The match was taken into their own rhythm by Kaiserslautern from the first minute.
Kaiserslautern, who are strong at home, stuck to their attacking football philosophy and Bochum didn't become conservative just because they were playing away, both teams together presented a thrilling football feast for the fans on site.
In the 12th minute, Denilson, who has been in good form lately and hopes to be selected for Brazil's World Cup squad with his outstanding performance, made a strong breakthrough on the left flank, using a change of direction to shake off his opponent before shooting a beautiful curved ball from the edge of the penalty area.
After the opening record, Keizer's Slawen performed more effortlessly, and the players' mentality on the field was not suppressed by the pressure of the big game at all, but instead seemed very relaxed, even the starting striker Larsen dared to dribble in the penalty area.
Under the pressure of Kaiserslautern's strong attack, Bochum did not show any cowardice. This team, which has always adhered to its own style, is still actively looking for opportunities.
But in the 38th minute, Daisler made a beautiful personal breakthrough on the right road, and suddenly passed a diagonal pass to the front of the forbidden area. Nedved inserted from behind, and Larsen made a flexible run in the forbidden area, appearing ghostly at the door and poking the ball into the goal.
Kaiserslautern took a 2-goal lead into halftime, Yang Cheng in the Baidu Super Coach Bar praised the players' performance in the locker room, but still didn't put any pressure on them, just letting them do their best for this show.
In the second half, Bochum launched a fierce attack as soon as the game restarted and took advantage of Lucio's mistake to score a goal, narrowing the deficit to 2-1.
But at the critical moment, Barak made a very thoughtful pass in the counterattack. Drenlsen cut in from the left and got the ball, then turned around the opponent's defender in the penalty area, and lifted the ball over the goalkeeper to make it 3-1.
Dejnison, who performed well, was even more daring to pick up the ball. He and Larsson cooperated in the front court, with flexible running positions and mutual cooperation, bringing great trouble to Bochum's defense.
In the 45th minute, Kaiserslautern scored the most beautiful goal of the game.
Gattuso intercepted in advance and handed it over to Bellon, the Argentine turned around to Kluivert, Desailly didn't bring the ball, directly sent forward, Larsson ran out of empty space to grab the ball, but had no chance, knocked back to Ballack, who turned around to the left road and gave it to Nedved.
Dortmund's player made a move inside the cut, attracting the attention of Borussia's defensive players, but the ball was passed into the penalty area. Denilson pulled to the left empty space to take the ball, after some adjustments, one foot low shot, once again broke through Borussia's goal, and also scored his first career hat-trick.
After completing this series of goals, Denilson was so excited that he jumped wildly on the sidelines to celebrate with a samba dance.
"This kid has finally got the demeanor of a great general!" Yang Cheng watched from the sidelines with great comfort.
Denilson was a flop in his previous life, although technically excellent, he struggled to adapt to European football style, but after Yang Chen intervened in his football career, he came to Europe ahead of schedule and adapted and integrated into the European football style after a period of adaptation.
His physical condition is not excellent nowadays, but it's just average and enough. His speed is not fast either, but with his acceleration and agility, he can easily break through the flank or play as a winger with more freedom. Plus, his smarter kicks make him perform better and better in Kaiserslautern.
It can be said that after the winter break, most players were generally sluggish, but Denero showed his ability to turn the tide and his state, he indeed deserved Yang Cheng's praise.
"In order to be selected for the Brazilian national team, he started training ahead of schedule during the winter break, and in terms of condition and physical ability, he indeed needs to be better than his teammates." Tim Hank is the most qualified to speak on this matter, and he also thinks that Denilson is currently the best adjusted player in the team.
"Take your time!" Yang Cheng said with a smile, encouraging Tim.
In the past, when in the 2nd Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern had two weeks to prepare for the winter break training, but after being promoted to the 1st Bundesliga, they only had one week. In a hurry, not only did Timmy Hancox feel a bit disoriented, but even Yang Chen himself almost fell over.
Fortunately, after two consecutive draws, Yang Cheng quickly found the problem and improved it, which led to the explosion in this game.
"Winning this game, the most frustrating one is Skara!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.
Dortmund's match this round is one day later than Kaiserslautern, and their opponent is Stuttgart. The team led by Rolf Fringer is notoriously difficult to deal with, but this game will definitely be a tough battle for both sides, neither of whom wants to lose. Therefore, Dortmund fell behind Kaiserslautern in the second leg of the European Super Cup.
Looking back at Yangcheng, this game buried the team's main players such as Van Nistelrooy, Schneider and Klose. They had long planned to defeat Dortmund in their home stadium and win last season's Grand Slam.
But honestly, this Grand Slam really doesn't have much meaning.
Firstly, this Super Cup was not held in 1997 but in early February 1998, which is considered as part of the 1998 season. Secondly, Kaiserslautern's league title was won in the 2. Bundesliga, a lower tier.
Look at the current batch of stars in Kaiserslautern, Yang Cheng dares to say that if any slightly powerful head coach comes over, they can definitely take out a fight for the Bundesliga title.
But Yang Cheng did not think that it was precisely because of this that the entire European football community was shocked by his coaching ability.
As a head coach, whether it's selecting players' vision, or coaching players and helping them improve their abilities, or even in tactical deployment and on-site command, Yang Cheng's performance in the Bundesliga is almost flawless.
Yes, simply taking out some aspects to talk about, Yang Chen has a significant gap with the world's famous coaches, but he can well integrate these aspects and create a team that dominates the German football league, Kaiserslautern.
Many German media have even started to look down on Kaiserslautern, thinking that with their performance this season, regardless of whether they can win the league championship or not, at least a Champions League qualification should be guaranteed.
With Kaizer Chiefs' performance against strong teams this season, I believe they will make an impact in the Champions League next season.
However, Yang Chengke was not so optimistic because he knew more than anyone else that the strongest team in the 98/99 Champions League was Bayern Munich, followed by Manchester United, which was almost perfect in all aspects, and then there were top-notch teams like Real Madrid and Juventus, making it difficult for Kaiserslautern to make a splash.
Oh, right, and there's also Kiev's Beremennaya metro station.
In the past two seasons, Dynamo Kyiv have been the most unexpected dark horses, and none other than their top striker Shevchenko. The Ukrainian nuclear warhead has been absolutely stunning in this season's Champions League group stage matches against Barcelona.
First, they beat Barcelona 3-0 at home and two weeks later, Shevchenko's hat-trick stunned the world at Camp Nou. Dynamo Kyiv almost incredibly topped the group, while Barcelona, who were initially favourites to advance, finished bottom and were eliminated.
Shevchenko also earned the nickname "White Ronaldo" due to his outstanding performances in the Champions League and Serie A, becoming one of the fastest-rising stars in European football alongside Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Although the opponents are very strong! Yang Cheng did not dare to be overly optimistic, but he was looking forward to competing with his opponents in the next season.
The stronger the opponent, the stronger we become, this is the most fascinating football charm!
February 10th, Kaiserslautern, Fritz-Walter-Stadion
When the main referee blew the whistle to end the game, all the fans in the stadium stood up and cheered with the most enthusiastic applause and cheers of "Super Coach Xiao Mei", celebrating the Qiong team's win of another championship.
This is the 6th championship trophy Yang has won in his one and a half years as head coach of Bayern Munich, including the German Super Cup, two Bundesliga titles, the European Champions Cup, the German Cup, and now the European Super Cup.
Yang Chen, who was out of his teenage years, almost created an incredible miracle in Kaiserslautern!
The players rushed excitedly into the stadium to celebrate, but Yang Cheng stood still at the edge of the field, with a smile on his face, without saying a word, and did not join in the celebration.
"You seem very rational!" Hissfield appeared behind Yang Cheng without knowing when.
The latter heard the voice and knew it was him. Without turning back, he just smiled and said, "Is this considered one of my strengths or weaknesses?"
Heathfield shrugged, people who are too rational often find it difficult to find things or people that make them happy.
"Scarlatti still doesn't understand why he lost!" Heissfeld looked unimpressed with the Italian head coach.
In fact, Dortmund had already waved goodbye during the winter break. Whether to directly fire Skakava and let Hitzfeld take over again, but the proud Hitzfeld refused this invitation, saying he would not return to the head coach position at Dortmund again.
As for the head coaches that Dortmund are interested in, take Yang Chen, the head coach of Kaiserslautern, who is unlikely to leave Kaiserslautern halfway through their championship season to join Dortmund.
After careful consideration, Dortmund decided to temporarily keep Favre until the end of the season before looking for a new head coach.
"Looks like you haven't been careful lately either!" Yang Cheng said with a chuckle, seeing Hissfield's stiff face that was as rigid as tree bark.
Heissfeld smiled wryly and sighed, "I reminded Skala not to be too aggressive against Kaiserslautern, but he didn't listen. He thought that the team's 1-1 draw at home in the first leg was due to his tactics being effective, but actually?"
"That's because our Qiong staff had a problem with their adjustments!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.
3:0 home win over Dortmund, won the European Super Cup, Yang Chen can directly face his own mistakes.
Heathfield smiled, "Skara is eager to win, urgently needs a championship to defend his own head coach position!" By the end, Heathfield felt sorry for him.
But if you think about it, all head coaches who want to stand firm in the aristocratic families are equally pitiful, because they will always be so precarious, forever bearing this and that pressure.
"Judging from your tone, it seems you're confident in winning against me?" Yang Cheng suddenly turned his head with a smile.
Hesfield was taken aback, then burst out laughing, but nodded and said: "I guess I've found a way to beat you!"
After a pause, the iron coach suddenly said: "Come to Dortmund, I'll tell you!"
Yang Cheng was taken aback and looked at Hissfeld, who had a serious and solemn expression on his face, as if he wasn't joking.
"They knew I had a good relationship with you, so they let me come to talk to you today. I'm also happy to work with you, at least you're much easier to get along with than Scara. Salary, players, power and other aspects can be discussed as long as you're willing to come!" Heathfield gave out an offer that was hard to refuse.
"Impossible!" Yang Cheng didn't consider it for too long and directly refused.
"Why?" Heissfeld thought Dortmund's offer was already very generous.
Yang Cheng looked at the celebrating players in the field, every one of whom was pulled out by him with his own hands and feet, each of whom had his heart and blood on their bodies, and then left a mark belonging to Yang Cheng in their careers.
No matter where these players go in the future, no matter how high they achieve, everyone will mention Yang Cheng's name when thinking back to them, with admiration and gratitude, saying that it was Yang Cheng who gave them a successful professional career.
The current trend of the team is so good, Yang Cheng didn't say it out loud, but he thought to himself that he hoped to win the championship and complete the miracle of Kaiser's promotion to the top class in his previous life, which is entirely possible.
If he runs away like this now, it will be a huge blow to his reputation and inevitably leave an indelible regret in his career.
"I want a Bundesliga championship!" Yang Cheng almost gritted his teeth and said word by word.
Hissfeld was stunned for a moment, but soon, a sense of identification arose from the deepest part of his heart. He saw in Yang Cheng's eyes the young man's ardent desire for honor and championship.
Winning as a dark horse will indeed go down in history!
"What about after this season?" Heathfield thought to himself, settling for second best.
Yang Cheng shook his head, "I don't know!"
One sentence, full of sighs!
Kaiserslautern's environment is indeed a bit messy, and in the summer, Werner should be able to take over as chairman, but the board of directors' intervention is too strong, which makes it a bit suspicious that outsiders are controlling insiders, leading to very chaotic management of the team, making it difficult to create efficiency.
Yang Cheng's first choice is still to stay with the team because he has invested a lot of effort in Kaiser Slawomir, but it depends on what level Melzer can reach. If everything goes well, Yang Cheng is willing to continue staying.
However, if the board of directors continues to frequently interfere with the team's operations as they did last season, and even makes decisions on buying and selling star players, Yang will choose to resign without hesitation, and no one can persuade him otherwise.
Yang Chen is not the same as he was when he first arrived, now he doesn't have to worry about having no next home, Dortmund has invited him multiple times, and Bayern Munich's Beckenbauer has also hinted several times that he hopes Yang Chen can take over Bayern Munich after the season ends and replace Trapattoni.
Bayern Munich and Kaiserslautern are two completely different stages, the former has the strength and qualifications to make a big splash in European football, while the latter is the dedication of Yang Chen's heart and soul, but with certain limitations, each with its own strengths and weaknesses.
It was actually Dortmund, a team with equally chaotic management, that Yang Chen never seriously considered from start to finish, because the last thing he wanted to do was wade into muddy waters!
Having won the European Super Cup, collected the trophy and prize money, Kaiserslautern's celebrations were kept to a minimum as three days later they traveled away to challenge Stuttgart.
Yang Cheng continued to rotate the team, Stuttgart with a wait-and-see attitude, Kaiserslautern had an overall advantage in strength, and the two teams fought fiercely, both sides giving their all.
In the 65th minute, Barak stood out, Schneider made a straight pass on the right road, Larson took the ball in the penalty area and knocked it back, Barak's long shot from behind was clean and neat, Kaiserslautern scored the only goal of the game.
1: 0 away win over Stuttgart, Kaiserslautern continued to maintain the lead in points, but the team was immediately disbanded, and players from various countries all returned to their respective national teams.
Every time such a day arrives, Yang Cheng feels particularly headache, because he is powerless to refuse the national team's invitation.
As Kaiserslautern's performance improved, more and more national players joined the team. Not only did mainstays like Vanni and Schneider join the national team, but even young players like Kyll, Fritz, and Dresler also qualified for the national team.
The national team has been training for two weeks, and the purpose is naturally to prepare for the upcoming World Cup. As it was a warm-up match, Yang Chen previously sent faxes to each country's football association, requiring them to minimize the playing time of their players, especially multiple main players in the team.
But there were some things Yang Cheng couldn't control at all.
While Qiong Yi was participating in the national team's training camp, Yang Cheng participated in a series of activities organized by the German Football Association, including attending the groundbreaking ceremony for the training center in East Germany and inspecting the youth training of the East German team.
These things were a precursor to the German Football Association helping East German football, and Yang Chen naturally went all out, not just him, but also people like Bao Guangbai, Tim Hank, etc. who actively asked to follow, while Monitz and Mullenstein, the two German Football Association youth coaches, would naturally go too.
As a result, Yang Cheng and others' team to East Germany has more people, Yang Cheng also took the opportunity to Leipzig University for two or three days as a good student, and asked his instructor about some problems he encountered while studying psychology.