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Chapter 65 Friendship First Competition Second
Entering the first game in February, Union Berlin lost to Red-White Essen in an upset.

After this game, Mourinho was furious. He believed that with the strength of Union Berlin, they should not lose any games in the second division.

Fortunately, the players also agree with his argument. In an interview, Dirk Dirk said that the team will definitely reflect on it and try its best in the next game without giving up any game.

After this round, the German semi-final draw began.

The remaining four teams are Schalke 04, Bayer Leverkusen, Union Berlin and Cologne.

The Bundesliga monster was dropped by Union Berlin, which made many fans see hope. Both Schalke 04 and Leverkusen fans are very interested in this championship.Before they really played against Union Berlin, they had no idea what kind of team Union Berlin was.

On the night of the draw, Edward was accompanied by Aniston and Winona Ryder.

I don't know how even a girl can get along peacefully after discussing it. Edward is really happy to hear about this.

After the draw, Union Berlin met Schalke 04, while Leverkusen's opponent was Cologne.

Edward had already thought of this result. Those people would never let Union Berlin draw the weakest Cologne. They hoped to keep Union Berlin out of the final.

But can Schalke 04 really block the progress of Union Berlin?
On February [-]th, Union Berlin bloodbathed Babelsberg in an away game. The scene was horrible. Three of the four starting defenders scored in this game. The only one who didn't score was Pepe.

This game gave Union Berlin a good foundation in February. Although there was a league game every four days in a draw during this period, Union Berlin did not lose any games, only when they played against Mannheim. A draw.

After the acceptance in February, Union Berlin has already led the second-ranked Mainz by 18 points. With nine rounds left in the league, unless natural disasters and man-made disasters occur, it is impossible for the champion to fall by the wayside.

In the first game of March against Saarbrücken, Jose Mourinho led Union Berlin to an easy win, in which Didert scored his first career hat-trick.

Mourinho said in an interview after the game: "Dirk is a real genius. His football talent may not be the best in the team, but he can play every position except goalkeeper. Coaches don't like that kind of player."

Edward wanted to laugh when he saw the report, and he didn't know who felt that Dirk's skills were inferior to other Dutch players in the summer, and he was full of disgust.Mourinho's attitude was within his expectations.

This kind of hard-working and all-rounder has always been a player that Mourinho likes very much. The hat-trick of Kevin Dirk is a reward for his diligence. Edward is also very happy. He will never treat anyone who is willing to pay for Union Berlin. People, but Dirk is relatively low-key, so low-key that he doesn't even know what to give to Dirk.

Gift giving is a science, if you can't send it to the other person's heart, it's better not to give it.

For this reason, he specially invited a private detective to let the other party investigate the hobbies of Kurit within a reasonable range and analyze what should be given to this hard-working Dutch player. He repeatedly emphasized that it is not allowed to investigate the privacy of Kurit, and even if it is photographed, he must immediately destroy.

This is the difference between Edouard and Moratti.

Moratti would choose to wiretap the players' phone calls, but Edouard would never do that. He has already done what he can. If the players still ask, there is no need to force them to stay. As long as Berlin Union has him, anyone who leaves will be fine. no problem.

Of course, this is an exaggeration, Ronaldinho is irreplaceable, but now it seems that Ronaldinho has already regarded Union Berlin as his own home, and there is no risk of leaving.

He really doesn't care about the rest of the players. If he can gather half of the future Dutch team in Union Berlin, can't he build a Spanish or other team?
Even if Mourinho wants to leave, he won't force it.

He can guarantee that no one who leaves Union Berlin will find a more suitable place.

Leverkusen eliminated Cologne first, and this result is not surprising at all.

On March [-]th, Edward and the two girls appeared together in the box at Aofu Schalke Stadium.

"Hey Edward, nice to meet you."

Legendary Schalke manager Rudy Aschauer gave Eduardo a bear hug with open arms

"Nice to see you again, too, Rudy."

Edward put his arms around the two girls and introduced: "These two are Jane and Nori, and they are both my girlfriends."

"It's really enviable. No wonder Miss Aniston chose to divorce some time ago. You are indeed an attractive bastard."

"Hahaha, you can't be envious of this. At your age, you should worry more about whether you can pee easily."

"I take back what I just said, you're just a jerk."

Rudy Asholl gave Edward a punch and said with a smile that he was only 56 years old and still in good health.

However, he was not angry either. Because of Neuer's transfer, the two established a good personal relationship. This fanatical Schalke 04 supporter admired Edward's style of doing things, especially when he intercepted Hu Schalke 04's mortal enemy. After Dortmund.

After taking his seat, Edward looked at Aofu at the Schalke Stadium and said enviously: "This is really a very attractive stadium."

"Yeah, I have fallen in love with Schalke since the first time I came here. This is the most beautiful stadium in the world."

"It does have a lot of charm and the Schalke 04 fans are impressive."

"How is your stadium? I heard you said that you are going to build a brand new stadium."

Edward scratched his head and said: "The plans given by those firms are always unsatisfactory to me. I hope to build the best stadium in the world, but those bastard designers seem to take me for a fool and always want to use their The idea was imposed on me."

"Could it be that when you meet such a wealthy employer as you, the designer must of course display his talent well."

Seeing Edward deflated, Rudy Ashor snickered.

"The game is about to start. I have already reminded the team to pay attention to Union Berlin. You will be surprised today. We have prepared special tactics."

"Haha, that's what I want to say too."

Edward poured a glass of wine for Asauer and handed it over: "This wine is very good, Hennessy Richard."

"What a bloody capitalist!"

"Don't say that, we are friends, let me say it first, no matter whether you win or lose today, you must not say any nonsense in the media after the game."

"Then friendship first, competition second?"

"can!"

Edward felt amused in his heart. It was difficult for many teams to recognize the true strength of Union Berlin before they met Union Berlin. After more than half a season of running-in, these talented players have already had a chemical reaction.

After the game started, Union Berlin took the lead in putting up a defensive stance.

After all, it is an away game, so there is nothing wrong with Mourinho being careful.

But what he didn't expect was that Schalke 04 also put on a counterattack posture.

In the first few minutes, both sides did not push too far, but were more probing each other.

The coach of Schalke 04 is Hub Stevens. Under his leadership, Schalke 04 won the Europa League before, and won the German Cup last year. As the defending champion, he put down his airs and played against counterattack.

This is really cautious, Edward complained in his heart.

However, the gap between the two teams at this time is quite obvious. Union Berlin's style of play is different in German football. Even in the match against Bayern Munich, Union Berlin's ball possession rate was as high as 62%.

It's not that Union Berlin wants to control the ball, but that the opponents don't like to control the ball. In addition, Union Berlin's players have excellent ball control skills, and they unknowingly lead in ball possession.

In order to cope with today's game, Mourinho deliberately sent Villa on the front line.

The combination of Villa, Sneijder and "Robero" in the frontcourt are all very fast players. A few people can send the ball into the opponent's goal from the midfield in a few seconds by interspersing and cooperating in the counterattack.

In the 13th minute, Union Berlin took the lead. This goal was scored through a defensive counterattack.

Schalke 04 right winger Asamoah made a mistake with the ball and was intercepted by Evra. Union Berlin quickly launched a counterattack. Kyle found Sneijder with a precise long pass. Sneijder and Ronaldinho made a series of wonderful After the cooperation, the Madeira boy sent a long pass with a flower-arranging foot, and Villa in front of the goal easily grabbed the point.

"Haha, Rudy, we're ahead."

"Hey, don't get complacent too early, whoever laughs and laughs may not know in the end."

Proud to go to the Schalke Stadium is indeed the home of the famous devil in Europe. After the score fell behind, the fans burst out with greater enthusiasm, and their emotions also affected the players of Schalke 04. Schalke 04 played at home. Playing harder, it will not be so easy for Union Berlin to let the ball pass through the midfield easily.

In addition, today's referee has some home court tendencies, even though Schalke 04 made frequent fouls, no one got a yellow card.

Edward couldn't help feeling a little worried.

In the previous games, many Union Berlin players suffered injuries. Robben has just returned from injury. Although these injuries are not serious, who knows when they will be seriously injured.

Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben were famous glass men in their previous lives. Now that German teams are always so fierce when they encounter Union Berlin, it is hard not to let him worry that the players will be abolished.

In the 20th minute of the game, Schalke 04's Czech midfielder Giri Nemek received his first yellow card for a foul.

"This kid should have ended long ago!"

Edward said bitterly that Jiri Nemec's foul was so severe that Robben was still lying on the turf and couldn't get up. If the game continued like this, it is estimated that three substitutions would not be enough.

Rudy Assauer said with some embarrassment: "You also know that the skills of the Union Berlin players are too good. Sometimes you need to use fouls to stop them."

"Rudy, whatever happens in the game will not affect our friendship, but I still want my players to be healthy and not lying in a hospital bed."

"Then wish that kid luck."

After a while, Robben finally got up after the team doctor dealt with him. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with bouncing around, and Edward breathed a sigh of relief.

This is a player who can compete for the number one player in the world at his peak. When Robben was at his best at Bayern in his previous life, he was unstoppable on the right.

Regardless of being the chairman of the Berlin Union or a fan of the Oranje, Edward does not want Robben to be ruined by injuries. He hopes that these players bought by him can shine even brighter than in their previous lives.

The referee also seemed to be aware of the problem. In the next game, he finally began to control the scale. After two yellow cards, Schalke 04's defense became more civilized.

This time is the time for Berlin Union to play. Even if it is from the backcourt, Berlin Union is very stable in holding the ball. Except for Vidic, each of Berlin Union's starting players today has a good passing ability.

Seeing the Schalke 04 formation pressing forward, Edward felt that the goal was not far away.

In the 33rd minute of the first half, Union Berlin found another chance.

Alves dribbled the ball on the right, and the right corridor formed by him and Robben was not weaker than the other side of Union Berlin. The Brazilian full-back dribbled the ball for more than 80 meters and sent it into the penalty area with a long kick.

Although Villa failed to find a chance to score the goal with a header, he managed to hit the key point. Ronaldinho quickly knocked back to Sneijder, and Sneijder succeeded in a long shot at the top of the penalty area.

At this time, Rudy Asauer's expression was finally not as relaxed as it was at the beginning. He found that the Berlin Union team was too fast in the counterattack. The defender just rushed so far with the ball by himself, but the defender behind him No one can hold him back.

This is a sprinter, right? This speed is a foul!

Now this Union Berlin is completely two teams compared to the previous friendly match. They can not only slowly organize the ball, but also complete the offensive and defensive transition in a few seconds, and quickly send the ball into the opponent's goal.

Rudy Aschau knew the ball well and saw the way quickly.

"That player is Sebastian Kyle from Dortmund you intercepted?"

"Yes, that's him, a very nice boy."

Edward smiled and said, Kyle made a lot of money from this transfer. This defensive midfielder basically has no shortcomings, the offensive organization is also good, the defensive area is also very large, and he has good running ability and defensive ability.

"Edward, I have a request."

"Rudy, this kind of thing is not impossible, but it depends on the player's own wishes."

Edward knew that Aschauer wanted Kyle. Although this player is very good, he is not irreplaceable. He still misses Harvey Alonso. Even if he cannot buy Alonso, he still hopes to use a A stronger defensive midfielder can replace Kyle. Kyle's organizational ability is still not up to the top level, so even if he likes Kyle very much, it is not impossible to let him go. He is happy to send Kyle to Schalke 04 Make good allies and add obstacles to Dortmund by the way.

Edward is stingy and never misses an opportunity to make his enemies unhappy.

(End of this chapter)