On 23 and 26 February, Tübingen Juniors ended the months of February with a 4-2 win over Trier and a 4-3 win over Fulda.Despite only two weeks, Tübingen Juniors played four games in the cold winter.The cold climate consumes a lot of players' body temperature and energy, and brings with it a series of injury hazards.March will conclude the two-week campaign, but Tübingen Juniors will have to play their final double-match on March 2, the fifth round of the second half of the season, before facing the last four opponents FC Cologne in the DFB Cup on March 5.It's another double game of the week.In the face of such a dense schedule, Xu Genbao, who was quite stretched in terms of arrangement, had to arrange for the players to take turns to rest and prepare for the semi-finals of the German Cup.The prospect of promotion is bright, so both the club and Lao Xu can look forward to this year's double.Although the league title is usually more important than the cup winner, the German Cup is also very important for Tübingen Juniors, not only can the winners of the German Cup receive an exclusive prize fund of 1.2 million euros, but it is also a rare opportunity to be exposed throughout Germany, which is a good opportunity for Tübingen Youth Club, which is in the stage of commercial development.Of course, the regional league championship trophy is "cheap", but it is about team promotion.A win over the semi-finals will see Tübingen Juniors reach the final of the German Cup as an amateur team, just as they did at Union Berlin last year!
So just entering March, there are already fans hanging banners outside the Lions Stadium that say "March to Berlin".The Olympic Stadium in Berlin is the only venue for the final of the German Cup since 1985, and every team participating in the German Cup has made "March to Berlin" its slogan.Not only will it be the capital of the country, but it will also be watched by countless dignitaries, celebrities, celebrities, and will not only be televised live across the country, but also with large prize money.Regardless of the final victory, "entering Berlin" is a victory.And for an amateur team, being able to step on the turf of this stadium is a victory.For this match, Xu Genbao was arbitrary, decisively giving up the match against Fulda on February 26 and the match against Regensburg on March 2.Not only did Ozil and Mertesacker, who were slightly less in physical fitness, rest, but even Bai Guanghai and Favre also rested, and even Boateng and Luo Tongliang, who were physically talented, also took a truce respectively.There is no way, the bench thickness of the Tübingen youth is really not enough, and the self-cultivated Tübingen 01 is still "soaring" in the community league, and it is still too early to help the first team.Only Wang Ai finished these two consecutive games, he didn't want to give up, Xu Genbao thoughtfully did not object.Therefore, in the face of the penultimate Fuerda, in this game, only Wang Ai was the main force, and almost let Fuerda succeed in turning the tables, or Wang Ai scored a long-range shot in the 88th minute of the game to ensure the victory.In the match with Regensburg on March 2, Wang Ai and Boateng, the two absolute main players and the six main players of the first team, with pure amateur substitutes and Regensburg, who finished fourth in the league, barely played a 2:2 draw.After the game, Wang Ai rarely reduced the amount of training, and the next day happened to be Sunday, the school was closed, Xu Genbao led everyone to physical recovery training, and found the video of the Cologne team this year to explain the opponent's tactics.The Cologne team struggling in the relegation zone has not significantly improved after the start of the second half of the Bundesliga season, Freiburg, Cologne, St.
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Pauli is currently leading with 2 wins, 8 draws and 12 losses, with 14 points, Cologne team with 4 wins, 4 draws and 14 losses, 16 points in hot pursuit, Freiburg with 4 wins, 5 draws and 13 losses, 17 points and not giving in, the competition for relegation places is very fierce.In order to boost the morale of the team, Cologne team is very eager to make a difference in the German Cup, at least not easily, especially if it does not want to become a backdrop for an amateur team to write a legend.In recent years, the Cologne team, which has repeatedly taken the elevator between the Bundesliga and the Bundesliga, has a bit of super self-esteem.The keen Xu Genbao pointed to the video on TV and said to the players: "Everyone pay attention, in this 22nd round of the Bundesliga game, the reason why the Cologne team lost to Hamburg, which is not very strong, is completely because they hid the four main players of Balic, Thomas, George Koff, and Rigobert Song, so they let the opponent play 4:0, what does this mean for a team in the relegation zone?"
”"Xu!"
Mesut Ozil raised his hand: "It shows that they would rather give up a dangerous league game than fight for a win with us." ”"yes!"
Xu Genbao nodded: "So, although the opponents in this game are lower in ranking than the opponents we met last two times, their fighting spirit is higher than them.To be honest, I can't figure out why they are, maybe this 'yo-yo team' has lost hope for their fate. ”There was a burst of laughter in the tactics room.The Cologne team has been down, up, down, and up since the 98 season, so the German media nicknamed them "Yo-Yo".This tragic fate seemed ridiculous to the players of Tübingen's youth who had been escalating all the way up and playing triumphantly.However, Xu Genbao was just joking to liven up the atmosphere, and he didn't really despise the Cologne team."
Everyone, pay attention!"
Xu Genbao said with a little seriousness; "The fate of our opponents is ridiculous, but what we have to see is the hard work of the Cologne team and not giving up.Successive relegations, but always being promoted back the following year, is an admirable spirit for this club.If we were Cologne, would we be so resilient?
After being relegated, the player's salary and the club's income will be greatly reduced, but they can still grit their teeth and climb back the next year.Even if it falls again in the third year and climbs back in the fourth year, this is a respectable opponent. ”Standing next to Xu Genbao, Fevre, assistant coach added: "Cologne is a team with a tenacious style and a tough style of play, and from the history of the past few years, Cologne has the absolute level of the Bundesliga champion.We're still only the winners of the regional leagues, and we're two levels apart.Don't think that just because we've won the first few games against two Bundesliga teams, it's nothing big about the Bundesliga side at all.Let me tell you, most of you are at the same level as I was in the Bundesliga, and Cologne is a stronger opponent than us. ”()