussex, Januzaj and Sane, the team's offensive combination was quite sharp and the performance was impressive.

In the midfield, young player Weigl has secured the main defensive midfielder position, partnering with Krassi, Badelj and Thorgan Hazard. Hamburg's midfield is both offensive and defensive, and has basically not lost the upper hand in several matches against strong teams.

But the most satisfying thing is the defense.

The performance of the newly joined goalkeeper Oblak was stunning, and on the back line, there was the central defender combination of Alderweireld and Emre Can, and Dickmayer and Ostrolek on the left and right flanks.

Hamburg's defense has made considerable improvement compared to before.

Therefore, as the team's performance improves and the players perform well, the fans' satisfaction with the team will naturally increase.

Dietmar Beiersdorf, who is in charge of the team's competitive affairs, is extremely satisfied and his liking for the new management team is growing day by day.

With the media fanning the flames, fans are becoming increasingly fed up with the troubles of the old management team headed by Kekhoff.

This also put a lot of pressure on people like Khov.

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"call!"

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window at home, Khoff let out a sigh mixed with helplessness, and immediately a thin layer of mist covered the window glass, filled with tiny water droplets.

As winter approached, Khov felt a chill.

It's not just because of the weather outside, but also because of the environment he is in.

This should be the coldest winter in recent years, right?

"Mary!" Kerkhove called out.

A fat middle-aged maid walked out from the far side of the living room. "Sir, what can I do for you?"

"Go light up the fireplace in the living room. It's a bit cold!"

"Yes, sir!"

The maid left, but the living room remained silent, making people mistakenly believe that Kkhov was alone.

Actually, no. There were more than a dozen people in the living room, all sitting, and only Khoff was standing in front of the French window.

Walking back to the living room, Kkhov rubbed his hands, trying to generate heat through friction, while the other people in the living room immediately turned their eyes to Kkhov, waiting for him to speak.

"I have been trying to contact Mr. Kuhn recently, but I have not been able to get through to him. This has never happened before."

When everyone heard this, the disappointment on their faces became even more intense.

"I have also contacted Alexander Otto before, and I went to their company in person yesterday. I know he is there, but his secretary told me that he is not there!"

After everyone heard this, they looked at each other, and one or two people even turned pale.

They all knew clearly what this meant.

"I received news that Kuhn and Otto, along with representatives of the fans' club, went to England. If I'm not mistaken, they went to meet Yang Huan, but we don't know what they talked about or what agreement they reached."

It seemed as if Khoff's words had completely extinguished the little hope that was left in everyone present.

But after seeing no hope, everyone's panic only lasted for a moment.

They had all experienced many storms, and some were already in their sixties or seventies, and they quickly returned to calm.

In fact, at this time, they were calmer than ever before.

Because their rich life experience tells them that if they lose their composure at this time, they will only die faster.

"Now it's clear!"

Kekhov glanced at the crowd. "We don't know whether the fans' representatives have sided with Yang Huan, but judging from the current situation, they at least remain neutral. We can't count on them at all."

"The team's performance is so good now. Yang Huan's trick of boiling a frog in warm water is really a brilliant move. The fans have basically accepted the new management team. In addition, the media has been constantly exposing our problems. As a result, the fans now almost unanimously support the new team. They treat us like drowned dogs, beating us up first without asking why."

This is indeed the attitude of Hamburg fans towards this group of old management team.

There was a strange look in the eyes of many people present, some even a little despair.

Because to some extent, they are against the majority of Hamburg fans.

"In addition, Thomas Rek has been contacting major sponsors over the past period of time to clean up the sponsorship and licensing systems, saying that he wants to reorganize Hamburg's image, but in the final analysis, he still wants to monopolize power."

At this point, Kekhov looked around at everyone, and after a long sigh, he said helplessly: "Although we don't want to admit it, we have to accept it. We have no way out, no reinforcements, and no hope!"

“We lost!”

These words caused a hint of commotion in the originally deathly silent living room.

Many people feel overwhelmed.

Although, they may have been mentally prepared for it.

They lost!

Totally lost!

"But..." Khoff changed the subject, "Even if I lose, I will never be willing to lose like this and let that damn Chinese take advantage of me."

When saying this, Khov's face was full of ruthlessness and determination.