Chapter 312： .312 bathed in the sun

Switzerland, 15 kilometers east of Basel, the town of Rheinfelden.

The winter snow fell, the quiet town was exquisite and beautiful, and Situ Yunbing sat by the window in an ordinary coffee shop.

Drinking steaming coffee with a creamy taste, Situ Yunbing looked at the snowy scene outside the window, and unexpectedly felt the infinite poetry. From him, he could see the river in the distance, which is the upper Rhine, and across the Rhine is Germany. .

On the calm river surface seemed to present an illusory scene, and the heroic and brave figures of the Dortmund Youth Army emerged one after another.

The corner of Situ Yunbing's mouth raised a meaningful smile, wondering whether it contained bitterness.

Looking back at this time last year, he had a very good life. He qualified in the Champions League group stage and had a huge league lead. The game challenge he faced was close to 90%!

From Monaco to Hamburg, he has adapted to this gap, but with the end of the season halfway through, the pressure of the game challenges on him is getting more and more!

To win the league championship, there is always only one opponent, just stare at the top of the standings.

If it is someone else, then it is better than the leader!

If you are yourself, then you must surpass yourself!

Klopp’s two years in Dortmund must have laid a firmer foundation than he overthrew and rebuilt in Hamburg!

Bundesliga is obviously more competitive than Ligue 1. In Ligue 1, even if Monaco is not perfect, Situ Yunbing can achieve the ultimate in subtraction, and he can still be unmatched in the league.

But not in the Bundesliga. There are too many capable teams in the Bundesliga. The standings will never tell you what the true strength of a Bundesliga team is.

Like Wolfsburg, Schalke 04, Werder Bremen, Stuttgart, etc., which were ranked lower in the league at the end of the league half, they may only appear in the first half of the season. Once they have a strong rebound, even Bayern Munich, Dortmund, including Hamburg, may face hard bones.

Years passed, Situ Yunbing looked at the mottled and broken shadows that appeared on the river in a trance. He sometimes wondered whether there really is a **** in the sky. They were watching Situ Yunbing carrying out this unprecedented game challenge.

Seeing whether Situ Yunbing was tangled, trapped, and frustrated, whether he would be satisfied with evil tastes.

Or watching him grow, improve, and whether he will be pleased and happy when he becomes stronger.

Two years ago, he would certainly not be so patient with Hamburg, nor would he appear as calm as a foreign monk in the eyes of the outside world.

Looking back on the past two and a half years after coaching, he has indeed changed a lot. He is more patient, more used to thinking calmly, and more calm.

At this moment, someone walked into the coffee shop to pull Situ Yunbing from the endless fantasy back to reality. Situ Yunbing couldn't help standing up, looking softly at the player walking towards him in casual clothes.

In view of Situ Yunbing's high standards for winter signings, there are only a handful of players in European football who can see him, and most of them are unlikely to change their doors this winter.

But in December, a player was added to the watch list.

Because most clubs in European football are interested in him, and have pulled out real money!

Schalke 04 central midfielder, 22-year-old Croatia international Ivan Rakitic!

Although Rakitic played for Croatia, he was born in Switzerland and grew up here, so during this holiday, Situ Yunbing came to Rakitic’s hometown, Rheinfelden.

The staff in the cafe obviously admired and loved Rakitic. When Rakitic shook hands with Situ Yunbing and sat down, the waiter immediately came up and asked him enthusiastically what he needed. Rakitic asked. A glass of juice, and then the waiter smiled and left quickly, and didn't mean to disturb.

It is hard to imagine that a star of Rakitic's level will flow into the market, and it is in the winter window of transfer!

However, the German media had exposed the reason why Rakitic was leaving the team two weeks ago.

The first is his contract. In half a year, his contract with Schalke 04 will expire. He originally planned to renew his contract in the summer of 10, but because Schalke 04 introduced Raul and gave it to the contract. Raul’s top salary has allowed Rakitic to change the conditions of the initial negotiations with Schalke 04. Schalke 04’s aggressive expansion of the army has already been financially unable to satisfy Rakitic, and Magath is also a stubborn ass, continued The appointment was just stranded.

When the new season began, Schalke 04 renewed Rakitic's contract, Rakitic himself was already a little bit conflicted, and competitive factors influenced him to make the final decision to leave the team!

Magat’s team has too many people, but last season’s runner-up has not been able to have a very stable lineup in the new season. Rakitic has also become very entangled. Perhaps Rakitic refused to renew his contract. For this reason, even his main position cannot be guaranteed!

In addition, Magath’s formation in the league this season or on-the-spot scheduling is nothing short of a feather, completely out of normal thinking. He sold Westman in the summer, but he was able to make Rakitic in the game. Go cameo right back!

For a player of Rakitic's level, even if he is only 22 years old, the head coach must give absolute respect at the professional level. It's not like ordinary players just place them in any position they are not good at or dislike.

Originally, the outside world had high expectations for the new season of Schalke 04. On the basis of last season, one step further is the league championship!

But now looking at Schalke 04, that is, just leaving the relegation zone, competing for the championship? Absolutely no play, there is definitely no Champions League to play next season!

In this context, how could Rakitic still stay at Schalke 04, even if Schalke 04 reached the top 16 of the Champions League!

Schalke 04 does not want to let Rakitic transfer freely by next summer, so he will sell Rakitic around this winter.

The price is very low, no more than 2.5 million euros, which is far below Rakitic’s worth. Schalke 04 can’t help it. They have to at least get some money back, or else wait another half a year and they really have nothing. Nothing, people and money are empty.

Situ Yunbing said to Rakitic without much greeting: "I know Valencia, Villarreal, Sevilla, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester City, Everton, Benfica. Waiting for the teams to invite you, it can be said that except for some giants, basically all teams in Europe want you, but too many teams know that they cannot attract you to join, so they can only wait and see.

I have no intention of evaluating other clubs, I just want to tell you that Hamburg wants you.

It is not a supplement to the team, not to add thickness to the team, you are not a dispensable role, you will play an important role in my plan, it can be said that Hamburg is in urgent need of a technical style like yours. Players with strength levels!

My Hamburg is in the ranks of the Bundesliga. I can tell you frankly that the Bundesliga champion born in May next year will be either Hamburg or Dortmund!

At present, the probability of Hamburg winning the championship is lower than that of Dortmund, probably at 46. We have 40% probability, and Dortmund 60%.

The reason for this phenomenon is that Hamburg needs more time to grow, and there is always a price to grow. Those games that we could not win in the first half of the season are the price, but as the overall strength of the team improves, we are in the second half. The cost of the season will be smaller, but the intensity of the league in the second half of the season will also exceed that of the first half, because most of the teams in the second half of the pursuit of goals are more realistic, more motivated, and stronger desire to score points.

We need you to improve the team's current shortcomings!

I think you have the potential to become a world-class midfielder, and your style fits well with my tactical ideals. When we sit here, I can’t help but imagine when you and De Bruyne, Roy Si, Griezmann and the others formed the Hamburg attack group. What a dazzling sight it would be.

We may not be the club that gives you the best contract, but I think we are the club you should choose most for growth and achievement.

The short-term goal is only the league championship. The long-term goal is necessarily on the top European battlefield. I never think that the team I coach should be a springboard for players. Even if I respect the players’ personal choices, I will expect my players to win under my coaching. Unprecedented success! "

Rakitic listened carefully.

In fact, he would feel honored.

As a well-known young coach in European football, Situ Yunbing gave the outside world the impression that besides being good at training young people, he was also good at signings and had a brilliant eye!

At present, there are no cases of failure in the transfers he participated in, which in itself explains the problem. No matter how famous the coach is, the top coach is no exception.

People seem to be waiting for Situ Yunbing when he bought a parallel import and broke his magical operation in the transfer market.

Of course, many transfers were considered mysterious operations before, but later they all proved the shortsightedness of the outside world.

However, there are not many cases where Situ Yunbing actually came to the door to persuade the players personally. This shows another point. He has shown that the players have potential and are good seedlings, and the players he can personally persuade to join must be. The players he valued very much, and now the familiar story is that he went to persuade Gareth Bale to go to Monaco, and then Gareth Bale went to Monaco to open a brilliant chapter in his career.

Today Rakitic is sitting opposite Situ Yunbing, he at least won Situ Yunbing's high recognition!

Rakitic said frankly to Situ Yunbing: "Among the many clubs that are interested in me, there is no Bundesliga team, because the club did not recommend me to the Bundesliga team. Schalke 04 does not want me. Staying in the Bundesliga, I don’t think they will agree with me to join Hamburg, which is a pity."

Situ Yunbing smiled, at least the other party did not refuse Hamburg.

"Schalke 04 put you on the market because they don't want you to leave for free after six months. This is the key point, not that they want to get rid of you.

They need to get some cash in return from you!

I will let Hamburg show enough sincerity. In my eyes, good players are priceless. For me, the important thing is that you already have the possibility to join Hamburg. If you are willing, Hamburg will do whatever it takes. Bring you to the People’s Park, because you will improve the strength of the entire team, not just the limited improvement brought by your personal strength. If you zoom in, your joining will bring the championship to Hamburg! "

Rakitic looked surprised, and then smiled at Situ Yunbing, saying: "I will express to the Schalke 04 club that I hope to transfer to Hamburg, but I will not openly pressure the club. If I fail to complete the transfer in the end, I can refuse the invitation of other clubs and choose to join Hamburg after half a year."

Situ Yunbing looked unbelievable, Rakitic's promise really moved him.

He couldn't help asking: "Are you no longer considering other clubs?"

Rakitic nodded and said: "Don't think about it. I believe you are a must-do and trustworthy coach. Otherwise, Monaco will not be able to perform miracles, and Hamburg will not be able to complete the rebirth at an astonishing speed, let alone Many Monaco players still remember you after you left.

Mr. Situ, I like your coaching style. In my opinion, this is also your personal charm, especially the pressure and encouragement you give to young people when you lead Hamburg are just right. Your football is full of sunshine. Hope to be bathed in this light, and I also believe that under your guidance I can make a breakthrough. "

Situ Yunbing couldn't help laughing proudly.

He didn't stubbornly, nor did he rule the army with an iron fist. He just took a more humane path. Some people don't like him, some people think that he still has many shortcomings, but some people appreciate him and trust him.