"Is Leverkusen strong?" Yang Cheng's first sentence was serious but also surprising.

  The players were all at a loss, looking blankly at their head coach, Yang Cheng couldn't help but nod his head encouragingly towards them, indicating that they could speak freely in the locker room.

  "What a load of crap! A whole bunch of cowards who don't dare to speak out!" Barack complained loudly.

  "Although they defended well, it was just limited to defense!" Gattuso also laughed.

  The players suddenly spoke out their thoughts one after another, which was nothing more than complaining that Leverkusen's tactics were somewhat negative.

  That's normal. Those teams with strong attacking power always wish that all teams would play a high-scoring game against them, with both sides going back and forth to create a big score, but is this realistic?

  "The opponent is not a fool, and Doum is not completely crazy either. At least he won't use the same trick on his opponents that he uses on his teammates!" Yang Cheng said with a hint of amusement, causing a burst of laughter in the locker room.

  Dortmund's coaching style in Leverkusen is either innovative or crazy.

  He once had his assistant smash beer bottles during training, then had the players walk barefoot on the broken glass. He also had the players train in the middle of the night during intensive training sessions, learning from an ancient Chinese proverb about dancing at the sound of a rooster's crowing.

  However, it must be acknowledged that Dortmund's methods have indeed had a certain effect. At least in the past two seasons, Leverkusen's results have been very good. Last season they were runners-up in the league, and this season, if Kaiserslautern hadn't risen suddenly, they might even have had a chance to compete for the championship.

  "What I mean is that although Dohm is crazy, he's not completely irrational. At the very least, he knows when to take the initiative and when to defend himself!" Yang Cheng said with a serious expression.

  The players suddenly fell silent, because the current score is still 0:0. Everyone knows that continuing like this is more unfavorable to Kaiserslautern.

  "I want to completely dominate the game in the second half and crush Leverkusen's defense. You should know what to do!"

  The players nodded one by one, what to say and do, Yang Cheng had already said and done in the training session before the game, now he just needs to tell the players his own thoughts.

  "Xiao Se!" Yang Cheng shouted out the player's nickname.

  Daisley sprang up from his seat like a lithe and agile leopard, "Head!"

  "Heintze was one of the best defensive players in the first half, you know what to do?" Yang Cheng instructed with a serious face, this left-back from Leverkusen had been very active in the first half.

  "I'll help you take him down!" Daisley showed a rare display of proactive dominance.

  Yang Cheng nodded and came to Desler's side, "You said you want to rely on yourself, then you must show your ability and fighting spirit, starting from defeating Haitian Ze!"

  Daisler nodded solemnly, and a strong fighting spirit surged up in his heart.

  "In the second half, our focus is still on the two wings, Deko, Pavel, Henrik, you guys need to create as many one-on-one opportunities for your teammates as possible on both sides, got it?"

  Deke, N'Duve and Larsson all nodded solemnly in response.

  After finishing all this, Yang Cheng turned around and came to the middle of the locker room, looking at these players below. Each one was so vivid, with flesh and blood, and every single person's heart relied on Yang Cheng, which made him burst out with excitement.

  "Guys, it's the 28th round, a full 28 rounds!"

  Yang Cheng was extremely excited, pointing at the players below, hoping to mobilize their morale and fighting spirit with his words and actions.

  "Before the 28th round, we were just a promoted team that was not taken seriously by our opponents. Although we came to the Bundesliga with the halo of the Second Division championship and the DFB-Pokal winner, this is worthless in the Bundesliga because there are Champions League winners like Dortmund, UEFA Cup winners and numerous champions Bayern Munich, as well as Leverkusen, Stuttgart and a host of other powerhouses."

  "But at that time, how did I tell you, we shouldn't belittle ourselves, we have our own strengths and weaknesses, we came to the Bundesliga, just to make a big splash, as a result, you saw it, after 28 rounds, we are top of the table, we are only one step away from the championship!"

  Yang Chen paused for a moment, "Do you know the significance of defeating Leverkusen? Do you know that after winning this game, we will become the most powerful contender for the championship in the Bundesliga this season. We will have a great chance to make history and create miracles, becoming the first team in Bundesliga history to win the championship as a promoted team!"

  "I've said it before, in every person's career, there should be something that belongs to them, something worth reminiscing about in the future. It's not just about being a champion, but also about glory. Glory will accompany you for your entire life, even many years later, when people mention this season's Bundesliga, when they mention Kaiserslautern, they'll mention this glory, and each one of you!"

  "Men may die at any time, but glory lives forever!"

  Yang Cheng's words made everyone in the locker room reveal a look of hunger, a look of longing. Everyone's eyes had red bloodshot, gritting their teeth, as if they couldn't wait to rush out and kill the enemy immediately.

  "We remember the Miracle of Bern, we remember Denmark's fairy tale European Championship journey, we remember many more, but I hope, lads, that after this Bundesliga season is over, no matter how many years in the future, no matter what shape European football takes, everyone will still firmly remember that in the 1997-98 Bundesliga season, Kaiserslautern as a newly promoted team won the league title and created a great legendary history."

  Yang Cheng walked in front of each player, staring into their eyes one by one, as if he wanted to instill his own spirit and will into his players, making them understand how important this game was for them.

  "Every one of us present here is creating history, creating miracles. We are part of the history and the miracle. Today, at our Fritz-Walter-Stadion, what we do will decide our future: Will we become the Bern Miracle or a laughing stock like the toad that wants to eat swan meat?"

  "I don't know what you're thinking, but I...” Yang Cheng stretched out his finger forcefully and poked at his own chest. “My pride, my self-respect, my professional ethics won't allow me to become a laughing stock for others, because I always believe that people come into this world to do something big and extraordinary, to make ourselves look back on our lives when we're old and not feel ashamed, not feel regretful, not feel remorseful!"

  "So, lads, it seems like we still have a way out today because we are 7 points ahead of Bayern, but actually, I'm telling you, lads, we don't have any way out anymore. Because if we retreat and get timid today, what about the next match? What about the match after that?"

  "Bite the bullet, beat Leverkusen, take 3 points, and win every match from now on. By the end of the season, we will be champions! We are the creators of history and miracles! We will go down in history!"

  Yang Chen's words instantly made everyone in the locker room surge with emotions, and Neuer and others even stood up from their seats, waving their arms and shouting, "Beat Leverkusen! Make history! Create a miracle!"

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  Yannick Gerhardt is a 34-year-old Danish defender who previously played for Eindhoven and Utrecht. After Thomas Tuchel took over at Leverkusen, he was brought to Leverkusen.

  For two seasons, he has been able to steadily defend the left flank for Dortmund, as Dortmund told him that Leverkusen would be the last glory of his career, and he also promised to lead Leverkusen and Heintze to the top.

  Heinze never forgot this promise, so he always worked hard to present himself, afraid that there would be a slight mistake.

  In the first half, Schneider didn't do well on the right flank, frequently drifting to the center, which made Kaiserslautern's right flank unable to pose any threat. Meanwhile, Leverkusen focused on defending against Kaiserslautern's left flank, and their own left flank became a counter-attacking point.

  However, in the second half, his opponent was replaced by a young punk.

  Sebastian Deisler, an 18-year-old who has already been crowned a genius of the Bundesliga, this season mostly appears as a substitute and rotation player, with excellent technique and speed, but physical confrontation...

  Heintze had a lot of experience with these young and vigorous kids, he always knew how to provoke them, how to deal with them, best was to let them return empty-handed time and time again, then slowly they would retreat in disarray.

  When the game started, Deko's ball quickly passed to Daisler's feet. Heintze rushed up and took advantage of Daisler's intention to turn around, making an early interception, not only stealing the ball but also colliding with the German player.

  The referee indicates a reasonable shoulder charge, no foul, play on!

  Heintze smiled triumphantly at Desler and returned to his own seat.

  The latter got up from the ground, glaring at Heintze with some anger. He naturally knew that he was intentional just now, because in a corner where no one saw him, he pulled his jersey with his hand, which made himself lose balance and couldn't make a shot before being knocked down.

  "Damn it!" Daisley gritted his teeth and said.

  The ball quickly came back to Daisler's feet, who stared at Heintze, a beautiful stop followed by a fake move, deceiving the opponent, and was about to accelerate past him. However, at the critical moment, Heintze made a typical German foul, tripping Daisler again along with the ball.

  Daisley fell heavily to the ground, his head and face covered in grass clippings.

  "Kid, you're still green!" Heinztzer deliberately tried to infuriate Desler.

  Young genius? Almost everyone with this title has a big temper and pride!

  The ball soon came to Daisler's feet again, but this time the Germans made a slight mistake when stopping the ball and were intercepted by Heintze in advance, breaking out with big feet.

  Yang Cheng watched all this quietly from the sidelines, he also knew that in less than 3 minutes, Daisler was killed by Heintze in their three one-on-one confrontations, which was indeed a bit too much.

  "Or shall we take a left turn?" Paul Bayer suggested.

  If Daisley continues like this, it's hard to guarantee that this little kid who has just regained his confidence won't collapse again.

  But Yang Cheng shook his head, just as Daxler got another chance, but was pulled down by Hainz while passing, the referee indicated that Leverkusen had committed a foul and awarded Kaiserslautern a free kick in their own half.

  "Look, Paul, this kid is challenging himself!" Yang Chen said with a sigh of relief.

  Every time Deisler falls to the ground, every time he fails to pass, he immediately gets up again and bravely continues his next action, which shows that he has a strong fighting spirit in his heart and wants to directly defeat the opponent who humiliated him.

  Paul Baier also noticed Draisaitl, who fell to the ice again in front of Heintze, but got up at the first time and joined the counter-attack. This kind of tenacity was rarely seen on Draisaitl before.

  "He's had it!" Yang Cheng said with a satisfied smile.

  Yang Cheng made a gesture of continuing to move right towards Deke, who nodded in guarantee to the head coach.

  Then Yang Cheng came to Desler's side, "Sebastian!"

  "Head!" Daisley panted heavily, one-on-one confrontation and back-and-forth running had consumed a lot of his physical strength.

  "To take down someone, you don't necessarily have to face them directly. Be smart and play to your strengths!" Yang Cheng said with a smile, also giving Daisler a look of encouragement to keep going.

  The latter was stunned at first, but soon understood what it meant.

  Kaiserslautern quickly organized another attack, but Daesler shook his head towards Deko and leaned more towards the middle road, seemingly trying to avoid Heintze.

  The Danes are a bit cold and distant, after all they are young people, it's normal for them to retreat when things get tough!

  Just as he thought he had frozen Deissler, the latter suddenly raised his hand high and made a pressing gesture forward. He instinctively felt that something was wrong, but when he wanted to react, Deissler had already sprinted backwards at the fastest speed.

  De Bruyne's pass sailed over Leverkusen's entire backline, moving quickly and seemingly destined for the sideline.

  But Daisley still didn't give up, and he was still chasing!

  "Head, you watch, I'm watching, I won't give up, I absolutely won't give up!"

  Dellacqua gritted her teeth and sprinted towards the baseline, then leapt high into the air, using her chest to bring the ball back inside the baseline. She landed on both feet and immediately chased after it.

  Heintze was no longer young, and in terms of speed, he was not as good as Dresler. By the time he caught up, the Germans had already pushed the ball along the baseline and made a curved pass into the middle.

  This ball drew an arc in the air and fell to the left side of the penalty area. Denilson also successfully counter-attacked, without stopping the ball, and directly welcomed the ball with a horizontal knock.

  The ball passed by Vorns' side and entered the penalty spot, Van Nistelrooy used his body to hold off the defender, 1:0!

  The entire crowd of Kaiser Chiefs fans was stunned for several seconds before erupting into a wave of cheers.

  Toni Vignato was also beating his big drum on the stand, and the fans accompanied by his drumming, a thunderous applause, shouting the names of Kaiserslautern players, shouting the names of those who scored goals, cheering wildly.

  Van Nistelrooy was surrounded by his teammates, while assist provider Denilson was tightly hugged by Van Nistelrooy. When they saw Daisler walking over with a smile, both of them opened their arms and pulled the German into the circle to join in the cheers and applause.

  Although it can be said that Denilson's pass was very clever and Van Nistelrooy's shot was very skillful, Daisler's breakthrough through Leverkusen's backline and his precise pass to the left side were also indispensable. If not for his arcing pass, Denilson would have been unable to break through Leverkusen's defense and make this pass.

  After seeing Fan Ni score a goal, Yang Cheng smiled and raised his head, knowing that this game had finally entered its own rhythm.

  When he saw Daisler looking at him, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the German.

  Paul Beyer on the side saw Yang Cheng's action and couldn't help but admire him in his heart.

  Yang Cheng's progress is obvious, especially in terms of calmness and adjustments at critical moments.

  Just like the example just now, Daisler was almost tied up by Hainze in the first 5 minutes and couldn't do anything. If it were another coach, he would probably remind his players to avoid this defender or shoot from a different direction. But Yang Cheng didn't do that, still shooting from the right route, still letting Daisler face Hainze.

  Draisaitl did not disappoint either, using his speed advantage to get past Heintz and tear apart Leverkusen's defense.

  The kind of through pass that directly penetrates the opponent's backline, in the entire backline, is often the most deadly and threatening, because at that time the attacking player is facing the ball and the goal, while the defensive player is facing away from the ball and the goal, completely passive.

  "Keep it up, go for it!" Yang Cheng clapped his hands vigorously, encouraging the players to keep going.

  He has never been an easy-to-satisfy guy!

  As if the first goal had brought confidence, Kaiserslautern's offense became more and more fierce, especially on the right side where Daxler was located.

  In stark contrast to his frustration and helplessness against Heintze at the start of the second half, Daisler looked incredibly confident after helping his team take the lead. Not only did he use his speed and agility to burst past Heintze's defense, but he also dared to use his technique and fake movements to get past him directly.

  In contrast, Heinze was not only at a disadvantage in terms of speed, but also very passive in defense, especially after several obvious fouls, and after being shown a yellow card by the referee, he was declared to be at a complete disadvantage and on the back foot in his contest with Daisler.

  "I'll show you who's tender!" Daesler sneered at Heintze with a rare display of arrogance.

  The game then became a one-man show for Draisaitl in the following minutes, and his right wing also became the source of Kaiserslautern's attack!