Chapter 1 The Winter Transfer Window of 2013

The winter transfer window of 2013 was not lively for Borussia Dortmund. Klopp believed that the team's lineup was generally good and did not require any major changes, only some minor adjustments.

They sold midfielder Perišić to Wolfsburg for 7.5 million euros. The Croatian midfielder later became the transfer king of this year's Bundesliga winter transfer window. They sold Chris Löwe to Kaiserslautern for 500,000 euros.

Then they promoted Harris Stenger, a young player with outstanding performance from Borussia Dortmund's second team, to the first team.

The most eye-catching move was the joint announcement by Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid that Şahin was being loaned back to Borussia Dortmund from Real Madrid.

This loan also meant that Şahin's transfer to Real Madrid was a complete failure.

When Şahin left, he was the core of Borussia Dortmund. As a result, after going to Real Madrid, he couldn't even get into the game, his form plummeted, and his value fell again and again. His experience once again proved that it is not so easy to thrive in a giant club.

Now that he has returned to Borussia Dortmund on loan, it is impossible for him to be the core again. Because the current core of Borussia Dortmund is Zhou Yi, and his position is unbreakable.

Not to mention the current Şahin, whose state has been completely ruined by two years at Real Madrid, even the Şahin before he transferred to Real Madrid could not have taken the core position from Zhou Yi.

In fact, Klopp's decision to loan Şahin back was partly due to personal feelings. He mainly hoped to provide a supplement for Zhou Yi. He couldn't bear to see a player who had left Borussia Dortmund fall to such a state, unable to play at Real Madrid and unable to find his form on loan at Liverpool. After all, he was a talented young man cultivated by Borussia Dortmund, and Klopp hoped that returning to a familiar place could help him regain his form.

In addition, Şahin is a defensive midfielder who focuses on organizing the attack, and he can play a good supporting role for Zhou Yi. In the next half of the season, Borussia Dortmund will fight on two fronts in the Champions League and the domestic league. He will definitely continue to use rotation, and the rotation requires a high level of bench depth. Şahin's return will help increase the bench depth and can slightly reduce Zhou Yi's burden.

Borussia Dortmund's transfer moves were very small, while their direct competitor, Bayern Munich, can be described as "no moves" at all.

They only loaned goalkeeper Wiese to Kaiserslautern and made no acquisitions. However, they still created a big news during the winter break, that is, they announced half a year in advance that they had signed the famous Spanish coach Pep Guardiola, who is currently unemployed. The creator of Barcelona's Dream Team Three will coach Bayern Munich after this season, replacing the current coach Heynckes.

After the news came out, it caused a small sensation in Germany. Judging from this coaching change decision, Bayern Munich was very unhappy with being continuously suppressed by Borussia Dortmund for two years. They believed that Heynckes was not capable of leading Bayern Munich to a comeback, so they wanted to use the ability of Guardiola, currently the best coach in the world.

However, announcing this decision so early still made some people feel unfair for Heynckes—Bayern, led by Heynckes, is currently still the first in the league and just won the mid-season championship. In fact, the results are not bad. However, the Bayern Munich club officially announced the decision to change coaches half a year in advance. Is this a bit disrespectful to the old coach Heynckes? In addition, will this decision affect Bayern Munich's morale after it is announced? Will some players have distracting thoughts, wondering whether their technical and tactical characteristics are suitable for the new coach, and will they be thinking about leaving in the remaining half of the season?

But no matter what the outside world says, Bayern Munich's decision to change coaches has been made, and Heynckes' coaching career at Bayern Munich has only the last half of the season left.

Everyone also understands why Bayern Munich did not make any acquisitions during the winter transfer period. Obviously, it is necessary to consider the requirements of the future coach Guardiola. Transfer acquisitions must be carried out according to Guardiola's requirements. If the players introduced now are not required by Guardiola, wouldn't it be a waste of money?

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Yang Mu Ge's Schalke 04 was very active in the winter transfer window. They introduced many players, but they didn't spend much money, which is very in line with their thrifty management strategy. Because the team has entered the Champions League knockout stage, and at the same time, their performance in the domestic league is mediocre, they naturally need to make up for it through the winter transfer window.

Max Meyer was transferred from Schalke u19 to the first team, Bastos was loaned from Lyon, Rafael was loaned from Dynamo Kyiv, Klingenberg was promoted from Schalke 04's second team, and Edu, who was loaned to Fürth, returned to the team after the loan expired.

In terms of transferring out players, they loaned Escudero to Getafe Club in Spain, and sold Holtby to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League for 1.75 million euros.

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For Chinese fans, the Bundesliga winter transfer window is actually nothing to pay attention to. In this January, an event that made them very concerned about the flow of earth players happened instead.

On January 11, Barcelona Club announced that they had reached an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1, and the young player He Ying in the team joined this Ligue 1 powerhouse on loan until the end of the season. And after the end of the season, Paris Saint-Germain has the priority to buy out.

What does this news mean?

It means that He Ying's career in Barcelona's first team has come to a temporary end. Looking back on his half-season in Barcelona's first team, it can only be described as "a complete failure." The first team's playing time is zero, and he has no appearance records in the league, Champions League, or Copa del Rey matches.

After the news was confirmed, a wave of discussions arose in China—why can't the Golden Boot winner in the Olympic football match play in Barcelona? Is Barcelona discriminating against Chinese players, or is He Ying's level not worthy of Barcelona's first team?

Some people think that He Ying really succeeded in the Olympics and failed in the Olympics. His outstanding performance in the Olympics strengthened Barcelona's first team's confidence in taking him back, but after participating in the Olympics, he devoted himself to training and competition without rest. His physical condition could not quickly meet Barcelona's requirements. In addition, he also lost the opportunity to participate in the pre-season training with Barcelona's first team, which led to a lack of tacit understanding between him and the team. These are the reasons why Barcelona's coach Vilanova does not trust him.

Some people also think that He Ying's failure in Barcelona is due to his personal character—Zhou Yi and Sun Pan among the Five Little Dragons have the most cheerful personalities. Their overseas careers are also the smoothest. They are the first players among the five to play professional games, and they are currently developing the best. Although Yang Mu Ge and Guo Nu's personalities are not as good as Zhou Yi and Sun Pan, the teams they are in are not very strong and are not giants. Young people are more likely to get opportunities. However, He Ying's personality is low-key and silent. How can he easily get the opportunity to play in a giant team like Barcelona, ​​where there are so many geniuses and superstars? It was a huge mistake for someone like him to choose Barcelona.

But no matter what the reason, He Ying's failure in Barcelona still poured a pot of cold water on many Chinese fans. What was shattered was not only He Ying's Barcelona dream, but also the Chinese fans' giant dream. They have always hoped that a Chinese player can play and gain a foothold in a giant team in a dignified manner. But now that He Ying has failed, who knows when the next Chinese player who can appear in a giant team will have to wait...

Although Zhou Yi and Sun Pan have gained a firm foothold in Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid respectively, in the eyes of Chinese fans, these two teams cannot be regarded as real giants. In fact, Borussia Dortmund is also one of the founding clubs of the G14...

After Paris Saint-Germain announced that they had loaned He Ying from Barcelona, ​​Zhou Yi posted a Weibo message on the domestic Internet: "Thousands of miles of yellow clouds dim the white sun, the north wind blows wild geese and snow flies; do not worry that there are no confidants ahead, no one in the world does not know you."

He quoted the poem "Farewell to Dong Da" by the Tang Dynasty poet Gao Shi to express his attitude towards He Ying's loan to Paris Saint-Germain. When a reporter came to interview him and wanted him to talk about his views on this matter, he directly asked them to read the poem on his Weibo. That was all he had to say.

Unlike Zhou Yi, Sun Pan's Weibo was much simpler and rougher, but it was also quite in line with his character setting. He said this: "It's okay, if I'm not welcome here, I'll be welcome elsewhere!" Then he @ed He Ying.

The two people's Weibo language styles really formed a sharp contrast...

Zhou Yi's Weibo was for the media and the public to see. What he said to He Ying privately was not as literary as what he posted on Weibo, but it was similar to Sun Pan's words.

"Going to Paris Saint-Germain is pretty good. After all, it is a team that has entered the top 16 of the Champions League. And in Barcelona, ​​although you were registered in the Champions League registration list, you have not played a minute of the Champions League on behalf of Barcelona, ​​so you have the opportunity to represent Paris in the Champions League." Zhou Yi said to He Ying in the Weiji Lao Guo group. "When you meet Barcelona in the Champions League, that will be your chance. You must seize it! Use goals and victories to prove to Barcelona how huge a mistake it was for them to give up on you! Then wait until the end of the loan period, and Barcelona will ask you to go back in the manner of begging your grandfather!"

"That's right, kill Barcelona!" As a player with dual Chelsea and Atletico Madrid bloodlines, Sun Pan naturally had no good attitude towards Barcelona.

"Pan Pan, what are you joining in for?" Zhou Yi was very strange about Sun Pan's reaction.

"Damn, is this joining in? Can't I stand up for He Ying?" Sun Pan said angrily.

"If you want to help He Ying so much, then when it comes to the Champions League quarter-finals, will you give He Ying a pass? How about letting him score a hat-trick?" Zhou Yi said.

"What does it have to do with me..."

"Because Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League quarter-final opponent is your Atletico Madrid, Pan Pan." Zhou Yi sent a wicked smile.

"...Damn!" Sun Pan also remembered, he quickly said to He Ying, "Then I will avenge you, He Ying, you can rest assured to play in Ligue 1!"

"Pan Pan's face, June weather, this face turns faster than a book..." Zhou Yi sent a pouting and contemptuous expression.

He Ying was very moved by the concern given by his friends. He also said that it doesn't matter whether it is the Champions League or the league. No matter what the game is, as long as there is a chance to play, he will work hard to treat it and strive to find his state again in Paris Saint-Germain and create a world of his own.

As for what to do in the future, let's wait until the future comes.