Football: Starting from the Ronaldinho template

Chapter 38 Wolfsburg's history, league match against Werder Bremen
At the VFL training base in the evening, Qin Ming sat next to the field, basking in the warm sunset.

He enjoys having some quiet time alone after training.

Oliqi sat down next to him and said, "Qin, the boss asked me to convey something to you. Although I don't think it's necessary, he thinks that if he said it to you, you might think that the boss is dissatisfied with you."

"Ivica, just speak up. You don't even know who I am. How could you possibly care about something like this?"

Qin Ming tilted his head curiously.

"When you're dribbling the ball, you have a bad habit of lowering your head."

Olic smiled: "I know it's a knee-jerk reaction, everyone has it, but it does affect your perspective."

"You played well in the first few games, but most of them were one-on-one or one-on-two. There were basically no long-distance passes, right?"

"If you want to be the best player you can be, you have to overcome that instinct and see the bigger picture."

Olic said, pointing to the spacious stadium.

"Then do you have any good suggestions?"

Qin Ming nodded in agreement. After Olic's reminder, he also discovered this problem.

"I'm sorry I can't give you any advice, but I think there's someone who can."

Olic pointed to the left and said, "Kevin, I think no one on our team can see more broadly than him. He gives me the feeling of having a God's perspective. Do you feel similar when you are playing?"

"Of course! Kevin's pass was truly wonderful."

Qin Ming patted his butt and stood up. "Then I'll go find him to learn. Ivica, tell the boss that next time you have something to do, you can come to me directly. I think I'm quite mature."

"Damn it! You want me to be the messenger again? Can't you go find him yourself?"

Olic cursed.

Qin Ming only left Olic with his back. When he walked behind De Bruyne, he patted his left shoulder and then immediately hid to the other side.

Who knew that De Bruyne turned around accurately, looked at Qin Ming helplessly and said: "I can hear the sound of you walking."

"Well, I thought you had eyes on your back."

Qin Ming grinned: "I want to learn from you how to broaden your vision, especially when dribbling the ball."

2014 9 Month 28 Day.

The 6th round of the Bundesliga is here.

Wolfsburg vs. Werder Bremen.

Speaking of Werder Bremen, it is not only De Bruyne's old club, but also a huge mountain in the history of the Bundesliga.

Built on Petersbank on the Weser River, they have won a total of four Bundesliga titles, second only to Bayern Munich's double-digit record and Borussia Mönchengladbach's five.

Coincidentally, their former sports manager Allofs is the current sports manager of Wolfsburg.

Back then, Allofs partnered with Schaaf to build Werder Bremen into a team that loved attacking and entertaining the audience during their 14-year tenure.

Unfortunately, due to frequent personnel changes, Werder Bremen's performance is mediocre and now it can only rank in the middle of the Bundesliga.

"Before the game starts, let me tell you about Wolfsburg."

He Wei has done a lot of preparatory work recently.

"Since Wolfsburg was promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in the 1997-98 season as the runner-up of the 2. Bundesliga, they have been fighting in the Bundesliga. Many Bundesliga hot-spot stars such as Effenberg, Dalessandro and Marcelinho have played here."

"Wolfsburg, backed by the Volkswagen Group, is even more financially stable, having already signed Andre Schürrle for a significant sum. But even this club has long struggled to shake off its image as a nouveau riche, known for its large gold chains and small gold watches."

"And because they are the only two clubs in the German professional football system that are completely owned by a company, the so-called factory team."

"This dependency has made Wolfsburg an oddity in the eyes of many people." "For example, Frankfurt chairman Bruchhagen believes that Volkswagen's funding has made competition unequal, while Dortmund chairman Watzke believes that the league is the foundation."

"Later, after Magath took over, Wolfsburg developed a habit of cleaning up the team every six months."

"Even a Bundesliga record of 36 players were used in a single season."

He Wei was a little surprised when he saw the information. How could a team that traded players so frequently become what it is now?

It turned out to be Alofs plus Dieter Heikin.

The former is ambitious and the latter is pragmatic. The two worked together to build Wolfsburg into Werder Bremen, which is not short of money.

Signing De Bruyne for 2200 million euros in the winter transfer window was the finishing touch.

"By the way, let me share an interesting statistic. Three years ago, a market research company conducted a survey and found that only 5000 people watched the Wolfsburg vs. Leverkusen match broadcast on Sky Sports Germany."

"And the last game between these two teams had nearly 67 viewers. What kind of concept is that?"

"You have to remember that the live TV broadcast of Bayern Munich vs. Hamburg only had 102 million viewers."

He Wei has not yet mentioned China's broadcast data, otherwise it would scare German fans if it were revealed.

Wolfsburg, who were tied by Hertha Berlin, regained their previous hot form when they played against Werder Bremen at home.

The game reached the 18th minute.

Rodriguez made continuous breakthroughs on the wing and passed the ball to Qin Ming on the left side of the penalty area.

The latter pretended to shoot but actually let the ball slip under his crotch.

De Bruyne, with his short golden hair, made a decisive through pass without stopping the ball.

The football penetrated Werder Bremen's defense and accurately found Olic who was lurking in the penalty area.

The veteran calmly shot in front of the goalkeeper, sending the ball into the goal from under Rafael's armpit, changing the score to 1-0!

Although Wolfsburg continued to attack after scoring the goal, they hit the post twice in a row and failed to score, allowing the game to enter the halftime break smoothly.

In the locker room, Qin Ming saw an acquaintance, or his competitor: Perisic.

The Croatian player was injured in the World Cup and was only able to recover for training some time ago. Today, Dietheking put him in the roster to see if there is any chance for Perisic to play.

Perisic glanced at Qin Ming, appearing calm on the surface, but actually feeling very bitter.

Damn, he was absent for just two months and his starting position was taken away by someone else.

He's still a 17-year-old minor.

Who would believe it if I told them?
However, after watching every game of Qin Ming, he still admired the other party's talent from the bottom of his heart.

That was something that was out of his reach when he was young.

But he is not without competitiveness: balanced.

He has balanced skills with both feet and can break through, pass the ball, and even organize attacks.

He can play both up and down the court, has plenty of energy, and is also very active on the defensive end.

He felt he had a chance to regain his starting position.

Even if it doesn't work, there are other ways, such as changing from left midfielder to right midfielder.

If I can't compete with Qin Ming, can I still compete with you, Caligiuri?

(End of this chapter)