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Chapter 20 Follow in the footsteps of the predecessors

Walking into the locker room, Nick and his teammates found an old man over fifty years old sitting in the locker room.

"Hey, guys, you've done a good job." The visitor stood up and greeted enthusiastically.

"Ah, it's Joseph!"

"Joseph has come to see us, for the first time ever."

"Is Joseph coming back? Coach Karl did a good job."

Listening to the discussions of his teammates, Nick wondered why this Joseph looked familiar.

While Nick was thinking, the old man had already walked over.

"Prince Nick, hello, Joseph Heynckes salutes you!"

Heynckes!This person is Joseph Heynckes!

Nick finally understands why this person is so familiar. Before he crossed over, Heynckes led Bayern Munich to win the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup. In history, Heynckes was also the top scorer of Borussia Mönchengladbach. It can be said that this person was a successful player in both the player era and the coaching era.

"Hello Senior Joseph, I'm glad to see you come to the team's locker room." Nick said a little excitedly.

Heynckes was stunned for a moment, this kid is so calm, the other team members are already too excited, but he doesn't seem to be intimidated by my reputation at all.

"Little guy, you did a good job." Heynckes looked like a big brother inquiring, "But you can do better. Today's Munich 1860 is a good touchstone. If you can bravely step on it, your future will be limitless, and Borussia Mönchengladbach will rise again."

It was very useful for Nick to be affirmed by Heynckes, but hearing what Heynckes said, Nick said, "Please give me your advice, senior."

"Very good, Nick. Football can't be solved by one person alone, do you understand? When I was young, I often broke through barriers alone. Although I scored many goals, I brought only a handful of honors to the team. Later, I finally understood that a player who wants to become a legend must be able to help his teammates improve. Nick, you have to find a way to make your teammates run." Heynckes said lightly.

Heynckes' words silenced Nick. It was true that in the first half he was threatening the opponent's goal a lot of the time. He had enjoyed playing the game, but the team was still far away from victory.

Let your teammates run?Then you need to run more. Only in this way can your teammates feel safe and can pass the ball at any time.

Well, I did it!I, Nick, am an immortal robot!

At the end of the intermission, when the Borussia Mönchengladbach players came out of the locker room, the fans found that they were all excited.

"Did something happen? We saw that the Borussia Mönchengladbach players were all in high spirits. It seems that the second half was very interesting." Riedel also noticed the details.

The Munich 1860 players who played later also noticed that the opponent seemed to be more arrogant.

"Guys, you have to pay attention. Our opponents are more excited. Everyone resist their attack at the beginning of the second half, and then try to fight a few counterattacks. After ten minutes, the situation will develop in a direction favorable to us. Judging from the form of the standings, they are the ones who are anxious, not us." Hassler said cunningly. Borussia Mönchengladbach is at the bottom of the score. In order to avoid relegation, they will naturally go all out to grab points, while Munich 1860 is in the middle, and indeed there is no such urgent need for 3 points. accounted for.

After the start of the second half, the players of 1860 Munich really found that the players of Borussia Mönchengladbach were attacking fiercely, and their formation was maintained very well, which made their passing very difficult.The captain of the opponent was everywhere, like a swimming nail, piercing small holes in the defensive line of Munich 1860.

"Go out with your big feet, don't stick to the ball!" Hassler called out to his teammates loudly.

The ball came out, and such a big kick was quickly controlled by Borussia Mönchengladbach's defense, and the ball was quickly passed to Nick's feet.

And the other teammates of Borussia Mönchengladbach began to 'run around' on the field, and the formation was really not generally chaotic.

"What are they doing?" Hasler looked puzzled, "Keep up with the opponent, no matter where he runs, keep up."

Hassler shouted and followed Nick closely, but suddenly, Hassler found that he couldn't keep up.Nick's pass and run became erratic, which made Hasler a little unresponsive.

"Your sister, why is it spreading so fast? These little guys are really crazy!" Hassler muttered.

The increase in the number of passes between Borussia Mönchengladbach players has also made other 1860 Munich players a little bit exhausted.It's not that they don't want to steal the ball or press, but every time they rush up, they will find that Nick is responding to his teammates, and he is always doing useless work, and Borussia Mönchengladbach's rhythm is still accelerating.

Finally, a flaw appeared in Munich 1860's defense, and Nick happened to observe it sharply.

In the 63rd minute, Nick made a diagonal pass, and the ball went between Zeshik and Feinberg.

Everton appeared on the right side of Munich 1860 like a ghost. Unguarded, he stabbed hard with his foot, and then slanted into the penalty area, followed by a tricky curved ball to attack the goal, and the ball went straight to the upper left corner of the goal.

3:2, Borussia Mönchengladbach reversed the score.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Borussia Mönchengladbach scored a beautiful curve ball. The Brazilian player Everton received Nick's lethal diagonal pass. The footwork of this shot was very delicate. The ball passed Hoffman's ten fingers and got into the goal. Now Borussia Mönchengladbach leads by one goal!"

Riddle raised his arms and roared, the ball was really good, Nick's pass was just right, Everton's shot was impeccable.

The Paul Cabage Stadium was once again ignited by this goal. The fans wantonly vented the happiness that had been suppressed for several months, and the roller coaster process from leading to lagging to overtaking made everyone feel extremely exciting.

Everton also ran towards Nick after scoring the goal.

"Captain, thank you for the pass!"

"Hey, Xiao Ai, you did a good job. As I said, as long as you overwhelm those old guys, you will become famous all over the world." Nick stroked Everton's bald head, feeling very comfortable.

"Xiao Ai? Captain, who is Xiao Ai?" Everton asked innocently.

Nick laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, Xiao Ai is what the Chinese call you. Isn't your name Everton? In front of me, of course you are called Xiao Ai."

"Hey, captain, as long as you can score a goal, you can call it whatever you want. Remember to call me for the next pass, ha!" Everton smiled coquettishly.

After taking the lead again, Borussia Mönchengladbach's momentum finally reached its peak. After the game restarted, 1860 Munich could no longer contain Borussia Mönchengladbach's attack, and the rhythm of the game was finally controlled by Borussia Mönchengladbach!

In the 75th minute, Nick's through ball from the top of the arc in the middle circle was handed over to Dex. Dex passed the ball diagonally to the left side of the penalty area of ​​Munich 1860.Faced with such a great gift, how could Deisler miss it?He lifted his right foot and shot hard, and the ball hit the net!

"The goal was scored again, and it was Sebastian Deisler who scored the goal! It's 4:2, and the suspense of the game has been killed!" Riedel was no longer so excited. In the previous passes, Riddell seemed to have anticipated the final result. Borussia Mönchengladbach's overall attack is almost completely reborn compared to before, and 1860 Munich has no good way to deal with it, and the loss seems to be reasonable.

The game was not over yet. In the 85th minute, Deisler's 45-degree slanted hang accurately landed on Voronin's head. Voronin did not seek credit, but a header. The unguarded Petersen also seized the opportunity and broke through the goal of Munich 1860, locking the final score at 5:2. Borussia Mönchengladbach once again won a big victory!
The final whistle sounded. Except for Nick, the other players of Borussia Mönchengladbach were all slumped on the ground. In this game, everyone ran a long distance. Of course, Nick ran the most. His running distance exceeded 2 meters, and the second was Everton. The running distance was 1.2 meters. There are several players who ran more than 1 meters.

But fortunately, the game was won, and everyone still felt it was worth it.

Hasler walked over with a smile on his face.

"Nick, you won, congratulations!" Hasler handed over his jersey, and being able to exchange jerseys with Hasler's fancy, Nick's performance must have been recognized by Hasler.

"Thank you, Thomas, thank you for the 3 points." Nick also took off his jersey and handed it over. The jersey was dripping with sweat, and Hassler nodded secretly, patted Nick, and left the court.

In the box in the stands, Heynckes said with a satisfied face: "Mr. Chairman, I think the opportunity for Borussia Mönchengladbach's revival is coming soon. This little guy is really a family favorite. He will follow in the footsteps of our original group of players, and even lead Borussia Mönchengladbach to even greater heights."

"Joseph, I can make you comment like this. I think this little guy is indeed talented. Do you have any suggestions for the team?" Koenig said sincerely.

"Keep Nick, and Monchengladbach will have everything." Heynckes stood up and lightly brushed off his collar.

(End of this chapter)