During the preparations for the fourth round of the Bundesliga, Situ Yunbing felt the unusual pressure from the club.

Hamburg is about to visit the home court of the same city rival St. Pauli. Club chairman Hoffman specially explained to him the history of grievances between the two teams when he invited him to have dinner.

When it comes to Germany's derby, it is probably well known that the Ruhr derby, the war between Schalke 04 and Dortmund.

As for the German national derby, because Bayern Munich has long dominated the country, its opponents are constantly changing. From Borussia Mönchengladbach to Dortmund, and then to the current match between the biggest competitor and Bayern Munich, it will be named the national derby. In fact, it is somewhat unworthy of its name and lacks traditional meaning.

The most popular derby in Germany is the Hamburg Derby!

St. Pauli and Hamburg actually don’t meet many times, but the club cultural backgrounds of the two teams are very different.

Hamburg cannot be accurately defined as an elite club, but judging from the club's historical glory and club size, as well as the level of support from the middle and upper classes, Hamburg is actually second only to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga club, and even the capital team Hertha Berlin is not as good as.

It can be seen that their annual record cannot be guaranteed, but their income is stable in the top 20 Europe.

Every summer, investors always donate generously to inject funds into the club, and their famous die-hard fans are either rich or noble!

The opposite is the St. Pauli Club, which only made a leap forward in the mid-1980s. In the early 1980s, their average attendance rate was less than 2,000 people. However, in the 1990s, all the tickets in St. Pauli were sold out. Even when he was on the verge of bankruptcy in the early 21st century, the number of season ticket holders and average audiences in St. Pauli far exceeded the average level of the Bundesliga, and even surpassed some Bundesliga teams!

The club's transformation was in the mid-1980s, from ordinary clubs to "religious fanatic" clubs, and they also moved the team from the port to the vicinity of the cableway, which is Hamburg's famous nightlife and red light district.

Because of its fans' culture tendency to left-wing politics, it has gained fanatical support from the vast number of people at the bottom. At the same time, Sao Paulo has also become the first team in the Bundesliga to officially ban right-wing and nationalist activities and displays.

Perhaps in the eyes of St. Pauli fans, St. Pauli is a team that belongs to the people, while Hamburg is just a toy for the middle class and the upper class. Even if the Hamburg club is democratic, it is just a appearance.

St. Pauli unites the vast blue-collar class of Hamburg, and Hamburg is the support object of the white-collar class.

This situation is also common in many parts of Europe.

Just like in Manchester, most fans support Manchester City, not Manchester United. In their eyes, Manchester City belongs to the people of Manchester, while Manchester United belongs to the world.

The same is true in Madrid. Real Madrid is widely supported by the upper class, while Atletico Madrid is the master of Madrid in the minds of the hard-working public.

Football cannot be immune to social reality, and it is precisely because of reality that the football world presents various different atmospheres.

Situ Yunbing had to change his work plan in preparation. Although he had played the most intense game in Ligue 1, he was just fighting teams like Toulouse and Nice, he could imagine the pressure brought by the derby. The game was essentially beyond the scope of competitive sports, and the confrontation would be unpredictable, so he had to make the team fully aware.

At the pre-match press conference, St. Pauli coach Stanislavsky tried to downplay the conflict between the two teams. He said: "We have not played with Hamburg for many years, so this will be a brand new battle. As a newly promoted team, St. Pauli will fight as much as possible by taking the division into relegation. Hamburg is the leader now, and their strength is unquestionable. We need to avoid things off the court to distract us and devote our energy to football."

Situ Yunbing did not mention the word derby before the game.

In fact, in the eyes of Hamburg fans, they may be disdainful of St. Pauli. It is obvious that St. Pauli cannot represent the city of Hamburg at the football level. Only Hamburg clubs can have a place in the German football map. Whether it is the Champions League trophy displayed in the memorial hall or the home court of Hamburg held a competition in Germany, it is an important stage for hosting. The importance of Hamburg is self-evident. It is a bit of a self-destructive view of St. Pauli as an opponent.

If defeating St. Pauli will bring great satisfaction to Hamburg fans, then there is no need for them to be immersed in disappointment for many years. To sum up, St. Pauli is just a promoted team.

On the afternoon of September 18, when the Hamburg bus was about to enter the Miller Gate Stadium, the scene outside the stadium made the Hamburg generals on the car silent.

Even Situ Yunbing was a little shocked.

In the square outside the stadium, policemen with helmets were separated from the fans of Hamburg and St. Pauli in an orderly manner, and the confrontation between the fans of both sides seemed to be about to fight a group of thousands of people!

I don’t know who threw a stinky bullet, and smoke filled the air outside the court, and many fans were choked and burst into tears.

Being furious, the Hamburg bus drove into the Miller Gate Stadium, as if they were not entering a stadium, but a battlefield filled with war!

The Hamburg Derby is not famous, but its popularity has made everyone somewhat depressed before the game, because once football is involved in injury, violence, and bloody conflicts, it will bring strong uneasiness to those who are focused on playing football.

Situ Yunbing repeatedly cheered the team before the game, let them focus on the game, muster up the courage to compete with their opponents, and don’t be scared by their opponents!

But when Situ Yunbing walked into Miller Gate Stadium by himself, he felt a little confused.

Because the surrounding stands were basically isolated from the stands with barbed wire, and before the game started, a St. Pauli fans had already thrown water bottles at the home team coach's seat, but fortunately they didn't hit anyone.

The stadium security staff standing in the aisle in the stands were also wearing helmets. They quickly searched for the fan who threw the mineral water bottle and took him away as soon as possible after finding him. Other St. Pauli fans regarded him as a hero and made even louder cheers.

There were many flags waving by St. Pauli fans in the stands. They were the skeleton pirate flag that was not officially symbolized by St. Pauli!

Situ Yunbing could vaguely hear St. Pauli fans insulting him and attacking him personally.

It's nothing, he's used to it.

Even though St. Pauli Club explicitly prohibits nationalism and right-wing activities, club fans around the world cannot absolutely abide by it because the club has formulated any rules.

Otherwise, fifa and UEFA will not have to spare no effort to promote anti-racist activities, and there will be no fans in the stands, and there will be no fans clashing.

When the players of the two teams walked into the stadium, the atmosphere on the scene became even more lively. When the host of the on-site reads the name of each player who appeared, the name of the St. Pauli player echoes in the stadium, deafening cheers can always be heard on the scene, and after the name of the Hamburg player is pronounced, there will be a harsh boo.

Situ Yunbing's starting lineup today is not the one he should have planned to make, but because it was a derby battle, it was changed.

Goalkeeper: Navas.

Defenders: Westman, Boateng, Van Dijk, Matison, Matuidi.

Midfielders: Elia, Demer, De Bruyne, Aubameyang.

Forward: Griezmann.

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Although it looks conservative, he actually gives Van Dijk a higher degree of freedom, so more often, Hamburg will still play a 433 formation.

The key is that some young players may not be able to adapt to the atmosphere of this game. Situ Yunbing is a little cautious, but he also hopes that young players like De Bruyne, Griezmann, Aubameyang, and Van Dijk can gain more in this game.

As a newly promoted team, St. Pauli really has no highlights in the lineup.

But after the home game and the terrifying atmosphere created by the home team fans, St. Pauli suppressed Hamburg for a crazy attack through active running and highly aggressive fighting after the game!

Situ Yunbing frowned slightly on the sidelines. De Bruyne fell into an impression after the opening, as if he was distracted by the atmosphere, or perhaps he was shocked by his opponent who was like a wolf or a tiger.

At the same time, Elia's performance was a bit disappointing. In the opportunity of a small number of offensive positions in the frontcourt, he made two obvious low-level mistakes.

On the contrary, Hamburg's midfield and backcourt defenders showed a tough side. The St. Pauli forward was knocked to the ground by Van Dijk twice, almost grabbed Van Dijk's jersey and wrestled with the opponent.

The referees each played fifty boards, each with a yellow card and wanted to calm down the situation.

However, the trend of the game did not suppress the anger of the two teams at all.

Demer got up with the opponent's midfielder Boer again. After the two fell to the ground in a fight, Boer quickly stood up and stepped on Demer's calf with his right foot, which made Demer stand up regardless of the pain in his calf and overthrow Boer from behind to the ground!

Boer also quickly stood up and pushed Demer angrily. Seeing that the two were about to fight, the referee immediately ran over and separated the two and each one gave a red card!

Situ Yunbing turned around and walked to the bench with a gloomy face. He saw Cardoso with a worried face and Alonzo with a nervous look on his face.

Obviously, this game is not about playing football at all, or about moving the class contradictions of the city of Hamburg to the court to compete in the roughest way.

This is not what Hamburg fans and Hamburg team want, but it is likely what Sao Pauli wants.

When the opponent's fist has arrived in front of you, Hamburg has no way to dodge. Even if you dodge once, you have to dodge it immediately and be completely passive. If you don't want to fall into passiveness, you can only face the front, follow the opponent's rules, and suppress the opponent!
Chapter completed!