On December 24, 2007, the Cottbus Club was very quiet.
The first half of the Bundesliga has ended, and the players have gone home for the holidays. Now, except for a few remaining staff, there is no one else in the club.
Yun Sheng came to the office early, sorted out some materials on hand, and then took them home to watch.
Although the team is on holiday, Yunsheng's work continues.
He will take advantage of the winter transfer period to strive to supplement individual positions in the team.
Currently, due to Bandrovski's injury, Yunsheng wants to introduce another defensive midfielder.
The main central defender Kukielka is also injured. Although Fick has unlimited potential, the team still needs a central defender, even if it is on loan, at least he can respond to emergencies.
At present, the team only has one central defender left in the 19-year-old Canik, and the staff is insufficient and needs to be supplemented.
But when Yun Sheng dialed Chairman Crane's phone number, the other party was still hungover. He said in a daze on the phone: "Coach Yun Sheng, today is a holiday. It's not even eight o'clock yet. Did you call me? Are you too dedicated?"
"..."
"What, you want to talk to me about your plans for the winter transfer period? It's not the transfer period yet, and you've done very well leading the team. Don't worry about the personnel. Let's talk about it after Christmas. Coach Yun Sheng, You have been busy for half a year, so go back and have a good rest for a few days, don't be too tired."
After hanging up the phone, Yun Sheng shook his head repeatedly.
In recent times, Chairman Klan has made more public appearances.
Because of Cottbus' outstanding achievements, Crane was also willing to make public appearances. He attributed the team's good results to his own good management and took credit for the coaches and players.
Although Yun Sheng doesn't like to compete for fame and fortune, he is not very satisfied with this matter either.
As an excellent manager, you must do at least these three things in order to control the overall situation.
Do not compete with subordinates for interests, do not compete with colleagues for credit, and do not compete with bosses for reputation.
The current Klan does not occupy any three points.
With such a chairman, how far can Cottbus go in the future...
Not thinking so much, Yun Sheng returned to his apartment with his briefcase under his arm.
The empty apartment, with only Yun Sheng alone, felt a little deserted and lonely.
After the game yesterday, Yun Sheng chatted with the players and asked them how they spent Christmas.
The vast majority of players have to go home. After all, the time is long enough to go home and reunite with their families.
Even Shao Jiayi, Li Tie and Yu Hai bought their plane tickets for the next morning in advance, preparing to return to China to visit their families.
Before leaving, Yu Hai specifically apologized to Yun Sheng: "Coach, my performance in the first half of the game was not good and I let you down. I am very ashamed and sorry. I will definitely train hard and play hard in the second half of the season. I will live up to your expectations of me!"
Yun Sheng nodded and patted Yu Hai on the shoulder happily: "Young man, you have a great future and I am optimistic about you. Your career is still very long. I hope you will cherish every minute and second on the court and work hard to improve your skills. , live up to your future.”
After talking about football, Shao Jia asked Yun Sheng with a smile: "Are you still staying in Cottbus this year?"
"Yeah, I'm still here, and I don't have any relatives in the country anymore," Yun Sheng said a little disappointed, "But I haven't been back to China for decades, and I really miss my motherland a little bit."
Li Tie asked curiously: "You came to Germany to study in your teens, and you are less than 30 years old this year. Why haven't you returned to China in decades?"
Damn it, I told you about my experiences in my previous life.
"When I was young, I left home and my boss came back. My local accent has not changed and my hair on my temples has faded. I have been away from home for too long, so long that it seems like a lifetime has passed, so I have the illusion of time." Yun Sheng explained.
Shao Jiayi sincerely extended the invitation: "Coach, why don't you come home with me? Come stay at my house for a few days and treat it like your own home. I just want to go back to China to visit."
Yun Sheng refused with a smile: "Thank you. I still have some things to deal with here. I wish you all the best. By the way, you should pay attention to your diet and keep exercising when you get home. If you are not in good health after you come back, I will I asked you to see the water fountain."
"Don't worry, it's no problem!"
At this moment, the three of them must have boarded the plane back home.
Sumad, who had a good relationship with him, also returned to China, Sauer also went back to Munich for vacation, and everyone else also left the city.
Counting this way, the people in the club who have a good relationship with him are no longer in Cottbus.
In fact, Yun Sheng received many invitations. Several local coaches and players in Cottbus enthusiastically invited Yun Sheng to their homes to spend Christmas Eve together, but Yun Sheng declined all of them.
Such an important festival should be celebrated with family members. It is really not good for an outsider to come in by yourself.
Yun Sheng was stunned when he received a message on his mobile phone from Liu Surong.
"Coach Yun Da, the Bundesliga has reached its winter break, and my work here has come to an end. I'm on a flight this afternoon to go back to China for vacation. I wish you a happy vacation, and see you in 2008!"
As a friend, Yun Sheng politely replied: "Your flight this afternoon? I'll see you off. I don't have much to do anyway."
"Thank you, but no, I can do it alone. Don't bother a busy man like you."
"Well, I wish you a safe journey."
"After I return to China, I have to ask you to take the time to provide me with news materials. Thank you in advance."
"Haha, okay, let's contact you then. Goodbye."
"Okay, see you in 2008."
Putting down his phone, Yun Sheng felt even more melancholy in his heart.
Another friend of mine has left.
How to spend Christmas Eve alone?
In order not to seem too lonely, Yun Sheng turned on the computer and flicked through the video of the last period of the game.
Because he is very familiar with the Bundesliga, he now watches other events in the five major leagues.
In the past half of the season, European football has changed a lot. Many giants are competing for the championship, and many strong teams are in sluggish form.
If more experience can be learned from different tactics, it will be of great help to Yunsheng.
Yun Sheng guessed to himself while watching the game.
If I were the Manchester United manager, should I move Hargreaves deeper now?
If I had been standing in front of the Juventus coaching bench, would I have replaced Trezeguet, who was losing strength?
If I were the head coach of Real Madrid, could I ask Robben to go to the right wing and try to use more inward cuts to break the deadlock?
Yun Sheng was so fascinated by what he saw that he always had takeaway pizza for lunch.
At half past two in the afternoon, he lay down in bed to rest.
This time, Yun Sheng slept well. It seemed that the fatigue of half a season was completely dispelled in this sleep.
It wasn't until around six o'clock in the evening that Yun Sheng was awakened by a phone ringing...
